Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 543 133 Lightly Fated
Inside the 796 Disco, howls and screams filled the air as a giant disco ball spun continuously, emitting colorful lights and adding to the atmosphere for the men and women dancing on the dance floor.

Haniu sat at the bar, drinking ice-cold beer and eating shredded squid.

"Hey bro, let's have some fun!"

Diana Rose has become a common idol for young men and women all over the world, and her afro hairstyle at the beginning of this year has become the most popular hairstyle in entertainment venues.

A girl with an afro slicked-back hairstyle approached Haniu, took out a small roll of Red Fiery cigarettes from her pocket, threw it on the table, then picked up a cigarette case from the table, put one in her mouth, and lit it with a lighter.

When a customer came in, Haniu rubbed a small roll of red snapper with his hand and found that there were only two bills inside. He cursed inwardly, but he couldn't hit a smiling face, and even an ant's hind leg was meat.

"Same as always, if you want to smoke, go to the alley behind the place, don't cause trouble here."

Ha Niu took a small bag of pork out of his pocket, threw it on the table, and told the woman in front of him to get lost.

Things are different now! In the past, when the lights were on, there were syringes all over the place. Now, the hooligans and prostitutes don't have the money to play with rich girls. Pork that costs thirty yuan a gram is only suitable for poor people.

Of course, the pork in Ha Niu's hands was not top-quality; it was all 20% pure inferior pork. Even so, Ha Niu had his henchmen mix in flour and powdered sugar.

One pound for one and a half pounds – that's a way of maintaining world peace.

"I want you to take care of it!"

Fei Nu grabbed the sealed bag on the table, annoyed that Haniu was meddling. Now that the goods were in hand, she had to have some fun.

"Suck, suck, suck! You damned fellow Daoists, I'll suck you all to death!"

Haniu unrolled the small roll of red snapper, folded the two red snapper sheets neatly, and put them in his pocket.

We all know that opening a fan store is a way to make money, but we've been suppressed and prevented from doing it before.

However, now that Brother Hu is in charge and makes his own decisions, he doesn't have to worry about what Lao Ding thinks, so everyone is much more relaxed. Now the brothers are all hoping that Brother Hu can open his own branch, so that they don't have to hide anything from each other anymore.

Gangsters are out in the world for money, they don't care about anything else! Making money is the only thing that matters.

One gram of pork costs thirty yuan. Six yuan is the cost price, ten yuan is the venue rent, Brother Hu takes six yuan as his cut, and the remaining eight yuan is his own.

Those guys who are really into this game definitely won't buy just one or two grams; most will buy five or six grams. If business is good, they can earn five or six hundred yuan a night. But those who are struggling, squatting at the parking lot as parking attendants or valet parking attendants, can only earn one or two hundred yuan a night.

If there's good money to be made, who would want to stay up all night doing hard labor?

Ha Niu hummed a little tune as he finished eating the squid strips on his plate, waiting for the next fellow Daoist to appear.

"Turn on the lights! Everyone stand up, stand to the side, and check the license plates!"

"Turn off the music!"

"Quiet!"

Ding Gou pushed open the glass door of 796 Disco, holding a megaphone, and shouted loudly.

Standing next to Ding Gou, Sister Goose covered her forehead, feeling a headache coming on, seeing how arrogant this scoundrel was. But tonight was a big operation, mainly involving the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau. She waved her hand, signaling the West Kowloon Regional Crime Unit officers behind her to follow and act together.

A dozen or so uniformed officers and seven or eight plainclothes officers brought the situation under control immediately.

The music in the 796 disco stopped, the disco ball stopped flashing, and the men and women in the booths and dance floor were all resentful, but when faced with the cops, they could only complain a few words, obediently hand over their ID cards, and accept being searched.

Many of the drug addicts who had just bought pork from Haniu didn't want to go to a compulsory drug rehabilitation center. They quickly threw the pork from their pockets onto the floor and kicked it under the sofa.

The moment the cops appeared, Ha Niu quickly ran away. He had five jin of drugs on him, and if he got caught, he would be sentenced to at least two years in prison. He didn't want to spend two years in the ancestral hall.

He quickly rolled into the bar, opened the hidden compartment, threw all the flour from his pocket into it, and then covered it with a trash can.

After finishing with his goods, Haniu quickly climbed out from behind the bar, walked to the stairs, and fled without paying any attention to the shouts from the cops behind him.

