A passing traveler through the heavens

Big D kept muttering to himself, reluctantly following behind Ah Ji towards the pond.

Throughout the journey, his complaints were incessant: "What is it all about? Why do we have to come to this godforsaken, remote place to talk about it! Couldn't we just make a phone call? It's such a hassle!"

"Don't expect me to be grateful to you just because you didn't join the gang against me!"

"Hey, how much longer do we have to walk?" Just as Big D was complaining incessantly, A-Jie was completely unaffected and continued walking forward.

Before long, they arrived at their destination.

At this moment, Ji Lin was sitting on a small stool, completely focused on fishing.

Seeing this, Big D realized that continuing to complain would be pointless, so he wisely shut his mouth and stopped talking.

His gaze swept across the room and he noticed another stool and a fishing rod placed next to Ji Lin. He immediately realized that these were clearly prepared specifically for him.

Since that was the case, Big D didn't stand on ceremony and sat down without any qualms.

Initially, Big D only regarded Ji Lin as Ah Ji's financial backer; after all, such relationships were not uncommon in the triad.

However, when he finally saw Ji Lin's face clearly, he was instantly stunned, as if struck by lightning.

Long ago, when the police and gangs were still in the so-called "honeymoon period," Big D had the opportunity to meet Ji Lin once.

That was at the banquet where Uncle Deng was promoted to the head of the gang. At that time, Big D was just an insignificant little henchman in the gang, and could only catch a glimpse of him from afar.

Even so, he was still fully aware that Ji Lin was a Hong Kong police officer.

Now, seeing Aji's respectful attitude towards Ji Lin, even a fool would probably know what's really going on.

After seeing Big D sit down quietly, Ji Lin had a faint smile on his face and asked in a gentle tone, "Do you want to become the person in charge, just to show off and flaunt your power, or is it simply to make a lot of money?"

Faced with Ji Lin's direct question, Big D was stunned for a moment. He had obviously not expected the other party to ask him this question, and for a moment he did not know how to answer.

After a moment, he stammered out a few words: "Uh... I guess... a little bit of both." After saying this, he lowered his head, not daring to meet Ji Lin's gaze.

Seeing Da D's reaction, Ji Lin simply smiled and didn't say anything more.

However, Big D began to lose his temper. He raised his head, stared straight at Ji Lin, and asked eagerly.

"Commander Ji, you didn't specifically call me here today just to talk about these things, did you?"

"If there's anything you need me to do, just say the word, and if it's within my power, I'll do it without hesitation!"

Upon hearing Big D's statement, Ji Lin couldn't help but chuckle softly, his laughter seemingly tinged with sarcasm.

Then, while continuing to fish, he casually replied, "Hehehe, if I asked you to give up your candidacy for the position of leader, would you be willing to do so?"

Upon hearing this, Big D's expression changed drastically, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.

Now that things have come to this point, Big D is unlikely to give up easily, no matter what.

Ji Lin naturally took in Da D's changing expression, but he did not stop talking because of it. Instead, he went straight to the point.

"How about this, you voluntarily withdraw from this election for the person in charge, and then Ah-Ji will run for the position. The two of you can work together to find a way to get rid of Ah-Le."

"After this is done, you'll definitely get your share of the profits. What do you think?"

Upon hearing Ji Lin's suggestion, Big D's eyes widened in astonishment, as if he couldn't believe what he was hearing.

He suddenly stood up and shouted excitedly, "Ah! Commander Ji, aren't you blatantly trying to force me to betray the gang? You want me to be a double agent? You might as well just shoot me dead!"

Ji Lin looked at Big D's feigned self-sacrifice with a smile and couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Haha, I can handle someone like Fat Deng, do you think I'd be afraid of you?"

Ever since Fat Deng left the police station that day, Ji Lin has ordered Xiao Zhuang to carry out an assassination of Uncle Deng.

Ji Lin then instructed Aji and Luo Tianhong to spread various rumors throughout the martial arts world, with the aim of adding fuel to the fire of this fierce election for the leader!

At this moment, Ji Lin calmly took out a cigarette from his pocket, gently handed it to Big D, and said indifferently.

