Chapter 519: Money Only Takes Eight Seconds to Travel Around the Earth

That afternoon, Lu Zhilian applied for a subpoena from the court and then headed straight to the Economic Crime Investigation Division at the Total District Police Station.

Seeing Lu Zhilian and his group walk in, the Police Constable inside immediately blocked their path: "Need help?"

Lu Zhilian ignored the ordinary Police Constable and instead said to Huang Wenbin: "Superintendent Huang Wenbin, I am Chief Investigator Lu Zhilian of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and I would like to invite you to come back to assist with an investigation."

Huang Wenbin was stunned for a moment and asked directly: "Investigating what?"

"Our ICAC is handling a case, and many things are not convenient to disclose!" Lu Zhilian did not answer.

"How inconvenient is it? You come here without saying anything and want to arrest someone! On what grounds?" Huang Wenbin's subordinates immediately stepped forward to block Lu Zhilian.

Then, an ICAC official beside him took out the court subpoena and said: "We are also acting in accordance with the law; this is the court subpoena."

Seeing that both sides were about to tear into each other and cause a conflict between the police and the ICAC.

Lu Zhilian immediately pulled back his own people, then walked in front of Huang Wenbin and said coldly: "Superintendent Huang, is it really necessary to make things this tense?"

Huang Wenbin sneered and said without fear: "Listen clearly: these colleagues of mine have followed me for many years. In official matters, I can command them on what to do! But in terms of personal feelings, I cannot control what they want to do!"

Hearing Huang Wenbin say this, the Police Constables of the Economic Crime Investigation Division became even more arrogant.

Both sides immediately began shoving each other, and it looked like the situation was about to escalate.

At this moment, an old man wearing a white shirt walked in. Seeing this scene, he immediately frowned and said: "What are you doing? Trying to cause a police-ICAC conflict again?"

"Sir!"

Seeing the old man appear, the members of the Police Force immediately stood at attention.

The leader was one of the Deputy Commissioners of the Police Force, Deputy Commissioner of the Administrative Department, Ceng Yuming.

Ceng Yuming looked at Lu Zhilian and said: "Does your Independent Commission Against Corruption like to target our Police Force to boost your own influence?"

Ceng Yuming expressed his dissatisfaction directly; after all, at his level, he could do so.

But Lu Zhilian answered very cleverly: "I'm sorry, Deputy Commissioner Ceng. The rule of law is Hong Kong's most precious core value. If there are problems in law enforcement departments, Hong Kong is finished! Our Independent Commission Against Corruption is responsible for holding the final line, and I also do not want to see corruption in the Police Force!"

Raising the stakes to a higher level is most effective at this time.

Nowadays, the one in charge of the Independent Commission Against Corruption is no longer a Gweilo from England, but the motherland!

Therefore, there is simply no issue of unfairness.

Ceng Yuming said indifferently: "I just got off the plane and received a call from your Deputy Commissioner Yu. Don't worry, our Police Force will cooperate with the Independent Commission Against Corruption."

Lu Zhilian nodded: "Thank you, Deputy Commissioner Ceng!"

Afterwards, he said to his subordinates: "Take Superintendent Huang back, and remember to be polite!"

At this time, in the Chairman's office of the Titan Group.

Chen Jiajun looked at Silva with a surprised expression and said: "You can't find it?"

There was still a force in Hong Kong that his own information organization could not find, which immediately made Chen Jiajun curious.

Silva explained: "Either this group's intelligence in Hong Kong has already surpassed our influence, or... someone is helping to cover it up!"

"Interesting, very interesting!" Chen Jiajun fiddled with the fountain pen in his hand and said: "To think there is still such a force in Hong Kong that I don't know about!"

Silva also smiled wickedly and said: "It seems we have become a bit slack!"

Chen Jiajun nodded and said: "Since that's the case, Silva, you handle this matter personally!"

"No problem, Boss!" Silva nodded and said: "However, this Lawyer Hu Zhiyong seems to have been making some small moves recently!"

