Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

After Ilsa's reminder, Chen Jiajun knew what Cai Yuanqi wanted to do.

"Ha, this Cai Yuanqi is cunning enough, he's trying to create an invincible image for himself!" Chen Jiajun sneered, "But it's all for naught!"

Chen Jiajun's caution was justified, and he took Cai Yuanqi seriously enough.

If this weren't the case, and Lu Minghua were allowed to use the evidence in his hands to attack Cai Yuanqi...

Not only will it be ineffective, but it will also result in a humiliating and disastrous defeat.

Cai Yuanqi's current performance has indeed proven this point.

Fortunately, Chen Jiajun did not intend to use this evidence to bring down Cai Yuanqi, so the golden image he has created now has little impact on Chen Jiajun.

"Let him be!" Chen Jiajun sneered. "When dealing with this kind of guy, I either don't make a move, or if I do, I'll strike at his weak spot!"

Ilsa spread her hands and said, "Alright, so the detective gang you had someone keep an eye on has made another move? The intelligence agents are waiting for you outside!"

"Let him in!" Chen Jiajun nodded.

After the intelligence officer walked in, he immediately told Chen Jiajun about a case that had occurred at the dock the previous night.

……

It was raining early in the morning.

However, a large number of police officers had already sealed off the dock.

A middle-aged police officer got out of the car and walked straight into the crime scene.

A police officer conducting an investigation at the pier said to a heavily pregnant policewoman, "Sir, colleagues from the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau have arrived."

The man turned directly to the pregnant policewoman and asked, "Wife, what's going on?"

The man's name was Fang Lixin, a senior inspector of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB).

The pregnant policewoman was his wife, Chen Yi, an inspector in the Major Crimes Unit.

It's quite rare for both husband and wife to be in the police force.

Holding an umbrella, Chen Yi began to explain the case to his wife and colleagues from the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau: "Twenty years ago, there was an identical case of burning a corpse here."

As Chen Yi spoke, he pointed to the market behind the crowd and said, "The people who were burned to death were the owners of this wholesale market. Because the method was too brutal, the Major Crimes Unit initially investigated in the direction of gangs, loan sharks, and turf wars, but they didn't catch anyone!"

At this moment, a colleague from the forensic department handed a document to Fang Lixin of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau.

Chen Yi continued, "These three deceased were the boss's brothers! They took over the business, and five years later they sold the property and divided the money among themselves, but no one ever investigated them!"

Another senior inspector from the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) spoke up, saying, "Some people believe they are the real culprits, and they are abusing their power, killing whomever they want!"

Fang Lixin then noticed the red paint sprayed on the dock, which consisted of a string of numbers and letters.

The average person might not notice anything, but the police would spot it immediately.

“These are all our case numbers; the murderer must be connected to the police!” Fang Lixin said directly.

The forensic team later added, "There are eight different handwriting styles, indicating at least a dozen people were involved in this case! Twenty-one numbers, nineteen missing items. Two bodies were found, both girls!"

"So their next target is a serial killer!" Fang Lixin said, frowning. "Killing one to warn of the next, and even leaving a name."

At this moment, another inspector seemed to notice that the paint on the ground formed a pattern.

He immediately climbed onto the roof of an ambulance and then had everyone disperse from the dock.

He then picked up his camera and took a picture of the pattern made up of case numbers on the ground.

When the inspector walked up to the crowd with his camera, the group of police officers saw that the patterns made up of the case numbers formed two large characters: "Detective"!
The case was quickly reported to higher authorities.

Superintendent Wong Yan of the Operations Department was furious: "Calling himself a detective, killing someone, leaving behind a bunch of phone numbers, and even announcing his next case—he's clearly provoking the Hong Kong police force! Ouyang!"

The O-Division superintendent, who was at the pier, immediately pointed to the big screen and said, "Of these 21 cases, 19 are missing women cases, and the heads and limbs of the other two have been found in Victoria Harbour."

"Without three cases, it's impossible to classify it as a serial killer. The case wasn't sent directly to the Major Crimes Unit, and the psychopath was let go."

Someone later added: "The time span is very large, more than ten years, and all of them happened at night. The earliest was 10:30 pm, when the female student went missing after her teacher appreciation banquet. The latest was 4 am, when the nightclub hostess went missing after finishing her shift in Tsim Sha Tsui."

“Their backgrounds are very complicated: nightclub public relations staff, secretaries, flight attendants, newspaper editors. Fourteen cases are in Kowloon, five are in the New Territories, and none of them have been to Hong Kong Island.”

