Chapter 125 【Counterattack Begins】

The sun after the rain is always exceptionally bright. The streets gradually fill with more vehicles and pedestrians as a new day begins.

After hanging up with Chen Yuan and the others, Gu Feng stood up, brushed the dust off his pants, and turned to walk toward Pearl Apartment.

This was the first time since arriving in Hong Kong that he hadn't gone for his morning run.

At home, Lin Jiaying was still asleep. Perhaps because it was Saturday, she hadn't set an alarm.

Gu Feng entered his bedroom, put away his gun and radio, then went to the kitchen to start making breakfast.

Making breakfast for Lin Jiaying every morning had become an ingrained habit for Gu Feng, a habit, of course, that no assassin could ever know about.

Some twenty minutes later, Gu Feng finished preparing breakfast, and Lin Jiaying emerged from her bedroom with her hair disheveled.

"You stayed up so late last night, you should sleep a bit more," Lin Jiaying said, watching Gu Feng busy in the kitchen.

Gu Feng smiled slightly and said, "My body clock is used to it; I can't sleep even if I try. Breakfast is ready. Go wash up and come eat."

Lin Jiaying gave a happy nod, then went to the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth.

Meanwhile, Gu Feng frowned and headed for the bedroom because he had already heard his phone ringing.

Entering the bedroom, Gu Feng picked up his phone and saw Biao Zi's number displayed on the screen.

"Mr. Gu, Xiao Tong is at the villa now. Can you come over?" Biao Zi asked after the call connected. Gu Feng hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll be there in half an hour."

After hanging up, Gu Feng couldn't help but sigh. Zhou Tong had always regarded Ling Yongbing as a great benefactor, even as a father figure. To repay him, she was willing to sacrifice her own body. Now that Ling Yongbing had been killed, the blow to Zhou Tong was unimaginable.

"Gu Feng, come eat too," Lin Jiaying called out from the dining table after finishing her wash-up, craning her neck to look toward Gu Feng's bedroom.

Gu Feng walked out of the bedroom somewhat awkwardly. He glanced apologetically at Lin Jiaying and said, "Jia Ying, you go ahead and eat. I have something to attend to and need to go out."

"Oh, okay," Lin Jiaying replied, feeling a bit unwilling inside but nodding nonetheless, though her expression showed some disappointment.

Seeing Lin Jiaying nod, Gu Feng quickly returned to the bedroom, closed the door, changed into a suit, then came back to the living room. While putting on his shoes, he said, "Jia Ying, I'm heading out now."

"Bye," Lin Jiaying waved goodbye to Gu Feng.

Once he'd left, Gu Feng immediately called Chen Yuan. The call was brief: he asked Chen Yuan to send someone over to protect Lin Jiaying.

Even though Xiang Tianhua didn't yet know that Gu Feng had become the leader of the Red Star Gang, the failure of the Shui Lian Gang assassins would surely put Xiang Tianhua on alert. Just to be safe, Gu Feng had to consider Lin Jiaying's safety.

After all, Lin Jiaying was his only weakness in Hong Kong. On the phone, Chen Yuan didn't question him and directly agreed. He also told Gu Feng that the interrogation results would take about another hour.

After hanging up, Gu Feng drove his Mercedes-Benz sedan swiftly toward the Ling family villa.

At the entrance of the Ling family villa, the police's undercover agents were still stationed there, though they had been replaced by a new batch.

When these undercover agents saw Gu Feng driving up to the villa entrance, they immediately became highly alert. However, upon seeing the license plate of the car Gu Feng was driving, they relaxed. They had the license plate number on record and naturally knew the driver was Gu Feng.

Inside the Ling family villa, the Red Star members all had red eyes. Clearly, no one had slept well last night. Given the major upheaval within the Red Star, it would have been strange if they had slept soundly.

In the hall serving as the mourning chamber, Gu Feng saw Zhou Tong.

Zhou Tong was dressed in white, kneeling in front of Ling Yongbing's coffin. Her eyes were swollen, and her face was covered in tears. Beside Zhou Tong, Ling Wei was also kneeling respectfully. However, Ling Wei wasn't crying; instead, he stared blankly at the coffin, lost in thought.

Biao Zi was well aware of the relationship between Zhou Tong and Ling Yongbing, so he didn't let anyone disturb the two siblings.

