Hong Kong variety show: My Boss, Thirteen Sister

When he occasionally returned, he would see his neighbors arguing heatedly over trivial matters, but they would make up soon afterward.

He also enjoyed watching the old lady stand in front of the vegetable stall, haggling over a penny or two, and he also enjoyed the children chasing each other in the stairwell.

After spending too much time in the dark corners, the warmth of everyday life felt especially comforting to him, as if the sounds of daily life could soothe his loneliness.

In the past two days, Jiang Lai has been running around. Although Thirteen Sister arranged for Fei Hui to assist him, he still needs to do many things himself.

Jiang Lai has taken on two new underlings in the past two days, one named Dongdong and the other named Awei.

Thirteen Sister also assigned Jiang Lai dozens of people, but only Dongdong and Awei were considered his official underlings.

The two men had previously fought alongside Jiang Lai, but they were so impressed by his skills that they insisted on becoming his disciples. Jiang Lai, seeing that they were both of good character, accepted them as his disciples.

Of course, there were also some other people who wanted to come with Jiang, but Jiang rejected them all.

"Ah Lai, your beef offal is ready!" The speaker was Uncle Pang, the owner of the beef offal shop near Jiang Lai's house.

The fat man looked to be in his forties, with a somewhat slovenly appearance, a large belly, and a penchant for going shirtless. He wore a white apron and his hands moved quickly, soon preparing a fragrant plate of beef offal.

"Uncle Fatty!"

"I remember, add chili!"

"Thanks, Uncle Fatty!" A steaming bowl of beef offal was placed on the table in front of Jiang Lai, and Jiang Lai thanked Uncle Fatty.

"Boss, where's my beef offal?" a customer called out.

"Coming right away!!" Uncle Pang responded and hurried off to prepare the beef offal for the next customer.

Jiang Lai smiled slightly, lowered his head, and slowly savored the food in front of him.

Because of these people, Jiang Lai felt a greater sense of belonging to the world.

Uncle Pang's cooking skills are excellent; the food tastes great and the portions are generous. As time goes by, the number of customers is increasing, and it's no exaggeration to say that his business is booming.

Jiang Lai quietly ate his beef offal, savoring the tranquility.

However, there will always be someone who jumps out and disrupts this peace when you are enjoying it.

"Hello, who is the boss?"

A group of thugs swaggered up to Fatty Uncle's offal stall, kicked over a table, and knocked two seated customers to the ground. The offal soup even splashed onto Jiang Lai's stall.

The appearance of these people caused the previously crowded guests to scatter in all directions, with everyone running far away to watch.

Jiang Lai picked up a piece of beef offal, but didn't put it in his mouth for a long time. Instead, he frowned slightly. To be honest, he was very unhappy.

Upon seeing these people, Uncle Pang's expression first changed, then he forced an awkward smile, hunching over as he said to them with a forced grin, "Brothers, I always pay on time!"

Although he was filled with anger, Uncle Pang had to compromise for the sake of making a living.

"Go to hell! This place is now under Hung Hing's protection, and the protection fee has increased by 30%. Hurry up and hand over the money!" The leader of the thugs said arrogantly to Uncle Fatty.

"Well... I only just paid for it!" Uncle Fatty wanted to say a few more words.

Bang.

One of the thugs pulled out a machete and slammed it down on a table.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The remaining men also drew their machetes, and the leader pointed at the fat man and said:

"Stop talking nonsense. If you don't give me the money, I'll chop you up today, you believe me?"

Seeing that these people were being unreasonable and even brandishing blades, Uncle Pang's face turned pale; he was clearly frightened.

"I...I...I'll get it right away, I'll get it right away!" Uncle Pang's face turned pale, and he was already somewhat incoherent.

"Damn, this kid's got guts, still eating here?" one of the underlings said, seeing Jiang Lai still sitting in his seat.

At this moment, the others also turned their attention to Jiang Lai.

Jiang Lai then raised his head and looked at the group of people. The leader looked somewhat familiar to him, but he couldn't quite place him.

"Jiang...lai, Brother Lai!" The leader swallowed hard when he saw Jiang Lai, and called out in a slightly trembling voice.

"From Hung Hing?" Jiang Lai thought for a long time but still couldn't remember the person, so he asked.

"No...no...no!" The leader stammered for a long time before finally managing to utter these few words.

"From Dongxing?" Jiang Lai asked.

"No...no!" The leader swallowed hard again, his voice trembling as he spoke.

"Then who the hell are you working for?" Jiang Lai asked with an unfriendly expression.

"None of them... none of them!" The leader was already stammering, his heart pounding with anxiety.

