Volume 4: Chasing the Dragon Chapter 0088 People's Hearts Are Divided
The woman snorted coldly and left angrily.
Zhuyouzi smoothed things over at the right time and said, "Brother Rong, please sit anywhere."
"Okay." Hua Zairong walked towards the sofa and his eyes lit up when he saw Rose sitting in front of him.
Lei Luo introduced her from behind: "This is Rose. She is very popular in Taiwan and Thailand. Please help me take care of her."
Hua Zai Rong walked over with a flattering smile on his face: "Hello, Miss Rose."
Rose glanced at Lin Yue's back as he and Zhuyouzai were walking upstairs, and shook hands with Huazai Rong.
"Come, I have something to tell you." Lei Luo, who was standing beside him, took Wu Shihao to a farther place and said, "Today is my big day, please give me some face."
Wu Shihao smiled and said, "What are you talking about, Luo Ge?"
Lei Luo pointed to the stairs.
Fatty Chao came down from above with two of his younger brothers. After spending several years in prison, his appearance did not change much, except that the gold chain around his neck was gone. He also lost his former arrogance in front of Lei Luo, like a tamed Shar-Pei.
Lei Luo said, "Today is his first day out, so let's put aside the previous ones. I won't take care of it after tonight, okay?"
Wu Shihao's face was very ugly. He recalled Dawei's advice on the way here. Although he said that good brothers should keep their word, when he saw Feizai Chao's face, he felt a lot of anger for no reason. In the past few years, if Feizai Chao had not been hiding in that damn prison, he would have been killed by him and his men. Now that he has just been released, Lei Luo is the peacemaker. How can he not give him this face? He took a deep breath and forced a smile after a long time: "Brother Luo, it's okay if you say so."
"Yes, Brother Hao, you should not be stingy, be generous." Fatty Chao smiled: "Look at you now, you are dressed in fancy clothes, even this cane looks rich and noble, I think I can't even walk as fast as you now."
Slap, a loud slap.
Lei Luo slapped him hard in the face: "Stop talking."
After finishing, he turned to look at Wu Shihao: "I'm sorry."
Just say "I'm sorry" and that's it?
Is this the owner beating his own dog in front of the guests?
Wu Shihao smiled, but his smile was cold and without any warmth.
At the beginning, when you chopped off the chicken head and burned yellow paper, saying that if I had a share, you would have a share, you threw Fatty Chao into prison to protect him. Now that you think your brotherhood has become more powerful and your territory has expanded, and he will no longer listen to you, you release Fatty Chao to act like a villain with a grimacing face.
Chief Chinese Detective, you are really calculating.
Lei Luo looked around at everyone present and said, "Everyone is here, let's play four rounds."
After he finished speaking, he realized that Lin Yue was gone. He turned his head and looked at Zhu Youzai: "Where's Lin Yue?"
"It seems he went to the rooftop."
"It would be nice for everyone to chat downstairs. Why go to the rooftop?"
"You guys play first, I'll go check on him."
Zhuyouzai walked upstairs while talking.
…
The moon is bright and the sky is cloudless.
Lin Yue held the railing and looked at the night view of Hong Kong Island. The sea breeze blew away the last wisp of smoke on his body.
With a heavy gasp, Zhuyouzai walked out from the back room.
"Brother Luo asked you to play mahjong."
"No."
Zhuyouzi said, "Why, are you in a bad mood?"
As he spoke, he handed me a cigarette.
"No, I just finished one."
"I know what you hate." Zhuyouzi lit his cigarette and took a deep puff. "I hate it too, but what can I do? In this line of work, everyone wants to leave a way out for themselves."
Lin Yue smiled and said, "What is your way out?"
"Brother Yue, it's you."
"Hahaha, Lard Boy, you've learned how to joke ."
Although he was laughing, Lin Yue knew in his heart that no one in this room, including Zhuyouzai, was stupid.
"The British are smart..." Zhuyouzi looked up at the sky while holding a cigarette in his mouth. "Xue Jifu hit a snag , and now he's turning his attention to Wu Shihao. Luo Ge is in a difficult position in the middle."
