The Metropolitan Police Department is very busy these days.
As the police chief, Charlemagne was extremely busy.
In the interrogation room, while he was interrogating a prisoner, someone reported that a Chinese was looking for him.
Charlemagne was startled when he heard the word "Chinese". He didn't know many Chinese people, and Shi Zhijian was considered the most capable one. He asked who the person was, and sure enough, the other party replied: "Pete Jian".
Pit Jian is Shi Zhijian's English name. Charlemagne immediately put down his work and rushed to his office.
When Charlemagne arrived at the office, Shi Zhijian, dressed in white, had already sat down and was making tea by himself.
Charlemagne knew that there was no tea in his office, only coffee. It was obvious that the tea was brought by Shi Zhijian himself.
Seeing Charlemagne come in, Shi Zhijian put down the brewing work at hand, turned around and smiled slightly: "Sorry, Chief Charlemagne, I really don't care about coffee, so I brought oolong tea over. You can try it."
While speaking, Shi Zhijian pushed the brewed cup of oolong tea to the opposite side of the coffee table, and then made an invitation gesture to Charlemagne to taste tea.
Charlemagne loosened the collar buttons with his hands, took off his police hat and hung it on the hanger next to him. Then he turned and sat opposite Shi Zhijian, "Dear Shi, why are you here? Don't you trust me? Are you afraid that I will make some mistake in the Lawrence case?
?" His tone seemed a little dissatisfied.
"How could it be? I'm not here today for the Lawrence case." Shi Zhijian slowly put away his smile: "To be precise, I'm here for you!"
"Come for me?" Charlemagne showed a hint of surprise, "I don't quite understand."
Shi Zhijian smiled: "I recently received news that the chief of your police station is about to retire, and there are many people competing for this position..."
"So what?" Charlemagne didn't care. His rank was only that of sergeant. There were also inspectors, senior inspectors, superintendents, senior superintendents, assistant chiefs of police and deputy chiefs above him. It can be said that there was a huge difference between him and the chief.
Here, there is no qualification to compete at all, so I don’t care about this election.
"Don't you want to give it a try?" Shi Zhijian picked up the tea and took a sip with a smile, but kept his eyes on Charlemagne.
"What do you mean...?" Charlemagne thought of something, but couldn't believe it, so that his tone trembled.
"You know what I mean very well. From the sergeant to the director...it's a six-level jump, so sharp!"
"How is that possible?" Charlemagne took a deep breath, with an expression of surprise on his face.
"Nothing is impossible. The question is do you want it?"
"I think!" Charlemagne did not hesitate and then exhaled: "The question is who will help me?"
"Aren't you asking questions knowingly and testing my sincerity?" Shi Zhijian said to Charlemagne calmly.
For Shi Zhijian, this Charlemagne is a greedy guy, and this kind of guy is the easiest to take advantage of. As long as you give him what he needs, he can kneel down and help you become a dog! Raising a foreign dog has always been Shi Zhijian's greatest pleasure
.
"Then can I ask how you can help me?" Charlemagne imitated Shi Zhijian and picked up the tea cup and took a sip of this Chinese tea. It was very bitter, but also bitter and sweet.
Shi Zhijian sat up straight and looked at Charlemagne, and said in a playful tone: "You should know that I am very rich, you should also know that I am a Viscount, and you should know that I know the Duke of Windsor -"
Every time Shi Zhijian said something, Charlemagne's heart throbbed, and his ambition to climb up gradually expanded.
"The last thing I want to tell you is that your outgoing director will join our Shinhwa Group's security department as the top manager!" Shi Zhijian said no more, leaving Charlemagne to think about the rest.
Charlemagne was stunned, and immediately understood that big figures like this who retired from senior positions in the police force were usually recruited by very powerful large groups to hold "important positions", and received extremely generous annual salaries every year, but they did not need to
Do a lot of things.
In fact, this so-called "important position" is just that this big shot helps the company handle some legal issues and other matters by relying on his accumulated interpersonal relationships. To put it bluntly, he spends a high salary to hire a "mascot."
The same goes for the retiring bureau chief, who was hired by Shi Zhijian with an extremely high annual salary. Since bribery is not allowed on the surface, this hiring model is used to bribe. And all the bureau chief has to do is nominate himself when he retires
The next successor.
