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Li Jun leaned back in the interrogation chair with his eyes closed, as if he hadn't heard anything. He didn't even blink, let alone answer Chen Taoran's question.
"Li Jun, I'll say it again, I am Chen Taoran, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, and I'm here to talk to you!"
Seeing Li Jun's appearance, Chen Taoran felt like her lungs were about to explode with anger, and her voice rose ten degrees.
"..."
Li Jun seemed to be really asleep.
“Li Jun, don’t think you can control our police force just because you’re pulling those tricks. I…”
This time, before Chen Taoran could finish speaking, Li Jun interrupted him: "3!"
"2!"
"1!"
"Li Jun, what do you mean?"
Upon hearing Li Jun suddenly count down from three, Chen Taoran felt a sense of foreboding and immediately asked.
"Director Chen Taoran, I'll say it one last time: I'll have your director come see you. You're not qualified to talk to me!"
This time, Li Jun finally opened his eyes, looked at Chen Taoran, and slowly spoke, word by word.
"you……"
‘Dong dong dong~’
Just as Chen Taoran, who was about to explode with anger at Li Jun's words, was about to speak, she was interrupted by a knock on the door.
Looking at Li Jun's ambiguous smile, Chen Taoran felt an increasingly strong sense of foreboding. He forcibly suppressed this feeling and said, "Come in!"
"Director Chen, it's the director on the phone!"
It was the same senior inspector, the same big brother.
The difference lies in Chen Taoran's mood.
If you were confused just now, you're panicking now.
Chen Taoran gave Li Jun a deep look, then walked to the senior inspector's side and took the mobile phone from him.
"Director, I am Chen Taoran."
Hearing something, Chen Taoran's expression suddenly changed. If his expression was ugly just now, it was now worse than if his mother had died.
Chen Taoran stared intently at Li Jun for a full three seconds before slowly speaking into the cell phone microphone: "Director, Li Jun says he wants to talk to you, and only to you!"
After saying this, Chen Taoran, clutching his mobile phone, glared fiercely at Li Jun, wanting to speak, but ultimately didn't, and simply turned and left.
Li Jun watched Chen Taoran's angry departure, smiled slightly, and then closed his eyes again.
On Luo Sanpao's side, from the very beginning, they hijacked more than just one cruise ship. While hijacking the Naniwa, following Li Jun's instructions, he also sent another team to hijack a cargo ship.
According to Li Jun's plan, five minutes after Luo Sanpao made that phone call, the bomb on the cargo ship would be detonated. The cargo ship was meant to be blown up as a warning to the police, to show them that if Li Jun's conditions weren't met, the cruise ship would be next.
Twenty minutes later, a white-haired foreigner slowly walked into the room next to Li Jun's interrogation room.
"Director!"
"Director!"
"Director!"
Chen Taoran, Li Wenbin, and Zhuo Jingquan immediately greeted the foreigner, who was none other than Mak Yan-ho, the Commissioner of Police of the Hong Kong Island Police Force.
As the longest-serving Commissioner of Police in the history of the Hong Kong Island Police Force, this year marks his tenth year in office. During his tenure, the Hong Kong Island Police Force has experienced many major events, such as the anti-corruption campaign!
In the battle between the police and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Mak Yan-ho adopted a neutral stance and did not side with the ICAC to suppress Chinese police officers. As a result, Mak Yan-ho has a relatively high reputation among Chinese police officers.
Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that it was a conspiracy by the Hong Kong British government, with the ICAC playing the good cop and Mak Yan-ho playing the bad cop.
In addition, there were the Kwun Tong Pier strike, the Sai Kung fishermen's war, and other incidents, all of which were resolved by Mak Yan-ho. It can be said that he is definitely a legendary Commissioner of Police in the Hong Kong Island Police Force.
However, the legendary section chief's expression was not very good at this moment.
"Is he Li Jun?"
Looking through the one-way window at Li Jun, who was resting with his eyes closed, Mai Renhao asked.
"Correct."
Chen Taoran answered immediately.
"Young man, you have a short temper."
Mak Yan-ho has served in the Hong Kong Island Police Force for nearly 20 years. Although his Chinese is still somewhat broken, he has no problem using it.
"I think he's courting death."
Chen Taoran's tone was truly filled with anger.
"The most embarrassing thing for our police force right now is that we have no evidence. This young man is not simple. The news coming back from Victoria Peak is that we didn't catch a single person alive, but only killed 23 people. One of them, seeing that he was about to be arrested, actually shot himself. He is very scary to be able to train such a subordinate!"
