After ten years undercover, I'm giving up.

salute!

Chen Jiaju straightened his back with excitement and shouted, "Yes, sir! Thank you, sir!"

After leaving Ma Zhichao's office, he was like a man possessed, rushing straight back to the Major Crimes Unit and immediately approaching Liang Xiaorou, asking her to help him find some books on police management and command.

Liang Xiaorou: "???"

Stephen Chow: "???"

Jin Dazui and the other members of the Major Crimes Unit: "???"

Everyone stared at him, completely bewildered.

"Ka-Kui, are you alright? Did Ah-Tou scold you so badly that you went crazy?"

"What are you reading all of a sudden?"

"Don't be impulsive, bro. It's just a few insults. Life is still beautiful."

Stephen Chow reached out and touched Chan Ka-kui's forehead with a very serious expression, as if checking if he had a fever.

Chen Jiaju glanced at the group of people, revealing a rare hint of arrogance.

snort!

A group of ordinary people.

Once he finishes reading these books, a month from now, he will be the head of the Major Crimes Unit, your boss!

I laughed triumphantly.

"Hiahiahia～～～"

With his hands on his hips, Chan Ka-kui couldn't help but laugh out loud.

That laughter gradually took on the flavor of Stephen Chow.

All police officers: "..."

It’s over.

Chan Ka-kui seems to be acting strangely.

An hour later, Liang Xiaorou finally placed a stack of books on Chen Jiaju's table.

Chen Jiaju raised his head and glanced at it with a confident expression.

cut.

Just these few books?

Take them all today!

Ten minutes later.

The confidence on Chen Jiaju's face turned into a clear yet foolish bewilderment.

Twenty minutes later.

He had already begun to grit his teeth and force himself to keep watching.

Thirty minutes later.

He kept rubbing his eyes, his gaze fixed blankly.

Forty minutes later.

Chen Jiaju's head was pressed directly against the pages of the book, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth, and he fell fast asleep.

Reading?

Isn't this just making things difficult for me, Fat Tiger?!

……

……

Just as Ma Chi-chiu was gradually consolidating his power as director and slowly bringing the West Kowloon Headquarters under his control, John the butler arranged for someone to investigate Ma Chi-chiu's affairs, and finally, the results were in.

"Mr. Will, this is all the information we have found so far."

The Swire Group's IT manager personally came to the hilltop villa and handed the documents to the old butler with both hands.

The cover of the document has an English title:

Investigation and Analysis of Events Related to Ma Zhichao

At this moment, the TV in the villa's living room is playing TVB International Channel.

In the news report, the host recounted the life of Johnny Wong, a notorious notorious gangster, and the entire process of his eventual death at the hands of Ma Zhichao in English.

The old housekeeper stared at Ma Zhichao on the television screen with a slightly cold look in his eyes.

He opened the documents and began to read them page by page.

The document details everything from Ma Zhichao's time as an undercover agent to his return to the police force, his promotion to deputy commissioner, and his current position as acting commissioner.

What is highlighted in particular is a series of "too coincidental" points.

The death of Huang Zhicheng.

The public opinion storm triggered by the undercover identity.

Wu Shaoxiong was driven to the brink of despair.

Ma Zhichao has been promoted to Senior Superintendent.

Wu Shaoxiong turned to the dark side, filmed videos, and subsequently bombed and killed two chief superintendents.

Later, Wu Shaoxiong was killed by Ma Zhichao in an extremely bizarre and coincidental manner.

Ma Zhichao was promoted to Chief Superintendent and Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Johnny Wang then began to replicate Wu Shaoxiong's methods.

It was also a video provocation.

Both were bomb-related crimes.

This then led to the armored truck robbery, the bombing that killed Commissioner William, and Johnny Wong's eventual death.

The document also specifically mentions that there was a clear conflict between Director William and Ma Zhichao.

"..."

The further back the old butler Will looked, the stranger his expression became.

While much of this information is indeed based on inference, the coincidences are simply too numerous to count.

More importantly, Ma Zhichao always emerged as the biggest winner after each incident.

Swire Group's information department concluded with the following summary:

"Based on the available information, there is a possible connection between Ma Zhichao and the aforementioned incidents. It cannot be ruled out that a large interest group is driving the whole thing, and Ma Zhichao is the obvious ultimate beneficiary."

However, an additional explanation was added later:

"However, based on his background, Ma Zhichao's early life was not unusual. He came from an ordinary family, had average grades, and was sent undercover for ten years after joining the police force. He only rose rapidly after returning from his undercover mission. Therefore, it is not possible to confirm at this time whether there is a deep background behind him."

"..."

After reading the entire document, even the old butler couldn't help but feel a little alarmed.

This Ma Zhichao is really acting very strangely.

Are there really people in the world who are so ridiculously lucky?

"snort."

