harleyscars Chapter 15 Everyone pays homage to Guan Yu
Chapter 15 Everyone pays homage to Guan Yu
He Chu looked at him, then shook her head.
"You think this is enough?"
Chen Yongren looked at him with a puzzled expression:
"Isn't this good enough?"
He Chu spoke directly,
"Promotion within the police force is subject to various rigid requirements. A complete resume is a core requirement that must be assessed, in addition to academic qualifications."
"You not only lack the experience of a uniformed police officer, but you also don't have a proper university degree."
"It will be extremely difficult to climb to the top in the future."
"My advice to you is to spend more time studying and improving your education. If you have the opportunity in the future, you can transfer back to the military for further training."
Chen Yongren's eyes widened again.
"Ah Chu, you...you still dream of climbing to the highest levels of the police force?"
He Chu made no attempt to hide his thoughts, speaking frankly and openly.
"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is never a good soldier."
"Now that we've become police officers, we need to have something to strive for, like wanting to sit in the highest position, right?"
Chen Yongren burst out laughing.
"Since the establishment of the police force, there has never been a Chinese Commissioner of Police. It's not that easy."
He Chu spoke calmly and without any disturbance.
"Just because it's not there now doesn't mean it won't be in the future."
"These British guys will absolutely not hand this position over to us Chinese."
"But after the handover in 97, even if they are unwilling, they will have to accept this rule."
Chen Yongren was stunned, his face full of astonishment.
Lu Qichang couldn't help but speak up from the side.
"Ah Ren, your vision and perspective are far inferior to Ah Chu's. The gap between you two is so large that I could be standing between you."
"You still don't understand?"
"Ah Chu is saying all this because she cares about you and wants what's best for you!"
Chen Yongren's gaze toward He Chu was filled with increasing shock and admiration.
Lu Qichang put on a stern face again and lectured him.
"Even the senior officers have said that Ah Chu's vision and perspective are among the best in our entire police force."
You must listen to what he says.
Chen Yongren quickly nodded and spoke:
"Ah Chu is my best brother, I'll definitely listen to what he says!"
Lu Qichang immediately corrected him.
"Not only are we brothers, but in the police force, Ah Chu is also your superior."
"Our Major Crimes Unit C is directly under the jurisdiction of the West Kowloon Regional Headquarters and has always been staffed with high-level personnel."
"I am the team leader, holding the rank of Senior Inspector. The deputy team leader is Ah Chu, currently holding the rank of Inspector."
"If this were a district police station, with Ah Chu's rank, he could have led an operation team on his own long ago."
Chen Yongren immediately dropped his casual demeanor and straightened his attitude.
"I will strictly obey all orders from the two officers!"
He Chu then spoke up,
"The first thing you need to do is to take some time to study hard, enroll in a correspondence course or night school, and get a formal degree. The police force recognizes both of these degrees."
"This will only benefit you and not harm you in your future promotions."
A troubled and bitter expression instantly appeared on Chen Yongren's face.
"I became a police officer because I didn't do well in school..."
But when he looked up and saw the displeasure on He Chu's face, he immediately changed his words.
"I'll learn! I'll definitely learn! I'll study hard!"
He Chu then spoke again,
"And the Ni family's matter also needs to be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise this matter will follow you for life and affect your future."
Chen Yongren was stunned for a moment:
"The Ni family?"
He Chu spoke directly.
"I have never believed in any so-called bloodline theory."
"Whether it's a tiger father and a dog son, or a poor family producing a noble son, we've seen too many such cases. But the worldly perspective is always rigid and inflexible."
"Moreover, the Ni family is not an ordinary gang; they are drug lords with blood on their hands and who have committed numerous evils."
"If you don't completely sever ties with the Ni family, you'll only face endless troubles in the future."
Chen Yongren's expression changed drastically, and he became agitated.
"I've never been on the same side as the Ni family!"
"They are them, and I am me; we've never been connected!"
Lu Qichang immediately put on a stern face and reprimanded,
"Don't you and I know about your entanglements with the Ni family?"
"When Inspector Ho tells you all this, it's all out of his heart for your sake."
"Do you know how much suffering and hardship many undercover agents endure after completing their missions and returning to their posts?"
Chen Yongren asked with a puzzled look:
"Has the undercover agent returned to the team after completing the mission, but will there still be trouble?"
Lu Qichang's face darkened, and he spoke with a grim expression.
