svetikya Chapter 005, Inspector Wong, if you don't do your job, I can't explain myself!
Chapter 005, Inspector Wong, if you don't do your job, I can't explain myself!
"I'm sorry, Mr. Liao, I didn't mean to cause trouble at your place!"
Upon seeing Liao Zhifu arrive, Chen Piao immediately put on a smiling face.
Liao Zhifu sighed and closed the door behind him as he entered the office.
"Piao-zai, you've been running the place for me in this area for two years. When Ah-xiao was still around, I often praised you to him for your tact and discretion."
I know that the Ni family's downfall caused a rift between you brothers.
I invited you two here today to act as peacemakers and help you negotiate. You were too impulsive!
Chen Piao naturally didn't take Liao Zhifu's polite words seriously.
Business people are adept at maximizing profits and minimizing risks, especially when it comes to finding someone to watch the showroom in Tsim Sha Tsui, where they cannot afford to be careless.
For a boss like Liao Zhifu, his relationship with the Ni family was nothing.
Now that the Ni family has fallen and Chili has climbed onto Han Chen's coattails, he has no reason to let Chen Piao stay in the City That Never Sleeps any longer.
So before rushing to see Chen Piao today, he specifically called Chili over, which was a hint to Chen Piao that it was time for him to leave.
Unexpectedly, Chen Piao directly crippled Chili Pepper in his own office, and even made his attitude clear to Liao Zhifu.
Once Liao Zhifu was seated, Chen Piao didn't waste any more words.
"Mr. Liao, I know that being a boss has its difficulties. This place is so big, with a daily turnover of at least tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. I can't afford to lose business for even one day."
But that's precisely why I have to properly prepare this lousy chili pepper dish today.
Let him come and check out your place; your place is bound to run into trouble sooner or later!
Liao Zhifu glanced at Chili, who had fainted beside him, and couldn't help but frown.
"Piaozai, you don't need to talk to me with all this nonsense. I, Liao Zhifu, have been a shift manager at Du Laozhi since I was eighteen. I've seen everything you've seen."
Don't blame me for being heartless; you know there are hundreds of people in the city that never sleeps waiting for me to support them.
Now that the police have taken down the Ni family's signboard, and Tsim Sha Tsui is in chaos, if I don't find a capable person to take over as soon as possible, the business in that place is really going to go under!
Chen Piao sneered, "Mr. Liao, are you so sure Han Chen can keep you in check?"
"Otherwise, everyone knows that the Ni family's core base has now been completely taken over by Han Chen!"
"Then Mr. Liao is completely wrong!"
Chen Piao pushed the unconscious Chili to the ground, then stepped over him and sat down opposite Liao Zhifu.
He then said, "It is true that Han Chen has taken over a lot of business from the Ni family, but half a year ago, Mr. Ni handed over all of the Ni family's heroin business to Han Chen to manage."
In other words, the reason Han Chen was able to come up with so much money to take over the original team that used to work for the Ni family was because of his noodle stall business.
Mr. Liao probably doesn't know how much it costs to support the Ni family's gang of thugs every month. I can tell you, it's at least as much as your entire nightclub's monthly expenses!
Liao Zhifu did not refute this point.
However, he disagreed: "Piaozai, what you're saying doesn't seem to have anything to do with me."
"He's selling his noodles, just like how you helped the Ni family kill someone before. Does that affect my business?"
"Mr. Liao, this is a big deal for you!"
Chen Piao casually picked up the Davidoff cigarette that Chili had just tossed on the table, opened the box, and skillfully lit one.
He immediately said, "Mr. Liao is a legitimate businessman, so naturally he wouldn't know about the shady dealings of Mr. Powder."
Han Chen's package deal involved the Ni family's long-established drug trafficking network in Thailand, with each transaction guaranteed to start at at least 30 million.
However, Ni Yongxiao only entrusted him with managing the buyer network in Thailand, but did not introduce him to the Ni family's shipping routes in detail.
Given Han Chen's size, he stockpiled at least tens of millions of dollars worth of goods for the Ni family in Hong Kong Island in just six months. Now, having spent so much money recruiting the Ni family's team, he urgently needs a large amount of cash to recoup his losses.
Do you think he currently lacks sufficient distribution channels? Where will these goods be sold?
Liao Zhifu fell silent.
He already understood what Chen Piao meant. Right now, Han Chen urgently needed cash to recover his losses, and his warehouse was piled with a large amount of inventory. He also didn't have a suitable channel to quickly sell all the goods.
So Han Chen can only digest these stockpiles himself. How will he digest them? Of course, he'll have to get a share from Nevernight City!
Tsim Sha Tsui is currently going through a turbulent period, and Liao Zhifu cannot guarantee that any establishments that have ties with the Ni family will not be investigated and raided by the police.
If nothing is found, that's fine, but if something is found, they'll inevitably have to shut down the lights and issue a ticket, which is something Liao Zhifu absolutely cannot accept!
