Chapter 593: The Great Detective War

After Ilsa's reminder, Chen Jiajun knew exactly what Cai Yuanqi wanted to do.

"Heh, this Cai Yuanqi, he's cunning enough; he's building a golden statue of himself!" Chen Jiajun sneered and said, "But this is completely useless!"

Chen Jiajun's caution was justified, and he placed enough importance on a guy like Cai Yuanqi.

If it weren't for this, and he had let Lu Minghua take the evidence he held to attack Cai Yuanqi,

it would not only have had no effect, but would have instead resulted in a humiliating defeat.

Now, Cai Yuanqi's performance truly proved this point.

Fortunately, Chen Jiajun had no intention of relying on this evidence to topple Cai Yuanqi, so the golden statue he was building now had no major impact on Chen Jiajun.

"Let him be!" Chen Jiajun sneered and said, "To deal with a guy like this, I either don't move, or if I do, I will strike at his Achilles' heel!"

Ilsa spread her hands and said, "Alright, Boss, the Detective Gang you had people watching has made another move? An Information Officer is waiting for you outside!"

"Let him in!" Chen Jiajun nodded.

After the Information Officer walked in, he immediately recounted to Chen Jiajun a case that had occurred at the pier last night.

……

Early in the morning, it was still raining.

But a large number of Police had already cordoned off the pier.

A middle-aged police officer stepped out of a car and walked straight into the crime scene.

A Police Constable who was investigating at the pier said to a pregnant female officer, "Sir, the colleagues from O-Ji have arrived."

The man asked the pregnant female officer directly, "Wife, what's the situation!"

The man was named Fang Lixin, a Senior Inspector of O-Ji.

And the pregnant female officer was his wife, Chen Yi, an Inspector from the Serious Crimes Unit.

Both of them were in the Police Force, which was a relatively rare situation.

Holding an umbrella, Chen Yi began to introduce the case to her husband and the O-Ji colleagues: "Twenty years ago, there was an identical burnt-corpse case here."

As she spoke, Chen Yi pointed to the market behind them and said, "The people burned to death were the Boss and the Boss's wife of this wholesale market. Because the method was too brutal, the Serious Crimes Unit at the time investigated in the direction of gangs, loan sharks, and turf wars, but they didn't catch anyone!"

At this moment, a colleague from the Forensics Department handed a file to Fang Lixin of O-Ji.

Chen Yi continued to introduce: "These three victims were the Boss's brothers! Afterward, they took over the business, sold the assets five years later, and split the money, but no one ever investigated them!"

Another Senior Inspector from O-Ji spoke up: "Someone determined they were the real culprits and carried out private justice; they wanted to kill them however they pleased!"

Subsequently, Fang Lixin noticed the red paint sprayed on the pier; these red paint marks were composed of a string of numbers and letters.

An average person might not see anything, but for the Police, it was clear at a glance.

"They are all our case numbers; the killer must be related to the Police!" Fang Lixin said directly.

Then, the person from the Forensics Department added: "There are eight types of handwriting; at least a dozen people participated in this case! Twenty-one numbers, nineteen missing persons. Two bodies discovered, both were girls!"

"Then their next target is a serial killer!" Fang Lixin frowned and said, "Killing one while announcing the next, and they even left a name."

At this time, another Inspector seemed to have discovered that the paint marks on the ground seemed to form a pattern.

He immediately climbed onto the roof of an ambulance and then had everyone clear out from the pier.

Afterward, he picked up a camera and took a photo of the pattern on the ground formed by the case numbers.

When the Inspector walked in front of the group with the camera, the group of Police saw that these patterns formed by the case numbers created two large characters: "Detective"! This case was quickly reported up the chain of command.

Superintendent Huang Xin of the Operations Department was furious: "Calling themselves detectives, killing people, leaving a pile of numbers, and even announcing the next job—this is clearly a provocation against the Hong Kong Police! Ouyang!"

The O-Ji Superintendent who was at the pier earlier immediately pointed to the big screen and said, "Of these twenty-one cases, nineteen are female missing persons cases, and the other two had their heads and limbs found in Victoria Harbour."

"It's not enough; three cases cannot be classified as a serial killer, the case wasn't sent directly to the Serious Crimes Unit, and that psychopath was let go."

Someone then added: "The time span is very large, covering over ten years, and they all happened at night; the earliest was at 10:30 PM, a female student went missing after a graduation dinner. The latest was at 4:00 AM, a Nightclub hostess went missing after finishing her shift in Tsim Sha Tsui East."

"Their backgrounds are very complex: nightclub PR, Secretary, flight attendant, newspaper editor. Fourteen cases in Kowloon, five in the New Territories, none on Hong Kong Island."

