Hong Kong General: Undercover and Liansheng, from 49 to leader

Chapter 284: The anger of the ICAC Chief Investigator: The world is unfair, so we must stand up and fight against it

That afternoon, at the Hong Kong Institute of Technology on Princess Road in Ho Man Tin.

"Hello, Mr. Lu, I am Chen Qinghua, the president of HKCT."

As soon as Lu Yaowen got off the car, a middle-aged man wearing black-framed glasses came up to him with a smile on his face.

"Hello, Principal Chen."

The smile on Lu Yaowen's face became even brighter.

If Lu Yaowen is the most famous "patriot" in Hong Kong Island today, then HKCT is the most famous "patriotic school" in Hong Kong Island.

This school, formerly a workers' night school, has remained firm in its stance even after its buildings were taken away by the Americans and all subsidies were stopped. It deserves the respect of everyone.

"Mr. Lu, I have prepared tea, please follow me."

Chen Qinghua smiled and welcomed Lu Yaowen into his office.

A few minutes later.

"Principal Chen, you are busy with school affairs, so I won't waste your time. I plan to buy shares in HKCT and invest 500 million Hong Kong dollars to help HKCT build a new campus in Yuen Long. Within ten years, HKCT will be made into the best engineering school in Hong Kong Island."

After politely tasting the tea that Chen Qinghua had brewed for him, Lu Yaowen stated the purpose of his visit.

What Chen Kangli could think of, Lu Yaowen could naturally think of as well.

Luk Yiu-wen does not currently have the ability to transform the four universities: Island University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chinese University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Baptist University.

In other words, these four universities have been too deeply poisoned, and to "scrape out the poison" will not only take a lot of energy, but also take a long time.

If you have the energy and time, why not support a few patriotic universities?

You can also let the people from those four universities take a look and see that it’s not that they are capable, but that there is no one supporting them from other schools.

Of course, the most important thing is that Lu Yaowen needs engineering talents, a large number of engineering talents.

If Hong Kong wants to maintain its status, it must have high-tech industries in addition to finance, and these engineering talents are the "nutrients" most needed by high-tech industries.

After the collapse of the Russian Empire, Lu Yaowen could find a way to recruit some talents from the Russian Empire, have them work in schools, and make use of all the knowledge in their minds.

"Mr. Lu, I completely agree with your proposal."

If anyone else had made this request, Chen Qinghua would have told him to get out. However, Lu Yaowen was different. His Zhengyuan Education Group was definitely worthy of the words "good family background".

"Principal Chen, I will arrange for the construction of the new campus in Yuen Long as soon as possible and strive to put it into use next year. In addition, I hope that starting from next year, the number of students enrolled by HKCT will be expanded from 500 to 2,000, and in the next five years, it will be expanded to 5,000."

Lu Yaowen said slowly.

He knew that after these subsidized schools in Hong Kong were acquired by him, Lu Yaowen, the four universities in Hong Kong would definitely further tighten the restrictions on the conditions for students of these schools to enter these universities.

This is also an important reason why Luk Yao-wen wants to set up his own university. Since universities in Hong Kong discriminate against students from subsidized schools, Luk Yao-wen will set up a few universities of his own to provide students from subsidized schools with opportunities to continue their studies.

"so many people?"

Chen Qinghua was stunned. The Island University of Hong Kong only enrolls less than 2,000 students a year, and the Hong Kong Polytechnic Institute enrolls more than 5,000 students a year?

"Principal Chen, I will find a way to get the school buildings and teachers. What we need to do now is to allow more ordinary students from the funded schools to enter university campuses, learn a skill, and have a decent job."

Lu Yaowen said with a smile.

The most important point that Lu Yaowen did not tell them was that they should contribute to his career after graduation.

"Mr. Lu, it is a blessing for the students of the sponsored schools that you have this heart. I and our HKCT will definitely support you with all my strength."

Chen Qinghua said with a smile.

"Principal Chen, I will not only expand the enrollment scale of HKCT, but I will also set up a medical college and a teachers' college to train doctors, nurses and teachers for Hong Kong Island."

Lu Yaowen added.

