Chapter 169: The Most Handsome Guy! (Please Subscribe)

A year ago, in a certain public housing estate area in Ciyunshan, an extremely sensational event occurred.

The newly emerged fighting star of Hong Kong, Datou, who placed third in the just-concluded Infinite Fighting Tournament, knelt straight and stiff at the entrance of a public housing unit for eight hours.

Only then did the nearby residents realize that Datou had actually come from their neighborhood.

Old neighbors revealed that Datou had gone out to wander the underworld at fifteen or sixteen, and once he left, he was gone for over a decade.

His parents had long since declared that they had severed all family ties with him!

This time, Datou's "return in glory" was clearly intended to mend the blood ties that had been broken for many years.

Unfortunately, his parents' attitude was resolute, so he could only kneel at the door of his home to beg for forgiveness.

Fortunately, Datou's bruised and battered, teetering appearance was truly "miserable."

With the old neighbors and residents helping to plead his case, Datou's parents reluctantly re-accepted this son.

Then, the whole family happily moved into a new home, making the surrounding neighbors incredibly envious.

"I said long ago that the kid Datou would eventually amount to something, and now, as expected, it's come true!"

"I said the same, but nobody believed me. Now Datou is truly successful; tsk tsk, I heard he bought two thousand-square-foot luxury homes outright for his parents and siblings to live in!"

"Is being a fighting star that profitable? Two thousand-square-foot luxury homes, that must be at least over three million, right?"

"I heard the prize money for third place alone was a million, plus all sorts of other income. Haven't you seen the sportswear with Datou's portrait printed on the back?"

"I've seen it, and I've seen quite a lot of it!"

"Do you know how much Datou gets as a cut for one set of sportswear? Fifty!"

"That much? If they sell ten thousand sets, wouldn't that be five hundred thousand in earnings?"

"Heh, I heard the Hung Hing underlings alone bought over thirty thousand sets. How much is that?"

"One point five million? That's too exaggerated! No wonder he has the money to buy luxury homes!"

"If I had known, I should have just let my kid follow Datou; at least it would be better than the current situation!"

"Heh, who was it that said back then that Datou wasn't learning anything good and wouldn't have a good ending?"

"That was just because I didn't know Datou had a talent for fighting. No wonder he was so fierce when he fought as a kid!"

"It's a pity my own good-for-nothing son has already joined Cheung Lok. What a short-sighted guy!"

"……"

This is reality; once you succeed, everything about you is good.

Datou joined a triad before he even finished middle school, and he and his family had been gossiped about by neighbors more times than they could count; he was likely the negative example of that entire public housing area.

That's why they say, following the right Big Brother is very important!

With Datou's physical talent, he probably made a name for himself by the time he was nineteen or twenty.

But with no money in his pockets, he didn't have the face to go home and reconcile with his parents.

Even when he helped Dalao B plant his flag in Causeway Bay, he didn't get many benefits.

If he couldn't return in glory and bring earth-shaking changes to the lives of his parents and family, why go back and make them worry?

In the movie, after Datou finished his "advanced studies" in Stanley Prison, he basically lived alone.

He didn't just pop out of a crack in a rock; how could he have no family or friends?

The only possibility is that he had long since severed ties with his family, and before he made a name for himself, he had no face to go back and mend relations with his parents.

Taking Sha Qiang as a comparison, there is absolutely no comparison to be made.

As Jing Kun's Head Horse, Sha Qiang had a car, a house, and could be a "groom" every single day.

Even if he had family, they were likely already well taken care of.

Sha Qiang could manage too many things, from Qiankun Film and Television Company to all the nightclubs in their territory.

Just by pulling a few strings, the profits were quite staggering.

Datou had always been managing a boxing gym; what did he have to compare with?

In the same situation were Shanjie and Datian Er!

After these two guys became Hung Hing Hall Masters, one never saw them having any contact with their families either.

The impression they gave the audience was that they were cold-hearted guys.

This time, through the Infinite Fighting Tournament, Datou directly became a household name in Hong Kong as a fighting star; he had truly made a name for himself.

If nothing else, the huge profit of over five million in his hands was enough to give him the confidence to find his parents and reconcile.

The result was naturally happy for everyone; his parents and siblings moved into thousand-square-foot luxury homes and began the wonderful life they never dared to imagine before.

Datou himself also became a dazzling calling card for Hung Hing.

Now, if Dalao B wanted to use Datou like a rag again, it was no longer possible.

Even if he wanted to continue suppressing him, the many Hung Hing Big Brothers would not agree.

Human hearts are made of flesh; it wasn't that Datou didn't know about certain things, he just didn't want to dwell on them.

In fact, after the Infinite Fighting Tournament ended, he knew about Dalao B's shady maneuvers.

To say his mood wasn't affected at all would mean he wasn't a normal person, but someone with a brain problem.

He just didn't say anything and acted as if the matter didn't exist.

Anyway, he was now rich and famous, and he was in charge of a place like a boxing gym; as long as he didn't take the initiative to get involved in the triad's underworld affairs in the future, Dalao B couldn't do anything to him.

Unexpectedly, news soon spread that the Dragon Head Jiang Tiansheng wanted to promote him to a Red Pole of the triad.

