Chapter 214: Two thousand dollars a month, why are you risking your life?

Furthermore, the issue Chen Jiajun needs to consider at present is stepping down.

Now that he is already a Sir, it is truly inappropriate for him to continue as the Hongxing Dragon Head; the status is not suitable.

Therefore, Hongxing must elect a new Dragon Head.

Withdrawing from the position of Hongxing Dragon Head does not mean Chen Jiajun lacks control over Hongxing; one must know that as Hongxing has developed to this point, it has become inseparable from the Hongxing Group and the Guojun Group.

Moreover, seven out of every ten members of Hongxing are loyal demon-slave followers of his.

Withdrawing from the position of Hongxing Dragon Head means Chen Jiajun possesses more room for maneuver.

In '82, Chen Jiajun had new ideas regarding the society; he wanted to lead more like-minded people from the underworld to walk the straight path.

Only with more like-minded people can his business grow larger.

At this moment, the area outside the Shangri-La Hotel was filled with all kinds of luxury cars, among which there was no shortage of Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, Mercedes-Benzes, BMWs, and even sports cars like Ferraris and Lamborghinis.

It was simply like a small-scale auto show.

This grand scene attracted many Hong Kong citizens to stop and watch.

Because the number of onlookers was so large, the Shangri-La Hotel also dispatched an arrangement team to maintain the scene.

The traffic unit patrolling nearby, as well as the Anti-Triad Unit, also sent men over to check if they were smuggled cars; however, to their disappointment, not a single one of these luxury cars was a smuggled car.

"Damn it, are gangsters that rich?"

"That depends on what kind of society it is; it's common knowledge to everyone in Hong Kong that the Hongxing Group knows how to do business."

"Sir Chen is rich, so what? Just selling A-Goods and game consoles has earned him how much already."

Inside the lobby, the retired Xing Shu was also invited back today. He wore a bright red, festive Chinese-style outfit, his face glowing as he held the microphone: "Brothers present here, good evening everyone. Today is the day for our Hongxing to show its strength!"

"First, let us applaud and invite our Dragon Head, Sir Chen, to the stage to say a few words for everyone, shall we?"

"Sure!"

"Sir Chen!"

Numerous Hongxing brothers cheered one after another. Chen Jiajun stepped onto the stage, took the microphone, and said: "Brothers, family, good evening everyone."

Instantly, thunderous applause and cheers erupted from the Shangri-La Hotel.

Chen Jiajun pressed his hands downward, making a gesture for quiet: "Everyone, keep your voices a bit lower tonight, but the atmosphere must be kept lively."

"Ada speaks well."

"Right."

The hotel was once again filled with thunderous sounds.

Chen Jiajun continued: "In short, today is the Lantern Festival, a day for reunion; everyone being happy is what matters most.

Tonight, Xing Shu, Ji Ge, and these old uncles have also prepared quite a few programs for everyone. Alright, everyone start eating, and drink more."

After livening up the atmosphere, Chen Jiajun took the Hongxing Zha FIT Rens and went to toast the Hongxing brothers at every table. Tian Yangsheng, Han Bin, and others followed behind, handing out thick red envelopes to the brothers, with each envelope containing 6,666 dollars.

During festivals and holidays, giving the underlings a red envelope is only right.

On the stage, the stars invited by the company performed programs one after another to entertain everyone.

Finally, Chen Jiajun and several Zha FIT Rens went on stage. Xing Shu held the microphone and roared: "Brothers, our Hongxing Group has a plot of land in Tuen Mun. We broke ground the year before last and built thirty 30-story buildings, with six apartments per floor, each apartment being 1,000 square feet."

"Ada once said that as long as you are a Hongxing brother, regardless of your trade, as long as your performance is excellent, you can be allocated an apartment."

"Next, let us invite Ada to distribute the property deeds to everyone!"

The Shangri-La Hotel was silent for a moment, and then thunderous sounds erupted once again.

