Chapter 41: Visiting Tang Yun

  Hong Xing Society

  The master, Steven and Mr. Brett didn't join the nightlife we arranged for them, looks like they were really tired."; The speaker was a middle-aged man in his forties, who was Wang Ting, the financial director of Hong Xing Society.

  Chen Jin smiled and asked the other man beside him: "Lu Fei, what do you think?"

  "This time Stephen and Brett came to Hong Kong, I'm afraid it's not just a simple cooperation with us on the surface, there may be other things."

  "Oh? Tell me about it!"

  "Yes, Master! After the incident at Wudang Mountain Villa, not only was the Black Dragon Society uprooted, but the Ya Tian Group also suffered heavy losses. Although it's not enough to shake the foundation of the Ya Tian Group, they have already been severely injured, so they won't easily give up on this Hong Kong market. If I'm right, that's why they came this time, wanting to rebuild their channels for smuggling and arms trafficking in Hong Kong. Seeing Master's firm attitude, Steven didn't make any further statements. I suppose they won't give up yet and will definitely look for another opportunity to seek our cooperation."

  "Hmm, good! Then how should we deal with it?" Chen Jin asked.

  "Remain unchanged in the face of endless changes! We'll wait and see how things develop! However, we absolutely cannot get involved with drugs and firearms!" Lu Fei replied.

  "Why not? These two things have amazing profits, if we don't do it others will. At our current scale, we don't need to be afraid of anything, not doing it would be a waste!" Chen Yong chimed in from the side.

  "Deputy leader, with the strength of Heilong Society plus the mercenaries sent by Yateng Group, they were annihilated in one night. Isn't this lesson enough?"

  "We're not the Black Dragon Society, I don't believe in this evil omen, Lu Fei, you won't be intimidated by the Flying Tigers, will you?"

  "Deputy President, what is Mr. Burton's actual strength?" Lu Fei didn't answer directly and suddenly changed the subject.

  "Mr. Pi is the most powerful person I've ever met, if it's one-on-one, I'm afraid not many people in our Hongxing Society can be his opponent. Even if we want to take him down, I think our loss won't be small! To be honest, Chen Yong was a bit moved, apart from the huge benefits, he also valued the other party's strong strength."

  "It's even better that the deputy commander thinks so too. Think about it, when they sent people to Hong Kong in the first place, they didn't take the Flying Tigers lightly, and in the end, they still ended up with a complete defeat!"

  "That's them leaking the news themselves, can't blame others." Chen Yong expressed his own views.

  "You dare to come to Hong Kong so boldly, do you think the mercenaries employed by the Asia Tong Group are ordinary people?! Does Vice President Chen really think that relying solely on Hong Kong's Flying Tigers can achieve such brilliant results?!" Lu Fei retorted back at Chen Yong.

  "This, this..." Chen Yong's speech began to falter.

  According to reliable sources, two years ago, the Flying Tigers in Hong Kong suffered heavy casualties in an operation, and at that time their opponents were only three people. One of them was Mu! They dared to come to Hong Kong because the combat effectiveness of the Flying Tigers was far behind theirs, but they did not expect the final outcome to be like this. Lu Fei's face was solemn.

  "What's the reason then?" Chen Yong nodded slightly, he also knew what happened two years ago.

  "The mainland, the Asia Tigers really have a strong opponent from the mainland. They ignored the Chinese government and paid a heavy price for it. Don't ignore one detail: there was an eyewitness who saw another group of people withdrawing with the Flying Tigers."

  "Not bad. Now the Hung Hing Society is at a critical period of transformation, and all illegal businesses should be stopped as much as possible. Drugs and firearms are the objects of severe crackdown by both the Hong Kong and mainland governments, and we don't have to go against their guns. Apart from legitimate business, the Hung Hing Society will not cooperate with the Asia Tong Group in any other aspect, this is the bottom line, and also the principle, do you understand?" Chen Jin's tone sank, asking seriously.

  "Yes, I will host!"

  Hospital.

  Tang Yun's hospital room.

  Bert and Steven entered the ward with a fruit basket in hand, smiling.

  This is a high-end ward, with only one bed in the room, but TV, air conditioning, sofa and independent bathroom and medical equipment are all available.

  Such a ward costs HK$800 per night, and other services and medication fees are charged separately.

  "Mr. Tang, hello!" Stephen smiled and greeted Tang Yun on the hospital bed: "We are from Ya Tong Group, I am Stephen, and this is Brett. We learned from Chen Yong, vice president of Hongxing Society, that Mr. Tang was unwell, so we came to visit! Please forgive our intrusion!"

  "So that's how it is, Vice President Chen visited me yesterday and mentioned you guys too. I didn't expect you to arrive in Hong Kong so soon." Tang Yun lay there with some surprise.

