427: Chapter 414: Hong Kong 427: Chapter 414: Hong Kong Seeing everyone so enthusiastic, Ye Chen also showed a smile.
He glanced at Haozi and Da Xia, saying, “You two should stay in Leisure City.
Communicate well with them.
Both of you are experts who have entered the third tier, try to share so of your experiences with them.”
“Yes, big brother!” Da Xia quickly nodded.
“Now you should address him as Young Master!” Haozi glared at Da Xia.
“Ha ha, no worries, I still prefer you guys calling big brother!” Ye Chen burst into laughter.
Having co out of the Ancient Lava Cave, Da Hei had been brooding.
Ye Chen patted his shoulder, saying, “Da Hei, don’t worry.
Once your matter is resolved, I’ll have you co here for training.
Don’t worry about them surpassing you!”
“Thank you, Ye Chen!” Da Hei looked at Ye Chen excitedly.
This was the first ti he had been so grateful to Ye Chen.
Soon, Ye Chen left the Ancient Lava Cave.
Upon leaving the Ancient Lava Cave, Ye Chen took Da Hei with him, hurrying so much that he didn’t even have ti to say goodbye to Feng Zhixiao and the others.
He imdiately boarded a plane departing Leisure City.
On this trip, Zhao Zimo still followed Ye Chen all the way, and upon reaching Shanghai, Zhao Zimo looked at Ye Chen with a grin, saying, “Young Master, when will you be returning to Leisure City next ti?”
“Next ti I co, won’t I see you then?” Ye Chen smiled faintly.
“Oh, that’s true!” Zhao Zimo imdiately nodded and then waved goodbye to Ye Chen.
After leaving Shanghai, Ye Chen had intended to visit Jianghuai City.
However, recalling Li Ruo’s previous warning to not disturb her and not to say goodbye when leaving, Ye Chen had no choice but to transfer to a flight bound for Hong Kong, with all docunts and IDs complete.
Ye Chen possessed a multinational passport, while Da Hei had a Hong Kong ID card.
Thus, there were no issues with passing through customs.
“Da Hei, we’re off!” Ye Chen glanced at Da Hei.
“Yeah!” Da Hei nodded, saying, “So things, indeed, should be faced.”
In the airport, a soft female voice announced that the flight to Hong Kong was about to depart.
Ye Chen and Da Hei both stood up from their seats and then walked towards the gate.
At the gate, they verified their boarding passes, IDs, and related passports before boarding.
It took only two hours for the plane to reach Hong Kong Airport.
The bustling Hong Kong Airport greeted them as soon as they disembarked from the plane and ca out of the tunnel, into the bustling crowd.
Da Hei couldn’t help but lead the way for Ye Chen, feeling a bit excited, saying, “I never thought I’d co back so openly!”
“Then how did you plan to return, sneakily?” Ye Chen grinned.
“When I left, I was being chased and then had to flee by smuggling!” Da Hei laughed ruefully, saying, “At that ti, I was shot five tis.
Thankfully, none were fatal.
I made it to a cargo ship, survived two days and nights eating cockroaches, and ended up in Jianghuai City.
That’s when Crown Prince saved my life, so I beca his lackey!”
“Forget it, that’s all in the past!” Ye Chen waved his hand, saying, “Now, we need to look forward.”
“Mmm!” Da Hei nodded.
Exiting the airport, Da Hei put on a cap and hung a pair of black sunglasses on his nose, sowhat resembling a celebrity.
Leaving the airport, they indeed encountered a few won wearing caps and big sunglasses, tall and likely so celebrities from Taiwan.
However, Ye Chen felt too embarrassed to run up and check.
After all, chasing celebrities was a bit embarrassing.
The two left the airport and casually hailed a taxi.
Da Hei reported an address: “Tsim Sha Tsui, No.33.”
“Alrighty!” The driver imdiately slamd on the gas pedal, charging eastward on the roads.
In Hong Kong, where life moves at a fast pace, with ever-increasing living costs, the stress of life also increases.
In Hong Kong, water costs five yuan a bottle, ten yuan a bowl of instant noodles, and that’s common everywhere.
People from the Mainland complain about high prices, but even those don’t compare to Hong Kong’s.
Hence, worldwide, aside from Tokyo, perhaps Hong Kong has the highest suicide rate.
Soon, the driver reached Tsim Sha Tsui, which is part of the Yau Tsim Mong District of Kowloon on the southern tip of the Kowloon Peninsula, bordered by Kesidian Road to Kangzhuang Road.
It faces Central and Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island across Victoria Harbor.
From a geographical perspective, Tsim Sha Tsui is a promontory at the southern end of the Kowloon Peninsula, adjacent to Hong Kong Bay.