The Hong Kong Police were investigating the case, and someone else was following along as well.

And this person was exactly the guy Chen Jiajun had been looking for.

"This guy is the one known as the 'Detective' in the Police Force, Li Jun?" Chen Jiajun looked at the crazy guy on the monitor and frowned, saying, "Could there be a mistake?"

"No mistake, Boss!" The Information Officer spread his hands helplessly and said, "This guy really is a detective."

"Li Jun, O-Ji Chief Inspector; the year before he resigned, his wife committed suicide due to depression. That same year, he and the current O-Ji Superintendent Huang Xin were investigating a mass murder case on a refugee boat."

"While on the boat, this guy claimed to have seen a monster. But Huang Xin and other colleagues saw this guy firing wildly into the air. The fire department searched for three days and found nothing."

"The doctors judged him to have Acute Delusional Disorder, transferred him away from the front lines, and forbade him from carrying a gun. Afterward, this guy's personality became increasingly irritable; he started investigating cases outside his jurisdiction and insulting colleagues, making himself hated by everyone."

"Later, at a press conference for a Demon Cop Case seventeen years ago, he snatched a gun, was dismissed from the Police Force, and sentenced to five years in a mental hospital. The doctors' reports say he has severe auditory and visual hallucinations."

After listening to his subordinate's report, Chen Jiajun suddenly became curious: "Since this guy is crazy, why is he still able to stay one step ahead of the Police when investigating cases?"

"It is said—I'm just hearing this, mind you! —that when this guy investigates cases, the killers will confess to him!" The Information Officer said uncertainly, "That's why he can always find the killer before the Police."

Then, the Information Officer handed another photo to Chen Jiajun and said, "This is the place where he lives under the overpass. Boss, look, it's all internal police cold cases and wrongful convictions. Many of the cases on here have already been confirmed to be truly problematic."

"Tsk!" Chen Jiajun shook his head and said, "Is this guy a genius or a madman? Or perhaps, both?"

"By the way, Boss, a few people from the triads came to see you, saying it's about the Detective Gang," the Information Officer said to Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun sneered and said, "Done too many guilty things, and now they're afraid of people coming after them?"

The Information Officer smiled and nodded, saying, "I reckon that's the case!"

"Tell them I'm not getting involved in this!" Chen Jiajun said indifferently.

Chen Jiajun quite admired the style of the Detective Gang; these wrongful convictions always represented individual lives behind them, and there should always be a result, rather than just piling up in the Police's file room to become unsolved mysteries.

Chen Jiajun wouldn't interfere with the Detective Gang, nor did he want to, because his own style of doing things was very similar to the Detective Gang.

What he valued was an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth! It makes no sense for bad people to suffer no punishment while good people have to endure such things.

As for these triad members teaming up to deal with the Detective Gang, Chen Jiajun wouldn't interfere with that either.

Given the elusive methods of the Detective Gang, they likely have their own influence within the Police Force.

The Information Officer nodded: "Understood, I will have someone tell them!"

"Keep a close eye on Li Jun for me; I always feel that the Detective Gang might have some kind of connection with these detectives from the Police Force," Chen Jiajun said to the Information Officer.

"Understood, Boss!" After saying this, the Information Officer stood up and left directly.

After the Information Officer left, Chen Jiajun dialed Li Wenbin's number, intending to ask him out to inquire about the situation.

After all, the police involved in this God Detective Case were all from the Operations Department.

Since Lu Minghua said this case could become a knife to topple Cai Yuanqi, then this matter must certainly involve the interior of the police.

Chen Jiajun brought Li Wenbin over just to ask about this situation.

"Uncle Chen, you looking for me?"

By the seaside, Li Wenbin found him and saw Chen Jiajun fishing.

Although the equipment was top-notch and professional, not even half a fish could be seen in the fish basket.

Seeing Li Wenbin arrive, Chen Jiajun threw his expensive fishing rod onto the ground in frustration and said viciously: "Tomorrow I'll get a few RPGs and blow these bastards to pieces!"

Li Wenbin couldn't help but laugh, shook his head, and said: "Uncle Chen, fishing just doesn't suit you!"

"Nonsense, I am a good fisherman!" Chen Jiajun glared at Li Wenbin, then spoke: "I brought you here because there are some things I want to ask you!"

"Go ahead," Li Wenbin nodded and said.

"Who is the Deputy Commissioner of your Operations Department now?" Chen Jiajun asked.

"Deputy Commissioner Ceng Xiangrong!" Li Wenbin shrugged and said: "A student of my old man's."

"Oh?" Chen Jiajun's eyes lit up immediately: "There's that connection, which means after Cai Yuanqi, it's Ceng Xiangrong who will take the top spot, right?"

