marvelous contract

Wei Chao stepped into the porch. The office was so shabby that it looked like a shell company ready to run away at any time. The room was divided into two by a wall, and the front hall by the door was only big enough for a sofa and a table. , the owner has laid the floor and wallpaper, which is more or less decent.

Wei Chao's office is the innermost one, only about [-] square meters, with a computer and a pile of messy files, and a double-layer safe in the corner to store materials.

There is not even a leather sofa in the room, and he himself only sits on a wooden square stool. His theory is that sitting on a cold bench for a long time can keep the mind sufficiently rational and clear.

But today, when he stepped into his office, he was moved by the familiar khaki portfolio on the table, which was the one he had just thrown away.

A clear female voice came from behind: "Achao, I have told you several times that the air-conditioner needs to be repaired! I don't want to sit in the sauna in the only place in Hong Kong that doesn't have air-conditioning!"

Wei Chao was used to Xu Jiamin's frequent complaints every three days, so he didn't even raise his eyebrows, but he turned around and asked in disbelief, "Who sent this back?"

"An old lady asked the police to return the property to its original owner. It is said that it was dropped on the road by a warrior who eliminated evil and punished rape." Jiamin has long been familiar with his extraordinary behavior, "I didn't believe you at first. I left such an important thing casually on the road, just unpacked it and took a look, oh, it’s really the files of the No.30 nine cases, did you make a mistake?!”

"Don't open my letter."

Wei Chao sat down expressionlessly, it was a matter of face, and he refused to admit his mistake.

"Yes, let's distribute our customers' privacy like condoms all over the street, so that we will definitely become famous, and then I can pack my bags and go back to Taiwan to get married."

Wei Chao has never had a good way to resist the irony of women.

"It seems that I am your only helper, and I also hold multiple positions such as accountant, miscellaneous, public relations, and thugs. At least I can help out and fix the air conditioner."

Wei Chao surrendered: "Tomorrow!"

"Okay, tomorrow, don't break your promise."

Wei Chao really has only one helper.

Ms. Xu Jiamin, who used to be the editor of a certain newspaper in Taipei, was fired because she often made "in-depth reports" on vicious events without restraint. After time, I came to Hong Kong alone to wander around, and bumped in after seeing Wei Chao's job advertisement posted at the door.

Now both sides have some regrets, and I don't know who is more disadvantaged.

"Boss, when will you give me a raise? I will work for you for a year in an unfamiliar place, so you must give me more sustenance, such as material food..."

"Miss, listen carefully." Wei Chao's expression was unprecedentedly serious and solemn, "If I remember correctly, I only gave you a large check last week, and you paid the taxes yourself. You should You can’t be so forgetful.” He opened the drawer and began to check the folders.

"Last week, Dior had a big sale, so I was a little quicker." Jiamin pinched her nails and gestured, feeling a little guilty.

"The case on the [-]th of last month, if it wasn't for me, you would have almost been caught as a pimp. The current bail is not cheap, and I haven't settled it with you yet."

"Stingy! Men are stingy nowadays! Originally, I wanted to find a rich man in Hong Kong, but I found that the world is as black as crows."

Jiamin said so, but he didn't think so in his heart. Although Wei Chao was a very sharp and determined person in his work, he had no idea about the account book. He would donate to various foundations without principle Regardless of whether they are still in arrears with their salaries.

Sometimes it's Wei Chao's rough kindness that has no economic sense and doesn't calculate people, which makes her feel very cute.Wei Chao is notoriously incapable of taking care of himself in life, but he himself never takes it for granted.

"Miss Yang, who made an appointment the day before yesterday, arrives at two o'clock in the afternoon, don't go away."

Wei Chao hummed, and went to look in the file bag: "The March [-]th case has been closed, you can put away all the materials."

"Okay." Turning around to go out.

"Jiamin." Wei Chao called out to stop her, "Please help me contact Lawyer Zhang, and let him arrange a time to accompany me to the police station tomorrow."

Jia Min already had the foresight: "What kind of headless case did you take?"

Wei Chao tapped on the keyboard without making a sound, with the calmness and melancholy unique to a mature man. Ms. Xu admired herself for being able to resist the vivid temptation in front of her for a long time.

If there is a slight lack of concentration, it is very likely that you have been seduced by the handsome boss and developed into an office romance, misleading others and yourself, and the consequences are disastrous.

"Before, several clients were unable to pay the lawyer's fees. In January, you used your car as a stand-in to support the lawyer. You haven't learned your lesson yet? Our firm has limited financial resources. I have no objection to you being a good person, but you are too. Open for business."

"Um."

