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Upon hearing Cao Tai say that they had lost their passion for their work and were now just going through the motions, the water bottle in the teapot's hand was gripped so tightly that it became slightly deformed.

Previously, life forced him to go astray. After serving his sentence, Teapot actually wanted to get back on the right track and took action. However, among his partners, only Curly-haired Li Ji still wanted to continue on the right track and was still working hard like him. Dead Throat was just getting by, Vaseline had other ideas, and Lanx's actions made Teapot feel a bit strange.

He's just honest and kind, not stupid! So he sees things, thinks about them a little, and while he may not fully understand what people are thinking, he can guess pretty accurately.

Feeling lost and uncertain about the future, he went for a walk after dinner, feeling quite troubled. Just moments before, when Cao Tai was driving his younger sister home and turning onto a private road, he happened to see Cao Tai and his sister in the slowing car at the intersection, which only added to his frustration.

He thought he had dodged quickly, but in Cao Tai's eyes, which had night vision, there was almost no difference between night and day. It was just that at night, the world's colors were blurred as if covered by a thin film.

Seeing that Teapot remained silent with his head down, Cao Tai continued, "Teapot, you're quite skilled. If your cleaning company really goes out of business, I hope you can come and work for me!"

"Brother Tai, let's talk about it later! I need to think it over carefully and talk to him again." He was hesitant about Cao Tai asking him to come and help. After all, they had worked for Da Sha for half a month and knew that Cao Tai was the major shareholder of the company 'Fu Tai'. It would be a lie to say that Teapot was not moved that a big boss would condescend to talk to him for so long.

"Alright! Life isn't always smooth sailing; there are more setbacks and blows than anything else. Only by getting through them can you hope to see the rainbow. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me. I won't refuse to help if I can. Of course, I'd be even happier if you could come and help me." Cao Tai reached out and patted the teapot's shoulder, trying to cheer him up.

"By the way, we've known each other for quite a while now, and I've always called you Teapot. But what's your real name?" Cao Tai suddenly realized that he didn't know Teapot's real name.

"Yes, my name on my ID card is Wang Bao," Teapot replied without looking up.

Cao Tai stared at the teapot in shock, momentarily forgetting to say anything.

Teapot sat for a moment, perhaps sensing something amiss in the car, and looked up to see Cao Tai staring intently at him. Teapot, or rather, Wang Bao, shifted uncomfortably, wanting to touch his face to see if there was anything on it, but feeling strange, he could only awkwardly wriggle in his seat.

Cao Tai had occasionally wondered which show Teapot was actually the main character in, since his real name never appeared in "Winners and Sinners". Although Cao Tai didn't consider himself a learned or resourceful person, he knew that everyone living in a normal world has a name, and Teapot was no exception.

If the teapot had a real name, Cao Tai believed it must be a major character in a film or television drama, since the face that resembled an actor from his previous life by about 50-60% was almost always the one who played a major role.

But what Cao Tai didn't expect was that the teapot was actually Wang Bao, the arrogant and ruthless leader of the strongest gang in the Central and Western District who shouted "I'm in charge after midnight," and the one who even threw Ma Jun to his death from the building.

What kind of upheaval could turn a kind and honest young man into such a ruthless and cunning tyrant?

The story of "Sha Po Lang" takes place after "Flash Point". At that time, Wang Bao's wife was a beautiful young woman in her early twenties who had just given birth to a son for Wang Bao. Wang Bao, who was ruthless and unscrupulous in his middle age, treated his wife and son as if they were the most precious treasures. The underworld tycoon was extremely affectionate towards his family.

Now imagine if Cao Tai hadn't interfered between Xiaomei and Chahu. According to the story's development, the most likely thing that could drastically change a person's character after Chahu and Xiaomei got together would be something happening to their most cherished family member.

It's easy to imagine that something must have happened to the younger sister later, and their child must have also been involved in an accident at the same time, whether the child was already born or still in the younger sister's womb.

Another point is that the incident involving the younger sister and her son was probably not an accident. Judging from how the teapot later transformed into Wang Bao and joined the underworld, it seems that he wanted to quickly gain his own power to take revenge.

So why didn't Lanes, who had a good relationship with him now, help him later? Later on, Lanes was definitely a powerful figure with authority, at the level of superintendent. Looking at Wang Bao's hatred for the police later on, it wasn't just that the police were investigating him and had even taken down his drug business—it wasn't that simple.

Look at Lian Haolong, he's a ruthless and powerful figure. When Liao Zhizong investigated him, he felt it was only natural. After all, the truth is that the police catch thieves, and he wouldn't think about retaliating against the police.

Given the hatred Wang Bao showed towards the police, we can guess that, according to the normal storyline, the little sister's accident was caused by the police. Even if the culprit was not from the police, they definitely bear a great deal of responsibility.

Come to think of it, Superintendent Tsao Ta-hua, an old man who came from the era when the four great detectives were in cahoots with the law, seems to be doing things by any means necessary in the "Lucky Stars" series. In his eyes, the Five Lucky Stars are just expendable products, much like the undercover agents recruited by Wong Chi-shing.

