"Motherfucker, Uncle Deng, Hongxing has gone too far! It was only a few shops, and they smashed them up without even a word. Dozens of my boys ended up in hospital."
"They even sent people to ambush and kill me. If I hadn't run fast enough, you wouldn't be seeing me now."
"And they sent gunmen too. They don't follow any rules. They clearly wanted me dead!"
"I've never had any real beef with Hongxing. Was this an attack on me? It was an attack on Wo Shing Wo!"
Tall Gao slammed the table before Uncle Deng, his face furious. Gauze was still wrapped around his head, where he had hit a rock after accidentally falling out in the wilderness the night before.
"Hongxing went too far this time," Uncle Deng said slowly.
"It wasn't just your men who got beaten last night. Hongxing attacked several other triads too. They're making enemies on every side!"
"Fuck, those Hongxing bastards are so arrogant. Do they really think they rule Hong Kong Island?" Tall Gao cursed, his eyes wide.
"Uncle Deng, what do you think we should do? We can't just let this go, can we?"
"Don't get worked up yet. They'll have to give us an explanation. I've stepped down, after all. I no longer have the standing to speak. The Boss will talk to Handsome Sheng later."
Uncle Deng's voice remained slow and measured as he held his tea in one hand.
"Hong Kong Island has always had this many triads. No one can grow powerful enough to dominate alone. It's not for lack of capable men. Wasn't Bo Ho formidable back then? He had powerful backing too, but he still couldn't dominate alone. Why? The other triads wouldn't allow it."
"Once you get big and start attacking whoever you