Black Gold The pursuit of profit and prestige naturally meant the xiake were deeply involved in the economic and political affairs of society. Chang Ta-chun illustrates this with a number of revelations about political conspiracies and gang-related crimes, perpetrated or ordered by present-day "xiake."
為求名與利，現實的俠客，介入經濟與政治之深，在張大春筆下，有相當程度的披露，尤其在政治上，陰謀迭現，更令人毛骨悚然：如新生戲院的大火、陸運通的飛機失事、洪波自殺、軍統局…… 等等，都是俠客在幕後操控（或受操控）。