Hong Kong variety show: Starting from Cold War 1994

Chapter 24 Huang Qifa, hehe, no more hehe!

"Wait a minute, Inspector Shen."

Huang Qifa gestured to stop Shen Shaofeng.

"I don't quite understand. I came to see MB this time to ask if your O-Team B Team has been eyeing the Ni family."

"If it's true, then our West Kowloon Major Crimes Unit can cooperate with you. Why are you bringing up Ni Kun out of the blue..."

Huang Qifa's words sounded nice, but the subtext was that Shen Shaofeng lacked martial ethics and wanted to steal the case they had been eyeing for a long time.

Li Wenbin waved his hand: "Old Huang, don't rush, wait for Shaofeng to finish speaking."

Huang Qifa is a seasoned veteran in the police force, and he can speak his mind about every department.

This time, the man suddenly approached him, subtly undermining his favored subordinate. In the past, Li Wenbin would have fired him long ago.

But after the Wong Ka-fai incident, he gradually understood how the police force operated and decided to slowly change his approach to things.

Shen Shaofeng knew that Li Wenbin would definitely back him up, so he nodded and continued:

"You two, Ni Kun's murder caused quite a stir back then, don't you remember?"

After he finished speaking, he stood up and walked over to Li Wenbin: "Boss, can I borrow your computer for a moment?"

"it is good."

Upon hearing this, Li Wenbin stood up from his office chair and gestured for Shen Shaofeng to sit down.

Huang Qifa was secretly surprised by Li Wenbin's attitude towards Shen Shaofeng. He stood up and walked behind Shen Shaofeng to see what he was up to.

The computer, built in 95, still uses a Pentium 1 CPU, making it a bit slow to access files on the intranet.

"Officers, please take a look at this."

Shen Shaofeng pointed to the low-resolution electronic file displayed on the spherical monitor.

Record 1: "According to eyewitness accounts, the suspect, wearing a black jacket and sunglasses, fired two shots into Ni Kun's chest through the iron fence before fleeing..."

Record 2: "Due to the advanced age and declining memory of several eyewitnesses, coupled with excessive shock at the time, they were unable to accurately create a composite sketch of the suspect..."

Appendix: "According to subsequent investigations, nearby residents and business owners all claimed that the suspect was a complete stranger, and the investigation is still ongoing..."

Li Wenbin and Huang Qifa looked at it for a while, then said in unison, "What's the problem?"

Such feuds have occurred many times in Hong Kong's history, and many have become unsolved cases.

"This is a big problem, Inspector Wong. Let's assume you're Ni Kun."

Huang Qifa pointed to himself: "Me?"

"Yes," Shen Shaofeng said.

"You started from a roadside lottery stall and worked your way up to become the biggest noodle shop owner in Tsim Sha Tsui. Over the years, your enemies and the police have been unable to do anything about you."

"After you finish your work tonight, you're going to go sing Cantonese opera to relax. Will you be going to leave all your bodyguards behind?"

Huang Qifa subconsciously shook his head: "That's definitely not the case. Better safe than sorry."

Forget about singing Cantonese opera; even if someone involved in drugs tries to have a heart-to-heart talk with a girl, there might be bodyguards watching outside the door.

He suddenly froze, a jumble of ideas popping into his mind, but he couldn't quite grasp them.

Li Wenbin reacted even faster, immediately saying, "Shaofeng, you mean Ni Kun's bodyguard might have betrayed him, deliberately letting that gunman get away with it?"

Shen Shaofeng certainly knew the real culprit, and even who the mastermind was, but he couldn't say it directly; he could only guide the conversation slowly.

"Yes, that's very likely."

Huang Qifa came to his senses: "If that's the case, the person who hired the gunman is very likely one of Ni Kun's five top leaders, or even someone from within the Ni family."

"Only those familiar with Ni Kun have the opportunity to bribe his bodyguards."

Shen Shaofeng smiled slightly and stood up from his office chair: "Boss, please sit down first. Don't be surprised by what I'm about to say."

He put his arm around Wong Kai-fa's shoulder and pulled him to sit down on the guest sofa: "Wong Sir, could you tell me first how your West Kowloon Serious Crimes Unit detects that our Organized Crime and Triad Bureau is preparing to deal with the five top bosses under the Ni family?"

Huang Qifa chuckled: "Fengzai, wait until I teach you a lesson. We have files on active people like Guohua and Hanchen in West Kowloon. There are paparazzi watching them."

Shen Shaofeng lit the cigarette that Li Wenbin had thrown to him earlier, took a puff, and laughed, "So the paparazzi have realized that our O-Division is doing the same thing, huh? Thanks, Inspector Wong, I've learned my lesson. You're welcome to have some tea."

Taking the teacup from Shen Shaofeng, Huang Qifa took a sip: "No need to be polite. I've been in the police force for over twenty years; my experience is only slightly more than yours."

He extended his right hand, making a stick-like gesture with his thumb and forefinger.

Shen Shaofeng changed the subject: "So, someone like Ni Kun, a major demolition boss whom our police have been unable to handle, should theoretically have paparazzi from your Serious Crimes Unit around him at any time, right?"

Huang Qifa was about to nod when he suddenly thought of a certain possibility, and his expression changed drastically, his smirk vanished.

He quickly stood up: "Mr./Ms., I have urgent business to attend to back home."

Li Wenbin immediately shouted, "Old Huang, stop right there!"

He quickly stood up from his office chair, strode forward, and grabbed Huang Qifa: "Look at you, in such a hurry again!"

"Don't tell me that what happened with Ni Kun has anything to do with you!"

His expression had become very serious—what Huang Qifa had thought of, he had also thought of: Ni Kun's death, besides the bodyguard being bribed, was very likely also due to problems with the paparazzi who were responsible for keeping an eye on him!

Huang Qifa quickly protested his innocence: "No, damn it, you know me, I would never make such a fundamental mistake, but..."

Li Wenbin, hands on his hips, stared at Huang Qifa: "Then call the person in charge here right now. Explain what happened right here."

"If you walk out of this room and leak the news, can you take the blame?"

In his view, there are limits to protecting subordinates, and police involvement in hiring murderers has definitely crossed the line.

Huang Qifa took a deep breath: "Okay, I'll make a call."

He took out his phone and dialed a number: "Ah Chang, it's me. Come to the Chief Superintendent's office of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau right now!"

……

Half an hour later, Lu Qichang, who had completed the promotion assessment process and was about to be promoted to chief inspector, hurriedly arrived at Li Wenbin's office.

"Li Sir".

He was about to salute Li Wenbin, the highest-ranking police officer present, when Li Wenbin waved his hand.

"No need for gifts. We have something important to ask you. Please sit down."

"Old Huang, you tell us."

Lu Qichang sat down on the sofa, puzzled. He glanced around and found that besides Huang Qifa, there was another young man in the room, whose background he didn't know.

Didn't Huang Qifa volunteer to come to the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau to question them about stealing the case? What's the situation now?

Huang Qifa pointed to Shen Shaofeng: "Ah Chang, this is Inspector Shen Shaofeng, Commander B1-2 of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau."

"Hello, Mr. Lu!" Shen Shaofeng greeted Lu Qichang in a very open and generous manner.

Lu Qichang nodded and looked at Huang Qifa.

"Ah Chang, answer me honestly and completely. On the night Ni Kun had his accident in 1991, who was in charge of arranging for paparazzi to keep an eye on him?"

Huang Qifa's expression was more serious than ever before.