The Chief Detective Inspector is dead. I'm now the top police officer in Hong Kong!

Chapter 63 Plainclothes Principal, Hong Kong's Flag Bearer

Lin Tiansheng couldn't place all his hopes on Chou Kouxiang, so he contacted Zhihui to borrow the intelligence department's resources to investigate people, and then asked Zhang Jinrong to go out into the underworld to gather information.

However, kidnapping cases are different from smuggling, receiving stolen goods, and robbery. If handled discreetly enough, they can remain completely secret, leaving no room for anyone to find out.

To give an example, if you hire a gang of big-shot thugs to kidnap someone, kill them immediately, and sink them at sea, even the most powerful and influential person would be helpless. The notorious gangster Cheung Tze-keung used this tactic to outmaneuver real estate tycoon Li Ka-shing.

But Lam Tin-shing believed that as the head of the family, Tang Yuk-cheung's abduction of Lai Chung-ying's family members was not merely out of spite. After making the arrangements, Lai Chung-ying took a taxi to the West Kowloon Police Station and was led to a waiting room by the front desk officers.

Lin Tiansheng arrived at the door and, through the glass door, saw him sitting in a chair, his face pale and irritated, his hands covering his face. After entering the door, without saying a word, he immediately knelt down and pleaded, "Mr. Lin, only you can save the lives of my whole family."

He served three years in prison, his family property was confiscated, and his accounts were frozen.

The wife, who used to be a full-time housewife, worked as a seamstress in a service workshop, supporting her children's education with zippers and buttons. After her release from prison, everything she did was in the hope of giving her family a better life again.

As a man, he knew that if he wanted to make it big, he had to risk his life.

But this does not include the lives of wives and daughters.
Lin Tiansheng helped the man up, offered him a cigarette, and said, "Don't worry, your wife and children will definitely come home safely. Don't worry about the company for now. Sleep at the police station tonight, and I'll have someone bring you a blanket."

Li Zhongying was already panicked and said in a daze, "They should be alright, right?"

Lin Tiansheng patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: "It's okay. Gamblers who have lost everything are just looking for new chips. Since they are chips, they certainly won't throw them away."

"Targeting you is targeting me; harming your family is harming my family!"

As a licensed businessman with legitimate business skills, Lai Chung-ying has earned over HK$700,000 in just over a month. After deducting the more than 20 units cleared by the number-based sales team, the transaction rate is also very high, and the luxury home market is gradually improving. He is not an incompetent person, and he will definitely protect those he can.

If one brother gets into trouble, and you stand idly by, and the second brother gets into trouble, and you watch coldly, who will step in to help the next time he gets into trouble?
Lin Tiansheng promised, "Those who harm my family will pay the price, a life for a life!"

Reassured by the promise, Li Zhongying held his hand tightly and said, "Thank you, thank you, Mr. Lin."

Lin Tiansheng asked, "How much money is available in the company account?"

Li Zhongying quickly reported the amount: "567,000 yuan, after deducting next month's wages and rent."

Real estate agencies sell information and services. Since they haven't entered the real estate speculation market, the commissions they earn are almost all liquid cash.

"Take out 300,000 and transfer it to this account." Lin Tiansheng wrote down an account name, a HSBC account opened with a fake passport.

"Okay, I'll go when the market opens tomorrow." Li Zhongying put away the note, took the quilt He Li handed over, and placed it on the recliner.

Before leaving, Lin Tiansheng left a pack of cigarettes and instructed, "If you need anything, just tell the guy in uniform. I've already notified him."

After catching Chou Kouxiang, Ma Delong and his team were looking forward to finishing get off work, going home, and having dinner. However, the sudden kidnapping forced the entire team to work overtime.

Power, as the most fundamental product of social organization, requires countless hours of blood, sweat, and effort to fight for. At eight o'clock in the evening, while Lin Tiansheng and his men were having a late-night snack, Zhang Jinrong brought back news from the underworld: "Not a whisper of it."

