The Chief Detective Inspector is dead. I'm now the top police officer in Hong Kong!

Chapter 125 I'll eat first, then you can eat (24)

While the underworld bosses were still in a daze, Wen Biao had already adjusted his mindset, raised his hands, stepped out of the group, and obsequiously greeted him: "Young Master Sheng."

"Lin Sheng."

"Brother Sheng, Young Master Sheng," the eleven big shots, realizing what was going on, greeted him. The somewhat varied forms of address reflected the unfamiliarity with Lin Tiansheng and the complexity of their relationship.

Lin Tiansheng readily agreed, adopting the demeanor of a host, and waved his hand, saying, "Sit down, have a cup of tea, and let's chat."

He sat imposingly on a dragon-headed chair in front of the incense table, while the four sergeants sat at a square table to his left. The underworld bosses sat in front of him at three square tables lined up in a row.

Among them, Sun Kee has a large business in West Kowloon, with two of the Five Tigers now in charge. The leader is still the head of the Five Tigers, known as "Axe Jun," the tiger among tigers in Tsim Sha Tsui. The other is an old acquaintance, "Man Biu," the tiger of Mong Kok.

The same situation applies to the Number Gang, which also has two bigwigs involved, but this stems from a power struggle over the number system: "Hong Yijie," the leader of the "Loyalty" character group, and "Master Zai," the leader of the "Resilience" character group.

Master Boy was Beard Yung's right-hand man. He had also met Lam Tin Sing in the arms case. After Beard Yung got into trouble, Master Boy took over the Yi Zi gang.

The Chung Chi Group, which also made money in Yau Tsim Mong, didn't have much influence before, but when Beard Yong entered Stanley, he began to dominate the business of the Yi Chi Group.

The remaining characters are a society, a representative, nine characters, and a total of twelve people.

Axe-Hand Man, who had over ten thousand students, was once a Red Stick in the Wo Shing Wo organization. Before he was even twenty years old, he had already defeated all the members of the Tuen Mun gang, making him one of the most formidable figures in Hong Kong history.

After losing the election for the position of leader, and dissatisfied with Wo Shing Wo, he led his men to join Sun Kee. This set a record for the highest transfer fee in the underworld, allowing Sun Kee to dominate Tuen Mun for twenty years.

Now, he is in charge of Sun Kee's business in Tsim Sha Tsui, and his abilities alone are equivalent to those of a third-rate gang.

He was also the most arrogant, sitting down without saying a word, drinking tea and observing the situation.

As the host, Lin Tiansheng got straight to the point, saying, "I won't interfere with the shady businesses Huang Ye colluded with you on, but as for legitimate businesses like construction, decoration, and property management, they remain the same as before. I'll have an accountant audit the 48 companies on the list tomorrow. From now on, apart from the companies that have paid their bills, if any of the other companies get into trouble in West Kowloon, don't come looking for my men."

Master Shii dared not be the first to speak out, but He Tu's Cat Shit Hai, after consulting with Zhang Jinrong, raised his teacup and said, "Young Master Sheng is in charge of the soldiers in West Kowloon, collects the bills from West Kowloon, and eats the salary from West Kowloon. It is only right and proper. He Tu will do as you please."

At Yang Sihai's behest, Bai Touying, the head of Fuyixing Hall, greeted him with a friendly smile and said, "Welcome Young Master Sheng to the company to audit the accounts. Old Fu has done nothing wrong and is not afraid of being audited."

Lian Gong Le originated from the Dongguan gang. The head of the gang, "Gou Ma Ming," had just played mahjong with Zhang Jinrong the night before and said happily, "Business used to be pretty good, so let's keep going."

"Young Master Sheng is still an old brother, and he will definitely take better care of the brothers than that bastard Huang Ye."

Without breaking the old rules, the police officers present collapsed in the blink of an eye. In the face of gangsters, the police force is absolute power, and the so-called "tough guys" and "strongmen" have little bargaining power.

Rooster, the leader of the Big Circle Gang, with red hair on his head and a scorpion tattoo on his arm, suddenly spoke up: "Young Master Sheng, some things are inappropriate, but they still need to be said."

