A passing traveler through the heavens

The foreign executives on Hong Kong Island were actually not happy to see Ji Lin promoted to the position of Chief Superintendent.

However, faced with immense pressure from all sides, they ultimately had no choice but to agree to Ji Lin's request for promotion.

But these foreign executives were not to be trifled with; they naturally wouldn't satisfy Ji Lin's demands without reservation, so they set out a series of harsh conditions.

First, although Ji Lin could be promoted to Chief Superintendent as he wished, all his subordinates had to be completely reorganized and reassigned to different police departments.

Moreover, the number of people who could stay and continue to serve Ji Lin was strictly limited—there were only two spots available!

In addition, Ji Lin had to obediently hand over his important position as the head instructor of the Flying Tigers.

However, the so-called "conditions" are always the result of mutual bargaining and negotiation between the two parties.

Ji Lin did not directly refuse the various demands made by the foreign executives.

Instead, after readily agreeing, he cleverly followed up by offering his own terms.

Ji Lin made it clear that since a major reorganization of his power was to be carried out, everyone under him should be given the opportunity to be promoted to the level of inspector.

Furthermore, two positions at the level of chief inspector need to be allocated to Ji Lin.

After some internal discussions, the foreign executives surprisingly agreed to Ji Lin's condition.

After all, they had already decided to appoint Ji Lin as Chief Superintendent, so the positions of a few inspectors and chief inspectors seemed relatively insignificant.

However, things didn't end there.

Just when it seemed that the two sides were about to reach an agreement, the foreign executives suddenly changed their tune and put forward a crucial precondition.

If Ji Lin wants to truly realize all the aforementioned promotion arrangements, he must first successfully resolve the Kowloon Walled City, a no-man's-land, and eliminate all unstable factors within the Walled City.

Kowloon Walled City was a place that was not governed by Hong Kong Island, the North, or the UK, thus becoming a special "no man's land".

Due to the lack of effective legal oversight, many criminals have fled here and settled down.

As a result, various illegal and criminal activities have emerged one after another, such as drug trafficking, smuggling, murder, robbery and other chaotic phenomena.

The interior of the walled city was even more filthy and polluted, with an extremely harsh environment.

Based on relevant data calculations, this fortified city covers an area of ​​only 0.026 square kilometers, but shockingly, its population density is as high as 190 million people per square kilometer, which undoubtedly makes it the most densely populated place in the world.

In fact, even though the foreign executives had not put forward any conditions for resolving the Kowloon Walled City issue, Ji Lin's original plan already included consideration and planning for this area.

Therefore, when the foreign executives mentioned this matter to him, Ji Lin agreed without hesitation.

However, in the eyes of those foreign high-ranking officials, they believed that Ji Lin would definitely be unable to manage the chaotic and unmanaged Kowloon Walled City properly.

After bidding farewell to the foreign executives, Ji Lin drove straight to Kowloon Walled City.

The walled city was separated from the bustling and orderly Hong Kong Island by only a wide road, yet it seemed like two completely different worlds.

One side is like heaven, and the other side is like hell.

Just then, Ji Lin noticed that the tornado, which had been waiting outside the fortress for a long time, was standing quietly.

Tornado is a rising star who was heavily promoted by Lei Luo after Ji Lin successfully eliminated Crippled Hao.

After a long period of time, he has risen to become the leader of Kowloon Walled City. Not only is he powerful, but he is also deeply loved by many of the neighbors in the city.

Ji Lin had met the tornado several times in the past, but all of those times were at the grand banquets hosted by Lei Luo.

Although they didn't have much of a close relationship on a regular basis, they still exchanged contact information.

Now that Ji Lin had accepted the task assigned to him by the foreigner, he immediately sent a message to Tornado, inviting him to have tea together.

When the two met, Ji Lin took the lead in exchanging warm and friendly greetings with Tornado.

