After ten years undercover, I'm giving up.

Ma Zhichao gestured with his chin directly at the shop assistant at the counter.

"Wrap this one up."

"Oh? No, really, no need!"

Liang Ziwei was startled and quickly waved her hand to decline.

This is a diamond necklace priced at 1.5 million.

How could she dare to accept it so easily?

Ma Zhichao laughed casually: "What's there to be afraid of? I've had quite a bit of bonus money lately."

"The last time I was wronged, I received more than a million yuan in compensation."

"You don't need to save money for me."

Since he was thinking of making it up to Liang Ziwei, Ma Zhichao was naturally willing to spend money this time.

Come to think of it, this was actually the first time he had ever seriously bought a gift for a woman.

As for Fang Siwei, Le Huizhen, Fang Jiexia, and the others...

In the past, most of the deals we sent out were big ones worth hundreds of millions.

Looking back now, I think I could send more practical gifts in the future.

Anyway, he'll never be short of money in the future.

It's never wrong to treat your woman well.

We can't just send heart-shaped stones every time, can we?

That's not trash.

That's so awful it's practically smoking.

Liang Ziwei was still a little flustered: "Really, it's not necessary, it's too expensive, let's forget about it..."

But Ma Zhichao didn't give her a chance to refuse again and directly signaled the clerk to swipe the card.

After payment was made, he handed the assembled necklace to Liang Ziwei.

"Take it."

"If you don't accept it, I'll just give it to another woman."

"Or you can throw it away if you think it's too hot to handle."

Liang Ziwei: "..."

Looking at Ma Zhichao's domineering and unreasonable demeanor, she finally wavered.

To give to another woman?

Of course she didn't want to.

Really throw it away?

But I couldn't bear to part with it.

In the end, Liang Ziwei had no choice but to bring Xiang Lian over.

Although it felt a bit like he was forcing the gift on her, she actually felt a sweet warmth in her heart.

That domineering attitude is actually quite charming.

Ring ring ring~~~

Just then, Ma Zhichao's phone rang.

After he answered the call, he heard the voice of a member of the Major Crimes Unit.

"Boss, there's a case that might require your return to handle."

Ma Zhichao asked, "What is it?"

The other party immediately reported: "A jewelry store on Hing Yip Street in Kwun Tong has just been robbed. Several robbers were later shot dead by patrolling police officers, but the main focus is not on these people."

"During the gunfight, another group of robbers also ran into the scene."

"It has been confirmed that their leader is named Da Dong."

"Da Dong? Who's that?"

"He's a notorious gangster from the Big Circle, one of Hong Kong Island's top ten most wanted criminals."

"Big Circle? Big East?"

Ma Zhichao's eyes suddenly lit up.

He remembered.

Isn't this the same group from "Hong Kong Godfather"?

"Okay, I'll go back now."

After hanging up the phone, Ma Zhichao looked at Liang Ziwei.

"Looks like I won't be able to continue shopping with you today."

Liang Ziwei nodded understandingly: "You go ahead and take care of your business."

……

An hour later.

Ma Zhichao leisurely returned to the West Kowloon Headquarters from Central.

Along the way, the police officers greeted him proactively.

"Officer Ma!"

"Hey, boss!"

"Good morning, Officer Ma!"

Ma Zhichao nodded in response and waved to Dong Biao and the others.

"Uncle Biao, Ah Xing, Xiao Rou, come to my office."

Inside the office.

Dong Biao, Zhou Xingxing, and Liang Xiaorou gave a general report on the case.

After hearing this, Ma Zhichao quickly arranged for people to continue following up on the Da Dong line.

After the others left, he thought for a moment, then locked the office door behind him.

Then turn on the "anti-monitoring device".

After confirming that there were no listening or monitoring devices nearby, he changed to a new SIM card and dialed Hong Jipeng's number.

The call was connected.

"Boss."

Ma Zhichao cut to the chase: "I'll arrange something for you."

"A notorious gangster named Da Dong led a group to Hong Kong Island to rob a jewelry store."

"Send someone to make contact and try to infiltrate their circle to gain their trust."

Hong Jipeng immediately replied, "Understood, boss."

In Ma Zhichao's eyes now, all the notorious bandits have value to be reused.

Even a piece of toilet paper can be useful if used in the right way.

Ring ring ring~~~

Just then, his other phone rang.

The caller was Director Edmund.

As soon as the call connected, the other party only said one sentence.

"Come to my office."

After half an hour.

Ma Zhichao, Raymond, and Philip emerged from Director Edmund's office.

The expressions on the faces of the three were somewhat subtle.

"A new director?"

"Is Commissioner Edmund being transferred to East Kowloon?"

"Is the superintendent from East Kowloon being transferred to take over from West Kowloon?"

Raymond was completely confused.

