Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 53 Chen Yongren: I Don't Want to Be a Cop Anymore

Li Fu looked at Chen Yongren with concern and said:

"Ah Ren, you don't look well. Are you feeling unwell?"

The two are currently sharing an apartment and get along well.

Li Fu is the kind of person who can't do anything except make money; he's a typical older brother who takes care of others. Chen Yongren, on the other hand, is the kind of person who gets bullied.

The two complement each other very well.

Chen Yongren forced a smile and said:
"Brother Fu, I'm fine."

Li Fu shook his head:
"Was it because Dao Ge revealed your background that you were traumatized?"

Chen Yongren denied it, saying:

"No."

“My biological father is Ni Kun, that’s a fact, and it can’t be changed.”

Li Fu comforted him:
"The boss must have known about your background before he took you in, otherwise he wouldn't have done so."

Chen Yongren was taken aback:
"Did the boss already know about my background?"

Li Fuqi said:

"if not?"

"That's obvious, isn't it?"

"Like me, the boss knows I'm a killer who hasn't closed a single deal."

Chen Yongren quickly changed the subject:
"Are you too scared to kill someone?"

Li Fu said self-deprecatingly:
"When you're out in the game, you'll do anything to make money, even murder!"

Chen Yongren was confused:
"Then why didn't you close a single deal? Are you that unlucky?"

Li Fu sighed softly:

"Originally, I wanted to become a hitman to make money, but after taking on the jobs, I found that the people my employers wanted to kill were all kind people."

"If it's someone who has committed heinous crimes, I'll just cut them down."

“I really can’t bring myself to hurt those ordinary people.”

"My conscience won't allow it!"

Chen Yongren immediately understood.

This is similar to his experience in the underworld. The things he learned in the police academy were too different from those in the gangs, and the contrast was too strong, so he couldn't adapt.

After a year, he still couldn't adapt. Coupled with a bit of bad luck, he was chased and attacked, and almost broke down.

Li Fu smiled:
"However, if the boss asks me to chop up some gangsters, I'll definitely do it."

Chen Yongren chuckled.

"Me too."

Li Fu patted his shoulder lightly and teased him:

“You’re about the same age as the boss, but you’re still a young man. You should smile more.”

"Actually, you're handsome when you smile."

Chen Yongren stopped laughing.

He suddenly realized how long it had been since he had laughed.
He stopped smiling after meeting Huang Zhicheng.

But in the last two days, he's been laughing more than he's laughed in the entire previous year.

Chen Yongren was horrified: "Is it that I've fallen in love with the atmosphere of the club?"

"I'm a policeman, I'm an undercover agent!!"

"This shouldn't be done."

As he pondered, his mind became increasingly confused.

"Brother Fu, you go back first. I want to take a walk by myself."

Li Fu was stunned:
Are you okay on your own?

Chen Yongren forced a smile and said:
"There are some things I can't figure out, so I want to take a walk."

Li Fu nodded slightly:

"Okay, if anything happens, don't try to handle it alone. Give me a call."

"I remember there's also the boss, Dingye, and me!"

Chen Yongren nodded emphatically.

Honestly, he really enjoys this kind of life where he is cared for, remembered, and has someone to rely on.

The thought that these people were gangsters from a triad made him uneasy.

Chen Yongren wandered aimlessly, and before he knew it, he had arrived at a beach, where he encountered an unexpected person.

Chen Guozhong was quite surprised to see him:

How did you get here?

Just as Chen Yongren turned to leave, he suddenly heard an unbelievable statement: "PC202407, stay and have a word."

Chen Yongren suddenly turned around and looked at him in shock:
"you you……"

Chen Guozhong took out a pack of 555 cigarettes, tossed one to him, and looked at him with a particularly complicated expression:

"If I hadn't gone to catch up with Principal Lu and looked through the students from previous years, I really wouldn't have known that you were actually a police officer."

Chen Yongren shook his head:

"I am no longer."

“My biological father is Ni Kun, and his blood flows in my veins. I cannot be a policeman.”

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"If that's the case, I won't pay attention to you anymore."

“I have some connections at the police station, and I was able to find your salary records.”

"You are a formally employed police officer."

Chen Yongren remained silent.

Chen Guozhong looked at him and asked:
Do you like being a cop?

Chen Yongren smiled wryly:

"The life of an undercover agent is completely different from that of a police officer."

Chen Guozhong shook his head:

"There's no difference; it's all about catching thieves."

"However, an undercover agent is all alone. Although colleagues provide off-site assistance, he is still facing the criminals alone, which is very dangerous if he is exposed."

Chen Yongren's heart skipped a beat:
"Can an undercover agent receive outside help?"

Chen Guozhong glanced at him indifferently:
"The police station sent undercover agents to gather evidence, not to send you to your deaths."

"The necessary assistance is essential."

"Being a police officer is a high-risk profession, and being an undercover agent is even more dangerous."

"If not enough help is provided, who will do it?"

Chen Yongren murmured:

"Then what am I?"

Chen Guozhong was taken aback:
"what?"

Chen Yongren's pent-up anger suddenly exploded:
"I said, what is this?"

“I was doing well in training at Wong Chuk Hang. My grades were among the best, and I was about to graduate and become a police officer.”

"Whether in military uniform or civilian clothes, I will do a good job."

"But who would have thought that my background would be discovered by a policeman, who then used it to blackmail me into becoming an undercover agent."

"Do you know where he sent me to infiltrate?"

"The Ni family!"

"It's the Ni family!!"

“I didn’t care at first, but the Ni family all deserve to die, and Ni Kun deserves to die even more.”

"But he just threw me into the world of martial arts like that, without telling me anything about it or offering me any help."

Do you know how I got through the past year?

"Not only do you have to be chased by gangsters, you also have to hide from the police."

"I'm an undercover agent, not a gangster."

"But that man forced me not to tell the truth."

"So the gangsters beat me up, and the police beat me up too!"

"I hate gangsters, and I hate the police."

"I've fucking had enough of this kind of life!"

It was 1981, and the police were very brutal. Even ten years later, their methods remained brutal.

As he spoke, Chen Yongren's eyes reddened, his voice choked with emotion, and he shouted towards the sea.

"A whole year! I've lived like this for a whole year!"

"I'm not going to be a cop anymore!"

Chen Guozhong remained silent. He had not experienced what Chen Yongren had gone through, so he did not offer any comment.

Chen Yongren was panting heavily, as if he wanted to vent everything.

After a long pause, with red eyes, he asked,

"Inspector Chan, you are an inspector at the West Kowloon Headquarters. I'd like to ask, given my circumstances, is it still possible for me to work as a police officer?"

(End of this chapter)