Chen Ke was of course aware that Nie Zhao and his wife had also been exposed to radiation and had gone to Tokyo for emergency treatment.

Because he was one of the people Lin Yong had contacted before his death, he was among the first people Huo Qi notified after receiving the news. Of course, he and two other officers were taken into custody at that time.

He was put in a dormitory to wait for news.

The door was unlocked, of course, and no one had come looking for him all day. Then, in the middle of the night, a tall, blond, blue-eyed foreigner wearing a military green T-shirt opened the door, flashed his ID, and gestured for Chen Ke to come with him.

Chen Ke remembered that this person's name should be Bob, and he was a senior police superintendent.

His Cantonese was rather broken, and he spoke in a fragmented manner: "Nuclear leak, warning mention, you, the person involved."

In the dead of night, Chen Ke saw him speeding away from the police station and naturally asked, "Where are you going?"

He added, “I am a special police officer from China. I am here on official business. Even if I am involved in a case, only the No. 1 detective of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police can detain me if there is solid evidence. If you want to interrogate me, you need the approval of the Ministry of Public Security first.”

These foreigners are really something, they can't even calm down when they're about to leave.

Are they allowed to detain or interrogate Chen Ke at will now?

In fact, these blond, blue-eyed, tall foreigners are very good at judging people by their appearance. When Chen Ke is obedient, cooperative, and good-tempered, they act very fierce. But as soon as they hear Chen Ke's attitude harden, Bob immediately changes his tone.

He said, "Hey friend, this isn't an interrogation, we're just chatting."

After parking the car and opening the door, he said again, "Huo Qi is involved in this matter, and he has accused you. The military needs your cooperation."

Chen Ke looked out the window and the first thing he saw was a super-large warship. He immediately knew that this was the British garrison in Central, the Tamar. He immediately raised his hands, but said, "I need to speak with the Ministry of Public Security."

Bob said, "Listen, this is just a private meeting. The military wants to avoid any conflict between the two countries..."

Chen Ke added, "Without a diplomatic letter, I could not have entered the British military defense zone."

He took out his phone and pointed to the pen on the other person's chest, then said, "I know you're recording, and I'm recording too."

This guy is treating him like a fool. He's a foreign police officer who entered the military territory of an enemy country without any documents. He's instantly labeled a spy and will have to go to an international military court.

Of course, his attitude was tough enough that the other party couldn't do anything about it.

Bob shrugged and stepped back. A strong smell of mutton filled the air. A chubby, blond old man—Sir James—stepped forward. “Hey, Inspector Chen, don’t get agitated. Listen to me. Your friend Huo Qi is a direct suspect in Lin Yong’s case, and your cousin Chen Rou is also involved. She even went to Tokyo because of radiation exposure. The police have obtained all the information through Huo Qi’s testimony. I, James, am a fervent enthusiast of Chinese culture, and I’m here to help you…”

The fact that Nie Zhao and his wife suddenly chartered a plane to Japan is an unavoidable flaw in this case. Moreover, Chen Ke's phone was obviously tapped from the moment he was placed under surveillance, so they were unable to communicate.

He now has to guess, and he must be right about the official reason Nie Zhao gave to the Governor-General's Office when he applied for the plane.

He said, "Because their marriage was in crisis, they went on vacation to ease the crisis."

Sir James smiled, but his eyes were cold. Seeing that Chen Ke was also stubbornly refusing to divulge anything, he spread his hands and said, "Please, Huo Qi has already confessed everything. Since you're keeping quiet, I'm sorry, I can't mediate. Believe me, Bob will..."

The handsome guy named Bob stepped forward, crossed his arms, and said, "We will send a diplomatic letter immediately, Mr. Chan. Unfortunately, your career is about to end, and the diplomatic crisis you caused will directly affect your return ten months from now."

Chen Ke has a naturally good personality. No matter how much others try to upset him, he can endure it. He's a natural pushover.

But now Sir James has set a trap for him, making sure that he hasn't been in contact with the outside world all day and doesn't know what's happening outside. As soon as he hears that Huo Qi has been arrested, he will panic.

His duty is to prevent external crises from affecting his return.

But Chen Ke is usually mild-mannered and weak-willed, yet when this charade was put on, he didn't take the bait at all.

He got out of the car, turned around and left. Bob said, "You are a suspect in the case. If you leave, it means you are going to flee."

Chen Ke turned around and said, slowly and deliberately, "The evidence speaks for itself."

This is Hong Kong, where skin color is a natural dividing line. Chen Ke didn't believe for a second that Huo Qi had been arrested.

Even if these white police officers could find Huo Qi, it would still take locals to arrest him. But ask yourself, which local police officer would handcuff Huo Qi when they saw him? No one. Everyone would tacitly let him go.

Chen Ke had already given these foreigners enough face, and now he was going back to his workplace.

Watching him leave, Sir James grunted, "You bastard!"

Bob asked him, "What should we do now?"

Although the military helped cover up the nuclear waste leak, Colonel Rango and he had already fallen out.

The Governor even argued with the head of MI6 and demanded that the agents withdraw from Hong Kong.

But Sir James's departure means that ocean shipping will fall into Nie's hands, and he will also lose a huge sum of cash.

Given that he possesses direct evidence of Nie Zhao's collusion with the mainland, how could he possibly back down?

He sneered and said, "It's time to teach the Nie family and these arrogant bastards a lesson."

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