1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 437: The Great Hall
'The former host of Xiangjiang Radio and the housekeeper of Fuyi Film Company was kidnapped at Fuming Nightclub last night. Several eyewitnesses at the scene described the details. '—— Oriental Daily

"During the crackdown on gangs, three men took advantage of the situation to commit crimes in the busy streets of Tsim Sha Tsui, openly challenging the authority of the police force. Deputy Commissioner Li Junxia said that he would not tolerate it." - Ming Pao

"The underworld is always turbulent, and this time it is even more so. The police mobilized all forces to anger the underworld. Anita Mui was slapped, Chen Kaixin was kidnapped, and shootings occurred again in the downtown area. Seven men were killed by kidnappers in the street for their bravery. The means were extremely brutal." - "Jiuyi Daily"

Overnight, Li Junxia's newly established image of a man who fights against violence and upholds justice collapsed in an instant.

Before this, no matter how big the incident of the gang breaking up friends and exposing their horses was, it was limited to the feuds between dogs and cats. Now it has directly affected the entertainment industry, which is the most talked-about topic, and the volume has more than increased tenfold.

Just now, Li Junxia was still talking in front of the camera, saying that under his leadership, the police force had launched a thorough anti-gang operation, which had stabilized the situation and improved public security.

The kidnappers then committed the crime openly, shooting and killing people in a downtown area.

It was not Anita Mui's face that was hit, it was clearly dozens of slaps on the face of the entire disciplined force headed by Li Junxia, with a loud slapping sound!
"You have to take advantage of it, but you also have to take the blame."

Zhai Yuan sat in the car, looking at Li Junxia's reversed reputation in the newspapers, and sneered softly.

Are fanatical fans vegetarians?
Neither of the two parties involved in the dispute between Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung have spoken out yet, but their fans are already slashing each other with knives.

Not to mention that Anita Mui actually got slapped in the face this time, the former host of "Notice" Chen Kaixin also accumulated a lot of popularity among the audience.

Ordinary people can’t afford to offend the kidnappers, so they can’t afford to offend the police?

In a short period of time, countless good citizens quickly surrounded the police station, denouncing the police officers for their incompetence, and the crowd was very excited.

The media captured these shots today and they will be published in newspapers tomorrow to further expand their impact.

Unless Li Junxia sends down his divine soldiers to rescue Chen Kaixin and catch the kidnappers in one fell swoop, the citizens who praised him as the nemesis of crime the day before will throw him off the altar and trample him under ten thousand feet the next second.

Creating and destroying gods has always been a tradition, and Li Junxia must be aware of this if he is to be the first to do so.

"Tell the Vietnamese boy to keep an eye on that woman and don't lose her. She will be useful to you later."

Throwing the newspaper aside, Zhai Yuan leaned back in his chair and said something to Wei Xing.

"Don't worry, she won't be lost." Wei Xing glanced at Zhai Yuan in the rearview mirror and said with a smile, "She went out to sea on a speedboat last night and is now on an unnamed island near the high seas. Can she swim back?"

Zhai Yuan nodded and said "hmm" when he heard this.

Things like kidnapping should be left to professionals. As long as you don't care about the cost, you will never find any clues in your lifetime.

As for bringing disaster to his family, would kidnapping a woman like Chen Kaixin be too despicable?

Boss Zhai has never thought about these issues. Giving advice to Cai Ziming is inseparable from Miss Chen. Besides, what else can he say since she is hanging out with Fan Lao?

But the slap Mei Yanfang received was a bit unfair.

So Zhai Yuan had to go and comfort Sister Mei at this time and express his stance in front of the media.

The extended version of Bentley with license plate 91 slowly stopped outside Tai Kwun in Central.

Before I got out of the car, the noise from the citizens gathered outside had already reached me.

"The police came out to clean up Taiping!"

"ABCD, big head and green clothes, can't catch the thief and blew!"

"Li Junxia only knows how to bully women, get out of here as soon as possible!"

"Li Junxia step down!"

The momentum was so great that the police had to send out the stability maintenance team to form a human wall to stop the citizens from rushing in. Reporters were surrounding them with cameras in hand and did not dare to act rashly.