As for lawyers, Lu Yaowen has no plans to train them for the time being. In the legal profession, professional skills are important, but personal connections are more important and require time to build.

Lu Yaowen and Chen Qinghua chatted until five o'clock in the afternoon before they said goodbye and left.

……

At the same time that Lu Yaowen met Chen Qinghua, Huo Tianren met Lu Zhilian again.

But this time, the place where the two met became Huo Tianren's clinic.

"Professor Huo, who do you want me to see?"

After meeting Huo Tianren, Lu Zhilian immediately asked this question.

"Director Lu, you should have watched the press conference held by the Eagles this morning, right?"

Huo Tianren asked Lu Zhilian the same question in return.

"Ah."

Lu Zhilian nodded slightly.

"You should also know that they were forced by Lu Yaowen to hold this press conference, right?"

Huo Tianren continued to ask.

"Professor Huo, what do you want to say?"

After hearing the name 'Lu Yaowen', Lu Zhilian's eyes moved slightly and he asked this question.

"These Eagles apologized only because they had no choice. If we can design a perfect plan, we can also force the Eagles to make concessions."

"At least it will allow you to have greater power in ICAC, such as serving as assistant director of the enforcement department, with a separate team and independent case handling authority."

Huo Tianren said slowly.

The ranks of the ICAC's Executive Division, from highest to lowest, are Director, Assistant Director, Chief Investigator, Chief Investigator, Senior Investigator, etc.

Among them, only the director and assistant director have the right to independently initiate and handle cases. Other investigation directors can only report the clues they find to the director and assistant director, and they will decide whether to initiate a case.

"Professor Huo, you might as well explain it more clearly."

Lu Zhilian's tone was extremely calm, and he was not overwhelmed by the position of assistant director.

"You should have heard about what happened between Lu Yaowen and the Political Department before... Zeng Xiangrong is in my hands now. He is the person I want you to meet."

Huo Tianren told the "inside story" between Lu Yaowen and the Political Department, and then "brought" Zeng Xiangrong out.

"Where is he?"

After hearing what Huo Tianren said, Lu Zhilian immediately became excited.

The explosion on Argyle Street killed more than 40 Hong Kong Island residents, but in the end the incident was blamed on terrorists and the case was left unresolved.

This investigation result made Lu Zhilian extremely dissatisfied, but he had no other choice before. After hearing that Zeng Xiangrong, the "key witness", was actually under Huo Tianren's command, Lu Zhilian's interest was immediately aroused.

But immediately, Lu Zhilian thought of a question: "Professor Huo, why is Zeng Xiangrong in your hands?"

"Director Lu, those fake ICAC political department agents I showed you earlier, their mission was to make Zeng Xiangrong 'compulsively commit suicide', and they happened to be rescued by Zhuo Jingquan and his men."

At this point, Huo Tianren lowered his voice: "That Zhuo Jingquan is both Lu Yaowen's ally and my ally. Now Zeng Xiangrong is useless to Lu Yaowen, and Zhuo Jingquan wants to use this person to get some benefits from me."

"What conditions did you agree to him?"

Lu Zhilian is very cautious.

"Zhuo Jingquan's biggest dream in life is to become the Commissioner of Police. Now he has three rivals in the police force: Li Wenbin, Cai Yuanqi, and Lu Minghua. He hopes that when the critical moment comes, you ICAC can intervene within the rules and help him become the top boss."

All of Huo Tianren's words were taught to him by Lu Yaowen, and they sounded very reasonable.

"Take me to see Zeng Xiangrong."

After Lu Zhilian pondered for a moment, he spoke slowly.

Half an hour later, after Lu Zhilian and Zeng Xiangrong left, Huo Tianren took out his cell phone and dialed Lu Yaowen's number.

"Lu Zhilian has taken the person away."

After the call was connected, Huo Tianren said this softly.

"Okay, Professor Huo, believe me, you will soon have a qualified ally."

On the other end of the phone, Lu Yaowen, who had just left HKCT, was sitting in a Mercedes-Benz and said with a smile.

"They are just your pawns."

Huo Tianren's tone was extremely calm.

"Professor Huo, strictly speaking, this world is a huge chess game, and everyone is a chess piece in it. As long as we can achieve our goals, what does it matter if we become someone else's chess piece?"

