Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 318 The Grand Christmas of Balancing Accounts
"We urge you to release us!"

"Otherwise, the Governor will make you pay."

Upon arriving at the police station, William became extremely arrogant.

Ma Jun said to Chen Guozhong, "Brother Zhong, I want to beat him up."

Chen Guozhong said with a smile, "Go ahead, no one's stopping you here."

Ma Jun looked at him suspiciously: "You're not trying to set me up, are you?"

Snapped!
Chen Guozhong didn't hold back and smacked him on the back of the head.

"You don't step up when you should, but you step up when you shouldn't."

Use your brain more.

Ma Jun scratched his head.

He could only act recklessly under Chen Guozhong's command.

If he were in charge, with his style, he'd be skinned alive!

Chen Guozhong completely ignored William and spoke to Ma Jun as if nothing was amiss:

"If you want to beat him up, you'd better do it sooner rather than later."

Ma Jun asked, puzzled:
"What do you mean?"

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"How to say?"

"This person is about to die, do you want to desecrate his corpse?"

Ma Jun did not answer, and William flew into a rage:
"Chen Guozhong, are you going to resort to vigilante justice?"

Chen Guozhong mocked:

"You really have no idea how serious the crime you've committed!"

William shouted:
"I only received tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, it's not like it's going to kill me!"

Everyone watching in the interrogation room was stunned.

They originally wanted to see a good show.

Interrogating the ICAC commissioner.

Who has seen it?
I never expected that the other party would say something so shocking.

Unexpectedly, Chen Guozhong nodded and said:
You're right!

"Given the way things are done in Chongqing, no matter how much you foreigners embezzle or how serious your crimes are, they will surely be let off lightly and the matter will be swept under the rug."

"If your influence hadn't spread, you might not have even been punished."

William was even more pleased with himself:

"Then why don't you let me go?"

"I want coffee!"

Ma Jun said angrily:

You want to eat shit?!

Chen Guozhong glared at him:
"Investigating cases requires using your brain."

"Use your brain, will you? You get furious the moment someone says a few words. Your emotions are completely controlled by others. How can you stay calm?"

"I was even thinking of giving you a promotion."

"It seems you'd better stay in this position and calm down."

Ma Jun immediately fell silent.

He doesn't listen to what others are saying.

He would definitely listen to what Chen Guozhong said.

William shouted:
"Chen Guozhong, quickly prepare some coffee for me!"

Chen Guozhong turned around, walked to William's side, and looked at him with a half-smile:
"What did you say?"

William grew increasingly smug:
"Chen Guozhong, bring me some coffee!"

Snapped!
Chen Guozhong slapped him hard.

William was beaten until he was bleeding profusely.

Ma Jun was secretly pleased. He felt that Zhong Ge's slap was almost as powerful as his own straight punch before.

William was furious:

"You dare to hit me?"

Chen Guozhong sneered:

"You dare call me by my name?"

"In the police station, I am the policeman and you are the criminal. You have to call me 'sir'."

“Outside, I’m a billionaire, and you’re just an ordinary citizen.”

You have to call me Mr. Chen.

"Who gives you the right to call me by my name?"

William's face instantly showed a look of horror.

Right, how could he forget that the guy on the other side is a billionaire!
Chen Guozhong bluntly stated:

"Well, you're about to die, so I won't hold it against you."

"But if you're going to die, don't blame me!"

William called out loudly, "Chen..."

Chen Guozhong glared at him with fierce eyes.

William quickly changed his tune:

"Inspector Chan, even if I've committed a crime, you can't kill me, can you?"

Chen Guozhong sighed:
"How have you survived this long, being so stupid?"

"Do you even know you're about to die?!"

William shook his head:
"I don't believe the court won't sentence me severely."

Chen Guozhong nodded:

"Yes."

"Under normal circumstances, the court won't give you a heavy sentence, because you're a foreigner!"

"But do you consider your case to be an ordinary case?"

William was bewildered:

"What do you mean?"

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

“If this case doesn’t involve Simon, then you can do whatever you want.”

