Chapter 254: Public Opinion Offensive

What Wu Feng needed to do was simple: continue to launch a public opinion offensive!

The influence of that evening's Asia Television news broadcast was quite significant.

It would be no exaggeration to say that the whole of Hong Kong was in an uproar!

The next morning's newspapers mostly used this as their front-page headline!

The media in Hong Kong, when it comes to gossip and entertainment, has inherited the style of Great Britain's *The Sun*; those who know, know.

To attract eyeballs and boost sales, the headlines were more sensational than the last:

"Is he a Red Mansion or a society Big Brother? Drawing guns at the slightest disagreement!"

"Acting more vicious than the societies, a terrifying Red Mansion!"

"Facing the aggressive Red Mansion, even Hongxing can only remain silent!"

"Macau killer caught; can the police station overcome the pressure and solve the case quickly?"

"Unscrupulous, extremely rampant; can money buy the right to do whatever one wants?"

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Although the newspapers barely named names, anyone who read the content knew exactly which Red Mansion was being referred to.

Readers who hadn't seen the Asia Television news were very astonished!

While filled with gossip, a sense of inexplicable anger also rose in their hearts.

This so-called Hong Kong and Macau Red Mansion really opened their eyes!

What it means to be lawless, what it means to be unscrupulous—the readers had truly seen it all this time.

A Hall Master-level Big Brother of Hongxing, the number one society in Hong Kong, was killed just like that.

And he wasn't willing to stop there; he wanted to continue applying pressure and warnings to Hongxing!

Even if they didn't like society forces like Hongxing, the readers still couldn't help but feel a sense of "the rabbit dies and the fox grieves"—a terrible thought.

Ordinary readers were fine; at most, they would just curse while reading the paper.

But for Hong Kong businessmen, the thoughts and ideas they had after seeing the newspaper could have a massive impact.

They certainly did not approve of the working style of that person from Macau.

What was most fatal was that such actions had too great an impact on business reputation.

The Chinese business circle and the foreign business circle were, after all, different.

In the foreign business circle, "mud-head trucks" and "earth planes" in business warfare were open secrets.

So-called secrets were actually only secrets to ordinary people.

But even when placed on the table, at most it looked a bit unsightly on the surface; it didn't have much impact on them personally, and things went on as usual.

But in the Chinese business circle, no matter how filthy things were behind the scenes, the surface had to remain pristine.

In Hong Kong, that meant not having too close a connection with the societies.

But this time, the actions of that person from Macau were more "society" than the societies themselves!

Wu Feng naturally knew how to press the attack!

He had to bind that person from Macau tightly to the societies; only then could he reduce the pressure on Hongxing in Hong Kong. In fact, it had already taken effect.

The forces that had originally been giving Hongxing various obstacles in private suddenly disappeared.

The positive feedback from the various Hall Masters spoke volumes!

The local police station, which used to conduct inspections several times a day, along with relevant government agency personnel, suddenly seemed to have vanished; they didn't show their faces for an entire day.

In Wu Feng's view, it was a trivial matter, but for the group of Hall Masters remaining in Hong Kong, it was definitely a piece of good news.

They didn't have Wu Feng's capital to not take the society income from their territories seriously!

Since it had an effect, naturally they had to strike while the iron was hot.

Soon, the next evening's Asia Television news continued to focus on the dispute between that person from Macau and the Hong Kong Hongxing Society, firmly capturing the attention of the audience in front of their television sets.

This time, the beautiful anchor reported with a heavy heart: "According to our station's reporters, due to a conflict of interests, a very intense society clash broke out in Macau, which has already affected the normal lives of local residents..."

Then, the television screen changed, playing a rather explosive clip.

In a mourning hall set up in a small high-rise apartment, over a dozen fierce-looking society members charged in aggressively and kicked away the nearest wreath.

Then came the extremely arrogant speech from the leading Big Brother, the threats of which were clearly transmitted to the ears of all the viewers watching this Asia Television news.

Arrogant, truly too arrogant!

The Chinese value the dead above all else; behavior like that on the television screen—storming a mourning hall and uttering threats—was absolutely a most vile act.

In short, the viewers felt extremely unhappy watching it and wished they could grab a weapon and teach these society thugs a harsh lesson.

Afterward, the television screen kept changing, all showing scenes of the Macau Society being unscrupulous and overbearing.

