If the 1990s were a time when northerners were fleeing to the south, then the 1990s were also a time when southerners were fleeing to Hong Kong, with all sorts of illegal immigration taking place and people going to Hong Kong to work illegally.
It was at this time that the image of mainlanders in the hearts of Hong Kong people began to be established.
Lu Feng stood on the deck, watching several people who looked like mainlanders smoking and chatting about their income this year. It seemed like their income was quite good.
"You're here to work?" Lu Feng asked proactively.
"Yes, little one, you're from Hong Kong? Your Mandarin is quite good," said a man in his forties with a slight accent.
"I'm from the mainland. What kind of work do you do here?" Lu Feng asked casually.
"Hehehe, just doing odd jobs. You're studying here? Your skin is so fair and delicate, you don't look like a working person." Another uncle asked with a smile.
"I run a business," Lu Feng answered truthfully, trying to find out about the wages he was earning working here, but the two men remained silent.
"Little kid, want a smoke?" one of the older men said, offering him a cigarette.
Lu Feng didn't stand on ceremony, took it and glanced at it. Good heavens, it was actually a Zhonghua cigarette. Lu Feng said in surprise, "Your cigarettes are quite good."
"Don't look down on us. We can earn a lot of money working outside." The uncle grinned, unable to contain his smile, as if he couldn't help but want to show off.
"What exactly do you do? How can you make so much money?" Lu Feng asked again.
The uncle offering the cigarette opened his mouth as if to speak, but the uncle next to him gave him a wink. He smiled and remained silent. Lu Feng could sense that the two were hiding something, and guessed that they weren't doing anything legitimate, so he didn't ask any further questions and casually chatted about the changes in the inland areas over the past two years.
During their ten-minute chat, Lu Feng felt that the two of them seemed to have been away from home for almost a year and didn't know much about what was happening in China.
As the ship docked, Lu Feng packed his things, took out his ID and tickets to prepare for ticket inspection, and two middle-aged men chatted with him, acting as if they knew each other.
The line was quite long. Lu Feng saw four or five men walking against the flow of traffic, their eyes scanning him several times as they slowly surrounded him.
"Little kid, I can tell you're from a wealthy family, but let me tell you, money doesn't necessarily bring happiness. Health and longevity are the greatest happiness, don't you think?" The middle-aged man next to Lu Feng said, smoking a cigarette.
"Yes, that's true!" Lu Feng replied rather perfunctorily.
"You know about Qigong, right? Now, not only is the whole world speaking Chinese, but everyone is also practicing Qigong..."
Before the uncle could finish speaking, someone rushed up from behind, grabbed his neck with both hands, and slammed him to the ground. Almost at the same time, the uncle behind Lu Feng was also knocked to the ground. The next second, someone grabbed Lu Feng's neck and threw him to the ground with tremendous force.
"Don't move! I'm telling you! Don't move, police!!!"
Lu Feng had been on guard, but the other party was too physically strong and he couldn't resist. Three or four people pinned Lu Feng down and then put handcuffs on him.
"Why are you arresting me? You've arrested the wrong person!" Lu Feng shouted hurriedly.
"Shut up!"
They didn't let him speak at all, grabbed Lu Feng and shoved him into the car. Half an hour later, in the interrogation room, Lu Feng was placed in an interrogation chair, facing two police officers who stared at him and asked, "What is your relationship with those two people?"
"It's okay!" Lu Feng felt truly wronged and said, "I only chatted with him for a few minutes on the boat. We don't know each other at all, and I don't even know his name."
"Is that so? Now that things have come to this, there's no need for you to make excuses. We have a full understanding of your situation. Would you like me to say a few words?" The slightly older policeman opposite him said, "Wudang Sect disciples? British, French, martial arts school, qigong, do I need to say more?"
"I really don't know. I don't practice qigong. Besides, as a big boss, I wouldn't need to go to Hong Kong to practice qigong. Of course, there's been a qigong craze and all sorts of supernatural abilities there in recent years, but that's all superstition!" Lu Feng was afraid of getting involved in some case, so he said, "I'm the boss of Jiafeng Electronics Group. You've really arrested the wrong person. If you don't believe me, just call Vice Mayor Liu and you'll know."
"The CEO of a big company? Looks like you're in charge. Whether it's superstition or not is another matter, using the name of qigong to run a pyramid scheme, this is indeed a big company..."
"Pyramid scheme? You're being wronged! This is an undeserved disaster. You can find out by making a phone call. I know the number. Just one call," Lu Feng said earnestly.
The two men exchanged a glance. They had been told there would be two people, but the sudden appearance of a young man puzzled them. Just to be on the safe side, they made a phone call.
A dozen minutes later, Lu Feng was invited into the reception room. The deputy director of the branch office shook Lu Feng's hand and said awkwardly, "Mr. Lu, I'm really sorry. They saw that you were familiar with these two people and thought that someone else had come back with you, so they arrested them first. I apologize to you."
"It's alright, I understand." Lu Feng stretched and asked curiously, "Are those two involved in pyramid schemes abroad? Or qigong?"
"Yes, qigong is declining in China now, and some people are going abroad to recruit people. They are rapidly expanding their numbers by using a hierarchical system. We are cooperating with international arrest requirements."
"Does nobody abroad know about pyramid schemes?" Lu Feng wondered. This thing caused a lot of trouble in the 1990s, and in the end, the country had no choice but to introduce relevant laws in 1998.
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