Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

Chapter 174 Arousing public outrage

This roar awakened countless Hong Kong citizens who were overwhelmed by the pressures of life!

An old woman rushed into the house and grabbed a rolling pin, an old man brought a steel bar, and a young thug pulled out a machete. A group of people swarmed over and began to beat the North Vietnamese man, which quickly escalated into a large-scale conflict!

Several elderly women and men took the opportunity to drag Lu Jianrong and the others out. At this time, Lu Jianrong's face was covered in blood. When he stood up, he felt dizzy and his vision was filled with blood. His face was contorted in rage.

"Fuck your mother!"

He snatched the kitchen knife from one of his uncles, roared, aimed at the North Vietnamese guy who had just hit him, and stabbed him directly in the groin!
Puff.

Blood splattered all over his handsome face; he wiped it away and grinned.

"Going down to sell salted duck eggs!"

……

"Name."

"Lu Jianrong".

"gender."

"male."

"age."

"15."

"Home address."

"Tuen Mun XXXX".

At Yau Ma Tei Police Station, Luk Kin-wing was bound hand and foot and sitting in the interrogation room, facing a police officer.

The police officer asked sternly, "Do you know what crime you have committed?"

"Injured someone with a knife."

Lu Jianrong's face showed a fearless expression.

The police officer then asked, "Why did you do this?"

Lu Jianrong replied, "They attacked us first."

As he spoke, Lu Jianrong showed the police the wounds on his body: "There are many people at the scene who can testify for us."

After checking him over, the police officer asked, "What's your code name?"

Lu Jianrong shook his head: "There is no prefix."

He doesn't have a name on his name, he's not a member of the Hung Hing triad, and he's not even a nominal member of the Blue Lantern triad.

"No prefix? Aren't you all from Hung Hing in Tuen Mun?" the policeman sneered.

Lu Jianrong shook his head again: "Officer, I don't know what you're talking about. I really haven't joined any gangs. My dad became a monster because he used laundry detergent. I hate the underworld the most, how could I possibly join one?"

"Tell me, who gave you these instructions?"

The riots that happened in Yau Ma Tei today were so bad that even the police wouldn't believe there wasn't a mastermind behind them. In the interrogation room next door, they also arrested a young demon slave who was delivering newspapers for free.

Lu Jianrong said, "No one instructed me. I am a native of the New Territories."

I had good grades in school, but my family was very poor, so I started working to earn money at a young age.

Today I went to Yau Ma Tei to look for work. Because I'm young, I searched for an hour but didn't find anything. We saw some North Vietnamese guys dressed better than us, so we said a few words to them, and they beat us up...

"Sir, I was acting in self-defense."

"Behave yourself and tell me who's giving you instructions! Otherwise..." the policeman threatened, glaring at him.

Lu Jianrong still shook his head.

Seeing that Lu Jianrong didn't speak, the policeman took matters into his own hands and slapped him across the face: "You're not being honest, are you!"

After saying that, he started beating Lu Jianrong severely!

Just then, the interrogation room door was suddenly opened.

Attorney Huang Dawen, accompanied by Chen Zhenting, the eldest son of the Chen family, walked in and said, "What are you doing!"

"What the hell am I asking you?" the burly policeman yelled at him.

Attorney Huang Dawen looked at Lu Jianrong on the ground and said, "We've come to bail Lu Jianrong out!"

The police officer showed no mercy, saying, "Do you think this is some kind of high-class nightclub? He's murdering someone!"

Lawyer Huang Dawen said, "Your tone just now clearly indicated that he was convicted without a trial."

"Who the hell are you?" the policeman retorted.

Lawyer Huang Dawen introduced himself: "Legal advisor to Hong Kong's You Rong Group! Lawyer Huang Dawen!" You Rong Group is the Chen family's business.

Everyone in Hong Kong knows this.

Chen Zhenting interjected at the opportune moment: "I am the general manager of You Rong Group. I saw the report on TVB, so I specially sent our group's lawyer to provide legal assistance to this young man!"

Lawyer Wong Tai-man is a renowned barrister in Hong Kong. He not only works for Chan Ka-chun, but also serves as a legal advisor to several Chinese businesses.

When Chen Yingnan saw the report on television, he immediately asked Chen Zhenting to come and bail out Lu Jianrong.

Tran Anh Nam also deeply abhorred the North Vietnamese refugee issue.