Datou was quite confused and didn't know what this was all about.

"What else could it be about?"

Zhang Yong now had a good relationship with Datou; after being discharged from the hospital, he would come over to sit with Datou from time to time. Hearing Datou voice his confusion, he couldn't help but sneer: "Because of this, Jiang Tiansheng was mocked by Jiang Tianyang, and he was so embarrassed!"

Then, he recounted the argument that happened between Jiang Tianyang and Jiang Tiansheng on the day of the Infinite Fighting Tournament finals, word for word and in great detail.

"You didn't see it; Jiang Tiansheng was so embarrassed at the time, his face even changed color!"

Ignoring Datou's shock, Zhang Yong shook his head and tutted, "I don't know what your Big Brother is thinking, not moving quickly to remedy this at a time like this!"

"Once you are promoted to a Red Pole of the society, he won't have the chance to make you do his dirty work in the future!"

Datou was speechless; what could he say? He couldn't exactly say that his Big Brother had other considerations, could he?

"Forget it, let's not talk about this frustrating nonsense!"

Zhang Yong waved his hand and smiled, "Anyway, your current situation is good, and it's unlikely you'll participate in society infighting in the future. If a society calling card like you met with an accident, it would be too great a loss for Hung Hing!"

Datou was so flattered he felt a bit embarrassed, and he felt a bit more goodwill toward Zhang Yong in his heart.

Who would have thought that Dalao B would turn around and find him to have a good heart-to-heart talk.

In any case, the meaning was that I think highly of you, and I have thought highly of you since you first joined the society.

You are the Head Horse I brought up with my own hands, and I have been quite decent to you; if Jiang Tiansheng really wants to promote you to a Red Pole of the society, then congratulations to you.

Originally, according to my intentions, I wanted to wait until the time was ripe for you to be promoted along with the other two veteran Four-Nines; I have always kept you in my heart.

Once your injuries are fully healed, I will hold a celebration for you.

At that time, I will invite the other District Leaders and even Mr. Jiang!

Look, I'm decent to you, right!

What else could Datou say? He could only honestly indicate that Big Brother shouldn't overthink it.

Who knew if the matter of being promoted to a Red Pole of the society would even happen?

Then, on the day before the New Year, Jiang Tiansheng gathered all the District Leaders to witness Datou's promotion ceremony to Red Pole of the society in front of the Guan Gong statue at the main hall.

The expressions of all the District Leaders were very calm, and Dalao B was no exception.

This guy's reaction was too calm, which didn't give a very good feeling.

Perhaps, with Datou becoming a Red Pole of the society, this guy might even have secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, given the mindset Dalao B displayed, not wanting to relinquish power, he really didn't know how to arrange Datou, so it was better to just keep him out of sight and out of mind.

As for fighters, the talent Chen Haonan displayed didn't seem to be beneath Datou's.

And Chen Haonan was easier to fool, so who knows?

After Datou was officially promoted, Jiang Tiansheng stated directly: "From now on, the society's largest boxing gym will be handed over to Datou to manage, specifically to help the society train fighters!"

Speaking of this, he smiled and encouraged: "If you can train a few more contestants with the strength to enter the main tournament of the Infinite Fighting Tournament, that would be even better!"

The District Leaders present offered their congratulations to Datou one after another, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Jiang Tiansheng's approach was not unexpected; this was to completely turn Datou into a calling card for Hung Hing.

Stationed at the boxing gym, it was basically unlikely for him to participate in society activities, which could be considered a good thing.

Even someone as strong as Taizi, when surrounded and attacked by a group of knife-wielders, still ended up seriously injured and hospitalized.

If Datou were still participating in society infighting, he might just be targeted and taken out.

The current Hung Hing is thriving and simply does not need to set up targets to attract the attention of other societies.

"Work hard, Datou!"

Taizi smiled and said, "The fighters under me will definitely come over to spar from time to time; you must not show mercy, and when it's time to toughen them up, don't hold back!"

Upon hearing this, Datou's face immediately turned bitter.

The strength of the fighters trained by Taizi was not just talk.

Even if he was confident he could win, if Taizi's fighters came too frequently, he would feel overwhelmed; this was making things difficult for him.

"And the fighters under me, they really want to see what you're capable of, Datou!"

Wu Feng joined in the teasing; of course, what he said wasn't false either.

In the first Infinite Fighting Tournament, most of the elite fighters under him with decent strength were arranged by him as snipers, and they were all biting into hard bones.

Otherwise, how could nearly ten of them have been injured and hospitalized?

Among them, the number of fighters responsible for sniping Datou was the smallest, only one or two.

The rest of the elite fighters, seeing Datou's infinite glory, were naturally very unconvinced in their hearts.

If they didn't have a good fight, it would probably be hard for them to clear their minds.

Hearing Wu Feng's words, Datou's face became even more bitter.

"Haha, none of you should tease Datou anymore!"

Jiang Tiansheng stepped out at this moment to smooth things over: "Tomorrow is the New Year, let me wish everyone a Happy New Year first!"

"Datou, you don't need to worry either; it won't be too late to go to the boxing gym to take charge after your body has recovered!"

(End of this chapter)