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Chapter 1656 The Only Order in the World (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
There are many festivals in SEA.

There are not only Chinese shows, but also European festivals, which also means more public holidays.

For example, Christmas is a big day, so people will have a day off to celebrate. The 24th is usually a half-day workday, with the afternoon off, and the 25th is a full day off.

This fusion of Eastern and Western cultures has allowed people here to have more holidays, and the longest holiday is the Spring Festival - from the 24th day of the lunar year, also known as the day of the Little New Year, to the 5th day of the lunar year, a full twelve days.

People will not only use the holiday to reunite with their families, but also travel. Since there are often small families here, many people will use this holiday to travel as a family.

This time of year is also the busiest time for each resort.

This also made the city a little deserted, so much so that when Zhou Jie stepped out of the house on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he was even a little uncomfortable. Only after leaving the apartment and coming to the nearby CBD did he finally regain some popularity.

During holidays, there are always crowds of people here, shopping, watching movies, and enjoying all kinds of food.
The TV in the display cabinet was still playing last night's Spring Festival Gala. When the melodious piano music came from the TV, Zhou Jie couldn't help but take another look.

Looking at the person playing the piano on TV, Zhou Jie looked a little dazed. After all, he had heard of this person when he was a child.

"He plays the piano so well..."

People standing by the window were whispering to each other.

"By the way, what's the name of this pianist? I'll buy a tape of his later."

"I thought of the same thing. He seemed to be yelling..."

Okay, the man said after a while.

"It seems to be called something like Lei?"

Listening to their words, Zhou Jie did not say anything to remind them that they were wrong, that person was his father.

There are more important things for him now.

Like many of his peers, although Zhou Jie had just arrived here, he became addicted to video games. During the holidays, when he had nothing to do, he naturally went to the video game room.

“There are also video game consoles like this!”

Entering the video game hall, Zhou Jie still remembers the shock he felt when he first saw all this. Such shock is normal. Even now, arcade machines are still an extremely new thing.

Arcade machines shocked the world when they were launched a few years ago.

Although "Space Invaders" was a very simple game, it became a huge hit in SEA as soon as it was released, with 10 arcade machines sold within a year - because each game was only available on one arcade machine, plus the revenue from coin-operated arcade machines, the total sales that year was close to 15 billion yuan.

The game was later released in the United States and Europe, and was installed on more than 36 units within two years, with total sales approaching $15 billion.

In the next few years, this "Paradise Game Company" launched a number of games in succession, and many of the popular electronic games were related to space.

Although he had just arrived in Chang'an, like many young people, Zhou Jie was attracted when he first came into contact with the game. Every day when he had time, he would go here - of course, the prerequisite was that he had money.

It is the Spring Festival now, and Zhou Jie, with lucky money in his pocket, plunges into games again, immersed in the world of electronic games.

In the spacious video game hall, all kinds of noisy sounds merged into one, people's excited shouts and the music of the games merged together, covering up other sounds.

“This is the money!”

Sun Botao, who was in the manager's office, was holding a cigarette in his mouth, looking at the crowded game hall with an excited expression. As the owner of the game hall, what he liked most was celebrating the festival.

"This isn't a festival, it's clearly giving money away!"

The younger brother beside him quickly said:
"That's right, Boss. These past few days, our daily turnover has exceeded 50,000 yuan. Dali Ge is looking for a new location these days. He is thinking of opening another game hall."

"Okay, this location is hard to find, there are restrictions and regulations, it's hard to open a store, it's hard to do business! Let him find a good location and let me know..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Botao's expression changed slightly - two people came into the game hall, and the leader was none other than Zhu Keqing, who had sent him to prison a few years ago.

Like most plainclothes officers, Zhu Keqing wore a sleeveless T-shirt inside and a short-sleeved shirt outside. After entering the game hall, he looked at the manager's office in front of him and waved to the people inside through the glass window.

Before anyone entered, Sun Botao had already walked out respectfully and said respectfully:
"Hey, Officer Zhu, what brings you here?"

"Boy, it looks like your business is pretty good here!"

Although Sun Botao is already in his forties, he is still called "boy".

"It's Chinese New Year now, so business is naturally good."

As Zhu Keqing spoke, he walked into the manager's office and sat down on the sofa unceremoniously, while Sun Botao stood there respectfully.

"Please sit down. It's your place. Why be so polite?"

Sun Botao sat down after hearing the instructions, but just as he sat down, he was hit on the head:
"You little brat, you just sat down when I told you to, without any manners at all."

Sun Botao, who was slapped, quickly stood up again and bowed:

"I'm sorry, officer, I'm so rude!"

Zhu Keqing glanced at him and said:

"Officer Liu, don't do this next time. After all, he is now a law-abiding citizen!"

"Yes, yes, I am law-abiding now and would never dare to violate the law."

"So what?" Liu Jingye snorted and said:

"If I hear any news of you doing anything evil, I will directly quote "Article 46" and send you to Hell Island."

Article 46 is a law introduced in that authorizes the Minister of the Interior to detain without trial anyone who may endanger public safety, social security and good order. Applicable crimes include secret society activities, illegal lending, drug trafficking, organized crime, etc.

The maximum duration of a detention order is two years, while a police surveillance order can be up to five years. The detention or surveillance period may be extended if the official residence deems it necessary.

Simply put, under this Act, SEA police can arrest and detain suspects involved in activities without a court trial.

