diskusbooks Chapter 128: Annexation of Xingtai
Chapter 128: Annexation of Xingtai
If Four Eyes wanted to take over Xingtai out of ambition, and Dinosaur wanted to take over Xingtai to prove himself, then Lu Yongqiang's intention to take over Xingtai was completely forced by Four Eyes and Dinosaur.
Lu Yongqiang has always been thinking about how to get ashore safely after 97, so he doesn't want to be a gangster, because the bigger the reputation, the harder it will be to get ashore in the future. However, people in the gangs have no choice. Since he has chosen the path of the gangs, Lu Yongqiang is often forced to move forward.
Just like his attitude towards Xingtai, if Four Eyes had annexed Xingtai, the situation would not be so bad. Four Eyes was just a white paper fan. Even if his strength increased greatly, the next target he would not deal with would be Lu Yongqiang, but he would try to deal with the dinosaurs. After all, it was the dinosaurs that blocked his way, not Lu Yongqiang.
But if Dinosaur swallowed up Xingtai, the situation would be completely different. Dinosaur already had the status of a leader. After his strength increased, the first person he would deal with would definitely be Lu Yongqiang. By then, Dinosaur would suppress him with great momentum, and Lu Yongqiang would have a hard time.
So when Four Eyes and Xingtai had a conflict, Lu Yongqiang watched coldly from the sidelines. But when Dinosaur sent people to contact Xingtai's people, Lu Yongqiang also began to contact Xingtai. He couldn't just watch Dinosaur swallow up Xingtai.
Dinosaur is looking for people everywhere. Lu Yongqiang seems to be keeping his troops idle, but he is actually planning the entire Xingtai.
Before Siyan died, Lu Yongqiang could just guard his small territory and develop slowly. After all, the several parties restrained each other, and even if there were minor conflicts, no one could do anything to anyone else.
But now that Siyan is dead, Lu Yongqiang has lost an ally and must expand his power as quickly as possible. This is why he directly recruited eight or nine hundred younger brothers.
But this is not enough. Lu Yongqiang intends to swallow up Xingtai and truly establish his position in Tuen Mun. After swallowing up Xingtai, Lu Yongqiang is ready to plan and form a alliance with Liansheng Da D. As long as he can gain a foothold in Tsuen Wan, Lu Yongqiang will be able to set up a flag in Tsuen Wan and establish the Tsuen Wan branch. It is not impossible for him to become one of the twelve leaders of Hongxing in the future.
As long as he becomes the leader, Lu Yongqiang will be considered a real boss. No one will dare to plot against him easily, and he will be able to develop steadily in the future. He also plans to follow Ni Yongxiao's path and become a legislator. After 97, he can also take the opportunity to get out of the situation.
However, it is not an easy task to take over Xingtai. Xingtai's relationship with the big circle makes Lu Yongqiang very worried. If he wants to take over Xingtai, none of Xingtai's senior executives can escape, otherwise it will be very troublesome later.
In order to get rid of Zhao Tai and his men in one fell swoop, it requires the right time, and Lu Yongqiang is now waiting for the opportunity to come.
That night, Lu Yongqiang was having dinner at home when Skinny Monkey came over in person.
Seeing the skinny monkey coming, Lu Yongqiang didn't bother to continue eating, and the two of them went into the study.
Skinny Monkey said, "Brother Qiang, there's news from Sparrow. He's at the Xinglong Hotel."
Lu Yongqiang said in a deep voice: "Is the news confirmed?"
Skinny Monkey said, "The news should be correct. Sparrow found out that someone sent food to Xinglong Hotel these days. Not only that, someone even called a lady.
After receiving the news, I asked someone to confirm with the young lady that the guest in the hotel was indeed from the north."
As Skinny Monkey finished speaking, Lu Yongqiang breathed a sigh of relief. He said, "Now that we've found the person, let's arrange for someone to notify the police as planned. Also, are the things I asked you to prepare ready? Now we can arrange for someone to take them to the Xinglong Hotel. This is very important, so make sure nothing goes wrong."
Skinny Monkey nodded and said, "I've already explained everything to Baimao. He's an informant for the police, and he's the one who tells them the news. He shouldn't realize we're the one setting this up.
As for the things you asked me to prepare, they are now ready. Brother Hong's people have already checked into the Xinglong Hotel with their things."
At this point, the skinny monkey hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Qiang, although the Xinglong Hotel is Zhao Tai's property, the one million flour alone cannot kill Zhao Tai. Any one of his men can come out to take the blame and get him out of the police station."
Lu Yongqiang snorted coldly and said, "I didn't intend to nail Zhao Tai to death with this. I just wanted him to go in. By then, Xingtai will be leaderless, and it will be our chance to swallow Xingtai in one fell swoop."
At night, Lu Yongqiang did not sleep, but went to the security company to wait for news.
At around ten o'clock in the evening, a fierce gun battle broke out at the Xinglong Hotel. The five gangsters who killed Siyan were all caught. Three were killed on the spot and two were captured. Not only that, the police also found several bags of flour in the hotel.
These five gangsters were really powerful. The police dispatched the Flying Tigers, the Serious Crime Squad, and the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau. However, there were still casualties in the end. People from the Serious Crime Squad and the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau were killed, and even people from the Flying Tigers were seriously injured.
There were casualties, and even if all the criminals were caught, it was difficult to appease the police's anger. The police then arrested Zhao Tai on charges of drug trafficking and harboring a wanted criminal.
