At Kwan Man Chin's sudden reminder, the expressions of most of those attending the meeting changed involuntarily.
Just as their Old Brother Kwan had said, this was an astronomical sum of 15 billion US dollars.
Not one and a half million, let alone a hundred and fifty dollars.
Even with the resolve these senior Police Force officers possessed, it was hard to guarantee they would not entertain other thoughts when faced with such an enormous sum.
The desire for money was human nature.
Compared with most people, however, the senior Police Force officers present could hold fast to their convictions.
Or rather, they had enough self-awareness to know that astronomical sum was completely beyond their reach.
The moon in the water, flowers in a mirror.
Beautiful as those illusions might be, they could distinguish reality from fantasy.
Rather than setting their sights on the 15 billion US dollars itself, they would be better off focusing on the practical benefits that vast sum of stolen money could bring them.
The same thinking applied to Ma Latang, the DOA Group's chief accountant.
His ability to hold an important position within the DOA Group was not solely down to his outstanding abilities.
The most important factor was his family relationship with Mr. Gao.
Now Mr. Gao had been arrested by the Police Force and had also shown great sincerity in becoming a state witness.
As his younger maternal cousin and a close blood relative, Ma Latang knew perfectly well that the DOA Group would take certain measures against him, including but not limited to silencing him permanently.
That was precisely why he had prepared without hesitation to take off with those 15 billion US dollars and turn himself over to the Hong Kong Island Police Force.
Otherwise, he had no hope of escaping