Chapter 106: Hong Kong Story (Part 1)

  After finishing the casual conversation with Zhang Shuai, Gao Yang stood up and went to the command room to check today's battle report. Wekes, who had been staying in the command room all along, reported to Gao Yang on the combat actions and logistics supply of the day, as well as personnel losses and enemy intelligence.

  Gao Yang sat in the command room for a while, had a cup of tea and smoked a few cigarettes. Watching his busy subordinates coming and going, Gao Yang felt like he couldn't get involved at all.

  He is a science and engineering major, and in terms of military affairs, he only knows how to stand at attention during military training. Although he has a very realistic-looking military academy graduation certificate, he doesn't have any real skills.

  After sitting bored for a while, he stretched his waist and walked to Wekes' side, saying faintly, "The battle is all up to you now. Just follow the plan and do it. You are all professionals, I believe in your professionalism. By the way, if possible, give young people more opportunities."

  He patted Wekes on the shoulder with a smile and said, "I still have something to do, don't disturb me unless it's something particularly important."

  "Yes, sir!" Vecks said with a serious face and saluted.

  Returned to the resting room and ordered the guards to guard the door. Changed into pajamas and returned to modern times, then called Zheng Xiujing.

  The next morning, Gao Yang woke up naturally and got out of bed with a yawn. After washing up, he went to the dining hall for breakfast.

  After seeing Gao Yang enter the dining room, his mother brought a bowl of steaming hot five-grain porridge and placed it in front of him.

  "Wow, it smells so good!" Gao Yang exclaimed with an exaggerated expression.

  "I got up at six just to cook porridge for you all." Mom said with a smile.

  "Mom is the best!" Gao Yang hastily offered flattery while lightly tapping his father's leg under the table, who was still lowering his head to drink porridge.

  "Hmm? Ah, oh, delicious, really delicious." Dad's reaction came over and he hurriedly praised.

  "Hmmph!"

  After breakfast, Gao Yang went back to his room to change into his going-out clothes and came downstairs, but saw that his parents were sitting on the sofa watching TV. He asked somewhat curiously, "Why aren't you guys going out to play?"

  "Stop playing around! I didn't sleep well all night yesterday! So much money!" Mom said with a helpless look at Gaoyang. The thrifty mom still couldn't calm down in her heart, and she was still resentful about the card game yesterday.

  "Whoa!" Gaoyang's face tensed up as he exhaled and turned to look at his dad, "Dad, what's wrong? Aren't we going fishing?"

  "Go ahead." Dad said with a smile, "But you don't have to go out to sea. I asked this morning and there are special fishing spots by the sea. By the way, son, I've talked to Stock's butler and we won't be buying that yacht after all. The one you ordered, Stock's butler said it's already been paid for, so it can't be returned. It's not necessary to buy a whole boat just for fishing."

  Gao Yang looked at his parents, feeling warm in his heart. Lately, he had been a bit dazed, with some money in hand, he wanted to buy everything and even specifically bought expensive things! He completely forgot about the difficult life before reaching the starting point!

  Today, his parents' thoughtful words made Gao Yang's eyes slightly moist. These are truly people who care about him!

  He let out a sigh. After adjusting his mood, Gao Yang walked to his parents' side and gently hugged them. "Good son," his parents patted Gao Yang's back lightly and comforted him in a soft voice.

  He stood up, smiled and turned to Stock, who was standing beside him, "Stock, go buy a mahjong house immediately. The fastest speed!" His words were very calm, but the cold tone in his voice made Stock feel Gao Yang's mood!

  "Yes, sir!" Stock bowed slightly and immediately turned around to get back to work.

  "Mom, I'll buy you a mahjong parlor, have fun!" said Gaoyang with a smile on his face.

  Turning her head to look at her old dad and continuing to say "Dad, if you don't go out to sea then just don't go. Next year the boat will come, at that time if there's nothing going on you can take a ride on the boat for fun."

  "Good son, Mom is watching TV at home, no need to go through so much trouble." Mom said with a smile on her face.

  "Mom, don't say that. As your son, doing this little thing for you is nothing. Just live happily and don't think about anything else." Gaoyang said with a serious face.

  "Alright, I'll listen to you." Mom nodded and said.

  Dad looked at Gao Yang who was dressed up and asked "Are you going out?"

  "I'm not going anywhere. I haven't even arranged for my own parents' leisure activities, what am I busy with all day?"

  Sat down on the sofa with a plop, picked up a grape from the fruit plate and put it in his mouth "I'm waiting here! Let's watch TV together as a family." Raised his head to glance at the clock and said lightly "If the butler can't get things done within an hour, then please ask him to look for another job."

  Less than an hour, not even forty minutes later, Stock arrived beside Gao Yang and slightly bowed to say "Sir, the matter has been arranged. It's a mahjong house on Yee Wo Street in Causeway Bay, the environment is good, there are many guests."

  "Yes, you accompanied my mom in the past." Gaoyang stood up and looked at Sutorōku with a faint tone "Don't make my mom unhappy again! Understand?"

  "Yes, boss!" Stock said with a slight bow. He knew that Gao Yang was angry. Yesterday's arrangement had been a bit hasty, and how could an outsider who suddenly went to play cards not lose money?