Mai Renhao looked at Li Jun and spoke slowly, word by word.
Although Luo Sanpao's threats had some effect, they weren't actually that effective. The real key issue was that the police had no evidence.
The main reason is that the Hong Kong British government, in order to create a democratic image for itself, brainwashed the citizens of Hong Kong Island in a large number of ways. Now the idea that the police need evidence when handling cases has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the citizens of Hong Kong Island.
If the police force still forcibly detains Li Jun without evidence and convicts him on trumped-up charges, it doesn't matter what happens behind the scenes. Who cares about the life or death of a gangster?
But if the cruise ship were to actually explode, it would bring the matter into the open, and the police force would face unprecedented pressure.
It could even be said that the Hong Kong British government, and even the Governor's House, would face unprecedented contradictions.
Now, Mai Renhao has two things to do, or rather, can do: first, get Li Jun to "persuade" the pirates to stop; second, get Li Jun released without charge.
This is why Li Jun was able to force a police commissioner to meet with him, a gangster.
"Commissioner, are we just going to let this go this time? But how are we going to explain this to those wealthy people on Victoria Peak?"
After listening to Mai Renhao's words, Chen Taoran couldn't help but ask.
"Chief Chen, why should our police force give an explanation to those wealthy people on Victoria Peak? Do you really think that their taxes support us?"
Mai Renhao turned his head and glanced at Chen Taoran, and one sentence from him left him dumbfounded.
"Director Chen, we, the Royal Hong Kong Island Police, are only accountable to the Queen."
Mai Renhao patted Chen Taoran on the shoulder and then left the room. He was going to see Li Jun, the gangster next door.
Zhuo Jingquan and Li Wenbin, who had remained silent until now, showed different expressions after hearing Mai Renhao's words.
A hint of mockery flashed in Zhuo Jingquan's eyes, while a hint of disgust flashed in Li Wenbin's eyes.
Clearly, these two senior Chinese officers in the Hong Kong Island Police Force are not very 'friendly' to foreigners.
Half a minute later.
With a creak, Commissioner of Police of the Hong Kong Island Police Force, Mak Yan-ho, pushed open the door to the interrogation room and slowly walked in.
"Li Jun, I am Commissioner of Police Mak Yan-ho. I heard you wanted to see me?"
Mai Renhao looked at Li Jun, who was still 'resting with his eyes closed', and slowly spoke.
"Director Mak, this is my first time meeting the Commissioner of Police, the top officer in the police force."
After Mai Renhao finished speaking, Li Jun opened his eyes, looked at Mai Renhao, and said with a smile.
"This is also the first time I've met a gangster alone."
Mai Renhao also had a smile on his face.
"Oh, is this an honor for me, or an honor for my profession?"
Li Jun said calmly.
“It’s not an honor, it’s luck, Li Jun. You should be glad that you’ve encountered the Hong Kong Island Police Force.”
Mai Renhao's smile faded, and he said calmly.
"Director Mak, if I may be frank, if it were any other police force, a law-abiding citizen like me would not be sitting here at all."
Unlike Mai Renhao, Li Jun always had a smile on his face.
"Tell me, what do you want?"
Clearly, Mai Renhao had no interest in continuing the conversation with Li Jun and went straight to the point.
"Director Mai, it seems you rarely talk business. Now that I have the bigger bargaining chip, it's your police force that should show sincerity first!"
Li Jun smiled slightly and spoke slowly.
"Hehe, Li Jun, it's been a long time since I've met such an interesting young man like you. The last time was during the police-integrity war. What was that young man's name again? Li Mengdi, right, Li Mengdi!"
“He is a very outstanding young man. He has established his own prestige in the seven years since he joined the police force. If nothing unexpected happens, he would be either a deputy commissioner or a senior assistant commissioner now.”
"Li Jun, guess what happened to Li Mengdi?"
Mai Renhao didn't continue the conversation with Li Jun, but instead changed the subject.
"The only reason someone would have an accident is because they trusted you foreigners too much. If we had been on guard against you foreigners from the beginning, none of this would have happened!"
Li Jun did not answer Mai Renhao's question as he had hinted, but instead gave his own answer.
"Hehe, Li Mengdi organized 7000 Chinese police officers to storm the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), resulting in the deaths of 3 police officers and 17 ICAC investigators, and injuries to hundreds of others. His mistake was that he went too far! Both the police force and the ICAC are departments of the Hong Kong British government, and they are departments that serve the citizens of Hong Kong Island."