In the Hong Kong Police Force, the Deputy Commissioner of the Operations Department is generally assumed to be the candidate for the next Commissioner.

This is a tradition of the Police Force.

Moreover, the Deputy Commissioner of the Operations Department has immense power; frontline operational departments like O-Ji, Narcotics, and the Serious Crime Unit all fall under the jurisdiction of the Operations Department.

Li Wenbin shook his head and said: "It's not that simple; the Commissioner seems to be strongly backing someone else to compete with Deputy Commissioner Ceng." Chen Jiajun was not surprised at all by this situation.

After all, Cai Yuanqi still has people behind him, and after sitting in that position, he must certainly seek benefits for the members of the Brotherhood Organization.

As the current Commissioner, it is relatively easy to push someone forward.

As for Ceng Xiangrong, like Li Shutang, he is part of the Local Faction in Hong Kong.

There are no issues regarding his stance; at the very least, he has no dealings with the English Gweilo.

It can be said that he is the most suitable candidate for Commissioner.

After all, Li Wenbin's seniority is not enough yet; once Ceng Xiangrong moves up, Li Wenbin can take over the position of Deputy Commissioner of the Operations Department and then take over logically.

There is no help for it; the Police Force is also a place where one must grind out seniority. Even if Li Wenbin has the right time, place, and people on his side, he must still wait.

Fortunately, Ceng Xiangrong and Li Shutang have a master-disciple relationship, so at least there is no worry that Li Wenbin will have no one to look after him in the Police Force after Ceng Xiangrong moves up.

The benefits of Li Shutang having students everywhere are finally becoming apparent now.

Chen Jiajun stroked his chin and said to Li Wenbin: "Go ask Ceng Xiangrong; I want to invite him to dinner."

Li Wenbin frowned and asked: "Uncle Chen, is there something going on?"

"Cai Yuanqi is colluding with Hong Kong triads to traffic drugs back in the homeland!" Chen Jiajun said calmly.

Hearing this, Li Wenbin's expression changed drastically: "Uncle Chen, does that mean the media reports are true?"

"It is true," Chen Jiajun shook his head and said: "However, the things exposed so far are not enough to drive a Commissioner like Cai Yuanqi out of his position! After all, there is no conclusive evidence pointing to him personally."

"Then..." Li Wenbin immediately realized something and said to Chen Jiajun in surprise: "Are you going to move against the Commissioner?"

Chen Jiajun said calmly: "He has done such things; no one can protect him! He is a dead man; Lu Minghua gave the order personally!"

"Hiss!" Li Wenbin gasped: "I understand."

That evening, Chen Jiajun met with Ceng Xiangrong at a private kitchen restaurant.

As for why he chose this place, it was because the privacy was quite good.

Before moving against Cai Yuanqi, one certainly cannot alert the enemy.

"Mr. Chen, I've long admired your name." Ceng Xiangrong appeared very polite and shook hands with Chen Jiajun as soon as he entered the door.

Chen Jiajun invited Ceng Xiangrong to sit down, and both sides began to chat.

Because Li Wenbin was there to accompany them, the atmosphere was quite harmonious, and Chen Jiajun was not in a hurry to state his purpose, just chatting about some gossip.

After the meal was finished, Ceng Xiangrong took the initiative to say to Chen Jiajun: "Mr. Chen, you invited me to dinner today; is there something you need?"

Chen Jiajun wiped his mouth and smiled: "I can't hide anything from you, Mr. Ceng; there is indeed something I want to discuss with you."

"Mr. Chen, please go ahead!" Ceng Xiangrong seemed to have guessed something and steadied his emotions before speaking.

Chen Jiajun had checked Ceng Xiangrong's background; although he is of mixed heritage, his attitude toward England is one of extreme disgust.

Because this guy's father abandoned them, the orphans and widows, and fled back to England when he was six years old.

This kind of thing is actually not uncommon in Hong Kong.

But Ceng Xiangrong hated his father because of it, as well as the country of England.

So don't look at the fact that he has half-English blood; Ceng Xiangrong has never felt proud of it, but rather ashamed.

This is also the reason why Chen Jiajun sought out Ceng Xiangrong.

According to investigations, Ceng Xiangrong has refused the enticements of the English Gweilo more than once.

He only considers himself Ahong Konger.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said to Ceng Xiangrong: "Mr. Ceng, I have been an old friend of Old Li for many years, so I won't beat around the bush with you! I presume you are in a difficult spot facing Cai Yuanqi's step-by-step pressure, right? Did that newly transferred Deputy Commissioner of the Administrative Department put a lot of pressure on you?"

A flash of brilliance appeared in Ceng Xiangrong's eyes; although everyone knows Chen Jiajun is incredibly capable.