Standing at the entrance, Gu Feng looked at the two figures before the coffin, feeling a pang of sorrow.

Zhou Tong and Ling Wei seemed not to have heard the footsteps and didn't look toward Gu Feng.

After a moment's thought, Gu Feng slowly walked over to Zhou Tong's side, crouched down, and gently patted her shoulder.

Zhou Tong, who had been crying, turned her head and looked at Gu Feng. When she saw it was him, her nose tingled with emotion, and she buried her head in Gu Feng's chest, trembling as she burst into loud sobs.

"Gu Feng, how could this happen? Tell me, how could this happen? Why did Uncle Ling have to die?" Zhou Tong clung to Gu Feng's body, trembling as she asked.

Gu Feng let out a heavy sigh, then tilted Zhou Tong's chin up, looking into her tear-filled eyes. He sighed and said, "Zhou Tong, Mr. Ling has already passed away. Don't grieve too much, or you'll make yourself sick."

Zhou Tong stared at Gu Feng with tearful eyes, her mouth wide open but unable to utter a sound.

Beside Zhou Tong, Ling Wei turned his head and looked at Gu Feng with a dazed expression.

Seeing Ling Wei's bewildered look, Gu Feng felt a pang of heartache. He motioned for Ling Wei and said, "Ling Wei, help your sister Xiao Tong go rest."

Gu Feng could tell that Zhou Tong was on the verge of a breakdown, while Ling Wei, though still in pain, had stabilized emotionally.

Ling Wei nodded gently, then crouched down to help Zhou Tong up.

Tears continued to stream from Zhou Tong's eyes as she shook her head repeatedly, struggling and unwilling to stand up.

*Thwack!* Gu Feng frowned, swiftly raising his right hand and delivering a light chop to the side of Zhou Tong's neck. Zhou Tong immediately fainted.

Afterward, Gu Feng and Ling Wei helped Zhou Tong to a bedroom in the main building to rest.

After settling Ling Wei and Zhou Tong, Gu Feng returned to the main hall. There, besides Biao Zi, was a middle-aged man. The man had fair skin, wore a white suit, sported a large gold ring on his finger, and had a pair of gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose.

Gu Feng had some recollection of this middle-aged man in the hall. His name was Lin Lei.

Lin Lei had represented Ling Yongbing at the 20th-anniversary celebration of Maple High School and was responsible for the Red Star's legitimate businesses.

Lin Lei had already learned everything from Biao Zi. Seeing Gu Feng emerge from the bedroom, he quickly approached and said, "Boss."

Gu Feng calmly looked at Lin Lei for a few moments, noticing that Lin Lei's brows were furrowed, as if he had something to say but was hesitating.

"Just say whatever you need to," Gu Feng said as he sat on the sofa.

At Gu Feng's gesture, Lin Lei sat down, thought for a moment, and said, "Boss, here's the situation. This morning, twenty-six celebrities from Red Star Film Group demanded to terminate their contracts with the group. Among them are three superstars, eight A-list stars, and fifteen B-list stars."

"Have their contracts expired?" Although Xiong Wu had mentioned this the previous night, hearing it now from Lin Lei, the person in charge, Gu Feng couldn't help but frown.

Lin Lei adjusted his glasses slightly and shook his head. "No. However, they are willing to pay the penalty for breach of contract."

"Do you know why they're jumping ship?" Gu Feng glanced at Lin Lei and asked.

Lin Lei looked somewhat awkwardly at Gu Feng and nodded. "It's related to the series of incidents within the gang. Some feel that staying with Red Star will hinder their careers and have chosen to leave voluntarily. Others... they received coercive contracts from the Dong Xing Gang's group."

Hearing Lin Lei's words, Gu Feng didn't immediately offer his opinion.

From the information provided by his old boss, Gu Feng had learned that among Hong Kong's three major triad societies, the Red Star focused mainly on drugs, entertainment, and film. The Dong Xing Gang had a broader scope, involving film, drugs, entertainment, real estate, and logistics. As for 14K, their main activities were smuggling arms, printing counterfeit money, and operating cruise ship casinos.

The reason Dong Xing was fighting the Red Star to the death was largely due to conflicts between the two gangs in certain areas.

Competitors are rivals.

