Of course, at this time, Zhou Renjun should still be just a small police officer who has just joined the profession.
Although Hong Kong City in the 1970s was in the midst of an economic boom, under colonial rule, the entire social order was in chaos, with capitalists making huge fortunes and ordinary people living in hardship. The police force is corrupt and acts as an umbrella for the gangs, and the black forces run amok.
It was not until the ICAC was set up in 74 and the black police officers were all brought down that the tumors were gradually purged.
In this general context, Zhou Renjun can be said to be an anomaly.
His family is well off and he is a real rich young man, when the police is entirely because of the sense of justice, the ideal is to fight against the black forces to return the people of Hong Kong peace, and has been committed to pulling out the tumors in the Kowloon Walled City. In the original book in 74 years, three thousand police force into the walled city to sweep the black, is he played the vanguard, Zhao Shanhai is also dead under his gun.
For such an idealistic and ambitious police officer with a strong sense of justice to show up at a gambling stall in Kowloon Walled City, it is obvious that he cannot really be here to gamble.
I'm afraid it's just to come and feel out the current state of the place.
However, it is still early for the ICAC to be set up, and this mapping exercise of his should only be a personal act.
Qiaowen suddenly thought of Zhao Shanhai.
He was hoping that Chen Canaan could quit the He Xing Society earlier, but according to the rules of the society, if you quit the society, you have to suffer three knives and six holes, and you have to be crippled even if you don't die. In this way, even if he regained his freedom, he would not have a good life in the future.
The one remaining method is to bring down Master Panther and dismantle the Wo Xing Society, which will ensure Chen Canaan's safe disembarkation, and also allow the common people of the city fortress to stop suffering from exploitation.
He looked at the two young men who were chatting as if they had known each other at first sight, and suddenly found it interesting.
In the book, the two are completely enemies and deadly rivals, I did not expect this butterfly effect of his own, but let Chen Canaan become Zhou Renjun's benefactor, and there is a connection in advance.
And looking at Zhou Renjun's attitude towards Chen Canaan at the moment, it was likely that he was trying to rope him in to help himself.
If that's the case, maybe we don't have to wait until two years from now.
Just as he was thinking about it, those two had talked and even made a date to come back and play again next time.
As Qiao Wen had expected, Zhou Renjun was indeed not specifically here to gamble, but was privately here to probe the Triad's crimes in the Walled City. For the Wo Hing Society and Zhao Shan Hai, he has long heard about it, but helplessly Kowloon Walled City is a unregulated area, the police can not control here. So although he knows that this place is overrun with gambling and drugs, and that Zhao Shanhai and the Wo Xing Society are doing all sorts of evil, he can't do anything about them.
Although he was still only a junior policeman who had joined the force for one year, his ideal was to knock down all criminal organizations that endangered the stability of Hong Kong, which naturally included the Wo Hing Society in the Kowloon Walled City. And he always believed that it wouldn't be long before the Hong Kong government ordered the removal of the cancerous tumors in the Walled City, so that the sunshine could shine into this dark city of sin.
As expected, the gangs here were indeed arrogant, and if he hadn't encountered this brother of the casino who had stepped in to help him, he could have really suffered a big loss.
Of course, his decision to make Chen Canaan a friend was not just because of his outpouring of help, but in order to investigate the crime situation here and find enough evidence to knock out Zhao Shanhai and the Wo Xing Society, there had to be an insider informant to come inside and out.
He was really lucky today, meeting a perfect candidate on his first visit.
Zhou Renjun today's hand is explosive, and know the members of the Wo Xing Society, self-conscious that the identity is well hidden, pulling out the tumor of the Kowloon Walled City is just around the corner, and when he said goodbye to Chen Canaan, the curves of the corners of his mouth are just short of grinning to the temples, and he feels that his dream of being a hero is just around the corner.
It was also not until then that he noticed Qiao Wen beside Chen Canaan, probably because he felt that such a clean and beautiful young man should not appear in the mixed gambling stalls, and with a flash of consternation on his face, he smiled at the person again.
Jovian smiled politely in return, counting it as a greeting.
*
Zhao A Si came back, heard today's events, angry just short of blowing his beard and eyes, although his ability small guts, but after all, Zhao Shanhai's nephew's identity here, Qin Yunfei's subordinates a four nine boy dared to come to his field to make trouble, which is completely obvious to hit his face.
Fortunately, there is Chen Canaan in, save his face, this is going to be replaced by other ponyboy, I'm afraid that can only stretch out his face to let the scar that servant street beat into the heavenly canopy marshal of the lower earth.
Although Chen Canaan, this kid, had caused him some trouble from time to time, he had only one capable one under him. Zhao Ah Si was so happy that he gave Chen Canaan another two hundred dollars, so that he could go and buy some good food to make up for his pig's hooves that hadn't healed yet.
