Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings

Wan Chai——

Yongan Road Vegetable Market——

It is rare for Du Dapao to accompany his wife to buy groceries.

"Boss, bring me a chicken!"

Li Cuilian pointed at the chickens in the cage behind the boss and said.

The boss was stunned for a moment and said, "Can I give you another one? This chicken has no feathers and it doesn't look good!"

"No, I want this one."

The boss was surprised and said: "The price is the same, but another one is better than this one."

"No, just this one." Li Cuilian pointed at the chicken again.

The boss was happy and said, "Okay, since you insist, I'll sell you this chicken!"

The boss turned around and went to catch the chicken in the cage.

Du Dapao said to his wife: "Is it necessary to do this? Our Xiaoxiao has not reached the point where a phoenix losing its feathers is worse than a chicken?"

"Even if it's not as good, it's almost the same!" Li Cuilian said sulkingly, "He didn't even think about how he got this police chief, and he resigned just like that!"

"It's not about resigning, it's just a promise that he will resign only if he can't wipe out the Daquan Gang."

"What's the difference between this and resigning directly?" Li Cuilian glared at her husband. "Who doesn't know how powerful the Big Circle Gang is? They kill people like crazy and are not afraid of death? The most important thing is that they have so many people that they don't take the police seriously at all!"

"But our Xiao is even more powerful. He has fought against pirates."

"The pirate stayed on the island and was blown away by him. These people are different. They all have legs and can run!" After Li Cuilian finished speaking, she pointed to the boss who was catching chickens in the cage.

The chickens were flapping in the cage, but the boss couldn't catch them no matter what.

"See, it's so difficult to catch a chicken, let alone a human being?"

When the boss heard this, he turned around quickly with chicken feathers on his face and said, "Sorry, I can do it! I'll catch it soon, give me a little more time!"

"Don't be anxious, just take your time!" Li Cuilian said angrily.

Seeing his wife's attitude, Du Dapao didn't know what to say.

In fact, he was also very concerned about his son's statement.

Just like Li Cuilian said, those big circle gangs are all inhumane gangsters. How can they be eradicated? One more week?

I remember well that it took the previous Commissioner of Police two years to get the job done.

Through unremitting efforts, the boss was covered with chicken feathers and chicken feces, and then he caught the fallen chicken, tied its feet and handed it to Li Cuilian.

Li Cuilian didn't answer either, and asked the maid behind her to take over, and then asked Du Dapao to pay.

Du Dapao and Li Cuilian had just turned to leave after paying the money, when they bumped into an acquaintance, but it was Hu Yinggu, Li Cuilian's card partner whom she knew from playing cards on weekdays.

Hu Yinggu's husband works as an administrative supervisor at Standard Chartered Bank and is considered one of the leading Chinese people.

I met Li Cuilian through my friend Hu Yinggu, and knew that Li Cuilian's son was a great person, and now he was the police chief, so he usually fawned over Li Cuilian.

Li Cuilian doesn't like her type of flattery very much.

Especially once I saw Hu Yinggu arbitrarily insulting the saleswoman because her shoes were stepped on in a high-end department store. I felt that there was something wrong with Hu Yinggu's character, and she was the type of person who flatters others and puts others down.

Li Cuilian did not target Hu Yinggu, but rarely interacted with her anymore. Hu Yinggu sent several gifts but Li Cuilian returned them.

Hu Yinggu couldn't keep it off her face, but she had nothing to do with Li Cuilian, and she didn't dare to say bad things about Li Cuilian to the outside world. How could she have the son of a police commissioner.

But now-——

Hu Yinggu saw Li Cuilian from a distance, and immediately stepped forward and said in a very sarcastic and emphatic voice: "Ouch, who do I think I am, but it turns out to be Sister Lian!"

Hu Yinggu walked over with her buttocks swaying as she spoke. There were three or five junior concubines beside her, all of whom were her good friends, girlfriends, and partners.

A group of people came to Li Cuilian.

Hu Yinggu smiled before saying anything: "Sister Lian, you don't look very good. Why, are you feeling unwell?" Then she glanced at the maid behind Li Cuilian carrying a chicken and said, "No wonder, your bones need to be stewed in chicken soup." Make up for it, or you will faint when you hear the bad news!"

When Li Cuilian heard this, she felt angry. Before she could speak, a nurse next to her hurriedly said, "Sister Lian will faint? She has a very powerful son!"

"Yes, my son is the police chief, and I am so happy eating and drinking well!" said another nurse.

"Tch!" Hu Yinggu sneered at Li Cuilian, "That was before. Her son was really powerful before! But now...don't you read the newspaper?"

"What happened?"

"What else can happen? Her precious son made a bet with the Hong Kong Governor's Office that he would wipe out the Big Circle Gang within a week. If he fails, he will resign!"

