Hong Kong Film: Jimmy? Please call me Councillor Li

Chapter 200 My Wife Went Out to Do...
From the very beginning, they never intended to accept those humiliating and detrimental reform terms.

Especially those two most deadly and insidious ones.

Having remained steadfast for so many years, they've weathered countless storms. How could they possibly surrender so easily in a contest of this magnitude?

This negotiation with Li Jiayuan was a setup in itself. What is Li Jiayuan relying on? Is it his status as a district councilor or his status as a philanthropist?

No, it's his strong foundation of public trust. If he didn't have so many people supporting him, a district councilor would be nothing.

To break the deadlock, the first step is to eliminate Li Jiayuan's credibility. Once the people behind him no longer trust him, then those protesters are nothing more than a mob.

Once an organization experiences a crisis of trust, it is like a dam bursting and collapsing.

Qu Jianjun had already planned that once Li Jiayuan walked out of this door, his men would announce outside that the peace talks had failed and blame all the blame on Li Jiayuan.

They smeared him, fabricated stories that Li Jiayuan took the opportunity to demand benefits, and even targeted the three representatives.

As long as they fan the flames from behind, and rumors spread like wildfire, Li Jiayuan's control will soon be gone. At that time, dealing with Li Jiayuan again will be a piece of cake.

Inside the meeting room, three people burst into hearty laughter.

Chen Zhili, a lowly henchman, watched the three big shots' actions with anticipation in his eyes. Although he didn't know what they were laughing about, he was certain that Li Jiayuan was about to be in big trouble.

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"Brother Yuan, what do we do now?"

After going downstairs, Li Jiayuan and the others went directly from the underground parking lot. In the car, Li Yao asked worriedly.

He always felt that those three representatives from the welfare bureau were up to no good.

In response, Li Jiayuan just smiled.

"Don't worry, they won't be able to keep this up for long. Just wait and see what the news is like tomorrow."

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Li Jiayuan went straight back to the company. He had more important tasks to do and had no time to play with those idiots.

As for what schemes and tricks they were plotting behind the scenes, he had no interest in knowing or understanding them. After all, he had no interest in playing games with three prisoners.

He told her to save her words for the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), and that he would submit all the evidence and leads to the ICAC later.

That's right, he has already used the information card to dig up dirt on Qu Jianjun and his gang, including evidence of their corruption.

Imagine this: the person representing He Tan today could be implicated in a scandal tomorrow—and that person is a high-ranking official in the welfare bureau.

What else can the welfare bureau do?
Originally, he only wanted to kill Chen Zhili, but since the people from the Welfare Bureau wanted to scheme against him, he might as well take care of them as well, so they could play mahjong together.

Qu Jianjun and his gang never imagined that while they were plotting to frame Li Jiayuan, Li Jiayuan had already decided to overturn the table and quit the game.

That afternoon
In high spirits, Chen Zhili returned to work at the Welfare Department and pushed open the office door with a flamboyant gait.

His subordinates at the welfare department, seeing his flamboyant demeanor, began to speculate about the content and outcome of today's conversation.

"What are you looking at? Get to work, all of you."

Before entering, Chen Zhili turned back and angrily rebuked her subordinates who were watching the commotion outside.

He lay down on the recliner first, his heart burning with excitement.

Wow, I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's news.

Chen Zhili made herself a cup of Blue Mountain coffee and leisurely began to deal with the work documents left over from the past two days. Just half an hour later, the office door was suddenly kicked open.

Chen Zhili, who was working diligently, was startled and immediately threw the document at Guan Jie's head in anger.

"Are you looking for death? Don't you know how to knock before coming in?!"

After venting her anger, Chen Zhili noticed that Guan Jie's expression was very strange.

"What's wrong? What happened again?"

Guan Jie swallowed hard and pointed towards the door. "You...you should go and see for yourself."

For some reason, Chen Zhili had a strong sense of foreboding. He hurriedly got up to go out and check, but someone was faster than him.

A fair-skinned, handsome young man led his entourage into the office.

Show your ID as soon as you enter.

“I am Lu Zhilian from ICAC. Mr. Chen, please come with us.”

ICAC
Chen Zhili stared blankly and slumped into a chair.

If there's one department in the entire system that's the most disliked, it's definitely the ICAC. While other police officers investigate cases, they specifically investigate their own people, so the ICAC has a terrible reputation internally.

Police officers have always had an instinctive aversion to people in this department, and also a kind of innate fear of them.

This is especially true for those who don't follow the rules, which is why Chen Zhili reacted so strongly when she saw Lu Zhilian and the ICAC members.

Chen Zhili was taken away and returned to Lao Lian's building. As he passed the interrogation room, he happened to see Qu Jianjun, whom he had parted ways with not long ago, through the window. The fear in his heart was already showing on his face.

Inside the interrogation room.

The anti-corruption officers are interrogating Qu Jianjun.

"Mr. Qu, what is your relationship with the owner of this bank card?"

When questioned, Qu Jianjun's expression was gloomy and angry, while the seasoned veteran in charge of the interrogation smiled.

"Not saying anything? That means you're admitting there's a relationship? Write that down."

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"We found out that the card belongs to your ex-wife, and there are a total of ten million US dollars in the card, but your ex-wife only runs a very small beauty salon."

Their family background is also quite simple; they don't seem like people who could possess so many assets. Could you explain the source of this money?

Faced with the aggressive questioning, Qu Jianjun found it increasingly difficult to suppress his emotions.

“How would I know where this money came from? You should ask her, not me here, understand? Besides, we are already divorced, how much money he has has nothing to do with me.”

"Really? But you went to a love hotel with Ms. Huang Jiaxin just last week. You and your ex-wife seem to have a good relationship, so can you explain the source of this asset?"

Qu Jianjun slammed his fist on the table in anger, stood up, and roared at the interrogators.

"My wife likes to work as a prostitute, she makes a million each time, that's money she earns from sleeping with other men, okay?"

Qu Jianjun was furious and powerless. Clearly, their plan had just begun, so why was the ICAC investigating them at this crucial juncture?

Could it be that someone did this on purpose? Li Jiayuan!
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Investigations take time, but spreading news does not.

Li Jiayuan had people watching the ICAC entrance from morning till night, and they would immediately report any suspicious activity.

The reporter he sent took photos of Qu Jianjun and others being taken away by Lao Lian, and sold them to major newspapers, causing them great damage.

The next morning, news about Qu Jianjun and the Welfare Bureau dominated the headlines of the Hong Kong edition, with the newspapers clearly showing images of them being taken into the ICAC.

Newspapers and media outlets even made a particularly sarcastic note about it.

According to reliable sources, the three representatives who participated in the dialogue with the Welfare Department were taken away by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and have not yet been released.

This sudden news was like a bombshell dropped on the public's mind. Just after someone pointed out that the whereabouts of the welfare department's funds were unclear, senior officials of the welfare department were taken away by the ICAC for investigation.

You're telling me this isn't embezzlement?

The public anger that had been barely suppressed was reignited.

When the remaining senior officials of the welfare bureau saw the news in the morning, they felt as if the sky had fallen.

(End of this chapter)