Every time Jiamin turned against the customer, Wei Chao had to be vague.

In fact, it's not that Wei Chao wants to make himself a poor person. It is an indisputable fact that the firm with a high income often spends a few extra sums of money for no reason because of his philanthropy, but Wei Chao knows that it is worthwhile to do so. It's not doing good deeds for yourself, it's because you think it's really necessary.

The room was indeed very stuffy, so he stood up and opened the window to breathe, leaning his arms on the window sill to watch the passers-by on the street. This world is very realistic and dirty, but at least he can stop occasionally to take a few breaths of fresh air. People don't even have that right.

Wei Chao has dealt with evil forces for almost eight years, and now he is always shuttling in the gray area between black and white. Everything he does seems to be based on a kind of instinct. I don't know if this kind of evolution is good or not. bad.

A phone call came in, and Wei Chao, who hadn't had time to sit on the hot stool, rushed out excitedly. Jiamin couldn't bear it anymore, and roared behind him: "Boss, you only have one hour to go away!"

Among all kinds of customers, those who are most afraid of offending the rich family's daughter and wife, if they let the other party come to nothing, that would be a great thing.

Wei Chao, who had already reached the aisle, raised his hand, saying "I understand", but Jiamin's feeling was not optimistic. Fortunately, she was used to being on her own, otherwise she would have more problems.

Wei Chao stopped the taxi and headed straight to the destination—Fort Royal in Causeway Bay. Every time Jiang Shanshan asked him out, the time and place were very strange, but Wei Chao seldom complained, and he also knew that it was not easy for others to take the risk to find him.

As soon as he arrived at Fort Royal, Wei Chao immediately dialed his mobile phone to look for him, but was told to meet him at the shopping mall on the third floor.

Then, Wei Chao found Jiang Shanshan who was excitedly choosing baby clothes. Her big belly made Wei Chao inexplicably nervous.

As soon as the other party saw him, he took the initiative to meet him, embraced his arm affectionately and frivolously, and dragged him to look at the two children's ready-to-wear, as if he was the child's father.

Even Wei Chao, who always does things naturally and casually, couldn't help wondering: "Why do we meet here?"

"We're holding a special sale here today." For a woman, this reason is sufficient. "I wanted you to take me to Saigon to eat seafood, but after thinking about it, let's forget it. Let's talk about it when the baby comes out."

Jiang Shanshan used to dress fashionable like a porn star, and liked to wear exaggerated bracelets and earrings, but now she has a full belly and restrained herself a lot. Today, she didn't even put on makeup, as if she was a different person.

At the beginning of the year, Wei Chao had a meeting with her, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

The clerk entertained them attentively, obviously treating them as a young couple who had just become parents, which made Wei Chao a little embarrassed, but he didn't want to embarrass the pregnant woman, so he had to patiently accompany them all the way.

When he noticed that the clerk was looking at him strangely, he caught a glimpse of two bruises on Jiang Shanshan's left side covered by bangs.

Wei Chao took the shopping bag, forced her behind the counter, brushed her hair to check, she refused slightly and dodged back, the happiness she had just pretended to be had disappeared.

"I'm fine."

"That bastard hit you again!"

She pretended to be indifferent and said, "I don't want the child to be born without a father."

Wei Chao was puzzled by this spirit of sacrifice: "It's not worth it, you never depended on him."

"If I leave him, how can I sell information to you?" She laughed bitterly at herself, "I don't love him anymore, but I don't want my child without a father."

"If the child learns from his father in the future, it will be too late for you to regret it."

"That doesn't sound like something you would say."

"I didn't say it before, because I thought this person could be saved." Wei Chao grabbed her handbag and looked through it.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

"You quit smoking." Wei Chao smiled faintly, and handed her the bag back, "Very good. Some things are not as difficult as imagined."

"Wei sir, have you changed your career to preaching?" Many people who knew Wei Chao still used the old title, but they couldn't change it. Jiang Shanshan immediately stated her position after regaining her true nature, "I, Jiang Shanshan, swear that in the future, no matter how poor or destitute, I will not let you My son has entered the underworld like his bastard father, I want him to go to college, you just watch it."

"It's better to study medicine, or become a lawyer."

"I just hope he gets a government job, nine to five."

Who would have thought that the eldest sister of the Dragon City Casino in the past had such ordinary expectations for her children.

Jiang Shanshan picked up the shopping bag from the ground and set off again, and dragged him to pick out toys. Wei Chao resisted a little: "How can a newborn child know how to play with toys!"

"How do you know he can't play? Maybe he doesn't play, he just doesn't want to play. Once people stay in this world for a long time, they start to have the desire to play."

