Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 315 Big News

Where there are interests, there will inevitably be conflict.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is the same.

There are always some people who, for their own benefit, fawn over their superiors and bully their subordinates.

The fact that three ICAC commissioners were investigated by the police station is unprecedented in history.

Some people saw an opportunity and secretly conspired to rebel against the police station while Chen Guozhong was confronting the three commissioners.

This isn't the first time there's been a conflict between the police and the anti-corruption commission.

This is not the first time the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has been raided.

It's quite common for people to clash with the police.

As long as the three specialists are present, the matter can be rectified afterwards.

This is the thought process of those who orchestrate this connection.

To be honest, there's nothing wrong with this idea.

This is also a savior!

Just as this group of people were about to step forward to stop Chan Kwok-chung and his accomplices, they overheard the ICAC commissioner asking why they were being targeted.

Everyone was curious to see what answer Chen Guozhong would give.

Then I heard something truly shocking.

"Commissioner William, you have forty million Hong Kong dollars in your account. I don't need to say anything more, do I?"

silence!

The silence in the passageway was deafening.

Everyone was stunned.

Forty million Hong Kong dollars?
Is this the kind of wealth an ICAC commissioner can possess?
The people in the group looked at each other, but no one dared to take a single step forward.

How can we play this?

Didn't you hear what they said?

Commissioner William's account contains HK$40 million.

Everyone in the ICAC knows the resume of their commissioner.

They were an honest family, only middle class, far from being wealthy.

But who has a family fortune of forty million Hong Kong dollars?

However, this is not the beginning.

Chen Guozhong then said to Commissioner Paul:
"As for your account, the more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars also need to be explained."

Paul's face was ashen, and he glared fiercely at William.

It’s really damn damn!

I already warned you to find a way to calm things down, but you kept shouting.

Now look what's happened, there's no way to salvage this situation, is there?

FK!

Paul doesn't hate Chen Guozhong; that's his job.

He hates his own incompetent teammates.

They've completely lost their minds.

They've already invaded our own territory, and they still dare to act like the arrogant Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Don't you even know who's leading the team?

That's Chen Guozhong!

Billionaire Chen Guozhong.

If someone dares to bring a team here, don't you know what's going on?

Don't you know what you want to do to others?
Chen Guozhong looked at Jennings:

"Commissioner Jennings, is there anything else I need to say?"

Jennings, covered in sweat, shouted:
"no need!"

"I'll go with you!"

The group that had been trying to protect the three commissioners immediately lost their nerve.

The other specialist has already admitted defeat, so what else is there to say?
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) will have a tough time from now on.

But he didn't know that Chen Guozhong's words would have a huge impact on the ICAC's ordinary staff.

Why was the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) established?
In order to fight corruption!

When Godber embezzled several million dollars, it caused a huge uproar in Hong Kong, with protests erupting everywhere.

Forced to do so, they had no choice but to extradite Godber back to stand trial.

The verdict was already known: he was sentenced to four years in prison, including two years in jail.

If it were anyone else, they would have been shot a hundred times over.

This led to the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), which then handled cases involving the cleanup of police stations, thus establishing its reputation.

Isn't that impressive?

Many of those who are able to work for the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) are actually somewhat idealistic.

They are fighting against corruption.

When talking about their work, they are filled with pride!
I'm so proud!

This is a just thing to do!

However, what happened today was like a bolt from the blue!

The three commissioners brought in from Chongqing turned out to be extremely corrupt.

Forty million.

Twenty million!
Even Godber wouldn't have dared to be so greedy back then!

Is the fight against corruption led by a notorious corrupt official?
How ironic!

They can foresee certain scenarios: when someone asks where you work, you would absolutely not dare to say that you work for the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

Why?

People will definitely ask, William embezzled 40 million, how much did you embezzle?
The more glorious you are before, the more miserable you will be afterward.

At this moment, the beliefs in some people's hearts shattered!

Chen Guozhong turned around and glanced at the blank-faced ICAC staff:
"Gentlemen, I'm here to take away three commissioners, but it's just for work purposes and not targeting anyone in your ICAC."

"I don't want to affect the relationship between the police and the anti-corruption commission."