"Before Mr. Wong got into trouble, he promised us that he would reduce the commission by three percentage points for each property renovation business."

Lin Tiansheng was not surprised. With someone causing trouble, everyone wanted to take advantage of the chaos to get a bigger slice, but as soon as they got a break, they would want another slice.

Zhang Jinrong slammed his fist on the table and cursed, "Is Huang Ye doing charity? He'll charge you three percent less, but will he sell his ass to make up for the shortfall?"

Currently, fully furnished apartments are not yet available in the housing market. The decoration costs vary from building to building, down to individual homeowners. The money collected by the police is called an "entry fee," which is a planning fee. The decoration company that takes the order receives 15% of the fee, based on the specific work cost, and deposits it into the company's account.

So-called planning companies are nothing more than employing a dozen or so people to produce some template-based drawings. Any decoration company employees who dare to show up at the development without paying an entry fee will have their legs broken that very day. And which company homeowner ultimately chooses for their renovation depends on that company's marketing capabilities; in the struggle for contracts, there are occasional behind-the-scenes conflicts.

Some well-managed companies will actually get involved in the construction, control the process, reduce costs, and earn more. A 15% entry fee isn't considered high. However, some less capable companies rely on their entry qualifications to get contracts from clients and then subcontract to outside foremen, acting like parasites and collecting commissions.

A renovation order, once it reaches the hands of an ordinary citizen, has already been passed around two or three times.

The rooster retorted, "The price of building materials is going up, boss. Homeowners won't pay more, so they go to the countryside to find cheaper renovation teams, making the industry more and more chaotic. Even the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) has to consider crime rates!"

Seeing that Axe-Head Jun, Handsome Kun, and Broken Nose Sang remained silent, Lin Tiansheng knew that the gangsters were secretly colluding. He laughed and said, "Which company has increased costs? Tell us."

The rooster turned its head to look at Axe-Handsome, Handsome Kun, and Broken-Nose Sang, and glared at them.

Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Axe Jun finally spoke up: "Inspector Lin, the brothers need to eat, so please charge less."

Lin Tiansheng slammed his fist on the table: "Fuck you! I'm full before you have anything to eat. If I'm not full today, neither of you are eating!"

"Everyone, how about another five points? Any problems?"

Wen Biao, Gou Ma Ming, Bai Tou Ying, and the others all changed color and looked at Fu Tou Jun, Ji Gong, and the other three with resentment.

Liang Kun from Tongxinhe was very dissatisfied and said, "Why should the price be raised? I didn't say anything."

"I'm not happy with how good-looking you are. What's wrong with that? You have a problem with that too?" Lin Tiansheng lit a cigarette and stared at him. "If you have a problem, let's talk about it slowly at the police station."

Feeling extremely frustrated, Liang Kun slowly lowered his seat.

Axe-Head Jun kicked the table leg and led his men away. Rooster, Handsome Kun, and Broken Nose Sang immediately followed, while the rest looked at each other in bewilderment.

Zhang Jinrong waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, sit here and hang out until the banquet starts, okay?"

The remaining people then stood up, clasped their hands in farewell, and left.

As the storm subsided, the brief meeting made Lin Tiansheng, Zhang Jinrong, and others realize that there were some tough guys in the underworld who might not be afraid to mess with them.

Their fists aren't strong enough.

Wen Biao stayed behind, shamelessly asking, "Young Master Sheng, I'm temporarily managing the Wan Chai branch and auditing the Xiang family's accounts. I've taken HK$30 million from the accounts to pay off Chen Yaoxing's debts. How should I hand it over to you?"

How much cash do you have?

"Seven million, and the rest are houses, cars, and shares in some casinos." To dig out this money, Wen Biao not only ransacked Chen Yaoxing's house, but also falsified accounts and extorted money from casino owners. It can be described as sucking the marrow from their bones, ruthlessly squeezing the blood out of Wan Chai Tong.

Lin Tiansheng nodded and finally smiled: "Leave it to Li Zhongying."

"clear."

Wen Biao stood at attention and saluted, his smile shameless.

(End of this chapter)