If you want to be a good person, find Huadi

Chapter 244 Jewelry Robbery 6

Wah Di walked into a meeting room at Police Headquarters and found it packed with people, each one waiting solemnly for Commissioner Li Shutang's arrival. He found a seat in a corner and, looking around, couldn't help but sigh: he was clearly the lowest-ranking official in the room, and the only Inspector.

Not long after, Li Shutang, his son Li Wenbin, and several other senior executives entered the conference room. From their expressions and behavior, it was clear that they had just finished a small-scale meeting and seemed to have reached some kind of consensus.

After everyone was seated, Li Shutang signaled Li Wenbin to begin explaining the Randolph family. Li Wenbin stood up, cleared his throat, and then detailed the Randolph family's story to everyone present. He particularly emphasized the episode where the Randolph family was tricked by the robbers, which was undoubtedly the most eye-catching part of the entire incident.

The reason for calling so many people back for the meeting was that the Randolph family affair had become a major issue, with even the Queen personally intervening. The Governor of Hong Kong was under immense pressure, as such an incident had a significant impact on Hong Kong's security and image.

The Randolph family had suffered a heavy blow this time. Not only did they suffer heavy losses, but even more troublesomely, some of their lost treasures were actually borrowed from the Queen! This undoubtedly put the Randolph family in an extremely passive situation.

Faced with such immense pressure, the Randolph family, after careful consideration, ultimately decided to inform the Governor of Hong Kong of the entire situation. After all, in their view, all of this had originated in Hong Kong, and if they wanted to solve the problem, they probably had to start from the source.

As a result, the Randolph family began to exert pressure on Hong Kong through various connections, and the Hong Kong police naturally felt unprecedented pressure.

Although it was late at night in Hong Kong, Li Shutang was well aware of the urgency of the situation. He did not hesitate to call all relevant personnel back to the police station for a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Prior to this, Li Wenbin had informed the other two Chinese deputy directors of their surveillance of the Randolph family in a small-scale meeting of senior officials. However, for various reasons, this information was not conveyed to those senior officials and Eagle Country members who were loyal to the Eagle Country.

During the high-level meeting, a tense and oppressive atmosphere permeated the conference room. The attendees exchanged glances, having clearly learned of the Randolph family's pranks by the robbers. The faces of the Eagle Country leaders were filled with disbelief. They couldn't accept the fact that these people, whom they considered an inferior race, dared to so boldly tease them, the nobles!

Then, those Eagles began to clamor, demanding that the police quickly capture the robbers and impose the harshest possible sentence on them. Their voices echoed in the conference room, filled with anger and dissatisfaction. However, their shouting did not attract much attention from others, because everyone knew that it was just meaningless barking.

In reality, the police currently knew almost nothing about the robbers. Although they had launched an investigation, they had yet to uncover any valuable leads. This small-scale meeting of high-level officials was merely a briefing on the current situation, with no substantial progress made.

Finally, after some discussion, everyone decided that Li Wenbin would be in charge of solving the case. Li Wenbin is an experienced and capable police officer, and he is expected to solve the mystery as soon as possible.

After the meeting, the attendees hurried out and headed for the next, larger meeting. This one was even larger, and with the exception of Wah-ti, the newly promoted inspector, the lowest rank of attendees was superintendent. At this larger meeting, they would further discuss strategies for dealing with the robbers and how to ensure the city's safety.

After Li Wenbin finished describing the latest situation of the Randolph family, the atmosphere in the conference room became somewhat solemn. At this moment, a police superintendent suddenly stood up, seemingly wanting to demonstrate his abilities and insights in front of the other officers.

The superintendent looked at Hua Di and asked directly, "You have been investigating this case for several days. So, what useful clues have you found?"

Seeing this, Hua Di immediately stood up, his expression serious and earnest. "Right now, we don't have many useful leads," Hua Di answered truthfully. "According to our investigation, there are probably more than 20 robbers, and at least five of them are highly skilled snipers. Beyond that, we've found almost nothing. Even worse, after the incident, these robbers seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth, completely disappearing from Hong Kong."

However, the superintendent was clearly dissatisfied with this answer. He frowned and pressed on, "Robbery cases like this usually involve an insider. Otherwise, how could they have known the transport route and time so clearly? Have you investigated the Jockey Club's security company?"

It wasn't Huadi's turn to answer this question, because before Huadi could even open his mouth, Li Wenbin had already spoken first. You see, while Huadi was responsible for the specific investigation of this case, Li Wenbin was the commander of the investigation! All police actions essentially required Li Wenbin's approval before they could be deployed. So, while the superintendent was ostensibly questioning Huadi, he was actually deliberately embarrassing Li Wenbin!

Li Wenbin, seeing this, naturally wouldn't sit idly by. He immediately responded, "I personally signed off on all of Huadi and the others' deployments! All of their deployments over the past period have been flawless, and their frontline personnel have been working incredibly hard. We're discussing the next steps in this case, not asking you to come here and make a name for yourself. If you think you have the ability to solve this case quickly, then great! I can completely hand over the entire investigation to you. But if you don't have the skills and don't dare take it over, then just sit there and stop talking nonsense!"

How could that superintendent have the guts to take on this case? It was simply unbelievable! After all, Li Wenbin's ability to solve cases was well-known. He hadn't found any useful clues for so long, so how could this superintendent be more capable than Li Wenbin? So, he knew his own limitations. He took on this case simply to show off in front of the higher-ups and assert his presence.

However, what truly terrified him was the sheer difficulty of solving this case. Faced with such a thorny problem, he had no confidence at all that he could solve it. Therefore, he could only sit there silently, saying nothing, fearing that he might say or do something wrong and cause displeasure among the higher-ups.

Naturally, his actions were noticed by the higher-ups. Li Wenbin continued, "We've conducted a detailed investigation into the Jockey Club's security company. We've conducted comprehensive background checks on every person involved and have also tracked them. However, after a thorough investigation, we've found nothing unusual about them."

Li Wenbin paused briefly before continuing, "Actually, the biggest difficulty in this case isn't investigating the Jockey Club Security Company, but the Randolph family. Ever since the robbery, the Randolph family has been uncooperative with our police. The information they provided was very limited, and they've even obstructed some of our investigations. More importantly, when they received the letter from the robbers, they didn't immediately inform us. It's precisely because of these actions that the case has escalated into the uncontrollable situation it is today."

This long and dull meeting, like the previous small-scale high-level meeting, was completely devoid of new ideas and ultimately failed to propose any more in-depth or practical measures. Li Shutang was not surprised by this outcome; he knew in his heart that this meeting was nothing more than a formalistic farce.

However, despite this, Li Shutang still had to attend such a meeting because he needed to show his work attitude and enthusiasm to his superiors. After all, his superiors paid so much attention to this case that he could not appear too perfunctory or indifferent.

Although the meeting appeared to yield no substantial results, some decisions were made. The most important of these was that Li Wenbin would be fully responsible for the case. This meant that all officers would be under his command, and his status within the police force was elevated to a certain extent.

For Li Shutang, this was undoubtedly a somewhat comforting result. After all, Li Wenbin was his son, and he naturally hoped that his son would achieve success in his work and gain more opportunities and recognition.

However, Li Shutang had no idea how the case would pan out. He didn't know if Li Wenbin could successfully solve the case, nor did he know the truth and the complex interpersonal relationships hidden behind it. Everything was still unknown, and he could only wait and see.