Chapter Summaries

Gu Sheng woke up in Hong Kong in 1982 as a low-paid Hongxing gang member and undercover cop, then discovered he was involved with his boss Ah Sin’s wife. When she asked him to run away with her, he found a mysterious reward wheel that cost far more than he could afford to use.

• Gu Sheng learned from his memories that he was a Hongxing grunt and undercover cop in Yuen Long, and that he was scheduled to escort Ah Sin’s wife with Big-Eyed Hua.
• Gu Sheng recognized the gangland setting as resembling Young and Dangerous and recalled that Ah Sin’s men had been guarding his wife after a threat from Tung Sing’s Thunderclap Tiger.
• Gu Sheng followed Ah Sin’s wife to a hair salon, where she told him Ah Sin suspected her and asked him to run away with her.
• Gu Sheng told Ah Sin’s wife to get her hair done while he thought about how to escape their predicament.
• Gu Sheng discovered a question-mark wheel in his mind, but learned that even one pull on its unlocked tier cost ten thousand dollars.

Gu Sheng accepted over two hundred thousand from Ah Sin’s wife to hire someone to kill Ah Sin, while planning to keep himself safe. He discovered that Long-Haired Kit was conspiring with the wife to kill Ah Sin and then take over, and ended the chapter preparing to draw a time bomb from the Wheel.

• Gu Sheng realized Ah Sin’s wife was using him to kill Ah Sin and decided he could not leave her alive afterward.
• Gu Sheng took over two hundred thousand from Ah Sin’s wife, claiming he would find a killer in Kowloon Walled City.
• Gu Sheng and Big-Eyed Hua encountered Long-Haired Kit, who asked whether Ah Sin’s wife had returned home.
• Long-Haired Kit told Ah Sin’s wife he planned to kill Gu Sheng after Ah Sin died and take over the gang.
• Gu Sheng sent Big-Eyed Hua to watch Ah Sin’s place, went home, and prepared to draw a time bomb from the Wheel.

Gu Sheng used a system that turned draws and experience books into combat skills and improved physical stats, then armed himself and planned to kill his boss and other gang leaders. After learning that his boss was meeting Thunderclap Tiger, Lui Yiu Yeung, he took position in a building across the street and waited for them to arrive.

• Gu Sheng drew beginner Muay Thai and experience books, learned Muay Thai, and raised his Constitution to 5.6.
• Gu Sheng drew a Big Black Star pistol, a spare magazine, a beginner shooting manual, and more experience books, raising his Constitution to 6 and advancing his Muay Thai and shooting skills.
• Gu Sheng decided to kill his boss, Long-Haired Kit, and King Boxer Yung, then tested the pistol and learned his boss was negotiating with Thunderclap Tiger that night.
• Gu Sheng changed into ordinary work clothes, put on a Peppa Pig mask, and slipped into an empty upstairs room opposite the teahouse.
• Gu Sheng watched Thunderclap Tiger, Lui Yiu Yeung, arrive with Tung Sing men, then saw his own boss approach with five men.

Gu Sheng shot Xin and one of his men, then tricked Xin’s wife into fleeing with him before killing her at the river. He stopped to rescue a woman from an assault and shot her attacker in the legs, leaving the two of them together.

• Gu Sheng shot Xin and wounded King Boxer Yung, then escaped while sparing Chui Gai, Mad Dog, and Four-Eyed Kid.
• Gu Sheng convinced Xin’s wife that Xin had discovered their affair, took cash and a Rolex from the safe, and escaped with her on a stolen scooter.
• Gu Sheng brought Xin’s wife to the river, killed her, and deposited four hundred thousand into the system.
• Gu Sheng heard a woman calling for help from a shack and found a man attacking her.
• Gu Sheng kicked open the door, and the woman struck the attacker with an object before Gu Sheng shot the man in both legs.

Gu Sheng forced Kong Sang to shoot a smuggler, disposed of the bodies, and took her home to clean his apartment. He learned that his gang boss had been killed and returned to find his men arguing over who was responsible.

• Gu Sheng pressured Kong Sang into shooting the smuggler and told her that she could not get an ID card and might be executed if the police caught her.
• Gu Sheng sank the smuggler, the boss's wife, and stones in the river, then returned to find Kong Sang still waiting.
• Gu Sheng took Kong Sang with him, burned the shack, and brought her to his apartment to clean while he went to handle business.
• Big-Eyed Hua told Gu Sheng that the boss and Long-Haired Kit had been killed, King Boxer Yung was hospitalized, and the boss's wife had vanished with the money.
• Big-Eyed Hua said some gang members blamed Thunderclap Tiger, while Mad Dog and Chui Gai wanted revenge and Four-Eyed Kid was waiting for Mr. Jiang's decision.

