Hong Kong film: Refusing to go undercover, the policeman's path to becoming the richest man.

Chapter 21 Solving the Case Easily

The next day, in Group C's meeting room, the four-person team officially began their work for the day.

Chen Yongren began by explaining the situation.

"According to my informant, there are almost no gangs around St. Edinburgh High School."

"This school is completely different from other schools."

"Most of the students come from wealthy or influential families."

"If you try to recruit henchmen here, your gang could easily get into big trouble."

After listening, Lu Qichang offered his comments.

"These people do have some brains."

"Like begets like."

"Those young masters and ladies from wealthy families are either genuine industry elites or idle playboys. But even if they have terrible taste, they would never look down on street gangs."

"If we really bring these people into the club, the club itself will be the one to suffer in the end."

"The families of these children will never let the gang off easily."

He chuckled and said...

"What's so great about clubs?"

"To put it bluntly, they're just another group of thugs working for the wealthy."

"The triad can survive entirely thanks to these wealthy people."

Chen Yongren was stunned after hearing this.

"Inspector Lu, what do you mean by that?"

Lu Qichang was even more astonished than him.

"You don't even understand this?"

Chen Yongren shook his head blankly.

He Chu sighed and said,

"During Ah Ren's year and a half undercover work, he's been struggling at the very bottom of the gang. How could he possibly have gotten involved in these inside stories?"

He then began to explain.

"Apart from those dealing in arms, flour, and smuggling, the rest of the triads in Hong Kong rely on Hong Kong's wealthy to make a living."

"No matter which triad in Hong Kong it is, they all follow this approach."

"Let me give you a random example."

"Do you really think that the territories and venues held by various gangs are all public assets of those gangs?"

"If they really had that ability, they would have already seized control of Hong Kong's economic lifeline."

"Those venues don't belong to the triads at all; they're all owned by the bosses."

"The boss just handed the place over to them and asked them to help watch over the place and maintain order."

"These people, to put it nicely, are the bosses who run the place."

"To put it bluntly, they're no different from security guards at the gate."

"What they earn, to put it bluntly, is just the small security fee paid by their boss!"

hiss!

Chen Yongren couldn't help but gasp.

He Chu then added,

"Even some ruthless characters who get their heads chopped off have bosses backing them up."

"Take Chung Yee Shun, for example, who is known for his bravery and ruthlessness in Hong Kong's triads. They also have big bosses backing them up."

"Without their boss, they're nothing!"

Chen Yongren was jolted awake. He turned to look at Lu Qichang and Luo Ji, and saw that the two of them nodded in unison.

Lu Qichang sighed and said:

"Ah Chu's words are truly insightful."

"That's just how Hong Kong's triads have always been."

He Chu picked up the conversation and said,

"Based on this reasoning, even if there are club activities around St. Edinburgh, they are definitely not any respectable or established clubs."

"The reason I sent the two of you to investigate was to rule out any unforeseen circumstances."

"A club is still a club, and there's no guarantee that some big club won't be foolish enough to take such a huge risk."

After hearing this, Chen Yongren admired He Chu even more from the bottom of his heart.

"You're right, that's the same situation my informant told me."

"The gangs around St. Edinburgh are just small fry under the Number Gang."

Upon hearing this, the people present all nodded in agreement.

The Number Gang is a very special organization; its internal system is completely different from any other organization.

In traditional gangs, even if a tough guy suddenly appears, unless the big boss above him voluntarily steps down, it will be extremely difficult for him to climb up the ranks.

This is what the old custom refers to: one radish, one hole.

While this system can firmly maintain the authority of the organization's top brass, it also sows the seeds of great hidden dangers.

If this ruthless person becomes dissatisfied with his current position, then big trouble is about to break out.

That could very likely lead to internal strife and insubordination, which would be a devastating blow to the entire organization.

But Number Helper is completely different.

Has a tough guy emerged from the gang?

It's okay!

All you need to do is open a new branch under the club, and that's it.

There's no need for the bigwigs above to vacate their positions; they can simply let this ruthless person establish their own faction and smoothly take over.

