Officer Wei brought his men over to deliver a warning, but it had little effect on anyone.
They were all old hands. Even spending a few days at the police station was routine.
GS was even less affected. He hadn't had much to say in the first place.
The banquet was partly a chance to meet the bosses of the various societies, but his main purpose was to collect gifts.
After the meal, he saw the bosses off, smiling at each of them and saying repeatedly, "There's money for all of us to make. I, LS, don't keep everything for myself. We should definitely work together when the opportunity comes!"
It left quite a few of the bosses feeling that LS wasn't as arrogant and overbearing as the rumors made him out to be.
Quite a few societies that had never dealt with LS had come to see what Hongxing's boss was like, to make future dealings easier.
After seeing everyone off, GS stretched and called Ah Wu and Tall Guy Keung over.
"So, how much did we take in?" This was GS's main purpose. He had even arranged for someone specifically to appraise the gifts.
What else would he do with all that stuff? Of course he would find somewhere to sell it straightaway!
"Over two hundred and sixty thousand in cash gifts, from Cheung Lok, Tang Wenjun of the Hongxing Society, and Flower Fu from Wan Chai. Eighty-eight thousand each," Tall Guy Keung said, holding the gift register.
"Eighty-eight thousand each? Fuck, did they just come for free food and drinks? Tang Wenjun of the Hongxing Society?" GS remembered him now. Tang Bao's son.
Ever since the Hongxing Society moved to Yau Ma Tei, he hadn't paid much attention to them. It looked like Ma Wang was no