Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, everyone became conflicted.

Although Chen Jiajun said that the main culprits were Li Zhenbiao and Li Shuchang, they probably also had an accomplice.

Even if he were to be tried in Hong Kong, he would likely serve a prison sentence of ten to twenty years.

But if they don't agree, there's only one outcome: they'll be taken to the shooting range and shot.

Relying on his status as a lawyer for the Lian Sheng Society, Kou Shui Su still tried to bargain with Chen Jiajun: "Mr. Chen, is there a third option? We will never do business in the mainland again!"

Chen Jiajun sneered, his tone utterly indifferent: "What do you think?"

This rhetorical question sent a chill down everyone's spine.

Under the overwhelming pressure of Chen Jiajun's powerful aura, the brains of the Fei Cheng organization were the first to give in.

They're here to make money, not to die.

Cooperating with Chen Jiajun now offers a glimmer of hope, since they can believe that Big Circle Leopard is bluffing, but they don't think Chen Jiajun is the kind of person who bluffs.

So the mastermind behind Fat Cheng betrayed Choi Yuen-kei without hesitation: "Commissioner of Police, Number One Choi Yuen-kei!"

Although Chen Jiajun knew this would be the outcome, he still raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Why?"

Fei Cheng shook his head and said, "I don't know either. About 70% of the laundry detergent sold by this organization ends up in the hands of this Inspector Cai. He seems to be in dire need of money!"

"Oh? But how can he monitor you? Aren't you afraid that you'll team up and fool him?" Chen Jiajun asked again.

“Mr. Chen, haven’t you noticed yet that our contact, Cai Tianming, also has the surname Cai?” Fei Cheng said with a wry smile.

"Huh?" Chen Jiajun was stunned. He really hadn't expected that Cai Tianming and Cai Yuanqi had such a relationship before.

Although Cai Tianming is from Hong Kong, he is a scoundrel.

He had been involved in gangs since childhood, while Cai Yuanqi came from a wealthy family, so there was no way they could connect.

If Fei Cheng hadn't pointed it out, most people wouldn't have noticed.

Chen Jiajun stroked his chin and said, "So, Cai Yuanqi and Cai Tianming are relatives? Cai Yuanqi controls you through Cai Tianming?"

Fei Cheng nodded with a wry smile: "Otherwise, where do you think we got such audacity? It's because we have a top leader as our backer."

Chen Jiajun sneered and said, "The top boss selling laundry detergent, this is going to be quite a show!"

Fei Cheng glanced at Chen Jiajun and said, "Mr. Chen, we can cooperate with your investigation, but could you please let us return to Hong Kong?"

They were all a little uneasy, after all, people could really die selling laundry detergent back in their hometown.

But in Hong Kong, the worst that could happen is jail time.

If they had money, they could at least reduce their sentences by more than half.

Chen Jiajun looked down on these guys, and given Cai Yuanqi's caution, he wouldn't leave them with too much leverage.

Even if we manage to get hold of these people, we probably won't be able to do anything.

So he waved his hand dismissively and said, "That's up to you now. I won't interfere in this matter anymore!"

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief.

Although all the clues pointed to these people, there was no solid evidence to pinpoint their involvement.

So as long as Chen Jiajun doesn't interfere, they can return to Hong Kong to be tried again.

Even if there is real evidence, they will only face extremely long prison sentences once they return to Hong Kong; at least they won't be subjected to target practice.

After finishing his conversation with these people, Chen Jiajun got up and left.

Seeing Chen Jiajun preparing to leave, Big Circle Leopard couldn't help but ask curiously, "Have you finished asking about things?"

"I've finished asking around, and it's more complicated than I imagined!" Chen Jiajun rubbed his temples and said, "There are too many people involved, and I still have no clue what to do!"

Big Circle Leopard nodded and said, "The higher-ups mean that this matter shouldn't be blown out of proportion! After all, the Special Envoy's reputation needs to be protected, so handling it discreetly is the best course of action!"

Chen Jiajun understood the message conveyed by the large circle leopard.

After all, such a big thing could cause an earthquake throughout Hong Kong if it escalated.

At that time, it involved more than just one or two people!

This would give those British devils who planted spies an even greater opportunity to exploit the situation.