Then perhaps we've misunderstood Lanx; he might not have been promoted to superintendent, but rather his efforts were wasted.

However, now that I've interfered, my little sister is basically my prey, and she has nothing to do with the teapot anymore. The opportunity that made the teapot a prince is gone. I don't know if the teapot will always be a teapot, or if there will be another opportunity for it to transform into a prince.

"Brother Tai!" Seeing Cao Tai staring at him for almost a minute, Teapot became even more restless and finally couldn't help but call out.

"Oh, sorry, I was just thinking about something!" Cao Tai finally realized what was going on and blurted out the excuse without thinking.

"Oh!" Seeing that Cao Tai finally turned his gaze away, the teapot breathed a sigh of relief, whether out of relief that the chrysanthemums had been preserved or for some other reason.

After another silence, Teapot finally spoke up when he saw that Cao Tai remained silent. "Brother Tai, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now. I've been out for quite a while, and I'm worried they might be concerned."

"Okay! I'll take you back; it's not like I'm going to make a detour."

"Thank you, Brother Tai, but no need. The moonlight is nice tonight; I can barely see the road. I'll walk back slowly by myself, and I can also think about how to talk to them later." Teapot quickly waved his hand in refusal.

"Alright, be careful!" Considering that the teapot's skills might now be slightly better than Xiao Fu's and Ma Jun's, there's really no need to worry too much.

Once he saw in the rearview mirror that the teapot had turned onto the private road leading to Uncle Curly's house, Cao Tai shifted into gear and slowly started the car to continue driving.

Tonight I need to find Da Sha and have him explain some things to Jiu Wenlong. After all, a day is enough time for Cao Tai's elites to get those captured high-ranking members of the Heyi Society to confess about their childhood bedwetting.

Having obtained the Wo Yee ledger and the Undersea Book, Nine-Dragon will need to reveal himself and unify Wo Yee. However, he will still have to pass the police test after revealing himself. When an elder member of a triad goes missing and a new member takes over, unless it causes public outrage and involves civilians, the police generally won't do anything. At most, they will take the new leader back and detain him for 48 hours as a warning.

However, during this internal conflict between He Yi and his gang, the police commander on the scene who was on duty inexplicably fell to his death. Although the scene was several streets away from where He Yi and his gang were fighting, and the place where the inspector died was not even He Yi's territory.

However, when the police have not identified a suspect, it is standard practice to treat everyone who is even slightly involved equally and to crack down on them all.

The senior executives of Hung Tai are still being held captive at the police station. They were locked in the police station in the middle of last night and the interrogation has continued until now. The police are taking turns asking the same question dozens or even hundreds of times. Even lawyers who want to be present during the police interrogation are not allowed. The senior police officers are now helping the police stations under the pressure from the Bar Association.

Hong Tai and the others were so exhausted that their eyes were practically swollen from lack of sleep. It was easy to imagine that when Nine-Dragon and his group appeared, they would be treated just as well as Hong Tai. In order to get out of there as soon as possible and consolidate Heyi during this precious window of opportunity, Cao Tai made a suggestion based on his own ideas.

Although his relationship with Nine-Dragon would inevitably be uncovered by the police investigation, there was Big Fool standing between them. For now, he should avoid meeting Nine-Dragon as much as possible, mainly for his own peace of mind.

......

At 7:00 a.m. on July 19, 1983, at 213 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, a handsome long-haired man stood at the door, glanced at the words "Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station," and then, dragging his slightly limping right leg, followed the flow of police officers going to work in the A section and climbed a few steps into the lobby of the police station.

Standing in the lobby, he glanced left and right. Most of the police officers passing by walked past without looking at him. Occasionally, a few would glance at him, thinking that this guy was kind of handsome.

He reached out and stopped a female police officer in uniform. "Excuse me, officer, where is Inspector Luk Kai-cheung's office?"

The young female officer had seen the handsome man standing in the lobby before and assumed he was another officer from another police station (at that time, the Hong Kong Island Police Force Ordinance followed the British system, which also emphasized discipline and appearance, and required neat and tidy hairstyles, but in order to fit the style of some male plainclothes officers in movies, the officers thought it was normal).

But when Nine-Dragon called her "Officer," the young policewoman immediately knew that this handsome man was not an insider, because this title was usually used by people outside the disciplined forces.

"May I ask your name? What do you need from Inspector Lu?" The policewoman remained cautious as a stranger from the underworld requested to see the renowned anti-triad chief within the police station.

"Wen Nuoyan, you're looking for Sir because your Sir Luk should also be eager to see me right now," Nine-Dragon explained patiently.

The policewoman gave him a disdainful look. What was so urgent about seeing Inspector Lu? Was it some fresh radish peel?

"Come over here to register first. We also need to contact Officer Luk to ask!" The policewoman led Nine-Dragon to the service desk.