  Wang Gang, who was standing by, only then realized that the two parties were meeting for the first time. His entire body's muscles immediately went into combat readiness, and he could strike at any moment if the situation changed!

  "Thank you for your kindness, Tang Yun accepted it, thank you! Please sit down."

  Steven and Brett sat down on the sofa, Wang Gang's body leaned to one side, occupying a favorable position, in case Tang Yun was suddenly attacked.

  Xie Er's eyes lit up and he looked at Wang Gang with a smile, saying: "Brother, we don't have any malicious intentions, please be at ease!"

  "Yateng Group has no business dealings with Benbangsu, and the two of you have come to visit me. I'm sure it's not just a simple courtesy call, so let's get straight to the point!"; Tang Yun had already regained his usual composure, and with one glance, he saw through their intentions.

  "Alright! Since Mr. Tang is a straightforward person, I'll get straight to the point. It's true that our company, Atten Group, didn't have any business dealings with your organization in the past. However, just because we didn't in the past doesn't mean we won't in the future. I'm sure Mr. Tang also understands that in the business world, there are no eternal enemies or friends, only eternal interests!

  Steven paused for a moment before continuing in a soft tone:

  "Atten Group would like to collaborate with your organization. To show our sincerity, we plan to ask Mr. Tang to inform us about some of his adversaries' situations, so that we can arrange for someone to find them and bring them before you, where they can apologize in person."

  "Is that so? We can discuss the cooperation later, there's money to be made for everyone! As for other matters, I think it's best to forget about them. Although I'm not very clear about the opponent's background, but someone who can call the head of Hong Kong's Organized Crime Unit "brother" must have a lot of backing. I think we're not people they can afford to mess with!"; Tang Yun spoke truthfully, and at the same time didn't want to owe them a favor. The cooperation matters should be carefully considered in the long run, what can and cannot be done, one's own bottom line must still be maintained.

  Tang Yun would never dare to violate the government's taboos or touch its bottom line, no matter how crazy or ignorant he is; doing so would be tantamount to seeking his own destruction.

  Stephen and Brett didn't think so much now, their attention was all focused on what Tang Yun said, Captain Pang's brother. His intuition told him that those people might have a great relationship with the destruction of the Black Dragon Society.

  "Thank you, Mr. Tang, for your understanding. We will also be careful and won't force things. What else do you know, Mr. Tang?" Brent asked.

  They are a group of young people, and nothing else is known about them!

  "Oh, I see! How does this retired soldier compare to the one by Boss Tang's side?"

  Depending on the situation, it seems that nothing useful can be obtained from Tang Yun anymore, so Baxter shifted his gaze back to Wang Gang.

  As soon as they entered the door, Burt and Wang Gang were very clear that their opponent was also a military background like themselves. So most of Wang Gang's attention was focused on Burt, preventing him from suddenly launching an attack.

  Wang Gang smiled slightly: "Stronger than me, but not weaker!"

  "Hmm, it seems that our opponent is also a military personnel! It looks like we need to think this through carefully!" thought Rupert.

  "We only know these things because we suddenly encountered them, so we don't know anything else either. Forgive us!" Wang Gang knew the purpose of their trip, but he didn't want to say more.

  "But, Mr. Tang, can our cooperation proceed? Of course, it's not the right time now, let's visit again after you recover!" Steven took over Bret's topic.

  "Whatever!"; Tang Yun nodded in response.

  "So we won't disturb Mr. Tang's rest anymore! Hope Mr. Tang recovers soon, goodbye!" Steven stood up.

  "Excuse me!" said Rupert and Stephenson as they stood up together.

  "Thank you both! I won't see you out!" Tang Yun nodded in appreciation.

  "What about Butler's strength?" Steven had just seen the look of surprise in Butler's eyes in the hospital room, so he asked this question.

  "It's not weak! Although I have a 60-70% chance of winning, I still don't have the confidence to win!" Burton said slowly: "Since we entered the door, his momentum has been focused on me. From this momentum, he is not much weaker than me!"

  "That's to say, our opponent is very strong! No wonder the Black Dragon and our Ya Tian Group's men were completely defeated! Besides, I think Tang Yun and others haven't told us everything, they must be hiding something."

  "At the first meeting, people may not speak freely, this is normal human nature. Moreover, they do not know the details of their opponent. Judging from the bodyguard's words beside Tang Yun, it can be inferred that the other side is 80% or 90% likely to be a special forces team sent by the mainland! Otherwise, my mercenary squad would not have been able to survive unscathed!"

  "Hmm, that makes sense!" Steven nodded in agreement. In the military field, he didn't doubt Butler's authoritative conclusion at all: "After we've seen Ba Tian, things will be even clearer."