area51novel Chapter 124 Taking Action
Chapter 124 Taking Action
Chapter 124 Taking Action
"Ah~" Chen Mei was so dizzy from the fall that his internal organs felt like they had shifted, and he screamed in pain. He looked up and saw Chen Luojun's young face, which was stained with blood and expressionless, and his eyes, which were so cold that they had no human emotion whatsoever.
"No—don't kill me, hero, good man, spare my life!" Chen Mei cried and kowtowed repeatedly, "I have money, lots and lots of money. I have accounts in Swiss banks and Citibank. If you spare me, it's all yours. Oh, and my business in Hong Kong, I can give it all to you. Just please don't kill me."
Chen Luojun looked at his ugly appearance with a hint of disdain in his eyes. He bent down and picked up a Thai machete that a Muay Thai fighter had knocked off the ground. The blade was long and narrow with a curve, reflecting a cold light in the afternoon sun.
"Money? Our Brother Wen has plenty." Chen Luojun patted Chen Mei's pale face with the flat of his knife, the icy touch making Chen Mei shudder. "Our Brother Wen only wants your life, and your son is too lonely down there, so he wants you to go down and keep him company."
"Brother Wen? Song—Song Zhaowen?" Chen Mei's eyes widened suddenly, as if struck by lightning.
All the fragments connected in that instant: the Mexican's bizarre appearance and disappearance—Zhengxing's timely pressure—himself hastily leaving port and returning to his supposedly safe haven in Thailand out of fear of Mexican retaliation—and the terrifyingly skilled assassin before him, clearly a trained fighter.
What the hell were these Mexicans? From beginning to end, it was all a scheme orchestrated by Song Zhaowen, a meticulously planned diversionary tactic targeting Chen Mei.
"It's Song Zhaowen! It's all Song Zhaowen's doing!" Chen Mei shouted hoarsely. "Brother, listen to me! Song Zhaowen is no good. He'll use you and then kill you to silence you. I have many connections and a lot of money in Thailand. If we join forces, we can definitely take down Song Zhaowen. Then we'll split his territory and his money equally!"
He became more and more agitated as he spoke, as if he had seen a glimmer of hope: "And Prince Tai, my son Prince Tai, was he also killed by Song Zhaowen? Was he? Tell me, just tell me, and I'll agree to anything you ask!"
Chen Luojun listened to his incoherent shouts without any change in his eyes, only tilting his head slightly as if looking at a comical clown.
"Guess." Chen Luojun's lips curled into a cruel smile as he uttered two words.
These two words, like a final judgment, shattered all of Chen Mei's illusions and hopes.
The excitement on Chen Mei's face froze instantly, replaced by boundless despair and resentment. He understood, he understood everything; from the very beginning, he had fallen into Song Zhaowen's trap.
"Song Zhaowen, I'll curse your mother! I'll haunt you even as a ghost! I'll haunt you!" Chen Mei used her last strength to utter a vicious curse, her face contorted like a demon.
With a sharp, cold glint, Chen Luojun's machete, without any fancy moves, precisely, swiftly, and ruthlessly cleaved into Chen Mei's neck, abruptly silencing her curses.
Chen Mei's head was tilted to one side at an odd angle, her eyes wide open, filled with resentment...
Fear and deep-seated hatred caused blood to gush out like a fountain, staining the grass beneath him and his expensive silk Tang suit.
Chen Luojun loosened his grip on the knife, leaving Chen Mei's body limp on the ground. He shook off the few drops of blood on his hands and looked towards the other side of the garden.
There, the other three Muay Thai fighters had already been surrounded and attacked by the Mad Dog group members; two were dead and one was seriously injured, with the seriously injured one being finished off with a knife. Wu Zhaoyong's side had also dealt with the gunmen on the perimeter and was leading his men to quickly converge on the garden.
In the distance, the faint sound of sirens could already be heard, rapidly approaching.
"Brother Jun, it's done. The police are almost here. Let's go!" Wu Zhaoyong ran over quickly, glanced at Chen Mei's body, and gave Chen Luojun a thumbs up.
Chen Luojun nodded, his face still expressionless, as if he had just done a trivial thing.
"Take a headcount and evacuate by water as planned."
"yes,"
The seven men moved swiftly and without hesitation, silently scaling the wall as they had come, disappearing into the dense tropical vegetation along the banks of the Chao Phraya River, leaving behind only a pile of corpses, a strong stench of blood, and the ever-approaching, piercing sound of police sirens.
A few minutes later, several Thai police cars roared into the villa area, their brakes screeching. The officers, guns drawn, rushed into the garden, and upon seeing the scene before them, they all gasped in shock.
Chen Mei, the powerful and influential figure in the Hong Kong underworld, along with his four Muay Thai masters and eight bodyguards, all perished here, leaving no survivors.
There were almost no signs of a fierce struggle at the scene, especially the deaths of Chen Mei and several Muay Thai experts, which were cleanly and swiftly carried out in a way that was appalling, clearly the work of an extremely professional and terrifyingly skilled assassin.
The news, as if it had wings, traveled rapidly back to Hong Kong through various clandestine channels.
Hong Kong, late at night.
The news of Chen Mei's elimination in Thailand spread like wildfire through the Hong Kong underworld, like ice water thrown into a pot of boiling oil. The news spread far faster than the police announcement.
Wo Luen Shing Tong.
Le Shao put down the phone and gave Fei Yong a smile.
"Song Sheng is indeed sharp. News has come from Thailand that Chen Tai is dead. Fei Yong has notified his men to get to work."
Kwun Tong, Lai Tin Yit Tak, the office on the third floor of the "Golden Princess" nightclub.
