Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 317 Dramatic Development
When the governor gave the order, everyone naturally had to comply.

Before leaving, the Chief Secretary asked:

“Sir, this case also involves HSBC’s Ms. Shen.”

“He has considerable connections in Chongqing.”

"Should we call him beforehand to discuss this?"

The Financial Secretary nodded repeatedly:
“Your Excellency, the Secretary for Administration is right.”

"Our assets are still under the jurisdiction of HSBC."

The governor was furious:
"He's caused me so much trouble, and I haven't even confronted him yet, but you want me to consider his feelings?"

"Isn't this absurd?"

The Financial Secretary smiled wryly:

"That's a billionaire."

The governor sneered:
"Isn't Simon a billionaire?"

"Isn't Chen a billionaire?"

“Ximen is a victim, and Chen is one of our own from the Governor’s Mansion.”

"If I don't help these two, am I supposed to help Shen Daban, an outsider?"

The Financial Secretary was speechless.

The Chief Secretary for Administration quickly advised:
"It's always good to have more friends."

"Lord Governor, you're not going to retire after this term, are you?"

"Returning to Chongqing will still require resources."

"Even if we can't get Shen Daban's resources, we shouldn't let him do anything to harm us."

"You think so?"

The governor thought it made sense!
Yes, I may not need your resources, but you can't mess with me.

The idiom "more trouble than it's worth" isn't unique to our hometown; similar idioms exist abroad as well.

The governor took a deep breath:
“You’re right, let’s give him a call.”

The Financial Secretary immediately pledged his loyalty:

"Sir, I'll start now."

The governor nodded in satisfaction.

After the incident involving the three ICAC commissioners, he placed great importance on the loyalty of his subordinates.

The Financial Secretary actually made the phone call right in front of the Governor.

However, to his surprise, Shen Daban's tone was very irritable:

"Financial Secretary, what can I do for you?"

"If there's nothing else, let's talk another day. I'm busy here!"

The call was on speakerphone, and the words came through clearly.

The Financial Secretary was stunned for a moment.

The governor gave a silent, cold laugh, the meaning of which was clear: his attempt to flatter had backfired.
The Financial Secretary was angry, but since she was Mrs. Shen, he could only say it tactfully:

"Big Class, didn't you see tonight's police report?"

"What police news program? I don't have time to watch that kind of entertainment. Only you guys have time to watch this." Shen Daban spewed out venomous words.

Now the Financial Secretary was not only embarrassed, he couldn't help but say:
"Upon receiving the case briefing, Mr. Shen, we need your cooperation in freezing several bank accounts."

Shen Daban disagreed:
"You don't need to tell me about this, just tell my assistant. I'm very busy here..."

That's what he said, but he still gave the Financial Secretary some face.
"Tell me, whose account do you want to freeze?"

"I'll arrange for someone to do it right away."

The Financial Secretary immediately said:

"The three ICAC commissioners, William, Paul, and Jennings, have accounts in your bank."

Shen Daban couldn't help but raise her voice:
"Do you know where those three bastards are?"

"I can't get through to him at all when I call him."

The Financial Secretary was utterly speechless:
“Shen Daban, I suggest you go and watch the police news program again now.”

Shen Daban cursed:
"Where would I find the time to watch that program?"

"Why don't you just tell me directly?"

The Financial Secretary sighed:
"Three ICAC officers were taken away by Chan from the ICAC this afternoon near the end of the workday to cooperate with the investigation."

"It is said to be a case of hiring someone to commit murder, with the amount involved reaching eight figures."

"Chen told us that the three ICAC commissioners had embezzled funds amounting to HK$80 million in their accounts."

"This is what we want your bank to help us do: freeze their bank accounts!"

Shen Daban appeared quite agitated:
"You mean those three are at the police station now?"

The Financial Secretary shrugged:

"This is something everyone in Hong Kong knows."

Shen Daban said loudly:

"I want to call the police!"

"I'm going to sue those three bastards, William."

what? !

The finance director was dumbfounded.

Everyone else was confused.

What's going on?

Are you going to call the police?

