The Boss

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	The Boss (大老板)
Alias(es)	Big Boss 326
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Violent Gang — leader 302
Occupation/Role	Kowloon triad boss; territorial powerbroker
Status	Deceased; killed by Song Ren with the Azure Lightning Sword 370
First Appearance	Chapter 293

Background

The Boss rose through the underworld from a young age, building everything he possessed through street violence and blade work. Over decades, he became the domineering head of the Violent Gang and a major power in Kowloon. He never learned to yield, even as age and changing circumstances narrowed his options. 370

He maintained a mansion in Kowloon, employed heavily built guards, and expected absolute obedience from his subordinates. His standing made him wealthy enough to finance gang expansion and commission major hits against rival organizations. 295 303 335

Appearance

The Boss is a broad, burly man with a prominent belly, large bell-like eyes, and graying hair usually slicked back. Despite his heavy build, he moves with startling speed and explosive force. 295 303 367 368

• Thick, powerful frame capable of throwing vehicles and crushing metal structures. 367
• Gray-white hair that becomes wild and disheveled during combat. 368 369
• Often seen smoking cigars and reading magazines while receiving subordinates. 293 303
• Favors the Dogleg Knife in close combat. 368

Personality

The Boss is authoritarian, foul-tempered, and violently intolerant of disrespect. He reacts to betrayal or insubordination with immediate brutality, such as personally attacking an informer while his men watch. 303

Though outwardly impulsive, he is also cautious and politically calculating. He keeps guards close after Song Ren becomes a potential threat, uses Song Ren as a hired weapon against Hung Hing, and engineers confrontations between old enemies for his own advantage. 335 348 349

His defining trait is refusal to bow to anyone. Even mortally wounded and facing an overwhelmingly stronger opponent, he chooses a final charge rather than surrender. 370

Abilities & Skills

Physical Strength and Mobility

Despite his bulky physique, The Boss possesses extraordinary agility, jumping power, and explosive strength.

• Dodged two invisible greatswords and narrowly avoided a third during Wang Jiu's port ambush. 367
• Lifted and hurled an entire car to disrupt Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Mute's sword attack. 367
• Could leap seven to eight meters between shipping containers and deform metal surfaces on landing. 368
• Defeated multiple armed gang members while pursuing Wang Jiu. 367 368
• Injured Xin Yi and Four in a brief two-on-one fight despite already being wounded. 369
• His physical prowess was ultimately insufficient against Song Ren, who shattered both his forearms and launched him into a shipping container. 369

Knife Fighting

The Boss fights with direct, ferocious knife techniques centered on relentless pressure.

• Wielded a Dogleg Knife while pursuing Wang Jiu across stacked containers. 368
• Fought through Dragon City Gang members while escaping the encirclement. 368 369
• Continued his final attack on Song Ren despite broken arms, severe blood loss, and multiple wounds. 370

Underworld Leadership

The Boss commands the Violent Gang through wealth, fear, and personal force.

• Recruited Song Ren after witnessing his combat ability and offered to support his rise within the gang. 295
• Sought to expand into Causeway Bay by using Song Ren against Ba Bai and rival factions. 295
• Commissioned Song Ren to assassinate Hung Hing leader Jiang Tiansheng. 335
• Arranged for Di Qiu, Brother Hu, and Tornado to gather at his restaurant, provoking conflict around Chen Luojun. 349

Equipment

• Dogleg Knife — His preferred close-combat weapon during his final pursuit of Wang Jiu. 368
• Convoy and armed escorts — Travels with elite Violent Gang members and multiple vehicles when danger is expected. 367
• Cigars — Frequently smokes while conducting gang business. 303 335

Relationships

• Song Ren — Initially recruits and backs Song Ren as a promising Violent Gang fighter, then grows wary of his independence and power. The Boss hires him to kill Jiang Tiansheng, but Song Ren ultimately kills him. 295 335 369 370
• Wang Jiu — Longtime subordinate and frequent bodyguard. Wang Jiu eventually betrays him, arranging the port ambush in an attempt to seize control of the Violent Gang. 295 367
• Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Mute — Elite assassins employed through Wang Jiu's coup; their guqin-controlled invisible greatswords kill several of the Boss's men during the ambush. 367
• Tornado — A fellow veteran of the Kowloon underworld who joins the effort to stop him during his escape. 368 369
• Xin Yi and Four — Dragon City Gang leaders who pursue and confront him after Tornado intercepts his escape route. 368 369
• Di Qiu and Brother Hu — Influential figures brought to the Boss's restaurant to confront Chen Luojun, creating a conflict the Boss intends to exploit. 349

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recruitment of Song Ren

After Song Ren swiftly defeats Long Hair, The Boss takes notice and calls him over. He later hosts Song Ren privately, praises his potential, and offers him a chance to rise by taking territory in Causeway Bay. 293 295

Friction with Song Ren

Song Ren's unsanctioned takeover of Ba Bai's holdings alarms the Boss, who summons him back to Kowloon. Their relationship becomes increasingly strained when Song Ren later returns under a new identity to demand a loan, treating the Boss with open impatience. 302 334

The Boss agrees to provide money only if Song Ren assassinates Jiang Tiansheng, leader of Hung Hing. He remains wary afterward, surrounding himself with guards and implying that Song Ren may one day turn on him. 335 348

Wang Jiu's Betrayal

Wang Jiu lures the Boss's convoy into a port ambush with Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Mute. The Boss survives the initial attack through brute strength and agility, destroys Wang Jiu's claimed invulnerability with a kick, and forces his former subordinate to flee. 367

Death

The Boss breaks through successive pursuers, injuring Xin Yi and Four before escaping their encirclement. Song Ren intercepts him, breaks his arms with a single kick, and smashes him into a shipping container. 369

Still refusing to surrender, The Boss launches one final charge. Song Ren kills him by driving the Azure Lightning Sword through his chest, ending the reign of the man who once dominated Kowloon. 370

Notable Quotes

“Everything I have now was carved out by the blade, one slash at a time! My ending has never included a curtain call!”
— The Boss 370