Hong Kong Film: Night Cop

Chapter 598 Pro-British Faction?
"Speak properly," Li Fei quickly stopped him.

If he lets her continue to act coquettishly, he probably won't even be able to bear looking at Liang Xiaorou's former image anymore.

What are your thoughts on the Chen Qiang case?

Liang Xiaorou said seriously.

"Just sit and watch!" Li Fei said casually.

"Ah Fei, how could you do this? You personally handed this case over to me," Liang Xiaorou said, feeling frustrated.

Li Fei stepped forward, put his arm around her shoulder and said, "Don't worry, it doesn't matter whether the case from twelve years ago is solved or not, the higher-ups in the police force won't blame us."

"Can……"

Liang Xiaorou wanted to say something, but Li Fei cupped her face and kissed her fiercely.

The five-minute-long kiss made Liang Xiaorou forget that she had come to ask Li Fei for help.

The two spent half an hour being affectionate in the office before Liang Xiaorou straightened her clothes, pushed open the door to Li Fei's office, and prepared to go back.

"Director."

As soon as she pushed open the door, she saw Raymond standing outside, and Liang Xiaorou quickly saluted.

Raymond laughed and said, "Is it over?"

"what?"

Liang Xiaorou was taken aback at first, then her face turned bright red.

She understood what Raymond meant.

Raymond clearly knew he was inside.

Given the long period of time and her relationship with Li Fei, it's perfectly normal for Raymond to have certain thoughts.

"Director, I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

Embarrassed, Liang Xiaorou finished speaking and immediately ran away.

Raymond walked into Li Fei's office and joked with a smile, "Fei, young people are indeed powerful, but you should also consider this, this is a police station."

"Hello, Chief. Actually, Xiao Rou and I didn't do anything. We were just analyzing the case."

After making his excuses, Li Fei suddenly remembered the 'script reading in the dark' from his previous life. It seemed that the male celebrity had also made the same excuse when he was discovered.

The two celebrities spent four hours together in one room at night, during which no other staff members entered or left. The strangest thing was that the lights were on before the female celebrity entered the male celebrity's room, but they were turned off as soon as she entered.

After the incident was exposed by reporters and the story gained traction, both the male and female celebrities explained that the secretly filmed videos were maliciously edited, that staff members were present during filming, and that the two were simply going over the script in the room to prepare for the upcoming shoot.

Wow!

What the hell are you guys doing with the script in the dark?!
Why do we read scripts with the lights off?
This is all too obvious.

They don't even have a good reason for their excuses.

Although Li Fei was trying to justify himself, at least he and Liang Xiaorou were in a romantic relationship, and even if others knew what they were doing inside, they wouldn't morally condemn them.

“Alright, don’t be nervous. I don’t care about your affairs. I’m here to see you because of the case. My superiors asked me to inquire when the Chen Qiang case will be solved,” Raymond asked Li Fei.

"Chief, I don't quite understand, is this case that important to the higher-ups?"

Li Fei frowned. This case had even been personally handled by Raymond. Was there some inside story that he didn't know about?

Upon hearing Li Fei's question, Raymond thought for a moment and said, "This is a case that Chief Superintendent Li Shutang of the Police Department personally assigned to you."

Li Shutang!
Li Fei was startled.

This man is no ordinary person; he comes from a family of police officers and is currently the top Chinese police officer.

Furthermore, Li Fei also knew that Li Shutang's son was named Li Wenbin. Li Wenbin was a character in the movie "Cold War".

How did this case become related to Li Shutang?
Li Fei felt increasingly puzzled.

Headache.

The plot of "D.I.E." is surprisingly connected to "Cold War," which is quite a complicated relationship.

Li Fei began to ponder.

The plot of "Cold War" takes place during 2015. The characters in the film are roughly divided into three factions: pro-mainland, pro-British Hong Kong, and centrist.

The pro-mainland representatives are Lau Kit-fai of the Police Force, Lau Kit-fai's faction within the police force, and Lau Kit-fai's predecessor, Commissioner Tsang, who retired early to allow Lau Kit-fai to succeed him.

The pro-British faction consisted of Li Wenbin and his son, as well as their followers within the police force.

Li Wenbin, a representative figure of the old British Royal Police in Hong Kong, is also known as Li Jiajun. He was mentioned in the first episode as a graduate of a prestigious university abroad. Li Wenbin's father, Li Shutang, was the highest-ranking Chinese police superintendent. The Li family has produced three generations of outstanding figures, all of whom were elites during the British colonial era.

The centrists are the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and some legislators represented by Kan O-wai.

The entire film is filled with a complex and intricate plot. The Cold War incident was a scheme orchestrated by the British faction to force Lau Kit-fai to step down and disrupt Luk Ming-wah's plan to have Lau succeed him. At the same time, it would satisfy them by having Lee Man-bun solve the case and become the Commissioner of Police. The ultimate goal was to strike at Luk Ming-wah, the Secretary for Security who was about to announce his candidacy for Chief Executive, and to make the Secretary for Justice Lai Yung-lim the Chief Executive, thereby achieving the British faction's goal of gaining complete control of Hong Kong.

However, they were ultimately defeated by the pro-mainland faction with the help of the centrists.

Now that Li Shutang has put him in charge of Chen Qiang's case, Li Fei has no choice but to think about it.

Could it be that Li Shutang wants to win me over?

But that’s not right either!
Raymond was not one of Li Shutang's men; he clearly had a favorable impression of the mainland.

“Ah Fei, don’t overthink it. Li Shutang asked you to investigate because he was in charge of this case twelve years ago.” Seeing Li Fei deep in thought, Raymond immediately guessed what was going on and explained.

"Is it really that simple?"

Li Fei was very suspicious, and he didn't want to get involved in the internal power struggles within the police force.

With 1997 fast approaching and the Western police about to step down, the top police officer will definitely be chosen from among the Chinese police officers.

Therefore, there has been fierce competition among Chinese police officers during this period.

“It’s that simple,” Raymond affirmed.

After hearing this, Li Fei breathed a sigh of relief.

He had no desire to get involved in the police infighting, nor did he want to take sides.

Actually, there was one more thing Raymond hadn't told Li Fei.

Li Shutang handed the case over to Li Fei not only because it was a case Li Shutang was handling, but also because Li Shutang wanted to give Li Fei a chance to make a contribution.

Because in Li Shutang's view, Li Fei belonged to his faction.

As for why Li Shutang thought Li Fei was pro-British, it was entirely due to Li Fei's own personal circumstances.

Now, everyone in the police force knows that Li Fei has a girlfriend named Vivian.

Weiwei's father is a native British nobleman, and he wields considerable power in Britain.

As a result, Li Fei was naturally labeled as a pro-British figure.

Earlier, Li Fei had a falling out with the Political Department, and the Political Department even considered taking action against him.

But it was because of Vivian's relationship with him, coupled with his pro-British label, that the Political Department considered him one of their own and extinguished their desire to harm Li Fei.

Or do you really think you can get away with offending the Political Department?
The British weren't so easy to talk to back then; offending them was tantamount to courting death.

Just look at how many British people are in the top ranks of the police force, and how many are pro-British, and you'll know how arrogant the British are.

(End of this chapter)