"It's a pity, this case involves Simon."

"An eight-figure kickback? You guys want to kill him?!"

"Since you all want to kill him, Simon will definitely fight back."

"So, you're a dead man!"

William chuckled dryly:
"Inspector Chan, your joke is not funny at all."

“Simon has no evidence.”

Chen Guozhong became increasingly sarcastic:
"Let me tell you who needs evidence the most and who values ​​evidence the most."

"It's the police!"

"When I was a police officer, I valued evidence the most."

"There's no other way. I need a complete chain of evidence. I have to make the case airtight. Otherwise, the Department of Justice and the courts will make my work a waste of time."

"No one else needs any evidence."

"It's enough that they have doubts!"

"Don't tell me that the person behind you gave you an eight-figure sum just so you could pry into Simon's private life."

"Tell me yourself, do you believe me or not?!"

"We all know who's behind you."

"For the sake of your life, you'd better tell me yourself."

William shouted:
"impossible!"

"I never intended to kill Simon."

Chen Guozhong smiled:

"Let's take an example. If I give Ma Jun eight figures in money, I only have one request for him: investigate you, William."

William said angrily:

"Who would believe that?!"

Chen Guozhong clapped his hands:
"Well, you don't believe it yourself, do you?"

William fell silent.

Chen Guozhong said with a smile:

"You're not going to tell me?"

William remained silent.

Chen Guozhong nodded slightly:
"That's right, you wouldn't tell."

"If someone can give you an eight-figure sum, they will definitely give someone else an eight-figure sum as well."

"As long as the other party puts their heart into it."

"You're still doomed."

Am I right?

William could only manage a wry smile.

“However, you’ll still face certain death even if you don’t speak,” Chen Guozhong said calmly. “Ximen won’t let you off the hook.”

"I would have done the same."

"If anyone wants my life, I will definitely retaliate tenfold."

"I've heard that Simon has a wide network of connections in Chongqing."

"Then you'd better pray that your family won't be implicated."

"Oh, wait a minute!"

“Your older brother Williams has been implicated.”

"Then, your remaining relatives..."

Chen Guozhong shook his head.

William gritted his teeth and said:
"You don't need to put pressure on me, I won't tell."

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"It's up to you whether you tell me or not."

"Anyway, your fate is already sealed."

"You can look forward to how you die."

William looked at Chen Guozhong in disbelief:
"Are you so sure I'll die?"

Chen Guozhong grinned:
"I am absolutely certain!"

"Don't forget, besides being a policeman, I'm also a billionaire."

“I understand Simon very well.”

“You’re not one of us rich people, so you don’t understand how we feel.”

"If I don't deal with others, they'll be celebrating."

"You dare to mess with me?"

"Did I give you face?"

"So that's why you can cause me so much trouble without any restraint?"

"What are you thinking?"

William's pupils constricted sharply, and he roared:

"I do not believe!"

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"If you don't believe me, then don't."

"You say you're an ICAC commissioner, yet you were arrested by a mere superintendent like me."

"The police chief did not show up."

"None of the deputy directors showed up."

"Even our Kowloon CEO didn't show up."

"You know what that means, don't you?"

"If you have even the slightest chance of making a comeback, they will not turn a blind eye to you."

"That's the rule in officialdom."

William's face turned pale!
He knew Chen Guozhong was right.

Chen Guozhong took out his phone again and waved it in front of him.

"Another point……"

"I've had you in the police station for so long, and not a single person has called to plead for you."

"What does this mean?"

"this means……"

"You're like a plague; everyone wants to avoid you and not let you touch them!"

"do you understand?"

"You idiot!"

William was somewhat flustered:
"Inspector Chen, don't scare me!"

Chen Guozhong couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention.

He's just bored and wants to scare the other person.

Chen Guozhong turned and left, leaving William alone in the interrogation room.

A large crowd had gathered at the entrance. Chen Xinjian frowned and said:
"Ah Zhong, is it really true that this guy won't get a heavy sentence?"

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"Big Sir, you personally experienced what happened to Godber, isn't it obvious?"

