Chapter 648: Conspiracy [Supplement 1]
There is no impermeable wall in the world, as Lin Youlun expected, the kidnapping and ransom of Zhou Yimin and Wang Guxian were not able to hide it for too long, because it involved two popular actresses and Lin Youlun, Hong Kong's newspapers and magazines have long discussed this matter, and only the newspapers and magazines under the name of the "Ming Pao" group, because for the sake of their own boss's face, did not discuss this issue in a big way.
There are many versions of this kidnapping case, and the most convincing version is that the kidnappers who kidnapped Zhou Yimin and Wang Guxian to extort money from Lin Youlun were committed by the same criminal gang as the previous kidnapping of Li Jiacheng's eldest son, and the kidnappers at least received hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars in ransom from Lin Youlun.
What is puzzling is that neither Li Jiacheng nor Lin Youlun admitted the existence of the kidnapping case, and the identity of this group of robbers was rumored to be divine for a while.
The police also launched an investigation into this, and coincidentally, it was an acquaintance who was ordered to investigate the situation with Lin Youlun.
"Sheriff Liu, long time no see."
Lin Youlun raised his hand and asked Liu Jiaming to sit down, his eyes skimmed over the rank on his shoulder, he was slightly stunned, and then changed his words and said: "I'm sorry, I don't know that Sheriff Liu has been promoted, and now I should call you Inspector Liu." β
"Mr. Lin doesn't have to be polite, I came to confirm one thing to you." Liu Jiaming is still the same as before, looking like a businessman.
When Cai Zhiming was shot and killed, and the police suspected Lin Youlun, Liu Jiaming, who was still a police chief at the time, was in charge of the case, and he and Lin Youlun had a little conflict during this period.
Of course, putting aside his personal perception, Liu Jiaming should be regarded as the most serious and responsible policeman Lin Youlun has ever seen.
"Inspector Liu, excuse me." Lin Youlun had already guessed what Liu Jiaming wanted to ask him. But he was in no hurry to speak.
"Regarding the kidnapping of Miss Zhou Comemin and Miss Wang Guxian together. I would like to ask Mr. Lin. Is this true? β
Lin Youlun leaned on the sofa and laughed with a coffee cup, "It's just rumors in the media, is it true that even Inspector Liu takes this matter seriously?" β
Liu Jiaming thought that Lin Youlun would deny it before he came, but he still wanted to fight again. "Judging from some of the evidence we have so far, this robbery really happened, although I don't know why Mr. Lam wanted to help the robbers hide it as a member of the Royal Hong Kong Police. It is our duty to crack down on such crimes, and we hope that Mr. Lin will understand and cooperate. β
Lin Youlun didn't appreciate it. "Inspector Liu, I already made my words very clear just now, do you want me to repeat them again?"
"Okay, I want to ask Mr. Lin a few questions, I hope you answer them truthfully." Liu Jiaming spread out a notebook on his lap, "On the night of August 27th, may I ask where Mr. Lin is." β
Lin Youlun put down his coffee cup, shrugged his shoulders and replied, "I had dinner with a friend, and then I went back to my house." β
"Who can testify for you?"
"The friend I was eating with. And Miss Zhou and Miss Wang, who were both with me that night. β
"What did you do together?"
"Can I refuse to answer this question?"
βsorryοΌβ Liu Jiaming also realized that the problem involved other people's privacy. I didn't ask any further.
After asking two other questions, Lin Youlun's answer did not have any substantive content, so Liu Jiaming had no choice but to close his notebook and end the news.
Before leaving, Liu Jiaming shook hands with Lin Youlun at the door of the office.
"Mr. Lam, we have been tracking this criminal gang for a long time, and there have been no clues, but we suspect that they are directly related to the robbery of the Rolex gold watch at Kai Tak Airport last year, and the robbery of Mr. Li Ka-shing's eldest son half a year ago. This gang of criminals is very cunning, which can be seen from their targets, you and Mr. Li are both top figures in their respective industries in Hong Kong, and have a high reputation in the society, and the criminals have seen this, so they have attacked you, if they are not arrested, there will be more victims, so I implore Mr. Lam to take the overall situation into account and assist the police in solving these cases. β
If Liu Jiaming's words were really from the heart, Lin Youlun really admired this policeman, but the matter involved his plan to draw out Zhang Ziqiang, and the foreplay must be done sufficiently.
"I can understand Inspector Liu's feelings, but this time the police really thought too much."
Liu Jiaming left with a disappointed face, and as soon as Lin Youlun returned to the office, the phone on the desk rang.
The phone call came from the assistant Ajie, "Mr. Lin, Mr. Li Jiacheng, the chairman of Hutchison Whampoa, called just now and said that he wanted to ask you for afternoon tea, how do you see this arrangement?" β
Lin Youlun was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Liu Jiaming to talk to him about Li Jiacheng here, and Li Jiacheng personally called him to make an appointment to meet.
Whether in business or other aspects, Lin Youlun and Li Jiacheng have never had anything to do with each other, and Li Jiacheng's appointment to meet Lin Youlun can only be because of Zhang Ziqiang's matter.
Li Jiacheng was silent on the kidnapping of his eldest son, and Lin Youlun also wanted to take this opportunity to test the other party's attitude.
