Chapter 229: New Territories King Zhang Renlong

"Sir! Your chips!"

Li Xin glanced at the chips the waiter had brought over, and raised an eyebrow at the young man.

Full of provocation!

The young man's chest heaved with anger from Li Xin's gesture, his fury blazing.

He yanked off his tie and shouted, "Waiter! Open a bottle of red wine."

Li Xin ignored him, instead picking up his glass and drinking to himself, occasionally throwing out chips—basically losing little and winning much.

Not long after, the young man, secretly competing with him, had lost all his chips!

The young man pulled out a checkbook from his pocket, filled in a number, and told the waiter, "Bring me five million chips."

Everyone at the table, including Li Xin, glanced at the young man.

Young people who can casually produce five million in cash to play with are rare even across Hong Kong, Macau, and the surrounding areas; those without hundreds of millions in assets dare not play like that.

The eldest old man at the table advised, "Young man, don't be so hot-headed! Just have fun, don't get carried away!"

Although the young man was still angry, his manners were impeccable; he nodded at the old man.

He said thank you: "Thanks! No problem! It's just small change."

After another glance at Li Xin, he continued, "Just to let those upstarts see—some people can crush them with money."

Li Xin laughed, clapped for him, and agreed, "You're right! I could crush you with money—how about raising the stakes to ten million, no limit?"

Hearing this, the young man's face turned livid, veins bulging on his forehead, his anger reaching its peak.

From birth to now, over twenty years! He's never suffered such injustice.

But he hadn't lost his reason; throwing a few hundred million into a single ten-million-no-limit hand was beyond what he could bear.

After the small disturbance, the game continued; Li Xin's chips before him grew more and more, looking like five or six million—more than enough for travel expenses!

Four of the older guys were worn out and left; their bodies couldn't take it.

Four remained at the table: two middle-aged men plus Li Xin and the two young men.

A Bu came over to find him, saw the chips on his table, glanced at Tian Shou, and asked, "How many do you have left?"

"Two thousand!"

Tian Shou showed the two chips in his hand, then turned to look at Li Xin's chips, and directly put his two chips into A Bu's pocket.

"Here you go!"

"All right! When we get to Gangdao, I'll take you to eat something good—Brother Qiang's cooking is great!"

A Bu said to Tian Shou.

The two of them were not far away, watching Li Xin win money; to A Bu, this scene was too exciting!

At times, a single hand could be worth several hundred thousand!

After two hours, the young man was sweating on his forehead; he'd lost over six million today, which wasn't a lot for his family.

But for himself, it had already hurt his bones and tendons!

Glaring with bloodshot eyes at his cards, he gritted his teeth and pushed all his remaining chips forward.

He shouted, "All-in!"

The two middle-aged men folded immediately; seeing the kid's state, they knew his hole cards couldn't be small.

No need to call!

Li Xin glanced at the board: the opponent had a pair of queens with a nine and an ace.

His hand was the three, four, five, and seven of clubs, with the six of clubs as his hole card.

He picked up the hole card and tossed it to the young man, smiling, "Little bro, go play with it!" Then he got up, grabbed his clothes, and left.

The young man picked up Li Xin's hole card, glanced at it, and his face turned deathly pale.

It seemed the opponent had left him an out, not going for the kill; looking at Li Xin's back, he asked, "Friend! Leave your name."

"Li Xin!"

Li Xin turned back, waved at him, and took A Bu and himself back to the room.

The two middle-aged men at the table, hearing that name, exchanged a glance.

They said at the same time, "Li Xin of the Red Signal Group?"

The young man looked at the two and asked, "Do you know him?"

One of them explained, "In Gangdao, the name Li Xin is famous for only one person: the boss of the Red Signal Group, Li Xin."

"This guy's not to be messed with; today he even left you an out—forget today's business quickly, or it'll go badly for you."

He leaned close to the young man's ear and whispered, "He's not just a Xi Gong councilor—he's also the Second Route Marshal of Prosperity; you can't afford to provoke him!"

After hearing the two's introduction, the young man formed a rough impression of Li Xin.

He's a tough character!

The young man hurriedly thanked the middle-aged man: "Thanks for the advice, big brother! I'm fine—they left me an out; I'm not ungrateful, you can relax."

The young man's name is Zhang Shengliang; his father is the renowned New Territories King, Zhang Renlong.

The Zhang family's status in the New Territories is very prominent; Zhang Renlong, for his generosity, is deeply supported by the villagers.

Having been awarded the title of Justice of the Peace by the Hong Kong government, he is thus called the King of the New Territories.

The Zhang family wields great influence in real estate, construction, finance, and related industries.

The Zhang family's position in the New Territories stems from its strong economic power and social influence, as well as Zhang Renlong's superb political skill.

Zhang Shengliang had just returned from Maple Leaf Country; a classmate invited him to visit Wanwan, which is how he ended up on the same cruise ship as Li Xin back to Gangdao.

Back in his cabin, recalling his father's words, the Zhang family had already been kidnapped by underworld figures twice! They desperately needed allies.

This time he came back because his father intended to ally by marriage with the Xinji Xu family, hoping he would marry an Xu daughter to escape the underworld's threat.

Meeting Li Xin today opened another door for him—he wanted allies, but didn't necessarily need a marriage alliance; there were other ways!

The more he thought, the more reasonable it seemed; based on the recent contact, he believed Li Xin was a very good partner to work with, this guy is decent.

As the saying goes, at the gambling table there are no father-son relationships; even brothers must settle accounts clearly.

Even though Li Xin didn't know him, he still gave him a way out; this proves the person's character is reliable and he would never stab an ally in the back.

Gamblers are very confident in themselves!

Zhang Shengliang didn't sleep well all night; as soon as the cruise ship docked, he immediately took a car home.

After getting off the car, he hurriedly found his father, the New Territories King Zhang Renlong.

"Dad! Do you know this person Li Xin from the Red Signal Group?"

Zhang Renlong frowned and said, "A Liang! You've been taught etiquette since childhood—how can you be so lacking in scheming?"

"The Zhang family has been a prominent clan for hundreds of years; no matter when, we must observe propriety!"

This isn't just Zhang Renlong boasting; the history of the Zhang family in Gangdao's New Territories can be traced back to the early Ming dynasty.

During the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, the Zhang clan's ancestors had already arrived in the Shen Cheng River Valley.

In the mid-Ming period, the scholar Zhang Siyue settled in Shen Cheng, in the village of Luohu West on the north bank of the river.

At that time, the Zhang family owned vast tracts of forest and farmland on both banks of the Shen Cheng River, and even during the Republican era they often sent carriages to collect rent in the New Territories.

In the early Republican era, Zhang Siyue's descendant, the TCM practitioner Zhang Zhixing, crossed the Shen Cheng River and settled in Upper Water Township in the New Territories on the south bank of the river.

They established the Knowledge Trade Firm, dealing in grain, oil, and general merchandise, becoming a well-known wealthy merchant in the New Territories.

The Zhang family has indeed been passed down for hundreds of years; to say they are an enduring household is no exaggeration!