Hong Kong film: Refusing to go undercover, the policeman's path to becoming the richest man.

Chapter 14 Everyone pays homage to Guan Yu

He paused mid-sentence, then suddenly stopped.

"Ah Chu, why are you with Inspector Lu?"

"Don't you need to go back to work at the police station?"

He Chu pointed to himself.

"Let me formally introduce myself. I am Inspector Ho Chu from Team C of the Kowloon Regional Crime Unit."

Chen Yongren was so shocked that his mouth dropped open:

"What?!"

"You've become an undercover inspector now?"

Lu Qichang smiled and spoke up from the side.

"Inspector Ho is a formidable character. I begged the senior officer to transfer him over, and it took a lot of effort, but the senior officer on the uniform side simply refused to release him."

"I've heard all that. They originally planned to train Inspector Ho to be the head of the Special Operations Company."

Chen Yongren was so shocked that his mouth remained agape for a long time:

"The leader of the Special Operations Company? Isn't that the future commander of the Flying Tigers?"

"Wow, it's that amazing?"

He Chu smiled and said,

"Being an undercover officer is great; you have flexible working hours and are less restricted."

Chen Yongren suddenly remembered something.

"Ah Chu, you've been transferred to the Major Crimes Unit C, doesn't that mean you'll be working with Inspector Luk and Inspector Wong?"

He Chu stated frankly without any hesitation,

"Brother Chang is my team leader and also my direct supervisor."

"As for Huang Zhicheng, I just handled his case and have already removed him from the police force and expelled him, never to be employed again."

What?!

Chen Yongren looked at Lu Qichang with disbelief:

"Officer Lu, is this all true?"

Lu Qichang nodded with a heavy expression and said...

"Absolutely true."

Chen Yongren slumped into his seat, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

He Chu looked at him and asked,

What's wrong with you?

"Huang Zhicheng's downfall and removal from the party are clearly a good thing for you."

Chen Yongren spoke with a bitter expression:

"He's my direct superior, and given my status as a police officer, he's the only one who knows the truth..."

He suddenly realized what he was saying, and looked up abruptly to see the two people looking at him with concern in their eyes.

He Chu turned to Lu Qichang and said,

"You know Ah Ren; he's usually a very bright person."

"But look at him, after only a year and a half as an undercover agent, he's completely changed."

"Is this still the Ah Ren I used to know?"

Lu Qichang spoke with a face full of indignation,

"Huang Zhicheng is completely insane. He knows perfectly well the relationship between Ah Ren and the Ni family, yet he still wants to send Ah Ren back to infiltrate the Ni family?"

"That's absolutely outrageous."

"At first I thought he was just eager to make a name for himself, who would have thought he would actually..."

A bad feeling immediately rose in Chen Yongren's heart.

"What exactly happened?"

He Chu turned to look at Lu Qichang, who had no intention of covering up for Huang Zhicheng and immediately told him the whole story.

Chen Yongren was so shocked that his mouth was wide open and he couldn't close it for a long time.

A wave of lingering fear instantly swept over his entire body.

"Back when I was in police academy, I always thought Ah Chu was joking when he said those things to me."

Lu Qichang pressed on with a curious expression,

"What did Inspector Ho say to you back then?"

Chen Yongren said with a wry smile,

"Ah Chu told me at the time that the police academy would keep a permanent copy of my file, and that I shouldn't easily believe the nonsense my superiors said."

"If my boss becomes inhuman, I'll remember to go back to him."

He Chu spoke with a hint of mockery,

"But you never came to see me even once from beginning to end."

Chen Yongren lowered his head and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Chen Yongren's cheeks flushed red, and he hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.

"Aren't all our other colleagues in the police force like this?"

"The communication with superiors is entirely one-way."

"You can only rely on your own abilities to get into the club and gain a foothold."

He Chu scoffed with a look of disdain.

"It's all just a load of rubbish."

"If we really do as he says, let him try being an undercover agent himself."

"Even if they really want to send you undercover, they have to pave the way and set up a platform for you first. At the very least, they have to create opportunities for you to integrate into the circle."

"How could things be like this now? You've been struggling in the underworld for over a year, and in the end, you're still just a street thug."

Chen Yongren's face instantly turned even redder.

"It's because I'm not capable enough, and my abilities can't keep up."

He Chu turned to look at Lu Qichang and said,

"Huang Zhicheng really knows how to manipulate his subordinates. Look at Ah Ren, he's completely brainwashed and bewitched by him."

Lu Qichang didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly.

