Chapter 115

"Impossible!"

"Why hasn't anyone come to donate?"

"Did you promote the wrong location?"

Chen Chen Yiyuan questioned his subordinates in a fit of exasperation.

"No, Boss." The subordinate hurriedly took out a newspaper and said, "The address we wrote in the paper is Cherry Street Park."

Chen Chen Yiyuan looked left and right, finally confirming that the location was correct.

He was unwilling to give up, continuing to wait and wait...

30 minutes later, a total of 3 people had donated, each giving 10 dollars.

Chen Chen Yiyuan really wanted to curse at these 3 people—damn it, why did they only donate 10 dollars? Look at Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's side; they were all donating 100 or 200, with most being 200.

In a flash, it was 11:30.

14 citizens had come, donating a total of 84 dollars.

Chen Chen Yiyuan almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

He understood that this fundraising drive had failed, and the rage in his heart was roaring like thunder!

Yesterday they were all "support, support, absolutely support."

Today, none of them came?

Is this how you support your councilor?

Le Huizhen gave an awkward smile: "Chen Chen Yiyuan, how about we withdraw first?"

Chen Chen Yiyuan nodded hurriedly: "Okay, okay."

With that camera pointed at him, he felt extremely uncomfortable all over, as if the lens itself was mocking him!

Not long after, the leaders from the Social Welfare Department and the Education Department also left; they really couldn't afford to lose face like this.

When they left, their faces were sour!

At noon, the TVB midday news reported this incident without mercy.

"For this fundraising campaign, Chen Chen Yiyuan promoted it door-to-door for 2 days, but the result was shocking."

"From 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, the total donations were only 84 dollars!"

"It has turned into Chen Chen Yiyuan's fundraising disaster; the citizens are indifferent, and the scene is desolate!"

"This afternoon, our station will continue to follow the progress of the recent fundraising, and at the same time, we will interview the neighbors in Mong Kok... To know what happens next, please tune in to the 19:00 TVB news..."

Once the TV news reported it,

All the citizens of Hong Kong knew about it.

It was practically a public execution; Chen Chen Yiyuan suffered social death on the spot.

After learning the news, Chen Chen Yiyuan spat out a mouthful of old blood right at the fundraising site.

This fundraising, he might as well just stop it!

In the evening, the TVB news aired again, and this time the viewership rating jumped directly from 61% to 83%.

The news anchor was Wen Huixin, known for her sharp tongue. ("The Queen of News")

"Dear viewers, according to the latest news from our frontline reporters, because the Social Welfare Department and the Education Department withdrew, and Chen Chen Yiyuan vomited blood and was hospitalized, the fundraising campaign has officially been declared a failure..."

"Thinking of Councilor Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu in Causeway Bay, he only promoted for one day and raised 2 million in donations."

"We can't help but ask, where exactly does the gap lie?"

"Is Chen Chen Yiyuan unpopular? Or is Councilor Guan too popular?"

"Why is the gap between councilors so large?"

"Here, we have obtained the vote counts received by the two councilors during the election; Chen Chen Yiyuan's vote count was 500, while Councilor Guan's vote count was over 10,000."

"Below, let us take a look at our station's separate interviews with the neighbors of Mong Kok and Causeway Bay."

Then,

In the Mong Kok interviews, one neighbor after another faced the camera as if they had seen a ghost and hurriedly ran away. They didn't want to be on the news and be held a grudge against by Chen Chen Yiyuan.

And what about the Causeway Bay interview footage? Every neighbor had an enthusiastic smile, praising Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's goodness.

"Ah Zu is a very good person; he really does good deeds."

"Most of us here have received his help."

"He wants to set up an extracurricular tutoring school to benefit the neighborhood; of course we support it~~"

"It's a pity that Ah Zu requested we donate at most 200, otherwise we could have donated a bit more."

Wen Huixin: "Friends, you should be able to see it now; both are councilors, so why is the gap so large?"

In Chen Guorong's villa,

Chen Chen Yiyuan glared at the TV news with bloodshot eyes.

"Ahhh~~~"

"Why do you always compare me with Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, you bastards!"

