1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 254 Peace in the world
The HSBC manager surnamed Zhou and his staff waited at the entrance of Xiawan Village for about ten minutes.

The new reporter didn't show up yet, so the reporters who heard the news drove to the scene first.

Among the villagers.

The head of the second room, Zhai Xiaowen, held his eldest brother's phone in his hand and supported Zhai Xiaosheng and said, "Brother, I called to inform the reporters to come over. They dare not do anything with the cameras present."

Zhai Xiaosheng hummed, stared at the policeman not far away and said, "I called my friend in the Municipal Bureau. When the group heard that HSBC sent people here, no one dared to step forward. So quickly send someone to the dock to find Ah Hao and bring him back. We must find a way to catch Hong Bin, the idiot!"

Zhai Xiaowen nodded and said okay, and asked several villagers who were closely related to him to protect Zhai Xiaosheng, and then he hurried to the side to contact Zhai Jinghao.

Among the policemen.

The leading inspector frowned when he saw reporters coming with cameras, and quickly walked up to Manager Zhou.

"Mr. Zhou, please go to the car first to hide. If you are photographed, it will cause trouble for public opinion."

"Pujie Xinji, they haven't come yet. I don't know why the boss hired this bunch of losers!"

Manager Zhou cursed twice. Employees like him who were often in the spotlight were a little afraid of reporters, especially those working for HSBC. He immediately took his men into a van and closed the door.

"Sir, we received news that a conflict broke out between police and citizens here. What happened?"

"The whistleblower said that the Hong Kong government wanted to forcibly expropriate the land in Xia Wan Village and sent police officers to take the lead. What is the police force's explanation?"

"Is it legal to deploy dozens of PTU policemen at a time, fully armed?"

As soon as the reporters got off the car, they split into two groups and walked quickly towards the scene. One group harassed the policeman, while the other group went to interview the villagers.

The leading inspector police officer looked at the cameras and flashbulbs in front of him and suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed. The police force is known as the biggest name in Hong Kong, but many times they are not as efficient as the gangs. At this time, facing the camera, he could only say the universal words "no comment".

Zhai Xiaosheng felt a little more at ease when he saw the policemen surrounded by reporters. He thought to himself that Awen still had some quick wit at the critical moment. Reasoning would definitely not work in the current situation. The bigger the fuss and the stronger the public opinion, the more beneficial it would be to Xiawan Village.

Just as the two sides were in a stalemate.

Xinji’s troops finally arrived.

A Mercedes-Benz car slowly stopped at the entrance of the village.

The car door opens.

A middle-aged man with bald eyebrows, no beard, and a sickly face jumped out of the car. He was wearing a neat suit and walked straight into the group of policemen.

After a year of experience in Albania, Xu Jiasheng still has a humble and harmless smile on his face.

He smiled and nodded to the reporters, then pulled the inspector aside and said, "Sir, we are from a debt collection company. The boss asked me to take care of things here."

"How come you're so late?"

The inspector scolded Xu Jiasheng and pointed at the assault vehicle where Manager Zhou and his team were. He lowered his voice and said, "The boss inside is very dissatisfied. You should quickly deal with the matter here, and then send a few scapegoats to surrender to the police station. Also, remember to deal with those reporters. If one of the photos is published in the newspaper, I will personally lead the team to wipe out your Xinji's scene!"

Xu Jiasheng still smiled modestly and adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses: "I understand, Sir, don't worry."

"I'll bring another group of reporters here in half an hour. Remember to keep your ground. Don't go too far, or I'll arrest you anyway!"

The inspector warned Xu Jiasheng again, and without looking at the reporters outside, he walked straight to a van: "Retreat!"

Dozens of policemen received the order and evacuated the scene by car.

The assault team disappeared at the entrance of the village in a flash.

The reporters and villagers looked at each other in confusion.

A reporter who didn't know what was going on approached Xu Jiasheng and asked, "Sir, what exactly is going on here?"

"Wait a moment." Xu Jiasheng smiled at the other person in a friendly manner, took out his phone and dialed, and told the person on the other end of the phone: "You can enter now."

