Chapter 364: Earning Twenty Million

He Yuzhu arrived at a remote shore in Deep Water Bay and released Lv Le from the space.

Lv Le slowly regained consciousness, and upon opening his eyes, he saw He Yuzhu looking down at him with a smile.

He was startled at first, then suddenly lunged up, wanting to throw himself at He Yuzhu's legs.

But he was kicked down onto the sandy beach by He Yuzhu, landing face-first in the mud.

Lv Le was unwilling to give up; he struggled to climb up several times to fight He Yuzhu to the death, but the disparity in their combat strength was too vast. He used every ounce of his strength, yet each time he was casually kicked over onto the ground by He Yuzhu.

After a few times, he finally recognized the reality, lying limp on the beach panting heavily, and said, "Brother, I am completely defeated... I will give you money, you name a price!"

"I am not short of money," He Yuzhu squatted down, his eyes carrying a hint of playfulness, "but I am quite curious about you. I once divined your fortune; if it weren't for your designs on my sister, you would have a very good future. In a few years, you would be wealthy enough to rival a nation, and you would be able to control the Hong Kong underworld for twenty years... and you would have a long life... what a pity!"

Lv Le struggled to prop himself up and said, "I believe in Buddha, but I am not superstitious. Stop spouting that nonsense I don't understand. You are one of Zhao Ying's people, right? I have gone missing, and her Eastern Shipping Company will definitely be implicated. If you let me go, I will not only give you money, but I will also guarantee that her company will be safe and sound from now on."

He Yuzhu shook his head: "Everything you can guarantee, I can also do. So what now?"

Lv Le turned his head away: "Then we have nothing to trade. If you want to kill me, then kill me, give me a quick death!"

He Yuzhu suddenly leaped up and pressed him into the seawater.

Lv Le struggled desperately until his limbs were convulsing, and only then did He Yuzhu pull him out.

After repeating this a few times, Lv Le lost control of his bowels and was shaking like a sieve.

He Yuzhu squatted in front of him and said in a sinister voice: "You are already in my hands, yet you are still acting tough with me!"

"I-I'm sorry... whatever you ask, I will tell you truthfully!"

"You should have done that long ago." He Yuzhu patted his head, "I just want to ask, how do you extort bribes from others?"

Lv Le's bit of backbone had long since dissipated.

He lay prostrate on the beach, kowtowing incessantly: "It is my fault for laying hands on Miss Zhao! I deserve to die..."

"Is that what I asked?" He Yuzhu kicked him.

Lv Le shuddered and said in a trembling voice: "I... I don't have any particular method. If I have to say, it's just having a thick skin. Whatever desires I have, I state them directly... I don't really care whether the other party gives it or not."

He Yuzhu laughed out loud: "You really are a talent. Asking for things right to someone's face, do you know how much psychological burden that puts on others?"

Lv Le said in a low voice: "Brother, I really didn't think that much... I haven't read many books."

"What were you thinking, still wanting to target Zhao Ying?" He Yuzhu asked.

"I'm sorry, I was momentarily blinded by greed. I heard she wasn't married, so I wanted to take her as a concubine. I... I will soon be a Chief Inspector, I didn't mean to toy with her..."

He Yuzhu stopped smiling and said: "There is nothing left on you that interests me. Help me write a few letters..."

Several days later, Yantianzi Island.

The sea breeze, carrying a salty and damp scent, swept across the beach. Ge Laoda of the 14K and Xiang Qian, the boss of the Yi'an Gang, sat face to face, the atmosphere somewhat stifling.

Xiang Qian spoke first: "General Ge, those five men of yours really weren't done by my side! I think you are playing dumb while knowing the truth... you just want to eliminate us. Hong Kong is not the sole domain of your 14K; we also need to survive..."

Ge Laoda laughed loudly: "Then why did A Long write the character 'Righteousness' before he died?"

"Who doesn't know that Inspector Lv Le is a man of the Fuyixing? He wishes for us to fight until both sides are wounded. Doesn't the name Fuyixing itself contain the character 'Righteousness'?"

