Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

Chapter 243 New Territories Turmoil
After Chen Jiajun easily resolved the crisis, Baron He Wei, seeing that the soft approach wasn't working, prepared to take a hard line.

After all, they control the government and have a hundred ways to make things difficult for Chen Jiajun.

As for what MacLehose and Youde said about freedom and democracy, that's just bullshit.

The government quickly introduced a series of measures targeting environmental protection in factories.

We are preparing to thoroughly investigate the environmental protection projects of all factories in Hong Kong. If any company is found to be non-compliant, it will not only be fined, but may even be shut down.

The moment this regulation was introduced, factory owners throughout Hong Kong began to complain and protest.

But they soon discovered that the regulation did not seem to affect other people.

The board was raised high and then gently brought down.

It may seem like just a minor rule, but little do people know that this rule is not applicable to anyone else at all.

Rather, it was intended specifically for those who refused to comply with the Colonial Exit Act.

Especially when it comes to those stubborn elements, such as those working for Chen Jiajun's companies, these government officials are incredibly impartial and incorruptible.

After dealing with a few stubborn guys, the patrol teams went straight to Chen Jiajun's Guojun Electronics in the New Territories and Tesla in Tuen Mun.

It's obvious they're planning to ruin Chen Jiajun.

But when the inspectors arrived in the New Territories, they were dumbfounded.

Before their car could even drive in, it was stopped by a large group of villagers.

"What are you doing? These are special inspectors from the government, get out of the way."

Seeing this, an official's assistant stepped down, swaggering around.

Unfortunately, no one paid any attention to his words, and the villagers blocked the road with their belongings.

"I'm talking to you country bumpkins, don't you hear me? Get out of here right now."

The assistant was embarrassed, his face turned red, and he shouted loudly.

At this moment, Lu Jinqiang came out, picking his ear, and said, "What are you shouting for? Who are you?"

The assistant immediately puffed out his chest: "We are a government inspection team, ordered to inspect the situation of factories in the New Territories. Don't block the road, or you'll mess things up. Can you country bumpkins take responsibility for that?"

"Oh, it's your superior." Lu Jinqiang quickly said, adopting a humble posture, "Please forgive me, please forgive me."

The assistant, feigning superiority, said, "You know you're wrong, so why don't you move aside!"

Lu Jinqiang said with a grin, "It's no problem for the officer to go through, but the car can't go in."

"What?" The assistant's eyes widened immediately. "What do you mean?"

Lu Jinqiang said with a sly look, "The village is repairing the road, so no vehicles can pass through. I'm sorry."

The assistant was furious: "Who gave you permission to block the road? Is there no law anymore?!"

“The law? We have it.” As he spoke, Lu Jinqiang waved his hand, and someone immediately brought over a land deed.

Lu Jinqiang said smugly, "This land was built by our great-grandfather Lu Jiu, and it's private property. We can stop cars from passing just like that. Do you have a problem with that?"

The assistant was completely dumbfounded and could only report to his superior.

The patrol team members, already impatient while waiting in the car, immediately berated the assistant upon hearing this: "What kind of work are you doing? You can't even handle this small matter?"

The assistant looked aggrieved, but could only lower her head and accept the scolding.

Soon, members of the patrol team got out of the car and said to Lu Jinqiang with a smile, "Sir, I apologize on behalf of my assistant. Young people don't talk much."

As the saying goes, "You can't hit someone who's smiling at you," Lu Jinqiang nodded and said, "That's more like it. After all, he's an officer; he's more capable than some people."

Seeing that Lu Jinqiang had softened his tone, the head of the inspection team said with a smile, "Then could we ask this gentleman for a favor? After all, we have official business to attend to."

Lu Jinqiang pretended to think for a moment: "Normally there wouldn't be a problem, but the village is building roads. What if the foundation is damaged?"

Lu Jinqiang's cunning and opportunistic behavior showed these people just how formidable these country folk could be.

Being an officer, the inspector smiled, reached into his wallet, pulled out a few Hong Kong dollars, and handed them over: "This should be enough to compensate for the losses, right?"

The inspector believed that the country boy in front of him was just trying to extort money.

Unfortunately, Lu Jinqiang was not the kind of country bumpkin who had never seen money before.

Looking at the few Hong Kong dollars handed to him, a mocking smile appeared on his lips: "You think I'm a beggar?"

The inspector's face immediately turned cold, and he said to Lu Jinqiang, "What do you mean? Young man, let me tell you, know when to stop, or I can call the police over with one phone call and lock you up for ten days or half a month."

In Lu Jinqiang's view, this threat was less intimidating than two barks from a dog: "Sir, are you threatening me? I'm so scared."

Then, the villagers behind Lu Jinqiang also burst into laughter.

“No one in our New Territories has ever dared to threaten us like this.” At this moment, an agitated villager rushed out, holding a manure pitchfork in his hand and pointing it at the group of people, saying fiercely, “Get out of here! If you dare to step into our New Territories again, I’ll shove this pitchfork into your anuses.”

The inspection team was taken aback by the villagers' outrage.

