Chapter 1: 1. The Charitable Heavenly Venerable of the Triads!

In 1990,

the weather on Hong Kong Island was bright and beautiful.

On Gloucester Road in Causeway Bay, cars came and went, and the flow of people was like a loom.

"Grandma, be careful, walk slowly."

A handsome young man with a refined appearance and gold-rimmed glasses, named Gao Jin, was bent over, politely helping a grandmother in her 70s across the zebra crossing.

"Beep, beep, beep~~"

A man with a center-parted hairstyle and greasy hair, driving a white Mazda, kept honking his horn, his path blocked.

This behavior immediately made the handsome man with gold-rimmed glasses, Gao Jin, very dissatisfied. He cursed at the man in the Mazda: "You damn punk, what are you honking for! Are you looking to die?!"

"You're the punk..." This man with the center-parted greasy hair was named Bai Chi.

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He stuck his head out of the car window, preparing to curse at Gao Jin, "Blocking the road, you damn family-killer," but the moment his head poked out, he was grabbed by the collar and given a sound beating by several fierce-looking, dragon-and-tiger-tattooed triad underlings behind Gao Jin.

"Damn you! How dare you curse our boss!"

"Do you know my boss is from the Hong Xing Society?!"

"Looking for death!"

"Beat him!"

Bai Chi: "????"

"Wait... no... it's not..."

He was beaten into a daze on the spot.

What the hell, this young man helping an old grandma across the street is actually a damn Hong Xing triad member?

Aren't triad members supposed to be hacking people with knives everywhere?

Is it me who's crazy, or is the world crazy?

On Gao Jin's side, he finally helped the grandma to the other side of the zebra crossing.

"Grandma, be careful when walking in the future. If anything happens, call my number... my number is..."

Gao Jin smiled gently, his voice soft, and left a phone number for the grandma... well, it was his underling's number.

Underling: No, Boss, you...

The grandma was very grateful, holding Gao Jin's hand: "Thank you so much. There are very few kind-hearted people like you in this world nowadays."

"Ding... You have received the grandma's gratitude. You have completed a charitable act and received 500 HKD, which will enter your bank account through legal means!"

"Ding... You have accumulated 100 charitable acts of helping the elderly. You have gained 1% support rate from the elderly in Causeway Bay!"

Gao Jin grinned, handsome and sunny: "Grandma, no need to thank me. Kindness as the foundation, a heart full of love—this is my life's motto!"

The grandma thanked and praised him again, wishing she could introduce her 0.1-ton granddaughter to Gao Jin.

After sending the grandma off, Gao Jin came to Bai Chi in the Mazda. His original sunny and handsome temperament suddenly turned cold and stern as he glared at Bai Chi:

"Was it you who honked just now? Do you know you almost scared the grandma... What if the old lady got a heart attack because of the fright?!"

Bai Chi, whose mousse-styled hair was being grabbed by the triad underlings and whose eye socket was already swollen, cried to Gao Jin: "I'm sorry, Big Brother, I didn't recognize Mount Tai."

Gao Jin waved his hand: "Don't say so much nonsense. Take out 1,000 HKD. I'll use it for charity; we'll share the merit half and half."

Bai Chi: "Ah??"

He was stunned again.

Gao Jin glared at him, his gaze cold and sharp: "Ah what? Are you giving the money or not? Don't you go asking around—who am I, Gao Jin? People call me the Charitable Heavenly Venerable. I love taking people to do charity. You did a bad thing today, so you have to do some charity to make up for your mistake!"

Bai Chi was in tears.

What kind of damn lunatic is this? A triad member doing charity?

And calling himself the Charitable Heavenly Venerable!

Is there such a fierce Charitable Heavenly Venerable?

And he's forcing me to do charity!

I'm crying!

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

Bai Chi took out 1,000 HKD with a mournful face and handed it to Gao Jin.

"That's more like it. Get lost!"

"Thank you."

Bai Chi, with a bruised face, drove away from the scene.

Gao Jin took out 500 HKD and handed it to his underlings: "Doing charity naturally requires rewards. Take this money and split it, 100 per person."

"Thank you, Brother Zu!" *5

The triad underlings were overjoyed.

Following Brother Zu means big fish and meat every day!

Unlike the underlings of Crow from the neighboring Dong Xing, who starve nine times in three days. I heard many want to leave Crow, but Crow is too vicious—he even dares to step on Guan Gong, let alone his underlings who want to leave; he serves them three knives and six holes directly.

Gao Jin handed the other 500 to his underling Gao Jin.

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"Go, donate this 500 to the Po Leung Kuk on the next street!"

Po Leung Kuk, established in the 19th century, was founded by Lu Gengyang, a merchant from Dongguan stationed in Hong Kong, specifically to combat human trafficking, forcing women into prostitution, and protecting children. It is currently one of the larger charitable organizations on Hong Kong Island.

Of course, if he had his own charitable organization, Gao Jin would only donate to himself.

Owning a charitable organization in the future is one of Gao Jin's goals.

"Yes, Boss."

Gao Jin nodded and turned to head to the next street to donate the money.

