amaotonovel Chapter 975 Getting to know Officer Huang through his subordinates
Chapter 975 Getting to know Officer Huang through his subordinates
Ah Guang and Ah Zong exchanged a glance, their faces showing reluctance.
"Brother Qiang, no, you've been kind to us brothers, so we should be willing to go through fire and water for you, but..." A-Guang stammered for a long time before he could finish speaking.
“It’s not that we brothers don’t want to do it, it’s that we don’t have the skills,” Ah Zong said. “We brothers used to be farmers in the countryside. Unlike you brothers who are skilled, if we were to follow those big shots, we would probably be discovered in no time. They are so ruthless, they would beat us to death. You saw it yourself, we have an elderly mother in her seventies.”
Wu Mingqiang was taken aback by their refusal. He paused for a moment, sighed, and got up to leave, saying, "I know you're in a difficult position. Fine, let's leave it at that."
Ah Guang and Ah Zong quickly stopped him, saying, "Brother Qiang, it's not that we're being disloyal, we really wanted to help. So we asked some fellow villagers in the police station to investigate. Ouyang Bao's biggest rival is indeed Long Xing. Although Long Xing is not as wealthy as Ouyang Bao, he doesn't seem to be completely without leverage. He knows the foreign comprador Peter Gao, who speaks English, and he also knows the foreign inspectors in Hong Kong. Ouyang Bao doesn't speak English and doesn't have any connections with foreign inspectors, so he is very wary of Long Xing."
Wu Mingqiang paused for a moment: "Oh? You know such details? Who did you ask?"
Ah Guang said, "He was one of our fellow villagers. He had a relative who worked as a cleaner in the police station. Thanks to him, I also got in and became a junior police officer under Longxing, but I wasn't even in the top ranks."
“Introduce him to me, no, arrange for us to meet right now,” Wu Mingqiang said. “I need him to make the connection with Longxing.”
"Well... he's timid, and he said he just joined the police force and only heard about these things from his mentor. He's not involved with Lung Hing yet."
“His master must be able to speak with Longxing, right? Take this to him and ask him to arrange a meeting with his master for me. If his master can help me introduce him to Longxing, you can give this watch to his master and you can also receive a reward of two silver dollars.” Wu Mingqiang said, taking off the gold watch he was wearing and handing it to A Guang.
Ah Guang hesitated for a moment before accepting the watch. This gleaming gold watch was the most valuable thing they, these poor people, had ever seen in their lives.
Ah Guang glanced at it, swallowed hard, and said, "Don't worry, Brother Qiang, we'll go right away." Then he pulled Ah Zong and walked out.
Wu Mingqiang smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll stay here and chat with your aunt."
The two then remembered that Wu Mingqiang hadn't even had a cup of tea since he entered. They quickly greeted him, "Oh dear, how rude of us, Mother. Quickly pour some tea; there's still some tea leaves in that drawer, isn't there?"
Wu Mingqiang waved his hand and said, "You don't need to worry about me. Go and do your business. I'll wait for you to come back."
Ah Zong and Ah Guang then hurriedly went out.
Wu Mingqiang looked around the house, inside and out, and then said to the old lady who was standing very awkwardly inside, "Auntie, please sit down. Have you been living there all this time?"
The old lady said awkwardly, "Oh, oh, please, honored guest." Then she turned around and went to prepare tea.
Wu Mingqiang watched the old woman's back, then peered through the cracks in the shed wall to observe the situation outside. He quietly slipped his hand into his pocket and cocked the pistol hidden in his waistband.
Ah Guang and Ah Zhong refused his request to follow Ouyang Bao and Long Xing, which suggests they weren't entirely loyal to him, and might even betray him.
Wu Mingqiang comes from the underworld, so he is all too familiar with betrayal. Back when he was in the Ji family, he even personally carried out family discipline against traitors. He believes that if you don't use ruthless methods, your position will not be secure.
However, he could sometimes understand those brothers who betrayed him. If given the chance to rise above others, he would inevitably be tempted. If he won the gamble, he could turn his life around. But he could never betray Gui'er. Besides the kindness the Sha family had shown him, he had other, deeper thoughts.
More than half an hour had passed, and Wu Mingqiang knew that the longer he waited, the greater the chance of something going wrong, so he became even more cautious.
Ah Zong and Ah Guang's mother stood by, carefully serving them. She already knew from her son that this person's identity was extraordinary, and she was terrified.
“Auntie, why do you still use roof tiles? They’re quite nice.” Wu Mingqiang pointed to the light shining through the roof.
"Oh, where? That was during the last typhoon. Although our house wasn't blown down, the wind blew away several pieces of the roof coverings. We haven't had time to get anything to replace them yet. Ah Guang and Ah Zong are always out earning money, and I, a woman, can't climb up. So we just left it as it was. I hope it won't rain during this period."
Wu Mingqiang glanced at it, a thought struck him, and he said with a smile, "Anyway, I have time, I'll fix it for you. Do you have a hammer and nails?"
"Oh, I'll go borrow from my neighbor's house next door." The old lady hurriedly walked out.
Wu Mingqiang also went out the door, looked around to get a clear view of the terrain, and mentally planned which way to escape if anything happened.
When Ah Zong and Ah Guang returned home with their fellow villagers and their fellow villager's master, Xiao Huang, they saw their mother looking up at the roof, while Wu Mingqiang squatted on it, tapping and banging on the gaps in the roof.
"You're back! Oh, Mr. Wu is such a good person. Look, he knew our roof had a hole, so he offered to help me fix it. He's much more useful than the two of you." The old lady praised Wu Mingqiang highly.
Ah Guang and Ah Zong looked up and said, "Brother Qiang, come down quickly, this is unacceptable, this is unacceptable."
Wu Mingqiang had actually seen A Guang and A Zong returning with their men from a great distance, thanks to his high vantage point. He deliberately hid behind the wooden planks to observe them, and only after confirming that they meant no harm did he seriously begin repairing the roof.
"It's nothing. My aunt said the roof broke during the last typhoon, and I just happened to have some free time, so I fixed it." Wu Mingqiang pretended to knock twice more, and then jumped down from the roof.
"Brother Qiang, this is my fellow villager Xiao Wu, and this is his mentor, Officer Huang."
Wu Mingqiang quickly stepped forward and handed Xiao Huang a cigarette, smiling ingratiatingly as he said, "Hello, Officer Huang. Officer Huang has done a great service by protecting the citizens from violence."
Xiao Huang smiled and said, "Mr. Wu, you're too kind. I heard you were in a hurry to see me. Is there anything I can help you with?" Actually, he had already been wearing the gold watch that Wu Mingqiang had given him, but he still asked the question knowing the answer.
Wu Mingqiang glanced around again to make sure there were no suspicious people before raising his hand in a gesture of invitation and saying, "Let's go inside and talk."