area51novel Chapter 006: I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?
Chapter 006: I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?
"It's our O-Division!"
Huang Zhicheng pointed out the loopholes in Chen Piao's words with sharp words. It must be said that he did a pretty good job as a contact.
Then Wong Chi-shing softened his stance: "It's better to guide than to block. Now, Wo Luen Shing is like a turtle that has swallowed a weight, determined to break into Tsim Sha Tsui."
"It's not impossible for me to help you clear the obstacles in Tsim Sha Tsui, but there's one thing I don't understand."
"What don't you understand?"
"You want me to use my position as a police officer to blackmail Han Chen into Tsim Sha Tsui Harbour Plaza, preventing him from entering? Wouldn't that be a bit too conspicuous?"
"Inspector Wong, this is just a temporary measure. So what if it's conspicuous? Besides, isn't it the police's duty to manage triads?"
I understand these business owners best. They're different from the street vendors in the market. They're not afraid of gangs, but they're afraid of you... us cops!
If you try to scare him by threatening to check the lights-out sign, he wouldn't dare argue with you even if you gave him ten lives!
Huang Zhicheng thought about it and still felt it was inappropriate.
"Even if Han Chen isn't allowed to enter, how could Tsim Sha Tsui allow you to continue watching the shows?"
No, I think it's better to..."
"Still a loser! Inspector Wong, a person's youth is precious. How many years of my youth do you have to waste for me?"
Three years! A full three years! When will this undercover agent ever finish?
"This won't work, that won't work, how about this, you find someone else to infiltrate Wo Shing!"
Chen Piao seemed to have broken down, but only he knew that only the first half of his outburst was true.
After three years undercover, he has no future in the police force, and he really doesn't have much youth left to waste.
With Wo Luen Shing about to break into Tsim Sha Tsui, this is the perfect opportunity for them to establish themselves. If Wong Chi-shing hesitates, it will be too late.
Huang Zhicheng was speechless, but he remained skeptical of Chen Piao's explanation.
Three years is nothing! He still has a card in his hand, which he's been playing since Ni Kun was still alive, three years after three years, and now he's been hiding it for almost ten years!
Given Chen Piao's "intense" reaction, Huang Zhicheng felt it was necessary to calm her down first.
"Brother Piao, you don't need to get so excited. I haven't finished speaking yet."
Think about it, if I want you to continue watching movies at Tsim Sha Tsui, I have to be upfront with the owner of Tsim Sha Tsui.
But no matter what reason you give, it will inevitably make people suspicious of your identity. It would be bad if people guessed that you were a police officer.
You know triads are different from us police officers; they don't need evidence to do their jobs.
Chen Piao was not so naive as to think that Huang Zhicheng was thinking of him, but Huang Zhicheng had no choice but to change the subject.
"Alright, Officer Wong, I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of!"
If something happens, I'll be the one who dies, not you. If you have any conscience, remember to burn me a few extra stacks of paper money every Qingming and Double Ninth Festival!
"You little brat, you can eat whatever you want but you can't say whatever you want. You can disbelieve some things but you can't disrespect them!"
Alright, since you're so determined, I'll go and get things sorted out with the boss at Tsim Sha Tsui after work at noon.
Oh, and don't forget what I told you: do your job, but don't go overboard. If you overdo it, it'll end up in your file!
Worried that Chen Piao might quit, Huang Zhicheng had no choice but to reluctantly agree.
But before he could finish his nagging, he discovered that Chen Piao had already hung up the phone.
……
At noon, at the Dragon and Phoenix Auspicious Ice Room on Yaodi Road.
As instructed by Chen Piao, the other ten thugs who had worked with Shark Boy went to the second floor of the ice cream parlor to wait for their meal.
Since Chen Piao hadn't arrived yet, these gangsters, covered in dragon and phoenix tattoos, were either smoking or grumbling.
One of them, looking particularly distressed, asked Shark Boy for a phone and dialed a number.
"Girl, it's me, Fei-zai Ping!"
Shark Boy's cell phone wasn't a genuine product, though the receiver volume was quite loud. After this guy, who called himself "Fei Zai Ping," introduced himself, a shrewish female voice came through the receiver.
"What's the matter? It's the wrong number!"
"Shen Hanping from Room 405, Building A, Aunt Niu, don't be so angry. I called you to discuss the rent issue."
My dad is so old and still has to run a stall, and my sister's health isn't very good. Recently, we spent another ten or twenty thousand yuan on medicine at the hospital..."
"Alright, so you just don't want to pay rent, huh?"
"No, it's just that I'm a little short on cash lately. Aunt Niu, could you give me some more time...?"
"Don't even think about it. You're short on cash, and I'm even tighter. Want to give it a try?!"
Before Fei Ziping could finish speaking, a sharp voice came through the phone again.
"All I hear you do all day is brag, saying you're doing so well in Tsim Sha Tsui, how come you can't even afford three months' rent?"
If you're not capable, hurry up and apply for public housing instead of trying to rent a villa like others.
I'm telling you, I'm giving you one last day. If you can't come up with the rent money, I'll personally help your dad move tomorrow at noon!
