Yan Hung opened the car door, Lam Kong's Ford 49 pulled up from behind and stopped next to Song Tianyao's car. Lan Gang smiled and said, "Mr. Song, I heard you need my help?"
"Bring that old man in the long robe back before we talk about anything else," Song Tianyao said to Lam Kong. "If he gets away, your trip will have been for nothing."
"Screech~" When Lam Kong heard Song Tianyao's words, he stared at the old man who had already walked dozens of meters ahead, slammed on the gas pedal, and the two rear tires of the car screeched violently against the ground before roaring forward!
In a short while, the car had already rushed up behind the old man. Hearing the car behind him, the old man had already dodged to the side, but Lam Kong turned around as the old man dodged and rammed into him hard, as if he wanted to kill him.
The old man was so frightened that he stumbled and fell!
Lam Kong slammed on the brakes, trapping the old man's legs underneath the car. Lam Kong then got out, lifted his shirt to reveal handcuffs, and cursed, "Old man, don't you know how to watch your step? Trying to buy an early memorial tablet to celebrate Qingming Festival? You damaged my car, don't you think you'll ever leave this police station without paying three or five hundred yuan? Prepare to die and be buried in jail!"
Before the old man could react, Lam Kong had already stepped forward, removed the handcuffs, and cuffed the man's hands to the exhaust grille on the front of the Ford.
Only then did he turn his head to look in Song Tianyao's direction.
Yan Hung had already called his men to come while Lam Kong was chasing the old man. A Yue and A Wai came over first to keep an eye on the old man for Lam Kong, while Lam Kong led the team to break down the house.
Lam Kong, leading Yan Hung's men, rushed to the outside of the house. Without a word, he kicked the wooden door three times in succession, making it shake violently, shouting, "Open the door! Officers!"
As soon as the middle-aged woman opened the door, she was pushed against the wall and subdued by plainclothes officers. Lam Kong, holding a pistol, led his men to search the front room first. Finding nothing amiss, he then cautiously led several plainclothes officers into the back room. He immediately came out with a bitter face and said to Song Tianyao, who was smoking by the car, "Big Brother, are you kidding me? There are only three girls inside, and they're not tied up. They're obediently studying and writing in there. They're quite pretty, though. You can choose one, Brother Hung can choose one, and I'll choose one to take home."
In the end, Lam Kong couldn't help but add a teasing tone.
Song Tianyao tossed away his cigarette and strode towards the door, ignoring the middle-aged woman being restrained by the police. He entered the back room, where four plainclothes officers were guarding the entrance. Upon seeing Song Tianyao, they made way for him. As expected, three girls around fifteen or sixteen years old had their hair and faces neatly cleaned. Although their clothes were somewhat shabby, they weren't exactly disheveled. They were huddled together, heads bowed, not daring to look at the menacing-looking plainclothes officers.
On a low table nearby were some pencils and notebooks, clearly for the three of them to write on. Song Tianyao walked over, picked one up, and looked at it. The handwriting was somewhat childish, but neat enough.
"Our hometown has been devastated by floods, causing suffering to millions of villagers. Three sisters are willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of our people, raising funds for disaster relief. Anyone—whether a homeless person, an elderly person, or a laborer—whoever donates just one yuan will have a chance to win a prize. The three sisters are willing to serve as the 'lucky draw' offering, and to dedicate themselves to the three winners..."
"Raise your head?" Upon seeing this, Song Tianyao casually handed the notebook to Lam Kong, who had followed him in, and then said to the three girls.
The three girls timidly raised their heads. The little girl on the right looked up and was stunned when she saw Song Tianyao. Song Tianyao was also a little surprised. The girl on the right was actually the singing girl who played the pipa for him at Lu Yu Teahouse before.
"Do you still think this is Chicken Girl?" Song Tianyao asked after Lam Kong finished reading the notes.
Lam Kong took a deep breath. "This is... a swindler's scheme to prey on poor people and make a Heavenly Immortal Scheme?"
Chapter 221
Song Tianyao turned and left the room, walking up to the middle-aged woman who was still being held down in the hallway. "Do you know anything about making wigs? Do those old guys outside know anything about making wigs? Do you even know where the person in Sheung Wan who knows how to make wigs lives?"
"I know a little. The master knows how to do it. I know where Master Sun from Sheung Wan lives." The middle-aged woman was terrified by the police, but her mind was still clear. She said in a somewhat timid tone.
Song Tianyao continued, "What's your master's name? What's your name? Where are you from?"
"My master's name is Han Yifang, and my name is Song Sidi. I came to Hong Kong from the provincial capital." The middle-aged woman glanced at Song Tianyao briefly, then immediately lowered her head again.
Song Tianyao beckoned to Yan Hung: "Have your men bring the old man outside in, lock the door, and interrogate him thoroughly inside. This woman spoke Shanghai last time, but now she says she's from the provincial capital. Interrogate them separately."
Yan Hung had just learned from Lam Kong that the conman was planning to set up Heavenly Immortal Scheme to cheat poor people. The police love these kinds of cases the most, since the conmen are all rich people, and it's only natural for them to squeeze money out of these people.
He worked in the police station and had seen all sorts of people. There were many kinds of so-called "Heavenly Immortal Schemes Heavenly Immortal Scheme," most of which involved someone setting up a trap at the gambling table to fleece the victims. However, Yan Hung knew about the Eight Roles of the Thousand Gates" and the "positive and negative tricks." While those Heavenly Immortal Schemes at the gambling table could swindle thousands or tens of thousands in a single round, that was nothing compared to the Heavenly Immortal Schemes outside the gambling table. The Heavenly Immortal Schemes outside the gambling table were far more sophisticated than those at the table, but he had never witnessed their sophistication and did not know how sophisticated they were. To be called Heavenly Immortal Scheme," it was naturally not so easy for anyone to see through.
The old man outside was brought in by A Wai A Yue. Before he could be tortured or interrogated in the front room, he obediently confessed that he was the mastermind behind this scheme. He also stated that he hadn't done this for many years, but this time he was worried that after the Korean War, the mainland would take back Hong Kong by force. So he planned to make some money and retire peacefully in Brazil or Malaysia. He said he had nine thousand Hong Kong dollars in savings and could take it all out to give to his superiors. He said that as long as they gave him a way out, he would leave Hong Kong immediately and never come back.
Seeing that the other party was being sensible, Yan Hung and Lam Kong stopped their torture and interrogation. Together with Song Tianyao, the three of them listened to the old man explain his plans in the front room. The old man was very frank: in this scheme, he wouldn't kill the rich or provoke the underworld; he would only take the money from the poor.