Chapter 1044 Temple Street

Han Li was immediately happy when he saw that the two men not only knew each other, but also seemed to have some hatred for each other, because this would make both sides more motivated, and he could get the information about Hao Jianghe one day earlier.

Han Li waited for the two of them to argue for a few words before he stood up to speak, but the next thing was easier to handle.

The same conditions would be fine, but Han Li made it clear this time that whoever handed him the investigation report first would terminate the work mode of the other party, and there were some requirements for the accuracy of the report.

However, Han Li didn't know at this moment that this investigation of Hao Jianghe also brought him an unexpected surprise.

When Han Li and his friends left Hao Jianghe's boutique leisure center, it was 10:30 in the morning. As soon as the two detectives said goodbye to Han Li, they hurried to the roadside telephone booth to call someone.

Han Li looked at the sun in the sky, and then looked at the time on his watch. Now where to kill time has become his biggest problem at the moment.

Han Li didn't dare to go to those more prosperous places, because there were the most green patrols there.

If Han Li was stopped to check his ID card, he would have to play a chase and escape drama whether he liked it or not.

"Ah"

Han Li sighed secretly, and at this time he remembered the lively civilian nightclub Temple Street that the driver had talked about with great interest yesterday.

And Han Li was also very interested in the source and filming location of many stock footages, and wanted to feel and experience the fireworks there.

However, the driver also said that Temple Street was very ordinary during the day, and only after four o'clock in the afternoon would people start to set up stalls one after another, and it would be around six o'clock in the evening that the excitement began.

Although the excitement of Temple Street will continue until after 12 o'clock in the evening or even a few hours in the early morning, if you don't want to be affected by those people in gangs, then leaving before 10 o'clock is the best choice.

Before ten o'clock, most of them are real ordinary people, and they are the main consumers on Temple Street.

Of course, Hong Kong's tourism industry has been very developed in recent years, and many foreigners will also choose to come to this place full of fireworks to buy some things and feel the local atmosphere.

After ten o'clock, the locals who are still strolling on Temple Street can be roughly divided into four types.

The first type is some low-level workers with a social group background.

They join the social group mainly to give themselves a coat, or they have no skills and can only work in factories and docks managed by the social group.

No one knows whether these people are reluctant, but at least it can make others dare not bully them or their families.

These people come here at this time, one is that it is close to closing time, many meals here are relatively cheaper, and the other is to see if there is a chance to make some extra money with the social group today.

The second type of people are mostly students, or young people who have never thought of working.

These young people are full of the desire to be favored by a big boss, and live a glorious life with a backer, younger brothers, protection fees, sports cars, and many beautiful women throwing themselves into their arms.

Therefore, these young people hope that the boss will call them to fight and grab territory every day, because as long as there is a fight, as long as they are willing to fight hard, they will have the opportunity to be favored by the boss and be given a chance to formally join the society.

Even if there is no fight in the end, these people can still drink with them.

However, these young people who have not been beaten by society do not know that if they want to formally join the society, they only need a big red envelope.

The above two types of people are the lowest level in the society, but they are also an indispensable part of the society.

Although these people have not been accepted by the formal members of the society, they have at least paid red envelopes to the bosses of the society and walked through the mosquito net drama, because they are called "blue lanterns" by everyone.

This means that they have been verbally recognized by the corresponding society and have registered in this society, but they have not yet joined the society through traditional and formal ceremonies.

In the words of later generations, these people are "temporary members", not even as good as the "four nines" and "nine bottoms" at the bottom of the society.

Because according to the rules of many societies, even if the other party is just a "four-nine son", as long as the other party has been in the society for ten years.

Their status in the society will be unconditionally promoted by one level, and they have the qualification to recruit younger brothers.

However, the society will not divide the territory for them. If you want to make a fortune and become famous, you need to find ways, fight, or ask other big brothers for help.

And these "hanging blue lanterns" may have been in the society for many years, and they have no chance to go to a certain place. While kneeling down to burn incense, they are asked with weapons.

"Love brothers? Or love gold?"

"Love brothers, the kind that will never change until death"

The third type of people, most of them are the little pony of the society, that is, "four-nine sons".

They usually sleep until dark, and after waking up, they will go to the boss's place for a walk. If there is nothing to do, they will come to Temple Street or other places to start looking for food.

These "four-nine sons" have joined the society, why don't they stay in those nightclubs or big restaurants? Why come to such a small place?

The main reason is that although they have become "four-nine boys", they have no ability and no money, so they are not included in the ranks of the boss's confidants.