He did not expect Chen Jiajun to be powerful to this extent, being able to understand his struggle with Cai Yuanqi so clearly.

Although Li Wenbin might have been tipping him off from the side, Li Wenbin did not know many of the specific details.

Yet Chen Jiajun pointed out the key factors of the matter in one breath, which actually surprised Ceng Xiangrong a little.

Therefore, Ceng Xiangrong did not think about hiding anything and said directly, "The pressure is indeed not small. Does Mr. Chen have any thoughts?"

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "Although I cannot interfere in the affairs of the Hong Kong Police, there is an opportunity right now!"

"Oh? What opportunity?" Ceng Xiangrong asked curiously.

"Actually, your biggest obstacle, when it comes down to it, is still Cai Yuanqi. As long as Cai Yuanqi, this number one, falls, with your current strength, sitting in the position of Commissioner of Police shouldn't be too difficult, right?" Chen Jiajun said to Ceng Xiangrong with a smile.

Ceng Xiangrong was shocked on the spot: "You want to take action against the Commissioner of Police?"

"How is that possible!" Chen Jiajun waved his hand and said, "You are joking. I am saying 'if' there were such an opportunity!"

"Mr. Chen!" Ceng Xiangrong was silent for a moment and said, "The Police Force has the rules of the Police Force. If I go too far, even if I sit in this position, I will be pulled down very quickly!"

Ceng Xiangrong did not reject helping Chen Jiajun do some things; after all, Ceng Xiangrong was truly a lone wolf.

Although he could borrow some of Li Shutang's connections, his foundation was too weak.

Having a backer behind him was also a very good thing.

But as an ambitious Police officer, he could not do things that were illegal or criminal.

This did not align with his beliefs!

Chen Jiajun suddenly laughed: "Mr. Ceng, you underestimate me, Chen. I don't need you to help me do anything you are unwilling to do. My request is very simple: before Cai Yuanqi falls into misfortune, you should try your best to expand your influence. As long as Cai Yuanqi collapses, you can take over the Hong Kong Police Force at the fastest speed."

"Just this?" Ceng Xiangrong asked in surprise.

Before he came, he already knew what Chen Jiajun was looking for him for, and he had also prepared himself mentally.

Even if he couldn't get this position, he would not do things against his conscience.

But Chen Jiajun's request... this could hardly even be considered a request.

He was already determined to get this position! "This is no problem!" Ceng Xiangrong agreed immediately.

The God Detective Case was still fermenting in Hong Kong, and more and more old cases were being dug up.

This caused many people in Hong Kong to panic.

Especially the bosses of those triads, who had done no shortage of unscrupulous things in the past.

They were terrified of being sought out by this God Detective Gang.

After these triads sought out Chen Jiajun and discovered that Chen Jiajun did not want to interfere in such matters, they immediately gave up and joined forces to investigate this God Detective Gang.

Unfortunately, the triads in Hong Kong today are far from what they were in the nineties.

Both their influence and control have been greatly discounted.

Moreover, because several triad big bosses went to the mainland to sell Laundry Powder, they were led out by Daquan Bao and slapped in the face.

At this moment, several large triads were very well-behaved; those who were truly afraid could only go to places like Thailand or the Philippines to hide for a while.

However, the God Detective Gang committed crimes multiple times, and more and more things were exposed.

Soon, the Information Department under Chen Jiajun discovered some very interesting news.

"You mean, Li Jun's daughter is the leader of the God Detective Gang?" Chen Jiajun said with a look of surprise.

"That's right, it's her!" The Information Officer frowned and said, "But there is one point I find very strange: Li Jun's daughter, Zhang Lin, does not possess the ability to lead such a large organization!"

"This girl was previously resentful about her father going crazy and almost ended up working as a prostitute. But ever since she was taken away by the Police for questioning once, her whole person has changed."

Chen Jiajun sneered and said, "That means the true leader of the God Detective Gang is not her. There is an expert guiding her behind the scenes, and this person must be a Police officer!"

"Ah? Why?" The Information Officer said with a puzzled look.

Chen Jiajun said coldly, "Information, information is the most important thing! Otherwise, how could these few brats accomplish so many big things? And be able to retreat unscathed in front of the Hong Kong Police? Do you really take the Hong Kong Police for fools?"

"If I haven't guessed wrong, this guy hiding in the Police Force is using Zhang Lin and these people as sacrificial lambs! To do big things, there must always be people who sacrifice!"

"Like this, you find someone to grab Zhang Lin and bring her to me directly. I want to talk to her personally!"

"Yes, Boss!" The Information Officer nodded and immediately stood up to leave. (End of chapter)