Despite being incredibly wealthy, I want to be a prosecutor.
Chapter 49 Winning Over
It was evening.
The KTV on the second floor of the "Future 27" apartment hotel in Gangku is the most upscale entertainment venue in Qingluan County.
It's certainly not as good as the Speed 5, but it has all the necessary services.
The enormous coffee table was piled high with brandy, red wine, and beer.
At that moment, a fat, big-eared police officer was fiddling with a glass of red wine in his hand, clicking his tongue twice.
The police officer's name is Tawei, with the rank of captain, and he is the captain of Team B of the First Office of the Qingluan County Police Department.
The so-called "First Office" is in charge of neighborhood security, preliminary investigations of criminal cases, and so on. It is the most important office in the police department, and the office director is concurrently held by a deputy chief.
The office is divided into two teams, A and B. Erhei's police team belongs to team B, and Tawei is his superior.
The initial investigation into Fu Niang's brother's case was assigned to Team A. Teams A and B are direct competitors.
"This is a bottle of '82 Lafite!" Captain Tawi exclaimed, holding the wine bottle as if it were a treasure. He then turned to Prosecutor Hong, "You have so many good things, haha!"
Zhou Hong smiled without saying a word. The so-called 1982 Lafite was a publicity effect brought about by Hong Kong films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Southeast Asia lived in the shadow of Hong Kong entertainment for a long time. Captain Tawi, at his age, grew up watching Hong Kong entertainment and had long heard of the 1982 Lafite.
In fact, Lafimo is not comparable to wineries like Romanée-Conti and Leroy, whose annual production is extremely limited.
Even among the five giants of the Left Bank, Lafite cannot stand out alone; it holds a similar position to Château Latour.
Today, a 1982 Lafite can fetch around HK$15,000 at auction in Hong Kong.
The initial release price of this year's new wine from Romanée-Conti reached nearly HK$4, because only a few thousand bottles of its flagship wine are released each year.
Of course, although it is called this year's new wine, it is actually made from grapes from 2001, the year before last.
As for Lafite, its annual wine production is twice that of Latour. For example, the 82 Lafite had a production of more than 20 bottles that year.
Therefore, the two are completely incomparable.
Zhou Hong discovered the 82 Lafite during his "street sweeping day." He even went to look for Romanée-Conti, but didn't care.
Of course, nowadays, through the Super 5 and Beckham, rare and fine red wines are gradually being added to our collections.
However, even a bottle of red wine costing HK$15,000 is a legendary luxury for someone of Captain Tawi's social standing.
Zhou Hong then took out a wooden cigar box, took out two cigars, and tossed them to Tawei and Erhei.
Montecristo No. 2, a box of 25 cigars, costs $990, which is about $40 per cigar, or about 330 yuan. This does not include customs duties.
On the day of street sweeping, I collected countless odds and ends, which are now considered exorbitantly priced luxury goods by ordinary people.
"These cigars can't be cheap, can they?" Tawi's eyes widened even more.
"Hmm, about 5000 baht each!" Zhou Hong said casually.
The country has extremely high barriers to entry for the tobacco industry, with a 60% tariff, an 80% consumption tax, and various other miscellaneous fees. If sold through legal channels, a cigar can indeed cost as much as 5000 baht, which is roughly 1000 RMB.
Tawi's hand trembled, and the cigar in his hand almost fell to the ground. It was just a cigar, which quickly smoked and turned to ash. In the end, it was his monthly salary.
In other words, in no time at all, his entire month's salary was burned to ashes in a fire.
"Prosecutor Hong, shouldn't we be professionals who cut the cigar caps before smoking this? Isn't it a waste for us to smoke such a good cigar?" Erhei didn't care about the presence of his superiors at this point, and his words directly referred to the superiors, implying that "we" were not even worthy of it.
But Tawi heard it and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Zhou Hong smiled and took out cigar cutters from the wooden box, tossing them to them: "There's no need for so many formalities. It's all just for show. Just cut them however you like. The only thing to be careful about is not to cut off too much, otherwise it'll be uncomfortable to smoke with the tobacco sticking out!"
Seeing the two hesitate and not move, he reached out and took back the scissors. "Watch, I'll show you how!"
He just roughly started cutting. Actually, after Xiao Bei learned that "Hong Dong" had many good cigars, he specially hired a cigar service manager for "Hong Dong".
But it doesn't matter here. Nowadays, Zhou Hong really enjoys the feeling of smoking cigars. When he gets really into it, he feels dizzy and drunk.
In any case, "physical enlightenment" can eliminate the absorption of harmful substances into the body while retaining the effects of these substances on the human body.
Therefore, Zhou Hong has been savoring the different flavors of various tobacco and alcohol products recently.
When Zhou Hong lit his cigar, Tawei and Erhei followed suit and started cutting the cigar.
Tawi has quickly transformed from someone who was initially arrogant and pretentious to a complete fan of "Hong Jian".
What are you pretending for? This is clearly a two-world situation. In Bangkok, they're all high and mighty. This guy just came to this remote, impoverished place to toughen himself up.
"Prosecutor Hong! This puff feels so different from smoking, so different!" Tawi said with a forced smile, greedily inhaling his cigar.
At this moment, Zhou Hong looked speechlessly at the servant module. Both of them had entered the last column, "Miscellaneous Servants".
They're nothing like Beckham and Kim's "lackeys," who at least get three days' salary every year.
These two brothers, whose annual allowance is $16,000 after the "benevolent elders" program, received a daily allowance of $16,000.
And today's expenses have already begun to be deducted from their annual allowance, including red wine, cigars...