"Hmm?" Chen Jiajun asked with some curiosity: "What's the situation?"

Silva shook his head and said: "I don't know the specific details, but while we were tracking him, we discovered that he seems to be preparing to threaten someone!"

"Threaten?" Chen Jiajun touched his chin: "Who is it?"

"I have already sent people to check; there should be results very soon," Silva said indifferently.

At this time, St. Mary's Hospital.

In Mrs. Luo Deyong's hospital room.

Hu Zhiyong pushed the door open and walked in, holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand.

He said very familiarly: "Mr. Luo, Mrs. Luo's complexion is quite good today!"

Luo Deyong frowned as he looked at the stranger before him and said: "Excuse me, do we know each other?"

"Ah, surname Hu, Hu Zhiyong!" Hu Zhiyong took out a business card and handed it to Luo Deyong.

Luo Deyong took a look and then said mockingly: "Lawyer? What kind of lawyer? Are you the kind who helps people get divorced, or the kind who goes to court?"

Hu Zhiyong smiled and said: "Neither. I am a Legal Advisor specializing in helping companies go public. Mr. Luo, shall we go out and chat for a bit?"

Luo Deyong remembered the strange behavior of Superintendent Huang Wenbin earlier and did not refuse.

He tucked the blanket in for his wife and then followed Hu Zhiyong to the hospital lawn.

Hu Zhiyong spoke directly: "My client knows that Mr. Luo has run into a little trouble recently! However, he has already helped you solve it!"

Luo Deyong feigned ignorance and asked: "What trouble do I have?"

Hu Zhiyong did not say much more and directly took out an envelope and handed it to Luo Deyong.

Luo Deyong pulled out the photo from inside the envelope and immediately spotted a familiar figure.

And this person was none other than Luo Deyong's partner, Chen Zhicai.

It was just that the Chen Zhicai in the photo appeared to be dead, lying on an ambulance receiving treatment.

Hu Zhiyong chuckled and said: "Your old partner, the one who complained about you to the Commercial Crime Bureau! He fell off a mountain and died while walking his dog today. It was an accident!"

Luo Deyong was also someone who had seen his share of storms, so he quickly steadied himself and said to Hu Zhiyong: "According to you, the fact that the police couldn't find evidence in my office that day was also your handiwork, right?"

Hu Zhiyong was just a white glove; although he had done such things, he would absolutely not admit it.

So he immediately interrupted Luo Deyong's words, waved his hand and said: "It was my client! He is a man with many ways. What he is doing and how he does it, I have absolutely no idea!"

Hu Zhiyong's words also preemptively blocked Luo Deyong from wanting to get to the bottom of it.

Luo Deyong smiled helplessly and said, not knowing if it was sarcasm or a compliment: "You really are a good Lawyer! You push everything away cleanly, keeping yourself spotless!"

Hu Zhiyong also smiled and said: "Mr. Luo, are you complimenting me or mocking me?"

Luo Deyong smiled and said: "I am talking about your client. He helps me so much, shouldn't I properly repay him?"

"Heh, my client is someone who bestows favors without expecting returns. He respects Mr. Luo as a model in the industry. At the same time, he has also prepared fifty million. With this money, you can go to Switzerland with your wife to spend your later years and live a comfortable retirement life!" Hu Zhiyong said with a smile. "Fifty million?" Luo Deyong said playfully: "I would have to sacrifice my life just for the money laundering matter alone, and now with this fifty million added on, wouldn't that be like climbing a mountain of blades and descending into a pot of boiling oil?"

Luo Deyong had been speaking in a Yin Yang tone the whole time, which made Hu Zhiyong very annoyed and unwilling to continue talking like this, so he simply clarified: "Mr. Luo, you are truly humorous! My client's meaning is very simple. If you are willing, he would be extremely grateful if you could sign a few names for him!"

"Sign what names?" Luo Deyong saw that this guy had finally stopped beating around the bush, and only then did he ask.

