Hong Kong Variety Show: From Little Brother to Big Boss

Xiaoli took a deep breath and adjusted her mood: "It's okay, I'm just giving it a try. Whether it succeeds or not, I'm very grateful for your help!"

"Were you so busy with the task my sister assigned you that you forgot about dinner? I'll treat you to dinner. Do you have time?"

"Sister Li, you are so kind. But to be honest, I have been so busy that I haven't had time to eat. Since Sister Li is so kind, I will obey your order."

"Okay, then come over quickly. I'll be waiting for you at the gate of Nanwan residential area. Let's find a good restaurant and have a good meal." Xiaoli said in a relaxed tone.

After hanging up the phone, Li Xiaoli stood up and walked to the mirror, dressed up carefully, put on a slightly breathable coat, and walked out of the room.

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Hong Kong Island, Yau Ma Tei, the third floor of the Fu Wang Hotel.

This is the place chosen by the East Star White-headed Man and the Hongxing Liangkun for the ceasefire negotiations.

There are two reasons why Yau Ma Tei was chosen as the negotiation location. First, Yau Ma Tei belongs neither to Tung Sing nor to Hung Hing, but to a third-party force.

Secondly, although the person in charge of Yau Ma Tei has been replaced by Li Hangluo on the surface, the person in control is still Liu Xu, and the Xinji who can fight alone has to give up the existence of Wan Chai.

During the negotiations in Yau Ma Tei, both sides felt their personal safety was instantly guaranteed. Furthermore, due to Liu Xu's presence, no one dared to cause trouble in Yau Ma Tei.

Both sides arrived at the Fuwang Hotel with fifty people each. They left their younger brothers downstairs to guard the door, and tacitly took no more than five people into the sunny box on the third floor.

On the Hongxing side, Liang Kun led Han Bin, Chen Yao, Big Brother B and Sha Qiang.

On the Dongxing side, Bai Tou Weng brought Situ Haonan, Lin Peiru and Shan Cha with him.

In the box, sitting in the middle is Liu Xu, the host of He Liansheng, on the left is Bai Tou Weng, the leader of Dongxing, and on the right is Liang Kun, the leader of Hongxing.

In the 21st century, Liu Xu was particularly fond of gossip and was full of curiosity about all kinds of grudges in the martial arts world and the disputes between forces, but he had no chance to witness them.

Now back to the 1980s, he was very happy to participate in such scenes of talking about famous people.

Therefore, when Liu Xu received the joint invitation from Liang Kun and Bai Tou Weng to act as a peacemaker in this negotiation, he agreed without thinking.

"Bai Tou Weng, Liang Kun," Chuan Bao said, "Since you two are willing to sit down and talk, it means you both want to negotiate."

"I hope we can find a solution that both of you can accept, so that there will be less conflict and more peace in the martial arts world."

Negotiations cannot be done without the presence of a respected old veteran in the underworld. Based on the principle of not bothering two people with the same matter, Hongxing and Dongxing invited Uncle Liansheng and his generation to help.

The candidate that both parties preferred was actually Deng Wei, but Deng Wei was busy selling salted duck eggs. So they had to choose between the short and the tall.

White-headed Man nodded in agreement: "Uncle Chuanbao is right. We at Dongxing don't want to continue fighting. As long as Hongxing can show sincerity, we at Dongxing are willing to take a step back."

Liang Kun also echoed, "We in Hongxing also believe this. Fighting and killing in the underworld is not a long-term solution. Peace is what we in Hongxing pursue."

Having said that, Liang Kun suddenly changed the subject: "However, I don't agree with the statement that asks Hongxing to express sincerity to you Dongxing!"

"It was you, Lei Yaoyang from Dongxing, who first violated the 'peace agreement' agreed upon by our four major societies. What sincerity am I showing you? It's you who should give an explanation to Hongxing!"

The old man frowned slightly, but soon relaxed his brows again. "Jiang Kun, you said Lei Yaoyang was the first to violate the agreement. Do you have any evidence?"

Obviously, the old man was giving the benefit of the doubt.

Liang Kun sneered and said, "White-headed old man, what you said is meaningless. Do you think that I, the leader of the Hongxing clan, would wrongly accuse you, the leader of the Dongxing clan?"

