Hong Kong variety show: I'm actually the villain Kwan Cho!

Chapter 108 Zhang Hua Wants to See Guan Zu! (Happy New Year!)

Inside a finance company in Mong Kok, Hong Kong Island, Zhang Hua installed the camera and then retreated through the ventilation duct.

After securing the ventilation duct cover and putting the table back in its original place, Zhang Hua restored everything on the table to its original state. Then, he went to the safe, took out a small black bag, and opened it to find it mostly filled with diamonds. Raising an eyebrow, he put the small bag of diamonds into his pocket.

After thinking for a moment, he took out two large stacks of banknotes from the safe, walked over to Mr. Li who was lying on the ground, and stuffed the two large stacks of banknotes into Mr. Li's pocket. When Mr. Li saw Zhang Hua's actions, he immediately relaxed and a happy look appeared on his face.

Well, it seems this robber doesn't intend to kill me and is planning to bribe me with money, probably because he doesn't want me to expose him later.

Zhang Hua didn't care what Mr. Li was thinking. He pointed the gun at him, signaling him to stand up and walk out.

The two had only taken a few steps when a voice came from outside: "Hello, sir inside. Please calm down. I'm a negotiation expert, here to help you. I'm here now. Don't worry, I'm not armed!"

The two reached the door, and Zhang Hua told Mr. Li to open it. Looking up, he saw a slick-haired man standing outside, hands raised: "The whole building is full of police; you can't escape!" He then pointed at Mr. Li: "Let him go first!"

Zhang Hua led Mr. Li out of the house, demanding, "What are you doing here?"

The negotiation expert said gently, "I'll help you. What do you want?"

Zhang Hua sized him up: "You want to talk to me? What's your surname?"

The negotiation expert smiled and said, "My surname is Xu."

Zhang Hua looked at the negotiation expert surnamed Xu in front of him expressionlessly: "Mr. Xu, I don't like your voice. Let someone else talk to me."

After saying that, he pointed the gun at Mr. Li in front of him and said, "Get out of here!"

Zhang Hua hid his entire body behind Mr. Li, while Expert Xu retreated step by step. The three of them maintained this position and walked all the way into the corridor.

At that moment, a group of police officers were standing in the corridor, about five or six meters away from the finance company, and Huang Qifa was among them.

Zhang Hua said to Expert Xu, "Tell them all to get out!"

Expert Xu had no choice but to agree verbally, then turned and walked up to Huang Qifa: "Sir, you saw it too, he won't..."

I'll talk!

Huang Qifa's expression was serious. He waved his hand, interrupting Expert Xu, and took two steps forward: "I am Huang Qifa, Chief Inspector of the Major Crimes Unit. I am the person in charge here. What can you do for me?"

Zhang Hua glanced at Huang Qifa: "I've heard there's a guy in your police force named Guan Zu who's quite famous. You're the Chief Inspector, you should be able to call him over, right? I only want to talk to him!"

Huang Qifa stepped forward: "You can talk to me. I'm the person in charge of this case—"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Hua impatiently shouted, "Let's go! Let's go!"

As he spoke, Zhang Hua led Mr. Li back into the stairwell at the back. Just before closing the door, Zhang Hua shouted to Huang Qifa, "If you don't want him to die, call Guan Zu over to talk to me!"

After saying that, he closed the door to the stairwell.

After saying that, he realized it wasn't quite right, so he waved his hand and said, "Never mind, I'll do it myself!"

When Guan Zu received the call, he had already finished eating with Chen Yongren and returned to his office.

After hanging up the phone, Guan Zu left his office without hesitation and headed straight for the crime scene, making a brief call to Gong Jiapei to report the incident.

A short while later, Guan Zu arrived. As soon as he got out of the car, Huang Qifa and a group of people surrounded him: "A-Zu, you're finally here! That robber specifically asked to talk to you, I couldn't do anything about it!"

Kwan Cho smiled and said, "Inspector Wong, it's alright, it's all work. What's the situation now?"

Huang Qifa gestured for them to proceed: "The robbers are on the rooftop. Let's go in first and talk as we go."

Guan Zu nodded and followed Huang Qifa and his group inside.

On the way from the first floor of the building to the rooftop, Huang Qifa explained the situation to Guan Zu and pointed out that there were snipers in the building across the street and that the Flying Tigers were all in position.