Hu Zhiyong did not intend to talk in the hospital: "How about this, it is getting late, let's go to the car and talk slowly! Please!" The main reason why Luo Deyong would launder money was because of his wife's illness.

For the sake of his wife's condition, he had lost everything during the financial crisis because his judgment was wrong and he followed international speculators, leaving him no choice but to agree to help others launder money.

Otherwise, with Luo Deyong's status in the accounting industry, he would never have needed to do such a desperate thing.

Now that his leverage was in someone else's hands, and he indeed needed money to treat his wife's illness, he could only helplessly get into the other party's car!

……

Little did they know, their conversation had long been targeted by Silva.

Silva was already old, and although he was a Legendary Agent, Chen Jiajun rarely let him go on field missions.

It was just that this matter was indeed suspicious, and the Information Department only had Silva as such a master of infiltration.

So Silva went out in person.

Chen Jiajun wanted to understand the person behind Hu Zhiyong, and Silva spent several days tailing this guy.

Finally, there was a harvest today.

After obtaining this explosive conversation, he returned directly to Chen Jiajun to report the matter.

"In other words, Hu Zhiyong wants to hold the accountant Luo Deyong hostage to help them do things?" Chen Jiajun rubbed his chin, and suddenly, like lightning, two people he had seen at the government banquet flashed through his mind.

Coupled with the fact that the head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority had talked to him that day about the government's 15 billion Care Fund issue, he immediately thought of a possibility.

So Chen Jiajun picked up the phone directly and dialed Zhuo Yu's number: "Zhuo Yu, there is something I would like to ask a professional like you!"

"Big Boss, please speak!" Zhuo Yu was a bit strange, not knowing why Chen Jiajun would suddenly call. Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "If, I mean if! The government has a large sum of funds invested in my hands, and I want to go public, and then legally swallow this money, do I need a highly reputable accountant to endorse it?"

"That is indeed the case... No, Big Boss, what are you trying to do?" Zhuo Yu said to Chen Jiajun with a look of horror: "You aren't planning to sell me out, are you? I heard the government has a Care Fund worth 15 billion..."

Chen Jiajun was speechless and said: "Are you stupid? Have you forgotten how much money we earned this time? Do I need to hit the government's Care Fund? I said if, do you understand?"

Zhuo Yu muttered: "What capitalist ever thinks they have too much money!"

"Crazy." Chen Jiajun was almost laughed to anger: "This matter should be related to your grandmaster Luo Deyong!"

Hearing Chen Jiajun say this, Zhuo Yu finally felt relieved and said with a sigh: "If it's a normal process, it shouldn't be needed, but if it's really as you said... it indeed requires a great accountant to endorse it. Otherwise, it is very likely that it cannot go public normally."

Chen Jiajun's train of thought became even clearer now: "Alright, I know."

After speaking, Chen Jiajun hung up the phone, and then had Silva bring over a whiteboard to connect the several forces together.

"Xu Huaijing, Hu Zhiyong, Luo Deyong, Care Fund!" Chen Jiajun looked at the photos while pacing back and forth, then suddenly clapped his hands and said: "It really does connect!"

Inside the Interrogation Room of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

At this time, Huang Wenbin was being interrogated.

"Superintendent Huang, someone reported that you have 10 million in cash hidden at home. Based on this 10 million, we can cite the 'unexplained wealth' clause of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance to prosecute you! Please explain the source of this money."

The officer of the Independent Commission Against Corruption handed the photo to Huang Wenbin.

Huang Wenbin was still very arrogant. After glancing at the photo, he threw it on the table and said with a mocking face: "This is called evidence? What if I say it's a composite photo? You guys are really lucky! If you follow me, I guarantee you won't be promoted within ten years, I said it!"

Knowing that Huang Wenbin was difficult to deal with, the officer of the Independent Commission Against Corruption suppressed his anger and took out two more photos: "These two photos were obtained from the CCTV in the underground parking lot of your residence."

"What's the problem? I went to work out!" Huang Wenbin continued to quibble.

