Chapter 120: 116 Gao Qiu confesses: Brother Zu, I am an undercover informant!
"I don't know what business the brothers from the Hongmen have?" Guan Zu toyed with his teacup, smiling.
"It's like this. Last night at the Tin Hau Temple, we discovered the body of our gang leader, Master Ma, and his head had been severed."
Fei Rong cupped his hands. "I've heard that Brother Zu has a prestigious reputation in the underworld, so I wanted to ask if you know what happened?"
"Decapitation? Who could be so cruel?" Guan Zu frowned. "I haven't seen such cruelty in Hong Kong for many years... Brothers, please accept my condolences!"
Fei Rong carefully observed Guan Zu's expression.
Through his inquiries yesterday, he learned that there was little profit to be made on Lantau Island, and almost no gangs existed there. The only group that had arrived was Guan Zu of the Hong Hing, and he had brought a large number of men.
Therefore, Guan Zu was one of the suspects.
But looking at him now, it didn't seem like it.
Moreover, Guan Zu had no motive to kill. Especially the malicious act of severing and taking the head—that was something only someone with deep-seated hatred would do.
Guan Zu and his leader had no such feud.
"Brother Zu! We are outsiders and aren't familiar with the local area!" Fei Rong solemnly requested. "I wonder if it would be convenient for you to help spread the word and find the murderer of my leader? We will definitely reward you handsomely."
Guan Zu nodded readily. "Fine. Since we are all Hongmen brothers, I will find people to inquire about it."
Fei Rong cupped his hands in gratitude. "Thank you, Brother Zu!"
As expected of a Hongmen brother, he was magnanimous!
He took out 100,000 HKD directly and placed it respectfully in front of Guan Zu.
"This is a small token of appreciation for your trouble, Brother Zu. Also, whoever provides useful information will be rewarded with 100,000!"
"Good!"
Guan Zu accepted the money.
Fei Rong breathed a sigh of relief, left his business card, and cupped his hands. "Then I won't disturb you any further, Brother Zu. Farewell!"
After speaking, he bowed respectfully and led his group away quickly.
Guan Zu chuckled. Ah Bu had already run off; it would be a miracle if these people could find him.
On the same day,
In another country—Japan,
At the headquarters of the Black Tiger Society, in Ueyama Hirotsugu's territory.
A high-profile gambling match was being held here. The two sides were Ueyama Hirotsugu, the second-best gambler in Japan, and Ko Chun, the world-class God of Gamblers who was rarely seen. (*God of Gamblers*)
There were many guests watching the game.
On both sides of the gambling table,
Ko Chun, wearing a suit with his hair slicked back, had his girlfriend Janet kneeling beside him.
Opposite them were Ueyama Hirotsugu and a woman.
Soon, Ko Chun and Ueyama Hirotsugu finished the first round, betting on the total sum of mahjong tiles, and Ko Chun easily won the match.
Then came the second round, betting on the points of six dice.
The opponent, Kikuko, boldly pulled down the collar of her kimono, revealing both arms, one of which was covered in complex tattoos.
The game began. Kikuko, full of confidence, picked up the dice cup and finally rolled a minimum of 6 points with the six dice.
Afterward, the God of Gamblers Ko Chun switched to a metal dice cup. While shaking it, he shattered one of the dice, finally rolling 5 points.
The casino was in an uproar.
In the end, Ueyama Hirotsugu conceded defeat calmly, and while dining with Ko Chun, he expressed his hope that Ko Chun would help him take revenge by gambling against the Singaporean Gambling King, Chan Kam-shing.
A new day,
The typhoon had finally passed.
Guan Zu and everyone else set off to return to Hong Kong.
Fortunately, the police had not discovered any suspicious clues last night, allowing Fei Rong and his men to escape smoothly, and the Lantau Island police station was spared a disaster.
Guan Zu stood at the bow of the ship, letting the wind blow. The bow rose and fell with the waves. He looked at the sea, calculating that there was one more important thing to do in these two days—the God of Gamblers!
