Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1583 The Role of Students

In Hong Kong during this era, it has become an unspoken rule that shops, stalls, and merchants are charged protection money by triads.

This kind of thing has a long history in Hong Kong. Foreigners don't care, the police don't care, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) doesn't care, and the Commercial Department doesn't care.

After paying protection money, even if two gangs fight each other over territory, shops other than restaurants, nightclubs, and bars are generally not affected.

If other triads or gangs cause trouble during this period, the triad that collects protection money will have to step in to protect them. In addition, the triad territories in Hong Kong are basically all on one street, so they can protect businesses very quickly.

Now, two clothing stores under the clothing company's name have been harassed by a few thugs after paying protection money. The gang that collected the money only came forward afterward. It would be strange if there was nothing fishy about this.

After Han Lizhong finished speaking, he didn't have the patience to wait for the person in charge behind the scenes to jump out and make demands. He thought about it for a moment, took out his phone book from his briefcase, looked at it, and then picked up the phone to call Luo Yuze, the student he had just taken on.

Luo Yuze's father was a leader in a triad in Hong Kong, managing territory on Cheung Wong Road, which was not in the same area or street as the two shops that were being targeted.

However, it would be much easier and faster for the other party to figure out the situation than for Han Li.

When Han Li dialed the number he had written down, Luo Yuze had just returned from surveying data outside, and he answered the phone on the table.

"Who?"

Han Li: "Yu Ze? I am Han Li."

Luo Yuze: "Professor Han? Hello, Professor."

Han Li: "Yuze, I'm calling you because I want you to find out something for me. It's related to the gang."

Luo Yuze didn't care at all that Han Li had interrupted him. After listening, he stood up straight and quickly said...

"Professor, you said that no matter which club it is, I will do my best to find out the truth for you."

Han Li briefly recounted what happened at the two shops that day, and asked Luo Yuze to find out which gang the troublemakers belonged to, and if possible, to find out who was behind it all.

Luo Yuze had a father who was involved in a gang, so it was easy for him to find out which gang was causing trouble, but it was a bit more difficult to find out who was behind it. Nevertheless, he immediately agreed and asked a question with some doubt at the end.

"Professor, what is your relationship with these two clothing stores? Should I send a few people over to keep watch for a few days?"

Han Li: "These two clothing stores belong to your master's wife. After this matter is over, come over for a casual meal. Your master's wife will cook for you."

Han Li's words not only secretly pleased Zhong Chuhong, who was standing next to him, but also made Luo Yuze on the other end of the phone extremely happy.

Although Luo Yuze is currently taking Han Li's tutoring course, this is only the initial introduction. If he wants to become Han Li's true student, there are still several more steps to climb.

If you can be invited to the professor's home for dinner and get to know his family, it's at least a step up, bringing you one step closer to becoming his true student.

The reason why Chung Chu-hung was secretly delighted is self-evident. Han Li's words indicated that her efforts during this period had been recognized by her man.

This time she only met her man's students, but next time they might be her man's colleagues or friends. The next time she might be standing with her man at a dance at Hong Kong University. The next time she might be able to go back to Beijing with her man.

After hanging up the phone, Han Li pondered the discrepancies in the matter while casually responding to his sister-in-law Zhong Chudan's curious questions, unaware of the excited look in Zhong Chuhong's eyes beside him.

Zhong Chudan was curious about Han Li, who had only recently arrived in Hong Kong and was working as a professor at Hong Kong University. She couldn't understand who had made the call, what the caller did, or how they could find out about things within the organization. Han Li's answer, though casual, was enough to fool his sister-in-law, Zhong Chudan.

At this moment, Chung Chu-hung recovered from her excitement and asked from the side.

"Honey, who do you think did this this time?"

Han Li: "Whoever's interests are most affected is the one who did this."

Chung Chu-hung: "The rise of Sunshine and Phoenix in the Hong Kong market has had the biggest impact on a certain brand, but several other clothing brands have also been significantly affected."

However, given the size and influence of the families behind certain dragons and slaves, they probably wouldn't hire anyone to do such a despicable thing, would they?

Han Li: "Hehe, their current image to the citizens of Hong Kong is glamorous and dazzling."

However, most capital in this world is stained with blood during its initial accumulation.

It could even be said that very few people's first pot of gold was clean.

So, things might not be as you think?

Chung Chu-hung couldn't fully understand what Han Li was saying, but that didn't stop her from worrying about the aftermath.

"Honey, what if they really did this? Our business is doing alright now, but it can't compare to either of those two families."

As the saying goes, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, not to mention that those two families were on the rise, with deeply entrenched connections and a great deal of influence in Hong Kong.

If the other party were to take action, they could easily drive "Sunshine" and "Phoenix" out of the Hong Kong market with just a little effort.

It's perfectly normal for Chung Chu-hung to be worried about a family that has such a great influence in Hong Kong. Although Han Li didn't take her seriously, he could just give her a set of "Family Elimination Game" at worst.

However, those are all last resorts, and Han Li would not do them lightly unless absolutely necessary.

At this point, Han Li didn't want to discuss the matter too much with Chung Chu-hung. He comforted her and casually made up an excuse to let it go.

The next day, after having breakfast with the Chung sisters, Han Li went out together, went downstairs, and drove away from Jia Hui Garden separately.

The two sisters went to the garment company, while Han Li went to Hong Kong University.

As usual, Han Li went to the library to exchange books after arriving at school, and then calmly returned to his office.

Han Li didn't have any classes today. He came to the school only to submit a completed commission to the school, aiming to increase his influence as much as possible in the early stages of his doctoral studies abroad.

What about the clothing store?

Even if Han Li were anxious, it wouldn't matter; he needed to know who his opponent was in order to devise a suitable countermeasure.

After receiving a call from Han Li last night, Luo Yuze immediately went to find his father, who was overseeing the business.

After discussing it, the father and son split up and worked together. They didn't sleep all night and finally managed to tie up the last gangster and take him to an abandoned warehouse by the sea at dawn.
(End of this chapter)