RNP Chapter 014: After one round of back and forth, everyone is even.
Chapter 014: After one round of back and forth, everyone is even.
Upon entering apartment 406 in Building A, Liu Jianming turned on the ceiling light in the living room, and Chen Piao realized that Liu Jianming was renting a one-bedroom apartment.
After walking less than three steps through the entryway, Chen Piao immediately noticed the most prominent spot on the living room bookshelf, where a photo of Liu Jianming receiving the Silver Flute Award at the police academy was prominently displayed.
It's clear that he now accepts his identity as a police officer quite well.
"My home is a bit simple, and I don't usually drink tea. Would you like me to pour you a glass of water?"
Pretending to be calm, Liu Jianming asked Chen Piao this question.
"No need, Officer Liu. Please put the gun away. I'm afraid you'll get too nervous and shoot me!"
Chen Piao sat down on the sofa in the living room and took out a cigarette case from his pocket.
To avoid making Liu Jianming too nervous, he deliberately tried to ease the current atmosphere.
"Would you mind if I smoked a cigarette?"
"Go ahead!"
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Chen Piao lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, exhaled a long plume of smoke, and then began to speak.
"I know what you're thinking right now. Your intelligence department has known for a long time that Han Chen has planted a mole in the police force."
If I were to expose your identity, it wouldn't be a huge achievement, but when you rejoin the team, getting a sheriff position wouldn't be a problem!
Liu Jianming sat down opposite Chen Piao, his face turning extremely ugly, but he remained silent.
Chen Piao flicked his cigarette butt as usual and continued speaking.
"But you, Inspector Lau, are still the best. You rose from a police officer to an assistant officer in just a few years. There are very few police officers out of the 30,000 in Hong Kong Island who can do that."
I don't want to ruin your reputation. There's something I need your cooperation on. Once you've done it, you can relax and be a policeman without any worries!
"What do you need me to do?"
"Simple, I want you to help me kill Han Chen. His death will also benefit you."
At least no one can hold you back anymore!
Liu Jianming's brows furrowed involuntarily.
Would everything be fine once Han Chen was eliminated? If it were that easy, would he still be living in fear and risking his life for Han Chen day after day?
Furthermore, even if Han Chen dies, he's just falling from one deep pit into another. With this kind of secret, it's hard to guarantee that Chen Piao won't take advantage of him for the rest of his life!
Chen Piao seemed to have noticed Liu Jianming's concerns, but he smiled slightly and then began to comfort him.
"Liu sir, to be fair, if you give me a handle, I will give you one in return!"
I'll kill Han Chen myself. That way, we'll be even, and you don't need to worry about me betraying you.
Liu Jianming had only one feeling at the moment: he believed that he must be hallucinating because he had been working too hard lately.
From Chen Piao standing guard at the apartment door and revealing his secret, to exposing his undercover identity, and now his insistence on killing Han Chen, everything seems so magical and unreal.
"Chen Piao, you're a cop!"
"He's an undercover cop! You know best what Han Chen does; I don't feel any guilt about taking him down!"
Faced with Chen Piao's unwavering answer, Liu Jianming wanted to ask him why an undercover police officer was so determined to kill Han Chen.
But after thinking about it, he still didn't ask the question.
With a long sigh, Liu Jianming's tense nerves relaxed considerably.
"Tell me, what do you need me to do?"
"Simply put, Han Chen is suspicious and doesn't trust anyone."
Although he lives in Tsim Sha Tsui, he keeps a low profile and few people know where he is.
I think if anyone can get him to go out, that person must be you!
As she spoke, Chen Piao leaned slightly towards Liu Jianming, lowering her voice as well.
"Before midnight tonight, I don't care what method you use, help me get Han Chen to come to the Tai Hing Fruit Market in Yau Ma Tei."
You don't need to worry about the rest; I'll take care of it for you!
Liu Jianming bit his lip, seemingly going through a fierce internal struggle.
