Chapter 279 I have a backer in the police force

Wang Yuanchao put on a show. When everyone was looking for him in the river, he swam directly to the shore and waited in the water for a while. When it got dark, he went ashore.

We found a place on the shore to spend the night and headed inland the next day.

I happened to meet someone riding a bicycle, so I lied to him that I was visiting relatives and was going back to Yangcheng and needed to go to the station. I had planned to walk for a whole day, but now I sprained my ankle, so I wanted to pay someone to give me a ride to Changping Station.

This is a station in Wancheng, which is closer to Wancheng, but still more than 40 kilometers away from the river.

It really takes a day to walk.

He also had a letter of introduction.

People did not suspect anything and took more than three hours to send him to Changping Station, earning two dollars.

The Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway was still a one-way line at that time, with three trains a day. Wang Yuanchao used the same trick again and got on a train to Pengcheng by relying on his identity as a railway employee.

I got off the bus in a familiar manner, found a place to change clothes, passed customs with the necessary procedures, and then took a taxi straight to Kowloon.

The family will definitely be sad for some time, but there is no way. If they are not sad, the play will be in vain. I hope my mother can remember what she said during the New Year.

My mother is always smart and she will definitely remember it.

In just two months, if Wang Li fails the high school entrance examination again, she will definitely choose to work in the art troupe. Then, Zheng Juan will tell her the truth.

If the art troupe doesn't even give him this, he will have to settle the score with Director Jin later!

No respect even for the dead!
Zhao Zhaoqin and her group have returned. There are not many agricultural products and medicinal materials there. After all, traditional Chinese medicine has been suppressed. But there are still Chinese medicinal materials, especially in the vast rural areas, where there are no Western medicines or doctors, so people can only rely on these things to treat illnesses and save lives.

In view of the large amount of foreign exchange from Hong Kong merchants, they still took the order. They agreed to deliver a batch of goods within a month and believed in their organizational strength.
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After Howard Wood followed the large army back to John's country, he expressed his desire to work in Hong Kong through communication. In this way, if the agency in the north had any needs, he would be in Hong Kong and be able to provide support and cooperation to the best of his ability at the first time.

The scenery of Hong Kong had just calmed down, but the north of Hong Kong was turbulent again. Not many people from John's country were willing to come here, and coupled with Howard's previous outstanding performance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs naturally agreed with this and sent him to Hong Kong.

[Note: In 1966, the Colonial Office merged with the Commonwealth Office to form the Commonwealth Office. In 1968, the Commonwealth Office merged with the Foreign Office to form the current Foreign Office.]

In May, Governor Trench launched the "Civil Affairs Officer Plan" to establish a Civil Affairs Department from top to bottom, set up a Civil Affairs Office in each district of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, and appoint a Civil Affairs Officer to strengthen grassroots work and communication between the government and the public. The aim is to collect public opinion, accept complaints, and provide consulting services to the public, thereby improving the relationship between the government and the public.

It can be said that without last year's scenery, it would be impossible for John's administration to consider how to improve the working conditions, living conditions and political situation of the people of Hong Kong.

At the same time, the police force has also been strengthened. On the one hand, the previously tough police officers on the front line need promotions and salary increases as encouragement and affirmation; on the other hand, there is no stick behind the carrot, and the authorities feel uneasy.

Howard, before becoming a third-class secretary, served in the British Army after graduating from university, and had overseas service experience in India and Malaysia, retiring with the rank of second lieutenant. With his mainland experience and being sent by the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was able to obtain the position of superintendent, assisting Senior Superintendent Robin in charge of Kowloon West, managing the police work in Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong and Kowloon City Districts, and directly managing the police work in Kowloon City District.

Delia naturally followed her husband here again and worked as a lecturer at Hong Kong University. After all, she was also a university teacher in the mainland.

Chinese people work hard, but they can only become a police station sergeant, and that's the end of their career. What level is a police station sergeant? If you want to calculate, it's probably at the stock level.

If Hong Kong's status is superior, compared with provinces and municipalities, then it can also be considered as a police station chief at the section or deputy section level.

The powerful Lui Lok and Lam Kong were only high-ranking officials!
Detective Lei Luo worth 500 million! What a concept.

Hong Kong is now divided into Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories, and these three are equivalent to the municipal bureau.

The Sham Shui Po District, Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon City District, Wong Tai Sin District and Kwun Tong District in Kowloon are the district and county sub-bureaus.

Lan Gang's base camp, Sham Shui Po District, has jurisdiction over Mei Foo, Lai Chi Kok, Sham Shui Po, Shek Kip Mei, Cheung Sha Wan, Yau Yat Tsuen, Tai Wo Ping, Stonecutters Island and other police stations, which are equivalent to street police stations, hmm.

Howard's Kowloon City District consists of nine management areas: Hung Hom, To Kwa Wan, Ma Tau Kok, Ma Tau Yu, Kai Tak, Kowloon City, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon Tong and Beacon Hill.

If he wasn't John, it would be impossible for him to parachute into such a high position.

But fortunately, we all have a good relationship and are friends!
Howard knew very well that to do well in this position, he had to have good dealings with the Chinese. However, his and his wife's good friends and students had built up a large business in Kowloon. Why should they go far away instead of continuing their friendship?

