Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 256 Superintendent Chen's Argument

"Congratulations on your promotion, Officer Chan."

At the Ni family's large villa, Ni Yongxiao smiled and raised his teacup to Chen Guozhong.

Chen Guozhong waved his hand:

“Ni Sheng is certainly well-informed.”

“I watch TVB’s police news program all the time.” Ni Yongxiao didn’t hide anything from Chen Guozhong. “TVB’s police news program congratulated you on your promotion immediately… It would be hard for me not to know.”

Chen Guozhong said calmly:

"I don't really want to get promoted."

Ni Yongxiao raised an eyebrow and looked at Chen Guozhong with a half-smile.

Chen Guozhong remained calm and composed:
Do you think I'm faking it?

Ni Yongxiao said honestly:

"Kind of."

"However, given Mr. Chan's age, it's not impossible for him to reach the top in the future."

"A little arrogance is normal."

Chen Guozhong sneered:

Why do you think I got promoted?

Ni Yongxiao's pupils contracted.

Chen Guozhong mocked:

"You should understand that, right?"

"Babi, Longfei, Ahe, Piyanmei..."

"These guys' fan base lifted me up, forcing me to get promoted."

"Without these guys' contributions, I would be nothing more than a minor senior inspector by now."

Ni Yongxiao stopped laughing and asked:
"Did Inspector Chen come here to cause trouble?"

Chen Guozhong glanced at Ni Yongxiao:
"I told you before not to get involved in your family business, right?"

"You won't listen."

“I told you to go back and be a proper accountant, but you wouldn’t listen.”

"You now have one foot in the funeral home and the other in the police station."

"Whether it's the police station or the funeral home... it's only a matter of time."

Luo Ji was furious:
"Show some respect."

Ni Yongxiao waved his hand:

“Ah Ji, Inspector Chen is a guest, we should treat him with courtesy.”

Chen Guozhong nodded slightly:
"You are so well-mannered, you are really different from other short mules."

"They speak ten sentences, and five of them contain the word 'mama,' or even more."

"Someone like you shouldn't be involved in gangs."

Ni Yongxiao calmed down:

“Inspector Chen, I’m a legitimate businessman. What you’re saying is too vague and I don’t understand.”

Chen Guozhong smiled:
"I really wish you were a respectable businessman."

"There are too many short mules in Hong Kong, I don't want another one like you."

"I've already said what I wanted to say; whether you listen or not is up to you."

"Even if you want to join, it's fine."

"It doesn't matter."

"There are so many short mules in Hong Kong, one more won't make a difference."

Ni Yongxiao was still smiling, his expression unchanged.
"I don't understand what Inspector Chen is talking about."

Chen Guozhong laughed heartily:
I like your calm demeanor.

He suddenly asked,
Aren't you curious why I suddenly came to find you?

Ni Yongxiao frowned slightly:

"If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely come to show off to me."

"But Inspector Chan, you're no ordinary person."

"You can't even do something so superficial."

"Then, Mr. Chan, could you tell me why you have come to my humble abode?"

Chen Guozhong chuckled:

"There are two reasons. First, I'm here to thank you."

Ni Yongxiao said with a smile:

"Thank me?"

"You're not going to thank me for helping you get promoted, are you?"

clap clap!

Chen Guozhong clapped softly:
"I knew you were smart. You're right. I'm here to thank you for helping me get promoted."

Ni Yongxiao stopped laughing:

"This joke is no joke. If I had that ability, I could easily plant an undercover agent in the police station, promote him, and then dominate Hong Kong."

Chen Guozhong shook his finger:
"No, no, no, I really have to thank you this time."

"You posted a job on a hitman website that requires one of James's hands."

"There are quite a few assassins who have taken on this mission."

"James, that foreigner, fought back very badly and almost let the assassin finish the job."

"It's always just a little bit off."

Ni Yongxiao was taken aback:
"You mean every time?"

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"Anyway, when I got there, James was almost finished."

"If it weren't for my help, James would definitely be saying goodbye to one of his arms."

"It's because of me that James was able to keep his arm intact. I saved him, so he has to repay me!"

"Well, my promotion is part of the reward."

Ni Yongxiao's lips twitched slightly. He really didn't expect that his intention to give James a warning would actually benefit Chen Guozhong!
Even if Ni Yongxiao were extremely shrewd, he couldn't help but secretly curse the assassins on the assassin list as useless.

