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Chapter 375: Is there such a use for traitors?
Li Yan hung up the phone, looked at the sea reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, and fell into deep thought.

Sitting next to him was Huo Qiqiang, who was holding a fishing rod and wearing flashy frog-eye glasses. The fish in the small bucket next to him were even less than Li Yan's. There were only a few small fish half a foot long and a shrimp.

Seeing Li Yan was stunned after answering the phone, Huo Qiqiang interrupted and asked, "Brother-in-law, what's the matter?"

"Your deputy, Zhu Hongxuan, can't sit still again, and reported that we were investigating a case but were actually on a sea trip. Liang Feihu ordered him to report it to Deputy Director Shen, and now he is in Deputy Director Shen's office making a fuss!"

Li Yan raised his head and looked at the clouds in the sky. It was already February. Although there was a breeze on the sea, it could be said to be very good weather in winter. The sun shone lazily on his body, making him feel drowsy.

Hong Kong Island is the southernmost tip of the mainland. Even in winter, the temperature is not too low, at least around 10 degrees Celsius. You can just wear an ordinary coat, and a down jacket is completely unnecessary.

Compared to the coldness of the northern capital city that he had been expecting for more than ten years during the reign of Emperor Kangxi three hundred years ago, the temperature here was just right, neither too cold nor too hot, which already made Li Yan very satisfied.

"Damn it, this Wang Badan, I told you last time to deal with him and send him to the traffic team with an excuse. But you insisted on stopping him and let him stay inside to continue to harm us?" Huo Qiqiang said angrily.

Li Yan frowned and asked in a blaming manner, "Why are you in such a hurry? Can you please use your brain before doing things?"

"Zhu Hongxuan was carrying out the orders of Liang Feihu, who is a senior member of the Police Department. Although it was a little wrong for him to bypass us, it was not a big mistake. Moreover, the main target was not us, but Deputy Director Shen. Behind it was the background of the struggle between Gao and Shen. We were caught in the middle and were affected."

"Shen Cheng is the deputy director, a powerful person. Zhu Hongxuan is just a chief inspector, and he can be easily killed. But why didn't he personally take action to get rid of Zhu Hongxuan? Have you ever thought about it?"

Facing Li Yan's reproach, Huo Qiqiang slowly calmed down, thought for a while, and asked, "Deputy Director Shen wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife and use us to get rid of Zhu Hongxuan?"

"You are not that stupid, but you are still too superficial and only see the first layer."

Huo Qiqiang was about to feel happy when he received Li Yan's affirmation, but he was immediately hit by Li Yan's next words.

His face darkened. He got a headache when he mentioned these brain-intensive things. However, his grandfather repeatedly told him to learn more from Li Yan. The level of police superintendent and above can be said to be the upper echelons of the police force.

What will be competed in the future is brains, calculations, intrigues, and deceptions. No matter how good your skills are, they will be of no use. They can only serve to exercise your body.

Although Huo Qiqiang was not very good at understanding people's hearts, he knew that it was inevitable in the future. If he became a weak point, he would definitely suffer a great loss in the future. He had no choice but to patiently ask: "Brother-in-law, what do you say, Shen Cheng..."

Just as he said a name, he saw Li Yan's glare and quickly changed the subject: "Then why didn't Deputy Director Shen kill Zhu Hongxuan himself?"

"How many times have I told you to respect your superiors? No matter in public or in private, you must be respectful and never call them by their names. What if you get carried away and blurt out nonsense in front of outsiders one day? If you meet a villain like Zhu Hongxuan, won't you get into trouble?"

Li Yan reminded: "Is it worthwhile to offend a superior for a title?"

"I know, brother-in-law!"

Huo Qiqiang had an attitude of admitting his fault, but he actually said in his heart: "When you called Liang Feihu just now, you didn't have any scruples at all."

Li Yan ignored Huo Qiqiang's thoughts, sighed, and explained: "Deputy Director Shen wants us to deal with Zhu Hongxuan, so as to completely offend Gao Jianbin and Liang Feihu and stand on his side. This is one of the reasons."

"Secondly, before, Deputy Director Shen and we were in the open, while Zhu Hongxuan was in the dark, so he could do things in the dark. But after several actions, Zhu Hongxuan has been exposed, so he is no longer a hidden danger. On the contrary, he is in the open. If used well, we can release some false information to lure Liang Feihu to achieve a counter-attack effect."

"Third, dealing with Zhu Hongxuan now would not only alert the enemy, but also based on their current relationship and what they have done, the most they can do is transfer Zhu Hongxuan out of the task force, or even demote him. It would be like scratching an itch and would not help the situation."

"If we pretend not to know and slowly guide Zhu Hongxuan to commit a fatal mistake, we can not only deal with this traitor and kick him out of the police force, but even send him to prison. If we are lucky, we may even be able to move on to Liang Feihu and make him extremely anxious and unable to resolve the matter."