No one could be sure whether these fierce-looking country bumpkins would actually do it.

The people of the New Territories are known for their tough and unruly nature, and ordinary people rarely get the better of them. So the patrolman shrugged off and told his men to get into the car.

He just left with a harsh remark.

After the inspectors left, Lu Jinqiang suddenly grinned mischievously: "Afu, have you prepared the things I asked you to prepare?"

Afu nodded with a sly grin: "We're in for a good show soon."

Looking at the desolate wilderness, Lu Jinqiang said with a smile, "I hope they won't be too frightened. There are wolves around here at night."

The next day, the inspection team came again.

Moreover, they all looked extremely disheveled, as if they hadn't slept all night.

Not only were his eyes bloodshot, but he was also extremely listless.

Just yesterday, when they were heading back, the car's tires suddenly jolted violently, and then the engine stalled right there in the middle of nowhere.

Although the car was able to start, the driver got out to check and found that the suspension had been damaged by a large rock buried in the soil.

This is a real problem. The signal is terrible in this godforsaken place, and getting someone to fix the car is out of the question.

Even if you offer ten times the price, the mechanic still won't come.

This left the patrol team dumbfounded on the spot, especially after hearing that there were wolves in the area. They shuddered and huddled in the car, refusing to get out.

By midnight, the group was cold and hungry and couldn't fall asleep.

Even more terrifying was the constant howling of wolves coming from outside, which made everyone cower in fear and tremble.

After finally getting through to the police station and giving the person in charge a good scolding, he immediately brought the police to cause trouble for Lu Jinqiang.

Seeing Lu Jinqiang's wicked grin, the assistant could no longer contain his anger and rushed forward: "Was yesterday's incident your doing? Tell me."

At this point, the assistant, who was seething with anger, was no longer thinking clearly. He didn't even consider how his small arms and legs could possibly defeat these country bumpkins.

Before the punch could land on Lu Jinqiang's face, he easily dodged it and then landed a hook punch on his assistant's armpit.

This caused the assistant to kneel down on the spot.

"You see, these country bumpkins not only damaged vehicles, but also committed assault and injury. Arrest them all!" the patrolman immediately said, pointing menacingly at Lu Jinqiang.

Several police officers wore wry smiles. They were local police officers, so how could they not recognize Lu Jinqiang? "Brother Qiang, don't do this. It's putting us in a difficult position."

Lu Jinqiang sneered and said, "You probably don't know what they're here for, do you? They're here to shut down our factory. We in the New Territories finally have a pillar industry of our own. Do you think I'd let these bastards run rampant?"

Hearing Lu Jinqiang's determination, the police were now in a dilemma.

But the inspector from the patrol team kept urging, "What are you standing there for? Arrest them all now. Do you want me to call your superior?"

"Qiang, we don't want to lose our jobs either. You have to understand us, right? Make way for us." The police chief gritted his teeth and said to Lu Jinqiang.

"So you think your few jobs are as good as all of ours?" Lu Jinqiang said disdainfully. "We're all acquaintances. Dayong, you've done a lot of bad things, but you have no right to swagger in front of me. I advise you not to bother me."

The police chief, named Dayong, looked at Lu Jinqiang with disbelief and said, "You dare threaten me?"

"So what if I threaten you? I'm only calling you Brother Yong out of respect; otherwise, you're nothing to me," Lu Jinqiang said arrogantly.

"Lawless!" Upon seeing Lu Jinqiang's attitude, the inspection team immediately shouted, "Looks like you're determined to stick your neck out to the end?"

"Officer, just have the area cleared out. If anything happens, we'll take full responsibility."

Hearing the patrolman's words, Dayong hesitated.

He is indeed a corrupt cop, but he also knows what kind of people these big shots are.

They are the kind of people who often turn their backs on others and are the ones who embarrass themselves and take the blame.

The inspector seemed to have noticed something amiss, and pulled Da Yong aside, saying, "If you handle this for me, you'll definitely get something in return."

The inspector then handed over a check: "Besides this three million, I can also put in a good word for you with your boss, so you don't have to worry about me throwing you out to take the blame."

You should know that the New Territories is a rural area, and the sons of police officers are generally of low social standing.

Even Da Yong, who is a police chief, only earns a little over 20,000 yuan a month.

Even with his usual food, clothing, and living expenses, he could never save three million in his entire life.

So after weighing the options for a moment, he decided to take the gamble.

Without making a sound, he stuffed the check into his pocket, then turned to Lu Jinqiang and said coldly, "I'll give you one more chance. Get out of my way and I guarantee you'll be fine."

As he spoke, Da Yong had already placed his hand on his holster.

Seeing that Da Yong had done it, the other underlings could only grit their teeth and do the same.

Lu Jinqiang was completely unafraid and sneered, "I underestimated you, you bastard. Try moving and see what happens."

As they spoke, the crowd dispersed, and a group of villagers carrying rifles appeared before them.

Seeing that the villagers had also started using weapons, the patrol team members immediately hid behind the vehicle.

(End of this chapter)