Lu Yaowen said this slowly.

"Lu Yaowen, if only you thought the same as I do, with your help, my dream would surely come true."

Huo Tianren sighed softly.

"Professor Huo, we actually think the same thing. You want to give the weak a chance to turn things around, and so do I. I hope that in the future all students on Hong Kong Island can finish Form 6, have the opportunity to enter university, and have the right to choose their own lives."

Huo Tianren shook his head gently: "It's different. Everything you do is for yourself. If you succeed, the people around you will be the new privileged class. It's just a reincarnation."

"I admire your level of thinking, but your wish is doomed to fail. People are selfish. There must be a strong regulatory department to supervise in order to restrain people's hearts and achieve relative fairness."

Lu Yaowen knew without even thinking that Huo Tianren's wish to be regarded as a "saint" by others would never succeed.

"Mr. Lu, we have different paths, so there is no need to talk any more."

After saying this, Huo Tianren hung up the phone directly.

"Beep, beep, beep~"

After hearing the busy tone in the receiver, Lu Yaowen smiled slightly and then dialed a number.

"Secretary Zhuang, right?"

"Lu Yaowen?"

Hearing the voice coming from the receiver, Zhuang Qichen frowned slightly.

"The Zeng Xiangrong I caught before suddenly ran away from me. It seems that he was rescued by a man named Lu Zhilian from ICAC. You should be careful and don't let Zeng Xiangrong talk nonsense."

Lu Yaowen said with a smile.

"..."

After hearing what Lu Yaowen said, Zhuang Qichen's face changed suddenly and he immediately walked quickly towards the Governor's office.

At this moment, in the Governor's office.

Governor Wilson was meeting with HSBC Chairman Owen Shaw, Simon Keswick of Jardine Matheson, and John Swire of Swire.

Although Wei Yixin is the number one person in Hong Kong Island, he did not put on airs in front of these three people and was as kind as an old man next door.

There are four major Chinese families in Hong Kong Island, and naturally there are also four major foreign families. These four major families are the Sassoon family, the Keswick family, the Swire family and the Kadoorie family, the major shareholders behind HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank.

These four foreign families almost monopolize the most profitable industries in Hong Kong Island. Li Huanggua, Li Zhaoji and their gang are just their white gloves.

These four foreign families are also the last trump card of the British Hong Kong government to rule Hong Kong Island.

"Everyone, I need you to find a Chinese person as quickly as possible to set up a TV station. The British Hong Kong government will strongly support this TV station and help it catch up with the two major TV stations, Asia Television and TVB, as quickly as possible."

"In addition, I will ask the Legislative Council to pass a resolution to reduce the broadcasting license of Hong Kong Island Television from ten years to five years. In this way, Asia Television will have to re-apply for a broadcasting license next year, and TVB will have to apply for a broadcasting license the year after."

"I can guarantee that it will not be that easy for them to get a broadcasting license."

After being badly defeated by Luk Yiu-man this time, Wei Yixun conducted an in-depth review and found a very important point, that is, the two major TV stations in Hong Kong, TVB and Asia Television, both supported Luk Yiu-man.

This caused the British Hong Kong government to suffer a great loss in the war of public opinion.

Especially the documentary about Lu Yaowen, in Wei Yixin's opinion, was the biggest contributor to Lu Yaowen's "comeback".

To deal with Lu Yaowen, it is necessary to take down these two major TV stations and put public opinion back in the hands of the British Hong Kong government.

Now Wei Yixin no longer trusts any Chinese tycoon. At this time, he only trusts the foreign families in Hong Kong Island.

"Mr. Governor, it's easy to set up a TV station. We can just invest a few hundred million Hong Kong dollars each. You can just give us a call and let us know. There's no need to make such a big fuss and call us all over for a meeting, right?"

Simon Keswick said with a smile.

He is the nephew of Henry Keswick, the current head of the Keswick family, and is also the deputy general manager of Jardine Matheson in Hong Kong Island.

"In addition to this, there is another thing. The pressure that Lu Yaowen is bringing to our Hong Kong British government is increasing. We don't have many cards to deal with him. The best card is the police force."