I briefly explained the situation to the officer on duty at the service desk, and after the officer took a picture of a registration form, I directly dialed Lu Qichang's office number.

After the call was connected, the on-duty officer briefly reported that a Mr. "Wen Nuoyan" wanted to see Inspector Luk. He heard the sound of a stool falling over on the other end of the line, followed by Inspector Luk's extremely fast words, "Tell him to wait for me!" before hanging up the phone.

The officer on duty gave Nine-Dragon a strange look before putting down the microphone and saying to him, "Inspector Lu is coming down now. He'll be waiting for you."

"Okay, thank you!" After six years of imprisonment, Nine-Dragon has restrained his youthful arrogance and has become more composed, able to keep his emotions in check and treat others with more dignity and respect.

Less than 20 seconds later, a series of hurried footsteps came from the stairwell, and then seven or eight people rushed down the stairs. The one in the lead looked first at the lobby service desk, and when he saw the handsome long-haired man, he walked over quickly, and the others behind him also quickened their pace to follow closely.

Standing about a meter in front of Nine-Tattooed Dragon, Lu Qichang looked directly at the long-haired man, who was about his age but much more handsome. Seeing that the man was also looking directly into his eyes, his gaze calm and unwavering, his expression unchanged, Lu Qichang finally couldn't help but speak: "Mr. Wen Nuoyan, it's been a long time!"

"Yes, Sir Luk! The last time we met was about six years ago! I remember you were still an inspector back then. I never imagined that after a few years, you would be a chief inspector when we meet again," Nine-Dragon said calmly.

"You're not bad either. You spent six years in Siam, and when you came back, you wiped out the former boss's faction and seized power!"

"Let's talk!" Nine-Dragon remained noncommittal.

"What right do you, a gangster, have to talk to our boss? If you do, we'll be the ones interrogating you!" Zhang Ye, standing behind Lu Qichang, said angrily through gritted teeth, reaching out to grab a handcuff from his waist and trying to cuff Nine-Dragon.

Nine-Dragon simply glanced at him calmly, then looked at Lu Qichang.

With a flick of his left hand, Lu Qichang stopped the furious waiter, giving Nine-Dragon a deep look. "Want to go together?" He stepped aside, making way for him.

Nodding, Nine-Dragon walked past him. Several police officers made way for him, and Lu Qichang quickly followed the two of them, walking parallel to each other. The police officers followed behind and surrounded the two of them.

In an interrogation room on the second floor of the police station, although it was supposed to be a discussion, it was only natural that a chief inspector would not talk to a triad member in his office, so setting up an interrogation room was a logical step.

The three sat on either side of the triangular table, with Nine-Dragon sitting alone on one side, and Lu Qichang and Zhang Ye on the other.

"The coffee at the police station is pretty good, would you like to try some?" Lu Qichang spoke first.

"No need, thank you!"

"Do you want a lawyer present?"

After tilting his head and looking at Lu Qichang for a moment, Nine-Dragon finally showed a slight smile: "No need, I believe Sir Lu didn't intend to use this conversation in court." Under the current common law and equity laws in Hong Kong, if a lawyer is not present during a trial, the interrogation record may be deemed illegal by the court, although not all of them are necessarily illegal.

"Actually, this was a normal power transition within Heyi Company..."

"You son of a bitch..." Before Nine-Dragon could finish his sentence, Inspector Cheung stood up and interrupted him angrily.

"Ah Zhang!" Before Zhang Sir could finish his greeting, he was interrupted by a stern voice.

Turning to face his boss's boss's stern face, Zhang Ye finally swallowed his anger and sat down resentfully.

"We have no motive or need to do anything about Inspector Wong!" Nine-Dragon said, seeing that Luk Kai-cheung had already controlled his subordinate's emotions.

"Your opinion doesn't count; what we find out counts!" Lu Qichang remained noncommittal about Nine-Tattooed Dragon's words.

"Inspector Lu, don't you all feel like you're being blinded by anger?"

"We don't need a gangster like you to teach us how to do things," Zhang Ye interjected curtly.

"Indeed, Mr. Wen, you are not qualified to say such a thing," Lu Qichang said, supporting his own people.

Nine-Dragon shook his head and smiled, then continued, "I asked Boss Chen before, and he said that before I brought people to discuss the company handover with him, someone told him the number of people we would be visiting and the specific time we would be visiting, and also told him that we would talk about it later."

"Where did your gang of black-clad henchmen go?" Lu Qichang suddenly asked as soon as Nine-Dragon finished speaking.

If it were the Nine-Tattooed Dragon before his imprisonment, he might have answered without hesitation, or perhaps he would have been taken aback or his expression would have changed. But after six years in prison, his composure had been honed to a high level, and having rehearsed many times before coming to the police station, Nine-Tattooed Dragon simply asked calmly, "Aren't my employees all working on the company's premises now? Oh, and there are more than a dozen people you've detained. I almost forgot to find a lawyer to bail them out. Thank you for reminding me, Officer Luk."