Gu Sheng stirred up Hongxing’s men by blaming Brother Sin’s murder on Thunderclap Tiger and Brother Sin’s wife, pushing them toward revenge. The bar learned that Big B would take charge of Yuen Long, while Gu Sheng waited to see what he would do.

• Gu Sheng ignored his superior’s pager messages and went to the bar where Hongxing’s men debated who had killed Brother Sin.
• Mad Dog blamed Thunderclap Tiger, while Four-Eyed Kid questioned the accusation and noted that Brother Sin’s wife had disappeared with the money.
• Gu Sheng claimed Brother Sin’s wife had joined forces with Thunderclap Tiger, adding that Brother Sin had asked him to watch her for signs of infidelity.
• Gu Sheng rallied the gathered men to avenge Brother Sin and attack Thunderclap Tiger, but Four-Eyed Kid urged them to wait for word from headquarters.
• Four-Eyed Kid received a call announcing that Big B would take charge of Yuen Long, angering Mad Dog, Chui Gai, and their followers.

Gu Sheng inflamed Big B’s meeting over Ah Sin’s murder by urging the Yuen Long gang to target Thunderclap Tiger, but Big B postponed action until the next day. Gu Sheng left after the meeting and headed elsewhere for the night, while Chui Gai took an interest in recruiting him.

• Gu Sheng waited with Big-Eyed Hua for Big B and Chan Ho-nam to arrive at the bar with their men.
• Big B asked about Ah Sin’s killer and missing wife, and Gu Sheng blamed Thunderclap Tiger, rallying the gathered men to demand revenge.
• Chan Ho-nam and the rival groups moved toward a confrontation before Big B ordered everyone to sit and said he would seek an explanation from Tung Sing the next day.
• Gu Sheng left the meeting, kicked down an underling who challenged him, and swaggered away as Chui Gai watched with interest.
• Gu Sheng told Big-Eyed Hua to go home and said he would not return to his own place because it was filthy.

Gu Sheng used the Wheel to improve his fighting skills, then met Officer Wei to discuss the killing of a Hongxing boss and the chance to rise in the gang. He returned home to find Kong Sang had cleaned the apartment and offered to take her out for clothes and food.

• Gu Sheng drew boxing manuals, experience books, and ammunition, then raised boxing to LV2 and Muay Thai to LV4.
• Gu Sheng called Officer Wei and met him on a rooftop, where Wei urged him to use the Hongxing killing to advance in the gang.
• Gu Sheng told Wei that Thunderclap Tiger and Ah Sin's wife might be connected to the killing and that Big B had been brought in to take over.
• Gu Sheng argued with Wei about receiving no help, then went home and found Kong Sang asleep in the cleaned apartment.
• Gu Sheng praised Kong Sang's cleaning and offered to take her shopping for clothes and food.

Gu Sheng cleaned Kong Sang up and considered how to raise capital, then joined Hongxing’s planned attack on Tung Sing after Big B offered him a chance to advance. The chapter ended with Gu Sheng assigned to block enemy reinforcements at a street entrance.

• Gu Sheng took Kong Sang to eat, bought her new clothes, and told her to discard her old belongings.
• Gu Sheng bought supplies and considered how to build his business before receiving a pager message from Big-Eyed Hua.
• Big-Eyed Hua told Gu Sheng that Big B had called the gang to prepare for a fight with Tung Sing.
• Big B ordered Hongxing members to attack Tung Sing’s territory and assigned Chan Ho-nam, Mad Dog, and Chui Gai to sweep three streets.
• Big B gave Gu Sheng Long-Haired Kit’s men and another hundred men, ordering him to hold the street entrance against reinforcements in exchange for a chance at promotion.

Gu Sheng led Hongxing men against Tung Sing’s reinforcements, using vans and sudden tricks to kill Flyboy Kun and Xu Fei. With Tung Sing scattered and the police approaching, he ordered his men to take the wounded and return.

• Gu Sheng took command, gathered men, and arranged seven minibuses for the operation.
• Gu Sheng ordered four vans to charge Tung Sing’s advancing men, then used a concealed gun to distract Flyboy Kun and stabbed him to death.
• Gu Sheng attacked Xu Fei with blades and thrown cans, kicked him in the crotch, and slit his throat.
• With both Tung Sing leaders dead, Hongxing’s men routed the larger force, leaving more than a hundred men wounded or down.
• Gu Sheng ordered his men to load the wounded into vehicles and head back as police sirens approached.

