bdsm-fiction Chapter 26 If you can make so much money, why are you a policeman?
Chapter 26 If you can make so much money, why are you a policeman?
Shi Xuan's lips moved a few times, but he couldn't utter a single word.
That's exactly the reason behind it.
Anyone who is questioned by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is almost certainly carrying a criminal record.
Want to preserve your reputation? That's pure wishful thinking.
He Chu was a rising star in the police force. If it turns out that this was all a complete misunderstanding, then things will get really messy!
At this point, Shi Xuan found himself losing his previous confidence in the case he was handling.
Even he himself couldn't help but wonder – was it true or false that He Chu was suspected of corruption and breaking the law?
But now he was in a bind, and could only grit his teeth and force himself to speak:
"Our Independent Commission Against Corruption's reputation isn't that bad..."
He Chu raised his hand and slammed a written statement onto the table:
"I am a serving police officer with a bright future, and I will not allow you to smear me and ruin my reputation like this, even if you are from the Independent Commission Against Corruption."
"I am willing to cooperate with your investigation."
"But my personal reputation is priceless."
"As long as you sign and put your fingerprints on this document, I will go with you immediately."
"otherwise……"
Shi Xuan picked up the document and glanced at it; his brows instantly furrowed into a knot.
It was a written apology guarantee.
Once it is finally determined that the accusations against Ho Chu are completely unfounded, or it is proven that Ho Chu's personal professional conduct is without fault, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) must publish a public apology to Ho Chu in the most prominent pages and headlines of all major mainstream newspapers in Hong Kong!
How the hell could I possibly agree to that?
Shi Xuan's expression immediately changed, and he angrily said:
"This is completely against our case-handling procedures."
He Chu's face instantly darkened, and his eyes, like those of a hungry wolf or tiger, fixed on them with a menacing glint.
"Is your case investigation important? Isn't my personal reputation important?"
"It's fine, I can just turn around and sue you all."
Shi Xuan chuckled and shook his head:
"The court will never accept this kind of case."
He Chu's lips curled into a cold smile as he spoke:
"You probably don't know, but I'm a familiar face that's been dominating the news for years."
Shi Xuan was stunned on the spot.
A thought suddenly flashed through his mind: just over a year ago, He Chu personally killed Ji's top bandit and seized several standard firearms on the spot.
Compared to this rising star, I am the one with no fame at all.
Shi Xuan panicked. How could this inspector from the Major Crimes Unit C be so difficult to deal with?
Seeing an opportunity, Superintendent Chen spoke in a deep voice:
"Don't worry, Officer Ho, our police station will definitely provide you with the most comprehensive legal assistance."
"Our brothers risk their lives every day to catch criminals. If they don't fall to the criminals' knives and guns, they certainly won't fall to the ICAC's shady schemes."
Shi Xuan was completely stumped by these words and quickly tried to explain:
"Inspector Chan, we really just want Inspector Ho to come back and cooperate with the investigation!"
Superintendent Chen looked at him as if he were an idiot. Shi Xuan knew perfectly well that the other man didn't believe his story at all.
He Chu crossed his arms and slowly began to speak:
"You can take your time to figure it out. If you can't make the decision yourself, you can call your chief investigator now, or even the ICAC commissioner directly."
Shi Xuan's face turned pale and then red, looking extremely unpleasant.
He knew perfectly well that if he didn't do as the other party requested today, there was no way he could bring He Chu back to the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
With a heavy heart, Shi Xuan gritted his teeth and dialed the number of the ICAC's chief investigator.
As for the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), they wouldn't dare to bother them even if they had ten lives. If someone were to make a phone call to them, they could forget about keeping their positions!
Shih Hsuan's face was filled with unconcealable bitterness. Even though he was back in his own territory—the headquarters of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)—he couldn't muster any energy or spirit.
Chief Investigator of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Luk Chi-lim, looked at him and asked:
"Inspector Shi, what happened?"
Shi Xuan sighed heavily, his face contorted in a bitter expression, and said:
"I'm afraid I've caused a huge mess for our ICAC."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhilian didn't take it seriously and said:
"As long as we strictly follow the rules in handling cases, no trouble will come knocking."
Shi Xuan's lips moved, but once again he couldn't utter a single word.
Upon seeing this, Lu Zhilian was immediately taken aback:
"Didn't you follow the rules when handling the case?"
Shi Xuan had no choice but to bite the bullet and recount the whole story about He Chu.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhilian's heart skipped a beat, and he knew something was wrong.
