Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 799 Philip calls the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption

Huang Bingyao looked at Lu Zhilian, then at Watson, and sighed, saying, "If you want to get the ICAC involved, that's up to you. This case is led by you anyway. However, you have to be mentally prepared. Many people in the police force, especially those in high positions, don't like the ICAC."

"If you get involved with them now, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction and even hostility from these people. After all, many of these senior executives have experienced the Lei Luo period and have received favors from Lei Luo, which has also made them hate the ICAC."

After hearing this, Watson was silent for a moment and then said, "Mr. Huang, I can't care about so much now. This time my opponent is Philip, the Chief Secretary for Administration, the second most important person in Hong Kong Island."

"If I can't get through this time, then what's the future for me?"

"If I can get through this, then I won't care if I get hated by these people."

Huang Bingyao sighed and said, "Okay, I will explain to those old friends, but it's better not to get involved in the future if possible."

Lu Zhilian said helplessly: "Mr. Huang, our ICAC is a formal unit after all. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to say that?"

Huang Bingyao snorted coldly and said nothing.

Watson smiled and said, "Okay, Sir Huang." After that, he quickly pulled Lu Zhilian, who wanted to say something, out of Huang Bingyao's office.

"Hua Sir, what do you mean? I am willing to follow you here, not to admit my mistakes or to be slandered. I am here because I think that cooperation between the two sides will have a good effect on this case, so I am here."

After Lu Zhilian left the office, he immediately criticized Watson.

Watson smiled and said, "Director Lu, you have to eat one bite at a time. You can't rush things like this. This cooperation is the beginning. There will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future!"

"The grudges between the ICAC and the police force for so many years cannot be resolved with just a few words from you and me now."

"But we can use this cooperation as an opportunity to work hard to improve our relationship. What do you think?"

Lu Zhilian was also a smart man. He immediately understood what Watson meant. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Your idea is good. Let's do it this way."

Watson didn't say anything, but just smiled knowingly. Whether it was Huang Bingyao's reaction or Lu Zhilian's reaction, he had guessed it.

Just before Watson and Lu Zhilian entered Huang Bingyao's office, Deputy Director of Management Field also received the news.

"What? People from the ICAC followed Watson into Huang Bingyao's office. I don't know what the two sides talked about in there?"

Mike said with a heavy face, "Well, the power of the ICAC has grown over the years, and its methods of doing things have become more and more sophisticated. Now, who among the officials on Hong Kong Island is not a little afraid of the ICAC!"

"And the one who came this time is Chief Investigation Officer Lu Zhilian. He is very famous in the ICAC. He is the director of the Investigation Division and also a trusted subordinate of the Commissioner of the ICAC. Whether it is his own ability, qualifications, or background, he is very outstanding."

"If he intervenes, William's case will be difficult to handle. It's hard to say whether the judges and jurors will dare to speak for William in court."

When Field heard this, he frowned, took out his cell phone and dialed the number.

"Mr. Philip, I'm Field. I have an important message for you. Is it convenient for you now?"

When Phillip heard this, his expression immediately became solemn, but the moment he turned his head, he immediately became amiable: “Aili, I’ll take a call, let’s talk later!”

"Okay!" Ellie smiled and made a please gesture.

Phillip smiled and nodded, then walked to the corner, looked around, then picked up the phone and said, "Okay, go ahead!"

Field immediately said in a deep voice: "Mr. Philip, just now, I found that Lu Zhilian, the chief investigator of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, actually followed Watson into Huang Bingyao's office. I don't know what they talked about in there."

"However, the relationship between the ICAC and the police force has been quite bad over the years. It can be said that the two sides have never had any contact with each other. When the ICAC comes to the police force, it is basically to arrest people. But this time, Lu Zhilian does not seem to be here to arrest people. Instead, he seems to be here to discuss cooperation."

This is what Mike just told him. People who saw it found that Lu Zhilian actually had a faint smile on his face. You know, Lu Zhilian has a title in the police force, called the Cold-Faced Demon God.

It can be said that no one in the police force had ever seen him laugh, but now he was laughing, which was obviously very abnormal.

When Phillip heard this, his brows furrowed, and after a moment of silence, he said, “Okay, I understand, I’ll talk to the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.”

After hanging up the phone, Philip first brewed his words, and then dialed a number.

"Commissioner Fan, I'm Philip from the Administrative Affairs Department. I hope I'm not disturbing your work by contacting you at this time!"

Fan Peifang smiled slightly: "Director Philip, you are joking. Although I am working at this time, the director came to see me, so it is obvious that he has something serious to do. Isn't this part of the job?"

Philip's pupils shrank slightly. This old woman was not someone who was easy to mess with. She spoke with sarcasm and venom!

"Commissioner Fan, I heard that the ICAC wants to reach a close cooperation with the police force, so I came to ask. After all, as you know, the police force, as a law enforcement agency, has great power, and the ICAC is the supervisor behind the police force. If the two sides join forces, it is inevitable that some people will think too much!"

When Fan Peifang heard this, the smile on her face froze, and then she slowly said, "I don't know where Director Philip got the news from. We at the ICAC always act in accordance with the law and never mix in personal feelings."

"This time we are just working together temporarily on some official business. There will be no collusion as you think."

She didn't know what was going on at this time, but she heard some information from Philip's words, that is, someone from the Independent Commission Against Corruption was actually cooperating with the police force, and she, the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, didn't even know about it. This was very interesting.

But even so, she did not open her mouth to refute or ask who was so bold.

Instead, he explained it to his subordinates. To put it simply, the people from the ICAC were only temporarily cooperating with the police force because of work, and there was no close cooperation.

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