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

Chapter 242 Black Tuesday, Qinglong Group made a lot of money! [Subscribe]

"Now we are going to insert the latest news: At 9 o'clock this morning, at Yichang Street in Tsim Sha Tsui, when the Qinglong Martial Arts School opened, it was challenged by the Japanese warriors who came to kick the door."

"The two sides fought in front of the Qinglong Martial Arts School. In the end, the Japanese samurai was defeated. They were so angry that they attacked the martial arts masters sent by the Qinglong Martial Arts School, which aroused public anger. They were besieged by the Qinglong Martial Arts School and the citizens at the scene. Their life and death are unknown. Currently, the West Kowloon Police Station has intervened in the investigation..."

……

"Hong Kong News reports: At 28 o'clock this morning, the Qinglong Martial Arts School at Yichang Street, Tsim Sha Tsui, was provoked by Japanese samurai when it held its opening ceremony."

"The Japanese warriors who came to challenge the school displayed the sign of 'Sick Man of East Asia' to the Qinglong School and the journalists and citizens present, which aroused the anger of the Qinglong School and the onlookers, and staged a real-life version of 'Fist of Fury'."

"After the Japanese were defeated, they attacked Qinglong Martial Arts School out of rage and were eventually besieged by the citizens at the scene. Fortunately, the police arrived in time and the group of Japanese warriors were able to survive..."

……

At around 11 noon, Hong Kong Island's two major free TV stations, TVB and ATV, broadcast the news of the opening of Qinglong Martial Arts School and the challenge of Japanese samurai who returned to Japan almost at the same time, and released the video shot at the scene.

Not long after, several other radio stations also reported the incident.

Once this real-life version of the "Fist of Fury" incident was broadcast, coupled with the news that Qinglong Group had invested in hosting a martial arts competition in the past two days, the popularity of this matter reached a new level. In just a few hours, it spread throughout Hong Kong Island.

At this time, it had been less than 50 years since the Japanese invasion of China. Many Hong Kong aborigines still vividly remembered the various crimes committed by the Japanese army during the occupation of Hong Kong Island.

The most famous event was when Japanese samurai challenged the Huo family boxing gym and killed the martial arts master Huo Yuanjia by despicable means. In the end, Huo Yuanjia's disciple Chen Zhen broke into the Japanese martial arts gym, killed his enemy with his own hands, and won back dignity for the country and the nation.

This incident was even remade into a movie by Bruce Lee and became extremely popular in Hong Kong Island.

I didn’t expect that such an incident happened again not long after this incident.

The same R country warriors’ challenge, the same “Sick Man of East Asia” plaque.

For a time, the patriotic sentiments of countless Chinese people were ignited, and the voices cursing the Japanese devils could be heard almost everywhere.

There are also many extreme patriots who even take to the streets to protest and boycott Chinese goods, smashing and destroying Chinese cars, Chinese shops, restaurants, etc.

Some expatriates from Country R also suffered unexpected disasters. Before they could understand what was happening, they were caught by the parade and beaten up.

On that day, almost the entire Hong Kong Island, as long as it was related to the Japanese element, suffered.

Dozens of R countrymen were injured and hospitalized.

According to later media reports, this day was reportedly called "Black Tuesday" by Japanese expatriates who were injured or suffered losses in the incident.

……

And at this time.

The instigator of all this, Di Qing, was sitting in the Crime Squad office of the West Kowloon Police Station, sitting with his legs crossed and drinking coffee, receiving a "severe" reprimand from West Kowloon Deputy Commissioner Wong Bing-yiu and Organized Crime and Triad Bureau chief Kwan Kit.

"Ah Qing, what on earth are you doing?"

"You held a martial arts competition and attracted boxing champions and masters of various martial arts from dozens of countries. Among them were many dangerous elements with criminal records. This caused a huge increase in the workload of the entire police force during this period!"

"That's fine!"

"But now that a martial arts school has opened, you can also stage a real-life version of 'Fist of Fury'!"

"The hospital just called. Six of the seventeen Japanese and one overseas Chinese in Japan died. Three of the remaining twelve have become vegetative, and the rest are either seriously injured or paralyzed!"

"Do you know how big a fuss this is?"

"Brother Yi just called me personally and handed this mess over to me. If I can't handle it well and it causes international public opinion, I won't be able to continue as the deputy director. I will have to retire early!"