Thinking of this, Chen Jiajun said in a heavy tone, "I will handle this carefully, but this matter cannot be delayed! Cai Yuanqi himself must get out!"

"That's what they mean too!" Big Circle Leopard nodded.

Chen Jiajun took a deep breath and said, "In that case, I'll head back to Hong Kong first."

"Then I'll handle these gang leaders!" Big Leopard asked tentatively.

Chen Jiajun nodded: "Do what needs to be done. Don't hold back when you slap someone, otherwise those gangs will take advantage of it and many people will follow suit! If we run into an idiot like the Huang family again, who knows what kind of big trouble they might cause!"

The big-circled leopard nodded and said, "I understand!"

Chen Jiajun came to his hometown for two reasons: first, to wait for news from above, and second, to find out who was behind these gang leaders.

Now that both aspects have been achieved, this trip can be considered perfect.

And they also received an unexpected bonus: the relationship between Cai Yuanqi and Cai Tianming.

Cai Tianming has been caught manufacturing drugs, and he's definitely going to die.

Chen Jiajun has information about the relationship between Cai Yuanqi and Cai Tianming, which could be considered evidence that could bring down Cai Yuanqi.

However, this evidence is still somewhat insufficient.

After all, their opponent this time is the top cop of the Hong Kong Police Force.

Fortunately, he had spoken to his superiors, and as soon as Chen Jiajun returned to Hong Kong, the Security Bureau came knocking on his door.

And the person who came was none other than Lu Minghua, the head of the Security Bureau.

"Director Lu, it's been a long time." Chen Jiajun had dealt with Lu Minghua before.

Since the establishment of the Three Departments and Thirteen Bureaus, Chen Jiajun has taken the initiative to sever all ties between the two parties.

After all, Chen Jiajun has never been involved in the rectification of problems, and Lu Minghua has been appointed as the director of the Security Bureau, so he should avoid any appearance of impropriety.

This time, however, the situation is different.

This matter concerns the Commissioner of Police, and the Hong Kong Police Force is one of the agencies under the Security Bureau.

Lu Minghua greeted him with a smile, "It has indeed been a long time, Mr. Chen!"

After Chen Jiajun had Ilsa bring him tea, he told her that he needed to talk to Lu Minghua about something and that no one was allowed near the meeting room.

Ilsa nodded, closed the door to the reception room, and then stood guard at the entrance.

After the two took a sip of tea, Lu Minghua went straight to the point: "I'll skip the pleasantries and ask Mr. Chen what his thoughts are on this matter?"

“I have evidence against Cai Yuanqi, but it’s far from enough! So, I need to use someone else to do my bidding,” Chen Jiajun said to Lu Minghua.

"Evidence?" Lu Minghua knew that Chen Jiajun was going to target Cai Yuanqi.

But to my surprise, he actually managed to get the evidence.

Chen Jiajun didn't say much and handed a stack of documents to Lu Minghua.

After reading it, Lu Minghua's face immediately darkened.

The Commissioner of Police, the top officer in the Hong Kong police force, actually colluded with his own family members to sell laundry detergent back in his hometown.

Selling laundry detergent is one thing, but he was even caught red-handed by the police from his hometown.

This is a direct slap in the face to his security bureau.

It's important to know that for Cai Yuanqi to become the Commissioner of Police, he needed the approval of the Security Bureau.

I originally thought that Cai Yuanqi was a local Hong Kong figure, and that he was put in power in order to maintain stability in Hong Kong.

I never expected something like this to happen.

Holding the documents in his hand, Lu Minghua said coldly, "This is enough. Cai Yuanqi can no longer be the Commissioner of Police!"

Chen Jiajun quickly stopped Lu Minghua, saying, "Wait, Director Lu! Cai Yuanqi has powerful backers. If you remove him from his position, those behind him will quickly go into hiding, which will make things even more troublesome!"

Lu Minghua frowned and said, "Hmm? He has someone backing him?"

Chen Jiajun nodded and said, "This is a powerful organization. I even suspect that they have people in various departments in Hong Kong. You are aware of the investigations that our Guojun Group has been under recently, right?"

Lu Minghua nodded; he was certainly aware of the recent events.