Gao Jin is the warden from "SPL 2." Gao Jin met him by chance in the Kowloon Walled City. At that time, Gao Jin was seriously ill, and Gao Jin spent money to save him. Since then, Gao Jin has become Gao Jin's loyal subordinate. (PS: Patch: All characters played by the same actor only have 30% similarity to each other and don't look very much alike; only Gao Jin can recognize them.)

Not long after,

Gao Jin heard the system prompt: "You donated 500 HKD to the Po Leung Kuk Charity Association and received a random reward: 'Temperament +1'!"

6!

Gao Jin absolutely loved this system.

Doing charity earns rewards.

With this system, I, Gao Jin, will do charity until I explode!

Gao Jin transmigrated from 2024. Because the economic situation was bad, he was laid off. He didn't expect to transmigrate into a newborn baby on Hong Kong Island.

It was only a year ago that he broke the mystery of the womb and regained the memories of his past life.

In this era, there is no entertainment. The most fun thing is arcade games, but to Gao Jin, they are old-fashioned. How can they compare to the fun of scrolling through TikTok or reading novels in the future?

But fortunately, Gao Jin has the "Charity King System," doing good deeds every day to grind for rewards, which is quite interesting.

By the way, his boss is "Young and Dangerous" Big Brother B, the one whose whole family was wiped out; in the same branch, there is also the protagonist of destiny, Chen Haonan.

After awakening the mystery of the womb, Gao Jin realized the benefits of this world even more. There are too many opportunities, too many to count.

In the previous world, as a corporate slave, how could he ever turn things around? He would be a corporate slave for life.

But in this world, he can turn things around and become the master!

!.

10 minutes later,

Gao Jin, with Gao Jin, his underlings, and others, arrived at Big Brother B's boxing gym.

"Bang bang bang~~~~~"

On the boxing ring, two figures were trading punches and kicks, fighting fiercely.

They were Big Brother B and Chen Haonan.

"Wow, Brother Zu is late again?" On the side of the ring, Chicken, who had the biggest mouth, started shouting.

Gao Jin smiled: "Can't help it, helped an old grandma across the street, took some time."

Helping an old grandma?

Chicken's mouth twitched.

He didn't think Gao Jin was making excuses, because Gao Jin was serious about doing charity.

In the entire branch and Hong Xing, who doesn't know that Gao Jin is the famous Charitable Heavenly Venerable? Sending warmth to nursing homes, helping street vendors set up stalls, voluntarily teaching street children homework, mediating neighborhood disputes, sending rice and oil to single-parent families...

People who didn't know would think Gao Jin was some rich young master who had suddenly become kind-hearted.

"Brother Zu!"

"Brother Zu!"

As Gao Jin walked into the boxing gym, the triad members greeted him enthusiastically.

After all, Gao Jin was their God of Wealth. Every time they did charity, Gao Jin would give them cash rewards.

If this isn't the God of Wealth, what is?

In terms of prestige, Gao Jin's prestige was even higher than Big Brother B, the branch leader. After all, Gao Jin gave real money, while Big Brother B only gave loyalty.

Loyalty?

How much is that worth!

"Brother Zu, you're here!"

Big Brother B and Chen Haonan finished boxing, walked off the ring with a smile, and patted Gao Jin on the shoulder.

Chen Haonan looked at Gao Jin and smiled.

"Brother B!" Gao Jin smiled respectfully.

Big Brother B nodded and then said: "Ah Nam, Ah Zu, you two come in. There's something I need to tell you."

Soon,

Gao Jin and Chen Haonan followed Big Brother B into a private room.

Big Brother B: "Sit."

Big Brother B greeted the two to sit down while taking out a pack of Marlboros and tapping out three cigarettes. The three shared them, lit them, and found comfortable sitting positions to puff away.

After finishing the cigarettes, Big Brother B crossed his legs, straightened his back, and started talking about business.

"You two have been with me for a long time. Now, there is an opportunity to move up!"

Gao Jin and Chen Haonan's faces immediately lit up with joy!

They both thought of one word at the same time:

Red Pole!

It's been so many years!

The opportunity has finally come!

Especially Gao Jin, who had long wanted to move up. Moving up meant greater authority, more money, more charity merit, and more things to do...

Transmigrating to the Hong Kong film world, Gao Jin naturally wouldn't be satisfied with being a small triad member.

He wanted to slowly move up from a triad member, rely on the big organization Hong Xing, step by step become the leader of the largest society in Hong Kong, then go into business, go into politics, and reach the pinnacle of wealth...

"Brother B, tell us!" *2

Big Brother B observed their expressions and said:

"Today, Brother Jiang gave me a task!"

"Ba Bi of the He He Tu has been too arrogant lately, making Brother Jiang dissatisfied. He hopes I can get rid of this Ba Bi."

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PS: New book friends, if you encounter the following later

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You might not be able to see the image on Penguin Reading~~

PS1: Hong Kong film world, for the sake of the plot, I might not follow the timeline strictly. Book friends, please bear with me~

PS2: Multiple roles played by the same actor are all set to have 30% similarity, not the same. Only the protagonist can tell they are the same actor.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 2 =====