After ten years undercover, I'm giving up.

……

Ten minutes later.

Hua Fu, clutching her face which was swollen like a pig's head, walked out of the CD store with a mournful expression.

Ma Zhichao returned to the car and casually handed a handbag to May.

"There's 500,000 in here."

"Huafu will compensate you."

"The losses to the store, the emotional distress, and the money for the children's trauma are all included."

May was startled and quickly waved her hand, "No, no, really, you don't need that much."

"Take it."

Ma Zhichao shoved the bag directly into her arms, his tone leaving no room for refusal.

"This is what you deserve."

"Furthermore, I have already warned Favor."

"He will go and talk to Hung Hing, Wo Luen Shing and other triads, and make sure that no more triads will come to your place to collect protection money."

"Don't worry, just keep the shop running."

May, clutching her handbag, looked at him with slightly reddened eyes and a face full of gratitude.

"Thank you, Officer Ma."

Only she knows best how much hardship and grievance she has endured since giving birth to her daughter.

Especially when she was most helpless, Ma Zhichao suddenly appeared and shielded her from all the trouble.

At that moment, in May's eyes, Ma Zhichao was almost like a hero who had fallen from the sky.

His masculine charm was amplified to the extreme.

Ma Zhichao glanced down at the little girl in May's arms and asked, "How are the child's injuries? Should we take her to the hospital for a check-up?"

May shook her head and said softly, "No need, it's just a scratch, nothing serious."

Ma Zhichao nodded: "Okay."

"If you have any more trouble in the future, just come to me."

After seeing May and her daughter off.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Tian Yangsi turned around and asked, "Boss, has collecting protection money always been the norm in Hong Kong's underworld?"

Ma Zhichao glanced at him: "What, you want to get involved too?"

Tian Yangsi did not deny it, and said seriously, "I have some ideas, but I haven't thought them through completely yet."

"We've been following the boss around, eating and using his food, but it seems like we haven't made much money for him."

"I've been reading a lot of books and thinking a lot lately."

"I always felt that I couldn't just keep taking things for free; I had to produce something for the boss."

Tianyangsi and Tianyangsheng are not quite the same.

He clearly prefers to use his brain and is more willing to think about the future.

Ma Zhichao was quite satisfied after hearing this.

"This direction is acceptable."

"Take your time to think it over, and tell me when your idea is ready."

Tian Yangsi nodded, then said, "Boss, there's one more thing."

"Someone secretly filmed you doing the thing."

"They are from the Oriental Daily News."

"Should I get someone to handle this?"

"Oriental Daily News?"

Ma Zhichao stroked his chin and suddenly chuckled softly.

"Don't worry about it."

Tian Yangsi was somewhat worried: "But the Oriental Daily has never had any bottom line, I'm afraid they'll write whatever they want."

Ma Zhichao's lips curled slightly: "It's nothing."

I know what I'm doing.

At that very moment, a new idea popped into his head.

……

……

Before we knew it, the next day had arrived.

Hong Kong residents went to work, went to school, and bought breakfast as usual.

But today's Oriental Daily News dropped a bombshell that was sure to grab attention.

At the street-side newspaper stand, the old man selling newspapers would immediately start shouting to any office workers passing by.

"Hey handsome, want to buy a newspaper?"

Upon hearing this, several office workers passing by immediately waved their hands and complained.

"Damn, what's even new in the newspapers these days?"

"It's always Wu Shaoxiong, Wu Shaoxiong."

"It's been seven days, and those cops still haven't caught him?"

"That's right, it's made it so I haven't been able to go to Portland Street lately, it's so annoying."

"Me too, the situation is extremely tense."

The newsstand owner panicked when he saw them about to leave.

"Wait a minute!"

"There's some new gossip today, and it's not about Wu Shaoxiong!"

"It's related to Inspector Ma Zhichao!"

The group immediately stopped in their tracks.

"What news?"

The newsstand owner mysteriously raised the newspaper in his hand.

"Front page of the Oriental Daily News!"

"Criminal Buster Inspector Ma brutally beats innocent citizens in the street!"

"Isn't that exciting enough?"

"Wow, that's amazing! Give me one!"

"Isn't Inspector Ma a hero of justice? How could he do something like this? I'll buy a copy too."

"I've had a feeling that something was off about Ma Zhichao for a long time."

"What crime buster, what moral exemplar? How could such a cop really exist?"

"Now look what's happened, their true colors have been revealed!"

In no time, the Oriental Daily News on this newsstand was sold out.

Other newspapers, on the other hand, received almost no attention.

Similar scenes are playing out at newsstands all over Hong Kong.

Almost instantly, most citizens' attention was drawn away from Wu Shaoxiong and to the words "Ma Zhichao brutally beats an innocent citizen".

On that day, the Oriental Daily News sold out completely.

150,000 copies!

