Wei drove from North Point to Kennedy Town. There was quite a traffic through the streets so he figured that taking the freeway, all around Central to Aberdeen, to Kennedy Town. As much as he was curious, he is somewhat nervous. It's because everyone knows he's a cop, and he has no idea what Aunt Jiang has in store for him.
Is Jiang mad? Wei thought. Am I going to meet the same fate as what Pockmark warned during that initiation day last year?
But he tries to shrug that thought off and proceeds to keep his cool as he continues driving. He finally made it to Kennedy Town, he parked his car in the personal parking space behind the black limo. He exits the vehicle and makes his way inside. He hasn't been here for a while, the last time he's here when Jiang ordered him and Old Salty Crab to make Two Chin Tsao abandon his position as the temporary chairman.
As he went inside, he was met with unexpected guests; the people he thought he would never see again nor have good interactions with them again after they know he was a police officer.
It was Ricky, Conroy, Duke, Calvin, Dr. Tang, and Old Salty Crab, they're all here. Meeting with Aunt Jiang, but for what? And when they saw him, they were surprised and they all welcomed him with open arms? Now, this confuses Wei even more.
"Wei!" Conroy called, giving Wei a bro hug and Wei returned the favor with no emotion. "I thought we ain't gonna see you again after last year!"
Old Salty Crab added a chuckle as he approach him, "Oh, it's good to see you again, kid!" he added.
As the others say their greetings, Wei was very confused. They still cared about him even though he was outed as a cop? He still hasn't lost their trust in them?
The others stopped when they notice his expression, saying he was so confused with all of this because last year, Ricky walk up and decided to speak to him.
"Uhh... hey, Wei," Ricky greeted. "What's with the face?" he asked him. "You think we're pissed off at you? Of course, we ain't."
"But why?" Wei finally spoke. "Even after what happened?"
"Yeah... well," Conroy explained. "Listen, Wei, last year was kind of hectic, I know. And shortly after Big Smile Lee's death, Aunt Jiang told all of us about you as a cop, we were shocked at first, but then again, you're loyalty to the right people, how you got rid of Johnny Ratface, Dogeyes, more 18K fucks, and Big Smile Lee, that's something we gotta respect you for, and it's more than enough to stop us from getting mad you. That's why we all fully agree with Aunt Jiang's decision not to kill you for your real identity, even though we ain't got no intentions to do so. Now that should clear the air for all of us."
Now Wei was astonished, he was standing here with a group of criminals he worked with to get closer to Uncle Po to bring down the Sun On Yee, until he secretly views them as his family, and when the truth got out that he was a cop, they still cared about him. They still do. And he was kindly glad that he didn't get them arrested, nor any of them killed by rivals.
Wei sighs in relief, knowing that he is not in danger at all, "I guess that explains everything," he says. "Thanks, guys, glad that things were cleared up between us."
"No problem, Wei," Duke told him. "You're always welcomed at the Golden Koi any time."
"And now that you don't have anything to worry about," Old Salty Crab added. "can we please head into the chairwoman's office? She's expecting all of us. Including you, Wei."
"That's why I'm here," Wei nodded.
So the group head into Aunt Jiang's place, curious of the new Dragon Head has got to say. Not only Wei doesn't need to worry about anything, he was glad he is still on good terms with them, and now he and the others were expected to see Aunt Jiang.
They all head inside to see Aunt Jiang sitting in her chair, her hands folded together on her desk with Pockmark standing still beside her. Her smile widens when she sees the others, including Wei.
"Wei Shen!" Aunt Jiang greeted him. "It's good to see you again! And I'm glad that all of you made it."
"And it's a pleasure to see you again, madam Dragon Head," Wei replied as he and the others took a seat on the chairs.
"And I see that all of you were still in good terms with Wei here, in which I am glad of," Aunt Jiang said.
"How can we be mad at him?" Ricky added. "He may be a cop but at least he is loyal."
"Yes, I don't know if you guys know this but," Wei said. "shortly after Lee died, I was originally to be on death row, but thanks to my friend at the police force, she lightened my sentence so I can still live but it costs me my job as a police officer. I'm pretty much a nobody ever since..."
"Damn..." Conroy said in an uncharacteristic somber. "Sorry about that, Wei."
"It's cool," Wei sighs. "It doesn't matter anymore, I don't know if I already found justice for my family's death."
"About that," Aunt Jiang spoke, "There is something I want to discuss with you about," she picked up a photo and showed it to the group. "Do all of you know this man?"