Tomorrow night at 21:00.
And the location, according to the system's instructions, was Mount High West in the Hong Kong district, 3 kilometers from Causeway Bay—very close.
"Ring ring ring~~~"
The phone of Su Jianqiu, who was beside Guan Zu, rang.
"Hello, Ke'er, I'm on the boat coming back right now... What!"
"You're pregnant?"
Su Jianqiu's voice suddenly increased several times in volume, filled with surprise.
"Hahaha~~~ Good, I'm going to be a father, hahaha~~~"
Su Jianqiu laughed wildly.
Because he was close to Gao Qiu, he hugged him tightly.
Gao Qiu: "???"
Then Su Jianqiu ran into the passenger cabin and shouted loudly: "Haha~~ I'm going to be a father! Haha!!"
Immediately, the entire ship's underlings became lively.
"Congratulations, Brother Qiu!"
"Congratulations, congratulations!"
At this moment, Wu Ying said: "You aren't even married yet, what kind of father are you?"
Su Jianqiu: "............"
He froze for a moment.
"That's right! Marriage!"
Su Jianqiu realized and hurriedly called Yuan Ke'er: "Ke'er, let's get married!"
And on Guan Zu's side, he also received a call from Cheung Yee-sum in the United States.
"Brother Zu, congratulations!"
"Sister Ruan Mei's intervention surgery was very successful. If the check-up tomorrow shows no problems, she can return to Hong Kong."
"Really?"
Guan Zu was overjoyed, and the heart that had been hanging finally settled.
Immediately......
Hehehe~~~ Heeheehee~~~ Jejeje~~
The laughter was... well, pure!
Soon,
The passenger ship arrived in the Hong Kong district,
And then Su Jianqiu drove home at full speed.
Guan Zu and everyone else returned to Causeway Bay and walked into the boxing gym. Having been away for three days, they felt a sense of intimacy.
That night,
TVB news reported the arrest of the three robbers who robbed the Causeway Bay jewelry store. The footage showed Gao Jin and Li Jie taking down the two robbers.
Because Gao Jin's movements were too elegant, combined with his suit and tie, he looked dashing and handsome, instantly attracting a large number of fans.
The next day,
It happened to be Saturday.
Early in the morning, Guan Zu was eating breakfast while walking to the boxing gym, only to find that the gym was surrounded by a crowd of non-mainstream girls.
Guan Zu: "????"
What the hell is this?
"We want to see the handsome guy!"
"Ahhh~~~ Handsome guy, come out quickly!"
"I love the handsome guy!"
There were even women holding photos of Gao Jin.
Guan Zu understood instantly, his forehead covered in black lines.
He didn't expect that Gao Jin would attract so many fans just by appearing on TV, and they all seemed to be yellow-haired non-mainstream types.
At this moment, he saw Gao Jin coming out.
"Ahhh~~ So handsome~~"
"Even more handsome than on TV!"
"So cool!"
Gao Jin really couldn't stand these brainless, non-mainstream women. His face was cold and disgusted, which instead incited even crazier screams from these women.
Soon, Gao Jin broke out of the encirclement of crazy women, got into his car, and drove away.
The crazy women chased after him.
"Ring ring ring~~~~"
Guan Zu's phone rang.
Gao Jin said on the phone: "Brother Zu, I won't be returning to the boxing gym for a while. I'm going to the garment factory in the New Territories."
Guan Zu laughed: "Good."
Gao Jin drove away from Causeway Bay and was just about to turn into the auxiliary road to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel.
He didn't notice in time and brushed against a female traffic police officer who was turning the corner.
Bang~~~
"Ouch~~~"
Gao Jin hurriedly braked, got out of the car, and saw the female officer wearing a helmet, pinned under her police motorcycle.
"Sorry!"
Gao Jin walked over quickly, lifted the police motorcycle, and then pulled the female officer up.
"Sorry, I scraped you. Are you hurt?" Gao Jin apologized.
