Hong Kong Movie: At the beginning, Big Boss B asked me to draw the death lottery

Chapter 170 He's eighteen! Then why is he so arrogant?
The following morning, just as Ho Chun-yan was organizing students from several schools and a group of environmentalists to launch an environmental demonstration against Silvermine Bay, Ho Yiu-chung was traveling by car to Victoria Peak.

He planned to pay a proper visit to the once-famous speedboat tycoon in Hong Kong and Kowloon.

Upon arriving at Victoria Peak, a symbol of Hong Kong Island's supreme status, Ho Yiu-chung met the gaunt-looking Fok Kwan-tai in the courtyard of the Fok family villa.

"Hello, Mr. Huo!"

He Yaozong has always held people with courage and who do not forget their roots in high esteem.

The origins of the Huo and Li families are two completely different extremes.

Of course, some might say that forty years ago, the Huo family was also taking a huge gamble.

But since ancient times, a gentleman has judged people by their actions, not their intentions!
In Hong Kong during those days, it was a rare privilege to avoid becoming a lackey of foreigners in order to protect oneself.

"Good young man, please have a seat!"

Huo Guantai invited He Yaozong to sit down in a rattan chair in front of him, his eyes still scanning He Yaozong.

Even though he was over sixty, his eyes still gleamed with a sharp light, as if he could see right through He Yaozong.

Unfortunately, Huo Guantai still couldn't see through the young man's thoughts.

Despite his advanced age and steadfast spirit, Huo Guantai, who considered himself a man of many talents, still couldn't fathom He Yaozong's intention in building such a large number of resettlement houses.

So he simply asked directly.

"Young man, can you tell me why you, a former triad member, would think of spending so much money to build resettlement housing for the underprivileged residents of public housing estates?"

"To win people's hearts!"

"It's that simple?"

"Of course, as you can see, Mr. Fok, I have already received my letter of appointment from the Housing Estate Relief Department."

My next step is to enter the Legislative Council and, as a member, look forward to my own future and that of Hong Kong Island.

He Yaozong cleared his throat and then laughed.

"A true man is born between heaven and earth; shouldn't he accomplish something truly great and upright?"

Huo Guantai smiled slightly and couldn't help but give He Yaozong a thumbs up.

This seems to be the best explanation for Ho Yiu-chung's motives.

"Mr. He, please forgive my intrusion, but I have another question that I hope you can answer for me."

As far as I know, you come from a poor family and were working as a valet parking attendant in Causeway Bay just six months ago.

Where did you suddenly get so much money to build Hengyao Real Estate?

Foreigners and others might assume that Ho Yiu-chung's funds came from the mainland, but Fok Kwun-tai would never believe that.

Upon hearing Huo Guantai's sharp question, He Yaozong sat up straight and stared directly at Huo Guantai.

He began by asking, "Mr. Huo, is this the question you want to ask, or is it someone else's?"

"Just pretend it's my question!"

"Well, I'm sorry, it's not the right time for me to answer that question yet."

Huo Guantai was not surprised by He Yaozong's answer.

Just as he nodded, perhaps He Yaozong was intentionally changing the subject, but then He Yaozong asked a question.

"Mr. Huo, actually I also have a question I'd like to ask you!"

"But it doesn't matter."

"As far as I know, the Fok family also operates a lot of real estate businesses on Hong Kong Island."

Our Hengyao Real Estate is carrying out low-rent housing projects and land reclamation on Hong Kong Island. No matter what, the Huo family's business will be affected.

I don't quite understand why Mr. Fok would step in to help me when I was besieged by the Hong Kong Island Chamber of Commerce, and why he would voluntarily go to the mainland to bring sand over for me.

Huo Guantai smiled again: "A true man is born between heaven and earth and should accomplish a great and upright career."

Money is no longer very important to me!

Furthermore, you are building resettlement housing for those impoverished neighbors who rarely have a proper meal, so it doesn't pose a significant threat to my commercial buildings.

He Yaozong nodded: "That's right. The things Mr. Huo has done in most of his life are at a level that ordinary people can hardly reach."

"There is no height that ordinary people cannot reach. But you, young man, have truly brought the saying 'When poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when successful, one should benefit all under heaven' to its fullest extent."

