The news that Xiao Yihe in Qingkui District had been uprooted by Bai Liansheng reached Da Yihe.
The leader, Xu Dongzhou, who was over fifty, almost spat out a mouthful of old blood when he just heard the news.
Xiao Yihe’s existence was the source of contraband income for Da Yihe.
Now that Bai Liansheng had completely eradicated it, it directly cut off half of Da Yihe’s revenue.
After learning the whole process from his strategist, leader Xu Dongzhou, in addition to anger, also worried about the suddenly disappeared Xu Xiao.
“Could Ah Xiao’s sudden disappearance mean he was kidnapped by Ah Chengrong?”
“I heard it wasn’t Ah Chengrong. The news I got was that the young master completely disappeared after a transaction with Chen Guoyao from the mainland tonight, and he never returned to Qingkui District. No one knows his whereabouts.”
The strategist Liu Shaobai stated all the information he knew.
Upon hearing this, Xu Dongzhou could not help but frown.
After all, this was his own son. He wouldn’t run away with the money for just two hundred million.
After a brief period of thought, he sent people to inquire about his son’s whereabouts while ordering his capable general, Da Yashao, to go to Qingkui District and kill Ah Chengrong.
Boyun Pier was an important source of income for Yihe. If it were to be taken by Bai Liansheng, the loss would not be a simple matter of a few hundred million.
At Xu Dongzhou’s command, Da Yashao, the strongest fighter in Yihe with the most subordinates, immediately led thirty to forty vehicles of men to Qingkui District.
The people Da Yashao took with him tonight were all core members of Yihe, considered its strongest force.
Two-thirds of their fighting strength left Yihe’s territory, leaving behind only some elderly members who were just going through the motions and some inexperienced youngsters.
Other gangs were aware of Yihe’s current situation, but none dared to cause trouble on Yihe’s turf.
This was because even with two-thirds of their combat personnel gone, Yihe still had countless underlings. Although their combat strength was inferior to the other two-thirds, a fierce tiger could not withstand a pack of wolves.
Therefore, neither the other four major gangs nor the smaller gangs in the vicinity dared to target Yihe, choosing instead to watch the tigers fight from the sidelines.
Just as Da Yashao had led his men away from Yihe’s main hall.
The suddenly disappeared Xu Xiao reappeared. He didn’t exchange much with anyone.
Instead, he led a group of men with murderous intent towards the main hall’s warehouse.
After placing a minivan in the warehouse, Xu Xiao ordered the guards not to interfere, and then, supported by those men, he quickly left.
In the Xu residence.
Xu Dongzhou learned that his son had suddenly returned to the main hall, left a minivan, and then suddenly departed. He immediately called his son.
However, after three consecutive attempts, Xu Xiao’s phone was still temporarily unavailable.
Putting down his phone, Xu Dongzhou frowned and said, “Old Liu, Ah Xiao left the minivan and told his subordinates not to touch it. Could it be the shipment tonight?”
“Brother Xu, you think Ah Xiao double-crossed tonight?”
“If it were you, with a two-hundred-million transaction tonight, would you double-cross?”
Xu Dongzhou asked rhetorically.
The strategist Liu Shaobai’s eyes darted around, and he nodded, saying, “Yes, our market is not in the mainland. The mainland’s control over these things is very strict. If we trade for a long time, we will definitely be targeted.
As long as you don’t want to be targeted by the higher-ups, anyone smart would double-cross tonight’s two-hundred-million deal, keeping both the money and the goods.
Moreover, Chen Guoyao’s influence is in the mainland. Even if he dies in Hong Kong, his subordinates will not be able to stir up any trouble.”
Xu Dongzhou strongly agreed with his strategist’s idea, as he himself had the same thought.
“Go and find out if Chen Guoyao has returned to the mainland.”
“Okay!”
Liu Shaobai nodded and immediately took out his phone to check Chen Guoyao’s situation.
After about five to six minutes, he returned to Xu Dongzhou’s side and said excitedly, “I’ve inquired through my contacts and information brokers. Chen Guoyao has not returned to Shenzhen.”
“Really?”
“Really. My contact at the border crossing said that Chen Guoyao entered Hong Kong at two o’clock and has not returned yet.”
With the news confirmed, Xu Dongzhou also became excited.
The next second, his phone suddenly displayed a text message from an unknown number.
It read: “Dad, the money has been transferred to our overseas account. Now that Chen Guoyao is dead, his backers will definitely investigate. I’ll return after the heat dies down. Don’t contact me during this period. I will call you if there is anything. Don’t worry.”
Upon seeing this text message, Xu Dongzhou and Liu Shaobai exchanged glances.
Just as they had guessed, Xu Xiao had double-crossed during the transaction tonight and had now fled to lay low.
Chen Guoyao dared to bring two hundred million worth of goods, so his backing must be extraordinary.
It was understandable that Xu Xiao had fled.
After deleting the message, Xu Dongzhou immediately took Liu Shaobai to the main hall’s warehouse.
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Western District, Yihe Building, also known as Yihe Main Hall.
Compared to gangs like Bai Liansheng that used tea houses and bars as their main halls, Yihe’s main hall was much more luxurious.
This was the difference between a second-rate gang and a major gang.
Second-rate gangs had very few legitimate businesses, still continuing the grey industries of the 1990s.
Major gangs, in addition to their grey industries, also had many legitimate businesses, operating in a semi-legal and semi-illegal manner.
Since the major gangs had started operating legitimate businesses, why did they still engage in the grey industry?
The reason was simple: the bigger the gang, the more members it had.
If they were to abandon the highly profitable grey industries and only operate legitimate businesses, after paying thousands of gang members their monthly salaries, the higher-ups would have nothing left.
Therefore, the larger the gang, the harder it was to go legitimate, because they had too many members to support.
When Xu Dongzhou and Liu Shaobai arrived at the Yihe Building, Da Yashao suddenly called.
Learning that the police had intervened in tonight’s shootout in Qingkui District, he had to order Da Yashao to return and settle accounts with Ah Chengrong another day.
After all, they were a triad society, and it was no longer the 1990s. No one dared to confront the authorities head-on anymore.
After arranging for Da Yashao, Xu Dongzhou instructed the driver to head to the third floor of the underground parking lot.
The black Rolls-Royce turned and headed towards the entrance of the parking lot.
A few minutes later, the Rolls-Royce stopped on the third underground floor.
On the spacious third floor, besides four or five sedans, there were no other vehicles.
In front of a hidden door, five or six burly men were gathered around a table playing cards.
About fifty meters away from the hidden door, there were sentries.
When the Rolls-Royce appeared, the men playing cards all stopped their actions and stood up to greet them.
As Xu Dongzhou and Liu Shaobai alighted, echoes reverberated through the spacious parking lot.
“Dragon Head!”
“Strategist!”
Xu Dongzhou nodded with a smile, while Liu Shaobai instructed his subordinates to open the hidden door.
*Creak!*
With a soft sound, the twenty-centimeter-thick steel door slowly opened automatically.
A truck appeared, revealing not only a van with a fake license plate but also contraband, firearms, and cash.
Xu Dongzhou and Liu Shaobai quickly walked to the front of the van and then had their subordinates open the door.
With a whoosh, the van door was pulled open, revealing nearly half a ton of contraband.
“Damn it, we’ve made a fortune!”
Xu Dongzhou laughed ecstatically.
Just as he was about to order his men to unload the goods, gunshots suddenly erupted outside the warehouse.
“The editor said it’s finished, I’ll think about what plot points are left unfilled and try my best to complete them to finish the novel.”