vncnus Chapter 21 Asking for an exorbitant price?
Chapter 21 Asking for an exorbitant price?
beep beep...
As soon as Ahua left, Chen Fan's pager rang.
There was more than one message: one was from Daewoo asking him to restart the machine, and the other was a coded message from Huang Bingyao.
Chen Fan knew that these two guys contacted him because of his flag-planting incident tonight.
Having just taken over the Sands nightclub, Chen Fan realized the environment wasn't suitable for contacting Huang Bingyao, so he picked up the phone and called Da Yu back.
"Hey, boss, you're still up so late?"
"Ah Fan, I heard from Chen Yao that you've successfully established a foothold in Mong Kok?"
"Luckily, Hong Tai's ass-eyebrows actually split their forces into three groups to avenge his 'Adou' (son of a good-for-nothing)."
Their territory was practically empty; I only needed to exert a little effort to take it over.
Chen Fan spoke as if it were a trivial matter, casually omitting the flag-planting process.
There's not much to say about it.
"Well done! Afan, you've done a great job this time. Mr. Jiang is very impressed with you." Da Yu laughed and asked, "When are you free tomorrow or the day after? I'll take you to meet Mr. Jiang."
"what?"
Chen Fan frowned slightly.
To see Jiang Tiansheng?
Is this a test to tempt him by having his sister-in-law cosplay as a mermaid?
Or is there some particularly ridiculous task assigned to him, like taking down Chen Mei...?
In the film, Chan Ho-nam met Chiang Tin-sang once and then became a victim of Leung Kwan's scheme to seize the leadership, and was even expelled from Hung Hing.
Although Chan Ho-nam embarrassed Lung-kwan first, the mission itself was a trap.
To be honest, Chen Fan genuinely looked down on Jiang Tiansheng, the leader of the gang. He was inferior to Jiang Tianyang in every aspect, including methods, schemes, shrewdness, and magnanimity.
Unfortunately, Chiang Tin-sang is still the leader of the Hung Hing triad, so he can't refuse to be summoned by them.
"Boss, how about the day after tomorrow?" Chen Fan added. "We've just taken over the territory, and we need time to sort things out, so I can't get away for now."
"Okay, then let's do it the day after tomorrow." Da Yu understood what Chen Fan was facing and continued, "Fan, report all your expenses for tonight later, and Mr. Jiang will cover them for you."
"Mr. Jiang also said that if you can hold out for three days, this territory will be yours to manage."
"Boss, please thank Mr. Jiang for me regarding the territory. Actually, Brother Kun also helped out with this territory. Please tell Brother Kun that I'll give him a big gift later."
"Did Ah Kun get involved too? At least he has some conscience; all our help wasn't in vain. By the way, Ah Fan, did you arrest Lam Wai-lok from Wo Luen Shing? What are you planning to do with him?"
"Contact Lianhe to pay eight million to redeem this bastard, or I'll bring my men to help the triads take over another piece of territory."
The territory Chen Fan was referring to was naturally Jordan, the location of Fishing Paradise.
The main territory is concentrated in Yau Ma Tei, which is also very lucrative. It's much easier to fight in territories without a strong leader. However, this territory is not adjacent to the territory that Chen Fan has just conquered, so even if Jordan is taken over, it won't be his place to manage it.
Moreover, Wo Luen Shing would absolutely not give up this territory.
Many members of the Wo Luen Shing triad wanted to establish a presence in Tsim Sha Tsui. Jordan was the closest branch of their triad to Tsim Sha Tsui. Without this branch, even if there were opportunities to profit in Tsim Sha Tsui, they would have no chance.
The distance is too far; by the time you arrive, the daylily will be too cold.
"Eight million?" Da Yu was shocked. This was really outrageous, even more so than him. "That old bastard Deng Fei shouldn't be able to come up with that much money."
"Boss, my bottom line is to get four million. The final price, no matter how much more, is none of my business. In addition, I will tell the outside world that Wo Shing spent 8,888,888 to redeem him, to save face for them."
"Wait for my good news!"
Da Yu hung up the phone after saying that.
Hearing the busy tone from the receiver, Chen Fan was speechless.