Ha Niu climbed all the way to the third floor and reached the end of the corridor. He pounded on the door and shouted, "Brother Hu, boss, something terrible has happened!"

"Something's happened at the venue!"

Footsteps echoed from inside the room. A second later, the door opened, and a disheveled Black Tiger stepped out, slapping Ha Niu across the head to teach this reckless brat a lesson.

Ha Niu, who had just been slapped, was also feeling wronged, but now was not the time to whine. He quickly said, "Boss, something's happened. The cops are here to check the license plates."

"Boss, it seems like this can't be dealt with by splitting it 20/80."

During the era of the Four Great Detectives, when plainclothes detectives came to check the licenses, the gangsters had to give up 80% of the club's profits for the night to deal with them. If they gave less, the plainclothes detectives wouldn't agree.

The era of the Four Great Detectives is over, but this saying has remained. When faced with a problem that cannot be solved, people will use the phrase "20/80 split".

Black Tiger paused for a moment. He was a janitor. Gangsters and cops are natural enemies, but one side seeks money and the other seeks safety. Therefore, gangsters who janitor usually maintain good relations with the anti-triad unit and the uniformed street officers.

But he did not receive any messages from familiar military personnel, which suggests it was a surprise attack by the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau.

"Don't show your face. Empty your pockets and hide all the goods, including the goods upstairs. Don't let anything slip."

Since it was the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) that started this trouble, they certainly won't let it go without investigating the smallest clues.

Finding out a few sugar pills or ecstasy pills is a minor matter. Even if the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) wanted to lash out, they could only arrest a few thugs and detain them for 48 hours.

If they were to discover a large quantity of pork on the premises, that would be a huge deal. The police could revoke the license, but if the liquor license was also removed, the establishment could be shut down immediately.

If the big water tap (a derogatory term for a gang) finds out something's wrong at the venue, he'll definitely cause trouble and invite other gangs to come in.

If things really escalate to that point, his reputation as a traitor will be completely ruined.

Thinking of this, Hei Ahu quickly put on his clothes, walked downstairs, and went to deal with the cops.

"Brother Hu, long time no see. You bastard, you used to be Robin's henchman. Now you're following Handsome Sheng and have become his little lapdog. You've got your own territory now."

Ding Gou sat on a high stool, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and made sarcastic remarks to Hei A Hu.

Sister Goose also coldly watched Black Tiger walk down the stairs. Half a year ago, this scoundrel, like Handsome Sheng, was a gangster who hung around the streets of Yau Ma Tei.

But after more than half a year, this loser changed sides and followed Handsome Sheng, and also became a big shot in the underworld.

"Brother Ding, Dog Sir, you're still the same as before, your mouth is like you've eaten shit."

"Nobody comes to the temple without a reason. You wretched ghost, you must be here to cause trouble. It's only natural for officials to rob thieves. You dog sir, whatever you want to do, I'll play along to the end."

In front of customers and his henchmen, Black Tiger couldn't lose face. Hong Kong is a society governed by the rule of law, and the cops wouldn't dare to act recklessly in public.

Ding Gou sneered, took the cigarette out of his mouth and put it on the bar, exaggeratedly put on gloves, picked up all the small packaging bags on the bar, and said, "Black Tiger, you're really something now."

"When you turn on the headlights, it's either syringes or loose pork. You're really something else."

"Should I get the main water tap in the venue so you can go over your lines?"

"But I'm not here today for this little thing. Black Tiger, you're really fucking awesome. Everyone says that traitors come from the water room, but they only do small things. You're different. You come up here and start something big."

"Take it!"

Ding Gou gave a thumbs-up and praised Hei A Hu in a sarcastic tone.

Black Tiger was also completely confused, not knowing what the dog was talking about.

"Funny! Officer, what are you talking about?"

Even though he didn't know what Ding Gou was talking about, Hei A Hu stubbornly held his ground, showing no respect whatsoever to the cops in front of him.

"Boo! Absolutely awesome!"

Ding Gou saw that Hei A Hu still hadn't figured things out, and it seemed that Ninth Sister hadn't come knocking yet. This bastard was unaware of the trouble his henchmen had caused.

"Someone has already gone to invite you, old man, and even the water room manager, Immortal Jin, is going to the police station for tea tonight."

"Black Tiger, you're really stupid, you've dragged everyone into this."

“This is an arrest warrant. We now suspect you of engaging in triad activities. You have the right to remain silent, and everything you say may be used as evidence against you in court.”

"You have the right to hire a lawyer before being questioned by the police, and he or she can accompany you throughout the questioning process."