Actually, I didn't invite you here today to discuss business matters.

"Please enlighten me, Mr. Huo."

"Your awareness is very high, but there are still seven years left, and it's not so easy to get through them!"
Now you should understand that your battle with the foreigners isn't about who wins in the short term.

Mr. Ho, this is an ideological struggle. I believe you have the ability to change what Hong Kong Island will look like in the future!

"Was this something Mr. Huo himself wanted to instruct me to do?"

Huo Guantai simply smiled and remained silent, neither denying nor nodding.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Huo, I may not be as high-class as you think."

When I think about it, I realize that I'm actually a rather selfish person!
To be frank, if I had been in your position thirty years ago, I would never have handed over the gambling license in Macau so easily!

"Whether a person is selfish or not is not important. What is important is that he knows who he is!"
Mr. He, what I really want to advise you is that you need to win people's hearts. Simply helping the needy and relieving the poor is not enough.

In my opinion, building more houses on Hong Kong Island would be better than building more schools there!

“Mr. Fok, building a school on Hong Kong Island is probably much more difficult than building public housing estates!”

"It's all up to you. You're about to enter the Legislative Council."

"If you can build a school of your own on Hong Kong Island, I'm willing to fund it and become its first school board member!"

Ring ring ring——

Just as Huo Guantai finished speaking, He Yaozong's cell phone, which was hanging on his waist, rang.

He Yaozong picked up the phone, smiled apologetically at Huo Guantai, and then pressed the answer button.

When I answered the phone, I found it was Big D calling.

Before long, the smile on He Yaozong's face froze.

After hanging up the phone, He Yaozong stood up.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Huo, I have some urgent business to attend to back home, so I can't continue our chat any longer."

"Come over for tea anytime you have time."

After saying goodbye to Huo Guantai, He Yaozong hastily ended the conversation.

After leaving Victoria Peak, Ho Yiu-chung directly asked Sai Wai, who was driving, to take him to Silvermine Bay.

At this moment, the construction site of the refugee camp that had just been demolished in Silvermine Bay was already in complete chaos.

Several police cars were parked at the intersection, and many police officers were on site maintaining order.

Big D stood at the intersection with a bitter face. After seeing He Yaozong get out of the car, he immediately ran over.

"What happened? Is everyone alright?!"

"It's hard to say, he's already been taken to the hospital for emergency treatment!"
However, judging from the situation, it doesn't seem optimistic..."

Just ten minutes ago, Ho Chun-yan arranged for ten minibuses to select more than two hundred students and more than twenty environmentalists from three schools to organize a protest demonstration in Silvermine Bay.

Originally, Big D issued a notice to let them cause trouble, instructing the workers guarding the materials to turn a deaf ear and try to avoid escalating into physical conflict.

Unexpectedly, the students were all energetic and had no outlet for their pent-up energy from being at school all day. With the encouragement of more than twenty environmentalists present, the situation quickly spiraled out of control.

Some students immediately climbed over the guardrail and began to vandalize the construction materials at the site.

The workers that Big D sent to guard the materials were originally skilled thugs who had worked as lookouts in the Tsuen Wan area.

Seeing this, he couldn't stand it anymore and immediately rushed over and started playing with a group of students.

Unfortunately, even the strongest fists can't fight off a pack of wolves.

How could a dozen or so thugs guarding a construction site possibly be a match for hundreds of middle school students?

In less than two minutes, the dozen or so thugs were beaten to the ground by a group of unbridled students wielding steel pipes and bricks. One of the thugs even had his stomach pierced by a steel bar.

His intestines almost spilled out onto the ground, and he is now in critical condition.

"Big D, do you know who started this mess?"

"I just got here too, but I heard from the guys at the scene that the students who started the trouble were wearing the uniforms of Edinburgh High School!"

"How could a group of students go to such lengths?!"

"That's normal. These days, students don't know their own strength; they're even willing to kill people!"

He Yaozong couldn't help but frown, then grabbed Big D's shoulder and pulled him close.

"Listen to Big D, make sure all the brothers who were beaten and sent to the hospital are settled, and then the land reclamation project should not be stopped!"
Also, go to TVB and contact that reporter named Lok Wai-ching, and ask her to bring people here to give extensive coverage to the actions of these so-called environmentalists!
I never want to see any fools coming here to protest again!

