hotmtlnovel Chapter 18 Superintendent Chen: Ah Chu is a brain eater!
Chapter 18 Superintendent Chen: Ah Chu is a brain eater!
Lu Qichang explained in a deep voice,
"In order to bring down Ni Kun, we had already planted an undercover agent among him."
"But none of us expected that his abilities were so outstanding that he gained Ni Kun's trust and high regard, and in the end, Ni Kun personally sent him to your side."
Ni Yongxiao suddenly turned around to look at Luo Ji, his face filled with disbelief and shock.
"Ah Ji, you're actually someone sent by the police?"
Luo Ji—Ni Yongxiao's most trusted bodyguard, a model of taciturnity and a representative of actions far exceeding words—is actually a member of the police force?!
Ni Yongxiao's heart sank to the bottom of an abyss.
The police's scheme is truly unfathomable!
Luo Ji calmly began to explain.
"Five years ago, I was ordered by Inspector Lu to infiltrate the Ni family as an undercover agent. My original mission was to collect evidence of Ni Kun's crimes."
"But I didn't expect that Ni Kun would turn around and send me to Mr. Ni's side."
"I stayed there and served as Mr. Ni's bodyguard for five whole years."
Lu Qichang raised his hand and clapped his hands, saying,
"Aji, from today onwards, you are officially back in the team."
"There's no need to plant any more spies here."
Luo Ji laughed heartily.
"Yessir!"
He Chu turned to Chen Yongren and asked,
"Are you coming back to the police station with us, or would you like to stay and speak with Mr. Ni alone for a while?"
Chen Yongren's face was also full of shock. He had never expected that Lu Qichang could lay such a deep and high-level trap.
He recalled what he had said to He Chu earlier, and felt his face burning with shame and embarrassment.
Upon hearing He Chu's question, Chen Yongren suddenly snapped out of his reverie and replied,
"Of course I'll go back with you."
He Chu nodded slightly.
"Mr. Ni, we'll take our leave now."
Although Ni Yongxiao felt a little regretful that Chen Yongren did not choose to stay, in all honesty, the fact that he came back to see him was already a huge step forward.
He never intended to rush things.
Ni Yongxiao personally escorted the group to the main gate. As they parted, He Chu avoided the surrounding people and spoke in a low voice.
"Mr. Ni, please be more careful about the people around you in the future."
"If you really encounter danger, you can contact Aren Luoji or me."
Ni Yongxiao's body trembled slightly, and he looked at He Chu with disbelief. The latter simply smiled and said nothing more.
He stood there, stunned, watching the car carrying the four police officers drive away, remaining there for a long time.
Third Uncle slowly walked up behind him and spoke.
"It's really unbelievable that Ah Ji is actually a member of the police force."
Ni Yongxiao regained his composure and slowly responded.
"The police's plan is truly unfathomable."
"But looking at it from another perspective, this can be considered a good thing."
Third Uncle frowned and asked.
"Is this considered a good thing?"
Ni Yongxiao composed himself and spoke solemnly:
"This is indeed a good thing; our Ni family is safe now."
Uncle San was taken aback at first, then smiled wryly and said,
"What you say makes sense."
"Who would have thought that Luo Ji, who is usually quiet and reserved, would actually be an undercover agent planted by the police?"
Ni Yongxiao lowered his voice and spoke slowly.
"Third Uncle, you should take a good rest for a while."
"My father used to say that what goes around comes around."
"It's time to make some radical changes to these family businesses."
Uncle San stared at Ni Yongxiao in shock, and after a long while, he slowly spoke.
"You are the head of the Ni family, and we will fully support whatever you want to do."
He paused, then spoke hesitantly.
"Do we really need to completely change careers?"
As Ni Yongxiao walked into the house, he spoke.
"This industry definitely needs to be changed!"
"Even if we don't think about ourselves, we should at least think about the next generation in our family."
"What goes around comes around."
He raised his hand and pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose.
"Moreover, the police are inherently unfathomable."
Chen Yongren couldn't resist his curiosity and looked Luo Ji up and down beside him.
There was a complex emotion hidden in his eyes that was hard to describe.
