Chapter 336: Assignment to Tsz Wan Shan

"After graduation tomorrow, you will be sent out to perform duties and become a real policeman. Do you remember what I taught you about the duties of being a policeman?"

September 1949, Fanling Police Training School, beside the training ground, Gao Pu walked among a group of trainees who were shirtless, wearing shorts, and more robust after half a year of training.

"Maintain social order." Lei Luo replied solemnly.

Gao Pu said "En" and continued to walk back and forth: "The so-called social order is very complex. What criteria do you use to maintain social order?"

"Hong Kong's laws and police regulations."

"We should protect ourselves first, and then act according to the instructions of our superiors."

Gao Pu continued to ask: "If your superior is corrupt and wants you to take black money together, do you take it or not?"

Lei Luo answered loudly without thinking: "I won't take it."

"What about you?" Gao Pu said noncommittally, patting another trainee who answered the question.

That person hesitated slightly, his tone firm: "I will take it."

Lei Luo waved his hand listlessly, cut, and looked down on him.

"In fact, in this world, all rules are dead, and they become alive when they are executed in your hands." Gao Pu didn't walk back and forth anymore, but sat beside Wang Yan, who was smoking: "If you want to be a good policeman and want to get ahead, first, obey your superiors. Second, identify with the masses. Going against the grain and being self-righteous, then his end is to beg for food. The secret has been taught to you. As your instructor, I certainly hope that all students will be successful outside. Of course, if you can be successful in the future and come back to thank me, then I will be more than happy."

"Old Gao, is it that you will say this to every batch of trainees?"

Gao Pu's smiling face stiffened, then he turned his head and looked at Wang Yan unhappily without blushing or panting: "You brat, I'm just saying it for you to hear, hoping that 'Brother Yan' will be successful and still remember me, a small instructor who brought you into the industry, and help me, right?"

Wang Yan took out a cigarette and shared one with him, then threw the rest to Lei Luo on the side: "That's for sure. Just for this 'Brother Yan', if I really have a day of success, I definitely won't forget you, don't worry." As he spoke, he even patted his shoulder to show encouragement.

"You brat, I hope so." After being helped by a trainee to light the cigarette, Gao Pu said so.

He really felt that this "Brother Yan" could get ahead, could fight, dared to fight, could also speak the English of the ghosts, was not rigid, was resourceful, and could win people over. Such a person, in the current Hong Kong environment, had no reason not to get ahead. As long as he maintained it, in time, he could be a detective sergeant easily. When he reached the position of detective sergeant, even if it wasn't a place with thick oil and water, or even no oil and water at all, that was still a detective sergeant, not comparable to a police training school instructor like him.

Looking at a group of trainees including Lei Luo and that Oil-Fried Ghost, distributing cigarettes, Wang Yan crossed his legs and exhaled a puff of smoke: "Old Gao, where was I assigned?"

"You don't know how popular you are. Yan Tong, Chen Tong, Lan Gang, and other big and small detective sergeants, as well as other powerful Chinese detective sergeants in other districts, all came to our side to ask for people, all wanting to be your boss."

"Can I not know? Didn't the ghosts say that I am the most excellent trainee since the establishment of the police training school? It's a pity to come to our Tsz Wan Shan, where birds don't lay eggs. I'm so majestic, why haven't I heard that the chief detective sergeant came to ask for people?"

"The chief detective sergeant has already reached the end, where else can he be promoted? Those who want you are either ambitious or want to protect their positions. The competition is fierce. Don't be so proud. I tell you, Ah Yan, if you go to someone else's side and don't have any achievements to show, you don't know what kind of squeezing you will suffer."

"Squeezing? That depends on whose fist is bigger." Wang Yan waved his hand: "You've been talking for a long time, why are you going further and further away? Where exactly was I assigned?"

"I'm old, and seeing you have such a bright future, I couldn't help but say a few more words." Gao Pu glared at the kid who didn't appreciate kindness: "You were assigned to Detective Sergeant Chen Tong's hand in the Tsz Wan Shan Police Station, oh, and Ah Luo was also assigned there, just not far from the Tung Tau Village where you live. However, you both have to start from being uniformed policemen. Even if your grades are good, if you don't have any achievements to show, you have to endure if you want to be promoted to plainclothes."

