Hong Kong General: The Departed? No, I am the Hong Kong Island Tyrant

Chapter 211 Who the hell should I answer to for my misdeeds?
West End of the Walled City, Prostitute Street.

In Sister Hong’s Fenglou.

Di Qing sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, listening carefully to Sister Hong's report on the population and power distribution in Kowloon Walled City.

Although Sister Hong also smuggled in from the mainland, she has lived in Kowloon Walled City for more than ten years. She was able to become the leader of the Western District in this place with complex forces. Naturally, she has a clear understanding of the situation in the walled city.

According to him, the four districts of the walled city were home to more than 50,000 people at their peak, with an average of less than four square meters per person. Although it was heard that many people had to move out due to the demolition in recent years, there are still nearly 40,000 people left.

But among these 40,000 people, nearly a quarter are outsiders, either fleeing from outside or illegally entering from other places. There are only about 30,000 native residents in Kowloon Walled City, and there are about 9,000 households with registered properties.

Such a large population is concentrated on a land of less than 2.7 hectares, or 2.7 square meters. You can imagine how chaotic it is.

In a word: there are all kinds of people!

However, despite the chaos, the city also has its own rules and order.

First of all, the social groups in the four districts control the people's water and electricity.

If you want to open a store and do business, even issues such as getting water and electricity must be approved by the communities in the four districts.

For example, in the West District, the sex trade is basically monopolized by Sister Hong. If anyone else wants to come in and get involved, they must get her consent.

As for the East District, Hai Ye even had his own anti-smuggling team. Anyone or any other force who wanted to come to the city to become a fan would be cracked down by the anti-smuggling team without Hai Ye’s consent, and the rules were very strict.

The same is true for gambling dens in the Southern District.

But the local forces in the walled city also have their own management committee.

It is composed of respected local gentry and seniors in each district. Whenever there is any important matter, the district gentry will hold a meeting with the management committee to discuss it. The management committee will then notify every household, and everyone must obey.

Anyone who disobeys the rules will be attacked and expelled from the city.

For example, the resistance to government demolition in recent years was led by the district management committees.

Hearing this, Di Qing couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"So, the prestige of the Management Committee is higher than that of the chairmen of your four districts?"

"That's not what I meant..."

Sister Hong shook her head, pondered for a moment, and said, "The Management Committee is responsible for people's livelihood, but the main decision makers are still the chairmen of our four districts. After all, we have people on our side. If there is a fight or trouble, the Management Committee will not be able to handle it on their own."

Understood.

The Management Committee is the government agency of the Walled City, and the community groups in the four districts are the "law enforcement teams" of the Walled City.

Di Qing suddenly realized.

He then pondered for a moment and said, "If we want to persuade the residents of the Walled City to agree to the demolition, it means that we only need to deal with the Management Committee, right?"

Hearing this, Sister Hong was a little unsure and said, "If it is a small matter, the management committee's intervention is still useful, but the demolition of the walled city is a big deal, and most of the residents inside do not agree to it. Even if the management committee intervenes, not every household will necessarily agree to the demolition..."

Di Qing nodded: "As long as we deal with the majority of people, it will be fine. It is normal for some people to resist stubbornly, but in the face of the general trend, their resistance is useless."

As he spoke, Di Qing looked at Sister Hong and said, "Help me call the West District Management Committee to come to a meeting. I will take care of the West District first."

"This..." Sister Hong said with some difficulty: "Brother Qing, most of the people in the management committee are conservative. They are used to life in the walled city. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to convince them. Besides, there are other outsiders who don't have household registration. If we force them out, they will definitely resist. At that time, even if we come forward, I'm afraid we won't be able to suppress them..."

Di Qing waved his hand and said, "Whether we can talk or not, let's talk first. As for those immigrants, don't worry. The conditions I give them are the same as yours. As long as they are willing to leave, those who want to go home will be sent home. For those who want to stay in Hong Kong Island, I will help them solve their identity problems and arrange jobs for them."

