"I am a Hong Kong police officer, and this is my duty."
John Zeng showed his fearlessness at the right time.
Fang Lang couldn't help but curl up his eyes slightly when he heard this. This was a very smart young man. Although he had never heard of his name, it did not prevent him from admiring him.
For Fang Lang, in a city like Hong Kong where the majority of the population is Chinese, the more Chinese police officers there are, the better, which means that the influence of Chinese people on the city will become greater and greater.
But Fang Lang doesn't like policemen who help the British exploit the lower-class Chinese by controlling gangs, like the four detectives did.
It is undeniable that the four chief inspectors have, to a certain extent, expanded the voice of the Chinese in the police force, but this voice was obtained at the expense of the interests of the majority of grassroots Chinese.
However, Fang Lang would still be very happy if the Hong Kong City Police Force could have more senior police officers with conscience. This would not only expand the influence of Chinese in the police force, but also provide an extra layer of protection for the safety of grassroots Chinese.
These thoughts only flashed through Fang Lang's mind. Fang Lang's admiration for this young man was only out of his admiration for his courage. It did not mean that Fang Lang would support this young man to make further progress in the Hong Kong City Police Force.
After all, both sides didn't understand each other at all. If the other party was a guy as greedy as the four detectives, wouldn't Fang Lang be adding a burden to the Chinese in Hong Kong City?
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However, out of admiration for the other party, Fang Lang decided to help this young man gain favor in front of his British friends.
"Haha... Reinhardt, what did I say? This guy is a courageous and responsible Hong Kong policeman!
I prefer this young man to those guys who are shivering behind the car."
Reinhardt, who heard the conversation between the two, nodded and gave Fang Lang a slightly ugly smile.
"You're right. Compared to this young man's performance, all those bastards who were trembling behind the car should be fired."
Then, he stopped talking nonsense and said directly to Zeng John:
"Well, brave young man. Go back and tell your superior that my name is Rianhart Henderson, a lieutenant commander of the British Royal Navy, and this is Rear Admiral Fang of the Brazilian Navy, who is visiting Hong Kong City at the invitation of our Royal Navy.
The shooting occurred here because these gang members made some inappropriate moves while we were eating, causing General Fang's guards to respond urgently.
But the performance of your Hong Kong police has made me lose face in front of my friends. I will complain to the Governor of Hong Kong about this.
Now, please go back and ask your officer who is hiding behind the car to come out and take away this gang member at the scene."
Although Reinhart tried his best to suppress his anger, his words still made Zeng John's eyelids twitch. He knew very well in his heart that what happened tonight had caused the police to be in big trouble.
It was obviously a very serious matter for a naval lieutenant colonel to complain to the Governor of Hong Kong about the performance of the Hong Kong police. If things went wrong, the superior who had just promised to give him a promotion of two levels might suddenly demote him to the bottom and even strip him of his police uniform.
What was even more embarrassing was that there was a foreign naval commander at the scene. Doesn't this mean that the Hong Kong police had lost face abroad? At this moment, he could imagine how furious the police commissioner would be.
Who would have thought that Fang Lang, who was standing by, would actually say with a smile:
"Hey! Rianhart, this brave young policeman is called John Zeng, and he is Chinese like me. I think it's rude of you to ignore the name of such a brave man."
Hearing this, everyone at the scene looked at Fang Lang with puzzled eyes, as if they didn't quite understand what Fang Lang meant.
But Zeng John soon realized that the other party was trying to make him feel more presentable in front of the Navy Lieutenant Colonel! He looked at Fang Lang with a hint of gratitude.
After all, what happened today might bring bad luck to many people. But now, he should not be in the range of bad luck.
Reinhardt also quickly understood what Fang Lang meant. He looked at Fang Lang with some surprise, then looked at the young policeman in front of him, as if he understood something. After a little thought, he took the initiative to stand up, stretched out his right hand to Zeng John and said:
"Officer Zeng, I apologize for my arrogance. You are an excellent police officer and I will remember you."
Zeng John looked at the naval lieutenant colonel who was not much older than him with some surprise. At the same time, he glanced at Fang Lang who was sitting next to him. He didn't expect that the words of the Chinese general next to him would carry so much weight in the other party's heart.
Of course, he was also very aware that this was a rare opportunity for him to show off, so he gave a standard British military salute.
"Thank you, sir!"
After saying that, he stretched out his right hand and held the other person's hand tightly.
Reinhardt nodded with great satisfaction, patted Zeng John's right arm with his left hand and said:
"Very good, go inform your superior and come clean up this mess!"
Zeng John very tactfully let go of his hand, saluted Reinhardt again, turned around, and ran towards the police team at the street corner.
As a soldier, Reinhardt was even more satisfied with Zeng John's performance at this moment. He couldn't help but turn to Fang Lang and said:
"Fang, you're right. This guy is a very good young man. I think he should have a better future."
Fang Lang heard this and said with a chuckle:
"Don't forget, he is just a Chinese. He has no chance of getting a higher position in the Hong Kong Police Force."