"Ah Ren, Huang Zhicheng has been discharged from the police force. Your undercover mission ends here. You don't need to do it anymore."

Chen Yongren's expression changed drastically in an instant, and he spoke with a look of shock:

"So you're not planning to get involved in the Ni family's case?"

Lu Qichang spoke in a solemn tone:

"The Ni family's case will naturally be handled, but according to police regulations, you must recuse yourself throughout the entire process."

The ironclad rule of family avoidance is a universal principle regardless of the place or occasion.

Chen Yongren hurriedly spoke up:

"But if I weren't in there, it wouldn't be so easy for you to take action against the Ni family, would it?"

He Chu and Lu Qichang exchanged a glance, their eyes both showing the same shock.

Back in the police academy, Chen Yongren was an outstanding student; otherwise, Lu Qichang wouldn't have paid special attention to this young man from that time onward.

But the words coming out of his mouth now sound so childish that it's unbelievable.

He Chu looked at Chen Yongren with a somewhat amused expression and spoke:

"Are you suggesting we won't handle the Ni family case without you here?"

Chen Yongren froze on the spot.

He Chu raised his hand and pointed to Lu Qichang beside him:

"Brother Chang had already planted people and infiltrated the Ni family."

"That person's position in the Ni family is now higher than you can even imagine."

"But what about you? You've been stuck here all this time, still just a street thug, not even close to the inner circle of the Ni family."

"If we keep leaving you out there, it could take several more years before you can even get close to the core of the Ni family."

"To put it bluntly, the Ni family is a family power that made its fortune through drug trafficking. We didn't pay attention to them before, so it's fine."

"Now that we've set our sights on them, how can we possibly waste so much time and energy on them?"

Chen Yongren spoke with a look of utter astonishment.

"Why did Huang Zhicheng insist on sending me as an undercover agent in the first place?"

Lu Qichang sighed softly and began to speak.

Ultimately, it boils down to two reasons.

"Our police force's undercover agents always operate on a single-line basis. I planted an undercover agent in the Ni family without Huang Zhicheng's knowledge."

"He sent people to the Ni family, but I don't know anything about it either."

"By the way, you're not the only spies he's planted in the Ni family."

He Chu spoke with a hint of sarcasm.

"Our police force has a real surplus of manpower."

Lu Qichang lowered his voice and spoke.

"There's really nothing we can do about it."

"Ultimately, we must first ensure the safety of our informants and undercover agents."

He Chu pursed his lips and didn't reply.

"As for the other reason, to put it bluntly, Huang Zhicheng never had good intentions from the beginning."

"You probably don't know this, but Huang Zhicheng and Han Chen, the top henchman of the Ni family, are childhood friends who grew up together."

"With such deep blood ties to the Ni family, how could he possibly trust you to work for them?"

"From beginning to end, you were nothing more than a pawn placed in front of Huang Zhicheng to scout ahead and a sentry to take the bullets."

"I'd even dare to say that if you were to have even the slightest entanglement with the Ni family, he'd dare to eliminate you as well!"

Chen Yongren forced a dry laugh.

"Impossible, he wouldn't do that."

Lu Qichang gave a wry smile and said,

"I also thought before that he wouldn't go to such lengths."

"But what he did was absolutely insane and outrageous."

After a pause, Lu Qichang turned to look at He Chu and asked,

"Do you think I should tell Ah-Ren everything?"

He Chu saw through his concerns at a glance and immediately spoke up.

"Ah Ren is our own brother. For both public and private reasons, we should tell him the truth in full."

A sense of unease suddenly welled up in Chen Yongren's heart.

"Ah Chu, what's wrong that you want to tell me?"

Lu Qichang's tone turned serious as he slowly began to speak.

"You know that Ni Kun was murdered, right?"

Chen Yongren looked completely bewildered, not understanding what he meant.

"Yes, I know. We found out about it on the same day."

"It was Ah-Xiao who came to my door with his people and told me this in person."

When this matter was mentioned, a hint of displeasure immediately appeared on his face.

"If this hadn't happened, I would be patrolling the streets in my police uniform right now."

Chen Yongren was seething with anger, all because of his father, Ni Kun. He wanted to be an upright and good person, but everyone looked at him with suspicion.

He finally gritted his teeth and passed the police academy entrance exam, hoping to settle down and become a proper policeman from then on. Who would have thought that Ni Yongxiao would come to his door with a group of people and announce Ni Kun's death in public?

Chen Yongren has been holding a grudge about this ever since, and it still bothers him to this day.

Lu Qichang sighed softly, his expression complex as he spoke.