In fact, women like Jiang Shanshan are not without connotation and brains, they just have a lot of bad luck.

As soon as he walked into the toy city, Wei Chao had a note in his palm. She leaned close to him and said, "Brother Da Ma has been haunting these casinos in Tsim Sha Tsui in the past week, but I don't know which one is helping the Hao Group to launder the money." black money.

"Marijuana just came back from Malaysia last week. Last time, it was almost cleared up. Before finding the back-up, it was forced to stay abroad for three months. I think Ah Feng and the others often go to a company called "Jonah" now. The noble club, that is the property under the Hao family."

Wei Chao lowered his voice: "Some high-ranking members of the Hao Corporation have also colluded with underground banks in Guangzhou. Now the ICAC and the mainland police are investigating them."

"Seeing that the wind is getting tighter, I must have been forced to go back to the inland again." Jiang Shanshan revealed another clue, "I only know that the Cannabis Association and Hao's contacts were meeting at the club recently."

"These people should have been taken away long ago."

"I always remember how I lost my three fingers. The marijuana owes me, and I must let him pay it back." Instead of being filled with righteous indignation, she smiled at Wei Chao charmingly, "Wei sir, don't you Being a police officer is not an undercover agent, so why take the risk of contributing to the government?"

He smiled wryly: "Help maintain social stability."

"If you don't want to tell me, I won't ask. But you know, I have never trusted the police." As he spoke, he stretched out his white-gloved right hand and touched Wei Chao's left cheek. People, the fetus will be beautiful, I should see you every day."

This is really embarrassing, Wei Chao can't bear others to say that he is handsome, this will make him have bad associations, and quickly match himself with those greasy-faced young men in suits on TV.

He took out a small stack of banknotes from his trouser pocket and stuffed them into Jiang Shanshan's handbag: "Let's think about how to raise the child well. Don't go to the casino with Ah Feng, it's not suitable for prenatal education."

Jiang Shanshan chuckled, picked up the bags and walked forward carelessly, without even saying goodbye, but Wei Chao knew that she understood everything.

It has only been a year since Cannabis took over the land in Tsim Sha Tsui, but it has caused a lot of troubles, making Hing Wo Tang a target of public criticism. The police send people to watch every day, lest they cause trouble.

Three months ago, because he participated in a joint smuggling case, marijuana was almost caught. Later, someone took the blame and let him escape. Seeing that something was wrong, he hid in Malaysia, and later heard that he went to South Korea. Dive back to Hong Kong.

The other associations didn't want to get involved in the troubled waters, and not only would they not help him, but Shen Qingyi from Kowloon City and He Longtang from Mong Kok even came here to smash the marijuana scene and wanted to annex his territory.

Marijuana has failed to live up to its expectations. Without the support of the elders, the power is weak. Everyone does not buy his account, but after a few days of peace, he returns to his old business of helping people launder money. Now he has become a big target of the police.

Wei Chao has many informants like Jiang Shanshan, but many are not as quick and efficient as her. Her husband A Feng is still a general under Da Ma, and she will help Wei Chao in turn, which also involves a grievance.

Jiang Shanshan used to help him raise money in a marijuana casino. Later, she was spotted by a rogue tycoon who wanted to chop off her fingers. There was a batch of marijuana that was about to be sold. In order not to offend the rich man, he Someone chopped off Jiang Shanshan's three fingers on the spot and beat her up, but her husband didn't speak a word for her. From then on, her heart became cold.

It's strange that Wei Chao himself was surprised that he had seen too much of the cruelty of the world, yet he still didn't cut away the justice buried in his chest.Maybe one day, Huoxianchao will also think about getting off the Huoxian and live a life of peace.

When Wei Chao rushed back to the office as scheduled, Jiamin heaved a sigh of relief. She didn't want the office to lose another order that could last for half a month.

The new customer, Ms. Yang, was waiting for her driver. Jiamin took the lead and kept winking at the boss to express hints, but the boss ignored her and passed her by. shake hands.

Jiamin only respects the extraordinary Wei Chao at this time, and feels that he has a function that ordinary people don't have, that is, he can quickly smile and wipe out all grievances. In turn, she developed some subtle affection for him.

No matter what the crisis situation is, he can interact generously without being humble or arrogant, as if every territory is delimited by him, as if he will carry it for you when the sky falls. The so-called "man's responsibility" probably refers to the heroic spirit possessed by Wei Chao .

However, Jiamin cannot deny the fact that Wei Chao's appearance and figure are the primary factors that help him easily win the favor of women.

