Chapter 128: Police Notification

"Lu Bin Sun, I'll think over the finance and real‑estate matters again; you go take care of your business first. I'll let you know once I've decided."

After Lu Bin Sun left, Chen Mo began to diligently recall the detailed memories of his previous life.

Living in the 21st century, the advantage is that the internet age lets you access all kinds of information. The downside is obvious: there's too much, too chaotic, all fragmented, hard to form a system.

He needs to painstakingly recall a lot of that information.

Fortunately, Chen Mo's mental attribute points have reached 20, keeping his past‑time memories still clear and his thought speed much faster.

After only a short while, he recalled the cause of the 1987 housing price plunge.

In 1987, Gangdao's stock market, due to the U. S. market's Black Monday, saw the Hang Seng Index drop over four hundred points in a day, after which trading was suspended for four days. This sparked panic among investors; when trading resumed, they fled en masse, ultimately causing a market crash.

Because of the crash, Gangdao's housing prices also plunged sharply: some good properties fell about ten points, while some poorer ones dropped over thirty points.

Chen Mo checked the timeline and saw that the crash was still several months away—very early.

"Li Li, help me find this week's newspapers about the stock market, and also look for Meiliguo's market information."

What Black Monday, what crash—those are all money‑making opportunities for Chen Mo.

However, Gangdao's market is too small.

One Black Monday plus four days of suspension almost caused Gangdao's market to collapse.

Even though the Gangdao government rushed in a 4‑billion rescue fund and Chinese‑capital banks gave loans to brokers, it still took two years for the market to return to pre‑crash levels.

If Chen Mo tried to profit from the crash, the Gangdao market would likely collapse completely.

Chen Mo would never do something that extreme.

Moreover, Gangdao's market size is just that big; Chen Mo's three‑hundred‑million capital, even if he went all‑in with leverage, couldn't be scooped up by the market.

If he wants to scoop, he should scoop big; if he wants profit, he should profit from Meiliguo's money.

Who made Black Monday? They did.

Well, it's still early; no matter how good the plan is now, it won't help—let's talk later.

Two days later, in the bar office, Shen Guodong came to Chen Mo to report.

"Mo Ge, the police over at Jianshazui have basically returned to their previous state."

Chen Mo set the newspaper down, lifted his head, and asked, "What's the activity among the surrounding Triad Societies?"

"Many Triad Societies are stirring, and it looks like they all plan to seize Ni Family's territory tonight."

When it came to the actions of other Triad Societies, Shen Guodong wore a grave expression.

Chen Mo thought for a moment and said, "Let A Sheng and his men start preparing too; tonight we'll act as well. I'll take ten brothers from the training ground to help A Long and A Hu, and I'll go help Ahua."

There are many Triad Societies deploying tonight; we can expect a good number of experts.

Tian Yang Sheng isn't a worry for Chen Mo, but Ahua, A Long, and A Hu's personal strength, while not weak, still falls short of some top experts.

Shen Guodong worried, "Mo Ge, should I arrange a few brothers to help you?"

"No need. In all of Gangdao's Triad Societies, there are hardly any who can beat me—don't worry. Also, have the brothers bring pistols, just in case."

"Alright." Seeing Chen Mo's insistence, Shen Guodong stopped urging.

Triad Societies usually don't use guns when seizing territory, but Chen Mo worries that with so many tonight, someone might break the rules and secretly bring a gun.

At this moment, in the Xijiulong Police Headquarters conference room, all senior officers above the rank of Inspector from Yau Tsim Mong District gathered here.

The meeting's chairperson was not Chief Superintendent Huang Bingyao, but Senior Superintendent Li Wenbin, who had just arrived from headquarters.

Li Wenbin looks only in his early forties, appearing much younger than Huang Bingyao.

Anyone with eyes can see that reaching Senior Superintendent rank in his early forties means this person must have deep connections and will surely become a senior official in the Police Affairs Department.

Although his police rank is still one level below Huang Bingyao's, no one dares to look down on him.

"Thanks to the tireless efforts of all colleagues, in these three days we have basically cleared Ni Family's influence. Now Ni Family's territory is a big piece of fat meat, and every Triad Society wants a bite."

"Tonight, Yau Tsim Mong District will inevitably see large‑scale territory‑seizing incidents. Headquarters demands: before midnight, no fights or brawls are allowed."

"After midnight, they can fight however they like. But no shooting, no arson, and no harming ordinary civilians."

"All Triad Societies must cease by 4 a. m."

"I know Triad Societies have a seven‑day rule. Notify them that the police give them only one day; from tomorrow onward, any Triad Society seizing territory in the Yau Tsim Mong area is a provocation against our police."

"Got it?"

"YES, SIR!" the group answered in unison.

"Sir Li, we are the Royal Police; maintaining Gangdao's public order is our duty. By acting this way, are we being too lenient with those short‑mules?" Lu Qichang stood up and questioned Li Wenbin.

Huang Zhi Cheng is both his colleague and friend.

Huang Zhi Cheng's death has intensified his hatred toward Gangdao's Triad Societies. He now wishes to arrest every short‑mule on Gangdao.

Li Wenbin looked at Lu Qichang and said sternly, "Sir Lu, do you still want to arrest them all?"

"I want you to understand, there are hundreds of thousands of short‑mules across Gangdao; we can't possibly capture them all, and Chi Zhu doesn't have facilities large enough to detain them."

"Then arrest all those leaders and masterminds!"

"And then? Let hundreds of thousands of short‑mules run unchecked, causing chaos outside? Do you want the whole Gangdao to descend into chaos?"

Li Wenbin's tone grew even harsher.

"The above means let them go all‑out tonight, fight as fiercely as possible, preferably annihilate each other completely; then everyone will have peace of mind."

"I'll ask again, understood?" Li Wenbin basically shouted this sentence.

This time, not only Lu Qichang but all the police in the conference room shouted in unison, "Understood, SIR."

"If you understand, go inform the bosses in your jurisdiction!"

The group dispersed; Li Wenbin walked to Lu Qichang's side, patted his shoulder, and said, "Regardless, those Ni Family members we catch will die; after tonight, Ni Family will cease to exist. Sir Huang's vengeance will have been avenged."

"I understand, sir." Lu Qichang nodded with a hint of melancholy.

The police acted swiftly. That afternoon, dozens of Triad Societies across Gangdao—from Dragon Head down to Da Di—received the police notice as long as they had their own territory.

Chen Mo received Li Ying's notice and was greatly surprised.

Tonight's plan may need to change.