They're just foreigners, and they can't even complete such a simple mission. What right do they have to call themselves assassins?

waste!

Pure waste!
Unfortunately, Seraphim, ranked number one on the killer list, can never be bought with money. Otherwise, if Seraphim were to take action, James would definitely be finished!

Chen Guozhong was unaware of Ni Yongxiao's inner thoughts. If he knew that Ni wanted to hire Seraphim to do something, Seraphim might actually make a comeback.

"I'm a very honest person. Since you helped me, I naturally wanted to come and thank you."

Luo Ji couldn't help but say again:
"Keep your mouth clean!"

Chen Guozhong glanced at Ni Yongxiao, who said seriously:

“Ah Ji, Mr. Chen is a guest, and as the host, we should be magnanimous.”

Luo Ji angrily held back his anger.

Chen Guozhong sighed:

“Ni Sheng, your subordinates are really well-mannered; they even understood that I was cursing just now.”

Ni Yongxiao pretended not to hear Chen Guozhong's words and said seriously:

“Inspector Chan, you’ve just been promoted, you should be very busy.”

"I don't have a good image in your eyes, yet you've condescended to come here. You're not just making veiled attacks, are you?"

Chen Guozhong smiled and said:
"That's not true. I'm not that shallow, nor do I have that much free time."

"This is also the second reason I came here."

Ni Yongxiao smiled:

"what reason?"

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"I've come to make peace."

Ni Yongxiao was very surprised:
"Make peace?"

"You are joking?"

Chen Guozhong shook his head:

"I'm not kidding."

Ni Yongxiao frowned and said:

"Do we have some kind of grudge?"

Chen Guozhong bluntly stated:

"It wasn't me, but James who sent me. Put aside your past grievances."

Ni Yongxiao's pupils contracted:
"He says he'll just call a truce, and then he does?"

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"From my perspective, you are someone I hate. And that foreigner James is someone I hate too."

“The Ni family in Yau Tsim Mong is number one. The Ni family’s fans have harmed countless people. I can tell you clearly that I will not let you off the hook.”

"If you dare to lose your followers, you'd better watch out for my investigation."

"That foreigner James is also very annoying."

"I worked so hard to crack down on the drug traffickers and handed over a large amount of drugs, thinking they would be destroyed."

"Unfortunately, all those fans were put back into the market."

"It was James who handled it."

Ni Yongxiao and Luo Ji's pupils contracted simultaneously.

Chen Guozhong pretended not to see it and continued speaking to himself.

"The conflict between the two of you is the same as the conflict between colleagues."

"I'm too lazy to take care of myself."

"According to my plan, it would be best if the two of you fought until you were completely out of your minds."

"In this way, I can eliminate two major threats in one fell swoop!"

Ni Yongxiao loosened his grip on the teacup. He dared not hold it any longer; he was in a very unsettled state of mind and was afraid that it would show on his face, giving Chen Guozhong an opportunity.

"If that's the case, why did you come?"

Chen Guozhong smiled and said:
"Let's go through the procedures."

"After all, that annoying foreigner recommended me, so I have to let him see what I'm doing no matter what."

"I sincerely advise you not to accept it."

"Anyway, no matter which of you dies, I will spend a month's worth of firewood and water to sell firecrackers and set them off to my heart's content."

Ni Yongxiao clenched his fist tightly, then relaxed it.

He placed his hand back on the teacup, steadily and without revealing the slightest flaw, appearing completely calm and collected.

"Inspector Chen, don't joke around like that."

"If you really wanted to do that, you wouldn't have come to remind me."

"There aren't many police officers in the police station that I admire, but you, Inspector Chan, are definitely one of them."

“I can tell that you care a lot about the stability of Yau Tsim Mong.”

Chen Guozhong nodded slowly:
"Your words have surprised me somewhat. I didn't expect that a big fan of drugs like you could understand what I meant."

"That's right, I will absolutely not allow Yau Tsim Mong and Kowloon to fall into turmoil."

"Anyone who dares to disrupt the order of Kowloon will be targeted by me."

"Whether it's you or James, it's the same." Ni Yongxiao smiled slightly, but Chen Guozhong continued:
“Before this month, the two of you were doing all sorts of things, so I was definitely going to be wary of you.”

