"Handsome Sheng, do you really think nothing of any of us?"
Seeing Gu Sheng act so arrogantly, the other Triad Bosses started losing their tempers too.
How many people in the Triads had good tempers?
Besides the people from Wo Shing Wo, the Chaozhou Gang, and the Big Circle Gang, Chen Mei of Hunggai and the Bosses of Hop To, Chung Hing, Tiu Sei, and the other Triads rose angrily.
"You want to fight all of us alone? Hongxing may be big, but I don't believe it can fight every Triad on Hong Kong Island!"
More than half the people present stood up.
Those remaining glanced around, feeling forced into it, their scalps prickling.
Now they had to side either with Handsome Sheng or with the other Triads. Walking away was almost impossible.
The remaining people also stood up to declare their positions.
Lian Ho-lung looked around, then smiled and tried to smooth things over.
"Why is everyone so angry? There's no need for this. Sit down and talk. Both sides can take a step back."
He knew what tonight was about, but he hadn't expected Handsome Sheng to take such a hard line. If he didn't speak up now, a fight really might break out.
In fact, he shared the thoughts of quite a few people here: he hoped Handsome Sheng would back down and rein himself in from now on.
Chen Mei was delighted. He finally had a chance to nail Gu Sheng, and he wished they would start fighting right there.
Seeing Lian Ho-lung try to smooth things over, he wanted to fan the flames. "To-"
He had only uttered one syllable when a chair flew straight at him. Chen Mei hurriedly raised his hands to block it and was nearly knocked over.
"There's nothing to discuss.