Straddle Legal and Illegal Simultaneously

"His swift decision-making, insightful caution, and enjoyment of connections within both the legal and illegal realms indeed provided advantages in business."

""Lee Hee-shun was described as a godfather with a rugged appearance wearing tunics and kung fu shoes, strict with rules in both the legal and illegal sides, liking arguments and having a fiery temper, leading to conflicts.""

"The unique background allowed prominent merchants who built fortunes on opium, like Jardine, Matheson & Company’s Matheson and Jardine, Mody and Company’s Mody, Belilios and Company’s Belilios, and the Sassoon families, as well as the Ho family, to become influential figures of the era. Smoking opium was considered commonplace, nothing unusual."