Starting from Hong Kong in 1988!

Mong Kok, Dundas Street, Ho King Shopping Centre.

"Jiang Sir, why aren't we investigating Xu Guangkun? What are we doing here?"

The woman stood at the entrance, surveying the bustling shopping mall.

Since the day they left the Walled City, Jiang Sir and she have never seen each other again. She is busy staking out the entrance of the Walled City every day, while Jiang Sir has disappeared without a trace, mysteriously searching for something.

Until today, the other party called her back before she went to stake out the location.

"Let me teach you something new." Jiang Sir stepped into the mall, went to the first floor, and went straight to the arcade in the corner before turning around and closing the door.

"Bang!"

The loud noise attracted the attention of everyone sitting in front of the game machine. The gangsters glared at them fiercely, but when they touched Jiang Sir's clothes, they looked away as if they had been burned.

Jiang Sir walked to the front desk as if nothing had happened and said, "Turn off the camera."

"oh oh."

The waiter responded quickly.

After the cameras went completely dark, Jiang Sir walked around the arcade, looking at each face one by one.

Finally, it stopped in front of a machine.

"Sir, what's up?"

The man gripped the gleaming joystick and played Street Fighter without looking up.

Jiang Sir didn't seem to care, and simply asked, "You sold Xu Guangkun's gun, right?"

"Wow, Sir, don't talk nonsense. I'm just an ordinary citizen. What robbery or anything like that? That's terrifying. I know nothing about it."

The man turned to look at Inspector Jiang and exclaimed exaggeratedly.

"Oh."

Seeing that the man was stubborn and wouldn't admit it, Inspector Jiang picked up the Marlboro cigarettes that the man had placed on the machine and opened them to take a look.

There were only cigarettes, nothing else.

"Sir, what are you looking at...?"

Before the man could fully reveal his smugness, Jiang Sir took something out of his pocket and stuffed it inside, then tossed the cigarette in front of the man.

The man's expression changed drastically.

The woman who witnessed everything widened her eyes. "Sir, this isn't the proper procedure!"

Jiang Sir glared at her, then looked at the gangster, "Send a message to Xu Guangkun and tell him you got a new weapon. Tell him to come to your shop. I believe you can contact him."

.....

The woman and Inspector Jiang walked out of the arcade in silence and got back into the police car.

It was quiet for a long time.

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The woman spoke again: "Sir, this is not in accordance with the rules."

"Rules? You're talking to me about rules?" Having just been rebuffed, and already harboring anger, Inspector Jiang pointed at her clothes. "Does following the rules mean you can catch Xu Guangkun? Huh! Do you know how many people he's killed these past few days! You're following the rules, squatting at the Kowloon Walled City gate every day, what have you been guarding, I ask you!"

"Rules are worthless! Do you know that the higher-ups said they'd give us five more days? If we don't catch them, they'll strip us of our clothes!"

He spoke faster and faster, "Without this uniform, what are you going to use to uphold your damned sense of justice! You want to be a hero? Without this uniform, who's afraid of you!"

The woman pursed her lips and remained silent.

.....

Kowloon Walled City, boxing gym.

Xu Guangkun sat shirtless on the wooden floor, staring into the void in front of him.

Making a name for oneself in Hong Kong (Progress: 61%)

(Duration of stay: 96 days, time remaining until return: 4 days)

61%.

Xu Guangkun closed the panel with a strange expression. He hadn't gone anywhere these past few days, but his fame was rising every day, and his name was being registered in Hong Kong news and newspapers every day.

"Ah Xu, you killed another of He Sheng's uncles yesterday."

Xu Guangkun took the newspaper from Jiang Lanxin and scanned it with his eyes.

This is news from a small tabloid; compared to Hong Kong news, their headlines are much more casual.

"Shocking! The body of a man in his sixties was found by the river. He had suffered a severe blow to the back of his head, and it is suspected that he was fishing without a helmet. It is reported that the deceased's identity... the murderer... "

Xu Guangkun put down his newspaper and looked at Jiang Lanxin, who was dressed in sportswear and covered in sweat, standing next to him.