After hanging up the phone, he stretched out his index finger and lightly flicked the microphone that the reporter handed to him. Then he smiled and asked, "Which newspaper are you a reporter for? Where is the newspaper located? What's your boss's phone number?"

The voice just fell.

Suddenly, bursts of engine roars were heard at the entrance of the village.

More than a dozen motorcycles led the way, with the riders wearing helmets and motorcycle suits.

Behind the motorcycle, there were vans following one after another. By the time all the vehicles stopped, the road to the village entrance was completely blocked.

The door of the van opened, and hundreds of Xinji thugs got out and gathered around.

The reporters realized that something was wrong and moved to retreat.

But just as they took action, they were blocked at the intersection by a group of thugs.

Without Xu Jiasheng's instructions, the gangsters easily snatched the cameras from their hands, pulled out the films and tapes, and exposed and burned them.

"I'll have someone return the machines to you later. Please register your home addresses and newspaper information. If I see someone writing nonsense on a newspaper tomorrow, I'll send someone to deliver an extra gift and then invite your family to go surfing on the high seas."

Xu Jiasheng asked his men to register the information of the reporters one by one, and smiled and signaled that they could leave first: "Thank you for your cooperation."

Soon, only Xinji's men and villagers from Xiawan Village were left on the scene.

Xu Jiasheng sent the last reporter out, turned around, looked at a group of nervous villagers opposite, and loosened the tie around his neck.

He picked up a megaphone that someone had dropped from the ground, blew into it to test the sound, and then walked out of the crowd and shouted to the villagers in front of him: "Next, we will measure the land according to the contract. Please leave in an orderly manner and do not interfere with our normal work."

There was silence among the villagers for a few seconds.

Zhai Xiaosheng stepped out bravely: "What's this gentleman's name? I am..."

Without waiting for him to finish, Xu Jiasheng impatiently threw away the megaphone, turned around and walked towards the Mercedes-Benz.

When he passed by a group of motorcyclists behind him, he said, "If we can't come to an agreement, let's establish our authority first, and then come back to release snakes door to door at night."

As soon as he passed through the crowd, a dozen or so drivers in the lead took off their helmets, pulled out batons from their sleeves, and led a group of hooligans towards the villagers of Xiawan Village.

"You're really scary..."

Relying on his strong physique, Zhai Xiaowu protected Zhai Xiaosheng behind him, raised his arm and pointed at the nearest driver, and just uttered half a sentence.

Bang! In response, the opponent hit him with a merciless stick, which hit Zhai Xiaowu's forearm hard. With a crisp sound of bone cracking, half of his arm instantly drooped limply.

"Pick that mother! They want to steal our Ding, and we'll die with them!"

Most of the villagers were young and energetic men, and their numbers outnumbered the gangsters. Seeing outsiders bullying them at their doorsteps, a few of them just shouted a few words, which attracted the support of a group of people.

A melee is about to break out.

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It was noon when Guizaitian and Zhai Jinghao arrived at Xiawan Village at a leisurely pace.

When I stepped out of the silver Porsche, I saw a large number of policemen forcing a group of newly recruited thugs into a van.

Two ambulances stopped at the entrance of the village, and medical staff in white coats carried the injured after the melee onto stretchers.

The reporters lined up in an orderly manner and filmed and interviewed in an orderly manner under the guidance of the police.

"Xinji is still so rude in his actions."

As Guizai Tian walked towards the village, he looked around at the messy environment, curled his lips and shook his head.

Behind him were two young men with feminine looks and temperaments, who sandwiched Zhai Jinghao on the left and right. They had frivolous smiles on their faces, which contrasted sharply with Zhai Jinghao's pale face.

"Hey! Police officers are investigating a case. Who are you?"

As Guizai Tian and his four companions reached the entrance of the village, they were stopped by a policeman in military uniform.

Zhai Jinghao was like seeing a savior, and he quickly pulled himself away and approached the military uniform: "Sir, help me, they kidnapped me!"

