Late at night, just after Hongxing's men withdrew from the neighborhood, the police arrived. Large numbers of officers investigated the sites of several shootings.
But anyone who walked up to them would have noticed that most were distracted, even dismissive.
Collusion between the Thai police and gangs was far worse than on Hong Kong Island.
Almost everyone was used to it and saw nothing unusual about it.
Besides, those Germans were no saints either.
"How's it looking?" a sergeant asked several officers after getting out of his car.
"More than two hundred bullet holes here alone," an officer said after saluting.
"Any casualties?" the sergeant asked casually.
"None found so far, but the ground and walls show signs of having been washed."
"None found, so that means no casualties?" the sergeant asked with a yawn. After looking around, he spotted blood that had not been completely washed away around several bullet holes in a wall.
But he acted as though he had seen nothing.
"That appears to be the case. Both sides left after a confrontation and exchange of gunfire..." another officer who had been following him said, taking the hint.
"Carry on!" The sergeant nodded slightly. The chief had already given him a heads-up about tonight's events, so he naturally would not be foolish enough to investigate anything.
Half an hour after the sergeant left, the officers there packed up and left as well.
No sooner had they left than another group of Hongxing underlings arrived. They were Ah Ye's men, and they took over the Hell's Angels' properties directly.
Members of other gangs watched everything from a distance. Quite a few muttered to themselves, all aware that a ruthless figure had come to Pattaya.
"Are you sure it was Hongxing? Why are they stirring up trouble again?