HK Composite: Starting from Shenghe Leading

Chapter 592 Independent Commission Against Corruption
"cooperate?"

Lin Zehao repeated the two words, and then burst into laughter.

Upon seeing this, Chen Guoqiang and Yang Chengrong laughed even louder.

"Hahahahaha..."

“You are a listed company, while Hutchison is just a private enterprise. We dare not cooperate with you.”

Amidst the jeers and laughter, Cheng Yiyan, who was already somewhat insecure, felt utterly humiliated and even had the urge to crawl into a hole.

His once decent facial features were now all distorted, and the veins on his forehead were bulging, as if they were about to burst open at any moment.

"Mr. Lin...is this your intention, or..."

Cheng Yiyan let out a long breath, still unwilling to give up, and asked again.

"I don't think there's any basis or need for cooperation between us. If you've finished speaking, then let's leave it at that for today."

According to the investigation, the Galli Group was a shell company, a front for Charles to amass wealth.

Moreover, Cheng Yiyan didn't have such clever methods. The only consequence of trying to make money from anything was that he would be hacked to death!

Why would Lin Zehao need to cooperate with such a person and such a company?
“Mr. Lin, with your abilities, you should know that the British Empire stands behind me.”

Seeing that the appeasement approach was not working, Cheng Yiyan simply stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table.

"I originally wanted to interact with you as an ordinary person, but now it seems there's no need for that."

"Listen carefully, the person standing behind me is the Crown Prince of the United Kingdom, and a very high-ranking one at that."

"And the order for my visit was given by him."

"If you know what's good for you, you should know what to do."

Cheng Yiyan immediately dropped his pretense, becoming incredibly arrogant, even raising his voice several octaves.

"Crown Prince?"

"Isn't it a bit presumptuous of you to use the crown prince of the British Empire to intimidate a Hong Konger like me?"

Lin Zehao snorted disdainfully, then stood up and looked out the window, saying, "Qiang, it seems Mr. Cheng is a bit drunk. Help him sober up."

Chen Guoqiang chuckled and skillfully tore off his bright red suit jacket, revealing massive, rock-like pectoral muscles.

Before Cheng Yiyan could react, Chen Guoqiang grabbed his neck with his right arm, and he couldn't move no matter how hard he tried.

"Let... let go..."

Cheng Yiyan's face was flushed, her eyes were bloodshot, and the whole world seemed to be covered in blood.

He was having difficulty breathing, like a fish out of water, only able to squeeze out hoarse sounds from his throat.

"I'll attack your mother!"

"How dare you raise your voice at Brother Hao? Who do you think you are?"

"Don't talk about the Crown Prince of the British Empire. Even if you have the Queen standing behind you, so what?"

Just as Cheng Yiyan was about to faint, Chen Guoqiang released his grip at the perfect moment and delivered three punches to his stomach!

Although he only used half of his strength, Cheng Yiyan was still beaten until he vomited blood, and his body began to spasm unconsciously.

"Okay, take him to see a doctor."

Lin Zehao gave the order, and Chen Guoqiang naturally obeyed obediently.

Meanwhile, operations targeting Gali were also being carried out quietly.

That night, Cheng Yiyan woke up in a private hospital in Kowloon and found his London agent sitting next to him, flirting with the nurse on duty.

"Miss, my bed is so big and soft, it's so comfortable to sit on. Would you like to come and take a look?"

Camelot spoke with a lewd grin, and the next second he tried to put his arm around the nurse's waist, but the nurse nimbly dodged him and turned to warn him, "Sir, this is Hong Kong, not the British Isles. Please show some respect."

"Also, next time if you want to pick up girls, please think of a better excuse, like my cat can do backflips or something."

After making her sarcastic remarks, the nurse left, not forgetting to give her a disdainful look as she went.

Do these foreigners really think that these Hong Kong girls are so naive and unsophisticated that they'll fawn over foreigners for free or even pay them to do so?
I'll beat your mother!

Those foreigners deserve to die!

Upon seeing this, Camelot's face immediately darkened, but he dared not actually take action to forcibly stop him.

