Chapter 37: Shishi Got Caught

Back at the bar, Chen Mo first arranged for someone to send Gang Sheng back.

"A Jin, have you arranged someone to keep an eye on Hongle and Chang Yi?"

"Yes! Over at Hongle, Shishi brought a lot of people to Laundry Street. Over at Chang Yi, there's been no movement yet."

"Shishi? He killed Shensheng and is still alive; it seems Hongle doesn't have many usable people."

Chen Mo was a bit surprised, a playful smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"Find someone to deliver the photos we took earlier to the police station; actively helping the police solve the case is also our duty as good citizens!"

Chen Mo was eager to see what Hongle could do without Shishi.

In all of Hongle, only Shensheng and Shen Deng count as notable figures.

Now that Shensheng is dead, Shen Deng's subordinates have also suffered losses, and their strength has greatly diminished.

The strongest in Hongle has now become Shishi.

I wonder who will be able to carry the banner for Hongle after Shishi is taken to the police station.

In the afternoon, Chen Mo was napping in the lounge when Fei Ji knocked on the door outside.

"Mo Ge, Li Jie has arrived."

"Hmm?" Chen Mo sprang up from the bed.

Li Jie arrived earlier than he expected, but just in time.

"Fei Ji, please invite him in." Chen Mo quickly splashed his face and left the lounge.

Soon, Li Jie entered right behind Fei Ji.

"You arrived earlier than I expected," Chen Mo said, walking to the sofa and smiling at Li Jie, "Come sit down."

"Who exactly are you?"

Li Jie didn't sit; he just stood across the coffee table in front of Chen Mo, his gaze full of inquiry.

"I suppose you must have investigated me," Chen Mo said with a smile.

Li Jie frowned slightly, "I did investigate, but given your status, you shouldn't know my name, let alone know who your enemy is."

"Li Jie, you came from the north, originally an officer in a special forces unit and a bomb disposal expert. Right?"

Chen Mo didn't explain his source to Li Jie; instead, he directly pointed out Li Jie's identity.

"Right." Li Jie nodded.

Chen Mo continued, "What you're looking for is a gang of extremely rampant bandits, you could even call them terrorists."

They operate year-round in Southeast Asia, adept at using bombs to take hostages and conduct robberies.

Their leader's nickname is 'Doctor', and he has a catchphrase: 'People, you must rely on yourself!'

Hearing that, Li Jie's expression hardened, a murderous intent erupting from him.

"That's him! Where are these guys now? How do I find them?"

"There's no such thing as a free lunch," Chen Mo said, looking at Li Jie with a playful tone.

Li Jie's expression froze, and he said, "State your conditions!"

Chen Mo stroked his chin and said, "Honestly, I don't know where they are right now."

"Perhaps in some Southeast Asian country, or maybe elsewhere."

"But I'm sure that in a while they'll come to Gangdao."

"What I can guarantee you now is that once they reach Gangdao, I will definitely find them and avenge you, okay?"

Li Jie was silent for a moment, thought it over, then nodded, "Fine, what's your condition?"

Chen Mo smiled, "My condition is you. For five years, you work for me. After five years, you can stay or leave as you wish."

Li Jie frowned, "I don't want to be a gangster."

Chen Mo shook his head, "You've misunderstood; I'm not asking you to become a gangster. I said work for me, not for a Triad Society."

"Is there any difference?" Li Jie asked, puzzled.

Chen Mo explained, "Of course there's a difference. Things for the Triad Society can be handled without you. You'll mostly serve as a bodyguard for me and my people, though occasionally other tasks may be assigned to you."

Hearing this, Li Jie considered for a moment and nodded, "Alright, I accept."

"I'll pay you a salary of twenty thousand per month; that should match your abilities, right?"

"Sure." Li Jie hadn't expected a salary, and it was quite high.

"Do you need time to deal with matters on Long Wei's side?"

"No, I have no employment relationship with Long Wei."

"Then that's perfect; for the next few days you can stay at my place and protect a person for me."

"Okay, boss." Li Jie adapted quickly to his new role.

"No need to call me boss; just like them, call me Mo Ge." Chen Mo smiled.

"Alright, Mo Ge!"

At Hongle's main hall, besides a few of Hongle's hall masters and uncles, Big Boss Pan and Chang Le's Hua Zhi also arrived.

"We just got a call—Shishi was just captured by the police on Laundry Street."

Shishi's hall master Uncle Kun reluctantly relayed the news to the crowd.

"What happened? Why did the police arrest Shishi?" Piao Ge asked anxiously.

Many of those present furrowed their brows and whispered.

With Shishi gone, tonight's sneaker street event lost a key general.

"I heard someone photographed Shishi killing A Sheng. With evidence, the police will definitely arrest someone! Now even finding a scapegoat is impossible!"

"Shishi's capture didn't make Uncle Kun angry; he actually felt a bit of schadenfreude."

Shishi was caught, but Kun Shu not only didn't get angry, he actually felt a bit of schadenfreude.

Without Shishi, his position as hall master can finally be secure.

As for taking on Nüren Jie, what does it have to do with him? Even if he wins, he gets no benefit.

Piao sat at the front, smoking with a grimace.

With Shishi gone, tonight Hongle's men can only be led by Divine Lamp.

The only question is whether Divine Lamp can control Shishi's underlings.

"Without Shishi it's fine; the three Triad Societies united—could we still not take down Chen Mo?"

Big Boss Pan slapped the table and shouted at Hongle's men.

He now regrets it a bit; had he known Jiang Tiansheng wouldn't care about Chen Mo, he should have acted preemptively days ago.

"Exactly, it's just one Chen Mo, at most a few hundred people; they can't be our opponents."

Hua Zhi said casually from the side.

Even without Shishi, the three Triad Societies have over a thousand goons combined.

Dealing with a single Chen Mo is, to Hua Zhi, a walk in the park.

As for Hongle's loss last night, it was simply because his men were too weak.

How can their eggheads compare with Ci Yun Shan's thugs?

"Tonight I'll have Divine Lamp lead my side; counting the men Shishi sent over, we can field five hundred. What do you say?"

Piao looked at Big Boss Pan and Hua Zhi.

He doesn't refuse to send more, but Divine Lamp's forces have already taken heavy losses, and Shishi's side also has ground to defend.

Moreover, Shishi has so many underlings that Divine Lamp may not be able to mobilize them.

As for Shensheng's former subordinates, the dead are dead, the wounded are wounded, and many blue lanterns are now unreachable.

Being able to pull together five hundred is already a rarity.

"I'll have nineteen lead my side; I'll send three hundred to hit his Nüren Jie," Big Boss Pan said.

"I can also provide three hundred thugs, with Feihong and Kuangren Hui leading; how you allocate the manpower is up to you two bosses,"

One thousand one hundred men, flanking Chen Mo from both sides; Piao doesn't even know how they could lose.