"Cough cough cough—ICAC, why are you blocked here?"
Liu Baoqiang was sitting in the front. The airbag had been deployed because the car was shot and rammed. Without the help of Lu Zhilian and others, he might not have been able to get out of the car.
"Hey, it's a long story. Why haven't your supports arrived yet? How many people came this time."
Lu Zhilian had just unbuckled Liu Baoqiang when, from the corner of his eye, he saw many people pointing guns at the entrance of the cave.
So he quickly leaned over and got into the car.
Bang bang bang bang bang bang——
While Lu Zhilian lay down, a series of bullets shot through the fender of the car trunk, passed through the back seat, and then hit the front seat or the windshield.
In an instant, countless debris flew into the car, and Lu Zhilian was so frightened that he quickly lowered his body.
"Uuuuuu——"
In order to dodge bullets, Lu Zhilian naturally did not care about image or suitability for a while.
As a result, by dodging, he managed to avoid being hit by the bullet, but Liu Baoqiang, who was pinned beneath him, was suddenly in bad luck.
Let’s not talk about Lu Zhilian’s huge weight, but when the other person pressed down, his face was facing his own, so the two of them were basically talking to each other at this moment.
Forget about mouth to mouth, after Liu Baoqiang was kissed, he opened his mouth to remind Lu Zhilian, but when he felt the flying bullets, Lu Zhilian not only did not move away, but intensified the downward force.
Under the pressure of flying bullets, after Lu Zhilian felt Liu Baoqiang open his mouth, he subconsciously pressed down again.
So the other party entered Liu Baoqiang's mouth.
Liu Baoqiang's eyes suddenly widened. He had the intention to close his mouth, but he was worried that if he took a bite, Lu Zhilian might be saved. So not only could he not close his mouth, but he had to open it as much as possible so that Lu Zhilian would not be hurt.
Click——
Bang bang bang bang bang bang——
Fortunately, the stalemate between the two did not last long. Just when the gunman at the entrance of the cave was shooting at the car, Zhou Xingxing, who was originally in the back seat of the car, had already seized the opportunity and got out of the car first.
He took advantage of the gunman at the door to focus on the car, and immediately hid in a corner and fired at the entrance of the hole.
Although Zhou Xingxing's marksmanship was not very good, the gunmen were also very surprised by the car that suddenly appeared. At this time, they stood directly at the hole made by the car and shot without any intention of covering up.
So Zhou Xingxing gained quite a lot from this shooting.
The several gunmen at the entrance of the cave were completely unaware that there were still people in the room who had the ability to fight back.
Unprepared for a moment, they were quickly shot and fell to the ground. The gunmen who were not shot did not dare to continue shooting where they were and looked for cover one after another.
Without the gunmen's bullets to suppress him, Lu Zhilian came to his senses and found himself in an embarrassing situation.
So he stood up quickly and pulled Liu Baoqiang at the same time.
"Sir Liu, don't you have any other support?"
Lu Zhilian's reaction was quick.
After all, this is not the Wan Chai Police Station. When Zhou Xingxing reported his identity before, he thought that Zhou Xingxing and Liu Baoqiang came with a large force.
But now judging from the fact that the gunman outside the house dared to stand and shoot inside, he naturally guessed that there must be no police outside.
Otherwise, these people would not be so courageous.
"We met by chance, who knew it was you. If I had known it was you, I wouldn't have come here."
When Zhou Xingxing heard Lu Zhilian's words, he was immediately furious.
You must know that the purpose of the Independent Commission Against Corruption when it was first established was to deal with corruption in the police force.
Although the powers have been expanded, the original purpose has not changed. Therefore, the relationship between the Hong Kong Police Force and the Independent Commission Against Corruption has always been incompatible.
Not to mention that Zhou Xingxing knew very well that Lu Zhilian worked in the internal affairs department of the police force and even investigated Zhang Pin.
Now Zhou Xingxing regards himself as Zhang Pin's horse boy, which makes him very worried. If Zhang Pin finds out that he saved Lu Zhilian, he doesn't know whether Zhang Pin will teach him a lesson.
"Now what's the use of all this, Sir Lu? Do you have some more powerful weapons?"
Liu Baoqiang's face was also ugly, not only because he was kissed by Lu Zhilian, but also because he was investigated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption for his gambling a few years ago. Although he was a gambler, he did not take advantage of his position.