The Oriental Daily News was overjoyed and immediately arranged for a reprint.

Finally, after printing an additional 230,000 copies, they were able to barely suppress the demand.

The public opinion impact of this incident quickly spread throughout Hong Kong.

Ma Zhichao has always been seen by the citizens as a hero, a righteous person, and a person who dares to fight.

Especially recently, with the cracking of a series of major cases, they have become incredibly prominent.

But now, he has been exposed for assaulting an innocent citizen in the street?

And they even used a bench to hit him?

The most outrageous thing is that they reportedly even smashed the benches!

The newspaper also included a photo.

This caused many citizens who had initially supported Ma Zhichao to waver.

"No way? Is Inspector Ma really that kind of person?"

"I used to think he was a good cop, but it turns out it was all an act?"

"Hey, can you guys wake up? Don't you know what kind of people the Oriental Daily News is?"

"This kind of news is probably problematic!"

"The photos are all out there, how could they be fake?"

"Maybe Inspector Ma is on a mission?"

"You guys have been brainwashed too much. I never believed it before, how could there be such a perfect cop in this world?"

"Now the evidence is out, isn't it? He really is no good."

Soon, the people of Hong Kong were divided into two camps over this matter.

Some people continue to support Ma Zhichao, believing that the newspapers have taken his words out of context.

Some people started hurling insults, saying that he had finally shown his true colors.

At that moment, Ma Zhichao was driving to the police station.

The phone kept ringing.

Ring ring ring~~~

The first call came in, and it was Lok Wai-ching.

As soon as the call connected, she blurted out, "Hey, you pervert! The Oriental Daily News says you assaulted an innocent citizen, what exactly happened?"

Ma Zhichao was taken aback: "What the hell?"

"You still don't know?"

Lok Wai-ching's tone was somewhat urgent.

"The Oriental Daily News published several photos on its front page today, saying that you beat up several innocent citizens on Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok last night at around 9 pm."

At this point, she deliberately added, "What's wrong? Feeling guilty?"

She sounded sarcastic, but she was clearly concerned.

She wanted to know the truth.

They were also worried that Ma Zhichao might have done something he shouldn't have.

Ma Zhichao laughed immediately after hearing this.

"You actually believe the news from the Oriental Daily News?"

"Do you have some misunderstanding about my moral standards, Ma Zhichao?"

"What happened yesterday was clearly an act of heroism."

"Those people were all thugs. They went and smashed up people's shops and bullied women and children."

"I, Ma, am a man of integrity and cannot tolerate such evil people and evil deeds."

"So I took the opportunity to teach them a lesson."

Moral standards?

Do you have one of these?

A man of integrity?

Don't you feel guilty saying that?

Lok Wai-ching was speechless.

"You'd be a fool to believe that!"

"I see there's another woman in the photo."

"You're not protecting some young lover, are you?"

Ma Zhichao chuckled: "What? Jealous?"

"Why can I smell a sour odor even through the phone?"

Lok Hye-jung instantly lost her temper and transformed into a fiery little pepper.

"Jealous of you?!"

"Judging from how witty you are, it must be nothing serious."

"It's dead!"

Ma Zhichao quickly said, "Don't hang up yet, do you have time to go on a date?"

Lok Wai-ching was furious: "You damn chicken, you pervert!"

Beep beep beep~~~

The call was abruptly disconnected.

Ma Zhichao shook his head and sighed.

"Ugh."

"Everyone is under so much pressure these days."

"I directly stated my real needs, which was clearly saving both of our time."

"Why does nobody understand?"

Ring ring ring~~~

Unexpectedly, Lok Wai-ching called back soon after.

"I'll interview you later."

"Don't run around!"

Ma Zhichao immediately perked up: "No problem, room 708 at the Jundu Hotel."

Lok Wai-ching angrily shouted, "Get out!"

The call ended again.

Not long after, another call came in.

This time, it's Fang Siwei.

She also called specifically to inquire about the situation after seeing the newspaper.

Ma Zhichao offered a few words of explanation and comfort, and Fang Siwei finally felt relieved.

The two then arranged a time for the interview.

Lok Wai-ching in the morning.

Fang Siwei in the afternoon.

Fang Siwei couldn't help but ask, "Why not in the morning?"

Ma Zhichao immediately declared with righteous indignation, "The entire city of Hong Kong is now hunting down Wu Shaoxiong."

"As the head of the Major Crime Unit of the West Kowloon Department, I bear a heavy responsibility."

"Mornings are naturally very busy!"

"You only thought about interviewing, but didn't consider the pressure of frontline police work."

"Reporter Fang, you should really reflect on your actions."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

After a while, Fang Siwei's voice weakened.

"I'm sorry, it was my oversight..."

look.

Fang Siwei is much easier to fool than Le Huizhen.

After hanging up the phone, Ma Zhichao felt much better.