"Fine, it's you two treating me now," Zhou Hong said helplessly, exhaling another thick smoke ring.
Yes, the number of people I can help is constantly increasing. It's good to recruit more servants; they're all contributing factors.
The increase in the number of people receiving aid should mainly come from his own efforts to support children in the Golden Triangle region.
Unlike the aid provided to students in Northwest China, the aid to children in Northwest China may not be considered complete until several years later, after the children have finished their studies.
It's different in chaotic places; your donation might be enough to keep someone alive, or they might die in poverty.
Thus, the immediate rescue was completed.
The quality of aid is far inferior to that of student aid in China, but the world is just so unfair; the system's judgment standard is based on local conditions.
In addition, several more people were added to the SOS Children's Villages this morning after the sponsorship ceremony by the teacher's wife.
The total number of people rescued has now reached more than 80, and 160 to 170 servants can be recruited.
Rescuing 100 people will also be a milestone.
When there are 20 players, the Goodwill Points currency system and the Skill Buff Card module are activated.
What will 100 kills be like? I'm really looking forward to it...
"Prosecutor Hong, how did Dam handle the robbery case you reviewed? Is it to your liking?" Captain Tawi asked with a fawning smile, puffing on his cigar.
"Erhei is quite capable." Zhou Hong nodded. "This case definitely can't be prosecuted; there are too many suspicious points right now."
Although the neighbors all said they didn't hear the splashing sound, the old woman's statement that Erhei re-recorded showed that Fu Niang's brother had gone to see her several times, and that the two of them had indeed made an appointment that night for Fu Niang's brother to come over at that time.
A person with mild intellectual disability insists on robbing a supermarket before going on a date.
The previous criminal investigation team directly identified Fu Niang's younger brother as a suspect, and Fu Niang's younger brother admitted his guilt and wrongdoing.
These key questions have also been clarified.
The old woman also believed that Fu Niang's younger brother was kind-hearted and thought that going to see her was doing something bad, which is why he reacted that way when he was suddenly arrested.
After Fu Niang's younger brother and sister spent a few days together and calmed down, they took a new statement, which was definitely different from the original statement.
"Team A didn't hurry up and hand the case over to the Provincial Criminal Investigation Department. They thought they could solve the case on their own, but they arrested the wrong person and delayed the opportunity to solve the case. Tsk tsk..." Tawi clicked his tongue twice in a sarcastic tone, feeling very comfortable.
Just as Zhou Hong was about to speak, a "ding" sounded from the depths of his soul.
"Super Compensation Package Verification Completed!"
Zhou Hong was taken aback. He had almost forgotten about this. It was a super gift pack that the system was supposed to give him as compensation when it fixed the bug of unlimited purchase of "buses". However, it was still in the process of being processed.
"Ding! Milestone reward card with 100x bonus, valid only during regular matches."
Please select a milestone event!
The system interface displays various activation milestones, such as the first large-scale investment transaction, the first private residence, the first large-scale auction, and the first purchase of collectible antiques.
For milestone events, the system will reimburse 99% of the expenses, but this cannot exceed the annual salary limit.
This 100x card means that the reimbursement amount is 100 times the annual salary. With the addition of the "benevolent elder" effect, it is equal to 200 times.
Of course, it's 99% of two hundred times the annual salary.
Zhou Hong's heart pounded. After thinking for a moment, he chose the large-scale investment transaction milestone, which was more flexible and could maximize profits.
Moreover, if we don't take advantage of this milestone soon, we'll be hindered in many ways.
Although this 100x card can only be used during "regular matches," it's equivalent to leveling up your system status many times.
Well, the daily salary is 8000, and the annual salary is currently 292 million. With the 100x card, it's nearly 300 million US dollars. After the "Benevolent Elder" effect, it's nearly 600 million US dollars.
He only needs to contribute one percent, or five or six million US dollars, to leverage a $6 million deal?
This leverage...
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Hong picked up his phone and dialed Ayamichi Tachibana's number.
"A deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars?" Tachibana Ayamiya exclaimed in surprise, initially thinking it was the formal signing of the purchase contract for the private jet that morning.
"Stay calm. You can start preparing now, including recruiting an actuarial team. Be mentally prepared and fill any gaps in the team's manpower now."
Ayamichi Tachibana was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Yes, boss, don't worry."
It's easy to imagine that a junior lawyer who has only been in the profession for a short time would be under immense pressure right now.
A private jet costing tens of millions is understandable, since the physical object is there.
An investment of several hundred million dollars is a completely different matter.
"Okay, that's settled then." Zhou Hong hung up the phone and turned to see Captain Tawi's completely bewildered face beside him.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Hong asked.
Captain Tawi suddenly jolted, then cautiously asked, "Prosecutor Hong, I... I understand a little Japanese. I think I just heard Prosecutor Hong talking about investing several hundred million dollars to start a big business?"
Erhei was also stunned and looked over in astonishment.
Captain Tawi then realized what had happened and wanted to slap himself. He should have pretended not to hear, right? But he was so shocked that he couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Hong smiled slightly, raised the cigar in his hand, and said, "If it works out, I'll take you to Bangkok for a few days of fun."
"Thank you, Inspector Hong. How could Inspector Hong's matter not work out!" Captain Tawei stopped his fawning smile and became as respectful as could be.
Erhei was very loyal and generous with his brothers, and he initially had the same attitude towards Zhou Hong. But now, he seemed particularly clumsy with words, and could only smile foolishly. He quickly raised his glass with both hands and clinked glasses with Zhou Hong, saying, "Prosecutor Hong, if you need anything in the future, just let me know."
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