"Please allow passage."

"Otherwise, they will be considered accomplices of the three commissioners and will be taken back to the police station to cooperate with the investigation."

Chen Guozhong's voice was very cold and aloof, and given his status, no one dared to speak up.

then……

The crowd dispersed immediately!
No one dared to stop them.

How the hell can we stop them?
The three commissioners are clearly major embezzlers; judging from Chen Guozhong's expression, the evidence is already irrefutable.

What can we do then?
We have no choice but to let them go!

Chen Guozhong politely thanked everyone and waved his hand:
"take away!"

William was shocked:

"I am an ICAC commissioner, you can't treat me like this!"

Jimmy glared at him:
Even if you are an ICAC commissioner, you will still be subject to Hong Kong law.

William screamed wildly:

"How can Hong Kong's laws govern me?"

"I want to see the Governor. I've rendered meritorious service to him, and he won't abandon me. I want to see the Governor..."

Ma Jun punched him, silencing him instantly.

Chen Guozhong gave him an approving look; well done.

Let him talk, and only shut him up when he has to repeat himself.

Chen Guozhong was eager for William's words to spread throughout Hong Kong.

Paul and Jennings are pragmatic. Chen Guozhong doesn't even give William face, so as deputy commissioners, they shouldn't expect the other party to give them face.

Paul held William's performance in utter contempt.

You're the boss, you bastard.

This is how you reacted?
What kind of boss are you?
You get down, I'm fucking going up!

Jennings watched obediently as Ma Jun handcuffed him. This was the same ruthless man from before; he had actually given the commissioner a vicious straight punch, leaving William's mouth full of blood!

He didn't want to test his own importance in the other person's heart.

So...

You still have to be honest.

Chen Guozhong asked William:

Do you need a head covering?

William glared at him fiercely, covering his mouth and unable to speak.

Chen Guozhong understood immediately:
"Then it's not needed!"

Wave your hand,
"take away!"

The three ICAC officers left the ICAC building amidst a crowd of complicated gazes.

William suddenly saw something and froze—it was a television station's interview van!
wrong!

Why would a TV station's interview van appear in this place?
Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"I forgot to tell you."

“I have a very high profile. Basically, whenever I go on a police call, there are people from the TV station following me.”

William wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Paul's gaze toward William grew even more hateful—"Serves you right for pretending! Now you've hit a brick wall!"
If they dare to arrest you, they don't care about your identity.

See? They've even prepared a backup plan.

Thinking of this, Paul glared fiercely at William again. This matter could have been avoided from escalating to this point.

But this guy just had to argue with a billionaire.

What a bastard.

No, I have to save myself.

Paul thought to himself, head bowed.

The new presenter for TVB Police News has arrived:

"Inspector Chan, I never expected to interview you at the entrance of the ICAC. This is quite a surprise."

Chen Guozhong solemnly said:

"Nothing unexpected."

“ICAC officers who break the law will still be punished by law.”

The host excitedly said:

"It seems these three suspects have unusual identities, don't they?"

Chen Guozhong criticized:

"You didn't recognize these three people?"

"This shouldn't be happening."

"Your skills need improvement. As a host, especially a host of a police news program, you need to have a certain level of sensitivity."

The host was obsequious and submissive.

Doesn't she recognize her?
How can it be!

These three are also frequent figures in the media.

How could she not recognize him?

However, she dared not say it.

The three commissioners of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)...

Does she dare to say it?

Fortunately, Chen Guozhong came to her rescue. In fact, Chen Guozhong's criticism was also a form of protection for her.

"These three are commissioners from the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)."

“We obtained an arrest warrant from the court and asked them to return to the police station to assist with the investigation.”

The host immediately asked:
"What specific case is involved?"

"Can you please tell me?"

Chen Guozhong smiled:

"Ordinary cases need to be kept secret, but this case does not need to be kept secret."

The host's eyes widened:
"No need to keep it secret?"

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"We received a report from Mr. Simon, the taipan of Jardine Matheson, that his office appeared to have been broken into." "After responding to the call, our investigation revealed that someone had planted a listening device in Mr. Simon's office."

"Our investigation revealed that the source of the listening devices was the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)."