Immediately afterwards, the tornado led Ji Lin into an ordinary residential building in Kowloon Walled City.

Once everyone was seated, Tornado personally poured Ji Lin a cup of steaming hot, fragrant tea.

After taking a small sip of tea to moisten his throat, Tornado asked Ji Lin directly about his true purpose in coming here.

Seeing this, Ji Lin knew there was no need to beat around the bush, so he frankly stated that his purpose in coming here was to use the power of the tornado to act as a go-between and arrange a meeting with Di Qiu, the big boss of the walled city.

This man named Di Qiu possessed the largest number of land deeds in Kowloon Walled City, which is why Ji Lin had the idea of ​​purchasing some land from him.

And he is also the financial backer of Tornado.

When Tornado heard that it was just a simple meeting, he thought for a moment and readily agreed to Ji Lin's request.

While leisurely smoking a cigarette, Tornado said to his subordinate Xin Yi standing beside him, "Go and invite Di Qiu to the stronghold. I have important matters to discuss with him."

Xin Yi responded and left, while Di Qiu was busy in the fortress at that moment.

After the letter left, Ji Lin took a sip of tea and then said to Tornado in a leisurely manner, "I think you seem to be feeling a little unwell. Is something wrong?"

Tornado smiled slightly, flicked his cigarette ash, and replied nonchalantly, "Hey, it's just a few minor issues." As he spoke, he took another deep drag on his cigarette.

Just as the two were enjoying tea and chatting, a man with a panicked expression suddenly rushed into the room.

He was clutching a tattered cloth bag tightly in both hands, panting heavily, as if something terrible was chasing him.

Seeing this, Ji Lin put down his teacup, pointed at the tornado, and said with a smile, "This is your territory, so you should handle this kind of thing."

The tornado nodded slightly, its sharp gaze fixed on the uninvited guest before it.

He calmly stood up, walked up to the man, swiftly dealt with him, and asked in a low voice, "Who are you?"

After some questioning, the tornado finally figured out what had happened.

It turns out that the man's name was Chen Luojun, and he accidentally wandered into Kowloon Walled City due to a moment of carelessness.

After a moment's thought, Tornado waved his hand, signaling his men to take Chen Luojun away and make proper arrangements for him, instructing them to ensure his safety.

After everything was arranged, Di Qiu arrived shortly afterward as promised. He entered the room and sat down steadily in a chair.

As soon as he sat down, Ji Lin couldn't wait to ask, "Mr. Di Qiu, how much would it cost to buy the Kowloon Walled City land deeds you own?"

Di Qiu's lips curled up slightly, a sly glint in his eyes, and he countered, "Officer Ji, how much do you think this land deed is worth? Or rather, how much are you willing to pay to acquire it?"

"Why don't you name a number?" Ji Lin said calmly, as if everything was under his control.

Upon hearing this, Di Qiu hesitated slightly before stating a number: "One billion!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Lin raised an eyebrow and a cold smile appeared on his lips: "Ten billion? You really have quite the appetite. Aren't you afraid of stuffing yourself to death?" His words were laced with sarcasm and disdain.

In an instant, the atmosphere around them became heavy.

Just then, the tornado, who had been standing silently to the side, sensed that something was wrong and hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over.

With a broad smile, he said, "Oh dear, everyone, don't be so serious. Let's talk things out. We're all friends, why make things so unpleasant?"

However, despite the tornado's efforts to ease the tension, the conversation between Ji Lin and Di Qiu had clearly reached a stalemate.

In the end, the two parted on bad terms and each turned away.

After leaving Kowloon Walled City, Ji Lin immediately issued an order to have people closely monitor the every move of Tornado, Di Qiu, and everyone around them.

At the same time, he also instructed Huan'er to find professionals to plan out the specific matters that would be involved if Kowloon Walled City were demolished.

For Ji Lin, money wasn't the issue; what truly mattered was how to completely eradicate this long-standing cancer—Kowloon Walled City…