"When have those 'instant noodle hair' types in court ever given a heavy sentence to a foreigner?" "Isn't it obvious?"

Chen Xinjian mocked:

"Yes, it's been seven years, and I'm still full of illusions about them. How stupid of me."

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"But it doesn't matter, this guy is dead meat."

“Simon will not let him off the hook.”

Chen Xinjian asked curiously:

"Is that guy really going to kill Simon?"

Chen Guozhong smiled:

"Who knows?"

"Anyway, I don't believe anyone gave him eight figures just to get him to find out some of Simon's secrets."

Chen Xinjian laughed loudly:

"I don't believe it either!"

Before he could say anything more, Chen Guozhong's phone suddenly rang.

Chen Guozhong answered the phone:
"Hello, this is Chen Guozhong."

The security bureau's voice came through:
"Inspector Chan, this is the Security Bureau."

"You're currently reviewing the case of William and the others, right?"

Chen Guozhong's lips curled up:
"Sir, what are your instructions?"

The security bureau sighed:

"You'll have to investigate another case."

Chen Guozhong asked, puzzled:

"Investigate another case?"

"what is this?"

The security bureau smiled wryly:
"Just now, HSBC's Ms. Shen reported to the police that HK$370 million had been withdrawn from their bank account."

Chen Guozhong was baffled:
"What kind of talk is this?"

"Why don't I understand?"

The security bureau sighed heavily:

"To be honest, I don't quite understand either."

"But that's what HSBC's CEO, Ms. Shen, said in her police report."

“When you went to the ICAC to take these three people away, a hundred people went to different banks at the same time to withdraw money, carrying checks signed by the three ICAC commissioners.”

"They took a total of HK$450 million."

"But these three people only have 80 million in their accounts."

"Therefore, these three people now owe the bank 370 million."

"You need to investigate where this money went."

Chen Guozhong exclaimed:

"You're not kidding, are you?"

"How could this happen?"

The security bureau lamented:
“I don’t know how it happened. I consulted an expert in the bureau, and he told me that as long as you can grasp the time period for bank reconciliation, it is theoretically possible to do this.”

Chen Guozhong said speechlessly:

"You must be joking, right?"

"This case should be handled by the Economic Crime Investigation Division."

The Security Bureau stated bluntly:
"Isn't the case you're handling now part of the Economic Crime Investigation Division? The most important thing is that ordinary police officers can't control those three specialists."

"That's where you'll need to step in."

"...This is the Governor's intention."

"James just took the HSBC case file, and I asked him to deliver it to you."

Chen Guozhong said speechlessly:

"With James around, why did you give this case to me? Couldn't you have given it to him?"

The security chief was very patient, unlike him who wasn't usually patient, but what could he do when his opponent was a billionaire?

“James’s status is special; if he gets involved, the situation changes.”

"This will make the city think we are waging war."

"You are different."

“Your identity will never be questioned by Fog City.”

Chen Guozhong said helplessly:

"Okay, I'll wait for James to get here."

The Security Bureau was overjoyed:

"Chen, I'm counting on you."

"I'll recommend you for credit later."

Chen Guozhong said speechlessly:

"What commendation?"

"I was perfectly fine drinking tea and slacking off in the office."

"Why do you have to give me so much trouble?"

The security bureau smiled and said:
"Chen, I understand your troubles."

"Don't worry, as long as this case is successfully concluded, I will recommend you for commendation."

He paused, then added,

"I will recommend your Kowloon Police Station for commendation."

Chen Guozhong hung up the phone and said to Chen Xinjian:

"Trouble is brewing. James has brought in a new case, but it's still for three commissioners."

"Sir, please wait in my office for a moment."

Chen Xinjian nodded slowly.

Chen Guozhong instructed everyone:

"Don't doze off in the monitoring room! Four people take turns, don't let this guy commit suicide!"

Everyone was taken aback:
"William doesn't look like he committed suicide at all."

Chen Guozhong sighed:
"Another case has been pinned on him."