Hearing this, Sister Hong took a deep breath and could only choose to believe Di Qing. She nodded and said, "Okay."

After that, she turned around and went out to order: "Ah Xia, Ah Hua, the rest of you go and notify the management committee to come to the meeting."

"Yes, Sister Hong."

The girls on Prostitute Street quickly took action.

Di Qing was still sitting on the sofa, thinking about how to convince the people on the management committee.

At this time, Tang Twelve and his men stepped forward and frowned, saying, "Brother Qing, there are tens of thousands of people without household registration in the city. You promised to help them find jobs, but you also have to settle the household registration issue. This is not an easy task..."

"I know."

Di Qing said calmly, "But I was originally planning to do some business and set up a factory in the New Territories. At most, I could open a few more factories. Besides, when the logistics company, boxing gym and other industries are established, they will also need to recruit people. And the land in Sham Tseng will also need a lot of help after the real estate construction starts. Anyway, we need to recruit workers, so it doesn't matter where we recruit from."

"Moreover, not all of these thousands of people will choose to stay and develop. A group of them will definitely be repatriated. Those who have committed crimes will not be able to stay. Excluding these, our industry should be able to barely solve the employment problems of the remaining people."

"If we really can't handle it, let the government come forward to help. After all, we are also helping them with the demolition matters now."

"As for the identity issue, I will find a way to solve it. Don't worry."

If they find a way to get a Hong Kong ID card themselves, it will cost about 50,000 yuan per person.

But now there are thousands of people’s ID cards, and he doesn’t have the ability to handle them all.

What's more, with so many ID cards, even if he had the money to buy them, no one would dare to sell them to him.

So this requires the government to step in and solve the problem.

You can't leave all the problems to me, right?

I helped you persuade the people in the walled city to relocate, and also helped these unregistered residents in the walled city to find jobs. You help them resolve their identity issues. This shouldn't be too much of a burden on you, right?
If you can't even do this, then you'll have to do everything yourself.

Thinking of this, Di Qing took out his cell phone and prepared to call Lu Qichang to explain the situation to him and ask him to ask for advice from his superiors.

At least he needs an accurate answer before he can take action.

But as soon as I took out my cell phone, a strange number called.

Di Qing frowned slightly, but did not refuse the call. He answered the phone and put it to his ear: "Hello? Who is this?"

"You are Ah Qing, the leader of Hung Hing, right? I am Chen Zhengpiao." A powerful voice came from the other end of the line.

Chen Zhengpiao?
Hong Le’s boss, Brother Piao?

Di Qing reacted, raised his eyebrows, and said, "It turned out to be Brother Piao. I wonder why Brother Piao called me so late at night. What can I do for you?"

"Ah Qing, our Hong Le and your Hong Xing are old acquaintances. Although we don't have much cooperation, there shouldn't be any conflicts between our two societies, right?" Brother Piao asked in a deep voice.

Di Qing said calmly: "Brother Piao, if you have something to say, just say it."

"Okay, then I'll just tell you."

Brother Piao's tone seemed a little angry: "Ah Qing, the people who kidnapped you are Feng Laoliu and Hai Ye. I have no objection to you taking care of them tonight, but you don't have to mess with our Hongle place, right?"

Di Qing frowned and said, "Brother Piao, please explain clearly. Since you know that I am cleaning up those guys in the Walled City, you should know that most of our Hongxing people are in the Walled City tonight. When did they mess up your Hongle place?"

"It's the fortress!"

Brother Piao asked, "Don't you know that we Hongle also have business in the Walled City?"

"Just now, Xiyan and his gang went to sweep Hai Ye's territory, but they also swept away our Hong Le fan club. My people have already made their identities clear, but Xiyan and his gang didn't give me any face at all. You are the boss of Hongxing, shouldn't you give me an explanation for this matter?"