"It's just that if we want to play the police force card, we have to do something first."

"I am going to introduce a 'police officer quarters' policy in the name of the Hong Kong British government. Every year, 500 police officers will be rated as outstanding police officers. Outstanding police officers can only be determined by the Commissioner of Police."

"Outstanding police officers can live in the 'officer dormitories' for free. If they are rated as outstanding police officers for five consecutive years, they can buy these 'dormitories' at a very low price."

Obviously, Wei Yixin's policy "plagiarized" Lu Yaowen's idea, and it was even more extreme, directly allowing "outstanding police officers" to get a house for free.

And it can only be decided by the Commissioner of Police. This is obviously a way for Yan Liguo to "win people's hearts". If they are loyal, he can let them live in the house for free, and if they are especially loyal, he can let them own the house.

"For these houses, our British Hong Kong government will obtain special loans from HSBC Bank and then purchase them from real estate companies such as Swire and Jardine Matheson."

Wei Yixin not only wants to win over the hearts of the police force, but also wants to let several major foreign families make money and reap the benefits. He is indeed "all-encompassing".

‘Dong dong dong~’

At this moment, there was a rapid knock on the door.

"Come in."

Wei Yixin frowned and spoke.

Soon, Zhuang Qichen glanced at Ou Zhihua, Simon Keswick and others, walked quickly to Wei Yixin's side, and whispered to Wei Yixin what Lu Yaowen had just said to him.

"..."

Wei Yixin's expression changed slightly, and he forced a smile on his face, and said to Ou Zhihua and others: "Gentlemen, please wait a moment."

After saying this, he immediately took Zhuang Qichen out of the office.

"Notify Xie Naixin immediately and tell him to take care of Zeng Xiangrong. Lu Yaowen must have heard something and is using Zeng Xiangrong to test us."

At this point, Wei Yixin's tone became extremely cold: "Our Hong Kong British government must have been deeply infiltrated. We must dig out these 'worms'." "Go and inform Xie Naixin first, and deal with Zeng Xiangrong first."

Wei Yixin waved his hand, indicating that Zhuang Qichen could leave.

"Whoo~"

Looking at Zhuang Qichen's leaving back, Wei Yixin let out a long breath, then forced a smile on his face again and returned to his office.

……

At seven o'clock that evening, in the ICAC headquarters building, in the office of Commissioner against Corruption Xie Naixin.

"Mr. Commissioner, we have found out that Lu Zhilian has locked someone up in a safe house in Kowloon City. The two subordinates in charge of guarding him are Tan Meili and Ma Yaozu."

Deputy Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Tang Ruolin walked quickly to Xie Naixin and spoke.

The foreigners have very strong control over ICAC. Although Lu Zhilian tried to keep it secret as much as possible, he was still discovered.

"Do you think if we give Lu Zhilian an order to bring the people back to headquarters, he will carry out this order?"

Xie Naixin looked up at Tang Ruolin and asked slowly.

"Hard to say."

Tang Ruolin shook his head slightly.

"Zeng Xiangrong is a very important person. If Lu Zhilian asks him something and links the Special Branch to the Argyle Street bombing, the consequences will be disastrous."

"In order to prevent this from happening, we need to shut up Zeng Xiangrong forever."

Xie Naixin's tone was extremely calm, and it didn't sound like a murderous tone at all.

"Mr. Commissioner, I'll arrange someone right away."

Tang Ruolin agreed without hesitation.

"Act more realistically."

Xie Naixin said slowly.

After hearing Xie Naixin's words, Tang Ruolin's eyes flashed slightly, and then he nodded slowly.

After half an hour.

Inside a detached house in Kowloon City District.

Like the police force, ICAC also built many safe houses on Hong Kong Island to carry out secret missions and protect important people.

This detached house is one of the safe houses.

At this time, in the basement of the safe house, Lu Zhilian was interrogating Zeng Xiangrong.

"Mr. Zeng, I am the only one in Hong Kong who can help you right now, but you have to tell me everything you know first."

Lu Zhilian looked at Zeng Xiangrong, his tone full of sincerity.

"..."

Zeng Xiangrong closed his eyes and didn't say a word.

