Yao Mu's words reminded Nottingham Jones not to forget his promise. Of course, the other party could understand what he meant.
At the same time, he was somewhat surprised at Yao Mu's generosity. You know, the Criminal Investigation Division is a key department under the General Administration, and it is also the cornerstone of his power as the Chief Chinese Inspector. In the current Hong Kong City Police Station, only the Chinese police officers in their Criminal Investigation Division have the right to carry guns.
No matter where he is, only those who hold the gun can speak with confidence, and only then will people listen to him and dare not disobey him. This is why he can command all the Chinese police in Hong Kong with this identity.
Now from what he said, he was actually planning to hand over his most capable department to this young man. How could he not be surprised?
If this is true, the young man Zeng John will soon soar to the top. Because, at this time, the Hong Kong British government is very strict about the promotion of Chinese police officers. An old policeman like Yao Mu, who has served the police force for nearly 30 years, can only be a chief Chinese detective.
The position of Chief Chinese Inspector sounds impressive, but in reality the rank is just that of a police station sergeant, and he does not even have access to the basic management level of the Hong Kong City Police Force.
The reason why he is so powerful is not because he is the highest-ranking person in the entire Chinese police force, but because the Criminal Investigation Division he leads has the right to call on grassroots police officers across Hong Kong to cooperate in operations.
The source of their power is that they have guns in their hands and can mobilize all the Chinese police in Hong Kong to obey their orders. But in fact, their police rank is not even the lowest basic management rank, the inspector level.
According to the police rank of Hong Kong police, the rank of Chief Chinese Inspector is just a police station sergeant who can supervise ordinary police officers, senior police officers, and sergeants. According to the rank of the US military, it is equivalent to a sergeant major. Not even the most basic second lieutenant.
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Therefore, after watching Empire of Money, many people are not quite sure what the police rank of Chief Chinese Inspector is, and they think that Lei Luo has so much power because of his high position. In fact, this is not the case.
Originally, Nottingham Jones promised to promote the police officers who stepped forward by two levels. This promise was made to the British police officers. Most of the Chinese police officers did not understand it, so they just let it go. But Zeng John was fluent in English and he actually seized this opportunity.
If John Zeng can really be promoted two levels of police rank at once, he will be able to be promoted directly from senior police officer to station sergeant. Such a rank in the current Hong Kong City Police Force is the position of Chief Chinese Inspector.
That is the same status as Yao Mu, and Yao Mu is already 54 years old and is about to retire, but Zeng John can tell at a glance that he is very young, probably only 25 or 26 years old at most. To be able to obtain such a police rank at such a young age, his future potential will be limitless.
Of course, this also depends on whether the Hong Kong City Police Force is willing to give Chinese police officers the opportunity to break through their police ranks in the future.
No matter how others viewed Zeng John, in Nottingham Jones' eyes, he was now a courageous policeman in Hong Kong. Moreover, he had to fulfill his promise, as it was related to his reputation and future as a superintendent.
Therefore, he just pondered for a moment, then looked at Yao Mu deeply and said:
"Since you have said that you are willing to train him to be the new head of the Criminal Investigation Division, I will definitely keep my promise and personally write a letter of recommendation for him so that he can become the next chief of the Chinese Police Station."
In this way, the two men unknowingly praised each other and decided to quickly promote the brave police officer Zeng John.
On the other side, John Zeng walked slowly towards the conflict scene in Stanley Street with his hands raised. Looking at a group of well-equipped militants, it was impossible to say that John Zeng was not nervous and afraid.
But this incident was undoubtedly a rare opportunity for him. So no matter how scared he was or how weak his legs were, he had to bite the bullet and go forward.
As a police officer who had received Hong Kong City Police training, he possessed very good military qualities. After just two steps closer, he discovered the differences between these militants.
The way these people held their guns and stood showed that they were professional soldiers with excellent military qualities. At this time, he also understood why Nottingham Jones did not dare to step forward easily.
In particular, the weapons used by the other party were brand new weapons and equipment that they had never seen before, which showed that these people were no ordinary people.
As he got closer and closer to the scene of the incident, he felt a sense of crisis that made his hair stand on end. This made him realize that in addition to the armed men at the scene, there must be many gunmen in the dark aiming their guns at him.
Although Zeng John walked slowly, he also walked resolutely. He knew that now that he was out, he could not turn around and run away because of the danger. Not only would he lose this rare opportunity, but he might also be shot by the gunman in the dark.
Judging from the fact that he had been gone for such a long time and these people on the other side had not made any movement, they should not do anything to them policemen. After all, this was a port city, and if these people wanted to leave safely, they could not directly attack him as a policeman.
Just as he was approaching the scene, carefully observing the situation and collecting information from the scene, a young man in a black suit slowly walked out from the opposite side. To his surprise, the other party had a Chinese face.
Before he could say anything, the other party spoke first. There was no hostility in his tone, just like someone asking for directions on the street.
"Hey! Are you the Hong Kong City Police?"
The other person was not speaking Cantonese, but Mandarin. Zeng John took a closer look at the other person under the dim street lights. He was tall and straight, wearing a very decent black suit and a black woolen gentleman's hat on his head. He should be not much different in age from him.
