"Mr. Yan, something happened to Chief Deng last night. Ah...Mr. Yan, you were injured too."
The next day, Yan Guoliang, who had his arm in a cast and his head in a bandage, had just entered the gate of the ICAC when Han Zhibang suddenly appeared and said urgently:
"It's okay, it's just a minor injury, just take care of it." Han Zhibang's words made Yan Guoliang's heart sink. Lei Weidong was right, something happened to Huo Qilin, so he asked immediately.
"What happened to Chief Deng? Is his life in danger?"
"Chief Deng died at the Tsim Sha Tsui Pier. He was shot five times with his own gun." Han Zhibang said with great sadness and indignation.
He hates and respects Fire Qilin Han Zhibang.
The reason he hates it is because at the police station, Huo Qilin used Han Zhibang as a scapegoat in order to solve the case. If his uncle hadn't stepped in to help him, he would have died in the police station.
He respects and loves him because Huo Qilin taught him a lot and helped him grow from a little kid who didn't understand anything to a real man.
"Where is the body? Has the murderer been caught?" Yan Guoliang asked.
"Waiting for us to claim him in the morgue of Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station." Han Zhibang lowered his head and said, "As for the murderer, the police in Tsim Sha Tsui said that Huo Qilin committed suicide and there is no murderer."
"There is no murderer. How can these bastards shoot themselves five times when a person commits suicide? These bastards are not even willing to cover up." Although he had been prepared, Yan Guoliang almost fell down when he heard this conclusion.
"Sir Yan, my condolences."
Fortunately, Han Zhibang on the side had quick eyesight and quick hands to help him.
Because he got the news relatively early, and because he was young and had good mental qualities, Han Zhibang had already adjusted his mentality. If he was like A Mei, let alone supporting Yan Guoliang, it would be good if he didn't fall.
"Let's go and see off Chief Deng. We'll take him home." Yan Guoliang took a deep breath, calmed down and said.
"Yes, sir." Han Zhibang snapped, raised his chest and raised his head, and saluted.
"Sir, we want to go too." Amei, Xiaopang and others who had been prepared for a long time came out of the office. Wearing suits and hanging IDs, they lined up in front of Yan Guoliang.
Huo Qilin is a bit of a jerk, but he is still nice to his subordinates.
Especially the past few months after joining the ICAC, these new recruits were taught many things. Everyone was angry about Huo Qilin's sacrifice and wanted to avenge him.
"Going together can be regarded as an affirmation of Lao Deng's work during this period." Yan Guoliang nodded in agreement.
Soon, Yan Guoliang and a group of his men took the car to the Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station, and saw Huo Qilin's body in the morgue.
"salute!"
Yan Guoliang stood at the front, while Amei, Han Zhibang, Xiaopang and others formed several rows behind them and saluted the body covered with white cloth solemnly.
This is also an affirmation of Huo Qilin's work at least during this period of his life.
No matter how Huo Qilin was in the past or how bad he was, what was the purpose of joining the ICAC? As the first staff member of the ICAC to die, his ashes will be sent to the Memorial Hall of the ICAC to be commemorated by the ICAC's younger generations.
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A few days later, Yan Guoliang met with his boss with a plan and asked to report directly to the Hong Kong Governor.
Regarding Yan Guoliang's statement, the superiors did not dare to neglect it, because the situation described in it was likely to become reality. The unstable factor of more than 30,000 police officers must not explode, otherwise many people would die.
So the two went to the Governor's Mansion and met the Governor.
"Sir MacLehose." Coming to the Governor, Yan Guoliang bowed and said hello.
"Commissioner Yan."
MacLehose raised his head from behind the large desk, put down the pen in his hand, looked at Yan Guoliang and said, "The secretary said you have something urgent to report to me."
"Yes!"
Yan Guoliang nodded, stepped forward, put down the prepared plan, and said.
"This is a plan I compiled. It is about the reform of the police force. The police force is now very unstable, and the relationship with the ICAC is becoming increasingly tense. It is very likely that a serious conflict over police integrity will arise."
"Is the conflict between police and integrity so serious?" MacLehose said with a standard British gentleman's smile on his face: "Is it because the death of an ICAC investigator made you panic?
I regret that the Commissioner of the ICAC died in the line of duty. This was probably just an accident. The court has not concluded that he committed suicide. "
"Sir." Yan Guoliang frowned and said solemnly, "The root cause of the police-integrity conflict has nothing to do with Chief Deng's death. It is entirely due to the unreasonable structure of the police force, which resulted in a huge conflict with the ICAC.
To resolve this contradiction, the police equipment and treatment must be improved and the promotion issue must be resolved. "
As he spoke, MacLehose opened the plan and frowned at just the first page.
"Sir." Seeing MacLehose frown, Yan Guoliang explained.
“Of course the reason why corruption in the police force is rife is due to the detectives, but the low pay, poor equipment, and blocked promotion channels cannot be ignored. If these cannot be solved, even if those detectives are eliminated, it will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.
We Chinese have an old saying, if you want a horse to run, you have to let it eat grass. From a Western perspective, it means high salary to support integrity. "
To be able to sit in the position of Governor, MacLehose has the ability. Just thinking about it, he knows that what Yan Guoliang said is right. If these problems are not solved, the police force will never be able to live in peace.
But these all cost money, money from the pockets of the British Empire.
"You are right. Solving these three problems will allow the police force to be solved once and for all.
However, I cannot solve the problems of low salary and poor equipment by myself. I need to report to my ancestors. As for the issue of promotion, I can make the final decision.
The notice continues to relax restrictions on the level of Chinese police inspectors and upgrade some capable detectives and sergeants to serve as inspectors or trainee inspectors.
As for the partial amnesty you mentioned.
I agree in principle. Although there are many corrupt people in the police force, the situation among the lower-level police officers is not very serious. Many of the money collections are forced by the general environment and are done as a last resort.
But this also requires the approval of the ancestors. I need time, and I need you to bear with me during this period. We must not only solve the corruption problem in the police force, but also not let it get out of control. There are many people staring at Xiangjiang now, and I don’t want to cause trouble. . "
"Understood, I will do my best." Yan Guoliang responded.
He knew that Lei Weidong had guessed the matter again. With the arrogance of the British, no changes would be made until the matter was urgent. It seemed that the conflict between police and integrity was inevitable. He just hoped that no human life would occur by then. Otherwise, you will have to be the scapegoat.
Thinking that he was so passionate that he would risk his life for the city where he grew up, Yan Guoliang didn't care about the threats from Lei Luo and others, because he knew that evil would never defeat good, and he would definitely win.
However, after Lei Weidong's explanation, MacLehose's attitude made him understand that Xiangjiang is a colony of ghosts, and whoever the ghosts want to come to power can be allowed to come to power.
In the past, Lei Luo was brought to power because he could bring benefits to Gui Lao.
Now that Lei Luo's tail is too big to fall off, and the times have changed, Gui Lao has given up on Lei Luo, and he is a knife and a tool to slash Lei Luo. What's even more annoying is that his tool can only drive Lei Luo away. And can't catch him.
Because Gui Lao cares about his own interests and does not care about the life and death of the people at the bottom. It is time for Gui Lao to wake up and see the roar of millions of Xiangjiang people.