They all stared carefully at the picture, and it didn't take a genius like Dr. Tang himself to know who the man in the picture is.
"That's Four Finger Wu," Wei answered. "He was the same guy when I was pretending to go on a drug deal with him last year when I first got back in Hong Kong."
Four Finger Wu was the 18K Triad boss, he was one who helped the 18K stronger than before shortly after Uncle Po died. Not even Aunt Jiang's rule over the Sun On Yee is enough to compete against him.
"You don't know the half of it," Ricky told him, not taking his eyes off the photo. "Four Finger Wu is cunning, way worse than Big Smile Lee was. There's this old rumor where he and Big Smile Lee worked on secret prostitution together, I didn't believe that at the time when I was still loyal to Sonny Wo, but perhaps, maybe it was all true?"
"But Sandra or Vinnie didn't tell me about it," Wei added.
"It's either because they don't know that," Aunt Jiang told him. "And yes, it seems that the rumor is true after all. Even with Big Smile Lee gone, I suspect that he was working with someone else to help continue their prostitution ring."
"So, madam chairwoman, what exactly you called all of us here, for?" Ricky asked her.
Aunt Jiang sighs, the moment of truth, "Wei Shen," she spoke. "In case you don't know, the Sun On Yee was crippled, not because of you, but it's because of the 18K and the civil war within the triad that Lee had caused. With Red Poles in our triad lost, we were increasingly losing to our enemies. All of our territories were being taken away from us, and I was too feminine to stand up against our competition," she sighs and continues. "Maybe I was kind of underestimate my position as the Dragon Head as I intended to reform the Sun On Yee with peace, balance, and harmony, and clearly it didn't work when it comes to our enemies."
"Wei, when I was digging into his background to find a weakness we can use against him, I found something very, very interesting," Aunt Jiang says, "and I'm sorry to say but it has something to do about your late father. Leng Shen."
"You mean my dad?" Wei asked surprised. He hasn't seen his father ever since he was a toddler, maybe near 3 to 4 years old.
Aunt Jiang nodded. "Yes, and according to the history, it seems that at the time, Four Finger Wu was an associate to the 18K in the age of 15, he was delivering drugs by ease, and your father was a high ranking police officer at the time. I have to tell you this since you were so young to remember about him, while he was investigating, the record says that he might have been the one who shot your father."
"He did?!" Wei cried out, standing up from his seat, he couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Yes," she nodded. "And that's not all, because of his death, you and your family were left defenseless to the triads, and Wu was the best drug dealer and prostitution runner, and as time goes on, he was the one who gave Dogeyes the drugs and he gave them to your sister, and..." she stopped, knowing already the full story, especially Wei. "I suppose you know the rest is history."
Wei just stood there in shock. So it was the 18K all along that ultimately ruined him and his family? The Sun On Yee had nothing to do with that aside from Dogeyes giving Mimi the drugs but he got them from Four Finger Wu. And then he realized that he was giving the wrong people a wrong sense of justice that he should've done the same to the 18k if he ever knew but if he did, then he might have rivals against Jackie, Winston, and everyone he knew in the Sun On Yee.
"So," he spoke silently. "It was that motherfucker Wu did this to me... To my family... that...prick..." he doesn't know what else to say aside from wanting to scream in anger, but he knew better than screaming in front of the Dragon Head.
"And that's why I called," Aunt Jiang said. "I'm so sorry, Wei, I was just looking for weakness against Four Finger Wu. I didn't know he was ultimately responsible for what happened to your family."
"No, it's fine madam Dragon Head," Wei said, finally calm down and returned to his seat. "You did the right thing, and I owe you for that. But how?"
"You did a lot for me in the past," Jian told him. "So I repay my debt. Wei, the only way you can exact your revenge on Four Finger Wu, you have to join us once more. I'm not threatening you, nor forcing you but since you're no longer a policeman, it's near impossible for you to track him down on your own, you will be killed for trying that alone."
Wei took a moment to think about it. Was he going to join the Sun On Yee once again? After he was original to be sentenced to death, would he risk his freedom just to join forces with them again? While on the other hand, the Sun On Yee is not the type of dangerous man he thought they were ever since he started his duty as undercover, they kill people sure but they have standards, unlike the 18K, except the ones Wei had dealt with in the triad. Besides, he's not going to let Four Finger Wu get away with much longer, after all, he remembered in the past how much he wanted revenge for not only his sister but for his family. And that feeling is coming back to him upon hearing that the 18K Don was responsible for his family's ultimate fate. He eventually decides his answer.