"What about the students who injured our brothers?"

"It's none of your business!"

……

Leighton Road, where Ho Chun-yan lives.

The arrival of the Provincial Treasurer, Ho Tak, in person left Ho Chun-yan somewhat at a loss.

"Ho Chun-yan, the Silvermine Bay incident is in the newspapers again! I think you should give me an explanation. How did you turn a perfectly good protest into a criminal case?"

He Junren felt a surge of bitterness in his heart.

"Sir Hodgson, it was Mr. Wilson who instructed me to mobilize the Environmental Protection Department and for Ho Yiu-chung to completely oppose the Hong Kong Island Chamber of Commerce!"
"What if we don't let the students cause trouble, and the Environmental Protection Department puts too much pressure on them, and Ho Yiu-chung compromises with the Hong Kong Island Chamber of Commerce...?"

"So you ordered these students to commit the crime? He Junren, you organized this operation!"

We'll try our best to cover this up with the police, but you have to give me an explanation. What exactly are you thinking?!

A perfectly good matter was ruined by a clever trick, turning a reasonable argument into an unreasonable one, leaving Ho Chun-yan quite helpless.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and explain to Hod, who came to question him.

"Sir Hord, I didn't expect these students to be so hot-blooded!"
However, there is one thing to be thankful for: at least Ho Yiu-chung's land reclamation project can continue.

The conflict between him and the Hong Kong Island Chamber of Commerce has become irreconcilable!

"If someone insists on investigating this matter and finds out that it was you, He Junren, who organized this operation, how will you respond?"

He Junren's heart skipped a beat. He knew that if things got out of control, he would have to take the blame for instigating the students to commit the crime.

After all, how could civilized Britain do such a despicable thing?

As a veteran member of the Legislative Council, Ho Chun-yan naturally knew how to answer.

"Sir Hodgson, if anyone insists on getting to the bottom of this matter, I will resign at the very least!"
"But Sir Howard, you and Mr. Wei Yixin won't just stand by and do nothing, will you?"

Upon hearing this, Hord's expression softened slightly.

He changed his posture and spoke to He Junren.

"Don't worry, we have seen your contributions to Hong Kong over the years."

But I must warn you, He Yaozong is no pushover.

I suggest you quickly think of a way to calm him down!

This matter can only end with the students' reaction being deemed excessive!

"Understood, Sir Hodgson!"

……

In a ward of the neurosurgery department at Kwong Wah Hospital.

A Wo Luen Shing thug, lying on a hospital bed with an IV drip attached and his head wrapped in a bandage, was staring blankly at the ceiling with a smile on his face.

In the clash at Silvermine Bay, he was the least injured among the group of thugs guarding the construction site materials.

But he also got a solid blow to the forehead with a brick.

It was this brick that brought him 50,000 yuan for medicine.

The guy felt that taking that brick hit was totally worth it!
The door to the ward was pushed open. The thug assumed it was a nurse coming to apply medicine. But when he looked over, he saw that He Yaozong had entered the ward accompanied by several security guards.

The thug was shocked and quickly sat up from the hospital bed, about to greet Ho Yiu-chung.

"Lie down and talk, it's okay!"

He Yaozong gestured for him to lie down, and then sat down next to the hospital bed.

"I know it's not easy for you brothers, are you feeling uncomfortable about anything?"

"Boss, I...I'm not seriously injured..."

"It's good that it's not serious. Could you please answer two questions for me?"

"convenient!"

"Tell me, how did you get into a conflict with those students at Silvermine Bay today?"

The young man blushed slightly, but still answered truthfully.

"Around 9:20 this morning, we had just finished breakfast when Brother Maji led us to play cards in the shed."

Unexpectedly, a dozen minibuses stopped outside the construction site, and a group of students ran onto the site shouting.

At that time, Brother Maji called Brother Da D, and after receiving Brother Da D's instructions, we continued to stay in the shed, intending to ignore the group of students.

To my utter surprise, this group of students stormed into the construction site, smashing everything in sight, and even tried to carry some of our building materials out and throw them into the sea.

"Boss, you're offering us such high salaries, how can we tolerate these students causing trouble?"