When he was released, Gao Gang conveyed a message to him on behalf of Lu Yaowen, saying that as long as he pretended to be mute for a few days and waited until the matter was over, he would be sent abroad.

After being "tricked" by Lu Yaowen for so many days, Zeng Xiangrong's fear of Lu Yaowen has penetrated into his bones and he dares not disobey Lu Yaowen's orders.

"Mr. Zeng, it's not just your police force that uses special methods, our ICAC also does, don't force me."

Lu Zhilian, who had been interrogating Zeng Xiangrong for two hours, was getting a little anxious.

Lu Zhilian knew very well that he had to break through Zeng Xiangrong as quickly as possible and obtain the key evidence so that he could take the initiative.

"..."

Faced with Lu Zhilian's threats, Zeng Xiangrong remained silent.

"Okay, Mr. Zeng, I'm sorry."

As Lu Zhilian spoke, he slowly stood up and walked towards Zeng Xiangrong.

Meanwhile, the first floor of the detached house.

Tan Meili and Ma Yaozu, who were guarding the first floor, were watching TV.

Although Luk Yao-wen has won a great victory, the two major television towers, TVB and Asia Television, are still continuing to broadcast the documentary filmed by Luk Yao-wen, and the ratings are extremely high.

"Azu, did you hear any noise?"

Just then, Tan Meili frowned and asked.

"no."

There was a hint of doubt in Ma Yaozu's eyes.

At this moment, three men appeared in front of Ma Yaozu and Tan Meili and started shooting with their guns.

"Bang, bang, bang~"

After a burst of gunfire, Ma Yaozu and Tan Meili were caught off guard and were shot dead on the spot without even having to take out their guns.

Immediately, the three men ran directly to the entrance of the basement, obviously they were very familiar with this safe house.

Wait until they go into the basement.

"Bang, bang, bang~"

Having heard the gunshots, Lu Zhilian, who was lying in ambush, opened fire directly. The "gunman" who was walking in front was killed on the spot, and the remaining two gunmen immediately found cover.

"grass!"

The moment he saw these three men, Lu Zhilian already knew the fate of his two men, and his eyes were filled with extreme sadness and anger.

He had thought that after "arresting" Zeng Xiangrong, he would be targeted by certain forces, but he never expected that the other party would be so cruel.

"Bang, bang, bang~"

Just when Lu Zhilian was having his mind twisted and turned, the two gunmen began to move forward. They slowly moved forward while shooting in the direction of Lu Zhilian.

As time went by, Lu Zhilian realized that he had to make a decision: either find a way to escape through the safe passage in the basement, or fight to the end with the two light gunmen.

"Bang, bang, bang~"

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Zhilian gritted his teeth, stood up suddenly and shot at the two gunmen.

"Bang, bang, bang~"

The two gunmen immediately returned fire, and a bullet hit Lu Zhilian's right hand. The severe pain caused Lu Zhilian to lose his grip on the Glock 17 pistol in his right hand.

At this moment, Lu Zhilian ran directly towards the safe passage without hesitation.

"Don't worry about him, there are people waiting for him outside, let's get rid of the target."

A gunman stopped the gunman who was about to chase Lu Zhilian and took him into the room where Zeng Xiangrong was.

"who are you?"

Zeng Xiangrong looked at the man holding a pistol in front of him with a look of fear.

"Bang, bang, bang~"

However, all he got in response was a few bullets.

On the other side, Lu Zhilian quickly ran out of the safety passage and came to a road in the Kowloon City District. He saw at a glance that a man across the road was staring at him with his hand already touching his waist.

Without a moment's hesitation, Lu Zhilian ran towards the Kowloon City Police Station.

"Bang, bang, bang~"

Seeing this, the gunman across the street immediately raised his gun and pulled the trigger at Lu Zhilian. The gunshot immediately caused chaos on the entire street.

However, Lu Zhilian was obviously trained and used a 'Z' shaped running method, making it difficult for the gunman to aim, and he quickly blended into the chaotic crowd.

"grass!"

The gunman cursed under his breath, then got into a car parked on the side of the road and drove away.

Half an hour later, Kowloon Hospital.

"Mr. Lu, I regret to inform you that your two colleagues have..."