"It was my turn that was too sharp. I should be the one apologizing." Wai Ying-chi limped, feeling like her foot was injured. (*Armed Reaction III*)
She looked at Gao Jin.
Wow, a handsome guy.
Seeing him up close, he was suffocatingly cool and handsome!
Then she recognized him instantly. She was a traffic cop from the Wan Chai police station and was clear about the brothers around Guan Zu in Causeway Bay.
"Mr. Gao."
Gao Jin frowned and said: "You're injured. Should I take you to the hospital?"
Wai Ying-chi shook her head hurriedly: "No need, no need. It's just a sprained foot."
Gao Jin was firm: "No, what if there are any sequelae..."
Wai Ying-chi saw Gao Jin's persistence, thought about it, and didn't refuse. She called her superior to ask for leave and parked the police motorcycle on the side of the road.
Gao Jin drove her straight to the Mingxin Hospital.
After arriving at Mingxin Hospital, they met many neighbors who greeted them one after another.
"Ah Jin~~"
"Something happened?"
"Is this your girlfriend?"
Gao Jin's cold face couldn't hold up: "No, don't misunderstand."
Wai Ying-chi was a little surprised by how many neighbors Gao Jin knew. Thinking of the super high popularity and support rate of Guan Zu's Hong Hing gang in Causeway Bay, it seemed quite reasonable.
Is this still a gangster?
Looking at the man taking her to register, Wai Ying-chi felt a lot of affection for him.
Oh no, this is the feeling of falling in love!
Wai Ying-chi felt a little embarrassed: "It's delaying your time. You must be very busy, right? Why don't you go first? I'll be fine here by myself."
Under normal circumstances, Gao Jin would have turned and left. Sending her here was already him being kind to others under Brother Zu's teaching.
But for some reason, he felt a sense of intimacy with Wai Ying-chi.
Gao Jin said: "No rush. Let's see how your foot injury is first."
Wai Ying-chi was happy when she heard this.
Soon, an orthopedic doctor examined her, and after an hour of X-rays, it was diagnosed as a hairline fracture of the ankle, obviously caused by being crushed by the 100+ kg police motorcycle.
Although it wasn't very serious and didn't require surgery or pins, it needed a month of rest.
"Sorry, I caused you to be injured."
"No, no, no, it was my own carelessness."
After getting the cast, staying in the hospital for a night, and handling various procedures, another two hours passed. Soon, Wai Ying-chi's best friend arrived.
She complained to Gao Jin, while Wai Ying-chi pulled her friend: "Alright, alright, it was my own carelessness."
Since her friend had arrived to accompany her, Gao Jin left his phone number and left.
He hadn't been to the garment factory for four days, and there was still a pile of things to deal with.
After Gao Jin left, her friend changed her face: "Tell me quickly, do you like him!"
Wai Ying-chi shook her head hurriedly: "No way!"
Her friend said hurriedly: "Then give him to me. Don't you think he's handsome? And so many elderly people greeted him just now, which shows he's a good person, and he's rich... It's a pity he's a gangster."
Wai Ying-chi was speechless: "They washed their hands of it long ago. He's a good person."
Her friend laughed: "Still denying it, you definitely like him."
Wai Ying-chi was embarrassed: "............"
!.
After Ah Wah returned to the boxing gym, he ran non-stop to the "Social Welfare Department" to follow up on the approval process for the charity organization.
This time,
It went very smoothly!
He only spent one morning, and the entire approval process reached the final review stage.
Then he met the director of the Social Welfare Department—the ghost Bond.
This ghost director had received Guan Zu's money last time... no, he had won 500,000 in horse racing, and now he was very enthusiastic about Guan Zu, shaking Ah Wah's hand:
"Welcome to the ranks of charity, adding bricks and tiles to Hong Kong's charity cause. With your joining, I believe Hong Kong's charity cause will definitely flourish even more!"
Ah Wah flattered him: "Director, you are too kind. We are also very happy to have this opportunity to contribute to Hong Kong's charity cause. Brother Zu has mentioned your name and your great contributions to charity many times before... You are our idol!"