Seeing the uniform frowning and glaring at him, Guizi rolled his eyelids and said, "Sir, we are employees of the Natural Selection gambling ship. This idiot lost money on the ship and owes us more than 5 million. I am just collecting the debt legally." "Legal? Do you have a formal license?"

"Yes! This is the IOU with his personal signature, and this is the business license of my Yutian Finance Company. Our business scope includes bond auctions and debt collection. Sir, if you need anything, you can also leave this business card."

The uniformed policeman didn't respond. He took the documents handed to him by Guizai Tian, scanned them one by one, and his expression looked a little better.

He turned to Zhai Jinghao and asked, "Hey, did they threaten, insult, or beat you to harm your personal safety?"

Zhai Jinghao was stunned for two seconds, then shook his head and said, "No, but they forced me to pay back the money..."

The uniformed police officer glared at him and said, "Nonsense! You don't have to pay back the money you owe? It's a waste of time!"

After saying that, he handed the file to Guizai Tian and said, "Let's go. This village is in chaos today. Some gang members came here to cause trouble. These villagers are not spineless. More than 20 people were injured on both sides. You better be careful."

"Okay, thank you Sir."

Guizai Tian smiled at the uniformed policeman, turned around and made a gesture of invitation to Zhai Jinghao: "Master Hao, we have walked such a long way with you, you must at least invite us to your house for a cup of tea, right?"

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The living room was full of people.

Zhai Xiaosheng lay on the sofa with a hot towel on his forehead, and the chatter of the villagers could be heard in his ears.

"Ah Sheng, don't think you can get away with pretending to be sick. Because of your reckless behavior, the society is now involved. My son was beaten and sent to the hospital. Pay tens of thousands of dollars for medicine first!"

"Zhai Xiaosheng, how much benefit did Hong Bin give you to allow you to join forces with outsiders to cheat your fellow villagers?"

"Your son Zhai Jinghao has also disappeared. Did he embezzle our 2 million Hong Kong dollars and run away? Fuck you! Call him and ask him to pay you back!"

Zhai Xiaosheng, who was quite prestigious in the village yesterday, was now like a rat crossing the street, and everyone was shouting at him to be beaten.

Zhai Xiaosheng lay on the sofa, staring at the ceiling with lifeless eyes. He was protected by several close younger generations around him, and they separated him from the indignant villagers.

Zhai Xiaowen hurried in from outside, glared at the villagers who were causing trouble, and whispered in Zhai Xiaosheng's ear, "Brother, I just received a call from the township council. Your eligibility to run for councillor has been cancelled."

Upon hearing the news, Zhai Xiaosheng slowly closed his eyes, his chest rising and falling a few times, and asked, "Have you found Ah Hao?"

"No news yet..."

Zhai Xiaowen stopped talking halfway through his words.

Outside the door, Zhai Jinghao and three strange men appeared in sight.

When the villagers saw him appear, the lively arguments like in a vegetable market fell silent.

Zhai Jinghao breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I don’t know why so many uncles and aunts came to visit the house today, but with more people, I don’t have to worry about the ghost causing trouble for the three of them.

Just as I thought of this, the crowd started to make noise again.

The villagers gathered around Zhai Jinghao and kept scolding him.

"Ah Hao, where did your father hide the 2 million?"

"Where's Hong Bin? You've been on the same page with him lately. Where is he now?"

"Pujiezi, hand over our Dingquan!"

Zhai Jinghao was a little confused by the question.

It was not until his third uncle Zhai Xiaowen pulled him to the sofa and asked, in front of the sickly-looking Zhai Xiaosheng, with the last glimmer of hope: "Ah Hao, where is Hong Bin?"

"I wanted to ask where he went? What happened? How come everyone on the boat and ashore looked so different in just one night?"

Among all the people, Zhai Jinghao was the most confused one.

In the first half of last night, he was playing poker with Hong Bin. In the middle of the game, he went out with a beautiful girl and never came back. In the second half of the night, he signed a few IOUs in a daze. Unexpectedly, as soon as the gambling boat docked at dawn, Guizaitian, who had been respectful to him, suddenly turned against him and forced him to go home to get the money with the IOU.

