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There were no lights in the room, only a dim, yellowish chandelier in the corner providing barely any illumination.
Five people sat in a circle, their expressions somber. There were no pleasantries, no opening remarks; the only sounds in the air were the smell of smoke and suppressed anger.
The person sitting in the middle is Cai Dafu, the leader of the Dafu Gang. He started out in Kowloon and later joined the Totsuyama branch. He has been moving between Causeway Bay and Wan Chai, making his fortune through casinos and loan sharks.
These past few days have been tough for him. All the external connections he had made with the Tianyao Society have been severed, and even the outlying venues of the two casinos he controlled have been raided.
"Brother, can we still hold on in this situation?"
The one who spoke was Big Tooth Li, a member of the Twin Dragons Society. He had a scar on his face and always spoke with a sense of anxiety.
He's been under immense pressure these past few days; all the money shop's accounts have dried up, and even the accountant has quit.
"What can it possibly hold on for?!"
Cai Dafa wiped his face, his voice low and hoarse.
"Xu Lang is really serious this time. All of us peripheral leaders have been targeted and dealt with. There's not even a place for (Li, Qian, Zhao) to stay in Hong Kong now!"
A middle-aged man in a black shirt and gray-rimmed glasses sat to the side. He was Liu Yongxing, the leader of the Cailong Gang. He had always been the biggest local tyrant in Hong Kong Island, controlling the protection fees and peripheral collection points of dozens of local businesses.
His face looked grim, and his voice was much lower than usual.
"The branch of Tojoyama also fell silent."
They used to say they'd integrate Hong Kong Island together, but now they don't care about our lives at all!
Chapter 591 Nighttime Sea Trial
"I think they've been planning to use us as cannon fodder for a long time and then discard us!"
"They're now afraid that Xu Lang will leave port and expand his business to Southeast Asia. They're panicked and dare not confront him directly anymore!"
Long Fei, who was sitting in the corner smoking, sneered but didn't say anything. He was a member of the Tianlong Society and had always been active in Causeway Bay. He was considered the most composed among them, but his expression was not good now. He clearly understood that he had suffered a heavy blow this time.
After a moment of silence, Cai Dafa finally spoke.
I've received a message!
"Dongxing's next step is to clear out the leftover stock channels on our territory."
They said they would thoroughly investigate all companies connected with the 'Coastal Federation,' even those renting warehouses!
"If this investigation continues, we won't even have a way out of running our small business!"
"Now I'm even afraid they'll target me when I'm collecting money for others!"
Liu Yongxing glanced at him.
"What do you mean?"
"Why don't we just go all in?"
"spell?"
Big Tooth Li scoffed.
"What's the point of competing? They just shipped goods from a fishing port and completely severed our Tianyao Society's supply line. We didn't even see a trace of them!"
"If you really want to fight, tell me first how many men you have who dare to go out with knives!"
Cai Dafa remained silent, his face drained of all color.
At this moment, Liu Yongxing said in a low voice.
"It's not a question of whether we should fight or not; it's that we can't just sit here and wait to die!"
"If this continues, Tung Sing will cut us all off one by one, and sooner or later they'll wipe us all out!"
"Either find a way to rejoin the party, or leave now, clear out the territory, and take everyone with you!"
"I'd rather go to the mainland for a while than be dragged out and humiliated one by one by them!"
After he finished speaking, no one in the room responded.
After a while, Long Fei stubbed out his cigarette, his tone flat:
"If you want to leave, I won't stop you!"
"But I'm going to stay and see what Xu Lang is really planning!"
"If he wants to clear his name, then we have a way out!"
"If he intends to take over all the territory, sooner or later someone will get restless. At that time, it won't be us making moves, but others making moves for us!"
Cai Dafa frowned.
You mean the Tojoyama branch?
"Would they dare to make a move?"
"They don't dare!"
Long Fei's tone was very steady.
(bfea) "But the people behind them might dare!"
"Don't forget, Tung Sing isn't just doing business on Hong Kong Island anymore!"
"If they really pave roads to Southeast Asia, a portion of the money from there will be saved up!"
"Not everyone wants to see Xu Lang rise to power alone!"
Liu Yongxing didn't speak, but his eyes darkened.
Big Tooth Li clicked his tongue and cursed.
"So, should we wait for Tojo's people to turn against us, or should we find someone outside to pull a fast one on us?"
"Do you have connections?"
"I can find a few people who used to work in the Golden Triangle area and are now back in the arms and human resources business. They're pretty familiar with me!"
"We'll see who dares to join in!"
Cai Dafa looked up and took a deep breath.
"We can't do this openly right now!"
"We can only resort to underhanded tactics to force Xu Lang to reveal a weakness!"
"If you can send people over there, send some to the South District to work with their freight lines!"
"Let's create some chaos first and see their reaction!"
"I'll provide two warehouses for you to hide people in, change their identities, and change their clothes!"
"Don't make any big moves, lest they find something to use against you!"
Liu Yongxing gritted his teeth.
"Then I'll do my part too!"
"I'll give you a copy of the backend data for a few external accounts!"
"Have your people impersonate the Tung Sing's financial representatives to withdraw money, and see if you can uncover their external accounting structure!"
"If we succeed, we'll be able to create a small opening!"
Chapter 592 The Complete Defeat of the Tianyao Society
"If we fail, we all have to leave!"
The room was silent.
No one said they were brave, and no one said they were afraid.
These veteran gang leaders, who had been in the business for twenty years, all understood one thing—
They had reached the corner.
If we lose this gamble, we'll have no way out.
Not gambling is tantamount to waiting to die.
Meanwhile, Xu Lang was in the basement of the East Star headquarters, looking through several temporary action reports sent by Wang Jianjun.
The report listed several private accounts with a sudden increase in withdrawal frequency. The data was abnormal, the timing was concentrated, and the frequency was inconsistent, leading to the initial judgment that someone was impersonating Dongxing's peripheral identity to withdraw cash.
Xu Lang picked up a pen and circled two of them in red.
"Investigate these accounts back to their original state!"
"Find out who opened the account, what information was used, and who the contact person was!"
Wang Jianjun agreed in a low voice and immediately arranged for someone to investigate.
Hong Wentong walked in and spread a screenshot on the table. It was an enlarged image of a surveillance video. The person in the video was wearing a hat, but judging from his build and movements, he was clearly a well-trained veteran.
"This person has appeared at the entrance of our Gangnan Warehouse No. 4!"
"He stayed there for seven minutes, but didn't go in, didn't pick up the goods, and didn't contact anyone!"
"But there are signs of alteration in the trunk!"
Xu Lang didn't speak, staring at the picture for more than ten seconds.
Then, he slowly opened his mouth:
"do not move!"
"Let them think we didn't notice!"
"Hong Kong Island has no shortage of rats!"
"But if there are too many rats, then it's time to use poison!"
Less than two hours after the surveillance footage from the four warehouses in Gangnan was retrieved from the backend, the intelligence team of the Tung Sing gang sent back the latest news.
After Wang Jianjun finished compiling the last list of people to be investigated late at night, he personally spread the paper out in front of Xu Lang.
"The man in the gray coat was using a fake name. His driver's license was registered to an old, abandoned household in Wan Chai five years ago, and his address was also fake."
Their place of origin and their true identity cannot be determined!
"But the vehicle is actually registered. It's a second-hand freight truck that was transferred from the Tojoyama branch last year, and it's nominally registered under a courier company!"
Hong Wentong sat on the other side, his eyes turning cold.