Rebirth of the Forbidden City: The Troublemaker in the Courtyard

(I’ve made up for yesterday’s overdue chapter, which is 3,000 words long. You can go back and take a look!)

Ning Wei began to make a sweeping gesture in the city.

Ning Yuan, however, was deep in the mountains and knew nothing about it. Moreover, even if he knew, he would not be able to take care of his younger brother.

There are more important things waiting for him to solve right now.

After arriving in Hong Kong Island, Chen Liangzi and others managed to gain a foothold.

After a brief introduction from Huang Maohui, I finally understood the general situation in Hong Kong Island.

Chen Liangzi and Zheng Liang, who originally had great ambitions, lost interest after hearing about the big gangs in Hong Kong Island that often had tens of thousands of followers.

After calming down their restless hearts, Chen Liangzi and the others began to think about how to accomplish what Ning Yuan had asked them to do.

Chen Liangzi and Zheng Liang, who had already started to inquire about real estate in Hong Kong Island, had to take action because of Huang Maohui's interference.

After recognizing Huang Maohui's home, I was able to temporarily subdue this guy.

When they went to the house again the next day, they found the door was closed.

A notice of store transfer was also posted directly on the door.

After seeing this, Chen Liangzi and Zheng Liang couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Things in this world are just so coincidental.

Chen Liangzi and Zheng Liang found a public phone and called him according to the phone number on the notice.

The person who answered the phone was not the girl in uniform whom they met in the store that day.

The voice on the phone was that of a middle-aged man with a deep voice.

Chen Liangzi had no reason to test him, so he went straight to the point.

"Hello, I saw a property for sale here on Outer Ring Middle Street. Is that right?"

The person on the other end of the phone was stunned at first, then reacted and agreed quickly.

"Yes, yes, it is for transfer. Sir, are you considering taking over the property?"

"Let me take a look at your transfer price first, and then I'll think about it!"

Chen Liangzi's words were flawless. Although he had never done business, he knew how to read people's minds.

If you reveal the secret at this time, it means you are aiming to take over the store.

Then you just wait, still want to bargain? Good thing you don't get overpriced.

So, since the first step is that they themselves are the ones who rush to contact each other.

Then, you can't make any mistakes from now on.

Sure enough, after hearing that Chen Liangzi was just considering it, the enthusiasm of the other party suddenly cooled down.

But in the past two years, the economy has been in recession and the real estate industry has been hit hard.

Their store is naturally no exception, and business is indeed a bit bleak.

In addition, in recent days, people under Dongji and Heliansheng have often fought here in order to grab territory, and business has long been impossible.

Of course, these marginal territories are definitely not what Dongji and the direct descendants of Liansheng Main Hall are fighting for.

The nature of their gang is actually the same as the one in the Young and Dangerous movie series.

There are several or even dozens of branches under one character.

Since there are direct descendants of the main hall, naturally there will be people who come here to set up stalls because of the big sign.

When the big guys come out to fight for territory, they naturally use big signs.

But in fact, we all know our own business.

It’s good enough that the main hall doesn’t ask you for too much membership fee every month, but they also provide manpower and effort to help you grab territory?

Stop dreaming!

So, on the surface, the leaders of several big companies are all making money in harmony, and can even sit together and drink tea.

But down the line, some minor frictions, or even physical violence, are simply unavoidable.

This is of course very intriguing. Who can tell whether these leaders really can't or are unwilling to take care of it?

As a result, it is becoming increasingly difficult for these merchants to do business.

The middle-aged man on the phone thought for a moment and then spoke to Chen Liangzi.

"Sir, it's like this. After all, this is such a large store being transferred. We can't really expect to get a result from just one phone call, right?"

Although Chen Liangzi did not respond, he nodded subconsciously.

The man opposite continued.

"I'll treat you to a meal this afternoon. How about we talk while we eat?"

Chen Liangzi paused suddenly, then said with a wry smile.

"Okay, then you tell me a place and we can meet up this afternoon to talk!"

After the man on the other end of the phone told him the specific restaurant and both parties exchanged their names, he hung up the phone.

