Chapter 113

Night, Tsim Sha Tsui,

Hong Fu Seafood Four Seasons Hot Pot. ("Infernal Affairs")

"Ten years ago, at the parking stall of the Palace Restaurant in Tai Hing Estate, Tuen Mun, we held our grand opening."

"My brothers and I were full of ambition, but who knew that less than half a month after opening, we were raided an average of 1.3 times a day? Within a year, six brothers were dead."

"You, Huang Zhicheng, should know best about what happened back then!"

Han Chen said coldly to Huang Zhicheng, who was sitting opposite him, while picking up a piece of beef and swishing it in the bubbling hot pot.

"We grew up together; you went to the police academy, and I joined the triad..."

"I treated you like a brother, and you treated me like a stepping stone for your promotion?"

"Screw you and your whole family!"

"Huang Zhicheng, look at you now!"

"Hahaha~~~"

Han Chen laughed with great satisfaction.

He never expected that Huang Zhicheng, who always prided himself on justice, would also stumble.

A perfectly good Chief Inspector, he took the fall, was stripped of his rank, and ended up as a traffic cop.

And now, he was even taking the initiative to find him to drink away his sorrows.

Haha, this world is truly too magical.

Huang Zhicheng's face was gloomy: "Have you said enough?"

Han Chen reined in his mockery and smiled: "Enough, enough... Tell me, Huang Sir, what do you want with me?"

Huang Zhicheng said with a cold face: "I want to cooperate with you!"

With me?

Cooperate?

Han Chen was stunned: "Haven't you always thought of yourself as righteous? Haven't you always been investigating me? Why do you want to cooperate with me?"

Huang Zhicheng sneered: "I investigated you because the day I became a cop, I saw with my own eyes my senior die at the hands of people like you."

"But I've figured it out now. White or black, they're just tools. I want a promotion, I want to return to my original position..."

What happened during the day today had greatly provoked him.

Why should Guan Zu be so arrogant and domineering?

Why should Chen Yongren be able to live so well?

Why should he have to suffer humiliation in front of them?

The more Huang Zhicheng thought about it today, the angrier he got.

He swore he would make Chen Yongren and Guan Zu pay!

Also, this experience made him realize the importance of money and power.

He wanted to make big money and gain big power!

And Han Chen was a very good partner. He could use Han Chen to provide criminal intelligence to climb the ranks quickly, and then arrest Han Chen to gain another merit.

"Cooperation, sure!"

Han Chen smiled. He naturally understood what Huang Zhicheng wanted to do, but he also wanted a helper in the police force.

As for who uses whom? That depends on who is more capable!

"But you're in Wan Chai, and I'm in Tsim Sha Tsui. We aren't even in the same place."

Huang Zhicheng said: "You can send people to develop in Wan Chai. Although I'm a traffic cop, I used to be a team leader, and I still have a network in Wan Chai..."

Han Chen thought for a moment and shook his head: "I heard that in Wan Chai, that Guan Zu has made it impossible for many drug dealers to survive..."

Huang Zhicheng didn't expect Guan Zu's reputation to have reached Tsim Sha Tsui.

"Don't worry, that Guan Zu is only in Causeway Bay. Wan Chai is still the territory of other triads. With me here, this is the best time for you to enter Wan Chai."

Faced with the temptation of expanding his territory, Han Chen couldn't help but be moved.

Currently, he was still Ni Yongxiao's right-hand man and couldn't even be considered to be working alone; he couldn't compare to the Four Great Families under the Ni family.

Han Chen also had ambition.

"I'll consider it."

"Good, I'll wait for you for three days."

Huang Zhicheng turned and left, leaving behind a half-eaten bowl and chopsticks.

Not long after he left,

The four people under the Ni family—Blackie, Guohua, Wenzheng, and Gandhi—walked into the hot pot restaurant together, ready to have dinner there.

Seeing Han Chen at the hot pot table, they were stunned for a moment.

"Hey, Ah Chen, what a coincidence?"

Seeing the four of them, Han Chen quickly put on a smile: "What a coincidence, let's eat together~~~"

Gandhi looked at Huang Zhicheng's bowl and chopsticks and asked in surprise: "What? Did you have an appointment with someone?"

Han Chen smiled: "Just a friend, but he's already left."

The four sat down, started ordering some meat and vegetables, and the five of them began to eat hot pot.

This scene,

It was very similar to the time when Ni Yongxiao first took over the Ni family and the Four Great Families united to rebel against him.

It was the same five people, the same table.

"Recently, Brother Xiao seems to be transferring assets..."

"Don't know what he's up to..."

North Point, Romance Bar.

Guan Zu, Xiao Fu, Fang Ting, and Xi Gui walked in.

The setup inside was still a restaurant-plus-bar style, with dim lighting.