Doesn't this rule sound really good?

But it was precisely this rule that caused a huge problem.

After so many years of development, the Number Gang has long lost its internal cohesion and has become a nominally unified organization, but in reality, each group operates independently.

The two characters below clashing and merging with each other happens every few days.

Therefore, it makes perfect sense that the forces surrounding St. Edinburgh High School are small-time gangs.

Luo Ji then spoke up.

"Mr. Ni's judgment is exactly the same as Mr. He's statement."

"He also said that there should be no large community groups around St. Edinburgh School."

"St. Edinburgh School has a very prestigious reputation in Hong Kong."

"The students' parents all have very strong backgrounds."

"No legitimate club would want to mess with a school like this."

"Anyone with a clear head knows that no matter what, you should never provoke students."

"They represent the future of Hong Kong!"

"Our detailed investigation revealed..."

"The gangs around St. Edinburgh School are indeed a small branch under the Number Gang."

"The person in charge of this group is named Dafei."

"Although it's called a gang, the territory it controls is actually pitifully small."

"This level of power poses absolutely no threat to other gangs in the surrounding area."

"Those big gangs simply can't be bothered with him."

He Chu asked upon hearing this.

"What's this person's name?"

Luo Ji responded,

"Big Fly!"

"This guy may not have much power, but he does all sorts of despicable things, like lending money at exorbitant interest rates to college students."

He Chu frowned after listening and said,

"Is it really just about loan sharking?"

The people present were all stunned after hearing this.

Lu Qichang asked, his face full of doubt.

"The loan sharking business can easily drive people to ruin and death. Do you really think there's nothing wrong with that?"

He Chu nodded solemnly.

"This is a huge problem!"

"Our boss lost a police gun."

His face instantly darkened.

"If it were an ordinary triad, and they found out that one of their underlings had stolen the police chief's service weapon, what would they do?"

Lu Qichang spoke without thinking.

"Just push your underling out to take the blame, sacrifice a pawn to save the king, so you don't get dragged into it yourself."

He Chu nodded upon hearing this.

"Yes, that's exactly right!"

"But Dafei didn't do that. What does that prove?"

The other three people fell into deep thought after hearing this.

He Chu spoke directly,

"There's a very small chance that Dafei secretly hid the gun."

"Those students didn't understand the implications, but he knew it perfectly well."

"If a police gun is lost, the police force must find it, even if they have to search the entire city of Hong Kong."

"The more likely scenario is that Dafei has special channels for handling police firearms, and he's not afraid of us investigating at all—even if we search high and low, we won't find it, so naturally he has nothing to fear."

Lu Qichang immediately realized what was going on.

"Those who have access to such channels are all professional gun dealers."

boom!

He slammed his hand on the table.

"Where do ordinary club members get this kind of 'processing channel'?"

"This guy was hiding his true colors so well!"

"He's a complete arms dealer!"

Chen Yongren and Luo Ji suddenly stood up together, exclaiming in surprise:

"An arms dealer?"

Lu Qichang turned to look at He Chu and asked,

"Achu, is this the conclusion you predicted?"

He Chu smiled slightly and said,

"Of course!"

"Professional matters should be left to professionals."

"No matter what industry or profession it is, it has its own rules and regulations."

"Even those involved in gangs can't escape this principle."

"The person we're looking to catch this time isn't some petty street thief, but a big fish that's been hiding for a very long time."

Chen Yongren's face instantly lit up with excitement, and he hurriedly began to speak.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's make our move now!"

Lu Qichang immediately reprimanded him sternly.

"To catch a thief, you must catch him red-handed; to catch an adulterer, you must catch them in the

"When we police handle cases, everything must be based on evidence."

"We absolutely cannot be careless."

He turned to look at He Chu and said.

"Achu, you'll be in charge of devising the action plan for this mission!"

Chen Yongren pursed his lips, holding back for a long time, but finally couldn't help himself and leaned over to ask Luo Ji:

"Is Achu's plan really reliable?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Ji glanced at Chen Yongren with some surprise.