Chen said that most banks would never dare to open such accounts for three ICAC commissioners, but HSBC not only opened them, but also knew that their accounts contained so much money.

To put it bluntly, this is covering up a crime... and you're actually going to call the police?
The Financial Secretary couldn't help but say:

“Shen Daban, be careful what you say. I’m with the Eunuch right now.”

Shen Daban's voice became even more excited:

"That's even better, I'm going to call the police!"

"I want to file a complaint!"

The Financial Secretary said helplessly:

"Then I'll ask the Governor to take the call, and you can talk to him."

The governor said in a deep voice:
"Shen Daban, whose complaint are you trying to file?"

Shen Daban gritted his teeth and said:

"I'm going to sue William, Paul, and Jennings."

The governor was taken aback:
"Are you going to sue them?"

"They were taken by Chen to the Kowloon police station to cooperate with the investigation."

"If you file a complaint against them, you just need to wait a while."

Shen Daban said loudly:

"I can't wait!"

"Lord Governor, you have no idea what these bastards have done."

"They're completely inhuman!"

Do you know how much money they have left in their accounts?

The governor gets angry whenever this is mentioned.

Those three bastards embezzled 80 million!
He didn't embezzle that much.

"Chen has already told me, eighty million!"

Shen Daban shouted:

"No!"

"It's not 80 million Hong Kong dollars!"

"It's a negative HK$370 million!"

The governor was dumbfounded.

The three departments and one bureau were also dumbfounded.

"what?"

"Your bank account is in the red?"

Ms. Shen was almost in tears:

"These three guys actually wrote over a hundred checks for people."

"The most outrageous thing is that they actually went to withdraw money at the same time."

"This led to a system vulnerability."

"All those checks are genuine."

"Our tellers can't tell the difference between real and fake at all."

"It is true that there were 80 million Hong Kong dollars in their accounts before."

"But they raised 450 million Hong Kong dollars at once!"

"When the bank closed for the day, they tallied up the accounts, and I guessed something big had happened."

Do you know why I'm not home yet?

“I’ve been handling this at the bank.”

"I kept calling William and the other two, but no one answered their phones..."

The governor was dumbfounded:

"Are you kidding me?"

Ms. Shen was furious:
"I'm not kidding!"

"This is fucking true!"

"I did not lie to you!"

"Our bank has now actually lost HK$370 million."

"I want to call the police!"

"I must call the police!"

The governor was speechless.

"Alright, alright, I'll pass it on to the Security Bureau, please don't worry."

Shen Daban screamed:
"How can this put people at ease?"

The governor's face darkened.

The security bureau quickly replied:
“Shen Daban, solving a case takes time. No matter how much you urge the Eunuch, it won’t make a difference.”

“I will call Chen and have him interrogate the other party properly.”

Without waiting for Shen Daban's reply, the Duye hung up the phone.

Leaning on his walking stick, he asked:
"What do you think?"

All three officials looked at the Security Bureau, which then thought for a moment and said:
"This is illogical."

The governor asked:

"What's illogical about it?"

The Security Bureau explained:
“I’m not saying that it’s unreasonable for Shen Daban to call the police; it’s a normal thing to do.”

“Any bank that loses such a large sum of money will choose to report it to the police.”

"What I'm saying is that Shen Daban's reaction is unreasonable."

The governor and the others looked at each other, none of them understanding what the security bureau was saying.

"Think about it, if a bank suddenly encounters such a situation, what should it do?"

"If it were me, I would definitely call the police immediately."

"Even if we take a step back and assess the losses, shouldn't we immediately call the police after that?"

The four of them nodded in unison.

"But how did Ms. Shen do it?"

"He did not choose to call the police immediately."

He's on the phone!

"Is this reasonable?"

The eyes of the governor and the others lit up immediately!

Yes, after something happens, shouldn't you call the police immediately?

Send the police to investigate the case.

Go and control the criminals.

What do you mean by calling potential criminals?
There's obviously something fishy going on here!
"Later, after hearing the purpose of our call, Shen Daban became agitated and demanded that the police be called."