The hottest topic in Hong Kong recently is Luk Wing-yu's lawsuit against Hong Kong's Commerce and Economic Bureau and Financial Secretary.

This case caused quite a stir and became a topic of conversation among Hong Kong residents.

Moreover, as Chan Ka-Chun's woman, Luk Wing-Yu's style of doing things is remarkably similar to Chan Ka-Chun's. Luk Wing-Yu treats both departments exactly the same way Chan Ka-Chun treated the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

It doesn't matter whether we win the lawsuit or not, we'll fight it to the death.

Guojun Group can afford such a small amount of legal fees.

Lu Minghua nodded and asked, "So what do you want to do?"

Chen Jiajun sneered and said, "If we're going to take him down, we have to kill Cai Yuanqi in one fell swoop and not give him a chance to recover! Otherwise, even if Cai Yuanqi loses his position as Commissioner of Police, he can quickly find a position in another department. At that time, your Hong Kong Police Force will be in a real mess!"

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Lu Minghua also felt that they made sense: "So you want to find another opportunity?"

Chen Jiajun nodded: "That's right, but I don't have any clue yet!"

"I do have a case here that might be able to help you!" Lu Minghua said to Chen Jiajun, tapping the table.

Chen Jiajun raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Director Lu managed to find a knife?"

Lu Minghua nodded and said, "Let me give you a brief introduction first, and then I'll have someone deliver the information to you!"

"Please feel free to speak," Chen Jiajun nodded.

After a moment of silence, Lu Minghua said, "Recently, a new gang has appeared in Hong Kong, an organization called the Detective Gang!"

"Detective Gang?" Chen Jiajun frowned and said, "The underworld?"

“It’s hard to define!” Lu Minghua lit a cigarette and said to Chen Jiajun, “This ‘Detective Gang’ is a name they came up with themselves, and they don’t get involved in any underground business like other triads. What they mainly do is investigate some old cases that the Hong Kong police have not yet solved and some wrongful convictions.”

"Wow, that sounds great! Aren't we helping the police solve a case?" Chen Jiajun joked. "The police should give these people a Good Citizen Award!"

Lu Minghua said irritably, "If they were really just providing clues to the police, I think the police wouldn't be stingy with some rewards. The problem is, after they found out about these cases, they didn't choose to report them to the police, but instead chose a more extreme method."

"Hmm? What method?" Chen Jiajun asked curiously.

Lu Minghua took a deep breath and said, "Private revenge! These people will find out how the victims died and then execute them according to the same method the victims died back then."

"Hiss!" Chen Jiajun looked at Lu Minghua in surprise: "So direct?"

Lu Minghua said with a headache, "The police still have no clue about this group. Moreover, the Detective Gang uses the codes of these cases as provocation. Every time they privately execute someone, they will write the code to provoke them."

"Based on the fact that the other party was able to accurately grasp the codes of these case files, I suspect that there is an inside agent within the police force! Therefore, I think this case will become a knife to strike at Cai Yuanqi!"

Chen Jiajun glanced at Lu Minghua and immediately burst out laughing.

Lu Minghua is a very clever man. The police have been unable to handle this matter, which has caused them to lose face and also made him, the director of the security bureau, lose face as well.

Since the police didn't have the capability, Lu Minghua simply changed his approach and let Chen Jiajun handle it.

It can be said that this is a deal that kills two birds with one stone.

Chen Jiajun wasn't stupid either. He smiled and said to Lu Minghua, "Director Lu, are you asking me to work for your Security Bureau?"

Lu Minghua smiled. Since they were both smart people, he had no intention of hiding it from Chen Jiajun: "It's a mutually beneficial thing."

Chen Jiajun was silent for a moment before saying, "Okay, I'll take this job! But my methods might be a little unsightly!"

"As long as it's within our tolerance level, it's fine!" Lu Minghua nodded and said, "The ultimate goal is still Cai Yuanqi."

“Alright! I’ll cooperate with your Security Bureau!” Chen Jiajun extended his hand and shook hands with Lu Minghua.

……

At this moment, in Cai Yuanqi's residence.

As Commissioner of Police, Choi Yuen-kei had a government-provided residence for him.

This is one of the hidden perks of being the number one player.

Inside the villa, Cai Yuanqi was looking at the news with a worried expression.

