MMB Chapter 7 My subordinates are not idle.
Chapter 7 My subordinates are not idle.
Inside the Kowloon Walled City, most of the buildings or rooms are perpetually shrouded in darkness.
Xiongji Chaozhou Food Stall is located downstairs in the East District, and even at noon now, it still needs to turn on the lights.
Several high-wattage light bulbs were hung from the ceiling by wires. The inner walls of the enamel-coated disc-shaped lampshades were covered with a layer of brown oil film, which made the reflected light appear somewhat yellow.
In Kowloon Walled City, this kind of dining environment is already considered the most upscale.
Seeing that Lin Yuanshan had brought a big guy, without Wu Shihao's instructions, Si Yanwen had already added an extra folding stool and an extra set of bowls and chopsticks.
"Come on, Yuan, sit here." Patting the empty seat on the left, Wu Shih-hao opened a bottle of San Miguel beer and poured a glass for each of them.
Lin Yuanshan gestured for Tie Tou to sit down, and while Wu Shihao was opening a beer, he introduced him to the people at the table.
Huang Zongwen and the other two need no further explanation. The extra one is a burly man with a thick beard and a sinister look, sitting next to the big chicken.
Lin Yuanshan guessed that it must be the mute Xiong who was not present in the morning and was sent by Wu Shih-hao to keep watch over the place.
As for the young man sitting to Wu Shih-hao's right, who was also wearing a white shirt and black trousers, his eyes were darting around and his expression was lewd.
This is naturally Wu Shih-hao's younger brother, Wu Shiping. He is the same age as Lin Yuan-shan, but was born two months older.
"Counting from you, in order are Brother Wen, Brother Wu, and Brother Chicken."
"The guy sitting across from me, who's just as tall and imposing as you, is definitely Xiong Ge, no doubt about it."
And the handsome guy next to Hao Ge, who's about my age, is my cousin Shiping.
As soon as Lin Yuanshan finished speaking, Wu Shiping looked over in surprise: "Yuanshan, it's been three or four years since we last met. I really didn't expect you to still recognize me."
"Sigh, out of the whole table, you're the only one who's the same age as him." Wu Shih-hao said with exasperation, poking Ah Ping's forehead with his index finger: "You can't recognize him, but you could guess it."
Aping awkwardly avoided the conversation, not daring to speak again.
Lin Yuanshan smiled and pointed at Tie Tou: "Tie Tou, we just met this morning."
"It's a good thing, having more friends means having more options."
Brother Tietou, I am A Yuan's cousin, Wu Shih-hao from the water room.
"You're just like him, just call me Brother Hao!" Wu Shih-hao raised his glass: "Come on, everyone, let's wish Ah-Yuan a safe arrival in Hong Kong, all the best, and great fortune! Cheers!"
"Cheers!" the crowd shouted in unison, raising their glasses.
Their table already had a large number of people, and Wu Shih-hao wanted to save face for Lin Yuan-shan, so he ordered many good dishes and even prepared three cases of beer.
In less than ten minutes, apart from Lin Yuanshan and Wu Shiping, whose eating manners were quite refined, the only other thing that stood out was that they ate politely.
The others, including Tie Tou who had just met everyone, were also flushed from drinking and started playing drinking games with Sha Lao Wu.
The people who come to eat are all江湖人 (jianghu people, people from all walks of life). After drinking a little, they start to chat and naturally compete to see who can shout the loudest.
Lin Yuanshan discovered that Tie Tou was a chatterbox, even when he was hungry.
Now, after a few bottles of beer, his voice is as loud as three or five people's.
Not long after, the group at the opposite table couldn't stand the sound of Tie Tou and Sha Lao Wu playing drinking games.
A young man wearing a floral shirt with a large collar got up, chugged a bottle of Heineken, and threw the empty bottle at the case of San Miguel beer at Tie Tou's feet.
Clap!
Several unopened bottles of San Miguel beer were smashed instantly by the beer bottles inside the box.
One second he was arm in arm with the silly Wu, gesturing with the famous "two brothers" Iron Head, and he was so scared that 70% of the smell of alcohol on his body dissipated.
He finally realized that he was sitting in Kowloon Walled City.
Tie Tou looked at Lin Yuanshan with a worried expression, his eyes darting around. He was afraid that he had caused trouble for Young Master Yuan.
Lin Yuanshan gave him a reassuring look and whispered to Wu Shihao, "Brother Hao, I think these people over there aren't acting on impulse, but rather deliberately trying to cause trouble."
