Chapter 188: Thunder God Arrives on Hong Island

After Chen Mo finished naming Gao Jin, there were five candidates for the Macau top boss position.

Gao Jin's strength and ability make him the most suitable one.

But to become this top boss, suitability alone isn't enough.

Gao Jin's seniority is a big problem.

The other four are big players; in terms of seniority they are considerably stronger than Gao Jin.

Even with Jingkun's and Chen Mo's support, it's not that easy to sit in that seat.

Next, the twelve top bosses began voting for the five candidates.

Although Gao Jin had the support of Thirteen Sister and the Han Bin brothers, his votes still didn't reach a majority.

The other candidates were similar.

After all, it was just a show of hands.

Besides the five who nominated candidates, the other eight top bosses had already started tacitly passing the buck.

Each candidate received four or five votes, but none reached a majority, so none were elected Macau top boss.

The profits of Macau's casinos are huge.

They won't allow anyone to take that seat today.

After several rounds of voting, Chen Mo had already guessed their thoughts.

They want to drag this matter until the conference ends, waiting for those candidates and their backers to bring them favors!

When the Macau top boss gets the meat, these people also want the soup.

Seeing this outcome, Jingkun, with an impatient look, said, "Alright, we'll postpone selecting the Macau hall's top boss for today.

Anyway, the new casino in Taipa is still under renovation; it'll be a while before it opens.

Everyone, go back and consider carefully; in a few days we'll hold another meeting."

"Alright, meeting adjourned!"

When the meeting ended, everyone left the main hall in low spirits.

Getting the operating rights to the new casino was originally a good thing, but in the end nobody got any benefit.

In the following days, Tai Zi, Jing Ma, and Xing Shu all began running around, canvassing votes for their subordinates.

Only Chen Mo held his position, doing nothing.

As if he never even considered the Macau top boss seat.

In a private room of Yinhejiuba, the Thirteen Sister trio came to find Chen Mo for drinks.

"A Mo, aren't you going to lobby for Gao Jin?"

The three didn't understand Chen Mo's inaction.

Chen Mo shrugged, "No need. The Macau top boss seat belongs to whoever it belongs to. Whether A Jin can become that top boss, I don't care."

Han Bin laughed, "If you say that, next time we meet I'll support someone else!"

"Brother Bin, who do you plan to support?" Chen Mo asked curiously.

"Xing Shu's subordinate Yi Jian."

"What are the terms?" Chen Mo pressed.

If Xing Shu wants Han Bin to back Yi Jian, he'll definitely pay a hefty price.

Han Bin's eyes narrowed in a grin, "Two million, plus the money‑laundering fee in Macau halved for a year. How about that?"

Two million isn't much for Han Bin.

But halving the laundering fee is a different story.

Han Bin is a major smuggling magnate with plenty of dirty money.

A year is enough for him to clean all his dirty cash.

Since everyone belongs to the same Triad Society, the original fee was already under twenty percent; halving it brings it to under ten percent.

That would save Han Bin tens of millions.

"Not bad! A big splash!" Chen Mo couldn't help but praise.

Although Thirteen didn't speak with Han Bin, Chen Mo could still guess that they were exchanging signals with the other top bosses.

What Xing Shu and Yi Jian gave Han Bin was comparable to what they gave others.

For this top‑boss seat, the price Xing Shu and Yi Jian paid was indeed huge.

"You really won't fight for Gao Jin? Everyone does a lot of business with you; as soon as you ask, they'll give you some face without charging a high price."

Thirteen Sister still couldn't help but urge Chen Mo to make an effort.

If Gao Jin can secure the Macau top boss seat, the benefits for them would be far greater.

Chen Mo shook his head, "No need. If they want to fight for the Macau top boss seat, let them fight.

If Jingkun hadn't asked me to recommend him, I never intended for Gao Jin to run."

"You don't consider A Jin's thoughts? Don't block the junior from rising!"

"What joke is that, am I that kind of person!" Chen Mo laughed, "I'm not someone who short‑changes a junior.

Even if A Jin can't become Macau's top boss, I have another position for him."

The reason Chen Mo doesn't help Gao Jin maneuver is that, on one hand, he thinks the price is too high and not worth it.

On the other hand, he considers Macau too complicated.

Besides those two casinos, Great Prosperity has no other foothold in Macau. To build a hall's scale, they must wrest territory from other Triad Societies.

Chen Mo's subordinates are numerous, but they're all prepared to take over Jingkun's territory at any time.

Now there's simply no manpower to spare to help Gao Jin seize ground in Macau.

More importantly, Chen Mo knows this new Macau casino will still encounter many setbacks.

Not to mention Macau's existing forces will surely covet the new casino; just speaking of Wan Island's United Triad Gang.

Lei Gong is determined to get this new casino.

Previously, there was no direct flight route between Wan Island and Macau.

People from Wan Island who want to go to Macau to gamble must first transfer in Gangdao.

But Wan Island and Macau are about to open a direct flight route.

In the future, the number of Wan Island residents going to Macau to gamble will keep increasing.

Wan Island residents who go to Macau to gamble are either rich or noble.

To those casinos, these people are no different from other gamblers.

But for Lei Gong, it is of great significance.

Once Lei Gong has his own casino in Macau, he can lure Wan Island officials to play at his casino.

The connections and networks behind these people can then be used by him.

These are political resources, very important for his election as Wan Island's Legislative Councilor.

It is precisely for this reason that he is willing to spend money and manpower, letting Shan Ji return to Gangdao to help Jiang Tiansheng.

Although Jiang Tiansheng has not yet returned to the position of Dragon Head, Lei Gong and Jingkun currently have no relation.

However, Lei Gong will absolutely not give up on this new casino in Taipa.

If he were to become the big boss of the Macau region now, it would not be a good thing and might even invite big trouble.

Sure enough, a few days later, Chen Mo received a call from Jingkun.

"A Mo, Lei Gong, the head of Wan Island's United Triad Gang, has come to Gangdao; he sent someone to deliver a post requesting a meeting. Are you interested in going together to meet him?"

"Lei Gong?" Chen Mo frowned, "He wants to meet you; what do I have to do with it?"

Jingkun openly said: "I killed Shan Ji and those United Triad Gang members; I suspect Lei Gong's invitation to me is ill-intentioned."

"You're overthinking it? This isn't Wan Island; he wouldn't dare lay a hand on you here. Moreover, since he sent you a post first, he probably wouldn't attack you."

"He certainly wouldn't dare to attack openly. But Lei Gong is an old fox; I'm afraid he'll play dirty. Come with me, and help me guard against that."

Chen Mo thought it over, decided to go, just to see what it's like.

"All right, then I'll go with you."