History of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 77 Squeezing oil and water (1210 burst update, please subscribe)

Lei Luo stood in front of a newly built three-story residential building on Xiamen Street, his eyes full of envy: "Axian, your building is so beautiful."

This is a building covering an area of ​​[-] feet, with small courtyards at the front and back, and ginkgo trees planted in the courtyard.

The exterior wall of the main building in the courtyard is painted with white paint, and the floor is covered with tiles. It looks higher than the dilapidated houses.

He Dingxian took out the key to open the iron gate for everyone, and said aloud: "This building was newly built by a southern Fujian boss after the war. It is relatively close to the mission office, so I rented it out to accommodate my family."

"I have the opportunity to invite my colleagues to drink tea and eat, and the place is more spacious."

Lan Gang and Lin Yaowen nodded frequently, and Zheng Peiji couldn't help asking: "The rent is definitely not cheap."

"It costs about 500 yuan to rent a single floor, and [-] yuan a month to rent the whole building." He Dingxian replied with a smile. nice house.

Lan Gang, Lin Yaowen, and Zheng Peiji were tongue-tied when they heard the words, and it was the first time they realized the financial power of their new colleagues.

A Hua Tanmu in Hong Kong Island earns more than 500 yuan a month, and those who are able to start a small business can earn less than 1000 yuan.

For ordinary people, this can support the whole family, and the money for children to study is also enough for a family of three to live a good life, but they want to enjoy it.

Sorry, I have to drink the northwest wind after enjoying it, which is equal to the top floor of the bottom floor, and I haven't got the admission ticket for the upper floor yet.

He Dingxian can be regarded as an alternative in Huatanmu. It is easy to pay 500 yuan a month, and he wants to live a better life as soon as he has money.

Of course, he hasn't yet reached the point where he can spend extravagantly. Factories, movie stores, and the police force need money everywhere.

Originally, I planned to rent a floor in Wan Chai, but the owner of Minnan didn't want to sub-let, so he had to rent the whole building.

It should be to hope that the conditions of the tenants are good, not to damage the house, and they want to come back to live in the future.

He Dingxian had no choice but to rent the whole building with a big wave of his hand. Qian Weishan and Chen Jiale rented another building on the same street. One rented an 170-square-foot apartment at [-] yuan per month, which was lower than the housing price in Kowloon. rose by more than half.

Nine people sat at the big round table in the dining room on the first floor. A Le and A Shan were in charge of running errands and making tea. business.

The old mother was busy in the kitchen, helping her son to entertain colleagues. After all, they were entertaining a group of scouts. The big shots in the Shek Kip Mei Uk village were naturally full of enthusiasm and hard work.

I can't, my son has just taken office, and he invites his colleagues to eat at home, and the family can't bring out a few dishes, right?Don't mention the face of the son, and the face of the women in Chaoshan!
A group of Chaoshan men also crossed their legs, subconsciously ignoring things in the kitchen, and got used to it!

The four detectives drank a few sips of tea and exchanged their residential addresses. They can send someone to contact them urgently for help.

Lan Gang, Yaowen, and Peiji all rented a house in the bustling streets near Wanchai for their families to live in. Even Yan Xiong and Meng Yuanda rented a small house, and only Lei Luo lived in the police dormitory.

Lei Luoxu sensed Tan's gaze, took the initiative to smile, and began to explain his doubts: "Last year, I borrowed 2 yuan from the bank in order to pay enough to buy Tan's money."

"During this time, I have been repaying the loan sharks from the bank."

He Dingxian frowned, and asked aloud, "Which bank?"

Lei Luo shook his head and declined politely: "This amount won't overwhelm me, and it will be paid off in half a year, and I will move out of the police dormitory at that time."

Lan Gang patted him on the shoulder: "Ah Luo, get Auntie out of Shek Kip Mei early."

After He Dingxian nodded in agreement, he took the opportunity to answer and said, "Brother Luo, you are also from Shi Kip Mei?"

In fact, he already knew.

Lei Luo also nodded and said, "Yes, the North Village of Shek Kip Wei is near your paper factory. I heard about you from my fellow villagers before, but I didn't expect that I could become a colleague."

"Haha, I'm from South Village!" He Tingxian smiled happily. The location of South Village and North Village is roughly the same as the Upper and Lower Villages that will be divided into Shek Kip Mei public housing in the future.

Lei Luo praised: "Among the young people in Shek Kip Mei, you are the best. It is said that the housing estate boys regard you as an idol."

"The factory you run has the highest wages in Shek Kip Mei. Well done!"

He Dingxian shook his head and remained silent, suddenly thinking that the 2 yuan owed by Lei Luo must be a usury loan. After all, a policeman has no business and no assets. How can he get a regular bank as collateral?
You can only borrow usury loans at high interest rates. Perhaps relying on the relationship between the world and the lake, the interest rate will be two cents lower, but you have to be skinned.

The hardships that Lei Luo is living now are completely self-inflicted. If the fees are collected from the beginning, perhaps the savings will be enough.

If it doesn't work, you can borrow it from your colleagues instead of pretending to be arrogant. You used to be squeezed out by your colleagues, but now you are laughed at in private.

Of course, the position fee has always been well defined, and it will never be an amount that the subordinates cannot reach, and it will never be an amount that the subordinates can easily pay.

It costs [-] yuan to be promoted to team leader in military uniform, [-] yuan to be promoted to inspector, [-] yuan to be promoted to police chief in uniform, and [-] yuan to be promoted to inspector!