"Yes, it's for me. Uncle Kun told me to open two more stalls in Shek Kip Mei."
I have a feeling something bad is going to happen in the next few days.
Unexpectedly, they chose to make their move just when I was hosting a welcome dinner for you.
Don't worry, it's nothing serious. You and Tie Tou should keep quiet.
"If things don't go well and a fight breaks out, Ah Xiong will protect you and Ah Ping and help you leave through the back door." Wu Shih-hao handed Lin Yuan-shan a health card and quickly gave him a few instructions.
Then, without waiting for Lin Yuanshan's reply.
Wu Shih-hao, along with Sha-lao-wu and Da-ji, got up and walked towards the other side.
His triangular, menacing eyes scanned the floral shirt, and he lit a cigarette with a disdainful expression: "Are you one of Fuk Yee Hing's fishmonger Ming's men, or Chao Yung Yee's rotten horse?"
The man in the floral shirt sneered: "Don't give me that crap!"
"You guys eat at a dai pai dong (open-air food stall), and the noise you make can stretch from Lung Chun Road all the way to Victoria Peak. If you eat supper, does that mean even the Governor's family won't get any sleep all night?! I'm here to help the Governor deal with you guys, is that not allowed?"
"Hmm, that's irrelevant, that's being unreasonable. You want to fight, huh..." Wu Shih-hao chuckled, then suddenly kicked the man in the floral shirt in the stomach, knocking him to the ground.
This is the signal to start the fight.
With a roar, Sha Lao Wu spread his arms and grabbed two thugs who rushed at him, making them leap four or five meters like a truck.
Pushing the two against the wall, the simple-minded Wu unleashed a flurry of punches, relentlessly aiming for the other's head.
The big chicken standing next to Wu Shih-hao suddenly pulled out a dagger from its sleeve.
He stepped forward, grabbed the collar of the floral shirt that was struggling on the ground, and poked it three times with a grin.
Before the girl in the floral shirt could even scream, she had been stabbed in the abdomen.
Wu Shih-hao kicked him again, sending the hapless man crashing onto another table, scattering cups, plates, and bowls all over the floor.
From the moment the two sides turned hostile to the moment they started fighting, it took less than five seconds.
On the side of the person in the floral shirt, three people have already lost their fighting ability.
At this moment, their accomplices finally realized what was happening, shouting and pulling out machetes as they rushed in to provide support.
"Ah Xiong, escort them out the back door." Wu Shih-hao remained calm in the face of danger, overturned a table on the ground, and rushed forward to block the enemy.
The mute Xiong pulled out a dog-leg knife with his right hand, pulled Wu Shiping behind him with his left hand, and made two "ah ah" sounds to Lin Yuanshan, signaling them to follow.
Lin Yuanshan remained seated and said to the somewhat nervous Tie Tou, "Hey, Brother Tie Tou."
The time has come to test you. I don't keep idle people under my command, especially since you have a big appetite. Come on, show me the value of the money I paid you to hire.
Friendly advice: if you can't bring yourself to do it.
Just think of these people as the kind of scoundrels who look down on you and give you attitude all the time, like the second-level knife!
Go ahead, Iron Head Bro!
This is Kowloon Walled City; we have no connection whatsoever.
If someone dies, just blame it on my cousins.
Upon hearing this, Tie Tou's expression changed instantly.
I don't know if it was to keep this job or to vent the grievances I've been enduring.
The burly man's honest face quickly turned ferocious.
He roared and, imitating Wu Shih-hao just now, flipped a tabletop off the ground and charged into the crowd.
At this moment, Wu Shih-hao had already abandoned the shattered tabletop and was wielding a machete, forcing the two people opposite him to retreat repeatedly.
Suddenly feeling a gust of wind coming from behind, Hao Ge, who was experienced in fighting, decisively kicked the big chicken away and dodged to the side.
The next second, the two saw Tie Tou angrily raise a round table and, with an aura far surpassing that of Sha Lao Wu just now, use the table to hold down the seven or eight knife-wielding men in front of him, pushing them all the way to the entrance of Xiong Ji.
"Everyone bullies me! Everyone bullies me! I finally get a decent meal, and they all come to bully me!" Pushing everyone aside, Iron Head grabbed the edge of the round table, his arms bulging with veins like earthworms, and swung the tabletop across the room: "I'll chop you bunch of pathetic bastards to pieces!"
The two knife-wielders, who had just gotten up from the ground, had their necks slashed by the edge of a solid wooden table at the same time. The two neck bones burst open with a sickening cracking sound, and the next second, they both spat out blood and flew out like broken sacks.