"Brother Zu!"

Taibao Qiu, who was in charge of the venue, rubbed his eyes after seeing Guan Zu. He hadn't seen wrong; it really was Guan Zu.

He hurried over to welcome him and greeted Guan Zu enthusiastically and respectfully.

Guan Zu looked humble: "Hey~ don't 'Brother' this and 'Brother' that... just call me Councilor Guan. That's more intimate!"

Head held high!

Taibao Qiu: "............"

What the hell?

Councilor Guan is more intimate?

You just want to show off that you've become a councilor, right?

Taibao Qiu, while unable to retort, quickly shouted: "Councilor Guan, welcome!"

Then he shouted to the few underlings watching the bar: "What are you still standing there for? This is Councilor Zu from Causeway Bay. Hurry up and call him 'Councilor Guan'!"

A group of yellow-haired Hong Le underlings shouted in unison: "Councilor Guan!"

Many underlings were gossiping about Guan Zu from Hong Xing becoming a councilor, and they were still very shocked inside. Seeing him in person today, in his suit and tie, wearing glasses and looking refined, he was indeed a bit different from them in their floral shirts and fierce looks.

No wonder he could become a councilor.

"Councilor Guan, are you here to have fun? Do you want me to arrange a private room?"

Taibao Qiu asked while glancing at Fang Ting behind Guan Zu, having to sigh that being a councilor is different; he even has a secretary.

It must be said that with a secretary, Brother Zu's temperament was suddenly different—less sharp, more dignified.

Guan Zu refused: "No need, the main hall is fine."

He scanned the room and found a place where he could see the whole hall, a window seat: "That spot will do."

"This way, Brother Zu!" Taibao Qiu led Guan Zu and the others over.

Guan Zu and the others sat down.

Then they started ordering food...

Things to eat, things to drink...

But Guan Zu kept scanning the room to see if he could find Li Jie.

He looked around once, but didn't find him.

He figured Li Jie hadn't arrived yet.

At this moment, people arrived at the bar, and Guan Zu looked over.

"Damn!"

"Brother Hao, over here!"

At the entrance, it was none other than Song Zihao and Little Ma.

"Wow, Brother Zu~~ what a coincidence?"

Song Zihao was surprised and walked over with Little Ma.

Little Ma cupped his hands: "Brother Zu."

"Hmm." Guan Zu nodded. Since there were several empty seats at his table, he invited them: "Brother Hao, why don't you eat with us?"

Song Zihao said: "Would that be an intrusion?"

Guan Zu smiled: "Not at all, I have nothing to do today, just eating."

Song Zihao laughed: "Then I'll accept your invitation."

The two sat down.

Song Zihao was curious: "Why did Brother Zu come to North Point for no reason?"

Guan Zu said: "Looking for someone."

But he didn't explain.

At this time,

A group of people flooded into the bar, and Guan Zu subconsciously looked over to see if Li Jie was among them.

He was stunned.

A familiar face, someone who looked 30% like Su Jianqiu, but he didn't know who it was.

David (Louis Koo) and his good friends, along with a group of people—Beckham, Xiao An, Ou Jiaquan, and Blackie—walked into the bar. ("The New Family Law")

David scanned the room and found a table: "This one will do."

The group sat down. Xiao An was David's girlfriend, so she sat next to David, and Beckham was Xiao An's brother, so he sat on the other side of Xiao An.

"Congratulations, David!"

"Happy birthday!"

A group of friends congratulated David.

Seeing this scene, Guan Zu roughly guessed who it was. If he remembered correctly, there would be a big drama coming up.

This David's girlfriend, Xiao An, had an encounter with Gentleman Sheng, the boss of Hong Le in North Point, when she was working as a hostess last time.

It was basically a "domineering CEO falls in love with me" scenario. Gentleman Sheng wanted to force himself on Xiao An, but she refused, which stirred up Gentleman Sheng's desire to conquer: "Very good, you have successfully caught my attention."

And what about Xiao An's brother? He was a gambler who borrowed money from the pimp "Bear the Sex Maniac" and eventually signed a contract mortgaging his sister Xiao An to him. Now, in terms of the contract, Xiao An already "belonged" to Bear the Sex Maniac as cargo.

This kind of encounter was similar to that of Xi Gui's sister.

Thinking of this, Guan Zu glanced at Xi Gui.

Xi Gui: "???"

As for this David, Guan Zu couldn't comment. He was someone with a lot on his mind, prone to taking extreme measures. Later, in a fit of anger, he caused Xiao An's death, which enraged Gentleman Sheng, and then he was forced to commit suicide.

"Thank you everyone~~~"

David happily lit the candles, made a wish, and blew them out.

Originally, this should have been a festive day, but the arrival of one person broke the happy birthday atmosphere.

Gentleman Sheng came to the bar today, followed by a group of underlings.

