After failing the police recruitment interview, Song Tianyao secured a trial job with Chu Xiaoxin and advised him through a violent clash with a policeman backed by Cheung Wing-kam. Song brought Yan Hung to Yiu Muk, whose protection gave Yan Hung a chance to negotiate for Chu Xiaoxin and build ties with the Chu Family.
Song Tianyao maneuvered Yan Hung into taking the blame for Chu Xiaoxin’s fight, then killed a gang enforcer who threatened his family and drew Fuyixing into a deal. The arc ended with Song impressing Chu Yaozong at dinner as Chan Ah-sap confronted Golden-Tooth Lei over the attack on Song’s family.
Song Tianyao used Fuyixing’s offer to secure Likang Trading Company’s dock business for Chu Xiaoxin and then began reshaping the company for smuggling and legitimate trade. After taking charge, he returned home to find his family surrounded by gifts and was asked to help free Chen Tai from custody.
Song Tianyao secured Lou Fengyun’s departure from Fuyixing, built connections for Likang, and arranged his family’s move to Wan Chai. The arc ends with him arriving at Longjin Charity School to visit his grandfather, Song Chengqi.
Song Tianyao used a staged accident and a waterworks proposal to draw Shek Chi-yik and Beth toward Likang, while uncovering a scheme involving Fu Zhong Trading Company and Zhang Yuliang. He left the stretch planning to recover Likang’s money, build a civic organization, and pursue new connections, as his personal entanglements continued.
Song Tianyao turned Santonin into Pagoda Candy and used charity plans, recruitment, and a staged banquet to advance Likang and Chu Xiaoxin’s position. Zhang Yuliang learned the candy’s secret and secured a week to seize the opportunity, while Angie Pellis drew Mrs. Bess into Oxfam’s public campaign.
Song Tianyao used Oxfam’s launch and a customs operation to expose Zhang Yuliang’s medicine scheme, while the Zhang family tried to contain the damage. The arc ended with a raid on a counterfeit packaging factory and Zhang ordering Song killed.
Song Tianyao survived Dai Feng’s attack and used the evidence against Zhang Yuliang to expose his plans to the Zhang family. As the family’s business came under pressure and Zhang Yuliang vanished, Zhang Yujie returned to Hong Kong to confront the crisis.
Song Tianyao navigated the Zhang Family’s fight over Likang as gang alliances and old Hung Mun ties drew his family into danger. The stretch ended with Song back at Likang, waiting to see how the Zhang brothers would deal with Zhang Yuliang.
Song Tianyao turned the Zhang Family’s medicine scandal and gang conflict into leverage, while Zhang Yujie was arrested and put on trial. Zhang Yuliang was killed in court before he could testify, leaving Zhang Yuqi poised to decide the family’s future.
Song Tianyao and Chu Xiaoxin’s bid to rescue Meng Wanqing set off a violent clash between Yan Hung, Fuyixing, and Tan Changshan’s men. Yan Hung brought Meng Wanqing to the Dulles Hotel, while Golden-Tooth Lei turned against Fuyixing’s elders and Song Tianyao prepared to hear what had happened.
Song Tianyao secured Yan Hung’s police promotion, left Likang, and searched for a business of his own. After choosing wigs, he traveled to San Francisco to investigate the opportunity.
Song Tianyao investigated the American wig market, bought machinery for a Hong Kong factory, and began recruiting workers and suppliers. Meanwhile, Nine-Tattooed Dragon’s fight with Handkerchief Qing sparked a dangerous police standoff, and Song uncovered a fraudulent scheme involving three young women.
Song Tianyao rescued three girls, built Long Light Wig Factory, and secured a two-year supply deal with major department stores. Angie Pellis returned to help him as Tang Boqi began investigating his factory and Song completed HSBC loan formalities.
Song Tianyao turned the Liwan Welfare Institute’s abuses into a crisis for the British Red Cross and an opportunity to expand Oxfam and the wig trade, while arranging the aftermath of the killings. The arc ended with Nine-Tattooed Dragon and Huang Liu intervening when 14K men confronted Song Tianyao and Qi Weiwen.
Song Tianyao managed the fallout from Huang Liu’s killings, helped build the new blood service, and expanded his business ties while the Tang family entered the wig trade. The stretch ended with Song and Lou Fengyun meeting prospective wig makers at Li Bazhong’s gathering, where Luo Jiabao questioned them about production.
Song Tianyao stockpiled hair and maneuvered against Tang Boqi and the ten factories as the Hong Kong wig trade expanded. He then traveled to Macau, where He Xian addressed Green Island’s problems and revealed that he had survived an assassination plot.
After surviving an assassination attempt in Macau, Song Tianyao returned to Hong Kong and used the smuggled-hair scandal to attack Tang Boqi’s wig business. Tang Boqi left for the United States with Gu Linshan, while Song positioned himself to take over the market and quietly bought property shares.
Song Tianyao took control of the wig factories’ American orders, pursued new ventures in newspapers and securities, and navigated changing relationships with Angie Pellis and Qi Weiwen. The arc ended with his estranged eldest uncle, Song Chunzhong, returning to Hong Kong and meeting him.
Song Tianyao pursued Xizhen Properties while the Lin Family struggled to understand and counter his plans. After Lin Xiaokang drove Feng Yunzhi to slash her own throat, Song threatened the Lin Family and demanded an accounting of what Lin Yujing and Yunzhi owed.