DRAGON DIVISION [Dragon Division]
Chapter 31: The Background of the Four Gates

When Xu Cheng arrived at the police station, he finally realized why the instructor had kindly helped him change his patrol area. It turned out that Young Master Yun and the other parents had finally managed to establish a relationship to get their children out of there. The top-level management might have thought that since they had held back the wealthy heirs for three days, the young masters might have already learned and were ready to be released.

When Xu Cheng came for his shift, a group of lawyers were also there to sign the bail and release documents.

Young Master Yun and the others came out of the cells and stretched their muscles. Upon seeing Xu Cheng enter, the two of them came and blocked Xu Cheng's path to the changing room.

The officer in charge shouted, “What are you guys doing?”

Of course, these people would try to play around with Xu Cheng in broad daylight at the station, but even though they tried it, they still would not be able to do it. So, Young Master Yun deepened his voice and said as he looked at Xu Cheng, “I hope you still have the guts to take the night shift.”

However Xu Cheng did not care. “I hope you can improve your attitude. Next time you come visit, maybe not just for three days.”

The other young master beside snorted, “You better not bother. We have time, let's wait and see what happens.”

Young Master Yun was worried that the trash talk was not enough to shake Xu Cheng, so he specifically added, “I heard you were transferred to the western district? That's good, don't let me see you in the western region.”

"You're done?" Xu Cheng looked at the group impatiently, then he turned around and looked at their lawyer. “Dragon your clients, or I will accept them now for threatening police officers.”

The lawyers' faces became awkward and they immediately looked at their young master.

Young Master Yun and the others simply sneered as they exited the bureau, leaving in their sports car that was also detained that night.

Xu Cheng went to the instructor's office. Seeing him enter, the instructor smiled as he got up and patted Xu Cheng on the shoulder. “We know that this group of children will try different ways to teach you a lesson, and we are worried that this problem will give you too much pressure, so we listened to their advice and let them go. After all, they had already been detained for three days; it was quite good for the first time. In addition, assigning you to the Western District is not because you did not do a good job in the area before, but we are just worried that those people will be impulsive and do something against you. Don't think about it too much.”

“I know, but why are we afraid of this group of people?” Xu Cheng asked.

The instructor sighed and replied, “These people are not scary, but the people from the four gates are scary. We're not afraid of big criminals, but we don't want to be entangled by petty criminals. You may not know the problem they are causing. These people did not commit too serious a crime, so they had to be released after being detained for several days. But what happened then? They will definitely be watching you and your family every day, affecting your life. In addition, the four gates still have influence around here. Under normal circumstances, departments like ours aren't high enough to touch it yet, understand? That's Bareskrim's problem, we just take care of the people's daily lives. The nature of our work is different.”

Xu Cheng sat down and asked curiously, “What is really scary about the four gates? Why can't gangs like them be eradicated?”

“That question only shows that you underestimated all four gates.” The instructor smiled bitterly. “They are strong because of what they rely on to make the perfect transition from black to white, allowing them to stay alive until now. The East Gate controls the shipping port. Even in the old days of the fishermen, they had taken control of the port area and when they began to turn to legitimate business, trade became the most important bargaining tool. If they collapse and the vast port area can not find someone to immediately take over, the entire foreign trade transportation industry in Shangcheng will face the problem of great stagnation, which is very serious.”

“In addition, Shangcheng is the only city in the country that grants official casino permits. Of the 9 major casinos in the city, at least 6 of them provide formal income for the West Gate.”

Xu Cheng narrowed his eyes, the industry is indeed huge.

“So, the North Gate is also the poorest among all. However, because they lack money, they are less concerned with their image and are usually the most annoying. They can't eat on their own, so many members often go out to do personal work. Since you are engaging with the people from the North Gate, we get worried, and that is why we assign you to the west side to patrol.”

Xu Cheng nodded, now having a general understanding of the four gates. Only those industries mentioned by the instructors alone were not easy to deal with. If the government really decided to crack down on them, the impact would be huge. In addition, these four gates have undergone a perfect transition, so they will not leave any evidence of unlawful practices that could pose a threat to higher-ups in their organization. They usually throw small shrimp to be caught by the police and do surface work.

“Once, I will follow the bureau setting,” Xu Cheng said.

Instructor patted him on the shoulder and could not help but give some compliments, “I respect people like you; an officer need not fear getting into trouble. To be honest, the officers who made it this far were all old men, and you were the first to actually dare to stand up and take on the role of a young master like this. My brothers and I are all very happy to see how you taught them a lesson. This time, our higher-ups are also siding with our bureau! Also, to tell you a secret, this time the city bureau praised our director for everything that happened, but the people and achievements were brought by you, he said, so the Director is very grateful to you and also sees the potential in you. Do a good job, don't disappoint us!”

Xu Cheng actually did not care much about it. He just nodded, “Of course. And if nothing else, I will patrol now.”

Instructor nodded. “Then I also go home from work now. You have to be careful at night. Contact me if something happens; your other colleagues will also notice and take care of you.”

Xu Cheng left with his comrades on their motorcycles, but he had to re-enter to retrieve his helmet. When his comrades all left and he was also about to leave, Young Master Yun and his companions blocked the road with two cars.

Young Master Yun lowered the window glass and said coldly to Xu Cheng, “I will make you regret being a patrol officer.”

Xu Cheng did not feel disturbed at all as he replied, “No problem, I will teach you how to be a better person. If one year does not work, then you can be jailed for three years. If three years are unsuccessful, then 10 years. As long as you want, I can accompany you.”

Young Master Yun closed the window and left.

Xu Cheng's comrades drove back and saw the incident, so they came over, with a little worry. “You want to drive a car to patrol? Motorcycles are not safe.”

“We are on country ground, how can it be unsafe? It's not like it used to be.” Xu Cheng shook his head and said indifferently, “I will face whatever I face.”

Then, he turned on the machine and left.

Inside the sports car not far from there, Young Master Yun was furious as he watched Xu Cheng leave.

“He went to the West Gate region to patrol so that it was beyond the control of the North Gate. Now, even though they took the money, they could do nothing more against him. Brother Yun, what should we do?” Said a young master in the passenger seat.

Young Master Yun replied, “We will ask the Four Young Masters of Shangcheng to handle it. We'll see if he has the guts to offend the top four young masters as well.”