Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 1221 The Apostle Walker

As soon as Watson stepped out of the Supreme Court, a swarm of reporters rushed out, pointing their cameras and microphones at him, and loudly asked, "Watson, what was the outcome of this trial?"

"Wah Sir, we haven't seen Chief Secretary Philip. Has he already been sentenced and arrested?"

"Director Fan, when will the money harvested by the Z Foundation be returned to ordinary citizens?"

"Inspector Wong, is Chief Secretary for Administration Philippe really suspected of murder, money laundering, and other crimes?"

Not only Watson, but everyone who came out with him was surrounded by reporters.

Seeing this, Watson raised an eyebrow. Who leaked the information? How did the reporter know that today was Philip's trial? But it was pointless to investigate now.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "The trial has concluded, but we still need to wait for the Supreme Court's official announcement for further details. Excuse me, everyone, please make way..."

With police officers clearing the way, everyone got into the cars and, escorted by a line of police vehicles, headed towards their destination.

Seeing this situation, the reporters were naturally unwilling to give up and began to inquire with relevant court personnel.

Under pressure from numerous reporters, the Supreme Court issued a statement two hours later, acknowledging Philip's criminal record and sentencing him to life imprisonment.

This result caused countless Hong Kong Island citizens to gasp in shock. This was the Chief Secretary for Administration, one of the top three most important figures in Hong Kong Island, and yet he had fallen just like that.

Philip's downfall served as a stark warning to the corrupt officials within the Three Departments and Thirteen Bureaus, who began to restrain themselves and dared not accept bribes as brazenly as before.

Although Hong Kong Island has long had the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the three secretaries and thirteen bureaus still have countless ways to collect money. Unless someone reports or receives a tip, how could the ICAC, with only a few people, possibly catch so many corrupt individuals?

Watson returned to the police station in high spirits, but before he could even catch his breath, Chen Yongren came to his door. Seeing the conflicted and guilty look on Chen's face, he couldn't help but laugh and say, "What's wrong, Ah Ren? Did you find out that your daughter isn't your biological child?"

Chen Yongren looked at Watson speechlessly, rolled his eyes, and said helplessly, "Don't joke around. Half a month ago, CID's Kang Sir died, and before he died, he deleted all the undercover information from his computer."

"At the time, because you were busy dealing with the Z Foundation, I didn't tell you. Instead, I assigned Senior Superintendent Qin Sir from the CID to take over the case. Inspector Kang had an undercover agent infiltrated into the Demao Group, but after Inspector Kang's death, the undercover agent lost contact with us."

Hearing this, Watson felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if he had seen this plot somewhere before.

Chen Yongren continued, "After Qin Sir took over, he found an informant for Kang Sir. However, this informant was not aware of the information about the undercover agent in Demao Group. Three days ago, a text message was sent to the informant's phone, using Kang Sir's self-created Kang code. The other party claimed that he was the undercover agent - the Jack of Spades."

Hearing this, Watson was speechless. Wasn't this supposed to be the plot of Line Walker? Why was this suddenly coming up at this time? Judging from the tone, it seemed to be the movie version.

"So, have you made contact with the Jack of Spades yet?"

Chen Yongren nodded and said, "We've made contact, but Black Spade J and Lambman from the Demao Group have gone to Mexico. The group's higher-ups sent them there to connect with drug dealers and sell drugs to Hong Kong Island."

"But unexpectedly, after they arrived, the drug dealers attacked them directly, trying to kill them. Fortunately, Rambowen had hired mercenaries beforehand, who saved them at the critical moment. However, Rambowen used gunshots to send Morse code messages, telling us that he was the Jack of Spades."

"Now two Jacks of Spades have suddenly appeared. One is Shao Zhilang, nicknamed Young Master, who was the first to connect with us, and the other is Lan Bowen, nicknamed Alan, who appeared later. The two have been brothers for more than ten years, but Lan Bowen is doing better now and has become one of the senior executives of Demao Group."

"But the young master hasn't reached the higher levels yet; he's considered a relatively large leader."

Chen Yongren said with distress, "This is the first time I've encountered this situation. There are actually people impersonating undercover agents in the police force. They're really something else. Two Jacks of Spades, I don't know which one to believe."

Watson said nonchalantly, "Why don't we just bring them both back to the police station and investigate them thoroughly?" Seeing that Chen Yongren was about to speak, he added, "I know you're worried about the undercover agent being exposed, but they've already infiltrated to the top levels of the upper and middle management. If they continue infiltrating, won't they become the head of the group?"

"They must have gathered enough evidence by now. In this situation, the probability of the undercover agents being exposed is very high. Let's recall them first, ensure their safety, and then wipe out that Demao Group."

"By the way, what's the background of this Demao Group? They actually dare to smuggle drugs into Hong Kong from outside. Don't they know that I've wiped out all the drug dealers in Hong Kong? Are they looking for death?!"

Ignoring Watson's grumbling, Chen Yongren explained in a deep voice, "Demao Group is a large conglomerate, a semi-gangster company. Unlike Hung Hing, which is a full-time triad, they have their own businesses, but they also employ thugs and gunmen."

“They don’t occupy territory, they’re not gangs in the traditional sense, and they don’t collect protection money. They just do some business in the gray area. After drug traffickers on Hong Kong Island were wiped out, they’ve been patient for so long, but now they can’t resist the temptation of the huge market and plan to smuggle drugs from Mexico.”

Watson said irritably, "Damn it, they still dare to go after Mexican drug traffickers. If we don't wipe them out, we'll be letting down our fallen comrades!"

Chen Yongren continued, "The chairman of Demao Group is a middle-aged man named Guo Ming. We know very little about him. He has more than ten senior executives who manage the company's business in various regions. The most outstanding among them is Lan Bowen."

"However, according to our investigation, this Guo Ming is very likely just a puppet. There may be someone behind him, because although he is the chairman of the company, he does not have a strong control over the company and does not seem like a real boss at all."

"The company has more than a dozen senior executives, more than the number of leaders in the Hung Hing triad, yet they lack control, and Lam Bowen is exceptionally outstanding..."

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