Seeing that Song Tianyao still showed no interest, Chu Xiaoxin released the beauty beside him, and with an air of extravagance, ordered the waiter to fetch his windproof coat. He took a thick wad of hundred-yuan bills from the coat pocket, swayed to the third-floor stairwell, and threw them directly down to the second and first floors, shouting:
"The pretty girl who found the money, come up and drink with us! If you keep us happy, we'll reward you even more!"
On this ship, except for the singers who were sitting next to dozens of dandies on the first and second floors, and the five or six beauties around Chu Xiaoxin, most of them were sitting idle on the empty seats on the first and second floors. Although they were all booked, they looked at the other sisters accompanying the guests, and felt in their hearts Unavoidable jealousy, when they saw a lot of banknotes scattered, they all exclaimed and stood up to pick up the scattered coins. Chu Xiaoxin stood at the top of the stairs and laughed heartily. Seeing a dozen quick-footed singers coming towards the third floor, he turned back to his seat and said to Song Tianyao:
"It feels great to throw money around like that. I don't even need beautiful women to serve me. I feel so good. No wonder you, you loser, love to throw money around like that, so extravagant."
As he spoke in a drunken stupor, a dozen or so Songstress swarmed up the stairs like a fragrant breeze, and in the blink of an eye, the two were surrounded by a throng of beauties.
Chu Xiaoxin was in high spirits, and Song Tianyao reluctantly joined in with some jokes. The Songstress, all knowledgeable and witty, made for a pleasant atmosphere. Just then, Gao Lao Cheng approached and said, "Mr. Chu, Kowloon District Detective Chief Inspector Cheung Wing-kam has come to congratulate you on becoming Justice of the Peace."
Chu Xiaoxin hadn't yet remembered who Cheung Wing-kam was, but Song Tianyao, who had been dozing off, suddenly brightened up. Cheung Wing-kam? He was going to come and offer his congratulations even if he had to bite the bullet. This was indeed interesting.
"You mean the godfather of that guy you smashed with a bottle at Lichi that day, the Kowloon District Detective Chief Inspector? Don't you remember?" Song Tianyao reminded Chu Xiaoxin.
Chu Xiaoxin immediately remembered, his eyes widening. "I know, that bastard? Came to congratulate me today? Good! I'll just throw him and his godson into the sea together. If they dare to resist, I'll have a chat with his Foreign Devil boss!"
"Hey, Big Brother, you're not the same person you used to be. You're Justice of the Peace of the Peace now, a man of social standing. Arguing with such a nobody will only elevate him and lower your own status. Since he came to congratulate you, he's obviously prepared to be ridiculed. Just pretend nothing happened, forget everything. Just smile and nod at whatever he says, that'll be enough to scare him half to death. I checked before, his mistress's parents and his own brother are all in the pharmaceutical business, getting their goods from the Zhang Family. The more you smile, the more he'll worry that you'll cut off his source of income," Song Tianyao said to Chu Xiaoxin from the side.
Upon hearing this, Chu Xiaoxin pondered for a moment, shaking his somewhat numb brain from the alcohol. "Like my Dad? Smiling at everyone he meets?"
Song Tianyao nodded affirmatively.
"Please invite Inspector Cheung up here." Chu Xiaoxin remained noncommittal about what the others said, but he now obeyed Song Tianyao's every word. Why? Song Tianyao had only been his secretary for a little over a month, yet he had already made him Justice of the Peace and his company a leading pharmaceutical company in Hong Kong. If he didn't listen to such a trusted confidant, whose words would he listen to?
Gao Lao Cheng turned and left. Not long after, Cheung Wing-kam, a Chinese Detective Chief Inspector from Kowloon District, followed him up with two Gao Lao Cheng. Cheung Wing-kam, who was over forty years old, was all smiles. He bowed slightly as he walked towards Chu Xiaoxin, saying repeatedly, "Congratulations, Mr. Chu, on becoming Justice of the Peace. I'm a little late."
Chu Xiaoxin had been slowly getting up as instructed by Song Tianyao, trying to be a little more affectionate towards Cheung Wing-kam so as not to neglect him. However, he had only lifted his buttocks halfway when he saw the two people following behind Cheung Wing-kam. He recognized both of them. One was Cheung Wing-kam's godson, whom he had fallen out with at the Lichi Nightclub, and the other was Yan Hung, who had lost his official position and gone to guard the pier in Sha Tau Kok to save face for him!
Song Tianyao was also taken aback. He wasn't surprised that Cheung Wing-kam's godson had come with Cheung Wing-kam; he guessed that Cheung Wing-kam had brought him to let Chu Xiaoxin vent his anger. But he really didn't expect that Cheung Wing-kam would actually call Yan Hung back from the faraway place of Sha Tau Kok.
"A-Hung?" Chu Xiaoxin wanted to greet Cheung Wing-kam first, but he couldn't help but be surprised and called out Yan Hung's name first.
Yan Hung, dressed in casual clothes, followed behind Cheung Wing-kam with a broad smile. When he heard Chu Xiaoxin speak, he actually called out his name first. The man in his thirties had his eyebrows practically flying up with joy. "Young Master Shun... no, Mr. Chu, I've come with Inspector Cheung to congratulate you as well."
Only Song Tianyao looked at Yan Hung with some regret. This guy was probably so happy to hear that Chu Xiaoxin had transformed into a dragon in the blink of an eye that he was dumbfounded. That's why he foolishly allowed Cheung Wing-kam to call him from afar to congratulate Chu Xiaoxin. When he comes to his senses, he will probably scold himself for being so stupid.
"Inspector Cheung, you're so kind. Come sit down and have a few drinks. A-Hung, come sit down too. And that... that cop, come sit down and have a few drinks as well." Chu Xiaoxin smiled and stood up to invite Cheung Wing-kam, Yan Hung, and even Cheung Wing-kam's godson to sit down together.
Cheung Wing-kam, the godson who had fallen out with Second Young Master Chu in the brothel, was overjoyed to hear that Chu Xiaoxin seemed to have forgotten their past grievances and even invited him to join the meal. His previous bitterness instantly turned to surprise. Cheung Wing-kam, however, looked even more displeased upon hearing Chu Xiaoxin's words. He sat down to the seat next to Chu Xiaoxin and glared at his godson, ordering him to sit down as well.
"You bastard, you're waiting for Mr. Chu's people to bring the gifts up themselves. Go and get my and A-Hung's gifts."
His godson hurriedly turned and ran downstairs. Cheung Wing-kam said to Chu Xiaoxin was smiling calmly:
"A-Hung lives in Sha Tau Kok, which is quite a distance from here. He also wanted to congratulate you, Mr. Chu, so I waited for him to come with me in my car. That's why I'm a little late. Please forgive me, Mr. Chu."
Chu Xiaoxin kept Song Tianyao's words firmly in mind, his face still smiling, showing no sign of anger. He chuckled and said to Cheung Wing-kam, "Inspector Cheung, you're too kind. I'm just a small businessman from Chiu Chow who sells pharmaceuticals. I just got lucky and casually did some charity work to earn this title; it's nothing to brag about."