Chapter 517 The Rose That Came to Your Door
After Su Mingzhe and Fang Yihua had dinner, they encountered more than a dozen violent incidents such as robbery, stabbing, and horse drying on the several miles they were walking to send her home.

In the eyes of the two men, the once prosperous streets were not much different from post-war ruins.

Because the streets were so chaotic, there was not a single police officer out to maintain order.

While waiting for the traffic light, Su Mingzhe couldn't help but ask:
"Is Xiangjiang Island already so chaotic now?"

"You are the Chief Inspector, you don't know this, do you?"

Fang Yihua, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at the man, wanting to see if he was mocking her on purpose or if he really didn't understand the situation.

"I really don't know. I haven't been to Xiangjiang Island for a long time."

Su Mingzhe did not lie. After he was transferred from the Shau Kei Wan Police Station to the West Kowloon Region, except for commuting between the Peak Villa and West Kowloon on his way to and from get off work every day, he basically spent the rest of his time wandering around his own jurisdiction.

He hasn't been to Hong Kong Island, East Kowloon, New Territories and other places for a long time.

As for the current chaos in Hong Kong, Su Mingzhe had only heard some leaders complain about it during several regional leadership meetings.

Fang Yihua hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"The current batch of police officers in the police station have too close ties with the community. Even if the top leaders of the corruption group are arrested, the people below still maintain their old interest relationships. Because there are so many of them, the ICAC simply cannot catch them all. As a result, the interest-exporting relationship between many low-level police officers and the community is even more prosperous than before."

"Did you hear from headquarters that the higher-ups have any plans for these things?"

"The higher-ups are planning to recruit a group of new police trainees, improve the pay of police officers, and completely change the current police station inside and out..."

“Is this a preparation for ‘high salaries to maintain integrity’? Are the supporting supervision mechanisms ready?”

Su Mingzhe has no objection to the "high salary to maintain integrity" system, but the inaction of the Hong Kong government in the following 20 years, that is, lazy and indolent governance, has also brought extremely terrible consequences to Hong Kong.

"What kind of supporting regulatory mechanism is this? Isn't there an ICAC?"

Fang Yihua didn't quite understand what Su Mingzhe meant.

Faced with the woman's doubts, Su Mingzhe hesitated for a moment and then described to her the future social operating system of the mainland.

As Su Mingzhe described, a blueprint for a government operating system that was disciplined, honest, efficient, convenient, and standardized, with the purpose of serving the society, slowly emerged in Fang Yihua's mind.

"... Generally speaking, there are only a few people in the ICAC. If we want to manage the entire Hong Kong, we need a complete set of supervision mechanisms. This supervision mechanism should be incorporated into all government office procedures."

"Ahem, what you said is quite good, but if we want to make it happen, I'm afraid Hong Kong doesn't have the conditions yet."

Fang Yihua did not expect that Su Mingzhe had such high aspirations for the future of Hong Kong.

All the contempt and wariness that I had before the blind date began to slowly dissipate at this moment.

Su Mingzhe didn't know that he had only described the future operation mechanism of mainland society, but he had already convinced Fang Yihua:

"Everything depends on human effort. We can first formulate a feasible plan and follow the steps step by step. If one year doesn't work, we can wait ten years. If ten years doesn't work, twenty years is no problem. As long as we keep working hard, there will always be a day when we can achieve it."

Before we knew it, the car had arrived downstairs of the residential complex where Fang Yihua lived.

Fang Yihua looked at Su Mingzhe, and the indifference and alienation in her eyes had obviously disappeared. Just as she was about to open the door and get out of the car, she subconsciously said politely:

"Sir Ye, please take me back. Do you want to go upstairs and have a cup of tea?"

"Okay."

Su Mingzhe also wanted to chat more with Fang Yihua to deepen their understanding.

Fang Yihua was just being polite, but she didn't expect Su Mingzhe to take advantage of her.

Helpless, the man had already agreed, so she could only bite the bullet and take Su Mingzhe back home.

Fang Yihua's mother, Fang Dong, looks about 70% similar to her daughter. She is a little thin, with black hair that is combed meticulously, a clean face, elegant speech and calm manners. Just at a glance, one can clearly feel the elegant and luxurious temperament that emanates from her inside out.

Su Mingzhe suddenly thought of Ruhua, played by Sister Mei in the TV series Rouge, who bore a strong resemblance to Fang Dongshi at the moment.

"Mom, this is Ye Song, the blind date that my cousin introduced to me."