Is this true?
Di Qing frowned and asked, "Hong Le also has a noodle stall business in the city?"

At this time, Sister Hong came in after giving instructions. After hearing what was said, she came close to Di Qing and whispered, "Brother Qing, it's not just Hong Le. There are also Xin Ji, Zheng Xing, Zhong Xin Yi, Lian Ying Society, Taiwan Gang and other societies that have set up shop in the Walled City to do business. However, they have to hand over a portion of their profits to the leaders of each district in the Walled City."

Hearing this, Di Qing immediately understood.

Kowloon Walled City is really a piece of fat meat, and everyone wants to come in and take a bite.

After a moment's silence, Di Qing regained his composure and said calmly, "Brother Piao, I don't know about this matter. I'm in the West District now. I'll call you when I find out."

After saying that, Di Qing hung up the phone.

"Explanation? Who the hell should I explain to?" Di Qing sneered.

Before the walled city is demolished, only the Hung Hing gang will have the final say.

No matter which other society it is, anyone who dares to make a move will be chopped off!

Not to mention Hong Le, even Xin Ji is the same!
I am sweeping the communities in the four districts of the Walled City tonight. What does the sweep of your community have to do with me?
Who asked you to open your place on the land of these four societies?

Explain?

The explanation is that my person didn't know and scanned the wrong one.

If you don't accept it, let's fight!
"Ding ding ding..." But at this moment, another cell phone ring sounded.

Di Qing took a look and frowned, then answered the phone and asked, "Hello? Brother Chang, doesn't your Xin Liansheng also have a place in the city?"

On the other end of the phone, Lin Yaochang was slightly stunned, then said: "Yes, Ah Qing, I also heard that you were kidnapped by those guys in the Walled City tonight, but our Xinliansheng has a boxing gym in the southern district, and it was just swept away by Feilong, Dafei and others. Mr. Jin asked me to call and ask about the situation."

Hearing this, Di Qing suddenly fell silent, his face looking somewhat embarrassed.

After all, Lin Yaochang has always had a good relationship with him. When the movie was released before, Lin Yaochang brought hundreds of his brothers to help support it.

Naturally, he couldn't explain to Lin Yaochang the same way he did to Brother Piao.

After a moment of silence, Di Qing said, "Brother Chang, you should also know that the fortress is going to be demolished, right?"

"Yeah. I know."

Lin Yaochang nodded, then his eyes moved and he asked, "Ah Qing, what does the demolition of the walled city have to do with what happened tonight?"

Di Qing said, "Brother Chang, I won't beat around the bush about our relationship. I can only tell you that the demolition of the fortress is inevitable. Your Xinliansheng boxing gym won't be open for much longer, so you should stop running it in the future." "As for the loss of your boxing gym tonight, I will compensate you after this matter is settled."

"This……"

When Lin Yaochang heard this, his expression suddenly became serious: "Ah Qing, did you receive any news?"

"Do not ask."

Di Qing said: "I will tell you what I can tell you. Anyway, please tell Mr. Jin that I have no intention of targeting Xin Liansheng."

Lin Yaochang was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay, I'll discuss this with Mr. Jin first."

"Ah."

The phone hangs up.

Lin Yaochang turned his head and looked at the fat figure beside him, and said, "Mr. Jin, Ah Qing told me that the demolition of the Walled City is inevitable, and our business in the Walled City will not last long. He told us not to do business in the future. He will compensate us for the loss of the boxing gym tonight."

Upon hearing this, New Union Sheng's boss, Mr. Jin, suddenly became serious: "Is this what he said?"

"Yes." Lin Yaochang nodded.

Mr. Jin narrowed his eyes and murmured, "It seems that what happened tonight is not as simple as it seems!"

"Hundreds of police officers from the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau surrounded the Walled City, but they did not attack it. Instead, the Hongxing people helped them capture the wanted criminals and sent them out. This doesn't seem right no matter how you look at it..."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Qian, the right-hand man of Master Jin, changed his expression slightly and said, "Master Jin, are you saying that this handsome guy Qing colluded with the police and wanted to help the government to deal with the demolition of the Walled City?!"

