Chen Tai had a black and white tiger tattooed on his chest, tearing at a person. Most of the person's head was already in the tiger's jaws, and only the remaining half of the head and clothing struggling under the tiger's claws remained. The person was clearly a Buddha. This tattoo was obviously based on the story of Shakyamuni sacrificing himself to feed a tiger. However, now that Chen Tai had it tattooed on his chest, there was no sense of the Buddha's compassion. All that could be seen was the Buddha's bones gone, and the tiger's ferocity and violence.
Only a strong, tall man like Chen Tai could carry this tattoo. An ordinary person's physique probably wouldn't even be able to fit this tiger tattoo.
"Mr. Kunchai." Chen Tai recognized the Thailand man, greeted him casually, and stepped aside to let him leave first. Then he said to his Big Brother, Bo Cong, who was sitting on the sofa, "Big Brother, the matter of the Qun'an Opium Den has been settled. This morning, Lao Gui En sent someone to deliver 100,000 yuan as an apology, saying that his underlings didn't know the rules and hoped you would forgive and forget about it."
As he spoke, he took a wad of banknotes from his suit pocket and handed it to Bo Cong.
With a broad smile, Bo Cong took the banknotes, counted them, and then tossed them back to Chen Tai: "Take this. Keep some for yourself to give to the brothers who helped you as a reward, and the rest is enough to open another Gambling den to settle the brothers. How you settle them is up to you."
Chen Tai smiled honestly and did not refuse anymore. He put the banknotes back into his pocket and sat down next to his boss. He looked at Chen Tai in front of him lamely. He only felt that he had extraordinary vision back then to accept such a capable subordinate. In one year, Chen Tai went from being an unknown to a well-known person in Hong Kong and Kowloon. One of the most dazzling rising stars in the industry, He Qunying has also expanded from the 500 people who huddled in Shek Tong Tsui and barely made a living by smuggling opium to now owning sites in Jordan, Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei, Sai Ying Pun, Shek Tong Tsui, Central and other places. Today, there are more than 900 people traveling around the world under the name of He Qunying.
He felt that he and Chen Tai were a perfect match. He would do the thinking, while Chen Tai would do the work. Most importantly, Chen Tai was loyal. After Chen Tai made a name for himself, many gangs with Harmony Heroes privately invited him to join Chen Tai. They offered him territory, women, money, and status, but Chen Tai unmoved and replied with only four words: loyalty and righteousness.
"Kunchai came over and said that this year's harvest was bad, and the supply of goods might be tight, so he came to apologize in advance. He sent a beautiful Thailand girl, but I'm too old to be interested. He'll have someone clean her up and send her to your place tonight." Bo Cong picked up his tea and took a sip. "I have time this afternoon, so I'll go to your parents' place and play a few rounds with them. You should do the same; you're always busy with club matters, and your parents worry about you if they don't see you. Remember to go back and see them when you have time."
"Didn't I send four or five girls to take care of them?" Chen Tai grinned. "Make some more money to give them back, and they'll be happy. They should also thank the Big Brother. When you have time, play mahjong with them and deliberately lose some money to them."
"You're busy working for me, so I don't have time for them. I'm lame, so I can't do anything violent, but I can still comfort the old folks." Bo Cong laughed too, "Hey, including the Thailand girl, you have six or seven women now. Can you handle it?"
The two were chatting when one of Bo Cong's men knocked on the door. "Brother Cong, there's a guy outside who calls himself Sergeant Hung and wants to see you."
At the same time, the phone in Bo Cong's room rang.
Chen Tai paused for a moment upon hearing Yan Hung's name, then looked at Bo Cong. Bo Cong told his subordinates, "Take Sergeant Hung to the private room at the clubhouse first, and invite him for tea. I'll take this call first, and then I'll go see him later."
"Understood." The subordinate outside said and left.
Bo Cong answered the phone, "Hello, who is this? Gao Lao Cheng? You actually remembered your old buddy, you..."
He only finished his small talk before falling silent for a full two minutes before hanging up. He turned to Chen Tai, Chen Tai looked back at Bo Cong with a puzzled expression. "What's up, Big Brother?"
"Have many Big Brothers at the On Lok Hall disappeared lately?" Bo Cong asked Chen Tai, frowning.
Chen Tai nodded and casually said, "Yes, there are a few people I often see at drinking parties who haven't been around lately. I asked around, and they said they went to Malaysia with Lord Ting to relax."
"Come with me to see Yan Hung." After listening, Bo Cong took a deep breath, his expression uncertain as he stood up, leaning on his cane. "My sworn brother, Gao Lao Cheng, called and said that Yan Hung has a lucrative opportunity, high risk, high reward, and he wants me to take the plunge."
Chapter 389 Testing
Lu Rongfang waited for the hotel staff to call Song Tianyao's room in advance to confirm that Song Tianyao was in the room and that the three guests were allowed to go to his room before personally leading the three to the door of the suite opened by Song Tianyao. With her left hand, which was wearing a white glove, she gently pressed the doorbell. "Mr. Song, I've brought the three guests I just contacted on the phone to see you."
Lu Rongfang stood behind the waiter, rolling her eyes impatiently. "What the hell? Why is it so complicated?"
The door opened, Song Tianyao handed the waiter a ten-yuan note as a tip, smiling gently at him, "Thank you, Justin. Please prepare a five-person morning tea for me later."
After the waiter left, Song Tianyao stepped aside and gestured to Lu Rongfang, Pan Guoyang, and the woman behind them, "Please come in."
Upon seeing Song Tianyao, Lu Rongfang immediately lost her previous impatience and raised her hand as if she wanted to give Song Tianyao a high five.
Song Tianyao deliberately touched his nose lightly before giving Lu Rongfang, who had just entered, a high-five. "You only made a little bit, do you need to make a special trip to thank me?"
Pan Guoyang also raised his hand to give Song Tianyao a high five, but Lu Rongfang, who seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, pulled his hand down directly. "This is a high five between Big Water Pipe who are cooperating to make money. You little punk, go stand in the corner."
When Lu Yuanchun entered last, he didn't hesitate when he saw Song Tianyao deliberately touching his nose. He smiled and extended his hand to Song Tianyao, speaking in perfect China without any regional accent, "Hello, Mr. Song, I am Lu Yuanchun from our previous phone call."