He was working peacefully as a police cadet at the police academy when, one day a year and a half ago, Luo Ji suddenly appeared in front of him, and following behind Luo Ji was his half-brother, Ni Yongxiao.
On that very day, his identity as Ni Kun's illegitimate son was made public, forcing him to drop out of police academy and embark on an undercover mission.
Chen Yongren had always had very complicated feelings about Luo Ji.
In his heart, he had resented him and hated him.
He never imagined that this man, who was recognized by the entire martial arts world as Ni Yongxiao's right-hand man, would actually be Lu Qichang's spy planted in the Ni family long ago!
Inspector Lu's planning methods were truly ingenious.
On the other side, Luo Ji was also looking at the people in the car with some curiosity.
He was someone Lu Qichang had personally mentored, and he held Lu Qichang in the highest esteem and admiration.
Unlike Huang Zhicheng, who was eager for quick success and instant benefits, Lu Qichang put in a lot of effort behind the scenes and made thorough arrangements in order to make Luo Jineng's undercover work go more smoothly.
Even after Luo Ji was assigned to be Ni Yongxiao's bodyguard, completely severing his connection with the Ni family's core business, Lu Qichang never put any pressure on him.
Lu Qichang never asked Luo Ji to try to squeeze into the core circle of the Ni family or gain their attention. He only told Luo Ji to do his job well.
It was precisely because of this that Luo Jicai lived a peaceful and stable life for several years.
His situation was completely different from that of other undercover agents. Many undercover agents could not withstand the huge psychological gap of wearing a mask all day long and doing things they deeply hated, and eventually they all ran into various problems.
But Luo Ji was different. He only needed to focus on being a bodyguard and lived a simple and pure life. His mental state was also very stable and healthy.
However, Luo Ji had a question in his mind: why would the usually decisive Inspector Lu listen to Inspector He's arrangements so much?
Lu Qichang looked at the two people in the car and said,
"It was all thanks to Inspector Ho's suggestion that you two were able to rejoin the team smoothly this time."
"He is the core brain of our Major Crimes Unit C. From now on, his orders will have the same effect as mine."
Luo Ji and Chen Yongren answered in unison:
"Yessir!"
He Chu then turned to the two of them and began to explain.
"Ni Yongxiao is a completely different kind of person from his father, Ni Kun."
"He knew better than anyone that the drug trade was a dead end from the start. He took over the Ni family business only to use this underground force to avenge his father's tragic death."
"After all, the murderers who killed his father could not possibly be those five gang leaders."
"Our core duty as a police force is to maintain social order in Hong Kong and to punish evil and promote good. And Ni Yongxiao is someone we can cooperate with."
"But there's something I must remind you of beforehand,"
"Don't assume that Ni Yongxiao is easy to talk to and get along with just because he looks gentle and humble."
"Once this person turns hostile, he will be absolutely ruthless and leave no room for mercy."
"He's willing to kill anyone except his own family!"
Chen Yongren spoke with a look of utter astonishment.
"Ah-Xiao... dares to kill someone?"
He Chu frowned and asked in return,
"You yourself said he's the head of the Ni family, a well-known figure in the underworld. Do you think he wouldn't dare to kill someone?"
"Are you kidding me?"
Chen Yongren lowered his head and remained silent.
He Chu sighed softly.
"Huang Zhicheng is a real troublemaker. You were a rare talent, but he wasted a year and a half of your precious time."
Lu Qichang quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying...
"Ah Ren is still young and inexperienced. You can't judge him by your own standards and level."
Luo Ji, who was standing to the side, felt a strange sensation as he watched this scene.
Inspector Ho is about the same age as Chan Wing-yan, isn't he?
Logically speaking, the two people should be roughly the same in ability and skill level.
But then I thought about it again. He Chu is now the core brain of the Major Crimes Unit C, the strategist of the whole team. It seems that we really can't expect Chen Yongren to be as capable as He Chu. That would be too much to ask of him.
He Chu lowered his voice and spoke in a muffled tone.
"Back in police academy, Ah Ren's abilities and skill level were on par with mine."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yongren couldn't help but smile wryly and say,
"Don't flatter me."
"If it weren't for what happened that day, I would still be foolish enough to think that I was even more capable than you."
"When Cheuk Kai and I deliberately fought to test you, I realized that you had seen everything all along."