"Things have come to this point, now it's up to you to make your choice."

Big D stared intently at the cigarette offered to him, a sense of turmoil and inner struggle rising within him.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment, but after only a short while, Big D finally gritted his teeth and reached out to take the cigarette.

Seeing that Da D was so sensible, Ji Lin nodded in satisfaction and then prepared to leave. Just before leaving, Ji Lin suddenly seemed to remember something and pulled out a brand new helmet.

As he handed the helmet to Big D, he earnestly instructed him, "Since we're all on the same side from now on, consider this small gift a token of my appreciation."

"Remember to wear a helmet next time you go fishing."

Big D was very confused about the gift Ji Lin gave him, but out of respect for Ji Lin, he obediently reached out and accepted it.

During this period, a fierce and protracted power struggle has been unfolding between Big D and Ah Lok.

Both sides used all their skills to try to defeat the other, but neither could gain the upper hand and neither could completely subdue the other.

Just as the situation was at a stalemate, the situation suddenly took an unexpected turn—Aji also announced his participation in the contest for leadership.

Immediately afterwards, Ah-Ji and Big D unexpectedly reached some kind of tacit understanding, and their forces quickly merged into one, rushing straight towards Ah-Le's territory.

Under their fierce offensive, Ah Le's forces collapsed instantly, leaving them in ruins.

Now that things have come to this, Ah Lok knows that all is lost. He originally planned to have a good talk with his uncles and formally announce his withdrawal from the election for the position of leader.

He knew very well that no matter how tempting the position of the leader was, it was ultimately not as important as his precious life!

However, to everyone's surprise, just as Ah Lok was about to take action, Big D brought in a ruthless character named Ah Wu from the Number Gang.

Speaking of this Ah Wu, he's a notorious guy who only cares about money and not people; he's known in the underworld as "Money Bro".

Following Big D's orders, Ah Wu mercilessly killed Ah Le.

At this point, the tripartite balance of power that had existed in this conflict collapsed instantly, leaving only Big D and Aji to continue their standoff.

Surprisingly, Big D made a startling decision at this point: he would no longer participate in the upcoming election campaign.

In this way, the whole situation suddenly became clear, as if all the focus was on Aji alone.

As things gradually calmed down, the older generation of uncles began to step in and clean up the mess.

They secretly approached Ah-Jie and had an in-depth conversation with him. The core of the conversation was that if Ah-Jie could get rid of Big D, then he would undoubtedly become the new leader.

The reason for this suggestion, in the uncles' view, was that they firmly believed that Big D not only murdered Ah Lok, but also that the highly respected Uncle Deng had suffered a terrible fate at his hands.

Therefore, the uncles naturally could not tolerate the existence of such a person in the gang.

The conversation took place under strict secrecy. And so, Ah-Jie cleverly invited Big D to the same pond as before.

This time, Big D didn't wear the helmet that Ji Lin had given him last time. Instead, he went to the pond to fish with Aji.

By the pond, Big D leisurely smoked a cigarette, watching as Ah Ji caught one plump fish after another, while he himself caught nothing.

In this situation, Big D became increasingly agitated and couldn't help but start cursing.

However, despite his outburst, he still asked Ah-Ji about the future direction of the club. Ah-Ji gave a perfunctory answer and then lied that he needed to go to the toilet.

Big D did not stop him when he saw this, but only told him to go and come back quickly.

Ah Ji appeared to be walking hurriedly into the distance, but in reality, he had not gone far.

He bent down and casually picked up an enormous rock, then mustered all his strength and smashed it hard against Big D's head!

A dull thud rang out, and before Big D could even react, he was knocked unconscious on the spot…

Once things had settled down, Aji dialed Ji Lin's number and briefly reported the current situation to him.

Just as Ji Lin hung up the phone with Aji, Xiao Zhuang's phone rang immediately.

On the other end of the phone, Xiao Zhuang informed Ji Lin that everything had been taken care of for Da D's family. In Ji Lin's view, the whole family should go down to sell salted duck eggs together...

(Thanks to Laity.钊 for the gift of flowers, and thank you for your support.)