At this moment, he was also full of worries and complained to Li Zhiqun: "Minister, the financial situation in the western part of Shanghai is really chaotic, and the operation is full of loopholes. Although I have never done anything illegal, the principles of doing business are the same."
In an effort to increase revenue, Captain Wu opened twenty-one new casinos and sixteen opium dens in just six months. However, the effect was counterproductive. The business in the western part of Shanghai had been saturated for many years, and now, some streets even had two casinos or opium dens on the same street. This resulted in the diversion of customers, wasted costs and personnel, and even caused a lot of internal strife, with constant open and covert struggles and conflicts. When Captain Wu was in charge, he could keep things under control, but since I took over, there have been many fights. As you know, I studied economics, and I really can't handle gang matters..."
Yu Xinhong poured out his grievances to Li Zhiqun. Since taking over the finances of western Shanghai, Yu Xinhong had been overwhelmed by these matters. Although he had business acumen and insight, he lacked the resources to suppress the local Green Gang members.
The situation he described gave Li Zhiqun a major headache. In Shanghai, only members of the Green Gang were allowed to participate in these shady businesses involving prostitution, gambling, and drugs; others had no say in it. That's why Wu Shicai was put in charge of these matters before. However, it turned out that the integrity of these gang members was really hard to trust.
However, although Yu Xinhong had some business acumen, he couldn't control the unruly and unruly members under his command.
Li Zhiqun sat in his chair, silent for a long time. A glint of malice flashed in his eyes, and he said slowly, "Things are not that simple. I received information that Chen Jinbao's side did something. She wants to stand up for Wu Shicai and is unwilling to give up this lucrative piece of Shanghai West! I have said before that these Green Gang members are ungrateful wolves and dogs, and they will eat people sooner or later."
Although Li Zhiqun had joined the Green Gang, it was merely a temporary measure to avoid disaster at the time. Therefore, he did not truly identify with the Green Gang. However, he had no choice but to tolerate it in Shanghai because he could not do without the support of the Green Gang.
However, he was shrewd and assertive, and had long been wary of the Green Gang. He had also placed spies in his own gang, so Chen Jinbao's little tricks could not escape his notice.
Wu Shicai was Chen Jinbao's godson-in-law, and they had always been close. This time, Wu Shicai got into trouble, and the financial power of western Shanghai was handed over to someone else. Naturally, Chen Jinbao was unwilling to accept this. Therefore, Chen Jinbao secretly instigated the members of the Green Gang in western Shanghai to deliberately create friction and cause conflict, so that Yu Xinhong, an outsider, would lose his position.
Upon hearing this, Yu Xinhong was even more shocked. He knew the Green Gang's style of doing things; if it were for money and profit, they could be ruthless to him. Thinking of this, he became even more uneasy.
Seeing Yu Xinhong's terrified expression, Li Zhiqun knew what he was thinking, so he comforted him, "You don't need to worry. If they really do something to you, there will be no room for maneuver. They don't dare to really break off relations, so they only dare to do these small tricks."
Yu Xinhong gave an awkward smile and explained, "Minister, you know my situation. There are some things I'm really not good at. I really have a hard time managing the business in western Shanghai."
However, over the past month, I have also thoroughly investigated the situation in the western part of Shanghai. To be honest, the situation is not optimistic. The western part of Shanghai was originally a working-class area with poor public security and the slowest development. There are also not many large businesses operating there. To put it bluntly, the same casino located in the concession area would have ten or even dozens of times the profit in the western part of Shanghai. In the end, the customer base in the western part of Shanghai is not high-end, so its potential is limited.
The current funding for the Special Agents Headquarters is adequate, but it's simply not enough to support a department as large as the Ministry of Police. Minister, you'll need to consider other solutions.
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I'm sorry, I had a terrible headache last night and couldn't write much. I also had a lot of work at the office today and really didn't have time to write. I just finished this chapter, so I'm posting it late today.
Also, as everyone knows about my situation, if future updates are irregular, I won't offer any more explanations. I'm tired of always playing the victim! Please bear with me!
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