"What was in the bag? So heavy, so full?"

Huang Wenbin smiled: "I'm afraid of dirt, I brought toiletries to the gym, and brought them home after washing up, what's the problem?"

"We asked the staff, you left with the bag that day!" The Independent Commission Against Corruption continued to press.

"Are you guys listening to me or not? I went to take a shower!" Huang Wenbin sneered disdainfully.

"We have a witness, she saw you take 10 million home with her own eyes!"

Huang Wenbin became even more smug: "Is your witness reliable? I don't think she's credible, because I'm currently getting a divorce from her! Director An, right? You are... forget it, it's not important!"

"I've been in this line of work for so many years, I know very well how money moves. Money goes from Hong Kong to Dubai, then to Cyprus, through Switzerland, London, New York, then to New Zealand, and through Japan back to Hong Kong. It takes me half a minute just to say it, but this money only takes eight seconds to circle the earth!"

"Eight seconds! Even if you check for ten years, you won't be able to find it. What era is this? No one uses cash for bribery anymore, use your brains! If you don't believe me, you can go to the bank and check me! Oh, you've already checked, right? You didn't find anything!"

Huang Wenbin sprayed the two officers of the Independent Commission Against Corruption as if he were lecturing his own students.

If they were inexperienced, they might really have been bluffed by him.

But as an experienced member of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Director An was not so easy to deal with.

"Checked, of course we checked!" Director An smiled and said: "We also found out that Superintendent Huang likes to gamble a bit, and also likes to go to Macau."

"I apply to my superiors every time I go to Macau, you should have asked!"

"If it's a cash transaction, you can deposit it directly into your account at the casino."

Huang Wenbin said flippantly: "You're very familiar with this, do you also go to Macau often?"

"We checked the casino you often go to. Is it such a coincidence that you happened to deposit 10 million that day? How do you explain the source of this 10 million?"

Huang Wenbin fell silent, fiddling with his fingers and said lightly: "Where is the evidence? Is there a casino deposit record? Do you know that all casinos are registered in Macau or overseas? Let me help you refresh your memory! According to the Privacy Ordinance, you are not qualified to demand that others hand over customer information, understand?"

Seeing that his two subordinates could not handle Huang Wenbin, Lu Zhilian stepped in himself.

He walked in carrying a cup of Longjing tea and said to Huang Wenbin with a smile: "Have a cup of Longjing tea."

"Heh, don't you guys at the ICAC only have coffee?" Huang Wenbin sneered.

"Our Independent Commission Against Corruption also changes!"

"Change? Ha!"

After the two sat down, Lu Zhilian had someone turn off the camera, and then had his assistant pull up a video.

This video clip happens to be the footage of Huang Wenbin in Luo Deyong's office, throwing Luo Deyong's computer into the trash can.

"Superintendent Huang, may I ask what you were doing there?" Lu Zhilian said with a smile on his face.

Huang Wenbin said without changing his expression: "The same as you, scaring people! Carrying out a mission is just like that!"

Lu Zhilian had his subordinate bring over a laptop and said to Huang Wenbin: "I asked the staff at the accounting firm, Luo Deyong had a laptop, it's this thing! But we checked the police evidence list, and it wasn't there, why is that? Superintendent Huang!"

Lu Zhilian's move was different; a flash of panic was clearly visible in Huang Wenbin's eyes.

However, he quickly steadied himself and said with feigned anger: "Is there such a thing? You aren't joking with me, are you? Bringing this thing here to play games with me?"

Lu Zhilian immediately laughed: "Hahaha, you can go! If there are any developments, we will invite you to come back for a cup of tea, okay?"

Looking at the hand Lu Zhilian extended, Huang Wenbin stood up and shook it: "We could avoid coming here to drink it!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked straight out of the Interrogation Room.

Lu Zhilian knew very clearly that the little bit of evidence in his hand was simply no way to deal with Huang Wenbin.

So he let him go very decisively, but he also released a signal to Huang Wenbin: this matter is definitely not over! (End of chapter)