When he brought up Hong Bin's name, he only earned a mocking smile from the other party.

"Forget it. I'm very sleepy now and don't want to bother thinking about these messed up things."

Zhai Jinghao waved his hand and said to Zhai Xiaosheng, "Dad, please contact Hong Bin first and ask him to come over and teach those three idiots a lesson. I just owed some money on the gambling boat, but you are pestering me. You are the wrong person!"

Zhai Xiaosheng and Zhai Xiaowen looked at each other and saw despair in each other's eyes.

Guizai Tian stepped forward and said, "Mr. Zhai, right? Your son Zhai Jinghao owes our financial company a total of 562 million Hong Kong dollars. Should this amount be paid in cash or by check?"

The villagers in the living room suddenly fell silent, listening to the latest news in astonishment, and then glared at the Zhai father and son.

"As expected of Uncle Sheng, your Ah Hao lost millions just by playing around, and you're still saying this has nothing to do with you?"

Zhai Xiaosheng turned a deaf ear to the voice. He supported himself on the sofa and sat up, signaling Guizaitian with his eyes to sit down as well.

Looking at the young man sitting opposite him, Zhai Xiaosheng smiled and sighed.

"Young man, can you help me clean up the mess first?"

"I'll try." Guizai Tian nodded with a smile and said to the villagers around him, "We are a formal financial company. We collect debts in a civilized manner and will never do anything radical. But I still want to remind you of one thing."

As he spoke, he pointed at the two gentle younger brothers beside Zhai Jinghao and said, "These two of my employees are HIV carriers. Has anyone from the Department of Health ever explained to us what AIDS is?"

The voice just fell.

With a whoosh, the crowd was pushed away as if by an invisible aura, with Zhai Jinghao and his two younger brothers as the center, leaving a vacuum zone.

Even Zhai Xiaowen frowned and retreated to the corner.

Last month, the news of the first death of an AIDS patient in Hong Kong shocked the whole of Hong Kong. This was a time when people were very afraid of AIDS.

The two younger brothers with feminine temperaments smiled sheepishly, stood up and walked towards the villagers, stretching out their hands as if to shake hands with them.

“Please don’t discriminate against us.”

The villagers gathered in the living room were suddenly in a commotion. They didn't bother to encircle Zhai Xiaosheng and rushed out in a hurry, fearing to have any contact with them.

The living room was cleared in an instant.

Zhai Xiaosheng smiled and said, "That's a good excuse."

Guizai Tian shook his head and said, "No, they really have AIDS, which is very useful when they are sent out to collect money."

Zhai Xiaosheng's smile suddenly froze on his face.

"Let Ah Hao go back to his room first. I only have this one stick of incense."

"Okay!"

Guizai Tian waved his hand, and Zhai Jinghao felt as if he had been pardoned. He rushed to the second floor, entered the bathroom, and began to disinfect frantically.

Downstairs living room.

Zhai Xiaosheng took a deep breath and said, "Is Hong Bin from your gambling ship? Isn't it profitable enough to run a gambling house on the high seas? So you want to come to our small village to play this game of heavenly betting?"

With the appearance of Guizai Tian, Zhai Xiaosheng has figured out the whole story. All people are connected to form a big net, but he is not sure who is the fisherman who pulls in the net.

Guizai Tian smiled noncommittally: "It may not be for money."

"That's right. If it's just for money, Hong Bin can handle Feng Guifa in Dashengwei. There's no need to go to Xiawan Village with all the trouble."

Zhai Xiaosheng asked curiously: "I don't remember offending anyone, unless someone didn't want me to run for parliament, so they set this up to frame me?"

Guizai Tian smiled and shook his head, saying, "Mr. Zhai, don't think too much. To be honest, you can't stay in Xiawan Village anymore. These villagers want to chop you into pieces. But my boss is willing to give you a way out. Tonight, a car will stop at South Col Bend. There will be two million cash in the trunk and these IOUs in my hand. As long as you have the ability to drive away and never return to Hong Kong, all the grievances in the past will be written off and the world will be at peace!"

(End of this chapter)