Chapter 389: Showing off the horse? Get the gun!
Chapter 389: Showing off the horse? Get the gun!
"Awen, Akun!"
More than a dozen motorcycles suddenly stopped, staring at their brothers who had died tragically on the streets of Shanghai. The leading gangster, A-Ming, closed his helmet visor, stepped on the accelerator, and rushed out of the street with his brothers.
Entering the Lung Ma Building on Nathan Road, where the thugs were stationed, we braked suddenly, leaving tire marks, and parked the car diagonally on the side of the road.
Ah Ming took off his helmet and hung it on the rearview mirror. He stepped over the railing in his motorcycle uniform and came to Ah Pan Tea House at the bottom of the building. He shouted, "Brother Chao, Ah Wen and Ah Kun were killed by Zhong Yizi."
Group photo 49 Dog Chao was sitting on a bench playing cards with a few friends. Hearing this, he put away his cards and asked in surprise, "Is Lao Zhong ready to take action?"
"Yeah, Brother Chao, two of my brothers have died." Fei Zai Ming looked a little panicked, and even more hateful. Chao, holding a cigarette in his mouth, was very calm: "Call the boss, whether it's war or peace, at least there must be a Lalan who gives the order, the matchmaker is not qualified!"
The matchmakers who came to support the matchmaker mainly came from Kwun Tong, Yau Ma Tei and Tsim Sha Tsui. The leaders were all famous 49ers, such as the head of the Kwun Tong "A Zhan" pawn shop "Ah Zhan" and the close friend "Ah Ping" who was famous for his white paper fan in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Although they and the matchmaker are of the same clan and have common interests, fighting with Lao Zhong is a big deal and requires the approval of an uncle who is at the level of the Twelve Elders.
Lalan was drinking tea with the matchmaker when he received the call. He was immediately furious: "Choosing that star, is it obvious that they want to crush my picture?"
"Tell the brothers to do something, and let the youngsters know that hard shells are not soft persimmons!"
When the matchmaker saw the Baojia boss hung up the phone angrily, he was surprised and asked, "Boss, Shenxiantang took action?"
He asked his brothers to show off their horses in order to force Shenxiantang to make a phone call and start negotiations between the two men.
With another wave of his hand, he waived the apology, shook hands and made peace. Then he could sit at the table and share the Malanye cake with Shenxiantang.
With Shenxiantang's intelligence, he should not have fallen out with Hetu.
The industry discourse power formed by magazines and infectious disease associations has indeed changed the way the market plays, but in order to complete the closure of the business chain, the cooperation of major horse kings is still needed.
It is not uncommon for each industry association to use tricks to compete for a position when it is just established. It is somewhat arrogant to fight when you can obviously talk.
Lalan said, "No matter who started it, someone wants to weigh in on Hetu. If they want to have a say in the market, they have to fight!"
"Let Shenxiantang know that the Infectious Disease Association cannot do its job without us."
After receiving the order from the twelve elders, the Hetu guys outside Shanghai Street no longer hesitated, picked up their weapons, and marched into Shanghai Street in large numbers.
You know, Shanghai Street is the territory of Shenxiantang. More than 3,000 cousins from Mong Kok have gathered there and are feeling bored staying in the place.
When they suddenly learned that the people in the group had dared to cross the line, they immediately came out in full force with weapons and poured into the streets.
Yin Zhaotang was having supper at home with Zuoshou, Ah Lok, and Jiang Hao when he received a call from Dan Tart. He was very unhappy: "Who told you to drive a car and hit someone?"
Although he had prepared his men and was ready to show off his horses with the group photo, he did not intend to start by bumping into people, which was somewhat unethical.
In the past, if there were hundreds or thousands of people showing off their skills, the entire gang would have to be involved. Now, if there are only two or three thousand gangsters on the street, the Mong Kok Gang can do it.
The opponents changed from Dong'an, Laotong, and Laolian to Xinji and Hetu, and from the "Four Major Companies" to the "Four Major Companies", their position became more and more stable.
Moreover, fighting between small-time characters often involves risking everything and even their lives. After becoming a powerful figure in the underworld, the horse-drying of thousands of people is just a move, a struggle after mutual restraint, with room for maneuver.
It is best to fight a fair battle for negotiation and win with dignity. The more unconventional the approach, the more dissatisfied people will be.
Dan Tart sighed, "Boss, I didn't ask for the accident. The driver has already fled, so it will be hard to find out for the time being."
Yin Zhaotang immediately realized that someone was trying to take advantage of the situation, and said with an unhappy look: "Someone is fanning the flames, check it out and catch them."
Egg Tart nodded and agreed: "Got it, boss."
Zuoshou waited for the boss to hang up the phone and suggested, "Why don't you call the person who made the photo to avoid a bigger fight, which would not be worth the loss."
"No need, let the brothers fight first, and then we can disperse after the men come out." Yin Zhaotang said.
Zuo Shou nodded slowly: "Okay."