After Li Yan finished speaking, he leaned back on the recliner and said calmly, "No matter which one it is, it's much better than sending Zhu Hongxuan away in the name of Liang Feihu's traitor. If you don't kill the snake, you will hurt it. Do you understand this principle?"

After hearing these words, Huo Qiqiang nodded continuously and fell into deep thought.

He stole a glance at Li Yan. These people are really more treacherous and sinister than the other. Huo Qiqiang could never have imagined that a traitor could be played with so many tricks by them. All kinds of conspiracies and traps were designed one after another, layer upon layer. If you are not careful, you will be calculated to death. No wonder his grandfather said that he was still young?
Now it seems that this is indeed the case. What’s wrong with these people’s brains?

Forget about Shen Cheng. After all, he is in his forties and almost fifty. He has been in officialdom for half his life and has a lot of experience. He holds a high position, so it is not surprising that he has such insights.

But Li Yan just turned 30. He graduated from university at the age of 21, and including the half year he spent in the police academy, he has only been in the police force for nine years in total.

Just like that, he was an undercover agent in the Ni family for five of those years, and he has only been a senior official in the police force for three and a half years. How did he acquire all these skills and has a head full of experience in officialdom?

Why is it that even though I have been in the police force for seven or eight years and have been taught by my grandfather every day, I am still not as good as him?

Sighing, Huo Qiqiang thought of another problem and asked worriedly, "Brother-in-law, what about Deputy Director Shen? We have fooled him like this, saying one thing in front of him and another behind his back. He must have known about it now. How are we going to explain it when we go back?"

"If the case can't be investigated, then it can't be investigated. Li Kai refuses to let us go. We can't do anything about it. That's a problem of ability. But we sneaked out to play and left a lot of work for the special task force in the office. That's a problem of attitude. Especially when people below reported it to Deputy Director Shen, even if Deputy Director Shen wanted to turn a blind eye, he couldn't save face!"

"We will definitely be severely punished then?"

"Although we have a background, when I was promoted to superintendent, my grandfather told me that I had to walk my own path in the future. Unless my life was at stake, my family would no longer use favors on my behalf. You know, favors above the superintendent level are too expensive, and my family can't just ask for them casually."

Huo Qiqiang was also terrified when he played with Li Yan. He, a pure and legitimate grandson of the Huo family, didn't dare to play like this. But Li Yan, a pseudo-third-generation, didn't take it seriously at all and had a lot of fun every day.
Huo Qiqiang was really worried for him. At this critical juncture, Li Kaize would make a deal with the kidnappers at any time, but the two of them didn't go back to the police station for three days in a row, completely letting the case go, as if there was no case at all.

You have to know that a deputy commissioner of police and so many people in the task force are all looking forward to the results of the two of them.

The top police officers, the upper class of Hong Kong Island, and even millions of ordinary citizens were all watching this case. The media was even more excited about it, reporting on it every day. Even though more than half a month had passed, the incident had not died down and was even getting more intense.

As members of the special task force, Li Yan and Huo Qiqiang were reported in newspapers, and all kinds of public opinion and pressure followed one after another.

Reporters from newspapers and TV stations often blocked the doors of the police station and the villa, wanting to interview them.

Seeing Huo Qiqiang's absent-minded look with a frown on his face, Li Yan said casually, "We are here to handle the case, what are we afraid of?"

"If the sky falls, I will naturally support it, why do you worry about it?"

"It's just a superintendent title. Do you really take it seriously? Aren't you too narrow-minded?"

Huo Qiqiang sighed dejectedly and said, "You don't know, when I was a young policeman, I didn't care much, so I acted so impulsively. But since I became a superintendent, every time there is a family gathering, my uncles, my second uncles, and my aunts and uncles all praise me for being successful and capable, and that I am the future and hope of the Huo family."

"They even let me eat at the table with the elders. This is unique among the third generation. Even my eldest brother from my uncle's family doesn't have this treatment."

"My cousins ​​all looked at me with envy and admiration. When they were bragging and talking nonsense outside, they also put me on top. Now I am completely put on top and there is no way I can get down from it."

"Brother-in-law, I now understand what you always said before, 'burdened by fame and fortune'. I didn't understand it before, and after I understood it, I thought you were being pretentious, but now I know what the shackles of fame and fortune mean."

When Huo Qiqiang was complaining, he actually looked a bit sad and bleak, which made Li Yan feel a little surprised.

Li Yan smiled but did not comfort him. He also felt a little sympathy for Huo Qiqiang. He said that if one's virtue does not match his position, there will be disaster. The word "virtue" is a bit too metaphysical. It should be said that if one's ability does not match his position, there will be pressure.

Huo Qiqiang experienced very few setbacks since childhood, and everything went smoothly after he joined the police force. He basically had no setbacks or hardships before the inspector level.

He lacks both knowledge and ability, and was promoted to superintendent simply because of his momentary greed and Li Yan's needs, and was forced to advance.

(End of this chapter)