Ms. Yang Wanrong was wearing Chanel and carrying a small LV limited-edition handbag. Jiamin was an expert, and she could tell at a glance that she was a big customer. It can be regarded as a dedication.

The female guests have always been received by Wei Chao, and their line of work also pays attention to the "law of opposites attract".

At this time, Wei Chao was also a little surprised. This lady in front of her was obviously a lady from a famous family. Not to mention her appearance was dignified and beautiful, her figure was also extremely graceful and slender, and she was carefully groomed from head to toe. Except for a slightly awkward expression that revealed her lack of experience. , the overall performance is extremely stable.

Even someone as thick as Wei Chao has already realized that this is a rare beauty, and she is unexpectedly young.

Since the opening, there were very few customers of this type, so he couldn't help but pay more attention.

The room was still sweltering, and fine beads of sweat leaked from the tip of her nose, making her more delicate. Wei Chao handed her the tissue on the table, she shook her head, and took out a silk handkerchief from her bag.

It's not that Wei Chao, a woman who is more expensive than this, has never been taught, so she didn't care about it, and directly cut to the point: "Miss Yang, if you have any requirements, just ask, we can do it, and we will naturally arrange it properly."

Her eyes flickered for a moment, showing unusual firmness, showing a bit of momentum: "I want you to help me track this person."

To be honest, Wei Chao welcomes clients who are not procrastinating.

The other party obviously came prepared, Wei Chao took a medium-sized paper bag from her, took out the information inside neatly, and glanced at the photos and basic files.

"This person may become my fiancé, and I will get engaged to him in the second half of the year at the earliest. We have only met a few times before. I have been studying in Australia, and he has a very successful career in Hong Kong, but the fact but we know nothing about him."

Wei Chao could feel that Yang Wanrong was a well-organized and calm-headed woman. This concise statement had already explained the problem, but the truth did not prevent Wei Chao from being frank.

"With all due respect, family marriages should have been abolished long ago in a civilized society."

"This society is not civilized." The answer was sharp.

Of course, for men and women who do not have normal freedom, the family will arrange the marriage for them. In the end, no one is qualified to call themselves a "victim" in the whole incident.

"Miss Yang wants us to help you investigate Mr. Gu's privacy?"

She lowered her head and pondered for a moment, as if she was about to say something unspeakable, before opening her mouth a minute later: "I want to know his social circle, or whether he has a lover, and what special hobbies he usually has... I just want to know This person, just restore his true face, I don’t want to go into church with a completely strange man in the future.”

Even if it is a marriage, it is not completely indifferent to one's own status and value. When a person gambles his life's happiness in exchange for family interests, his spiritual tendency will always become a little selfish and extreme.

"When will the result be?"

"No rush, give me a detailed explanation in two weeks."

"Do you need to provide audio and video materials?"

"Is there a difference?"

"Yes, the charges are different." Wei Chao was not pretending to be humorous, but telling the truth.

She smiled softly: "If it can be done, of course."

"Miss Yang, first of all, I want to make it clear that the firm has limited personnel, so we can't track the whole process 24 hours a day. We can only collect at selected times."

"I don't care about the process, I just want the real result." She took out the checkbook and filled in a number, "Miss Xu has already told me the charging standard, this is an advance payment."

"Thank you." Wei Chao took a look and said immediately, "Miss Yang, you gave too much."

"Anything, as long as you like me, it doesn't matter." She stood up, nodded to Wei Chao, turned and walked out of the office.

When Ms. Xu Jiamin saw the big client leaving, she rushed in to spy on the military situation. She looked at the check on the table and said, "Boss, I didn't expect you to read people's quotations. You have made progress."

Wei Chao didn't explain anything, just stared at the file in hand thoughtfully.

Jia Min leaned her head to look: "What case?"

"Investigate the man."

Thanks to the long-term tacit understanding and cultivation, now there is no need to say that both parties can guess the general idea.

"So old-fashioned?! I thought there was something new to do this time. What is it this time? An affair or a property dispute?" The interest was not high, and he asked routinely.

"The family is married and wants to know the details of each other's life."

"Wow, this subject is exciting! It's the [-] o'clock file of the Chinese TV station." Jiamin casually glanced at the photo provided by the client, and suddenly felt a bright light in front of her eyes, which lifted her spirits, and finally grabbed Wei Chao directly. The right hand holding the photo, "Boss, let me follow this order!"

The appearance of Jiamin volunteering and eager to try was extremely abnormal in Wei Chao's eyes. He couldn't help lowering his head and scanned the photos twice, but he didn't find that the other party was superhuman, and he was even more confused.