"Yes," Wei said with full determination. "I will rejoin this triad even if it means risking my freedom just to avenged my whole family this time."
It was not surprising at all that Wei would rejoin them once more, and this means that they're going to work together again like last year. And this year is going to be a new era for Hong Kong.
"I'm impressed by your determination, Wei," Aunt Jiang said satisfied. "And yes, you can come back to us. For now, that I have initiated you to be once again a Sun On Yee member, but you're far from being a Red Pole like before."
The others smiled at him, now that Wei has finally joined the Sun On Yee again, he's going to have a chance to take Four Finger Wu out of this world, the same thing he did to his late father all those years ago.
"So what's the plan, Aunt Jiang?" Pockmark asked her.
"Okay," Aunt Jiang explained to all of them. "Now that we have the missing piece back together, the whole plan was to take out the entire 18K as a whole."
"As a whole?" Conroy asked her bewildered, raising his hand. "Madam chairwoman, is that a good idea?"
"It seems that it's the only plan I got," Aunt Jiang told him. "We have to do this if we don't want to lose any more numbers and influenced in this city."
"But, Aunt Jiang," Ricky protested. "We're increasingly losing all of that currently, how do we get the strength we once had to bit back?"
"It's simple," Aunt Jiang responded with a small smile. "We're going to take over the whole town. One has to be a kingpin of Hong Kong to benefit the Sun On Yee for more influence and strength. And I know all of you were going to say I have to do this but the problem is that I'm too feminine to do that. That means I can't do that, I can't do the way Tony Montana ruled Miami back then. I can spill enough blood to join the Sun On Yee, and to become the Red Pole and to become the Chairwomen but I can't spill even more blood to take over the whole town."
"Then who is going to do this task, madam?" Pockmark asked her.
Aunt Jiang gaze at Wei, "I believe that Wei is going to take this crucial task,"
"Wait, what?" Wei asked bewildered, is he also going to be a crime boss? "But why me?"
"Well, I'd seen your skills last year," Aunt Jiang answered to him. "I know what you were capable of, and I believe you can do this?"
"I don't know, madam," Wei protested. "I wanted revenge but taking over Hong Kong? Is it going to work?"
"It's going to work," Aunt Jiang assured him. "It's the only plan I could think of and I know it can work. And I am sorry if I can't do this by myself but if you don't want to do this, then we will think of something else."
Wei takes another moment to think about this, sure, they can think of something but the whole plan of him taking over Hong Kong seems to be the only way. And yes, it's impossible for him to achieve his revenge alone, especially since the 18K are getting stronger and he'll be outnumbered. And also, he doesn't want to burden Aunt Jiang by disagreeing with her.
"If it's the only way," Wei reluctantly answered. "Then yes, I will take part in this plan..."
The others, on the other hand, were surprised by this, it is also hard for anyone to do this task, "Wei, are you sure about this?" Calvin asked him.
"I don't know," Wei admitted. "But if I don't want us to get annihilated, I have to try this. It may seem like the only way to get the Sun On Yee back on its feet, and then we're ready."
"Wei Shen going Tony Montana on 'em?" Old Salty Crab said. "That's new but awesome."
"Wooo!" Calvin cheered. "Wei is going to fuck 'em all up, Tony Montana style!"
"Everyone, focus," Aunt Jiang told them sternly, causing them to stop and returned to their seats. "Wei is taking that task to strengthen the Sun On Yee, all of you are going to be the ones who helped him on the long road. This one is going to be chaotic compared to last year, but I hope that this time, this will be the year for the Sun On Yee. There will be no peace, balance, and harmony until all of our enemies were eliminate! Is that understood?!"
"Yes, madam chairwoman!" They all said in fierce.
Aunt Jiang nodded, "Good, and Wei," she turned to him. "Can I trust you to fulfill this task eventually?"
"You got nothing to worry about, Aunt Jiang," Wei answered. "I will give you a cut of the action in return."
"Oh, don't do that," Aunt Jiang insisted. "I already have my own business dealings and I have a lot of money the Sun On Yee has, I want you to make your own business dealings and make a ton of money on your own. Maybe one day, we'll be connected with our business empires."
"I'm looking forward to that," Wei replied.
"Good, now all of you were dismissed,"
The others nodded and begin to leave the room. Aunt Jiang hoped that she made the right decision to give this assignment to Wei, she knew him, she knew what he was capable of, and now, it was to see the results of that. She hoped that things will change for the better for the Sun On Yee, and Wei is the key for that to happen.