Hong Kong Comprehensive: Who said that those who practice martial arts have no money?

Chapter 214 Surprise, a little favor

At the Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station, Lardboy was sitting reading a newspaper with half a cigarette in his mouth. When he saw Lei Luo coming in, he put down the newspaper in his hand.

"Brother Luo, you are back."

"Come to my office."

Lei Luo walked to the office without looking back.

"Oh, here we come."

Lardboy quickly stood up and stepped forward, walked a few steps, then turned back, grabbed the newspaper on the table and followed.

"Brother Luo, I read today's newspapers. It seems that the situation is getting worse. Major newspapers seized this opportunity to ridicule the shortcomings of the police force. Those ghost guys must have looked ugly at today's meeting, right?"

As Lardboy said this, he walked to the opposite side of Lei Luo's desk, pulled out a chair and sat down.

Lei Luo lit a cigarette for himself and frowned:

"More than that, the director said that he must maintain the image of the police force. If there are any reports that bring disgrace to the police force in the future, he will take the initiative to resign to calm public opinion."

"Wow, isn't this just a memorial arch? You take the blame and they get the benefits?"

Lardboy spread his hands with an exaggerated expression.

"Isn't it always like this?" Lei Luo asked.

"That's right."

Lardboy thought the same thing and handed over the newspaper in his hand.

"This is today's press release from Yuanfang Daily. The satire and criticism are far less sharp than yesterday. Brother Luo, take a look."

Lei Luo exhaled a puff of smoke, took the newspaper in his hand, read it carefully, and smiled at Lard Boy:

"Liu Changquan has been dismissed from his post. Li An's goal has been achieved. He just gave up and went with the flow. If he still speaks fiercely and acts independently like yesterday, he will offend other detectives."

Lei Luo was quite surprised when he saw the press release from Yuanfang Daily yesterday.

You must know that it is rare for a newspaper to attack a detective so strongly. Anyone with a discerning eye will know at a glance that Liu Changquan has offended someone. Out of curiosity, he specifically investigated the details of the newspaper, and was surprised to find that the boss behind the scenes was actually Ang Lee.

"I heard that Liu Changquan left Hong Kong after being dismissed from his post yesterday. But..."

"This is none of our business."

Lei Luo interrupted Lardboy and got down to business:

"In today's meeting, the director specifically mentioned the security issues in my district, so we are very tight on time. We must deal with the grizzly bear and the strong boy before the next meeting. How are you doing with your affairs?"

Lardboy’s face became much more serious::

"Of course it's no problem. I caught Hua Zirong, the street-stalking sister-in-law, and now he can't move even if he's a grizzly bear."

Lei Luo was a little surprised: "I only called him by the wrong name, but not by the wrong nickname. I didn't expect that this kid Gou Sister-in-law also has his own tricks."

Lardboy immediately objected:

"Brother Luo, don't be joking. That kid Hua Zai Rong has a sinister look and a sinister look on his face. This nickname is wrong."

Lei Luo smiled when he heard this, picked up the phone on the table, and dialed a number.

After several ringback tones, the call was connected.

"Hello. Who is this?"

A soft female voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hello, I'm Lei Luo, looking for Li An."

"Oh, he happens to be here. Wait a moment, I'll call him."

Lei Luo lay back on the chair and waited quietly.

After a while, Li An's voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Detective Lei, why do you have time to call me today?"

"I'd like to invite you to tea. Do you have time?"

Lei Luo's tone was casual, as familiar as an old friend.

"Of course, where are you going?"

Hearing Li An's reply, he had a smile on his face.

"You don't need to come. I'll just go find you. I can also take a look around the walled city."

"Well, Longjin said, Hailian Tea House, right? Okay, that's it, we'll be there in half an hour."

Lei Luo hung up the phone, took out the cigarette butt from his mouth and put it out, and said to Lard Boy:

"Let's go, let's go find Li An."

"Going to the Walled City?"

Lardboy asked.

"of course."

Lei Luo got up and walked outside.

Lardboy stood up and said, "Brother Luo, do you want to ask a few more guys to follow you?"

"We're going to have tea, but not to handle a case? Why are we making such a fuss?"

Lei Luo didn't care.

The car sped along, passing by various buildings, heading towards a group of dilapidated buildings, and finally stopped at the east gate of the walled city.

Lei Luo and Lardboy got out of the car one after another.

"I have been to the Walled City several times before. When I came here, opium dens, gambling stalls, chicken stalls, and dog meat stalls were in full bloom. I heard that the security in the Walled City is now better than outside. Today I can just see it."

Lei Luo said with a smile.

He looked up at the words 'Kowloon Walled City' and walked into the walled city with Lardboy.

The sun was shining brightly outside, but it was dark inside.

Compared with the narrow alleys that are only one or two shoulders wide in the walled city, the relatively spacious streets are full of people coming and going. Along the way, except for the occasional ray of sunlight shining through the cracks, all the sunlight outside is blocked. .

