Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

Chapter 1377 You can't be a prostitute and then pretend to be virtuous.

Da Bao burst into laughter.

"Wouldn't that mean a lot of male classmates would want to pursue you? I feel very threatened."

Zuo Mingyue clenched her little fist and raised it.

"Don't worry, I'll blow their heads off."

Even Piggy and Chan Sai Kau started laughing.

Piggy remembered something.

"Young Master, the trial for Ding Xie and Fang Ting is tomorrow. Will you be attending?"

Da Bao nodded and took the rice bowl that Uncle Qing handed him.

"This case has garnered widespread attention in Hong Kong. As an ordinary citizen, I've followed it from beginning to end to see where the loopholes in Hong Kong's laws lie."

Chen Xijiu continued.

"Ting Hai's family is in a terrible state. Before leaving with the Luen Shing gang, they took his family with them. They probably jumped into the sea halfway there, since it was Ting Hai who ruined them like this."

Da Bao snorted, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. There are no innocent people in this world. Since you hurt someone else's family, you should also bear the consequences.

"Ah Zai, you and Sai Gau need to get the department's framework up and running as quickly as possible. As for personnel, go in two directions: recruit some capable but low-connections police officers at the lower levels."

We also need to go to Huangnikeng Police School to see if there are any promising students among the existing students.”

Piggy and Chan Sai Kau both nodded.

"CIB talent is rare, Ah Jiu. Your department has the most abundant funds, so I'm granting you a special ten million. My requirement is that you expand your intelligence network to every corner."

You also need to plant some undercover agents in the gangs to keep track of their movements, and through the gangs, you need to learn about other criminal activities, warn of potential dangers, and eliminate them before they even happen. This is the basic scope of your intelligence department's work.

And Ah-zai, you need to be mentally prepared. In a few months, Hong Kong will be undergoing a large-scale anti-drug campaign. All those noodle stalls and shops on the streets will be shut down. I want to make sure you don't see a single noodle vendor on the streets.”

Piggy was startled and quickly said...

"Sir, that would throw the world into chaos. Those drug addicts would go crazy without it."

Da Bao laughed.

"Great chaos leads to great order. From now on, everything in Hong Kong will get back on track. From now on, you must donate the fees you receive to charity in your own name. If you need money, just come to me for it."

Piggy and Chan Sai-gau laughed too. How could they be short of money? They each owned gaming tables in the Macau casinos. One table could bring them a net profit of 500,000 a month; ten tables would be 5 million.

How much can they collect in fees? Two hundred thousand, three hundred thousand? That's not even enough for a gambling table's daily profit.

"Young Master, the problems are deeply ingrained and difficult to change. Of the more than 40,000 police officers in Hong Kong, their fees used to be paid out through me, and 80% of them were paid by prostitutes."

"If this area is banned, not only drug addicts and gang members, but even the police will unite against you!"

Chen Xijiu nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, young master. Rose is now managing the Chaozhou and Vietnamese gangs. Their main source of income is distributing drugs in the clubs. Everyone, from top to bottom, gets a share of the money. If they lose this, they will have no source of income, and then the whole of Hong Kong will probably be in chaos."

Da Bao swallowed a piece of meat and shook his chopsticks.

“Ah Zai, Ah Jiu, you’re wrong. I can tell you, in Hong Kong, I can be afraid of ordinary people because Hong Kong’s entire economy is supported by them.”

Everything I did was to provide them with a stable living environment. On the contrary, these gang members were just a disorganized bunch. Some of them might have tried to cause trouble at the time, but under the government's pressure, as long as I didn't compromise, they couldn't cause any real trouble.

Piggy and Chen Xujiu were of course unaware, but Da Bao was knowledgeable about the history of Hong Kong. Opium use was legal in Hong Kong starting in 1890, until it was formally legislated in 1931, after which opium went underground.

From the 1950s to the 1970s, this was the darkest period in Hong Kong's history. Gangs ran rampant, oppressing the people and even setting up noodle stalls on the roadside and in front of homes. During that era, there were the most drug addicts, and Hong Kong's economy also developed the slowest.

It wasn't until the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was established that Hong Kong's efforts to combat corruption reached their peak, at which point a comprehensive anti-drug campaign began and quickly achieved results, as Hong Kong residents supported the government's actions.

Da Bao simply wants to eradicate this cancer ten years ahead of schedule, so that Hong Kong won't become a Far East transit point for drug traffickers in the 1990s.

After finishing their meal, Zhu Youzai and Chen Xijiu left, looking preoccupied. Da Bao and Zuo Mingyue were strolling in the garden, pushing a stroller. When Zuo Mingyue turned her head, she suddenly noticed a silver hair at Da Bao's temple. One could imagine how much pressure Da Bao must have been under since coming to Hong Kong.

She secretly vowed to study finance well at Hong Kong University so that she could share more of the burden with her husband.

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The case of Ting Hai and Fong Ting was heard in the newly built Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, located on Tai Po Road in Shek Kip Mei. This was the largest case heard since the courts were built.

The court session was scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM. Fifteen minutes before the start of the session, Chen Mingren, the lawyer from Mingren Law Firm, arrived at the court with his assistant. The assistant was carrying a suitcase containing case documents.

Chen Mingren gave instructions to his assistant as he walked.

"Did you tell Ding Hai everything I asked you to tell him?"

The assistant, carrying a bag and pulling a suitcase, nodded repeatedly, panting heavily.

"Don't worry, boss. I've even told Ding Xie the details about the clothes. Rest assured, everything will be perfect."

Chen Mingren sighed. This case was too difficult to handle. There were many witnesses, a lot of evidence, and many eyewitnesses. He was especially troubled by Meng Qi, his opponent.

Meng Qi had been a judge. Although he was rather old-fashioned, his integrity earned him a good relationship with many people in the court. However, the judge presiding over today's hearing, Luna, was once Meng Qi's lover, but their beliefs were too different, so they broke up.

Meng Qi left the court out of shame after making a wrong judgment in a case, and opened a small law firm. He had been a judge and was now a lawyer. No one was more familiar with the loopholes and procedures of litigation than him, so he won several cases very well.

This person is an alcoholic and only takes on cases when he is extremely hungry; otherwise, he hides in his apartment and lives a life of debauchery.

It's only been two months since the last lawsuit, so he shouldn't have run out of money yet. Why is he out now?

Meng Qi washed his face thoroughly with cold water in the restroom next to the courtroom. He was an extremely stubborn man, and no one could live with him because he was too boring.

Meng Qi drank too much last night. His assistant called, and he suddenly remembered he had to defend Fang Ting in court today. He didn't even wash his face; he just threw on his clothes and rushed to the courthouse.

He drank some strong liquor yesterday, and his head was still spinning, so he went to the bathroom and splashed some cold water on his face.