"I know this Inspector Ho very well. He was the top student in his class at the police academy. As soon as he graduated and joined the police force, he was directly awarded the rank of inspector."
"During his entire year of service in the uniformed police force, he did not receive a single complaint from the public."
"He even personally killed Ji Bingxiong, a ruthless bandit with countless lives on his hands."
"He recently cracked two major cases that shocked Hong Kong. Both senior police officers and junior colleagues have great trust in and regard him highly."
Shi Xuan's mouth gaped open for a long time, unable to close it:
How do you know so much about his background?
Lu Zhilian calmly began to speak:
"He and I are alumni of St. Edinburgh School."
"Teachers and younger students at the school had already told me about his deeds."
His expression turned serious, and he warned in a deep voice:
"In terms of age, Inspector Ho is one of the youngest inspectors in the entire Hong Kong Police Force; in terms of achievements, among inspectors of the same rank, his merits are unmatched."
"Not only is he protected by the entire police force, but even in the Legislative Council, many members are very optimistic about his future."
Lu Zhilian felt increasingly uneasy as he thought about it, and frowned as he asked:
"Inspector Shi, tell me, what exactly did Inspector He commit?"
In his view, He Chu had a bright future ahead of him and had absolutely no reason to do anything illegal or disorderly.
Shi Xuan braced himself and said bluntly:
He is suspected of illegally manipulating stock market transactions.
Lu Zhilian's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief:
"What did you say?"
"Stock market manipulation?"
"Were inspectors from the West Kowloon Headquarters manipulating the stock market?"
"What the hell are you up to?"
Shi Xuan, feeling embarrassed and both anxious and annoyed, said:
"I'm not kidding you at all!"
"He is indeed suspected of manipulating the stock market!"
Lu Zhilian steadied himself and pressed on with the question:
"How exactly did he manipulate the stock market?"
Shi Xuan quickly spoke up:
"Tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars appeared out of thin air in He Chu's bank account overnight."
Lu Zhilian was completely stunned, and even subconsciously picked at his ears, wondering if he had misheard:
"How much did you say?"
Shi Xuan sighed heavily and repeated:
"Tens of millions!"
"To be precise, it's HK$36 million!"
Lu Zhilian couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:
"How could there be such a large amount?"
Shi Xuan shrugged and said matter-of-factly:
"That's how he manipulated the stock market."
The more Lu Zhilian listened, the more uneasy he felt, and his brows furrowed even more deeply.
"You haven't made a mistake somewhere, have you?"
Shi Xuan shook his head solemnly and said firmly:
"No mistake."
Lu Zhilian immediately pressed for an answer:
"Which stock did he manipulate? How much money did he use? How much leverage did he use?"
Shi Xuan pursed his lips, stood up, and said:
"I'll go and investigate right away."
A strong sense of foreboding suddenly welled up in Lu Zhilian's heart:
"Inspector Shi, I have a feeling that you've probably misunderstood something."
Shi Xuan looked unconvinced and said irritably:
"Misunderstanding? There's absolutely no way there could be a misunderstanding!"
He carried the thick case file, turned around, and walked into the interrogation room.
He Chu was sitting listlessly in his chair, slowly sipping his coffee. When Shi Xuan pushed the door open and came in, he casually pushed his coffee cup forward.
"Everyone says your ICAC's coffee is famous throughout Hong Kong, but I tried it and it's just so-so, really awful!"
Shi Xuan snorted coldly, his face darkening as he said:
"You're the first person to be in our Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) interrogation room and still have the leisure to slowly sip coffee."
"Now, it's time to honestly explain your problems."
Upon hearing this, He Chu scoffed and said:
"I'd like to hear what questions I have to answer."
Shi Xuan's expression turned serious, and he slammed his hand on the table, saying:
"Your bank account suddenly had HK$36 million added yesterday. With your normal salary as an inspector, you couldn't save that much money in several lifetimes."
"You must give us a reasonable explanation for where this huge sum of money came from!"
He Chu shrugged indifferently and said:
"What's there to explain? It's perfectly normal."
"I found a stock in the stock market that I liked, and I made money by buying low and selling high."
Shi Xuan slammed his fist on the table in anger and shouted:
"What stock could make you over 30 million in such a short time?"
He Chu casually replied:
"Yuen Long Antenna (made up)."
Upon hearing this, Shi Xuan slammed his hand on the table and shouted sternly:
"He Chu, you finally admit to manipulating the stock market, don't you?"
puff!
