pdf-ebookys [029] Recruiting soldiers and buying horses, I will not keep the glory to myself.
[029] Recruiting soldiers and buying horses, I will not keep the glory to myself.
At the entrance of a private clinic on Carnarvon Road.
"Brother Wen!"
Guo Xuejun suffered the least injury and waited for Lin Haowen at the clinic entrance after receiving the call.
"Xuejun, your most important task right now is to recover from your injury."
Lin Haowen patted Guo Xuejun on the shoulder with a gentle smile.
"It's all superficial wounds, nothing serious."
Guo Xuejun smiled and explained, then led Lin Haowen into the "overcrowded" clinic.
"This is Brother Wen, your elder brother, and also your boss."
Guo Xuejun immediately began to introduce Lin Haowen.
"Brothers, every injury you suffered tonight for me, Lin Haowen, will not have been in vain, and every drop of blood you shed will not have been wasted."
As he spoke, Lin Haowen took out a stack of banknotes from the briefcase he was carrying and activated his "money power." He would give out HK$5,000 for minor injuries and HK$10,000 for more serious ones.
"Thank you, Brother Wen!"
"Thank you, Brother Wen!"
With the support of "money power," both the big circle members and the henchmen who had sided with Lam Ho-man were all deeply moved.
A big shot like Lam Ho-man, who provides ample resettlement allowance, medicine expenses, and nutrition expenses, and even gives extra red envelopes, is extremely rare in the entire Hong Kong Island.
The Big Circle Boys of Hanging Neck Ridge, in particular, felt this even more deeply. They had helped many big shots, but they would drag their feet on paying even the agreed-upon amount, let alone give them extra money. It was considered good if they could settle the money within a month.
Amidst expressions of gratitude, Lin Haowen entered the innermost ward of the clinic. Compared to the crowded ward outside, this ward was much more spacious, with only Li Xiangdong, Qi Jingsheng, and Xu Wendong lying in bed.
"Brother Wen!"
"Brother Wen!"
Upon seeing Lin Haowen, Li Xiangdong and Qi Jingsheng, who were lying on the bed, immediately sat up and greeted him.
"Xiang Dong, Jing Sheng, lie down properly. And thank you both so much for tonight!"
Lin Haowen immediately stepped forward to support Li Xiangdong, who was the most seriously injured, and said something to him and Qi Jingsheng with a smile before looking at Xu Wendong beside him.
"Brother Wen, this is Xu Wendong. If it weren't for him leading his men to fight to the death tonight, we definitely wouldn't have been able to hold on."
Li Xiangdong immediately introduced Xu Wendong to Lin Haowen.
"Wen Dong, thank you all for tonight."
Lin Haowen smiled and nodded at Xu Wendong.
"No need to be so polite, we've already received the money."
Xu Wendong replied calmly.
"Haha, Wen Dong, I like brothers with your straightforward temper. I won't argue with you. Just take the ten million from Xiang Dong. Consider the extra money my way of thanking the brothers."
Lin Haowen laughed heartily.
"Alright, then I'll thank Brother Wen on behalf of my men."
Xu Wendong didn't stand on ceremony and readily agreed.
"Seriously, Wen Dong, how about bringing your brothers from Diaojingling to help me out?"
After establishing a relationship with Xu Wendong, Lin Haowen revealed his true purpose.
Lin Haowen had already investigated the background of the Big Circle Gang at Diaojingling. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, there were 100,000 Nationalist soldiers and their families stranded at Diaojingling.
Although the Kuomintang (KMT) later took most of its members to Taiwan, a considerable number remained behind.
These people were kept under strict guard by the British in the Hanging Neck area, making it impossible for them to find legitimate work or integrate into Hong Kong society. A large portion of Xu Wendong's group were descendants of these people.
Although the British have loosened their control over them in the last decade as the situation has developed, most of them can only do the lowest-level jobs. Following Xu Wendong to help other gangs is considered a good job. Those with poor physical fitness should not even think about getting into the business.
People with families, lacking money, and without a proper way out are the best "resources" for gangs.
Lin Haowen's biggest problem right now is that he has too few people under his command.
"Brother Man, although we were born and raised on Hong Kong Island, the people of Hong Kong Island don't treat us as locals at all. It's not like no one in our Hanging Neck Ridge has ever joined a triad, but what happened?"
Every gang uses us from Diaojingling as pawns. They make us fight when it's time to risk our lives, but then they kick us out when it's time to make money. So we might as well start our own gang and do things for money.
Xu Wendong then added, "Of course, Brother Wen, I'm not saying you're that kind of person, it's just that I have hundreds of brothers under me, and hundreds of families behind them, I can't afford to gamble."
"In this way, I will set up a security company, sign formal employment contracts with you, and pay each of you a fixed salary of two thousand per month."
In addition, I will set up a fund of ten million. For any of you brothers, whether you are injured or suffer misfortune, the beneficiaries he designates can receive a certain amount of compensation from this fund.
It's not just these big circle gangsters; Lin Haowen plans to sign all his henchmen into the security company, and he, Lin Haowen, will be in charge of paying them, making them recognize him as their only boss.
After hearing Lin Haowen's words, Xu Wendong endured the pain from his wound, gritted his teeth, got out of bed, clasped his hands, and bowed deeply to Lin Haowen: "Brother Wen, please take good care of me and my brothers from now on!"
"it is good."
Lin Haowen nodded solemnly, then took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Xu Wendong. "Wendong, accept this red envelope. You are now my brother, Lin Haowen's brother."
No matter how far I go in the future, I will never keep everything I achieve to myself!
"Brother Wen, from this day forward, you are my elder brother, Xu Wendong's elder brother. If I ever harbor any disloyalty, may I be struck by lightning and stabbed three times and pierced six times!"
Xu Wendong accepted the red envelope with both hands, knelt on one knee in front of Lin Haowen, and looked extremely solemn.
"Alright, Wendong, you're still injured. Go to bed and rest."
Lin Haowen smiled and helped Xu Wendong up.
"Brother Wen, I can't lie down yet. The brothers at Hanging Neck Ridge are waiting for me, and waiting for you!"
Although Xu Wendong's face was pale due to blood loss, his eyes were exceptionally bright at this moment.
"good!"
Lin Haowen was slightly taken aback, then slowly nodded.
Soon, the gangsters began lining up to enter the ward, calling out "Brother Wen" and receiving a red envelope from Lin Haowen.
By the time Lin Haowen left the ward, it was already three in the morning.
……
The next day, Carnarvon Road, Five Continents Hotel. Lin Haowen was busy until almost 4 a.m. last night before finally getting a room to sleep at this hotel.
Ring ring ring~
A cell phone ring woke Lin Haowen up.
Lin Haowen opened his eyes and glanced at the clock on the wall; it was already 10 a.m.
"Who is it?"
After pressing the answer button, Lin Haowen asked.
"I."
Huang Bingyao's voice came through the receiver.