But she had the confidence to say, “Officer Huo, if you continue to be a police officer, you will eventually have to cooperate with the mainland on cases. But your mainland colleagues will not deliberately make you live next to an abandoned public toilet, nor will they make things difficult for you at work. And your current attitude can explain why Cheung Tze-keung was able to get away with robbing armored trucks, stealing Rolexes, kidnapping and murdering people for so many years. It’s because you are too incompetent.”
Huo Qi believed that if he went to the mainland, Chen Ke would definitely treat him warmly.
They also admitted that the police officers in Hong Kong were indeed a bit lazy and not dedicated to their work.
But after putting his shoulder patches and chest badge back on, he patiently said, "We are different from before. The Flying Tigers are different now."
He pointed his thumb to his chest and said, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Nie, but even if you're angry, I have to stand by me. Cheung Tze-keung will be arrested by our Hong Kong police. We will solve the case as soon as possible and give all citizens a satisfactory answer."
But Chen Ke said, "I've already investigated. Your people are no good, including Liao Sir and the Kowloon police, no good!"
Huo Qi placed his hand on the table: "You can question their character, but don't question their abilities."
Rather than fighting for honor, Kowloon's Liao Sir swore to Huo Qi that, in order to regain the honor of the police force, he would arrest Cheung Tze-keung before the mainland officers. For the sake of face, they would fight tooth and nail.
Of course, in Huo Qi's view, catching the person was only a matter of time.
The cultural differences led to conflicts and disagreements. Chen Ke couldn't understand Huo Qi: "Huo sir, morality and character are the foundation of being a person. They don't even have morality, so how can they talk about ability?"
He also said something that really hit Huo Qi in the heart: "Your police force has problems not only with its capabilities, but also with its overall atmosphere from top to bottom. You need ideological education."
But what Huo Qi hated most was ideological education. He sneered, "We'd rather resign than be made puppets."
The two were locked in a fierce battle, their arguments clashing, and it looked like they were about to come to blows.
Neither Master Er nor Master Dong could continue their conversation, but the conversation wasn't important now, because Xiao A Yuan had discovered the tea table and was about to throw away all the tea spoons, tongs, and teacups on it.
She kept kicking her feet, trying to break free from her mother and climb onto the tea table.
Grandpa Er and Grandpa Dong thought to themselves, "Why should we care about them? Let them fight it out." They clapped their hands together and said, "Come on, let Grandpa give you a hug!"
However, as soon as the little guy touched an old man, his mother lifted him up and pulled him back.
Then Chen Rou said, "How about this, you two make a bet."
Huo Qi immediately slammed his hand on the table: "Great!"
He removed his badge number and shoulder insignia, and put his hat on the table: "Let's bet on who finds Cheung Tze-keung first. This is my stake. If Inspector Chan and his team win, I'll let them do whatever they want with me."
Chen Ke was taught from a young age not to gamble, so he simply said, "All we need is an apology."
But Chen Rou wanted to add to his demands: "No, we not only need a public apology from all of you in Kowloon, but also to follow the rules and hand over your computer passwords and share all case-handling materials. And go back and prepare, because you're sure to lose."
Huo Qi was spurred on and clapped his hands: "Deal!"
Chen Rou pulled her son, who was preparing to roam the world with a sword, back again: "Inspector Huo, if you dare to go back on your word or resort to underhanded tactics, you'll be just like Yu Zhengrong, Xiang Tiange, and Gui Tou Rong."
She stood up and said, "Cousin, let's go back."
She went downstairs first, followed closely by Chen Ke, but Huo Qi paused for a moment before also chasing after her downstairs.
Chen Rou had already gotten into the car. Chen Ke probably went to find the restroom. After he went to the restroom, Huo Qi knocked on the window. After she lowered the window, he saluted and then said, "Mrs. Nie, the first time we met was at the Jewelry Wharf."
Chen Rou smiled and said, "Back then you were just a junior police officer, only accompanying Inspector Lei on his side trips. Inspector Lei didn't dare to stop Nie Zhao's car, but you rushed forward and stopped it. What were you thinking back then?"
On that very day, Chen Rou killed Gui Tou Rong.
But apart from the bodyguards of the Nie family, no one knows about that incident, and it will never be brought up again.
Even if Huo Qi thought he understood Chen Rou very well, he would never know the truth of what happened back then.
He said, "Just like today, back then I thought, I am not afraid of the powerful and wealthy, I want to pursue the truth for the citizens of Hong Kong."
What Chen Rou initially admired about him was his courage to stop Nie Zhao's car, and it was also because he was able to conduct a fair trial of Inspector Yu and objectively present all the evidence that she had yielded to him time and time again. But this time, she would not give in again.
She said, "You're going to lose. Go back and write a public apology."
Huo Qi grinned and raised his index finger: "I will catch Cheung Tze-keung within a month!"
Chen Ke didn't go to the toilet. Instead, he ran 200 meters to a convenience store, bought a sterile gauze mask, put it on, and then dared to get into Chen Rou's car, sitting in the back.
With the atmosphere built up to this point, Chen Ke had no choice but to utter a harsh remark.
He said, "Let's set it at ten days for now. Once we catch them, we'll improve everyone's living conditions, cough, cough cough!"
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