Chapter 239

Wu Feng really did think it was a bit strange!

Since joining the society, he had actually participated in very few society struggles.

The biggest one was the time he took down Garden Street and Tongcai Street.

But these two streets were not red-light districts in the traditional sense, and the society forces that reigned supreme there were naturally quite mediocre, so he solved them easily.

As for later driving away Ben Shu of Dongxing, that was in coordination with Jing Kun's actions, and the one dispatched was his subordinate Red Pole Zhang Yong; Wu Feng hadn't personally taken the field.

In other words, Wu Feng had yet to witness a grand scene of a thousand-man "Shaima" (show of force)!

This time, however, he had the opportunity to witness it.

Just now, his subordinate Straw Sandal Li Xin called him to tell him a piece of explosive news: Dongxing and Wo Shing were going to have a massive show of force in Portland Street tonight!

What kind of place was Portland Street?

It was the core commercial district of Mong Kok, the most prosperous street, bar none.

He didn't ask for details, instead taking a car directly back to the Shanghai Street Tuodi to take command.

As soon as the car entered the Shanghai Street territory, he saw many Four-Nine underlings wandering around the street.

Clearly, this massive show of force between Dongxing and Wo Shing had stirred up the brothers.

It was easy to understand; only a chaotic situation was the best opportunity for the brothers to rise up.

As long as one performed well in the chaos, their status in the hall would naturally skyrocket.

Conversely, society Big Brothers actually didn't like chaotic situations; they preferred a stable environment.

For example, the show of force between Dongxing and Wo Shing tonight—the appearance fee alone was hundreds of thousands!

Once a fight broke out, not to mention the Big Brothers being invited to the police station for tea, the various expenses alone would add up to millions before they could stop.

Settlement fees, medical expenses, bail fees, and other costs—in short, it was burning money.

Although society Big Brothers had money, they couldn't withstand such tossing!

If the matter wasn't resolved, they would likely have to have a few more massive shows of force, and the Hong Kong dollars would be scattered like flowing water; just thinking about it made one's heart ache.

"What exactly is going on?"

Upon arriving at the Tuodi and seeing the Straw Sandal Li Xin who had been waiting for a long time, Wu Feng asked directly.

"I don't know the specific situation either!"

Li Xin shook his head, "I only know that the Dongxing Mong Kok Hall Master, along with Ben Shu who is holed up in Causeway Bay, plus a Golden Hair Tiger Shamu, for some unknown reason, started causing trouble with the Wo Shing Mong Kok Hall Master Long Gen!"

"Oh, so has Dongxing targeted Wo Shing's Shanghai Street territory?"

Wu Feng chuckled, "Nothing has happened there yet, has it?"

"How could that be?"

Li Xin sneered, "Those guys from Dongxing wouldn't dare to act recklessly here on Shanghai Street!"

"They went directly for Long Gen; Wo Shing's territory on Shanghai Street is still perfectly fine!"

"They know their place, then!"

Wu Feng leaned back in his boss chair, his tone relaxed, "It seems there is a conflict between Dongxing and Wo Shing that we aren't aware of!"

He did have some guesses in his heart, but he wasn't sure if that was the case.

After all, to be able to escalate to the point of a thousand-man show of force, the conflict of interest couldn't be trivial; otherwise, those Dongxing figures wouldn't be doing a losing business.

One had to know that the Dongxing Mong Kok Hall Master was Wu Feng's cousin.

Ever since the two parted ways, his cousin had always been "crossing the river by feeling the stones" after Wu Feng. He imitated almost everything Wu Feng did and had managed the Mong Kok territory quite impressively.

For some reason, his cousin seemed to have grown rapidly, becoming a deep-thinking society Big Brother, and was a presence with considerable strength even within Dongxing.

Because he imitated Wu Feng effectively, the nightclub business in his territory was quite booming, he had over 1,200 underlings, and his style of conduct was quite steady.

If it weren't for the attraction of huge profits, his cousin probably wouldn't have been easily tempted, let alone resort to such drastic measures.

As for Dongxing's Ben Shu and Golden Hair Tiger Shamu, they were both cunning old veterans of the underworld.

Especially Ben Shu, who was almost suppressing the Hongxing Causeway Bay Spokesperson Dalao B in Causeway Bay and living quite comfortably; if there was nothing going on, he definitely wouldn't dare to cross the sea to Mong Kok to look for trouble.

Hongxing Mong Kok Hall Master Jing Kun would definitely not sit idly by.