It is convenient to do some illegal and criminal things, and I am afraid that I will have gone in by now.
And even if he didn't take advantage of his position, the Independent Commission Against Corruption still didn't want to let him go.
The other party felt that sooner or later he would cause corruption due to bad gambling, because it was impossible to repay the loan sharks and compound interest he owed with his salary.
In the end, Zhang Pin put in a good word for him, and the Police Mutual Aid Association provided him with loan funds, and a dedicated person came forward to help him solve part of the loan sharking with compound interest.
So he also has a bad feeling about the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
It's just that Liu Baoqiang is calmer. He knows that in this situation, only by working together can both parties overcome the difficulties.
"The safe house of our ICAC is mainly for concealment, and no plan has been made to deal with such a siege."
Upon hearing Liu Baoqiang's question, Director An on the side answered Liu Baoqiang's question first before Lu Zhilian could speak.
The main task of the Independent Commission Against Corruption is to investigate corruption incidents. Such crimes are generally economic crimes. Although it is difficult to obtain evidence, the risk is relatively small.
Generally, the subjects under investigation will choose to escape or resist the investigation, but confrontation is very rare, let alone attacking ICAC investigators in turn.
After all, Hong Kong Island's laws are relatively loose, let alone economic crimes.
If a person is investigated for an economic crime, as long as the other party pleads guilty and has a good attitude, it will usually take a few years for the person to be released.
But if the other party hurts or kills someone because of the ICAC's investigation of him, then the judge will be even more unfavorable to him when sentencing him.
Because of this, ICAC investigators are not equipped with guns at ordinary times, except for some special tasks when the ICAC arranges for them to carry guns in order to protect investigators.
In this investigation of the Z Fund, it was Lu Zhilian's boss who specifically approved Lu Zhilian and others to carry guns after learning that Hu Zhiyong had murdered two accountants and fearing that the latter would jump into the trap.
However, the nature of the ICAC's work means that they do not have any powerful weapons.
A few pistols were all they had.
At this time, Liu Baoqiang wanted a powerful weapon, so he obviously asked the wrong person.
"I know there is an escape route. Why don't we leave first and then you call for backup."
Lu Zhilian waved his hand to stop Liu Baoqiang and Zhou Xingxing who wanted to speak, and then put forward his own suggestions.
"good!"
Zhou Xingxing is not a fool. There are at least seven or eight gunmen outside. Although there are four of them, when this safe house was built, they only focused on concealment and did not consider bulletproofing at all.
It had been shot by gunmen before, and now the bunker in the room had been completely destroyed.
If the gunmen had waited for them to react and continued shooting into the room, they might not have been able to survive.
As for relying on your own personal ability, go out and kill the gunman.
Zhou Xingxing still has a basic understanding of his abilities. If the environment is complex, he still has the confidence to give it a try.
But in this wilderness, he was afraid that he would be shot to death by the gunmen before he even got close to them.
So when he heard Lu Zhilian say that there was an escape passage in the room, he agreed without hesitation to leave first.
Knock knock knock——
"It's me, open the door, we're ready to leave first."
Lu Zhilian didn't hesitate too much. He walked to the inner wall and knocked on the wall to remind An Ying who was hiding inside.
"Hey, what kind of mission are you on that has attracted so many people trying to silence you?"
Liu Baoqiang's eyes lit up when he saw An Ying appear, and then he asked Lu Zhilian rudely.
"I'm sorry, it involves ICAC secrets, so I have no comment."
But in response to Liu Baoqiang's inquiry, Lu Zhilian refused with a serious face.
"Tch, you think I won't know if you don't tell me. I know this woman. She is the mistress of the boss of the most popular Z Fund in Hong Kong Island recently. You are investigating the Z Fund, right? Tsk, tsk, tsk, you are so brave.
, do you know there are people from the Landowners Association behind the Z Fund?"
Liu Baoqiang didn't take Lu Zhilian's official business seriously, and he even deliberately mentioned An Ying's identity.
"How do you know about the Z Fund?"
After hearing Liu Baoqiang's words, Lu Zhilian could no longer maintain his original intention of pretending to be mysterious.
Although he has obtained the initial account book of Z Fund, in fact, even now, he is still very unfamiliar with the situation of Z Fund.
Although An Ying is the lover of Hu Zhiyong, the boss of Z Fund, the information she knows only involves a small part.