He Yaozong nodded: "So you started fighting with these students?"

The thug who answered shook his head slightly, despite the discomfort in his head.

"No, we were just going over to try and dissuade them."

But the scene was too chaotic. Someone shoved a student, and that student immediately became angry.

He picked up a brick and smashed it on my head.

As a result, the brothers all got angry... and later, sigh, it was embarrassing!

"It's normal for a dozen or so people to lose against more than two hundred. What's shameful about that?"

Ho Yiu-chung patted the thug's hand and then comforted him.

"Take good care of your injury. If you need anything, remember to let Big D know!"

After saying this, He Yaozong left the ward with his men.

On his way out of Kwong Wah Hospital, he was constantly troubled by a question.

He could roughly guess what the foreigners were thinking.

People like Wei Yixin and Huo De wanted to completely antagonize the Hong Kong Island Chamber of Commerce, and they were the most likely to orchestrate this student riot.

But He Yaozong reconsidered and rejected the guess.

Wei Yixin and his ilk are not fools. While planning this riot will allow them to successfully fill in Silver Mine Bay, it will also expose too many of their secrets.

If they were to investigate further, and then use this as an excuse to make a fuss, they too would be accused of instigating students to engage in violent activities.

Foreigners, who always pride themselves on being civilized, would never do something so stupid.

As for the Hong Kong Island Chamber of Commerce, that's even more impossible!

Those scoundrels are eager to use the Environmental Protection Agency to amplify public opinion and force them to stop the land reclamation project and join their camp.

So who exactly orchestrated this student riot?
He Yaozong felt it was very necessary to investigate this matter thoroughly, so as he left Guanghua Hospital and got into his car, he called Li Zhongzhi.

"Inspector Lee, you should know about the student riot in Silvermine Bay, right?"

After Li Zhongzhi answered the phone, He Yaozong asked this question directly.

Li Zhongzhi hesitated for a while on the other end of the phone before answering.

"Yes, this case is handled by our CID."

"Are those students who led the riot still on your side?"

"Yes, but many of them are under 18. The Correctional Services Department may directly arrange for Pik Uk Correctional Centre to take over their care."

"As the person in charge of Hengyao Real Estate, my employees have been persecuted. Do I have the right to visit these students who led the riots?"

Li Zhongzhi immediately gave a reply.

"Yes, Mr. He, but you can only conduct normal mediation and communication with these students under the supervision of our police."

And there can be no physical contact between you, we…

"Alright, I know the rules!"
I'm going to Wan Chai Police Station now. Could you please take me to see the student who led the disturbance later?

When they arrived at Wan Chai Police Station, Lee Chung-chi had already been waiting at the main entrance for quite some time.

Without a word, after He Yaozong got out of the car, Li Zhongzhi took him directly to the jail cell.

Here, he met a student with an arrogant and unruly demeanor, who looked down on everyone.

Ho Yiu-chung was certain that in all his years in the triads, even the most notorious gangsters who ended up in jail never displayed the same arrogance as this student.

Li Zhongzhi simply leaned close to his ear and whispered.

"This is the one who started the trouble, but don't worry, he's a middle school student, he's already over eighteen."

"He's already an adult? Then what gives him the right to be so arrogant?"

"He was the one who instigated the trouble, but he didn't cause any serious physical harm to your employees, so of course he's arrogant!"

After Li Zhongzhi finished speaking, he led He Yaozong into the cell and called out to the middle school student.

"Mr. He from Hengyao Real Estate has some questions for you. If you want a lighter sentence in court, you'd better have a good talk with Mr. He!"

Unexpectedly, this middle school student didn't give Li Zhongzhi any face at all.

He immediately rolled his eyes and said arrogantly, "Don't kid me, officer. There is no mediation system in Hong Kong's judicial system!"

"So what if I'm sentenced? I've had enough of this lousy school. I might as well go to prison for some training. I've never experienced what it's like to be in jail before!"

Li Zhongzhi knew immediately that this was an incorrigible delinquent, but with the mindset of saving as many as possible, he still spoke up.

"If Mr. He is willing to let you off the hook, you might end up in a reformatory!"

"No need! I'll go to jail if I have to, but please don't show me any mercy!"

(End of this chapter)