Just then, an underling guarding the Tuodi entrance called: "Kun Ge is here!"

It really was a case of "speak of the devil."

"Haha, Feng Zai, you've heard the news too!"

Before he even entered the door, Jing Kun's signature raspy voice came through.

"With such a big event, if I didn't hear the news immediately, that would be the real trouble!"

Wu Feng laughed and stood up to welcome him at the door.

"Hey, the Mong Kok underworld hasn't been this lively in a long time!"

Jing Kun strode in, the rogue and evil aura on him having diminished quite a bit; he looked no different from a normal Hong Kong businessman.

Guided by Wu Feng, the two sat down directly on the sofa in the reception area.

Before his trusted underlings could bring drinks, this guy dropped a bombshell: "Before I came, Wo Shing's Long Gen already reached out, wanting to ask me to step in as a peacemaker!"

"Oh, and what does Kun Ge think?"

Wu Feng asked curiously, "This peacemaker role isn't easy to play!"

"I don't have any thoughts on it!"

Jing Kun sneered, "It would be best if these two families fought; wouldn't it be great if I sat back and reaped the benefits?"

"Haha, Kun Ge is indeed Kun Ge!"

Wu Feng laughed, "With such a massive underworld event, I'd really like to see it for myself!"

"It's just unclear whether Long Gen can withstand the pressure from Dongxing?"

"Heh, you kid still underestimate Wo Shing too much!"

Jing Kun had a different view and sneered, "Wo Shing's Deng Bo won't just sit by and watch!"

"If Long Gen can't hold up this time, I'm afraid Wo Shing's power in Mong Kok will be wiped out. How could Deng Bo agree to that?"

Speaking of this, he chuckled, "Besides, Long Gen isn't that easy to deal with!"

"This guy has been quite successful in running a film company, and later, for some reason, he started a business smuggling goods by sea; his influence and manpower are quite strong!"

"It's said that this guy has united several hall masters within Wo Shing, and his strength cannot be underestimated!"

"If they really start fighting, it won't be that easy for Dongxing to succeed!"

As the saying goes, snakes have snake paths and rats have rat routes; it was hard to hide the fact that Wo Shing Mong Kok Hall Master Long Gen was involved in the sea smuggling business from the society Big Brothers in Hong Kong.

Sure enough, Jing Kun casually revealed Long Gen's background, clearly having spent no small amount of effort investigating in private.

Why else would they say that there isn't a single person who can become a top-tier society hall master who is simple?

It was only because Wu Feng and Jiang Tiansheng acted secretly; otherwise, they would have probably been exposed too.

Jing Kun didn't know that the reason Wo Shing Mong Kok Hall Master Long Gen was able to successfully run the sea smuggling business was actually due to Wu Feng's instigation and Jiang Tiansheng's secret support.

If he knew, he would probably be jealous.

The profits from the sea smuggling business were staggering; as long as it could run steadily, earning tens of millions a year was easy.

Of course, at this time, Jing Kun might not necessarily look down on such a business.

Under his management, Qiankun Film Company had already squeezed into the ranks of Hong Kong's top-tier film companies.

With the backing of Fengrui Film and Television and Yindu Institution, Qiankun Film's box office revenue was not low.

Especially its signature underworld series movies, which not only had impressive box office results but also sold copyrights to Europe and America.

Added to the film and television copyright fees from Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea, the income was quite considerable.

In a year, he could easily earn five.

Moreover, this was legitimate income, plus the earnings from filming "blue" movies, as well as the gray income from the society, making the total annual revenue easily exceed one hundred million.

Jing Kun also leveraged his good relationship with Wu Feng to develop arcade games and game cartridges based on existing film and television copyrights, earning twenty to thirty million a year.

In particular, most of his income at this time was legitimate, which was a very rare thing.

Plus the high exposure in the film circle, he had already successfully mixed into the so-called upper-class circle.

The so-called upper-class circle was most wary of getting mixed up with society business.

Therefore, even if he knew that Long Gen's sea smuggling business was supported by Wu Feng and Jiang Tiansheng, he wouldn't necessarily get involved directly.

According to him, having finally mixed into high society, he certainly didn't want to be kicked out because of certain things.

"Then let's just watch the show!"

Wu Feng chuckled, "I'm quite looking forward to it; I haven't seen such a grand scene yet!"

"Heh, I like your schadenfreude attitude!"

Jing Kun laughed, "It's good that you have such thoughts; I was worried that you would be influenced and take the initiative to jump out and be a peacemaker!"

"Kun Ge, you're overthinking it!"