Apart from John, he trusted more the Chinese people, Wang Yuanchao and Lou Xiao'e, with whom he had known each other since childhood and had gone through hardships together.

The four of them toasted each other and shared their experiences over the past few months and their expectations for the future.

Wang Yuanchao said:

"Since you are planning to build a career here, Howard, I suggest that you buy a few properties. It's not that the housing allocated by your company is bad, but if you buy a few houses now, they will appreciate greatly in value later. No one dislikes having too much money, right?"

Howard agreed with the last sentence, but was very confused about the house in front. He said:

“I don’t know how many people are selling their properties now. Many of my colleagues are selling their properties!

Everyone is still afraid of the north, especially what happened last year. Although the situation in Hong Kong has calmed down, the situation there has not changed!
We are friends, so I will tell you the truth."

If Hong Kong was a popular place, he wouldn't have been able to come here so easily after applying and get the position he has now.

Wang Yuanchao thought for a moment and said:

"How about this, you lend me the money and I'll do the operation.

If the house prices fall, I will lend you a loan at an annual interest rate of 15%, and I will pay you back both the principal and interest in due time.

If it goes up, I'll count it as your investment and charge a 15% handling fee.

Anyway, I won't let you lose money, how about that? "Delia said quickly:

"How can this be? Wouldn't you be at a loss? We are friends, we can't do this."

Lou Xiao'e remained silent.

They bought a house when they arrived. They thought the price had dropped to the lowest level. But last year, it dropped again! Now it is stable. Who knows what will happen next? Maybe Wang Yuanchao is trying to bribe the Woods in disguise. After all, Howard is now a superintendent, and Hong Kong is still John's territory.

Thinking of this, she helped out:
"Teacher Delia, that's not what you said.

Why do you think that housing prices will fall? If they rise, Yuan Chao will earn a commission from you!
This is how everyone makes money based on their own vision!

Just like stocks and futures, right?

You two may not know that last year, Yuan Chao made a fortune in the Hong Kong gold market by operating futures.

Wang Yuanchao glanced at Lou Xiao'e, his eyes full of admiration: E'e is such a good wingman! She even knows how to cooperate!
So he wrote lightly:
"It's nothing, just a few hundred thousand pounds."

Now it was the Woods' turn to be surprised.

Hundreds of thousands of pounds is not a small amount of money!

As a police superintendent, he is considered a middle-level manager in the police station. He is also a layman, and his monthly salary is only 3600 Hong Kong dollars, which is only 247.5 pounds in British pounds! Not even 250 pounds!
Even if it's 3000 pounds a year, it would only be 3 pounds in ten years.

Hundreds of thousands of pounds, he would have to earn it in his lifetime just by relying on his salary.

Howard's breathing became rapid, and his elegant and upright figure unconsciously leaned forward towards Wang Yuanchao, saying with difficulty:

"Futures are hard to do, right?"

Wang Yuanchao said calmly:

"It's difficult. So far, I've only made one move. If you play too much, you'll always fail. Also, if you make too much money, others may not allow me to take the money."

He has a sharp eye and knows when to advance and retreat.

Howard is more or less aware of his position in Hong Kong, but his value is not easy to estimate.

But one thing is that his Chinese friend is good at making money.

So he said:
"If that's the case, then I have to listen to your advice. It just so happens that some of my colleagues are selling their houses and leaving. I'm sure they'll be happy to take over."

Wang Yuanchao smiled and said:
"Are you familiar with the market? Do you need me to arrange a professional to help you operate it?"

Howard thought about it and realized that colleagues were the most unreliable. Besides, they were all leaving. If he made a small mistake, he would have to work for nothing for several months, so he said:

"Okay, you can ask someone to help me when the time comes. I don't have much savings, so I can probably only buy one or two sets."

In any case, the housing prices in Hong Kong are still very cheap for the Howards.

Wang Yuanchao asked:
"The full amount?"

Howard said as a matter of course:
"That's for sure."

Wang Yuanchao also explained to him the significance of taking out a loan to buy a house. For investment, one has to take out a loan to buy a house in order to make the most money.

Howard was horrified when he heard this. If the price went up it would be fine, but if it went down, wouldn't that mean everything would be gone?

It turns out that he is a futures trader and is very bold.

“How much did you invest?”

Wang Yuanchao thought for a moment:

"I've invested all the money I've earned. When I need money, I can just mortgage my house and land to the bank."

I won’t disclose the exact amount so as not to upset others.

But all the money earned was invested, at least hundreds of thousands of pounds!
Howard didn't want to talk anymore.

Others said at least hundreds of thousands of pounds, aii in! He was still timid about these thousands of pounds.

Thinking about it, he and his wife both work, and the police station has allocated a house to him. He has no other needs for money at the moment, so why not give it a try? He gritted his teeth and said proudly:

"Then I'll listen to you again! Then let your people help me settle the accounts!"

Wang Yuanchao raised his glass and said:

"I never let down the trust of my friends. Believe me, you can also have a million pounds!"

This was too deceptive. Howard blushed and said:
"Cheers!"

(End of this chapter)