"So what if you're lucky?"

The old butler quickly came up with a way to deal with Ma Zhichao.

Throw dirty water!

Isn't Ma Zhichao highly regarded now?

Let him rise higher and fall harder!

The old butler quickly made a phone call, instructing the relevant business departments of Swire Group to contact major newspapers on Hong Kong Island.

Starting today, we will stop reporting positive news about Ma Zhichao.

Next, we need to shift public opinion and focus our criticism on Ma Zhichao.

They want to portray Ma Zhichao as the mastermind behind everything.

The real mastermind behind a series of events involving Huang Zhicheng, Han Chen, Wu Shaoxiong, Johnny Wang, William, and others.

There's not even a need to deliberately fabricate too many lies.

Once you connect these lines, the logic will appear extremely smooth.

So smooth it's more like the truth than the truth itself!

After arranging things at the newspaper, the old butler called the bosses of TVB and ATV respectively.

Shao Daheng.

Lin Daheng.

Both media moguls were very accommodating and responded on the spot.

"Mr. Will, rest assured, starting today, TVB will reduce or even stop positive reports about Ma Zhichao."

"Of course I'll give Mr. Will face."

After hanging up the phone, the old housekeeper's anger subsided slightly.

……

……

the next day.

Hong Kong Island residents got up as usual.

Brush your teeth, wash your face, go downstairs for breakfast, then take the bus, subway, or drive to work.

Newspaper stands along the street were already filled with freshly delivered newspapers.

Breaking News! Ma Chi-chiu May Be the Mastermind Behind the Murders of Superintendent Wong Chi-shing and Commissioner William! — Ta Kung Pao

"Ma Zhichao: Urban Hero or Dark Mastermind?" — Sing Tao Daily

"Unveiling the Shadowy Story Behind Ma Zhichao's Glory!" — Wenhui Daily

"The Inside Story of Ma Zhichao's Rapid Rise to Power Revealed!" - Oriental Daily News

Ma Zhichao's name appeared on the front page of almost every newspaper.

The title fonts are all incredibly eye-catching.

The words they used were increasingly frightening.

The newsstand owners also started shouting at the top of their lungs.

"Newspapers for sale! Newspapers for sale! Today's headlines, big news!"

"Johnny Wang is suspected of being connected to Ma Zhichao, come and see!"

"Shocking Inside Story! The Crime Buster may actually be the real mastermind behind all evil!"

These sensational hawking cries soon echoed in various places including Yuen Long, Tuen Mun, Tsuen Wan, the border area, Wan Chai, Central, Kowloon City, and outlying islands.

Countless citizens across Hong Kong were drawn to the newsstand owner's voice.

"What? Inspector Ma is a criminal?"

"Boss, don't talk nonsense! You'll get scolded for slandering someone out of thin air!"

"Ah Sheng, if you don't believe me, buy a copy and see for yourself. It's written very clearly in the newspaper."

"How could Inspector Ma be that kind of person?"

"Yeah, Inspector Ma is such a good guy. Ever since Tung Sing was wiped out and Umbrella Corporation took over those places, I feel much safer going out at night."

"That's right, I also don't think Inspector Ma is a bad guy."

Although many citizens still sided with Ma Zhichao, they couldn't resist buying a newspaper.

They wanted to see just how these newspapers were going to smear Inspector Ma.

Upon closer inspection, everyone's expressions gradually became subtle.

These newspapers were written in almost identical styles.

Let's assume that Ma Zhichao is the mastermind behind it all.

Then, starting with the death of Superintendent Wong Chi-shing, the story unfolds, connecting to Han Chen, Ng Siu-hung, Smith, Scott, Johnny Wong, and finally to the death of Commissioner William.

"Huh? This way of writing... actually makes some sense."

"Aren't these too many coincidences? It does seem a bit unusual."

"Suddenly, I feel that if we consider Inspector Ma as the mastermind, many things can be explained."

"No way? Is Inspector Ma really not a hero, but a supervillain?"

"Could this be the truth?"

"No, no, how could Inspector Ma have such power? He was just an undercover agent before."

"Yes, the biggest flaw is that Inspector Ma's background is too ordinary. Inspector Ma himself has said that his family was poor when he was young, and he was bullied by gangsters while running a street stall. How could someone like that be controlling such a large scheme from the very beginning?"

Some people began to be swayed by the newspapers and started to have doubts.

Some people still think it's too outrageous and choose to continue to believe in Ma Zhichao.

……

……

Political Department.

Early in the morning, Yang Jinrong walked into the office with several newspapers in his hand.

His expression was somewhat strange.

Just in the last two days, he had compiled an investigation report on Ma Zhichao and was preparing to submit it to the Minister of Political Affairs.

As it turned out, the analytical perspectives in these newspapers were remarkably similar to his report.

This is absolutely bizarre!