Sure enough, the burly policeman shrank back when he heard the sign.

Attorney Huang Dawen looked at Lu Jianrong and said, "Why are you covered in blood? Did they hit you? Let's go get a medical examination!"

“They didn’t beat me, they tortured me to extract a confession,” Lu Jianrong replied immediately when a lawyer came to his aid.

Seeing this, the police officer immediately threatened Lu Jianrong, saying, "Hey, you rascal, don't talk nonsense!"

In Hong Kong, you should never offend a lawyer, especially one backed by a large corporation.

"Eh."

Huang Dawen immediately interrupted, "Officer, Hong Kong is a law-abiding country! He can say whatever he wants, even insult you, and you can use it as evidence in court, but you can't stop him from speaking!"

After saying that, Attorney Huang Dawen looked at Lu Jianrong and said, "Let's go get a medical examination."

"Hey, you know what happened in Hong Kong today. Now that the higher-ups have told us to catch the mastermind, you'd better stop playing around." The policeman said, sweating profusely, using a threatening tone and saying the most cowardly words.

"You think you can just quit like that? Lu Jianrong, from this moment on, you're not to say a word. We've already questioned the eyewitnesses, and you acted in self-defense!"

Huang Dawen patted Lu Jianrong on the shoulder.

Lu Jianrong immediately nodded as instructed, his eyes filled with gratitude.

Huang Dawen then asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

Lu Jianrong shook his head.

"Let's just make do with some shark fin soup with rice," Huang Dawen said, patting him on the shoulder.

……

The day.

The riots that broke out in the streets occurred not only in Yau Ma Tei but also in Sham Shui Po. Police arrested more than a dozen people who were giving away Oriental Daily newspapers for free, but according to the interrogation records, these people had no connection with any triad.

Following this, the police sent people to interrogate the editor of Oriental Daily, but the Ma family, being large and powerful, completely ignored them and sent a large legal team instead.

By noon, major news media outlets from around the world stationed in Hong Kong began reporting on the event.

After all, the Vietnam-Nanjing refugee issue is a global problem.

The country that has accepted the most refugees is none other than China!

Hong Kong has accepted the most refugees!

Moreover, the Hong Kong police's brutal arrest of people distributing Oriental Daily newspapers on the street gave many reporters a sense of sensationalism, and they accused the Hong Kong police of interfering with press freedom.

Among these accusations, the loudest voices naturally come from the American media, since the US is known for its tendency to betray its allies and exploit various European countries.

That evening, the Hong Kong government held an emergency meeting to discuss matters concerning Vietnamese refugees.

All senior officials from the three departments and thirteen bureaus of Hong Kong attended the meeting. Governor Mak Lai-ho, sitting in the main seat, was extremely troubled. After the meeting began, he immediately looked at Han Yi-li, the Commissioner of Police of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force: "Han Sir, please introduce the current situation."

Han Yili gave a brief overview of today's situation.

After he finished his introduction, everyone looked at Mai Lihao, who said righteously and sternly, "This is a premeditated and purposeful act. We must stop it and not encourage this evil trend!"

Han Yili countered, "Sir Mak Li-hao, although this incident was entirely premeditated and purposeful, I would like to ask why Hong Kong, as merely a region, has borne so many refugees."

"In just last week, ten shooting incidents occurred in Hong Kong targeting local gangs by the Viet Nam gang, resulting in one death and one serious injury."

"Hong Kong has absolutely no obligation to take on these refugees; the security situation in Hong Kong is under immense pressure!"

The refugees from Vietnam were classified into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. Based on their mode of arrival in Hong Kong, they were divided into ordinary refugees and boat people. The boat people were those who came by boat and were settled in refugee camps.

Due to the animosity between South and North Vietnam, North Vietnamese refugees frequently caused trouble in refugee camps.

As soon as Han Yili finished speaking, the Director of Food and Health said, "Not only that, the spread of infectious diseases among the boat people is also very serious!"

In fact, in Hong Kong, it's not just the upper-class Chinese who are dissatisfied with this; many upper-class Westerners are also dissatisfied.

All the senior officials of the three departments and thirteen bureaus had something to say. After all, to put it bluntly, it was unreasonable for Hong Kong, as a region, to accept so many refugees. These refugees' arrival only increased the burden on everyone.

Faced with public criticism, Governor Mak Lai-ho stammered and was unable to speak.

(End of this chapter)