Jiang Shijie frowned. He wanted to think that if he found Liu Jianxiong, he had a personal grudge with Shi Zhijian, and Liu Jianxiong would definitely bite Shi Zhijian to death. But he didn't expect that Liu Jianxiong was so cunning that he would not admit it.
"Liu Sheng! I hope you can cooperate with our work! Now we are collecting evidence. As long as you are willing to admit that you are the reporter of the anonymous letter, you can serve as a reporting witness for our Independent Commission Against Corruption, so that we have the power to deal with Shi Zhijian!" Jiang Shijie continued
, "Otherwise, according to our laws, the other party will be detained for forty-eight hours at most, or even shorter!"
"I don't know what I said. It's useless no matter how much you ask!" Liu Jianxiong was not stupid enough to be a pioneer. The reason why he reported anonymously was to let the ICAC take the lead, while he hid behind and took advantage.
Jiang Shijie asked a few more questions, but Liu Jianxiong denied them all. He either kept silent and said he had no comment, or waited for his lawyer to come.
Jiang Shijie couldn't help it.
Bailiqu entrusted Shi Zhijian's case to him. It can be said that he was under great pressure! He knew that this time it would not succeed! Especially with Shi Zhijian's status, it would be a miracle to be able to bring him to the Independent Commission Against Corruption. If he couldn't do it in the shortest possible time,
If time can find strong evidence, then this investigation will be completely over.
Jiang Shijie was so anxious that he couldn't care much. Seeing that Liu Jianxiong still refused to cooperate, he slammed the table: "Mr. Liu Jianxiong! I hope you can recognize the reality! Since you wrote an anonymous report letter, why don't you admit it?
?As long as you let go, we can use you as our tainted witness, and then we can crucify Shi Zhijian!"
"Crucify him? Who is Shi Zhijian? The third earl of the British Empire and a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council! He is not an ordinary businessman! Don't think that I don't understand the law. According to law, you are not even qualified to try crimes committed by nobles! What kind of viscount?
At the level of earl, there is no way to file a case! Now that you are detaining me, don't you want me to be a scapegoat? Wait until you really deal with Shi Zhijian!" After Liu Jianxiong finished speaking, he ignored Jiang Shijie and others, looking very leisurely.
Start drinking coffee.
Jiang Shijie's lungs are about to explode!
With a "pop" sound, he slammed the table again, put his hands on the table and glared at Liu Jianxiong: "Liu Sheng, I give you one last chance, will you cooperate or not?!"
Just then——
"Ajie, what tone did you use to speak to Liu Sheng?" a majestic voice sounded.
Jiang Shijie immediately restrained his attitude.
Others were also busy showing respect.
Liu Jianxiong looked toward the door, and saw Bailiqu, a ghost man, walking in from the outside holding a civilized stick, wearing a top hat, and wearing a suit and leather shoes.
"Hello, Sir Sir!" Jiang Shijie and others bowed to Baili Qu one after another.
Bailiqu was accompanied by four or five followers, cheering in front of him and crowding behind him, full of aura.
Bailiqu nodded slightly to everyone as a greeting, and then looked at Liu Jianxiong who was sitting on the chair with a smile.
Under Bailiqu's sharp gaze, Liu Jianxiong felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He stood up from his chair involuntarily. He didn't know what to say. It took him a long time to say: "Hello, Sir Bailiqu."
"It's good that you know me, haha! Sit down!" Bailiqu seemed approachable.
Liu Jianxiong sat down somewhat cautiously.
Bailiqu took off his hat and handed it to the person next to him, then put the civilized stick he was holding aside. Jiang Shijie hurriedly moved a chair and put it in front of Bailiqu.
Bailiqu sat down, faced Liu Jianxiong, smiled slightly and said, "To be honest, Mr. Liu Jianxiong, I have been admiring you for a long time!"
"Uh, thank you." Liu Jianxiong didn't know what to say.
"You and Shi Zhijian were known as the two heroes of Hong Kong. They worked hard together and established the Shinhwa Group together. They were heroes for a while!" Bailiqu praised Liu Jianxiong without hesitation.
"It was only later that I heard that you and Shi Zhijian had differences in business philosophy, so we parted ways! Since then, you have been even more comfortable, and without Shi Zhijian's pressure, you have made great achievements in the financial and real estate fields!"
"Ahem, sir, you are so complimentary!" Liu Jianxiong said modestly.
"Have I praised you? You know it very well! After all, it is a miracle that you can make such great achievements in Xiangjiang at your age!" Baili Qu continued, "In the past, if you had any achievements, you would
Being overshadowed by Shi Zhijian, or putting those achievements on Shi Zhijian's head, letting him stand out and steal the limelight, while as the real hero, you can only stay behind the scenes!"
"But it's different now. You, Liu Jianxiong, are already self-reliant and have your own company and career. You no longer need to look at Shi Zhijian's face to act! On the contrary, after Shi Zhijian lost you, Shinhwa Group developed rapidly, but it was full of mistakes, especially
Recently, he himself has faced a series of bribery charges!"
Every sentence Bailiqu said was very targeted. At the very least, it caught Liu Jianxiong's pulse and made him listen intently.