"Detective Sergeant Chen Tong... I heard he's quite old, right? I'm so excellent, the competition is so fierce, why spend that unjust money?"

"To tell you the truth, I used to follow Detective Sergeant Chen Tong before. Uncle treats me well, and he found some people, and I, as an instructor, can also influence a part of it, so I got you over..."

The conversation between the two was very quiet, and they were sitting on the side, so others were envious and had no way to listen to the secrets.

"Oh~" Wang Yan let out a long "oh" and teased: "Look, you still said let me help you when I'm successful in the future. Now you've taken advantage of it, borrowed the color? No, tomorrow you must treat me to good food and drink, otherwise, being sold by you like this, I'm not comfortable."

Detective Sergeant Chen Tong was the uncle who helped Lei Luo in "To Be Number One." His situation wasn't too good. Although a detective sergeant was quite majestic, there were more majestic detective sergeants, such as Yan Tong. No one likes someone to be majestic in front of them, and no one likes to bow to others, especially Yan Tong, who used to follow Chen Tong. Chen Tong was old and had a few years before normal retirement. So finding someone who was the most excellent in the history of Fanling to fight and wash away the shame was understandable.

And looking at the meaning of what Gao Pu said, Chen Tong didn't spend too much money, just found some people and made a lot of convenience. From this, it can also be seen that this old guy had high hopes for Wang. If he couldn't get promoted, he had to fight for his breath. After all, with the strength he showed now, cleaning up dishonest hoodlums, and being forced to engage in an assassination or something, it was no problem. Someone was afraid, so there was majesty, and with majesty, there was profit. On the other hand, Chen Tong could get him over, and his energy was also there.

Of course, Chen Tong could get him over, but on the other hand, his price was just that much. They were officials, and he was useful to them, but not that useful, so there was no need to consume too many useless resources and energy for a subordinate who looked very capable of fighting at the moment. After all, there were many people with big names, but they all died very early.

Seeing that Wang Yan understood the specifics but didn't care too much, Gao Pu breathed a sigh of relief. He was really proud of Wang Yan. If he had an opinion on him because of such things, he would see Wang Yan clearly for three points, just a brute who could fight, and wouldn't live long. But now, on the contrary, he knocked him for a meal and deepened some connections, so he was very satisfied.

"Easy, easy, arrange it tomorrow, and you can leave in the afternoon. I'll take you, oh right, and Ah Luo, let's have a good drink." Gao Pu said with a chuckle: "Speaking of which, Ah Luo's performance is good, and you are so strong, but I know the relationship between you two is good, so I spent some effort to transfer him over, let you two be together. Tomorrow for dinner, you must thank me well."

"That's for sure, we both thank you, it's settled."

Nodding, Gao Pu gave a few instructions and left simply.

Today's subjects had been trained, and what should be said and taught had been said and taught. Tomorrow, just attend a graduation ceremony, listen to the officer's lecture, and then there will be staff here to tell you the assigned location, and then you can take the certificate issued by the police training school and leave. Go to the assigned police station the next day to report, receive uniforms and equipment, and after a three-day holiday, officially take up the post.

Seeing Gao Pu leave, Lei Luo sat down beside Wang Yan: "Brother Yan, what did you and the instructor say just now?"

Looking at Lei Luo, who was full of curiosity, Wang Yan said with a chuckle: "He said it was his honor to be able to teach someone as powerful as me. To show his gratitude, he wants to treat me to dinner tomorrow afternoon. Of course, as my good brother, you have a share, and you can follow along to have a good meal."

"Isn't it still us paying for the meal? What's so good about it."

"You don't understand a fart." Wang Yan shook his head without explaining: "Also, the instructor said we were both assigned to Tsz Wan Shan, and we will be uniformed policemen together."

"Tsz Wan Shan? Quite good, it's not too far from our home." Lei Luo went over the map in his brain: "It's really great that we two can be together. With Brother Yan here, I'm much more at ease."

"Get lost, it's so cheesy, I don't do gay." Wang Yan hit him not too heavily.

"I don't do gay either." Lei Luo giggled: "By the way, Brother Yan, just now the instructor asked about taking black money, will you take it or not?"