A group of people sat around a round table, and none of them chatted anymore. Even Shark Boy stared at Fei Boy Ping in disbelief.
Fei Zai lost face and immediately got angry.
"Baba! You are really a big boy. I've seen it carefully. If you dare to chase people into the house, I will chop you to death tonight!"
beep-
Before Fei Ziping could finish speaking, the call was abruptly cut off.
Fei-zai sighed and reluctantly handed the phone back to Shark-zai.
Looking at the second floor, the customers dining in the surrounding area had long been scared away by this group of thugs.
"Fei-Zai-Ping, you owe rent, want the brothers to chip in for you?"
Shark Boy seemed a little embarrassed after taking the call.
"No need, Shark Bro, this isn't a small amount of money; it can't be solved with just ten or twenty thousand..."
"Tch! You live on a mountaintop? You can't even afford three months' rent, which would cost ten or twenty thousand?"
"No, my sister fainted at home last week. I took her to Kwong Wah Hospital for a check-up, and the doctor said it might be leukemia."
Leukemia... I don't even know if she can survive this..."
As he spoke, Fei Ziping's eyes began to well up with tears, and his voice started to choke.
Shark Boy raised an eyebrow: "If I remember correctly, didn't your sister get married last year?"
Why does your family have to pay for her illness?
"Are you that good-for-nothing Weng Haisheng? Forget it, that idiot who turned into a fool by practicing martial arts, he does nothing productive all day long."
My sister married him; she's had the worst luck imaginable. I was the one paying for their living expenses last month!
"You, as his older brother, don't you know how to teach this piece of trash how to be a decent human being?"
"How can I teach him? I can't beat him in a fight, and he won't say a word if I talk to him. Shen Xue is determined to be with him. What can I do?"
Just as Fei Zai was feeling indignant, Chen Piao had already walked over at some point.
"Fei-zai Ping, need some money urgently?"
"Brother Piao!"
"Brother Piao!"
……
Upon seeing Chen Piao arrive, everyone at the table quickly stood up and greeted him.
"sit!"
Chen Piao pulled up a chair and sat down, his gaze continuing to fall on Fei Ziping.
"How much money do you need?"
"Brother Piao, no...it's not a small amount of money..."
I don't know the exact amount, but the foreign doctor at Kwong Wah Hospital said that the initial full set of examinations and hospitalization would cost at least 60,000 to 70,000...
"Sixty or seventy thousand?"
Chen Piao nodded, already having a general plan in mind.
He had previously acquired the system and knew that the system's achievement points were based on the salaries he paid to his underlings.
I had managed to save some money during my three years working for the Ni family.
The good thing about the original owner being an undercover agent was that he didn't dare to spend a single penny of the money he obtained from the Ni family. He sealed it all in plastic bags and put it in the refrigerator in the apartment building, so that it could be handed over to the Internal Affairs Department and the Political Affairs Section as evidence when he returned to the team.
Right now, not only has Chen Piao given up the idea of returning to the team, but even if he did return, he wouldn't intend to hand over the money.
The money wasn't much, but it wasn't little either. Ni Yongxiao was generous to his subordinates, so much so that he managed to save over 300,000 yuan over the past three years.
I'll use some of it today to see if I can get a discount on my underling's salary to convert into achievement points.
Having made up his mind, Chen Piao took out his wallet, pulled out all the cash inside, and counted it; it totaled three thousand six hundred yuan.
He handed the money to Fei Zai Ping.
"Take this money first. I haven't paid you your salaries this month. Although the Ni family is gone, you still work for me."
Starting today, I'm setting a base salary of 6,600 for you all. All other rules remain the same: the more you do, the more you earn; the less you do, the less you earn; if you do nothing, you get nothing!
Six thousand six hundred is a considerable salary in Hong Kong today!
It's worth noting that a patrolling police officer on Hong Kong Island earns only three or four thousand dollars a month.
Back when they worked at the Ni family's establishment, they didn't receive a base salary!
Only after collecting the monthly audience fees would the Ni family give a portion to Chen Piao, who would then distribute the money among himself.
But now that Chen Piao has spoken, even if they don't do anything and just follow behind Chen Piao, they can still get 6,600 yuan a month?
In an instant, everyone present sighed with relief that they hadn't run away with Chili and the others.
"Brother Piao, I..."
"Take it!"
Seeing that Fei-zai Ping seemed about to say something cheesy, Chen Piao became a little impatient, slammed the money on the table, and gestured for Shark to open the wine, but his mind was already deep in thought.
As expected, the system's mechanical voice appeared in his mind.
[Congratulations, host, you have gained 3600 achievement points. This salary distribution is reasonable and does not exceed twice the average salary of HK$3400 for grassroots employees in Hong Kong Island.]
The system's basic shop is now open. The host can use achievement points in the exchange shop.
Chen Piao suddenly realized that the salary standard for earning points through salary payments could not exceed twice the market average.
I just don't know what items are available in the achievement point shop. Before, because the categories in the exchange shop were too complicated and many categories were not unlocked, Chen Piao hadn't had a chance to explore them properly!