Spokesperson of the Hong Kong Comprehensive Police Force

Chapter 424: Using Cases to Calm People

Last year, Zhou Quan and the security department were basically focused on the security issues of the entire Hong Kong Island's return.

Even if other cases alarmed him and the security department, they would be serious incidents involving the entire Hong Kong Island.

Therefore, Zhou Quan had no information at all about criminal cases such as the arson case at the Tuen Mun dyeing factory and the murder at a hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui last year.

For the Security Department, this kind of criminal case is so small that it cannot be any smaller.

If Zhou Quan and the security department have to be responsible for all this, what is the use of the serious crime squad and anti-gang squad in each police district?
Luo Danian and his intelligence team pay attention to these cases only because the painter's international counterfeit money group is involved.

The harm caused by counterfeit money is certainly serious, and painter gangs are the focus of attention of the entire international police department.

However, the painter gang basically did not involve Hong Kong Island.

The other party was active in Hong Kong Island only once, and that was when only a small amount of counterfeit banknotes were circulated.

Most importantly, internal strife broke out among the painters’ group shortly afterwards.

In criminal cases such as the arson at the Tuen Mun dyeing factory and the murder at a hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, almost all members were wiped out.

Therefore, in the case involving the painter group, it was not the turn of the security department to get involved, so there was basically no threat.

According to the current police files, the core figure of the painter gang, the painter, disappeared, and Li Wen, an expert in counterfeit banknote template making, was arrested in Thailand.

A week ago, after the police force entered a new era, the Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters began negotiations with the Thai side to extradite Li Wen back to Hong Kong Island.

We are ready to thoroughly investigate the arson case at the Tuen Mun dyeing factory last year and other criminal cases such as the murder in a Tsim Sha Tsui hotel, and bring the painter, the mastermind behind the incident, to justice.

It was not until this morning that Li Wen was formally brought to the Criminal Division Headquarters for interrogation.

The Security Department was not involved in a series of cases involving the painter gang.

However, the intelligence team commanded by Luo Danian, as the eyes and ears of the Security Department in the entire police force and even in Hong Kong, naturally obtained all the intelligence at the first time.

"All constitutional committee members will stay, and the others will return to their respective posts to preside over their work."

Zhou Quan tapped the table lightly with his fingers and gave orders in a deep voice.

"Intelligence team, please pay attention to the interrogation situation of the headquarters department."

The painter and Li Wen, Zhou Quan undoubtedly knew it all.

The intelligence he possesses is more detailed than that of the entire police force.

The murky water behind this case is by no means as simple as it seems.

No matter what the mystery is, the key figure Li Wen is now in the hands of the police.

Then Zhou Quan naturally had the confidence to unravel the mystery and completely destroy the remaining painter gang.

Zhou Quan plans to use this case to fire the first shot in the new era of their security department.

As for the intervention of their security department, whether it would cause any misunderstanding among their colleagues in the headquarters section of the Criminal Division, and whether they would think that their security department was trying to take credit.

Zhou Quan was not worried about this at all.

The Security Department has very strong powers within the police force and has the right to participate in the investigation of any case.

What's more, Zhou Quan has always emphasized win-win cooperation.

Zhou Quan never does things like eating more and taking more.

Even if their security department takes over a case involving a painter gang, they will not exclude the brothers from the headquarters department.

Most importantly, Zhou Quan, who had the ability of foresight, was very clear.

If the brothers from the headquarters department continue investigating based on the clues currently held by the police force.

Not only will the direction of the investigation be wrong, but it will also ultimately cause very serious losses.

Zhou Quan is very concerned about the cases of the painter and Li Wen, but he is not willing to let all the police officers from the security department stay here to continue the meeting.

After all, the Security Department is not only responsible for this case, but the brothers below also need the leadership of middle-level police officers.

"Yes, sir!" Led by several chief inspectors, all inspector-level police officers stood up and saluted, then quickly left the meeting room.

After glancing at the constitutional commissioner-level police officers who stayed behind, Zhou Quan finally focused his attention on Gong Jiapei from the action team.

"Sir Gong, go to the archives now and extract all the information about Li Wen and the Painters Group, and make a copy for everyone present."

Work involving this kind of internal police documents naturally falls within the responsibility of the administrative team.

Of course, Zhou Quan’s direct brothers are also qualified to review these materials.

However, Zhou Quan is now in charge of commanding the entire security department, and the police superintendents in the administrative team are also his subordinates.

He certainly would not mobilize his old subordinates for everything and neglect his brothers in the administrative team.

"Boss, give me ten minutes."

Gong Jiapei immediately stood up and nodded heavily.

The expression on his face was serious and dignified, but a smile appeared in the depths of his eyes.

Chen Shouren and Zhong Jinming, who were sitting next to Gong Jiapei, couldn't help but feel relieved at this moment.

Sometimes, we are not afraid of the trouble of doing things, but we are afraid of having nothing to do.

Ten minutes is definitely not enough time to retrieve and copy multiple files involving numerous criminal cases from the police archives.

But Gong Jiapei was happy to do it, and Chen Shouren and Zhong Jinming were also very happy to see it.

Because the new boss did not ignore these outsiders left behind by Liu Jiehui, this represents an attitude.

Otherwise, among the eleven constitutional commissioners of the Ministry of Security, except Zhou Quan himself.

His direct subordinates occupied seven seats.

If Zhou Quan really held an exclusionary attitude towards Gong Jiapei, Chen Shouren and Zhong Jinming, he could have easily put the three of them on the bench.

Now that Zhou Quan is willing to use Gong Jiapei, it means that he is willing to accept the original three superintendents of the administrative team.

Gong Jiapei naturally took the first task assigned by the new boss very seriously and acted very quickly.

In less than ten minutes, he brought two administrative supervisors who had just attended the meeting and delivered eleven photocopied files into the conference room.

"Everyone, please understand the situation first!"

Zhou Quan took the document handed to him by Gong Jiapei and signaled him to distribute it.

For a moment, the only sound in the entire conference room was the rustling of papers.

After reading through all the case files like a cursory glance at a monument, Zhou Quan finally focused his attention on a name.

Ruan Wen, a famous mainland painter, is the most thought-provoking mystery among the entire group of painters.

According to the police force's archive files, an internal conflict broke out among the painters' group during the Tsim Sha Tsui hotel murder case.

The entire painter group suffered heavy losses, and only three people were left alive.

The most mysterious behind-the-scenes boss of the painter group, Li Wen, an expert who can draw counterfeit banknote templates with his bare hands, and Ruan Wen, a rising star painter who was famous in the world at that time.

"Ah Guan, contact the mainland and confirm Ruan Wen's current situation."

After closing the folder in his hand, Zhou Quan did not ask for the opinions of his subordinates on the field, and directly began to deploy action orders.

According to the information he knew, while Li Wen was being interrogated by the police, the painter Ruan Wen would come forward to arrange bail procedures for him.

However, this Ruan Wen is not that Ruan Wen.

Li Wen played the role of Li Gui and Li Kui very well.

Since he knew that there was something wrong with Ruan Wen, Zhou Quan of course had to investigate.

Once Ruan Wen's specific situation is determined, everything that follows will be very easy.

(End of this chapter)