The news was sent to him by members of the Brotherhood; it came from a local TV station back home.

The television station clearly explained the ins and outs of how the police in Cai Tianming's hometown arrested him.

They destroyed an entire supply chain for the sale, production, and distribution of laundry detergent.

This is a huge blow to the entire Brotherhood.

It's important to know that at least half of their Brotherhood's funding comes from this type of supply chain.

The fact that this funding chain has now broken is a significant blow to the Brotherhood.

Cai Yuanqi's worries stemmed from this, since his distant cousin Cai Tianming had been arrested by the police in his hometown.

Given the strict controls on laundry detergent and similar products in his hometown, Cai Tianming is very likely to be executed.

If he manages to bite out of us, things will get really bad.

Therefore, Cai Yuanqi immediately summoned Liang Ye, the head of the police force's public relations department.

This guy was also a member of the Brotherhood, so Cai Yuanqi didn't waste any words and directly told him his concerns.

After thinking for a moment, Liang Ye said to Cai Yuanqi, "If this matter is not handled properly, it will definitely affect your reputation. Why don't we take the initiative to ignite this topic?"

"You deliberately ignited this topic?" Cai Yuanqi asked, somewhat puzzled.

As the leader of the Public Relations and Publicity Department, Liang Ye is naturally quite capable.

He turned directly to Cai Yuanqi and said, "Director, have you ever heard the story of the boy who cried wolf?"

Cai Yuanqi nodded: "But what does this have to do with this matter?"

Liang Ye explained, "We'll proactively leak this rumor and let the media hype it up. Then, when the time is right, you can come forward to clarify the story!"

"After several rounds of back and forth, once everyone has gotten a little tired of the hype surrounding this issue, you'll be in an invincible position. At that point, even if the news that breaks is true, it will appear to be false!"

Upon hearing Liang Ye's plan, Cai Yuanqi's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Is this easy to do?"

Liang Ye said with a smile, "Many media outlets have a good relationship with our police force, so getting their help is quite easy!"

Cai Yuanqi thought about it for a while and realized that this was indeed a good way to retreat in order to advance.

If their plan succeeds, he will not be implicated in any way by Cai Tianming.

Thinking of this, Cai Yuanqi nodded and said, "Alright, I'll leave this matter to you!"

……

The next day, a report that shocked Hong Kong citizens appeared in the newspapers.

Although this newspaper specializes in reporting sensational and unsubstantiated gossip, its headlines are quite sensational.

"Breaking news! A Hong Kong drug lord has been arrested in his hometown, and the man behind him is none other than the top drug kingpin."

Such a headline immediately caused the newspaper to sell out in a short period of time.

Everyone started gossiping with great interest.

After all, this matter concerns the top officer of the Hong Kong Police Force.

Moreover, the fact that it was connected to drug dealers immediately attracted a lot of attention.

However, most people believe that this is just the newspaper sensationalizing the news, and few people take it seriously.

But people soon realized that the wind direction was not right.

The police's public relations department not only failed to immediately issue a clarification, but also did not arrest the newspaper's负责人 (person in charge), remaining eerily quiet.

This made everyone uneasy.

As a result, more and more media outlets began to follow and report on this matter.

Some incredibly resourceful individuals even went to Jinhai City to obtain firsthand information.

It seems to be escalating.

Meanwhile, Chen Jiajun, who was researching information in his office, also received the news and obtained a newspaper.

Chen Jiajun was stunned when he saw the newspaper.

After all, only a few people know about this, and these people would never take the initiative to expose it.

Just as Chen Jiajun was stunned, his secretary, Ilsa, glanced at him and said calmly, "What a brilliant tactic!"

"Hmm?" Chen Jiajun looked at Ilsa and asked, "What do you mean?"

Ilsa said calmly, "Boss, I doubt many people know about this. Now that someone has leaked it, I think it's a public relations tactic!"

"Public relations tactics?" Chen Jiajun was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized what he meant.

Ilsa nodded and said, "As you know, England is very good at manipulating public opinion! The paparazzi at The Sun will dig up anything, so they are not weak in public relations either."

"I've seen members of the royal family use this method before, so I'm quite familiar with it." (End of Chapter)