As for how many of the more than 100 citizens who surrounded Tai Kwun were taking advantage of the situation and doing the work for money, Zhai Yuan was not really sure.

After all, this kind of public opinion is the forte of Ye Yiqian, the paparazzi leader of the September 1st Daily.

The car door opens,

Reporters nearby swarmed over, their cameras pointed at Zhai Yuan as he walked out of the car.

"Mr. Zhai came to Tai Kwun to see Ah Mei? She has been detained for six hours to assist in the investigation. Is there any inside information you can reveal?"

"Mr. Zhai, a big incident happened at Fuming Nightclub last night. What do you think?"

"I heard that Fuyi's boss Cai Ziming has a background in the underworld and would coerce actors from the film association to film. Miss Chen Kaixin was kidnapped last night. Is this related to this?"

Boss Zhai, who had not appeared in front of the media for a long time, looked solemn and sighed before he spoke.

"First of all, I deeply regret what happened last night. The law and order situation in Hong Kong today is obvious to all. As a Yuen Long District Councillor, I still hope that the police force can achieve some results and not disappoint our taxpayers again and again."

Zhai Yuan said in a deep voice: "Regarding the matter of Fuyi Film Company, no actor in the Film Association has reported any problems to me so far. As far as I know, Stephen Chow, Wan Ziliang, Jet Li and even Anita Mui, they all volunteered to film at Fuyi, and as we all know, 91 Entertainment has always respected actors and will not embarrass them because of trivial matters such as overlapping roles. In addition, regarding the rumors about Mr. Cai Ziming, I have heard many versions of the story before, but as far as the film industry is concerned, the actors who have cooperated with him so far think that he is a very good person. As the president of the Film Association, I naturally hope that more knowledgeable people like him will join. Therefore, I was shocked to hear that Mr. Cai's girlfriend was kidnapped last night, which made me worried about the future of the film industry..."

The reporter then asked another question.

"Councilman Zhai, what suggestions do you have for the police force?"

"Amei was slapped last night. Mr. Zhai, do you have anything to say?"

"Sister Mei is now asked to assist in the investigation. When can she be released?"

The microphone was handed to Zhai Yuan's mouth one after another.

"As a district councillor and media worker, I still hope that the police force can do something meaningful. Previously, there was an O-Triad leader named Ren Darong who was very ruthless. No one else did anything, but he was willing to lead the team to eliminate the chaos of the society. Therefore, the September 1st Daily and many media outlets did not hesitate to praise him. But it seems that the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Now the newspapers rarely mention him? The pages have been replaced by our big brother. I don't know what happened in the middle, and it's hard to say."

Zhai Yuan sighed and continued, "As for Sister Mei being slapped, she was actually lucky compared to Miss Chen Kaixin being kidnapped. But I really didn't expect that our big brother not only did not investigate the whereabouts of the kidnappers, but instead detained Sister Mei, a woman, for such a long time. I know that as a public figure, I shouldn't say such things, but this is not how people should behave!"

After Zhai Yuan finished speaking, he shook his head helplessly, wanting to say something but stopping himself, as if he was saying, "I have a lot of swear words I want to say but I can't."

Even so, the reporters around were still excited by these words.

The child prodigy seemed to say nothing from a distance, but what he said was very clear.

Intrigue within the police force?

Iron-faced detective Ren Darong cleans up the evil forces. Seeing him frequently appear on the front pages, the top brother Li Junxia is jealous and scrambles for credit. However, his lack of strength makes things worse...

After a lot of imagination, the reporter has already imagined the police officers working on the front line and the grudges and hatreds between their bosses who are full of greed. He even has a draft for tomorrow's news in mind.

"Mr. Zhai..."

"Mr. Zhai..."

"Mr. Zhai..."

Faced with increasingly fierce questions from reporters,

Zhai Yuan, who had successfully stoked the fire, did not continue to answer.

"I'm sorry, everyone. Time is limited." Zhai Yuan pointed at his watch and said, "Sister Mei is still in Tai Kwun. I don't know how she is feeling. I have to go in to visit her now. Excuse me."

The four Shaolin ancestors pushed aside the reporters at the right time and surrounded Zhai Yuan as they walked into the hall...

