Hong Kong News: Police Talker

When faced with Hua Sheng's question, Jian Aowei did not answer. Instead, he pondered for a while before saying, "Sorry to bother you, Hua Sir. You're right. I support your actions. Call me anytime if you need anything."

After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone. Hua Sheng smiled and didn't mind. He knew Jian Aowei very well. He was the kind of person who cared about the big picture, but at the same time had his own bottom line.

I believe that if the arrest of Lai Wing-lim hadn't caused unrest on Hong Kong Island, he wouldn't have called in the early hours of the morning to inquire.

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It's seven o'clock in the morning.

Huang Bingyao, Hua Sheng, Chen Yongren, He Wenzhan and others arrived at the Governor's Mansion.

"Mr. MacLehose, this is the evidence related to the crimes of Lai Wing-lim, Tsang Heung-wing, Au Ho-lun, and others. They colluded with each other to manipulate the election of officials, commit murder, accept bribes, money laundering, and other crimes. I believe this is enough to convict them."

As MacLehose looked at Wong Bing Yiu, who was handing over the evidence, his cheek muscles twitched a few times. Then he smiled and said, "Not bad, Wong, you truly deserve to be the leader of the police force. You found the evidence so quickly. Well done."

Wong Bing-yiu declared righteously, "All of this is for the service of the people of Hong Kong Island. There is sufficient evidence, both witnesses and physical evidence. I will prosecute these people and give the people of Hong Kong Island an explanation as soon as possible."

MacLehose took a deep breath: "Of course, no problem. But I hope the police force can maintain good security on Hong Kong Island. So many high-ranking Hong Kong government officials have been prosecuted. This is unprecedented in the history of Hong Kong Island. I don't want to hear any negative comments, understand?"

"Understood!" Huang Bingyao nodded.

......

At eight o'clock in the morning, the newspapers had already been published, clearly stating the facts of the arrests of Li Yonglian, Zeng Xiangrong, Qu Haolin, and others.

As a result, countless reporters flocked to the police station building, wanting to ask the police force's senior management questions.

A press conference was held under Liang Ziwei's arrangement.

Wong Bing-yiu did not appear; instead, Watson spoke on behalf of the police force.

"Dear journalists, I am Hua Sheng, Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations. Before asking any questions, I would like to clarify that the information regarding the arrest of Lai Wing-lim, Tsang Heung-wing, and others is indeed true. Furthermore, we have obtained evidence of their crimes and will be prosecuting them soon. We have both witnesses and physical evidence, and I believe you will soon receive information about their trial."

These words immediately caused an uproar in the room, and all the reporters raised their hands to ask questions.

Watson pointed to a man and said, "That gentleman in the brown clothes."

The reporter stood up excitedly and asked loudly, "Mr. Wah, has the Governor given his permission to arrest the Secretary for Justice? Also, will this affect the Department of Justice's work and cause many related matters to come to a standstill, such as the prosecution of some criminals?"

Watson glanced at him, surprised that his random choice had produced such a formidable opponent.

"Let me clarify that the arrest of these people was authorized by the Governor. Furthermore, I do not believe that the Department of Justice, as one of the three departments, would fall into difficulties simply because the Secretary is absent. It will continue to operate. As for the impact on related work that you mentioned, there will certainly be some impact, but I believe it will not be very serious."

Seeing that the reporter in the brown shirt still wanted to ask a question, he immediately said, "Okay, next." As he spoke, he pointed to another reporter.

Everyone watching the live broadcast, including the officials from the three departments and thirteen bureaus, understood one thing.

That is, Hong Kong Island has changed!

At this moment, there will be no surprises as to who will be the next governor; it will be the current Financial Secretary, Fan Weili. Those who previously supported Philippe and Lai Wing-lim are now busy pledging their loyalty to Fan Weili.

The smarter ones have already gone to the Finance Department, while the less smart ones have all sent text messages.

Two months later, the trial of Lai Wing-lim and others concluded, and they were all sentenced to life imprisonment. This was because Hong Kong Island no longer has the death penalty, so they escaped execution.

However, their future days will not be easy, because in prison, the criminals love these people the most. Not only are they fair-skinned and tender, but their former identities also give them a special kind of excitement.

I believe that Lai Wing-lim and the others will have a good time in prison from now on, and Watson will also send someone to take special care of them.

As the trial concluded, significant changes also occurred within the police force.

First, Huang Bingyao took the initiative to propose his retirement to the Governor, and his proposal was approved.

There's nothing that can be done about it. The Commissioner of Police does have a lot of power, but sometimes, when you use it, you have to pay the price.

The person who would succeed him was undoubtedly Watson. There was no one to compete with him. Given Watson's reputation in the police force at that time, no one could stand up and compete with him.

With the change in the Commissioner of Police's position, the positions of his subordinates, such as Deputy Commissioners, also changed.

Li Wenbin was appointed as the Deputy Director of Operations, and Liu Jiehui was appointed as the Deputy Director of Management.

Chen Yongren and He Wenzhan ultimately lacked the necessary experience and resources to be promoted at this time. They could only wait. However, with Hua Sheng in charge, they would be able to help him more easily.

At the end of the year, Hua Sheng, along with Li Wenbin, Liu Jiehui, Chen Yongren, and others, appeared at a banquet hosted by Fan Weili.

"Governor Fan, congratulations! The economic development of Hong Kong Island will depend entirely on you from now on."

"Wah Sir, the economy and public security are interdependent. Hong Kong Island will still need you to maintain public order in the future!"

As they spoke, the two embraced.

This was held to celebrate his promotion to governor.

As for MacLehose, he fled back to his hometown in England. Because the handover was not far off, he was worried about something going wrong, so he left early, leaving the mess in Hong Kong Island to Fan Wai-lap, Wah Sang, and others.

It wasn't just MacLehose; many Westerners fled—political, business, legal, and so on. Most Westerners didn't want to be ruled by the Asians they once looked down upon, so those who could leave did.

This is the last batch; the first batch left many years ago.

The whole book is finished! ! !

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Author's Closing Remarks: I've been writing this book for a year and a half, updating daily most of the time without interruption. Only in the last two months have I frequently taken breaks. I'm sorry, fellow readers, but during this last period, I felt really tired and was even considering giving up...

Now I finally understand why those authors often end up with a bad ending or stop updating altogether. Towards the end, they lose some of their passion, and after such a long time without rest, they feel like they really don't want to write anymore. Fellow readers, please forgive me. This is the first time I've experienced this situation, and I will definitely overcome it next time.

As for my next book, I want to take a break for a while and think things through before deciding on the direction. I currently have two directions: one is to write about Hong Kong in the 1960s and 70s, specifically the era of the Four Great Detectives; the other is to write about the Chinese entertainment industry. I haven't decided yet, and there might be other directions later. Thank you all for your support over the years! Thank you all so much, fellow readers!

See you in the next book!

Thank you! ! !