Chapter 21: 21 Eastern Star

Next to Causeway Bay, Yongxing Street.

"What? My underlings have all run off to Guan Zu’s side in Causeway Bay?"

Before the statue of Guan Gong, Crow’s expression was extremely ugly.

Bang~~~

He was so angry he slammed the table, making the incense burner shake.

"Damn it!"

"They clearly swore a blood oath before Lord Guan that they would follow me!"

"Now they say they’re quitting, so they’re just quitting?"

"Damn."

The underlings nearby were all silent as cicadas in winter, hiding far away, complaining internally.

Those guys are just "Blue Lanterns"—they haven't truly burned incense and worshipped Guan Gong to join the society, so of course they can go under another faction. We poor bastards have already worshipped Guan Gong and become "Four-Nine" members; we can't leave even if we want to.

Being Crow’s underling, only they knew their own suffering.

Five years ago, their companion Xiao Sang took the fall for Crow and spent five years in the slammer, and in the end, he didn't even get a severance payment...

And then there was Da Ge... in a street fight with the Hung Hing gang in Shek Kip Mei, his hands and feet were hacked off, his eyeballs were gouged out, his intestines spilled all over the ground, and in the end, he was thrown into a sewer, his body unrecognizable... and Crow didn't even say a word.

And talk about worshipping Guan Gong? Swearing blood oaths?

Please, you smash Guan Gong statues every day; who knows if Guan Gong even protects you.

"Ah ah ah ah~~~~"

"One by one, none of you in the underworld have any sense of loyalty!"

The angry Crow shrieked neurotically, scaring the group of gangsters into retreating repeatedly.

After his anger subsided,

Crow waved his hand: "Let's go, let's go eat, and then go to Causeway Bay to settle the score with that Guan Zu!"

The underlings looked at each other.

Eat?

Boss, I beg you, please don't flip the table later~~~

……

……

"Damn it, being an undercover cop is a dead end!"

At this moment, Gao Qiu was wandering the streets of Causeway Bay, feeling depressed.

Just a moment ago, he heard news on the broadcast that an undercover cop from the Mong Kok Police Station named Chen Jinhua had been exposed, hunted down, and stabbed to death in a clothing market.

The body was already stone cold.

After hearing this news, Gao Qiu’s first reaction was that his own life was finished.

Because he was also an undercover cop.

"Brother Qiu!"

Just then, an underling called out to him from behind.

"Ah~~~" Gao Qiu jumped like a grasshopper, glaring at the underling, "What are you doing!"

Underling: "???"

"Brother Qiu, Brother Zu is calling for you, there’s something up, over at the boxing gym..."

"Ah? Brother Zu is calling me?"

Gao Qiu’s legs shook; could his undercover identity have been exposed?

Although he felt guilty, Gao Qiu still bit the bullet and went to the boxing gym.

Arriving at the boxing gym.

"Brother Zu!" Gao Qiu squeezed out a loyal smile and shouted loudly.

"Ah Qiu, let's go, I'll take you on patrol..." Guan Zu smiled, just like a good big brother.

Gao Qiu: "???"

He called me just to go on patrol?

Completely bewildered, he followed Guan Zu out of the boxing gym.

On the way,

Guan Zu started using his "three-piece set": "Do you have a girlfriend? Do you have savings? Does your family have any difficulties?"

Gao Qiu didn't hide anything: "I have a girlfriend named Ah Hong, I have a few tens of thousands in savings, I have no family, and no difficulties."

Guan Zu: "Having a girlfriend is good. Of the three of you, only Ah Ren doesn't have a girlfriend; I'll find time to find him one... By the way, where does your girlfriend work?"

Gao Qiu: "A bar, selling drinks..."

Guan Zu: "…………"

He gave Gao Qiu a thumbs up. Buddy, you're pretty open-minded~~~

Gao Qiu was embarrassed...

By now the sun was high, the weather was a bit hot, and Guan Zu felt a bit thirsty. Just then, the two arrived at a tea restaurant called Kowloon Ice Room.

"???"

"Kowloon Ice Room?"

Guan Zu took one look and felt it was very familiar.

"Let's go in and have a cup of milk tea."

Hong Kong-style milk tea is very famous. Of course, in Hong Kong, it’s not called Hong Kong-style milk tea, but "silk stocking milk tea." It got the name because the cotton mesh used to strain the tea resembles silk stockings after soaking in the tea, and the filtered tea has a silky smooth texture.

As soon as they entered, they saw a boss who looked very much like the one who recited the Wo Shing Society rules; his name was Ah Kang, and he was sitting at the cashier, calculating accounts.

Guan Zu: "Boss, one iced silk stocking milk tea..."

Gao Qiu: "I want one too, and bring 10 eggs and an empty cup..."

Guan Zu: "What do you need so many eggs for?"

Gao Qiu: "To nourish my body."

As soon as Ah Kang saw Guan Zu, he immediately became enthusiastic and fawning: "Brother Zu, why are you so free today~~~ Milk tea, right? Coming right up, Brother Zu, please have a seat."

Making a living in Causeway Bay, one naturally has to be very familiar with the area's boss.

Guan Zu smiled: "You're welcome..."

