Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 456, Section 37: A Genius's Idea
A brilliant idea!
To achieve the goal, whatever means necessary!
A look of approval flashed in Guo Guohao's eyes; this was the decisiveness of a person who gets things done.

Being kicked out of the police station meant losing all support and having to find a new one. Handsome Sheng, whom he had only met a few times and spent a day and a night with, became his new support.

Without any backing, Jasmine's only option was to leave. After all, she had dealt with quite a few gangsters, and these people could easily cause her serious trouble.

Guo Guohao also had reason to believe that the loan shark had a good relationship with Jasmine, but this guy was dishonest and was planning to swindle Jasmine because she couldn't borrow 300,000 yuan with the reputation of being a police officer, even at one day's interest.

Furthermore, Jasmine miscalculated. At one percent of the daily interest, the principal and interest after one year would amount to nearly two million. Guo Guohao didn't remember the exact figure, but it would definitely not be less than five million.

The correct formula is: 300,000 principal multiplied by 1% interest equals 300,000. The next day, it's 300,000,000 principal multiplied by 1% interest, and so on.

Furthermore, interest on loans comes with penalty interest. This system was learned from jewelry stores. Normal daily interest rates on loans only last for fourteen days and cannot exceed two weeks, because if it exceeds two weeks, the amount will rise to the point where it is impossible to repay.

According to the unwritten rules of the industry, if the interest rate exceeds two weeks, the daily interest rate will increase to five percent.

Therefore, when gangsters borrow money from loan sharks, they have to ask respected elders in the underworld to negotiate the terms, otherwise, running away is the only option left.

Even if you put all your family members, including your wife, children, and elderly parents, together, you still wouldn't be able to pay off the loan sharks' debts.

A new problem has arisen!

Why would Jasmine try to inflate the numbers?!
Son-in-law? Gambler? To save his family?
If the gangsters you approach aren't idiots, they'll ask you questions, and you'll have to have a plausible reason!

Once reason returned to Guo Guohao's mind, he began to feel a little disappointed in Molly. She hadn't even received the promised benefits yet, and she was already going all in. She was either crazy or stupid!
Such a person is not worth cultivating!

Having worked in the surveillance team for so many years, Jasmine had long since mastered a set of logically consistent observation techniques. She noticed the incomprehension and disappointment in the eyes of her superiors sitting opposite her, but she still confidently said, "Gentlemen."

“This IOU is not forged, and my reasoning is also very reasonable.”

“My aunt is sick and is currently hospitalized at the Holy Church Hospital in Hou Kong. She needs a large sum of money for surgery. This is the excuse I gave when I met Handsome Sheng in Hou Kong.”

"And I did indeed give my aunt the same amount as the loan agreement! Two hundred and fifty thousand, not a penny less!"

"And I have no worries. My parents have already boarded a plane to my ancestral home because my older brother got married and had a child there. My parents are going to take care of the baby who is less than three months old."

"He won't be back for at least ten months! So during this time, Guili won't be able to interfere with my family's life."

"Ten months later, both Handsome Sheng and Biao Jin should have been arrested and brought to justice! I can also be reinstated."

"I haven't signed this IOU yet, and I haven't received the money. The money I lent to my aunt for her surgery is my father's life savings, and the plan can be put on hold at any time."

"I just need to tear up this IOU, and everything will be fine! Nobody will bother me!"

Going all in on everything right away is crazy. Jasmine feels that her IQ is normal and her emotions are stable, so she doesn't need to go to Qingshan Hospital (a mental hospital).

“You’ve thought this through very thoroughly. The gangsters aren’t secret agents. As long as there aren’t too many loopholes, they won’t relentlessly pursue you.”

"With a sum of 300,000, the Ministry of the Interior will definitely cause you trouble!"

"Everyone in this room is one of our own. Tell me how we can help you! Once you secure the bid, plus your past personal awards, you can take the promotion exam. The only question is, how good is your English?"

A guy who goes all in upon meeting someone is unlikely to be a reliable undercover agent.

However, if one can make the logic clear and handle all aspects properly, then one is indeed a rare talent.

Guo Guohao told Jasmine to name her price. If the price wasn't too high, the woman in front of him would be part of Chi Mengli's protective team.

“Sir, my English is very good. I got an A+ when I was in college. I went to Wong Chuk Hang to wear a military uniform because I love to fight for justice and protect the innocent.”

