Started from Hong Kong Island

Chapter 1 001 [Rebirth encounters a gunfight]

September 1971, 9 was Saturday, the Ghost Festival.

On Western Ho Tak Street in Hong Kong Island, the originally bustling street became solemn, frightening residents and passers-by so much that they all hid themselves.

At this moment, two groups of gang members armed with various weapons were confronting each other on the street, and a gunfight seemed to be imminent.

Li Wendi, who is 1.8 meters tall, stared at the scene in front of him in a daze and couldn't help but gulp down a mouthful of water.

He had just traveled through time and knew nothing when he was brought here by a group of people, and it was a life-and-death fight.

Looking at the surrounding buildings, Li Wendi felt a sudden headache. The memories of the original owner were awakened in his mind and poured into his consciousness like the backflow of seawater. It felt like his head was about to split apart.

"What's wrong with you, Wendi?" The fat boy Zhang Yan supported Li Wendi with some concern.

He was the original owner's best friend who grew up with him. He and Li Wendi were both gangsters, but his personality was not as cruel.

Li Wendi habitually replied, "It's okay, I just have a headache."

Seeing his best friend like this, Zhang Yan looked around and realized that they were in the crowd and there was no way to help Li Wendi out for the time being.

"Hei Niu, I've already said that I'm in charge of the entire Xihuan. You've crossed the line. If you don't back off today, this day next year will be your death anniversary."

"Who are you trying to scare? Do you think I'm on my first day out there? Sai Wan has always been the territory of Sparrow. Now that Sparrow is dead, it's ownerless. Whoever has the most powerful weapon gets it." The voice was relatively weak when it came over, probably because of the distance and the large number of people.

Two minutes later, Li Wendi finally returned to normal, his memories were successfully integrated together, and he became the real Li Wendi.

However, seeing the situation at this time, Li Wendi felt a little scared. He was really afraid of a fight involving hundreds of people. Not to mention whether he could win or not, if he was accidentally hit on the head, it would be so painful that he would die.

And once the melee begins, no one can be sure that they will not be ambushed.

"Wendy, are you feeling better? I think a fight is going to break out. Should we find a chance to slip away? There are so many of us here, and they won't notice if one or two people are missing." The fat man backed down immediately, his face full of fear.

Li Wendi remembered that after the fight, these gang members would earn 200 yuan, which was equivalent to more than a week's income for an ordinary worker in Hong Kong, while those who did it as a part-time job would only earn 50 yuan.

But he remembered that many people had died in the gunfights in Hong Kong over the years. It would be too tragic if their bodies were left lying on the streets. But they could make more money.

Li Wendi's heart tightened, and he nodded, whispering in Zhang Yan's ear, "We are in the middle of the crowd now. We will run slower and then sneak out from the back."

"Okay!" Zhang Yan quickly agreed, but he felt a little strange. This seemed to be different from the fierce Li Wendi in the past.

"Kill that bastard Hei Niu for me."

Ma Yunhui, the leader of Sai Wan, raised the machete in his hand and shouted loudly.

"Ouch!!"

The thugs rushed forward, and the shops on both sides were filled with people. The sound of weapons clashing was endless.

Li Wendi and the fat guy slipped to the back, turned around and hid in the alley between the shops, looking out at the fierce fight between the gangsters. Soon many of them fell in a pool of blood, their bodies curled up or twitching.

It turns out that the scenes shot in Hong Kong movies once existed in reality.

Li Wendi's breathing became rapid. He had never seen such a grand scene in his previous life. At most, he had seen a group fight between several people.

In his previous life, Li Wendi's original name was Yuan Renjing. He was the deputy manager of a listed company and managed more than 20 people. Although there were office social conventions, people were generally polite to each other and fighting was the last thing on his mind.

He just drank a little bit of wine, and then... he seemed to be hit by a scooter, fell to the ground and traveled here. "Fuck! Others traveled through time because of car crashes, lightning strikes and other things that were destined. I traveled through time because I hit a child's scooter. This is a bit unreasonable," Li Wendi thought angrily in his heart.

"Wendy, the police should be here soon, let's go first." Zhang Yan seemed to have heard the sound of sirens and quickly reminded.

Hong Kong was very chaotic in the 70s. The police force colluded with gangs, and prostitution, gambling and drugs brought them huge profits. The seemingly orderly society was actually a mess, and the lower-class citizens lived in dire straits.

Gunfights like today's happen every year in Hong Kong, and on an even larger scale.

The original owner's father, Li Quan, was killed by his gang enemies. Although his gang brothers avenged him, unfortunately Li Wendi's family fell into a worse life situation. Fortunately, his mother, Guo Cuiting, saved money and opened a small shop to barely support the family.

The original owner was just a low-level gangster who graduated from Form 6. He could have found a decent job, but thinking about his father's dream (to become the boss), he inherited his father's business.

Li Wendi also has a younger sister who is in Form 5 at a secondary school in Sai Wan. She is about to take the university entrance exam. She has good grades and should be able to get into university.

Three minutes later, the police arrived as expected. They were riot police holding batons and shields and wearing helmets.

More than a dozen smoke bombs were fired in and the riot police immediately took action. In a moment, the gangsters were wailing everywhere. Of course, many people also escaped, such as the leader Ma Yunhui.

Half an hour later, a woman with a dark complexion was carrying boxes of soda in a simple grocery store. Suddenly, someone shouted, "Cui Ting, there was a fight on Baode Street. A large number of people were taken away by the police. I wonder if your Li Wendi is there?"

Hearing this, Guo Cuiting ran out in a hurry and asked, "Is this Baode Street?"

Seeing the woman nodded, she didn't bother to watch the store and ran towards Baode Street in a hurry.

“What about your store?”

"Please help me take a look first." Guo Cuiting continued to run forward without looking back.

Before she had run 200 meters, she saw Li Wendi and Zhang Yan. She stopped and stared at them.

Zhang Yan took a quick glance and said to Li Wendi with a guilty conscience, "Your mother is here. I'm leaving first."

The first rule of taking care of your brothers is to escape first when something happens.

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Li Wendi's face fell. He hadn't figured out how to face a strange mother or what to say.

Hello? It seems to be used to greet someone you don't know well.

Am I wrong? This doesn't fit the original owner's personality.

Just turn around and leave? I feel a little uncomfortable.

In the end, Guo Cuiting came over and looked him over. When she found that he was not injured, she completely relaxed and said, "Are you okay? Don't go into gunfights again in the future. Don't learn from your father, okay?"

Guo Cuiting lost her husband and is now very afraid of losing her son. Her life is already shrouded in a haze and she doesn't want to completely lose its light.

This almost pleading voice immediately broke down Li Wendi's psychological defenses, and he nodded in confusion.

Maybe there is some regret left by the original owner.

Or it may have touched upon Li Wendi’s family memories from her previous life.

(End of this chapter)