Inspector Liang was dumbfounded. He asked, "Why?"
However, the director looked at Liang Xing as if he was looking at an idiot. He snorted and said, "Inspector Liang, I'm only talking to you today because your boss is my old classmate. The person you're looking for is out of your jurisdiction. Inspector Liang, this case is beyond your jurisdiction. Now I request you to stop investigating this case immediately and transfer all the related files to our political department!" Liang Xing said with a smile, "You're right, Inspector Liang. Don't worry.
The Political Department was a special department. It had special rights in Hong Kong. The police had to make way for them in many places.
Inspector Liang's superior also received a notice to stop the investigation of the assault case. Helplessly, Inspector Liang was forced to stop the investigation of the case. Filled with anger and confusion, Inspector Liang threw himself into another case.
After Inspector Liang left, the director of the Political Department came to the Special Intelligence Department to report. The two of them sat face to face.
The director pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, "Director, this Jiang Cheng caused such a big trouble as soon as he came to Hong Kong. I'm afraid we can't control it!"
The director smiled and said, "Don't worry, Old Jin. Comrade Jiang Cheng is a hero who has won the Republic's Medal of Honor. He is ruthless and knows when to stop. He just scared a stock broker. There's nothing to be afraid of. Beijing has already said that if Comrade Jiang Cheng needs anything, we should try our best to cooperate, and we are not allowed to stand in his way!"
Director Jin nodded. He kind of understood what the director meant. This Jiang Cheng, who caused a big trouble as soon as he came to Hong Kong, had a very powerful background. Otherwise, why would the director be so lenient with a secret agent?
In a place like Hong Kong, there were many secret agents. It was difficult for the Security Bureau and the Political Department to even monitor them because they lacked manpower. If they chose another person who could cause trouble, it would be over. Then Hong Kong would be in big trouble!
However, since the director said so, Director Jin relaxed a little. As long as they did not mess around, everything would be easy. Hong Kong was a safe city in Asia and the world.
Safety was the most important thing for the Hong Kong government. Therefore, once there was any movement, no one dared to be careless, especially the Security Bureau and the Political Bureau, which were in charge of such issues.
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Two days later, on the streets of Paris, Jiang Cheng and Xiao Bai stood at the entrance of Credit Lyonnais. According to Ruan Sitian, Hu Ziping deposited all the remaining money in this bank through him.
Jiang Cheng and Xiao Bai were having a headache. The reputation of European banks was very good. They were the best in the world when it came to keeping their customers' information confidential.
It was impossible to ask the front desk of the bank if there was an account for Hu Ziping in the bank. This was not possible in domestic banks. If he wanted to know if there was an account for Hu Ziping in the bank, Jiang Cheng had to think of another way. However, Ruan Sitian once said that Hu Ziping had an uncle who was very popular in Chinatown. He was the second-in-command of Chinatown, and Hu Ziping's uncle, Uncle Fatty, had a deep relationship with the people in District 13.
The 13th arrondissement was a beautiful part of Paris. More than a hundred thousand people from all over the world were sniped there, but most of them were Asians. There was also the famous Chinatown.
District 13 was a place outside the law in Paris. There were no laws here. Whoever had more guns and stronger fists was the law.
In the 1970s, most of the Chinese from Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos went to Paris to look for gold. Most of them were smuggled into France. Without passports and visas, they lived a homeless life in Paris.
Poverty was the true portrayal of them. Life abroad was not as beautiful as it was portrayed in novels and movies. Without visas and passports, it was difficult for people to move around abroad.
Poverty led to change. Most of the poor people had nowhere to go. They committed crimes, robberies, murders, and other vicious cases emerged one after another.
After decades of change, the French government did not control the situation. Instead, these people became more and more rampant. In the end, the government had no choice but to make a policy. They allocated a large piece of land in a corner of Paris and named this land the 13th arrondissement. People outside called it the violent 13th arrondissement.
Violence was the most common phenomenon in this area. The government separated the 13th arrondissement with walls and barbed wire. The inside and outside of the wall were two completely different worlds.
Inside the wall, there were gangsters everywhere. Arabs, Africans, South Americans, Asians, and gangsters from all over the world were all trapped inside the wall.
Outside the wall was Paris with bright lights and green lights. Beautiful women were everywhere. There were many shops, and the business was flourishing. One wall was two worlds. One was extremely prosperous, and the other was extremely corrupt and dark.
