Chapter 8: Endless Troubles
Hung Yee quietly replaced its Sit Lord, which did not cause any ripples in the pugilistic world.
Even the triad affairs on Shanghai Street were not much affected.
It was just a small triad changing its boss; it didn't even have a direct financial company, so how could it affect the outside world?
However, when Kwan Tsai Sum, the rising star of Wo On Lok, swaggered in with his subordinates to take over Zhong Ye's mahjong parlor, all fellow pugilists understood that Zhong Ye had been forced out by Kwan Tsai Sum.
But no one expected that the new Sit Lord of Hung Yee, Huang Wengang, known in the pugilistic world as 'Firearm Gang,' would be so cowardly, directly handing over the protection rights of the Rui mahjong parlor on Shanghai Street.
Hung Yee's internal affairs immediately became turbulent, especially the veteran Si Jiu who had lost the protection rights of the Rui mahjong parlor, who slammed the table and cursed during the triad's internal meeting.
It was no wonder he was like this; the daily revenue of the Rui mahjong parlor on Shanghai Street reached about 100,000, which is 3 million a month. Those providing protection could get 5% to 10% of the profits, up to 300,000 in illicit gains. Anyone would feel the pain.
Just a little manipulation of the finances would add tens of thousands to the monthly income of the protection Big Brother!
"Damn it, if I wasn't doing it for the triad, would I do such a thankless job?"
Huang Wengang exploded immediately, cursing, "If we didn't voluntarily hand over the protection rights of the Rui mahjong parlor, could you withstand the pressure from Kwan Tsai Sum?"
With one sentence, the veteran Si Jiu who had just erupted was stunned. He didn't dare to take such words.
"But you can't just hand over the protection rights of the mahjong parlor so easily. Where does the triad's face go?"
"Even when Zhong Ye was here, he didn't dare to directly confront Kwan Tsai Sum, and I don't have that kind of confidence either!"
Huang Wengang continued to curse, "It just so happens that the protection rights of the Rui mahjong parlor are a hot potato. Handing them over will stir up trouble and let Shui Fong's people tie up Kwan Tsai Sum's energy, so he won't have time to target Hung Yee's other industries!"
These words, of course, were reasons that Huang Wengang and Wu Feng had discussed privately long ago.
Sure enough, the dissatisfied expressions on the faces of the other veteran Si Jiu immediately disappeared upon hearing this.
The more they thought about it, the better Huang Wengang's idea seemed. At this time, Hung Yee truly couldn't withstand Kwan Tsai Sum's torment.
Mainly, Kwan Tsai Sum had a first-tier triad backing him. How could they fight him?
"As for Huo Niu, you can participate in the triad's gambling operations. Are you satisfied with this arrangement?"
"Satisfied, satisfied, thank you, Sit Lord, for giving Huo Niu face!"
The veteran Si Jiu named Huo Niu hastily expressed his thanks. What else could he do?
This is how small triads are; one must have discernment, otherwise, one wouldn't even know how they died.
After dealing with Huo Niu's matter, more trouble arose.
Some of the pimp under the triad showed signs of moving to other triads.
The reason was that they were not optimistic about Huang Wengang, the new Sit Lord with overflowing luck, and held a pessimistic view of Hung Yee's future, which led to their desire to transfer.
"If someone wants to leave, then let them get out early!"
Huang Wengang slammed the table and cursed, "I want to see what they can achieve after going to other triads. I'm afraid they won't even be able to control the Miss under them!"
Wu Feng had actually discussed this with him privately, and they ultimately concluded that it should be allowed to take its natural course.
The abilities of Hung Yee's pimps were actually quite ordinary; they only managed to live decent lives by exploiting the Miss under them, otherwise, the triad's monthly income would not have exceeded a million.
If triad pimps defected on a large scale, there was not no way to solve it, it was just a matter of giving up profits.
Giving enough profit margin to independent pimps and Sister Mama outside would immediately fill the vacancies left by pimps taking Miss away. Anyway, it's all ill-gotten gains, and it's the same wherever you earn it.
Heh heh, Brother taking over the new Sit Lord position so smoothly actually exceeded Wu Feng's expectations.
Originally, according to his thoughts, Brother would have to go through a bloody struggle to smoothly become the Sit Lord.
Who knew that Hung Yee's veteran Si Jiu were all very pragmatic, or had long lost the courage for passionate battles, and were neither resistant nor enthusiastic about Huang Wengang taking over as Sit Lord.
This is also the advantage of small triads. In a medium or large triad, how could Huang Wengang become the Big Boss so easily? Don't even think about it without several years of operation.
Wu Feng at this time looked very much like a strategic advisor. He specialized in helping Brother deal with some of the troubles he might encounter as the newly appointed Sit Lord, as well as internal turmoil within the triad.
He just didn't expect that things didn't develop to the worst situation!
But as he delved deeper into Hung Yee's situation, he realized that such a situation was quite normal.
Hung Yee had quite a few Si Jiu, but none of them truly had ability or charisma!
Or rather, Zhong Ye was the greatest backbone, and the many Si Jiu were like scattered sand.
They were satisfied with being able to use Hung Yee's name to get opportunities to provide protection and make illicit gains, living comfortable lives, and had no grand ambitions whatsoever.
Those medium and large triads produced many talents because of internal competition, which had little to do with Hung Yee.
Since he understood the specific situation of Hung Yee's Si Jiu, when advising Brother, if it involved the interests of the veteran Si Jiu, there was no need to be polite with them at all.
This was indeed the case; the veteran Si Jiu Huo Niu suffered huge losses, which could not be recovered by merely letting him participate in gambling operations, but he did not continue to pester.
Just when the internal conflicts of Hung Yee were finally resolved, something happened outside.
Several small triads, or medium-sized triads' halls on Shanghai Street, actively came to Hung Yee's controlled venues to cause trouble, their intentions self-evident.
"Damn it, they really think Hung Yee is a pushover, I've never been afraid of anyone in a fight!"
Huang Wengang couldn't hold back his fiery temper, cursing repeatedly, "Isn't it just a fight? Call all the Brothers to go up together, I really don't believe in evil!"
As a result, except for the trusted student faction who had just become Si Jiu not long ago, that is, the leader of the fighters left by Zhong Ye, who was full of fighting spirit and eager to try, none of the other veteran Si Jiu made a sound.
"You guys..."
Huang Wengang was enraged, looking at the veteran Si Jiu who were pretending to be invisible, and his anger flared up.
"Sit Lord, don't be angry, this matter cannot be handled so simply, otherwise, there will be endless troubles in the future!"
Wu Feng spoke at the right time, saying in a deep voice, "If we go to full-scale war, I'm afraid the money in our triad's public account won't even be enough for the Brothers' medical expenses and bail fees!"
One sentence, like a basin of cold water poured over his head, immediately calmed Huang Wengang down.
When Zhong Ye relinquished his Sit Lord position and left, he took all the money from Hung Yee's public account. At this time, there was no money in the public account, and they were waiting for the end of the month to make up for it.
At this time, Hung Yee indeed did not have enough money to show off its strength!
"We can't afford to fight, and those triads who want to take advantage definitely can't afford to fight either!"
Wu Feng sneered, "Then we have to think of a permanent solution to completely resolve the coveting of other triads. I think a direct arena challenge is the best solution!"
"At that time, we'll invite Kwan Tsai Sum of Wo On Lok to be a witness, so we won't be afraid that those triads will dare to go back on their word afterwards. Once we win, we can also temporarily deter the petty scoundrels from the outside!"