After walking into the bar,

Gentleman Sheng's eyes lit up when he saw Xiao An.

"Xiao An, you're here too."

David and the others saw that the other party clearly had a big background, while they were just a bunch of car mechanics. Xiao An quickly introduced: "This is David... David, this is Brother Sheng, the boss of this place."

Gentleman Sheng smiled: "Xiao An is my friend. Have a good time tonight, it's on me."

As soon as these words were spoken,

David's face changed. He realized that Gentleman Sheng was coveting his girlfriend, so he said with a cold face: "No need, I have enough money to pay the bill."

Gentleman Sheng and his men all looked unhappy.

Damn, a little punk dares to refuse me?

Disrespecting me?

Guan Zu was watching this scene happily from not far away. A domineering CEO falling in love with a bar girl—tsk tsk, a triad boss playing the pure romance card.

Song Zihao's gossip radar had already lit up, and he was also watching Gentleman Sheng's side with great interest, eating melon.

Gentleman Sheng was annoyed and turned to walk deeper into the bar. At this time, Taibao Qiu walked quickly toward Gentleman Sheng.

"Brother Sheng, Brother Zu is here."

"Which Brother Zu?"

"That Brother Zu from Hong Xing Causeway Bay."

Taibao Qiu pointed toward Guan Zu's side. At this time, Guan Zu and Song Zihao were already chatting with their arms around each other's shoulders, as if they weren't the ones who had just been eating melon.

!.

Seeing Guan Zu, Gentleman Sheng hurried over.

"Haha~ Zu..."

Guan Zu interrupted forcefully, laughing loudly: "Hey, Brother Sheng, how did you know I became a councilor?"

"............"

Gentleman Sheng's face twitched.

Fine, fine, fine!

I know you're a councilor! Show-off!!

To be honest, Gentleman Sheng had been fiercely envious for the past few days.

This meant that Guan Zu had already washed his hands clean.

He also wanted to wash his hands clean, but unfortunately, the difficulty was too great!

Gentleman Sheng couldn't help but be curious: "I don't know what brings Brother Zu here? If you need my help, I'll definitely help!"

Guan Zu shook his head: "No, I'm fine... I just heard that this bar is good, so I came to experience it. Sorry for the intrusion."

Gentleman Sheng breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you for coming, Brother Zu. I'll pay for tonight's consumption."

Guan Zu was happy: "Thank you, Brother Sheng!"

Both sides chatted lively.

On the other side, David (Louis Koo) and the others, who were very unhappy with Gentleman Sheng, were watching this side.

"Who is this guy?"

"It looks like Gentleman Sheng is very polite to him."

They all looked curious.

David snorted coldly: "Needless to say, he must be some kind of gangster... Being a gangster, you never know when you'll be hacked to death. What's there to be proud of?"

As it happened, because of his anger, David's voice was a little loud.

It was heard by Guan Zu, Gentleman Sheng, and the others.

"You little brat, what did you say?"

"You're looking for death!"

Xi Gui, Taibao Qiu, and others cursed angrily.

Guan Zu smiled and held Xi Gui back: "Why get angry with him... he doesn't even know that trouble comes from the mouth."

It was normal to be angry about having his girlfriend snatched; if he had the ability, he should settle the score with Gentleman Sheng. But to indiscriminately attack everyone and provoke others made Guan Zu look down on him a bit.

Gentleman Sheng also held Taibao Qiu and the others back and smiled: "With my friend here, I'll give him some face."

The "face" he was talking about was naturally Xiao An.

However, Gentleman Sheng wasn't a man without a temper. As long as he found an opportunity later, he would naturally teach this little brat a harsh lesson.

After saying that,

Gentleman Sheng cupped his hands to Guan Zu: "Brother Zu, you guys eat first, I have things to do."

Guan Zu cupped his hands.

Gentleman Sheng turned and left with his underlings.

Guan Zu and the others continued to eat and drink, and Guan Zu kept looking at the entrance while eating.

Song Zihao: "What? Is Brother Zu looking for someone?"

Guan Zu smiled: "That's right, waiting for someone."

Song Zihao understood. He knew that Guan Zu couldn't have run to another territory for no reason.

On David's side, Xiao An's brother Beckham looked at Gentleman Sheng. He still owed Bear the Sex Maniac 100,000 in usury and had to use Xiao An to pay the debt, so he naturally hoped that Xiao An could latch onto a big brother like Gentleman Sheng.

At this time,

A person walked into the bar entrance.

Guan Zu's eyes lit up.

Here he comes!

Short hair, full of righteousness—nine points more righteous than this guy Xiao Fu.

Song Zihao noticed it immediately: "Brother Zu, is the person you're waiting for here?"

Guan Zu nodded: "Yes."

