Hong Kong: Starting with 10 billion

Chapter 44 Before and After Release from Prison (Please collect, recommend and vote for me!)
The ICAC's investigation into the theft case of Fang Hexuan has come to an end.
The last one that caught their eye,

Those involved in the case who have obvious dereliction of duty issues:

Magistrates' Court Welfare Officer Choi Chi-hong.

Although Hong Kong law is a combination of British law and Qing law,
But the main structure is inherited from the United Kingdom.

The same is true for the “welfare officer system”.
Prison Welfare Officer and Court Welfare Officer are the two most representative positions.

The prison welfare officer is like a nanny or advocate for the prisoners.

If the prisoner is granted bail,

They then become supervisors, regularly tracking the behavior of prisoners while on bail.

The role of the court welfare officer is more like that of an advisor to the judge.

For cases where the crime is not particularly serious,
Judges have a wide range of discretion.

For example, teenagers like Fang Hexuan,
No previous criminal record.

First time offender, if the crime is not serious,

The judge can make the ruling at his discretion.

For example, he may be assigned to a youth labor center or a general youth training center.

If you behave well in there, you can get bail or be released from prison completely after eight or nine months.

They may also be assigned to a regular prison.

This choice of judgment scale

The judge will need to refer to the welfare officer's opinion.

The job of the welfare officer is to delve into the criminal's former living environment.
Ask his neighbors, classmates, relatives and friends to find out about or even investigate this person's character.

It's kind of like due diligence.
In short, after in-depth investigation and analysis, the welfare officer
Determine the extent to which the prisoner's character and thinking require re-education and re-regulation.

When the judge was sentencing Fang Hexuan on the theft case,

Cai Zhikang, a welfare officer who should have been fair and conscientious,
He gave Fang Hexuan an extremely unfavorable evaluation.
We all know how it turned out.

The ICAC determined that Cai Zhikang was suspected of dereliction of duty.
What may await him is dismissal and investigation.

On May 1978, 5, after half a month of retrial and investigation, the Department of Justice

It was determined that the prosecution's accusation that Fang Hexuan stole a gold watch was insufficient and he was released immediately.

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In the afternoon,

The Prisons Department notified Stanley Prison.

There is something special about the prisoners in Stanley Prison after they are released from prison.

In other prisons, after serving their sentences,

Once you step out of the prison, you have to figure out how to get home by yourself.

The prisoners in Stanley were released from prison.

The prison will arrange buses to take them to Victoria Reception Centre on Hong Kong Island.
Then they leave on their own.

Fang Hexuan asked Howard to let him stay one more night and leave tomorrow morning.

Some people he needs to comfort and say goodbye to,

Some things also require good interest arrangements before they are settled.

"Master Ding, we can't mess up the plan we agreed on tomorrow."

"Master Xuan, don't let any of them go?"

"There weren't many people involved, and we only caught the main culprit. I think I was very kind."

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"Master Ding, if you are soft-hearted, you will be laughed at by the 'Big Four', and Master Jun will not ask me such a question."

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"Brother Rong, I'm leaving tomorrow. You'll be the most handsome guy in Stanley. Are you happy?"

"Pujie, when have you ever been more handsome than me?"

"The female nurses in the hospital all say that I am more handsome than you."

"Pick, never let these crazy people get injections when you are hospitalized in the future, their eyesight is too bad."

"Haha. Seriously, Brother Rong, you took the blame for your good brother, so your family won't care about you?"

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"I won't force you. Whenever you want to be released from prison, just send me a message. It only costs a little money."

"Thank you, poor boy!"

"Hey, it's too formal to say this. If it weren't for you, I might not have been able to make it."

"How could that be? You're worth hundreds of millions at such a young age. You're ten times better than your father."

"I hope so. By the way, Brother Rong, don't get involved in what happens tomorrow."

"Look down on me? My skills are still the same!"

"How can I? You are my elder, unlike those gang bastards. I don't care how many of them die!"

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At night, in the square in the southwest corner of the prison, on the last night, the prison guards gave Fang Hexuan a lot of leniency.

He, Liu Juncheng, Da Yanming, and Jiu Wenlong sat on the iron ladder beside the court.
Drinking beer and looking at the stars.

"Jun Shao, I will keep your 4000 million for you at all times. Whenever you leave, I will transfer it to you immediately."

"It's better to trust you than my father or mother. When I'm released on bail, we'll do something big and make sure there are no more ugly pornographic magazines in Hong Kong."

"Young Master Jun really has lofty ambitions. I admire him!"

"Haha! That's what I like about you—you're so honest."

"Brother Ming, let's not be polite. I'll help you pay off the money you owe. Get out of jail as soon as possible. I still have a lot of things I need you to do for me!"

"Haha. From now on you are my boss and I will listen to you."

"Uh, speak properly!"

"???"

"Forget it. You won't understand even if I explain. Help me supervise Ding Ye and the others tomorrow."

"Brother Chao, he probably won't do that."

"I hope he won't, otherwise, he won't be able to sit in that seat."

"understand!"

"Brother Long, you can't give up your Muay Thai skills. After a while, I will help you get bail and become my personal bodyguard. How about that?"

".But I only know how to beat people, I have never protected anyone."

".Brother Long, you are so smart, just learn slowly!"

“I only went to elementary school.”

"Puh! How about I send you to middle school?"

"???"

"Don't worry, bodyguards are easy to learn. Have you ever heard of the Zhongnanhai bodyguards?"

"???"

"Anyway, don't let anyone get within ten feet of me. Is that possible?"

“I can try”

"Okay, it's settled!"

"Come on, deep feelings, drink it in one gulp!"

"???"

"You bastards, don't you understand this? Just drink it up in one gulp!"

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Before Fang Hexuan left,

I have given repeated assurances to Warden Howard.
As long as his funds are in place,

Within a year, let him double his earnings.

I got Li Leshi's phone number before.
There is no need to say goodbye to her.

It’s okay to contact each other after you get out.

There were also several female nurses who had defended him in the hospital before.

He was also shameless enough to ask for the person's phone number.

The reason why I didn't give myself a call,

Because he didn't have a phone at home.
I will definitely have to change houses after I get out.

The next morning at eight o'clock,
Howard personally escorted him out of Stanley Prison.
Watching him get on the prison bus,

I actually felt a sense of relief.

A whole bus.

Except him and the driver,

Empty.

Looking at the receding trees outside the car window,

Fang Hexuan's mood was surprisingly calm.

Since rebirth,
Stanley Prison is like my first home.

Although there are various unpredictable dangers inside,

But it made him think more calmly and have a different understanding of Hong Kong.

Leave the prison,

In the late 1970s, Hong Kong
This is a world that is even stranger than I imagined.

But there is a voice in my heart——

Hello, Hong Kong!
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