(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!

He angrily flipped the table in front of him directly.

"Boom~~~~~"

The floor was a mess.

"Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu!!"

Chen Chen Yiyuan was so angry his teeth itched.

"Achoo~~~"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu rubbed his nose. Who exactly is talking about how handsome I am behind my back? Can't they say it to my face?!

At this moment,

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu was inside the boxing gym.

The boxing gym was currently undergoing an exceptionally intense fight.

On the ring,

Following Xiao Fu vs. Li Jie.

Both were wearing boxing gloves, trading blows back and forth. Their moves were extremely fast. From initially testing each other's strength, they realized the other was on par with them, so they began to let loose and fight with full force.

"Brother Fu, go for it!"

"Brother Fu, go for it!"

The atmosphere in the gym was extremely heated, with one lackey after another shouting.

Why support Following Xiao Fu? Because they weren't familiar with the newcomer, Li Jie.

Following Xiao Fu lunged forward, his right fist whistling through the air as it struck directly at Li Jie's face. Li Jie reacted quickly, tilting his body slightly to cleverly avoid Following Xiao Fu's attack.

Immediately after, Li Jie delivered a roundhouse kick, his leg shadow like a whip, aiming straight for Following Xiao Fu's waist.

Following Xiao Fu wasn't a pushover either; he twisted his waist, avoiding Li Jie's roundhouse kick with an extremely bizarre posture. At the same time, his left fist struck out fiercely, heading straight for Li Jie's chest. Seeing this, Li Jie didn't dodge or retreat, meeting it with his right fist. It collided with Following Xiao Fu's fist in mid-air, emitting a muffled "Bang" sound.

The two were evenly matched; their attacks and defenses were both extremely sharp and fast. For a time, fists and leg shadows flew across the floor like shuttles, dazzling to watch.

Fists hitting flesh!

Incredibly intense!

"Ahhh~~~ Go for it!!" Le Huizhen, who was on leave today, stood next to Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, watching the fight on the ring excitedly, jumping up and down with agitation.

It was her first time seeing such an intense fight; it truly opened her eyes.

She had a naturally carefree personality and really liked this kind of intense fighting.

As the fight deepened, Following Xiao Fu and Li Jie's attacks became increasingly fierce.

Following Xiao Fu suddenly dived low, his body shooting toward Li Jie's lower body like an arrow. Seeing this, Li Jie crossed his legs, cleverly avoiding Following Xiao Fu's attack.

Immediately after, his right leg whipped out like a steel lash, aiming straight for Following Xiao Fu's neck.

Following Xiao Fu's figure flashed, avoiding Li Jie's right leg with extremely flexible footwork. At the same time, both his fists struck out, attacking Li Jie like a rainstorm.

Li Jie didn't show weakness either, his fists meeting them like the wind. The two men's fists collided continuously in mid-air, emitting muffled "Bang, bang, bang" sounds.

The two men's fight lasted for about 20 minutes until both were exhausted and stopped. They sat on the ground, looked at each other, and burst into laughter.

Both Following Xiao Fu and Li Jie felt that the other's style was very similar to their own; the fighting and temperament gave them a sense of familiarity.

Li Jie thought to himself: Coming here was the right choice.

Following Xiao Fu: "It's a draw this time; let's compete again next time!"

Li Jie smiled: "Good!"

And by the side of the ring, Gao Jin was eager to try.

And Gao Gang also really wanted to go up and fight, but he knew his strength was still a notch below the level of Gao Jin, Following Xiao Fu, and Li Jie.

At this time,

Ah Wah walked into the boxing gym holding Ah E's hand, his face full of joy.

"Brother Zu!"

"I want to tell you some good news: Ah E and I are preparing to get married."

Upon hearing this, Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu was instantly delighted.

"Congratulations, congratulations! You're finally getting married!"

At this moment, Wu Ying next to him shouted excitedly: "What? Brother Wah is getting married?"

Then the whole gym began to cheer one after another.

"Congratulations, Brother Wah!"

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

Everyone offered their congratulations to Ah Wah.