"Stop it, Ah Qing. If you continue to do this, I really can't stand it anymore..."

Huang Bingyao advised earnestly.

"That's not all!"

Guan Jie said in a deep voice: "According to incomplete reports, in the past three hours alone, there have been no less than fifty incidents of vandalism of vehicles and shops in various districts of Hong Kong Island. Many Japanese expatriates who took to the streets were beaten by passers-by and were hospitalized. Fortunately, there have been no deaths so far, otherwise the situation would be even worse!"

"I heard that even the Governor of Hong Kong has personally inquired about this matter, so Brother Yi called me."

"hiss……"

Huang Bingyao took a deep breath, then turned to look at Di Qing and said, "Did you hear that? Ah Qing! Even the Governor of Hong Kong is paying attention to this matter!"

"Now you understand how big a fuss this is, right?"

Listening to the two people singing the same tune, Di Qing slowly put down the coffee in his hand and said helplessly: "Mr. Huang, Mr. Guan, just say what you want to say, there is no need to do this."

"I wasn't the one who beat anyone up, and I'm also a victim in this matter. Those little devils messed up my martial arts school's opening ceremony, and it's unknown whether I can still run the school in the future."

"I've suffered such a huge loss, who can I go to for justice?"

Huang Bingyao rolled his eyes and said, "Can't open it? After this incident, the whole of Hong Kong Island now knows about your Qinglong Martial Arts School. After today, there will be countless people who will come to sign up to learn martial arts, and you are still taking advantage of it!"

"I just don't believe that you have nothing to do with the citizens beating up those dozen Japanese. The one who led the beating was your man!"

Di Qing spread his hands and said, "Mr. Huang, you don't need to scare me. Even if my people took the lead in beating people, it has nothing to do with me. Anyway, I didn't do it. If you want to blame someone, just blame those little devils for asking for a beating. My employees and those passionate citizens at the scene were too patriotic, so they couldn't help beating people."

"At worst, I can wait until they are arrested and hire the best lawyer to help them fight the case. As for other matters, they have nothing to do with me."

Seeing Di Qing's stubborn attitude, Huang Bingyao covered his forehead with a headache: "I have been a police officer for so many years, and I have never seen a lawless lunatic like you who is so difficult to deal with!"

Seeing that he could not scare Di Qing, Guan Jie felt a little helpless and said, "Di Qing, tell me the truth, this incident does have a huge impact."

"Those dozen Japanese entered Hong Kong through formal procedures. Some are dead and some are injured. If this situation is not handled properly, it will cause international disputes. Now the pressure is all on our police force. You have to be considerate of us."

Strictly speaking, this matter really has little to do with Di Qing, because according to all the evidence, Di Qing did not do it personally.

In addition to the people from Qinglong Martial Arts School, those who attacked included hundreds of onlookers at the scene.

With so many people involved, who knows who killed the person?

As the saying goes, the law does not punish the masses. It is impossible for them to arrest so many people, right?

To take a step back, even if he is caught, how should the court sentence him?
Everyone convicted of murder?

This is not realistic.

So they had no choice but to look for Di Qing.

After all, it was because of him.

"You come to me, what can I do?"

Di Qing frowned and said, "Sir Guan, do you want me to take the blame?"

Huang Bingyao rolled his eyes and snorted, "It would be much easier if we could just let you take the blame!"

"Then what do you want me to do?" Di Qing said indifferently.

Guan Jie sighed and said, "There is a saying that goes, the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it."

"After all, this incident was caused by your Qinglong Martial Arts School, so we hope that you can come forward and calm the emotions of the citizens. We can't let this chaos continue, otherwise our police force will really have to take action."

"As for the dead and injured Japanese, the Japanese Embassy in Hong Kong is now in trouble. No matter what, you should hand over at least two people so that we can give an explanation to the higher-ups..."

"what?!"

Di Qing frowned and said unhappily, "Mr. Huang, Mr. Guan, it's not just my people who are beating people up. So many citizens at the scene are taking action, and you're only staring at me?"

"Besides, it was those little devils who caused the public outrage that led to this result. Isn't it inappropriate for you to deal with it this way? Aren't you afraid of causing more public outrage?!"

Huang Bingyao twitched his lips and said, "Ah Qing, I understand your difficulties. Those little... ahem, Japanese are really hateful. If I were at the scene, I would definitely go up and crush their heads. But now the impact of this incident is indeed not small, and we are under a lot of pressure."

