The people behind him were also preparing to follow him downstairs when Song Tianyao said, "Brother Ju, you stay."
Upon hearing this, Chan Ah-sap's face even broke into a smile. Rotten-Life Ju stopped and returned to its previous position, and Zhao Wenye also stopped. Song Tianyao, however, waved his hand impatiently. "Get down there and keep up with your Boss! Stop spouting nonsense!"
In the blink of an eye, all of Chao Yong Yi's men had gone down to the third floor, leaving only one Rotten-Life Ju standing there. Song Tianyao took one last drag of his cigarette, then stubbed it out in the ashtray on the table. He pulled up a chair, sat down at the back of the table, and remained silent.
On either side of the dining table, the lonely, Rotten-Life Ju, Golden-Tooth Lei Yan Hung, and others stood blankly in the sea breeze.
The waiters at Taibai Seafood Restaurant quickly cleared away the dishes and drinks that had been scattered all over the table, and replaced the tablecloths and decorations. The tall, mature woman who had been playing the pipa in the corner last night also came up with her pipa.
Tonight, this tall, mature woman changed into a fuchsia cheongsam, and her long legs were covered with sheer stockings. Her long hair, which was loose last night, was tied up in a bun today, and she seemed to be wearing light makeup. Compared to her cool and glamorous bare face last night, she had a more festive look tonight.
Song Tianyao pulled out a chair and said to the woman who knelt down and bowed before him, "I'm here for dinner again tonight, and I'd like to trouble you again to play some music to liven things up."
The woman didn't say much. She quietly sat down next to Song Tianyao, tuned her zither, and began to play the tune of "Moon Over the West River".
One by one, the exquisite dishes were brought out again, and two jars of Double-Steamed Hornet Wine, infused with hornets from that year, were placed in front of Song Tianyao. After all the dishes had been served, the waiter boldly stood next to Song Tianyao and said, "Sir, all the dishes you ordered have been served."
Song Tianyao reached out and tore off the mud seal of a jar of hornet wine, took three wine cups, and poured the already yellowish and viscous wine into the three cups. The aroma of the wine was immediately spread throughout the entire third floor by the sea breeze.
"Five years of double-distilled wine, soaked in wasps from that year, because I know that Brother Jinya Leilei and Brother Yan Xiongxiong invited tonight are both Jianghu people. Jianghu people will inevitably have injuries on their bodies, so they should drink some wasp wine regularly. Wasp wine can relieve pain and relieve pain." Poison clears fire and is good for old wounds on the body. On behalf of Mr. Xin, I would like to thank you two for your efforts today. Please." Song Tianyao filled the three glasses of wine in front of him, put the wine jar at hand, and made a gesture of invitation to Jin Ya Lei and Yan Xiong.
Golden-Tooth Lei and Yan Hung exchanged a glance, stepped forward, and picked up their wine cups. Golden-Tooth Lei was about to speak when Song Tianyao had already picked up his own cup and drunk it in one gulp.
Then he flashed the wine cup at the two of them.
Golden-Tooth Lei swallowed his words, picked up his wine with Yan Hung and drank it all in one gulp, then put the wine cups back on the table.
Song Tianyao grabbed the wine jar and started pouring more wine. Golden-Tooth Lei said to Song Tianyao, "Secretary Song, about what happened this afternoon..."
"Gentlemen, please." Song Tianyao seemed not to hear Golden-Tooth Lei's words. He filled his wine cup and made another gesture of invitation. As soon as the two men picked up their wine cups, Song Tianyao drank his second cup in one gulp!
Then, raising their heads, they looked at the two people standing in front of them holding wine cups with a half-smile. Yan Hung and Golden-Tooth Lei closed their eyes and downed their second cup of wine.
This time, however, neither of them put their wine cups on the table. They weren't idiots. Song Tianyao's current attitude clearly meant that he was toasting them with three cups of wine on behalf of Chu Xiaoxin. After drinking these three cups, Song Tianyao would have finished what Chu Xiaoxin had entrusted to Song Tianyao. When he got up to leave, there was no way they could stop him!
Chapter 42 The Feast (Part 2)
"A-Lok!" Ignoring the presence of Rotten-Life Ju, Golden-Tooth Lei called out to his henchman, A-Lok, who quickly handed over a small cloth bag. Golden-Tooth Lei placed the bag on the table, opened it with both hands, and pushed it towards Song Tianyao: "Secretary Song, Fuyixing was quite rude this afternoon. These gifts are just a small token of my appreciation, a small compensation for the fright your father, mother, and sister suffered."
Inside the cloth bag were Fourteen K ounces! According to Hong Kong's standard of sixteen ounces per catty, the four gold bars together weighed a full catty.
This pound of gold, if sold to any bank or gold shop, even at the lowest price for stolen goods, could easily fetch over ten thousand Hong Kong dollars.
"I stabbed Black-Hearted Wah, are you blaming me?" Song Tianyao asked with a smile to Golden-Tooth Lei without even glancing at the gleaming gold bars in front of him.
Golden-Tooth Lei gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "It's not his fault. He was wrong first. Fuyixing Xing is the orthodox Hung Mun lineage. The thirty-first of the thirty-six oaths states that one must not use the large number of Hongmen brothers to bully others, nor should one commit violence or dominate. Everyone must be law-abiding. Anyone who violates this oath will die under a thousand cuts. Fuyixing's 423rd brother, Black-Hearted Wah Sha Straw Sandal, broke the rules. I should thank Secretary Song for teaching him a lesson."
"I had Rotten-Life Ju kill those Fuyixing henchmen that Black-Hearted Wah's wife brought. Do you blame me?" Song Tianyao shook his head noncommittally and continued to ask.
Golden-Tooth Lei spoke almost with his eyes closed, "It's no wonder. Lou Fengyun, a disciple of Fuyixing, violated the thirty-first of the Hung Mun Thirty-Six Oaths, which forbids the use of the large number of Hongmen brothers to bully others or commit violence and tyranny. Everyone must behave themselves and obey the rules. Anyone who violates this will die under ten thousand cuts."
Golden-Tooth Lei is the head of Fuyixing themselves the orthodox leader of the Hung Mun. Although the Hung Mun Thirty-Six Oaths are now mostly displayed on the wall for people to admire, and are rarely used to punish their disciples, Golden-Tooth Lei, has long kept these rules in mind. At this moment, he opened his mouth and found a crime of violating the rules of the Hung Mun to pin on Black-Hearted Wah and his wife.
This was Golden-Tooth Lei's last resort. If he didn't find a respectable excuse to punish the Black-Hearted Wah couple, his brothers in the gang would blame him for illegally capturing his own people and breaking the code of brotherhood. Now, by putting this rule-breaking label on the two of them, even if others in the gang were dissatisfied, at least they would have nothing to say on the surface.
"But I find it strange," Song Tianyao said to Golden-Tooth Lei face was serious and solemn. "Actually, if this hadn't happened this afternoon, you wouldn't have needed to take out these four gold bars tonight. I would have told you anyway that Likang Trading Company was planning to hand over the dock business to Fuyixing. But you were unlucky. After we finish our third drink, everyone will go home. Consider these four gold bars as a reward for that young lady."