Fang Yihua spoke quickly to Su Mingzhe outside, but when she returned home and saw her biological mother, she couldn't help but slow down her speech.

"Hello, aunt."

Su Mingzhe also bowed respectfully and handed over the gift he had prepared, a bouquet of carnations.

"A Song, right? Thank you. I haven't received flowers for a long time."

When Mrs. Fang heard her daughter introduce Su Mingzhe, she was a little surprised that her daughter would bring a blind date home. But when she saw the pink carnations Su Mingzhe handed over, the surprise in her eyes faded and was replaced by a bit of satisfaction:

"Xiaohua, please ask the guests to sit down in the living room."

After that, Fang Dong went to the bedroom holding the flowers.

Su Mingzhe came to the living room accompanied by Fang Yihua and sat down, then began to look around the house.

The Fang family's house is about 90 square meters in size, with three bedrooms and a living room. The furniture, electrical appliances, floors, wallpapers, and crystal chandeliers are all a bit old.

It can be seen that the layout of this house has a history of at least twenty years.

Fang Yihua waited for Su Mingzhe to sit down, then went to the kitchen to make a pot of tea.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a while.

This time, Fang Yihua basically introduced some simple information about her family to Su Mingzhe.

About three minutes later, Mrs. Fang came out of the bedroom. She had changed her home clothes into a black cheongsam.

I have to say that Sister Mei's pretty face, her peaceful and comfortable expression, and her cheongsam make her a model of elegance from head to toe.

At this time, Su Mingzhe suddenly changed his mind about not wanting to marry Fang Yihua.

I have always heard about skipping generations' genes. Since I have such an outstanding mother-in-law, I believe the children I give birth to after I marry Fang Yihua will be of similar quality.

I have to say, people's ideas change too quickly.

One second ago, Su Mingzhe thought Fang Yihua was suitable to be a lover, and the next second he thought it would be nice to marry her as a wife.

With this idea in mind, Su Mingzhe's attitude towards Fang Dong and Fang Yihua became more enthusiastic.

Fang Yihua felt Su Mingzhe's mood change and was a little surprised.

When the two of them had a blind date and dinner before, the man was still a model of a successful man, full of attitude, and was neither lukewarm nor cold towards her.

But now, Su Mingzhe's attitude is not much better than the suitor he met in the police station.

Faced with Su Mingzhe's change of attitude, Fang Yihua just thought that Su Mingzhe was being a little pretentious because her mother was present, and she did not guess the deeper reasons.

Regardless of how Fang Yihua felt, Mrs. Fang was quite satisfied with Su Mingzhe.

Half an hour later, Su Mingzhe said goodbye and left.

Fang Dong then pulled her daughter aside and asked, "What do you think of Ye Song?"

"Okay."

In fact, Fang Yihua has developed a crush on Su Mingzhe, but there are some knots in her heart that have not been untied, so she doesn't dare to tell her mother too much.

Fang Dong expressed his own opinion at this time:
"I think he's OK. He's a thoughtful, capable, and accomplished young man. There aren't many outstanding young people like him in Hong Kong."

"Really? Mom, I'm going to take a shower."

Fang Yihua obviously didn't want to talk about Su Mingzhe with her biological mother.

She had complicated feelings towards Su Mingzhe at the moment, and couldn't help but recall some information about Su Mingzhe. As a former backbone of a corruption group, Su Mingzhe was not prosecuted because of his cooperation with the ICAC and was granted "pardon" by the Governor of Hong Kong. In the eyes of the outside world, he had become a tainted witness.

These things are things of the past.

Currently, So Ming-che is in charge of Organised Crime and Triad Bureau in West Kowloon, with the rank of Chief Inspector. If he takes one more step, he will be promoted to the rank of Superintendent (Constitutional Commissioner level), which means he will be entering the true middle and senior levels of the police station.

For most police officers, this level is a hurdle that they will never be able to overcome in their lifetime.

But for Ye Song, who just turned 30, as long as he doesn't make any mistakes, he should be promoted in five or six years.

By that time, Ye Song, who was in his thirties, was a rising star in the police force.

Such a man is really an excellent blind date candidate.

However, this Su Mingzhe has too many women.

As far as Fang Yihua knows, there are quite a few.

As a young girl, Fang Yihua still hopes to encounter a beautiful love.

Tossing and turning all night.

The next day, the weekend.

Fang Yihua slept in for a rare time and didn't get up until around nine o'clock to wash up and eat.

