Hong Kong Island Old Events

He Dingxian remembered the name of the witness, handed a Hong Kong dollar to Qiu Degen, and said, "Is there any way to find out a person's savings in other banks?"

"Try your luck." Qiu De even took the Hong Kong dollar and pondered for a long time: "First of all, this person must be sure to deposit money, secondly, he must deposit a large-sized banknote, and finally, he must deposit a registered bank note. In addition, if it is someone else It’s not easy to check if you save money for him.”

You can tentatively check the bank accounts through the contacts in the bank association, but some bank accounts may not necessarily sell face. Even if all the bank accounts sell face, there are too many large and small bank accounts in Hong Kong Island.

Some small bank accounts and semicolons have not been included in the bank association, and if family members come forward to deposit money or deposit bearer banknotes, they cannot be traced at all.

At this stage, banks lack the networking systems of later generations and do not have such a large information base.

He Dingxian nodded: "Check, check more."

Qiu Deggeng nodded and said, "No problem."

Since the ghost guy gave money to the neighbor and asked the neighbor to give false testimony, the amount of money would probably not be small. For ordinary people, a few thousand yuan is already a lot. If it is tens of thousands of yuan, he will never keep it at home.

Not only are they vulnerable to thieves, but they are also easy to be robbed. The most common way is to deposit money into a bank account. As for banks, they are not something ordinary people play at all.

He Dingxian picked up a pen on the table and wrote the name of a witness on the paper. Qiu Degeng picked up the note and stood up and left in a hurry. He Dingxian held a cigarette in his mouth and walked out of the attic door towards the lard aisle at the door. : "Azai, let's invite the Chinese detectives and uniformed team leaders from all districts in Kowloon to have a chat tonight. If the detective Chinese in the jurisdiction is arrested, then let all the plainclothes captains come."

Lardboy knew that the big boss was going to hold a meeting, so he immediately nodded: "Okay, I'll go and notify him right away."

Seeing that both of them were busy, He Dingxian was not idle. He went downstairs, left the bank, and got into the driveway: "Go to Ruihe Hall."

"I got it, big boss."

Ni Kun responded.

The car drove along Queen's Road to Chai Wan Road in Eastern District. The car stopped at the entrance of Shui Wo Tong. Two brave men in black shirts immediately stepped forward and opened the door. They leaned over and said, "Mr. Ho, Mr. Ho!"

"Um."

He Dingxian stepped out of the car and nodded slightly: "Is Uncle Ji here?"

"Uncle Ji is drinking tea with President Chu and Mr. Xu in the small hall on the second floor." The black-shirted horseman said everything, and He Dingxian smiled: "My father is also here, it just happens."

"Take me up." He Dingxian stepped through the gate of Ruihe Hall alone. He was no longer as cautious as he was in the past. He even didn't bother to take a second look at the nine-dragon wall. He walked around the dragon wall and walked up the wooden ladder. Go to a small attic in the east wing.

In the attic, Chu Weinan was sitting on the left side, wearing a brown gown and glasses, sipping tea leisurely. Wong Lao Kat was sitting at the main seat, making tea, contentedly. Xu Aizhou, wearing a suit and smiling broadly, was talking about the quality of this year's spring tea.

He Dingxian came to the door of the attic, the fragrance of tea rushed into the tip of his nose, he smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Lao Dou, Uncle Ji, Mr. Xu."

The three people glanced at him gently when he went upstairs. The one who could bring Ma Zai to the attic must be one of his own, but everyone was quite surprised to see it was He Dingxian. Xu Aizhou smiled and said: "Anan, have you come back?" Let’s have soup at home.”

"What the hell, when did my daughter make soup for me?" Chu Weinan laughed and waved for his good son-in-law to sit down. Wang Laoji handed him a cup of tea and said quickly: "Axian, you haven't come to me for tea in a long time. La."

"Do you need your uncles' help for something?" Wang Laoji paid close attention to the trends in the world and obviously knew that the police force was encountering difficulties. He Dingxian took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Uncle Ji, I can't hide anything from you."

"That's it. My colleagues in the police force are in some trouble and I want to ask a barrister to come forward as a guarantee." He Dingxian said.

The Dongguan Chamber of Commerce has a barrister family headed by "Zhou Junnian", the Wuyi Chamber of Commerce has a team of barristers led by "Jian Leqiang", and the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce also has the powerful "Luo Wenjin" barrister family in Hong Kong Island.

Chinese businessmen had a hard time finding food on Hong Kong Island. If they wanted to grab a bite of food from the ghosts, all kinds of strange lawsuits were inevitable. As early as the late Qing Dynasty, some outstanding Chinese students began to study as lawyers. The earliest legal industry comparison The comprador industry has a higher status.

Although they may not necessarily be rich, they are an umbrella for all Chinese and can protect them from wind and rain at critical moments, which makes Chinese lawyers extremely popular. In addition, lawyers have to deal with judges and bureaucrats, and all kinds of benefits are inevitable in private.

At the same time, various chambers of commerce have invested heavily in supporting the development of lawyers in their own chambers, making lawyers the link between the Hong Kong government and Chinese businessmen. The Chinese businessmen in turn control hundreds of thousands of local Chinese, making lawyers a "representative of public opinion" in a sense. ".

The Hong Kong government has no choice but to make concessions to Chinese lawyers, making the legal profession in Hong Kong extremely "noble". It would not be an exaggeration to describe it as "godfather".

The first batch of Chinese lawyers are now all justices of the peace. Their law firms are the backbone of each chamber of commerce and take on all the cases of the chamber of commerce.

A chamber of commerce cannot be considered a first-rate large chamber of commerce without the support of a lawyer who holds the title of "Justice of the Peace" and joins the political bureau.