"Ni Kun was shot and killed, but the identity of the gunman has not yet been found."

"But we have already found out who was behind this and who orchestrated it."

Chen Yongren blurted out the question instinctively.

"Who is it?"

Lu Qichang and He Chu exchanged a glance and both secretly shook their heads.

Ni Kun was, after all, Chen Yongren's biological father. Even though there had never been any affection between the father and son, he still cared about the person who killed his biological father.

Lu Qichang lowered his voice again and spoke slowly, word by word.

"It's Huang Zhicheng, and Mary."

Chen Yongren's eyes widened instantly, and he even subconsciously raised his hand to rub his ears, afraid that he had misheard or misunderstood.

"Who are you talking about?"

Lu Qichang sighed softly again.

"It was Huang Zhicheng who instigated and instructed Mary to have someone kill Ni Kun!"

Chen Yongren's eyes widened in disbelief.

"He orchestrated Mary to have Ni Kun killed, and then dared to send me to infiltrate the Ni family as an undercover agent?"

"What on earth is he thinking?"

He Chu spoke directly.

"To put it bluntly, it's just that they have a guilty conscience."

"Otherwise, why do you think he wouldn't give you even the slightest help or resources from beginning to end?"

Chen Yongren's face instantly showed a look of horror.

"Could it be...?"

He Chu spoke with a mocking smile.

"On the one hand, he's thinking of using your status as Ni Kun's illegitimate son to his advantage, but on the other hand, he's constantly wary of this identity of yours."

"No matter what, the blood flowing in your veins is ultimately the Ni family's blood."

"No matter how bad or distant your relationship with Ni Kun is, in the eyes of those with ulterior motives, you are ultimately different from others."

Chen Yongren's face remained expressionless as he spoke coldly.

"So, to put it bluntly, Huang Zhicheng was thinking of using me while also having to be constantly on guard against me, right?"

He Chu countered with a question,

"What else did you think?"

Chen Yongren's face instantly tightened, and his features became slightly distorted.

He Chu sneered and said,

"The most unfathomable and terrifying thing in this world is the human heart. Do you really think Huang Zhicheng is doing all this out of genuine concern for your well-being?"

"Then you are very wrong."

"Given your status as Ni Kun's illegitimate son, he never intended for you to live a smooth and comfortable life from the very beginning."

"From beginning to end, you were just a tool he used to climb the ladder and reap the rewards."

"Huang Zhicheng will never dare to let you be a real policeman with dignity in your entire life."

"He'd love for as few people as possible to know your undercover identity or your identity as a police officer; he'd prefer it to remain a secret forever."

Chen Yongren raised his hand and rubbed his face vigorously.

"Ah Chu, you were absolutely right back then. My boss has absolutely no humanity."

He Chu gently shook his head.

"You're wrong. He's not inhuman; on the contrary, he's too humane—full of selfishness, greed, and scheming."

"Huang Zhicheng has always been afraid of you."

"He was afraid that one day you would discover the truth that had been hidden for so long."

"When that day comes, he has no idea what to do."

Chen Yongren froze on the spot, his face blank and speechless for a long time.

He Chu reached out and gently patted Chen Yongren's shoulder.

"Alright, it's all in the past. Welcome back, back to your true self."

Chen Yongren looked at Lu Qichang in shock, who looked at him and slowly nodded.

"Ah Chu is right, Ah Ren, welcome back to the team."

Chen Yongren instinctively straightened up to stand at attention and salute, but Lu Qichang stopped him with a hand.

"This is outside, not inside the police station. We're all brothers here, no need for all this formality."

Chen Yongren instantly forgot all about Huang Zhicheng's troubles and was incredibly excited.

"Then who should I report to from now on?"

He Chu looked at him with a face full of surprise:

"Of course I'll report to Inspector Luk. What, do you want to go back to wearing a military patrol officer's uniform?"

Chen Yongren's mouth dropped open in astonishment.

"But according to police regulations, shouldn't I report back to the uniformed unit first?"

He Chu sighed softly.

"People like me, who rose through the ranks from uniformed patrol officers, followed the most conventional promotion path for officers in our police force."

"Your situation is different from ours."

"From the very first day you accepted the mission, your identity was that of an undercover agent."

"All undercover agents in the police force belong to the plainclothes unit from the moment they begin their mission. You are one of them, and so are Cheuk Kai and his team."

"After the mission is over and they officially rejoin the team, they will naturally remain in the plainclothes unit."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yongren finally breathed a sigh of relief:

"That's good, that's fine."