"I will be taking up the post of West Kowloon Command in a few months. Can you please be considerate of me?"

"If I can't handle this well, I will really have to retire early. Who will protect you if something happens to you again? Right?"

Guan Jie also agreed helplessly: "Don't worry, this incident has caused too much public opinion. Everyone knows that it was the Japanese who took the initiative to provoke. Even if they arrest people and bring them to court, our police will help them plead for leniency and ask the court to give them a lighter sentence."

Hearing this, Di Qing fell silent.

Damn it, I thought the law wouldn’t hold everyone responsible, but I didn’t expect that in the end the responsibility would fall on me.

He could understand the police force's difficulties, but he still felt unhappy anyway.

Those little Japanese guys were looking for death themselves, and if anything goes wrong the police force will have to pay for their stupid behavior.

But looking at the sincere and embarrassed expressions of Huang Bingyao and Guan Jie, he really couldn't say no.

Moreover, what Huang Bingyao said makes sense.

The police are now in a difficult position due to this matter, and it just so happens that this matter falls on Huang Bingyao, since he is now the head of the serious crime team.

If I refuse, I can certainly shirk responsibility, but Huang Bingyao will be in trouble.

From now on, he will no longer have any support in the police force.

Di Qing sighed and said, "Okay, I'll take care of it." Huang Bingyao and Guan Jie immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Huang Bingyao said quickly: "Don't worry, Ah Qing, as long as this matter is settled, I will protect you in the future as long as you don't commit a major crime like assassinating the Governor of Hong Kong!"

"talk later!"

Di Qing rolled his eyes: "You can't even handle this little thing now, I'm afraid that if something bigger happens in the future, you won't be able to handle it..."

Having said that, Di Qing stood up and walked outside.

……

Five p.m.

TVB and ATV news channels released another piece of news.

But this time, it’s an interview video about a person:
"Hello everyone, I am Di Qing, the chairman of Qinglong Group, and also a shareholder and investor of Qinglong Martial Arts School."

Di Qing's elegant and handsome face appeared in front of the camera, and he said sincerely:
"I feel deeply guilty about what happened at the Qinglong Martial Arts School in Tsim Sha Tsui this morning."

"It was originally just a normal Sino-Japanese martial arts cultural exchange, but it unexpectedly turned into a street fight. This incident also caused great losses and impacts to many innocent citizens and Japanese expatriates, and caused great pressure and burden to the police force. I deeply apologize."

"I would like to thank and appeal to all Chinese compatriots to be rational and patriotic, stop vandalism, stop committing any illegal or criminal acts, and stop causing harm to innocent people due to anger, which will affect the image of the Chinese people in Hong Kong Island."

"If persuasion is ineffective, the police will take coercive measures. I hope everyone will be a law-abiding citizen."

"In addition, to express my apologies, I am willing to bear all the economic losses caused by this incident and the medical expenses of the injured Japanese expatriates on behalf of Qinglong Martial Arts School."

The video ends here.

But as soon as this video was released, it caused a huge sensation and had an immediate effect.

No one expected that the chairman of Qinglong Group would personally come out to respond.

For a moment, the originally angry citizens regained some of their rationality. Some people were arrested for vandalism and looting, and when they saw this interview video, they couldn't help but feel regretful.

Yes, what they hate are the devils who invaded China. What does it have to do with these innocent citizens and shops?
There are also those Japanese expatriates living in Hong Kong Island. They are not all bad people, and the real culprits are not these people. Why should innocent people be affected?
……

On Queen's Road in Central, a team holding flags and marching gradually fell silent as they watched the interview video broadcast on the roadside TV.

After a moment, the leading young man took a deep breath, turned to the crowd and said, "Dear neighbors, Mr. Di is right, we are wrong."

"We cannot lose our minds just because we hate the Japanese invaders, harm innocent people, commit crimes, and affect the image of us Chinese."

"Today's parade ends here. Everyone go back."

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other, then nodded.

"Yes, the real culprit should be Japanese imperialism and those little devils!"

"We were wrong, and we can't make the same mistake again!"

"That's right, we can't make any more mistakes!"

……

Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.

A team that was also marching stopped after watching the interview video on TV.