"You reply to Mr. Li, just say that I have time this afternoon."
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The meeting between Li Jiacheng and Lin Youlun was held in the presidential suite of a hotel out of the need for confidentiality.
The living room is large, and the window overlooks the pleasant harbour and the distant sea and sky. The walls of the room are decorated with plane planks and the floor is covered with a light brown carpet.
63-year-old Li Jiacheng wore the pair of black-framed glasses that made people feel familiar at a glance, and said with a smile when they met and shook hands: "Lin Sheng, I have admired my name for a long time." β
"Mr. Li is so polite." Lin Youlun and Li Jiacheng exchanged two words.
After sitting down, Li Jiacheng didn't talk too much nonsense, and went straight to the point as soon as he came up.
"I heard that Lin Sheng recently met with a person named Zhang Ziqiang?"
Lin Youlun nodded and said, "Yes, and I heard that he and Mr. Li also know each other." β
didn't say dark words in front of the Ming people, Li Jiacheng said what happened very calmly.
"That day, Zhang Ziqiang kidnapped the dog on Deep Water Bay Road, and then broke into my house, asking for 2 billion Hong Kong dollars, I was having breakfast at the time, so I had to politely ask him to sit down, and then told him that the cash was only 1 billion, and it took time to raise money. He had a lot of detonators strapped to him at the time, and asked not to call the police, and to spare a car for him to leave safely. β
"Why didn't Mr. Li call the police afterwards?"
Li Jiacheng smiled faintly, "This is also the question I was about to ask Mr. Lin." β
Lin Youlun didn't play dumb riddles with Li Jiacheng, and said directly: "Because I know the Tao, it's useless for the police to arrest him." β
Li Jiacheng then asked, "What does Mr. Lin want to do?" β
Lin Youlun shrugged, "I have already answered a question first, should this question be answered more sincerely by Mr. Li?" β
Li Jiacheng lifted his glasses, and his gentle eyes suddenly turned cold.
"I want him not to die!"
Saying this is enough to show how much Li Jiacheng hates Zhang Ziqiang in his heart.
Lin Youlun nodded, "My thoughts are similar to Mr. Li's, I wonder if Mr. Li has any specific plans?" β
Li Jiacheng didn't speak, just looked at Lin Youlun, according to the tacit agreement he had reached with Lin Youlun just now, Lin Youlun should answer this question first.
"I'm going to set up a bureau to kill him and a few of his men!"
"Isn't this arrangement too urgent, Zhang Ziqiang is very cunning, and he may not be fooled." Li Jiacheng said worriedly.
"Then what are Mr. Li's plans?"
"If Lin Shengzi and I are compared to precious porcelain, Zhang Ziqiang is just a rotten clay pot, and of course there is no need for precious porcelain to fight with a rotten clay pot. There is a sentence in "Caigen Tan" that if the sky wants to harm its people, it must first be proud of it with a small blessing. Zhang Ziqiang is too arrogant and self-isolated, he doesn't need us to take action, sooner or later there will be a day when he will be caught, and then we can clean him up as long as we add fuel to the fire in the back and don't have to come forward. β
Li Jiacheng's method is very "stable", which is very consistent with his usual business principles.
Lin Youlun shook his head, "Mr. Li's method is good, but I can't wait so long. β
"Then Lin Sheng, how sure are you in your plan?"
"As long as Zhang Ziqiang enters the trap, he will definitely die!"
"It's easy to kill Zhang Ziqiang, but isn't Lin Sheng worried that he can't get out of this matter?" Li Jiacheng asked again.
"Mr. Li misunderstood, I didn't say that I wanted to buy murder, if my plan is successful, Zhang Ziqiang's death will not have anything to do with me." Lin Youlun looked very confident.
As soon as Lin Youlun said this, Li Jiacheng also became a little interested in this plan.
Lin Youlun said his plan with reservations: "I know that Zhang Ziqiang will make another vote in the near future, and because of the success of two successive kidnappings, most of the rich people in Hong Kong have taken precautions, so his most likely action is to hijack the bank's money solution, if the police stop it halfway, and the two sides have a fierce firefight, Zhang Ziqiang and his gang are all killed after stubbornly resisting, will anyone suspect me?" β
"If you find that you can't do anything, what if Zhang Ziqiang and his gang immediately surrender?"
Li Jiacheng pointed out the biggest loophole in this plan, and Lin Youlun had already thought of it.
"Then let him have no chance of surrendering!"
"Lin Sheng means ......" Li Jiacheng seemed to understand Lin Youlun's thoughts.
Lin Youlun smiled faintly and said a name.
"Flying Tigers!"
Li Jiacheng finally understood that Lin Youlun was someone who wanted to buy off the police, and directly killed Zhang Ziqiang at the scene of the abduction.
I have to say that this idea is very good, the police will shoot Zhang Ziqiang to death and hire a killer to deal with Zhang Ziqiang, although the final result is the same, but the nature is completely different.
The only thing that is difficult to do is that it is much more difficult to buy the police than to hire killers, especially since Lin Youlun wants to buy off the anti-terrorist police force that is known for its elites this time.
Lin Youlun shrugged, "So, this requires your help, Mr. Li." (To be continued......)