"Then why didn't he write the character 'Fortune'?"

"He was about to breathe his last, where would he have the strength to write such a complex character? Besides, it's not even certain if A Long knew how to write the character 'Fortune'!"

Ge Laoda said with a gloomy face: "How about this, let's not talk about who is right or wrong anymore. You give me all the mahjong parlors in the Yau Ma Tei area, and this matter will be considered settled!"

"You are asking for the moon, this condition is non-negotiable!" Xiang Qian flatly refused.

"Since it's non-negotiable, then we'll see who has the better skills!"

"Who's afraid of whom!" Xiang Qian flicked his sleeves and left.

Not long after, the two sides confronted each other on the beach, swords drawn and bows bent, ready to explode at any moment.

Just then, a small boat hurriedly approached the shore.

A 14K thug ran over in a rush and handed a letter to Ge Laoda.

After reading the letter, Ge Laoda looked at Xiang Qian in disbelief. He stuffed the letter and the attached photos back into the messenger's hand.

"Show it to him!" Ge Laoda pointed at Xiang Qian.

After reading it, Xiang Qian also displayed an expression of disbelief.

Ge Laoda had also suffered heavy losses these past few days. When he learned for certain that the Fuyixing gang was instigating things from behind the scenes, he was also furious. "Brother Xiang, since it is the Fuyixing playing tricks behind our backs... why don't we temporarily call a truce and unite against the enemy, how about that?"

"I have no objections," Xiang Qian replied in a deep voice.

Over the next few days, the 14K and the Yi'an Gang joined forces to besiege the Fuyixing gang.

Casinos under the Fuyixing were burned, brothels were destroyed, and their drug trafficking networks were also hijacked by other gangs.

Even the British Police Force was helpless; as they pressed down one gourd, another popped up, and the situation completely spiraled out of control.

Chinese Chief Inspector Liu Fu also had no choice but to resign from his post.

Jin Hai, meanwhile, took advantage of the chaos to advance triumphantly, continuously expanding his territory.

After He Yuzhu pried open Lv Le's mouth, he found the place where he hid his money—a three-story old tenement building not far from the Police Department.

Pushing the door open to enter, the room was exceptionally cramped.

He Yuzhu activated Scanning and discovered that there were hidden compartments behind several walls.

After finding the secret door and opening it, inside were neatly stacked countless small suitcases.

What was inside the cases was not new banknotes, but old Hong Kong Dollars of various denominations that had clearly been used.

He Yuzhu could not help but admire this man's caution.

After a simple estimation, it actually exceeded twenty million.

In the early fifties in Hong Kong, this sum of money was a huge fortune.

He Yuzhu returned to the Ai Du Building, where Zhang Shuying had already prepared a meal and was waiting for him.

"Being so virtuous, I am almost tempted to forget my home," He Yuzhu hugged her from behind and said with a smile.

"Don't try to sweet-talk me. Where did you go? Why didn't you take me with you?" Zhang Shuying's tone carried a hint of complaint.

"Zhao Ying heard I went busking with you, felt sorry for me, and gave me a share of the profits."

Zhang Shuying opened the suitcase, saw it was full of hundred-dollar Hong Kong Dollar bills, her eyes lit up, and she tossed the money inside into the air, "We're rich! We're rich!"

"You've never seen the world," He Yuzhu handed over a bankbook, "This is five hundred thousand Hong Kong Dollars for you. You can use it to buy a house, buy a shop..."

Zhang Shuying snatched the bankbook, counted the zeros for a long time, then gave him a fierce kiss, "From now on, I will definitely serve you well!" But then her voice dropped, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes, "Are... are you leaving?"

He Yuzhu wiped away her tears and said, "Not that fast. My business isn't finished yet."

Just then, a knock on the door rang out suddenly. He Yuzhu opened the door and, seeing it was Zhao Ying's assistant Xiao Qi, immediately asked, "Did something happen to Zhao Ying?"

Xiao Qi nodded, "She was taken away by people from the Royal Police Force!"