The reason for introducing such strict laws is to crack down on the secret societies that swept across the island, that is, the underworld. Since the 19th century, there have been two governments in various parts of Southeast Asia. One is the above-ground government of the local colonists, and the other is the "underground government" - the Chinese secret societies.

The predecessor of the secret societies was the Tiandihui, which was against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty. They formed groups based on geographical affinity and fought against each other. These secret societies were powerful and not only operated brothels and opium dens, but also engaged in illegal businesses such as human trafficking and opium. Although they had no problem with major issues such as anti-Japanese war, they were constantly in conflict with each other while running illegal businesses. In places like Kuching, there were fights and even murders almost every day.

Therefore, Li Yian signed an order to sweep away secret societies with an iron fist, introduced various laws and policies to suppress secret societies, and required secret society members who were willing to reform to surrender.

The police not only did not detain these reformed secret society members, but also arranged jobs for them and provided them with a way out. As a result, 818 secret society members chose to surrender. When the grace period was over, the police immediately launched a large-scale sweep and arrested more than 40 secret society leaders.

From then on, the secret society never recovered...

However, until now, the authorities still maintain a high-pressure stance in dealing with secret societies, adhering to one principle - strike them as soon as they show up.

This time, the reason why Zhu Keqing came here was to crack down on Sun Botao, the former head of a secret society who now opened three game halls. Naturally, such a person would attract extra attention.

"Oh, Officer Zhu, you know that I was the first one to turn myself in and repent. I have been very careful all these years. I dare not break the law. I just opened an electronic game hall..."

Without waiting for Sun Botao to explain, Zhu Keqing asked:
"Opening an arcade? How much does it cost to invest in these 100+ machines? Where did you get the money from?"

"This this……"

Sun Botao quickly explained:

"This is invested by the boss. When we registered, we submitted a statement to the IRS. I am just a figurehead and I get paid."

Sun Botao was nervous. "Article 46" was extremely shocking to all of them. It was not just the detention without trial that was shocking, but also the "Hell Island" that Officer Liu mentioned.

Hell Island is a prison. It used to be a prisoner-of-war camp. The environment on the island is harsh and it is far away from civilized society. Gang leaders are still imprisoned there.

If "Article 46" is the sword of Damocles hanging over everyone's head, then Hell Island is the real hell.

“The salary…”

Zhu Keqing stood up, looked at Sun Botao and said:
"Then take it well. If we find out that you have any illegal activities here, you know that there are still many empty rooms over at Hell Island. I guess Mr. Chen misses his acquaintances!"

The old man Chen mentioned by Zhu Keqing was the leader of the gang where Sun Botao worked. Upon hearing this, Sun Botao's expression became complicated and he repeatedly assured that there would be no illegal activities.

Soon, Zhu Keqing and Liu Jingye left the arcade. Before getting in the car, Liu Jingye, a young policeman, asked with some doubt:
"Squad leader, is this useful?"

“It may work, it may not work!”

Zhu Keqing said:
"Although the secret societies have been devastated by the crackdown under Article 46 in recent years, they still exist. Although it would be ideal to completely dismantle the secret societies, this is not possible at the moment." Any place with high traffic, such as coffee shops, game rooms, even shopping malls and festivals, may become a gathering place for secret societies. But most of them are still in crowded and dark night places. "

After getting in the car, Zhu Keqing looked back at the game room and said:
"Over the years, the number of secret societies has been basically under control. Some old secret societies may have revived, and some new ones have been dismantled, but everything is still under control. What we need is to prevent them from expanding and affecting ordinary people, especially to prevent the influx of drugs and other things."

In fact, their work has always been very effective. However, with the police's consistent crackdown over the past 46 years, the number of secret societies has been greatly reduced. After all, the implementation of "Section " has always been very effective.

That is why it is known as the safest place in the world.

While the car was driving, Zhu Keqing looked solemn at the city outside the window. He wanted to protect everything here and would never allow anyone to destroy it.

Whoever they are...

Thinking of this, Zhu Keqing said to Liu Jingye beside him:
"Jingye, go back and tell the mobile police to move the sign-in position to here. Make sure to keep a close eye on him and prevent them from getting any shady deals. At least, discourage them from even thinking about it. Without that thought, they won't be able to achieve anything."

"Squad leader, are you saying that he is still a member of a secret society? According to the records, he seems to have turned over a new leaf."

Facing his subordinates' questions, Zhu Keqing thought for a moment and said:
"I don't know if he has turned over a new leaf, but he has been abroad for more than ten years. In the past two years, he suddenly returned to China and started a business like this. It's always better to be careful!"

In fact, it is not just about being careful. For Zhu Keqing, he believes in one more truth in his heart: a dog will always eat shit.

Even though that guy has turned over a new leaf, many of the people he uses are former secret society members.

Whether they wanted to establish their own underground order as they had done in the past was not something he cared about at all.

He only knew that he had to fundamentally dispel their ideas and let them know that there was only one order in this world, and that was the law!

As long as they have the slightest sign, Zhu Keqing doesn't mind sending that guy and his buildings to Hell Island, letting them experience Hell Island and turn over a new leaf there.

If three years doesn’t work, then keep him in prison for another three years.

Sometimes, in order to protect good people, we always have to use some extraordinary measures.

"Actually, I'm doing this for his own good. After all, as long as he knows we're watching him, he won't go too far.

This not only protects those ordinary people, but also protects him, so that he will not go astray. If he is really grateful and converted,

(End of this chapter)