Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 797 ICAC Chief Investigator Luk Chi-lam

After all, it’s just a meal. Not to mention one meal, even ten meals, a hundred meals, or a thousand meals are nothing to Watson today. It’s just a trivial matter.

Fan Weili smiled mysteriously and said, "Okay, then let's go see if the workaholic Lu Zhilian is working overtime."

When we arrived at the ICAC, only a few places in the entire building had lights on.

Fan Weili took out his cell phone and made a call.

"Director Lu, I'm downstairs at the ICAC. Come down. I know you're still working overtime."

After a while, a dark-skinned handsome man came out, smiled shyly and said, "Director Fan, it's so late, what can I do for you?"

This person was Lu Zhilian. Watson had seen him before. At the same time, he also saw Watson and said in surprise: "Hua Sir, why are you here too? Is there really something wrong?"

Fan Weili rolled his eyes and said helplessly: "You are talking nonsense, if there is nothing wrong, why would I come to see you, Director Lu!"

Lu Zhilian's expression became serious, and he said, "Let's go upstairs and talk. This is not the place to discuss things."

The two followed Lu Zhilian into the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and Watson looked around curiously.

Lu Zhilian smiled and said, "This is Mr. Hua's first time visiting the ICAC!"

"Well, this is my first time here. It looks quite grand!" Watson said, looking around.

Lu Zhilian said slowly: "There is no other way. Only high salaries can stop people's greed. We are the last checkpoint of Hong Kong Island. If we don't defend it well, the whole Hong Kong Island will suffer."

When Watson heard this, he couldn't help but look at Lu Zhilian twice more. This man really had a strong sense of belief and was full of justice. He could indeed be regarded as the last checkpoint of Hong Kong Island.

After a while, the three of them came to a conference room. Lu Zhilian glanced at Fan Weili and Watson and said, "Okay, just tell me what you want to talk to me about."

Fan Weili looked at Watson, and Watson told him everything without hesitation or concealment.

"Director Lu, Philip is clearly trying to protect his son William. He will definitely bribe the judge and jurors. I don't know how your ICAC will handle this case!"

After listening to this, Lu Zhilian frowned and asked, "Sir Hua, are you sure that the police have solid evidence to prove that William is involved in drug trafficking?"

Watson nodded and said, "Well, we have both witnesses and physical evidence. Lin Kun intends to become a tainted witness and mentioned the account book he had previously recorded, which contains the amount and time of each distribution of money to William."

"Although William sent someone to get the money, the money will definitely end up in William's hands. We are now investigating the transfer time and amount in William's bank account. He will definitely not be able to escape."

Lu Zhilian nodded and said, "The evidence the police have now is sufficient. As long as they can find the time and amount of William's transfer and match them up, he won't be able to escape."

"As for what you said about Chief Secretary for Administration Philip bribed the judges and jurors, it is just a guess after all. He is one of the highest officials in Hong Kong Island. We cannot monitor him. We can only monitor the judges and jurors and make judgments through them."

"Since you have come to me, I will definitely not sit idly by. Mr. Hua, you guys should investigate the case well. As for the corruption case, just leave it to me. I will definitely not let you down."

Watson nodded and said, "Okay, Director Lu, thank you for your help."

Fan Weili suddenly said, "Hey, Lao Lu, I just made a bet with Hua Sir to see if you were working overtime at the ICAC. Sure enough, you were. He lost, and he wants to treat us to a midnight snack. Let's go out and eat together."

Lu Zhilian suddenly hesitated, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let's go, but you guys go downstairs and wait for me first. I'll turn off the computer and come right back."

"Okay, we'll wait for you downstairs!" Fan Weili immediately took Watson to the ICAC building, and then slowly said, "Lu Zhilian is quite stubborn. I know very well how powerful the Thomson family is. If he brings people to monitor those judges and jurors, there will definitely be problems."

"It's not convenient to say these things in the ICAC. I can only ask him to come out. But he definitely won't come with ordinary excuses. That's why I made a bet with you just now and used you as an excuse to get him out."

Watson's pupils shrank slightly. It was indeed not easy for someone to become the Director of the Finance Department. There was no such thing as a rookie!

After a while, Lu Zhilian came down and said with a smile: "Let's go, but I'll treat you today. You come to see me and I'll let you spend money. This is unreasonable!"

Fan Weili didn't care and said with a smile: "Okay, we can still drink a little. It's so late now, we can just go back to sleep after drinking, it won't delay tomorrow's work."

Under his deception, Lu Zhilian stepped into his trap step by step.

The three of them came to a barbecue restaurant, sat down and started eating and drinking.

When they had almost finished drinking, Fan Weili finally showed his true colors and said, "Old Lu, this matter is not that simple. You ICAC members are not usually equipped with guns. It may seem safe for you to monitor those judges and jurors, but in fact, there is only a thin line between life and death."

Lu Zhilian was silent after hearing this. Fan Weili continued, "I suggest that you cooperate with the police this time and don't fight alone. Otherwise, you will definitely suffer. You don't want to be unable to return home at night with your brothers!"

This sentence was so destructive that it directly broke Lu Zhilian's defense.

"Lao Fan, I understand. I won't act tough this time."

In fact, Lu Zhilian himself knew that this action was very dangerous, but he still thought that he was a member of the ICAC after all, and the other party should not be so arrogant as to dare to touch someone from the ICAC!

You know, the last time someone from the ICAC was touched was during the time of Lei Luo.

After that, no one dared to touch the ICAC's whiskers anymore.

After hearing what Fan Weili said, Lu Zhilian also understood that he could not gamble with his brothers' lives based on his own guesses. They were also human beings, they also had families, and there were people waiting for them to go home at night.

So Lu Zhilian agreed to the method proposed by Fan Weili.

Before this, the relationship between the ICAC and the Police Force had always been very tense.

The police were trying their best to catch the criminals, but when they turned around, they saw people from the Independent Commission Against Corruption arresting their own brothers.

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