A passing traveler through the heavens

A few days later, the election for the leader of Wo Luen Shing finally began.

That day, in the territory under Ah-Ji's control, the menacing Big D led a group of his men to arrive. Big D walked straight up to Ah-Ji, and without saying a word, pulled out a thick stack of banknotes, a full HK$200,000, and slammed it heavily on the table.

Despite the situation, Aji remained remarkably calm.

He sat leisurely to the side, a sharp knife in his hand, casually shaving the dust from under his fingernails, seemingly unmoved by Big D's behavior.

Seeing that Ah Ji remained silent, Big D's face gradually darkened. He turned his head slightly and extended his right hand to his trusted henchman, Long Hair, who was standing behind him.

Long Hair understood immediately and quickly took out 100,000 Hong Kong dollars in brand-new bills from his bag and handed them to Big D.

Big D placed the newly taken-out HK$100,000 note steadily on top of the original HK$200,000 note, and raised his voice to shout to Ah Jai.

"If you don't want to support me, that's fine, but you can keep this 300,000 yuan! Just consider yourself neutral; neither help me nor support that Ah Le." With that, Big D waved his hand and led his men away.

Not long after Big D left, Ah-Ji's henchman, Dongguanzi, arrived with Chui-Chicken. Upon seeing Chui-Chicken, Ah-Ji quickly stood up, his face beaming with smiles, and gestured for Chui-Chicken to sit down.

Despite having a powerful henchman like Ah-Jack as his backer and making a lot of money, when he glanced at the stack of HK$300,000 on the table, he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

After a moment, Chuiji finally couldn't contain his curiosity and asked, "Just now...did Big D come here?"

Ah Ji didn't hide anything at all, and nodded casually in response, "Yes, that's right."

As he spoke, Ah-Ji glanced thoughtfully at Chui-Chi. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, Chui-Chi quickly reached into his pocket and carefully took out the dragon-headed staff, which symbolized the highest power of the Wo Luen Shing.

After getting the dragon head stick, Aji kept playing with it in his hands.

Meanwhile, Chuiji sat quietly to the side, silently watching Aji. Seeing that Aji's gaze was fixed on the dragon head stick, Chuiji couldn't help but kindly nag a few more times.

"Ah-Jie, I've watched you rise to this position step by step over the years! To be honest, are you really determined to stand up and run for office? Being the head of the organization is a tough job!"

Upon hearing what Chuiji said, Aji paused for a moment, but quickly resumed fiddling with the dragon head stick.

After a while, as if he suddenly remembered something, he placed the dragon-headed staff on the table beside him and then quickly took out a black bag from his pocket.

He opened the bag and stuffed the thick stack of banknotes on the table into it all at once.

After packing it up, Aji picked up the bag and handed it to Chuiji without hesitation, saying solemnly.

"Boss, don't worry about my business! Take this money and I'll immediately tell my men to send you and your family to a safe place to lay low for a while."

"The next few days are probably going to be quite turbulent for Hong Kong Island!"

Chuiji looked at the banknotes Ah-Ji handed him, a hint of hesitation on his face, but he eventually reached out and took them, letting out a deep sigh.

He knew very well that the reason he was able to have such a stable and comfortable life was all because of a capable leader like Ah Ji.

Therefore, regardless of whether Aji's decisions are right or wrong, Chuiji will choose to support him without reservation.

It was under these circumstances that when Ah-Jack asked for the dragon head stick, Chui-Kee willingly handed it over to Ah-Jack, which symbolized the rights of the Wo Luen Shing company.

Thinking this through, Chuiji said no more, simply clutching the heavy bag of banknotes tightly, and turned to leave...

A few days later, a group of uncles from the Wo Luen Shing family gathered together to prepare for a meeting.

The core issue of this meeting was to determine, through discussion and a show of hands, whether Ah Lok or Big D would be elected as the new leader.

Inside the meeting room, however, a suffocatingly heavy atmosphere filled the air.

The uncles sat around the huge conference table, their faces grim, whispering among themselves about the merits and demerits of the two candidates—Big D and Ah Lok.

“Big D’s power is immense, and he has far more men than Ah Le. Logically speaking, he shouldn’t have chosen Ah Le, right?” One of the uncles frowned and said in a low voice to the person next to him.

Another uncle shook his head and retorted, "If we're only talking about power and numbers, we might as well just choose Aji! After all, Aji's strength is undeniable."

