Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 916: The Mission of Demolishing the Nine Dragon Walled City

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, Watson had been the commander-in-chief of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau for more than two months.

During this period, everyone was familiarizing themselves with their respective areas of responsibility and so on.

After all, people like Qiu Gangao were previously in the serious crime squad, which is somewhat different from the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau.

However, after getting familiar with each other for a while, everyone knows what they should do.

On this day, Huang Bingyao called Watson into his office.

As soon as he entered the door, Watson asked with a smile: "Mr. Huang, is there anything good you want to take care of for me?"

Huang Bingyao said with a serious expression, "Sit down and talk!"

Seeing Huang Bingyao's expression, Watson's smile disappeared. He knew that anything that could make the Commissioner of Police Huang Bingyao treat it so seriously must not be a trivial matter.

"Yesterday I attended a meeting chaired by the Governor... The meeting called for the demolition of the Kowloon Walled City slum, saying it was a blot on Hong Kong Island and had to be demolished."

Hearing this, information about Kowloon Walled City immediately emerged in Watson's mind.

The Kowloon Walled City was a military fortress during the Qing Dynasty. After the "Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Island" in 1898, it became a "no man's land". After 1949, a large number of refugees poured in and the walled city gradually got out of control.

Until now, this place has been in a state of anarchy, with gangs controlling the underground order and spontaneously forming a "gray economy" such as the supply system.

This place is not too big, covering only 2.7 hectares, but it is crowded with 350 illegal buildings, the tallest of which is 14 stories high. Sunlight cannot reach the ground directly, but within this small place, there are more than people crammed into it.

Watson frowned. It was not an easy task to demolish Kowloon Walled City.

It can even be said that it is extremely troublesome. If it is not handled properly, it will cause a big disaster. However, once the demolition is successful, such things can be recorded in history books.

Huang Bingyao saw Watson's expression and said immediately, "You also know how difficult it is to dismantle the Kowloon Walled City, but the Governor has already given this task to our police force. I don't trust anyone else, so I can only turn to you, Watson!"

"I know this is difficult, but in the entire police force, I really can't think of anyone else besides you who can pull it off. And even though it's difficult, as long as you pull it off, the credit will belong solely to you."

Watson let out a long sigh and said, "I understand. Leave this matter to me. Oh, and I'll pay for the demolition!"

When Huang Bingyao heard Watson's agreement, he immediately smiled and said, "I knew you'd be fine!" He then continued, "Of course there will be compensation. This matter is jointly supervised by the Finance Department and our police force. Our police force is responsible for resolving any issues, and the Finance Department is responsible for allocating funds for compensation."

"As for the specific amount of compensation, we still need to confirm it with the Finance Department. Please prepare. We will go to the Finance Department for a meeting tomorrow. You can bring two assistants with you, but don't bring too many people."

After leaving Huang Bingyao's office, Watson returned to his office and immediately began to think.

According to the historical process, Kowloon Walled City was bound to be demolished, and in history, it was indeed successfully demolished without causing any major trouble.

As for the two assistants, Watson confirmed the candidates immediately.

"Wenzhan, Ah Ren, you will accompany the Director to the Finance Department meeting tomorrow. This meeting is to discuss the demolition of Kowloon Walled City. First, you will collect and organize various information about Kowloon Walled City. I need to know the situation of the community members there."

He Wenzhan and Chen Yongren looked at Watson in surprise, but they immediately shouted, "Yes, Sir!"

Then He Wenzhan frowned and said, "Hua Sir, it's not easy to demolish Kowloon Walled City. Even the police don't dare to enter that place."

Chen Yongren also spoke up, "When I was following Han Chen, I dealt with people in Kowloon Walled City." After a pause, he said, "The people there are very brave!"

Watson nodded and said, "I understand. We all know what Kowloon Walled City is. However, this is a mission assigned by the Governor himself. We have to do it even if we don't want to. So we can only do our best. Do you understand?"

He Wenzhan and Chen Yongren nodded together: "We understand."

The next day, Huang Bingyao, Huasheng, He Wenzhan and Chen Yongren, a group of four, came to the Finance Department. They did not go to the meeting room immediately, but went to Fan Weili's office first.

"Knock, knock, knock!" "Director Fan!"

Fan Weili raised his head and saw Huang Bingyao and Watson. He immediately stood up and said with a smile, "You are here. Sit down!"

The four of them sat down in the office.

Fan Weili immediately said, "How about it? Are you confident in demolishing the Kowloon Walled City this time?"

Huang Bingyao looked at Watson, then smiled and said, "Of course I am confident. This time I have sent the most capable person in our police force, Watson in front of you. If he can't do it, then I really can't think of anyone else who can do it!"

Faced with such high praise, Fan Weili smiled and said, "Indeed, I still have great faith in Watson's abilities!" Then he looked at Watson and asked, "How are your preparations going?"

Watson immediately said, "We are ready."

"Okay, let's go!" Fan Weili immediately stood up and took the four people to the meeting room.

In the conference room, Fan Weili sat in the first seat, Huang Bingyao sat first on the left, followed by Watson and others.

"The purpose of this meeting is simple. It's just for everyone to get to know each other and get to know each other better. We will be working together later on, but the main force is the police force. We in the Finance Department are just cooperating with your operations."

"Alright, now let's ask our police colleagues to tell us about the situation in Kowloon Walled City. From what I've heard, it's a state of anarchy!"

Watson immediately stood up and said, "Hello everyone, let me tell you about the situation in Kowloon Walled City."

"According to our police force, there are currently approximately 50,000 people living in Kowloon Walled City. They are ruled by two underworld forces. The leaders of these two forces are nicknamed Tornado and Big Boss, respectively. Their power is roughly equal, and they jointly rule the entire walled city."

"Of course, there are some other forces besides these two, but they can't compare to these two."

"We just need to deal with this Tornado and the big boss, then everything else will be much simpler. The four major property owners in the walled city are protected by them, so they are qualified to stand there."

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