Hong Kong Variety Show: From Little Brother to Big Boss

At two o'clock in the morning, the streets of Nathan Road seemed particularly quiet, with only the occasional sound of wind and the roar of vehicles passing by in the distance breaking the silence.

The meeting between Crow and Smiling Tiger in the mahjong hall finally ended. The two smiled at each other, as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding.

Crow personally sent Smiling Tiger to the entrance of the mahjong hall and watched him slowly leave with two cars of people. Only when the taillights of the car disappeared into the night did he slowly turn around and return to his own mahjong hall.

Liu Xu, who was hiding in the dark, watched all this closely with his eyes, and thought to himself: "Damn, this smiling tiger, there are more than 20 people in two cars. He must have done something wrong recently to bring so many people."

He was thinking in his mind, with a barely perceptible sneer on his lips.

Time passed quietly, and about half an hour later, the lights in the office on the second floor of the mahjong hall went out.

Liu Xu was cheered up when he saw this. He knew that this was a sign that the crow was ready to finish work and go home.

Sure enough, after a while, Crow came out of the mahjong hall with a few loyal brothers.

After briefly speaking to the younger brother who stayed at the door, he took six strong younger brothers and headed along Dundas Street towards Boyu Community.

Although their steps seemed relaxed, Liu Xu could feel the other party's vigilance and alertness.

He was not in a hurry to act, as the other party was too close to Tuo Di, and he was worried that Crow would have a chance to ask for help. He signaled the knife boys around him to keep their distance and followed closely behind Crow and his group.

When Wu Ya and his group walked to an alley, Liu Xu finally gave the order to act. Dao Zai Er Gou and his men quickly stepped forward and subdued Wu Ya's men one by one.

Liu Xu went straight towards the crow.

Faced with the sudden attack, Crow seemed a little unprepared. But he was a veteran in the underworld after all, so he reacted quickly and reached behind his waist to pull out his gun to resist.

However, Liu Xu's actions were faster and more ruthless. When he saw Dao Zai and his men taking action, he rushed towards Crow like a flash of lightning. Before Crow could even touch the pistol on his back, Liu Xu knocked him unconscious.

Afterwards, he quickly ordered his men to drive the van that had been prepared in advance, carried Crow and the others into the car, and the group disappeared silently into the night.

Only the mess on the ground was left to tell people that a battle had taken place here.

After bringing Crow and his men back to the warehouse and tying them up, Liu Xu ordered Er Gou to take people to guard here.

"Ergou, take a dozen brothers with you to keep an eye on these guys. If they do anything out of line, beat them to death." He had no intention of interrogating Crow. Because there was no need.

Young and Dangerous are not policemen. They do not need concrete evidence to do things. Suspicion is enough for them to take action. Kidnapping him just happens to be the other party's attempt to plot against him, and he covets the other party's territory.

Of course, this is based on the situation that the other party is weaker than oneself. If the other party is stronger than oneself, then this action will not be valid.

Although Crow has East Star behind him, Liu Xu also has He Liansheng behind him. He Liansheng's influence in Hong Kong is stronger than East Star, so the other party is naturally not stronger than himself.

Having kidnapped Crow, the boss in Yau Ma Tei, Liu Xu had no reason to let go of the other party's territory. However, this time he did not take action himself, but arranged for Daozi to lead 500 of his men to occupy the other party's base.

He planned to let Daozi and his three hundred men guard the territory of Wuyao. Chen Dao's character was relatively stable compared to Wang Ergou, so he was not worried about any problems when leaving Liu Xu to Chen Dao's care.

In addition, although the territory was handed over to Daozi for protection, the ownership was still in Liu Xu's name. It did not mean that after it was handed over to Daozi for protection, the territory of Crow was divided into Daozi's. It was not like that.

Just like when Liu Xu first took over Bi Street from Chui Ji. Although he was in charge, the final ownership still belonged to Chui Ji. Liu Xu only had the authority to collect fees and manage the place.

It didn't take much effort to take over the Crow's territory. Without the leadership of the leader of the territory, the resistance of the crows in the territory was not strong.

Daozai only led his brothers to charge and dispersed the troops on the Crow's territory. After successfully occupying the Crow's territory, Liu Xu ordered Daozai to take care of it.

Liu Xu found 5 million Hong Kong dollars from Wu Ya's office in the mahjong hall. This made him sigh in his heart, worthy of being the Western Poison, making money quickly.

As expected, it is the existence that spreads poison from Fengche Country to Hong Kong Island. These five million Hong Kong dollars just fill the gap in Liu Xu's funds. Today, there is a horse show and a gun fight. It requires a lot of expenses.

The normal price for horse-drying in Hong Kong Island is 200 to 500 Hong Kong dollars per person. But when Liu Xu was recruiting people, he promised his younger brothers that he would give them 1,000 Hong Kong dollars every month even if they did not work.

Therefore, he gave his brothers a fixed amount of money, 500 Hong Kong dollars per person. If there was a fight, each of the brothers present would receive 1,000 Hong Kong dollars.

For today's horse show and gunfight, Liu Xu needs to pay out HKD 1,500 per person. Multiplying by 500, it will cost 750,000 Hong Kong dollars.

Although there was still some spare funds in the ledger of the two bars and a nightclub taken over from Hua Fu, that was used to maintain the normal operation of the bars and nightclub and could not be moved.

Now that he suddenly had an income of 5 million Hong Kong dollars, he immediately put aside his anxiety about lack of money.

After properly placing the unexpected fortune in his own space, Liu Xu turned his attention to the Crow Mahjong Hall. This seemingly inconspicuous building housed fifteen mahjong tables.

There are five tables arranged in an orderly manner on the first floor, and an additional six tables are set up in the leisure area on the second floor. Yes, mahjong parlors in this era make a lot of money every day.

It was not until the 90s that the mahjong parlor business began to decline, first due to the impact of arcade games in the island country and then due to the rise of computers.

He remembered that the Hong Kong government stopped issuing mahjong parlor licenses in 1956. At that time, a total of 144 mahjong parlor licenses were issued, but by the 21st century, only 66 mahjong parlor licenses remained.

Each one has become a scarce item.

What made him feel a little regretful was that these mahjong hall licenses could not be circulated in the market for sale, and their ownership could not be easily changed.

The only way is to apply for a change of registration from the relevant departments according to the cumbersome legal procedures. This made Liu Xu give up the idea of ​​coveting the mahjong hall license.

Afterwards, in a "violent aesthetics" led by the younger brothers, the mahjong hall was smashed to pieces and became a mess.

Looking at the devastated scene, Liu Xu felt nothing in his heart. Since he couldn't get it, he might as well destroy it thoroughly.

With a sense of satisfaction, Liu Xu and his group returned to the boxing gym.

Here, he personally distributed the work wages that each of his hard-working brothers deserved.

When a ray of morning light appeared in the sky and the boxing gym gradually returned to calm, Liu Xu did not choose to rest, but brought Wang Ergou and Daozi to his office alone.