20demayo Chapter 20: Who cares? My own path to wealth is the most important!
Chapter 20: Who cares? My own path to wealth is the most important!
The second thing that Ge Dalong was worried about was the business that She Touwei was helping him with, which was a way for Ge Dalong to curry favor with the big boss.
All sorts of top-quality goods sourced from various places have become the exclusive possessions of the big boss.
With just Chiang Kai-shek's funding, how could Ge Dalong have possibly mustered so many men? The number of members in the Number Gang is skyrocketing, heading straight for the position of the largest gang in Hong Kong Island.
Those wealthy businessmen from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai are all potential major sources of funding for Ge Dalong, since they all support Chiang Kai-shek!
Even the last unpleasant thing—where were those naval personnel?—was something Ge Dalong didn't have time to think about.
"Big Boss, something terrible has happened! Snakehead Wei and several of his men have been found drowned in the sea!"
Just as Ge Dalong was pacing back and forth, lost in thought, one of his underlings rushed in and said something.
"Damn it, how did this bastard drown? Who did it? Where's the cargo on the ship?"
After waiting for so long, all that came was bad news. Ge Dalong cursed the dead snakehead Wei and then stopped caring about his life or death. He was more concerned about the fire extinguishers!
There are at least eighty or a hundred small-time bosses like Snakehead Wei in the Number Gang, so how could he compare to those valuable commodities!
"The boat is gone, the cargo is gone, and when Snakehead Wei and his gang were found, they had drifted to a stagnant bay, stinking and unrecognizable. Their identities were only confirmed by their tattoos!"
My younger brother still feels lingering fear when he talks about the snakehead Wei incident; he almost vomited.
"Damn it, do you know who did it? Any news? Did anyone see who did it? What about Snakehead Wei's men? Are any of them alive?"
"The most crucial thing is my cargo! Where is it? People aren't important, the ship isn't important either. Without cargo, I can't explain myself to the bosses!"
Ge Dalong asked a series of questions. He didn't care how Snakehead Wei and his gang died; he only cared whether anyone knew where his goods were!
"Well, no, according to Snakehead Wei's other henchmen, whenever they come across good stuff, they secretly go to a secret place to inspect it first. Only these few bastards know the location; the others have no idea where they go!"
The younger brother replied.
"That bastard Snakehead Wei! I was wondering why my good stuff always seemed off; turns out it was this scoundrel who ruined my goods first!"
"Don't give his family any resettlement allowance; let them all feed the Dragon King!"
"Also, mobilize all available resources to locate those goods. This is the most important thing right now! Everything else can wait!"
Speaking of this, Ge Dalong was furious. These bastards dared to make him drink dishwater. Even if they were still alive, he would chop them up and feed them to sharks.
Ge Dalongtou originally had no particular faith and believed that heroes emerge in times of chaos. However, these past few days, he felt like he was having a run of bad luck and nothing he did went smoothly.
"Is Chiang Kai-shek really nearing the end of his life? Even working for him isn't going well? Damn it, I'm already involved in the gang, can't I even enjoy a few days of peace!"
Ge Da Longtou muttered to himself, but didn't show it on his face. He had to maintain his status in front of his underlings. However, Ge Da Longtou had already decided that he would go to the Tin Hau Temple, Wong Tai Sin Temple, and Guan Di Temple to pay his respects tomorrow.
In any case, Chiang Kai-shek is almost finished. Right now, his own business and financial resources are the most important things. As for what happens to Boss Huo, let whoever wants to fight can fight!
Those stinking soldiers from that fleet, come or don't come, it's up to them! Anyway, I've followed all the proper procedures and called for reinforcements. If the reinforcements don't arrive, it's none of my business!
In the blink of an eye, Ge Dalongtou had found an excuse for himself and easily put Old Jiang's task out of his mind.
All my troubles stemmed from Chiang Kai-shek's orders. Now that I've abandoned Chiang Kai-shek, most of my worries have disappeared!
This cheered Ge Dalong up considerably, and he ordered someone to bring over Snakehead Wei's remaining henchmen, intending to interrogate them himself to relieve his fatigue.
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Although Zhang Guohao and Boss Huo had discussed it and decided not to tell their subordinates about the possible encounter with warships, the two of them were still somewhat worried and remained silent while sailing at night.
The anxious night passed, the navy didn't come, and everyone went there and returned safely.
"No, I have to find out if anyone has run into these people. At times like this, it's so frustrating to just wait for them to come to us and not be able to do anything about it."
Back on Hong Kong Island, Boss Huo wasn't in the mood to watch his men unload and load goods. He gave Zhang Guohao a few instructions and then hurriedly went to inquire about the situation.
Zhang Guohao watched as everyone unloaded all the cargo from the ship and sold it to various merchants before finally going home.
Back home, Gang Sheng had already prepared breakfast and was waiting for Zhang Guohao to return.
Knowing that Cheung Kwok-ho has a northern palate, Hong Sang steamed a pot of big, white, soft steamed buns. One bite and you're completely satisfied.
Eating Hong Kong-style steamed buns and congee, Zhang Guohao felt more satisfied than ever before, and then he drifted off to sleep.
Six hours later, at three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Guohao woke up from his sleep to find Gang Sheng diligently cleaning the house.
Such traditional women seem to never know fatigue. As long as they see hope in life, they can exert tremendous initiative.
"Let's go shopping, I'll buy you some clothes, and we'll also have something nice to eat to celebrate you being with me."
Zhang Guohao got up, took a shower, changed his clothes, and said to Gang Sheng.
"No need, I'm fine as I am."
Hong Sheng hesitated. He didn't earn money himself, so he should save money for his family. That's why traditional women are so good!
Know what to do and what not to do.
"They're gone."
Zhang Guohao pulled Gang Sheng away. The only downside of this kind of girl is that she can be a bit stubborn at times and needs a man to be a little more chauvinistic.
Cheung Kwok-ho took Hong Sang out for three hours, but it was Cheung Kwok-ho who took Hong Sang out, not the other way around.
In three hours, I bought four outfits for each of the four seasons for Hong Kong student, a total of sixteen pieces, as well as underwear and other items.
Towards the end of the shopping trip, Hong Kong student relaxed a bit, became less reserved, and even asked for some things.
The two carried the clothes they had bought, had a happy dinner, and then went home.
Watching Gang Sheng happily trying on each piece of clothing to check if it fit, he was just being vain. Then he put all sorts of accessories he had bought in his room to decorate it.
Zhang Guohao knew that he had completely won over Gangsheng. Gangsheng had come to regard this place as home and was very sincere about it!
Seeing that it was almost time, Zhang Guohao instructed Gangsheng to lock the door tightly before heading to the pier to prepare for the evening's ferry service.