Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 1203 Secret Arrest

Watson raised an eyebrow but remained silent. After all, the other party was the governor, and he had to give him some face.

Fan Weili continued with a smile, "Your Excellency, I personally feel that the arrest of the Chief Secretary for Administration should not be publicized, let alone discussed in a meeting."

"As you know, with so many people involved, there's bound to be a lot of gossip. If this news gets out, it will instantly ignite the entire Hong Kong Island, and all sorts of criminals will come out and cause trouble."

MacLehose thought for a moment, then frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Fan Weili smiled and said, "I think we should make a secret arrest. It would be best to get him to cooperate. For example, we could have him come to the Governor's Palace to report, and then make a secret arrest there. After that, we could say that Philip is away on a business trip and have the Deputy Secretary for Administration and others keep the Administration in operation."

"This way, we can minimize any negative impact. We can wait until everything has settled down and the Administrative Division is operating smoothly before announcing Philip's arrest. What do you think, Your Excellency?"

"And we can also report to the British headquarters at the last minute. After all, it hasn't been interrogated and investigated yet, so it's better to wait until it's confirmed before reporting."

Hearing this, MacLehose was actually tempted. If Philip were arrested under these circumstances, it wouldn't cause any turmoil, and even if the evidence was insufficient afterward, Philip's appearance wouldn't have any negative impact.

If this had been said from the beginning, MacLehose wouldn't have agreed, but after being influenced by Wong Bing-Yiu and Watson, he really thought Fan Wei-Li's idea was quite good.

It's like Watson and his crew wanted to open a window in a house, but they came in saying they wanted to break down a wall. Once the people inside disagreed, they said they wanted to open a window, which made it easier for them to accept.

The idea of ​​one playing the "good cop" and the other the "bad cop" changed Governor MacLehose's expectations.

At this moment, MacLehose was very hesitant, after all, the person he was to arrest was Chief Secretary for Administration Philippe.

During this process, Fan Weili, Hua Sheng, and the others did not speak, but waited quietly.

After a long pause, MacLehose glanced at the mainland delegation members who had been sitting and drinking tea beside him, sighed, and said, "I agree to this method; we can secretly arrest Philip."

"However...in order to avoid any mistakes, the trial cannot be conducted by the police alone. It must be conducted jointly by the police, the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the Department of Justice, and other parties, and a conviction can only be made after a court trial."

As he spoke, a resolute look appeared in his eyes, clearly indicating that this was his bottom line. He was also worried that Watson and the others might use this opportunity to settle personal scores, leading to an uncontrollable situation.

Hua Sheng, Huang Bingyao, Fan Weili, and the others exchanged glances and nodded silently.

Fan Weili immediately smiled and said, "No problem, Inspector Wong, Inspector Wah, you're all set, right?"

"no problem!"

"no problem!"

MacLehose nodded: "Okay, let's do it that way. I'll have my assistant inform Philip to come to the Governor's Palace."

Meanwhile, Philip, who had just arrived at the Secretariat of Government, received a call from the Governor's Assistant, asking him to go to the Governor's Palace.

After a moment of silence, Philip said, "May I ask what business the Governor has with me?"

The governor's assistant simply said, "I don't know. The governor just asked you to come over."

Hearing this, Philip frowned, but still said, "Okay, I'll be right there."

After hanging up the phone, Philip frowned, a vague sense of unease creeping into his heart.

Last night's operation failed, and the butler has already reported it to him.

He thought about it all night. Now that Xu Huaijing's family had been rescued by the police, he wasn't too worried. He believed that Xu Huaijing wouldn't dare to implicate him.

Because once Xu Huaijing confesses, his family will definitely not survive. Even though they are currently under police protection, it is impossible to protect them forever. They will eventually leave the police force.

He has only lost some chips now, and he is very confident that Xu Huaijing would not dare to betray him.

However, he overlooked how outrageous it was to control and kidnap Xu Huaijing's family, and how not everyone could tolerate it.

Not to mention Xu Huaijing, who was once the top cop in the police force and who in Hong Kong dared to disrespect him, but Philip treated him like a dog and now even kidnapped and controlled his family.

How could Xu Huaijing possibly bear this?

Although Philip felt somewhat uneasy, he thought about it and decided to go over there anyway.

"It must have been the police who reported this to the Governor. But it's not a big problem. As long as there's no substantial evidence, they can't do anything to me. Besides, it's not easy to arrest an official of my rank. It could easily cause unrest throughout Hong Kong Island."

After confirming that there was no major problem, Philip set off for the Governor's Palace.

When he arrived outside the Governor's Palace, he frowned as he looked at the hundreds of uniformed senior police officers outside.

What are they trying to do? Sending so many police officers to force a change of government?

Thinking of this, Philip scoffed. For someone of the governor's rank, forcing him to abdicate would only breed resentment.

"They don't think they can catch me just because there are more of them, huh!"

Hundreds of senior police officers kept their eyes fixed on Philippe's vehicle as he got out and walked into the Governor's House with his head held high, which annoyed many of the hot-tempered officers.

"No, what is he pretending for, damn it!"

"I really want to see what kind of expression he'll have on his face in the interrogation room."

"What other expression could it be? Of course, it's terrified, hahaha!"

Philip was unaware of the gossip outside; he confidently walked into the governor's mansion.

Upon seeing Fan Weili, the mainland delegation, Huang Bingyao, and Hua Sheng, he frowned slightly before greeting MacLehose.

But just then, a pair of handcuffs were suddenly fastened to his wrists, startling him. He looked up sharply and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Watson grinned: "Mr. Philip, the police now suspect you of being involved in multiple cases of murder, kidnapping, bribery, etc. We need you to come with us to assist with the investigation. Oh, and here's the arrest warrant!"

As he spoke, he produced an arrest warrant, which Huang Bingyao had prepared before setting off. He would show it if things went smoothly, and otherwise treat it as a worthless piece of paper.

Philip stared at the arrest warrant and roared furiously, "You think you can arrest me with just an arrest warrant? Don't you know who I am?"

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