"There's so much more trouble than that!"
"After returning to the team, they must see a psychologist regularly to have their mental state assessed and to check for any psychological problems."
"After all, the life of fighting and killing in the gang is completely different from the rules and discipline in the police force. There is no comparison at all."
"After spending a long time in that kind of environment, undercover agents inevitably pick up those habits from the gang."
"So you're the same; you have to get regular psychological evaluations. It's a hard and fast rule in the police force, and no one is exempt."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yongren felt extremely uncomfortable.
"I was ordered by the police to risk my life to go undercover!"
"How can the police treat us, who have risked our lives, like this?"
Lu Qichang sighed softly.
"But these are the fixed rules, and no one can change them."
"Besides, wherever you go in the future, any police officer who knows about your undercover experience will have some suspicions about you."
"They'll worry that if you stay in the club too long, you'll be corrupted by those people and get involved in things you shouldn't."
Chen Yongren was even more unhappy, and he shrugged.
"What kind of nonsense is this?"
"So, after going through thick and thin together, we've come back as criminal suspects?"
Lu Qichang immediately rebuked him sternly.
"What I'm about to tell you is a real phenomenon within the police force!"
"These are all real events, not alarmist statements."
"Don't rush, what's the use of rushing?"
A bitter smile appeared on Chen Yongren's face.
"This concerns my entire future and reputation, how could I not be anxious?"
Lu Qichang pointed to He Chu beside him:
"Isn't Inspector Ho trying to find a way to patch up these holes for you?"
Chen Yongren immediately bowed to He Chu and hurriedly asked for his guidance.
"Achu, what should I do? Teach me!"
He Chu spoke directly.
"You don't need to do anything special, just come with us to the Ni family."
Chen Yongren was stunned on the spot, completely dumbfounded:
"To the Ni family?"
He Chu countered with a question:
"What else did you think?"
Chen Yongren frowned deeply.
"What exactly are we going to do at the Ni family's house?"
He Chu smiled faintly and said,
"Go and talk to Ni Yongxiao and make everything clear to him face to face."
"Many things need to be discussed and explained face to face before they can be considered resolved."
Chen Yongren was completely confused, his face blank.
"What's there to clarify between Ah-Xiao and me face-to-face?"
He Chu spoke in a calm tone, yet with an undeniable force.
"Give him two choices: either go back to the legitimate path or stick to the underworld and continue his life in the criminal underworld."
"The path has been paved for him; it's up to him to choose."
Chen Yongren was completely stunned.
"Is this a joke?"
"Everyone in Hong Kong knows that Ah-Hau is a ruthless triad leader. How could he possibly choose the legitimate path? He'll definitely continue down the underworld!"
Upon hearing this, He Chu simply smiled slightly.
"That's not necessarily true."
Chen Yongren quickly looked at Lu Qichang for help.
"Brother Chang!"
But Lu Qichang spoke up.
"The big sir himself said that Ah Chu's judgment of people and his perspective on things are much better than mine."
"He specifically instructed me to listen to Inspector Ho's arrangements and suggestions."
"What, you think you're better than me, more knowledgeable than the big boss?"
Chen Yongren looked at He Chu with a face full of surprise and uncertainty, and hesitantly asked,
"Then...when are we going over there?"
He Chu shrugged indifferently.
"Right now!"
Chen Yongren's eyes widened instantly, almost bulging out of their sockets:
"Now?!"
He Chu then asked another question:
"Otherwise, when do you plan to wait?"
"There's no time like the present. The sooner you resolve these issues, the sooner you'll have peace of mind."
"By the way..."
He turned to look at Lu Qichang beside him.
"We should also bring our colleagues back."
Chen Yongren was even more shocked now, completely stunned.
"So, we're going to see Ni Yongxiao like this, and we can also pick up our colleagues while we're at it?"
"Sirs, the more I listen, the more confused I get!"
He Chu chuckled and said,
"What's so confusing about that?"
"Our colleagues were already working right next to Ni Yongxiao."
hiss!
Chen Yongren gasped in shock, his whole body going numb.
Lu Qichang stood up and said,
"Let's head over there now."
"Ah Chu would never harm you, much less joke about something like this."
Chen Yongren nodded emphatically.
"Of course Achu wouldn't harm me. I know in my heart that everything he does is for my own good."
"But to be honest, I'm telling the truth."