Chen Canaan took the money, and on the strength that his hooves were still healed and it was still dark, he took Qiao Wen and fled early.
On the way back to the Western District, he just remembered that today Qiao Wen in the gambling stall all day, although there is no major incident, but there are small fights, in addition to the Scar door to make trouble, there are also two cheating, by a few horsemen beat up a face of blood thrown out the door.
Yet Jovan seemed to have been calm, even taking a peaceful nap in the lounge after lunch.
This would have been unthinkable in the old days.
He laughed and took Qiao Wen's shoulder, "Xiao Qiao, you've really become bold now, after spending the whole day in the gambling stall, you didn't get scared when you watched from the side when someone was causing trouble."
Qiaowen laughed, "It's not like we're killing people and setting them on fire, there's nothing to be afraid of."
Chen Canaan laughed, "That's true."
Back in the West End, I asked the pay phone stall owner, and sure enough, no one had called for the two.
This was expected by Qiao Wen, but Chen Canaan was an acute person, and after following him back to the house, he yelled, "There are only four days left, there won't be no news from Four Eyes' side, right?"
Jovian said, "There's still four days left, so there's no need to rush."
Chen Canaan was not really in a hurry, he was just curious and wanted to see if he could call Qiao Wen's bluff this time. If he was able to get it right again, this Ah Di of his would be really something.
Qiao Wen did not care what he thought, today in the casino stood several times, although each time did not exceed half an hour, but this body is not compared to normal people, at the moment sitting on the sofa only feel back pain.
Seeing him reach out to whack his shoulders, his pretty white face was all tired, the lively Chen Canaan went up to him, "Xiao Qiao, where are you uncomfortable, lie down and I'll rub it for you."
Having a free service delivered to his door, Qiao Wen naturally smiled happily and plopped down on the sofa, saying, "After standing for a while today, my shoulders and waist are quite sore."
Chen Canaan practiced martial arts since childhood, incidentally also learned a good set of massage techniques, Qiao Wen closed his eyes lying on his back, was pinched by him very comfortable, occasionally heavy force, will subconsciously send out a low light hum.
Chen Canaan was very pleased to see his face enjoying himself.
Then somehow the gaze fell on the side of his face with his eyes closed.
Of course he knew that Qiao Wen was good looking, he knew it since he was a child, and even when he saw him every day, he would still marvel at how there could be such a beautiful person. Skin as white as milk, eyebrows and eyelashes are so dark, nose and lips are like a paintbrush carefully traced out, all exquisite and beautiful. Such a beautiful person, in the dark and sunless city fortress, like a delicate flower born from the mud, in addition to letting him want to protect, no other thoughts.
He had always thought that Qiaowen was an unearthly god, and had never associated him with the seven emotions, but only now did he suddenly realize that his brother, in addition to being beautiful, was also a vivid human being. One day, will be loved and will love others.
Not to mention women, he recalled what Zhao Ah Si had said earlier, that there were men who were good at this. When they had lunch together at the gambling stall today, the group of ponies, each of them couldn't help but keep looking towards Qiao Wen, and one or two of them were even on the verge of drooling.
In the past, Xiao Qiao lived in deep seclusion, almost not much activity in the fortress, in addition to the neighbors naturally seldom seen by people. In addition, he is timid, always go out with his head down, see the people of the Wo Hing Society simply have to go around the road, his sickly name is far greater than the name of the beautiful.
But now that he was bold enough to meet people, how could such a delicate flower be hidden.
How can he, his brother, protect him?
The more Chen Canaan thought about it, the more alarmed he felt, and he couldn't help but say, "Xiao Qiao, in the future, don't go to the Eastern District with me."
Jovian lifted his eyelids and asked, "Why?"
Chen Canaan said, "The fish and dragons over there are not a place for you to go."
Jovian laughed, "Aren't you?"
"It's not like I can watch you all the time." Chen Canaan was a straight person, and said in a muffled voice, "The main thing is that there are all sorts of people over there, and with you looking this good, if you were to be looked at, it would be troublesome."
Qiaowen first thought it was funny, then thought that he didn't have a point; the original body did have a not-so-safe bogey face.
He thought for a moment and said, "I'm just going to go and have a good time, how can I really go with you so often? When I get better, I'll have to do some serious work and earn money earlier so that Granny can have a good life."
Chen Canaan laughed, "Originally, I was thinking of trying to work hard to support you and Granny in the future, but now that I see that you have ideas like this, I'm afraid I'll just have to hang out with you in the future."
Qiao Wen rolled over and smiled at him, "It's fine to hang out with me, but Nan, you have to listen to me from now on."