"However, I need to sign a full set of confidentiality agreements, with the signatures of the Department of Justice, the Chief Justice, and the Ministry of the Interior, to ensure that I can be reinstated after the mission is completed."

Over the past few nights, Jasmine has thought a lot. The head of the surveillance team, Da Benlv, also gave her some private advice. Going out to carry out an undercover mission is fine, but she must sign legal documents to protect herself.

With the legal documents from the Lord Mayor and the Department of Justice, no one will make things difficult for you or make you take the blame.

Promotion and salary increase are a must. The military is very realistic. You are a soldier. Even if you work your way up to the fourth rank and have a thick stack of individual and collective commendations, you can only get five or six thousand yuan. When you retire, you will receive a one-time pension of more than 200,000 yuan, and then you will only receive two or three thousand yuan every month.

But if you're at the inspector level, the subsidies, case-handling bonuses, and personal commendations all add up, and you could easily earn over ten thousand a month.

A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier!

Only by climbing up can there be hope for life!

"Sure, read more English books in your spare time, and try to get a diploma on your own, preferably in a law-related field. This will benefit your future."

Having learned everything he needed to know, Guo Guohao thought, "No one is more suitable than Jasmine." He stood up, picked up the peaked cap from the table, and put it on his head.

He hadn't worn this military uniform in a long time. He'd been working a lot of overtime lately and hadn't been getting enough rest, so his head felt a bit swollen and he couldn't wear his hat anymore.

As the head of the Criminal Intelligence Bureau, Wong Chi-hang didn't say anything to Jasmine, but simply told her to leave first. After Jasmine left, he finally spoke: "Inspector Kwok, what are you satisfied with?"

Guo Guohao, who had barely managed to put on his hat, coughed, waved his hand, and signaled the others to leave first: "Peach Blossom Girl, Bai Fengxian, you two stay, the rest of you leave."

The chief inspectors and senior inspectors all stood up, saluted Guo Guohao and Huang Zhiheng, and then left the conference room one after another.

"A strong general has no weak soldiers under his command. Inspector Wong, you always manage to surprise me."

“A legal agreement signed by the Lord is acceptable, and the Minister of the Interior’s signature is also fine, but Molly cannot arrange it herself; that would definitely cause trouble.”

“Your Criminal Intelligence Bureau must have some connections. If not, our OTC (Organization of the Triads) do. We can guarantee to get the information to Handsome Sheng’s ears.”

"However, Inspector Wong, recently Handsome Sheng has been getting very close to his bosses, the councilors of Yau Tsim Mong, and Shanghai Boy. He's even become the executive representative of Tin Hau Temple." "You can take action, but you need solid evidence. Last time I handcuffed this guy and brought him back for 48 hours, the phone calls pleading for leniency for this bastard came one after another, even from Justices of the Peace!"

"Without solid evidence, our futures are both in jeopardy."

"The contents of today's meeting must be kept confidential. Everyone must sign a confidentiality agreement. Right now, the name Song Sheng is all I can think about. Does your Criminal Intelligence Department have any leads?"

Guo Guohao deliberately steered the conversation toward Song Sheng, hoping to obtain some intelligence leads from the Criminal Intelligence Department.

Huang Zhiheng shook his head and said with a hint of helplessness, "We, along with interrogation experts from the intelligence department, the political department, and the Scotland Yard, are trying to pry open the mouths of corrupt police officers who have committed wrongdoings."

"But there were no clues at all. The only conclusion they came to was that none of them had ever seen Song Sheng, and the phone numbers and pagers that everyone used to contact Song Sheng were all from overseas, relayed by Hong Kong Telecom."

“We are investigating this telecommunications company and these overseas pager numbers, but with little success.”

For the Criminal Intelligence Division, this was completely unfamiliar territory. Before this, neither the Intelligence Division nor the Criminal Intelligence Division had any trace of this guy.

But Song Sheng was no stranger to the police station. Judging from the four firewoods he used, this guy had been infiltrating the police station for at least ten years.

But Huang Zhiheng is not worried. The safest time for a criminal is when his name is not exposed at all. Once his name is exposed, he will have nowhere to hide. After all, no one can escape the huge mechanical screening of the police station.

"I hate the unknown because when humans face the unknown, they only feel fear."