As a cunning and ambitious figure, Xiang Tianhua naturally wanted to monopolize the three major sectors in Hong Kong: drugs, entertainment, and film.

For both the Red Star and Dong Xing, the film sector served two purposes: half for profit and half for money laundering. Investing drug money into the film industry was a common money-laundering method for triad societies. This wasn't unique to the Red Star and Dong Xing; gangs in Europe, America, and Canada operated similarly.

Compared to Dong Xing, Ling Yongbing was far more accommodating in the film industry. He didn't shakedown stars for protection money like Xiang Tianhua did, nor did he strong-arm A-list stars into starring in lousy scripts, or even softcore porn. This was why Ling Yongbing had stronger connections in Hong Kong's film industry than Xiang Tianhua, and his Red Star Group boasted more stars than Xiang Tianhua's outfit.

However, with Ling Yongbing's downfall, some stars realized Xiang Tianhua was about to take over Hong Kong's entire film industry and chose to jump ship early, while others received "compulsory" contracts to make them leave.

The so-called "compulsory" contracts usually came with a bullet enclosed, a clear threat.

"Go tell those who want to jump ship on their own that we won't stand in their way. But they can forget about ever working for Red Star again. They can leave, as long as they're prepared to live with that choice. As for those who got the compulsory contracts, tell them we can guarantee their safety. We won't hold it against them if they go," Gu Feng said after a moment's thought.

Gu Feng's answer took Lin Lei by surprise. In Lin Lei's view, Gu Feng should have played hardball to keep these stars, as they could bring in a lot of money for Red Star.

"Boss, this..." Lin Lei tried to say something.

Gu Feng smiled at Lin Lei and said, "Just do as I say. I know some stars leaving will affect some films. You can push back the release dates for those films. Also... it won't be long before Red Star Film Group runs the entire Hong Kong film industry."

As soon as Gu Feng said this, not only was Lin Lei shocked, but Biao Zi, who was standing beside him, gaped at Gu Feng in shock.

"What about the nightclubs under the group?" Lin Lei continued to ask.

"The nightclubs and other joints stay open, business as usual. So what if business is slow? We'll continue our trade," Gu Feng thought for a moment and said, "The girls who walked out will eventually return. And as for our drug pipeline being cut, let the junkies score their fix from Dong Xing."

Although Gu Feng had taken over the Red Star Gang, he'd made a promise to his old boss not to abuse his authority. He could stomach the prostitution racket. But drugs were a hard line he wouldn't cross. If word got back to his old boss that he was pushing drugs, he'd be dead before he could consolidate Hong Kong's underworld.

Hearing this, Lin Lei read between the lines. He hesitated for a moment but still reminded him, "Boss, with our current finances, if we try to tough it out, our funds won't last, so..."

"Don't worry. It won't take long," Gu Feng said confidently.

"Alright then, I'll go take care of things on the business side." Seeing Gu Feng speak so confidently, Lin Lei also showed an expectant expression. If Gu Feng could really pull off what he was saying, then the Dong Xing gang was finished.

As the person in charge of Red Star's legitimate businesses, Lin Lei had Ling Yongbing to thank for his position. He'd give anything to see Xiang Tianhua get knocked off his throne.

After Lin Lei left, Biao Zi asked, his voice thick with emotion, "Have you found Xiang Tianhua's hiding place?"

Gu Feng looked at Biao Zi and could sense the excitement in his eyes.

Gu Feng sighed to himself and told Biao Zi about the morning's events.

After listening to Gu Feng's account, Biao Zi gave him a look of respect and asked, "You think you can get his location out of them?"

"Xiang Tianhua's hideout isn't certain," Gu Feng said seriously, "But we can definitely find out where Xiang Tianhua and those Thai assassins are hiding."

Biao Zi narrowed his eyes, his murderous intent plain to see: "When you find where Xiang Tianhua's hiding, you tell me."

"Biao Zi," Gu Feng couldn't help but look at Biao Zi. When Biao Zi looked up, Gu Feng said, "Do you have to throw your life away?"

Gu Feng's words made Biao Zi's body tremble violently. Then he closed his eyes, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said, "Big Brother was the only one I ever really talked to. Now that he's dead, what's the point of me sticking around alone?"

"I get what he meant to you. But is it worth dying for?" Gu Feng asked softly.