Lin Yaochang's expression also changed.

"What collusion? There's no need to be so harsh."

Mr. Jin shook his head and said, "Times have changed. The saying that H society is not tainted by the imperial aura is just a lie for outsiders to hear. During the time of the four chief detectives, the police were in cahoots with the four major families and openly collected protection fees."

"There is nothing shameful about cooperating with the police. On the contrary, in this era of increasingly strict rule of law, if you have no connections in the government police force, you will die faster."

As he said this, Grandpa Jin couldn't help but sigh: "This handsome young man is not an ordinary person!"

"It's been less than two and a half years since his debut, and he has not only risen from behind to become the leader of Hongxing, but he has also reformed Hongxing and whitewashed it. He is getting bigger and bigger, and he has connections in both the political and business circles. It's really not easy!"

Uncle Qian's face was solemn, and he said, "If this is true, then I'm afraid our business in the city will really not be able to continue."

"Whether it's true or not, I can't do it anymore."

Mr. Jin was playing with a string of beads in his hand, shaking his head and saying, "Even if Hongxing just used Di Qing's kidnapping to grab territory tonight, there will be no place for us, Xin Liansheng, in the city in the future."

"This Di Qing's fate is very strange. I can't figure it out."

"Sha Po Lang enters the life palace, three sides and four directions!"

"People with this kind of fate prefer movement to stillness. Whenever this kind of fate appears in the world, it often represents turmoil and change."

"But there are also the Nine Emperor Stars to assist..."

“But whether it’s the fate of Sha Po Lang or the Nine Emperor Stars, they both represent extreme greed and tyranny. He will not allow others to interfere in his territory.”

Mr. Jin sighed.

Lin Yaochang was a little confused: "Mr. Jin, what is the Nine Emperor Star Fate?"

Grandpa Jin explained: "The Nine Emperor Stars are also known as the Left Assistant and Right Assistant Stars. People with this kind of fate will be very rich and powerful in prosperous times. If they are in troubled times, they will stir up the wind and clouds, and their achievements will be limitless. In the ancient Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, there was also a person with this kind of fate..."

"Who is it?" Uncle Qian asked curiously.

"Cao Cao." said Mr. Jin.

Lin Yaochang's pupils shrank: "Mr. Jin, what you mean is that Ah Qing is destined to be a hero?!"

Grandpa Jin smiled and said, "Maybe. Anyway, this man's achievements will definitely be higher than yours and mine. Ah Chang, it is the wisest choice for you to make friends with him. I looked down on him before, but now it is proven that you are right. I am old, and my vision is not as good as yours in all aspects."

Lin Yaochang said with a smile: "Mr. Jin, you are too kind. How can you be old? If it weren't for you these years, our Xinliansheng would not have been able to develop so fast."

Mr. Jin shook his head: "Everyone will get old one day, and I can't always occupy the seat of the host. I have to give young people the opportunity to show their talents."

As he spoke, Master Jin sighed and said, "It is better to do it now than to wait for a day. On the seventh day of next month, I will retire from business and pass the position of the head chef to you."

"As for the business in the Walled City, just listen to this handsome young man. If you can't do it, forget it. You don't have to pay compensation. You just need to maintain a good relationship with him. No matter what happens, we at New Liansheng will have a way out."

Hearing this, Lin Yaochang fell silent.

……

This side of the prostitute street.

Di Qing had just hung up the phone with Lin Yaochang when several unfamiliar calls came in one after another. The situations were similar to those of Hong Le and Xin Liansheng. They all called to question him because their places in the city had been wiped out.

Di Qing answered calls from two people he knew, gave a brief explanation, then called Lu Qichang, told him about the current situation and several conditions he had proposed, and then turned off his phone, not wanting to explain everything one by one.

