It's nothing more than cooperation; Shek Chi-yik knows how to handle things in the future to avoid making things awkward for both parties.
"Thank you for your help, brothers who helped with the costume. Please treat them to tea for me." Song Tianyao took out his wallet, pulled out a thousand Hong Kong dollars, and handed it to Gao Lao Cheng: "I went to Lichi to see Young Master Shun and didn't have time to thank him."
He was talking to Gao Lao Cheng here, while Angie Perlis crossed her arms, which were exposed to the night wind. She had thought similarly to Song Tianyao, believing that Song Tianyao, by starting with Shek Chi-yik's status as his wife, would have at least a 90% chance of having dinner with Shek Chi-yik. However, she did not expect that Shek Chi-yik would remain calm and let her and Song Tianyao go down Tai Ping Shan.
She hadn't felt it while in the cable car, but as she stepped out of the station and the night wind blew, Angie Perlis, who was only wearing a low-cut pencil skirt, immediately felt a chill.
Song Tianyao looked at Gao Lao Cheng, then casually took off his black suit jacket, draped it over Angie Perlis's shoulders, and continued to say to Gao Lao Cheng, "Also, please tell Big Brother Lei that I'll treat him to dinner in a couple of days, and ask him and his brothers to do anything for him."
Throughout the entire movement, he didn't even glance at Angie Perlis, nor did he utter a single question to her, as if he had practiced it countless times.
"Secretary Song, if you need anything, I'll do it. Brother Lei will take care of the meals, but I'll handle the work. Anyway, I'll be doing it in two days." Gao Lao Cheng didn't dare to look at the scantily clad Britain Foreign Girl next to Song Tianyao, turning his head slightly away as he said with a smile.
"There's too much for you to do alone. I'll be going now." After saying that, Song Tianyao looked at Angie Perlis beside him.
When the Foreign Girl put the suit jacket on her, her body visibly tensed up for a moment, then relaxed. Her face was normal now. She wore a dark purple pencil skirt over a black suit jacket and high heels, standing in the night wind. Her long hair was slightly blown by the wind, giving her a strong businesswoman aura. The woman, wearing only a white shirt, stood beside her, looking more like a driver's assistant.
"Take care, Secretary Song."
"Madam, it's late and it's hard to hail a taxi. I can drive you home." The young man in the floral shirt, who was leaning against the hood of a Ford 49 in the distance, suddenly patted the hood of the car and said in fluent English.
Song Tianyao and Angie Perlis turned to look at the young man. Gao Lao Cheng's expression changed twice. He first glared at the young man in the floral shirt, then turned to Song Tianyao somewhat nervously and said:
"Secretary Song, the workers on the mountaintop were arranged by him. He's a policeman, nicknamed 'Headless,' and he's Headless and tactless. He's also from Chiu Chow people. Please be magnanimous."
"Headless, that's a nice name. What's his name?" Song Tianyao felt that the name sounded familiar.
Gao Lao Cheng hesitated for a moment. He was worried that Song Tianyao would remember the other person's name and use it to deal with him later, but he couldn't refuse. He could only sigh and say, "His name is Lam Kong."
"Phew~" Song Tianyao let out a breath. Having been reborn in Hong Kong, he first encountered Yan Hung, one of the Four Great Detective Chief Inspector, who was tricked into guarding the reservoirs in Sha Tau Kok. Now, he's met Lam Kong, a handsome foreign Foreign Girl who's been hitting on him. However, Song Tianyao has no interest in messing with such a future Four Great Detective Chief Inspector. He's just curious about the man's fluent English, unlike Yan Hung and his men, whose plainclothes officers he'd met before only knew a few English phrases. Looking at Angie Perlis beside him, he smiled and said, "Hey, a gentleman wants to take you home."
Having failed to get her employer, Song Tianyao, into the Peak Restaurant, the competitive Angie Perlis was already in a bad mood. Song Tianyao was already standing beside her, and had even gentlemanly offered her his coat, clearly proving she wasn't alone. Yet, someone still dared to flirt with her so casually. Angie Perlis glanced coldly at the holster deliberately peeking out from under the man's shirt hem, and said disdainfully in English, "Experience more than sufficiently teaches that men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues."
After saying that, Angie Perlis took Song Tianyao's arm and walked forward, leaving Lam Kong leaning against the hood of the car, completely unaware of what was happening.
Song Tianyao turned to Lan Gang, who might one day become Police Force Big Brother but was currently just a young plainclothes Lam Kong, and smiled, saying, "She just said that experience has taught us too many lessons, telling us that the hardest thing for humans to control is their own tongue. That's a quote from the philosopher Spinoza. Next time you try to pick up a pretty Britain woman, remember that they don't like cheap United States cars; walking might be more successful."
After Song Tianyao and Angie Perlis walked away, Gao Lao Cheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and returned to Lam Kong. Lam Kong wasn't one of Fuyixing's men; Gao Lao Cheng and Lam Kong were acquaintances. Song Tianyao had asked someone to do something, Gao Lao Cheng, thinking of Lam Kong who had made a name for himself among the foreigners, had arranged for workers to put on this show on the mountaintop. He also knew that his policeman friend liked to flirt with women, whether unmarried girls or married women, never letting the guilty go unpunished. With his handsome looks and deep pockets, he was always successful. But he never expected that this guy would actually provoke the Foreign Girl next to Song Tianyao, especially after Song Tianyao had already taken off his coat and draped it over her shoulders.
"Headless, do you want to die? If you want to die, go ahead. I have no interest in being buried with you. Sergeant Hung guarding the reservoirs in Sha Tau Kok now. If you're interested, I'll take you there to keep him company."
Lam Kong took out a cigarette case and handed it to Gao Lao Cheng, laughing as he said, "Didn't you say you were just a secretary? Hey, just a bullying, lowly secretary, why are you so nervous? Besides, even though my Dad isn't in business anymore, he still works for the Chiu Chow people, and he has some influence with the Chu Family. Nothing will happen. And who's that Foreign Girl anyway?"
Gao Lao Cheng took out a cigarette and stared at Lam Kong's expression. "Your background is none of your business. If you like women, go to those private clubs in Sai Ying Pun and pick up Foreign Girls. I'll pay for whatever it takes. But you're not allowed to touch Secretary Song or the women around him. Otherwise, we'll be friends. The boss gave instructions that I'll be in charge of Likang's dock business from now on. If you mess with Secretary Song and he asks me to do things, it will easily damage our relationship."