Chapter 358 Trump Card!
Looking at the excited reporters around him, An Zhiming also had a confused look on his face.
However, he soon realized that this must be the power of the society being activated!
Although he couldn't understand how the society could do this in the headquarters of the anti-gang group, he still couldn't stop himself from feeling happy.
Although he was not afraid of such simple means, it was definitely a good thing to be able to avoid physical pain.
After all, An Zhiming doesn't have that kind of weird masochistic fetish.
Thinking of his current situation, he rolled his eyes and said quickly: "Don't fight me anymore, don't fight me anymore. I'll do everything you said, isn't that enough..."
To be honest, An Zhiming's acting skills are not that good, but for these reporters who are dedicated to discovering big news, it is completely enough.
They don't care about the so-called authenticity, they just want to make it as exciting as possible.
"May I ask if you have been treated unfairly? Is it the Royal Hong Kong Island Police Force who wants to torture you into confessing?"
"There are rumors that you are a gangster. Is that true?"
"Besides beating you up, have they done anything else inappropriate to you? Especially those Indians. As we all know, they don't mind anything that has holes in it..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the originally extremely lively scene suddenly became silent. All the reporters stopped what they were doing and subconsciously looked at the person who asked the question.
He was a man wearing a white shirt and gold-rimmed glasses. He looked very ordinary, except for a press card hanging around his neck. His name was on the front and four big words were written on the back: Gold Medal Journalist!
Originally, they thought they were crazy enough, but they didn't expect there was another expert!
You deserve to be a gold medal reporter since you can ask such a question!
After a short silence, everyone reacted and asked all kinds of strange questions.
In short, no matter whether this matter is logical or not, ask it first.
Anyway, no matter how An Zhiming answers, they have ways to interpret it from various angles and guarantee to attract people's attention!
Rodit, standing behind the one-way glass, looked so ugly that it could not be described.
To put it bluntly, if other people saw his expression at this moment, they would just think that his family had died.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why his expression was so ugly.
"What are you still standing there for? Are you waiting to see the fun?"
"Hurry up and get people to drive these reporters out!"
Rodit yelled at his subordinates a few times, and the other party woke up as if from a dream, and ran out as fast as he could.
"Ren Darong, you have guts!"
Rodit gritted his teeth and squeezed out these words. His face looked extremely ugly, even slightly red!
Why didn't he ask Chinese police officers to do this? Wasn't it because he was afraid that the other party would pretend to obey but actually disobey?
Who knew that Ren Darong would be so ruthless and directly let these reporters in to take pictures.
Rodit had deep feelings about these so-called journalists in Hong Kong Island. They were exactly the same as those guys from The Sun, his hometown newspaper.
Not to mention that there is concrete evidence captured now, even if it is something that does not exist, they can still make it sound like it is true.
Now that he’s been caught, I don’t know how he’ll make up the story!
After realizing this, Rodit could no longer bear the anger in his heart, and strode straight to the deputy director's office.
He didn't even knock on the door, he just pushed it open and walked in!
When Rodit saw Ren Darong sitting at his desk, pretending to correct documents as if nothing had happened, he could no longer control the anger that was already rising in his heart, and it burst out without reservation.
"Ren Darong! You must give me a reasonable explanation!"
"Let me ask you, how did those reporters get in? What were your people doing? Were they sleeping?"
Rodit's voice became louder and louder, as if he was going to blow the roof off the house!
Facing the furious supervisor, the top leader, Ren Darong did not panic at all. He just slowly put down the pen in his hand and asked, "Sir, didn't you personally give the order not to allow us Chinese police officers to get involved in this case?"
"If that's the case, then what do reporters and gangsters have to do with us?"
"What? You don't admit what you just said now?"
Hearing this, Rodit almost bit off his tongue. He slammed the table heavily and said angrily: "You are making up groundless arguments and misinterpreting my orders!"
"I know you're on Lin Zehao's side, but by doing this, you're damaging the public image of our entire Royal Hong Kong Island Police Force!"
"Don't forget, you are also a member of the Royal Hong Kong Island Police Force, and a senior superintendent at that!"
"It will ruin the reputation of the police force and will not benefit anyone!"
Rodit really didn't understand. In terms of status and position, Ren Darong, as the deputy director and second-in-command of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau, although not ranked high in the entire Royal Hong Kong Island Police Force, was absolutely a senior figure among the entire Chinese police force.
The positions above that are all monopolized by foreigners. It has nothing to do with ability or qualifications, only with race.
With Simon Yam's position, he has no shortage of income and social status, so why would he stand on Lin Zehao's side?
"Sir, it doesn't make sense for you to say that, does it?"
"It was your men who did the bad things that brought discredit upon us. Why do you want to raise the blame to all police officers?"