He was a man of few words by nature—as Lu Qichang’s top-level undercover agent planted next to Ni Yongxiao, talking too much was a death sentence, and over time, he naturally developed a taciturn nature.

Luo Ji pondered this seriously in his heart—he wondered what Chen Yongren's motive was for saying those words.

Do you really think there's a problem with He Chu's arrangements?

Or is it that Chen Yongren harbors some dissatisfaction with He Chu?

These are two completely different things.

Luo Ji always felt that Chen Yongren was good material to be a policeman and deserved some advice from him.

Luo Ji could actually understand why Chen Yongren would ask this question.

Chen Yongren and He Chu were classmates in the same police academy class.

The two are about the same age, but their current status and position are worlds apart.

In Team C, Chan Wing-yan was just an ordinary police officer running errands and doing odd jobs, but what about Ho Chu? He was the one everyone had to respectfully call Inspector Ho!

It's not that Luk Kai-cheung dislikes Chan Wing-yan; on the contrary, Luk Sir values ​​Chan Wing-yan highly, a fact that everyone in Team C can see.

All of this stems from a difference in ability.

Chen Yongren is just a newcomer to society, but He Sir is the core strategist of the entire C team. Even Lu Sir has to listen to his opinion when making decisions.

Luo Ji rarely spoke more than a few words, and began by saying:

"The Major Crimes Unit is not just any place."

"Here, we don't care about your family background or your appearance."

"The only thing I'll look at is your true ability."

"Inspector Ho is a truly capable person, so in Team C, Officer Luk is the leader, and Inspector Ho is the brain that makes the decisions."

"He is the number two person here, and he is our direct superior."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yongren was speechless for a moment.

Luo Ji's words couldn't be clearer: He Chu was his superior.

Even Lu Qichang had to follow his arrangements.

Chen Yongren hurriedly explained:

"I don't mean to doubt Achu—it's just that I always feel a little uneasy."

While keeping a close eye on the commotion outside the car, Luo Ji asked:

"What exactly makes you feel uneasy?"

Chen Yongren said with a wry smile,

"Ah Chu is still young after all. Can you really trust the action plan he devised?"

After listening, Luo Ji remained silent for a long time.

He pondered for a long time before finally speaking frankly to Chen Yongren.

"In our police force, age has never been a measure of competence."

"True skills are the only true measure of success!"

"If Commander Lu can entrust Inspector He with the planning, then he must have complete faith in Inspector He's abilities."

"As for the plan he devised, I didn't see any flaws in it."

Chen Yongren nodded upon hearing this and said:

"Then I'm relieved."

Luo Ji actually admired Chen Yongren, and always felt that he could see his own shadow in him.

"Ah Ren, there's something I need to remind you of."

"Although Inspector Ho is young, he is still our superior."

"We are a disciplined force, and our top priority is to strictly abide by discipline and obey orders."

Chen Yongren nodded with an extremely solemn expression and said:

"Brother Ji, I've kept everything you said in mind."

He gave a wry smile.

"Actually, ever since I entered police academy, I've known that I'm no match for Ah Chu."

Luo Ji tilted his head and glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, his gaze still fixed on the commotion outside the car.

Chen Yongren didn't mince words and spoke frankly.

"When A-Chu was in school, he was always unassuming and very low-key."

"Back then, I was naive enough to think that he was just an ordinary person with mediocre abilities."

"Until another classmate and I received the mission to go undercover."

"We had already planned it out, and we deliberately started a fight at school."

"This kind of violation will definitely be dealt with seriously by the school, and then we can leave the police academy without any problem."

"That way, no one will doubt our identities."

Luo Ji paused slightly after hearing this, and said:

"This plan is quite comprehensive."

Chen Yongren's smile grew increasingly bitter as he said:

"But just at this moment, an accident happened."

"Ah Chu happened to witness our fight, and with the two of us joining forces, he easily defeated us."

"They even immediately revealed our true purpose for going undercover."

Luo Ji was taken aback upon hearing this and said:

"Even if the two of you joined forces, you wouldn't be a match for Inspector Ho?"