"Mom, I have an appointment with my friend, don't wait for me for lunch."

"Well, be careful when you're out there."

Mrs. Fang Dong, who was sitting on the sofa, looked up and watched her daughter leave. She was calm, but her hands did not stop knitting.

The impact of the ICAC storm on Hong Kong is still very huge.

Except for West Kowloon, places are basically still in a semi-paralyzed state.

Due to the inaction of the police, the lazy and indolent governance of the government, the fight for territory among community groups happens every day.

Compared with other places, the environment here in West Kowloon can be called a paradise.

The surveillance system that Su Mingzhe set up in West Kowloon is actually not that scary.

However, due to the comparison, everyone subconsciously thinks that the control in West Kowloon is stricter.

When everyone was scrambling for territory, they subconsciously avoided the West Kowloon area.

This also led to a situation where business people, in pursuit of a stable environment, simply flocked to West Kowloon.

West Kowloon's economic growth rate and market prosperity quickly surpassed other regions.

For all this, the people of West Kowloon know who to thank.

Su Mingzhe accompanied Amei to a familiar restaurant for lunch, and the boss came over to greet them personally:
"Sir Ye, you came at a good time. Our restaurant has just received a new tuna. Do you want it braised or steamed?"

"Steam it."

Su Mingzhe likes braised food, but Amei likes steamed food.

"Okay, then shall we drink the red wine you kept today, or open a new bottle?"

"The bottle of Romanee-Conti from before will do."

After ordering, wait for the boss and waiter to leave automatically.

Amei couldn't help but look at her man with an obsessive and loving look:

"Hubby, you are amazing. Now everyone in West Kowloon worships you."

"The whole of Hong Kong will be like this in the future."

Su Mingzhe said this in a very arrogant and narcissistic way.

Not only did Amei not laugh, but she nodded in agreement.

The Ritz-Carlton, New York nightclub where she sang before is not far from the Shau Kei Wan Police Station, both on Hong Kong Island.

It was precisely because she had been working on Xiangjiang Island before that she knew how chaotic Xiangjiang Island had become.

Looking at West Kowloon, it’s like two completely different worlds.

And all this is thanks to my man.

It is inevitable that Amei will have some blind worship of her man.

"Here, have some shrimp dumplings."

Su Mingzhe also had a rare day off today, so he was able to take Amei out shopping alone.

Today Linda took Zhong Xiaohong shopping.

Deng Lin stayed at home to rest because she was not feeling well.

Wang Huizhu went home to visit her uncle.

Her uncle has lung disease and went to the hospital for surgery some time ago. Although he has been discharged from the hospital, he still has some difficulty in moving.

Wang Huizhu goes back to visit almost once a week.

Just when Su Mingzhe and Amei were enjoying delicious tuna, he suddenly felt that Amei was a little nervous. He followed Amei's gaze and unexpectedly saw an unexpected person appear in front of him.

"Sir Ye, what a coincidence that we meet here."

Rose, who had disappeared since the four chief Chinese detectives were arrested, unexpectedly reappeared at this moment. Her charming and alluring face, slightly made up, and her tall and proud figure made Amei, who had always been very favored, feel a little pressured.

"Miss Rose, long time no see. Let's sit down and have something to eat together."

Su Mingzhe was really just being polite.

However, Rose, this woman, did not know what politeness was, and she smiled faintly: "Okay, I'm hungry too, I hope I didn't disturb Mr. Ye and this sister."

"do not bother."

Amei is gentle and kind-hearted. Although she sensed the coldness coming from Rose, she did not say anything to keep her at a distance.

Seeing that this woman was not polite at all, Su Mingzhe guessed that she must have something to ask him.

Because there were new customers, the waiter was called over and the dishes were changed again.

While waiting for the food, Rose took the initiative to chat with Amei, and Su Mingzhe occasionally interrupted, and the atmosphere was quite good.

However, when Amei wasn't paying attention, the woman named Rose had already had a secret communication with Su Mingzhe.

After lunch, Rose said goodbye.

Amei then remembered and asked Su Mingzhe:

"Honey, what business is this rose in?"

"Powder seller."

Su Mingzhe explained Rose's identity and origins, and at the end he did not forget to complain:
"Her father and brother were both noodle sellers. As for her, according to the information I have learned, her eldest brother died in Siam in 69. She went to Siam at that time and inherited her brother's power. Now she has returned to Hong Kong to continue selling noodle products, which can be regarded as inheriting her family business."

(End of this chapter)