Wang Yan shook his head: "Ah Luo, I know you want to be a good policeman, protect the safety of ordinary people, and uphold justice. But you have to be clear, you are just a small uniformed policeman, and even among uniformed policemen, you are still the lowest level. You can be yourself, you can not take money, but Ah Luo, everyone else takes it, if you don't, that's a crime. You will be excluded, looked down upon by others, and won't even be able to be a policeman. What is most important for a man? It's being able to bend and stretch, being able to be soft and hard, and knowing how to bow your head.

Your vision must be long-term, don't get hung up on whether to take money or not for a moment, that has no meaning. The current rules are set by others. If you mix under others, if you don't follow other people's rules, how can you last long? You want to be a good policeman, right? You want to be a good person, right? Then you have to climb to a high position, become the person who sets the rules, and let everyone else follow your rules, understand?"

Lei Luo pondered in silence, thinking about Brother Yan's words.

"Don't let your imagination run wild. If you don't take black money, you'll be excluded and lose your job. If you take black money, you can't pass the hurdle in your heart. How do you choose? Of course, you have to take it, you have to eat after all. Being hesitant is not what a man should do. I'm not afraid you won't climb to a high position, I'm only afraid that when you reach a high position, you won't be able to uphold your original heart. Ah Luo, never forget what you want, don't be corrupted by others, being yourself is the most important thing. Don't follow others in taking black money and forget who you are."

Lei Luo let out a long breath and smiled: "Don't worry, Brother Yan, I, Lei Luo, will always be open and aboveboard."

"Are you telling me a tongue twister? How to do it depends on yourself." Wang Yan turned his head to look at the others who were listening to him: "Policemen, it's nothing more than a job, it just depends on how you think."

A group of people responded repeatedly, but there was no more expression. Not take money? Only a fool wouldn't take it. After half a year of hard training, what was it for? Wasn't it for money.

Wang Yan waved his hand and stood up, swaying away. He said these words not because he wanted these people to do anything, but just as idle talk to take care of Lei Luo. Of course, he didn't expect Lei Luo to do anything; after all, sitting in a high position and becoming the rule-setter had always been Wang's business, where would Lei Luo have a share. It was just taking advantage of the fact that the child still had hot blood, ideals, and ambitions, to stimulate him with words first, so he wouldn't grow crooked. He didn't expect this set of words to change a person, it was still better to influence him from time to time by his side.

This night, none of the eleven people in a dormitory had any sleepiness, saying one word after another about some messy fantasies, and the other two hundred people should be the same. They were all twenty-something young men, doing the work of being a policeman and taking black money, so it was hard not to look forward to the unknown life that was coming. Especially since a group of people didn't know where they were assigned or whether they had a future, it was normal not to be able to sleep.

Wang Yan didn't participate in their boring topics, lay down steadily on his upper bunk, blowing the breeze of early autumn in Hong Kong from the window, comfortably...

The next day, after a graduation speech, assigning work locations, and taking Lei Luo to eat and drink with Gao Pu in the afternoon. Of course, it wasn't like Lei Luo said that he paid, but Gao Pu paid. People were just to show closeness, and to sell his Wang's face, paying was also what should be done, and he fighting to pay was what was wrong.

Although Lei Luo's drinking capacity wasn't very good, he couldn't do it after a few glasses. But the distance from Fanling to Tung Tau Village in Kowloon was very far, and now there was no tunnel connecting Hong Kong and Kowloon, and he had to take a boat to cross the sea. So after this journey, when the two returned to Tung Tau Village in the evening, Lei Luo's wine had already woken up almost completely.

"Alright, I know you haven't seen Ah Mei for half a year and have been thinking about it, hurry up and go." Looking at Lei Luo, who was rubbing beside him with a constipated face, Wang Yan waved his hand.

"That's not the case." Lei Luo waved his hand repeatedly, taking care of his girlfriend's innocence: "It's just that I was excited and couldn't sleep well thinking about going to the police station to report today."

Looking at the silly kid who was a bit embarrassed, Wang Yan shook his head and smiled, continuing to stroll towards home. Speaking of which, this girlfriend of Lei Luo was still quite beautiful, and was also a generation of jade girl... However, a brother's wife cannot be bullied, so forget it. After all, that was Lei Luo's girlfriend, and now that he, Wang, had come, they couldn't possibly drift apart, so don't think wildly. Although his surname was Wang, and sometimes he had no bottom line, it also depended on the time...