After pondering for a while, Liao Zhifu's attitude finally softened.
"These days, it's really not easy to find a suitable person to attend a show. If you're a fan, you might get into trouble."
Those who don't follow the crowd are afraid that he's not powerful enough to command respect.
"Piao Zai, business is really tough!"
"So, Mr. Liao, to resolve your troubles, I got up very early today and paid my respects to the Wo Luen Shing Society!"
Chen Piao exhaled a long puff of smoke and then spoke.
"In order to keep the situation under control, I have to befriend the current head of Wo Shing Wo, Lim Wai Lok."
He said, "As long as Mr. Liao agrees to let Wo Luen Shing plant a flag in the City That Never Sleeps, I guarantee your business will be booming!"
Having said all that, Chen Piao naturally knew it was time to bring out the Wo Luen Shing signboard.
No matter how much he talked, in Liao Zhifu's eyes he was nothing more than a gangster with a dozen or so underlings, whose reputation was far less prestigious than that of the head of the Wo Luen Shing syndicate.
Sure enough, Liao Zhifu's expression softened considerably upon hearing Chen Piao's words, but he still voiced his concerns.
"Wo Luen Shing? Piao-zai, is Wo Luen Shing reliable?"
I saw last month that Wo Shing Brilliance made a big show of bringing people into Tsim Sha Tsui and fought several matches with the locals, but in the end they didn't gain any advantage.
"I can't guarantee whether he's reliable or not. You'll have reservations about whatever I say now, Mr. Liao."
Why don't you trust me this time, Mr. Liao, and let me continue to look after the place? I guarantee that no matter what storms occur outside, Mr. Liao's business will not be affected.
If I'm beaten and driven away, I'll naturally pack my things and leave. Mr. Liao can just find someone else!
Chen Piao paused at this point, then emphasized his words.
"If Mr. Liao insists on kicking me out without any regard for our past relationship, I have nothing to say."
I'm now with Luen Shing, and I've been hanging around the underworld for two years. I'll be coming to the City of the Night sooner or later!
The gang is like a leech; the boss who provides the food needs it, but once you get used to it, getting rid of it isn't so easy.
After weighing the pros and cons, and considering Chen Piao's indeed sharp and decisive approach, Liao Zhifu thought long and hard and finally agreed with Chen Piao's explanation.
"Okay! Then I'll trust you one more time."
However, I have one request: I hope you remember your promise. No matter what happens, the business of the Never-Sleeping City must not be affected in the slightest!
"Thank you for your help, Mr. Liao!"
With Liao Zhifu's permission, Chen Piao immediately stubbed out his cigarette, stood up, and extended his right hand to Liao Zhifu.
Liao Zhifu glanced at Chili lying on the ground again, then sighed and shook hands with Chen Piao.
"Drag him out. Don't ever hit anyone in my establishment again unless absolutely necessary!"
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After dealing with Liao Zhifu, Chen Piao went downstairs to the bone clinic for a massage.
After the massage, the sauna at Shark Boy's place was almost done.
Taking out his mobile phone, Chen Piao called Shark Boy and instructed him to compile a list of his dozen or so people and send it to Jordan to be submitted to Lin Huai Le for registration.
After instructing Shark Boy on what to do, Chen Piao sat on the massage bed, lit a cigarette, and then made a phone call to Huang Zhicheng.
The phone rang for a long time before being answered.
"Hello, who is this?"
"Officer Wong, there's no need to test us anymore. We're not at the Ni family's house now, so there's no need to pretend to probe over the phone!"
"Hey Piao, how's it going? Did you manage to sneak into Wo Shing Wo?"
"Everything's going smoothly, except Lin Huai Le still doesn't trust me!"
"Do you think this is a movie? Don't rush. Trust is earned slowly. I believe that with your abilities, you will soon be able to break into the inner circle of Wo Shing."
Remember, Brother Piao, this mission of yours is no less important than the one at the Ni family's place, so you must not let your guard down.
Last time, Lam Wai-lok and Big D caused a huge uproar over that broken stick. To maintain order on Hong Kong Island, we at the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) don't want to see that happen again!
Chen Piao had long been fed up with Huang Zhicheng's high-sounding rhetoric.
What kind of bullshit order is this? Isn't it all about accumulating merits, getting promoted, and making money?
If all cops had this level of awareness, there would be hundreds of thousands of gangsters in Hong Kong!
However, Chen Piao was too lazy to engage in banter with Huang Zhicheng. He smiled and explained the purpose of his call.
"Wong Sir, let's get down to business. Tsim Sha Tsui Harbour used to be my old turf."
In order to gain Lin Huai Le's trust more quickly, I must secure this place.
This morning I called that bastard Fang Guchun, and he said he was determined to hand over the overseeing duties to Han Chen, and then he just hung up on me without giving me a second thought.
"Your Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) members need to think of a way to put some pressure on him. If this bastard doesn't hand over the brothel to me, I won't be able to explain myself to Wo Shing Wo!"