Chen Yongren shook his head and said:

"Absolutely not!"

"It wasn't until then that I realized how well Ah Chu had been hiding things!"

Luo Ji smiled slightly upon hearing this and said,

"Inspector Ho is a man of great vision. He is usually low-key, but he just doesn't want to embarrass you too much."

Chen Yongren tilted his head slightly.

"Perhaps that really is the case."

"Moreover, he always had a particularly good relationship with a few of us classmates."

"They've never done anything to embarrass us."

"Who would have thought his professional skills would be this strong?"

Luo Ji was finally completely relieved.

When Chen Yongren first said those things, he was simply worried about whether the plan would succeed. He didn't have any opinions about Inspector Ho, and he didn't mean any disrespect.

"Inspector Ho has never been one to show off or seek the limelight."

"Besides, we're all colleagues, so there's no need to make a fuss about it."

Chen Yongren nodded repeatedly, deeply agreeing.

But he was still a little curious.

"Brother Ji, are you really sure that if we follow this plan, we'll definitely succeed?"

"Isn't this plan a bit too simplistic?"

Luo Ji was speechless after hearing this.

He stared intently at the commotion outside the car window as he spoke to Chen Yongren.

"So, according to you, what kind of plan do we need to come up with?"

Chen Yongren, with an air of self-righteousness, began to speak:

"Shouldn't it be made more thorough, with more variables and a more complex process?"

Luo Ji was speechless again after hearing this.

After a long while, he finally spoke.

"A plan is never better the more complicated it is."

"The more complex the plan, the more steps there are, which means there will be more variables."

"Once there are too many variables, the margin for error in the entire plan becomes extremely low."

Chen Yongren was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

"You mean—the simpler the plan, the better?"

Luo Ji shook his head.

"No, a good plan is one that can be executed without fail."

"The simpler the plan, the fewer variables will arise."

"Don't underestimate the plan that Inspector Ho devised. What we two are responsible for is just the most basic part of the whole plan."

"According to the intelligence we have, Dafei will be coming out of here soon."

"Our mission is clear: to capture Dafei on the spot."

"But one thing must always be remembered—"

"Dafei is very likely carrying a gun."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yongren's expression hardened, and he replied:

"yes!"

He immediately composed himself, pursed his lips, and stared intently at the intersection ahead.

He and Luo Ji were in charge of the first ambush team, while Lu Qichang and He Chu formed another team not far away.

There was nothing that could be done about it. All the original members of Group C had long been seconded to other departments, and now the only people available in the group were these few.

Dafei didn't keep the officers in Group C waiting long. He quickly got into a truck and headed towards the school. This guy was absolutely insane; he actually wanted to use the school as a cover. He was certain that no one would ever expect him to choose such a place to make a deal.

Just as he was about to drive his car into the school gate, two cars suddenly rushed out from the front and back, blocking all his way.

Four plainclothes police officers immediately drew their guns and quickly surrounded the truck. The leader shouted sternly:

"Dafei, you are suspected of selling prohibited items. You are now formally arrested!"

"Get off the bus immediately!"

Dafei was instantly terrified. He made a snap decision, slammed on the gas pedal, and tried to force his way out.

But who knew that as soon as the car started—

boom!

Gunshots suddenly rang out!

Dafei was shot squarely in the thigh, and he looked up in horror.

He Chu was hanging from the truck door, holding a gun, staring coldly at him, and said:

"You know perfectly well what you're carrying in this car without me having to say a word."

"If you dare to drive into the school grounds even once today, I'll shoot you dead on the spot."

"You probably have no idea just how much influence the alumni and parents of St. Edinburgh School have."

"If they knew you dared to cause such a scene at St. Edinburgh School, they would absolutely support me shooting you a hundred times over."

"Get out of the car right now, you idiot!"

With nowhere else to go, Dafei had no choice but to get off the bus!

Lu Qichang yanked open the back of the truck, his pupils suddenly contracting – it was neatly filled with guns and ammunition!