"This is somewhat of an hindsight analysis."

"He only started trying to investigate the intentions of these three people because he knew things couldn't be covered up anymore."

"Isn't this very unreasonable?"

Everyone nodded in agreement; the analysis made sense.

"Do you remember what Chen told me? He said that most banks would never dare to open such large accounts for these three people." "What does that mean?"

The governor gave the security bureau a disapproving look and said bluntly:
“Among us, you are the only one with experience in handling cases, so just tell me directly.”

The three officials nodded in unison.

The Security Bureau stated bluntly:
"Chen is implying that HSBC is involved in the Simon case."

“I even suspect that, perhaps, Shen Daban himself opened these three accounts for them.”

The Chief Secretary for Administration frowned and said:

"Isn't this a bit of an overstatement?"

The Security Bureau asked:

Have you received any calls from bank wealth management managers?

Ok? !

All four of them looked up at the same time.

The Security Bureau stated bluntly:
"Banks like theirs have highly professional wealth management services."

"Once the money in the account reaches a certain level, it will trigger the bank's internal system."

"As long as you deposit a substantial amount of money at nine o'clock today, the bank's financial manager will call you the next moment."

"You're a VIP!"

“The wealth of William and the other two is that of VIPs among VIPs, enough to alarm even Shen Daban—if he didn’t transfer the money.”

"Then, in any case, Ms. Shen should know the specific amount of money in these three people's bank accounts."

Am I right?

The four of them fell silent.

The Security Bureau shrugged:

"I can't speculate on what will happen next, since I'm not the person in charge of the case and I don't know the specifics of the case."

"I can't say what the truth is, and I dare not speculate."

The governor was silent for a moment, then immediately said:

"Relay this intelligence to Chen."

"I'm going to find out who's behind this!"

The security bureau bowed slightly.

"As you wish, Your Excellency."

The Financial Secretary suddenly exclaimed:
"Our civil servants' firewood and water are distributed through HSBC."

"Looks like I'll have to sign an agreement tomorrow to transfer to Standard Chartered."

The governor said in a deep voice:
“You’re right, this case is making a huge fuss right now, it’s like seeing the dead.”

"Let's not create any more trouble."

"The four of you must work together to handle this case well."

The four nodded in agreement.

The governor then asked:
"Will James report this to the Fog City?"

The security bureau smiled wryly:
"This is where our speed comes in!"

"In any case, this is a scandal."

"James will definitely report it, the question is to what extent?"

“If we act quickly, he can put in a good word for us.”

"If the movement is slow..."

The governor asked:

"What will happen?"

The security bureau sighed:

"Without James reporting, Fog City already knows our intelligence."

The governor frowned and said:
"why?"

The security bureau pointed to the north.

The governor's face immediately darkened:
"You and James are close, so try to persuade him."

"Also, tell Chen not to be afraid of offending anyone. No matter who is involved, investigate this matter thoroughly."

The security bureau thought to themselves, "You don't do any work, so you dare to talk like that."

After the four left the Governor's Mansion, the Security Bureau said to the Administrative Secretary:

What should we do about this?

The Chief Secretary for Administration smiled wryly:

"Didn't the Governor give instructions? Let's do as instructed."

The Security Bureau reminded:
"This is not a good situation."

"Shen Daban's influence..."

The Chief Secretary for Administration sighed:
"No matter how influential he is, he still has to get over this hurdle."

"If Simon knew that Shen Daban wanted him dead, do you think he would take action?"

The Department of Justice wondered:

"Did Chen say that Shen Daban wanted to kill Ximen?"

The Chief Secretary for Administration rolled his eyes:

"Don't play dumb..."

"We all understand the key points in Chen's words."

He was practically saying it outright.

Why did Shen Daban have William and his men plant listening devices in Simon Daban's office?

"You really think you're just doing ordinary corporate espionage?"

"Is this much money necessary?"

"That's an eight-figure sum; they're clearly after someone's life."

"This is a blood feud!"

Can these two reconcile?

The Attorney General remained silent; he had already anticipated this outcome.

However, the problem is...