"Hey Lanxin, you're with me at this boxing gym every day, don't you know it's me who did it?"

For the past two days, Jiang Lanxin has kept Xu Guangkun from leaving the city walled village, leaving him to lay low. Of course, she hasn't done nothing; she treated all of Xu Guangkun's injuries and brought him to this private boxing gym to personally train his fighting skills.

"Just kidding." Jiang Lanxin said, tapping the newspaper. "I've investigated the matter. It was all done by He Sheng's own people. In four days, they will be choosing a new leader, so these uncles are in big trouble because they chose the wrong side."

"They want to choose a leader? Do you know where that is?"

Xu Guangkun was energized.

"I've found out the location, but don't get your hopes up about wiping them all out in one fell swoop. There's no chance." Jiang Lanxin rolled her eyes at him. "You've been killing people from Hesheng every day. Now all those uncles are living in fear, and they all go out with a bunch of henchmen. Not to mention during the election, not even a mosquito can fly in."

"Alright..." Xu Guangkun started to say, then suddenly seemed to remember something, slapped his forehead, "Could we get some explosives and plant them ahead of time..."

"Explosives? I think you've lost your mind." Jiang Lan looked at him like he was an idiot. "Do you know that the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is cracking down hard right now? According to the Firearms and Ammunition Ordinance and the Crimes Ordinance, possessing or selling this stuff is a life sentence. There are few channels for this stuff, the investigations are strict, and there are few people who want it. The profit is not as good as drugs or guns. Which gang would sell it?"

Xu Guangkun hadn't even paid attention to criminal law in his previous life, so naturally he couldn't possibly be interested in these things.

But why is this guy so familiar with legal provisions?

Xu Guangkun gave Jiang Lanxin a strange look.

"Alright. Don't think about these things anymore, but there's some good news too." Jiang Lanxin waved her hand, and one of her underlings came out of the boxing gym and placed a document in her hand.

She handed the document to Xu Guangkun, saying, "This is the daily itinerary of one of the marshals of Hesheng. There's something in it that can help you."

Thanks.

Xu Guangkun took it and was about to open it.

"Eat first, then you can go home and read it at your leisure."

"I'm not hungry." Xu Guangkun's gaze remained fixed on the file folder.

"Not hungry? Even if you're not hungry, you have to eat with me. I'm leaving."

Xu Guangkun grinned and didn't insist any further.

After spending the last two days with her, he realized how incredibly kind the woman was to him, and he simply couldn't refuse such a small thing.

Just as Xu Guangkun had expected, Jiang Lanxin led him toward the Fragrant Meat Restaurant.

Halfway there.

Xu Guangkun unconsciously glanced around.

I spotted a familiar figure.

She has a pretty face and a good figure.

The woman across the hall from me, I still don't know her name.

Holding a pirated CD, she was clearly in trouble; a group of thugs surrounded her.

"Hey beautiful, are you free tonight? I'd like to invite you for dim sum."

As the leader of the thugs spoke, his hand reached out to grab the woman.

The woman pursed her lips, dodged the hand, and walked in another direction.

"Hey beautiful, my husband likes you. He's so handsome, his girlfriend is so lucky."

Another gangster moved his feet to block the woman.

"I'm sorry, I don't have time." The woman was pale, her head down, trying to slip past the thug, but her wrist was grabbed. "Give my boss a chance, I promise I won't let you down."

"Let go!"

The woman struggled desperately, but to no avail.

She turned her head and cast pleading glances around, hoping someone would lend a helping hand.

But when people around her met her gaze, they all lowered their heads. These days, everyone is too busy taking care of themselves to want to cause trouble.

The woman's gaze grew increasingly dim until she saw someone, and a glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in her eyes. "Please, help me!"

"Hey pretty girl, what are you saying? My boss wouldn't do anything to you." The gangster said, following her gaze.

It was Xu Guangkun.

The gangster sized him up. He was tall and thin, with a not-so-good complexion and short hair, which made him look like a decent person. Knowing this, the gangster immediately became arrogant.

"Short-haired freak, what are you looking at? You want to die? Look again and I'll smash your eyes in!"

Xu Guangkun looked away.

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