Lin Yue nodded and said nothing.
Because the police force is expanding, more people are sharing the cake. As the Chief Chinese Detective, Lei Luo can only find a way to make the cake bigger in order to balance the interests of all parties. Otherwise... the guests will overturn the table and no one will have anything to eat.
Wu Shihao has been doing smoothly under the protection of the two of them in the past few years, and he has become more and more arrogant. He is still not satisfied with Lei Luo giving him the business of the entire Kowloon Peninsula, and he extends his hand to the New Territories. Because they are all brothers, everyone turns a blind eye.
If he provokes Hunter now, it will be equivalent to causing trouble for Lin Yue and Lei Luo. Xue Jifu is worried that he cannot shake the alliance of old interest groups in the police force. Now someone helps him to cut off the source of the trouble. How can he not be happy?
Why is Lei Luo in such a difficult situation? On the one hand, he has to deal a blow to the self-aggrandizing Wu Shihao, on the other hand, he has to satisfy the British and maintain the trust between the brothers.
How did he do it?
He compromised with the British and agreed to increase the number of suppliers of white powder in exchange for the support of Godber and others, and was successfully re-elected as the Chief Chinese Inspector. He took Fat Boy Chao out of prison to check and balance Wu Shihao, but in order to show his closeness, he did not divide Wu Shihao's territory, and chose to give half of Hong Kong Island controlled by Hua Zairong to Rose.
Yes, Fatty Chao has occupied the New Territories, but a large territory does not mean a large market.
"Lard, what do you think of the rose next to Luo Ge?"
Zhuyouzi shuddered: "Eh... Roses have thorns, they will prick your hands."
"Did she stab you?"
"Brother Yue, you are joking again. If I had been stabbed by her, would I still be so chubby?"
Lin Yue patted his belly: "Balloon?"
…
Wu Shihao gave Lei Luo a favor, but the price was an ear from Fatty Chao.
Lin Yue returned to the living room only after the guests had left. He picked up the cold tea on the coffee table and took a sip.
"Are you just here for formalities?" Lei Luo was very unhappy with his behavior of showing up at the beginning and then hiding aside to watch the fun.
Lin Yue looked at his 30-something self in the mirror and said, "People's morale has been dispersed, and it's hard to lead the team."
"gloat."
"No." Lin Yue straightened his shirt and picked up the coat on the rack: "Do you want to go out for a drink?"
Lei Luo hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head: "Forget it, Xue'er will be back soon. I promised to tell the children the story of the Three Heroes of Peach Garden tonight."
After leaving Lei's house, Lin Yue called a taxi to the Hutchison Food Stall on the north side of Temple Street. After the fence-sitter stopped being a policeman, he sold bacon for a while. After Lin Yue became the inspector of Mong Kok District, he relied on his connections to open this food stall in a busy street. Business was pretty good. The busiest time was from 9pm to 12am every day. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, there would be no seats if you went too late.
Lin Yue, Bucktooth Huang, Chen Bin, Axin, Yaoji and Wu Shihao's younger brothers have always taken good care of the store business. In the past few years, Jiangtoucao has saved some money and bought a big house on Taiping Road. With his financial support, his two younger brothers also completed their studies. One works in finance in HK and the other went to Singapore to do ship design.
After Dawei knew about the relationship between Jiangstoucao and Lin Yue, he repeatedly asked him if he regretted not continuing to be a policeman. You know, Huang Yan, Chen Bin and others made a lot of money following Lin Yue for seven or eight years and their net worth is over one million.
Whenever this happened, the fence-sitter would smile and change the subject. Lin Yue would sometimes joke by saying that if the fence-sitter hadn't opened such a food stall, people might not even have a place to eat in peace, and then there would be a burst of laughter.
He came alone today. The Wall-Sitter finally found some time and sat next to him with a pot of good wine. They had only drunk half a glass when a man walked out from the hardware store on the corner.
Lin Yue frowned slightly.
