Lu Yuanchun shook his head and remained silent.
Song Tianyao glanced at Qi Weiwen, then said to Lu Yuanchun, "Thank you for your help."
Lu Yuanchun remained silent.
Song Tianyao turned to Lam Kong: "See Miss Lu and Miss Qi off."
"I understand, but Mr. Song, how are you getting there?"
"I'm going back in a friend's car." As he spoke, Song Tianyao stepped down the steps and walked towards the Corvette in the distance.
He walked slowly but steadily, seemingly unaffected by the torrential rain, as if strolling leisurely, or perhaps distraught by Chu Xiaoxin's last words, wandering alone in the downpour on the long street.
Just as he was about to reach the car, Qi Weiwen suddenly shouted, "A-Yao!"
Song Tianyao glanced back at Qi Weiwen, then yanked open the car door and got in without hesitation.
Inside the train carriage.
Chu Xiaoxin used several tissues to wipe the rainwater off his face and head, but the more he wiped, the more annoyed he became, scattering the wet tissues everywhere. Yan Hung sat down and said to Chu Xiaoxin, "Young Master Shun, there's no need to get angry. This kind of person is opportunistic and ungrateful; no one can protect him."
"Go tell those bastards outside." Chu Xiaoxin nodded, covered his face with a tissue, and without looking at Yan Hung, issued the order, "The Justice of the Peace is ordered to kill. Anyone who touches Song Tianyao tonight, I'll bribe that gang into closing down! That's what I, Chu Xiaoxin, say!"
Yan Hung was taken aback and did not get out of the car immediately. After all, Chu Xiaoxin was just the Young Master of the Chu Family, not the head of the Chu Family. If he stepped forward to protect Song Tianyao at this time, it might implicate the entire Chu Family. In that case, Chu Xiaoxin would definitely be fine, but he would have to come out as the scapegoat. Just as he hesitated, Chu Xiaoxin spoke again.
"What's wrong? Is it raining too hard outside? Don't you want your clothes to get wet?"
"No... yes, I'll go right away." Yan Hung forced a smile and quickly climbed out of the car. As soon as he closed the door, Chu Xiaoxin ordered, "Drive!"
The car sped away, splashing water all over Yan Hung.
Inside the car, Tan Jingwei handed Song Tianyao a cigarette, lit one for himself, and looked at Yan Hung's retreating figure, saying, "Guess what, is he going to help you or let these gangsters kill you?"
"I chose this boss myself, of course I trust him to help me."
"That guy outside named Yan Hung, can he really handle so many martial arts figures?"
"He certainly can't handle it himself, but the Chu Family can. Although my boss is loyal to me, I still have to say that loyalty is foolish. The most important thing in life and business is money. Only money doesn't lie. I got in your car because of money, didn't I? We've been putting on this show for so long, it's time to talk about money, don't you think?"
Chapter 523 Regression
"Sergeant Hung, what nonsense are you spouting? Your Big Brother's whole family died, and now you actually dare to tell so many people to make way for Song Tianyao?"
"Does Chu Xiaoxin even know the truth? His Chu Family's Chan Ah-sap at the docks also died—it was all done in collusion between the Shanghai people and Song Tianyao! Did he even consult his Dad before saying such things?"
"A-Hung, you yourself came from a Young Master Shun background. You need to explain to him clearly that Song Tianyao is now colluding with the Shanghai people to wage a full-scale war against Hong Kong."
Inside the umbrella formation, several elderly uncles were very dissatisfied with the message Yan Hung had brought. They surrounded Yan Hung and chattered incessantly, their spittle almost spraying onto Yan Hung face. Surrounded by them, Yan Hung tried his best to suppress his impatience and soften his expression, but inwardly he only found these martial arts practitioners childish and laughable.
In the past, a mere 426 Red Pole wouldn't have a say in front of these seniors. Despite being a policeman and wearing a tiger skin, he was still a nobody in their eyes. If he were to be even slightly negligent, someone would bring out the Hung Mun family rules to punish him. Who would waste their breath on him? He probably wouldn't even be the one to hold an umbrella for these Big Brother shots.
Although this group of people are noisy now, in fact they don't dare to offend themselves with words, and they don't even dare to curse themselves. The so-called seniors in the world, the so-called loyalty first, are so worthless in the face of money and power. Yan Xiong is disdainful, but at this time his face becomes gentler:
"Uncles, the senior is right. Although I, Yan Hung, am now Detective Chief Inspector, I will never forget my roots or my origins as a triad leader. I am only here to relay Young Master Shun's instructions. In short, Young Master Shun left only this sentence, and whether you listen to it or not is up to you uncles. If you brothers insist on killing Song Tianyao, I guarantee I will not interfere, nor will I utter a single word."
The old men exchanged glances, none of them speaking. The old Chu Xiaoxin was nothing more than a spoiled brat, a arrogant and domineering second-generation rich kid who acted recklessly. Even though he was Chu Family, everyone could ignore him because the Chu Family knew he was useless. Even Chan Ah-sap, a subordinate of the Chu Family, could disregard Chu Xiaoxin's words. But now things were different. Leaving the Chu Family aside, Chu Xiaoxin alone was Justice of the Peace, wearing a JP brooch, able to speak of executing on orders and reporting without permission. In other words, before, no one was afraid of him. He's acting crazy, but now everyone's terrified of him. If he really said one thing, Hong Kong's underworld would be completely reshuffled, with countless deaths and injuries. Even the Chu Family could probably protect him. The lives of thousands or tens of thousands of underworld figures combined probably wouldn't be worth as much as Chu Xiaoxin's brooch. Since Chu Xiaoxin had Yan Hung spread the news, he was essentially using his own face to protect Song Tianyao. If he ordered an attack now, whether Song Tianyao would be killed or not, Chu Xiaoxin would definitely lose face. The uncles looked at each other, unsure who would dare to be the first to take the lead and order their men to do something.
The situation reached a stalemate; no one gave the order to attack, nor to retreat, and they remained frozen in place. At this moment, a martial arts practitioner strode over, stood beside the uncles, and respectfully spoke in a low voice:
"Uncle Wai, Uncle Ha, Uncle Lam... News came from Brother Qing and Sir Lui that Xianyu Shuan's wife and daughter, as well as Nine-Tattooed Dragon, are nowhere to be found. Only a neighbor is minding the shop. Silly Tai stood up for Xianyu Shuan's wife and daughter and insisted on fighting Brother Qing, but... he was beaten to death by Handkerchief Qing, who was also seriously injured and his right leg was crippled."