"What?"

Ang Lee was stunned for a moment.

Lei Luo's tone remained unchanged: "Redividing the territory, it is natural to support a few words on the surface, let me ask you if you are interested in the territory on Hong Kong Island?" ”

"Ask me, you're not kidding, are you?"

Ang Lee smiled dumbly.

A few days ago, the newspaper had reported the news of Lei Luo taking Sir Zhou's daughter, and it stands to reason that Lei Luo should be busy accompanying her fiancée at this time, taking advantage of the relationship of his cheap father-in-law, Sir Zhou, to move around, and he has no time to find his one-sided friend.

So on the dock, Li An was a little surprised when he saw Lei Luo coming over.

Nothing to do is not to go to the Three Treasures Hall.

Li An could roughly guess that Lei Luo might be looking for something to do.

But the other party's words were still a little unexpected to him.

The underground rules were reformulated and the site was divided to manage large and small Hong Kong and Kowloon prefixes, and the fees were collected uniformly. In this way, there are fewer cases on the street, and the police officers get more fees, which is the capital that Lei Luo can sit on Inspector Zonghua.

For some reason, Lei Luo would ask him on a whim if he was interested?

I don't mix words.

It's just because this is a black-and-white era of chaos that has a friend of Inspector Zonghua, even if it's a business matter, it's much more convenient.

But it won't be shallow, and finally wait to be liquidated, flee overseas, and die in a foreign land?

Even if Lei Luo became Inspector Zonghua, greedy for 500 million, and waited for the establishment of the ICAC, didn't he have to run away obediently?

On the contrary, at this time, Hong Kong Island had just passed through the haze of World War II, and everything was waiting to be rebuilt.

Most of those famous financial predators also took advantage of the situation in this era and soared to the sky.

I have manpower, I have a relationship, I don't go to the business field to fight for wealth, and I want to engage in those things that can't be put on the table, unless my brain is funny?

"I'm not kidding."

Lei Luo's expression was extremely serious.

"I will convince the superintendents above in a few days to get their support. With the manpower on your pier and the support of the police station, there is no problem in getting the prefix from Sheung Wan to Sai Wan and Wan Chai.

At that time, all the side businesses will also be redivided, and the interests of the big and small prefixes will be evenly distributed, and the largest share can be left to you. ”

In recent years, those side-door businesses that make money with the prefix are nothing more than the old three, and the largest one is the flour business.

The lard boy, who hasn't spoken much, also helped at this time:

"In the dock handling business, how can there be a powder stall to make money? One Sheung Wan site alone is enough for those clubs to break their heads!

Not to mention that in addition to Sheung Wan, there are also Central, Sai Wan, and Wan Chai. Wow, do it for a year and you'll be rich! ”

Ang Li put down the teacup and smiled at Lei Luo:

"I don't mix words, I don't make mistakes, and I'm not interested in these businesses."

"And you're still grabbing the ground on the docks?"

Lei Luo was a little unconvinced.

Li An shook his head:

"This is different, the land on the dock is indeed what I grabbed from those associations, but it is a serious moving business.

In the past, those coolies worked on the docks, and they had to be pumped by the foreman, and if they were ruthless, they could take fifty percent, but I didn't take any of them. ”

Lei Luo frowned slightly, stretched out his chopsticks and put a shrimp dumpling in his mouth.

While chewing slowly, he thought about how to convince Ang Lee.

Although there are many prefixes in Hong Kong and Kowloon, there are more or less detective platforms behind the larger prefixes.

And he was just a detective in Dustpan Bay before, and he didn't have any friendship with many words.

Even if he persuaded the ghost superintendent above, he chose the principle of suppressing and appeasing and restricting the prefix, and he would also have to support a few representatives to come out.

When he first met Ang Lee at Zhou Sheng's promotion banquet, he had a good impression of Ang Lee, not to mention that Ang Lee also has a lot of people under him, so he is undoubtedly a good candidate.

Until he slowly chewed and swallowed the shrimp dumplings in his mouth, Lei Luo wiped the corners of his mouth, took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, and gestured to Li An.

"No, I don't smoke."

Ang Lee waved his hand.

Lei Luo lit a cigarette for himself and groaned slightly, and then slowly spoke:

"I used to live in a wooden house in Dongtou Village, and my family lived a very hard life. I did washing dishes, shining shoes, selling newspapers, and when I grew up, I went to the streets to pull rickshaws to earn money to support my family.

At that time, the police examination was simply to have something to eat, and even the tea money given to the examiner at that time was scraped together by fellow neighbors.

The world is like this, from ghosts to police officers, from top to bottom, they are greedy for money, I just can't do it if I want to be a good policeman. ”

There was a bit of emotion in Lei Luo's tone.

