Hong Kong News: Police Talker

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The first to be affected would definitely be Fan Weili, the Financial Secretary. Because of the Z Foundation incident, he would never be able to become the Governor.

The Governor of Hong Kong Island is often promoted from among the three Secretaries of the State Secretariat, Finance Secretary, and Justice Secretary. The Secretary of State is the most likely to be promoted, followed by the Financial Secretary.

As for the Department of Justice, very few have successfully become Governor. After all, the responsibilities of this department make it somewhat special, and in order to make a name for oneself, one must offend people. Compared with the Administrative Secretary and the Financial Secretary, it is naturally weaker, which makes it very difficult for the Department of Justice to produce a Governor.

This Z Fund was created by Philip to increase his chances of becoming governor and also to strike at his opponents—a two-birds-with-one-stone strategy.

Unfortunately, as Hua Sheng's investigation deepened, it has come to light that Z Fund is about to collapse before it even went public and reaped enough profits from investors.

This made Philip feel a little uncomfortable, but it wasn't enough to seriously damage him. At most, it just lowered his chances. Besides, as the head of the British Thomson family, he had friends not only in Hong Kong.

The appointment of the Governor of Hong Kong Island requires the appointment of the Queen of England; this is not an election, but an appointment by the British government.

He was confident that he would be promoted to governor after Murray MacLehose retired next year.

Originally, MacLehose was not yet of retirement age, but considering that 97 was approaching, he wanted to retire early.

Philip doesn't care whether Hong Kong returns to China or not; even if it does, someone will still be needed to manage Hong Kong Island.

After being promoted to Governor, he still had some time to manage the island. Before the handover, he was confident that he could turn Hong Kong Island into his territory.

The saying goes that fortune favors the bold; rather than hoping to return to England to fight for a position, it's better to stay in Hong Kong.

After all, Britain is a small country, and most positions are already filled. At the higher levels, it's a one-person-one-position situation. Going back to Britain to compete for these positions is risky; even if you win, there's a high probability you won't have much of a future.

Philip was very optimistic about the development of Hong Kong Island, so he wanted to take a gamble and become the last governor. To achieve this goal, he established the Z Foundation and recruited so many retired high-ranking officials, business tycoons, legal elites and so on.

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The police officers in charge of guarding Xu Huaijing and Hu Zhiyong were all elites of the Major Crimes Unit, and were Kuang Zhili's men, or you could say Li Wenbin's men.

Xu Jin was one of them. He was on duty at the police station when he suddenly received a call saying that something had happened at his home; his mother had been scammed by a group of fraudsters.

Upon receiving the news, Xu Jin immediately asked a colleague to cover for him, then approached his supervisor, spoke to him, and received permission before rushing home.

When he arrived home, he saw several men in suits sitting there, with his weeping mother and remorseful father beside them. Seeing this, he immediately reached for the pistol at his waist, frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

The man in the lead pushed up his glasses with his finger, took out a contract and placed it in front of him, saying coldly, "Your father borrowed 80 from us, promising to repay 82 in two hours. This is the loan contract, with his signature and fingerprint on it. You can take a look."

Xu Jin immediately picked up the contract on the table and began to examine it carefully.

After reading it, he was shocked because what the other person said was true. He couldn't help but ask, "Dad, what do you need so much money for?"

The frustrated father, upon hearing this, stammered and didn't know what to say.

The man in the suit and glasses next to him sneered: "As far as I know, your father borrowed money to play international futures, and he even used leverage. He used all the family's savings, and he also borrowed 800,000 from us. In the end, he lost it all."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jin looked at his father in disbelief. Seeing the regret on his father's face, he felt as if the sky had fallen.

But now he had to step up and shoulder the responsibility for the family. After taking a few deep breaths, he said, "Could we postpone this loan...? We'll pay you back after we sell this house."

The bespectacled man shook his head slightly, and Xu Jin frowned and said, "I am the sergeant of the Major Crimes Unit of the Police Department. Don't worry, I will definitely not renege on my promise."

“That’s not what I meant, Officer Xu. What I meant was that your house has also been mortgaged by your father. The mortgage company is the one next to me. If you can’t repay the loan within three days, they will forcibly take the house away.”

"What?" Xu Jin looked at his father with shock and anger. When he saw his father bowing his head and remaining silent, he clenched his fists tightly, his eyes bloodshot.

He never imagined that his home would suddenly become like this...

Seeing this, the bespectacled man stood up, adjusted his glasses again, and said, "Officer Xu, can we go outside to talk?"

Xu Jin stared at the man, his eyes bloodshot, without saying a word, while the bespectacled man walked out on his own.

Seeing this, Xu Jin paused for a moment, then followed and went out.

The two went to the rooftop, and the man with glasses took out a pack of cigarettes, took one out and handed it to him.

A moment later, the two started smoking on the rooftop.

"If you have anything to do, just say it directly!"

The bespectacled man smiled faintly: "Officer Xu, your family has suffered a devastating blow. If this were to become public, your reputation in the police force would be severely damaged, and it would be virtually impossible for you to get promoted in the future."

Seeing Xu Jin's grim expression, he continued, "But none of this matters. As long as Officer Xu can do us a small favor, everything that happened today will be an illusion. The money and the house will be returned to you, and the loan will cease to exist."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jin gritted his teeth and said, "You did all of this?"

Now he understands that it was all a conspiracy by the other party, and that his family was the result of their schemes.

The bespectacled man shook his head slightly and said, "We were just adding fuel to the fire. If it weren't for your father's greed, how could we have gone this far? Besides, all the procedures are legal and valid."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jin gave a bitter smile, as if all the strength had been drained from his body.

"Tell me what you want me to do. I'm just a lowly sheriff. Calling me a sheriff is a joke; I'm really just a lowly soldier in the Major Crimes Unit."

The bespectacled man smiled faintly: "Officer Xu, don't underestimate yourself. As far as I know, you're currently involved in guarding Xu Huaijing and Hu Zhiyong, aren't you?"

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