Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 1204 Yang Tieli

Philip looked toward Governor Murray MacLehose, anticipating his response, after all, he was the Chief Secretary for Administration, the second most important figure on Hong Kong Island.

Facing Philip's gaze, MacLehose paused for a moment before looking to the side.

Seeing this, Philip felt as if the sky had fallen, and he whispered in disbelief, "Governor..."

Watson handcuffed his other hand as well: "Alright, everyone knows the Chief Secretary for Administration, but this arrest was approved by the Director. Now come with me for questioning!"

As they were speaking, the Chief Investigator of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Luk Chi-lim, the Secretary for Justice, Lai Wing-lim, and others all walked in.

Lai Wing-lim looked at Philip with a complicated expression. He really wanted to help and wanted to notify him in advance, but he only received the news of Philip's arrest after arriving at the Governor's Palace.

With so many people watching, he couldn't find an opportunity to tip off Philip. In addition, he was afraid of being dragged into the mess, so he stopped thinking about it. At the same time, he was thinking about how to distance himself from Philip.

Philip turned around in disappointment and saw Lu Zhilian, Li Yonglian and others walking in. His face turned very ugly. He realized that the so-called reporting to the governor was just a pretext to arrest him.

“Watson, you have guts to arrest me. But you don’t think that’s enough to convict me, do you? My family may be based in Hong Kong now, but we’re not without connections in Britain.”

"You can't convict me!"

Watson grinned: "Is that so? We'll see!" After saying that, he forcibly took Philip away and headed to the police station, with people from the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Department of Justice following behind.

Regarding this matter, the mainland delegation has already stated that they will communicate with the British side and exert pressure to convict Philip in Hong Kong, since his existence has harmed countless people in Hong Kong.

Especially the Z Foundation, which is involved in money laundering and fraud, has wiped out the life savings of many ordinary people.

After McClelland and Watson and the others left, he solemnly said to Wong Bing-Yiu, "I don't care what you want to do, but in this case, you must ensure that no one can find any fault with it. Do you understand?"

“If someone finds fault with you, then I can’t help you.”

Huang Bingyao nodded heavily: "Rest assured, Your Excellency, we will handle this matter impartially."

Later, Huang Bingyao, Fan Weili, and the mainland delegation also left the Governor-General's residence.

Fan Weili let out a deep breath and said solemnly, "Alright, now it all depends on Watson. If he can convict Philip, then everything will be fine. If not... then we have to be prepared to face Philip's retaliation."

He went to great lengths to capture Philip this time, because it concerned his future. There were only a handful of candidates in Hong Kong who were capable of vying for the next governorship, and Philip happened to be the most capable one.

If Philip doesn't run into trouble, then the probability of him succeeding as governor is very high.

Now, if Philip can be convicted, Fan Weili will be the most likely candidate.

Therefore, he was very concerned about this matter and went to great lengths to help, all in order to eliminate Philip, his competitor.

The mainland delegation, though seemingly silent, played the most crucial role. Without their support, they wouldn't have even gotten past Murray MacLehose, as he would absolutely not allow anything to happen to Philip during this period.

He was about to step down as governor, and if Philip got into trouble at this time, wouldn't that affect his resume? At the last minute, if his number two subordinate committed a crime, could he, as the number one, escape responsibility?

Moreover, arresting someone doesn't automatically lead to conviction and sentencing. Besides, Philip is the head of a long-established British family; with a little money and some connections, he could easily get out.

However, with the intervention of the mainland delegation, it is clearly impossible for Philip to escape punishment so easily.

During this period, the mainland was all about having nothing to lose and nothing to fear. Whoever dared to mess with them, they would fight them. They didn't even put the Americans in their eyes!

Britain was already in decline and was even less willing to provoke the mainland, making it appear very weak on the issue of Hong Kong's return to China.

It was precisely because of the support of the mainland delegation that MacLehose agreed to arrest Phillips. There was no other way; even the British had to bow down, let alone a weakling like him who was by Wolong's side.

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In the largest interrogation room of the police force, Hua Sheng sat in the main seat, with Lu Zhilian of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) to his left and Yang Tieli, the Department of Justice, to his right.

Yang Tieli is a rising star in the Department of Justice, the most outstanding among the younger generation, and was sent by Li Yonglian to participate in the trial.

To be honest, when Hua Sheng saw Yang Tieli, he was slightly taken aback because the other man looked a bit like Liang Kun. He was definitely a character from some movie.

Upon inspection, he noticed the newly added title "Misjudgment" at the bottom of the character panel. Seeing this title, Watson's lips twitched. It was another movie he hadn't seen before, just like the previous one, "Catching Shadows."

Damn it, transmigrating too early is no good either!

Although I haven't seen it, the fact that Yang Tieli was appreciated by Li Yonglian shows that they are definitely the same kind of people.

After all, birds of a feather flock together, so be careful of this little brat!

"Director Lu, Prosecutor Yang, if there are no problems, let's begin the interrogation!"

Because Philip's position was too high, Watson had to go in person. After all, the people from the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Department of Justice who were with him were also of high rank, and he couldn't let the police force lose face.

At the same time, it is essential to maintain a dominant position and not lose the initiative.

Lu Zhilian nodded stiffly and said in a low voice, "No problem."

Hua Sheng looked at Yang Tieli, who smiled slightly and said, "I'm fine with it too, Hua Sir, you can make the decision."

After giving Yang Tieli a deep look, Watson said to Philip, "Alright, Mr. Philip, let's talk. I don't want to waste everyone's time."

Philip gave a cold laugh: "I won't say a word until my lawyer arrives, and please communicate with my lawyer if you have any questions."

After saying that, he closed his eyes, clearly not wanting to talk to Watson and the others.

Hua Sheng didn't care and picked up the remote control to play Xu Huaijing's accusations. Sound immediately came from the TV next to him.

"...The mastermind behind the Z Foundation is Philip, the Secretary for Administration...Yes, most of the laundered money ended up in his pocket..."

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