Is it worth it?

Biao Zi's body trembled violently again. Then he put away the smile at the corner of his mouth, returning to his usual cold expression, and said calmly, "There's nothing absolutely worth it in this world. Big Brother saved my life. Without him, I would have starved to death on the streets of Hong Kong long ago. My life has belonged to him all along. Now that he's dead, I must avenge him."

"There are many ways to seek revenge. You don't need to impulsively risk your life," Gu Feng continued to persuade. "It's not that I think you're not capable enough, but given Xiang Tianhua's character, he's bound to have powerful bodyguards around him. Killing him won't be easy for you. Moreover, yesterday I led people to eliminate the mercenary group he hired at great cost, and soon we'll eliminate those Thai assassins. As a result, Xiang Tianhua will definitely become extremely cautious. Killing him would be harder than reaching the sky."

Gu Feng's words made Biao Zi hesitate. In fact, Biao Zi wasn't an impulsive person. He wanted to avenge Ling Yongbing personally, but he also felt there wasn't much meaning in staying in this world.

"You said that in this world, only Mr. Ling could talk with you. I think once we get to know each other better, we could talk too, right?" Gu Feng said seriously. "Besides, you have a nephew, and Ling Yongbing has a son. If you die, what will happen to them? Maybe you'd say you'd entrust them to me, but why should you trust me?"

Gu Feng's words stunned Biao Zi!

As Gu Feng said, he had no reason whatsoever to trust Gu Feng. Ling Yongbing handed the Red Star Gang to Gu Feng because he feared Biao Zi would go for revenge and get himself killed, leaving no one to take care of Ling Wei.

Biao Zi stared at Gu Feng in astonishment, his expression as if he didn't recognize him. After a long while, he finally asked, "Why save me?"

Clearly, Biao Zi understood that Gu Feng said all this just to prevent him from going to his death. And in fact, from Biao Zi's perspective, it seemed there was no reason for Gu Feng to save him. In Biao Zi's view, if Gu Feng wanted to completely take over the Red Star Gang, his death would actually be more beneficial to Gu Feng. After all, the Red Star's higher-ups already knew about Gu Feng's existence now.

"Because someone like you shouldn't die like that," Gu Feng said calmly. Then he stood up and said, "Wait for my call."

Someone like you shouldn't die like that!

Gu Feng's words hit Biao Zi's chest like a heavy hammer, instantly making his heart stop. Watching Gu Feng's departing back, Biao Zi fell into unprecedented confusion.

Walking out of the main building, Gu Feng looked around to confirm no one was there, then activated his radio: "You can speak now."

"Captain Gu, from the three Thai assassins, we learned there are six of them in total, currently staying in the Kowloon area. Living with them is also a Dong Xing member named Ah Jie. The person who killed Ling Yongbing was the sniper who tried to kill you today," Chen Yuan's voice immediately came through the radio. "Also, they don't know where Xiang Tianhua is. They said only their leader, a guy named Ah Tai, is in contact with Xiang Tianhua. They were just following orders."

Chen Yuan's answer made Gu Feng's expression change several times in succession. The situation was more complicated than he had imagined.

Frowning, Gu Feng quickly thought through the entire matter and said, "From the time you subdued them until now, has that guy Ah Tai contacted them?"

"He did," Chen Yuan said. "But I had one of our men imitate the voice of one of them and told Ah Tai there were some problems with the plan, and they hadn't managed to kill you yet."

Chen Yuan's answer relieved Gu Feng.

"Gather the brothers, we're getting ready to work," Gu Feng said seriously. "As for those three assassins, keep the one who killed Ling Yongbing alive. Kill the other two directly."

"Captain Gu, you shouldn't go on this mission. I'll take the team," Chen Yuan suggested.

Remembering Chen Yuan and the others' perfect performance this morning, Gu Feng also understood that whether he went or not wasn't important for dealing with those Thai assassins.

"Remember to keep Ah Tai and Ah Jie alive," Gu Feng thought for a moment and accepted Chen Yuan's suggestion while stating his requirement.

"Understood!" Chen Yuan gave a crisp reply and ended the call.

Two hours later, Gu Feng arrived at the food factory.

In the factory's main hall, the members of the Hei Gu Team were, as usual, destroying the training equipment.