Senior Inspector Yu Zhiguang of the Serious Crime Unit of Kowloon City Police Station walked up to Lu Zhilian and whispered.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Sir Yu."

Lu Zhilian's face was extremely gloomy at this moment. He felt his heart aching, and even the gunshot wound on his arm didn't hurt that much.

It was not just because two of his men died, but also because the beliefs he had held for decades collapsed.

Although there is no evidence to prove that it was the Eagles who did it, Lu Zhilian can be sure that it was definitely the Eagles who did it, and it was people from the ICAC who did it.

To be precise, it was Deputy Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Tang Ruolin who sent people to do it.

The safe house located in Kowloon City District was designed by Lu Zhilian himself. In the drawings he submitted to Tang Ruolin, the exit of the safe passage was originally across the street.

However, because the location across the street was requisitioned by the Environmental Protection Agency, Lu Zhilian temporarily changed the exit to its current location without reporting to Tang Ruolin.

The gunman just now was the one waiting for me across the street, which means that the gunman must have been sent by Tang Ruolin or someone higher-level in the ICAC.

Thinking of this, in addition to extreme anger, Lu Zhilian's eyes were filled with extreme sadness. He, Tan Meili and Ma Yaozu had done so many things for ICAC and had experienced so many dangers, but he did not expect that he would not die at the hands of the enemy, but instead at the hands of his own people.

At this moment, Lu Zhilian was filled with anger.

Seeing Lu Zhilian's appearance, Yu Zhiguang sighed lightly, then turned and left.

Shortly after.

"Mr. Lu, there is a man named Huo Tianren who wants to see you."

A nurse walked up to Lu Zhilian and spoke.

"Please bring him to me."

When Lu Zhilian heard the name 'Huo Tianren', his eyes moved slightly and he spoke immediately.

soon.

"Director Lu, I am deeply saddened by your loss."

Huo Tianren walked up to Lu Zhilian and whispered.

"how do you know?"

Lu Zhilian looked at Huo Tianren suddenly.

"Director Lu, I told you that I have many friends in the police force, and naturally I have friends in Kowloon City Police Station as well."

Although Lu Zhilian was staring at him, Huo Tianren's expression did not change at all.

"Just say whatever you want to say."

Lu Zhilian's tone was extremely cold.

"Director Lu, I know you want to avenge your men. You were supposed to be the one protecting the bottom line of fairness, but now you've become the one destroying it. Don't you think you should do something to change this damn ICAC?"

Huo Tianren said faintly.

"..."

Lu Zhilian remained silent.

"Director Lu, if the world is unfair to us, we must stand up and say no to them!"

Huo Tianren said slowly.

"Professor Huo, I just realized now that our ICAC is nothing more than a dog raised by the foreigners."

After hearing what Huo Tianren said, Lu Zhilian closed his eyes and slowly said this.

“The world shouldn’t be like this, and it doesn’t have to be like this.”

Huo Tianren said his "life motto", and then without waiting for Lu Zhilian to speak, he continued: "If we can't get fair treatment from this world through legal means, then we can only use illegal means to get back what we want."

"Professor Huo, what are you going to do?"

Lu Zhilian suddenly opened his eyes.

"Wait!"

Huo Tianren uttered this word.

"?"

Lu Zhilian was slightly stunned.

"Director Lu, believe me, as long as you wait patiently, the opportunity will definitely appear."

Huo Tianren knew very well that since Lu Yaowen had chosen Lu Zhilian, he would definitely create opportunities for him. However, he could not say these things to Lu Zhilian.

"..."

After hearing what Huo Tianren said, Lu Zhilian closed his eyes again, because he didn't want Huo Tianren to see the extreme unwillingness, extreme sadness, and extreme anger in his eyes.

……

On the other side, inside a villa in Kowloon Tong.

‘Ring ring ring~’

A rapid ring rang out, and Lu Yaowen, who had just finished reviewing homework with Zhu Wanfang, picked up the phone and pressed the answer button.

"Brother Wen, I'm Xu Zhengyang."

Xu Zhengyang's somewhat hurried voice came out from the receiver, causing Lu Yaowen's face to change slightly...

(End of this chapter)