Chapter 367 - 335: Honolulu, Sitting Hall Leader
The day after the competition ended, Wu Li didn’t rush to take the boat back, but accepted the invitation from Hongmen Zhigong Hall’s Zhou Yuanqing and headed to Honolulu.
Honolulu, known as Hawaii in the United States, is the capital and port city of the state of Hawaii, located at the southeast corner of Wa Hu Island in the Hawaii Islands of the North Pacific Ocean.
The World Hongmen Association is located here!
"On July 28, 1992, Hongmen held the Third World Hongmen Family Reunion in the United States and announced the establishment of the World Hongmen Association. Since then, the headquarters has been in Honolulu, United States,"
During the trip to Honolulu, Li San gave Wu Li a brief introduction.
"The hall in Honolulu is called Zhigong Hall, which nominally has the right to exercise the powers of the Hongmen Association and manages the other halls. But for various reasons, the Hongmen Association gradually became a namesake, and the Hongmen halls around the world acted autonomously, with Zhigong Hall unable to do anything about it."
Li San’s tone suddenly became a bit wistful, "You know, the position of the Hongmen’s sitting hall leader has been vacant for 52 years, also because there has never been someone capable of commanding universal respect. That’s why the Hongmen Association has become a namesake."
Wu Li nodded. As they say, the Green Gang is a line, while Hongmen covers an entire expanse; members of the global Hongmen probably number over a million. To say that Hongmen is the number one Chinese organization in the world is not an exaggeration. To lead such an organization requires an extraordinary person.
"Zhigong Hall has always wanted to elect a new sitting hall leader, but if no one approves, they can’t do anything," Li San said.
Although Zhigong Hall has the right to elect a person, if the elected person can’t command respect, it’s the same as not electing anyone at all.
"Besides Zhao Xuan whom we met yesterday, are there any other masters in Zhigong Hall?" Wu Li asked with some curiosity.