Chen Canaan hooked the corner of his mouth in disbelief, "Haven't I always listened to you?"
Qiaowen said, "You always used to be perfunctory, it's not like you really listened to me."
Chen Canaan laughed badly, "So you know all about it."
Jovian: "I don't know about your fancy ways."
Chen Canaan smiled and pinched his fair cheeks, "OK, I will listen to you later." Said and remembered what like, sighing, "You say how you are not a girl, so you can be my wife, we live together for life."
Qiao Wen glanced at the handsome young boy above him and prodded, "Nan, you don't want a wife, do you?"
Chen Canaan winced: "I don't want to, I don't see my uncle and aunt, one day a small quarrel, three days a big quarrel, married to a wife to live that kind of life, that or forget it."
Jovian laughed, "A beating is a kiss and a scolding is a love."
"The only people in the world who make me willingly take a beating and a scolding are my old man and you, no one else."
"Not even Master Panther?"
"No, although I can't resist, if he curses me, I'll curse him back a hundred times in my heart."
Qiao Wen was amused by him, "Isn't loyalty the most important thing in your club? What do you call this?"
Chen Canaan was full of concern: "It's not like you don't know that I joined the society because this identity is convenient in the city fortress, it's not like I really want to mix with the gang. I do hope that the police come in and eradicate the Wo Xing Society, so that the neighborhood will have a better day."
Qiao Wen sat up after some thought and lowered his voice, "Brother Nan, then have you ever thought of bringing down Master Panther to dismantle the Hexing Society? And return peace to the Walled City?"
"Me?" Chen Canaan seemed to be feeling amused, "There are more than a thousand people in the Hexing Society, and now those few bigwigs are all Master Panther's disciples, so how can I be capable of this?"
Qiao Wen said in his heart, you really have this ability, if it is according to the plot of the original book, after two years, Zhao Shanhai was killed by you using the police to sweep the black, and then took the opportunity to get to the top.
Just according to the original development, although Zhao Shanhai fell, Chen Canaan turned into the second Zhao Shanhai, no, compared to his subsequent rise in the entire Hong Kong City, Zhao Shanhai, who was only entrenched in the Kowloon Walled City, was not even enough to lift his shoes.
He thought about it and also felt that there was no point in talking about it now, the two of them are now a sickly kid and a bottom four nine kid, one has no money and two have no one, it is indeed a fool's errand to want to take out Zhao Shanhai.
"I'm just saying, don't take it to heart."
Chen Canaan really didn't put it on his mind, because his heart is very big, right now he just took two hundred dollars from Zhao Ah Si, a big heart is all thinking about what delicious food to take Qiao Wen and Howie to eat tomorrow.
For the next two days, Chen Canaan went to the Eastern District to watch the venue, and Qiao Wen continued to recuperate at home, waiting for Lin Zihui's call in the meantime.
The plot of the original world had changed because of his arrival, and he wasn't sure if that person would appear before Lin Zi Hui.
Everything depends on luck.
Good thing he was lucky, and the third or fourth night, he finally waited for Lin Zi Hui's phone, the other party did not say a few words on the phone, just let go to the teahouse to talk about it.
When Qiao Wen received the call, he hurriedly asked Howie to go to the Eastern District to call Chen Canaan back, and then the two of them left the conscientious Howie behind and went to the Hibiscus Tea Room in company.
Before the yellow cart stopped, Lin Zihui, who was standing in front of the teahouse, ran over urgently, "You guys are here?"
Chen Canaan was just as desperate as he was, "Who the hell is it?"
Lin Zi Hui looked at him and then at Qiao Wen, mumbling his lips, seemingly a little reluctant to speak, "Let's go upstairs to the elegant room and talk slowly."
The hospitality of the teahouse young proprietor, since the two ordered a table of refreshments, but this time not as good as last time, but a worried and tangled look, obviously encountered some kind of trouble.
Qiao Wen was in no hurry at all, drinking some tea slowly and methodically before asking, "What kind of person is it that's looking for you?"
Lin Zi Hui pursed his lips and said, "This evening there was a person who knew my Abba who came to the teahouse to drink tea, and it just so happened that I knew him as well, and then we drank tea together for a while."
"He asked about what happened here that evening?"
Lin Zi Hui nodded his head and bit his lip again, as if to convince himself, "But I don't think it could be him."
Qiaowen's heart was clear, and he laughed softly, saying, "Is this impossibility of yours something you really think is impossible, or are you just fooling yourself?"
Lin Zihui was dumbfounded and awkwardly held up his glasses, "I ......"
Jovian continued, "I'm guessing this person is someone close to your Abba and has an unusual relationship."
Lin Zi Hui nodded and whispered, "He's my Abba's wife's brother."