Seeing Gu Feng enter, everyone in the hall glanced at him. Their gazes had changed significantly compared to before.

For them, former T6 members, the people they admired were usually those stronger than themselves. After coming to Hong Kong, Gu Feng's various actions had changed their opinion of him. For them, whether Gu Feng was a T7 member or not wasn't important. What mattered was that Gu Feng was indeed stronger than them, both in skills and intellect.

Gu Feng nodded to everyone and then walked straight to the inner room.

It was a completely sealed room, somewhat dimly lit with low-wattage bulbs, giving off an eerie feeling upon entering.

Inside the room, Chen Yuan sat on a chair. Opposite her sat a dark-skinned, short-statured guy. The guy's body was fixed to an iron chair, his hands and feet restrained. Apart from being able to move his neck, he couldn't move any other part.

Seeing Gu Feng enter, Chen Yuan gave him a look, indicating she was almost finished and asking him to wait.

Gu Feng nodded without saying anything, just standing at the door, quietly watching Chen Yuan's interrogation.

Gu Feng was very familiar with interrogation methods, which could generally be divided into three types.

The first method was like in TV police dramas: lock the prisoner in a pitch-black room, isolate them from the world for a few days, then interrogate them when their mental state is weakest. This method is generally effective, but in Gu Feng's view, it takes too much time and isn't very effective against people with strong mental fortitude.

The second method involves inflicting a certain degree of physical harm on the prisoner, then interrogating them when they completely break down. This method requires precise knowledge of which body parts cause the most pain when targeted.

This method makes prisoners mentally collapse in a short time. Except for those with exceptionally strong willpower or a death wish, ordinary people can't withstand it. Gu Feng suddenly realized that Chen Yuan wasn't using either of the above methods but was instead using the final method: the drug method.

The so-called drug is a disorienting agent, a sedative like barbiturates. After being injected into the body, this type of drug causes a person to enter an unconscious state, lowering their mental defenses and relaxing their vigilance.

"Ah Tai. Where is Xiang Tianhua?" Chen Yuan spoke, her voice very soft.

Opposite Chen Yuan, Ah Tai's gaze was glazed, making him look like a fool. Hearing Chen Yuan's question, he almost instinctively replied, "At the villa on Lu Road."

"Tell me the specific plan for the cooperation between the Shui Lian Gang and the Dong Xing Gang." Chen Yuan asked again.

Ah Tai still stared vacantly at Chen Yuan, answering like a machine, "Xiang Tianhua asked us to help him kill the Red Star Gang's Ling Yongbing and two mainlanders. Additionally, to become drug trading partners with the Shui Lian Gang. The reward is to give half of the Red Star Gang's territory to the Shui Lian Gang, allowing them to establish a branch in Hong Kong."

Ah Tai's words made Chen Yuan's eyes light up. She immediately asked, "Have the Shui Lian Gang and the Dong Xing Gang had any transactions lately?"

"Yes," Ah Tai answered.

"Time and location." Chen Yuan pressed immediately. Just as she learned everything from Ah Tai's mouth, the drug's effect weakened. Ah Tai shook his head and woke from his daze.

Seeing Chen Yuan holding a pen and a small notebook, Ah Tai's face changed dramatically. He instinctively asked, "What drug did you inject me with?"

"Just a drug exclusively used by the American FBI for interrogating prisoners." Chen Yuan coldly glanced at Ah Tai, then walked straight to Gu Feng's side, saying, "All the information is recorded here. How should we deal with him?"

As Chen Yuan spoke, Ah Tai looked up in surprise. When he saw Gu Feng, his eyes immediately narrowed into slits, saying, "It's you?"

Clearly, as their target, Ah Tai had seen Gu Feng's photo.

Gu Feng ignored Ah Tai and directly took the notes from Chen Yuan's hand, saying, "Just kill him directly."

"Who exactly are you? Interpol?" Ah Tai had calmed down somewhat. From Chen Yuan's interrogation methods, he could tell Gu Feng and the others were not simple. "Also, how did you know about our plan this morning?"

Ah Tai's Cantonese was quite non-standard. It seemed he had realized he was going to die but wanted to understand this before his death.

However, neither Gu Feng nor Chen Yuan answered him. Chen Yuan walked to the wall and pressed a button on it.