Ma Delong, shoveling chicken leg rice into his mouth, said, "It wasn't done by the United British Society. Chou Kou Xiang personally called the old leader of the United Society, crying more pitifully than his dead father, but they still didn't admit it."

Lin Tiansheng said, "The intelligence department has no news either. The only remaining option is to arrest Deng Zongliang and question him."

Another option is to wait for Deng Yuchang's call, but if there's no intention to negotiate, waiting is pointless. Deng Gengyun picked up the remaining char siu from the boss's lunchbox and said smugly, "When are we going to arrest them?"

"Waiting for Lian Ji's official document."

There is a difference between missing persons and kidnapping. Before receiving a call from the kidnappers, the police could only classify Li Zhongying's family as missing persons.

It cannot be classified as a kidnapping case.

Even so, it doesn't mean they can only sit and wait for their fate. The senior inspector arrested by the customs has been interrogated by the Lianhe Zaobao for two days. As long as there is evidence, Deng Zongliang can be arrested immediately.

Unlike the last time when we cooperated with the investigation, once we're in, we won't be leaving.

“I’ve spoken with Inspector Wong from the Internal Investigation Department. The General Administration is urging the ICAC to release the results soon,” Lin Tiansheng said.

This case isn't aimed at Lai Chung-ying, it's aimed at Lam Tin-shing, and at the entire remnant of the gang. A mere probationary inspector can't get the ICAC Secretary moving, a senior inspector can't get him moving, but surely a chief inspector or superintendent can?
If they can't even help with this little bit, what's the point of the remnants? They might as well all become traffic police. The test is mutual; Lin Tiansheng's stance indicates the remnants are destined to give it their all.

After finishing his late-night snack, Lin Tiansheng raised the Citizen cigarette in his hand and said, "Arong, you're in charge. Call me if you have any news."

"I'm taking Yunzai out for a walk."

Zhang Jinrong had just opened the wine flask when he reluctantly put it away: "Understood, boss."

Lin Tiansheng gave Deng Gengyun a look, and Deng Gengyun picked up his coat, slung it over his shoulder, and followed the big boss out of the office building. After getting into the Chevrolet, he asked, "Want to go for some late-night porridge, boss?"

"You're crazy! You just had a midnight snack, and now you're eating porridge? Aren't you afraid of bursting your stomach?" Lin Tiansheng shifted gears, stepped on the gas, and drove out of the police station. He said, "I'm going to the Wing Sing Building in Kowloon City to visit Instructor Shimoda."

Tian Haishan was an instructor in the Operations Department of the police academy, along with Lin Tiansheng and Deng Gengyun. He was also an instructor of Inspector Lui Lok when he was young. He served in the police academy for over twenty years, from the age of twenty to over forty. Many plainclothes officers, members of the SWAT team, and even Flying Tigers were his students.

During his time in the police force, he underwent training at the Hong Kong Garrison and was also exchanged to Scotland Yard. He frequently recommended talent to the four chief detectives, and countless trainees were transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department through his connections.

He held a prominent position among corrupt police officers, nicknamed "Plainclothes Principal," and was called "Instructor" by his students. After police reforms, he was implicated, sentenced to two years in prison, and had his family property confiscated.

Two years ago, he led thirteen dismissed instructors to Macau, where they dismembered the notorious gangster "God of Wealth" who had absconded with his fortune, recovering millions of dollars in illicit funds. Upon returning to Hong Kong, he became a notorious figure in the underworld. After that incident, many restless and highly skilled dismissed police officers sought refuge under his protection, competing with the Big Circle Gang for business, engaging in illicit activities such as fencing stolen goods, kidnapping, and armed robbery—truly a "local flag bearer."

Because of his close ties with the police force, he hasn't gotten into trouble yet and runs a hotel in Kowloon City.

(End of this chapter)