"Uncle Gen, where's Brother Six?" Song Tianyao looked around the corridor but couldn't find Huang Liu, so he asked.
Ah Gen replied with a smile, "A-Liu said he was going to see Brother Xiao, and it's almost dawn now and they still haven't returned. But Mr. Song, don't worry, A-Liu will be fine with Brother Xiao and the others."
Song Tianyao rolled his eyes. "I'm worried about him! Now that there's something to do, I'll get him to do it! Damn it! You can't even find him when it matters!"
Ah Gen kept forcing a smile. He didn't dare complain to Song Tianyao and Yao Chunxiao, and could only echo the reprimand of the younger Huang Liu: "Mr. Song, don't be angry. It's our fault for not disciplining him properly. I will definitely teach A-Liu a lesson when he comes back."
Song Tianyao waved his hand. Although he had some complaints about Huang Liu, he knew that Huang Liu had worked even harder than Ah Gen other guards and instructors on duty during this period. As the boss, he could sleep for more than ten hours a night. Couldn't he let the bodyguards rest?
"Never mind, Uncle Gen." Song Tianyao rubbed his aching temples. "Since Brother Six isn't here, I'll trouble you to make the trip. You know where Hong Lai-sau lives, right?"
Without hesitation, Ah Gen replied, "Mr. Kang from the Old Cantonese Street, right? I know him!"
Song Tianyao patted Ah Gen on the shoulder. "That makes things easier. You help me bring Hong Lai-sau and his wife over. Remember, everyone outside is watching me now, so you must protect them."
Ah Gen grinned. "Don't worry, Mr. Song, I'll do it right now."
After Ah Gen finished speaking, he turned to leave, but Song Tianyao suddenly spoke again, "Wait!"
Ah Gen turned his head in confusion, waiting for Song Tianyao to give instructions.
Song Tianyao cracked his neck and punched the back of his head a few times. "It should be daylight by the time you get back. Find a pharmacy and buy me two packets of headache powder, the Chongqing Yaoyou Brand."
Ah Gen smiled and nodded, "I understand. Shall we set off now?"
Song Tianyao waved his hand. "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Gen."
After watching Ah Gen's figure disappear at the end of the corridor and onto the stairs, Song Tianyao took a deep breath and quickly reviewed all the events of the past two days in his mind. He then patted his cheeks and said, "Fourth Uncle, I'm going inside to wash my face. You can rest on the sofa for a while."
As Song Tianyao spoke, he stepped into the room. The Mute Ah Si looked to both sides of the corridor, followed Song Tianyao into the room, and then closed the door.
Inside room 309, the main light was on, illuminating the room. Although Song Tianyao had explicitly told the Mute Ah Si to rest on the sofa, he clearly did not do so. Instead, he sat on the sofa, took out his pipe, and pulled a yellowed paper packet from his pocket. He skillfully took out tobacco from the packet, filled the pipe, and relied on the pungent smell of the coarse tobacco burning to stay awake.
The sound of water could be faintly heard from the washroom. After a moment, the sound stopped, and then the sound of Song Tianyao brushing his teeth and rinsing his mouth could be heard again.
Knock knock!
There was a knock on the guest room door from the outside, accompanied by Huang Liu's slightly roguish voice. "Boss, I'm back."
The Mute Ah Si glanced towards the washroom, got up, and opened the door. Huang Liu was standing awkwardly outside. Upon seeing Ah Si, he greeted him with a smile, "Uncle Si, thank you for taking care of the boss for me."
Ah Si gestured with his hands, mumbling as if trying to find out where Huang Liu had gone. Song Tianyao had already walked out of the glass door of the bathroom, a small dab of toothpaste residue still clinging to the corner of his mouth. He immediately launched into a tirade against Huang Liu: "You son of a bitch! I haven't seen you all night. Did you go out and hire a prostitute? There are plenty of people waiting outside to kill me. You've been following me for so long, do you think they'll let you off the hook? Brother Six, I beg you, please be more careful! These are critical times. If something happens to you, it'll be very difficult for me with Mr. He!"
Huang Liu grinned at Song Tianyao: "No, boss, I went out to do some serious business."
Song Tianyao was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed several times as if he remembered something.
Huang Liu is a guy who's survived a hail of bullets in the Macau Street. The first time he came to Hong Kong, if I hadn't kept him pinned down, he probably would have disemboweled his entire family. He hasn't come home all night; could it be that he saw me arguing with the Hong Kong a couple of days ago and secretly went to kill them?
Song Tianyao was absolutely certain that Huang Liu was capable of such a thing, so thinking of this, his expression turned somewhat grim.
He is currently openly uniting with the Shanghai people and Hong Kong to wage war, but the old foxes in Hong Kong are well aware of the actual situation. If Huang Liu takes action without authorization, even if it is not Song Tianyao's doing, the Hong Kong will hold him accountable, and then it will truly become a situation of no return.
Seeing Song Tianyao's face darken, Huang Liu seemed to guess what he was thinking and curled his lip in boredom, "Boss, you don't really have that little faith in me, do you? The serious business I'm talking about isn't just about murder. Hey! You two, aren't you coming in? The boss is about to lose his temper."
As Huang Liu finished speaking, Hong Lai-sau led Xu Minjun into the room.
Xu Minjun's expression was cold; she clearly had no good feelings towards Song Tianyao, the culprit who had dragged her and her husband into this mess.
Hong Lai-sau, whom I hadn't seen for many days, appeared even more gaunt and haggard, with bloodshot eyes, clearly overwhelmed by the various events that had been happening lately. However, his attitude was slightly better than Xu Minjun's; upon seeing Song Tianyao, he nodded easily and forced a smile that was both helpless and bitter.
Upon seeing the two, Song Tianyao was slightly taken aback. He immediately turned to look at Huang Liu Huang Liu, who looked smug, arms crossed and chin slightly raised.
"Brother Six, you are truly a genius." Song Tianyao exclaimed, giving Huang Liu an exaggerated fist-and-palm salute.
Huang Liu replied with a smile, "Boss, I eat brains!"
Song Tianyao chuckled softly, then finally turned his gaze to Hong Lai-sau. After a long silence, Song Tianyao sighed, "Brother Xiu, how have you been?"
Hong Lai-sau smiled helplessly, "Boss, you've really screwed me over this time."
Song Tianyao chuckled awkwardly and looked at Xu Minjun: "Sister-in-law..."