bookbashuk Chapter 395 Watching the Fist
Chapter 395 Watching the Fist
The next morning, more than a dozen tabloids simultaneously reported on Fatty Lin and Luo Yufu's affair, and Fatty Lin became famous again as expected.
These tabloids say all sorts of things. Some say that Fatty Lin had a secret rendezvous with an octogenarian wealthy woman and that the two were about to get married. Others say that Fatty Mada met a fire extinguisher. The most despicable thing they say is that Fatty Lin and Luo Yufu are old fat meat stewed with pickles.
The latter statement is even more derogatory than the nickname "Fat Motor".
The reports were published in various tabloids for less than five days before the Luo family used their connections to ban them.
In the Luo family's eyes, Luo Yufu is shameless, but they still have a sense of shame!
Regarding the matter between Luo Yufu and Fatty Lin, it wasn't that no one in the Luo family had stepped forward, but there were very few members of the Luo family who were of a higher generation than Luo Yufu. In addition, Luo Yufu inherited a large sum of money from her ex-husband, so she didn't rely on the Luo family for food, but she also had shares in the Luo family. All the Luo family could do was suppress the tabloids!
As a result, Luo Yufu's relationship with the Luo family was reduced to a superficial one, with virtually no contact between them.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Luo Yufu deliberately lost her temper, dismissed several servants she had worked for many years, and even replaced the lawyer who had tried to persuade her.
Everything is proceeding exactly as Fourth Wife planned!
During this period, tabloids also photographed the fourth wife and Luo Yufu having morning tea together, with Lin Pangzi attentively serving them.
After the photos were reported, members of the Luo Yi Society also came to contact them.
They approached Luo Yufu for two reasons: first, to ask her to stay away from Fourth Wife, as they felt Fourth Wife was not respectable; and second, to ask Luo Yufu to help them get to know Fatty Lin.
Luo Yufu sternly rejected both requests, especially the latter.
This refusal infuriated Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Li, both widows from wealthy families, and they fell out with Luo Yufu.
As a result, Luo Yufu's relationship with the Luo Yi Society was also severed.
As a result, most of those who knew Luo Yufu broke off relations with her, and very few could see the flaws in her.
I was a little surprised to have a falling out with Luo Yi. I asked Fourth Aunt about it, and she said, "It's just a fat man named Lin, why are Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Li so angry?"
Mrs. Wang, who was once known as Asia's richest woman, seemed to have let go of her inhibitions after her husband went missing.
Mrs. Li took her husband's surname. Her husband's family were compradors who made their fortune selling opium.
Those unfamiliar with her family may not have heard of them, but they've heard of TVB, right? For a time, her family was the largest shareholder.
Fourth Sister said that there is a habit of sharing among members of the Luo Yi Society.
In the eyes of the two ladies, the person who could make Luo Yufu break with her family and change law firms must be quite skilled. So they told Luo Yufu to bring Fatty Lin to their party.
The meaning of going to a party is obvious even to someone with a brain.
Luo Yufu refused.
When she refused, the other party brought up the rules of the Luo Yi Society and asked Luo Yufu what she meant and whether she was going to bring Fatty Lin or not. Luo Yufu clearly said no, and that's how the argument started.
Unfortunately, they didn't know that Luo Yufu was no longer Luo Yufu.
If it were the old Luo Yufu, she definitely would have brought it, but this one is Shen Yuehong!
At this point, Luo Yufu had essentially severed all ties with her previous relationships.
To ensure there were no mishaps and to confirm that Luo Yufu had acted out of anger for her lover, Fourth Aunt and we discussed it and decided that Luo Yufu would take Fatty Lin to watch an underground boxing match, making a public appearance to confirm their relationship.
Fatty Lin agreed.
Mainly, this guy also wanted to watch an underground boxing match.
On Friday evening at 8 pm, our group of five set off for Sham Shui Po to watch a boxing match.
On the way there, Fourth Aunt gave us a briefing on the situation at the underground boxing ring.
Nowadays, underground boxing arenas are divided into high-end and low-end matches.
The Lung family's Yee On mainly controls high-end properties in Tsim Sha Tsui and low-end properties in Sham Shui Po. Yee On only holds shares and receives dividends; the actual control is in the hands of Shing Wo.
14K tries to get a share of the pie in the peripheral fields of Cheung Sha Wan and Shek Kip Mei, but they are not the main force.
This time, we went to the lower-end bureau of Sham Shui Po.
It's called a low-stakes game only because the stakes aren't that high.
The high-end games at Ngee On are located in a building at No. 1 Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui.
They only accept life-or-death games and million-dollar bets; their customers are all wealthy families from the Mid-Levels and rich second-generation overseas.
In recent years, due to stricter regulations, gangs rarely resort to physical altercations to resolve issues; they usually settle them in the boxing ring.
Whenever there's a dispute over territory, business, or any other conflict, those wealthy young men flock to the scene.
Compared to the high-end games in Yee On, some Shanghainese and rich kids prefer the low-end games in Sham Shui Po because the atmosphere there is more intense and bloodier.
Some wealthy women, especially those who are unhappy with their marriages, like to frequent low-end clubs in Sham Shui Po.
"Sister Ling, why do they like low-level games?" Long Nier asked curiously.
Why?
Fourth Aunt chuckled and said, "They not only dislike high-end games, but they also dislike sitting in VIP rooms. What they like best is sitting in the booth area, which isn't so different from the regular audience!"
"It's not just those wealthy, resentful wives who have this habit; some second-generation rich kids who have returned from overseas also have this interest!"
"Sister Ling, could it be because the booth area is closer to the boxing ring, providing them with a higher level of sensory stimulation?" I guessed.
"That's right!"
Fourth Aunt nodded and said, "The smell of blood, sweat, sandalwood, and the screams and shouts of ordinary spectators—all mixed together—can maximize people's excitement and get them hyped up!"
"This feeling, it's addictive, isn't it?" Fatty Lin said.
"It really is addictive!"
Fourth Aunt nodded and said, "Luo Yufu has a private VIP room here, but she rarely goes there to watch the boxing matches. Nine times out of ten, she'll be in a booth. The only exceptions are when she's either discussing business or has brought a male companion!"
"I brought a male companion!" I muttered to myself, glanced at Fatty Lin, and twitched my lips.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Fatty Lin said irritably, as if he knew exactly what kind of shit you were going to take the moment you stuck your butt out.
I chuckled and didn't say anything.
The boxing gym is located at 237 Yu Chau Street, Sham Shui Po, at the intersection of Apliu Street and Yu Chau Street, behind the Golden Computer Centre.
From the outside, it looks like an old tenement building with nothing special about it.
The first floor is a second-hand appliance repair shop, but it's closed at this time.
The entrance to the basement is in a narrow alley behind the shop.
To enter the basement, you need to enter a password or give a secret code.
The basement has three levels. The first level is the general audience area, which includes a cage boxing ring, standing room, and open seating, and can accommodate three to five hundred people.
The second floor is the VIP seating area, very close to the first floor. Most of the people who come here are second-generation gangsters and some small business owners. It is a semi-closed area.
The third floor has VIP rooms with independent glass windows. The glass is one-way transparent, so people outside cannot see inside. Those who come here are basically from wealthy families.