Chen Liangzi shook his head and took Zheng Liang out of the phone booth.

Zheng Liang saw Chen Liangzi's appearance and asked curiously.

"What's wrong, Brother Chen? What does he mean? Is the transfer price too high? How much does he want?"

Chen Liangzi shook his head and said.

"He didn't even tell me the specific price, but asked us to talk about it after dinner in the afternoon!"

Zheng Liang was a little confused. Someone was treating him to a meal, wasn't that a good thing? Why did Chen Liangzi still look so miserable?

This is a manifestation of lack of experience in the world. Zheng Liang actually has a good brain, but there are some things that you really won’t understand without experiencing them.

Chen Liangzi has been traveling around with his younger brothers since he was young. In terms of experience in the underworld, he is much more experienced than Zheng Liang and others.

"Old Zheng, you think too simply. They say that no Hong Kong businessman is simple. They are all as cunning as monkeys. They are really right about them!"

Zheng Liang asked hurriedly, frowning.

"Tell me quickly, what do you mean?"

"This guy is actually testing our willingness to take over! Think about it, if he just saw it casually, would he call and ask about it? He might ask, but he would only ask when there are people in the store. He wouldn't spend the phone bill to call and ask specifically, right?"

Zheng Liang understood and after thinking about it, he realized that this was indeed what he meant.

Chen Liangzi continued.

"But we had no choice. We really wanted to do this deal, so we just made the call. From the beginning, I said I was just asking, thinking about it, and wanted to test his bottom line first, but this guy is not an easy person to deal with! It's the same idea to just meet up and talk!"

Zheng Liang already understood what Chen Liangzi meant without him having to say anything more.

Obviously, this is still a test. If Chen Liangzi agrees to meet and talk, it means that they really have the intention to take over.

Chen Liangzi had thought of this, but could he not go?

Obviously, he has brains. He won't show his eagle until he sees the rabbit. He won't reveal the price at all. There's nothing you can do about it.

Therefore, although Chen Liangzi saw it clearly, he could not avoid it.

After smacking his lips, Zheng Liang could only continue asking Chen Liangzi.

"Brother Chen, what about this afternoon? Are we still going to have dinner with him?"

"Go, since we've already agreed, we should go and meet him anyway. Besides, we won't suffer any loss anyway. If the deal doesn't go through, can't we still give him a meal?"

After Chen Liangzi patted Zheng Liang's shoulder, he suddenly relaxed and said with a smile.

(To be continued! Damn, I feel so embarrassed to say this! I will make up for it every day!)

After coming out of the phone booth, Chen Liangzi and Zheng Liang walked on the street together.

Although sporadic fights occur here every day, it does not stop people from doing business.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that people in Hong Kong are really willing to risk their lives for money.

Originally, they did business just to make some money to make a living and to survive.

Furthermore, these gang fights will not target merchants like them.

After all, those people also need to eat, and these merchants are their breadwinners.

Chen Liangzi and Zheng Liang were wandering around the streets, buying food, drinks, clothes and other daily necessities. Whenever they saw something, they would go up to it and ask about the price.

Of course, they just wanted to understand the market situation, so they asked more questions and bought less along the way.

This street is not very long, and the businesses are crowded together, so it took a little time to ask questions along the way.

Hong Kong Island itself is not very big. If you don't feel like strolling around, it will probably take you ten minutes to walk back and forth on this street.

After coming out of the street, Zheng Liang looked at the cars on the roadside and the televisions in some larger shops, and his eyes were really wide open.

During this period, some old martial arts films had already been shot in Hong Kong Island.

So many televisions are showing the earliest black-and-white martial arts films.

While Chen Liangzi was busy inquiring about prices on the street, Zheng Liang took a popsicle and was watching TV in front of someone's shop.

It was not until Chen Liangzi finished wandering around and couldn't find Zheng Liang that he hurried back.

At the door of a large gold shop, a group of men gathered, all watching the black and white movies on TV intently and exclaiming in surprise.

Inside the gold shop, most of the people shopping are ladies.

