Kunpeng's water strikes three thousand miles away, and his team trains to drive hundreds of thousands of men.

This poem describes the tide in Qiantang. It is very appropriate at this moment, at least in Hua Twelve's eyes.

When Hua Twelve saw the storm and huge waves coming, he immediately ignored the wind and rain and shouted loudly: "Quick, raise the sails and speed up to the shore!"

In an instant, everyone was busy. The marine police and the sailors who never set off helped control the sails and steer the ship.

The rescued hostages all wanted to run into the cabin to hide, but the cabin space of the fishing boat was limited. Hua Twelve simply let the woman hide in, and then found a cable and tied the rest of the people around their waists.

Tie them together to prevent them from falling off the boat together in the wind and waves.

Fortunately, the fishing boat was already very close to the shore, and in addition to the marine police brought by Hua Twelve, there were also active sailors on board, all of whom were very experienced sailors.

With the joint efforts of these people, the fishing boat finally successfully docked after struggling in the strong wind and waves for more than ten minutes.

At this time, the typhoon was approaching Hong Kong Island, dark clouds were pressing over the city, and the wind and rain became more and more fierce.

The fishermen on the pier were busy working on their fishing boats, and the coachman who usually waited for work had already disappeared. Hua Twelve could not find the carriage and had to take everyone to a foreign company closest to the pier to take shelter from the wind and rain.

Facts have proved that he made the right decision not to leave with everyone in the rain, because the storm at this time had just begun.

On September 18, 1906, a sudden typhoon hit Hong Kong Island, causing about 15,000 people to die, 1,349 missing, and 220 injured. The disaster was so severe that it was known in history as

Bingwu typhoon disaster.

This typhoon also hit the Pearl River Estuary area, so it is also called the "Pearl River Estuary Typhoon".

This typhoon formed and dissipated quickly. It only lasted a few hours, but the damage it caused was huge.

On Hong Kong Island alone, in addition to the casualties mentioned earlier, nearly 3,000 fishing boats and 670 ocean-going ships sank. Even the gunboat Phoenix, which never sets, capsized and ran aground due to this typhoon.

When the wind and rain subsided and everyone came out of the business to check the situation, they couldn't believe their eyes. They saw that the area around the port was in a mess, and many buildings along the coast were damaged. Countless ships, large and small, that were originally moored at the port had capsized.

Almost none of them are intact.

The fishing boat that everyone had taken back to Hong Kong Island had disappeared. It was not known whether it was blown away by the typhoon or had sunk into the seabed.

Hua Twelve and others still didn't know how serious the storm disaster was, but what they saw in front of them was shocking. He asked Zhuo Yifei to take a few marine policemen to return the gold and silver jewelry obtained from Sanpao Island to the martial arts hall.

, Then let Hong Tianci organize the rescued hostages to go to the police station to report to Sir Mei and arrange for them.

He himself took Ma Rulong and the rest of the people and ran to help the fishermen along the coast with rescue and disaster relief.

After working hard all day, it was almost dark when he returned to the martial arts hall. Hong Tianci brought him good news. Sir Mei told him that with this contribution, he had promised him a promotion.

Got it!

A few days later, when the post-disaster statistics of Typhoon Bingwu were published in newspapers, faced with the shocking death toll and damage assessment, Hua Twelve, Zhuo Yifei, Ma Rulong and other marine policemen who performed the beheading rescue mission worked together.

Made a decision.

That is to convert all the gold, silver, jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings brought from Sanpao Island into silver coins for disaster relief.

As a fisherman, Zhuo Yifei quickly sold these things and exchanged them for more than 800,000 silver dollars, all of which were donated to the families of the victims and the fishermen whose fishing boats were damaged in the storm.

Of course, Hua Twelve can't do this kind of thing in vain. Since he has done something good, he naturally needs to find media to report it and hype it up.

While reporting on the aftermath of the typhoon, many newspapers focused on the fact that Master Shen, the No. 1 police officer in the world, and his police disciples donated huge amounts of property.

In addition to the name Chong Yang, Zhuo Yifei, Ma Rulong, Da Zui, all those who donated money were all listed on the newspaper's charity list.

What is unexpected is that Chen Shaobai, the editor-in-chief of the Flower Planter Times, who had previously criticized Tianxia No. 1 Pavilion and Hua Shiduo, actually wrote an article to praise his generous donation and active disaster relief.

He said that Master Shen has a heart of gold, so that he can teach disciples who have the same kind deeds. He also called on the Hong Kong people to learn from him and donate money and efforts to help the victims overcome difficulties.

In fact, Hua Twelve and these police disciples did not gain anything. At least all the members of the police team who participated in the beheading rescue operation received varying degrees of commendations.

First of all, the Marine Police, which was originally disbanded, was re-established. Ma Rulong was promoted to Assistant Marine Police Officer due to his merit, taking over the original position of Assistant Officer Shi.

Other marine police officers involved in the operation also received promotions and salary increases. For example, Da Zui and others who contributed more were directly promoted to the rank of sergeant.

Of course, the one who gained the most was the person in charge and the greatest hero of this operation, Chong Yang, also known as Hua Twelve.

Because of his success in wiping out Luo Sanpao's group of pirates and rescuing the rear admiral, Francis Henry May fulfilled his previous promise and was promoted to Hua Twelve as the Chinese Deputy Chief, a level equivalent to that of the foreign deputy police chief.

However, the promotion documents have been issued and have not yet been officially announced. The official promotion will not be officially announced until the regular meeting of the police force in early October.

In addition, because of Hua Twelve’s charitable act of taking the lead in donating money, and the contribution he made this time, his future father-in-law, Francis Henry May, also used his connections as a noble to get recognition from the Sun Never Sets side. His contribution to society earned him a knighthood conferred by the Queen on which the sun never sets.

At the end of September, together with Hong Kong Island's richest man, Comprador He, he will be knighted and will be allowed to buy a house in Mid-Levels, Central, Hong Kong Island. At the same time, they are also the only two Chinese people in Hong Kong Island who can live in Mid-Levels.

With fame and status, the marriage of Hua Twelve and Lizhena was also put on the agenda. After all, the latter's belly was getting bigger day by day, and people would notice it if they didn't get married.

At that time, Hua Twelve will not matter, Francis Henry May’s old face will still be needed.

So the old foreign devil kept urging Hua Twelve to get married as soon as possible. To this end, he specially sent Alger, the heir to the earl, on a ship to India. He said that he was sending him to travel to his ancestral colony. Look at the scenery over there, I won’t come back in a year or two.

As for the engagement, he didn't mention it at all, just pretending it didn't happen.

Hua Twelve expressed his embarrassment at the old foreigner's urging for marriage. He spread his hands and said:

"Let's wait another two years. You see, I want money but I don't have money. I want a house but I don't have a house. Although the authorities have allowed me to buy a house in Mid-Levels, what should I do if I have no money?"

The old foreigner was so angry that he pulled his hair. Wait two more years? Will you and my daughter get married together when they have a second child?

He said angrily: "Why don't you have any money? How much money do you make from opening a martial arts gym? Do you really think that others don't know? Do you think you are irresponsible if you want to finish playing?"

Hua Twelve said that he had donated everything and there was nothing he could do.

In the end, Frances Henry May had no choice but to compromise and use his own money to buy a garden house in Mid-Levels for his daughter and Hua Twelve. He even paid for the wedding expenses.

Hua Twelve was so moved that the achievement of having to eat hard and soft food was finally achieved.

When he went out, he couldn't help but announce a treat to celebrate: "I'm so happy today, I'm going to treat all the brothers in the police force to a big dinner tonight!"
Chapter completed!