……

"Sorry, Miss Mei, my two assistants didn't ask clearly enough just now, so I would like to trouble you to tell me again what happened last night."

In the detention room.

Li Junxia sat at the desk with two confessions in front of him, both of which were made by Mei Yanfang within six hours.

The front and back fit together perfectly, and there were no problems with the details. Li Junxia had to personally try to find the mistakes and find a breakthrough.

And just ten minutes ago, Cai Ziming's phone rang again.

The kidnapper called personally and demanded that Cai Ziming pay a ransom of 1 million Hong Kong dollars.

Just like the van that disappeared without a trace last night, the source of this phone call that came from nowhere could not be traced. The matter was getting more and more serious. Looking at the citizens gathered downstairs through the glass window, Li Junxia felt his forehead throbbing.

If Cai Ziming paid the ransom again, or if Chen Kaixin was killed and the whereabouts of the robbers were still unknown, the reputation of the police force would drop to the lowest since the establishment of the ICAC before he even took office.

The foreign boss has issued an order that the case must be solved within a limited time.

Therefore, in extraordinary times, we have to resort to extraordinary measures.

Li Junxia gave a look and the subordinate next to him turned off the camera in the corner.

"Ms. Mei, according to the evidence our police have, Zhou Xingchi transferred 200 million yuan in salary to Fuyi, but he does not have this money in his account."

Li Junxia took a deep breath and forced a smile at Mei Yanfang: "When Wan Ziliang and Li Lianjie moved to Fuyi, there was news that they received the Bullet script and had to sign a contract with the other party. Miss Mei, have you heard about it?"

Mei Yanfang sat on a chair, her face looking a little haggard, her right cheek a little red and swollen, and she was holding an ice pack and applying it lightly.

She said in a hoarse voice, "Mr. Li, you should ask them about this matter before asking me."

"The other guys are investigating, and I believe there will be results soon." Li Junxia said with a smile, "What I mean is, if Zhou Xingchi and his friends were indeed threatened, and as contracted artists of 91 Entertainment and members of the Film Association, wouldn't Cai Ziming be the culprit of the Hong Kong film industry? Then his girlfriend was kidnapped, could it be that someone in the film industry was taking revenge for personal gain?"

Mei Yanfang sighed: "So? I'm so sleepy, can we stop here today and let me go home and rest first?"

Li Junxia ignored him and continued, "Ms. Mei said in her confession that you joined Fuyi Film Company at the invitation of Wan Ziliang. However, I just came from Wan Ziliang's place. He never invited you. It was you who took the initiative to get in touch with Fuyi. And just a few days after you joined Fuyi, Chen Kaixin was kidnapped by someone beside you. Is it really such a coincidence?"

After Li Junxia finished speaking, he stared at Mei Yanfang and slowed down his speech: "In addition, Wan Ziliang also told me that the reason why you joined Fuyi Film Company was because of the instruction of Zhai Yuan from Jiuyi Entertainment..."

When Mei Yanfang heard the name Zhai Yuan, her heart sank and she subconsciously frowned.

But then she realized something was wrong.

It was indeed he who took the initiative to find Wan Ziliang and get in touch with Fu Yi, but given Zhai Yuan's style, why would he go out of his way to communicate with Wan Ziliang again?
"I was too sleepy and a little distracted." Mei Yanfang smiled apologetically and asked, "What did Li Sir say just now?"

The actor's acting skills still seem too immature in front of an old-school actor like Li Junxia.

Li Junxia grinned. Seeing the change in Mei Yanfang's facial expression, he already had the answer in his mind.

"Ms. Mei, I am telling you very seriously that you are involved in an extremely vicious incident involving shooting, murder and kidnapping! Not only does it endanger the public security of Hong Kong, it also damages the reputation of our disciplined forces."

Li Junxia's smile faded away, and he slammed the table and shouted in a deep voice: "We have sufficient evidence. Where did you kidnap Chen Kaixin? Tell me!"

Anita Mui was stunned for a moment, and then changed her tone to a cold one: "I am only here to assist in the investigation and fulfill my duty as a citizen, but with your attitude now, Sir Li, I demand to see a lawyer!"