The highest-ranking policeman in uniform is the Sergeant, but only the Criminal Division has a Chief Inspector, with a current price of 50 yuan!

The plainclothes team will always be promoted higher than the uniformed police, because the plainclothes team has more money than the military uniform...

This has led to the fact that only the subordinates who are very capable, or have background and financial resources, can be promoted without the help of their superiors, and the rest of the subordinates need to rely on the support and help of their superiors.

In this way, the promotion of subordinates can be secretly controlled. Of course, these are thresholds on the surface, and there are more thresholds in private. How to get the position and send money is more important than how to raise money!
Lei Luo undoubtedly showed his talents and was valued by some people in the gang, but maybe it was meant to be a beating, and he was given a position but not paid.

As a result, Lei Luo had no choice but to bow down and go to the association to borrow money to get up. This situation is not considered mainstream, but it is indeed hard to bear.

With Lei Luo's current income, it will take at least two years to repay the interest, and he has been working as a white worker for two years. I don't know how he feels.

The food and drink were good, and the cups were mixed, He Dingxian took the initiative to speak: "Brother No Head, Yaowenhui, Brother Peiji, Brother Luo."

"You are veteran detectives at the Wan Chai Police Station, how do you talk about the collection of fees?"

"Adding money to the regulations without authorization is considered to be a violation of the regulations. The shop owner and the stall boss will not agree?"

Lan Gang showed the arrogance rarely seen by the Chaoshan Gang agents in Kowloon District. He waved his hand and said loudly, "If you ask them to join, join them!"

"Who dare not be convinced?"

"Brothers teach him how to be a man."

He Dingxian looked stunned, unexpectedly, Lin Yaowen also had the same attitude: "If the top suppresses us, we will suppress the bottom to death. The society is not easy to mess with, so we will be ordinary shopkeepers and factory owners!"

"We five inspectors work together, and one group only gets a 4 yuan share. A few street stalls share one stall, and we propose to work hard. If you don't believe it, you can squeeze out 4 yuan."

He Dingxian felt a chill when he heard it.

Cheng Peiji drank his wine and didn't answer, but his attitude was clear. Lei Luo put down his chopsticks and said with a heavy face, "Wanchai district earns a bit, but the citizens don't earn much either. If you squeeze the citizens, I'm afraid you will be scolded." .”

"I think I can talk to the leading masters of Heshenghe and Hehetu. There are many Chaoshan gangs in Heshenghe, and they also search for water in Wanchai District. Let them pay some money so that they will not lose a piece of meat."

Lan Gang didn't comment on this, but Lin Yaowen's face was displeased, his words were not polite at all, and he scolded unabashedly: "Little Lei, have you committed your old problem again?"

"An errand! The status is higher than that of the club! We have a total of hundreds of people under our command. Even with guns, we can't fight against other big clubs. They have more guns than us!"

"I've seen someone who trampled on cockroaches by the side of the road, but what about someone who trampled on a big boss? You're looking for death!"

Lei Luo looked angry, and just stood up and wanted to scold someone, but he restrained himself and sat back down, holding his head up and drinking a glass of mulled wine.

Lin Yaowen's speech is really ugly!

That's right!

For the five inspectors, it is more convenient to squeeze the people below than to find the people above, and things are suppressed layer by layer.

They are just the lowest level of execution. In theory, they have nothing to do with them, but can people deceive themselves and their conscience?
People who came out of housing estates know the hardships of the people at the bottom. He Dingxian has robbed banks all his life, but only robbed banks. He never thought of looting ordinary people!

The bank loses money, the insurance company pays, and the big bosses make profits, so of course they have to bear the risk, but the nature of looting the low-level citizens is completely different.

He Dingxian didn't care about the big things he did, but he didn't dare to do this kind of thing. He frowned and said out loud, "Brother Yaowen, Brother Headless, I don't think it's necessary to ask the leader or the boss for money. The point is, the people down here can’t afford much money, have you ever thought about finding a place with water and collecting it like others.”

"It's also in the same area. Why can the department receive money, but we can't. Could it be that they have more guns than us?"

Lan Gang, Yaowen, Lei Luo, and Pei Ji suddenly changed their expressions and were speechless, because it is impossible for any law enforcement department in Hong Kong to have more guns than them.

He Dingxian's next sentence was even more embarrassing: "Or, they have more brains than us?"

The four of them were all swept over by his sharp eyes, and the drinks lost their taste in an instant. If a new Tanmu dared to talk to them like this, someone would throw a glass on the spot and teach him how to respect his seniors, but he was in front of him. These people have tough waists and tough wrists, and Inspector Zonghua swallows guns and drinks bullets, so no one dares to mess with them.

Since they are all the way, why make a big enemy in vain?Wouldn't it be nice to have one more friend!

The four people swallowed that breath again, or sighed, or were distressed, and there was a sigh on the table, all four of them showed bitterness, only Lei Luo spoke first, and said with emotion: "Brother Xian, Hong Kong Island District The biggest difference in Kowloon is not that there is more oil and water, but that there are many industries! There are many chambers of commerce! There are also many associations!"

"The major forces are intertwined, and it is even more difficult to re-establish the rules. A Tanmu who is used to reclaim the land is the same as a fellow Taoist in Kowloon Tong. It will not be because you are a Tanmu. Two points..."

(Junzai knows that there must be a typo, so you can mark it and correct it tomorrow.)
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