Over the past two years, Hongxing had acquired many Ding Rights in Tuen Mun. With the major development of the Tuen Mun new town in these two years, Chen Jiajun took the opportunity to build several Ding Rights buildings. The construction company consisted entirely of demon-slave followers, so it didn't cost much money.

When Hongxing was gradually growing stronger, Chen Jiajun had a thought in his heart: bosses in the society really aren't short of money; he had to spend the money on his brothers and sisters.

These thirty buildings were all built by the Hongxing Construction Company over the past two years, and they didn't cost much—only 500 million. Nowadays, the property market bubble in Hong Kong is very large; 500 million might not even buy one building on Hong Kong Island, yet it can build thirty buildings in Tuen Mun.

In this move, Chen Jiajun didn't have much calculation; he simply wanted to tell the Hongxing brothers: I, Chen Jiajun, have made it, but I will not forget the brothers and sisters below me.

Chen Jiajun took the microphone and said: "Brothers, the first batch of 5,400 apartments this year will first be distributed to those who have performed excellently in the Hongxing Group and the Guojun Group."

"Don't be anxious about the rest; give me a little time, and I guarantee that all of us will have a home in Hong Kong."

The eyes of everyone off-stage revealed a fervent look; they stared at the stage, swallowing their saliva.

Someone shouted: "Ada, you don't need to say it; we all believe you."

"Right."

Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "After repeated discussions, we have already finalized the list of 4,500 people. Due to time constraints, we will randomly select five of them to come on stage to receive their property deeds. Everyone, is that alright?"

"The first one, Chen Zilong... Senior Engineer of the Hongxing Construction Group, performed excellently during his time at the Hongxing Construction Company. While moving bricks on the construction site every day, he did not forget to study, going to the Guojun Academy for further education every day, and obtained the Hong Kong Senior Engineer certificate."

Chen Jiajun took an envelope from the box, opened it, and announced the name...

For a moment, he was stunned, and Chen Zilong was also dumbfounded upon hearing this.

Undercover for three years, and Hongxing gave him an apartment...

The next day, on the roof of a building in Central, Chen Zilong met his superior—Inspector Zhang Zhongji of the Anti-Triad Unit.

In the elevator mirror, he had long since shed the naivety from when he joined Hongxing at the Sansheng Palace in Fanling years ago, and his once fair skin had been tanned dark...

In the blink of an eye, three years had passed, and he hadn't obtained any evidence of Hongxing's illegal activities, wasting three years of time...

"Clang."

The elevator door opened.

Chen Zilong stopped his thoughts, flicked his high-end black Youngor coat, and walked to the side of Inspector Zhang Zhongji.

Exhaling a puff of cigarette smoke toward the sky, Chen Zilong recalled the past once again. Back then, Zhang Zhongji had him join Hongxing with the intention of Dragon Slaughter...

Three years later, that evil dragon had not only not been slaughtered, but had instead become Sir Chen, whom everyone in Hong Kong praised.

And he, having just stepped out of the police academy back then, after joining Hongxing, first moved bricks on the construction site for a salary of 1,500, then went to the Guojun Academy for further studies, and became good friends with the Hongxing White Paper Fan, Menggui Tian...

In the blink of an eye, three years passed, and he, Chen Zilong, became a Senior Engineer...

Chen Zilong said gloomily: "Sir Zhang, Sir Chen gave me a 1,000-square-foot home in Tuen Mun, and the property deed is in my name. Does this count as a violation of the Police Station regulations?"

"What?"

Zhang Zhongji was momentarily stunned speechless.

Chen Zilong handed over the property deed; Zhang Zhongji took it, looked at it, and froze on the spot.

Those thirty buildings in the Tuen Mun new town were exceptionally grand, built with solid materials, facing the sea, and had no shared common areas; in Hong Kong, they already belonged to the ranks of luxury homes, and most crucially, they were adjacent to Guojun Academy...

Having served in the Police Force for so many years, by comparison, Zhang Zhongji wanted to cry.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Zhongji flicked the cigarette ash and said nonchalantly, "Since it was allocated to you by the company, you can just go live there; it doesn't violate any regulations."