"Mr. Di is such a good man. He was so magnanimous even when his martial arts school was kicked out by those Japanese devils. Why can't we be more rational and magnanimous like Mr. Di?"

"Yes, this matter has nothing to do with Mr. Di. He is also a victim. But I didn't expect that he would be willing to help us compensate for the economic losses caused by today's demonstration, as well as the medical expenses of those Japanese."

"Compared to that, we are damned!"

Someone looked guilty, and then said firmly: "We don't need Mr. Di to compensate. Although I don't have much money, I can still afford this little money. I will pay for the Japanese car I just smashed!"

"I'll pay for it myself. We can't let Mr. Di pay for our mistakes!"

"That's right. Mr. Di is so kind and generous. We can't let him lose money in vain. Tomorrow I will go to Qinglong Martial Arts School to sign up for martial arts training to support Mr. Di's business!"

"Me too, from now on I will only buy Qinglong Daily!"

"Me too..."

……

Another street.

It's a similar situation.

The leading lady waved her hand and shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen, please give Mr. Di a favor and let these Japanese devils go today, okay?"

"Okay, just consider it as giving face to Mr. Di!"

"It's gone, it's gone!"

"My kid is almost done with school, I have to go home and cook..."

……

In a Japanese restaurant, several enthusiastic students who were originally smashing the shop stopped and looked at the video on TV with guilt on their faces.

Then, several people looked at each other, walked out of the store at the same time, and walked towards the police officers at the door who were alert and ready to take action. They raised their hands and shouted, "Sir, we know we are wrong, please arrest us!"

"Yes, I broke the law, arrest me!"

"I'll ask my dad to pay for what was broken today..."

……

The same scene happened in various districts of Hong Kong Island.

In just a few hours, cases such as demonstrations, smashing, and beatings decreased significantly. Some people even went to the police station to turn themselves in. Some parents brought their children who had committed crimes to find the victims and expressed their willingness to compensate for the losses.

For a moment, police stations in all districts breathed a sigh of relief.

This type of civil case is the most difficult for them to handle under normal circumstances, because sometimes the people involved in the case may be their own family members or neighbors, so they are in a dilemma when handling the case.

If you don't handle it well, you will be in trouble both internally and externally, and your neighbors will point at you and scold you, and you won't be able to hold your head up.

Today, several incidents occurred within just a few hours, causing great headaches for all police districts.

It cannot be said that all these cases have disappeared now, but at least they have been brought down to a controllable level, and all police districts are breathing a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little grateful to Di Qing of Qinglong Group.

Or maybe they have a lot of reputation. No matter how long they tried to persuade them, it was ineffective. But after they posted an interview video, the marching and destructive teams dispersed obediently, and some even came to the police station to surrender voluntarily.

This is incredible to think about.

However, when they thought that this incident was caused by the Qinglong Martial Arts School, which aroused the anger of these passionate citizens, they now have to thank Di Qing for helping them calm the incident.

This is a bit fucking embarrassing!
But no matter what, it's good that it's over.

At the same time, Qinglong Group’s reputation in various districts of Hong Kong Island also soared because of this incident.

All businesses under the group benefit from this.

The most significant influences are movies, music, newspapers, magazines, etc.

Not long after the interview video was released, the Qinglong Group's newspapers and magazines were almost all sold out in the major newsstands that were originally preparing to close their stalls. The owners of the major newsstands were all grinning from ear to ear.

The second part of "Young and Dangerous" is currently in theaters. The box office, which had been gradually declining, was packed again in major theaters on this day. Even the tickets for tomorrow and beyond were booked in advance. Some people are even watching the movie for the third, fourth, or fifth time.

In major music stores, sales of records by Qinglong Music artists Ah Ju and Jenny also increased again, with more than 100,000 copies sold in just a few hours.

These things only cost a few dozen dollars, and most citizens can still afford them.

In addition, even the security companies' orders suddenly increased significantly.

The Qinglong Martial Arts School in particular was flooded with calls from people signing up to learn martial arts that day, and the operator almost never stopped calling.

Even the number of people signing up for martial arts competitions has increased dramatically.

Many people have never practiced boxing, and have no intention of participating in the competition. They just want to support the business of Qinglong Group and support Di Qing.

It can be seen that in this era, there is no shortage of patriots and passionate citizens.

All those related to Qinglong Group were affected.

In a word:

Qinglong Group is making a lot of money!

(End of this chapter)