The old man snorted coldly, without making any comment, indicating that it was possible.

Liu Xu, who was standing by, couldn't help but cough lightly, then took over the conversation and responded, "I'm sorry, Uncle Ben, but Liang Kun learned about Lei Yaoyang kidnapping Ma Wangjian from me."

"My younger brother witnessed it with his own eyes. If you need evidence, I can call him over and tell you in person the entire story of kidnapping and throwing him off the rooftop."

"Oh, right!" Liu Xu ignored the increasingly ugly expression on Bai Tou Weng's face and continued to add: "My younger brother also has photos. If you want, I can give them to you!"

Hearing this, the old man's face darkened as if water could drip out of it. He couldn't help but curse Lei Yaoyang inwardly for being unreliable and putting him in such a difficult position.

Taking a deep breath, Bai Tou Weng forced a stiff smile and waved his hand: "A Xu, of course I trust your words. It seems that I have been deceived by Lei Yaoyang."

"However, even if Ma Wangjian really died at the hands of Lei Yaoyang, the crime of violating the 'agreement' cannot be pinned on us, Dongxing, right?"

"If Ma Wangjian hadn't worn red shoes and reported Lei Yaoyang's seafood smuggling business to the police, I believe Lei Yaoyang wouldn't have thought of killing him."

"Ultimately, it was Ma Wangjian from your Hongxing who was at fault first. We from the East Star let him off the hook, but not only was he ungrateful, he even turned against us."

"Then this is not a reason for Lei Yaoyang to kill him directly, right?" Liang Kun retorted.

Liu Xu was sitting in the middle of the negotiation table, watching the two sides talking back and forth and occasionally slamming the table. He suddenly felt a little strange and boring.

Both sides were extremely restrained. Even when they slammed the table, it was not like what he had seen on TV in his previous life, where two parties stood up and confronted each other outside the door or outside the negotiation table, with swords drawn.

Although they are constantly testing each other's bottom line, they do not show any signs of fighting to the death. There is rationality in their anger and bottom line in their quarrels.

"That's enough!" Liu Xu suddenly spoke up, interrupting the arguing between Liang Kun and Bai Tou Weng, his face filled with impatience: "Can you please stop wasting time?"

"Your Tung Sing lost its Wan Chai branch, didn't Hung Hing also lose its Wan Chai branch? Your Hung Hing lost its Aberdeen branch, didn't his Tung Sing also lose its Chai Wan branch?"

"Our agreement states that we cannot invade each other's territory. Didn't Lei Yaoyang's killing of Ma Wangjian also constitute an invasion of your Hongxing territory in Chai Wan?"

"In the final analysis, it was you, Hongxing, who were the first to break the agreement, and Lei Yaoyang was equally wrong to have killed him. If it were you, I'd say you should each receive fifty lashes."

"Oh? This means fifty lashes each. What kind of punishment is that?" The old man with white hair took the lead in taking over the conversation and asked in a friendly manner.

He was very satisfied that Liu Xu put the blame for breaking the agreement on Hongxing.

Seeing the two gang leaders' eyes fixed on him, Liu Xu said bluntly: "What Dongxing did wrong was to kill Ma Wangjian, and what Hongxing did wrong was to play dirty."

"So, on behalf of Dongxing, you, Uncle Ben, toast Liang Kun with a glass of wine, and then toast Ma Wangjian again in front of his grave."

Liu Xu turned to Liang Kun and said, "Liang Kun, on behalf of Hongxing, you should also offer a toast to Uncle Ben as an apology and pay him two hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars in compensation. Wouldn't that make it over?"

"No! I have nothing to say about my uncle toasting to Liang Kun, but I can't toast to Ma Wangjian. It's not my uncle who caused his death! I can toast to Ma Wangjian!"

Situ Haonan stood up abruptly, firmly disagreeing with Uncle Ben toasting Ma Wangjian.

Uncle Ben represents the face of East Star. Toasting a dead person is not only an insult to Uncle Ben personally, but also an insult to the entire East Star community.

Liu Xu slapped his forehead and said apologetically, "Well, I was inconsiderate. Brother Situ is right. It is indeed inappropriate for this uncle to toast a hall master."

"I was negligent in this matter. I'll drink a glass as punishment!"