Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 977 Zeng Xiangrong

In the central district, a private club is located in the Yongkang Building. This private club occupies the top floor and the five floors below the Yongkang Building, which means that the top six floors are all the territory of this private club.

Moreover, this private club is open 6 hours a day, and there are 8- security guards guarding the door at all times. The guards also have guns in their hands. They dare to carry guns so openly, so they must have obtained a gun license.

It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to obtain a gun license in Hong Kong Island, but for those in power, it is a piece of cake.

At this time in the private club, Li Yonglian was talking to a yellow man who looked a bit like a mixed-race.

"Sir Zeng, with the disbanding of the Political Department, your power has increased significantly!"

Yes, this mixed-race person is the next Police Commissioner after Cai Yuanqi in history - Zeng Xiangrong.

At the same time, he was also the top police officer during the competition between Li Wenbin and Liu Jiehui.

However, this person was very low-key in the police force. Although he was the senior assistant commissioner, Watson ignored him. It cannot be said that he ignored him. It can only be said that this person was very stable, which made Watson have no time to focus on him.

After all, Watson was busy fighting against Li Wenbin before, and then he was busy fighting against Cai Yuanqi, and then he was involved in various things such as Hung Hing and Tung Sing. In addition, Zeng Xiangrong was working steadily in the police force, so it was impossible for him to provoke him for no reason.

This led to the peaceful relationship between Zeng Xiangrong and Watson.

After hearing what Li Yonglian said, Zeng Xiangrong smiled faintly and said, "Director Li, the Political Department is being disbanded. This is the general trend. I am simply helping those who have nowhere to go after the disbandment to find a place to stay."

"Unfortunately, Organised Crime and Triad Organisation (OCT) failed to successfully insert anyone into the organization, and their request was rejected by Wong Ping Yiu."

Yes, Zeng Xiangrong also wanted to insert some people into the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau to monitor Watson's actions, but his plan was rejected by Huang Bingyao as soon as it was submitted.

Because Huang Bingyao knew that Watson didn't like to use these foreigners, and all the people under his command were elite soldiers he brought from various police stations, so there was no need for foreigners to interfere.

Moreover, Huang Bingyao did not tell Watson about this matter, which resulted in Watson not knowing that someone wanted to raid his lair.

Li Yonglian smiled and raised his glass, saying, "No matter what, it's a great thing that your power within the police force has been expanded, Mr. Zeng. Come, cheers."

Zeng Xiangrong also raised his glass out of courtesy.

"Ding!"

After clinking glasses, they both drank it all in one gulp.

Li Yonglian continued, "Mr. Zeng, your strength has been enhanced. You can definitely take a step forward and ascend to the position of Deputy Director of Operations. Even a vision of becoming the top officer in the police force is not impossible."

"Apart from anything else, as far as I know, most of the British people in the police force currently support you. Plus, with the recently disbanded Special Branch, you have the opportunity to extend your reach into various departments of the police force."

"Your power is much greater now than that of Watson, Li Wenbin, and the like."

Zeng Xiangrong smiled faintly upon hearing this and said, "Director Li, it's because I have British blood that they support me!"

"Although Li Shutang, a Chinese, ascended to the position of Commissioner of Police, breaking a long-standing tradition, this position had always been held by members of his family. Li Shutang was simply lucky."

"It just so happens that I'm half British, so the people in the police force support me. Most importantly, I'm half Chinese. It can be said that my appointment as Commissioner of Police is a popular choice, and both Chinese and British people can accept this result."

At this point, Zeng Xiangrong suddenly said solemnly, "You were wrong just now. The position of Deputy Director of Operations is not suitable for me. Li Wenbin and Watson are both eyeing this position. They won't let me take it so easily."

"So after discussion, I decided to take the position of Deputy Director of Management first. As a Deputy Director, the rank of Deputy Director of Management is no lower than that of Deputy Director of Operations, and I can also compete for the position of the top police officer."

"The current Deputy Director of Management, Field, plans to retire early next month. I will then take over the position. As for the Deputy Director of Operations, I'll let Watson and Li Wenbin continue to compete for the position. The more aggressive they fight, the better."

"If there's a big mess, they'll all be kicked out together."

Hearing this, Li Yonglian laughed and gave a thumbs-up, saying, "Brilliant! That's a really brilliant move." After a pause, he continued, "And I can tell you that people in Hong Kong are very dissatisfied with Wong Bing-yiu right now. If you do a good job, you can definitely take that position before Wong Bing-yiu retires."

Thinking about what Huang Bingyao had done before, Zeng Xiangrong was not at all surprised. He smiled and raised his glass, saying, "This still depends on Director Li's help."

Li Yonglian smiled and raised his glass, saying, "Of course, we are good friends, aren't we!"

With the clinking of their cups, they were officially united.

Zeng Xiangrong understood that although his influence in the police force was great, it had great limitations. In operational departments such as the Serious Crime Squad, the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau, and the Narcotics Investigation Bureau, he had too little power.

Behind Watson is Wong Bing-yiu, the current number one police officer, while behind Li Wenbin is the former number one police officer. He enjoys a strong reputation within the police force. After all, he is the first Chinese number one police officer in Hong Kong Island.

It can be said that most of the Chinese in the police force have been taken care of by Li Shutang and owe him a favor.

Favors need to be repaid, and since Li Shutang withdrew, he could only repay Li Wenbin in the end.

So even though Zeng Xiangrong is now the senior assistant commissioner of the police force and is about to take over the position of deputy commissioner of management, he is still weaker than Watson and Li Wenbin.

Of course, this weakness is relative. His power in the operations department is weak, and Watson and Li Wenbin's influence in the management department is also very small.

The two branches of management and action look down on each other.

This time when the Political Department was disbanded, Zeng Xiangrong secretly accepted most of the members of the Political Department and placed them in various operational departments. After all, they had been doing dirty work before, so they couldn't be placed in the management department!

This indirectly led to Zeng Xiangrong's strength increasing greatly and he had a strong influence in the police force. The most important thing was that those who could be accepted by the Political Department were at least the elites of the police force. After coming out, it would be easy for them to move up to a higher level.

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