Song Zihao, Little Ma, Xiao Fu, Xi Gui, and Fang Ting all looked over.

Li Jie sensed it immediately and looked over.

"Such a sharp reaction!"

Xiao Fu, Song Zihao, and Little Ma felt a chill in their hearts.

He's an expert!

Li Jie had only arrived in Hong Kong today. After his wife and children died, he had been silent in Taiwan for a period of time, and only regained his spirits when he thought about getting revenge.

He searched everywhere in Taiwan but couldn't find any trace of the Doctor. Finally, he thought that the Doctor and his gang were from Taiwan and would definitely strike again. Besides Taiwan, the possibility of them striking in Hong Kong, which had a similar culture, was the greatest.

Therefore, he sold his family property and came to Hong Kong to settle down first and slowly search for the Doctor's tracks.

Song Zihao said: "Brother Zu, do you know him?"

Guan Zu shook his head: "Don't know him, want to recruit him."

If it were an ordinary person, Guan Zu would go up and show his credentials, and recruiting him would be relatively easy. But Li Jie was not an ordinary person; he was from Taiwan, and his status was different, so recruiting him rashly would definitely not work.

He needed to find an opportunity.

Soon, Li Jie found a small table, sat down, and ordered food.

Guan Zu thought about what excuse to use to approach him.

Another ten minutes passed, and Gentleman Sheng's right-hand man walked to David's table.

"Miss An, Brother Sheng invites you to the private room for a visit..."

"No matter what, you have to go, otherwise it will be very difficult for us."

David sneered: "If it's difficult, then don't do it!"

Gentleman Sheng's right-hand man said coldly: "What did you say? Say it again if you have the guts!"

Xiao An was afraid of trouble and quickly grabbed David: "David, forget it, I'll go..."

And Xiao An's brother also encouraged: "That's right, it's nothing to go, just go."

He had his own little scheme, hoping that Xiao An could latch onto Gentleman Sheng and get protection.

Xiao An got up and went to Gentleman Sheng's private room.

David clenched his fists, feeling infinite humiliation—he was being cuckolded right in front of his face.

Li Jie glanced at David and the others a few times and continued to eat.

Guan Zu and Song Zihao couldn't help but start eating melon again.

Guan Zu tsk-tsked: "Do you think they'll fight?"

Song Zihao nodded: "Probably. This David just disrespected that Brother Sheng twice, and those underlings will definitely hold a grudge against him. And this David is clearly a tough guy; he's probably thinking about how to retaliate!"

As an old hand in the underworld, his eyes were sharp.

"We'll just watch the show~"

"Hehehe~~"

"Heeheehee~~"

Guan Zu and Song Zihao, the two melon-eating masses, put their arms around each other and let out sinister laughs.

Little Ma: "............"

I feel like I'm about to lose a brother!

Fang Ting giggled on the side, feeling that Brother Zu like this was very interesting.

Not long after,

Bang~~~

Gentleman Sheng's right-hand man walked out of the private room with a few underlings, heading aggressively straight for David's table.

"Here it comes!"

"Trouble!"

Guan Zu and Song Zihao looked at each other, sat up straight, and started happily eating melon.

This group of people happened to pass by Li Jie's table and bumped into him.

Li Jie frowned.

Gentleman Sheng's right-hand man and underlings didn't pay attention to Li Jie and arrived at David's side.

Pointing at David.

"Hey, little brat, come out for a second."

David had been burning with anger inside; the hatred of being cuckolded was something no man could bear.

"Fine!!"

David stood up, and his friends Ou Jiaquan, Blackie, and Beckham also stood up.

Guan Zu: "Time to fight!"

The position they were sitting in happened to be glass, so they could see outside.

Gentleman Sheng's right-hand man, David's group...

The two groups walked to the side of the road.

Gentleman Sheng's right-hand man slapped David directly on the face, wanting to teach him a lesson.

But he didn't expect David to dare to fight back, kicking him back with one foot.

A conflict broke out.

Gentleman Sheng had more people on his side, and David and his friends were no match at all, soon being beaten back step by step.

At this time,

Li Jie couldn't stand it anymore and walked out of the bar to help David and the others, kicking away an underling who was holding a knife to hack David, saving David who was almost hacked.

When Gentleman Sheng's underlings saw Li Jie make a move, they immediately cursed:

"Kid, mind your own business!"

"Hack him!"

A portion of the manpower split off and rushed toward Li Jie.

This was when Li Jie's strength was shown—his hands were flexible, his moves were sharp, and he knocked down the four underlings with knives in a few quick moves.

And what about David and the others?

Seeing someone helping, they were overjoyed and got directly into their car and drove away.

That's right, they drove away!

Leaving Li Jie behind: "............"

He was completely stunned.

What the hell? I helped you, you didn't help back, and you just ran away?