Before land reclamation, due to the nearby seawater being blocked by Guan Yong Mountain, the southern end ford a long and sharp sandy beach, which was geologically significant.
Moreover, Tsim Sha Tsui is also a major tourist and shopping area in Hong Kong, Kowloon.
The district also houses several museums and entertainnt centers, and the food and bar scene is particularly vibrant.
It has a large number of underground casinos and nurous bars and entertainnt venues.
The prosperity of Tsim Sha Tsui, much like the Northern City District of Jianghuai City, is a contested territory for local gangs.
Moreover, those with stronger power hold the busiest areas of Hong Kong.
Hongn, as the leading gang in Hong Kong, stands against Fourteen K.
In Hong Kong, there are dozens of large and small gangs.
Competition is fierce, so power dictates everything.
Tsim Sha Tsui is like a miniaturized New York.
Just as there are slums in New York, Tsim Sha Tsui has them too.
Any bustling city carries its unspeakable pains behind the glamour.
No.33 is an area in the slums of Tsim Sha Tsui.
The taxi only stopped at the intersection, then Da Hei paid the fare, and after getting out of the car, he glanced sharply around and led Ye Chen into the narrow alleyway between the dilapidated buildings.
Hong Kong’s cop and gangster films often featured a lot of dilapidated hos, and most of the films back then were shot here.
However, the filmmakers had to pay a location fee to the local gangs for permission to shoot.
“I used to live here!” Da Hei whispered to Ye Chen, “I haven’t been back in a long ti.
I don’t know if my old place has been discovered!”
“Why not go back and see?” Ye Chen said with a light smile.
“Um!” Da Hei nodded.
Afterward, the two turned left and right, maneuvering through various obstacles, and finally arrived in front of a dilapidated house covered with a layer of iron sheet.
It was surrounded by houses on both sides.
Living in such a place could be considered relatively safe, at least there were many houses and lots of people.
In any ergency, one could quickly escape.
Reaching the door, Da Hei eyed the lock, then grasped the lock head tightly and gave it a twist.
Click…
The lock snapped open.
Da Hei excitedly pushed the door open, and a wave of mustiness hit, the house had not seen sunlight for years, and everything inside slled moldy.
However, the stuff was still usable.
Inside, it was simple, a living room, a bedroom, a bathroom, and a kitchen.
It could barely be considered villa level.
In Hong Kong, having a standalone house was quite a feat.
Many people could only rent or try to get governnt-subsidized housing.
Unfortunately, in a place like Hong Kong, the demand always exceeds the supply.
“Ye Chen, co in!” Da Hei looked back at Ye Chen and said, “It’s been so long, it has a bit of an odor!”
“No problem, just a bit of cleaning will do!” Ye Chen said with a faint smile.
“Um!” Da Hei nodded, then imdiately began to tidy up the room, cleaning everything thoroughly, and even threw the bedding outside to air out.
However, since there was only one bed, Da Hei had to go buy another.
“You tidy up here; I’ll take a stroll and get so stuff!” Ye Chen glanced at Da Hei.
“Okay!” Da Hei nodded.
Then, Ye Chen left with a swing, knowing the na and number of this place made everything easier.
Even if he got lost, he could just hail a cab and tell the driver the place, and walked out following the road he got off the taxi on.
Ye Chen noticed an interesting fact: the slums here were directly opposite a wealthy neighborhood, separated only by a road.
The houses opposite were also standalone, each prominently perched on the hill across.
In the past, this area commanded an unbeatable sea view.
Sadly, this road alone delineated the gap between the rich and the poor.
Ye Chen smiled, hands in his pockets, and silently walked forward.
Hong Kong’s malls were nurous, and mostly comprised international brands.
Looking around, he muttered in frustration as there wasn’t a familiar bank in sight.
Out of necessity, Ye Chen opted for what looked like a familiar Standard Chartered Bank.
He entered the bank and took a queue ticket, then patiently waited for his turn in the seating area.
Looking around, the quality of Hong Kong people seed quite high.
In public, no one smoked, unlike on the Mainland where you’d often find people smoking in line at a bank.
Furthermore, so people would even sit barefoot on chairs, engage rambunctiously, or use their phones as if yelling through gaphones.
In Hong Kong, people showed higher etiquette.
At the very least, they didn’t smoke in public, didn’t expose stinky bare feet, and secluded themselves in a corner to speak softly when answering phones.
Ye Chen sat down and saw on the queue ticket in both Chinese and English that there were twelve people ahead of him.
Helplessly, he had to wait.
To his left sat a very innocent-looking girl in a beautiful short skirt and a white blouse.
Her fair skin and her smooth legs were placed together.
She quietly read on her tablet, which displayed so foreign language that Ye Chen guessed might be Arabic or sothing similar.
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