Ding Qing, dressed in a black suit, stood at the very front of the mourning hall, while Lee Joong-ku, at this moment, was not like Ding Qing; instead, his gaze drifted, observing his surroundings.
In fact, all the big bosses in front of the mourning hall were there to pay their respects, so there weren't too many excessive actions or words. Everyone felt regret at the passing of the big boss Seok Dong, but also a slight sense of empathy, like a rabbit grieving for a fox.
Apart from a few younger members, most of the gang leaders knew Seok Dong, and some had even directly received favors from him.
Everyone was extremely restrained in their words, and Ding Qing and Lee Joong-ku also had no other actions, just continuously greeting, thanking, and seeing off guests, back and forth.
Johnny still guarded by Ding Qing's side, but he also showed no excessive actions or expressions; he was just quiet, still, like air.
In fact, Johnny had been observing everything here, observing every gang boss.
Just then, a subordinate walked hurriedly to Lee Joong-ku's side and whispered something to him. Lee Joong-ku's expression immediately changed drastically, and he then left with this subordinate.
Ding Qing watched Lee Joong-ku's departing back. He said nothing, continuing to do what he was supposed to do.
The performance of the two was naturally noticed by the high-ranking executives of the surrounding Goldmoon Group.
Everyone remained silent, just observing quietly.
Meanwhile, Lee Joong-ku had already followed his subordinate outside. He then took a retractable baton and approached a car, fiercely smashing the car window glass.
The first strike shattered the car window glass.
The second strike pierced through the shattered glass, revealing a man inside the car, looking bewildered and holding a camera.
Then, Lee Joong-ku reached into the car window, snatched the camera from the man's hand, and glanced at it, saying, "Carrying such a piece of junk and taking pictures here and there, that's really disrespectful!"
With that, he directly threw the Nikon camera in his hand to the ground, producing a crisp'smack' sound.
The men in the driver's and passenger's seats both looked at Lee Joong-ku in shock. They hadn't expected him to act so decisively, giving them no chance to react.
However, Lee Joong-ku did not stop there; instead, he spoke to the two with an extremely arrogant tone, "Unjustly barging into someone's mourning hall with a camera to cause trouble, you truly fit the police's style, don't you? Do you need me to expose you?"
Before he had even finished speaking, the subordinates behind Lee Joong-ku pulled out their phones and started recording, continuously humiliating the two police officers in the car.
Faced with such humiliation from Lee Joong-ku, the two police officers in the car were somewhat at a loss.
At this moment, behind this car, a man in a brown suit got out of another car. He slowly approached the back of the car, knelt down to pick up the camera that had been thrown on the ground, and then looked at Lee Joong-ku.
"Ah, sh*t! You're really despicable, kid."
Then he stood up, walked towards Lee Joong-ku with the camera, and stopped about 50 centimeters in front of him, "You stinking brat, we are police officers. The police's job is to monitor you gangsters, so is it strange for us to be here?"
Lee Joong-ku looked at the slightly gray-haired Officer Jiang in front of him, a look of disdain in his eyes, "Hey, old man, why are you so talkative? Retire early and go home to hug your grandchildren!"
Officer Jiang, however, retorted without changing his expression, "Don't worry so much about that. Just go back obediently and guard your mourning hall, and go carry the old man's coffin!"
Hearing Officer Jiang's undisguised mockery, Lee Joong-ku also laughed, "Sh*t! How can I sit back and do nothing when you're so openly taking pictures on my territory? I'm not useless."
"Oh? What else can you do? Do you need my help to make you useless?" Officer Jiang's retort was completely merciless.
The moment he heard this, Lee Joong-ku's expression instantly darkened. He glared fiercely at Officer Jiang, "Captain Jiang's way of speaking is as straightforward as ever! He really hasn't changed at all."
Then, he looked at Officer Jiang once more, "But, you should be careful! Your glib tongue might cost you your life!"
Lee Joong-ku's words were filled with a strong sense of threat, but Officer Jiang seemed completely unconcerned, "Heh heh, how about this, shall we make a bet?"
Officer Jiang's words made Lee Joong-ku pause, "What?"
"How about we bet on who dies first, you or me?" Officer Jiang pointed at Lee Joong-ku, completely unfazed by his even darker expression.
The subordinate behind Lee Joong-ku was also very displeased after hearing Officer Jiang's words, "You old man, why are your words so unpleasant?"
"This is a mourning hall; saying such unlucky things is not auspicious at all!"
But Officer Jiang was completely indifferent, continuing to point at Lee Joong-ku and say, "You stinking brat, listen up, this is brand new, the ink on the receipt isn't even dry yet!"
Then, he raised his hand in front of Lee Joong-ku, rubbing his index and middle fingers with his thumb, making a 'come here' gesture, "Hand it over!"
Faced with Officer Jiang's almost thuggish approach, Lee Joong-ku was quite helpless.
If it weren't for the fact that he was guarding Seok Dong's mourning hall today, he would definitely make him pay, but ultimately, he held back, reached into his suit's inner pocket to retrieve his wallet, and then pulled out two checks.
Just as Officer Jiang was about to reach out to take them, Lee Joong-ku suddenly released his fingers, allowing the two checks to fall to the ground.
Officer Jiang looked at the checks on the ground, his hand frozen.
"That should be enough. If there's any extra, consider it me treating Captain Jiang to a smoke."
Only then did Lee Joong-ku smile, but the disdain and contempt in his eyes had not diminished in the slightest.
He then turned around with his subordinates and returned to the mourning hall, and all of this was captured by the hidden pinhole camera on Officer Jiang's chest and relayed in real-time to police headquarters.
Watching Lee Joong-ku's retreating back, Captain Jiang's expression did not improve.
Even though he deeply hated gangsters, even though this mission was to bring down the Goldmoon Group, what did it matter?
The other party's arrogant and insolent attitude not only made him lose face but also made him even more worried.
"Boss, should we deal with those police officers?"
The subordinate following Lee Joong-ku asked in a low voice. Lee Joong-ku just waved his hand, "Now is the time to guard the leader's mourning hall; don't cause any commotion."
In his opinion, the position of leader was already within his grasp. At this time, it was certainly not appropriate to conflict with the police; it was better to be stable. After he took power, he would deal with these bastards.
Seeing Lee Joong-ku's demeanor, the subordinate could only nod and say no more.
Ding Qing, Johnny, and Li Zicheng, who were standing inside the mourning hall, merely glanced at Lee Joong-ku as he returned with his subordinates, paying him no mind.
They had no idea that Lee Joong-ku had already had a confrontation with the police.
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