Chapter 229

Wing Kwong Building.

Wing Kwong Building, this old residential building that has stood for forty years; its outer walls have patches of lime peeling off, revealing the dark cement underneath.

The iron railings and window frames, due to long-term lack of maintenance, are covered with a thick layer of rust.

In the corners of the hallways and the dark parts of the walls, stubborn mold spreads over a large area.

If it weren't for the colorful clothes hanging on the drying racks, Guan Zu would find it hard to believe that people still lived here.

"This building is very old!"

Guan Zu brought Liang Xiaorou and others, their gazes scanning the mottled walls and rusted iron railings.

Besides them, there was Lu Jiayao and three of his colleagues.

And one more person—Le Huizhen!

She was holding a DV, filming news material.

Lu Jiayao is an architectural designer; he was called over by a phone call from Guan Zu today and even brought his colleagues along.

"Ah Yao, you and your friends examine this building and see if it has become a dangerous structure and if there is any need for repair?"

"Yes, Brother Zu!" Lu Jiayao nodded.

At this time, Liang Xiaorou was the first to go up the stairs, but when she stepped up, she stepped on something slippery, and her foot slipped violently, causing her to fall backward.

Just as she was about to fall, Guan Zu subconsciously caught her.

Liang Xiaorou: "????"

Looking at Guan Zu's handsome face, the strong arms holding her, and a scent of masculinity, Liang Xiaorou felt her heartbeat skip a beat.

"Are you okay?"

"Oh, I'm fine~~"

Liang Xiaorou subconsciously sprang up, stood steady, and covered up her panic, her earlobes turning red.

Le Huizhen beside them: "............"

She went straight to red heat!

Good for you, Liang Xiaorou, looking so proper, but actually seducing my man?

She wanted to be angry, but couldn't find a reason.

So, she also went up the stairs, and then "oops~~~" she slipped and fell toward Guan Zu.

Guan Zu caught her.

Le Huizhen hooked her arms around Guan Zu's neck and gave him a hard kiss.

Guan Zu: "............"

Liang Xiaorou: "............"

Her face turned red instantly.

Fortunately, at this time, Following Xiao Fu resolved the awkwardness.

Following Xiao Fu stepped on the stairs and said to Guan Zu: "Brother Zu, there's an oil film; it's possible that pig grease was poured here."

Liang Xiaorou took the opportunity to step down and said angrily: "These people are inhumane; elderly people live here, and if they fall, they are very easily injured."

Guan Zu frowned, picked up his phone, and made a call to Gao Lao.

"Hey, who is this?"

"I am Guan Zu."

"Oh, it's Brother Zu, what do you want with me?" Gao Lao on the other end was a bit confused.

Guan Zu got straight to the point and said bluntly: "On Wing Kwong Street and Kai Ming Street, there are two buildings; I heard your lackeys from Wo Luen Shing are splashing paint and pig grease here..."

Gao Lao was already dissatisfied with Guan Zu and sneered coldly: "Brother Zu, don't rely on your status to just go around framing people."

"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it." Guan Zu said coldly, "This place used to be managed by Red Star, and I couldn't do anything about it, but now it's managed by me."

"In my territory, I call the shots! If I catch your lackeys making trouble here, don't blame me for sweeping your turf!"

"That's all I have to say; don't say I didn't warn you!"

After speaking, he hung up the phone directly.

On Gao Lao's end, his face darkened.

Fuck your mother!

Don't say I didn't warn you?

This Guan Zu is too overbearing!

My Wo Luen Shing is at least one of the top gangs; do you really think I'm cotton?

After a minute or so,

Gao Lao called Guan Zu: "Brother Zu, my attitude just now was bad, but the situation on Wing Kwong Street and Kai Ming Street is a bit special; I'll treat you to dinner tonight and explain it to you? How about that?"

Guan Zu thought for a moment; he also wanted to hear the inside story: "Alright!"

Gao Lao breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as we can negotiate.

Guan Zu added: "However, you must immediately send a few lackeys to clean up the pig grease on the ground; if someone really falls and gets hurt, don't blame me for not being polite!"

Gao Lao: "............"

Finally, he gritted his teeth: "Alright!"

He muttered to himself: Suffering a loss is a blessing! Suffering a loss is a blessing!

Liang Xiaorou stood beside Guan Zu, watching him bully those bastards, and couldn't help but laugh.

At the same time,

Upstairs, 402,

Wang Weiye was cutting his grandmother's hair, very carefully.

The caregiver hired to take care of the grandmother finished cooking and placed it on the table, rambling: "Mr. Wang, the grandmother's medicine is almost finished; you need to give me some more money to buy it..."

Wang Weiye took out his wallet, took out 200, and handed it to the caregiver.

The caregiver added: "Mr. Wang, there is one more thing I want to tell you; when I came up today, there was a lot of pig grease poured on the ground at the doorway."

