It was not only Ching Tak-ming who could not make sense of it. Luk Chi-lim could not understand it either.
He had worked conscientiously, never taking bribes or engaging in corruption throughout his life, devoting himself wholeheartedly to the Hong Kong Government's fight against corruption.
Even his wife had lost her life because of his negligence.
Yet now, the Independent Commission Against Corruption's own L Group was investigating him once again.
The previous investigation over the Z Fund case had been understandable. His boss had needed to ensure the integrity of the investigators involved.
But this time, he had merely been investigating a straightforward case of the Disciplined Services shielding criminals, only to come under investigation by L Group again.
Although he had now learned that a more complicated case might lie behind this one,
that was information he had only just received from Lau Bo-keung.
As for what truly lay behind it, neither he nor the multiple investigation teams under him had the slightest lead.
It was no exaggeration to say that, in the Independent Commission Against Corruption's external investigations,
he, Chief Investigation Officer Luk Chi-lim, was the absolute authority.
How could Ching Tak-ming and L Group know about intelligence that even he had not obtained?
Could it really be as Lau Bo-keung had warned-that someone within the Independent Commission Against Corruption did not want to see him rise through the ranks?
As the saying went, one should not air one's dirty laundry in public.
But to Luk Chi-lim, what scandal could have a worse impact than his being investigated by L Group?
Thus, Luk Chi-lim had no intention of hiding anything. Whatever the issue was, it would be best to make it clear right here.
Of course, the most important point was that Lau Bo-keung could clearly help