"I really don't have the confidence to persuade Ah-Xiao. Everyone in the underworld knows that he is extremely cunning, ruthless, and capable of anything."
Lu Qichang stared at Chen Yongren for a long time before slowly speaking.
"Ah Ren, stay with us these next two days, observe more, listen more, and speak less."
Inside the moving car, Chen Yongren finally couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up:
"Ah Chu, you must not underestimate Ni Yongxiao."
"It took me more than a year of struggling in the club to truly understand just how unfathomable Ah-Xiao really is."
"I've heard the gangsters down there talk about how, when Ah-Hsiao first came back from abroad, none of the big shots under the Ni family, except for Han Chen, took him seriously."
"They've even secretly conspired to join forces and overthrow the Ni family."
Upon hearing this, He Chu smiled gently and said:
"Then why would they rebel in the first place?"
Chen Yongren paused for a moment, then said:
"They must be secretly resentful of Ah-Xiao, right?"
He Chu didn't answer directly, but instead asked a question in return.
What was the date of Ni Kun's fatal accident?
Chen Yongren lowered his head and pondered for a moment before speaking.
"I remember, it was around the 14th?"
He Chu slowly revealed the crux of the matter and began to speak.
"The 14th was the day that Gandhi, Guohua, and the other four gang leaders were supposed to hand over their accounts to the Ni family, according to the rules."
"The reason this group initially came together, the reason they hid deepest within, wasn't out of resentment, but out of fear!"
Chen Yongren looked completely taken aback and blurted out instinctively,
"Fear?"
He Chu turned to look at Lu Qichang beside him and said:
"That kid Huang Zhicheng, he didn't mention a single crucial detail to Ah Ren, did he?"
Lu Qichang's face instantly darkened, turning as black as the bottom of a burnt pot.
Chen Yongren is still so clueless, he hasn't even figured out the most basic rules and ways of the underworld.
Huang Zhicheng really didn't offer him any useful advice or help whatsoever.
Chen Yongren was completely bewildered and quickly asked:
"What exactly does that mean?"
He Chu sighed softly and began to explain.
"The 14th is the day when the five subordinate branches of the Ni family—Gandhi, Guohua, Heigui, Wenzheng, and Hanchen—deliver their profits and dividends to the Ni family according to the annual rules."
"But on this very crucial day, Ni Kun was shot and killed in the street."
"I'm asking you now, who exactly killed Ni Kun?"
Chen Yongren's expression instantly changed into a variety of emotions as he tentatively began to speak.
"Could it be... that these five gang leaders did it?"
He Chu chuckled softly twice and then spoke.
"No matter who the real culprit is, those five big shots are definitely panicking. In the end, they might all think that it was someone else who killed Ni Kun."
"When they first got together, it was partly because they thought Ni Yongxiao was just a weak scholar and looked down on him from the bottom of their hearts."
"But the other, more important reason is to band together for self-preservation."
Chen Yongren looked surprised and blurted out:
"Self-preservation?"
He Chu spoke with a hint of mockery.
"Otherwise, what do you think it's for?"
"Go and ask these five people who killed Ni Kun."
"I guarantee you, all five of them, I'm certain, the real culprit is among them."
hiss!
Chen Yongren gasped instantly, a chill running down his spine.
Lu Qichang, his face darkening, spoke up.
"Ah Ren, you've wasted the last year and a half you've been an undercover agent."
"When I rejoin the team, I'll learn more about the ins and outs from Inspector He."
"Your skills need to be honed and improved."
Chen Yongren quickly lowered his head and repeatedly agreed.
Seeing this, He Chu smiled slightly and said,
"Ni Yongxiao is indeed a very capable person."
"You don't need to remind me of that."
"However, my understanding of his prowess is probably completely different from yours."
"In my eyes, Ni Yongxiao is actually a very suitable partner."
Chen Yongren was so shocked that his mouth dropped open, and he blurted out:
"Are you planning to discuss a collaboration with Ah-Xiao?"
He Chu raised an eyebrow and asked in return,
"What's wrong with that?"
Chen Yongren shook his head vigorously, like a rattle-drum, and said...
"Ah-Xiao would never agree to that."
He Chu laughed upon hearing this and said,
"My thoughts are exactly the opposite of yours."
He will definitely agree.
Chen Yongren was filled with questions and couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried. Ni Yongxiao was a well-known tycoon in Tsim Sha Tsui, and a famously meticulous and shrewd man who made his living with his brain.