The bad guy is also called 'bad man', which is on the same level as the ancient servants, and it is not a decent job in 40 years, and the low salary is also very tiring.

But for a newcomer like Lei Luo, at least he could pay his salary on time and eat well, so he left his rickshaw and joined the police force.

The colonial method of the devils is mainly to plunder economic interests, and as for social issues, they strive for the word 'stability'.

At that time, society was divided into three tiers. On the top floor is a ghost guy who lives on the top of the mountain, sits in a car, and has almost no contact with the locals. The middle level is the nobles and compradors supported by the ghosts. At the bottom are the Chinese, as well as the police who maintain social order and stabilize the colonial system.

In the entire colonial ecological chain at that time, the status of the bad guy was not high, and it was good to be able to find merchants and hawkers to take care of the autumn breeze on weekdays, but as for the so-called fees, it was unthinkable.

When patrolling, it is not uncommon to be beaten and chased by powerful people when they encounter fire.

It's not like it is now, with a high salary and a fee, it is the first choice of civilians.

Lei Luo spat out the cigarette smoke in his mouth:

"When I talk to you about this, I mean to say that a lot of things aren't black and white.

You see, even those ghosts started by robbing houses and pirates at the beginning, and even the difference here is that they are in charge?

Make money, you don't have to be so clear, what does it matter if you mix the words or not. ”

Li An smiled and refused:

"If I really wanted to do these businesses, I would have swept Fat Tsai Chao and Camel Ding out of the walled city long ago, even if I grabbed their Kowloon business, there would be no problem. I am now doing legitimate business, in addition to these dozen or so newspaper stalls on the docks, there are other businesses. ”

Seeing Li An's resolute attitude, Lei Luo looked helpless, and he was no longer reluctant.

"If you don't agree, then I won't mention it. But then again, the money delivered to the door is not profitable, and it refuses so simply. I'm a little curious, how much can you make from those legitimate businesses? ”

"There won't be a fan stall that makes more money."

Ang Lee quipped.

Picking up the teacup, he found that the tea was finished, and he got up to get the teapot, but the lard boy got up first and made tea for the three of them.

"Thank you."

Ang Lee habitually thanked him.

"Then you still have any money to make?"

Ang Lee refused so simply, Lei Luo was indeed a little curious.

But apparently Li Ang didn't want to say more, he took a sip of tea and just replied vaguely:

"Everyone's choice is different."

And that's right."

Lei Luo nodded.

Li An's words changed: "However, we are friends, if you need my help with anything, you can come to me, and I will definitely help if you can help." ”

"Definitely."

The two chatted for a while, all of which were innocuous scenes, and Li Ang took over the topic smoothly.

It wasn't until he finished eating the refreshments that Lei Luo drank all the tea in the cup, put down the teacup and stood up.

"Thank you for your hospitality today, I still have to go back to the police station to deal with some things, so I'll go first, next time I'll invite you to tea."

"Okay."

Ang Lee grinned.

Lei Luo opened the car door and got into the car, followed by the lard boy who sat in the driver's seat, and the car roared away from Dock Street.

"Brother Luo, where are you going?"

Lei Luo closed his eyes and leaned back on the seat, pinched his eyebrows and massaged them for a while before speaking:

"Let's go to Tsim Sha Tsui."

"Okay."

Lard nodded.

Pressing the gas pedal, the car sped over the buildings lining the street.

After a long time, seeing that Lei Luo didn't speak, Lard Boy took the lead in breaking the silence:

"Brother Luo, Ang Lee doesn't agree, there are other people on Hong Kong Island. Big Grizzly Bear, Cao Yanjun, and Liangongle people, it's all right. ”

Lei Luo opened his eyes:

"The big grizzly bear is Yan Tong's person, and now he has been transferred to Wan Chai, and Cao Yanjun of Changle Club has a bad attitude."

"Brother Luo, if you say that, it means that no one chooses!"

Lard Boy also had a headache, he paused for a while, and then said:

"There are also Kowloon's fat boy Chao and Doll Qiang, all of whom are Yan Tong's people."

"It doesn't matter if they are in Kowloon, without Yan Tong, if they are obedient, they will leave them a bite to eat, and if they are disobedient, they will find someone to top them. Mainly on Hong Kong Island."

At the end, Lei Luo frowned.

The lard boy also thought about it for a long time, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he subconsciously stepped on the brake.

Lei Luo couldn't help leaning forward, his head was on the backrest, he reached out to hold the backrest and sat up straight, and asked:

"What's wrong?"

"It's just that I suddenly remembered two people."

Lard Boy smiled apologetically and stepped on the accelerator.

