Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 900 The man behind the scenes is Li Yonglian

Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner Fan Peifang frowned and said, "Is there anything suspicious about this Zhang Hua?"

Lu Zhilian paused and said, "No, but he has a subordinate who used to be a gangster. His nickname is Jimmy. He used to be a member of He Liansheng. But after He Liansheng's decline, he lost contact with his former brothers."

Seeing Commissioner Fan's furrowed brow, Lu Zhilian quickly said, "I know these things seem unrelated, and there's no evidence to prove any connection between these companies and the mafia, but I still feel like something's amiss."

Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner Fan Peifang frowned and said, "Zhilian, is there something wrong with the direction of your investigation? We are investigating Watson, not Zhang Hua or Jimmy. Just tell me, during this period of investigation, have you found any evidence against Watson?"

Lu Zhilian was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "This Watson's resume is spotless. Although he lives in a mansion and drives a luxury car, all of these things are under his girlfriend's name. There's nothing wrong with them at all."

"He doesn't have any bad habits. He's not into eating, drinking, whoring, or gambling. He's not particular about what he eats and drinks. He doesn't indulge in red wine, steak, lobster, or abalone every day."

"On the contrary, he basically goes home to eat every day. I also checked their menu, and it's mostly home-cooked dishes, nothing special. He doesn't like to go out to nightclubs, and he doesn't even touch gambling. I heard that he hates gambling."

Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner Fan Peifang sighed and said, "Is that so? Then we can close the case. Zhilian, our ICAC doesn't have to uncover any problems to be considered powerful. We should hope that we don't find any problems. Only then will Hong Kong Island be stable. Do you understand?"

She was also worried that Lu Zhilian would fall into a madness and would be determined to bite Watson to death and would not stop until he found the problem!

Lu Zhilian nodded solemnly and said, "Commissioner, I understand!"

Commissioner Fan nodded and said, "Well, then, please issue an investigation report in the name of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. By the way, have you found out how those rumors were spread?"

Lu Zhilian lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, Commissioner, we've been busy these days... I'll check it out later."

Commissioner Fan nodded and said, "Well, now that we've investigated, it's clear that these rumors are false. They actually dared to fabricate such a story about a senior superintendent, a promising super cop. The implications of this incident are extremely negative. If we don't catch the mastermind behind this, then anyone can use this tactic to attack or retaliate against us in the future."

"I believe the police are also investigating. You can go find someone from the police force and check it out together."

"Okay, that's it for now, let's adjourn the meeting!"

"Yes, Commissioner!" Everyone stood up and respectfully saw Commissioner Fan off.

Watson looked at the ICAC review report in his hand and said happily, "Director Lu, thank you all for your hard work during this period. I will treat everyone in the ICAC task force to dinner tonight. Don't worry, it will be just an ordinary meal, nothing special, but it can be regarded as a reward for everyone's hard work on my behalf during this period."

Lu Zhilian, who originally wanted to refuse, finally couldn't resist Watson's enthusiasm and agreed.

"Hua Sir, I'm here for another reason. I want to work with the police to find the person who spread the rumors."

Hearing this, Watson paused. They were the only two people in the office at this moment, and his change was quickly noticed by Lu Zhilian. He frowned and said, "Mr. Hua, have you found the real culprit behind this?"

Watson sighed and said, "I did find out, but there's no evidence. It's impossible to convict someone of a crime based on just a few words."

"Who is that person?" Lu Zhilian asked solemnly. He knew from Watson's expression that the other party was definitely not an ordinary person.

Watson paused and said, "I didn't want to tell you at first. After all, this person is too powerful. Even if we knew, there would be no good way. But since you asked, I'll tell you straight away."

"The person who spread the rumors this time is the Deputy Secretary for Justice, Lai Wing-lam!"

"What?" Lu Zhilian said in shock, "Are you sure?"

Watson looked at Lu Zhilian's incredulous expression and said slowly, "I wouldn't lie to you about something like this. Besides, the other party is the Deputy Director of the Department of Justice. If my men hadn't caught the person who spread the rumors and interrogated him, I wouldn't have believed it."

"Well, Director Lu, I told you this, this person is too powerful. Even if we know he's behind this, we still don't have the slightest way to stop him. After all, we can't just arrest the Deputy Secretary for Justice based on the confessions of those few people we captured!"

Lu Zhilian was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said solemnly, "No matter who they are, as long as they want to destroy the prosperity of Hong Kong Island, they are the enemy of me, Lu Zhilian, the entire Independent Commission Against Corruption, and the countless people of Hong Kong Island!"

"Whether you investigate or not, I will continue to investigate this clue. Can you tell me the names of those who spread the rumors?"

Watson nodded and said, "Okay, but you have to be careful. It's best to hide and look for them. If Li Yonglian finds out, then these people will be dead."

This was not because he was a virtuous person, but because he did not want the witness he had found with great difficulty to die. When the other party spread that rumor, he did not consider how much trouble it would cause to Watson.

Although these witnesses are not useful now, if Yang Zhen and his team overhear some important information, these witnesses will be useful.

Lu Zhilian nodded and said, "I understand. I will secretly go to them to find out the situation."

Watson looked at Lu Zhilian and said slowly, "Actually, I haven't given up either. However, if we want to investigate such a high-ranking official, we need to proceed in secret until we find evidence of his crime. Only then can we come forward openly. Before that, we need to hide well."

"If we are discovered, we will be held accountable. The person on the other end is the Deputy Secretary for Justice, the highest-ranking official in Hong Kong."

Lu Zhilian smiled faintly, but the smile was extremely stiff.

"Don't worry, I've worked at the ICAC for so many years, I know how to investigate cases like this. We just need to share some intelligence, and the rest depends on our own abilities."

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