In short, the matter in the city must be settled tonight, and he will not give face to anyone.

As for other troubles, we'll talk about them later.

Whether it's compensation, cooperation, or fighting, Hongxing will fight to the end!

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside.

"Ah Hong, why did you call us here so late? What's the matter?"

"Ah Hong, we've all heard about what happened tonight. This was caused by those two guys from the South District and the East District. Please don't let this get us in the West District involved!"

"Yes, Sister Hong, if you guys are fighting with the gang outside tonight, please don't involve us. We just want to live a peaceful life..."

A dozen or so gentry seniors from the West District Management Committee came out from the crowd, both men and women. Looking at the hundreds of Hongxing brothers in suits and ties on Liuying Street, the people from the Management Committee were all trembling, their faces turned pale, and they were filled with worry.

Hearing the noise, Di Qing's eyes moved slightly, and he stood up and walked out with Tang Twelve and others.

Seeing Sister Hong explaining to the people from the management committee, he walked straight forward, waved his hand, and signaled Sister Hong to step back so that he could explain in person.

"Everyone, I'm sure some of you have heard of my name. I am the chairman of Qinglong Group, Di Qing."

"I have no choice but to disturb you all tonight..."

As he spoke, Di Qing carefully explained to them the pros and cons of the demolition of the fortress, including the various promises and conditions he had given.

Then he said, "Everyone, the reason I called you here tonight is that I hope you can persuade other residents to cooperate with the government and solve the demolition problem."

"I will find a way to resolve the issue for those without household registration. As for the relocation compensation for all of you residents of the Walled City, I will also inform the government. We can all sit down and discuss it slowly. I guarantee that I will not let you down."

"That's probably it."

"I have finished speaking. Do you have any different opinions? Please share them so that we can study them together."

……

at the same time.

Outside the city, after Lu Qichang received Di Qing's call, he immediately told Huang Bingyao the questions and conditions raised by Di Qing.

Huang Bingyao is very busy now.

Just a few moments ago, a few "helpful citizens" helped him catch a few wanted criminals, and Huang Bingyao was grinning so hard that his mouth was almost crooked.

Although he didn't catch the criminals himself, he is the one in charge here now. As long as these wanted criminals are in his hands, it will all be credited to him!
Even if we can't accomplish the demolition of the walled city tonight, these wanted criminals will be enough to report to our superiors.

Hearing the question relayed by Lu Qichang, he handed the arrest task over to Guan Jie and fell into deep thought.

There will naturally be no problem with the demolition of the walled city and the compensation that is due. The government has even already prepared public housing estates and temporary housing to accommodate them.

However, how to accommodate these undocumented people without any identity or household registration is indeed a difficult problem.

According to regulations, these illegal immigrants must be extradited back to their hometowns, including those who have committed crimes. The Hong Kong police are not qualified to try them alone and they must eventually be sent back to their registered places of residence.

This is also the main reason why these illegal households resist demolition.

Most people don't want to go back.

But if they stay, the government has no way to provide them with resettlement.

Can't we give them demolition compensation as well?

But now, since Di Qing proposed to help these illegal households solve their employment problems, as long as these people agree to move away, it is not impossible to negotiate with the government to help solve their identity problems.

But he certainly couldn't make the decision on this matter.

After thinking for a moment, Huang Bingyao said to Lu Qichang, "You guard the scene first, I will call and ask what the higher-ups mean."

"Okay." Lu Qichang nodded. He also understood that this matter involved too many things and it was not something they could decide.

Even the boss can't make the decision. He probably has to report to his superiors and wait for a meeting to discuss before making a decision.

Huang Bingyao turned around and made a phone call.

Lu Qichang returned to the scene and looked at the wanted criminals queuing up to be sent to the police car. He couldn't help but sigh, feeling a mixture of pain and happiness.

I'm afraid I'll be busy tonight!
(End of this chapter)