Guan Zu simply responded twice without saying much. Huang Qifa thought Guan Zu was a little nervous, which was why he spoke so little. But Guan Zu was thinking that he should speak less, lest this guy run away and leave behind some leverage!

As Guan Zu stepped out of the small door on the rooftop, he looked at the two people crouching behind a large pillar. From Guan Zu's perspective, he could only see Mr. Li, who was dressed in a suit and tie, while Zhang Hua had hidden himself behind Mr. Li.

"Why are you only arriving now? We've been waiting for you for ages!" Guan Zu had just peeked out when he heard a voice coming from the pillar.

Guan Zu raised his hands in a gesture: "There's a traffic jam. I got a call and rushed over here. Could I come closer? It's too difficult to talk like this. I don't have any weapons with me!"

Without waiting for a response, Guan Zu took a few more steps forward. When he was about seven or eight meters away from Zhang Hua, he heard Zhang Hua's voice: "Stop, that's enough, you're close enough!"

"I heard you specifically asked me to come? What brings you here?" Guan Zu obediently stopped in his tracks.

Zhang Hua remained hidden behind Mr. Li, motionless: "Everyone else wants cars or planes and stuff, but I don't want any of that. I just want to play a game with you!"

Guan Zu turned to look at the snipers on the rooftop of the building opposite: "What are you trying to do?"

Zhang Hua still hadn't shown himself: "Let's play a 72-hour game. If you can catch me, I lose!"

Guan Zu smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll play along, but only if you release this guy in front of you first. After all, my main goal is to bring the hostage back safely, okay?"

As soon as Guan Zu finished speaking, Zhang Hua took out his pistol and shot Mr. Li in the head. Mr. Li fell to the ground with his head covered in blood, and it was impossible to tell exactly where he had been shot.

Guan Zu narrowed his eyes at the fallen Mr. Li, a slight smile playing on his lips. Before he could speak, Huang Qifa, having heard the gunshot, rushed over with a group of men. Huang Qifa shouted at Zhang Hua, "I am Chief Inspector Huang Qifa of the Major Crimes Unit. You are surrounded. If you want to live peacefully, I advise you to surrender. Otherwise—" Before he could finish speaking, Huang Qifa saw someone not far away pull out a remote control and point it at him, saying, "Inspector Huang, look under the metal pipe beneath your feet—what's that?"

Huang Qifa glanced in the direction Zhang Hua had indicated and immediately spotted a bomb there. He was momentarily taken aback: "What exactly are you trying to do?"

Zhang Hua glanced at Guan Zu, and seeing that he didn't intend to speak, shrugged: "Have your snipers retreat!"

Huang Qifa dared not disobey, fearing the bomb would explode, so he immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted, "Snipers, listen up, retreat now!"

As soon as Huang Qifa finished speaking, he saw Zhang Hua remove the outer cover of a ventilation vent.

Zhang Hua grabbed the vent and shouted to Guan Zu, "Remember our game!" Then he jumped and disappeared into the ventilation duct, vanishing from everyone's sight!

Seeing that the person had left, Huang Qifa didn't say much. With a gloomy face, he shouted into the walkie-talkie again, "Call the bomb disposal experts up!"

Guan Zu looked at the chief inspector in front of him with amusement, and sighed inwardly at how extensive the guy's connections were in the police force. He could summon the Flying Tigers, bomb disposal experts, and negotiation experts at will!

He walked up to Wong Kai-fa and said, "Officer Wong, there's no need to call the bomb disposal expert!"

As he spoke, Guan Zu bent down and took the bomb off Huang Qifa's head, much to Huang Qifa's surprise, which startled him so much that he quickly took a few steps back.

Guan Zu looked at the bomb in his hand, then at Huang Qifa, whose face had turned pale with fright: "Huang sir, this is a fake bomb."

After saying that, he threw the bomb directly at Huang Qifa. Huang Qifa didn't catch it; he dodged backward, letting the bomb fall to the ground. He bent down to look at it and saw three large characters written on it: "Gan Da Zi!"

Huang Qifa's face darkened further. He looked up at Guan Zu and said, "Zu, you knew all along that this was a fake, why didn't you say so?"

Guan Zu walked up to Huang Qifa: "Huang sir, you didn't give me a chance to speak! While he's still in this building, hurry up and have him arrested, don't let him escape. Oh, by the way, the hostage is still alive too, so that's none of my business, I'm leaving!"

After successfully shifting the blame, Guan Zu walked off the rooftop without looking back!