"Brother Luo, does Wang Laoji of Fu Yixing know?"

Lei Luo nodded: "You know, Kowloon runs the word flower stall, wasn't it done by the Golden Tooth Horse?" ”

"His two godsons have recently been in the limelight, killing the Golden Tooth Horse to take the site of Shek Tong Tsui, not to mention the business of the powder stall in Sai Wan, and also operating the word flower stall, and they have also become a big dealer in the periphery of Hong Kong and Kowloon in Macao, and the business is booming."

Lei Luo suddenly became interested.

He rubbed his stubble and thought for a moment: "I can find a chance to meet." ”

The car sped all the way to the Central Pier, waited for nearly half an hour, and slowly drove onto the ferry.

This route provides direct access to the Star Ferry Pier at Kowloon Kok in Tsim Sha Tsui.

However, the ferries between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island are generally suspended at around 8 p.m., and those who cannot catch it will have to wait until the next day.

Entrance of Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station.

After getting out of the car, when Lei Luo and Lard Boy entered the police station, they happened to bump into Yan Tong who came down from the second floor.

The two looked at each other, and Yan Tong snorted coldly.

"You can't wait?"

Lei Luo was not angry either, and smiled.

"Master Yan, you are going to Wan Chai by yourself, and no one is forcing you to go, you don't need to be so angry, right? Besides, the oil and water in Wan Chai and Tsim Sha Tsui are similar, and you won't lose money even if you transfer it. ”

Yan Tong gritted his teeth:

"You soft rice king, don't think that you can really soar to the sky and sit in the position of Inspector General Hua by taking Sir Zhou Zhou?"

Lei Luo laughed:

"Can you sit on Inspector Zonghua? I don't bother with this. ”

"Then we'll see!"

Yan Tongpi stared at Lei Luo with a smile.

"You think it's a good thing that you're transferred to Tsim Sha Tsui? How many days do I think you can sit still? Don't be a detective for two days and be transferred? ”

Lei Luo replied categorically: "Don't worry, definitely not." ”

"That's ...... for sure."

After speaking, Yan Tong and Lei Luo staggered past and left the police station in a hurry.

On the other side, after saying goodbye to Lei Luo, Ang Lee walked along Wharf Street to the newspaper file after leaving the teahouse.

Pedestrians rub shoulders along the streets, and the shouts of roadside stall vendors rise and fall with each other.

Li An unhurriedly turned around the three newspaper files, hesitated for a while, and then came to the second pier.

At this time, it was already twelve o'clock in the afternoon, and it was time to eat and rest.

When Li An came to the pier, Sanjiangshui sat in the pergola, wearing only a pair of single pants, and his upper body was bare, revealing his dark tendons.

He held an iron lunch box in his hand, glanced at Li An who came over, buried his head and took another bite of food.

"Senior brother."

Li An pulled out a stool and sat down, poured himself a cup of herbal tea and took a sip.

Sanjiang didn't raise his head, chewed the food in his mouth, and said vaguely:

"I thought you were beaten to death in the walled city?"

Li An understood that Sanjiangshui was complaining that he was hiding from him and running to the walled city alone.

After knowing this at the time, Sanjiangshui deliberately went to the city, but at that time, the matter of the fellow townsmen association had been resolved, and the other party reprimanded him before leaving.

So Li An didn't care about Sanjiangshui's tone, and said with a smile:

"Before I went to the walled city, I always took Uncle Jun with them, how could there be anything?"

"You think you'll be fine with a few guns, and you'll be sure to eat the townspeople's association.

If I hadn't just gone to Pier 6 and heard Hou Shijie and Wu Shihao talking about it, wouldn't you be going to hide it from me all the time? ”

Sanjiangshui said sullenly.

"How so? You're my brother. ”

Ang Lee snorted.

Hearing this, Sanjiangshui stopped his chopsticks and looked up and glared at Li An.

He opened his mouth to say something, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say it, and finally just asked:

"Have you eaten?"

Ang Lee touched his half-full belly:

"Nope."

Sanjiangshui looked around and beckoned to a young man next to him.

"Ah Hua, you go to Wharf Street and buy him something to eat."

Li Anshun climbed up the pole:

"It's been a long time since I've eaten paparazzi powder, so help me bring a paparazzi powder."

"Your sister-in-law didn't come out of the stall."

Sanjiangshui interrupted Li An and said to the young man, "Buy him a bowl of rice rolls." ”

The young man got up and left.

"Your sister-in-law has been at home for a while now."

Sanjiangshui took a bite of rice and said:

"Next month, we'll get married."

"Congratulations, senior brother."

Ang Lee's heartfelt wishes.

(End of chapter)