But even so, it is difficult to win the position of director with such a leapfrog nomination, so Charlemagne was still a little unsure and said: "Even if he nominates me, what if the superiors don't agree?"
"Above? The one above? Oh, it's a higher level, right? I forgot to tell you that I donated a large sum of money to your upper class not long ago. How much is it? Three million pounds!
"When Shi Zhijian said this, he gently pointed at his chest with his hand, and his tone was full of determination: "Believe me, as long as I can push you to the position of director, no matter how much money I spend, there will be no problem!"
"Huh?" At this moment, Charlemagne was deeply moved by Shi Zhijian for some reason!
"Even if you were rich, would those people be willing to accept it?" Charlemagne was shocked and said nonsense.
In fact, the British police corruption in this era is even worse than that in Hong Kong, but these British gentlemen are very shameless. Even if there is a corruption case in the police force, it will be covered up.
From 1970 to 1973 alone, the British police investigated 8,500 corruption cases in three years!
In the 1990s, the British writer Stead elaborated in the book "World Police Part 3 - The British Police" that the British police had been a hotbed of corruption since the 1950s.
Due to corruption, the British police eventually had the power to even influence French politics!
It wasn't until the Iron Lady, Mrs. Thatcher, came to power that she carried out large-scale rectification of the police force. Even then, the corruption spread and resurfaced in the following decades!
In addition, British writer Robert Baldwin published a revealing book in 2022 - "British Police: Power and Politics".
In this book, Baldwin vividly describes British police corruption and British political corruption, and describes how the British police colluded with the intelligence agencies of other European countries to create hundreds of major international cases in order to smear those rival politicians.
, forcing them to step down. Such a scandal caused a huge sensation internationally. In order to cut off the British police headquarters and those corrupt elements in Europe, it even indirectly caused the Brexit action.
Shi Zhijian was a veteran, and he knew best what the British police were like in this era, so when faced with Charlemagne's question, which was tantamount to nonsense, he just smiled, raised his teacup and said: "Here, drink tea!"
Charlemagne looked embarrassed, quickly picked up his tea cup and clinked it with Shi Zhijian, and then said in Cantonese: "Thank you in advance!"
The two drank a cup of tea together. Shi Zhijian put down the tea cup, looked at Charlemagne and said, "What do you think of the London Chamber of Commerce?"
Charlemagne immediately knew that the important point was coming. The other party would not help him get a position for no reason, and he had to show some expression.
"The London Chamber of Commerce is one of the largest chambers of commerce in the UK. It has existed since the Victorian era. Relying on intricate relationships, it was the first to conduct overseas trade. Especially in the colonies, it plundered a lot of wealth through policies. During this period, it had porcelain and silk with China.
Business dealings. With the independence of the global colonies, British maritime hegemony also began to decline. The London Chamber of Commerce immediately reduced its tentacles and focused on domestic business. However, as the United Kingdom joins the European Community, it will occupy a huge share in business in the future. After all, the purpose of this organization
Just to make money!"
Charlemagne told Shi Zhijian what he knew about the London Chamber of Commerce in detail, and also interspersed some secret rumors about the London Chamber of Commerce, which seemed interesting.
After Shi Zhijian listened, he held his tea cup and remained silent.
Compared with the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce, Shanshan Association, and other business organizations in Hong Kong, this ghost organization entrenched in the UK is purer. It is not for mutual help or friendship with fellow villagers. The core is interests.
"I want to elect Andre to replace his father as president of the Chamber of Commerce. What suggestions do you have?"
Charlemagne knew that Shi Zhijian's words were definitely not a casual question, and he immediately said with a solemn expression: "I'm afraid this may be a bit difficult... You must know that this chamber of commerce is huge, and President Lawrence also relied on his family and connections to sit on this throne. Now,
Let his son Andre inherit it, I’m afraid it won’t be justified!”
"Also, everyone knows that Lawrence was accused and sent to prison by his son, Master Andre. In terms of reputation..." Charlemagne hesitated to speak.
"Charlemagne, you seem to have overlooked an issue, that is, I am asking for your advice, not asking you to question!"
Shi Zhijian showed a hint of displeasure on his face, which immediately made Charlemagne tremble with fear.