He and Gao Qiu found a seat. This Kowloon Ice Room was relatively large, with at least a dozen tables, about 150 square meters. Not long after, a long-haired man who looked exactly like Chan Ho Nam walked out carrying the milk tea.

He was limping.

This was the once-mighty Nine-Patterned Dragon, a legendary gold-medal fighter who once dominated the Hong Kong underworld. He had a legendary life, was silent and introverted, brave and determined, and valued loyalty. He was betrayed by his boss, spent several years in a Thai prison, and now, having returned to Hong Kong with a crippled leg, he had retired from the underworld.

"Brother Zu, customer, please enjoy..."

Two cups of milk tea, 10 eggs, and an empty cup were placed on the table.

Clang~~~

At this moment, two people walked in from outside, looking very arrogant; they were clearly gangsters.

One had a gold chain, the other had short hair.

These two gangsters walked straight to the cashier and said to Ah Kang:

"It's very dirty outside~~~ I need to collect a cleaning fee."

Ah Kang: "Sorry, I'll go clean it later... Are you from the Environmental Protection Department? Or Five-Star Property Management?"

Gold Chain Gangster: "We're collecting protection money."

!.

Ah Kang and Nine-Patterned Dragon looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh. This scene was exactly the same as when they used to collect protection money. Later, because of this protection money collection, Ah Kang was chased and hacked for a whole street, lost a lot of blood, and was so scared he didn't dare collect protection money anymore. From that time on, he rented this tea restaurant and kept a low profile.

Ah Kang thought about it; if he could avoid trouble, he would. He took out three 100-dollar bills and gave them to the two gangsters.

As a result...

"Damn it, are you looking down on us!"

The two gangsters flew into a rage on the spot, taking the money while splashing a cup of milk tea onto Nine-Patterned Dragon.

Guan Zu glanced at Gao Qiu.

Isn't this the perfect time for such a big guy to show his strength?

Gao Qiu: "…………"

Helplessly, he had to stand up, walk to the front desk, and grab the two gangsters by the neck, one in each hand.

"Two brothers, which path are you from? Coming here to collect protection money? Do you know this is under Hung Hing's jurisdiction?"

The two gangsters felt the immense force in their arms and immediately became irritable, threatening: "My boss is Brother 19 from Lockhart Road of the Cheung Yee Society. If you're smart, let go!"

"Oh, Brother 19, I know him~~~ But you've crossed the line. Do you believe I’ll take my men over to have a good talk with your Brother 19..."

Gold Chain Gangster: "Who are you?"

Gao Qiu: "Me? I’m the War God of Hung Hing’s Causeway Bay branch, Gao Qiu..."

War God?

That impressive?

Although they hadn't heard of him, the two gangsters could feel Gao Qiu’s powerful strength and quickly begged for mercy.

"Brother Gao Qiu, right... Okay, it was our mistake today..."

"Don't come back next time, you hear?" Gao Qiu didn't want to make things difficult for them; he was a cop, not a real gangster who wanted to fight and kill all day.

"We know, we know..." The two gangsters fled in a panic.

"Wait!"

At this moment, Guan Zu stopped them.

Hearing this, Gao Qiu quickly blocked their path.

Guan Zu: "I’m the type of person who can't stand seeing people bully the common folk... You two made a mistake, take out 1,000 Hong Kong dollars, and I’ll use it for charity. We’ll split the merit fifty-fifty."

The two gangsters: "Ah??"

They were completely stunned.

Guan Zu glared at them, his gaze cold and sharp: "Ah what? Don't you recognize me? Guan Zu, Hung Hing’s Causeway Bay branch leader, known as the Charity Heavenly Venerable. I love taking people to do charity. You did something bad today, so you have to do some charity to make up for your mistake!"

"What? You don't want to give?"

Gold Chain and Short Hair naturally recognized Guan Zu and immediately looked miserable.

Charity Heavenly Venerable...

They had indeed heard rumors that Guan Zu loved doing charity, to a somewhat pathological degree.

You’re a gangster, what kind of charity are you doing!

They were crying!

"I'll give, I'll give!"

The two gangsters pulled out 1,000 Hong Kong dollars with miserable faces and handed it to Gao Qiu.

Then they slunk away.

Guan Zu said to Gao Qiu: "Donate this money to the Po Leung Kuk later."

Gao Qiu’s mouth twitched: "Yes, Brother Zu."

Ah Kang and Nine-Patterned Dragon also looked at Guan Zu with strange expressions and cupped their hands: "Many thanks, Brother Zu!"

Guan Zu nodded: "You're welcome."

Clang~~~~

At this time, another group of people pushed the door open and walked in.

The leader had long golden hair, a fierce face that didn't look like a good person, and his collar was open, revealing a strong chest. His style was basically "unrestrained."

Crow had arrived.

"We'll eat here..."

"After we're full, we'll go meet that Guan Zu!"

"Settle the score with him!"

Gao Qiu: "…………"

Ah Kang, Nine-Patterned Dragon: "…………"

They all looked at Guan Zu, who was sitting inside drinking milk tea.

Guan Zu also looked over, his gaze landing on Crow.

He sipped his milk tea,

"Slurp~~~~~"