"I don't know if it was those people acquiring the building who poured it; it's just too insidious."

"If the grandmother falls, that would be the end of it."

After hearing this, Wang Weiye's anger flared up.

"Thanks for the reminder; you should be careful too. If you see any suspicious people, call the police."

"Alright."

After the caregiver left, Wang Weiye started eating with his grandmother.

The grandmother's chopsticks secretly reached for the salted egg.

"Grandmother, the doctor said you can't eat salted eggs."

"Oh~~ but I want to eat a little bit." The grandmother was like a child, very aggrieved, pouting.

"A little bit?"

"Just a little bit, okay..."

"Alright, just a little bit..."

Wang Weiye helplessly picked up a tiny bit of salted egg yolk and put it in his grandmother's bowl.

The grandmother smiled and looked at Wang Weiye.

The two of them laughed.

Although this grandmother was not Wang Weiye's biological mother, out of guilt, Wang Weiye had always treated her as his own mother and was very filial; even the caregiver couldn't help but sigh for him.

Just then, footsteps came from outside the door.

"Is anyone home..."

Bang bang bang~~

"Is anyone there?"

Wang Weiye heard the commotion and walked out: "Who are you... eh, Brother Zu!"

Wang Weiye saw Guan Zu and was stunned for a moment.

Guan Zu was also stunned for a moment and smiled: "Officer, what a coincidence, you live here?"

Wang Weiye said: "No, my grandmother lives here, and I usually come to see her... Brother Zu, what are you doing here?"

Guan Zu smiled: "This area is my territory; I heard someone is forcing demolition here, so I came to understand the situation."

Wang Weiye felt moved: "There is indeed someone making trouble; the caregiver just said someone poured pig grease downstairs, and the keyhole was blocked the day before yesterday."

Guan Zu said: "I have already arranged for people to guard the stairs; they will remind anyone going up or down. I also called people over to clean it up."

Upon hearing this, Wang Weiye was grateful: "Thank you, Brother Zu!"

Brother Zu's character is truly too good.

Guan Zu chatted with the grandmother for a while, but the grandmother was old and had a bit of dementia, so they couldn't talk much.

"Grandmother, don't worry; starting today, our Five Star Property Company will guard this place and won't let those bad people come here to make trouble."

"Thank you so much~~"

The grandmother held Guan Zu's hand and thanked him. All of this was filmed by Le Huizhen.

Guan Zu bid farewell to Wang Weiye and continued to patrol the building, and on the 3rd floor, he saw another family; the door had been splashed with red paint, looking very terrifying, and an old woman was ranting and raving.

Guan Zu and the others walked over to ask about the situation.

Le Huizhen was filming from behind.

"Grandmother, we are from Five Star Property Company; we will manage this community in the future. Can you tell me what's going on?"

"What else could be going on? Some bastards took advantage of me not being home, ran over to splash red paint, and blocked my keyhole." The old woman ranted and raved, very angry.

"Did you see who they were?"

"No."

"Grandmother, don't worry; from now on, our Five Star Property will guard this area and won't let such things happen again."

"You Five Star, I've heard of you; you helped me twice, you're a good property company."

"Thank you for the affirmation, Grandmother."

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After Guan Zu shook hands with the old woman, he continued to patrol the building.

There were 8 floors in total, double corridors, 204 households, and 43 households that hadn't moved out; basically, all of them had been splashed with red paint or something similar.

After patrolling, Guan Zu and the others went downstairs and came to the first floor from the other staircase.

Suddenly,

Guan Zu and Following Xiao Fu's noses twitched.

"There's a strange stench."

"Is there?"

"I smell it too."

Guan Zu, Following Xiao Fu, and Liang Xiaorou all looked toward the light well.

This building is a double-row structure, one row on the left and one on the right, with a 3-meter-wide light well in the middle; because it is relatively narrow and things are hung above, sunlight cannot reach the bottom, making it appear relatively dark and damp.

"Following Xiao Fu, go take a look..."

"Yes."

Following Xiao Fu took a flashlight and crawled into the light well; there was a lot of trash thrown down from upstairs, and one could see some wire mesh, underground water pipes, wires, and messy things...

Soon, he saw the source of the stench.

The corpse of an old woman!

"Brother Zu, there's a corpse!"

"An old woman!"

Outside, Liang Xiaorou was shocked upon hearing this.

A murder case!

Guan Zu picked up the phone and called Lu Mingzhe: "Director Lu, a corpse has been found at Wing Kwong Building; I don't know if it's a murder case, please send someone over to handle it."

Lu Mingzhe: "Alright, Brother Zu, I'll bring people over now."

Not long after,

Lu Mingzhe brought people over.

Lu Mingzhe glanced at Liang Xiaorou, then exchanged a few words with Guan Zu, and other police officers began to investigate the scene and collect evidence.