Hong Kong police are investigating the case, and another person has also come up with them.

And this person is the one Chen Jiajun has been looking for.

"Is this the detective Li Jun, known as the 'super detective' in the police force?" Chen Jiajun frowned as he looked at the man acting erratically on the monitor. "Could there be a mistake?"

“That’s right, boss!” The intelligence officer said helplessly, spreading his hands. “This guy is a real detective.”

"Li Jun, Chief Inspector of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB), lost his wife to suicide due to depression a year before he left the force. That same year, he and Wong Yan, now a Superintendent of the OCTB, were investigating a mass murder case on a refugee boat."

"While on the ship, this guy claimed to have seen a monster. But Huang Xin and his colleagues saw this thing firing randomly into thin air. The fire department searched for three days but found nothing."

"The doctor diagnosed him with acute paranoia, transferred him away from the front lines, and forbade him from carrying a gun. After that, his personality became increasingly irritable. He started investigating cases outside his assigned group, insulting his colleagues, and making himself universally disliked."

"Later, at a press conference seventeen years ago regarding a case involving a police madman, he grabbed a gun, was dismissed from the police force, and sentenced to five years in a mental hospital. The doctor's report stated that he suffered from severe auditory and visual hallucinations."

After listening to his subordinate's report, Chen Jiajun became curious: "If this guy is crazy, how come he can still stay one step ahead of the police when investigating cases?"

"I've heard—and I've only heard this much—that when this guy is investigating cases, the murderers confess to him!" the intelligence officer said uncertainly. "That's why he always manages to find the murderers before the police do."

The intelligence officer then handed Chen Jiajun another photo, saying, "This is where he lives under the overpass. Boss, take a look. These are all unsolved cases and wrongful convictions within the police force. Many of these cases have been proven to be very problematic."

"Tsk!" Chen Jiajun shook his head and said, "Is this guy a genius or a madman? Or perhaps both?"

"By the way, boss, a few gang members came looking for you, talking about the Detective Gang," the intelligence officer said to Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun sneered and said, "You've done so many bad things, now you're afraid people will come knocking on your door?"

The intelligence officer smiled and nodded, saying, "That's probably it!"

"Tell them I'm not involved in this!" Chen Jiajun said calmly.

Chen Jiajun greatly admired the style of the detective gang. Behind these wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice were always lives at stake, and there had to be a resolution, rather than leaving them piled up in the police's case files as unsolved mysteries.

Chen Jiajun will not interfere with the Detective Gang, nor does he want to, because his own style of doing things is very similar to that of the Detective Gang.

It's all about an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!
It makes no sense that bad people go unpunished while good people have to suffer the consequences.

As for these triads uniting to deal with the Detective Gang, Chen Jiajun wouldn't interfere.

Given the elusive methods these detectives employ, they likely have their own influence within the police force.

The intelligence officer nodded: "Okay, I'll have someone tell them!"

"Keep a close eye on Li Jun. I have a feeling that the Detective Gang might have some kind of connection with the detectives in this police force," Chen Jiajun said to the intelligence officer.

"Understood, boss!" the intelligence officer said, then got up and left.

After the intelligence personnel left, Chen Jiajun dialed Li Wenbin's number, intending to arrange a meeting to ask him about the situation.

After all, the police officers involved in this detective case were all from the operations department.

Lu Minghua said that if this case could be the weapon to bring down Cai Yuanqi, then it must be related to the police force.

Chen Jiajun called Li Wenbin over to ask about this situation.

"Uncle Chen, is there something you need from me?"

At the beach, Li Wenbin came looking for Chen Jiajun and saw him fishing.

Despite having top-notch professional equipment, not a single fish was found in the fish basket.

Seeing Li Wenbin approaching, Chen Jiajun angrily threw his expensive fishing rod to the ground and said viciously, "Tomorrow I'll get a few RPGs and blast these bastards to death!"

Li Wenbin chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Uncle Chen, fishing isn't for you!"

"Nonsense, I'm a good fisherman!" Chen Jiajun glared at Li Wenbin, then said, "I called you here because I have some questions for you!"

"Please go ahead," Li Wenbin nodded and said.

"Who is the deputy director of your operations department now?" Chen Jiajun asked.

“Deputy Director Zeng Xiangrong!” Li Wenbin shrugged and said, “He was my dad’s former protégé.”