"From the beginning to the end, my people were not involved in this matter. Regardless of whether it was right or wrong, it has nothing to do with us."
Ren Darong argued with reason and responded very appropriately, which made Rodit speechless.
Although his rank was not as high as Rodit's, he was the second-in-command of a department after all, and he also had the support of the entire Chinese community, so he was not afraid of him.
At this time, if the entire group of Chinese police officers in the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau defected, the consequences would definitely not be something that Chief Superintendent Rodit could handle!
"Okay, you're going to be cruel!"
"We'll just have to wait and see. If Lin Zehao is brought down this time, who will be able to support you Hong Kong Islanders from behind?"
After saying some harsh words, Rodit turned and left.
Judging from Ren Darong's attitude, there would be absolutely no point in continuing to pester him.
After returning to the supervisor's office, Rodit sat in a chair and fell into deep thought.
When something like this happens, torture must never be used again, otherwise the outside public opinion will definitely overwhelm them.
If that time really comes, even if he is the Chief Superintendent, he will be pushed out as a scapegoat by the police senior management.
"If I had known this earlier, I would not have disclosed this matter to the media for the time being. Although doing so did bring public pressure to Lin Zehao, it is a double-edged sword. Now even I have been cut..."
Just as Rodit was looking worried and deep in thought, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!"
Rodit took a few deep breaths and tried to look calm.
But the sadness in his eyes was still seen by Pete, who rushed over from the West Kowloon Serious Crime Unit.
He thought of the reporters who were being kicked out, and suddenly he understood.
Peter saluted and greeted according to the rules. After getting permission, he sat on the sofa and thought carefully before saying, "Sir, how was the interrogation going?"
"Did that gangster give out any useful information?"
Rodit glanced at him and said nothing.
Although Pete knew that he was talking about something irrelevant, he had to continue talking in order to smoothly extend the topic. However, when he was about to continue speaking, there was another knock on the door.
This time, Rodit was not so friendly and shouted angrily: "Stop knocking, say what you want to say, fart now!"
The subordinate walked in with a smirk on his face and said quickly: "Report to the commander, we have already driven away those reporters..."
"Look, in the interrogation room, are they still proceeding according to the previous plan?"
Rodit waved his hands impatiently and said, "Are you a fool?"
"Are you worried that those unscrupulous reporters will have no topics to report? Do you want to give them material?"
After scolding him, Rodit continued, "Forget about the method of taking action, but you can still use other means."
After a moment's silence, he continued, "Well, tell everyone to get the modified high-power spotlight out of the warehouse."
"Have those Indians take turns to interrogate An Zhiming 24 hours a day. The lights must be kept on during the interrogation. He is not allowed to close his eyes and sleep, not even for a second. Do you understand?" The foreign subordinate saluted and said, "Yes, sir!"
After answering, he did not dare to stay for a moment, and quickly turned around and left the office.
If I continue to stay here, I'm afraid I'll become my boss's punching bag.
Hearing this, Pete on the side couldn't help but secretly smack his lips. Although this method didn't hurt, its lethality was definitely much more powerful than the so-called hammer hitting the chest and judicial milk tea!
For most people, not sleeping for a day and a night should not be a big problem.
Perhaps some people can survive two days without sleep.
But if it lasts more than three days, most ordinary people will start to give up.
That gangster named An Zhiming is definitely not okay either.
Once he can't hold on any longer and wants to sleep, Asan will definitely not stand idly by.
Let me ask you, who can endure this kind of double torture of mind and body?
Sometimes, killing with a soft knife may be more painful!
After being tortured in this way, even the toughest man would not be able to hold on!
And there is only one person in ten thousand who possesses such superhuman willpower!
In Pete's opinion, An Zhiming, a scoundrel, obviously does not have this ability.
"Sir, I actually have another card in my hand. This person can come forward and identify Lin Zehao and instruct him to destroy other people's property."
"He could even testify in court if necessary."
This is the real purpose of Pete coming here!
From this incident, he saw an opportunity to go further!
He was only 42 years old, but he had already risen to the position of Chief Inspector. He must want to have greater development.
After all, for these foreigners who were sent to Hong Kong Island, there may be greater development opportunities besides gilding their skills and making money.
If his status is high enough, he can return to his hometown to report on his work in the future, and perhaps he can continue his political career.
This kind of temptation is extremely huge for anyone who aspires to enter the officialdom!
Pete is no exception!
Hearing this, Rodit seemed to have changed into a different person. He subconsciously changed his posture, his face full of curiosity and surprise, and asked quickly: "Did you pry open the mouths of Lin Zehao's men?"
"What is his position and status?"
As the head of the anti-gang team, Rodit had already thought about this.