"Ah, so this is really happening?" Several junior ladies "suddenly realized" and looked at Li Cuilian with mocking eyes.

"Hey Sister Lian, that's too dangerous!"

"Yeah, how can you make such a bet?"

"I heard those people are so inhumane! Tsk tsk!"

Hu Yinggu even stepped forward and took Li Cuilian's hand. She would not have dared to do this before. This kind of behavior was considered disrespectful.

But now-——

Hu Yinggu took Li Cuilian's hand, pretended to be very concerned, and comforted her kindly: "Don't be sad, Sister Lian! This person can't be lucky all his life, nor can he have smooth sailing all his life! Sometimes he drives high and walks low, and starts from high. Falling down here and there is not necessarily a bad thing. At least it can train people and let them know what ebbs and flows are, and wealth in life is like a cloud of smoke——"

Seeing Hu Yinggu pretending to comfort herself, Li Cuilian was almost furious and wanted to throw her hand away, but Hu Yingying deliberately held her hand tightly and sneered at Li Cuilian: "Don't get excited, Sister Lian, I know what you want to say. You don’t need to thank us old sisters, we should all help each other!”

"Yes, if something happens to your son, we can help you in the future!"

"If your son doesn't become the police chief, he can go work somewhere else!"

"It seems like someone's son has a company..."

"Tsk, aren't those companies running because of his son's government position? Without the position, the company might go bankrupt!"

Each of these mistresses made sarcastic remarks.

They are all housewives, and they usually don't know the inside story of the business world. They don't know what a powerful figure Du Yongxiao is in the business world. I just heard that Du Yongxiao opened several "small companies" privately.

Then they took it for granted, thinking that Du Yongxiao could open a company just because he was a high-ranking official, and those companies relied on his position to become bigger.

In a word, long hair means short knowledge.

Li Cuilian's lungs were about to burst with anger and she wanted to get rid of these women as soon as possible, but Hu Yinggu was unwilling to let her go so easily and continued to taunt her: "Hey, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Say a few more words! You also know that my husband is here. I work at Standard Chartered Bank. If your Xiao really has no place to go, I can ask my husband to help him find a job!"

"You -" Li Cuilian didn't know what to say, so she struggled to get rid of Hu Yinggu's hand, but Hu Yinggu held on tightly before she could finish her sarcasm.

at this time--

"It's not good, Master! It's not good, Madam!" But someone from the Du family came running over, panting.

"A lot of people have come to the house!" The servant was out of breath. "They are all big-nosed ghost guys from the Hong Kong government. They want you to go back quickly!"

"Uh, why are you going back?" Du Dapao and Li Cuilian were startled, wondering, could it be that something really happened to Ah Xiao and the Hong Kong government was going to raid his house?

Hu Yinggu and the other mistresses looked happy when they heard this. The Du family was going to be in trouble.

"They, cough cough cough, they -" the servant finally caught his breath and said loudly: "They said that the young master has made meritorious service, and this time they will be promoted to a higher rank - and he will be made a viscount!"

boom!

The scene exploded.

The originally bustling vegetable market became dead.

Everyone looks this way.

Hu Yinggu and others stared in disbelief, wondering if they had heard wrongly.

Du Dapao and Li Cuilian were even more shocked.

"A Xiao was made a Viscount?"

"Viscount of the British Empire?"

…

I don’t know how much time has passed——

The wet market has just come to life again.

"Have you heard? The person named Du has been made a Viscount!"

"Does it mean that he has wiped out the Daquan Gang?"

"It's amazing, you can get a title at such a young age!"

Everyone was talking about it.

Some stall owners knew that Du Dapao and Li Cuilian were Du Yongxiao's parents. Du Yongxiao was going to be canonized as a viscount, so they took action immediately!

"Master Du, right? I'm a fish salesman, and this grouper is the best one I have here today. I'll give you food and drinks as a treat!"

A fish seller tried to force a huge fresh grouper to Du Dapao.

"Why is this so embarrassing? No reward for no merit!"

"That's right! Master Du's knighthood is a great event, so you should have a few more drinks! It's best to be an appetizer! Haha!"

Before Du Dapao could refuse, an abalone seller came up directly: "Mr. Du, I am Bao Yuhui! This is the best abalone in my stall - there are twelve heads each! With the food to go with the wine, it is also You need supplements! This is great for replenishing your body!”

"No, you really can't! It's too expensive!"

"This is nothing! If your young master can become a viscount, that would be great!" Bao Yuhui gave Du Dapao a thumbs up.

A large group of people flocked to Du Dapao, crazily stuffing things.

Du Dapao was at a loss and quickly looked at his wife.

Li Cuilian also had too much time to take care of herself.