Li Tianyi's face was ashen, and the whiskey glass in his hand trembled slightly, the liquid sloshing around. He had just put down the phone, and the panicked report from his subordinates on the other end was still echoing in his ears.
"Brother Tian, something bad has happened! Xiao Zhuoxiao of Zhengxing Gang is leading at least two hundred men in more than a dozen cars from Tsz Wan Shan. They've suddenly attacked and are already on Kwun Tong Road. Judging from the direction, they're heading straight for our main locations."
"Damn it! That four-eyed bastard Xiao Zhuoxiao, he dares to do that?!" Li Tianyi slammed his wine glass on the ground, shards of glass and amber-colored liquor scattering everywhere. "Gather all the brothers, grab your weapons, guard 'Golden Princess,' 'New Treasure,' and 'Li Palace.' Notify Big Guanghe—damn it, Chen Mei is dead. Notify Big D, tell them to send reinforcements immediately!"
He had barely finished speaking when the office door was flung open, and another trusted aide rushed in, his face covered in sweat: "Brother Tian, something's happened in Temple Street too. The plane, with Zhengxing's men, has already raided the two mahjong parlors that Big Brother Guang owns at the entrance of Temple Street, and they're heading towards the 'Grand Fortune' sauna. Brother Guang's side is about to be overwhelmed, and they need us to send people over to help immediately."
"Help his mother!" Li Tianyi cursed angrily, "My situation is dire, where is Big D? Where are Big D's men?!"
"Big D—Big D's place—" the confidant stammered, "In Sham Shui Po and Mong Kok, Lok Siu's men from the 'Louis Chau' group suddenly started raiding Big D's establishments. Big D's men are tied up and can't come over for the time being."
"What?!" Li Tianyi's vision went black, and he almost lost his balance.
Chen Mei just died, and Zhengxing and Le Shao attacked simultaneously? Is this a coincidence? This is clearly Song Zhaowen and Le Shao joining forces to devour Guanghetai in one gulp. "Song Zhaowen—Le Shao—you two bastards!" Li Tianyi gritted his teeth, knowing he'd fallen for Song Zhaowen's elaborate scheme. First, kill Chen Mei to demoralize the troops; then, unite with Le Shao to control Da D; finally, concentrate their forces on him and Da Zhi Guang, these two "easy targets." "Hold on! Hold on to the death!" Li Tianyi roared at his men, his eyes bloodshot. "Tell the brothers to defend the territory, drive back those bastards from Zhengxing, and I, Li Tianyi, will reward them handsomely. Anyone who dares to retreat will be punished according to family rules!"
However, morale was low. Chen Mei's death was like cutting off a leg of "Guanghetai," Big D was tied up with Le Shao and couldn't spare a move, Li Tianyi and Big Guang were already guilty because of their betrayal, and their men were even more panicked. At this moment, Zhengxing's elite troops were out in full force, their momentum was overwhelming, and the difference in strength was immediately apparent.
Outside the "Sun Po" arcade on Kwun Tong Road.
More than a dozen vans and cars were roughly parked on the side of the road. The doors were opened, and a dark mass of people poured out, all carrying machetes and steel pipes. The leader was a young man in a suit and gold-rimmed glasses who looked refined and cultured—Xiao Zhuoxiao.
Behind him was "Dongguan Boy," one of the most capable fighters in the Zhengxing gang, along with hundreds of other Zhengxing members with fierce and murderous eyes.
Inside the arcade, dozens of Li Tianyi's men stood nervously blocking the entrance, gripping their weapons tightly. But looking at the Zhengxing forces outside, which outnumbered them several times over and were well-organized, many of them started to feel their legs cramp.
Xiao Zhuoxiao pushed up his glasses and called out loudly to the arcade, "Listen up, brothers! I, Xiao Zhuoxiao, am here on the orders of Brother Wen, the leader of Zhengxing Gang, to reclaim our territory in Kwun Tong. Li Tianyi betrayed the gang and colluded with outsiders; he deserves to die. Those who don't want to be buried with him, put down your weapons and come out. Brother Wen will forgive and forget; we're still brothers. Those who resist to the end—"
He paused, his voice turning cold: "Kill them all!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Dongguan Boy impatiently stepped forward with a machete, the tip pointing inside: "What the hell are you talking to! Every single one of Li Tianyi's lackeys will be brought down today!"
Brothers, follow me!
"kill!!!"
A deafening battle cry rang out, and Dongguan Boy charged into the arcade like a tiger descending a mountain! Zhengxing Boy surged forward behind him like a tidal wave!
Inside the arcade, Li Tianyi's men barely mustered the courage to fight, but they felt immense pressure the moment they made contact. Dongguan Zai's knife skills were fierce, and his strength was extraordinary; almost no one could withstand a single blow from him, and he instantly felled several of them. Zhengxing's men were even more well-trained and coordinated, working in groups of three or five, quickly dividing and surrounding the resisters.
The battle was almost entirely one-sided. Screams, the clanging of metal, and the shattering of glass filled the air. In less than ten minutes, the resistance in the arcade was completely crushed. The floor was littered with groaning wounded and immobile prisoners, and blood stained the ground and the arcade machines.
Xiao Zhuoxiao walked in, stepping over a pool of blood. Looking at the chaotic scene, he expressionlessly said to Dongguan Zai, "Leave twenty men to clean up here and take over the place. The rest of you, come with me to 'Ligong' and 'Jin Gongzhu.' Li Tianyi should be hiding in his lair."
"Brother Xiao, go straight to Princess Jin and chop up that traitor Li Tianyi!" Dongguan guy wiped the blood off his face, his murderous intent palpable.
"No rush." Xiao Zhuoxiao's gaze behind his glasses was frighteningly calm. "First, clear out the perimeter, cripple him, and leave him all alone. Then, he won't be able to escape even if he wants to."