"I am currently at Hung Hing Construction, holding the title of Senior Engineer. The company gave me a raise this year, a monthly salary of 40,000, and they also pay my Mandatory Provident Fund. I also have shares in Sneaker Street and Women Street, with a total monthly income of nearly 50,000... Does this violate any police regulations?"

Chen Zilong added gloomily, considering his current salary in the Police Force was only 2,000 dollars a month...

His side job had already far exceeded his main job, and the key was that he didn't need to risk his life or do anything illegal.

"As long as it is earned normally through your labor and is not illegal, it is all normal income. I will write a statement for you when the time comes."

My own monthly income is only a few thousand dollars, Zhang Zhongji thought with sudden suspicion; who exactly is the undercover agent?

"When will the Police Station have major operations targeting Hongxing? I feel like I can't hold on much longer, Sir Zhang. Am I still considered an undercover agent like this?"

Chen Zilong took a deep drag of his cigarette.

"Of course you count; you are still an undercover agent. Once you are reinstated, you can become a Probationary Inspector."

Zhang Zhongji said quite bluntly, but he didn't want to stay any longer. He took two deep puffs of his cigarette, threw it on the ground, and stepped on it: "Does Hongxing have any big moves recently? The Dragon Head of Sun Yee On, Si Yanlong, has already kicked the bucket; he died in prison. During yard time, he was stabbed to death by a few thugs."

"I don't know, I work at Hung Hing Construction... The company has hoarded a lot of land, and Sir Chen said that construction will start on all of it next year."

Chen Zilong reported a piece of information that had no value.

"The Sun Yee On Dragon Head is dead; Wo Shing Shing will definitely take action against Tsim Sha Tsui.

If you can't find out news about Hongxing, go gather intelligence on Wo Shing Shing. Also, is there any movement within Hongxing?" Zhang Zhongji asked again.

"I think he might not be the Dragon Head anymore, Sir Zhang. We need to hurry; I can't take it anymore."

Chen Zilong spoke the truth; he really couldn't take it anymore. Earning only two thousand a month, why risk his life?

Besides, he felt that life at Hongxing was really quite comfortable; the brothers were all simple, worked hard, spoke nicely, and there were Mercedes-Benzes to drive. In Hong Kong, he was already considered an upper-class person.

"Don't overthink it. If you really have work pressure, go see a psychologist more often... Let's stop talking for now."

Zhang Zhongji was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would beat Chen Zilong up.

"Sir, can I date? A female model who runs a clothing store in Causeway Bay has taken a liking to me. I quite like her, and she has confessed to me. I want to go out with her." Chen Zilong asked one last question.

"Of course, undercover agents are human too. If you want to date, then date. Just remember the police regulations..."

Zhang Zhongji turned around, revealing a mask of pain.

"Goodbye, Sir."

Chen Zilong left the building, his mood instantly brightening, feeling that everything was clear and serene.

The beginning of the 1982 lunar calendar.

The news that Hong Hing Property Group and Guojun Group had distributed 5,400 apartments to their employees shocked all of Hong Kong.

The 【Oriental Daily News】 obtained the first-hand intelligence and conducted an on-site visit and measurement. After measuring, it was indeed a solid 1,000 square feet with no shared common areas.

Moreover, it is said that Guojun Academy is undergoing assessment by the Academic Accreditation Board. Once it passes the evaluation, perhaps the name of Guojun Academy will be changed to "University."

By then, this will be the only school in all of Hong Kong that encompasses everything from primary school to university courses.

For a time, the citizens of Hong Kong expressed that they were incredibly jealous.

Following that, Hong Hing Property Group and Guojun Group launched the second phase of the public housing project. This time, the location for the public housing project is in Shatin. It is reported that this group's public housing project will invest in the construction of residential buildings with a height of about 【number】 floors, along with two shopping mall buildings, recreational gardens, sports fields, swimming pools, and other facilities.