Ah Wah and Ah E thanked them repeatedly: "Thank you, thank you everyone."

Li Jie hadn't met Ah Wah yet and asked Following Xiao Fu curiously: "Who is he?"

Following Xiao Fu said: "He can be considered our second brother; Brother Jin is the third brother..."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu happily put his arm around Ah Wah's shoulder: "Congratulations... When are you holding the wedding banquet?"

Ah Wah said: "The time is set for one week later, the 20th day of the 12th lunar month, an auspicious day..."

!.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu asked again: "Where are you holding the banquet? Here, or on Mount Dayu?"

Ah Wah said: "Ah E and I have discussed it; I don't have parents, so we'll go to Ah E's side on Mount Dayu to hold the banquet."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu smiled and nodded: "Good, when the time comes, all us brothers will go together..."

At this time, Ah Wah said solemnly: "Brother Zu, you know I haven't had parents since I was young, so I hope that when I get married, you will act as my elder."

Ah Wah had always been very grateful to Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu.

If it weren't for Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, he would still be a small-time hoodlum even now; how could he have the happy life he has today? This was also the reason why he looked at Hua Di as if he were looking at his former self, feeling a sense of familiarity and wanting to be Hua Di's guide.

When getting married, serving tea to elders—Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu was like an elder brother acting as a father; drinking this cup of tea was only right and proper.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu was very happy: "Haha~~ No problem!"

Soon, the news spread, and many lackeys came to the boxing gym one after another to express their congratulations to Ah Wah.

At the same time, many neighbors heard the news and also came to congratulate him.

Subsequently, Gao Qiu, as well as Chen Yongren, Su Jianqiu, Hua Di, Wei Jixiang, and others also returned to the boxing gym to congratulate Ah Wah.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu gave Su Jianqiu a flick on the forehead: "You're still not getting married? Yuan Keer has been waiting for you for a long time."

Su Jianqiu covered his forehead and said bitterly: "Soon, soon!"

Wu Ying was secretly laughing on the side, but when Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu saw it, he scolded him directly: "Laugh, laugh, laugh! You go to nightclubs to whore every day, but you won't even find a girlfriend!"

Wu Ying: "............"

He looked left and right, wanting to find someone to be scolded with him.

As a result, only Ah Xing was next to him.

Ah Xing sneered: "Heh, tonight I'm taking Ah Min for a drive, you single dog!"

Wu Ying: "............"

Sss, sss, sss~~~

Heart pierced by an arrow, blood spurting!

On this day, the boxing gym was almost lively from morning till night, with people coming to offer blessings one after another.

Li Jie, the newcomer, couldn't help but feel a bit surprised seeing this scene.

It seemed that Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's lackeys were all harmonious and friendly, and they even had good relationships with the neighbors; it was nothing like those 'councilors' in Taiwan who were always full of conspiracies and fighting.

In his heart, he couldn't help but gradually start to identify with Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu and this group.

Next,

Ah Wah began to hand over a large amount of work to Gao Qiu, starting to prepare for the wedding.

Gao Qiu: "............"

Heavens, please grant me a woman... pfft, I mean, talent!!

A new day,

Hong Kong Island University,

Main Lecture Hall.

On the stage, the economics professor was speaking eloquently, discussing some business cases:

"7-Eleven convenience stores achieved rapid expansion in the 80s, not only opening a large number of stores within Japan but also actively expanding into overseas markets..."

"What does its success stem from..."

And off-stage, Ah Wah, Gao Jin, Su Jianqiu, Jimmy, Chen Yongren, Hua Di, and others... were listening carefully, taking notes from time to time.

Among them, Jimmy and Su Jianqiu were sitting together...

And on the other side, Ah Wah met a new friend—Yu Shuntian. ("The White Storm 2")

They met during the classes over the past two days; they had similar interests, were very compatible, and suddenly became good friends.

Soon,

After the class finished, the professor left the classroom, and the students stood up one after another, preparing to leave.

Ah Wah stopped Yu Shuntian: "Ah Tian, there's something I want to tell you."

Then he took out a red invitation and solemnly handed it to Yu Shuntian.

