Wipe Them All Out Within Three Moves (continued)
He almost lost his balance, swaying slightly before grabbing the other person's wrist to steady himself. He exclaimed incredulously, "Impossible! Impossible! You're targeting me! Did you take bribes from Song Tianyao to stand up for him?"
"The report is here. Nothing is impossible. Several India provinces have consistently been high-risk areas for infectious diseases in recent years. There have been frequent cases of infectious disease pathogens being carried to other countries and regions along with India exports. This is not targeted at you. After research and analysis, the Hong Kong Health Department, the Hong Kong Government's Director of Health, and the Hong Kong Medical and Health Department have decided to increase inspections of goods from India to Hong Kong. If infectious disease pathogens are found, they will be destroyed immediately to prevent large-scale transmission in Hong Kong. This is a unified action," the official from the Medical and Health Department told Xia Harry.
Clutching the quarantine report, Xia Harry's eyes blazed with fury at the word "destroy": "Where are my goods? Where are my goods?"
"That batch of goods belonged to Long Light Wig Factory. You were just the supplier, Boss Xia. That batch of goods has nothing to do with you anymore. What are you getting so worked up about? That batch of goods has already been handed over to the Customs Department for incineration and destruction!"
"I won't sign! Song Tianyao hasn't paid for that batch of goods yet! They still belong to me! You can't just burn my goods like that. I'm India, and Hong Kong is governed by law!" Xia Harry, who usually had a smile on his face, roared at the Medical and Health Department official in front of him with a livid face.
"I'm just here to disinfect the warehouse for free and bring you the quarantine report. I can't answer your questions; you can ask the Customs Department officials." The Medical and Health Department official gently pried open Xia Harry's hand that was gripping his wrist, and after speaking to Xia Harry, he turned to the disinfection workers he had brought and said, "After spraying this warehouse, go and spray a few more warehouses next door for free. Germs spread very quickly. Tell the other warehouse owners nearby to pay attention to personal hygiene, wash their hands and shower frequently, change their clothes, and keep the warehouses well-ventilated. If you get diphtheria or cholera, your whole family will die."
The other dockworkers and owners, who had been gathered outside watching the commotion, were immediately terrified by the words of the health department official and scattered. The few who remained all wore bitter expressions, treating the two workers carrying the disinfection tanks as if they were their ancestors, begging them to spray disinfectant in their warehouse next to Shahari's, while simultaneously cursing the Shahari and Shahari brothers.
"You damned India guy, you're malicious! You brought the virus to Hong Kong!"
"Find the owner of this warehouse and tell him to get rid of those India guy right away, or he'll die of diphtheria, and we'll go to his house and make him pay with his life!"
"Those shit-eating, rice-stooling India bastards!"
The Medical and Health Department official turned to leave, but then seemed to remember something and pulled out another fine notice from the temporarily dazed Xia Harry: "Your warehouse has been fined Hong Kong dollars 10,000 by the Medical and Health Department due to serious health issues. If you are dissatisfied with the outcome, you can file a lawsuit in the Hong Kong Courts. If you fail to pay the fine by the deadline..."
Halfway through his sentence, the Medical and Health Department official realized he had been making a fuss, as the India guy in front of him was no longer hearing what he was saying. So he simply shoved the notification into the man's hand and turned to leave.
Before Xia Harry could react, the Medical and Health Department officials had barely walked ten meters when several Customs officers parted the crowd and approached Xia Harry. Several of the Customs officers, who had received bribes from Xia Harry, gave Xia Harry an awkward smile and said, "Mr. Xia, your goods are now rumored to carry infectious diseases. The Customs Department, that Foreign Devil Shen Weikang, has sent a few of us to inspect the manifest of goods you've shipped from India to Hong Kong over the past year, to cooperate with the Medical and Health Department."
Seeing that Xia Harry still didn't react, the Customs officers exchanged glances, and the one who had spoken first said, "Mr. Shahari, then we won't stand on ceremony. Send a few people to take all the ledgers and transaction receipts from Mr. Shahari's office back!"
When Xia Harry heard that the other party was going to take away his account books and receipts, he suddenly woke up. He had just been stunned by what the officials from the Medical and Health Department had said. Two hundred thousand Braids were suspected of carrying a highly infectious virus and were to be destroyed. That batch of goods was what he had sold to Song Tianyao, worth one million Hong Kong dollars!
One million Hong Kong dollars gone down the drain?
No! Xia Harry shook his head vigorously. This must be Song Tianyao's doing again! He must be very dissatisfied after hearing that he had sold him 200,000 Braids and then supplied 200,000 Braids to ten factories, and this was his revenge!
Just as he was starting to get a clue, the Customs officers went to collect his ledgers and receipts. Xia Harry glared at them and yelled, "What are you doing?!"
"Boss Xia, we're just running errands, that's what we're doing. If there are any problems, go to the Customs Department and talk to the Director. Don't make things difficult for us." The Customs officer didn't turn cold; instead, he smiled somewhat reluctantly at Xia Harry and said, "Besides, your goods have a virus, and the Customs warehouse is worried about causing trouble. They're checking previous documents to see how much India hair flowed into Hong Kong and where it went. It's not targeting you, but we want to cooperate with the Medical and Health Department to conduct random checks on the hair raw materials in those factories. Get to work!"
Several Customs officers, without waiting for Xia Harry's reply, led their men straight to his office at the dock, intending to empty it. Xia Harry was only concerned about the batch of hair that had been handed over to Customs for destruction by the Medical and Health Department and Human Services; he didn't care about the accounting documents, as he wasn't involved in smuggling, and every transaction involving hair and money was legal and legitimate. However, the officers' rough handling greatly displeased the already suspicious Xia Harry. Seeing them heading towards his office, Xia Harry shouted to the workers he had recruited, "Stop them! Stop them! They've taken bribes from Song Tianyao!"
While shouting, he also had to take steps to catch up with the Customs officers.
Just then, two young police officers in uniform walked up to Xia Harry. One of them reached out and stopped Xia Harry from taking a step forward, asking: