Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

Li Wenbin frowned as he looked at the unit in front of him and took out his walkie-talkie: "Sniper, can you get a clear view of the situation inside the room?"

"Sir, the curtains are drawn all around the room, we can't see what's going on inside!" the sniper on the other side of the building replied helplessly.

At this moment, Zhang Zhiheng walked over with a burly man: "Li sir, we've apprehended someone. This guy isn't a resident of the building. When we found him, he said he wanted to see you!"

The burly man smiled at Li Wenbin and said, "Li sir, I'm Tongguo! I've brought you intelligence!"

"A copper pot?" Li Wenbin frowned as he looked at the man in front of him. "Are you one of Uncle Chen's men?"

Copper Pot nodded: "The leader of this gang of bandits is called Chen Yiyuan, and he has been to the battlefield! The current hostage is Fatty, the tenant of this unit. Fatty has a son and a daughter. The three hostages are being held and are sitting on the sofa directly opposite the window in the room."

"Chen Yiyuan and A Zhong are in the north bedroom, where the window can be opened from the outside! The other two are, one standing in the living room, facing the living room window, and the other at the south bedroom door, to the right of the main door!"

Upon hearing the detailed information about the copper pot, the members of the Major Crimes Unit all changed their expressions.

Li Wenbin looked at the copper pot with some surprise and asked, "How did you know?"

Tong Guo chuckled and pulled out a detection device, saying, "A body temperature detector, the latest product from America, high-tech that our boss brought back. Hope it can be of some help to you!"

The group gathered around the copper pot for a closer look and, sure enough, they could see the faint outlines of several people on the detector.

"Is this accurate?" Li Wenbin asked, looking at the copper pot with a serious expression.

The copper pot patted his chest and said, "If this is inaccurate, I will pay with my life for all of you officers!"

After a moment of silence, Li Wenbin turned to Zhang Zhiheng beside him and said, "We can break through through the fire escape. Are you confident?"

Zhang Zhiheng said excitedly, "Give me two men, and I'll take care of the thugs in the bedroom, sir!"

Li Wenbin nodded, then glanced at his watch: "I'll break down the door in three minutes. Act together on my signal!"

"Yes, sir!"

Zhang Zhiheng immediately led his men to the fire escape, preparing to climb the fire ladder outside the building to reach the eighth floor.

After Zhang Zhiheng waited for orders, Li Wenbin took a deep breath, made a hand gesture, and then broke down the door.

After the miniature bomb blew open the door lock, Li Wenbin rushed in and the first person he dealt with was the armed thug standing next to the fat man.

They moved so fast that they didn't have time to react at all.

Just as Chen Yiyuan, who was in the bedroom, heard the door being broken down and was about to act, the window behind him was smashed. Zhang Zhiheng then led two other members of the Major Crimes Unit to open fire, killing Chen Yiyuan and Ah Zhong on the spot.

Li Wenbin, who was breaking through from the front, fired the first shot, hitting A Long, who was guarding the side of the goal.

With the cooperation of Li Wenbin's men, the sniper across the building also shot and killed A Xin, who was guarding the south room.

Such perfect teamwork ended the battle in just ten seconds.

Even the fat man and his son and daughter didn't react.

"Alright, it's all over, you're safe now!" Li Wenbin walked up to the hostages and reassured them, "Are you injured anywhere? Do you need an ambulance?"

The fat man then realized that the police had already killed the criminals. He covered his children's eyes and said in a trembling voice, "Sir, it's alright, I'm alright!"

"That's good. This scene isn't suitable for children. I'll have someone escort you downstairs!" Li Wenbin nodded and said to the fat man.

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" Fatty thanked him repeatedly, and walked downstairs under the protection of two officers from the Major Crimes Unit.

Looking at the scene before him, Li Wenbin breathed a long sigh of relief and said to Zhang Zhiheng, "Have the fire and riot control department come and check it out, and notify the ambulance to take all the injured brothers away."

Zhang Zhiheng nodded, noticing the bullet wound on Li Wenbin's cheek and the hole in his bulletproof vest, and asked, "Sir, how are you? Do you need treatment?"

Li Wenbin casually wiped the blood from his cheek and said calmly, "No need, it's just a minor thing, a broken rib! Now that we've solved the case, we can't let the brothers go unaccounted for!"

Obviously, Li Wenbin couldn't leave the scene at this time. If he did, those shameless guys in the administration department would immediately steal the credit!

Zhang Zhiheng nodded: "Yes, sir!"

……

The reporters downstairs saw the police take action again and were waiting for the results.

Then someone shouted, "They're out! They're out!"

Two officers from the Major Crimes Unit, protecting Fatty and his son and daughter, walked out of the building.
Seeing this, the camera shutters of the media reporters flashed incessantly, almost blinding them.

A group of reporters then rushed up, wanting to interview the fat man's family.

However, the officers from the Major Crimes Unit had the PTU officers remove them, saying, "The hostage needs to be checked now. You can interview them after the check is complete."

Helpless, the reporter could only stare at the building, waiting for the members of the Major Crimes Unit to come down.

It's obvious to anyone with a discerning eye that the two groups of police officers operated in completely different ways.

One group was only focused on posing and moved slowly, while the other group was as swift as the wind and rescued the hostages before anyone could react. It was a clear difference in skill.

A moment later, Li Wenbin and Zhang Zhiheng and their group came out of the building, and then the fire and explosion control teams took over.

Medical personnel carried the heavily wounded PTU members out of the building, while the Major Crimes Unit members, though covered in injuries, were in high spirits and incredibly fierce.

The reporters immediately found their target and swarmed around Li Wenbin, bombarding him with a barrage of questions:
"Officer, have the robbers inside the building been killed?"

"Are there any police casualties?"

"Why were you able to rescue the hostages so quickly?"

"..."

Li Wenbin was also at a loss when facing the reporters, and could only barely manage to reply, "There's no difference. If there is a difference, it's that we are all frontline members of the serious crime unit!"

Upon hearing Li Wenbin's words, the police officers from the administrative department felt as if they had been slapped in the face, their faces burning with pain.

Li Wenbin's response of just this one sentence was enough.

The media is best at imagining and digging up the truth, so this case will definitely not be covered up in the end.

But that has nothing to do with Li Wenbin.

After all, Han Yili needed to quell the anger of the Hong Kong citizens, so he had to throw some people out.

Fang Jiexia alone is definitely not enough; Huang Yuanbin will probably be in trouble too.

It can be said that after such a long period of planning, the objective has been achieved.

As for what happens next, Li Shutang and Chen Jiajun will find a way to resolve it.

The next day, major media outlets began rushing to report on the ins and outs of the case.
Some even created storytelling sessions, with various conspiracies and schemes being the most popular content among Hong Kong citizens.

This situation has given the police a major headache, and no amount of denials from the public relations department has worked. Moreover, this trend has even spread within the police force itself.

It's impossible to say that no one within the police department had any objections to the administrative department's interference in the major crimes unit.

They all began to take sides and criticize their opponents.

However, in the past, the administrative departments have always had the upper hand, leaving the operations department speechless.

But this time things turned out the other way around. The action department acted like it was New Year's Day, with all sorts of provocations and shouts!
Even those at the superintendent level or higher couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks, almost leading to a fight inside the police station.

In such an environment, not to mention the heads of various departments, even Austin, the head of the operations department, was having a major headache.

"Sir, you're the head of our operations department!" Facing Austin, who was trying to smooth things over, the members of the operations department glared at him angrily, their threat obvious.

In such an environment, it is necessary to challenge the administrative departments.

Ultimately, with the action department having the advantage of timing, location, and popular support, Han Yi-ri had no choice but to punish the culprits behind the incident.

A few days later, the police disclosed what had happened.

Although it wasn't stated clearly, the general idea was that the police administration was taking credit for their work, and their command errors caused damage to the police force. Fortunately, Senior Inspector Li Wenbin of the Major Crimes Unit of the Operations Department turned the tide.

As a result, Huang Yuanbin, Superintendent Yang, Fang Jiexia, and others received varying degrees of punishment, while Li Wenbin was promoted two ranks to the position of Superintendent.

……

On a day off, at Yunlai Teahouse.

Chen Jiajun was having tea with Li Wenbin and his son.

"Wenbin, you've been promoted two ranks in one go this time, that's a record-breaking achievement, isn't it?" Chen Jiajun said to Li Wenbin with a smile.

Li Wenbin nodded: "I must thank Uncle Chen for his help!"

Chen Jiajun waved his hand and said, "Your dad and I just do some work outside. The real hard work is done by you. There's no need to be so modest!"

Li Shutang laughed and said, "This kid is so arrogant when he talks to me at home! Hahaha!"

