Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 1209 Director Parker's Visit

After a moment's thought, Hua Sheng solemnly said, "Director Fan, rest assured, even if the Governor-General calls for a halt, I can still reverse the situation at the last minute. Right now, I just want to drag Li Yonglian into this mess."

“Although he has only been the Secretary for Justice for a few years, his abilities are truly formidable.” After a pause, he continued, “As far as I know, he has formed a circle that has gathered high-ranking personnel from the police force, the Legislative Council, the courts, and other units.”

"Furthermore, they secretly control a group of very powerful retired police officers and possess a large amount of underground influence."

"Most importantly, he likely has the support of some foreigners behind him. I don't know who these foreigners are, but their support for him isn't entirely pure..."

At this point, Hua Sheng stopped talking, while Fan Weili was completely stunned.

He really wondered if he had misheard. He was also the Director of the Financial Division, but compared to Philip and Lai Wing Lim, he seemed like a clown.

The other side has gathered a large number of people, forming a huge force, while I am still fighting alone.

No, it wasn't exactly a solo effort; at least he managed to win over the Commissioner of Police and the Deputy Commissioner of Operations.

But compared to the other two...

This caused Fan Weili's face to freeze completely, and finally, his lips twitched: "Are you sure?"

Although he knew Watson wouldn't lie to him, he still wanted to confirm it, mainly because the news had really shocked him.

Watson nodded solemnly and said, "I'm sure. It's precisely because I know that Lai Wing-lim is making some underhanded moves that I want to drag him down with me this time. Even if I can't drag him down, I want to take this opportunity to damage some of his power."

Fan Weili didn't know what to say. He understood very well that Hua Sheng was helping him by weakening his competitors. If he didn't know Li Yonglian's strength, he would definitely suffer losses.

Although he has served as Financial Secretary for many years, Fan Wai-lap is not the kind of person who forms cliques or engages in collusion. On the contrary, during his tenure, he has always worked hard to develop Hong Kong Island.

It is precisely because of the presence of Financial Secretary Fan Weili that Hong Kong Island has developed so rapidly in recent years, becoming the number one city in Asia.

It can be said that the prosperity of Hong Kong Island is inseparable from Fan Weili, and his contribution is truly enormous.

However, it was precisely because of this that Philip was very wary of him, secretly wooing him to establish the Z Foundation and recruiting a large number of retirees.

It was mainly Fan Weili's personal abilities that truly made Philip feel threatened.

Lai Wing-lim thought the same way, because he understood that if they competed fairly, he would be no match for Philip and Fan Wai-lap, so he could only take a crooked path and see if he could overtake them by taking a detour.

After a moment of silence, Fan Weili said solemnly, "Thank you, Watson. I will communicate with the governor. You should convict Philip as soon as possible... no, as far as possible. As for Li Yonglian, whether it works out or not, even if he has many supporters, I am confident that I can overpower him in the election."

"Go ahead and do it. I'll take care of everything else!"

Watson smiled with relief, knowing he hadn't helped the wrong person.

Although he was helping Fan Weili, he was also helping Hua Sheng himself.

Because he had already fallen out with Philip and Lai Wing-lim, he couldn't possibly support them. No matter who came to power, Watson would not have a good outcome. Therefore, he could only support Fan Wai-lap.

This was Watson's only option.

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Chen Yongren knocked on Watson's door and went inside.

“Wah Sir, Philip’s lawyer is demanding that we release Philip, saying that since someone has turned himself in, why should Philip still be detained? Things have gotten a bit out of hand. The head of the Security Bureau, Parker, has also arrived. He said that if there is no evidence, we should release Philip.”

Watson raised an eyebrow, got up and walked out of the office, with Chen Yongren following behind.

Upon arriving at the conference room, he saw that Security Bureau Chief Parker, Deputy Chief Lu Minghua, and others were all there. Huang Bingyao sat to the side, looking rather grim.

When Parker saw Watson arrive, he immediately shouted, "Hey, Watson Sir, you're getting more and more powerful these days! You detained the Chief Secretary for Administration without any evidence, and now someone has turned himself in. Why aren't you releasing him?"

Watson smiled faintly: "Director Parker is joking. How could we dare to arrest Philip without evidence? Although someone has turned himself in, we still need to verify whether it is true."

"We can't just convict any Tom, Dick, or Harry who claims to have killed someone. We should at least verify whether it's true."

"Moreover, is it possible for a housekeeper to do or dare to do things like setting up the Z Foundation for money laundering, reaping the wealth of Hong Kong Island citizens, and sending hitmen to the police station to kill and silence witnesses?"

As he spoke, Watson looked at the other man with a half-smile: "Could it be that you, Chief Parker, were involved too... Oh, sorry, sorry, it's just my professional habit kicking in, I'm suspicious of everyone. How could Chief Parker be involved?"

Parker's face darkened, and he slammed his hand on the table.

"Snapped!"

"Is this how you talk to your superior?"

Watson said in surprise, "Oh dear, didn't I just apologize? I misspoke. Chief Parker wouldn't be so petty, would he? Why make such a big deal out of something like this!"

Parker's cheeks twitched; he wanted to explode, but he forced himself to stop. If he lost his temper now, wouldn't he fall into the thief's trap?

Lu Minghua, the deputy director of the security bureau standing next to him, forced himself to suppress his laughter and pinched his thigh hard, otherwise he was really worried that he would burst out laughing.

On the other side, Huang Bingyao watched as Watson silenced Parker, and a smile crept onto his face.

He had just been questioned quite a bit by Parker, and given that Parker's position was indeed higher than his, it made him feel a bit uncomfortable. Fortunately, Watson helped him get back at him.

Parker took a few deep breaths and said in a deep voice, "Alright, we're not here to play games. Now that someone has turned himself in, you either release Mr. Philip immediately or produce solid evidence."

"We must resolve this matter before things escalate and before the media and reporters are aware of it."

Watson said calmly, "Chief Parker, as I just said, not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can turn themselves in and take the blame. It requires police investigation. I can't make your choice."

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