"but now……"

"Do whatever you want."

Ni Yongxiao was taken aback, carefully examining Chen Guozhong, and realized that the other party was not joking at all.
"Is Inspector Chen so confident?"

Chen Guozhong smiled:

"Of course!"

"Times have changed, and Yau Tsim Mong is very different now."

Ni Yongxiao disagreed:
What's different about Yau Tsim Mong?

"Isn't it all controlled by the triads?" Chen Guozhong smiled and nodded.
"That's true, but there's no difference."

Ni Yongxiao curled his lip:

"It's nothing more than the small clubs from last month being merged and now controlled by a few large clubs. It's just a change in name only..."

Chen Guozhong said with a smile:

"Really? Should we think about it some more?"

Suddenly, Ni Yongxiao's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Chen Guozhong incredulously:
"Did you tacitly approve of Yau Tsim Mong's major moves?"

Chen Guozhong clapped his hands lightly and said proudly:
"How was my move? Pretty good, right?"

“Brother Kun is keen to clean up Yau Tsim Mong. Now that I know about his plan, I can’t help him out.”

“Mr. Ni, you’re a smart man. You should know why I’m helping Liang Kun out, right?”

Ni Yongxiao gritted his teeth and said:

"of course I know!"

"Compared to a dozen or so small gangs in Yau Tsim Mong, three or four gangs in Yau Tsim Mong are certainly more in line with the interests of your police station."

Chen Guozhong laughed heartily:
"Exactly, why have so many clubs?"

"Three or four community organizations within the jurisdiction are enough."

"There are four or five gangs on one street. It's ridiculous."

“Those Tom, Dick, and Harry not only don’t do anything, but if there are too many of them, they will only confuse people.”

"It feels so refreshing now."

“Like Tsim Sha Tsui, there’s Tung Sing and Hung Hing.”

"Mong Kok, Hung Hing and the Number Gang."

"Yau Ma Tei, Sun Luen Shing and Hung Hing."

"I'll contact whichever organization has a problem, and I'm not afraid they won't help."

Chen Guozhong laughed with extraordinary abandon.

Ni Yongxiao's smile vanished, and he looked coldly at Chen Guozhong.

He knew he had made a mistake; he shouldn't have just watched as Leung Kwan went through with his big scheme. He should have intervened.

Even if he was being closely watched by the police, he should have intervened.

It's too late now.

Yau Tsim Mong now has a new dominant force to rival the Ni family.

It will be difficult for the Ni family to act as recklessly as before.

Chen Guozhong is still adding insult to injury:

"Actually, it would be quite difficult to do something like this in other places."

"We have to thank the Ni family a lot."

"If it weren't for you guys keeping me in check, my idea wouldn't have been able to come to fruition!"

Ni Yongxiao said coldly:

"Inspector Chen, you're laughing too hard, aren't you?"

Chen Guozhong bluntly stated:

"Laughter should be joyful, not forced."

Ni Yongxiao took a deep breath:

"I feel a little unwell..."

Chen Guozhong takes the initiative:
Are you going to kick me out now?

"That's not a good idea!"

Ni Yongxiao asked:
What else do you want?

Chen Guozhong asked directly:
"I want an answer from you."

"Have you and James reconciled?"

"I don't care what you think, as long as I get the answer, I'll turn around and leave!"

Ni Yongxiao remained silent for a long while before asking:

What kind of answer do you want?

Chen Guozhong shrugged: "I don't care what the answer is."

"What matters is what you say yourself."

"Reconciliation is a good thing."

"This way, Yau Tsim Mong will not fall into turmoil and will remain peaceful."

"It's fine if we don't reconcile."

"The assassins on the hit list will keep causing trouble for James. Who knows, one of them might even take him out!"

"As for you... James isn't some idiot who just takes a beating without fighting back. He'll definitely use some teams to take you down."

At this point, Chen Guozhong said with a grin,

"To ensure that the two of you are evenly matched, I'll give you some information: James is not only a senior superintendent in the Political Department, but also a senior agent in the Fog City Telecommunications Bureau."

"You are a top student from a prestigious foreign university, you should know what kind of organization the Telecommunications Department is, right?"

