This battle netted Sisi 300,000, Zhang Jie and Mo Liu also made a tidy sum, while Shangguan bagged a 30,000 commission. Fei even sincerely invited Shangguan to come back here to box, and the tigress quickly agreed.
Shangguan: This place is great, you can really throw down and make money too!
Leaving the boxing venue, Mo Liu took a deep breath, his complexion still pale. Sisi took out a bottle of Qiong Wine from her bag and gave Mo Liu a small sip, his face looking much better after.
"Feifei, will you teach me how to box? Especially your leg technique, it’s damn powerful!" A member of Qiao Xing Gang was all agog, mimicking Shangguan’s kick from earlier and pleading to become her disciple.
Shangguan raised her eyebrow, "Kick once."
The gang member got into position and kicked forward fiercely and neatly.
"Too much flair, not enough strength, too slow," Shangguan critiqued mercilessly.
The gang member’s face fell from being proud to pitiful, looking at Shangguan who then smirked, adding: "Kick at an iron stake two thousand times a day."
Qiao Xingbang was first shocked, then exhilarated, breaking into a wide grin, "Master, you can count on me, I’ll definitely do it."
And so, the two young masters who had initially wanted to chase girls ended up worshipping two masters instead, being very respectful to Shangguan and Zhang Jie both in public and private, which amazed Boss Qiao and others.
It really was a case of one thing overcoming another—originally hoping to find a daughter-in-law, they ended up getting a master instead. But learning good skills is all to their own benefit.
Later, Shangguan boxed in two more matches, of course winning effortlessly, and since then she made a name for herself in Hong Kong’s underground boxing rings. Now everyone in Hong Kong knows the most famous figure in the underground rings is a stunning knockout—Lady Enforcer, though no one has ever seen her true face. But considering her fiery figure, it’s assumed she must be gorgeous.
Yet, Ah Jin never came back, and even Fei couldn’t find him. Shangguan was worried and asked Qiao Xing Gang to inquire about Ah Jin’s whereabouts.
"Feifei, who is this person? Why do you call him ’Northeast Tiger’?" Sisi couldn’t hold back her curiosity.
Zhang Jie knew a bit and spoke for Shangguan: "’Northeast Tiger’ was our military’s King of Soldiers. He once single-handedly took out fifty-four enemy soldiers in the jungle and came out unscathed. Unfortunately, he left the military four years ago for some reason; I heard there was a mistake? He almost faced a military court?"
"He was wronged," Shangguan stated firmly, fists clenched.
"Feifei, what exactly happened back then? My dad still says it’s such a pity about Northeast Tiger, bad luck, but he won’t say anything more," Zhang Jie was also very curious, as the Northeast Tiger was a hero to all the children from the military region.
"It’s just that he was wronged, my elder brother said so."
Shangguan actually didn’t know what had happened back then, but she trusted her elder brother. If her brother said his buddy was wronged, then he was wronged.
Qiao Xing Gang and Li Junji were a bit confused, but they also caught on that Ah Jin from a few days ago was a serious figure, seemingly a King of Soldiers from the mainland. Wow, a King of Soldiers is no small deal! Looks like Ah Jin had hidden quite a bit of his real strength in the past matches!
Qiao Xing Gang got excited, planning to seek out this master Ah Jin for some sparring in the future!
"Feifei, don’t worry, since this Northeast Tiger is so formidable, he should be fine. We just need to wait for news," Sisi comforted Shangguan.
Shangguan nodded, not expecting that this trip to Hong Kong could fulfill big brother’s wish, how wonderful! Big brother will surely be thrilled.
A subordinate hurriedly trotted in, whispering into Qiao Xingbang’s ear.
"Master, there’s news from Ah Jin."
Shangguan’s eyes lit up, fixating on Qiao Xingbang, gesturing him to speak quickly. Qiao Xingbang swallowed his saliva and continued, "My subordinate said that he saw Ah Jin at a New Dragon Association venue three days ago, but no one has seen him since then and his residence is empty, it seems like he has disappeared."
Three days ago? Wasn’t that the day Shangguan took Ah Jin’s place? But didn’t Ah Jin say he was going to find a woman named Ah Rou? Could it be that he found her and returned to the Mainland?
"Could it be that Ah Jin found her and went back?" Sisi asked.
"Impossible, the New Dragon Association’s venue hasn’t had a shortage of people." Qiao Xingbang was certain that Ah Jin was still in Hong Kong.
"What kind of venue is that? What was the person Ah Jin was looking for doing there?" Sisi finally hit on the crucial point.
Qiao Xingbang looked troubled, how could he explain this? He motioned to Li Junji with a frown, indicating for him to explain. Li Junji glared back at him, reluctantly organizing his words in his mind, trying to figure out how to tactfully explain what a brothel is.
Seeing the expressions of these two, Sisi realized what was going on and asked, "Is it a kind of special service place?"
"Yes, exactly, that kind of place. However, the women who receive clients there are mostly deceived from the Mainland and other places. Once they enter, they lose their freedom. They must serve a set number of clients daily or they will be beaten," Li Junji, seeing that Sisi understood, no longer held back.
"The women there are very pitiful, having to serve at least thirty clients a day. If they don’t meet their quota, they won’t get food and will also be beaten. Many women can’t bear it and try to escape, but all are captured and brought back, and it’s even worse for them then; they are sold to the Middle East, where death is inevitable. Although here the end is also death, they can still live a few more days."
Qiao Xingbang also explained that he had been to such a place once just for fun, but lost all interest when he saw the numb, emaciated women. He left without even taking off his pants.
"Bastards!" Zhang Jie cursed vehemently.
Sisi’s heart also ached; she remembered what Fu Zai, a subordinate of A Ji’s, had said. If Mu Xiulan hadn’t been rescued by Boss Qiao, she would have ended up in such a place, probably reduced to a skeleton by now. Fear surged through her, and she felt even more grateful to Boss Qiao.
"Is the guard there very strict?" Shangguan asked Qiao Xingbang.
Qiao Xingbang nodded, "It’s a New Dragon Association venue, surrounded by their people who are also armed. New Dragon Association regards that place very highly; after all, it’s a lucrative business for them."
"Do your Yaoxing Gang subordinates have such places?" Shangguan asked another question.
"No, our Yaoxing Gang would never earn money like that. Our establishments are all legitimate nightclubs."
Qiao Xingbang quickly shook his head denying it, although big brother had once suggested to Old Dou that they start such a business as it is highly profitable. But at that time, big brother was scolded by Old Dou, who said the business was too unconscionable. Although they were involved in the underworld, they should not earn money in such a way.