radicalducati Chapter 33: Collusion between the ICAC and the Independent Commission Against Corruption ?
Chapter 33: Collusion between the ICAC and the Independent Commission Against Corruption ?
"That huge sum of money was ultimately embezzled by Uncle Tian and a few others."
"So, I have a firm grip on Uncle Tian's fatal weakness."
"I could use this opportunity to blackmail Uncle Tian and force them to work for me."
Shi Xuan was so shocked that his mouth opened into an "O" shape:
Why would you do such a thing?
He Chu kept shaking his head:
"Inspector Shek, to be honest, you're really not suited to be a police officer."
"Someone with your personality would absolutely not be accepted by our Major Crimes Unit."
"Think about it carefully, how exciting is it to be able to control a police force, or even an entire squad?"
"Who could resist such a tremendous temptation?"
A storm raged within Shi Xuan's heart in an instant:
"Has Inspector Lin's plan succeeded?"
Lin Kuangtian said with a serious face:
"He did take the bait."
"He called us several times in a row. After we verified his identity, we immediately set up a tight arrest operation."
"It's just a pity that this guy is too cunning."
"He always manages to slip away right under our noses."
A perfectly timed look of confusion crossed his face.
"Especially recently, he has completely disappeared."
"Nobody knows where he's hiding."
Shi Xuan forced a dry laugh and said:
"Then what makes you think this plan has been a success?"
Lin Kuangtian said with an arrogant expression:
"To put on a good show, my two brothers bought gold and silver, almost emptying their savings of many years."
"If they hadn't gone to such lengths, how could he have fallen for their trick so easily?"
After listening, Shi Xuan remained silent and could not utter a single word.
Lin Kuangtian suddenly winked slyly at Shi Xuan:
"Operation plans of this level involve core police secrets and have always been kept strictly confidential."
Shi Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly forced a dry laugh and said:
"Then why are you telling me this today?"
Lin Kuangtian said with a hint of mockery:
"Of course we're here to ask you for your people!"
Shi Xuan hurriedly waved his hand and said:
"Why would they ask me for people?"
Lin Kuangtian laughed heartily, and continued in a mocking tone,
"That's true. How could law enforcement officers from the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) possibly collude with a major drug lord like Fang Xiangdong?"
"That's exactly what I've never understood."
"Just now, Superintendent Chan told me that he received an anonymous tip-off, accusing our team of embezzling HK$10 million."
"When I first devised this plan, I gave a detailed report to Superintendent Chan and received his formal approval—otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to make such a big decision on my own."
"Superintendent Chan then investigated the source of the tip-off call."
"You should know very well where that call came from, right?"
Shi Xuan's pupils contracted sharply, and he inwardly cried out in alarm! He quickly forced a dry laugh and said:
"How could I possibly know such a thing?"
He Chu pretended to be "curious" and asked:
"Uncle Tian, where did that false accusation call come from?"
Lin Kuangtian stared intently at Shi Xuan, letting out a few cold laughs:
"The Office of the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)"
Teng!
He Chu suddenly stood up from his chair and slammed his hand heavily on the table.
"This is absolutely outrageous!"
"A high-ranking ICAC commissioner actually colluded with a fugitive drug dealer to set a trap for our police station?!"
"This is absolutely lawless!"
He said with righteous indignation,
"You are the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), not some bandit den."
"I never imagined that you would dare to do something so audacious."
Shi Xuan stood there speechless for a long time; he would never admit to it.
He Chu's anger grew as he spoke.
"When you invited me to the ICAC for coffee before, I thought it was just a misunderstanding."
"After all, anyone would be suspicious if tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars suddenly appeared in their account. This is a very normal thing."
"Moreover, I am a police officer, which makes my identity even more sensitive."
"At the time, I just thought your reaction speed was a bit too fast."
"Apart from that, I didn't think about anything else at all."
Lin Kuangtian was taken aback when he heard He Chu's words:
"Officer Ho, tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars have suddenly appeared in your bank account?"
"Who is deliberately framing you behind your back?"
He Chu gently shook his head:
"No one framed me; I earned that money in the stock market."
He casually offered an explanation.
"I was just lucky and happened to pick Yuen Long Antenna as my stock."
Lin Kuangtian then suddenly realized:
"You're incredibly lucky."
Shi Xuan thought to himself,
"luck?"
"Perhaps that really is the case!"
"But deep down he didn't believe it was just luck."
"No one in the ICAC believed it either."
"But it's even more impossible to say that he's manipulating the stock market."
"If speculative stocks were so easily manipulated, would they still be called speculative stocks?"
"This is absolutely impossible—"
"When He Chu bought the stocks, he didn't just buy his own share."
"He bought the same stock for everyone in Group C."
"How could he possibly do something like this if he wasn't absolutely certain?"
"After analyzing it over and over, they could only come to one unbelievable conclusion—He Chu is a once-in-a-century super investment genius."
"No one in the ICAC can understand it."
"With your stock market skills, you could easily make enough to live on for a lifetime. Why bother being a policeman?"
"Isn't it more comfortable to spend all day easily making money in the stock market than to be a policeman?"
He Chu stared intently at Shi Xuan with icy eyes.
"You came all this way today to invite Uncle Tian for coffee, and then you say it was all a misunderstanding."
"Doesn't your ICAC always claim to be the elite of the elite? How come there are so many inexplicable misunderstandings?"