To the viewers, the behavior of the society members over in Macau was so vile they could hardly be considered human.

Yet, these guys were probably so used to acting arrogantly that they even stated clearly in the television footage the reason for their aggressive intrusion into a private residence.

In this way, the viewers in front of their television sets had an even worse impression of that person from Macau.

So, because someone was playing funeral music for a deceased family member and it affected the casino's business, they weren't allowed to play it!

Any action that might affect the casino's business was strictly prohibited and blocked?

Did they have to be so overbearing?

Sure enough, that person from Macau was not as kind as he appeared on the surface!

Whenever his interests were touched, the society thugs under him were truly as vicious as could be.

One can imagine the mood of any Asia Television viewer who saw this news footage.

"Macau is a world-famous tourist city; the occurrence of such an event is truly regrettable. We hope the Macau side will make changes quickly and not treat local residents too tyrannically!"

Well, this time even the Macau authorities couldn't get off easily!

If they didn't want to create an international scandal, they would have to make some kind of statement.

"Additionally, according to reports from our station's reporter, the Hongxing Society's stronghold in Macau, as well as its personnel, have encountered fierce attacks from local societies, resulting in quite serious casualties!"

Following this, the beautiful anchor changed the subject and broadcast an even more explosive piece of news.

Then, the television screen changed, showing a thrilling scene of dozens of Macau Society members, holding watermelon knives and steel pipes, cursing as they pursued Chen Haonan and the others.

The audience in front of their televisions felt the scene was extremely dangerous just by watching it!

The sight of dozens of Macau Society members hunting down three Hongxing Underlings truly made one's scalp tingle; the danger of death was palpable.

Of course, Chen Haonan and Datian Er were strong enough, and thanks to the two of them covering the retreat, they finally escaped the pursuit, making the audience unable to help but let out a long sigh of relief.

At the same time, some viewers recognized Chen Haonan and Datian Er.

"Aren't those two fierce fighters covering the retreat the guys who participated in the main events of the 'Infinite Fighting Tournament' and the 'King of Fighters Tournament'? I didn't expect their real strength to be so formidable!"

"This shows that the 'Infinite Fighting Tournament' and the 'King of Fighters Tournament' are truly high-caliber!"

But next, the scene that appeared on the television screen was not so harmonious or beautiful.

Not every group of Hongxing Underlings had high-level fighters like Chen Haonan and Datian Er.

Likewise, not every group of Hongxing fighters had the luck and strength to break out of the encirclement.

Then, the television screen showed, from time to time, intense scenes of several Hongxing fighters being surrounded and then beaten to death on the spot.

The audience in front of their televisions was stunned by such a vicious scene.

"How does that person in Macau dare to do this? Does he really think he can cover the sky with one hand?"

Seeing such intense scenes, the timid viewers no longer dared to keep watching.

They only felt a chill in their hearts, and their perception of that person in Macau dropped to the extreme.

What kind of bullshit "kind person"—he is simply a fierce and wicked society Big Brother.

If anyone dared to say that this person is a decent businessman, the many viewers who had watched the explosive news on Asia Television would be the first to disagree.

With the previous bloody and cruel scenes as a foundation, the subsequent vicious scene of Macau Society members aggressively storming a ferry and 'knocking passengers into the water' was no longer considered much.

In short, the mood of the audience in front of the televisions was quite terrible at this moment!

This news broadcast by Asia Television gave them a good look at the most realistic and ruthless society fighting.

It was even more vicious and intense than the plots in movies and television!

And that person in Macau was now deeply bound to the Macau Society in the hearts of the audience.

Not to mention ordinary viewers, even those Hong Kong businessmen who had some friendship or certain connections with that person in Macau were feeling very conflicted at this moment.

They were scared!

Where had they ever witnessed such intense and terrifying society fighting?

That's right, they also defined the news playing on the television as underworld fighting.

Some things are completely different concepts when heard versus seen with one's own eyes!

Not to mention the business community in Hong Kong, even the Hong Kong society Big Brothers who were closely following the development of the situation couldn't help but exclaim when they saw the scenes on the television.

"Do you have to play it so ruthlessly?"

In broad daylight, in public, they dared to commit murder; the society peers over in Macau were truly lawless to the extreme.

If this were in Hong Kong, if any society dared to be this crazy, the society's Dragon Head would have already been invited to the police station for tea, and the Hall Master-level Big Brothers would have already started having their trusted Underlings draw lots to pick a fall guy.

