Zhao Haoqiang took a drag of his cigarette and said slowly, "Business used to be pretty good, what with debt collection, fighting for others, intimidation, painting doors, smashing cars, and the like. But in recent years, the cops have really cracked down, and business has dwindled. Spending a week here and getting one job is considered not bad."
Hearing this, Ye Fan felt a sense of collapse and immediately understood that this was probably considered a low-level black market. People like Zhao Haoqiang were the middlemen of the black market—you had a problem, you paid money, and he would take care of it for you. Of course, this was very low-end with all the tasks being petty and trivial.
Of course, Ninghai City was a small city, where the police were quite stringent, so there weren't many major incidents or many people daring to take on big jobs.
Moreover, the real big shots, like Huo Zilong, would usually handle matters themselves.
