Upon hearing this, both Little Ma and Brother Hao's expressions changed, and they looked at Li Ling with wary eyes. Their company was ostensibly a finance company, but their counterfeit money business was hidden underneath, something most people wouldn't know about.
The two men subtly reached behind their backs, ready to draw their guns and subdue Li Ling if he made any unusual movements.
"Brothers, please don't be agitated. I mean no harm. You may search me." Li Ling opened his arms, his words sincere.
Hao and Ma exchanged a glance. Hao gave a signal, and Ma stepped forward to search Li Ling, while Hao remained vigilant.
"No."
After searching him, Brother Ma signaled to Brother Hao that Li Ling was not carrying a weapon.
Hao Ge finally relaxed.
"Brothers, could we speak in private for a moment?" Li Ling said to the two men, since this was the company entrance, and there were many people around.
The two men took Li Ling to an office and told the employees not to disturb her.
After closing the office door, Brother Ma turned around, feigning a fierce look, and pointed his cigarette butt at Li Ling, saying, "Kid, who sent you? Are you an undercover police officer, or someone from another company?"
Hao Ge also kept a close eye on Li Ling.
Li Ling smiled slightly and shrugged, "You two have misunderstood. I am neither an undercover police officer nor someone from another company."
To be honest, I only smuggled myself here from the mainland two days ago. I don't have legal status in Hong Kong yet. I'm only here to seek refuge with you two.
"Oh?" Little Ma and Brother Hao exchanged a glance. "From the mainland?"
Hao stared at Li Ling for a while before saying, "Then what abilities do you have? You know, countless mainlanders smuggle themselves into Hong Kong every day. Why should we take you in?"
Li Ling smiled confidently, showcasing his value: "When I was on the mainland, I served as a reconnaissance soldier for several years. Whether it's infiltration, disguise, assassination, protection, or anything else, I can do it all, and..."
At that time, the country did not yet have the special forces as a branch of the military, and Li Ling only said that he was a reconnaissance soldier.
At this point, Li Ling reached for the ashtray next to Little Ma, chopped it in half with his right hand, and then swiftly moved forward, bringing the broken ashtray down on Little Ma's head.
"What are you doing?!"
With a loud shout, Brother Hao reached behind his waist to draw his gun, but Brother Ma, seeing the sharp edge of the ashtray aimed at his head, also panicked.
By the time Brother Hao pulled out his pistol and pointed it at Li Ling, Li Ling had already taken a few steps back and moved away from Brother Ma.
He tossed the half-eaten ashtray into the trash can, gesturing for the two men to relax: "Relax, brothers. I'm just showing off my skills." Then he pointed to the spot where Little Ma was standing.
"Bang!"
The office door was kicked open, and several tall, burly bodyguards rushed in, having just heard Brother Hao's stern shout.
Hao waved to the bodyguards: "It's nothing, you can all go out."
The bodyguards exchanged glances, asked no further questions, and left. The office door closed, and the room fell silent again. Little Ma wiped the cold sweat from his forehead; he had just been startled by Li Ling's actions.
He subconsciously took a puff of the cigarette in his mouth, but couldn't inhale anything. Puzzled, he took the cigarette out of his mouth and realized that it had broken in half.
"Young man, impressive skills." Brother Hao clapped his hands in admiration, then pointed to the ground, gesturing for Brother Ma to look.
At Little Ma's feet was a half-smoked cigarette, still burning, with wisps of smoke drifting in the air.
It turned out that after Li Ling broke the ashtray, he quickly stepped forward to Brother Ma and used the broken ashtray to break the cigarette in Brother Ma's mouth. However, because Li Ling was too fast, Brother Ma did not react in time.
"Oh, right, and this too." Li Ling reached into his shirt pocket with his left hand and a Beretta 92 pistol appeared in his hand. This was Little Ma's favorite handgun.
In the movie, when Mark Gor massacred Maple Forest Pavilion, he used this type of pistol.
Then, Li Ling's hands moved so fast, like a phantom, that Hao Ge and Xiao Ma Ge couldn't keep up with it. In a series of clicking sounds, Xiao Ma Ge's favorite pistol was reduced to a pile of parts.
"Jingle bells~"
The pistol parts and bullets fell to the floor with a crisp clatter.
Little Ma reached for his waist and, sure enough, the pile of parts on the ground was his beloved gun.
The two older brothers exchanged a glance, confirming with their eyes that this kid in front of them was a formidable figure!
Given the distance between the three of them, if this guy in front of them intended to kill them, they would be killed before they could even draw their guns.
Now, Brother Hao and Brother Ma have confirmed that Li Ling truly meant them no harm.
Little Ma threw away his half-smoked cigarette, took out a match, put it in his mouth, and asked, "Brother, what's your name?"
Li Ling smiled slightly. By demonstrating his skills, he had made his abilities clear to the two gang leaders. Recruiting someone as capable as himself was essential for them, as he would be of great use in protecting their safety and dealing with difficult situations.
He said, "My name is Li Ling, Li as in Bruce Lee, and Ling as in Top Ambition. You two can just call me Ah Ling."
"Wow!" Little Ma chuckled mischievously, stepped forward, put his arm around Li Ling's shoulder, and exclaimed, "He has Bruce Lee's surname and also possesses Bruce Lee's skills."
"Ambitious, that's right, a man should have lofty ambitions." Brother Hao also said, "Brother Meng doesn't mind and is willing to work with us, Xiao Ma and I are more than happy to do so."
"Thank you for taking me in, Brother Hao." Li Ling quickly bowed and thanked him.
Hao waved his hand and said, "Ah Ling, don't worry about your identity. I'll arrange for someone from the company to take care of it for you later."
Little Ma patted Li Ling on the shoulder and laughed, "Brother, from now on, follow me and Brother Hao, and you'll live the high life, haha."
"Haha~" The three looked at each other and burst into laughter at the same time.
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"By the way," Little Ma asked casually, "With the skills you just demonstrated, Ah Ling, you could easily make a name for yourself in any gang. Becoming a Double Flower Red Pole wouldn't be a problem. How did you find Brother Hao and me?"