For years, Uncle Sì has received a cut of every dollar Chung Sing Yee has earned. It could be said that the most successful investment Uncle Sì has ever made since he started in business was backing Lian Ho-lung. Lian Ho-lung is not the type to forget a favor; he has always returned the kindness, maintaining a relationship with Uncle Sì that is part brotherhood, part debt of gratitude, and part friendship.
With Chung Sing Yee so prosperous and Lian Ho-lung so honorable, Uncle Sì has naturally been generous in return. Over the years, he has utilized his own network to help Chung Sing Yee move plenty of goods, launder money, and secure new business. Merchants and syndicates can sometimes achieve a win-win. Lian Ho-lung and Uncle Sì are a classic example of this. Besides, in local business, what merchant can truly claim they have no ties to the triads? Matters that are inconvenient for a businessman to handle personally are often left to the syndicates. This, too, is a form of cooperative win-win. It is just that a shrewd merchant will not sit openly with a Dragon Head, making it easy for others to notice.
However, there are no absolute secrets in this world. Interested parties—especially rivals—are bound to discover such clues. But since no one is in a position to judge, as everyone is in much the same situation, naturally, no one speaks of it. That is why Loh Ting Fat was taken aback when So-so mentioned Uncle Sì.
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