Lardboy handed a dime to the vendor and walked over with two pieces of white sugar cake.

He handed a piece to Lei Luo:

"Come on, Brother Luo, try it."

"There will be refreshments at the teahouse later. Do you want to buy sugar cakes?"

"I'm nostalgic." "I almost forgot that you used to sell sugar cakes."

Lei Luo laughed dumbly and did not refuse. He took the sugar cake in his hand and took a bite.

"Longjin Road used to be full of opium dens and gambling stalls, but now there is no one there, not even those bad guys who like to wander around. It's really a big change."

He was really surprised.

Seeing is worth hearing a hundred times, and no matter how much you hear, it is better to come and see for yourself.

Today's walled city is very different from the dirty, messy and poor siege city he remembered in the past.

"Brother Luo, didn't you see when we came here just now? There were two ladies cleaning the streets. The streets are cleaner than some streets in Tsim Sha Tsui. I think we should ask the Municipal Council to come and take a look and learn how to beautify the streets."

Lardboy nodded in agreement.

While joking, the two came to Hailian Teahouse.

Walking into the smoke-filled teahouse, a waiter came forward enthusiastically:

"Hello, gentlemen."

Lei Luo responded with a smile: "I'm looking for Li An, we made an appointment."

"plz follow me."

The guy responded politely and led the two of them up the stairs.

"here."

On the second floor, at a table by the window, Li An waved to the two people who came upstairs.

Lei Luo nodded in response and walked over with Lardboy.

After sitting down, he smiled apologetically:

"Sorry, I'm late?"

"No, I just arrived."

"What do you three need?" asked the waiter who led them upstairs.

Li An stretched out his hand to signal to Lei Luo:

"The guest does as the host does."

Lei Luo was not pretentious: "A pot of Pu'er and a few signature refreshments."

"Hold on."

The guy turned and left.

"I was really surprised when I came to the Walled City today. What I saw and heard, I couldn't believe that this was the Walled City of the past."

Lei Luo praised.

"Actually, everyone is happy with the current situation in the Walled City. Even the names of Xin Street and Dajing Street are equally benefiting. The world is peaceful, and the residents of the Walled City are more willing to consume, which does not hinder them from making money."

Perhaps in the beginning, those with the prefix "Chengzhai" had deep resentment towards the Welfare Association, but it was only because of the Welfare Association's tough tactics that they had to compromise.

However, after discovering that some of the prefixes had been cleaned up, the city was in order, business seemed to be better, and there were even more guests coming to the walled city to have fun, so the big and small prefixes began to deliberately maintain this situation.

After all, making money comes first! Who is willing to fight life and death when there is money to be made?

The waiter came over holding a tray in his right hand and a teapot in his left hand.

Lardboy stood up, took the teapot, and poured some tea.

After the two exchanged a few words, Lei Luo put down his tea cup and said straight to the point:

"I came here today to ask for your help."

"what's up?"

Ang Lee did not agree immediately, but left room for change.

Among the current detectives, Chen Zhichao has no intention of supervising Detective Hua.

Although Lan Jiang and Yan Tong intend to compete for the position of Inspector Zonghua, Lei Luo has the greatest advantage with Sir Zhou's backing.

After all, getting a job requires money and background.

But having said that, he and Lei Luo didn't have a deep friendship to speak of. Li An didn't mind having multiple friends of Inspector Zonghua, but there was no need to deliberately compliment or agree. This was not his character.

"It's not a big deal."

Lei Luo considered it for a moment and said slowly:

"Recently, the security situation in my district has deteriorated rapidly. The strong contribution of the Dolls is indispensable. The higher-ups are very dissatisfied. I am going to go to Xinjie to talk to Mr. Ding about the issue of Dolls. As you know, the police do not have the power to enforce the law in the walled city. If I Leading a team into the city will only intensify conflicts. And Xinjie is Dingye's territory. If there is an emergency, I hope you can take care of it."

"OK, no problem."

Li An thought for a while and did not refuse.

To him, it was really just a small thing.

"Thank you very much."

Lei Luo said in a sincere tone.

"No, it's just a piece of cake."

Li An waved his hand and continued:

"Fightings are not allowed in the Walled City now, even on Xinjie and Dajing Streets. I will say hello to the people from the Welfare Association. If you have a conflict with Luotuoding in Xinjie, the people from the Welfare Association will arrive soon. .”

Lei Luo's eyes lit up:

"With your words, I feel relieved."

Even Lardboy, who had been silent all this time, felt relieved and stood up to diligently refill Li An's tea.

"Brother Luo, with Mr. Li's help now, there will be no problem."

"You're welcome. The dim sum at this teahouse is good, but it won't taste good when it's cold."

Li An asked them to use their chopsticks.

Next, the three of them chatted while eating refreshments.

There was a lard boy who kept the atmosphere lively from time to time, and during the morning tea, the two parties had a fairly pleasant conversation.

(End of this chapter)