Wang Laoji and Chu Weinan exchanged glances. If someone from the Chaoshan Gang was in trouble, if they wanted help from a barrister, they could only ask someone from the Luo Wenjin family.

As the founder of the "Luo Man Kam" family, one of the first four major families in Hong Kong, Luo Wenjin's father "Luo Changzhao" is a comprador of Jardine Matheson, his mother Shi Xiangqing is a member of the Ho Tung family, and his wife is the eldest daughter of the three Ho Tungs, He Jinzi. , relying on his marriage with the Ho Tung family, he is very powerful among the ghosts of Hong Kong Island, and basically inherited half of the political power of the Ho Tung family, the "first generation boss of Hong Kong Island".

"Luo Man Kam" himself is nearly sixty years old. He is also a member of the Urban Council, the Executive Council, the Legislative Council, and a non-official Justice of the Peace.

The family still had a transcendent status until a hundred years later.

Even during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the Japanese forced Luo Jinwen to join the Japanese Legislative Council in order to facilitate their rule. Luo Wenjin adopted the principle of silence, saying nothing during every meeting, and had a separate cell during his detention.

Because at this time, Luo Wenjin was already a representative of the Chinese public opinion. He was a shareholder of many large companies in Hong Kong. He established the "Luo Wenjin Law Firm" and became famous in the "Maolong Suitcase Case". He was known for his "outspokenness" .

The "Maulon Luggage Case" was the hottest commercial lawsuit in Hong Kong in the 1930s. The ghost businessman "Wells" was jealous of the prosperous business of the "Maulon Luggage Shop" and deliberately extorted 3,000 suitcases worth HK$200,000. Yuan, after paying the deposit, it is agreed to pick up the goods one month later. If the suitcase of compliant quality is not picked up after the deadline, 50% of the purchase price will be compensated.

One month later, "Feng Can", the owner of Maolong Luggage Store, successfully delivered the goods, but Wells took "Feng Can" to court, claiming that the suitcase was only genuine leather on the outside and had wood on the inside, and was not a real suitcase. For counterfeiting and shoddy products, "Feng Can" was required to compensate according to the contract.

Feng Can invited Luo Wenjin to appear in court to respond to the lawsuit. Just when Judge Guilao was about to favor "Wells" and sentence "Feng Can" for fraud, Luo Wenjin took out a gold watch made in England, pointed at the gold watch and asked: "This is Not a gold watch?”

“Does every part of a gold watch have to be gold?”

"If so, does the UK sell fake goods? If not, then why can't Chinese-made leather suitcases be made of wood?"

During this battle, "Luo Jinwen" became famous, and later received strong support from the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce and became the representative of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce in the legal community.

At this moment, Wang Laoji said: "Chief Inspector Lei is also a member of the Chaoshan Gang. It is best to ask Luo Wenjin Law Firm to come forward. President Chu is an old man and will definitely help you ask Mr. Luo to come forward."

"However, Chief Inspector Lei is involved in criminal cases. Mr. Luo is a master of economic cases and is not suitable for criminal cases. Besides, in criminal cases on Hong Kong Island, only people with the title of barrister can appear in court to respond. The Chinese on Hong Kong Island There are not many barristers.”

The barristers here refer to "royal lawyers", which are all lawyers in Hong Kong who are qualified to engage in criminal defense and are responsible for criminal defense. They cannot participate in other economic cases, or even take on consecutive cases.

The court must assign the case to a barrister before the barrister can take the case to fight.

There are only a dozen barristers in Hong Kong, two-thirds of whom are ghosts. It can be said that all the power of criminal interpretation is in the hands of ghosts, but it is precisely because of this that the preciousness of Chinese barristers is highlighted.

Lawyers need to take the barrister's license exam to become a barrister, which is extremely difficult. However, once a barrister takes on an economic case, he or she will give up the license.

In later generations, the three professions of "doctors, lawyers, and police officers" in Hong Kong received the most attention from the common people. Children who passed the exam felt that they were proud of their ancestors and had a historical background.

Chu Weinan then said: "Mr. Luo has been in poor health recently, so the Chamber of Commerce feels sorry for asking him to come forward and work hard, so it can only ask Mr. Ronaldinho to fight the lawsuit for you."

He Dingxian raised his eyebrows and said, "Who is Mr. Ronaldinho?"

He really couldn't tell the difference between the big guys and the little guys in Hong Kong. Each family's generation ranged from five or six to as many as a dozen. How could he remember the intricate connections?

Chu Weinan smiled and said: "Mr. Ronaldinho is of course the younger brother of Mr. Da Luo. He is also a justice of the peace now, with the title of OBE. He is a royal lawyer. He is a partner of Da Luo Law Firm. He is currently the most important criminal lawyer in the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce. If he comes forward to win the lawsuit, he will never lose it!"

Lawyer Luo Jinwen is no longer what he used to be. His influence in Gui Lao's political circles is directly facing the Hong Kong Governor's Office. He can only operate with all his strength and is not afraid of Gui Lao's tricks at all.

Of course, the premise is that the police force must create space for Lei Luo first, otherwise there will be no room for detours, and it will be difficult for a clever woman to make a fool of herself.

When He Dingxian heard this, he knew that the Chamber of Commerce had done its best, and he quickly raised his teacup and expressed his thanks: "Thank you, dad, and thank you uncles for your support."

Chu Weinan waved his hand and said: "I am also thinking about the Chamber of Commerce. The Chaoshan Gang can develop neither in the legal profession nor in the police force. If something happens to a chief detective of the police force, if he does not contribute at all, what will happen next?" It’s going to give people chills.”

"I'll call Mr. Ronaldinho. Just go to the lawyer's office and see Luo Sheng later. If this case goes to court, it will definitely fall into the hands of Mr. Ronaldinho."

The Chamber of Commerce still has this strength.