Wu Feng touched his nose embarrassedly, "For the time being, no one has come to ask me to be a peacemaker!"

"Hahaha..."

Jing Kun couldn't help but laugh out loud, as if he had gained some great advantage.

"What's so funny!"

Wu Feng didn't have any feelings of displeasure; he naturally didn't want to easily get his hands dirty with such matters.

"You kid, you've been in the underworld for too short a time!"

Jing Kun slowly stopped laughing and shook his head, "In other words, your underworld seniority or prestige isn't enough!"

"If you wait a few more years, I reckon someone will ask you to help be a peacemaker!"

"I don't have much interest in being a peacemaker!"

Wu Feng chuckled, "Could it be that having a bit more underworld prestige would allow me to earn more?"

"Hong Kong is a standard capitalist society; how much money you have is directly linked to how high your status is!"

The two chatted and laughed, and time flew by until night fell.

Shanghai Street was already shining with colorful neon lights, and the flow of people on the street had not only not decreased but showed signs of increasing.

However, the number of society scum in the crowd was much higher than usual.

Fortunately, the rules set by Wu Feng were strict; although these bottom-level society scum were wandering the streets, they didn't do anything bad.

It was just that, looking at their spirited demeanor, it was clear that their moods were all a bit agitated.

Jing Kun and Wu Feng had eaten a little, and they had already agreed to go see the massive show of force tonight together.

Clearly, there were definitely not a few underworld Big Brothers who had the same idea.

By eleven o'clock at night, Jing Kun and Wu Feng, surrounded by a large group of underlings, leisurely left the Shanghai Street Tuodi and took cars straight to Portland Street.

The motorcade consisting of dozens of vans was quite conspicuous.

Not only that, but many society scum were also rushing to Portland Street through other means.

"With such a big commotion, will it affect the business of the nightclubs on Portland Street?"

In the car, Wu Feng asked curiously, "If business is affected, how is it handled?"

"It's impossible for it to be affected!"

Jing Kun said directly, "It's already past midnight when the show of force happens; how many decent passersby are there at this time?"

"As for the nightclub business, what does it have to do with a show of force?"

"It's not like they're grabbing territory, sending brothers to cause trouble and make a scene!"

Wu Feng understood and continued to ask, "What if other societies take the opportunity to act?"

"Unless they can withstand the joint counterattack of Dongxing and Wo Shing, it's better not to act rashly at a time like this!"

Jing Kun's raspy voice was particularly harsh, "The top-tier societies in Hong Kong are not simple!"

As for how they weren't simple, he didn't continue to explain.

When the motorcade arrived, Jing Kun, Wu Feng, and a group of core fighters all went to the top floor of a nearby nightclub to observe the movement ahead through binoculars.

As for the front and back doors of the nightclub, as well as all other exits, they were guarded tightly by Hongxing underlings, leaving no chance for outsiders to take advantage.

Wu Feng had always been very attentive to his own safety; this time, he had brought a full three hundred core fighters with him, the kind with quite formidable combat power.

Even if they suddenly encountered a siege of a thousand people, as long as firearms weren't used, they could rely on their powerful strength to charge out directly; that was just how confident he was.

Jing Kun had also made protective measures; it was impossible to capsize in the gutter at this time.

He brought even more underlings; his Head Horse Sha Qiang and several core underlings led seven or eight hundred people scattered in the buildings near the nightclub.

Some of the buildings, including the nightclub, were considered Hongxing's territory.

After all, there were many societies in Portland Street, and no one wanted to give other societies an opportunity just to witness a rare underworld show of force.

In fact, the number of underworld Big Brothers doing the same thing as them was not small.

Through the binoculars, one could see at a glance that there was also a wave of society members on the roof of the building across the street.

"It's the guys from the Number Gang!"

Jing Kun clearly recognized the leader on the opposite roof and sneered, "Everyone be careful; the guys on the opposite building are not to be trifled with!"

Hearing this, Wu Feng glanced at Jing Kun with some surprise but didn't say much.

The Number Gang Big Brother on the opposite roof, a character who could make even Jing Kun wary, was clearly not someone easy to deal with; he might even be some formidable underworld powerhouse.

Wu Feng didn't care; as long as firearms weren't used, he feared no underworld powerhouse!

"They're here, they're here! The main forces of Dongxing and Wo Shing have both arrived!"

Just then, someone shouted, and suddenly everyone's eyes turned to the street.

On the street at this time, two groups of people were walking aggressively from opposite directions.

(End of chapter)