The whole person vaguely revealed a neat military temperament. Looking at the foreigners around him, Zeng John was not sure about the other party's situation for a moment, so he could only speak quickly:
"Yes, I am here to negotiate with you on behalf of the Hong Kong City Police. You can tell me what you need. Please do not use prohibited weapons in Hong Kong City and cause bloodshed."
The young man opposite laughed when he heard this, and waved his hand casually:
"Okay, put your hands down! You are not my enemy, you don't have to surrender to me. Follow me!"
After saying that, he ignored Zeng John's reaction and turned around and walked inside. This made Zeng John confused. What does it mean? Not an enemy?
However, no normal person would like to surrender easily. So, he also put his hands down obediently, looked at the armed personnel around him who were somewhat indifferent to his arrival, gritted his teeth, took two quick steps, and caught up with the other party.
At this moment, Fang Lang was looking at Reinhardt beside him with a smile on his face, and said with a half-smile:
"Who do you think the other person will be?"
Reinhardt, on the other hand, was looking at the thin figure who was slowly approaching with his hands raised. Although he could not see the other person's appearance clearly, he was sure that the person who came over was definitely not an important person, and definitely not a British.
This dealt a severe blow to his self-esteem, as he thought that the British were very brave. Without even looking at Fang Lang, who was obviously teasing him, he spoke directly in a bad mood:
"I don't want to guess!"
Fang Lang laughed loudly upon hearing this, patted Reinhardt on the shoulder and said:
"Haha... Reinhardt, I didn't expect you to be smart now! You didn't fall for it."
Upon hearing this, Reinhardt glared at Fang Lang angrily and said:
"Fang, this joke is not funny at all."
Fang Lang didn't care whether he was really angry or pretending to be angry. He turned to Cai Jiabing who was standing opposite him and said:
"Do you know this person coming over here?"
At this time, Cai Jiabing had already been completely subdued by Fang Lang. He did not dare to hesitate at all. He quickly turned around and looked at the young police officer who was slowly walking towards Qi Qingshan.
After a long while, he shook his head and said:
"Sir, I don't know this policeman, but judging by his attire, he should be an ordinary patrolman in uniform."
Fang Lang looked at the young police officer approaching behind Qi Qingshan with interest, and continued to tease Reinhardt:
"Is the Hong Kong City Police Force too timid, or is the police captain too arrogant? Just send a uniformed patrolman?"
Upon hearing this, Reinhardt, who already had an unpleasant expression on his face, became even gloomier. However, he ignored Fang Lang's words and just stared at the young police officer who was slowly approaching without saying a word.
When Fang Lang saw this, the smile on his face flashed away. He seemed to have asked for trouble and shrugged indifferently.
At this time, Qi Qingshan had already brought Zeng John to the front of the group. This time, Zeng John did not wait for anyone to speak, and took the lead in speaking in English:
“Gentlemen, I am Senior Police Officer John Tsang from Central Police Station, here to investigate the shooting that just happened on Stanley Street.
I wonder if you can tell me what happened here, and who are you all, and why would you be armed and injure people in Hong Kong City."
It must be said that Zeng John relaxed after learning that the people present had no hostility. He also behaved neither servile nor overbearing when facing a few guys who obviously looked like big shots.
This made Fang Lang look up to him. Reinhardt on the side stared at the police rank on his shoulder, gritting his teeth and said in a stiff tone:
"Are you the commander of this operation?"
Zeng John did not expect that the seemingly non-hostile opponent actually had a foreigner of high status who did not answer his question but asked him back without any politeness.
He could sense a strong sense of dissatisfaction from the other person's tone, and more importantly, he found that this dissatisfaction seemed to be from a superior to a subordinate. This made him very confused and alert. He could not help but take a closer look at the foreigner who was speaking, and quietly probed with a slightly tough tone:
"No. But I am a Hong Kong police officer, and I think I have the right to investigate you. Gentlemen, please tell me your identities truthfully."
Reinhardt, who was proud by nature, was already very angry at the moment. When he saw the police sent a young uniformed patrolman with the rank of senior police officer to inquire about his identity, he immediately felt unprecedentedly insulted and couldn't help but want to get angry.
Fang Lang had known him for a long time, so he naturally knew that this guy's arrogant character had flared up again. He couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Why are you getting angry with a senior police officer? The fact that this young man dared to run up to you with his bare hands and ask about your identity without being humble or arrogant shows his courage.
You should be happy that there are such responsible police officers in Hong Kong, instead of blaming them. The ones who should really be blamed are the senior police officers who are hiding behind their cars and dare not show their heads. "
After saying this, he ignored Reinhardt's grim expression and smiled at Zeng John.
"You are very brave, young man! You dare to walk right into our group of fully armed soldiers with your bare hands.
Aren't you afraid that we are armed bandits? We will just shoot you!"
Zeng John did not expect that this young Chinese man would actually interrupt the seemingly unorthodox foreigner. Although the foreigner was still very angry, he naturally restrained himself and did not get angry at the young man.
Obviously, the identity of this young man is not simple.
At the same time, the attitude and tone of this young man's speech were also very intriguing. At this moment, if he still didn't understand that these people were not armed bandits at all, he would not be qualified to be a policeman.
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