Speculation is speculation, but until the truth comes out, can you be 100% sure?

impossible things!

The Chief Secretary for Administration said to the Security Bureau:

"While we're all here, give James a call and tell him what the Dude wants."

Suddenly, he asked,
"You lot don't have close ties with Boss Shen, do you?"

The Financial Secretary smiled wryly:

Does eating and drinking frequently count?

The Chief Secretary for Administration glared and said:

"You know what I'm asking."

The Financial Secretary shook his head:

"Eight figures! He didn't even give me a seven-figure sum."

The Chief Secretary for Administration nodded slowly:
"Then there are no problems?"

The Financial Secretary nodded:

"no problem!"

The Department of Justice and the Security Bureau both stated:
"We don't have a problem either."

The Chief Secretary for Administration nodded:

"Call the security bureau."

The security bureau called James:

"James, could we delay reporting today's events?"

James asked in surprise:
"What happened today? What happened to the three ICAC commissioners?"

The security bureau nodded:
"Correct!"

Instead of answering, James asked:
Do you know what Hong Kong has the most of?

"No need to mention clubs, that's not what I'm talking about."

The security bureau suddenly smiled wryly:
"spy!"

James nodded:

"Yes, the most agents!"

"They come from all over the world: East, West, South, and North."

"You think I can get away with this by not reporting it to Jade Channel after they've pulled this stunt?"

"We can't stop them!"

"Many of those spies are intelligence dealers or brokers, and they welcome these kinds of scandals."

"Believe it or not, maybe the U.S. and Chongqing will start reporting this scandal soon?"

The Security Bureau was speechless!

This is obvious.

The Security Bureau asked:

"What should we do?"

James bluntly stated:

"I just reported that; it's just a matter of a sentence—a scandal has broken out in Hong Kong, suspected to be a business war. Mr. M's reply was that I should investigate the matter as soon as possible."

The Security Bureau was delighted:

"You didn't report the corruption of the three ICAC commissioners?"

James said speechlessly:

"How could I not report it?"

"I first reported the situation to Mr. M, and then I said the rest of the sentence when he asked why."

"There is no doubt that people in Hong Kong and Chongqing are corrupt."

"The question is simply whether it has been exposed or not."

"The advantage now is that Hong Kong is practically half a planet away from the fog, you understand what I mean?"

The security bureau was taken aback:
"what do you mean?"

James sighed:
"City of fog is definitely obsessed with saving face, even if the facts are right in front of them, they will still treat them lightly."

“Goeber is an example.”

“A case from five years ago, and he was only sentenced to four years, and was released after serving two years.”

"Isn't it all for the sake of Chongqing's reputation?"

"As long as we can conclude this case as quickly as possible and provide a solid reason, Fog City will definitely handle it the same way as previous cases."

There is absolutely no doubt about that.

The Security Bureau was overjoyed:

"It makes sense!"

James reminded him:

"But this needs to be done quickly!"

"We absolutely cannot delay."

The security chief said in a deep voice:
"Don't worry, the governor has given his opinion on how to handle this—investigate it thoroughly."

James's Strange Way:
"The Governor actually has such courage?"

"This is no ordinary case."

"Can he stop Shen Daban?"

The security bureau suddenly burst out laughing:
“Shen Daban said she would call the police and report the three ICAC commissioners.”

James was stunned:
"what?"

"Boss Shen gave them eight figures in money, wasn't he supposed to protect them to the death? Why are you calling the police?"

The security bureau then recounted the incident.

James exclaimed, "Wow!"

"Owes the bank 370 million Hong Kong dollars? Is that true?"

The security bureau chief shrugged: "Shen Daban wouldn't lie to a small security bureau like mine, would he?"

James shook his head:

"This matter is indeed quite perplexing."

"Brother Chung was about to catch the people behind the three ICAC commissioners when this incident suddenly happened."

"I always felt that something was wrong with this."

"Could it be that Shen Daban staged this herself?"

Upon hearing this, the three departments and one bureau exchanged bewildered glances. Could it be that Shen Daban mistook these three commissioners for the King of Balance?
(End of this chapter)