When Shi Zhijian arrived at the teahouse, Chen Zhichao and three others had been waiting in the private room. When they saw Shi Zhijian entering, the three of them who were talking immediately stood up and said hello to Shi Zhijian.
"Congressman Shi, hello!"
"Hello, Mr. Shi!"
Shi Zhijian nodded towards them, "We are all not outsiders, sit down wherever you want!"
How could Chen Zhichao and the others dare to sit down? Only after Shi Zhijian sat down on the main seat did the three of them take their seats respectively.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Shi, for inviting you over so anxiously!" Chen Zhichao said, "To be honest, the three of us are at a loss now!"
"Yes, I didn't expect that the Hong Kong government's anti-corruption efforts would be so strong this time. Even if we help Superintendent Ding conquer the Kowloon Walled City, those ICAC people will still cause trouble for us!" Lan Gang said, "We really don't know now.
What should I do, so I asked you for help!"
Shi Zhijian glanced at Chen Zhichao, the police tycoon who had been on par with Lei Luo before, and even crushed Lei Luo. Then he glanced at the always bohemian Detective Lan Gang, and finally his eyes fell on the big detective who always liked black words and bad faces.
Detective Han Sen: "Asen, what do you say?"
Han Sen hesitated for a moment: "It's best if you can survive. No one wants to go to jail in the next life!"
Shi Zhijian nodded and glanced at the three of them: "So how do you want me to help you?"
Chen Zhichao, you look at me, I look at you.
Shi Zhijian said again: "Actually, I have helped you once, haven't I?"
Of course Chen Zhichao and the others understood what this meant. When Ding Yongqiang led the O's to attack the Kowloon Walled City, why didn't Shi Zhijian directly ask them for support? He was giving them a chance.
They did seize this opportunity and became the people's heroes. They thought that with the halo, they could get the gold medal for immunity from death. Unexpectedly, the people from the Independent Commission Against Corruption did not follow the routine. After taking down Lei Luo, they now
The target was pointed at them.
Not to mention anything else, Chen Zhichao's office alone has been searched three times. It can be imagined that in the future, it will be at home and other places. No matter how well Chen Zhichao hides the evidence of corruption and bribery, it will always be discovered one day.
Similarly, Lan Gang and Han Sen have also been having a hard time recently.
Especially Lan Gang, who was a romantic by nature and had numerous lovers outside. During the investigation of Lan Gang, these lovers were also filtered out. The result was that Lan Gang "came to light" in three, four, five and six boats, and several lovers almost got into a fight.
.
Han Sen was a little better, but it was always jarring to have his wife and son followed all day long, including himself, and it always felt like a pair of eyes were staring at you.
"Ahem, yes!" Chen Zhichao said, "Of course the three of us know that you have helped us once, so we have been looking for opportunities to thank you! But now, we ask you to help us one more time!"
At this moment, in order to avoid legal sanctions, Chen Zhichao risked his face and asked Shi Zhijian directly for help.
Seeing this, Lan Gang and Han Sen had to lower their heads and ask for help: "Yes, A Jian, oh no, Councilman Shi, Mr. Shi, please save us!"
In fact, the phrase "Ajian" was said by the two of them intentionally. In the past, when Shi Zhijian was not yet developed, they all called him this, which seemed affectionate.
Sure enough, Shi Zhijian was brought back his past memories by their words "Ajian". At that time, he was just a young man in Hong Kong who had just started his business. At that time, many things needed to be taken care of by Lan Gang and Han Sen----
"How are you doing this? I've been here for so long without even getting a cup of tea?" Shi Zhijian suddenly changed the subject, "Are you afraid that I'll make you poor?!"
Chen Zhichao showed a hint of surprise on his face and immediately called Dr. Tea: "Here, bring the best Pu'er tea you have here!"
…
Shi Zhijian turned the tea cup, and the fragrant Pu'er tea in the cup made people salivate.
Shi Zhijian glanced at Chen Zhichao and the others: "You should resign!"
"Uh, what?" Chen Zhichao and the others looked at Shi Zhijian expectantly, wanting to hear what good ideas he could come up with to help them, but they didn't expect that Shi Zhijian's first words were to tell them to "resign."
"Ahem, Mr. Shi, did I hear you correctly? You want us to resign?" Chen Zhichao asked.
"That's right, the solution for now is to resign, take the initiative to resign!" Shi Zhijian took a sip of tea, slowly exhaled the fragrance of the tea, his eyes flashed with wisdom: "You yourselves know that you can't escape this wave of anti-corruption! The result is only
There will be two options: first, go to jail, second, run away, and third, save face and resign voluntarily! And the advice I give you is the third one."
After a pause, Shi Zhijian added: "And time waits for no one. The sooner you resign, the better. You can apply for early retirement, or you can apply for voluntary resignation due to physical discomfort, etc."
Chen Zhichao and the other three looked at each other in shock.
"Ahem, we can follow your instructions on this..." Chen Zhichao said.
"Yeah, don't you just resign? If you don't work as a police officer, you can do something else! Just like you, Ajian, open a company and be the boss!" Lan Gang said nonchalantly.
Han Sen has always been calm and sophisticated. At this moment, he didn't say anything, but he looked at Shi Zhijian and knew that things were not that simple.
Sure enough, Shi Zhijian continued: "I haven't finished speaking. The prerequisite for your resignation is to hand over half of the money you have embezzled over the years!"