This can be regarded as the earliest customer diversion design.

When Chen Liangzi came over, he originally wanted to pull Zheng Liang out first.

Suddenly, I discovered that there was a large group of people crowded together at the door, and they all seemed to be quite financially wealthy.

Is that okay?

Chen Liangzi, who was already worried about insufficient capital, instantly returned to his old business.

Originally, Zheng Liang was near the door.

But Chen Liangzi squeezed through the crowd twice before he pulled Zheng Liang out of the crowd.

After Zheng Liang was pulled out by Chen Liangzi, he still felt a little unsatisfied and kept looking back at the TV at the store door.

Chen Liangzi couldn't help it, so he slapped him on the shoulder and then whispered in Zheng Liang's ear.

"Stop looking and let's go! I just took out a lot of great stuff!"

After hearing this, Zheng Liang instinctively looked towards Chen Liangzi's arms.

Sure enough, it was bulging, and I became alert instantly.

After looking back cautiously, he saw that the group of men who looked well-dressed were still gathered together, staring at the TV intently. Only then did he feel relieved and started jogging even more anxiously than Chen Liangzi.

As the two of them turned the corner, they heard a scream from the other side.

"Fuck you! Where's my wallet?"

It turned out that there was a man whose lover picked out two rings in a store. When he was asked to check out, he felt his pocket and found that his wallet was missing.

Then he started shouting.

As he shouted, the men who had just been concentrating on watching TV were also awakened.

One by one, they began to feel around their bodies, and then, as expected, they all started shouting loudly.

"Damn, that idiot, how dare you come here and seek death! I'm going to find someone to chop him to death!"

"Damn you, my wallet is gone too!"

The entrance to the gold shop suddenly became chaotic, with shouting and cursing everywhere.

Some people even started to make things difficult for the store owners.

Chen Liangzi and Zheng Liang, who turned the corner, quickened their pace after hearing the sound behind them.

Only after jogging back to the rental house did Chen Liangzi and Zheng Liang breathe a sigh of relief.

After closing the door tightly, Chen Liangzi spread the spoils in his arms directly on the bed.

Zheng Liang couldn't wait to start counting and checking.

There are a total of nine wallets of different sizes and thicknesses.

Chen Liangzi was not as anxious as Zheng Liang. He had so much experience with this pair of eyes that he could basically guess the general idea just by taking a quick look without even turning them over.

Zheng Liang was very excited. After all, he was essentially a rather bold and ruthless knifeman, although he was calm and composed.

But after all, he is still a young man in his early twenties.

This kind of experience is new and novel, as I have never experienced it before. Moreover, it is something that I get without any effort.

This is what makes people feel most satisfied.

Really, many people say that the rewards of hard work are the most satisfying.

Actually, it's just bullshit. Isn't it nonsense? You worked hard to earn it, so of course you will cherish it and be reluctant to part with it.

This can only mean that you know your own hard work.

But if it is like this, picked directly, or the money is won from buying lottery tickets, or even from gambling.

This kind of psychological satisfaction will really burst forth, okay?

It's an irresistible feeling, truly addictive.

Zheng Liang opened the first rather exquisite small leather bag, and then took out a small stack of large-denomination Hong Kong dollars from his wallet.

Spitting on his fingers, Zheng Liang began to count.

They are basically all large bills with a face value of 500 yuan, so counting them is also very quick.

(The large denomination of 1,000 Hong Kong dollars was not issued until the third revision of the Hong Kong dollar. In the 1970s, the largest denomination in circulation was 500 Hong Kong dollars. Even this denomination was rare in the market, with most being 100 Hong Kong dollars.)

After a series of "swish, swish, swish" checks, Zheng Liang put the stack of Hong Kong dollars aside.

After seeing Zheng Liangliang take the money, Chen Liangzi asked with interest.

"How about it, Lao Zheng, how much money is in this wallet?"

"Hey, Brother Chen, how about you guess?"

Zheng Liang was originally preparing to report the amount to Chen Liangzi, but after hearing Chen Liangzi asking, he kept it a secret.