Love and Hate Have Never Been Ours to Command

"I didn't expect the Lin Family to want to challenge me on more than just business. However, the Lin Family don't seem to be very bright. I didn't guess that the bank's refusal to lend me money was just a smokescreen by the Lin Family. But they went and did something completely unnecessary, sending someone to see Headless. They wanted him to Headless me, so they needed a small fry like Wutou to help them. I think they probably don't intend to let me return to Hong Kong alive. They'd rather have me die in Macau. Once I'm dead, everything will be over."

"Boss, so the Lin Family is going to resort to some underworld tactics? I'm good at it, I'll handle it." Huang Liu flicked the Ace of Spades in his hand, accurately sending it flying onto the chandelier, and said to Song Tianyao.

Song Tianyao straightened his clothes in front of the dressing mirror and said, "We're good people. Didn't you hear me tell Mr. He that we're planning to do charity work in Macau? How could good people like the Lin Family, who do bad things? They do bad things, we do good things. Find me a bulletproof vest; I'm going out to do charity work."

Chapter 337 Love and hate are never up to us.

"Brother Ting, long time no see. How have you been?" Lin Xiao qia twirled the ring on his finger, walked to the tea table and sat down. He smiled at Su Wenting, who stood up to greet him, indicating that he didn't need to be so polite.

Su Wenting, a notorious Big-Time Tycoon in the Wo On Lok, known as Lord Ting, was far more humble in front of Lin Xiao qia, who was ten years his junior. He even bowed slightly to Lin Xiao qia's expressionless old servant, Su Wenting Uncle Bing, addressing him as "Brother Bing" before settling into his seat and smiling at Lin Xiao qia.

"Mr. Lin, if you had given instructions, you could have simply had Brother Bing send someone to inform me. There was no need for you to come to see me in person."

"It's been a long time since we last met, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to trouble you with a small matter and come see you for a cup of tea." Lin Xiao qia was quite pleased with Su Wenting's respectful manner and nodded approvingly. "Back then Brother Ting, you were so imposing, wielding two watermelon knives, that you scared off a bunch of old guards and constables. Four of you managed to guard fifty boxes of raw goods. My father praised you afterward, saying you were a promising young man who would surely make a name for yourself. Now your hair has turned white."

Su Wenting noticed Lin Xiao qia's attention to his gray hair and touched it, saying, "Back then, I was working for the big boss, Big Brother Gui. It feels like just yesterday."

Lin Xiao qia lowered his head, lit a cigarette, and surveyed the elegant layout of the tea room. He said casually, "I wasn't planning to trouble Brother Ting, but there's a small matter—I guess I'm being nosy—and I wanted to arrange things beforehand to avoid any unpleasantness later, so I thought I'd ask Brother Ting for help."

"Mr. Lin, please don't hesitate to ask if you need anything. I'm not good enough to handle your big business, but for trivial matters like running errands and helping out, you can ask anytime. On Lok Hall has been around since my Uncle Nan, and even now that I'm all old, we still stand by what we said: if the Lin Family needs anything, On Lok Hall will never refuse." Su Wenting straightened up from his seat and said earnestly when he heard Lin Xiao qia say that he needed his help.

Lin Xiao qia waved his hand. "Brother Ting, don't take it so seriously, it's nothing. There's a young guy in Macau who'll be dealt with in the next few days. I understand that there are a few gangsters in the He-prefix gangs who have a bad relationship with him, so they're preparing to send them across the sea to Macau today..."

"Mr. Lin, you want me to arrange for someone to take care of that young man you mentioned?" Lord Ting asked directly. "A small matter, I'll handle it immediately..."

Interrupted by Su Wenting's urgent tone, Lin Xiao qia showed no impatience. He was the only member of the Lin Family in this generation who had interacted with people from the martial arts world, and he knew that Su Wenting wasn't being impolite, but rather eager to express his attitude. He said gently, "Let me finish. You're so old, yet you still have such a fiery temper."

"Hehe..." Su Wenting sat back down, chuckling sheepishly. "Hearing that someone provoked Mr. Lin, all I could think about was throwing him into the sea. I was so impatient."

"Someone else will handle that young man, but to avoid being found out that he's connected to the Lin Family, we plan to He-prefix gangs those few gangsters from the He family to Macau. They don't need to do the work, but they need to carry weapons. Once the two places investigate, those gangsters can simply confess, insisting it was revenge, and that they are the murderers." Lin Xiao qia picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said to Su Wenting.

Su Wenting's eyes darted around slightly. "I understand. A few sane scapegoats to make everyone believe it. I wonder who that young man is, He-prefix gangs Mr. Lin needs to go to Macau with?"

"The young man's name is Song Tianyao, and those gangsters with the He-prefix gangs are Handkerchief Qing, Shar Pei Dog, and Chu Yau-chai. Oh, Wo Lin Shing Zhe Gu Cai has a son-in-law named..." Lin Xiao qia said.

Su Wenting interjected, "Lui Lok."

"These four are enough. I heard they have a grudge against Song Tianyao." Lin Xiao qia, with a cigarette in his mouth, looked at Su Wenting: "Can you handle the situation where Lui Lok plans the murders, and the other three are arrested and confessed after crossing the sea?"

Su Wenting frowned slightly and lowered his head. After a moment, he raised his head and smiled bitterly at Lin Xiao qia: "Mr. Lin, I've heard of Song Tianyao, the He-prefix gangs you mentioned. He does have a grudge against those younger members of the He Gang. But Lui Lok is the son-in-law of Zhe Gu Cai, a Big Brother of the Luen Shing triad. He's currently working in the Police Force, so he's considered an officer. Zhe Gu Cai only has one daughter, and he might not be willing to let Lui Lok, his son-in-law, rise through the ranks and live a peaceful old age. Besides, Handkerchief Qing, Shar Pei Dog, Chu Yau-chai are all prominent figures among the younger generation of the He-prefix gangs. It's fine for them to plead guilty in Hong Kong, but making them spend a few years in the ancestral hall..."

"Regarding Lui Lok, I can have my friends in Macau release two wanted criminals to Hong Kong for him to arrest. Those three don't need to implicate Lui Lok, but the word in the underworld will spread that Lui Lok orchestrated it. I guarantee he'll at most get a reprimand, and the following year he'll be promoted to Detective Chief Inspector. As for the other three, they won't be sent to jail; they'll all be sentenced to death by hanging. We'll arrange for scapegoats to take their place. I'll have Uncle Bing send over the money. It's a small matter, but it's a chance for these four to rise in the world. It just depends on whether these four youngsters have the same courage as you, Brother Ting, did back then," Lin Xiao qia said calmly to Su Wenting.