For a time, Chen Jiajun was crowned with the title of the most generous boss in Hong Kong.

【Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars】 film set.

Huang Yuankun, wearing a white suit, arrived at the film crew and patted the shoulder of a crew member he was relatively familiar with, asking, "Does A-Zhi have many scenes this afternoon?"

The crew member turned around, saw it was Huang Yuanshen, and immediately smiled: "It's Brother Shen. Sister Zhi has a lot of scenes today; it's estimated she'll have to film until dark."

"Is that so?"

Huang Yuanshen was somewhat disappointed, then reached into his pocket, took out a small box, and handed it to the employee, saying, "Find an opportunity to give this to A-Zhi. Remember, don't let anyone see. I'll treat you to a meal another day."

"Don't worry, Brother Shen, I'm very steady with my work," that person said, patting his chest.

Huang Yuanshen came and went, quickly disappearing outside the film set gate.

The employee entrusted by Huang Yuanshen snuck into the dressing room and placed the small box Huang Yuanshen sent on Zhao Yazhi's personal dressing table. When Zhao Yazhi finished filming a set of scenes and went to change her makeup, she discovered the item on the dressing table and curiously opened it to look.

Inside was an exquisite bracelet, along with a folded piece of letter paper. Upon opening and reading it, she immediately knew who had sent the item.

In the second year of Zhao Yazhi's marriage, the couple's relationship became discordant. The husband's family was barely considered a prestigious family and didn't like her going out to film, thinking it was shameful. Because of this reason, Zhao Yazhi had quarreled with her husband and mother-in-law, and it only subsided later because of her pregnancy.

But last year, when her son was only two years old, Zhao Yazhi went out to take on film roles again, which immediately caused dissatisfaction among her family members.

Because staying at home was too annoying, in order to reduce the time spent with her husband, Zhao Yazhi had been filming desperately for the past six months, often returning home very late and then sleeping alone in the guest room.

But because of this, Zhao Yazhi's husband became even more suspicious, and the two quarreled even more fiercely.

It was under these circumstances that Zhao Yazhi met Huang Yuanshen. Compared to her husband Huang Hanwei, Huang Yuanshen was not only more handsome but also gentle and refined.

Zhao Yazhi felt very relaxed when getting along with Huang Yuanshen, and the two also chatted particularly well, treating Huang Yuanshen as a good friend to confide in.

However, ever since Huang Yuanshen expressed his love to Zhao Yazhi, Zhao Yazhi was so scared that she didn't dare to be alone with him anymore, because they were both married people, and if the matter got out, they would surely be ruined.

Zhao Yazhi read half of the letter, then told the makeup artist she was going to the restroom. After leaving the room, she casually threw the letter into the trash can.

Just after Zhao Yazhi left after throwing away the letter, Lao Yu swaggered over, fished the letter out of the trash can, unfolded it, and began to read: "My dear Zhi: You and I have known and understood each other for over a year..."

"Damn, so cheesy."

Lao Yu disdainfully put away this love letter.

After Zhao Yazhi left the dressing room, Lao Yu put the love letter back into the side pocket of Zhao Yazhi's handbag, then left the film set and called Zhao Yazhi's home.

The person who answered the phone was the maid at Zhao Yazhi's home. Lao Yu made up a random excuse, asked for Huang Hanwei's number at the hospital, then called it, and said in a muffled voice:

"Hello, is this Dr. Huang?... Your wife, Miss Zhao Yazhi, is having an affair with Huang Yuanshen..."

"Yes, it's that Huang Yuanshen who played Huo Yuanjia... everyone on the Shaw Brothers set knows about this; you've been wearing a green hat for a long time now..."

After getting it done, Lao Yu called Chen Jiajun: "Hello, Big Brother, it's done."

"I'll mark you down for a first-class merit."

Chen Jiajun responded with a smile, then had the staff at Hongxing Film call TVB to invite Zhao Yazhi out for an audition.

(End of this chapter)