Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 1205 Hope of Comeback

As he listened to the accusations on the television beside him, Philip's cheeks began to twitch. He was gritting his teeth, wishing he could tear Xu Huaijing to pieces.

If hatred could kill, Xu Huaijing would have died hundreds of times over by now.

Philip suddenly opened his eyes, slammed his fist on the interrogation chair in front of him, and shouted angrily, "Enough! What do you want? Do you want to fight me to the death? My family has been able to stand strong in Hong Kong for so many years. Do you think you can bring me down like this?"

Watson smiled nonchalantly: "Don't rush, Mr. Philip. That was a witness testimony. These are details of the funds you obtained from the Z Foundation, as well as evidence of various crimes."

Seeing Philip's grim expression, he smiled and said, "How could I dare to arrest you without solid evidence? 'Nothing ventured without solid evidence,' I suppose you haven't heard of that saying. Do you need me to translate it for you?"

"Come on, Director Lu, could you translate this for him?"

Lu Zhilian rolled his eyes in annoyance, then said solemnly, "Mr. Philip, the evidence is very strong this time. You'd better tell the truth. That way you can reduce your punishment, return the money, and maybe you'll have a chance to get out."

“Our Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has conducted a secret search of your office and residence in conjunction with the police and the Department of Justice. We believe we can find out something. If you don’t want to die in prison, you’d better tell the truth.”

Yang Tieli, on the other hand, didn't say anything, but just watched the scene with great interest, as if he were watching a play.

Before he arrived, Lai Wing-lim had instructed him not to interfere arbitrarily, and to prevent Philip from making baseless accusations that could implicate the Department of Justice.

Philip sneered at Lu Zhilian's persuasion: "Are you trying to fool me like a three-year-old? What Z Foundation? I have no idea about it. And the accusations made by that person on TV just now—I don't even know him. Oh, no, I think I've seen him before, but I can't remember."

"Oh, I suddenly remembered, he used to work in the police force, right? A former police officer, accusing me, the Chief Secretary for Administration? I strongly suspect that this is a political enemy slandering and spreading rumors about me. I request a thorough investigation!"

"Besides what I just said, I will not say another word. Please consult my lawyer."

After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes again.

Faced with this situation, Watson couldn't help but frown. This Philip was indeed a seasoned veteran who had been in politics for decades. He was completely unyielding, and it was practically impossible to get him to speak.

"Philip, you're quite arrogant. But with the evidence we have now, we have enough to prosecute you. If you don't want to talk, then stay here."

After saying that, Hua Sheng got up and left, and Lu Zhilian and Yang Tieli followed him.

Ma Jun and others came in and took charge of guarding the area.

Watson was also worried that something might happen to Philip during the trial. If that happened, things would escalate, and the British wouldn't let it go easily. After all, if the evidence against a Chief Secretary for Administration was conclusive, they would have no grounds for complaint.

If the Chief Secretary for Administration dies in the interrogation room before being convicted, then there's no way to prove his innocence.

Therefore, Watson arranged for Ma Jun and others to guard Philip 24 hours a day to prevent him from harming himself or being killed.

Watson had barely left the interrogation room when Chen Yongren approached and said, "Wat Sir, Philip's lawyer has arrived."

"Okay, let's go then, let's meet Philip's lawyer."

Soon, in the conference room, Watson saw several foreigners.

"Hello, Mr. Hua, I am Philip's lawyer. My name is Mike. This is Mr. Philip's butler. He is here to turn himself in."

Upon hearing this, Watson frowned: "Confess?"

The butler stepped forward respectfully and said in Cantonese, "Yes, I'm here to turn myself in. Without Mr. Philip's knowledge, I abused his position to lead and control the Z Foundation, ordered assassins to silence the suspects, and even had their families kidnapped..."

He took all the blame upon himself, completely absolving Philip of any responsibility.

The more Watson listened, the uglier his expression became. Finally, he gave a cold laugh: "You're going to take the blame for Philip? Do you think you can? I have plenty of witnesses and evidence here. Do you think you can just take the blame whenever you want?"

The lawyer stepped forward and solemnly said, "Wah Sir, as far as I know, my client is indeed unaware of these matters, and his housekeeper has now voluntarily turned himself in. The police still need to verify his statements before they can determine whether he is lying. Isn't it too early to draw conclusions now?"

Watson glanced coldly at the lawyer: "Don't worry, we will investigate and we will never wrong an innocent person."

"Ah Ren, you receive this lawyer and interrogate the butler at the same time. Director Lu and Prosecutor Yang, you can also participate in this."

After saying that, Watson went straight back to his office.

Lu Zhilian's expression was also not good at this moment. He had also seen the evidence and had confirmed that Philip was guilty. However, considering the issue of evidence, he planned to investigate further.

But then suddenly the butler comes along and confesses, which is just utterly ridiculous and insults everyone's intelligence.

This is so fake!

Even so, Lu Zhilian was still very troubled. He could only hope that the butler would make some mistakes when taking the statement, otherwise, this case would be really difficult to handle.

Yang Tieli stood to the side, watching the scene unfold with a half-smile, showing no intention of intervening.

Afterwards, Lu Zhilian and Yang Tieli each sent one of their men to interrogate the housekeeper with Chen Yongren, while the others went off to make phone calls to report the situation.

After all, things that seemed certain to be going well now seem to be showing signs of change.

After returning to his office, Watson's initial anger had vanished. He calmly sat behind his desk and began making and drinking tea...

It was as if nothing had happened outside.

When Lai Wing-lim learned of the situation from Yeung Tit-lap, he was slightly taken aback, then secretly sighed, "As expected of an old British family, they always have a way to deal with any situation."

At the same time, an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

In this situation, should we help Philip or kick him while he's down? Each option has its advantages and disadvantages.

This made him ponder deeply.

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