Spokesperson of the Hong Kong Comprehensive Police Force

Chapter 575: Statutory Highest Priority
Before I saw the person, I heard his voice first.

Everyone in the Commercial Crime Investigation Department looked serious.

The management of DCP has already reached an agreement with the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Who within the police force dares to stand up and express objections?

Even if the action DCP is in competition with the management DCP, it is impossible for it to simply cause trouble for the management DCP on such a major issue.

After all, the investigation procedures of the ICAC are legal and compliant.

At this moment, most people in the field were filled with confusion, but Huang Wenbin was the only one who began to feel a little miserable.

Others were only concerned about the fact that there were people within the police force who were blocking the ICAC from taking him away, but he himself noticed the key point in the figure asking him to cooperate with the investigation.

Huang Wenbin has no worries at all when being taken away by the Independent Commission Against Corruption for investigation.

Firstly, he was confident that the ICAC would not be able to find any solid evidence, and secondly, he believed that the senior police officers would not allow the ICAC to act too recklessly.

Even if it is a normal investigation procedure, the police force cannot let the ICAC lose face, right?

After all, he is still a member of the police force's gendarmerie level!

But if a monitoring procedure is initiated within the police force, it will mean something different.

Even if no substantial evidence is found in the end, Huang Wenbin can take an indefinite leave of absence during the investigation until the supervision process is completed.

Because the emergence of the police force's internal investigation procedure means that his personal integrity is questionable, which is a very serious invisible accusation.

Under the gazes of everyone with different expressions, Liu Baoqiang and Yang Jinrong led the team into the office area of ​​the Commercial Crime Investigation Division one after another.

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Yang, I am Lu Zhilian, the Chief Investigation Officer of the Independent Commission Against Corruption."

The leader of the ICAC's Executive Division stepped forward, flashed his warrant card and introduced himself, while asking about the intentions of Liu Baoqiang, Yang Jinrong and others.

"I don't know what you are doing?"

As one of the management leaders of Lian Ji, Lu Zhilian naturally knew the management personnel information of the National Security Department of the Police Force.

Needless to say, Liu Baoqiang is in his early thirties but is one level higher than Huang Wenbin, and works in a key core department such as the National Security Bureau.

As for Yang Jinrong, he is still the Chief Inspector.

But it will only take a week or two at most, and after the promotion process is completed, he will become a police commissioner who is younger than Huang Wenbin.

If Huang Wenbin is the rising star of the police force, then the two powerful officers of the National Security Department in front of them can almost be called the current shining stars of the police force.

Of course, Lu Zhilian would have the necessary information files on these outstanding elite members of the police force in his mind.

"Director Lu, wait a moment, I will give you a reasonable explanation."

His eyes swept over Lu Zhilian's certificate of appointment and his face, Liu Baoqiang nodded slightly and smiled formally.

Then he led his team to Zeng Yuming.

"Hello, sir. I am following the orders of our chief sir to take Huang Wenbin back to the National Security Department for questioning."

Raising his hand to salute, the smile on Liu Baoqiang's lips became a little more genuine.

After all, he is one of the only two deputy commissioners in the police force.

Although I don't have the authority to directly supervise them, I still have to give them some face.

Yang Jinrong, who was following behind Liu Baoqiang, saluted and took out the arrest warrant signed by his boss and presented it to Deputy Director Zeng.

Looking at the contents of the arrest warrant, Zeng Yuming's pupils suddenly shrank.

Liu Baoqiang was very polite in his words, saying that he was taking Huang Wenbin to the National Security Department for questioning. But the document they brought was an arrest warrant signed by Zhou Quan himself, which was by no means a simple questioning.

You know, just now Lu Zhilian came with the staff of the ICAC Enforcement Department and only presented a subpoena, asking Huang Wenbin to cooperate with the investigation.

One is direct arrest, the other is cooperating with the investigation. The difference between the two can be imagined.

"This is what Ah Quan meant!"

After returning the arrest warrant to Yang Jinrong, Deputy Director Zeng regained his calm expression.

"No problem, please do as you please!"

With a slight nod, he stepped aside and made his position and attitude clear.

Although Zeng Yuming was requested by ICAC Deputy Commissioner and Executive Director Yu Hongsheng to come and ensure that Lu Zhilian and his men's actions would not be obstructed and to avoid escalating conflicts between the police force and the ICAC.

But now the National Security Bureau has gotten involved, and they have an arrest warrant signed by Zhou Quan himself.

Zeng Yuming naturally knew very well how to choose sides.

If the ICAC wants to take Huang Wenbin away to cooperate with the investigation, then he can go to the National Security Department to coordinate.

Although he, Deputy Director Zeng, had a good relationship with Deputy Commissioner Yu of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, it was impossible for him to stop the actions of the National Security Department for the other party.

What Lu Zhilian said just now was right, but it was also slightly biased.

The ICAC is indeed the last line of defence against monitoring issues within the various disciplined forces in Hong Kong Island, but the priority of its cases clearly lags behind that of the National Security Department.

According to the legal provisions of Hong Kong Island, the Independent Commission Against Corruption has the power to investigate all Hong Kong government agencies and personnel except the Chief Executive.

But when it comes to actual action, the ICAC must give way to the National Security Department.

This is something that is clearly stipulated in the National Security Act.

It is not just the ICAC, other disciplined forces are no exception.

At this moment, even without continuing to communicate with Liu Baoqiang, Lu Zhilian was aware of the fact that he could no longer take Huang Wenbin away today.

He doesn't have the courage to obstruct the National Security Bureau's actions.

"It seems that the investigation into Huang Wenbin's matter needs to be conducted from the side!"

Sighing helplessly in his heart, Lu Zhilian also stepped aside.

Although it was a foregone conclusion that Huang Wenbin was taken away by the National Security Bureau, Lu Zhilian never thought of giving up investigating Huang Wenbin.

Investigating corruption is the responsibility of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

No matter what actions Huang Wenbin is involved in, he will definitely continue to investigate.

Now, he was merely yielding to the highest priority of the National Security Bureau's statutory cases.

Seeing Lu Zhilian's actions, Liu Baoqiang gave him a kind smile, which was a bit more sincere than the formal one just now.

Since Lu Zhilian already understood the current situation, Liu Baoqiang naturally would not delay it too much.

He brought Yang Jinrong and others to Huang Wenbin, his expression became extremely serious, and his tone was unyielding.

"Superintendent Huang Wenbin, please!"

(End of this chapter)