The Chief Detective Inspector is dead. I'm now the top police officer in Hong Kong!

Chapter 141 Equal Talk, No Worries or Anxiety (34)

"Damn it!" Ye Jiu's pupils constricted sharply when he saw the conspicuous police badge, and he cursed. The middle-aged man looked displeased and said unhappily, "Show some respect."

"You've crossed the line, buddy." Ye Jiu said coldly, then turned to the boss who had gotten out of the car and said, "Young Master Sheng, the police are here."

"Yes, I know." Lin Tiansheng nodded slightly, put his arm around his girlfriend's waist, stood in front of the middle-aged man, and politely asked, "What's your name, friend?"

“Just call me Xiao Cai, Officer Lin.” Cai Zhongguo took back his identification, saluted, and then extended his hand: “Cai Zhongguo, Chief of the Surgical Department of the Shenzhen Police Department, Guangdong Province.”

“Inspector Cai.” Lin Tiansheng shook hands, and Cai Zhongguo did not refuse the title of “inspector,” adapting to local customs: “I apologize for the intrusion and lack of manners.”

"Director Cai, we've never met before. I've come here on official business, haven't I?" Lin Tiansheng, his voice tinged with alcohol, was polite but not enthusiastic. He said, "Let's keep business separate. Let's talk on the street to avoid any misunderstandings."

“No problem,” Cai Zhongguo said. “I’m not here to cause trouble. It’s just that as a police officer, Lin Sir’s offer of a bounty for someone to kill someone in mainland China is against the law.”

"Rule of law?"

Lin Tiansheng raised his eyebrows and laughed without any attempt to hide his laughter: "I can't help but laugh when I hear that."

He had clearly just finished drinking and was being somewhat arrogant.

Cai Zhongguo's face was long and gloomy, and his tone was displeased: "We have solid evidence to prove that today's shooting of Four-Eyed Dragon in Shenzhen is related to you. We advise you to stop and stop causing trouble."

Lin Tiansheng released his girlfriend's smooth, warm waist and strode up to Cai Zhongguo, saying, "Wouldn't it be easier to persuade Four-Eyed Dragon to kneel down and apologize to me, or even swallow a bullet as a sign of his sincerity?"

Cai Zhongguo came with a mission, but he didn't expect Lin Tiansheng to be so uncooperative, coldly saying, "I've seen many Royal Hong Kong Police officers, but you're the first one to be so arrogant. You're used to being a corrupt cop and can't change your ways. Don't forget, Hong Kong Island will be returned to us sooner or later. Be careful, there will be no going back then."

"When doing things, you have to follow the rules. Don't involve the mainland in Hong Kong affairs."

Ye Jiu and the others' expressions changed, and they stared intently at the man surnamed Cai.

The words were loaded with meaning, a clear threat.

Unfortunately, they had no way to refute it. Given the current power of the British in Hong Kong, the general trend was already quite clear, and many big bosses were betting on the north to try to weather the storm safely.

As members of the police force, we are paid by the government, and except for a few individuals, we cannot bring our families to go to the ancestral home with the foreigners.

Lin Tiansheng remained unfazed, raised his hand, lightly brushed the dust off Cai Zhongguo's shoulder, and said, "Alright, let's settle things in Hong Kong. Help me pass on a message: tell Four-Eyed Dragon that if he dares to return to Hong Kong, I will definitely kill him."

Cai Zhongguo coldly replied, "I will definitely bring it."

As the uninvited guests turned and left, Lin Tiansheng led Li Shaifeng upstairs. It was Li Shaifeng's first time seeing mainland police, and she was still shaken. She brought over tea and asked timidly, "Brother Sheng, is it alright that we offended them?"

“It’s not really about offending him.” Lin Tiansheng took off his jacket and shirt, threw them on the sofa, and sat down. “Sending a small department head here was just to test my attitude. Even if I berate him, the higher-ups won’t care.”

"To be honest, I've been quite polite." He put his hands behind his head and crossed his legs. Li Shaifeng dried a towel in the bathroom and considerately wiped his face.