"Hmm?" Jiang Lai stood up with a hint of doubt, staring at him coldly.

Bang!

When the leader saw Jiang Lai stand up, he immediately knelt down on the ground.

"Big brother!"

"Big Brother"

The leader's actions left his henchmen somewhat bewildered; why had he suddenly knelt down?

"Kneel down, all of you kneel down!" The leader was extremely nervous, but he still shouted at his underlings behind him.

The younger men behind them seemed a bit confused and were still exchanging glances.

"All of you, kneel down!" Seeing that the men hadn't moved, the leader couldn't help but roar.

The roar startled the others, who quickly dropped their blades and knelt on the ground with a thud.

"You know me?" Jiang Lai was at a loss for words when he saw this, so he asked.

"I was right behind you when you were fighting!" the leader said, swallowing hard.

"Oh, Blue Lantern!" Jiang Lai finally understood. When he was sweeping up the venues of United and East Star, Thirteen Sister had hired some of Blue Lanterns.

Chapter 23 Protection Fees

Just as the group knelt down, Uncle Pang also rushed out of the house with a stack of money.

Upon arriving at the door, Fatty was so shocked to see several people kneeling in front of Jiang Lai that his jaw nearly dropped. What was going on?!

Uncle Pang held the money in his hand, his mind in turmoil. Should he give it to him or not?

“You’re right, this place is now under the control of Hung Hing, but who sent you to collect protection money?” Jiang Lai asked curiously.

Since he took over this area, he has never asked these people to collect protection money from the neighbors.

"I..." The leader stammered, unable to speak for a long time.

Jiang Lai didn't have the patience to remain silent for so long.

Snapped!

"Speak!" Jiang Lai stepped forward and slapped him across the face, speaking in a sharp tone.

"Damn it!" One of the men behind them, seeing them kneeling on the ground and their leader having been slapped, immediately became enraged.

In a moment of impulse, I was about to pick up a razor blade and cleave the river in two.

"Hmph!" Jiang Lai slightly twisted his neck, staring coldly at the man.

Snapped!

This time, it wasn't Jiang who made the move. Instead, the leader turned around, slapped his henchman, and yelled, "Kneel down!"

"Big brother!" the younger brother called out, sounding a little aggrieved.

"I told you to kneel down! If you fucking want to die, don't drag me down with you!" The leader stared intently at him and said fiercely.

The younger brother reluctantly knelt back down, his heart filled with grievance. He didn't understand what they, with so many people, were afraid of when Jiang Lai was the only one!

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

The leader slapped himself several times, then spoke to Jiang in a pleading tone:

"Brother Lai, it was my idea that went ahead with, it's all my fault. These are just kids, please forgive them."

"So, collecting protection money was your idea?" Jiang Lai asked.

"I...I was blinded by greed and just wanted to show off these kids and make some money on the side, I..." the leader stammered nervously.

"Alright, what's your name?" Jiang Lai was too lazy to listen to his nonsense and asked directly.

He roughly understood that the situation wasn't complicated.

He just brought a few rebellious teenagers, using the name of Hung Hing to show off and try to make some extra money.

Although these people with blue lanterns are not official members of Hung Hing, they may have been called in by Hung Hing to do things before, so sometimes they also claim to be Hung Hing people.

He could be considered half a member of Hung Hing.

"My name is Zhang Bao, but people in the underworld call me A Bao!" Zhang Bao quickly replied when Jiang Lai asked him the question.

"Ah Bao, right?" Jiang Lai said calmly.

"Yes, yes!" Zhang Bao replied somewhat nervously.

"Do you know whose territory this is now?" Jiang Lai said calmly.

Gulu!

"I...I know!" Zhang Bao couldn't help but swallow hard, kneeling on the ground, his hands clenched into fists, his head almost buried in the ground, his whole body trembling.

Those in the underworld knew a thing or two about how Thirteen Sister had handed this place over to Jiang Lai, and he had also participated in the fight led by Jiang Lai before, so he knew about it.

Of course, he had also seen Jiang Lai fight, his hands moving swiftly and his limbs flying everywhere, which was why he was so afraid.

"Hmm? Heh, it seems you've got some nerve." Jiang Lai was a little amused by the situation. They knew it was his territory, yet they still dared to use the Hung Hing name to collect protection money.

Seeing Jiang Lai smile, Zhang Bao became even more frightened.

boom! boom! boom!

"I...I was wrong, Brother Lai, I was just kidding, I'll never do it again," Zhang Bao said, kowtowing to Jiang Lai repeatedly.

“Come on, look at me!” Jiang said, walking up to Zhang Bao.