Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 1175 The Big Boss Behind the Z Foundation

As they were leaving, Hua Sheng noticed that He Wenzhan's gait was a bit strange and couldn't help but ask, "Hey, Wenzhan, what's wrong with your foot? Are you alright?"

He Wenzhan scratched his head and said with a bitter face, "I don't know what's wrong with me these past two days, but my big toe joint has been aching slightly. I thought there was something wrong with my bone, but when I went to the hospital, they said there was nothing wrong with my bone and the doctor didn't know what was wrong either."

Hearing this familiar description, Hua Sheng's lips twitched. This sounded a bit like gout. Moreover, He Wenzhan usually liked to have a drink after get off work, especially beer. He immediately asked, "Does it only hurt when you don't touch it? Also, are your joints a little red and swollen?"

"Well, that's true."

After receiving He Wenzhan's reply, Hua Sheng said with a helpless expression, "You usually like to eat seafood and drink beer. This must be a gout attack. You should try to eat less of these things in the future."

He Wenzhan was surprised that Hua Sheng knew these things, so he immediately asked him about them. The two chatted for a long time in the office.

Watson didn't have a good solution either. Gout, even in the future, will be a kind of incurable disease—it's hard to cure and very prone to relapse. The only hope is for the patient to recover slowly on their own, requiring dietary restrictions...

Fortunately, He Wenzhan is now a high-ranking official and doesn't need to go to the front lines. His leg problems are not a problem, and this is only the early stage of gout, so he can still walk. If it were to reach the middle or late stage, he would feel like he wanted to cut off his leg. The pain level would be as high as level 13. You should know that the pain level of childbirth is only level 10.

When gout flares up, you can't even get out of bed; it's more painful than childbirth.

Watson knew so much about gout because he had it in a past life...

On the other hand, after learning that Luo Deyong was not dead and had been taken to the police station, the people behind the Z Foundation began to panic and gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

A retired senior official from the Administrative Department, puffing on a cigar, asked with a grave expression, "Now that Luo Deyong has been arrested and his wife is dead, there's a high probability he'll reveal information about the Z Foundation. What should we do?"

A middle-aged man with slicked-back hair next to him shook his head: "It's not a high probability, it's a certainty. He needed money to treat his wife's illness before, which is why he let us manipulate him and helped Z Foundation carry out various illegal operations. Now that his wife is dead, it means we no longer have a weakness to exploit, and he won't work for us anymore."

An old man with gray hair across from him slammed his fist on the table in anger: "If only I had gotten rid of Luo Deyong sooner, I wouldn't be here looking so gloomy now, damn it!"

Seeing this, a fat old man nearby sneered, "What's the use of saying all this now? If only I had known, if only I had known the landlord would be like this, I shouldn't have gotten involved with them."

"If Xu Huaijing had known this would happen, he shouldn't have tried to save the landlords' association. Not only did he fail to save them, he also got himself into trouble."

"Damn it, what did you say?" The gray-haired old man roared angrily at the fat old man.

"Don't you understand what I'm saying?" the obese old man retorted, and the two immediately started arguing.

Just then, the conference room door was pushed open, and Chief Secretary for Administration Philippe walked in with his secretary.

As soon as he entered, no one in the entire conference room dared to speak. They all stood up and respectfully bowed to Philip.

Philip paid no attention to the crowd, walked straight to the head seat and sat down. His face was grim as he glanced around and said coldly, "What time is it now? You still have the mood to fight amongst yourselves here. Do you all want to go to Stanley Prison?"

"Or do you still want to slink away from Hong Kong Island, away from this place where you've worked your whole lives?"

No one dared to speak; they just kept their heads down like quails.

After looking around, Philip said in a deep voice, "The Z Foundation is now the subject of much gossip. Rumors of money laundering and fundraising are everywhere. The Finance Department has directly frozen all the funds in the Z Foundation through the banks."

“We can’t get this money back now, but we made a lot of money before. We originally planned to make one last big profit before dissolving the Z Foundation. Although we didn’t succeed in making that profit, we have made a lot of profits over the years, so we can still bear this loss.”

"The most crucial thing now is to prevent the police from investigating any further. We must stop at Xu Huaijing, otherwise, this might be the last time we see each other..."

These words immediately made the atmosphere at the scene heavy.

The obese old man who had just mocked others said with a solemn expression, "Director Philip, please tell us directly what we need to do next. We will follow your instructions."

Upon hearing this, the others chimed in, "Yes, we'll all do as you say."

Philip nodded in satisfaction and continued, "I will have someone contact Xu Huaijing and that Hu Zhiyong, and make them take the blame for all their crimes. There is no death penalty in Hong Kong, and I will find a way to rescue them later."

"Secondly, everyone must immediately sever ties with Z Foundation and bring things to a close. All evidence must be destroyed. Tonight, a fire will break out in the building where Z Foundation is located, and everything will be burned down... including some employees who are working overtime."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all gasped in shock. Was it really that ruthless? They actually wanted to kill him to silence him and then use a fire to destroy all the evidence.

Philip said calmly, "This will only cause some trouble for the police investigation. I need you to mobilize your connections and your people. Once the police do not give up the investigation and trace it back to you, immediately mobilize your people and employees to take to the streets in a protest."

"Any pretext will do, such as saying that if you lose your job, your whole family will starve, etc. In short, we need to find a way to mobilize people to stop the police from investigating the case. If we can also cause some riots, that would be even better."

"At that time, I will, in my capacity as Chief Secretary for Administration, forcefully intervene in the affairs of the police force and force them to stop investigating the case."

After hearing this, no one dared to offer any opinions, and they all agreed.

This also shows how high Philip's prestige was among this group.

Although Xu Huaijing is the chairman of the Z Foundation, the real mastermind behind it all has always been Philip. The reason he created the Z Foundation was to plan a sum of money to be used as a political donation for his rise to power.

As Financial Secretary Fan Wai-lap's prestige grows, this is also a tool to attack his opponents. If the Z Fund were to collapse, who would be responsible for the devastating losses to Hong Kong's financial market?

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