At this point, someone else chimed in: "But the problem is that Ah-Ji didn't even participate in this election! In my opinion, it would be more appropriate to vote for Ah-Le."

"At least he has always been dedicated to serving the triad, and he even said before that he would lead the brothers to take over Tsim Sha Tsui!"

Upon hearing this, the uncle known as Chuanbao snorted coldly and said disdainfully.

"Hmph! Everyone claims to be working for the triad, but are they really working for themselves? If we're going to take over Tsim Sha Tsui, I could say I'm going to lead the triad to the moon!"

And so, the uncles held their own opinions and argued endlessly.

However, this heated discussion did not last long, and with Uncle Duncan raising his hand and taking control of the situation, the final result was revealed.

Ah Lok's election as the leader is now an unchangeable fact, and everything has been settled.

Shortly after the meeting ended, news of the new leader of Wo Luen Shing spread rapidly throughout the streets and alleys.

Upon learning this news, Big D was furious. He could not accept this outcome and immediately declared that he would have a life-or-death battle with Ah Lok to seize the throne of the leader.

Ji Lin also received news that a war was about to break out within the Wo Luen Shing company. He immediately ordered Li Ying and Cai Yuanqi to lead a group of police officers to bring back Wo Luen Shing's uncle, as well as Big D and Ah Lok...

Ji Lin sat upright in his office, staring at Uncle Deng with a gloomy expression: "Uncle Deng, we are old acquaintances. Back when you were in charge, I personally went to give you a gift."

"How did things escalate to the point of war when they're choosing a leader for the United Sheng Group?" Ji Lin questioned seriously.

“Detective Ji.” Deng Bogang was about to answer when Ji Lin quickly stopped him, pointing to the police rank on his uniform.

"Hey, hey, hey, you've misspoke. You should call me Superintendent Ji! Don't say the wrong thing."

“Okay, Superintendent Ji, we didn’t want things to escalate like this either. It’s all because Big D was upset with Ah Lok and caused trouble, which led to all this trouble.”

"And what's more, this guy has lost his mind for some reason, and he's spouting nonsense, yelling that he's going to create some kind of New Wo Luen Shing. What can I do?" Uncle Deng sighed helplessly.

"So you're not going to care!" Ji Lin shouted sternly.

Uncle Deng paused for a moment, then sighed with emotion: "These days, everyone relies on the name of the gang to make a living. If I interfere in everything, those brothers will probably be dissatisfied with me and think I'm meddling in other people's business."

“I’ve been involved in clubs since I was 12 years old. I’ve been through thick and thin for decades. I know the ins and outs of this very well. When it comes to certain things, you have to stick to your principles.”

However, Ji Lin scoffed at this, retorting with a disdainful look, "Hmph! Talk about principles? You'd better know your place. You're a gangster, and you're talking to me about principles."

After saying that, he pointed at Uncle Deng and continued to mock him: "Fat Deng, for the sake of our past relationship, I respectfully call you Uncle Deng, but I advise you, you're so old, just stay at home and enjoy your retirement, don't come out and meddle in these messy things anymore."

"They want to fight? Fine, I'll play along! I want to see if they can move faster or my bullets can!" As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Lin waved to his men behind him, signaling them to forcibly remove Uncle Deng from the scene.

Thus, under Ji Lin's seemingly indulgent but actually secretly controlled situation, the war between Ah Le and Da D was completely ignited.

In this struggle, Ji Lin clearly stipulated that the two sides could only engage in combat during a specific period from midnight to 6 a.m. the next day. Anyone who dared to show their face at any other time would face certain death.

Initially, Big D's offensive was unstoppable and unstoppable.

He quickly raided several of Ah Lok's establishments, putting Ah Lok in a passive and vulnerable position. Fortunately, at the crucial moment, Uncle Deng stood up to support Ah Lok, enabling Ah Lok to successfully gather the strength of all the gangs except Ah Chik.

As a result, the strength of the two sides gradually became balanced, eventually turning into a brutal and mutually destructive war.

But just then, devastating news arrived—Deng Bo had been assassinated!

Even more shockingly, there were reports that Big D was the mastermind behind the massacre. Once this news spread, it immediately spread like wildfire throughout the Wo Luen Shing triad.

All the members of the gang turned their anger towards Big D, determined to kill him. No matter how Big D tried to explain himself, everyone turned a deaf ear.

Just as things were in chaos at Wo Luen Shing Pharmacy because of this, Chi Lin calmly arranged for Ah Chi to lure Big D to a secluded and quiet pond to go fishing...