"No!!!" Ah Tai let out a sharp scream. Then, a helmet descended from above Ah Tai's head and covered it. Immediately after, a flash of electricity sparked on the helmet. Ah Tai's body convulsed violently a few times, and his screams abruptly ceased.

With a thud, Gu Feng and Chen Yuan walked out of the room. At the same time, Da Shitou, reeking of blood, emerged from another room, also holding a small notebook.

Smelling the pungent blood odor on Da Shitou, Gu Feng frowned slightly and said, "Da Shitou, you didn't kill that guy named Ah Jie, did you?"

In Gu Feng's plan, Ah Jie was to be left for Biao Zi to kill personally. If Da Shitou killed him early, it would be somewhat inappropriate.

"No, Captain, I didn't kill him." Da Shitou shook his head with a silly smile, saying, "I just cut off a little meat, that's all. Yeah, just a little meat."

Gu Feng, half-believing and half-doubting, walked into another room. A pale-faced young man sat on an iron chair in the room. That young man was the Dong Xing spy planted in the Red Star Gang, Ah Jie. Ah Jie's face was extremely pale. Bloodstains were everywhere at his feet, and a basin beside him was filled with minced meat.

The flesh on Ah Jie's right leg was completely gone, leaving only terrifyingly white bones.

Clearly, Da Shitou had just used a scalpel to cut all the flesh from the young man's right leg...

"Kill me... kill me..." A hoarse sound came from Ah Jie's throat. His eyes were dull and lifeless, like a living corpse.

"Captain, see, I just cut off a little of his meat." Da Shitou lowered his head and explained softly, as if afraid Gu Feng would be angry.

Gu Feng didn't say anything. After glancing at Ah Jie, he left the room.

For Gu Feng, the information obtained from Ah Tai and Ah Jie was very important, especially that from Ah Tai.

The notes Chen Yuan took not only recorded Xiang Tianhua's current hiding place but also the time and location of the drug transaction between the Dong Xing and Red Star Gangs.

According to Ah Tai, this was the first drug transaction between the Shui Lian Gang and the Dong Xing Gang. To establish good credibility, the quantity for this transaction was very large, and both gangs attached great importance to it. The transaction location was on an island near the Hong Kong port, scheduled for midnight tonight.

As for the information obtained from Ah Jie, it was simple: a list, a list of Dong Xing spies planted within the Red Star Gang. Gu Feng trusted this list quite a bit. After all, with Da Shitou's cruel methods, Ah Jie had probably already broken down and wouldn't dare to falsify anything.

After browsing through the two documents in his hand, Gu Feng didn't issue orders immediately but lowered his head in thought.

"Chen Yuan, when you went to capture those Thai killers earlier, was the commotion big?" Gu Feng thought for a moment and asked.

Chen Yuan shook her head, saying, "We only spent five minutes to end the fight, and we didn't use guns. The commotion was very small."

Chen Yuan's answer made Gu Feng's eyes light up. Then, Gu Feng asked again, "And Xiang Tianhua hasn't called at all?"

"No." Chen Yuan shook her head, confidently saying, "Captain Gu, you don't need to worry about that. Even if Xiang Tianhua calls, it's fine. Baozi in the team can imitate anyone's voice. I already had him imitate the speaking voices of both Ah Jie and Ah Tai earlier. Over the phone, it wouldn't be discovered that they are imposters."

Chen Yuan's words immediately made Gu Feng breathe a sigh of relief. After thinking for a moment, he immediately gave the order, "Chen Yuan, take five people now to the villa where Xiang Tianhua is staying. See if Xiang Tianhua is still there. If he is, kill him directly."

"Yes!" Chen Yuan gave a standard military salute and then withdrew.

Soon, Chen Yuan left the food factory with five fully armed members of the Hei Gu Team. Da Shitou originally wanted to go with Chen Yuan but was kept back by Gu Feng.

At the same time, Gu Feng had Hunan Zai, who was skilled in reconnaissance, put the Thai killer who murdered Ling Yongbing and Ah Jie into sacks and deliver them to a designated location.

After issuing this series of orders, Gu Feng dialed Biao Zi's number.

Fearing the police might monitor Biao Zi's phone, Gu Feng had modified Biao Zi's phone after Ling Yongbing's death. Now, the police couldn't monitor Biao Zi's phone at all.

