Hong Kong variety show: Starting from helping Mr. Fok run ships

Chapter 62, First Performance, Some Deviations!

"That's interesting."

Wang Laoji was also recalling the encounter earlier, and at this moment he touched his chin and said with a smile.

"Big Ma and Little Ma, what do you think what just happened proves?"

Wang Laoji then looked at his two godson and asked a test question.

"Godfather, I know. That guy surnamed Huo is definitely colluding with that guy surnamed Xiang. They're up to something, just like us!"

Ma Shih-hao raised his hand and said, "That's exactly it, the wording is quite careless."

"What do you mean 'the same as us'? How can we be the same as us?!"

Ma Shihai patted his younger brother and then looked at Wang Laoji.

"Godfather, I think what happened today shows that Boss Ge is a little afraid of that guy under Boss Huo."

"I heard that the Number Gang used to cause a lot of trouble for Boss Huo, but they've stopped recently, and there's a lot of talk about it in the underworld."

"Some people say that Boss Huo's men fought so fiercely that day, outnumbered but overwhelmingly superior, that the Number Gang was scared!"

"Some people say that Boss Huo shared the profits with the number syndicate!"

"Some people say that Boss Huo has contacted high-ranking officials across the sea and told the Number Gang not to take action."

"Now it seems that it was Zhang Guohao who made the move, which scared Ge Dalongtou, so he didn't dare to take action."

Ma Shihai said earnestly.

"Not bad, you're quite clever. I knew it! Ge Da Longtou isn't a coward either. Why didn't you make a move? Turns out it's really life-threatening!"

Wang Laoji smiled and patted his two godsons, quite pleased with their cleverness.

"Go ahead, I'll take you to my calligraphy and painting stall."

Wang Laoji didn't care much about the conflict between the number gang and Boss Huo, since it didn't affect his own profits. However, he cared a lot about his future and whether someone would take care of him in his old age. That was very important to him.

These two godson are quite clever now, which makes Wang Laoji feel that he made the right decision to take them in. He should nurture them more and make sure they don't get killed halfway through. He needs to understand the ways of the world.

……

The martial arts world on the second day was still the same, a chaotic battleground.

The only difference was that Xinji's men moved. They arrived at the dock just as Boss Huo had finished unloading the goods and before the goods to be transported arrived.

There weren't many people on the dock at this time; there were only some laborers waiting for work.

Over a hundred people from Xinji rushed into the dock, where Boss Huo's men met them.

The weather has been nice and dry these past few days. The dock is made of compacted yellow earth, and these people rushed in and trampled up the dust on the dock.

As more and more people entered, a cloud of dust rose up across the entire dock, creating a chaotic scene filled with shouts and screams.

"Damn, this new branch is pretty impressive. Even when the Number Gang and Tung Fook Wo teamed up, they couldn't achieve this!"

"Yeah, to be honest, Xinji and the Number Gang are different from those self-taught gangsters. They're also smarter than the Dongfuhe people. This is the right way to do it. We're all in this business, why fight one-on-one? Let's gang up on each other!"

"This is quite a commotion. I think Boss Huo is in trouble this time! Let's make sure he doesn't hire us anymore!"

The laborers on the outskirts, watching the dust billowing around the dock, couldn't help but gloat.

These are the people who were unable to join Boss Huo's team.

Boss Huo has very high standards for his subordinates; these laborers wouldn't be able to join if they didn't have a fighting spirit.

This doesn't mean these laborers had no complaints. Everyone knows Boss Huo pays well, and they're unhappy if they can't do the work, even if it's their own fault!

Inside the dock, there were loud shouts of battle, but no fighting actually took place. Instead, many people were throwing sand!

When the new crew arrived, each of them brought five pounds of sand, which they tied around their waists and carried in. Once inside, they started frantically flinging it into the air, making it everywhere. From outside the dock, all you could see was sand and dust; you couldn't see any people.

"No, ptooey! Take it easy, this is too much! I'm squinting!"

Zhang Guohao stood in the circle and spoke to Lin Jiang.

"This is just to cover things up. We can't really fight. You know my men are all from the underworld; they're hot-tempered and don't fake a fight. If they fight, it's for real. It would be bad if someone got hurt!"

Lin Jiang covered his eyes and said to Zhang Guohao, but he was also in bad shape, as a lot of sand had gotten into his mouth.

"I don't think this is much better than a fight. Where did you guys get so much sand? And why are there big rocks in there?!"

Zhang Guohao held a pebble about half the size of his fist in his hand and said irritably that it was only because he was skilled enough to grab the stone that it was aimed at his forehead.

"I've told these good-for-nothings to sift through them, sift through them again! These brats, I'll teach them a lesson when we get back!"

Lin Jiang cursed. Zhang Guohao was quick and missed, but Lin Jiang was hit, and damn it, he was hit in the most important part of a man's body.

Lin Jiang endured the pain and cursed his underlings.

"Alright, that's enough for us. The sandstorm should be stopping soon!"

Zhang Guohao urged Lin Jiang to leave quickly.

"Then I'll be going now. See you another day."

"Let's go, let's go, stop throwing sand!"

"Damn it, you didn't listen to a word I said. Just wait until we get back, you'll regret it!"

"Come on, what the hell are you standing there for, pretending to get beaten up!"

Lin Jiang didn't want to stay any longer either. He awkwardly crossed his legs and told his men to leave the dock.

However, it was a lucky accident. The henchmen of Xinji were lazy and didn't sift the sand, which caused some large stones to be thrown up. Many people were hit and didn't have to pretend to be in pain after being beaten. It really hurt!

The whole process took no more than five minutes. Xinji's men fled the dock in a panic, and it seemed that they had suffered considerable losses, with many people covering their heads.

"Even Xinji won't do. Such a big commotion, and it's over already?"

"What else do you want? A few more people really die?"

"To be honest, it's a real shame we couldn't go inside!"

"Yeah, where did all this dust come from? We can't even see the people inside!"

"Damn it, I'll have to tell them to water it more next time. The ground is so dry, it's suffocating!"

The laborers outside were disappointed that they couldn't witness the fight, and they started blaming the sand!

"Is everything alright?"

Zhang Guohao looked at his brothers in the fleet, covered in sand and dust. At first, in order to put on a show, he had spoiled his own men, but now they were covered in sand and dust.

"It's okay, Brother Hao, just go back and wash your face."

Ai Wu said, his face and body covered in dust.

"Keep your mouths shut, and know what you should and shouldn't say!"

Zhang Guohao nodded and gave his brothers another piece of advice.