However, after trying, he helplessly discovered that the scoundrels in Hutchison were completely different from those in other social groups in Hong Kong Island!
What do young and dangerous people do every day?
Apart from wandering around the streets, picking up girls, playing billiard, and collecting protection fees, he must be carrying out various club tasks.
The worst that can happen is that you have to participate in showing off your horses, right?
But what about these scoundrels in Hutchison?
They all use the name of security companies and do things that are completely compliant and legal.
Moreover, the territories under its control are very peaceful, with very few real conflicts.
Even if they did fight, they were only small-scale fights and they would be released within a few days.
In addition, Hutchison’s legal department is too powerful, and for various reasons, this path is simply not feasible.
Rodit deduced that there must be some department within Hutchison that was specifically responsible for fighting and killing, but they just couldn't find any evidence.
As a Royal Hong Kong Island Police officer, it is impossible to arrest people indiscriminately without evidence.
Otherwise, Hutchison’s legal department is definitely not a pushover.
How could he not be surprised that what Rodit, the head of the anti-gang unit and the chief superintendent, had not been able to do was accomplished by Pete, the chief inspector of the serious crime unit.
"In fact, this person is not Lin Zehao's subordinate. To be exact, he has nothing to do with Hutchison..."
Pete spoke a little embarrassedly and immediately narrated the whole thing, starting from when Zheng Yutong reported the case.
After listening to this, Rodit sneered disdainfully, leaned back on the sofa again, and returned to his previous behavior.
"Who do you think Lin Zehao is?"
"If you can bring him down with such a simple method, then is it true that the entire Royal Hong Kong Island Police Force has been helpless against him until now?"
"If Lin Zehao was so easy to deal with, we would have jailed him in Stanley for disturbing public order just because he dared to sue the Hong Kong Island government and police force, not to mention anything else."
Rodit's originally high spirits fell back in an instant.
Originally, he thought that Chief Inspector Pete had some outstanding qualities.
Now it seems that to put it nicely, he was naive, but to put it bluntly, he was a fool.
I don't know how such an idiot became the Chief Inspector.
"Sir, of course I know that Lin Zehao will not be tripped by such a trick. My original intention of controlling this A Fei was never to expect him to have any substantial impact on Lin Zehao."
"My plan is to use the card of Afei when the time is right."
"What do you think Lin Zehao's reaction would be if he knew someone was going to be a tainted witness for the police and come forward to identify him?"
Pete said this sinisterly, and although he tried his best to suppress it, one could still see the smug look on his face.
Rodit's eyes lit up, and he straightened up quickly and said, "Go on."
Peter immediately continued: "With Lin Zehao's methods and personality, he would rather kill the wrong person than let him go."
"Moreover, even if he doesn't express his opinion, those younger brothers who want to curry his favor will definitely take the initiative to help the boss solve his problems and find a way to get rid of A Fei, the tainted witness."
"As long as we use A Fei to fish and wait for the rabbit to come, we will definitely catch an important person under Lin Zehao."
When he said this, Pete paused deliberately, intending to keep the topic a little suspense in order to retaliate against Rodit's contemptuous behavior just now.
How could Rodit not see what the other person was thinking? He crossed his arms over his chest, not looking anxious at all, and didn't say anything to urge him. He just looked at Pete with a meaningful gaze, with a sarcastic smile on his lips.
If you don’t tell me and I don’t ask, let’s see who can outlast the other!
The scene fell into an eerie silence.
As time passed, beads of sweat covered Pete's forehead.
Only then did he finally realize that Chief Superintendent Rodit was not an easy person to deal with.
He wants to take the initiative in this matter, but it is bound to be difficult.
"Sorry, sir, I was a little distracted just now..."
Pete made up a lame excuse, explained a few words, and then continued speaking along the same lines.
"As long as we catch Lin Zehao's men red-handed, won't the initiative be in our hands?"
"Whether it's negotiating with him to drop the lawsuit against the government and police, or continuing to dig deeper, we have the final say!"
Rodite nodded but said nothing.
After a while, seeing that Rodit still hadn't expressed his opinion, Pete asked cautiously: "Sir, if you agree to this plan, how should I cooperate with you to implement it?"
After what happened just now, he no longer dreamed of taking the initiative, but put himself in a supporting position.
Hearing this, Rodit looked very surprised and asked in confusion: "What plan? What are you going to implement?"
Peter was almost choked to death by this sentence. He was so anxious that he asked quickly, "Just the plan just now, didn't we agree to use A Fei as a card to lure the snake out of its hole?"
Rodit spread his hands and said, "When did we agree on this? You were the one talking all the time just now, and I was just listening."
"Didn't your boss tell you that our anti-gang unit is solely responsible for this case?"
It’s still ten thousand, please give me a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)