Whether it is Li Wenbin or Xu Huaijing, although they are deeply involved with the Z Fund, they are not actually official members of the Z Fund.
And because the original witnesses Chen Yongcai and Luo Deyong died one after another, Lu Zhilian was not very clear about the real situation inside the Z Fund.
When he heard Liu Baoqiang mentioning the landlord association, he immediately became interested.
"I'm sorry, it's a matter of police confidentiality, so I have no comment."
Regarding Lu Zhilian's curiosity, Liu Baoqiang immediately seized the opportunity and returned the original words to him.
"I think we can actually cooperate. The Independent Commission Against Corruption only has the authority to investigate corruption incidents. Like tonight's attack, as well as the accidental deaths of Chen Yongcai and Luo Luo Yong, our ICAC has a certain amount of evidence, which can be handed over to the case when the time comes.
Your police station will handle it."
As Lu Zhilian walked towards the room, he took the initiative to join forces with Liu Baoqiang.
"I'm afraid it's not good to cooperate with Lao Lian. Will other members of the police force poke my back?"
After hearing Lu Zhilian's words, Liu Baoqiang had not spoken yet this time, but Zhou Xingxing took the initiative to interrupt.
"Yes, the relationship between the police and integrity has never been very good. If we can cooperate, we will not be in the police force anymore."
Liu Baoqiang also echoed Zhou Xingxing's words very wisely.
"As for the case of Luo Luo Yong, our ICAC has made it clear that the two gunmen who died on the scene were all bodyguards of the Z Foundation. On the day of Chen Yongcai's death, CCTV also captured people from the Z Foundation appearing at the scene."
When Lu Zhilian heard the two singing and singing, he couldn't guess what they were thinking.
So he immediately produced full evidence to seduce the two of them.
"Hmph, I don't believe it. If you really have evidence, why didn't you take it out earlier? Maybe you deliberately deceived us just to get away."
Zhou Xingxing was the first to express doubts about Lu Zhilian's words.
"You go first, I'll come to the rear."
He not only questioned the evidence provided by Lu Zhilian, but also questioned whether the passage opened through the wall was safe.
So he stood very cautiously and asked Lu Zhilian to go in first.
"As long as you help us get out of here, we will hand over the information immediately, and I guarantee that the information is absolutely true. How about we work together this time?"
Lu Zhilian didn't care about Zhou Xingxing's doubts.
Because the evidence existed, but what he didn't say was that the two bodyguards were indeed from the Z Foundation, but these two people had been expelled from the Z Foundation a year ago, and both of them were beaten to death by Lu Zhilian
, it can be regarded as dead without any evidence.
On the day of Chen Yongcai's death, someone from the Z Foundation did appear at the scene, but the CCTV only captured the person appearing near the scene.
If it is just reasoning, it is actually easy to figure out the relationship. Chen Yongcai and Luo Deyong must have been killed by Hu Zhiyong because of the Z Fund matter.
But if it goes to court, these reasonings cannot be used as tangible evidence.
Lu Zhilian had no choice but to use these specious evidence to seduce Zhou Xingxing and Liu Baoqiang, hoping that they would cooperate with him.
Otherwise, in today's situation, without the help of Zhou Xingxing and Liu Baoqiang, Lu Zhilian would not be sure to escape from here even if there was this escape route.
"Don't worry, in addition to the evidence that our ICAC already knew, we will cooperate in investigating other evidence in the future. As long as you need it, we will definitely provide it with both hands. Moreover, our ICAC's case-handling equipment and funds are much better than those of your police force."
But it’s much more abundant.”
After Lu Zhilian seduced the two of them with two pieces of evidence, he hurriedly made some additions.
The reason why he wanted to cooperate with Liu Baoqiang and Zhou Xingxing was not just to survive the danger tonight, but because he sincerely wanted to cooperate with both parties.
Lu Zhilian, as a professional anti-corruption officer, knows everything about the chaos in Hong Kong Island, at least he knows everything about it.
As the handover approaches and economic crimes become more and more hidden, the past crude bribery incidents have already escalated into carefully packaged financial crimes.
And the amount of money involved is getting bigger and bigger.
Generally speaking, when a large-scale corruption case is involved, the strength of the person behind it cannot be underestimated.
Although Lu Zhilian had just been involved in this storm, he was already alert to the dangers involved.