“Through our procedures, we discovered that the ICAC had no case against the Sai-Ming taipan, and thus we determined that this was done privately by certain individuals.”

"So, following the same procedure, we investigated the people the suspect associated with and discovered these three."

The director said incredulously:
"Were these three people secretly instructing someone to eavesdrop on Master Ximen?"

Chen Guozhong sighed:
"Not only that, but a large sum of money suddenly appeared in the accounts of these three people."

"We have to investigate."

The host guessed:

"How much is a large sum of money? In the millions?"

Chen Guozhong smiled:

"I am a billionaire, everyone in Hong Kong knows that."

"Even in my opinion, this is a lot of money!"

The host was genuinely curious:
Could you give me a rough estimate of how much it would cost?

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"I can't tell you the specific numbers, since the case isn't fully investigated yet."

"A vague number is possible, though."

“Eight digits!”

hiss!
The host gasped.
"Eight...eight digits?"

"That...that's tens of millions?"

Chen Guozhong smiled but did not answer.

The host wanted to ask more questions, but Chen Guozhong no longer wanted to answer:
"I'm sorry, we need to go back to the police station for further questioning."

He declined the interview and got into the police car.

The host was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses after being reminded by the cameraman.

His expression was one of indignation:
"The Godber case is still fresh in our minds."

"In the blink of an eye, another case like this has emerged, and it's a multi-figure case involving a large sum of money."

"I don't know if this case is special because it involves the head of Jardine Matheson, or if there are other cases involved."

"But I want to ask a question."

"The ICAC is an anti-corruption agency, yet all three commissioners are major corrupt officials."

"With such a guy leading the ICAC, how many officers aren't corrupt?!"

Le Huizhen stared in astonishment at the indignant host on television:

"This person really dares to say that!"

"Isn't she afraid of getting into trouble?"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"will not!"

Le Huizhen exclaimed in surprise:

"Won't?"

"How could I not?!"

"This is an attack on the character of people from Chongqing."

Wang Dao sneered:
"Everyone in Hong Kong knows that foreigners are insatiable; it's no secret."

Le Huizhen shook her head:

"I knew it, but I hadn't confirmed it before."

“They simply dumped Godber’s case on the police station, completely absolving themselves of any responsibility.”

"Now that this has suddenly happened, Uncle Liu must be under a lot of pressure, right?"

Wang Dao remained calm:

"Don't worry, this matter won't be left like this."

Le Huizhen asked in surprise:

"Won't the foreigners settle this peacefully?"

Wang Dao mocked:
“One of them were three commissioners personally appointed by the Governor.”

"One is Jardine Matheson's taipan."

"He wants to smooth things over, to calm things down? How is that possible?"

Le Huizhen was taken aback.

Wang Dao calmly said:
"Everyone in Hong Kong knows that foreigners are greedy."

"However, there were no cases to put them on the spot before, which is like the Emperor's New Clothes."

"The purpose of this case is to strip away this new coat of clothing and let them know what kind of people these foreigners really are."

Lok Wai-chun asked curiously:

"Can it be done?"

"The foreigners will definitely try to cover it up."

Wang Dao smiled and said:
"If they're so capable, then let them cover it up."

Lok Wai-chun understands her own man:
"Do you have some backup plan?"

Wang Dao smiled and suddenly said:
"Which bank pays the salaries for your cinema chain?"

Le Huizhen asked, puzzled:

"Standard Chartered and HSBC."

Wang Dao reminded him:
"Remember to give them time off when they go to work tomorrow, so they can go to HSBC and withdraw the money."

"If you go too late, you won't be able to withdraw the money."

Le Huizhen did not believe it:
"how is this possible?"

"HSBC is, after all, a century-old bank."

"Never the financial turmoil has damaged his foundation."

"On the contrary, it has grown stronger step by step."

Wang Dao doesn't explain either:

"Just listen to me."

"Have the brothers go and withdraw the money tomorrow."

"Your brothers will thank you."

Le Huizhen was suddenly startled:
"problem occurs?"

Wang Dao laughed heartily:

"What could possibly happen? We're about to strike it rich!"

Le Huizhen immediately made the instructions over the phone.
"Honey, should we tell Kun?"