Of course, they also knew that the information broadcast on the television screen had already been 'processed'.

But the madness of the Macau Society members was not something that could be acted out.

"This time, I'm afraid there's a show to watch!"

This was the same thought in the minds of many Hong Kong society leaders and Dragon Heads.

Since the Macau Society peers had already struck such a ruthless blow, if Hongxing retaliated, as long as it didn't cause public outrage, everyone could understand it.

In fact, many of Hongxing's elite fighters had already taken action.

The Macau Society's stronghold in Hong Kong being easily wiped out was just the beginning.

Even the legitimate businesses of that person in Macau were affected by this turmoil.

Similar to the wealthy tycoons in Hong Kong, the industries of that person in Macau in Hong Kong were also mainly based on real estate and finance; otherwise, how could he have such great influence?

As a result, the societies that cooperated with his real estate company suffered a decisive blow from Hongxing.

Many projects and property businesses were affected to varying degrees!

Of course, this was just the beginning, and no one could say for sure how it would develop later.

At this time, the beautiful anchor of Asia Television appeared again and broadcast a seemingly unrelated piece of international news.

"According to news from Siam, Malaysia, and the Philippines, three waves of pirate forces have appeared in the waters of the three countries, launching surprise attacks on three passenger ships that had just entered the local waters!"

"Fortunately, the maritime defense forces of the three countries were already alert, appearing in time when the pirates charged, and gave the pirates a heavy blow, driving them all out of their national waters!"

"Our station's reporter reminds all citizens of Hong Kong that if you are traveling to or doing business in the three countries recently, try to stay away from the coastal areas of the three countries to avoid danger!"

Ordinary viewers seeing this news would only feel curious: in this day and age, are there still pirates in the Southeast Asia waters? Isn't that too strange?

As for the society Big Brothers who knew the inside story, they looked at each other in shock.

"Hongxing is really brave, actually broadcasting such news through the television station?"

"Aren't they afraid that the person in Macau will be embarrassed into anger and continue to hire pirates to harass the three Gambling Ships?"

"Now it's good, the face of that person in Macau has been slapped loud and clear!"

"So, the strength of that person in Macau is just like this; it seems the Gambling Ship business has great potential!"

"Heh, let's see what reaction that person in Macau will have. If he isn't tough, don't blame me for taking advantage of the chaos; such an opportunity is quite rare!"

"Is Hongxing's strength already this formidable? It's truly hard to imagine!"

"That person in Macau is really bold and reckless, actually daring to even contact pirates; isn't he afraid of playing with fire? Such things are not easy to clear one's name from!"

"Why care about so much? After Jiang Tiansheng and the others return to Hong Kong, I must ask for advice; I hope to learn some secrets about opening Gambling Ships abroad from him!"

Not to mention the individual society Big Brothers, who were all quite stimulated by this news!

Even among the business community in Hong Kong, those who knew the inside story could not help but feel immense curiosity.

In the direct clash of firepower, that person from Macau had lost the first round!

If they could not quickly turn the tables next, the blow to their prestige would be significant.

Regardless of fame, what everyone values most is tangible strength!

To tell the truth, the fact that Hung Hing dared to go head-to-head with that person from Macau meant they had won from the very beginning.

For Hung Hing, that was indeed the case!

After all, in the eyes of the Hong Kong business community, the scale of Hung Hing and that person from Macau were not on the same level at all; it was like throwing an egg against a rock.

Yet now, not only did Hung Hing not back down immediately, they even stood their ground against that person from Macau.

As a result, the strength and influence displayed by that person from Macau, who seemed capable of easily crushing Hung Hing, did not reach the exaggerated levels outsiders had imagined.

Such a situation was definitely not a good thing for that person from Macau.

Especially since, through the tireless news broadcasts of Asia Television and subsequent follow-up reports, that person from Macau had been plunged into a rather uncomfortable whirlpool of public opinion.

The influence of Asia Television was immense, and numerous newspapers in Hong Kong, whether for sales or influence, all actively participated in the reporting of this incident, keeping the heat of the matter consistently high.

No matter the era, no one can withstand the frantic interpretation of public opinion and the media.

That person from Macau did not have a clean background to begin with, and the impact of this wave of frantic reporting was quite severe.

(End of this chapter)