Personal ability is not to be mentioned, but making money is the most important thing since ancient times. If you don’t have money, even if you are tied up like a red stick, your words will not work.

Moreover, the society pays attention to seniority and seniority, and positions are always assigned to one person, so it is notoriously difficult to get promoted in the society.

However, it is relatively simple to go from "four-nine-year-old" to "straw sandal", which is also a standard for judging whether a person has ability.

Therefore, there is a saying in the Hong Kong society that "if you don't get a job in three years, you will be an old four-nine-year-old", which means that if you don't become a "straw sandal" within three years after becoming a "four-nine-year-old", then there is basically no hope in this life.

Therefore, most of the people who come to Temple Street are old four-nine-year-olds, and some people who have just joined the society and have no foundation.

These people's daily "foraging" includes two parts. The most important thing is to find a way to fill their stomachs, and it would be even better if they can get a meal and a little wine.

The other part is to make money. Without enough money, their lives will be embarrassing, and they can't get a job smoothly.

In addition, the gangsters in this period, in addition to preparing their own big red envelopes for their positions, would give a portion of each money they got to their boss (the gang).

This kind of money, in terms of formalities or current rules, is to make the gang richer. Only when the gang has money can it settle the brothers' weddings and funerals, so that everyone has no worries and can work for the gang more confidently, or save it for use when fighting with other gangs.

Anyway, it is just a high-sounding statement, but this kind of money is a disguised protection fee.

Because the means of making money for those "four-nine" are not very bright, basically they are separated from scams, deception, kidnapping, cheating, stealing, robbing, gambling, soliciting * and other means.

But when they are making this kind of money, they will inevitably encounter people they can't afford to offend, or rob other gangs of their business.

In this case, conflicts will occur, or they will be held accountable by those rich and powerful people.

Without the help of the gang leaders, these "four-nine guys" simply can't bear it, so this part of the money is a disguised protection fee.

So these "four-nine guys" or "blue lanterns",

these people don't all have money to drink and spend, they come to this kind of place to fill their stomachs, join in the fun, and look for opportunities to make money.

Even if these people don't want to spend money, they won't leave here easily. Most people will stay here to brag, play cards, and tease girls, because of their long-term living habits, they can't sleep if they go back too early.

[In the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong, the nature of gang members basically changed. At that time, the gangs were also mainly for making money.

In addition, with the return approaching, the police station kept a close eye on the gang members, and small fights were inevitable, but it was still possible to make the gangs more stable and not dare to fight and fight like before.

So how to solve problems between gangs? They can't just sit down and rely on talking to decide the outcome, right?

At this time, there was a way of "showing off one's horse", where both sides summoned their own men and brothers to negotiate.

This situation mainly shows off their military strength. Generally, neither side carries weapons. Most negotiations are judged by the number of people mobilized by the society and the degree of neatness of the lineup.

Later, it gradually evolved into hiring men to appear. No matter who you are, as long as you can walk, as long as you follow and shout and show your strength, you will get money.

Under normal circumstances, the appearance fee per person and each time is about one to two hundred yuan, and those who need to push and scold the main force are about five hundred yuan.

However, if there is a special occasion, the price will rise a lot.

The emergence of this situation gradually made the societies in Hong Kong unable to bear it.

Because the cost is too high, the smaller societies will go bankrupt after two visits, and the larger societies can't afford this "spending".

Therefore, this form of negotiation of "showing off one's horse" is becoming less and less, and the influence of the society is also getting lower and lower. 】

The fourth type of people are all women. They either have no family to teach them, or are rebellious, or are led by their classmates, or feel that this is cool, or are too poor to go to school, but don't want to work. In short, there are all kinds of situations, but the above people are still good.

Some of these people admire these mixed-up people, and they will try every means to get close to those blue lanterns and four-nine boys who can brag and talk.

And every time they hear these blue lanterns and four-nine boys beating people, especially beating policemen, they are particularly admiring. If the venue is suitable, they may throw themselves into their arms directly.

Han Li really has nowhere to go now, so he stopped a taxi and came directly to Temple Street.

Temple Street is now similar to what the driver uncle said, it is just an ordinary street at this time.

But the various light box billboards on both sides of the road are very eye-catching. Some of these billboards directly put photos of the room owners, as well as measurements, and the best..

These photos are relatively cool, and many of them look very good.

As Han Li was appreciating the art, a soft voice sounded beside him.

"Handsome boy."