After all, this is Hong Kong, not London.

Moreover, even in London, he wouldn't dare to do that.

"Don't worry about it, I'll find you something better another day."

Cheng Yiyan responded at just the right moment, his words brimming with the air of a sycophant.

In fact, he has no choice but to lick it.

Despite his successful demeanor in front of others, in front of Camelot, he was no different from the desperate beggar who almost went begging for food.

"You're awake! I was so worried!"

"What exactly happened today? Didn't I send you to discuss a collaboration with Lin Zehao? Why were you beaten up like this?"

Camelot has the typical Western look, with deep-set eyes and a full beard, and he speaks with a standard London accent.

Of course, he can also speak some simple Cantonese occasionally.

"Lin Zehao is arrogant and unwilling to cooperate with us."

Even though Cheng Yiyan had a million things to say, they all came down to just one sentence.

"Lin Zehao!"

"You've revealed your general identity, yet he still refuses to cooperate?"

"They won't even give face to the royal family of the British Empire?"

Faced with Camelot's questioning, Cheng Yiyan nodded silently.

"Wait, I'll call the current Governor of Hong Kong right now and have him take action against Hutchison Whampoa."

Camelot was bold and decisive; by the time Cheng Yiyan realized what was happening, the call had already been connected.

broken!

Given Camelot's personality, Cheng Yiyan could almost predict what he would do next.

This is why he didn't embellish the account of what happened.

“Governor Peng, now in my capacity as Prince Charles, I order you to immediately conduct a comprehensive review of Lin Zehao’s assets.”

"Anything that doesn't follow the proper procedures will be confiscated and put into the public interest!"

Upon hearing this, the newly appointed Governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, immediately fell silent.

He knew Camelot's identity and was also aware of the forces behind him.

But he really didn't dare to agree to this request... "It's against regulations, and even more so against relevant laws."

"If you want me to do these things, then please have London issue me a written order, and I will certainly cooperate."

"I have something to do, I'll hang up now..."

After hanging up the phone, Peng Dingkang launched into a furious outburst, brimming with FUCK!
Who is Lin Zehao?

He knew perfectly well!
The previous governor, Wei Yixin, shouldn't have stepped down so early; he could have served for at least another two years.

But why did he end up like this? After returning to London, he was immediately sidelined, and I heard that he was recently wiretapped by the CIA on suspicion of embezzlement and bribery...

Why did all these troubles get entangled with Wei Yixin? Wasn't it because he offended Lin Zehao?
Having learned from this example, Peng Dingkang would never dare to provoke the powerful again.

Even if he is right, he should give way seven-tenths of the way!
Even though this matter involved Prince Charles, Chris Patten did not dare to take sides rashly; at most, he would remain neutral.
Offending Charles may seem like it could have dire consequences, but a closer analysis reveals that it's not nearly as serious as it appears.

Charles was indeed a prince, the first in line to the throne of the British Empire.

But all of this is predicated on the current Queen's death!
If the Queen does not abdicate, Charles is nothing.

Judging from the other party's current physical condition, it will take at least seven or eight years. By then, he will have made enough money, and he can simply resign from his post.

Even if Charles was still angry and wanted to mess with him, it was within a reasonable range.

And offend Lin Zehao?

Losing one's official position is a minor matter; the real danger is that one's entire family could end up as fish food in the ocean.

Isn't it better to just sit back and make money?
It's really too low-level to have to fight to the death all the time.

In any case, Chris Patten was determined not to get involved in this matter unless a written order was issued from London.

Even a fool could see that this is absolutely impossible.

"Fake!"

"Farke! Farke! Farke!"

"How dare he hang up on me? Doesn't he know who's behind me?"

Camelot flew into a rage, even smashing his cell phone on the ground, but he still couldn't quell his anger!
Seeing this, Cheng Yiyan sighed helplessly; he had long expected this outcome.

Camelot is just like that. As Prince Charles's agent, he is always impatient when dealing with officials in the system. He believes that he should be in charge of everything and that others should obey his demands without any resistance.

Peng Dingkang could not possibly agree to Lin Zehao's request.