When Zhao Tai was captured, several of his confidants gathered in Xingtai's hall to hold a meeting, discussing how to rescue Zhao Tai.
At this moment, Lu Yongqiang's forces launched their operation. Led by Lu Yongqiang himself, he brought Dadong, Luo Tianhong, Luo Tianji, Bingzi, Jiuwenlong, and over a dozen other gunmen, and stormed Xingtai's compound. Meanwhile, Duxie and Haozi led over a thousand men to raid Xingtai's compound.
Even after Zhao Tai was arrested, the people of Xingtai were still on guard and deployed a lot of people in various places, fearing that Lu Yongqiang and Longkong would cross the line.
Lu Yongqiang wanted them to disperse their personnel. To him, those younger brothers of Xingtai were nothing to be afraid of. His target had always been the top figures of Xingtai.
These people assigned their subordinates to various places, and there were not many people left in the hall, only twenty or thirty.
Zhao Tai started his career with the help of the Daquanzi. Several of his trusted subordinates were fierce bandits back then. These people were quite confident in their own strength, so not many of them stayed, but they were confident that no one would dare to attack them.
But Lu Yongqiang just refused to believe it and was determined to take on this tough challenge. When he led his men to Xingtai Hall, he basically had no plan and just led the way in.
Xingtai's hall is a shop in a flea market. The shop has three floors. The first floor sells second-hand electrical appliances, the second floor is a gym, and the third floor is Xingtai's hall.
The first floor usually sells second-hand electrical appliances. The gym on the second floor is usually where Xingtai's younger brothers stay. There is a financial company listed on the third floor, which is actually Xingtai's branch. Zhao Tai spends most of his time on the third floor.
Zhao Tai was arrested around 11 o'clock in the evening. After he was arrested, all his confidants arrived at the hall at around 12:30, and Lu Yongqiang also arrived at around the same time.
While the shops on the first floor had not yet closed, Lu Yongqiang led his men straight in, killing almost everyone they saw. For this operation, Lu Yongqiang also bought a batch of silencers at a high price. After getting rid of the people on the first floor, Lu Yongqiang had the shop doors closed, and then took his men to the second floor.
Zhao Tai was too confident. He thought that no one could attack his gang, so he didn't leave any way out. There was only one door for entry and exit. Now Lu Yongqiang blocked the first floor, which was like closing the door to beat the dog, leaving no chance for escape.
Since this is Xingtai's branch, there is naturally no shortage of guns. However, guns are prohibited items in Gangcheng after all. Zhao Tai did not put the things on the third floor, but in the gym on the second floor.
Lu Yongqiang suddenly attacked. When Zhao Tai's confidants heard the noise, they had no time to go to the second floor to get their weapons and were directly blocked in the financial company on the third floor.
However, a fierce gunfight still broke out between the two sides. There was no other way. Although most of Xingtai's guys were placed on the second floor, there were also many guns on the third floor, but there was no heavy firepower, and they were basically all short-range weapons.
A gunfight lasted less than five minutes, and all the people from Xingtai were killed. However, Lu Yongqiang also suffered considerable losses. Five of his team of gunmen died and seven or eight were injured. These people were basically killed by Daquanxiong, the second-in-command of Xingtai. This man was not only skilled in martial arts, but also a sharpshooter.
Lu Yongqiang wasn't paying attention, and this guy knocked down several of them. Only then did Luo Tianhong intervene and finally take care of him. In terms of marksmanship, Luo Tianhong was the only one on Lu Yongqiang's side who could surpass him.
Although Luo Tianhong defeated Daquanxiong, he himself was not unscathed as he was shot in the right arm.
After the battle, Lu Yongqiang took the wounded away and sent them to a black clinic for treatment. Skinny Monkey brought his men to clean up the mess, but instead of taking all the bodies away, he only took away the bodies of Daquanxiong and his men, and of course, the bodies of his own men as well.
In addition to the corpse, the skinny monkey also used his lock-picking skills to open the financial company's safe and looted all the valuables in the company.
The reason why Lu Yongqiang didn't use violence to open the safe was that he wanted to create the illusion that Daquanxiong was a gang of thugs, and put the blame on the dead man Daquanxiong for the things that happened in the shop.
The entire operation, from Lu Yongqiang leading his men into the shop, to Shouhou leading his men taking the body away and then arranging the scene, took about fifteen minutes in total.
Nearly twenty minutes had passed between the time the police received the report and the time they arranged for officers to come and investigate the situation. By the time they arrived at the scene, Shouhou had already run away with his men.
The reason the police took so long was part of Lu Yongqiang's calculations. Tonight, his men were sweeping the Xingtai establishment, and the streets were teeming with armed gangsters. Lu Yongqiang had also instructed the Scorpion gang to cooperate, pushing as many Xingtai men as possible onto the streets. Given the chaos, the police were able to arrive in around 20 minutes, a remarkable feat.
After several hours of fighting, all the places in Xingtai were occupied by Lu Yongqiang's men. While the fighting was going on outside, Zhao Tai had an accident in the detention room of the police station and died of poisoning.
This was naturally Lu Yongqiang's plan. He wanted to swallow up Xingtai in one go, so he naturally couldn't let Zhao Tai live. The reason why he tried every means to get Zhao Tai into the police station was to make it easier to kill him.