Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 1207 The Game Between the Two Sides

Upon hearing this, Hua Sheng and Lu Zhilian exchanged a glance, then looked at Yang Tieli, understanding his thoughts.

This is an attempt to protect Philip, but judging from the way it looks, the protection isn't very proactive. It seems they want to pin most of the blame on the butler and let Philip bear some of the blame.

For example, charges such as misjudging people or condoning crimes committed by subordinates are undeniable.

Doing this would most likely result in Philip being demoted, and he might even be stripped naked, but sending him to prison would be very difficult.

Watson didn't rush to refute, but nodded and said, "Yes, I agree with Prosecutor Yang's statement. Everything depends on the evidence. However, regarding whether Philip knew about it and was involved, I believe he did know about it and was involved."

"Everyone knows that positions like butler and assistant are reserved for trusted confidants. I don't believe Philip was completely unaware of those matters, and I doubt anyone else would either."

Yang Tieli glanced at Hua Sheng but did not refute him. Instead, he sat down and his thoughts wandered.

Lu Zhilian quickly spoke up: "Yes, I agree with Hua Sir's point of view. So many things, and many of them actually have nothing to do with the butler, but the butler still sent assassins. Also, the money from the Z Foundation, the butler can't swallow it all by himself."

"I think the priority right now is to get the money back. It's the money of countless people in Hong Kong, and we can't let it just disappear like that."

Watson nodded: "Yes, our police force immediately dispatched officers from the Commercial Crime Investigation Unit to conduct a thorough investigation of the Z Foundation, and also to check whose accounts the money was transferred to. So much money couldn't possibly have disappeared."

"Moreover, this money doesn't need to be laundered, so it should be easy to get the information."

As he spoke, he glanced at his watch to confirm the time.

Lu Zhilian was surprised by Hua Sheng's quick action and immediately said, "Our Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is quite adept at handling this kind of matter, Hua Sir. I'll have my men go and support our colleagues in the police force, is that alright?"

“No problem, Ah Ren, you arrange it!” Hua Sheng readily agreed and gave Chen Yongren the order.

Upon seeing this, Yang Tieli quickly shouted, "Wah Sir, the police force and the Independent Commission Against Corruption are both involved, so our Department of Justice can't be left behind. I'll send someone over right away, is that alright?"

Watson waved his hand dismissively: "Of course, no problem, Prosecutor Yang. Just have your people contact Ah Ren."

From the moment the other party spoke up to defend Philip, he knew that the other party's stance was already biased and that they wanted to exonerate Philip.

Although he found it somewhat unbelievable, Watson didn't care. No matter how magnanimous Lai Wing-lim was, he wouldn't allow Philip to continue in the position of Chief Secretary for Administration.

Watson was certain that Lai Wing-lim's goal was to become the governor, so it was absolutely impossible for Philip to leave the police force unscathed.

Just after Chen Yongren and the others left, Watson returned to his office and sat down to think about what Li Yonglian's purpose was. He wanted to help Philip, but he didn't want Philip to leave unscathed.

Then there's only one objective: to demote or dismiss Philip. It's more likely to be a demotion. Once he's dismissed, Philip will become an ordinary person, and the police force will find it very easy to control him.

If Philip is only demoted, he will definitely take revenge on the police force afterwards—no, he should be said to take revenge on himself.

Thinking of this, Watson frowned: "They're trying to kill two birds with one stone, using someone else to do their dirty work..."

It's not difficult to deduce these things.

Because Watson knew what Li Yonglian's goal was—to become the governor—it meant that Li Yonglian would not wholeheartedly help Philip, nor would he let him leave the police force unscathed.

Otherwise, Lai Wing-lim wouldn't have had any chance at all.

Among the several nominees for Governor of Hong Kong Island, his abilities and background were the weakest.

The first place is definitely Philippe, while the second place is the Director of the Finance Department, Fan Weili.

The third is Lai Wing-lim, the Secretary for Justice.

As for the others, they are not in the same league as the three of them, and their chances of succeeding as governor are very low; they are basically just there to make up the numbers.

Once you know Lai Wing-lim's ultimate goal, you can work backward to find out what the other party's purpose is.

After thinking it through, Watson sneered, "Li Yonglian, since you want to get involved, then I'll make sure you lose more than you gain!"

Since Lai Wing-lim has gotten involved, the best course of action now is to drag him into the mess as well. While it won't cripple him, it will certainly throw him into disarray.

If we're lucky, we might even be able to cut off the other person's chance to take over.

Of course, it is very difficult to do this.

No matter how powerful the police force is, MacLehose will not allow them to bring down the Chief Secretary for Administration and the Secretary for Justice in quick succession, as that would have a huge impact on Hong Kong Island.

Philip was secretly arrested, and some excuses were still found.

However, if the Secretary for Justice, Raymond Lai, were also secretly arrested, it would easily spark discussion.

One person might be understandable, but the disappearance of two of Hong Kong's top tycoons at the same time is bound to cause controversy.

Watson understood this very well, so his inner thought was simply to throw some mud at Lai Wing-lim. No, it couldn't be called throwing mud, because he was already very corrupt. At most, it was just to expose some of his crimes.

To be honest, Watson disliked Lai Wing-lim, this "banana" (a person of Asian descent who is Westernized), even more than Philip. If given the chance, he would definitely take him down first. Unfortunately, Philip just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

They sent assassins to the police station to kill people, and did so several times in a row, making the police force lose face completely.

With the matter escalating to such a degree, Watson had no choice but to focus his attention on Philip, dealing with him first before tackling Lai Wing-lim.

Since its establishment, the Hong Kong Island Police Station building has never been breached by an assassin, resulting in the death of a criminal suspect. However, this record was broken because of Philip.

But it kept breaking through one after another.

If Philip is not arrested and convicted, the reputation of the Hong Kong Island Police Force will suffer a great deal of damage.

If someone can be killed even in a police station building, then where on Hong Kong Island is safe?

Is there any safe place left on Hong Kong Island?

This will cause panic among countless people on Hong Kong Island and have a very significant impact. As the saying goes, public opinion is a fearsome thing; once things get out of control, it will be impossible to manage.

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