Whenever Wei Chao looked at him with such "innocent" eyes, Jiamin felt blushing, so she had no choice but to point it out and say, "This man can score 98 points."

"what?"

"I said that the appearance and clothing of the man in the photo can be scored 98 points, and the two points were deducted because he smiled with a sense of distance."

Jia Min pointed to Wei Chao, "Nowadays in Hong Kong, there are still a few men who know how to dress up. They all wear the same suit and leather shoes. It's annoying to look at. Look at this handsome guy. His appearance, body and clothing are impeccable. Look, Ms. Yang and him are really a golden couple, and the chances of marrying into a handsome man and a beautiful woman are not high. But usually the appearance is beautiful, but the truth hurts.

Every time Wei Chao listens to Jiamin expressing emotion, he feels his scalp tingling, especially the last few sentences, which are always far-fetched and unconstrained.

"You go with me for two afternoons and evenings first. If you need a car, you can call Luozai and the others. If you encounter problems on the way, come to me."

In Wei Chao's eyes, this is just a business that is so ordinary that it can't be more ordinary, so no need to pay extra attention, Jia Min can handle it alone.

"Decree! Two days ago, Luo Zi asked why he didn't go to work recently. He was more anxious than us." Luo Zai is a minivan driver.

I just went out to study with the materials, and came back 2 minutes later to remind: "Lawyer Zhang, I made an appointment for you at [-] o'clock tomorrow afternoon."

Wei Chao sat down and thought about it for a while, then picked up the receiver and answered the phone: "Whenever something unlucky happens to my mobile phone, it's not to catch up with me, is it?"

"Achao, let me ask you, are you looking for Fukun's whereabouts again recently?" The man on the other end of the phone said helplessly and impatiently, "It's been so long, and you still insist on it! How can I tell you?" Hello! I told you to stop, but you didn’t listen. Do you know that because of your stubbornness, people in Xin Ansheng now think that the police are going to secretly expose their boss!”

Wei Chao's expression became solemn for a moment, and his tone was tit-for-tat that he didn't even notice: "Oh, I'm afraid they will investigate the ghost? It seems that the superior is still very good at encouraging the police school kid to fight for his future."

The other side sighed heavily.

"A Chao, you were raised by me alone. No one understands you better than me. If you become stubborn, no one can beat you. I don't blame you for being obsessed with old things, but the times are pressing. You are too courageous. I I'm really worried.

"I want to catch Fukun more than you do, but you also know that reforms have been going on in the major associations recently, and the five elders are all supporting Fukun, planning to push him to be the speaker at the end of the year. He is now a legal citizen, who knows Dare to move him? It is very difficult for me to do it if you are known by the superiors!"

"I'm just doing my job. If something goes wrong, you don't have to protect me. I have nothing to do. If you violate the law of the police, you can arrest me at any time, but I, Wei Chao, will not sell my conscience for profit. "

"You wanted to leave the police force back then, and I'll let you go! You did outreach regardless of the danger, and I've been trying to provide convenience for you! But you can't go to the law enforcement! I just want to tell you that we have been watching Fukun, and we will hand over the baton at the end of the year. Other factions, including Lian Long, will definitely not accept it, and the community will cause internal strife. We will definitely catch Fu Kun! Before that, I don’t want you to do anything, don’t force me to invite you to the police station for coffee every day, listen Are you there yet?"

Wei Chao lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then frowned and remained silent for a while before agreeing.

"I believe you this time, Old Liang."

"It turns out that you still trust me..." Old Liang smiled wryly in relief, and then turned back to the subject, "I heard that you have been involved in the marijuana case again. The latest tip said that someone in the Hao Corporation was in contact with him. We think Know who and where."

Wei Chao's expression suddenly relaxed, and he shook his head to sort out his thoughts: "The Jonah Club may be a clue, I will find a way to go in and find out."

"You've always been well-informed. It's just that this club under Hao's has a lot of problems. It only accepts rich people. Their background is very hard. We searched several times but found nothing. We are also trying to find a way."

"I'll go check it out first."

Lao Liang knew that nothing could stop this young man: "You must be careful, the land in Tsim Sha Tsui has been disturbed by marijuana, and now it is very sensitive to outsiders."

"I don't show my face often, so it should be easier to get in than my brothers in the police force."

"Don't force yourself."

"I know." Wei Chao agreed, and at the same time made unreasonable demands, "Old Liang... I have one more thing to ask you."

Lao Liang made an expression of "I knew it would be like this" to himself, and said resignedly, "You boy is really worry-free."

"I thought you liked my temper."

"Oh, brat!" Old Liang scolded with a smile, "brat."