The call connected quickly. Biao Zi's familiar voice came through the receiver, sounding somewhat excited, "Did you catch them?"

"In half an hour, go to the Lu Road garbage station. They are in two black sacks." Gu Feng said seriously, "Also, don't bring Ah Jie back. Dispose of him secretly. Also, I have a list here. Take it down."

Then, Gu Feng told Biao Zi the list of spies obtained from Ah Jie.

"Biao Zi, at this time, we can't let other brothers in the gang know there are spies, or there will be trouble." Gu Feng reminded, "Just secretly dispose of these spies."

"Understood." After saying these two words, Biao Zi was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "What about Xiang Tianhua?"

"I've already sent people to look for him. Whether we can find him depends on luck." Although he learned Xiang Tianhua's hiding place from Ah Tai, Gu Feng couldn't guarantee they would definitely find Xiang Tianhua. After all, someone like Xiang Tianhua wouldn't stay in one place all the time and could change locations at any moment.

Biao Zi understood that Gu Feng didn't tell him about Xiang Tianhua's whereabouts because he didn't want him to seek revenge. Through Gu Feng's words that morning, Biao Zi had also come to understand some things. Perhaps, as Gu Feng said, blindly and impulsively seeking revenge not only wouldn't achieve revenge but would also cost his own life, which wasn't worth it.

Half an hour later, Biao Zi called Gu Feng to say he had received Ah Jie and the Thai killer who murdered Ling Yongbing.

On the phone, Biao Zi asked Gu Feng if he wanted to return to the villa for the "memorial ceremony." Gu Feng thought about it and still refused.

Attending the memorial ceremony could establish authority within the Red Star Gang, but for Gu Feng now, there was no longer a need to establish authority.

After waiting in the food factory for about an hour, Chen Yuan finally returned with her team, looking travel-worn.

After entering, Chen Yuan's face looked very unpleasant. Clearly, she hadn't found Xiang Tianhua.

Chen Yuan walked over to Gu Feng in a few steps and said, "We were too late. Xiang Tianhua wasn't there. There was only a woman there, who seemed to be Xiang Tianhua's mistress. I originally thought about capturing and interrogating her, but later decided against it."

As she said this, Chen Yuan gave Gu Feng a meaningful look.

Gu Feng nodded and said, "Not capturing her was right. Although we are now appearing as a gang, we are ultimately carrying out orders from above. Xiang Tianhua's mistress is innocent. If we captured her and then let her go, it could backfire. After all, given Xiang Tianhua's character, he wouldn't tell his mistress about his affairs."

"Then what should we do next?" Chen Yuan asked.

"Let's go to the island where their drug transaction is taking place first." Gu Feng considered and said.

Chen Yuan looked at Gu Feng and said, "How about leaking the drug transaction information to the police? That way, without us taking action, the police could catch them red-handed. With both witnesses and material evidence, Xiang Tianhua wouldn't be able to escape even with all his power."

Gu Feng carefully considered Chen Yuan's suggestion and shook his head, saying, "That won't work."

"Why?" Chen Yuan looked puzzled. Clearly, in her view, the Hei Gu Team's mission was to crack down on the Dong Xing Gang, and having Xiang Tianhua arrested would be the best outcome.

Gu Feng looked at Chen Yuan meaningfully and asked slowly and deliberately, "Can you be sure Xiang Tianhua will personally attend this drug deal? Also, can you be sure he hasn't planted people in the police force?"

These two questions immediately left Chen Yuan speechless.

Chen Yuan was no fool. On the contrary, she was a smart woman, which was why she had become the leader of a T6 team at such a young age. She understood Gu Feng's point: if Xiang Tianhua didn't show up for the deal tonight, tipping off the police wouldn't achieve much—it would only disrupt the transaction, and such a loss wouldn't make a dent in Xiang Tianhua's operations.

As for the possibility of Xiang Tianhua having people in the police force... if Gu Feng and the others tipped off the police, Xiang Tianhua's informants would likely alert him immediately. In that case, Xiang Tianhua would surely change the location of the drug deal, and all their efforts would be for nothing.

"So you mean we should directly sabotage the deal?" Chen Yuan pondered and asked.

Gu Feng gently shook his head and said gravely, "I want to stir up the waters of Hong Kong's underworld."