"I suspect he's been dumped!"

Everyone was shocked:

"abandon?"

Chen Guozhong remained silent, and Chen Xinjian gave the instructions:

"You all need to cooperate well with Ah Zhong in handling the case. Whether you get promoted depends on this case."

Everyone nodded in unison.

The two went to Chen Guozhong's office and brewed some Kung Fu tea.

Chen Xinjian asked:
"what is going on?"

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"It seems that Shen Daban betrayed the three of them. He called the police and wants to arrest them."

Chen Xinjian felt completely baffled:

"Did Simon pull something behind the scenes?"

Chen Guozhong shook his head:

"It shouldn't be Simon; it seems that HSBC lost HK$370 million today."

Chen Xinjian looked at him incredulously:
"what?"

Just then, James knocked on the door and came in with the file:
"This is the case; it's very strange."

The three of them gathered together and watched it.

Half an hour later, Chen Xinjian frowned and said:

"This case is really bizarre."

Chen Guozhong bluntly stated:

"To do this, besides the necessary props—the checks from William and the other two—one must also understand HSBC's settlement mechanism."

"This kind of thing is a secret of each bank..."

"Even those who aren't experts wouldn't know this."

James shook his head:

"No!"

Even experts don't know.

“I asked Simon, but he didn’t know about Standard Chartered’s settlement mechanism. I had Simon ask him, and Standard Chartered’s settlement time is different from HSBC’s.”

"This must be a secret unique to HSBC."

Chen Guozhong pointed to the file in his hand:
"But why do these people know?"

Chen Xinjian shook his head:

"This is one of the doubts."

Chen Guozhong sneered:

"It's more than that!"

James looked at him in surprise:
"Did you find any other vulnerabilities?"

Chen Guozhong pointed to a file folder:

"Is this a check from HSBC?"

James nodded:

"Yes, they are all signed by William and others."

"It was with these checks that the other party was able to successfully withdraw HK$450 million at the same time."

"Highly efficient and safe with no risk."

"What a brilliant idea."

Chen Guozhong said irritably:
Stop sighing!

"The numbers here are wrong!"

James was taken aback:
"What number is incorrect?"

Chen Guozhong explained:

“I just checked, and these hundred checks amount to only HK$250 million.”

Chen Xinjian subconsciously said:
"James didn't win all of them?"

James shouted:

"how is this possible?"

“I did notice these basic details.”

"They must have taken them all."

Chen Guozhong sneered:

"James won them all!"

"Moreover, it matches the teller's statement."

"HSBC made it clear that the other party used a hundred people to withdraw money from various bank branches simultaneously within half an hour!"

"One hundred people, one hundred checks."

"It's all here!"

Chen Xinjian subconsciously said:
"its not right!"

"Didn't Mrs. Shen say they lost 350 million?"

"Based on the evidence, they only lost 150 million."

"Where did the remaining two hundred million go?"

Chen Guozhong sneered.

James suddenly realized:
"I understand!"

"That Shen Daban is ruthless; he somehow managed to add 200 million to the losses out of thin air."

Chen Xinjian was taken aback.

Chen Guozhong mocked:

"Shen Daban must have suffered a significant deficit, so he needs to use these guys to settle the accounts."

“He thought we wouldn’t be able to find out and that we could just blame the losses on those hundred people.”

"Anyway, the maximum capacity for a suitcase is five million."

"If we calculate based on the maximum amount for 100 people, that's 500 million..."

"What a trick!"

Chen Xinjian gasped:
"Thank goodness it was you, Ah Zhong."

"Otherwise, James and I would definitely have been fooled by Shen Daban!"

Chen Guozhong disagreed:
“If you examine it carefully, you will definitely find the loopholes.”

James shook his head:

"There's no need to cover for us anymore."

"A mistake is a mistake!"

Even if we make a mistake, we dare not say much.

“Shen Daban is a billionaire.”

Chen Guozhong mocked:

"What kind of billionaire is he? He's just a professional manager."

"He dared to scheme against us, he'll be sorry!"

(End of this chapter)