Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings

"Don't be crowded! First come, first served!"

“It’s really strange to have to queue up to give gifts!”

"There are so many strange things in this world!"

Early in the morning, Du Yongxiao was awakened by the noise outside.

He looked groggy, put on slippers, yawned and walked to the window——

crunch,

Push open the window.

It was dark downstairs, full of human heads.

Du Yongxiao was startled when his mother, Li Cuilian, brought sugar water over. He opened the door and entered the room and said, "Don't look at it. Your dad is not that big-mouthed. He wishes everyone in the world knew that you became the Chief Superintendent and became a baron. I went to the vegetable market early in the morning to promote it, and now even the aunties who look at the toilets in the market know that our old Du family has become a pillar!"

Du Yongxiao rolled his eyes: "You were the one who ran to the vegetable market, right? Dad is so lazy, how could he get up so early?"

"Haha, you figured it out!" Li Cuilian smiled and handed the sugar water to her son. "I was also panicking. My son was so up to date, and others didn't know. It was so uncomfortable... so I just ran out and yelled a few words. I didn’t expect them to believe me, so they rushed over to give me gifts!”

Du Yongxiao drank sugar water, "Let everyone leave, people will gossip if they see this!"

"Who dares to gossip?" Li Cuilian asked, "You are the chief superintendent. If he is noisy, arrest him, and then what... Aren't you policemen good at beating people? Then let him have a try. The fists are powerful!”

"Uh, when did you become so violent?" Du Yongxiao stared at his mother.

Li Cuilian sighed, "It's been so long with a man like your father, even if you don't want to be violent!"

Du Yongxiao knew that his mother was joking and she was just being mean-spirited. He was about to propose moving in a while. After all, this is White Mudan's private property. It would be inconvenient for the family to live here. He planned to buy a house in Repulse Bay or Peak Road. The villa should be larger in size, so as not to overwhelm relatives and friends who come to live——

Before Du Yongxiao could open his mouth, he heard the sound of car horns coming from downstairs. He leaned over with sugar water and saw a black Mercedes with 888 license plate parked downstairs.

Du Yongxiao knew this car, Lei Luo's car.

Sure enough, the car door opened, Chen Xijiu got out of the car, glanced at the crowd, looked up and saw Du Yongxiao, and waved: "Superintendent Du, Inspector Lei has something to do with you!"

Du Yongxiao turned around and handed the half-drunk sugar water to his mother, "I'll go first!"

Mother Li Cuilian didn't know that Du Yongxiao and Lei Luo had already broken up, so she hurriedly said, "Let Detective Lei come over for soup when you have time! He hasn't come for a long time!"

In my mother's perception, Lei Luo and his son are still good brothers.

…

downstairs--

Chen Xijiu leaned on the car, holding a cigarette in his mouth and looking at the crowd queuing in front of him, "Wow, that's too exaggerated. It's just the superintendent of the NTUC, and so many people come to support it?"

In the car, Lardboy said: "Don't forget, when most people come back from Scotland Yard, they can only take up their posts as probationary inspectors. Axiao soared into the sky and became the chief superintendent. It's so exciting!"

After a pause, "What's more, he became a Baron of the British Empire in the UK, which is even more amazing! Don't talk about these people, if it were me, I would come over and hug him immediately!"

While talking, I saw Du Yongxiao coming down from the tenement building.

The group of gift givers immediately surrounded him, "Superintendent Du, accept my abalone!"

"Superintendent Du, Sister Lian and I are good friends, we used to work together in a plastic flower factory!"

Fortunately, my younger brother Du Yongshun stopped those people, so Du Yongxiao was not drowned in the crowd.

Lard boy didn't care too much, and hurriedly got out of the car to help with Chen Xijiu, and then Du Yongxiao escaped from the tiger's mouth and went to Pingzhi.

"drive!"

With a sprint, Mercedes sprinted away from the crowd and headed for Longfeng Restaurant in Wanchai.

…

Dragon Phoenix Teahouse,

Wealthy Hall.

Lei Luo, Lan Gang, and Han Sen sat together, frowning.

There was Pu'er tea in front of Lei Luo, but he didn't take a sip, and the refreshments on the table didn't move at all.

Lan Gang held a cigarette in his mouth and leaned on the chair.

Han Sen got a small-leaf red sandalwood Buddha string from somewhere, and twirled it casually.

"Guess, will Ah Xiao come?" Lei Luo couldn't help but ask.

"Should come." Lan Gang took a puff of smoke, "He is not such a stingy person."

"Yeah, he had enough prestige yesterday, and he has to give us some face today." Han Sen said.

"Hey!" Lei Luo sighed, and picked up the teacup, "Actually, he came looking for me as soon as he came back, when I—"

"Everyone understands, you couldn't help yourself at the time! Everyone thought that he would be a trainee inspector when he came back, how could he fight with Chen Zhichao?"

"That's right, Chen Zhichao is the Chief Inspector, Brother Luo, you can be forgiven for not being optimistic about Ah Xiao at that time!"

Lei Luo smiled wryly: "Having said that, I failed Ah Xiao! Before he left, I promised him that I would help him take good care of his family and brothers, but the result—"

"Brother Luo, you don't have to blame yourself!"

"Yeah, you couldn't protect yourself at the time! If you hadn't tied up with Inspector Hua of the NTUC, maybe Chen Zhichao would have killed the three of us early!"

Thinking of the days of walking on thin ice for more than a year, the three of them couldn't help but sigh.

At this time——

Boom, boom, boom!

Lard Boy said outside: "Brother Luo, Superintendent Du is here!"

Lei Luo was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

Then the three of them stood up immediately: "Please come in!"

The door was pushed open, and Du Yongxiao walked into the private room with a smile, and clasped his fists at the three of Lei Luo immediately: "Hello, Inspector Lei, Inspector Lan, and Inspector Han!"

Seeing Du Yongxiao being so polite, Lei Luo and the other three felt chilled. They were not so unfamiliar before.

"Ahem, I'm sorry, Axiao invited you over so early! Actually, we don't have anything else to do, we just want to treat you to morning tea and catch up on old times!" Lei Luo explained with some embarrassment.

Lan Gang handed Du Yongxiao a cigarette and invited him to sit down, "Brother Luo, I'm sorry, but I want you to keep us company. Do you mind?"

"How could it be?" Du Yongxiao sat down, and the lard boy was responsible for pouring tea and water for them.

When it was Du Yongxiao's turn, Lei Luo snatched the Lardboy teapot and poured water for Du Yongxiao himself: "Ah Xiao, I know I did something wrong. No matter what, you are willing to come today just to give me face!" After saying that, he held the tea bowl in both hands, Pass the tea to Du Yongxiao.

Du Yongxiao took the tea: "Detective Lei, please don't say that. I am a junior and you are a senior. Wouldn't it embarrass me if you say this?"

Lei Luo smiled bitterly and sat down: "You still refuse to forgive me!"

Du Yongxiao rubbed the tea bowl with his right hand and said meaningfully, "I gave you a chance!"

Lan Gang smiled beside him: "In that case, Ah Xiao, you might as well give me one more chance!"

"Yes!" Han Sen also looked at Du Yongxiao, "You did what you did yesterday and made it impossible for Brother Luo and us to get off the stage. Isn't the purpose of this game for us to invite you to come and admit your mistakes?"

Du Yongxiao smiled, flicked the tea foam with his fingertips, and looked up at the three of them: "So, what are you going to do?"