After Hongxing’s assault on Tung Sing, Gu Sheng returned with his men and earned Big B’s promise of a promotion, while drawing Mad Dog’s resentment. On his way home, Gu Sheng changed course and entered the Grand Palace Nightclub.

• Gu Sheng reported that he had scattered Tung Sing’s reinforcements and killed Flyboy Kun and Xu Fei, and Big B praised him and promised to promote him.
• Big B learned that Hongxing had wrecked Tung Sing’s establishments, but Thunderclap Tiger remained missing, so he ordered Four-Eyed Kid to look for him.
• Mad Dog confronted Gu Sheng over his sudden rise, and Gu Sheng taunted him for failing to protect his boss before Big B broke up their argument.
• Gu Sheng’s reputation grew among the underlings, and he told them to stay alert for a Tung Sing counterattack.
• Gu Sheng headed toward home, changed direction after spotting the Grand Palace Nightclub sign, and went inside.

Gu Sheng confirmed that Piao Piao resembled Liu Piaopiao from King of Comedy, then returned home and considered robbing Mad Dog to replenish his dwindling cash. He used his last Wheel pulls to gain Piano and Filipino Stick Fighting, leaving him stronger but still short of money.

• Gu Sheng visited a brothel, recognized Piao Piao as likely Liu Piaopiao, and took her and Fanni to a hotel.
• Gu Sheng returned home to find the woman he had brought back gone, with a note saying she had gone to Third Aunt’s to send a letter home.
• Gu Sheng checked that his money and gold Rolex were safe, then decided he would kill Mad Dog and take his money when his cash ran low.
• Gu Sheng used his last two ten-pulls on the Wheel and received Beginner Piano, Beginner Filipino Stick Fighting, four experience books, and a Kukri.
• Gu Sheng used the experience books to raise Filipino Stick Fighting to LV3, and his Physique increased to 7.

Gu Sheng killed Piglet Ming in the escalating Yuen Long gang war, making his reputation as Quick-Blade Sheng spread further. After Officer Wei urged him to gather evidence against Big B, Gu Sheng returned home and found Kong Sang cooking in his apartment.

• Gu Sheng and his men fought Tung Sing, and Gu Sheng killed Piglet Ming, sending the remaining attackers fleeing.
• Word of Gu Sheng's victory spread, and Big B praised him as Yuen Long's god of war.
• Gu Sheng visited the Grand Palace Nightclub, then left the next morning after spending time with Liu Piaopiao and Fanny.
• Officer Wei told Gu Sheng to collect evidence of Big B's crimes and pass along anything he learned about drug trafficking.
• Gu Sheng returned to his apartment and found Kong Sang cooking in the newly cleaned kitchen.

Kong Sang returned to Gu Sheng’s apartment after finding nowhere else to stay, and the two grew more comfortable with each other despite their awkward relationship. After Big-Eyed Hua reported that Mad Dog had been hospitalized following an attack by Tung Sing’s men, Gu Sheng went out with his underlings and discovered that the world’s famous singer Ding Dang looked like Deng X-jun.

• Kong Sang told Gu Sheng she had left Third Aunt’s home because Third Aunt’s Husband made her uncomfortable and she had nowhere else to go.
• Gu Sheng and Kong Sang ate together, and Gu Sheng called their relationship a no-strings-attached arrangement, making Kong Sang angry before they exchanged names.
• Big-Eyed Hua told Gu Sheng that Tung Sing’s men had slashed Mad Dog and sent him to the hospital.
• Big-Eyed Hua called Kong Sang “Sister-in-law,” and Gu Sheng shut the door on him rather than invite him inside.
• Gu Sheng heard a song by Ding Dang, recognized her poster as Deng X-jun, and then headed to the bar district with his underlings.

Gu Sheng joined Big B’s temporary truce with Tung Sing and learned he would be promoted alongside Chan Ho-nam. He and Kong Sang moved from their cramped room into a spacious furnished flat, though he still called her a “fuck buddy.”

• Gu Sheng sent a fruit basket to Mad Dog and learned the police had warned Big B and Thunderclap Tiger to stop the fighting.
• Big B called a temporary truce with Tung Sing, said they would find Ah Sin’s killer and wife, and announced that Chan Ho-nam and Gu Sheng would be promoted to officers.
• Gu Sheng went home after celebrating, argued playfully with Kong Sang about their relationship, and decided to find a larger place to live.
• Gu Sheng rented a furnished flat for six months and brought Kong Sang there, where she was delighted by its space and sunlight.

Gu Sheng and Chan Ho-nam completed their initiation and became 426 Red Poles, but Gu Sheng resented receiving Long Ping Estate while Chan Ho-nam got a more profitable street. Gu Sheng began planning a real estate agency in Yuen Long as Big B prepared a task for Chan Ho-nam.

