Chapter 25 - Stop messing with the mafia, start a construction company!

Chapter 25 Stop messing with the mafia, start a construction company!

A high-ranking police detective sitting with a group of gangsters, negotiating over a meal – this scene was definitely not one to be seen by the media and reporters. Therefore, the location for this meeting was arranged at a private club. All the big bosses entering had their car windows closed, and those who couldn’t manage to drive there wore masks.

“Sir Zhou, thank you for providing the venue.”

“Detective Lei, you’re too polite. It’s my duty to help resolve the Kowloon turmoil as soon as possible.”

As the owner of the club, Sir Zhou was a Hong Kong-British mixed-race individual with strong ties to both the business and political circles.

In the past, Lei Luo would never have expected Sir Zhou to cooperate with him, but now, having gained the preliminary approval from the higher-ups in the police force, he was receiving a different kind of treatment.

Sir Zhou could refuse Lei Luo, but he could not refuse the Commissioner of Police. After a brief exchange, Sir Zhou left, leaving the venue to Lei Luo.

When leaders like Xiang Yan and others from the Yi’an Society arrived, they found Lei Luo sitting in the main seat, smoking. It had been a month since they last met, but seeing Lei Luo again, everyone felt like it was a lifetime ago.

Over the past week, the order in Hong Kong Island’s underground world had nearly collapsed. Not to mention making money, even their safety was becoming a concern.

This made them deeply nostalgic for the days when they could easily make money. Several gang leaders, upon seeing Lei Luo, showed expressions of excitement on their faces.

“Brother Luo” echoed throughout the room, spoken with genuine feeling. Even Xiang Yan, upon seeing Lei Luo, had a complex expression on his face, both respectful and wary.

He hadn’t forgotten that he had gone to the walled city to ally with the Digital Gang against Lei Luo. But who knew it would immediately ignite a powder keg, and then it was a series of uncontrollable events.

Sometimes, he wondered if Lei Luo had secretly manipulated things from behind. But he had no evidence, and couldn’t figure out what benefit Lei Luo would have from doing so.

After greeting Lei Luo and sitting down, the boss of He Sheng also arrived at the club. At this point, all the gang leaders were present. The room was filled with dozens of people. Just a week ago, the four big families of the mafia were powerful, but now only Yi’an and He Sheng were here.

Yi Qun was mysteriously wiped out, and the Digital Gang had completely turned against Lei Luo.

“Lei, the situation is as it is, make your stance clear, and we will follow your lead.”

“If this chaos continues, there will only be harm and no benefit. We can’t keep going like this.”

The boss of He Sheng, seeing that everyone had arrived, spoke solemnly to Lei Luo. His words were echoed by the others, and Xiang Yan also slightly nodded.

Yi’an Society, who had initially been losing, was now the biggest winner in this conflict. If it ended now, their gains would be the biggest. Lei Luo exhaled a puff of smoke and scanned the room.

“I appreciate all of you big bosses giving me this opportunity, and I am truly grateful.”

“Since that’s the case, let me be clear, this matter isn’t as simple as it seems.”

Lei Luo set the tone, and sure enough, everyone unconsciously straightened up, listening attentively.

“The first thing is, I’m going to take down the Digital Gang, and there’s no negotiation on this matter.”

“After taking them down, I’ll also take down the Walled City.”

“The police won’t intervene, you’ll handle it yourselves, and I’ll watch the result.”

“Whoever contributes the most will get the best territories. This will be witnessed by all.”

Xiang Yan gritted his teeth, and a question surged in his throat, but he swallowed it back.

Shouldn’t the territory that Yi’an Society fought so hard to take belong to them?

But Lei Luo seemed to have seen through Xiang Yan’s thoughts, pointing to his head with the cigar.

“I gave you the chance, but you failed.”

“You couldn’t take the territory in one night, and instead, it turned into a deadlock. Who’s to blame?”

Xiang Yan fell into silence, completely unable to refute Lei Luo. On the other side, the boss of He Sheng furrowed his brows, expressing his doubts:

“Lei, I have no issue with taking down the Digital Gang, they’ve gone too far and deserve it.”

“But why take down the Walled City? It’s complicated there.”

His words immediately received agreement from the other gang leaders.

The Walled City, as a famous slum in Hong Kong Island, housed people from all over the world. Many of the bosses in the room had come from the Walled City, and they felt both gratitude and fear towards it.

“This involves the second thing I’m about to say.”

“I’m planning to start a construction company, and I welcome all of you to invest.”

“The first project of this company will be to redevelop the Walled City!”

A gasp echoed throughout the room.

The people in the private room couldn’t help but gasp, some even stood up in surprise. Over the years, many people had considered taking control of the Walled City, but every attempt had ended in failure.

No one had expected that Lei Luo would also target the Walled City.

“Brother Luo, there are so many people in the Walled City…”

“I’ll take care of them all. Don’t worry, they’ll all have public housing.”

“Brother Luo, our Ironhead Gang is all manual labor, we don’t have much money…”

“Those with money can contribute money, those without can provide labor. All of it will be converted into shares.”

Lei Luo stood up so everyone could see him more clearly. His next move was to unite all the gangs on Hong Kong Island and form a construction company.

A company jointly created by all the gangs on Hong Kong Island.

Dare you stop us from demolishing buildings?

Dare you object to the earthwork?

Dare you slack off on the job?

Lei Luo had already calculated that, of the three million people on Hong Kong Island, one-sixth were gang members.

That’s 500,000 people!

He could easily mobilize a portion of them to form a workforce of 100,000.

With Lei Luo’s ten quick construction cards, how long would it take to redevelop the Walled City?

In three years, he would transform the entire area!

A company co-owned by the gangs would not only provide them with a dignified identity but would also dominate the Hong Kong Island market.

With such a company, no other company would dare to compete. The top ten real estate companies in the future? If they dared to speak out, Lei Luo would flatten them!

Lei Luo drew a huge picture for all the leaders present. Many of them had their breaths quicken, and their eyes shone with excitement.

If this project succeeded, it would be far better than any labor work they were doing now!

Even looking after a venue didn’t require that many people. The boss of He Sheng looked at Lei Luo in disbelief, admiring his imagination.

“The company matter, everyone can go back and consider it. Give me an answer within a week.”

“After a week, even if you want to join, the conditions won’t be the same.”

“As for now, let’s first deal with the Digital Gang and the Walled City!”

“Let me introduce a new person to you all.”

Lei Luo clapped his hands, and the door to the private room opened.

Zhu Youzi, smiling, entered with Liu Chen.

“This is Liu Chen, the boss of Hong Xing.”