Hong Kong variety show: An undercover agent from Infernal Affairs? I'm not human anymore!

Secretary: "Ma Zhichao is talking right now, would you like to take a look?"

Cai Yuanqi quickly got up, quickened his pace, and left his office for the lobby, where there was a television. He then instructed his secretary, "Have someone install a television in my office today."

Secretary: "Yes!"

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Monetary Authority.

President Graeme and Director Connery also noticed ATV News; feeling guilty, they had been paying close attention to Ma Zhichao's movements.

Now, whenever I see Ma Zhichao in the news, my expression changes, and I immediately have a bad feeling.

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Political Department.

The Political Department has been closely monitoring all of Ma Zhichao's actions.

So they paid attention to this news immediately.

What is Ma Zhichao trying to do?

I'm very curious.

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Financial Services Department

Deputy Director-General and Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Xu Huaijing, is also following the news about Ma Zhichao.

Despite the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's statement that progress has been made on Ma Zhichao's side, and that Ma Zhichao is even prepared to back down.

However, Xu Huaijing remained somewhat wary.

So I started waiting for the news early in the morning.

……

Amidst the widespread speculation in Hong Kong, Ma Zhichao didn't mince words and went straight to the point:

"As you all probably know, there was a major counterfeit currency case the night before last. Our West Kowloon Police Station cracked a huge counterfeit US dollar case and arrested a number of people..."

"When we arrested Yao Yan, the mastermind behind the scenes, we found something unexpected in his villa."

"Please look at the camera!"

The expressions of the two officials from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Graeme and Connally, immediately changed!

Xu Huaijing's expression changed!

Cai Yuanqi was dumbfounded: What happened?

All the citizens of Hong Kong unconsciously craned their necks and stared intently at the television!

The television camera switched, shakiened, and focused on a secret room with hidden mechanisms. The lights came on, revealing a pile of banknotes inside.

Stacks of brand-new red oxen!

A HKD 1000 note!

They were stacked into a pyramid, it's amazing!

The entire population of Hong Kong was astonished.

"What a huge pile of money!"

"How much does this cost?"

The expressions of the HKMA officials, Graeme and Connolly, as well as Xu Huaijing, all changed drastically.

My bad premonition came true!

Xu Huaijing cursed inwardly: "Is the Hong Kong Monetary Authority useless? They claim to have dealt with Ma Zhichao with this?"

Meanwhile, at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Connolly's face darkened: "I think I've been tricked by this Ma Zhichao. He clearly said he was going to transfer that batch of money to our HKMA!"

Graeme was getting a little angry.

Now that the public knows about this, it will be very difficult to handle!

Police Commissioner Cai Yuanqi was still completely baffled; Ma Zhichao had never reported the cash to him.

The television station's cameras crackled with dialogue:

Ma Jun: "Wow, so much cash?"

Zhou Runhui: "Just how much money does Yao Yan make? It's all displayed here."

Chen Guozhong: "Wait, something's not right... These are brand new consecutive Hong Kong dollars!"

Ma Jun: "How is this possible? This pile of money must be at least hundreds of millions, right? How could brand new Hong Kong dollars with consecutive serial numbers be here... Could they be counterfeit?"

At this point, the camera focused on Ma Zhichao.

With a heavy expression of apology, Ma Zhichao said, "Fellow citizens, we initially thought this batch of money was counterfeit, but it was so realistic that it was no different from the real money we usually use. So we secretly had it authenticated by several banks and confirmed that it was real money, not counterfeit."

"After repeated counting by our officers, the total amount is HK$1.3 million!"

"Then here comes the question."

"Why would this batch of 1.3 million consecutive genuine banknotes end up in the possession of the head of a counterfeit money ring?"

"Then we conducted a surprise interrogation of Yao Yan in West Kowloon, but we got nothing out of her; she didn't say anything."

"But he didn't say that, which instead suggests that the money came from an unknown source."

"That is to say——"

"Its origin is illegal!"

"I have a bad feeling. Could it be that someone embezzled the banknotes, and the bank printed them privately? And Yao Yan was just a tool for 'money laundering'? Are there other tools involved? How far does this chain of interests extend to the bank, and even to other departments and higher-ups?"

"There's another matter. After we handed Yao Yan over to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, she was ambushed and killed in her car by a group of assassins that same day! Several of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's protection personnel also died at the same time."

"What kind of organization would dare to be so arrogant as to send assassins to kill me?"

"The more I think about it, the more horrified I become!"

At that moment, the faces of all Hong Kong citizens changed.

"Send assassins?"

"Yao Yan is dead?"

"Mr. Ma's analysis makes a lot of sense!"

"This money is definitely suspicious!"

"There must be a mole inside the bank..."

"The Financial Secretary and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority likely have moles among their staff!"

"Not only are there such people, but it must be high-level officials. Without their help, how could the money have come out so easily?"

"Those who lined their own pockets deserve to die!"

Many citizens were furious and filled with righteous indignation.

Ma Zhichao continued, "I, Ma Zhichao, consider myself upright and incorruptible, and I hate evil as if it were my enemy. I am bold in my approach to solving cases and I am not afraid of offending people... But when faced with this case, I am really hesitant! I dare not investigate!"

(Cai Yuanqi: Yes, yes, you are upright and honest, you didn't threaten me!)

"so!"

Ma Zhichao bowed slightly again: "I apologize to all the citizens of Hong Kong. I dare not investigate this case, and I do not have anyone I can trust to handle it..."

Tsai Yuan-chi and senior police officials: "??????"

He's subtly criticizing me!

Ma Zhichao is subtly criticizing me!

I'm so angry I could explode!

Ma Zhichao: "So I had no choice but to expose it, hoping to get more attention and keep an eye on this case..."

Finally, let's get a little sentimental:

"Finally, I am very sorry that I, Ma Zhichao, have disappointed everyone. I am not the kind of upright and incorruptible police officer who is not afraid of being crushed to pieces and wants to leave a clean reputation in the world... I have disappointed everyone."

Hearing this, many citizens were deeply moved.

"Mr. Ma has done a great job!"

"This case is indeed too big. If Inspector Ma were to investigate, it would probably be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!"

"It takes a lot of courage for Inspector Ma to expose this. Inspector Ma is still my idol."

"Officer Ma is awesome, so majestic!"

"If this case had been simply ignored, it would have been most advantageous for Inspector Ma. But he still chose to expose it, which shows that Inspector Ma is still the same Inspector Ma who hates evil and is upright and incorruptible!"

"Officer Ma, we still support you. Keep it up!"

……

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at this time,

On the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's side,

Graeme and Connery returned to the president's office.

Graeme's face darkened: "What's going on with Ma Zhichao? Didn't I tell you I was going to hand over the money to you?"

Connery: "President, Ma Zhichao did say that last night... Maybe we misunderstood. He might not dare to investigate, but he dares to expose it. He definitely wants someone to take over the case and push it forward after the exposure..."

Graeme: "Is that really true?"

Connery: "I can call him and test the waters!"

Graeme: "Okay, go ahead and hit me."

Connery immediately put the call on speakerphone and made a call to Ma Zhichao, which was quickly answered.

Connery smiled and said, "Mr. Ma, I saw your news interview. I really admire you. You're so brave..."