The trip to Macau was a pressing matter.
Once the decision was made that evening, everyone began preparations early the next morning.
As it happened, the sea was calm that afternoon, and since Boss Nie’s yacht was permitted to travel freely between the two ports, they agreed on a time to get everything packed and ready. They would all gather at Victoria Harbour to board the yacht together.
Chen Rou claimed openly that she was just going to the casino for a bit of fun. In reality, she was giving the Wen family face; given her capabilities, if she and Brother Maozi worked in tandem, they could have rescued the person in a matter of minutes. The reason she specifically chose to afford the Wen family this courtesy was that Macau would be returning to the mainland in just two years. In her previous life, having seen the outcomes for the big bosses in Hong Kong, the factions in Macau hadn't dared to act out; they had bowed their heads obediently.
However, Macau’s black-market industries had always existed—they had simply relocated their operations to places like Myanmar and Cambodia. In the future, a song that would become famous throughout Asia contained the lyrics: "Earn money in Sihanoukville, spend it in Sihanoukville; the men of Cambodia never return home. There is no snow in the Philippines, no love in Manila. Dragons struggle, tigers fight, the Other Shore flower blooms; the Cao mansion is your only true home." The "Cao mansion" mentioned in the song was not a real place…
Chapter 624