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Because this is only the first stage.
The second stage is when the real harvest begins.
The night on Hong Kong Island was as dark as ink, the starlight was obscured by thick clouds, and the air was oppressively stuffy.
On the top floor of a private clubhouse in Central, Tojo Yamashita was sitting on a sofa with an extremely expensive mahogany coffee table in front of him, covered with contracts, equity agreements, cash cards, and several neat stacks of new banknotes.
He stared expressionlessly at the list on the coffee table, each name representing a leader or deputy leader of various triads in Hong Kong, and even several managers of peripheral companies under the Tung Sing Group.
Matsui sat opposite him, holding a cup of tea, his tone calm.
"For this batch, as long as the money is in place, their stance can be changed!"
"This isn't about loyalty, it's about price!"
"The reason they sided with Xu Lang was simply because they were frightened by him."
But if you give them enough money now, they'll understand that Xu Lang can't give them a future!
Tojo Yamashita chuckled softly, his eyes filled with contempt.
"Dogs don't care whose hand is stronger; they only care which hand feeds them more!"
"Does Xu Lang think he can intimidate the entire Hong Kong Island by putting on airs and beating up a few dogs? How laughable!"
He stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked down at the brightly lit city below, and gave a cold smirk.
"Hong Kong Island is supported by connections, not by force!"
"As long as the people's hearts are on my side, Tung Sing is just an empty shell!"
"Keep throwing money at it!"
"Give them shares, contracts, cash, women—anything!"
"If we can bring them back, Xu Lang will have to sit there alone, staring blankly at that empty space!"
"He wants to keep a low profile, right? Then let's force him to be high-profile!"
Matsui nodded, got up and left.
In the following two weeks, the Hong Kong underworld underwent another dramatic change.
First, several peripheral groups that had just publicly expressed their support for Tung Sing suddenly announced a "suspension of cooperation" with Tung Sing, citing "strategic adjustments" as the reason.
Then, one of Fengyuan Technology's main contract manufacturing plants suddenly encountered a union strike, orchestrated by the Dafabang gang, which had previously "surrendered."
Even more outrageous, 447 core members of the Shuanglong Society reappeared in the territory of the Dongtiaoshan branch, moving in and out freely, chatting and laughing.
Even on some media platforms, positive news about Tung Sing has gradually decreased, and negative voices have begun to emerge again.
Hong Wentong has barely slept during this period, dealing with frictions, withdrawals of investment, defections, and disputes between various subsidiaries and organizations of Tung Sing.
He was so angry that his eyes turned red, and he slammed his fist on the table in the conference room of the Dongxing Building.
"Damn it, these dogs change their minds faster than turning the pages of a book!"
"They just finished eating our food and then turned around to lick the bowls from the Tojoyama branch!"
"Brother Lang, we can't wait any longer! If we don't act now, our entire operation will collapse!"
Chapter 415 If you don't settle the score, don't blame us for being impolite!
"The question now is not whether we can 'pass away,' but whether we can 'save ourselves'!"
He Xigui also leaned against the wall, his tone cold:
"These people took the money and then acted like they were wronged, saying things like 'Dongxing is too strict' and 'Dongjiaoshan branch understands cooperation better.' Their faces are utterly ugly!"
"Brother Lang, just say the word whether you want to take action or not, and we can arrange everything!"
"I have all the information on those gangs and branches. I even know exactly what time their toilets are flushed!"
The atmosphere inside the meeting room was as oppressive and stifling as a slab of iron.
Wang Jianjun sat in the corner, silent, his fingers slowly tapping the table. His face was expressionless, but the murderous intent emanating from his calm demeanor was palpable even in the air.
Xu Lang sat in the main seat, silent for a long time, flipping through an internal assessment report.
He didn't get angry, didn't bang on the table, and didn't call for help. He simply glanced at the entire room and then slowly closed the file.
"This is not betrayal!"
He spoke in a low voice, enunciating each word clearly.
"This is seduction!"
Everyone was stunned.
"The Tojoyama branch is using money to deliberately create an atmosphere of 'people's hearts are fickle,' forcing us to take action!"
"He doesn't want these gangs to come back; he wants to plunge our Tung Sing into chaos again and drag our energy back into personnel struggles!"
"Let's settle scores one by one, avoid internal strife, and drag ourselves down!"
"This is a trap!"
"He knew we couldn't stand this betrayal, so he released them at this time and spent money to put on a show!"
"But the situation will become chaotic as soon as we intervene!"
"It's pointless for these people to rebel now."
To us, they are already dead!
Hong Wentong asked in a deep voice, "Then what do we do? Should we really let them pass?"
"put!"
Xu Lang nodded, his eyes calm.
"Let them pass, but don't attack them!"
"Don't take action for now!"
"Since they want to rely on the Tojoyama branch for their livelihood, let them!"
"But I want to see how long they can keep eating!"
"Little devil!"
"exist!"
"Over the next three months, we will conduct a thorough review of all our internal industries!"
"No matter who it is, anyone who is suspicious must be isolated!"
"All contracts involving these opportunists are hereby suspended!"
"From today onwards, we at Dongxing will no longer talk about feelings, only about interests!"
"They want money, and the Tojoyama branch can give it to them!"
"But we won't give up our lives!"
"Wang Jianjun!"
"I'm here!"
"You take Lei Yaoyang, Hengmei, and Hu Dami, and transfer Alpha to various industrial bases. The focus is not on attacking, but on defending!"
"If anyone dares to cause trouble, we'll wipe them out to show them!"
"No offensive action is permitted without orders!"
"understand!"
Wang Jianjun nodded, his eyes still filled with murderous intent, yet he obeyed the order without hesitation.
Xu Lang stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the city in the night.
"They're all gambling, we'll make our move!"
"But I will simply not move!"
"They think we've been wronged, that we'll panic, panic, and become enraged!"
"But we won't panic!"
(MaMaZhao) "We don't move because we can see further!"
"The more anxious Tojo Yamazaki is, the more it shows he can't hold on any longer!"
"He can gamble in the short term, but he can't win in the long term!"
"I want to see how many people he can smash, and how long he can keep smashing them!"
"Let's just watch quietly!"
"Watching him play all his cards, one by one!"
"At that point—he'll have no way out!"
After the meeting ended, the entire Dongxing Gang suddenly fell into an unusual silence under Xu Lang's orders.
Chapter 416 With Brother Lang around, who dares to overstep their bounds!
There was no retaliation, no purge, no warning. Even Lei Yaoyang, who was usually flamboyant, became extremely low-key, hiding in the factory area all day working without saying a word.
All the clubs began to have doubts, to feel uneasy, and even to feel fear.
Because they couldn't get a response.
They originally thought that Xu Lang would lose his temper, launch a frenzied purge, and use firearms and sticks to bleed the entire Hong Kong Island.
But he did nothing.
They simply and quietly withdrew the resources they were originally given, cut off their lifeline in the underworld, closed cooperation channels, withdrew protection fee contracts, and canceled market share.
Several days passed just like that.
Hong Kong Island appears calm on the surface, but undercurrents are surging beneath.
In the top-floor office of the East Star Gang headquarters, Xu Lang sat in a large, shiny black executive chair, gazing at the night view of the harbor outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, his expression indifferent.
"Brother Lang!"
Hong Wentong pushed open the door and walked in.