Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 1057 The Fermentation of the Counterfeit Currency Incident

After receiving the sponsorship money, the Hong Kong Island police quickly issued an announcement.

[Attention everyone! Hong Kong Island police are offering a reward for information leading to the counterfeit ring's leader, the "Painter." Depending on the importance of the information, the police will offer a reward of between one and eight million Hong Kong dollars.]

Regarding this case, Hong Kong police discovered a batch of counterfeit US dollars in circulation. Citizens are advised to carefully check whether the US dollars they handle are counterfeit during any transactions. [The following information is provided:]

As the police announcement was released, it immediately caused an uproar in Hong Kong Island, because ordinary citizens use Hong Kong dollars to conduct transactions, and only international companies, banks, etc. use and store US dollars.

"Fuck, luckily we all use Hong Kong dollars. This is going to give the Americans a headache. The fact that the police issued such a reward announcement shows that this counterfeit money group is very cautious and the quality of the counterfeit money is also very good. Otherwise, the police would not take such a big action!"

"Well, if I were to make counterfeit money, I would definitely make US dollars. Hong Kong dollars are only worth a few dollars, while US dollars are worth many times more."

Looking at the looks of the people around him, the man who had just spoken so boldly shouted, "Fuck, what are you looking at? You don't think I'm a painter, do you? Are you crazy about money?"

Just after the Hong Kong police issued the announcement, countries across Asia began to check the US dollars in their hands. As the actions in Asia unfolded, Europe, America and other countries all began to panic.

You don’t know until you check, and you’ll be shocked when you do.

In this era, the US dollar is the most widely circulated international currency. No matter which country it is, they all store US dollars as foreign exchange. After all, international transactions must require a currency that everyone recognizes.

It's like the Hong Kong dollar. When you go to Europe or America, no one recognizes it and you can't use it even if you get it. So everyone tacitly uses the US dollar as the currency for international transactions.

This has also caused heavy losses to many countries, especially Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and other places. They never expected that there would be such high-quality fake US dollars in the world.

As Hong Kong Island issued an announcement about counterfeit banknotes, Shanghai, which was not far away, soon received the news.

"Uncle, what do you think about the situation in Hong Kong Island?"

The uncle is an old man with a noble temperament. Even though his face is old and his back is hunched, his high nose bridge, deep features, and heroic spirit are enough to prove how handsome he was when he was young.

The person who asked the question stood there like a bamboo, thin and tall, with a calm and unhurried demeanor, just like a younger version of the uncle.

The uncle looked at the newspaper in his hand and said slowly, "Abao, this matter is too serious. We should not get involved. A few months ago, someone investigated the matter of the US dollar. Obviously, we knew about the US dollar matter a long time ago, but we didn't make it public. Instead, we secretly arrested the leader, 'Painter'. Now it seems that we haven't caught him either!"

As he spoke, the uncle put down the newspaper in his hand, stared at A Bao with a serious expression and said, "You should not have forgotten what the Foreign Trade Bureau asked you to do a few months ago. From that time on, any US dollars that appeared in Shanghai would be checked by the Foreign Trade Bureau."

"At first I thought the people in the Foreign Trade Bureau cared about US dollars and wanted to earn more US dollars as foreign exchange. Now it seems that they have known about the fake US dollars for a long time and have been secretly investigating them!"

A Bao looked young, but years of business experience had honed him into a patient and composed man. After listening, he slowly said, "Indeed, this matter is too big, and the risks are too high. Although high risk means high returns, it's not enough for us to gamble our lives!"

As the two uncles were talking, somewhere in Shanghai, an elderly man in a Mao suit slowly spoke up, "This matter was first discovered in Hong Kong Island. We were alerted by them, and that's when we started to strictly investigate the US dollar issue."

"It's just that this counterfeit money ring is so secretive. They stay abroad all year round, circulating money in various countries. We don't have enough manpower overseas. After six months of investigation, we still haven't caught the painter."

Sitting next to him was a middle-aged man in a Mao suit. He said calmly, "The Hong Kong police have replaced the person in charge of the case. This time, they've sent their best super cop. It seems the higher-ups on Hong Kong Island are also dissatisfied with the progress of the counterfeit banknote case."

"Super policeman!" The old man asked curiously, "Who is this super policeman?"

The middle-aged man spoke slowly, "This super cop's name is Watson. He rose through the ranks and once worked undercover in a triad gang. After returning to the force, he's been able to solve numerous major cases. Even the triad culture that has flourished in Hong Kong for decades has been firmly suppressed by him."

"Before he took office, gangs on Hong Kong Island were extremely arrogant. One gang could have tens of thousands of members, and they would engage in slashing and fighting in the streets in broad daylight."

"Besides the gang, he personally hates drugs. He eradicated the four major drug lords in Hong Kong. Under his leadership, 90 percent of Hong Kong's current drug dealers have been eliminated!"

"Well done, well done!" Hearing this, the old man couldn't help but shout excitedly: "I didn't expect there are such outstanding young people in Hong Kong Island. The country needs such outstanding talents!"

The middle-aged man continued expressionlessly, "According to our intelligence, this Watson is currently a Chief Superintendent of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau of the Hong Kong Island Police. The current Commissioner of Police, Wong Ping-yiu, was his superior. He even helped Wong Ping-yiu get promoted to the position of Commissioner of Police."

"So there's a high probability that Watson will be the next Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations, and then there's a high probability that he will be promoted to Commissioner of Police."

The old man nodded in satisfaction and said, "Young people should take on more responsibilities. Since he is so outstanding, why not invite him to Shanghai and share the intelligence we have obtained? This will help us catch the leader of the counterfeit money ring more quickly, and at the same time, let this young man see the speed of our country's development."

"I know that many foreigners still have the impression that our country is backward and poor, but if they come and see for themselves and experience the prosperity of Shanghai, they will surely understand our country's strength and will not just believe the foreign media that keeps smearing our country."

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