The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 189 Under the Bridge
Even in the dark, it was clear that almost no one who got off the boat was in good condition. Many people had a sour odor, probably because they had vomited a lot on the boat.

"Dad, what's wrong with you, Dad~."

Just when Jiang Cheng was still feeling proud of himself for coming to Hong Kong and not having to suffer such hardships, he heard a woman's cry.

"Chen Li, we're in Hong Kong now. What happened to you? Don't abandon your daughter."

Hearing the woman's cry, the people traveling with her also knew the person who suddenly lay motionless on the ground, and hurried forward to check the situation. However, they found that the person who was "fine" just now, at least able to be helped off the boat, was now lying on the ground motionless.

Jiang Cheng didn't expect such a situation to happen, but he didn't know anything and didn't know how to give first aid.

"Oh, someone died. Sister, this is your father. If you don't have other relatives, I, Lei Ye, will take you to work and earn money."

Hearing that someone seemed to have died, a man who was obviously a human smuggler came forward with interest. This was obviously not the first time the human smuggler had seen such a thing, and at least the death rate for those who came to Hong Kong by boat was not high.

But a lot of people were crowded in the cabin, the air was not circulating, and the smell was unpleasant. Some people with poor health developed some symptoms, and many people died every year.

The human snakehead is not actually interested in the dead body. If no one claims it, they will just throw it into the sea.

Anyway, in the waters of the Hong Kong River, every year there are countless people who try to swim across, but sink and never get up again, so they don’t care about one more corpse.

The snakehead is interested in the remaining women, even if they are not very good-looking. But in Hong Kong, a single woman is easy to control.

The woman ignored the snakehead's words and kept crying.

"Girl, your father is really dead. Find a way to deal with it and leave quickly." Someone who knew the girl's father tried to persuade her. After all, they knew him, and since the adult was dead, they wanted to take care of his daughter.

"What's so good about a dead body? Why don't you leave quickly? I'll send you to Hong Kong. Our deal is done. If you don't leave, you'll be arrested and sent back here. Don't blame me for not reminding you. I can help you deal with this man's body. Give me money and I'll find someone to bury it."

The smugglers urged and frightened the people who had just landed, saying that it was not safe here and that if they were caught, they would be sent back.

If these people have relatives in Hong Kong, they should go find them. If they don't have any relatives, they can follow someone here and arrange for them to do hard labor, or they can find ways to make money on their own.

Anyway, after the snakehead said that, few people came to watch the fun. After spending a lot of money and suffering on the boat, they finally came to Hong Kong. The dream is about to begin. Why would they want to stay at the dock here and wait for someone to catch them?

It is impossible to carry a corpse on your back, so you either have to find a place to bury it yourself or pay the snakehead to help deal with it.

But even the one who had just persuaded the girl who lost her father to go with them was not so righteous as to waste time and risk her life to bury her. He also came with his family, so he wanted to take the girl with him, but she left after she refused.

The woman came here without any money, and wanted to deal with her father's body, so she had to sell herself to bury her father.

Jiang Cheng watched from the side for a long time, without any intention of helping, but left with the people who had smuggled here.

How to help? Help the woman deal with her father's body, and then take care of the woman who looks young.

There are many women living in poverty in many rural areas of the country. If Jiang Cheng shows sympathy for them, then he will have to leave.

The key is that the woman is average looking. Yes, that is the key. Even though Jiang Cheng is married, he still likes beautiful women. He is so vulgar. If the other person is pretty, he might help her.

Following the people who smuggled themselves off the boat, there was someone leading the way in front. Jiang Cheng was also unfamiliar with the place and didn't know where the person in front was taking them.

After walking for about 20 minutes, they arrived at their destination. Jiang Cheng originally thought that the wooden house area he saw at the beginning was the slum area here, but he didn't expect there were worse places.

A lot of people slept directly under the overpass, without even a wooden house.

The person who led the people here walked for more than 20 minutes. It was really a voluntary help, and there was no benefit for him.

I'll tell you straight away, there are people here every morning recruiting people who don't have a job. But most of them are casual workers, so it's impossible to recruit all of them.

If you want to be a long-term worker, you have to find someone to introduce you to the factory and pay a bribe.

To put it simply, it means bringing people here and earning some agency fees from people who have acquaintances with the snakeheads.

And in Jiang Cheng's opinion, the fees charged were not unscrupulous. At least the prices were clearly marked, and those who didn't have money could still borrow some money for food.

In this era, people who sneaked here can easily be fooled into working as cheap workers. But there is one good thing about it, that is, it is not dark. Once the newcomers get familiar with the environment here and know that their wages are taken by others, they can quit and find a job.

There are so many people illegally crossing here every year, and the middlemen will not exploit just one person. They just earn the referral fee from the newcomers, and help some people who have no money here by lending them some high-interest loans.

Jiang Cheng knew where to find workers here, but he had limited time, so he came here mainly to explore the way, get some Hong Kong currency, and get an identity certificate.

After the person who led the way finished explaining the situation to everyone and was leaving, Jiang Cheng chased after him.

"Brother, wait a minute, can I ask you something?" Jiang Cheng asked the guide and stuffed five dollars into his hand.

Five dollars, or RMB, is not common in Hong Kong these days. But it's just a question, just treat it as a pack of cigarettes. Some people can't use RMB, but people here have ways to spend RMB.

"If you have anything to say, ask me now. It's so late, we should go to bed." The guide took the money, but spoke with a somewhat impatient tone.

"Brother, how do I apply for an ID card here?" Jiang Cheng asked.

"Don't you have relatives in Hong Kong? It's free to apply for an ID card in Hong Kong. But you need a relative to guarantee you and a place to live. If you don't have any relatives, you'll have to spend money to find someone in Hong Kong to help you guarantee it. There will be people recruiting long-term workers here tomorrow morning. You give them fifty yuan and they have someone who specializes in helping you apply for ID cards." The guide replied.

Jiang Cheng nodded and thanked the other party for his explanation. However, the other party also said that Jiang Cheng was smart enough to come here to apply for an ID card first.

There is no ID card in the mainland now, only household registration certificate, and you need a certificate to go out. Many people who have illegally crossed the border can save a lot of trouble if they have relatives to take care of them.

If you don't have any relatives, you have to pay for an ID card. The ID card processing place only charges a processing fee, a photo and a hard card for the ID card, and no other fees. However, if you don't have a guarantor, they won't issue it. If you want a guarantor, you need to provide your address.

In Hong Kong, there are actually many people who don't have ID cards. Some people think that it is useless if they just work as a laborer at the docks, live under bridges, or live in wooden houses. ID cards are useless to many people who come here, but if you want to really blend into Hong Kong and get out of the bottom of society, you still need an ID card.

Jiang Cheng didn't know what was going on in Hong Kong at that time, so he spent money to find out. The main reason was that he didn't know he would come to this era, otherwise he would have looked up some information about this era in advance.

In fact, in just over a year, when Hong Kong's industry starts to take off rapidly and a large number of workers are needed, there will be no need for someone to guarantee you, and you won't have to worry about being caught and deported. Once you arrive, you can directly apply for an ID card.

After getting the information and the guide left, Jiang Cheng planned to find a place to lie down until tomorrow morning, but this place was too dirty and messy, and he was not used to lying together with people he knew and didn't know.

Jiang Cheng decided that it would be best to find a place to live tomorrow. He found a deserted place, took out two door panels from the space, put them together, and then made a mosquito net and started to sleep.

(End of this chapter)