"That's not what I meant!" Charlemagne hurriedly explained, "My suggestion is..." He gritted his teeth, "You can reject Master Andre as the president, but then you must take down Slok and others!
"
Slock and others are the most powerful members of the London Chamber of Commerce, especially Slock, who is the vice president and Lawrence's follower. Now that Lawrence is in prison, he is the most qualified to become the president.
Shi Zhijian squinted his eyes and smiled: "Since you said so, then there must be a trick?"
Charlemagne said respectfully to Shi Zhijian: "It didn't happen before, but now it does!"
Of course Shi Zhijian understood what Charlemagne meant. Like those top businessmen, who didn't have some dirty information on them? Charlemagne didn't dare to touch them before, but now in order for Shi Zhijian to help him seize the throne of director, he would risk his life.
Give it a try!
"I am very trustworthy, and I treat Andre the same way with you!" Shi Zhijian picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, then stood up from the opposite side, turned around and walked outside: "In three days, I can't get anything.
?If not, I’ll find someone else to do it!”
"Yes!" Charlemagne spoke in Cantonese, "You don't need three days, one day is enough!"
Since you want to express your stance, you have to express your stance more sincerely!
Shi Zhijian smiled, "Okay! I'm waiting for your good news!"
After saying this, Charles personally sent Shi Zhijian out of the gate of the London Police Station. He watched the subordinate named Yan Xiong help Shi Zhijian open the car door, and Shi Zhijian got into the black Rolls-Royce car and left.
Before leaving, the man named Yan Xiong turned back and smiled at him. Charlemagne did not dare to neglect and nodded hurriedly in return.
As far as he knew, Yan Xiong was very powerful in Hong Kong and was known as the Four Detectives. However, such a powerful person became Shi Zhijian's follower. One can imagine how sharp Shi Zhijian's methods were.
After Shi Zhijian left, Charlemagne returned to his office. He looked at the cup of leftover tea he had drunk in front of him in a daze. His heart was in a state of confusion. This gamble was too thrilling and exciting. According to the Chinese,
"One step to the king of heaven, one step to the king of hell!"
"God bless me!"
Charlemagne shouted, then took the remaining cup of tea and drank it in one gulp!
One word: bitter!
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During this period, there were various public opinions in the city of London, especially the arrest and imprisonment of former Chamber of Commerce President Lawrence, which caused a huge earthquake.
"Damn it! Such a scandal broke out at the London Chamber of Commerce. You can imagine how low the reputation of the Chamber of Commerce has been brought! Nowadays, many newspapers and magazines are slandering the Chamber of Commerce. How can we feel embarrassed?"
As the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce and once a follower of Lawrence, Slock roared loudly at the many chamber of commerce members in the conference room.
A member named "William" whispered to the person next to him: "Look at him, he looks like the same person with his beard blowing, staring, and waving his fists."
"Don't tell me, it really looks like it! God, this damn NC!" Another member named "Karl" mocked.
Slok was roaring when he suddenly noticed that they were whispering. He immediately became upset and pointed at them and said, "What are you talking about? Don't you feel guilty at all for the Chamber of Commerce being humiliated in this way?"
"Ahem, I'm sorry, Vice President, we didn't say anything." William explained hurriedly.
As we all know, according to the procedures of the Chamber of Commerce, Lawrence was imprisoned, and the successor to the chairmanship was Vice Chairman Slock.
Slok has followed Lawrence for so many years, fawning over him and acting like a grandson, and now he finally lets out his anger and raises his eyebrows.
"Really? Since you haven't said anything, now I'll let you speak your mind. What do you think our Chamber of Commerce will do next and what will we do?" Slok stared at the two of them with a contemptuous tone.
William and Karl, two members of the Chamber of Commerce, looked at each other.
William said: "The current situation is grim. It is best to elect a new president and let him take over to help us all tide over the difficulties!"
Karl said: "And this person must be as respected as you, Vice President Slock, and have the ability to bring order to chaos!"
Vice President Slok smiled proudly, "God, how can I be embarrassed by what you said?"
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about!" William clapped his hands, "With you in charge of the overall situation, I believe our Chamber of Commerce will be able to regain its glory!"
"Yes, those who are watching the joke will be stunned every minute!" Karl also hurriedly agreed.