"Oh?" Chen Jiajun's eyes lit up immediately: "There's this connection too? So, after Cai Yuanqi, Zeng Xiangrong took over?"

In the Hong Kong Police Force, the deputy commissioner of the General Operations Division is generally considered a candidate for the next commissioner.

This has always been a tradition within the police force.

Moreover, the deputy commissioner of operations has immense power; frontline operational departments such as the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB), the Narcotics Division, and the Major Crimes Division are all under the jurisdiction of the operations department.

Li Wenbin shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. It seems that the top leader is supporting someone else to compete with Deputy Director Zeng." Chen Jiajun was not surprised by this situation at all.

After all, Cai Yuanqi has powerful backers, and once he takes this position, he will definitely seek benefits for the members of the Brotherhood.

As the current number one player, it's relatively easy for him to promote someone.

As for Tsang Heung-wing, he, like Lee Shu-tong, is a local Hong Kong figure.

There's nothing wrong with my stance; at least I don't have any dealings with the English.

He can be considered the most suitable candidate for the top spot.

After all, Li Wenbin's qualifications are not yet sufficient. Once Zeng Xiangrong is promoted, Li Wenbin will be able to take over the position of deputy director of the action department in a natural way.

There was no other way; the police force was also a place where seniority mattered. Even though Li Wenbin had all the advantages—timing, location, and connections—he still had to wait.

Fortunately, Zeng Xiangrong and Li Shutang have a mentor-student relationship, so there's no need to worry about Li Wenbin being left without anyone to take care of him in the police force after Zeng Xiangrong goes up.

The benefits of Li Shutang having students all over the world are now becoming apparent.

Chen Jiajun stroked his chin and said to Li Wenbin, "Go ask Zeng Xiangrong, I want to invite him to dinner."

Li Wenbin frowned and asked, "Uncle Chen, is something the matter?"

“Cai Yuanqi colluded with Hong Kong triads to traffic drugs in his hometown!” Chen Jiajun said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Li Wenbin's expression changed drastically: "Uncle Chen, so those media reports are true?"

“It’s true.” Chen Jiajun shook his head and said, “However, what has been exposed is not enough to remove Cai Yuanqi, a section chief, from his position! After all, there is no conclusive evidence pointing to him personally.”

"Then..." Li Wenbin immediately realized something and said to Chen Jiajun in surprise, "Are you going to make a move against the number one brother?"

Chen Jiajun said calmly, "After doing something like this, no one can protect him! He's doomed. Lu Minghua gave the order himself!"

"Hiss!" Li Wenbin gasped. "I understand."

That evening, Chen Jiajun met Zeng Xiangrong at a private restaurant.

As for why we chose this location, it's because it offers good privacy.

Before taking action against Cai Yuanqi, it's crucial to avoid alerting him.

"Mr. Chen, I've heard so much about you." Zeng Xiangrong was very polite, shaking hands with Chen Jiajun as soon as he entered the room.

Chen Jiajun invited Zeng Xiangrong to sit down, and the two began to chat.

With Li Wenbin accompanying them, the atmosphere was relatively harmonious, and Chen Jiajun was not in a hurry to reveal his purpose, but just chatted about some gossip.

After the meal, Zeng Xiangrong took the initiative to say to Chen Jiajun, "Mr. Chen, is there something you need from me to invite you to dinner today?"

Chen Jiajun wiped his mouth and said with a smile, "I can't hide it from Mr. Zeng. There is indeed something I want to discuss with you."

"Mr. Chen, please speak!" Zeng Xiangrong seemed to have guessed something and composed himself before speaking.

Chen Jiajun had looked up Zeng Xiangrong's information. Although he was of mixed race, he had a strong aversion to England.

This guy's father abandoned him and his widow when he was six years old and fled back to England.

This kind of thing is actually quite common in Hong Kong.

However, Zeng Xiangrong came to hate his father and the country of England because of this.

So despite having half English blood, Zeng Xiangrong never took pride in it, but rather felt ashamed.

This is also why Chen Jiajun approached Zeng Xiangrong.

According to the investigation, Zeng Xiangrong had rejected the British foreigners' attempts to win him over on more than one occasion.

He simply considers himself a Hong Konger.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said to Zeng Xiangrong, "Mr. Zeng, Lao Li and I have been old friends for many years, so I won't keep you in suspense! I imagine you're in a difficult position right now, facing Cai Yuanqi's relentless pressure, right? Has the newly transferred deputy director of the administration department put a lot of pressure on you?"