Although the inside of the wall was corrupt and dark, it did not mean that there were no rules in this place. In this world, even the most evil places had their own set of rules.
Inside the wall, all the gangsters had divided their territories. They did not interfere with each other's business. They were harmonious and did business together. There were tens of millions of people in Paris, and everyone needed to consume.
In particular, places like bars and nightclubs were places that many people liked to go to. Most of the businesses in these places were monopolized by the gangsters in the 13th arrondissement.
Hu Ziping's uncle, Uncle Fatty, was a very successful person in Paris' Chinatown. He controlled most of the businesses in Chinatown, including restaurants, nightclubs, bars, and karaoke halls. These places were all under Uncle Fatty's jurisdiction.
He had a life and death friendship with the Chinese boss of the 13th Street, Brother Kai. Brother Kai was an old Party member in Paris. Before the 13th Street was established, he was already famous in Paris. The case files related to him at the police station were as tall as a two-story building.
This kind of person was the focus of the police. However, the police didn't dare to do anything to Brother Kai. Brother Kai's power was too great. He couldn't be easily touched. Once he was touched, it would inevitably lead to a large-scale security incident.
A few days ago, Paris had just suffered a terrorist attack by the ISIS organization. There were heavy casualties. At this time, the French government did not want any more security problems in the country.
Although the people in the 13th arrondissement were breaking the law, they did not carry out terrorist attacks. They were only making money in Paris, from the consumers' money.
The police also had a lot of cooperation with the 13th arrondissement. They collected taxes from the 13th arrondissement. The starting point of the taxes was very high, reaching 30%.
Such a heavy tax was rare in the world, but here, it was very normal.
The people in the 13th arrondissement expanded their business to Paris and even other parts of France. From there, an average of ten trains of drugs were transported every day. These drugs were distributed to all parts of Paris and sold in bars, nightclubs, and other entertainment places.
According to preliminary statistics, the drug consumption in Paris reached 30 million euros every night. Such a large amount of drugs was very rare.
However, the police could not do anything to them. At first, they also wanted to control the drug business in the 13th arrondissement. However, they soon realized that it was impossible. Once there was a slight disturbance, the police would become very busy. Many high-ranking officials would find dead cats and dogs in front of their homes the next morning.
This situation was very common. The capitalist society was prosperous, but the price of prosperity was that everyone cherished their lives very much. They did not want to give up such a happy life.
If their lives could not be guaranteed, then what was the point of being a government official? The gangs were also very resourceful. They sent dead cats and dogs to the high-ranking officials while carrying boxes of euros and dollars.
Corruption could be seen everywhere in Paris.
Jiang Cheng did not know the background of the 13th arrondissement. He was very unfamiliar with this place. But even if he did not understand it, someone else would. Jiang Cheng spent 500 euros to hire a local taxi driver. After walking around Paris, the taxi driver told him everything.
Through the taxi driver's description, Jiang Cheng learned what kind of existence the 13th arrondissement was. After getting out of the car, Xiao Bai sighed and said, "Brother, I didn't expect to meet a tough guy. There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in this place. It's not easy!"
Jiang Cheng stared at him and said, "What are you afraid of? No matter how powerful they are, they are still human beings. Even if their bones are broken, they will still feel pain. This is what we do in the underworld. However, these guys are better at playing than us. We have to think about it in the long run. Xiao Bai, let's go and prepare something first!"
Jiang Cheng took Xiao Bai to the famous Chinatown, which was located near the 13th arrondissement. It was a very prosperous place in Paris. There were all kinds of signs with Chinese characters everywhere.
Jiang Cheng and Xiao Bai did not need a translator to know what these shops were. They could still recognize simplified and traditional Chinese characters.
The two of them found a Hunan restaurant and decided to have a big meal first. After a long flight for more than a day, the two of them ate the food on the plane. After eating so much bread, the stomachs of the two guys who liked spicy food were already growling.
Seeing such a big Hunan restaurant on the side of the road, Jiang Cheng and Xiao Bai stepped into the restaurant at the same time without thinking.
"Hello, welcome. What would you like to eat?"
Before entering the door, two oriental beauties in cheongsams bowed 90 degrees to Jiang Cheng and Xiao Bai and asked in a very friendly and gentle voice.
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