He Chu spat out a mouthful of coffee onto the ground, completely stunned by Shi Xuan's words:
"Did I manipulate the stock market?"
boom!
Shi Xuan slammed his hand hard on the interrogation table, making the cups vibrate loudly.
"Isn't that right?"
"If you hadn't been secretly manipulating the stock market, how could you have amassed such a large fortune in just a few days?"
"Tell me the truth! How exactly did you conspire with the insiders at Yuen Long Antenna, and how did you manipulate the stock price step by step?"
He Chu stared intently at Shi Xuan as if he were looking at a mentally unstable idiot:
"Are you fucking out of your mind?"
"How did I manipulate the stock market?"
Shi Xuan forced himself to remain calm, and said in a stern voice with a straight face:
"Even now, you still won't tell the truth?"
"Do I have to throw the evidence in your face before you'll admit it?"
Upon hearing this, He Chu nodded hastily:
"Of course, you must show me the evidence."
Shi Xuan opened the file in his hand and said, word by word:
"Seven days ago, you opened a securities account and bought Yuen Long Antenna stock with all your funds."
"Just seven days later, the stock price of Yuen Long Antenna soared to HK$200 per share..."
"When you bought it, the Yuen Long Antenna stock was only one cent, but when you sold it, it had soared to one hundred and five dollars."
"If this isn't malicious stock price manipulation, what else could it be?"
He Chu looked at him, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.
Seeing that he remained silent, Shi Xuan revealed a smug look on his face:
"Speechless now? Speechless?"
He Chu sighed heavily and said:
"I really don't have much to say."
"I truly never imagined that the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) investigators could be this stupid!"
Shi Xuan flew into a rage on the spot and abruptly stood up:
"Say that again, you fucking idiot?"
He Chu didn't tolerate him at all and retorted without any politeness:
"I'm telling you, you're out of your mind, you're totally insane!"
"Let me ask you first, how much did I spend when I bought this stock?"
Shi Xuan suppressed his anger and gritted his teeth, saying:
"You spent 100,000 yuan to buy a full one million shares."
He Chu scoffed, his face full of disdain:
"Is this what I asked you?"
"My question is, what was the total market capitalization of Yuen Long Antenna when I bought it?"
Shi Xuan was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly flipped through the files in his hands.
He Chu, too lazy to wait for him to search, directly gave the answer:
"Three million!"
"I only invested 100,000 yuan, which is less than three percent of the total market value. With that little money, you're telling me I can manipulate the stock market?"
"Come on, let's go to the stock exchange right now. I'll give you 100,000 yuan on the spot. Show me how to manipulate a stock with a total market value of 3 million yuan using 100,000 yuan."
"By the way, let me tell you, I didn't use any leverage when I bought this stock; I bought it entirely with my own money."
Upon hearing this, Shi Xuan froze on the spot, completely dumbfounded.
Seeing his dejected state, He Chu continued to mock him:
"Do you know what this stock you're talking about is called in the stock market?"
Shi Xuan's mind went completely blank for a moment, but he still forced himself to suppress his panic and said:
"Of course I know, it's just the Yuen Long antenna!"
He Chu sneered with a disdainful expression:
"What Yuen Long antenna?"
"That's a notorious speculative stock in the entire Hong Kong stock market!"
What?!
Shi Xuan's mouth was agape, big enough to fit an egg; he was completely dumbfounded.
He Chu's lips curled into a cold smile as he continued:
"In every round of Hong Kong stock market rally, there are always a few speculative stocks that rise wildly without any logic, and I was lucky enough to accurately time the rally of this speculative stock and make tens of millions."
"And you actually imagined that I was maliciously manipulating the stock market?"
"Instead of wasting your time accusing people, go and ask around in the stock market and find out what exactly a 'monster stock' is."
Shi Xuan's mind was buzzing, completely blank.
A speculative stock? It's actually a speculative stock?
Anyone living in Hong Kong has heard of the legendary speculative stocks in the stock market over the years.
Every speculator who enters the stock market dreams of finding a "monster stock" and riding the wave of overnight riches.
But finding a "monster stock" in the vast sea of stocks is no easy task.
Only a very few incredibly lucky individuals and top experts with keen insight can achieve this.
Shih Hsuan never expected that he would actually run into such a lucky person in the ICAC's interrogation room.
His heart was filled with nothing but bitterness.
"You have such a keen eye for stocks, you can even accurately identify volatile stocks."
"You're a fucking stock market genius!"
"If you're so capable, why did you have to become a policeman?!"
"You've really screwed me over!"