Li Junxia said with a fake smile: "Okay, but we have to change places first. Elvin! Avoid the reporters and drive to the back door to wait for me!"

The assistant director beside him immediately understood and quickly walked out of the detention room.

Mei Yanfang frowned more and more, looking at Li Junxia's cold smile, a vague feeling of uneasiness arose in her heart...

……

"Sir, I'm here to report a crime."

As soon as Zhai Yuan entered the museum, he was no longer as friendly as he was before when facing the reporters when facing the two big masters who were coming towards him.

Ignoring the smile on the other person's face, he straightened his face and said directly: "I have a friend named Anita Mui. She was in the hospital last night for treatment and then disappeared for no apparent reason. Now it has been more than six hours since she disappeared. Please open a case for investigation as soon as possible."

The smiles of the two big sirs who greeted him froze. Just as they were about to speak, Ren Darong's voice was heard from the other side.

"Mr. Zhai, Miss Mei is upstairs assisting with the investigation."

Ren Darong nodded to the two big sirs, walked over to Zhai Yuan and whispered, "Last night, the incident at Fu Ming Nightclub was too serious. The kidnappers opened fire in the downtown area. The police had no clues. All the senior officers were called in by the foreigners and scolded. They had to look for a breakthrough from the people at the scene. In addition to Miss Mei, Cai Ziming and others were also asked to come back and have been detained for ten hours."

"You policemen are really interesting. If you can't catch the kidnappers, you catch the victims?"

Zhai Yuan glanced at Ren Darong and the two senior sirs and said, "I want to see Sister Mei now."

Ren Darong immediately said, "I'll take you upstairs."

Led by Ren Darong, the group walked into the elevator.

Behind them, the two big sirs looked at each other, their eyes revealing understanding.

"No wonder Sir Ren dared to act on his own. It turns out that he has such a big advantage. He is really rich and can show off. We, the superintendent of police, welcomed him, but he still refused to accept our offer."

"Someone from the Investigation Department said that this kidnapping was done by Shen Tongyuan? I don't think he is an insider."

"It's hard to say. Cai Ziming has offended too many people. Maybe this time it was a trick from the Dutch who tricked him..."

In the elevator.

Ren Darong glanced sideways at Zhai Yuan frequently.

After a night of investigation inside the police station, although nothing was found, some clues were found through speculation.

The so-called Red Sticks in the local community certainly wouldn't dare to draw their guns and kill people in the street, and they would make a clean exit afterwards. Such a fierce style shows that they are from other places.

Combined with the rumors between Zhai Yuan and Cai Ziming, it makes sense for the boss of Jiuyi Entertainment Group to ask Guo Jianglong to do the job...

"I will take Sister Mei away after I go upstairs, is there any problem?"

Zhai Yuan suddenly spoke.

Ren Darong quickly put away his thoughts, hesitated for a moment, and said with a bit of embarrassment: "Now that Li Junxia Sir is personally interrogating her, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult."

"Brother Yi will ask the question in person?" Zhai Yuan glanced at him and said with a smile, "Does that mean you can't say anything?"

Ren Darong smiled awkwardly and said, "My role in Tai Kwun is too light."

"Then you have to work hard, Sir Ren, to solve this kidnapping case as soon as possible and get a promotion and a raise." Zhai Yuan said with a smile, "Only then can you help me next time."

Ren Darong couldn't help but look at Zhai Yuan again. He said this as if he was sure that he could solve the case. All the questions in his mind got stuck in his throat, but he swallowed them back silently.

The elevator went up to the fourth floor.

Ren Darong walked out of the elevator first and said to Zhai Yuan, "I'll go ask what's going on first."

Zhai Yuan nodded, and took the Fourth Patriarch of Shaolin to find a bench and sit down.

After three minutes,

Ren Darong walked back to Zhai Yuan with a grim look on his face, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Zhai Yuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the environment?"

Ren Darong shook his head and said in a deep voice, "I just heard that Miss Mei was taken out of the museum by Li Junxia ten minutes ago."

Zhai Yuan stood up, stared at him and asked, "Where did you go?"

Ren Darong pursed his lips and said, "The Special Branch's territory, Victoria Road Detention Center."

(End of this chapter)