And Le Huizhen rushed back to the TV station and handed over the material she had.

According to Guan Zu's arrangement, everything related to Five Star Property was edited out.

Guan Zu wanted to see if he could dig a hole and trap the tycoon Li.

At noon,

TVB's noon news began reporting the news about Wing Kwong Building.

"Good afternoon, viewers! I am your host, Wen Huixin, and now I bring you a piece of news that has attracted attention."

"Recently, an old residential building in Wong Tai Sin—Wing Kwong Building, has fallen into the turmoil of forced demolition."

"Some residents reported that there have been repeated incidents of unidentified personnel splashing pig grease, blocking keyholes, and splashing red paint in the building, which has seriously interfered with the normal life of the residents and posed a great threat to their safety."

"Even worse, today, the corpse of an old woman was found in the light well of the building, suspected to be a murder scene, which is heartbreaking."

"Many residents have expressed strong indignation and dissatisfaction with the forced demolition behavior; they call on relevant departments to pay attention to this matter and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the residents. At the same time, they call on real estate companies to properly relocate the demolition personnel instead of forcing them to move out, and to do a good job of humanistic care."

"Next, our station will continue to pay attention to the progress of this matter and bring you the latest reports."

After this news was broadcast, the reaction of all Hong Kong citizens was not very big; after all, it had nothing to do with them.

Only those (former) residents of the few buildings about to be demolished were paying attention to this news, feeling indignant and sighing.

And at this time, Five Star Property Company was sending people to visit them door-to-door to work with them.

Li's Real Estate Group.

Mr. Li did not watch the news at noon today, but someone in the company saw this news and then reported the news layer by layer, reporting this matter to Mr. Li.

After hearing the secretary's report, the tycoon Li frowned.

He didn't pay much attention to small projects like Wong Tai Sin, but let the people in the departments below do it.

Now something has gone wrong.

Soon, the real estate project manager in charge of this project wiped his sweat and ran over quickly to report; he stopped at the office door for a few seconds to catch his breath, calmed his thoughts, and then knocked on the door to enter.

The tycoon Li lashed out: "What's going on with those buildings in Wong Tai Sin? Didn't you say that you could handle those residents this month and start demolishing the building?"

Manager Wang wiped his sweat: "Boss, there are some old stubborns who refuse to leave; I have already added tens of thousands, but they refuse to budge, so I had no choice but to let the triad do this."

Letting the triad do things, the tycoon Li had operated this way before; this is one of the unavoidable characteristics of real estate companies. If it were in modern times, you might never encounter any gangsters, but if you dare to report a property company, the possibility of encountering gangsters will be greatly increased.

Bang~~~~

The tycoon Li threw a teacup directly and smashed it over.

He lashed out.

"Now even the news is reporting it, and someone has died; how do you explain this?"

"When the news reports that it's our Hutchison Whampoa doing this land, then the citizens will suspect whether it was our Hutchison Whampoa that forced people to death; even if it's not shit, it's shit!"

Manager Wang wiped his sweat: "I'll go find the police station immediately and investigate as soon as possible."

The tycoon Li: "Also, let the triad stop; spend some money first, send some gifts, and appease the residents there!"

Manager Wang hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes!"

The tycoon Li waved his hand, and Manager Wang left quickly.

Manager Wang called his men and headed straight for the Wong Tai Sin Police Station, and soon got the news that homicide was ruled out.

Manager Wang breathed a sigh of relief.

But he was still getting angrier the more he thought about it, and directly called Gao Lao and Fourth Uncle.

Half an hour later,

Under Lion Rock, there was no one around.

Three cars stopped on the side of the road, and Manager Wang sprayed Gao Lao and Fourth Uncle with a torrent of abuse.

"Were you raised on shit?"

"You can't even handle this kind of thing?"

"Fuck, why weren't you more ruthless? Why didn't you just burn those people?"

"You're gangsters, you don't even have this kind of method?"

"Now it's fine, it's on the news; tell me what to do?"

"Do we still want our company's image?"

Gao Lao and Fourth Uncle lowered their heads, and even though they were sprayed with spit, they didn't dare to get angry.

Don't look at them as triad hall masters who are majestic in front of ordinary citizens, often destroying families and homes, but in front of Manager Wang, they are nothing.

However, Gao Lao didn't dare to get angry, but he would shift the blame.

"Mr. Wang, this can't be blamed on us; this territory is managed by that Guan Zu, and we didn't dare to be too excessive in our actions."

Fourth Uncle nodded repeatedly beside him, adding fuel to the fire: "That's right, ever since Red Star was gone, this territory was occupied by Guan Zu; even if we wanted to be more ruthless, we were afraid of being messed with by Guan Zu."

Guan Zu?

"Who is Guan Zu?" Manager Wang frowned, feeling a bit familiar.

(End of chapter)