Reinhardt was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but carefully savor Fang Lang's words.
Cai Jiabing, who had been hiding aside and trying to reduce his presence, could not understand what everyone was saying, but he still analyzed a lot of useful information from their tone and expressions. This made his eyes towards the young policeman become hot.
At this time, Zeng John had already quickly run back to the police team. Nottingham Jones was relieved to see this brave young man return safely without any injury, and realized that these fully armed people should not be armed bandits.
In this way, the difficulty of handling this task will be reduced exponentially.
In fact, when Zeng John was in contact with the other party just now, although he could not hear clearly what they were saying because he was hiding behind the police car, he could still see from the communication between the two sides that the other party did not seem to have any hostility towards the police.
He was especially certain of this when he noticed that when Zeng John came back to report to him, he did not hide in the safe position behind the police car, but stood directly at the front of the car.
"Report to the commander, the situation has been ascertained. These armed personnel are the Brazilian Navy guards who are visiting the port city at the invitation of our Royal Navy.
The cause of the exchange of fire was that local gangs were fighting for territory, which threatened the safety of the naval commander. The scene has been taken over by the Brazilian Navy Guard.
Lieutenant Colonel Rianhart Henderson, the Royal Navy officer who was accompanying the Brazilian admiral, was very dissatisfied with the performance of our port police and lodged a solemn protest, demanding that the commander come over immediately and explain to him in person.
Nottingham Jones, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, felt his heart rise to his throat and almost vomited blood after listening to Zeng John's report.
He originally thought that there was no danger and the incident could be easily resolved, but now, the reality is exactly the opposite of what he wanted. The trouble has not decreased, but has increased exponentially.
At this moment, he would rather be facing a group of vicious bandits, so that he could at most stabilize the scene and wait for reinforcements to arrive, and then he could easily wipe out the other side. If that didn't work, he could also ask the British army for help.
But the current situation is that the person on the other side is someone he cannot afford to offend, and the reason why the other side fired a gun is because the local gang is actually fighting in front of the other side.
One can imagine the serious consequences of this incident. Nottingham Jones, who had just looked relaxed, has turned pale. He turned his gaze to Chief Chinese Detective Yao Mu, who had just been discussing Zeng John's future with him.
Since Yao Mu has managed to get to his current position, he is certainly not a political idiot. When Nottingham Jones realized the seriousness of the matter, he also instantly understood the connection between the two.
As the person who received the benefits from the 14K and was responsible for coordinating the police to let it go, he was in even bigger trouble than Nottingham Jones. He was worried that he might lose his newly acquired position as Chief Chinese Inspector.
But Yao Mu is an old hand after all. With more than 30 years of experience as a police officer, he has a lot of experience in handling emergencies.
But when Nottingham Jones looked at him coldly, he did not panic, but looked at Zeng John and said directly:
"Have they controlled all the gang members? Have they said what they will do with them when the time comes?"
Zeng John had also been secretly observing the expressions of the two superiors. In fact, he did not want the two superiors to be demoted because of this matter, because Nottingham Jones was the one who had just promised to promote him twice.
Yao Mu was the newly promoted Chief Chinese Inspector and the leader of the Chinese police. If Yao Mu was dismissed, then there would be no objection to the goodwill he had just gained from him today.
So, after hearing Yao Mu's questions, although he didn't know why he asked these questions, he still carefully recalled what he had seen and the communication that had just taken place.
“What I saw was a lot of gang members lying on the ground, but most of them had knife wounds, probably caused by gang fights.
All those who were still able to move had been controlled by their guard forces.
As for how to deal with the gang members, I heard they want us to take over."
Hearing this, Yao Mu's eyes turned, he breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Nottingham Jones and said:
"Sir, I think we still have a chance. As long as we can silence these gang members, the most we can do is to be convicted of negligence, and we won't be sentenced to death."
Nottingham Jones is also an old hand. When he heard Yao Mu's words, he immediately understood what he meant and nodded repeatedly:
"You're right. They are a security force after all. They don't have the power to enforce the law in Hong Kong City. These criminals will eventually have to be handed over to us for handling. This way we have a chance to make a big deal out of a small one."
Seeing that the two officers seemed to have found a solution to the problem in just a few words, Zeng John couldn't help but speak:
"My two sirs, things may not be that simple."
Upon hearing this, the two turned to look at Zeng John.
"What's the meaning?"
“I know that the two officers are worried that the higher-ups will know about our relationship with these gang members, and they think that if the gang members are handed over to us, we can extricate ourselves.
But the problem now is that a Brazilian navy general is Chinese. Just now when I was there, I saw a gang member being pulled in front of the other side for questioning. "
Zeng John stopped talking after that, but his meaning was very clear. Perhaps the situation at the scene was far from as simple as they thought.
It is hard to say whether this gang member will say anything to the Chinese general.
Maybe the other party already knows everything about the situation.
Hearing this, Nottingham Jones and Yao Mu looked at each other and their faces became gloomy again.
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