"It is true that Shi Zhijian has a special status. As a third-class Earl of the British Empire and a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, according to common practice, the police have no right to file a case, let alone investigation and interrogation! After all, we gentlemen of the British Empire also want to save face! But the problem is
——”
Bailiqu changed the subject, "This is the Independent Commission Against Corruption! We have had the strongest independence since its establishment! We are separated from all government agencies! Neither the administration nor the judiciary has jurisdiction over us! We even have the independence and
And powerful investigative powers! In other words, here, even the Hong Kong Governor, we have the right to hold him accountable!"
Bailiqu's words are so exciting!
In fact, this is indeed the case.
Since the establishment of the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption in 1974, the ICAC staff have not been affiliated with the government civil service structure. Its head, the Independent Commission Against Corruption, is directly responsible to the highest official, the Governor of Hong Kong, and is only responsible to him. According to regulations, it has absolute power in Hong Kong and is fully independent.
Handle all anti-corruption work.
Even more, in order to effectively expose, investigate and combat corruption, the ICAC has been granted special powers by the following three laws, namely the Independent Commission Against Corruption Ordinance, the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance.
The initial targets of the investigation were civil servants, and then expanded to public institutions, and then included all private institutions.
It is precisely because the Independent Commission Against Corruption has absolutely powerful privileges that Bailiqu has the courage to arm-wrestle with Shi Zhijian, a member of the Legislative Council and a third-ranking earl of the British Empire.
"Speaking of which, we have to thank Shi Zhijian himself for all this! It was he who suggested the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and gave it absolute power, so that he could be held accountable regardless of his powerful status as an earl and his status as a parliamentarian.
——" There was a proud smile on Bailiqu's face, "According to you Chinese, this is called - using the other's spear to attack the other's shield!"
Bailiqu's words made Liu Jianxiong's mind become active.
Indeed, from the beginning, Liu Jianxiong was afraid of Shi Zhijian's special status and believed that the ICAC people could not do anything to him.
But now listening to what Sir Bailiqu said, it seems that the Independent Commission Against Corruption has the power to even hold the Hong Kong Governor accountable! Doesn’t that mean that Shi Zhijian is also very likely to capsize in the gutter?!
Thinking of this, Liu Jianxiong's eyes became dazed.
Who is Bailiqu? He has a first-rate ability to observe people and emotions. You can tell what Liu Jianxiong is thinking just by looking at his expression.
He immediately increased his intensity and said: "Liu Sheng, I have always admired you as a person! At least you have not collaborated with anyone! In this case, I will tell you a little bit. Now we are searching Mr. Shi Zhijian's personal information."
A series of corruption evidence, including the whereabouts of 500 million in cash when he raided Lei Luo's mansion, and the flow of another 500 million when he raided the assets of Chen Zhichao, Lan Gang, Han Sen and others..."
"In other words, there is a total of one billion Hong Kong dollars, and Shi Zhijian can't tell the flow clearly--" Bailiqu cast a sharp look at Liu Jianxiong, "but our investigators have already mastered very conclusive evidence, and can
Prove where the money went!"
Liu Jianxiong's heart skipped a beat and he looked straight at Baili Qu.
Bailiqu smiled, suddenly waved his hand and said to Jiang Shijie: "Open the next door!"
"As you command!"
Immediately under Liu Jianxiong's nose, Jiang Shijie and others opened the door of the next room.
Liu Jianxiong looked around and suddenly found Shi Zhijian leaning in another interrogation room, looking at him with a smile.
As Shi Zhijian's personal lawyer, the chubby Liang Youcai looked capable, carrying a briefcase, suit and leather shoes, accompanying Shi Zhijian.
It turns out that the two interrogation rooms are connected. When Liu Jianxiong was being interrogated, Shi Zhijian heard everything clearly.
"Uh, how could this happen?" Liu Jianxiong was shocked and immediately searched to see if he had said anything wrong just now, and if he had directly offended Shi Zhijian?
But after he searched like this, he secretly blamed himself, why am I afraid of him? Why am I afraid of offending him?! I, Liu Jianxiong, am not afraid of anything! Yes, I am not afraid of anyone?
As he said this in his heart, the look of shock on his face became more and more obvious.
On the side, Bailiqu was very satisfied with Liu Jianxiong's shocked expression.
He glanced at Shi Zhijian intentionally or unintentionally, and said with a smile: "Dear Earl Shi, Councilor Shi, should I use this method to question the confession?"
"How could that happen?" Shi Zhijian shrugged, "Continue!"
Liang Youcai then said: "Mr. Shi, we can refuse, or even lodge a protest!"
Shi Zhijian waved his hand: "No need! I'm very curious about how this play will continue!"
Seeing Shi Zhijian talking like this, Liang Youcai opened his mouth and couldn't say anything more.
In fact, in Liang Youcai's view, there was no need for Shi Zhijian to be so cooperative from the beginning to the end. If Shi Zhijian needed to, he could get up and leave the Independent Commission Against Corruption now. Presumably no one here would dare to stop him.
What nonsense special powers, no matter how special they are, they are not qualified to interrogate Shi Zhijian!
You know, the Independent Commission Against Corruption was founded by Shi Zhijian!
He is the famous "Father of the Independent Commission Against Corruption!"