Chen Guozhong smiled happily.
"If the two of you were to clash, it would be a clash of titans, and all sorts of tactics would be employed."

"A lose-lose situation is impossible."

"I guess the most likely scenario is that one of you will take out the other."

"No matter who gets taken down, it's a huge benefit for me!"

Ni Yongxiao gritted his teeth and said:

"Inspector Chen, you've got a great idea!"

Chen Guozhong spoke frankly, and picked up his teacup:
"It's an old custom in our hometown to serve tea to guests when they're leaving!"

"I'll leave as soon as you tell me the answer!"

Ni Yongxiao fell silent and didn't speak for a long time.

Chen Guozhong didn't urge him, but just looked at Ni Yongxiao with a playful gaze.

Luo Ji felt a chill run down his spine; this Inspector Chen was simply a devil.

He made Ni Yongxiao sound really bad!
Chen Guozhong glanced at Luo Ji inadvertently, and the latter's heart pounded.

He seemed to have a delusion—that Chen Guozhong knew his identity!

Luo Ji was almost scared to death!

His identity is top secret!
How did it get exposed?

Could it be that Inspector Lu told Inspector Chen?
Luo Jixin was starting to feel uneasy. He knew something was wrong. Unless Lu Sir told him personally, he should assume that no one else knew his identity.

Luo Ji lowered his head, trying to calm himself down.

Ni Yongxiao finally spoke, gritting his teeth as he said:

“Since Inspector Chen has come in person to mediate, I will definitely give you that face.”

"Okay, I'll make peace with James."

"However, I want to call him."

Chen Guozhong felt a slight disappointment:
"Actually, you should have gone head-to-head with James."

Ni Yongxiao shook his head:

"I'm a legitimate businessman, how could I do such a thing?"

"Inspector Chen, don't try to mislead me!"

Chen Guozhong smiled and shook his head:

"Fine, fine, if you're unwilling, then no one can force you."

He took out his phone and dialed James's number.

"James, I'm at the Ni family's house. Ah Xiao wants to talk to you."

He pushed the phone to Ni Yongxiao, who picked it up:
"James, this is Ni Yongxiao."

"We will make peace."

"But let me make this clear: if you dare to make any more moves against me, I won't hesitate to continue the fight."

"It's a word."

Ni Yongxiao handed the phone to Chen Guozhong:
"The matter has been explained clearly!"

Chen Guozhong picked up the phone, and James's voice came from the other end:

"Ah Zhong, thank you. We've made up. I'll treat you to dinner later."

Chen Guozhong said with a smile:

"Okay, I'll wait for your call."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Guozhong stood up and said,

"I've finished my work, I have to go back now."

Ni Yongxiao sighed:
"So you really are someone who's serious about numbers?"

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"This is the Ni family, a place that makes even the most feared figures in the Yau Tsim Mong underworld tremble. It's far more dangerous than a dragon's den or a tiger's lair."

"Even I wouldn't come here easily on a quiet day."

"Alright, that's all done. I'm leaving now."

Ni Yongxiao gestured, "Please go ahead."

Chen Guozhong paused and then said to Ni Yongxiao:
“The Ni family may look scary, but you and I know that it’s a sinking ship or an active volcano that could erupt at any moment.”

"I suggest you leave as soon as possible."

Ni Yongxiao remained expressionless.
"No need for you to trouble yourself, Mr. Chan."

"Ah Ji, take this to Inspector Chen for me."

Luo Ji stood before Chen Guozhong like a wooden statue, and stretched out his hand, saying:
"Officer Chen, please!"

Chen Guozhong nodded slightly to Ni Yongxiao and strode away.

Later, Luo Ji returned and said to Ni Yongxiao:
"Chen Guozhong came alone."

Ni Yongxiao took a deep breath:

"Ah Ji, we're not assassins."

"Don't have those terrible thoughts."

"Chen Guozhong is the most popular guy in the police station. If something happens to him, it will be more serious than if that foreigner James gets into trouble."

Luo Ji didn't understand.

Ni Yongxiao explained:

"Chan Kwok-chung is a star on TVB Jade, and to some extent, he is a big star in the police force, with a great reputation among the public."

"This guy is actually one of the spokespeople for frontline police officers."

"If something happens to him, no one can withstand the wrath of those 30,000 frontline police officers."

(End of this chapter)