"You've always been extremely low-key, never showing off your abilities, but it turns out you're truly a master of disguise."
Upon hearing this, He Chu replied with a dismissive expression,
"You're not hardened criminals, why would I show off these things in front of you?"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the car was speechless for a moment.
Lu Qichang couldn't help but sigh and said,
"At the age of eighteen or nineteen, people are full of youthful vigor and sharp edges. There are very few people as calm, reserved, and meticulous as Inspector Ho."
He Chu shook his head upon hearing this.
"How could there not be enough?"
"There are quite a few people like that in the police academy."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qichang immediately perked up.
"Who?"
"Our Group C is currently short-staffed and desperately seeking talent. Tell me your name quickly, and I'll immediately submit a report to our superiors requesting a transfer."
He Chu's face showed a look of astonishment.
"Now that Ah Ji and Ah Ren are back in the team, aren't we still short-handed?"
Lu Qichang shook his head without hesitation.
"Of course not!"
"We are the Major Crimes Unit C of the General Administration, and we have countless cases and tasks to handle."
"How can we possibly manage with this limited manpower?"
He Chu then spoke.
"My classmate from the same year, Yang Jinrong, is now a probationary military inspector."
Chen Yongren exclaimed in shock,
"Ah Rong has already become a probationary inspector?"
"How is this possible?"
Lu Qichang was also visibly surprised after hearing this:
"That promotion was incredibly fast!"
He Chu still looked completely unconvinced.
"If you're talented, you'll naturally get promoted quickly."
"If Ah-Ji and Ah-Ren hadn't been working undercover for the past few years, steadily gaining experience and growing in the police force, they would probably be inspectors by now."
Chen Yongren spoke again with a wry smile.
"Everyone should know their own limitations. I know my own capabilities, and I don't have that ability."
Luo Ji, who was standing to the side, also spoke up.
"Me too, I don't have that ability."
He Chu put away his joking expression and spoke solemnly.
"My judgment of people is never wrong."
Luo Ji and Chen Yongren's expressions relaxed considerably, and smiles appeared on their faces—He Chu's words truly gave them immense affirmation and recognition.
Seeing this scene, Lu Qichang was even more satisfied.
The more he looked at He Chu, the more satisfied he became. The more he looked, the more he felt that He Chu's maturity and composure were not something that someone his age should have.
Most people in this world only think about highlighting themselves and ignoring their companions, but He Chu is completely different. He understands the essence of teamwork and knows how to elevate those around him. He is a natural leader.
Lu Qichang clapped his hands again and spoke.
"Okay, I'll go and request a release from Superintendent Chan right now."
He paused, then added,
"Come with me. We're going the same way, so we can give Superintendent Chen a detailed report on the whole story of the Ni family incident."
He Chu nodded and agreed on the spot.
After the group returned to the police station, He Chu and Lu Qichang went directly to Superintendent Chen's office.
After hearing the report, Superintendent Chen's face was full of surprise:
"Was this entire solution for dealing with the Ni family your idea, Ah Chu?"
Lu Qichang answered solemnly.
"Yes! It was all Chu's idea!"
"Inspector Ho has a very unique idea about this matter, and I also think this plan is excellent. If the Ni family can really clean up their act completely and stop all their drug business, it will be a great thing for the social order of Hong Kong."
"From my interactions with him, I've observed that although Ni Yongxiao is ruthless and decisive in his actions, he is also someone who knows how to assess the situation and knows when to advance and retreat."
Upon hearing this, Superintendent Chen's face lit up with even greater joy.
"Ah Chu is a really smart kid. He did a great job. It's a really good thing."
"With him in charge of Major Crimes Unit C, I feel completely at ease."
"This approach is entirely in line with our police force's case-handling philosophy and policies."
"This is a classic example of achieving great things with minimal investment, getting the best results at the lowest cost. Great!"
"I completely agree with this plan."
"However, what pleases me even more is that the two of you are able to be considerate of each other, cooperate with each other, and work together so perfectly."
"The atmosphere of unity within the police force is more important than anything else."
"The incident caused by Huang Zhicheng must never happen again."
Clearly, the incident Huang Zhicheng caused earlier left a deep shadow in his mind.