Ding Gou slapped the arrest warrant on Hei A Hu's chest, making him see it clearly, sign it, and come with him. The arrest warrant was all in English. Hei A Hu knew the ABCs, but he didn't recognize a single word when they were put together. It was best not to sign any documents given by a police officer without a lawyer present.

He was well aware of these unwritten rules of the underworld.

“I can go with you, sir, but I won’t say a word or sign a single document until my lawyer arrives.”

Black Tiger is a genuine member of the Triads' gang. His criminal record in the police station is stacked higher than a person. The cops can handcuff him as long as they use the name of a Triad member.

Resistance is pointless; we might as well cooperate and try to extract some information along the way.

"Dan, call Attorney Ouyang and ask him to bail me out at the police station."

Hei Ahu did not sign the arrest warrant, but instead extended his hands to indicate his cooperation.

"Sister Goose, take everyone back and give them all a urine test. If the urine test is normal, let them go. If the urine test is abnormal, detain them for 48 hours. If no one pays bail after 48 hours, send them all to a drug rehabilitation center."

Ding Gou clearly disliked Hei A Hu and wanted to sabotage Hei A Hu's business.

The customer was taken from 796 Disco. If the manager of 796 Disco doesn't step in to resolve the trouble, no more customers will come.

Even if Big Water Pipe breaks his teeth, he has to swallow it. But Big Water Pipe doesn't dare to cause trouble for the cops, but he will definitely go after Black Tiger and the water room.

After all, the fees and commissions are still being collected, so there definitely needs to be an explanation for this.

The water company has to give the big water pipe an explanation. Even if Black Tiger denies it, Handsome Sheng and Immortal Jin will accept it and choose to pay the bill and leave.

Ding Gou told his men to take Black Tiger back to the West Kowloon Police Station, while he and Sister Goose continued their work, heading to the Sheraton Hotel to handcuff Handsome Winner.

The West Kowloon Anti-Triad Unit, the Major Crimes Unit, and uniformed officers all mobilized to thoroughly inspect every corner of 796 Disco, searching for pork and syringes on the ground.

All the men and women inside 796 Disco were put into police vans and transported to the West Kowloon Police Station. There were at least 300 people inside 796 Disco, so it seems the jail is going to be full.

Tonight will be a sleepless night!

When Ding Gou and his group arrived at the Sheraton Hotel, they were stopped by the hotel's lobby manager as soon as they entered.

"Sir, our hotel only accepts foreign guests and members. We do not serve walk-in guests. We are very sorry."

The Sheraton Hotel lobby manager, who had initially intended to ask the guest to leave, immediately changed the subject upon seeing the dog-studded badge and continued, "Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"

"There's a case we need you to investigate, Mr. Handsome. Please take me upstairs."

Naildog pulled an arrest warrant from his pocket and unfolded it in front of the Sheraton Hotel lobby manager, hoping the Sheraton Hotel would help him.

The lobby manager nodded, carefully read the arrest warrant given by Ding Gou, then solemnly returned it to Ding Gou and said decisively, "I'm sorry, we can't cooperate."

"Officer, I'm sure there's no handsome guy like Sheng in our hotel."

"I have already notified the hotel's legal counsel. Please wait a moment. You can go to the lounge area to rest for a while. I'll treat everyone to coffee."

Ding Gou paused for a moment, wanting to continue arguing, but Goose Sister behind him quickly pulled him back, telling this scoundrel to shut up, as the Sheraton Hotel was not a place for him to run wild.

Sheraton is a chain hotel, and it has already taken care of everything in Hong Kong. If you make any moves here, someone will immediately put pressure on you.

Ding Gou finally realized what was happening and could only obediently roll over to the rest area and sit down, waiting for the Sheraton Hotel's legal counsel.

The Sheraton Hotel's legal counsel arrived quickly. Ding Gou presented the arrest warrant, and the legal counsel took out his gold-rimmed glasses from his pocket, carefully read it, and then nodded, saying, "Sirs, Mr. Chi is indeed staying at our Sheraton Hotel."

“However, according to the customer agreement, we must notify Mr. Chi in advance, and all officers, all your actions within the Sheraton Hotel will require the hotel to send someone to accompany you.”

When Ding Gou saw that the Sheraton Hotel was going to tip him off, he was very reluctant and wanted to object, but was stopped by Goose Sister who was standing next to him.