It would be a lie for Li Shutang to say he wasn't happy that Li Wenbin had overcome this hurdle.

After exchanging a few jokes, Chen Jiajun said to Li Wenbin, "You should have a clear understanding of the current situation within the police force, right?"

Li Wenbin nodded: "The English are shrewd; it's impossible for a Chinese person to take the lead now!"

The conflict between the administration and operations departments has reached such a tense point that they have completely broken apart.

Even if Li Wenbin has a high reputation within the police force, he cannot become the next leader of the Chinese police force.

Chen Jiajun nodded: "But we must still fight for what we have, and not give an inch!"

Li Wenbin frowned and asked, "Why?"

Chen Jiajun tapped the table and said, "For the sake of future plans, the departure of the British is a foregone conclusion. The defeat in the Falklands War has shown the world the decline of England. They can't hold onto Hong Kong!"

"But I know these foreigners won't leave willingly; they'll definitely plant many spies in Hong Kong. Who will know who's the good guys and who's the bad guys in the police force, the judiciary, the education department, and so on?"

Li Wenbin looked at Chen Jiajun and his father in surprise: "You two wouldn't be thinking of..."

Li Shutang nodded and said, "That's right, if possible, we want to push you to the top position!"

“This…” Li Wenbin was stunned.

You should know that he hadn't thought that far ahead, but his father and Chen Jiajun had already started making plans.

This far-sighted vision surprised Li Wenbin.

Li Shutang comforted his son, saying, "I know the top position is difficult to obtain, but we're not without a chance! Right now, you just need to focus on your own work and hone your political acumen! That will be useful no matter where you go in the future!"

Li Wenbin helplessly spread his hands and said, "Dad, you really think highly of me!"

"It's all up to human effort!" Chen Jiajun said with a chuckle.

After discussing this matter, Chen Jiajun said to Li Wenbin, "There's something I want to ask of you: help me investigate Huang Yuanbin and his men!"

Li Wenbin said in surprise, "This struggle has failed, and this guy will probably step down from this position soon. Why bother investigating him?"

Chen Jiajun said with a cold look in his eyes, "I suspect he's colluding with some organization!"

Su Xingbo was not just a figurehead in the Etheric Society.

Although Ether would always be on guard against him, he still managed to uncover quite a few useful things.

For example, this Huang Yuanbin, a guy from the foreign faction in the police force.

Moreover, he comes from a wealthy family and graduated from the Goethe-Institut in Hong Kong, so he can be considered to have a prestigious background.

This perfectly aligns with the conditions for the Ether to attract.

Moreover, Huang Yuanbin quickly rose to a high position after joining the police force thanks to his family connections, which was also the purpose of Ether's efforts to win him over.

Seeing that Chen Jiajun didn't say anything, Li Wenbin didn't press further and could only nod and say, "I'll keep an eye out for you."

After being promoted, Li Wenbin still had many things and tasks to hand over, so he left after sitting for a short while.

Li Shutang also wanted to go back to fishing, so Chen Jiajun called Su Xingbai over.

Asked about the situation.

Su Xingbo said with a serious expression, "I estimate that the Ether Society will soon squeeze Huang Yuanbin dry! When he steps down, the Ether Society will completely abandon him."

Chen Jiajun asked in surprise, "How do you know so much?"

Su Xingbo sneered and said, "After infiltrating the Ether Society for so long, I've finally seen through these people's true colors. They claim to be a mutually beneficial cooperation platform, but these guys are incredibly ruthless towards those who have no use to them!"

Chen Jiajun nodded and said, "That certainly fits the approach of those so-called 'elites'! How's your digging going in Hong Kong?"

Su Xingbai chuckled and said, "The timing is almost right. I've completely figured out their plans in Hong Kong. Now it's just a matter of when you, boss, will make your move."

Chen Jiajun shook his head and said, "We've waited so long, there's no rush. I don't know how many government and police personnel these scumbags from the Ether Society have won over. Let me investigate first."

Su Xingbai nodded: "I know, but..."

Chen Jiajun glanced at Su Xingbo and said calmly, "I know you're anxious. You should prepare to retire from the gang and give up your position as the head of Yifeng! After this is done, I'll take you to America. I also have business to start there!"

"Thank you, boss!" Su Xingbo smiled with satisfaction.

Having served as an undercover agent for Chen Jiajun for so long, Chen Jiajun still remembered his initial promise. (End of Chapter)