strictlysupreme Chapter 253 Negotiations between Two Major Societies
Chapter 253 Negotiations between Two Major Societies
Seeing that the truth was revealed, Ding Yao, who was still single, stopped quibbling and directly admitted that she and Gao Jie had conspired to kill Lei Gong.
After Ding Yao admitted it, Chen Yao said, "Uncle Zhongyong, I wonder how you will deal with Miss Ding next?"
Zhongyong Bo said, "Of course, we will take him back to Taiwan and deal with him according to the gang rules."
After Lord Zhongyong finished speaking, Chen Yao nodded to Shanji.
Shan Ji said, "Uncle Zhongyong, before taking Ding Yao away, can I have a few words with her?"
Uncle Zhongyong nodded, and Shanji walked up to Ding Yao, leaned over and whispered a few words in her ear, then pulled out a pistol from his pocket...
Ding Yao died, just like the plot, she was shot to death by Shan Ji.
When Shan Ji pulled out his gun, Zhong Yongbo next to him actually had the opportunity to save Ding Yao, but he hesitated and did not take action. Instead, he watched Shan Ji fire several shots and kill Ding Yao.
Shan Ji killed Ding Yao not for a damn love, nor to save Ding Yao from suffering, but for the upcoming negotiations between the two societies.
The Hung Hing and the Tri-Union Gang caused such a big commotion this time, and many people died in both the Hung Hing and Tri-Union Gangs.
It’s just that so many people in the Sanlian Gang died because of the internal strife within the society and the conspiracy by Ding Yao to seize power.
However, the Hongxing gang suffered a loss as they lost so many people. These people could be said to have died as a result of Ding Yao's conspiracy. The Sanlian Gang must give an explanation to the Hongxing gang. Jiang Tiansheng also needs to give an explanation to the tens of thousands of Hongxing gang members.
It all started with Ding Yao. If Ding Yao died at the hands of Hongxing people, that would naturally be the best explanation.
But no matter how big Ding Yao's mistake was, she is now the acting leader of the Sanlian Gang. If Ding Yao dies at the hands of an outsider, the reputation of the Sanlian Gang will be ruined.
Therefore, no matter how big a mistake Ding Yao made or how much loss he brought to the society, the Sanlian Gang must protect Ding Yao to the death. Even if they want to kill Ding Yao, Ding Yao can only die at the hands of his own people.
Too many people have died in the Hung Hing and Triple Alliance gangs recently, and neither gang wants to continue the conflict, so they compromised and let Shan Ji take action.
For Hongxing, although Shan Ji is not a member of Hongxing now, he was one before. In this conflict, Shan Ji also stood on the side of Hongxing. He took action to deal with Ding Yao, which can barely be regarded as an explanation to all the brothers of Hongxing.
As for the Sanlian Gang, Shan Ji was the leader of the Viper Hall. Although he did not side with the Sanlian Gang in this conflict, this was understandable. After all, he was framed by Ding Yao at the time. If he had stayed in the Sanlian Gang, he might have lost his life long ago. He was the one who dealt with Ding Yao, which could barely be considered as the Sanlian Gang enforcing their own family rules.
After Ding Yao died, Uncle Zhongyong sighed and said, "Chen Yao, I will stay in Ao Island for two days. Do you think it would be convenient for me to meet with Mr. Jiang tomorrow?"
Chen Yao said, "Of course you can! After I go back and ask Mr. Jiang, I will send someone to tell Uncle Zhongyong the address and time for your meeting."
After receiving the reply, Zhongyong Bo ordered people to take Ding Yao's body away.
The next day, in a big hotel owned by Mr. He on Ao Island, Jiang Tiansheng brought his men to meet with the members of the Triple Gang.
This meeting is just a formality.
In the recent conflict between the two gangs, the Sanlian Gang was in the wrong no matter how you look at it. In the underworld, not only do individuals have to admit their mistakes and stand at attention when they are beaten, but the same applies to gangs.
Since the Triple Gang lost the case, they naturally had to compensate Hung Hing for its losses.
So after a few pleasantries, the Triple Gang also agreed to compensate Hongxing 50 million.
Fifty million may sound like a lot, but it is far from enough to make up for the losses suffered by Hongxing in recent times.
During the war with the Tri-Union Gang, more than 200 people died in the Hongxing war, and as many as 600 to 700 were injured. Eighteen bosses at the level of branch gang leaders died. The society spent nearly 20 million yuan on the resettlement of these dead and injured.
Because of the huge commotion, many nightclubs in Hung Hing were forced to close. Some nightclubs even needed to be renovated due to gunfights and other issues, resulting in a loss of about 10 to 20 million yuan.
After the full-scale war broke out, almost all the Thirteen Halls sent people out to carry out missions, and the expenses for mobilizing troops were not a small amount.
Like Lu Yongqiang, because Lu Hao and Duxie were attacked, he asked Luo Tianhong to take people to Taiwan to carry out the mission. A total of nearly fifty people were sent out, forty-five of whom returned intact, and of the other five, three died and two were disabled.
After one operation, Lu Yongqiang paid out five million yuan for rewards and resettlement allowances for the dead and injured. In addition, the five people who were in the accident were all core personnel trained by Lu Yongqiang for many years. Lu Yongqiang spent a lot of money on each of them over the years, so this was also a loss.
So don’t think that Lu Yongqiang sent people to destroy the nest of a branch of the Sanlian Gang and killed forty or fifty people from the Sanlian Gang. The record was indeed impressive, but overall, Lu Yongqiang spent nearly 10 million in real money.
In other words, Lu Yongqiang himself is wealthy, so he can barely afford it.
