bookbashuk Chapter 530 The Underground Godfather 3
Chapter 530 The Underground Godfather 3
After saying so much in one breath, Hong Taidi was a little tired and took a few breaths.
"Masters, I am not reconciled! I have been used by these foreigners for decades, and even at the very end, they still won't let me go. They want to use me to create negative karma and disrupt Hong Kong. Why should they?"
After catching his breath, Hong Taidi gritted his teeth and said.
"Teddy, what do you mean by saying you've been used by foreigners for decades?"
Hearing this, I had a sudden thought and asked.
"Ever since Po-ho went to prison and the Ma brothers fled to Taiwan, I've become the biggest 'demolition boss' in the Hong Kong noodle business!"
As he spoke, Hong Taidi held up one finger and said, "In less than ten years, I've made 50 billion Hong Kong dollars. Guess how big I've become? Do the police officers on Hong Kong Island even know?"
"Know!"
The three of us looked at each other and gave the same answer.
The reason is simple: it's not a secret.
Whether it was Po-Ho, the Ma brothers, or Hung Tai-Dik, their selling of flour was an open secret on Hong Kong Island back then; everyone knew it.
"If you knew that, why did you let me sell for ten years?" Hong Taidi asked.
"Teddy, do you mean your backer is a foreigner?" I asked.
"That's right!"
Hong Taidi nodded and said, "In those ten years, I did earn 50 billion, but the lion's share went to those foreigners. If they hadn't protected me, how could I have been selling flour for so many years after the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was established?"
At this point, a disdainful smile appeared on his lips. "How many foreigners has the so-called Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) investigated? Aren't they all Chinese?"
"Also, why was Po-hao imprisoned until his death before being released, while the Ma brothers were able to escape unscathed?"
Hong Taidi's smile grew colder with each word, until finally he pointed at himself, "And me! Why was I released after only fourteen years in prison?!"
"Teddy, tell me!" Fatty Lin said after a long silence.
I'm also curious why the three of them have such drastically different fates.
Of these three, Po-hao suffered the most.
If Po-hao hadn't been dying, he would never have been released.
If I remember correctly, Poho died of illness less than half a month after he was released.
"Masters, you must understand that Po-hao only sold a few dozen tons of flour, while the Ma brothers sold hundreds of tons back then, dozens of times more than Po-hao!"
Hong Taidi spoke coldly about what happened back then.
"Several hundred tons?" I thought I had misheard.
"That's right!"
Hong Taidi nodded and said, "The Ma brothers sold theirs for dozens of times more than Poho, and I wasn't far behind, but among us, Poho suffered the most!"
Why is this happening?
At this point, Hong Taidi looked at us.
"Why?" I asked.
"The reason is simple: Poho is dealing with Lei Luo. He supplies Lei Luo, who then distributes the money to the foreigners. He doesn't have direct contact with the foreigners. If something happens, Lei Luo can run away, and no one will protect him!"
Hong Taidi said coldly.
After saying that, he pointed to himself and said, "The Ma brothers and I are different from Po-hao. We have direct contact with foreigners, so Po-hao is in a worse situation than us!"
"Back then, when the younger brother of the Ma brothers was arrested, more than a dozen Justices of the Peace vouched for him and got him released. Without the approval of the foreigners, could he have been released?"
"Me too. I sold just as much flour as the Ma family, but how many years did I spend in jail?"
"Fourteen years!"
At this point, Hong Taidi became a little excited again, "What year was I born? 97!"
"I was released as soon as I returned from Hong Kong Island. Why was I released?"
"The reason is simple: they want me to create chaos in Hong Kong!"
"Huang and gambling?" I asked.
As Hong Taidi said, it is normal for him to be sentenced to death for his crimes.
You should know that the death penalty existed in Hong Kong back then, but he wasn't sentenced to death.
A life sentence would be even more normal.
He didn't get released; he only served more than ten years in prison.
Not only that, he was released back in the year he returned from Hong Kong Island.
As Hong Taidi said, the intention is obvious.
"That's right!"
To my guess, Hong Taidi nodded and said, "After I got out, I never touched drugs again. But I bet I did!"
"Back then, I owned over 70% of the underground casinos on Hong Kong Island. People called me the Underground Gambling King!"
"It's not just gambling, it's nightclubs too!"
"The largest nightclub on Hong Kong Island, and also the largest in Asia, is mine!"
"I own more than twenty nightclubs of all sizes throughout Hong Kong Island!"
When Hong Taidi spoke of this, a hint of indescribable pride appeared in his eyes.
No wonder he was called the underground godfather of Hong Kong Island; he certainly deserved the title as the one who controlled gambling and prostitution.
"At my peak, even those so-called top ten richest people had to give me face!" Hong Taidi added.
"How so?" Fatty Lin asked.
"You know Da Li, after all, you just solved the Windsor Building problem for him!" Hong Taidi said.
He also knew about the Windsor Building incident!
Hearing this, I narrowed my eyes slightly.
He was quite frank about it, and he told us about it too.
It seems that, just as he said, he knows our background perfectly well, and he came here prepared this time.
"What happened between him and you?" I asked as I pondered.
"Big Li bought a plot of land in Kowloon, intending to build a shopping mall. It was owned by Bearded Yung, and he tried to bribe Bearded Yung with a small sum of money. However, things escalated, and he eventually asked me to step in and resolve the issue. Do you know what conditions I offered Big Li?"
When Hong Taidi recounted this experience, the smugness on his face deepened.
"What is it?" I asked.
"It's very simple for me to solve this problem: give me HK$20 million, and don't let him send the money; I want his girlfriend, Guan Xiaodie, to send it!" Hung Tai-di said.
We all understand what that means.
In other words, Hong Taidi asked Da Li to send him money and women.
This can be described as openly cuckolding Li.
Even though Da Li had already broken up with Guan Xiaodie at that time, doing this was still a public slap in the face!
"And the result?" I asked.
"As a result, Da Li agreed to my conditions, and Guan Xiaodie personally delivered the money and spent the night with me!" Hong Taidi said calmly.
It has to be said, he really succeeded in showing off.
Or rather, he had that ability back then.
The underground godfather isn't something you talk about, but something you do.
"Awesome!" Fatty Lin gave a thumbs up.
"sharp?"
After being half-jokingly flattered by Fatty Lin, Hong Taidi gave a bitter smile and said, "I thought I was pretty good back then, but looking at it now, I realize I was unknowingly caught in the foreigners' scheme!"
"This isn't impressive, it's incredibly stupid!"
Hong Taidi shook his head as he spoke.