Song Tianyao paused for a moment, then added:
"But even if I'm tired, I feel great after killing those Foreign Devil."
Chapter 247 Lai Man-yau
"Political Department Inspector Liu Qiming, Detective Chief Inspector Lai, where is the crime scene?" Liu Qiming, Political Department Inspector of the Hong Kong British Police Force, and several of his men pushed open the office of Detective Chief Inspector Lai Man-yau of the Yau Ma Tei Police Station and asked sharply.
Lai Man-yau lazily glanced up at the other person and slowly said, "The injured have been sent to the hospital, the deceased to the morgue, the physical evidence is archived in the evidence room, and the witnesses have all been found and their statements have been taken, which are consistent with the statement of the injured police officer Lam Kong. We are now working hard to investigate whether the two kidnappers have a mastermind behind them."
"Is this your first day as a policeman?!" Liu Qiming's eyes widened upon hearing Lai Man-yau's words, and he suddenly shouted in a louder voice!
When Liu Qiming and his men rushed to the scene of the crime on Dunbar Road, they found that no photos had been taken and all traces had been destroyed. Apart from some dried blood, nothing was left. He was furious when he met Lai Man-yau, and Lai Man-yau's attitude only fueled his anger.
Lai Man-yau scoffed, sizing up Liu Qiming and his men, who were dressed in suits and ties. These men looked different from ordinary plainclothes officers; they appeared shrewd and capable. After his assessment, Lai Man-yau lowered his head and slowly sipped his tea, saying disdainfully, "Inspector Liu, your inspector title won't intimidate anyone here. Four years ago, my Foreign Devil superiors ordered me to transfer to the Political Department. I spent 300,000 to buy the 'unqualified' label and continue being a lowly Detective Chief Inspector. Not satisfied? Go complain to my superior, Liu Fu? The door's behind you. Don't bother seeing me out."
Liu Qiming's face immediately darkened further, but he was helpless. A Britain doctor had been kidnapped and murdered in Hong Kong, and he was the assistant doctor to the director of the Britain Red Cross Hong Kong Branch. To show that they took the case seriously, the Britain had specially transferred Liu Qiming and several officers from the Political Department to the Yau Ma Tei Police Station to take over the case. In the eyes of the Britain, the China police officers in the Political Department were more trustworthy and more professional than the Chinese police officers in ordinary police stations. Basically, the Chinese police officers in the Special Political Department had all received training at the Scotland Yard, had rich experience in solving cases, passed political vetting, and their quality and reliability were incomparable to those Uniformed Branch or plainclothes officers in ordinary police stations who had only received at most six months of training at the Wong Chuk Hang Police Training School.
Compared to the Uniformed Branch and plainclothes officers from the local Wong Chuk Hang Police Training School, the Chinese police officers in the Political Department of the Hong Police Force always felt that they were superior to them. Their professional skills and qualities were far superior to those of the plainclothes Detective Chief Inspector who only knew how to engage in prostitution, gambling, drugs, and selling official positions. Take Liu Qiming, for example. He was thirty years old, a native of the New Territories of Hong Kong. He had studied at Queen's College in his early years and later studied at the University of Tokyo in Japan. He was selected into the Special Branch of the Hong Kong Police Department Political Department when he participated in the recruitment of the British Hong Kong Government. He was then sent to the Scotland Yard for a year of training. Now he had the title of Inspector. Putting aside power, in terms of title alone, he was higher than Chief Chinese Detective Chief Inspector Liu Fu. Now that he was being spoken to rudely by a lowly Detective Chief Inspector, Lai Man-yau, it was no wonder that Liu Qiming was unhappy.
But he was helpless. The Britain did value them, the Chinese police officers in the Political Department, but they also valued the plainclothes officers who could provide them with money. The two sides were not subordinate to each other. Although Liu Qiming was assigned to investigate this case, he needed Lai Man-yau's cooperation. If Lai Man-yau did not cooperate, Liu Qiming, no matter how high his rank as an inspector, would find it difficult to move an inch in Yau Ma Tei.
"Detective Chief Inspector Li..." Liu Qiming took a few deep breaths before speaking to Lai Man-yau again, his tone softened. "I was a bit impulsive just now. You're older than me, so it's not right for you to hold a grudge against a young man like me, is it?"
Lai Man-yau put down his teacup and looked at Liu Qiming: "Inspector Liu, whether it's official business or private matters, I can have all the case files and evidence handed over to you. But you're criticizing me for not knowing how to protect a crime scene on my first day as a police officer? Why don't you teach me?"
"Which one of you is Inspector Liu?" Outside the door, one of Lai Man-yau's plainclothes men pushed open the door, poked his head into the room, and asked.
Liu Qiming turned his head. "Yes, it is."
"Your phone number is outside," the plainclothes officer said after sizing up Liu Qiming.
Liu Qiming stared intently at Lai Man-yau for a moment, then followed him out of the office. A short while later, he returned and said to his colleagues, "Let's call it a day. Team B will take over the case later."
This group of people came and went in a hurry. Lai Man-yau stood at the window of his office and looked out the window. After watching several people get into the car and leave, he curled his lip in disdain.
"Waiting for you to solve the case? I'll leave you a hair, to be a brain-dead idiot who's been used as a dog by the Britain."
Two minutes after he finished speaking, Yan Hung came over from the next room. He arrived after Liu Qiming and his group from the Political Department had arrived, and only came out to see Lai Man-yau after they left.
Lai Man-yau turned around and looked at Yan Hung with complicated eyes. This bastard used to follow him around carefully, flattering him. He had taken good care of him. But when Yan Xiong had the chance to cling to the coattails of a rich man, he killed his godson Chai Fa Chiu without any mercy.
"Brother You, it's been a long time." Yan Hung smiled at Lai Man-yau. "I know I did some things wrong in the past, but you were very magnanimous and didn't hold it against me. I'm very grateful. I came here today on Mr. Song's orders. Mr. Song said he would like to invite you to have a late-night snack at Fung Yu Restaurant tonight to personally thank you for your help. I hope you will do me the honor of joining us. This is a small reward for your men's hard work."
As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at A Yue behind him. A Yue placed the paper package wrapped in newspaper on Lai Man-yau's desk.
Judging from the size of this paper package, Lai Man-yau could guess that it contained no less than Hong Kong dollars 100,000 in cash.
Liu Fu called and asked him to Headless up the mess at the Wan Chai Police Station, eliminate all the loopholes, and even destroy the crime scene. To be honest, Lai Man-yau was very unwilling to do it, but he was Liu Fu's confidant. With his Big Brother's word, he had to do it even if he was unwilling. Now it seems that Song Tianyao knows how to deal with people. He actually agreed to meet him in person to thank him and had Yan Hung send him Hong Kong dollars 100,000.