Yin Zhaotang also wanted to take the position of vice chairman of the association, sell it for a good price, and give it to Hetu. But how would he deal with the rest of the characters?
Everyone wanted to show off their horses to him, but in the end, it would be better to fight and save money. If you want to keep your job in the underworld, you must be ruthless.
To be a boss in the underworld, a real king of pornography, it is not enough to rely on the right to speak, you also need to have strong fists.
The greater the difference between the income from cooperation and the cost of refusal, the more convinced the horse king will be to join the association.
It can be understood as a carrot in one hand and a stick in the other.
Since Lao Zhong never thought of lowering his head first, the number of fighters who appeared when showing off their horses actually exceeded that of the combined picture.
On the one hand, Hetu was short of staff, and on the other hand, it was divided into several groups and lacked cooperation, so it was blocked from Shanghai Street by the loyalists.
However, the thugs with the same name were more resilient. Even if they could not make it into Shanghai Street, they would stand firm and continue to harass and cause trouble on Nathan Road.
In Kwun Tong District, the number of Hetu Zai who gathered outside the Youliang Printing Factory was far greater than that of Shanghai Street, and was comparable to the Tseung Kwan O branch that came to support, all close to two thousand.
Hetu obviously had the intention of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, wanting to take control of the printing factory as a bargaining chip.
The Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Association is a non-governmental association headed by Yin Zhaotang personally. The income it brings in will not be shared with Guangzai, so he asked the Tseung Kwan O Hall to compete with Hetu.
The cost in economic accounts would be worse than negotiating directly with Hetu.
The cell phones of Zuoshou, A'le, Jiang Hao and Niu Qiang suddenly rang, and everyone in the room became very busy.
Zuoshou was the first to hang up the phone and said, "Boss, Shenghe's Jijiaohei called and promised to send troops to help solve the problem of the printing factory."
Jiang Hao said: "It's a call from Li Zhiqiang, one of the New Five Tigers!"
Ah Le said: "Here is the number of the Tai Po Niu."
Niu Qiang said: "Brother Tang, the loyal group Red Stick Chuanzi is willing to send troops."
These people are willing to help Lao Zhong for various purposes. Just choosing any one of them can change the situation of the war, but different favors will require different prices.
Yin Zhaotang didn't choose any of them. He smoked a cigar and said slowly, "I remember there were dozens of AKs hidden in the printing factory. Ask the brothers to take them out and try them out to prevent them from rusting and getting moldy."
Lao Zhong has secretly built several "gun rooms", each of which contains approximately thirty to fifty rifles, more than a thousand rounds of ammunition and some miscellaneous explosives.
Ah Le clapped his hands and cheered: "Great, the factory security team and the supervisor are all brothers, asking them to kill people is a waste of talent, can't they use guns?"
Zuoshou nodded immediately: “I’ll ask the brothers to get guns.”
Originally, the gun rooms were set up in key industries in the three districts of Kowloon, New Territories and Hong Kong Island. The plan was to be prepared for any eventuality, and it just so happened that they came in handy.
Yin Zhaotang has no shortage of bullets or guns now. The price of 7.62 bullets on the black market has recently dropped to five Hong Kong dollars per bullet. It is because he is secretly supplying the goods and driving down the price.
Moreover, while outsiders bought bullets for five Hong Kong dollars a round, his wholesale price was only two Hong Kong dollars. When comparing firepower with underworld gangs, it was not a question of who was bigger or smaller. He was afraid of exaggerating and scaring the Hong Kong British authorities. In the end, he couldn't do business and had to keep a low profile.
When the brothers of the factory security team took out their rifles, used the factory's brick walls and iron gates as cover, fired warning shots into the air, and launched a defensive battle, the thugs in Hetu immediately dispersed.
When Lalan received the news, he was incredulous: "There is a militia company in the printing factory? What kind of star is that? In what era, there are still guerrillas in Kwun Tong!"
The matchmaker had a handsome face. He was panicked when he heard this and asked, "Boss, did Lao Zhong use a firearm?"
Jianghu people rarely use firearms, because they are afraid of being investigated and getting into trouble. Firearms are usually only used when there is a deep hatred or a huge conflict of interest.
It is necessary to adopt a decapitation operation and point the gun at the big bosses to achieve the greatest deterrent effect. The Hong Kong flag soldiers are an exception, so when Hong Kong gangs mention the "big circle boys", they will have an instinctive fear.
The Zhongyitang dared to point their guns at ordinary hooligans and waste firepower. Either they were desperate or, like the provincial and Hong Kong flag soldiers, they were no longer afraid of the British Hong Kong authorities.
The former is obviously not the latter.
A trace of fear flashed across Lalan's wrinkled face, and he said, "Lao Zhong is no longer a Jianghu man. Tell the brothers to disperse first. I'll call Gao Laosen for tea and see which way the wind is blowing first."
"Okay." The matchmaker, a horse king who was in the pornographic business, could not grasp the overall situation and always followed the decision of the family boss.
(End of this chapter)