"Mrs. Du, is it? I am Pineapple Lotus from the market. I am honored to have the Chinese character "Lotus" like you! This is a sweet pineapple that I personally selected. I can boil it in sugar water and eat it raw!"

"Mrs. Du, and me!" Another fat woman squeezed over and held up a big watermelon: "I am the watermelon girl, and this watermelon is the biggest one in my stall! It's cooked! If you eat my watermelon, you will also let me eat it. I am very happy with your family!"

Women in the vegetable market rushed to give gifts to Li Cuilian.

Although they are all women, they also know what a "viscount" is. They usually go to the theater and listen to books about it. Being knighted and worshiped as the prime minister is a great joy!

Li Cuilian looked at these women giving gifts and didn't know what to say. She wanted to reach out to take them, but found that her hand was still being held by Hu Yinggu.

Hu Yinggu was still in shock——

what happened?

Then Du Yongxiao didn't burp, but instead got a knighthood?

How can it be? Did I hear it wrong? I must be dreaming! definitely is!

But what she saw immediately woke her up.

This is not a dream!

This is a fact!

That kid from Li Cuilian’s family is getting rich again!

This time it’s still a viscount!

Aunt Hu Ying almost cried.

Feeling Li Cuilian's struggle, she realized that she was still holding her hand.

Unable to care much, Hu Yinggu immediately changed her sarcastic expression, held Li Cuilian's hand with both hands, flattered her face, and said excitedly: "Sister Lian! Congratulations! I knew you would be here today! Don't say those words just now. Mind you! I was deliberately motivating you - I know your Axiao will be fine, and he will make great achievements, and be crowned a knight and become prime minister!"

Seeing Hu Yinggu bowing her head and wishing for a flower to squeeze out of her face, Li Cuilian felt disgusted. She suddenly pulled her hand out and said: "Thank you! Thank you even more for your encouragement just now! Don't worry, I, Li Cuilian, although not very educated, still have that kind of grudge." Clearly, there are those who repay kindness with kindness and those who repay with hatred!”

When Hu Yinggu heard this, her heart thumped and she almost fainted.

The mistresses who were hanging out with her were so frightened that they hated the bad guy Hu Yinggu. They even hated themselves for standing with Hu Yinggu. Now it was better. After offending the Du family, they couldn't finish their meal and walked away.

At this moment, Li Cuilian was not in the mood to get angry with these women, and said to her servants: "Okay, let's drive back quickly and don't keep those big-nosed ghosts waiting! After all, we are decent people too!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

In full view of everyone, Li Cuilian took Du Dapao's arm and walked towards the parking lot with the servant.

In the back, the servants held a large number of people in the vegetable market and gave them gifts.

Everyone applauded and said farewell.

When Li Cuilian and the others disappeared, Hu Yinggu immediately collapsed on the ground.

"What's wrong with you, Mrs. Hu?"

"Come here, Mrs. Hu is almost out of breath, call an ambulance!"

…

"Hello, madam! Hello Mr. Du!"

Sir Bailiqu and a large group of ghosts welcomed Du Dapao and Li Cuilian back with smiles.

At this moment, Sir Bailiqu paid his respects to the eighteen generations of female ancestors of Hong Kong Governor MacLehose.

MacLehose was too embarrassed to come forward to deliver the good news to the Du family. In order to show his friendliness to Du Yongxiao, he even pushed the old guy out.

Everyone in Hong Kong knew that Bailiqu and Du Yongxiao were not on the same page. For him to send a message to the Du family was a direct slap in the face.

But this is the will of the Hong Kong Governor, and he cannot violate it.

"Congratulations. Mr. Du Yongxiao has made new achievements in wiping out the Daquan Gang. Considering his outstanding achievements, the Hong Kong Governor's Office specially requested the British government to confer him a title and make Mr. Du Yongxiao a viscount!" Bailiqu said with a smile, "Of course. , I am here just to deliver the good news, and I have to choose an auspicious day for the official sealing. But the Hong Kong Governor's Office will announce it to the world in the next few days! In short, this is a great event, congratulations!"

Bailiqu shook hands with Du Dapao and Li Cuilian cordially, while the Hong Kong government sent a photography team to take pictures of them.

Du Dapao and Li Cuilian now have different statuses, so they are not as flustered as before when meeting senior officials. Now they can handle it easily.

After some pleasantries, Bailiqu motioned to his men to bring up the gifts.

But it was a plaque covered with red cloth.

Bailiqu smiled and said, "Director Du and I are old friends. I have nothing to give him this time for his knighthood, so I just sent him a plaque. Do you like it?"

While talking, Bailiqu personally reached out and pulled off the red cloth——

But I saw a rosewood plaque.

There are four big characters written on the plaque, with iron paintings and silver hooks -——

Shining on the lintel!