Glaring at the nail dog who was about to implicate her, Sister Goose stood up and said with a smile, "Of course, as long as it's reasonable and legal, we guarantee we won't interfere."

The Sheraton Hotel's legal counsel nodded and gave the Sheraton Hotel's lobby manager a wink, signaling him to call Chi Mengli.

The lobby manager called Chi Mengli, and after receiving a positive reply, hung up the phone.

"Chi Sheng, please, officers, go upstairs."

The Sheraton Hotel lobby manager extended his hand, inviting Ding Gou, Goose Sister, and the others to take the elevator. The legal advisor also followed them onto the elevator, and the group arrived at the floor where Chi Mengli's private room was located.

The door to the long room was already open. Xizai stood at the entrance and saw Dinggou, Sister E, and the others arrive. He extended his hand to invite these uninvited guests in.

Chi Mengli had already changed her clothes and was sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, watching the boxing match broadcast live on TVB.

"pond"

As soon as Ding Gou entered, he pulled out an arrest warrant, ready to read his classic lines.

Sister Goose couldn't remember how many times she pulled the nail dog after entering the Sheraton Hotel. This bastard, no wonder he could never be promoted. His relationship with the Four Great Detectives wasn't very close. Back then, everyone in the Political Department had connections with the Four Great Detectives.

The original members of the old political department all got promoted and made a fortune after receiving the amnesty, except for Ding Gou, who had no future.

Looking back, the reason why Ding Gou couldn't get promoted wasn't because he received any benefits, but because he lacked tact.

"Chi Sheng, I'm sorry to bother you. I heard you attended the Governor's Mansion banquet tonight and were chatting and laughing with the Governor's wife. I'm so envious!"

“Don’t worry about Chi Shengzhi. Something happened at Taikoo Wharf tonight. Your brother Hei Ahu’s henchman, Mud Snail, spitting Kun, wielding a long torch, robbed a shipping container and even killed someone.”

"The fans present confessed that they scraped out two tons of Fire Phoenix from the warehouse."

Sister Goose has always been in West Kowloon, and Yau Tsim Mong is all in West Kowloon. She doesn't know Handsome Winner inside and out, but she does know him to some extent.

Judging from Handsome Sheng's usual behavior, he is indeed determined to walk the right path and would never open a noodle stall. It is very likely that Black Tiger acted on his own initiative.

Handsome Sheng is on the rise and has a bright future. He has the potential to become a big boss. It would be beneficial for his future development to establish good relationships with others.

Ding Gou was a little surprised. He glanced at Sister Goose and immediately realized what was happening, obediently shutting his mouth.

"A murderous blade shatters a hero's ambition; all the tender emotions he once held have been in vain!"

Chi Mengli picked up the remote control, turned off the TV, and hummed a line from a traditional opera.

Robin was right. When he was still the head of Yau Ma Tei, he got drunk and said something like, "Black Tiger is born with a cheap life. As long as he has some money in his pocket, he gets cocky."

Robin is a clueless bum who's bad at judging people, but no matter how many things he says, there's always one thing he actually says that hits the nail on the head.

"Chi Sheng, what are you saying?"

Sister Goose didn't understand what Chi Mengli was humming, so she quickly asked a question.

"Nothing! Just something I felt compelled to say!"

"Officers, I, Chi Mengli, am a law-abiding citizen and I guarantee to cooperate with your work."

"However, I need to see my lawyer. I wonder if you all can wait a bit?"

Chi Mengli stood up, took the arrest warrant, glanced at it briefly, put it on the coffee table, and sat back down.

"Of course, but your old acquaintance, Tong Sheng, should already be having tea in the meeting room of the West Kowloon Police Station."

Sister Goose, fearing that the nail dog would ruin things, spoke up first.

Tongsheng?

After careful consideration, Chi Mengli realized that the "student" the female officer in front of her was referring to was Shenxian Jin.

It seems this plane incident has gone too far; even the head of the water station was invited to the police station for tea.

"Manager Le, I've already notified my lawyer, but it looks like it'll be a while. I won't be able to sleep if I drink coffee so late at night. How about a few pots of milk tea and some snacks?"

Chi Mengli took out her wallet, pointed out three large gold bull bills, and placed them on the coffee table. Guests are guests, and one should always be polite.

The Sheraton Hotel lobby manager quickly went over, picked up three large gold bulls from the coffee table, turned around and left the long room to prepare milk tea and snacks.

Chi Mengli picked up the remote, turned on the TV, and continued watching the boxing match.

(End of this chapter)