But he soon realized he had nothing left to consider.
If he doesn't agree to Chen Piao's request, his true identity as the Inner Bone will be exposed immediately.
I agreed to Chen Piao's request. Although I don't know what will happen in the future, at least there is still a glimmer of hope!
The choice between fighting and not fighting is already obvious.
The room instantly became eerily quiet, with only the second hand of the clock on the wall ticking away.
Liu Jianming subconsciously glanced at the clock on the wall and realized that it was already 9:20 p.m.
"Then what are we waiting for? Everyone get ready. I'll call you as soon as I've arranged to meet Han Chen!"
……
At 9:34 p.m., in a theater in Tsim Sha Tsui, Han Chen was sitting in a VIP box, intently watching a Cantonese opera performance on stage.
His former employer, Ni Kun, enjoyed spending his retirement singing Cantonese opera with a group of neighbors in the opera troupe.
Han Chen had a lot of respect for his boss, and under his influence, he also developed the habit of watching the show.
As soon as the song ended, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and Han Chen immediately looked towards the door alertly.
"Who?"
"Ah Da, it's...it's me, Sha Qiang!"
"Silly Qiang? Come in!"
Sha Qiang walked in, still with his lovable, simple-minded look, and grinned at Han Chen.
"Actually, Brother Chen, you don't need to be so vigilant. This is all our territory. I've been with you for so many years, and even when the guys from outside come in, they still search me!"
Han Chen snorted coldly: "You can know a person's face but not their heart. You've never died, so of course you don't understand why I'm so wary!"
"Did you die, Brother Chen?"
Han Chen was stunned for a moment by Han Chen's silly question.
But thankfully he was an idiot, so Han Chen didn't take those words to heart.
He gestured to the henchman who was accompanying him to watch the play in the private room to close the window of the viewing window, then gestured for the henchman to leave, before looking at Sha Qiang.
"How's it going? Did you manage to rip out that bastard Knife Boy?"
"No, I just took some people to look for him and found out that Daozaipiao has already become a disciple of Wo Luen Shing."
"Now, Lam Wai-lok of Wo Luen Shing is his boss. With Lam Wai-lok protecting him as the leader, many of Wo Luen Shing's thugs have entered the scene, and we can't even get through the gates of the 'Never Sleeps City'!"
Han Chen was stunned for a moment, then let out a cold laugh.
"So he's found a backer. No wonder he dares to be so arrogant!"
"It's alright, he'll show up eventually. Go and contact the Thai guy, ask him to help find a reliable hitman to handle this!"
"Hiring a ghostwriter again?"
"Why don't you do it?"
"Never mind then, Ah Da. Actually, I came to see you about something else!"
Sha Qiang quickly changed the subject, but seeing that Han Chen didn't intend to interrupt him, he hurriedly spoke again.
"Over the past few days, our business dealings with the Ni family have been going relatively smoothly."
"But Tsim Sha Tsui used to be Guohua and Gandhi's territory. The people at several stalls there, having received favors from the Ni family, refused to come and work for us!"
Han Chen's face immediately fell.
"You bastard, didn't you tell them that Ni Yongxiao killed their boss in order to purge the family's opposition?"
"I did tell them, but they said it was a family matter for the Ni family, and that you were also involved in helping Ni Yongxiao take down Guohua Gandhi!"
They absolutely refused to do business with us or start a project with us..."
Ring ring ring—
Just as Sha Qiang was struggling with his problem, Han Chen's cell phone, which was lying on the mahogany table, suddenly rang.
Almost instinctively, Han Chen grabbed the phone on the table, glanced at Sha Qiang, and coldly uttered two words.
"go out!"
"oh!"
Only after Sha Qiang left and closed the door again did Han Chen press the answer button on the phone.
He's all alone now, and he usually tells his underlings not to call him at night.
At this hour, the only person likely to make the call is a mole you've planted within the police force.