The current Hong Kong, because the war had just ended and it hadn't been long since it was taken back from the little Japanese, the conflict between people and land hadn't been too prominent, and it was far from reaching the later level. So relatively speaking, the area of the houses now was still enough.

This time his house was a two-story wooden building by the street, which looked like an illegal building and wasn't very regular. Of course, most of the houses here were like this, and no one cared.

Opening the locked door, Wang Yan stepped in to look around. The two-story house didn't have much area; the first floor was the kitchen, and the second floor was the bedroom, and there were no decent pieces of furniture. As for the standard configuration of every shuttle, there was nothing. It was normal to think so; according to his resume this time, it was good enough to have a place to stay when he first came, and it was quite hard to live, so where would he have time to read books.

Although the house was simple and dilapidated, and could be called "four walls," he didn't care much; it was enough to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain and have a place to stay. But he remembered that there was a fire in this Tung Tau Village, which burned down houses and killed people, so he would remind the neighbors nearby in the future. No matter how broken the house was, it was still called a nest, and it was a pity that it was gone in a fire.

After strolling around, Wang Yan went out to the stall outside to eat wontons to fill his stomach, returned home, boiled water, simply wiped his body with a towel, and then went upstairs to lie on the wooden board, pillowing his hands, closing his eyes and thinking about things in the future.

The first priority was, of course, to lay out the pile of stars and seas in his brain, and to have stars and seas, the most important thing was only one: money. He had more than a thousand dollars in total now, and it wasn't enough for anything, so making money was the priority.

Now he was a policeman, and he would be a policeman in the future, so making money was naturally very easy. But those black money couldn't be used as operating funds for the company, otherwise, they would all be hidden dangers in the future, which was not good. Now he was still a uniformed policeman, having to follow other people's rules and patrol early, so he didn't have his own time. And now he didn't have trustworthy subordinates to be responsible for company operations, etc., all of which had to be considered.

For the time being, he couldn't do anything; after all, he had no money. And his gold mine, the "Strength Pill," couldn't be taken out for sale. Without the strength to match it, taking it out to sell was looking for death. This wasn't when he was a hoodlum leader, with thousands of little brothers, all doing legitimate business, and not afraid of anyone. Mixing under others, he had to do things in a high-profile way and be a person in a low-profile way, and mix up the power. When he could be the master of half the Chinese in the police force, that was when he could shake it up.

So now there were two primary things. 1. Get promoted, at least be a plainclothes criminal policeman. 2. Find a trustworthy subordinate to run errands and do things.

Roughly thinking through the preliminary plan, he fell asleep with his eyes closed, and only orderly and long breathing remained in the dilapidated room...

The next day, Wang Yan got up early as usual to go out for a run and practice boxing.

It had to be said that the place he lived in really wasn't very good, the public hygiene was very bad, and occasionally passing by a default pit, it was sour and refreshing. In such an environment, even if there was better scenery, it was a waste. He only ran for a while and stopped, found a clean place where the wind blew without smell, and practiced two sets of boxing to finish.

When he returned home, it was only past six o'clock, and Lei Luo, who had dark circles under his eyes and was yawning, was already sitting in the room.

"Why, haven't seen Ah Mei for half a year, did you completely take her down yesterday?"

"No such thing." Lei Luo waved his hand repeatedly, taking care of his girlfriend's innocence: "It's just that I couldn't sleep well because I was excited thinking about going to the police station to report today."

Looking at the silly kid who was a bit embarrassed, Wang Yan waved his hand: "It's a matter of time, look at how nervous you are. Alright, wait for me to wash up, and we'll go."

"Good." Lei Luo responded with a silly smile, with a pig-like face, maybe he was thinking about the picture of "sooner or later"...

Quickly washed up, the two set off, on foot. Only three kilometers, not far, and arrived at the place very quickly. Because they came too early, the police station hadn't started work yet, so the two hadn't eaten breakfast, and found a breakfast stall near the police station to eat breakfast... ===== CHAPTER 337 =====