129 An Uninvited Guest! (1/2)
”Chief Liu... What do you mean? Come on we've been bros for ages...” Dongfang Hong smiled as he offered a cigarette to the station chief.
”Who's your bro? Better watch your words!” Liu brushed him aside and said in a serious tone, ”Today's operation is a crackdown on vice, gambling, and drug related activities! Either cooperate with our investigation or spend time in a cell down at the station!”
”What...” Dongfang Hong was taken aback by the Police Chief's reaction. ”Fine, we will cooperate. Just let me make a call first.”
”Why? So that you can inform your other joints? It's too late! All of your Black Tiger Gang businesses are already under investigation even as we speak! If we find even a thread of evidence in any one of them, we will freeze operations and lock everyone in there up!” Liu exclaimed.
”What? A total lockdown investigation? Freezing my business and arresting my men?” Dongfang Hong's face turned pale. He then pulled Liu to a corner and whispered, ”Chief, please don't scare me like this, what's going on? Isn't this kind of large scale operation an order from the higher ups?”
”Hoho, looks like you've got some smarts. Yes, this is an order from way up above me. You pissed the wrong people off, better start praying!” Quanfu replied in a cold tone.
”I... I pissed the wrong people off?” Dongfang Hong's expression hardened as he tried very hard to figure out just which god or demon did he anger to instigate such an investigation. All of the Black Tiger's businesses were just fronts or shell companies that hid all sorts of illegal activities under the table. If they really looked into all of them, that would be the end of his source of income. To be a gang boss, two things are needed: Money and members. But once the money stopped coming in, the members would leave, and the gang would dissolve.
”Chief... Chief Liu... This is a matter of life and death! Can you please give me a way out of this? As long as I can get through this, I'll call you elder brother... I'll even call you my father!” Dongfang Hong kept bowing his head repeatedly at Quanfu.
”Cough cough!” Quanfu lifted his hand and gestured with his finger. Dongfang Hong instantly caught on to his intentions and took out a bank card from his wallet. ”There's 3 million cash in this, the passcode is six sixes... If it's not enough, I'll send you more into this account...”
”Hohoho, smart choice, so I'll give you a chance then.” Quanfu smiled. ”Your gang should lay low, and stay out of trouble for now. And stop all your under-table activities!”
”What?” Dongfang Hong was dissatisfied with Quanfu's terms. There was no way for him to get his men to surround Pegasus Bar if he was supposed to lay low at then? By shutting down all his illegal activities, that was more than half of the gang's revenue gone! These two terms were really too harsh! But he had no choice but to endure. If he chose not to oblige, who knew what the mysterious person would do to him next? He could probably destroy the whole gang if he wanted to! Dongfang Hong could only grit his teeth and swallow his pride. ”Don't worry Chief Liu, I will heed your advice. It will be done!”
”Good! Now play along with the investigation. I'll take my leave.” Quanfu placed the bank card into his pocket and turned to leave.
”Wait, chief, may I know just who is it that I have angered?” Dongfang Yangwei asked in a shaky voice.
”Hoho, can't help you with that. I can't even talk about him without permission from my bosses. You'll have to guess.” Quanfu said without turning back, leaving Dongfang Hong bewildered in the corner. Even if he racked his brains, he would never figure that the super mysterious and powerful person... Was having barbeque on the banks of Green Vine River, revealing his earth shattering plans.