My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 493: Gang Warfare

Zhang Lei nodded: "That's exactly what I mean. But remember one thing: all the houses built in Saigon will only be sold to our own people, and outsiders will not be allowed to enter. From now on, in whatever we do in Saigon, everyone here will be our eyes and ears."

Zhang Batian couldn't help but interject, "Boss, this must have cost a lot of money, right?"

Zhang Lei said calmly, "The initial estimate is four to five hundred million US dollars, and the investment will only increase later."

Zhang Batian asked, somewhat puzzled, "Boss, can we really make that much back?"

Zhang Lei looked at him: "Zhang Batian, you've been the leader of the Exploding Sky Gang for so long, tell me what's the most profitable?"

Zhang Batian thought for a moment: "Selling drugs, smuggling."

Zhang Lei sneered, "That's right, those are the two things. But we won't touch the drugs. No one in Saigon is allowed to touch them. Anyone who dares to do so will die. That's my first order to you."

Zhang Batian immediately straightened up: "Don't worry, boss, I understand. I will arrange for the ten thousand men you gave me."

Zhang Lei looked at him and said, "The 10,000 men I'm giving you aren't just ordinary thugs; they're all regular soldiers who know how to use guns. Don't underestimate them. The future security of Saigon will depend on them. Arrange for them to join the police force, and at least one of them should be promoted to detective chief to completely control order in Saigon."

He then turned to Zhang Zhiqiang: "You take care of this."

Following this, Zhang Lei continued to give instructions: "From now on, all the seafood in Saigon will be supplied directly from here through the 'Bombing Gang's' channels, opening seafood stalls in various areas. In addition, all smuggling business in Southeast Asia will pass through Saigon. We want to control all the most profitable smuggling projects in Southeast Asia."

Zhang Zhiqiang's eyes lit up, and he quickly added, "Boss, this is perfect, our grain transport can also go this way. The waters around Saigon are deep enough for our large ships to dock."

Zhang Lei nodded in agreement: "Let's get Sai Kung up and running first. If it succeeds, we'll replicate the same model on the outlying islands. As long as we have money, the whole of Hong Kong will eventually be ours."

Zhang Zhiqiang and Zhang Batian, standing to the side, watched Zhang Lei speak eloquently and exude domineering presence, filled with awe.

Unbeknownst to them, and perhaps not even fully realized by Zhang Lei himself, he had long since transformed from a humble purchasing agent into a man with ever-growing ambition. Perhaps, in his own eyes, it was all simply to protect his family and seek a stable life. At this moment, his mind was filled with thoughts of resettling hundreds of thousands of people in Saigon, developing the economy, and transforming Saigon into a paradise entirely his own.

Zhang Zhiqiang then spoke up: "Boss, if we had known you had this ability, we wouldn't have needed to buy that Ping Chau island. Any one of these islands would be better than that one."

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "It's different. On the surface, we still only have those few companies. Saigon wants to completely sever ties with us."

Zhang Lei thought to himself: If I had known the system had this ability, why would I have bought it? But he didn't say a word out loud.

Zhang Zhiqiang, who was standing to the side, thought that all of this was a well-planned scheme by Zhang Lei.

Soon, over the next week, hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Sai Kung District, instantly drawing the attention of the entire city of Hong Kong.

Various triads—Hung Hing, Tung Sing, Wo Luen Shing, Number Gang, Yee Kwan, Chung Shun Yee, and others—all large and small gangs were eyeing Sai Kung, coveting this lucrative prize. After all, the Governor of Hong Kong had already announced that more than a dozen real estate developers would jointly develop Sai Kung, aiming to transform it into Hong Kong's backyard.

Not only triads, but also Hong Kong business tycoons, such as the Li family, the Shao family, the Huo family, and the Guo family, all wanted to get a share of the pie in Sai Kung.

Standing next to Zhang Lei, Zhang Zhiqiang reported on the progress of the Saigon real estate development and the situation where more than a dozen development companies were threatened one after another.

Zhang Lei laughed and said, "What's there to be afraid of? Just move the entire company to Saigon. There are hundreds of thousands of us there. Who would dare to barge in easily? Tell Zhang Batian of the Exploding Sky Gang to mobilize everyone. If we don't have enough manpower, I'll transfer more to him later."

"By the way, tell Zhang Batian that whichever gang steps forward first, retaliate fiercely against them and sweep through all their territories in Hong Kong. Also, mobilize all our intelligence organizations in Hong Kong, make those undercover agents active, and hand over all the criminal evidence of each gang to the Hong Kong police so that the police can cause trouble for those gangs."

After listening, Zhang Zhiqiang nodded repeatedly and quickly went down to carry out Zhang Lei's instructions one by one.

Meanwhile, in a high-end club in Hong Kong, the heads of several prominent families, including the Li, Shao, Huo, and Guo families, were sitting together drinking tea.

The head of the Li family looked at everyone and asked, "Why didn't we receive any prior notice of the Saigon development plan?"

The others also shook their heads.

The head of the Huo family said in a deep voice, "So many people, it's like they appeared out of thin air. I don't know where they got so much money to carry out such a large-scale construction project."

The head of the Guo family then spoke up: "The key is that these people seem to have united to jointly develop Saigon, completely excluding us, which has never happened before."

The group discussed amongst themselves, but they couldn't figure it out. And whenever they tried to send people to infiltrate Saigon, their agents were always discovered.

The head of the Shao family slammed his fist on the table: "I refuse to believe that such a large area wouldn't have any news at all!"

The head of the Li family slowly spoke: "It's no use. We've already sent people to try. Those dozen or so developers have divided Saigon into more than a dozen districts, each managing one, and all strangers are being kept out."

At this moment, the head of the Huo family said, "I refuse to believe that if several families join forces to put pressure on the Governor of Hong Kong, we still won't get an explanation."

The Guo family patriarch gave a wry smile: "What do you mean? They already bought all the land over there. Unless you can make them give the land back, but..."

After much discussion, no consensus was reached, so the major families joined forces to pressure the Governor of Hong Kong for an explanation. After all, the influence of these families in Hong Kong was not to be underestimated.

On the outskirts of Sai Kung, large-scale shootouts break out every night. Nowadays, Hong Kong is relatively peaceful during the day, but at night, it completely becomes the domain of triads.

In the past few days, Zhang Batian has been targeted by assassination attempts no less than a dozen times, including poisoning, shooting, and knife attacks, with various methods emerging one after another.

Half a month later, Zhang Lei received a call from Zhang Batian.

Zhang Lei asked with a hint of apology, "What's wrong? Is the Exploding Sky Gang unable to hold on?"

Zhang Batian replied, "No, boss, we can still hold on, but we've suffered some serious manpower losses, so I wanted to report this to you."

Upon hearing of the heavy losses, Zhang Lei's expression tightened: "How many people were lost?"