Ma Zhichao and Philip exchanged a glance, both of them probably understanding why Edmund preferred to go to a relatively "poor" place.

Philip looked at Ma Zhichao, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Ma Zhichao returned his smile with a simple and harmless one.

Raymond: "???"

Back in the Major Crimes Unit, Ma Zhichao called the seasoned veteran Dong Biao into his office.

"Uncle Biu, the Director just informed us that the Directors of East Kowloon and West Kowloon will be swapped."

"What? The directors have been switched?"

Dong Biao was clearly taken aback.

"That's right."

Ma Zhichao asked, "How much do you know about that supervisor in East Kowloon?"

His intuition told him that this newcomer was definitely not someone to be trifled with.

Dong Biao thought for a moment and said, "The Director of the East Kowloon Department is called William, who is also at the Assistant Director level, and is younger than Edmund."

"This person has a tough style and is quite well-known in East Kowloon."

"However, I heard that he is quite generous to his subordinates. The benefits at the East Kowloon Police Station have always been much better than ours, so his subordinates support him a lot."

"So good at social skills?"

Ma Zhichao raised an eyebrow.

As the ancients wisely said, when one offers a gift, there is always an ulterior motive.

Just like him, why does he want to create a noble and righteous persona for himself?

Of course, it's for greater benefits.

Therefore, this Director William is definitely not a simple good person.

and many more……

It seems like he's insulting himself as well.

wrong.

I, Ma Zhichao, am a 24K pure good guy!

……

That afternoon.

Director Edmund, accompanied by his secretary Dai Lin, officially left the West Kowloon Headquarters.

The news quickly spread throughout the police station.

Immediately afterwards, the news that the new director would take office tomorrow quickly became the focus of internal discussion.

I don't know who gave me a push from behind.

Before long, rumors about the new director, William, spread throughout the West Kowloon Headquarters.

"I heard that Director William takes special care of his subordinates in East Kowloon."

"He loves giving his subordinates more benefits."

"The guys in East Kowloon seem to earn significantly more than us."

Under the Director-General's authority, it is indeed permissible to withhold a portion of the funds for the purpose of distributing reasonable benefits.

So, in just a few hours, William's reputation had already skyrocketed even before he arrived.

Most officers were beginning to look forward to the arrival of the new commissioner.

Ideally, we should offer some special treatment to everyone right from the start.

……

……

the next day.

The sun was incredibly scorching.

The earth felt as if it were being roasted in a furnace, with waves of heat rising one after another.

It was only nine o'clock in the morning, but the temperature had already soared to thirty-three degrees.

It's so hot that you might think you could actually fry an egg on the ground.

On this very day of weather, all officers at the West Kowloon Headquarters were notified to line up at the headquarters entrance to welcome the new commissioner.

Fresh flowers.

queue.

Grandeur.

Nothing is missing.

"This sun is incredibly strong!"

"I heard that the new commissioner previously worked in East Kowloon and increased the welfare of his officers by 30%."

"I have a classmate from my police academy year who works in East Kowloon. He earns three thousand more than me every month. I'm so envious."

"Hopefully, when Director William arrives, he'll also give us a raise."

"Putting aside the treatment, this weather is absolutely awful."

My back is completely soaked.

Just as everyone was whispering among themselves, a gleaming black Mercedes slowly drove into the headquarters gate.

The car came to a complete stop.

The car door opened.

A tall, white British man got out of the car.

He was wearing a crisp white police uniform with the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police hanging on his shoulder.

He was tall and had a cold, hard face, exuding a sharp aura.

Compared to him, former Director Edmund seemed much more amiable.

A male secretary followed behind William.

He was also a foreigner, with a smile on his face and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose, looking very refined.

Philip immediately strode forward, extending his hand with a warm smile.

"Welcome to Director William's new post!"

Splash splash ...

Hundreds of police officers immediately applauded.

The applause was enthusiastic, and the scene was quite grand.

Director William glanced around at everyone, but suddenly his brows furrowed.

His tone carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Who arranged for everyone to come out and greet me?"

"The duty of police officers is to do their job well, not to stand under the scorching sun and put on airs."

"This is formalism."

"What I dislike most is formalism."

As he said this, he looked up at the scorching sun.

"It's so hot, everyone go back to work immediately."

"Don't stand here in the sun and get heatstroke."

William didn't say much.

These few words instantly boosted the goodwill of most of the grassroots police officers towards him.

"The new director is such a nice guy!"

"He really cares about us."

"Touching! This is what a good director should be like!"

"If I follow him from now on, things shouldn't be too bad."

William's reputation continued to rise.

Ma Zhichao watched the whole process from the crowd and thought to himself, "Impressive!"

They haven't offered any substantial benefits yet.

With just a few nice words, he won over a wave of people's hearts.

This new director, William, is definitely something.