Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 800: Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner Fan Peifang

After Philip heard this, it seemed as if he had heard nothing, because Fan Peifang was just practicing Tai Chi. She answered, but it also seemed as if she hadn't answered.

"Commissioner Fan, I have no other intention in calling you this time. I just want to put forward my own ideas. It is also a reminder to the ICAC and you, the Commissioner, that it is better for the ICAC and the police force not to be too close!"

Fan Peifang raised her eyebrows and a fire started in her heart, but after all, she was facing Philip, the second most important person in Hong Kong and the Chief Secretary for Administration.

So she could only suppress her anger and said slowly: "Thank you Director Philip for your reminder. We at the ICAC always act in accordance with the law!"

After that, both parties hung up the phone.

Fan Peifang immediately called the secretary and asked, "Are there any cases in the investigation department recently?"

The Investigation Division is one of the three major divisions of the ICAC's Executive Division.

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Investigation Division: (Divided into several teams, specializing in investigations such as the Financial Crime Team and the Public Institutions Team, and investigating major corruption cases.)

Technical Support Section: (Provide technical support such as monitoring, tracking, and computer forensics.)

International Cooperation Group: Collaborates with overseas anti-corruption agencies (such as Interpol) on cross-border cases.

Among them, the Investigation Division is equivalent to the serious crime squad of the police force, which is specifically responsible for handling cases, and the elites of the Independent Commission Against Corruption are all in it.

Lu Zhilian was able to become the chief investigation director purely based on his personal ability. He solved one corruption case after another and was therefore promoted to this position.

The secretary thought for a moment and shook his head and said, "No, but Director Lu left with his men early this morning. He didn't say what he was going to do."

Fan Peifang frowned, took out her cell phone and made a call.

"Lu Zhilian, are you cooperating with the police?"

Hearing this, Lu Zhilian was slightly startled, and then said: "Yes, Commissioner, I also came to the police force this morning to confirm that we are indeed united now, but this is only temporary. We are temporarily united for a case."

After hearing this, Fan Peifang immediately said, "Okay, I get it, but next time you have to tell me about this kind of thing, it's better. Just now, Chief Secretary for Administration Philip called me and I handled it."

"Philip? How dare he call you?" Lu Zhilian said with a somewhat unpleasant expression, "Commissioner, you don't know that the case that I am handling together with the police force is about Philip's son William's involvement in drug trafficking."

"He called you to put pressure on you!"

After listening to this, Fan Peifang smiled brightly and said, "I was wondering why Philip would call me. It turns out he is worried that our ICAC will get involved and make things difficult for him!"

"Thinking carefully, he did put pressure on me just now. But what kind of place is our ICAC? How can we be so scared and give up just because he said a few words casually?"

"Thinking back to when our ICAC was established, the first commissioner of the ICAC was under tremendous pressure to dismantle Lei Luo's money empire. Now, if Philip can make me back down with just a phone call and a few words, then I am not worthy of being the commissioner of the ICAC."

At this point, Fan Peifang said solemnly, "Lu Zhilian, you must investigate this case carefully. Don't wrongly accuse a good person, and don't let any bad person go. If anything happens, I will take care of it for you. I don't believe that Philip can turn the tables!"

Because the ICAC is very special, they only need to be accountable to the Governor.

To put it simply, this is equivalent to the Jinyiwei in ancient times, and Philip is now equivalent to the prime minister. Although the prime minister is indeed very powerful and has great power, the emperor is behind the Jinyiwei.

If no conflict occurs, the Jinyiwei will still give the prime minister some leeway, but if the prime minister is involved in the case, the Jinyiwei will definitely not show mercy.

After hearing what Fan Peifang said, Lu Zhilian immediately stood at attention and shouted loudly: "Yes, Commissioner!"

Fan Peifang smiled and said, "Okay, then you continue to work. If you have any difficulties, you can contact me and I will help you solve them."

After saying that, she hung up the phone.

Lu Zhilian also slowly put down his phone. Watson walked over from not far away and said, "What happened to you?"

Lu Zhilian shook his head slightly and said, "It's nothing. Philip actually called to put pressure on the Commissioner of our ICAC. He forgot that our ICAC was not afraid of Lei Luo and the Golden Empire. How could it be afraid of him, the Director of the Administrative Department!"

Watson pursed his lips and said helplessly: "I know you are awesome, but can you please stop mentioning Lei Luo and the Empire of Money? Many of the old people in the police force have received favors from Lei Luo."

"If you say that now, it will easily break up the relationship we worked so hard to build."

Lu Zhilian smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay, I understand. I won't talk about it for the time being. I'll talk about it after this cooperation is over!"

Watson: “!!!”

After shaking his head helplessly, Watson sighed and said, "Come on, I'll take you to the Narcotics Investigation Division and show you all the information about the case. We'll also send people to monitor the judge, jurors, etc. If we find anyone bribing them, we'll show up and arrest them."

"As long as we arrest one or two of them, we can serve as a warning to others and make them afraid to accept Philip's bribe easily."

Watson paused and said, "But Philip is so powerful that he may not even need a bribe. He just needs to say something like, "I owe you a favor," and the other party will definitely help him without hesitation."

"This kind of thing can't be considered a bribe!"

Lu Zhilian said slowly: "It's not a bribe. After all, there is no money involved. Favors are cheap, but they are also expensive!"

"It all depends on how both parties feel. If Philip doesn't admit it afterwards, the other party will have no recourse."

Watson smiled and said, "The possibility you mentioned is too low. Philip is the Director of the Administrative Department. If he doesn't recognize it, who will help him in the future?"

Lu Zhilian said with a serious expression: "This is the problem. If Philip really does this, then we have no way to deal with him at all, and he can also successfully bribe those judges and jurors."

"When that happens, he will not only slap the face of the police force, but also the face of our Independent Commission Against Corruption."

Hearing this, Watson's expression became serious.

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