The ghost director laughed loudly: "You flatter me. I have been watching what you have been doing in Causeway Bay. It's very good and worthy of praise!"
A round of commercial mutual flattery......
Soon,
Ah Wah bid farewell to the ghost director and then returned to Causeway Bay with all the documents.
Up to this point,
The "Five-Star Charity Foundation" was officially and legally established!
For the office location, they chose the office building next to the boxing gym.
Then they held a small "opening ceremony" with flowers, ribbon-cutting, lion dancing, and invited citizens to come...
Guan Zu was in a great mood!
From this day on,
Guan Zu had the legal qualification to receive donations and could legally fund all charity causes.
He no longer needed to donate money to the Red Cross or the Po Leung Kuk.
He only needed to donate to his own Five-Star Charity Foundation.
And,
More importantly!
From now on, Guan Zu had a reason to officially intervene in the territories of other gangs!
"I want to send my underlings out!"
"I want my underlings to go to other people's territories to do good deeds!"
"I want to brush the support rate of other people's territories to the max!"
As for whether the local gangs would be unhappy? If you're unhappy, what does it have to do with me!
You're a gang, and you're fighting with my charity organization? You're courting death!
I, Guan Zu, have charity in my left hand and power in my right, and I'll beat you into panda eyes with both fists!
"Hmm... let's start by brushing the territories of those two old guys, Hung Lok's Piu Gor and Cheung Yee's Old Pan!"
"Anyway, they are old guys and easy to bully!"
"Jejeje~~~"
Everyone around: "............"
They shivered.
What bad idea is Brother Zu thinking of again?
After the opening ceremony,
The first board meeting of the Five-Star Charity Foundation was officially held.
Guan Zu, Ah Wah, Gao Jin, Su Jianqiu, Chan Yongren, Wu Ying, Gao Qiu, Ah Sing... everyone was a board member.
The meeting officially began!
Gao Jin also had to rush back from the New Territories to attend this meeting.
However, during the meeting, everyone discovered—one person was missing!
"Where is Gao Qiu?"
"Why hasn't he come yet?"
"He was still there during the ribbon-cutting."
Guan Zu instructed: "Ah Wah, call Gao Qiu and ask where he is. This is the first board meeting and has commemorative value."
Ah Wah nodded: "Okay, Brother Zu."
He immediately dialed the number.
At this moment,
Gao Qiu was hiding in a corner of the street in Causeway Bay, talking on the phone with his superior, Liu Dingguang.
Just a moment ago, when the Five-Star Charity Foundation was established and Guan Zu announced that he had a seat on the board, Gao Qiu completely broke down.
During these days of being an undercover agent in Causeway Bay, although Gao Qiu was very busy, he lived a very fulfilling life.
There was no backstabbing here...
There were many brothers...
The superior trusted him, the subordinates supported him, and the brothers treated him sincerely...
Chan Yongren's marriage, Ah Wah's marriage, and Su Jianqiu's good news...
Brother Zu and Ah Wah's trust in him, Wu Ying's concern for him...
The praise and support from the neighbors...
The sincere love and respect from his subordinates...
Causeway Bay was very, very good, so good that he couldn't count the reasons.
He had even forgotten that he was an informant and had truly integrated into Causeway Bay.
And just now, when Guan Zu announced that he was a board member, Gao Qiu suddenly woke up—he was an informant!
An undercover agent!
A double-crosser!
At that moment, his back was soaked in cold sweat, and he trembled.
Looking at Guan Zu's sincere eyes and the enthusiastic smiles of many brothers.
Gao Qiu knew that he had to make a choice.
Either leave!
Or surrender!
If he continued to deceive them like this, how could he be worthy of the trust and friendship of Brother Zu and the others?
Could his conscience bear it?
So, he called his former superior, Liu Dingguang.
Liu Dingguang answered the phone: "Hello? Ah Qiu? What's wrong?"
Gao Qiu hadn't called Liu Dingguang for two months. This call gave Liu Dingguang a bad premonition.