As the saying goes, nothing is more important than life and death; when life and death are at stake, everything is of paramount importance! Everyone knows that he and Four-Eyed Dragon are sworn enemies, and sending someone to make peace now means he should be prepared to be hanged.
If he doesn't take a strong stance against his mortal enemies, he will immediately be labeled as "tough on the outside but weak on the inside" in China, and no one will believe him if he tries to be tough in the future.

Secondly, gangsters with money and power can negotiate, but what about dignified police officers? They don't negotiate; they wait. They wait for olive branches from the mainland, for high-ranking positions and generous salaries, for the blessings of the times.

Because the value of united front work is objectively real; the greater his power and rank within the Royal Police, the heavier his value will naturally become.

In the face of national affairs, a few quarrels are insignificant. It is only right that the Shenzhen police send someone to talk, after all, the gunman has done his job.

Lin Tiansheng's promise to stop sending gunmen across the sea was a very equitable condition. As long as Shenzhen isn't stupid, they'll cooperate to keep the "Four-Eyed Dragon" (a nickname for a group of people) on the mainland. This serves two purposes: protecting investors and extracting more foreign exchange.

If Lin Tiansheng were to readily agree, the people in China would be dumbfounded.

Li Shaifeng didn't understand the intricacies of the situation. She helped him take off his dirty socks, knelt on the ground to wash his feet, and whispered, "I read in a magazine that tens of thousands of people are executed in mainland China every year, even for holding hands with a woman."

Lin Tiansheng couldn't help but laugh: "You're crazy. Believing tabloids will get you into this world."

It's not that there aren't "typical cases," but exaggerating these "typical cases" into the general situation and scrutinizing the domestic situation with a magnifying glass is an old trick of foreign-language newspapers.

From another perspective, after decades of colonial rule, most Hong Kong people are in a state of confusion. If this is what educated people like Li Shai-feng think, wouldn't the uneducated lower-class citizens be even more panicked?
And frankly, if the North had launched an unjust purge of the police force around 97, it would have immediately provoked a strong backlash from the public in Hong Kong.

Because, in the eyes of many Hong Kong people, the police are the last line of defense. A leader of a major power would not act in this way. On the contrary, respecting the internal personnel promotions and demotions within the police force is a long-standing political practice.

If we're going to eliminate corruption, we should first eliminate the parasites within the three departments and twelve bureaus. Why target the working class? The officers who are paid by the government, whether they're the Royal Malaysian Police or the People's Police, just change the name and they'll keep living their lives as usual.

Therefore, Lin Tiansheng was well aware that even though Hong Kong Island was a region, it had its own unique characteristics.

The general direction is good. Don't follow the foreigners' lead. Treat the people from Guangdong Province as equals; there's no need to be subservient. If you occasionally have a falling out with someone, it's just a "business dispute" and doesn't escalate to politics. The more power they wield, the higher the level of dialogue will be, and the more favorable the terms will be.

The reason why no one in the north has tried to win him over is twofold: firstly, the remnants of the party are not powerful enough to influence the situation; secondly, the remnants have such shady pasts that they are no different from gangsters.

If a big shot really wants to plant a pawn in the police force, he will prioritize the elite faction. But after eliminating the elite faction, the remaining members are the only option. Don't worry.

Lin Tiansheng changed into his bathrobe, took out a stack of bank drafts from the wardrobe, tore off two, called Ye Jiu into the living room, and handed them over, saying, "Thank you for taking the brothers to the store the day before yesterday, Mr. Tian. Please pass on the final payment."

Ye Jiu accepted the gift with both hands, bowed his head, and said, "Thank you, boss."

One bill is worth 500,000, two bills are worth 1 million, plus the down payment, totaling 2 million, and mobilizing more than ten elite assassins, it's an incredibly good deal.

"By the way, remove the hidden card. We should take revenge ourselves."

The purpose of warning Four-Eyed Dragon has been achieved. In the short term, it doesn't matter whether the other party returns to Hong Kong or not.

"I'll go and inform them," Ye Jiu replied.

(End of this chapter)