"What?" Lan Gang immediately widened his eyes and refused. "Did I hear you correctly? You want us to hand over half of the money?"
"You heard that right!" Shi Zhijian looked at Lan Gang and said coldly, "Do you really think it is so easy to resign? After resignation, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Hong Kong government will not trouble you again? You are too naive. The Hong Kong government has always treated you
We will keep a close eye on you, and maybe even issue a fatwa to kill you. Even if you resign and go to the ends of the earth, you will be arrested and imprisoned! Even after you resign, you will still be in jail!"
"Uh, this---?" Lan Gang shrank his neck, frightened by Shi Zhijian's words.
Chen Zhichao and Han Sen knew that Shi Zhijian was not joking and that all this was true.
The three of them and Lei Luoke were all "big tigers" during the Hong Kong money empire. Now Lei Luo took Chen Xijiu, Lard Boy, and their families to Thailand, and finally transferred to Vancouver. The three of them
Staying in Hong Kong is now at risk.
"What if...I mean what if, we don't hand over?" Lan Gang asked tentatively.
"Then just wait and eat oranges. It is said that the food in Stanley is very good now!"
"Ahem, what if we hand it over? Can you guarantee that we will be fine?
"cannot!"
"Ahem!" This sentence almost choked Lan Gang and the others to death.
Shi Zhijian said: "I can only guarantee you that if you pay the money, at least you can survive. Even if you go to jail, you won't have to sit for that long. If you don't pay the money, you will die!"
After saying this, Shi Zhijian drank all the tea in his hand and put the empty cup on the table with a bang, "I'm done! I'll give you three days to think about it carefully!"
Shi Zhijian stood up and took his coat from the hanger. When he was about to walk out the door, he suddenly remembered something and turned around and said, "Oh, by the way, thank you all! The tea here is very good!"
Watching Shi Zhijian leave, Chen Zhichao and the other three were silent for a while.
Shi Zhijian asked them to hand over half of their wealth, which was more uncomfortable than killing them. What's more, Shi Zhijian himself said that paying money might not necessarily mean he would survive.
So whether to hand over or not to hand over?
…
Three days passed by in the blink of an eye.
As expected by Shi Zhijian, Chen Zhichao, Lan Gang and Han Sen finally gritted their teeth and took out half of their property according to Shi Zhijian's instructions, totaling 370 million, and went to Shi Zhijian's house to hand it over in person!
At the same time, the three said that they had also written a "resignation letter" and asked Shi Zhijian to submit it to the Hong Kong government.
Shi Zhijian nodded in agreement.
But when Shi Zhijian sent the three people out, he was shocked by the scene outside. He saw a long queue in front of his house. Many of them, Shi Zhijian knew, were members of the current Hong Kong police force, and some were old ghosts!
"This is----" Shi Zhijian looked at Chen Zhichao and the others in surprise.
Chen Zhichao sneered and said, "Please don't be angry, Congressman Shi! We just leaked a little bit of news. If you can save people, these people all came running over!"
Shi Zhijian understood that this must be the work of Chen Zhichao and the other three. He was afraid that he would not fulfill his promise, so he directly magnified the matter and told the corrupt and bribed police officers that Shi Zhijian had a way to keep them safe, and he only needed to spend half of his wealth...
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These people have been in panic since Lei Luo ran away. Now with this sudden news, they seem to have grasped at straws. No matter how painful it is to hand over half of their wealth, they have come to ask for help.
Chen Zhichao thought that Shi Zhijian would be very angry if he knew that they were responsible for this matter.
Unexpectedly, Shi Zhijian just smiled slightly when he saw the scene in front of him, looked at Chen Zhichao and the others and said, "You guys, um, did a good job!"
"Huh?" Shi Zhijian's reaction made Chen Zhichao and the others look stunned. They didn't understand what Shi Zhijian meant.
At this time, Shi Zhijian did not want to talk too much with Chen Zhichao, and directly called two barristers, Hu Juncai and Liang Youcai, as well as a group of financial personnel to start making registration records for these police officers who took the initiative to "pay black money."
After recording, Shi Zhijian asked Hu Juncai and two people to start the selection, eliminating some of the more troublesome ones, and collecting all the money from the other people!
For a whole week, two-thirds of the Hong Kong police force came to "visit" Shi Zhijian. To put it bluntly, they all came to pay money to keep him safe.
Finally at 10:30 in the evening, everything was settled.
Shi Zhijian poured himself a glass of red wine in the study and looked at Hu Juncai and others who were still working hard.
When Shi Zhijian finished almost half the bottle of red wine, he looked at the time and saw that it was already one o'clock in the morning.
At this time, Hu Juncai had already compiled the statistics.
"Mr. Shi, I have already calculated the number -" Hu Juncai clicked his lips, "There are five hundred and thirty-seven people in total, and the total amount of stolen money they paid is 130 million!"
Shi Zhijian is not surprised by the amount of hundreds of millions. After all, even Lei Luo can grab 500 million, and Chen Zhichao and three others have exceeded 300 million, let alone these people.
"In other words... now adding in the 370 million paid by Chen Zhichao and the others, the total is almost 500 million?" Shi Zhijian shook the red wine glass.
"Yes!"
"Haha, five hundred million? This number is so auspicious!" Shi Zhijian put one hand in his trouser pocket, raised the glass with the other hand, and drank it all in one gulp!