Could it be that Gao Qiu was in trouble?
Liu Dingguang asked hurriedly: "Are you okay? Where are you? Are you injured? Are you exposed?"
"I'm fine, it's just... I want to..."
"As long as you're fine."
"Brother Guang, I want to... stop being an informant..."
"Ah? What's going on?"
"I feel uncomfortable now. They treat me too well..." Gao Qiu said, unable to stop the blockage in his chest.
He was a man who valued loyalty. Last time, he betrayed his brothers, which made him sad for a long time, and he finally resigned from the police force. Now he had met better bosses and brothers, which made him feel even worse.
Liu Dingguang listened quietly to Gao Qiu's confession on the other end of the phone without interrupting.
"I have integrated into them, I identify with what they are doing, and they treat me very well... I don't want to betray them."
"Today, Brother Zu's charity foundation was established, and I am a board member, a core member..."
"So..."
Liu Dingguang finally spoke.
"You don't want to be an informant? I support you..."
"Ah?" Gao Qiu was stunned.
"Hahaha~~ What kind of person do you think I, Liu Dingguang, am?" Liu Dingguang laughed on the other end of the phone. "Although I, Liu Dingguang, want to climb up, I can't wait to overthrow my superior, and I can't wait to hold my head high in front of that guy surnamed Wu. But would I bet your future on that?"
"Since you think Guan Zu and the others are good, and you feel you must make a choice, then do what you want to do. Don't worry about me. Do you think I, Liu Dingguang, am lacking your bit of credit?"
Gao Qiu nodded: "Thank you."
Liu Dingguang asked: "Then are you going to confess to them?"
Gao Qiu nodded: "Yes... although I don't know what the result will be, based on my understanding of Brother Zu and the others, they won't kill me!"
Liu Dingguang was silent for a moment: "No, you have to wait for me first. I'll come over to guard you. If something really happens, I can save you in time."
Gao Qiu shook his head: "No need, I trust Brother Zu and the others!"
After speaking,
Gao Qiu hung up the phone.
At this moment, he felt a sense of relief in his chest, and all the gloom was swept away.
Now, I'm going to surrender!
"Ring ring ring~~~"
Ah Wah called.
"Hello, Ah Qiu, what's going on? I've called you several times and couldn't get through. We're having a board meeting now, come back quickly."
"Sorry, Brother Wah, I'll be back now, 10 minutes."
After Gao Qiu hung up the phone, he strode back to the charity foundation office building.
Just then,
Suddenly,
From a street corner 10 meters away, came the scolding of a mother and the crying of a child.
"Let you tear up your homework, let you tear up your homework!"
Whip crack crack crack~~~
"Wuwuwu~~~ I won't do it again, I won't do it again~~~"
Gao Qiu saw a mother scolding while holding a bamboo whip, constantly whipping the child's butt. The child kept crying and hiding.
Gao Qiu's eyes lit up, and he walked over quickly.
"Madam, stop hitting! You'll hurt the child!"
The child's eyes lit up, the savior has arrived!
"Uncle Gao, you are such a good person!"
The mother saw it was Gao Qiu and said hurriedly: "Brother Qiu... you don't know how annoying this kid is. The teacher called today and said the homework was 10 pages in total, why are 8 pages missing? This kid must have torn them up."
Gao Qiu took the bamboo whip calmly: "This bamboo whip is too painful. You should use a stick to hit his butt... You're right, tearing up homework must be taught a lesson!"
Child: "???"
He was dumbfounded.
No, aren't you here to mediate?
Bad uncle!
The mother was still thinking about whether the whip or the stick was better, caught in a dilemma.
And Gao Qiu?
He had already run away with the bamboo whip.
What mediation?
I'm not here to mediate!
I want your bamboo whip!
I want to go to Brother Zu and confess my sins!
(Su Jianqiu laughed: You only have one, that's not enough sincerity!)
The God of Gamblers plot won't be written into *Saint of Gamblers* because the power systems are incompatible.
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