This son of a bitch went to Sichuan and Chongqing to study face-changing, didn't he?
One second they said it was impossible; the next second they heard there was a chance to get something for nothing, and they were even more eager than the emperor in the palace.
Forget it, let's just consider the extra money as a deposit. When we have some free time, we'll take the principal and interest and use it to buy this bastard's assets and his worthless life.
Hopefully, that old devil Deng Fei will be sensible and leave at least two million in profit margin for him to line his own pocket, while also gaining some reputation in the underworld and winning over a new batch of Wo Luen Shing fans.
As for whether doing this would make Wo Luen Shing a target of the Hong Kong and Guangdong police, that was none of Chen Fan's concern.
A few minutes later, Chen Fan opened all the safes that Ahua had brought.
These safes actually contained records of Hongtai's more than twenty establishments in this area, including those selling powder, pills, and operating horse stalls.
Unfortunately, these accounts did not record any warehouse locations, making it impossible to convict the senior management of Hongtai.
"In the end, we still have to rely on outsiders to provide intelligence."
Chen Fan had thought he could find some clues in the ledgers to trace back to the warehouse, but now it seems he was naive.
"Brother Fan."
Just then, the plane burst in, panting, carrying a travel bag.
Chen Fan poured him a glass of water and asked, "Have you looted everything?"
"I scraped it clean, and I also brought back the property deeds for those houses."
Chen Fan nodded in satisfaction and then asked, "How's the beginner's level with those three guys?"
"Jimmy and Dongguan Boy are fine, they don't resist much. But Watson has a virginity complex, but Brother Jian has taken care of everything for us. It's been a real battle."
A wicked smile curled at the corner of the airplane's mouth.
This time it's finally his turn to mock others for having weak legs!
"Well done. Find an opportunity to collect that Watson's pledge of allegiance first."
"Huh?" the plane asked, puzzled. "Shouldn't we let that Dongguan guy offer his pledge of allegiance first?"
Dongguan Boy followed Wo Luen Shing Tai Po Black for less than three months, but his overall abilities far surpassed those of Watson.
Arranging for people to formally pledge their allegiance to the organization should, in principle, prioritize those with talent.
"If there's a chance, we'll do both together; otherwise, we'll prioritize Watson. He's the needle, and also our unconventional helper."
"A needle?" the plane reacted quickly. "A traitor?"
"Once you're here, don't even think about leaving. Keep him around; I have a great use for him. Tell Ahua not to reveal our secret in front of this Watson."
"Brother Fan, what if the gang finds out we're keeping a needle around?"
"What are you afraid of? I'll hold the sky up if it falls." Chen Fan's expression turned serious, and he solemnly instructed, "This secret is only known to the three of us: me, you, and Ahua. Don't tell Fly. And don't mention those sensitive topics in front of Hua Sheng. Make sure to show your loyalty quickly so he doesn't get away."
Fly is too much of a troublemaker and can't keep secrets, so Chen Fan won't tell him many important secrets.
The reason for recruiting flies as underlings was simply to keep a "Han envoy" so that in the future, when they wanted to seize territory or cause trouble, they could arrange for the other party to stir up trouble first, so as to have a legitimate reason for their actions.
You can break the rules of the underworld behind closed doors, but you must follow them in public, otherwise you'll easily get into a brawl.
The best example is Lei Zhendong in the movie "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City". This scoundrel wanted the Kowloon Walled City land deeds in Di Qiu's hands. He first kidnapped Di Qiu and threatened him, and then arranged for the murder king Chen Zhan to kill Di Qiu's wife and children in front of him.
He had no sense of morality whatsoever, and in the end, he was overthrown by several forces gathered by Long Juanfeng. Lei Zhendong's men were all purged, and no one dared to help him. This was his fate.
After all, no one in the underworld wants their family to be threatened.
You can secretly kill someone behind their back, but you can't do it openly. Otherwise, people will only think you're too ruthless, and no one will want to be your friend.
In the movie, it was only after Ugly Kun had dealt with Big B's entire family that the other Hung Hing leaders were frightened enough to tacitly allow Chan Ho-nam to lead his men in revenge.