Yu Shuntian opened it and looked up at Ah Wah in surprise: "You're getting married? I didn't even know you had a girlfriend."

Ah Wah smiled: "Yes, I'm getting married, and I hope you can come that day."

Yu Shuntian was happy: "Of course I'll go, don't worry!"

Yu Shuntian's background was also a triad, the Xing She, similar in nature to Hong Xing, not dealing in drugs. However, despite this, Yu Shuntian still didn't want to be involved in the underworld; he wanted to do legitimate business.

He had been persisting in these classes for over a year, and recently he had even met a female teacher from the law department, Zou Wenfeng, and was preparing to pursue her.

That's right, he wanted to try being a student pursuing his teacher!

He was still very envious of Ah Wah getting married.

He was thinking to himself: I wonder if I can invite Teacher Zou Wenfeng to attend Ah Wah's wedding together.

"Ring, ring, ring~~~"

Just at this moment, Ah Wah's mobile phone, as well as the phones of Gao Jin and others, rang almost at the same time.

Yu Shuntian: "???"

Ah Wah and the others' expressions changed one after another upon answering the phone.

Ah Wah said to Yu Shuntian: "I originally wanted to invite you to lunch, but something has come up, and we need to rush back."

Yu Shuntian asked curiously: "What happened?"

Ah Wah said: "Someone robbed one of our jewelry stores in Causeway Bay."

After speaking, he walked away quickly with Gao Jin and the others.

Causeway Bay.

Xingfa Street, in front of a jewelry store.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu stood at the store entrance with a livid expression, while the boss who had just arrived was there cursing at the manager and the sales clerks.

The patrol police, Four-Eyed Boy and Wanchai Gun God, had also arrived here first.

Just 10 minutes ago, a group of fierce bandits arrived in Causeway Bay. Before anyone could react, they rushed into the store, pointed a knife at the boss, and made threats.

"There are three bandits, no guns..."

The valet lackey reported the process to Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu,

"One of them is very tall, estimated to be 2 meters; I've never seen such a strong person, like a bear." (Movie: "Wolf Warrior")

"The other two are relatively ordinary, but they also look fierce."

"The three of them rushed in, that strong guy pulled the gate directly, then knocked out the manager and sales clerks, smashed the surveillance, and the other two started robbing the jewelry..."

"In just 1 minute, they finished everything, then drove away."

"When our people reacted and wanted to drive to intercept them at the street corner, it was already too late; they had already driven away."

Because the incident was too sudden and the speed was extremely fast, the valet lackey couldn't even react in time.

"Good, this is not your fault." Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu comforted him, "In the future, for those who look fierce and don't look like good people, try to be sharp and report it up."

Valet lackey: "Yes, Brother Zu."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu said again: "Call someone to retrieve the surrounding surveillance and see if we can find the appearance of these three people."

Valet lackey hurriedly: "Okay."

Causeway Bay had surveillance installed, but it was only installed at the exit of each street.

Not long after, the valet lackey's phone rang; the surveillance at the street corner where the car entered and exited did capture them, but they were wearing masks, so it wasn't captured clearly.

"Three people..."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu searched his memory; the only three-person bandit combination he could think of was the Tiger-Leopard-Jackal team from "Long Arm of the Law 2"... but the figures of the Tiger-Leopard-Jackal trio didn't have that 2-meter-tall, big-and-tall build.

Soon,

Traffic police Hai Ge, Cun Niu, and others all arrived here.

They checked the situation, talked to the boss about the process, and finally filed a case; whether they could find the fierce bandits was really hard to say.

Not long after, Ah Wah and the others rushed over. After hearing the valet lackey's report, their expressions were all unpleasant.

However, it wasn't as if Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu hadn't done anything.

He quickly contacted various triads, issued a underworld bounty, offering 100,000, and let the various triads keep an eye out for the three-person gang and the matter of fencing the jewelry.

Don't look at jewelry as very valuable; the difficulty of fencing it is very high, and they all have to find middlemen.

Middlemen all have intricate relationships with the major triads in the underworld; as long as those three people try to fence the goods, it will be found out very quickly.

(End of chapter)