Wang Dao shook his head:
“Kun is now in charge of Hongkong Land. The salaries of Hongkong Land employees are paid through Standard Chartered. Jardine Matheson has shares in Standard Chartered.”

"No need to notify us specifically..."

Le Huizhen said:
"But those workers also have families."

"It would be better to inform them."

Wang Daoyi thought it made sense, so he called Liang Kun.

Handsome Kun laughed:

"Ah Dao, do you have some kind of backup plan against HSBC?"

The kingly way disagrees:

"What back-up plan?"

"It's just another source of income."

Leung Kwan's spirits lifted:
"Ado, you've made your move again?!"

Wang Dao waved his hand:
"What's so special about this? It's just making a little money."

"The next big project will cost money!"

Leung Kwan was speechless.

If he didn't know how fast Wangdao could make money, he might have actually believed it.

Just after hanging up the phone, Wang Dao's phone rang. It was Shi Bao calling:

"Brother Dao, I've arrived."

Wang Dao instructed:
"You'll have to go through a lot, so let's get going and see Professor Nan."

Shi Bao looked at the row of Liberation Roads on the dock:

"Nanjing University students are already waiting for us."

Wang Dao smiled and nodded.

Shi Bao hung up the phone, took a deep breath, and led his men into the truck, heading towards the military camp.

He wouldn't dare relax for a second until he saw Professor Nan and returned the suitcase.

After a quick summary, Shi Bao was stunned.

Wang Dao had previously said he would bring back 200 million Hong Kong dollars, but that's far more than 200 million; it's a full 250 million!
It's simply incredible.

Of course, the more money the better.

But once you get your hands on it, you absolutely cannot let it fall into your own hands.

It must be handed over to the Nanjing University students.

Aside from Nanjing University students, Shi Bao no longer trusts anyone.

There's no other reason than that this money is just too damn much.

To Shi Bao's relief, the people from Nanjing University were already waiting for them at the military camp.

"Is everything going smoothly?" Professor Nan asked gently.

Shi Bao was very excited: "It went smoothly, very smoothly."

"Mr. Wang delivered HK$250 million in one go!"

The Nanjing University student looked at him incredulously:
"so much?"

"How... how did this happen?"

"Come to my office, let's have a proper talk."

In the temporary office, Shi Bao recounted the whole story.

The Nanjing University student said incredulously:
"You mean, all this money was withdrawn from the bank accounts of the three ICAC commissioners?"

"Did they embezzle all of this money?"

Stone Leopard nodded:
"Correct!"

"According to Brother Dao, there are about 80 million in those three accounts."

"However, due to a loophole in the banking system, we suddenly received an extra HK$130 million."

A wake-up call resounds in the hearts of Nanjing University students:
"what?"

"Can it also be used to exploit loopholes in banks?"

Stone Leopard nodded:
"Yes, according to Dao Ge, HSBC's system reconciles accounts every half hour."

HSBC has many branches in Hong Kong.

"Their system is not real-time, but generally, it doesn't need to be real-time."

"It's safe enough."

"Who would have thought that Brother Dao would find a vulnerability in this seemingly secure banking system?"

"Brother Dao said that by taking this money, he was doing justice on behalf of Heaven!"

"After all, he was a major embezzler!"

The Nanjing University student looked at him speechlessly:
"Didn't you ask how to prevent this from happening back in our hometown?"

Shi Bao hurriedly said:
"I asked."

"Brother Dao said that we don't have this problem in our hometown."

The university student looked at Shi Bao with a puzzled expression.

Shi Bao smiled wryly:
“I asked why this problem didn’t exist in my hometown. He said that in the banking system there, withdrawals are all done by hand and you have to call to confirm. All that hassle takes more than half an hour.”

"As for the future development of technology, with Hong Kong as an example, our hometown will definitely have corresponding preventive measures."

The Nanjing University student shook his head:

"This Mr. Wang has considered all possible scenarios."

"amazing."

"Shi Bao, now you should understand how important Wang Sheng is to our hometown, right?"

Stone Leopard nodded repeatedly.

If he still doesn't understand, then he's a fool!

(End of this chapter)