A glint of light flashed in Zeng Xiangrong's eyes, even though everyone knew that Chen Jiajun was incredibly powerful.

But I never expected Chen Jiajun to be so capable, to understand my struggle with Cai Yuanqi so clearly.

Although Li Wenbin may have been tipping them off, he didn't know much about the specifics.

However, Chen Jiajun immediately pinpointed the key factor in the matter, which surprised Zeng Xiangrong.

So Zeng Xiangrong didn't bother to hide anything and said directly, "Indeed, the pressure is considerable. Mr. Chen, what are your thoughts?"

Chen Jiajun said with a smile, "Although I can't interfere in Hong Kong police affairs, there's an opportunity now!"

"Oh? What opportunity?" Zeng Xiangrong asked curiously.

“Actually, your biggest obstacle is still Cai Yuanqi. Once Cai Yuanqi, the top dog, falls from power, it shouldn’t be difficult for you to take the position of Commissioner of Police, right?” Chen Jiajun said to Zeng Xiangrong with a smile.

Zeng Xiangrong was immediately shocked: "You're going to target the Commissioner of Police?"

"How could that be!" Chen Jiajun waved his hand and said, "You're joking. I meant 'if' such an opportunity existed!"

“Mr. Chen!” Zeng Xiangrong said after a moment of silence, “The police force has its own rules. If I go too far, even if I take this position, I will be pulled down very quickly!”

Zeng Xiangrong doesn't mind helping Chen Jiajun with some things, after all, Zeng Xiangrong is truly a loner.

Although he could leverage some of Li Shutang's connections, his own foundation was too weak.

Having a powerful backer is a very good thing.

But as an aspiring police officer, he would never do anything illegal or criminal.

This goes against his beliefs!

Chen Jiajun immediately laughed: "Mr. Zeng, you underestimate me, Chen. I don't need you to do anything I don't want to do. My request is very simple: before Cai Yuanqi falls from grace, you should do your best to expand your influence. As soon as Cai Yuanqi falls, you should be able to take over the Hong Kong Police Force as quickly as possible."

"That's it?" Zeng Xiangrong asked in surprise.

He already knew why Chen Jiajun had come to see him before he arrived, and he was mentally prepared.

Even if I don't get the position, I won't do anything against my conscience.

But Chen Jiajun's request... it can hardly be called a request at all.

He was determined to get this position!
“No problem!” Zeng Xiangrong agreed immediately.

……

The detective case continues to unfold in Hong Kong, with more and more old cases being unearthed.

This has caused widespread anxiety among many people in Hong Kong.

Especially the leaders of those gangs, they did a lot of heinous things back then.

They were terrified that this gang of detectives would come knocking on their door.

After these gangs approached Chen Jiajun, they discovered that he didn't want to get involved in such matters, so they gave up and joined forces to investigate the Detective Gang.

Unfortunately, the Hong Kong triads today are far from what they were in the 1990s.

Both their influence and control have been greatly diminished.

Moreover, because several gang leaders went to their hometown to sell laundry detergent, they were slapped by Big Leopard.

At this point, the major gangs are behaving themselves. If they are really scared, they can only hide in places like Thailand or the Philippines for a while.

As you commit more crimes with the detective gang, more and more things are exposed.

Soon, Chen Jiajun's intelligence department uncovered some very interesting information.

"You mean, Li Jun's daughter is the leader of the Detective Gang?" Chen Jiajun asked in surprise.

“That’s right, it’s her!” the intelligence officer said, frowning. “But there’s something I find strange: Li Jun’s daughter, Zhang Lin, doesn’t seem to have the ability to lead such a large organization!”

"This girl used to be resentful of her father's madness and almost became a prostitute. But ever since she was taken away by the police for questioning, she has completely changed."

Chen Jiajun sneered and said, "That means she's not the real leader of the Detective Gang. She has a powerful figure guiding her, and that person must be a policeman!"

"Huh? Why?" the intelligence officer asked, looking puzzled.

Chen Jiajun said coldly, "Intelligence, intelligence is the most important thing! Otherwise, how could these few kids accomplish so many big things? And how could they escape unscathed from the Hong Kong police? Do they really think the Hong Kong police are useless?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this guy hiding in the police force is using Zhang Lin and the others as sacrifices! When you do great things, someone always has to make a sacrifice!"

"Alright, have someone bring Zhang Lin here to me. I want to talk to her myself!"

"Yes, boss!" The intelligence officer nodded and immediately got up to leave. (End of Chapter)