ah Ping is Li Tong's confidant, which is a well-known thing. Although Li Tong didn't speak for him in dealing with Cheng Fangsheng's affairs before, there is no doubt that ah Ping is still his confidant.
otherwise, after the event, Li Tong didn't have to talk to Ping about it.
and ah Ping also knows that the young man who forced him to break his brother's hand is a dragon crossing the river that can't even provoke his elder brother. At that time, ah Ping knew how much he and his younger brother had suffered at the gate of hell.
obviously, if it wasn't for Li Tong, ah Ping couldn't...