Not everyone in the Thirteen Halls of the Hongxing clan is as rich as Lu Yongqiang. Dao Zaiqing has not been in charge of Sai Wan for long. Up to now, he probably has only a net worth of about 10 million.
In this battle, two nightclubs under his name were burned down and more than 20 of his men were killed. The direct losses alone plus the resettlement expenses for the dead and injured men were at least over 10 million.
For Dao Zai Qing, this battle cost him all his fortune. I heard that Dao Zai Qing doesn't even have the money to renovate the nightclub, and is now preparing to borrow money from the society.
Therefore, Hongxing did not agree to the compensation of 50 million at all. Hongxing proposed a compensation of 300 million.
As the largest gang in Taiwan, the San Lian Gang can certainly come up with 300 million, but it is impossible for the San Lian Gang to agree to compensate Hongxing with 300 million even if it has more money.
The two sides negotiated on the amount of compensation for a full hour. The Tri-Union Gang demanded a maximum of 100 million yuan in compensation, while the Hongxing Gang demanded a minimum of 200 million yuan.
Hongxing asked for 200 million, but it was not an exorbitant amount. It was the amount arrived at after careful calculation by Chen Yao and his men.
Of the two hundred million, seventy million was used to compensate for the losses of the entire society, such as the medical expenses, burial expenses and resettlement expenses for the dead and injured, the renovation costs after the venue was destroyed, and the travel expenses for mobilizing personnel for the society.
The 70 million does not include the expenses of individual gangs' independent actions.
As for the remaining 130 million, it will be used to reward meritorious service within the Hongxing community.
For example, Lu Yongqiang's dispatch of personnel to Taiwan was a private act, but at a time when the two gangs were engaged in an all-out war, this private action was considered a contribution to the gang, and the gang naturally wanted to reward him accordingly. Furthermore, Lu Yongqiang later produced crucial evidence, which was also a major achievement. Overall, Lu Yongqiang's contribution was significant, and his reward was at least 20 million.
In addition to Lu Yongqiang, people like Dafei, who risked their lives to go undercover and finally got the key evidence - the video of Ding Yao killing Gao Jie, the society will definitely reward Dafei.
As for Xiyan, his assassins assassinated many important figures of the Sanlian Gang, and Xiyan will definitely get a share of the rewards.
Therefore, the Hongxing side will not give up an inch on the 200 million.
There weren't many good-tempered people among the short mules in the gang. As the argument went on, the conversation gradually became heated, and some of the hot-tempered ones started banging their heads on the table and glaring.
At this time, Lu Yongqiang said, "Mr. Jiang, Uncle Zhongyong, it's not a good idea to keep deadlocking like this. I do have an idea. Would you like to hear it?"
Jiang Tiansheng said, "Aqiang, you've always been smart. If you have any good ideas, just say it directly. Why beat around the bush?"
After Jiang Tiansheng finished speaking, Uncle Zhongyong also spoke up, "Since you have a good idea, there's no need to be secretive. Just say it directly!"
Lu Yongqiang said, "I've learned that after Ding Yao acquires the operating rights to the new casino in Taipa, she's going to take 50% of the profits."
"Ding Yao is the culprit of this conflict. Is it too much for her to compensate us Hongxing with her 50% stake?"
"You, the Sanlian Gang, failed to investigate the truth and blindly attacked our Hongxing, provoking a war between the two gangs and causing us Hongxing such heavy losses. Is it not too much for you to compensate us Hongxing with 50% of the new casino's share?"
"So let's not argue over that 100 million or 200 million. Just have the Sanlian Gang compensate us Hongxing with the operating rights of the new casino, and the matter will be settled."
As soon as Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Su Hao of the Triple Alliance said, "Mr. Lu, you are quite calculating. The operating rights of a casino in Macau are worth more than 200 million."
As Su Hao finished speaking, Lu Yongqiang sneered, “Mr. Su, the operating rights of the new casino are indeed valuable, but it depends on who owns the casino.
If the new casino were in the hands of us Hongxing, it would definitely be a no-brainer to earn 100 million a year. But if it were in the hands of your Sanlian Gang, are you sure you can make that much money?"
"Lei Gong is obsessed with the operating rights of the casino in Macau Island. He is not interested in the profits brought by the casino itself, but in the convenience of laundering money for certain bigwigs."
"After Lei Gong's accident, the reason you agreed to let Ding Yao take 50% of the new casino's profits was probably because you couldn't contact those bigwigs who wanted to launder money, so you had to give Ding Yao a discount.
But now that Ding Yao is gone, are you sure those big shots will still let your Sanlian Gang launder money for them? Can you contact them?"
"Your Triple Alliance Gang doesn't really run casinos. In Taiwan, your casino business has always been suppressed by the Four Seas Gang. Without the income from money laundering, are you really sure that your Triple Alliance Gang has the ability to run a casino well?
The casino operating rights do belong to your Triple Gang for the time being, but if the profits do not meet expectations, I think Mr. He from Macau Island can take back the operating rights at any time.
Everyone, if Mr. He really takes back the casino management rights at that time, your losses will be huge. Are you sure you want to gamble on this round?"
After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Su Hao said, "When it comes to running casinos, we in the Triple Alliance don't have as much experience as you in the Hongxing, but we can learn from you.
What's more, our Triple Gang has an advantage that you Hongxing don't have, that is, we have deep connections in many Southeast Asian countries and know wealthy people in many Southeast Asian countries.
As long as we, the Sanlian Gang, are willing, we can invite a group of wealthy people to the casino every month, and we won't have to worry about not making money."