  According to Stock's understanding of Gao Yang, although Mr. Gao spends money lavishly and appears carefree, he is actually a person who cannot afford to lose even a little bit. In simple terms, he is quite stingy.

  If things were fair and square, Gao Yang would definitely not say or do anything. However, the few people who played cards with Gao Yang's mother were obviously cheating!

  Yesterday evening, as soon as Gao Yang arrived there, he immediately took his mother back home. However, this matter was remembered in his heart: "This is not over!"

  Stoke had been a butler for decades, and his ability to read between the lines was already well-honed. Just now he had picked up on the meaning behind Gao Yang's words, and if he didn't quickly help Gao Yang's mother arrange her leisure activities, then he would likely lose this lucrative job!

  Stoke quickly found a suitable store. Made an offer that the other party couldn't refuse, and completed all the formalities within tens of minutes.

  "Mom, have fun and don't worry about anything. As long as you're doing well, I won't have anything to worry about." Gaoyang said seriously.

  Gao Yang accompanied his father to the seawall to go fishing. Originally, today was supposed to be a day for going to Africa to smuggle oil, but it's clear that nothing can compare to family matters now. Gao Yang resolutely abandoned work and spent the whole day accompanying his parents.

  In a tea cafe on Causeway Bay's Jaffe Road, a young man with neat and tidy short hair, wearing a white dress shirt and black casual pants, was listlessly sipping milk tea.

  His tall figure, combined with a handsome face, even just sitting quietly there, still attracted several little girls nearby who kept sizing him up and sneaking out their phones to take pictures.

  Zhang Xu, who was already used to all of this, suddenly turned his head and flashed a smile at several little girls, "Ah~" Several little girls shrieked as if they had been electrocuted, "So handsome!"

  The warm sunlight shone through the window onto Zhang Xu's body, his handsome face with a faint smile. That lazy expression was just like walking out of a movie poster!

  "What a great weather, what should I do?" Zhang Xu turned his head to look at the sunny weather outside the window and let out a bored sigh.

  "Dong dong, dong dong dong" a hellish ringtone sounded. Zhang Xu took out his mobile phone and answered the call.

  "Ah Kuo, the mahjong hall on Yi He Street has changed hands!" a hurried voice exclaimed.

  "Huh? When was that? Weren't you still playing there yesterday? How come I didn't hear any wind at all?" Zhang Xu's face turned serious, and he asked in a low voice.

  "Xiao Ge, I'm not clear about the specific situation either. Now I also can't find Hei Gou. Xiao Ge, that's our territory, what should we do now?" The voice on the phone was tinged with a sense of urgency.

  "Oh." Zhang Xu picked up his milk tea cup and stood up to leave the milk tea shop. As he walked out of the door, he turned around and waved at a few girls.

  "What's the rush? If you don't know the details, then go to the dock and say goodbye. No matter who becomes the boss, I'm in charge of the shop on Yihe Street!" Zhang Xuan casually threw the milk tea cup into the trash can and said coldly before turning around and getting into his own car.

  Cheung Yuk is a native Hongkonger who has been learning card tricks from the famous gambler Leung Kau since he was a child. Cheung Yuk is intelligent and eager to learn, becoming a well-known card player in the Yau Tsim Mong area at a young age, and also inherited the gambling den on Yi Hei Street from his master.

  Young and vigorous Zhang Xu is a low-key person, rarely going to any gambling dens in person, spending most of his time killing time at the university.

  Someone had also offered to pay for him to go have fun in Macau, but he politely declined. When Zhang Xu was young, he saw his master return from Macau and show him the pair of hands that still had six fingers left!

  At that time, Le Jiu Zhi only said one sentence to him: "Don't go to Macau!" Le Jiu Zhi's words have been echoing in Zhang Xu's ears all these years, and his mind is just "small wealth is safe!"

  The shop on Yihe Street has been taken care of by Zhang Xu since Lei Jiuzhi washed his hands. Now, a new boss suddenly took over the shop, and Zhang Xu had to go pay his respects, clarify his identity, and collect protection fees on time.

  For those stalls on Yihe Street, if they don't pay protection fees, Zhang Xu would go play cards every day and win so much that the stall owners wouldn't have enough money to buy pants!

  The Black Dog's place is the largest stall on Yihe Street, and it's also Zhang Xu's most profitable territory, so I need to go there in person to hand over the money.

  Locking the car, Zhang Xu took off his sunglasses and walked into the mahjong hall bought by Stoke. Looking around, the environment hadn't changed much. Even the staff were still the same group of people as before.

  "Brother Akira." A subordinate with a head of red hair, nicknamed Red Devil, stepped forward to greet him.

  "What's the news?" Zhang Xu looked at Hong Shou and asked.

  The red devil shook his head and said "I inquired about it, the person in charge seems to be a foreigner, I don't speak foreign languages."

  "Ghost guy?" Zhang Xu said with a surprised tone, stroking his chin.

  "Brother Zhang Xu, what wind brought you here?" The speaker was one of the staff at the mahjong hall, and they were very familiar with Zhang Xu.

  Zhang Xu smiled softly and asked in a light tone, "Where is your boss?"

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