• Kong Sang dressed Gu Sheng in an orange-red suit and sent him to the initiation ceremony with chicken soup in a thermos.
• Gu Sheng and Chan Ho-nam completed their initiation and became 426 Red Poles.
• Big B assigned Gu Sheng Long Ping Estate and its surrounding streets, while Chan Ho-nam received a more lucrative area near the bar.
• Gu Sheng learned Long Ping Estate generated modest income and discovered Chan Ho-nam's turf brought in several times as much.
• Big B told Chan Ho-nam he would give him a task to silence complaints about Gu Sheng's assignment.
• Gu Sheng ordered Big-Eyed Hua to find storefronts and set up a low-cost real estate rental and sales agency.

Gu Sheng opened Golden Harvest Properties in Yuen Long New Town, turning his gang members toward legitimate work and finding strong demand for the new rental agency. After watching the first customers arrive, he asked about Mad Dog and planned to visit him, while considering the many expenses he still faced.

• Officer Wei confronted Gu Sheng about his boys harassing landlords, and Gu Sheng explained that he was starting a property agency to create honest jobs and make money.
• Officer Wei approved of Gu Sheng's plan and gave him a red packet, while warning him to keep his men from harassing ordinary people.
• Three days later, Gu Sheng opened Golden Harvest Properties' Yuen Long flagship branch, with Big B and other gang leaders sending flower baskets.
• Gu Sheng left Kong Sang to oversee the shop, and customers soon came in to ask about rentals and view properties.
• Gu Sheng watched the agency attract customers, then asked when Mad Dog would recover and requested details about his home and family so he could visit.

Kong Sang told Gu Sheng that their rental business had closed more than twenty deals, while Gu Sheng later visited Mad Dog and killed him after Mad Dog insulted and threatened him. With Mad Dog dead, Gu Sheng absorbed a nearby street and expanded his income.

• Kong Sang reported that the rental business had earned nearly twenty thousand in one day, and Gu Sheng planned to buy vans for showing apartments.
• Big-Eyed Hua told Gu Sheng about Mad Dog's family and girlfriend, and Gu Sheng went with him to visit Mad Dog.
• Mad Dog cursed and threatened Gu Sheng, so Gu Sheng attacked him and ordered Big-Eyed Hua to kill him and his underling.
• Gu Sheng made Big-Eyed Hua his right-hand man, gave him the cash they found, and took the fruit basket when they left.
• Mad Dog's death stirred Hongxing, and Gu Sheng, Chui Gai, and Four-Eyed Kid took over parts of Mad Dog's men and territory; Gu Sheng claimed a nearby street expected to bring in over three hundred thousand a month.

Gu Sheng expanded Golden Harvest Properties by buying vehicles and using them to promote the company across Yuen Long. He then inspected a bathhouse he had taken over and ordered its manager to professionalize its services and attract more customers.

• Gu Sheng reviewed Golden Harvest Properties’ earnings and withdrew four hundred thousand to buy vehicles.
• Big-Eyed Hua took Gu Sheng to Shui Dong, where Gu Sheng bought eleven vans and a Toyota MS110.
• Shui Dong delivered the vehicles early, and Gu Sheng assigned drivers and had the company’s name and contact details painted on them.
• Gu Sheng visited a bathhouse on Mad Dog’s former turf and tested its service with two girls.
• Gu Sheng questioned the manager about health checks and ordered the staff to standardize and improve their services, then plan shuttle rides to bring in customers.

Gu Sheng attended a Hongxing meeting, then asked Teem-Kwan to introduce him to Ba Bai so he could seek investment for his property business. At Mong Kok Qian Kun Films, Teem-Kwan agreed to contact Ba Bai and invited Gu Sheng to inspect a film shoot.

• Gu Sheng accompanied Big B to Hongxing headquarters, where he met Teem-Kwan and decided to seek a loan from Ba Bai.
• Gu Sheng asked Teem-Kwan to introduce him to Ba Bai, and Teem-Kwan told him to visit Mong Kok Qian Kun Films the next day.
• On the drive to Mong Kok, Gu Sheng ordered Big-Eyed Hua to recruit Ah Tung, Ah Bo, and Mantis, and considered whether Fai Chuen might be worth recruiting later.
• At the film company, Teem-Kwan offered Gu Sheng a thirty-percent share if he joined him, but Gu Sheng said he would need Big B's approval.
• Gu Sheng pitched his property company to Teem-Kwan, who agreed to call Ba Bai about lending him money.
• Gu Sheng asked to watch a film shoot, and Teem-Kwan told Silly Keung to take him to see one.