"Wong Sir, Ah Sin, let me introduce you. This is the person in charge of the gold bidding case. You can just call her Peach Blossom Girl."

Guo Guohao has a mountain of cases on his hands, three or four meetings every day, one or two press conferences every week, and he also has to play football with Shapison. He simply doesn't have time to do everything himself.

Of course, he will remain the supreme commander of the case, and it can only be him. But during the dead end of the case, Guo Guohao only needs to select one person in charge.

Peach Girl is the point forward during garbage time; she, the superstar, will only make her grand entrance during the final battle.

"I know, O-Team's hard-working third sister, you dared to go to the island with the intelligence department guys, you're really brave, if it were me, I definitely wouldn't dare!"

Bai Fengxian is usually a workaholic, but she would never dare to risk her life, since she has already found a backer and become a frontline commander.

You can work hard, but you must get the chips you want.

"You flatter me! Officer Bai, I hope you'll be more understanding in our future collaborations. I'm just a straightforward person, and I'll say whatever comes to mind, so please don't take offense!"

Peach Blossom Girl nodded, made a few self-deprecating remarks, and then shook hands with Bai Fengxian, thus formally getting to know each other. Such a major case would take anywhere from three months to a whole year, and everyone would be working together in the same pot, so it was essential to maintain a good relationship.

"Guo Sir, Huang Sir, I have recently collected all the column recruitment information from the past three years of Sing Sing Daily. Please have an analyst who is proficient in the underworld translate them."

"We also compared it with major cases within the past three years and discovered a lot of information that we had previously overlooked."

"This can overturn our previous conclusions. Judge is not Biao Jin's subordinate. He is very likely just a corrupt official who makes a living by killing people."

"Because during these three years, the judge killed as many as 37 people, and was also involved in five headless cases, including the murders of Big Mouth Kau, several murders in Jordan, and the robbery of a jewelry store safe."

"And those who work for the judge are all very distinctive. Apart from the gangsters from the Big Circle Boys, they are either professionals or deadbeats who are not long for life."

"I've had people monitoring the phone numbers and pager numbers the judge has shown us over the past three years. Once we pinpoint their location and obtain the information, we'll take action!"

"We've obtained the master's authorization. If we catch the judge, all the dozen or so headless cases that have been troubling everyone can be resolved!"

Bai Fengxian was very excited. Staring at the powder guy was not technically challenging at all. It was much more profitable to target these martial arts figures. As long as this judge was defeated, she would have another star on her shoulder!
“Peach Blossom Girl, this is also a case involving gold. You need to keep following up on it. Since the judge is a corrupt person, he must have a lot of secrets in his belly. I want to squeeze all the secrets out of the judge’s belly, just like squeezing a lemon.”

"You guys keep working, I need to go to a meeting!"

"Officer Wong, let's talk again sometime!"

Intelligence is gathered little by little in this way. Guo Guohao is not afraid of the gangsters in the open, because even if these gang leaders, gang leaders, and triad bosses do not make mistakes themselves, their henchmen will.

As long as they make a mistake, I can send someone to deal with these bastards!

But these hidden figures in the martial arts world are different. They are usually quiet, but once they make a move, it is a major case.

But that's understandable; a dog that bites doesn't bark!

After greeting everyone else in the conference room, Guo Guohao pushed open the door and left. He walked to the elevator, and the staff waiting to ride it all saluted and greeted him.

This feeling of being the center of attention is wonderful. As the old saying goes, a great man cannot be without power for a day, and a small man cannot be without money for a day.

Although I haven't achieved great success, I have no shortage of power and money.

No one would fight with a senior superintendent for an elevator, and no one would want to share an elevator with their superior.

Guo Guohao enjoyed the single elevator, pressed the button for the thirteenth floor, and arrived at the location of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Foreigners are very superstitious about this number, as it represents hell. That's why elevator buttons don't have the number 13, but only 12B, just like how Chinese-built skyscrapers don't have 18 floors, but only 16B.

In the eyes of the police, the Internal Affairs Department is hell, so it is very reasonable to place the Internal Affairs Department on the thirteenth floor.

At the elevator entrance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a middle-aged man in a black suit stood. Upon seeing Guo Guohao appear, he quickly saluted. After all, the big shot in front of him was wearing a military uniform today, not a suit, and the rules still had to be observed.

"Inspector Guo, your superior is waiting for you in his office."

(End of this chapter)