Even Cheng Yiyan, an outsider, had heard about the inside story of Wei Yixin's downfall, let alone his successor, Peng Dingkang.
Fundamentally speaking, unless Chris Patten has lost his mind, he would never agree to Camelot's demands.

"Forget it, why don't we report this matter to Prince Charles?"

"With the resources we can mobilize right now, we probably can't shake Lin Zehao's foundation. If the prince were to take action, things would be incredibly simple."

Although Cheng Yiyan was brutally beaten by Lin Zehao's men, even to the point of vomiting blood and ending up in the hospital, his intelligence was not thrown into the trash.

He knew very well that the two of them couldn't possibly defeat Lin Zehao.

To achieve the cooperation plan, Prince Charles had to personally handle it and use his connections to get Lin Zehao to agree.

"Hmph, if we report everything to Prince Charles, how can we demonstrate our abilities?"

"In my opinion, we should just find some crime and put Lin Zehao in jail first."

Camelot had some experience with this kind of job, and that's how they had done it in the past.

"No, please don't."

"Let's not even talk about whether you can get Lin Zehao into prison. Even if you do manage to get him into jail by sheer luck, don't you know that Lin Zehao is now the world's largest private prison contractor?"

"Leaving aside other countries, there are five companies in the British Empire alone..."

“If you resort to underhanded tactics, Lin Zehao might also stop playing by the rules, and then we'll be in danger.”

“Countless people want Lin Zehao dead every day, but he’s still alive and well. Let’s not waste our brain cells thinking about this. Let’s report it to Prince Charles.”

Cheng Yiyan remained calm and did not want to seek death.

Daring to play dirty tricks in front of Wei Longhao is like asking for death.
When it comes to these methods, they are the grandmasters!

"Cheng, you've changed. You've become as timid as a mouse."

"Back then, you were so audacious and reckless, you had no concept of obeying the law."

"Look at yourself now, you're completely different from how you were back then."

Camelot didn't buy into Cheng Yiyan's act at all, especially since he was Cheng's superior in terms of status and position!

"Alright, I don't want to hear you boosting the morale of others while diminishing our own."

"In short, we must solve this problem on our own. That's what makes a good subordinate who can share the burden for the Royal Family."

"Since you're alright, I'll be going now. We can talk another day."

Camelot didn't waste any more words, picked up the mobile phone from the ground, and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute..."

Cheng Yiyan had just uttered two words when the door was pushed open, and a group of men in suits with name tags on their chests walked in.

"Get out of the way, can't you see I'm about to leave?"

Camelot didn't even look at them, pushed aside the person blocking his way and tried to leave, but was stopped by the others.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Lau Kai-yuen, Senior Investigation Officer of the ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption).

A rather handsome middle-aged man with a large nose smiled and introduced himself, the work badge on his chest confirming his statement.

"ICAC? What right do you have to investigate us?"

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is officially known as the Commissioner Against Corruption by the Governor.

Established on February 17, 1974, it is an independent anti-corruption agency separate from all government agencies. It is composed of commissioners, deputy commissioners and other appointed personnel and has full authority to handle all anti-corruption work independently.

To effectively uncover, investigate and combat corruption, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is granted special powers under the following three laws: the ICAC Ordinance, the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance.

The survey initially targeted civil servants, then expanded to public utilities, and eventually included all private institutions.

Lui Lok, who was once known as the "500 Million Dollar Detective," was brought down by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), which shows its power.

Now that the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has its sights on the Gali Group, Cheng Yiyan's heart jumped into her throat.

It should be noted that, in legal proceedings, he is the legal representative of the company.

If anything goes wrong in the end, he'll be the one pushed out to take the blame!
"According to the Independent Commission Against Corruption Ordinance, we have the right to investigate and collect evidence against all private or listed companies in Hong Kong."

"You may remain silent now, but everything you say could be used against you in court."

“Let’s go, Mr. Camelot, and… Mr. Cheng who is lying in bed.”

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yiyan, who had originally decided to play dead, had no choice but to open her eyes, looking helpless.

(End of this chapter)