Hong Kong variety show: Starting from Cold War 1994

Chapter 12: Spy Within a Spy Within a Spy? Li Wenbin's CPU Burned Out

Upon hearing Shen Shaofeng's offer to infiltrate Cai Yuanqi's inner circle, Li Wenbin strongly objected:

"Shaofeng, do you even know what you're saying? Cai Yuanqi's ability to reach his current position is due to his unfathomable cunning, ruthlessness, and political maneuvering!"

"You want to go undercover? He'll kill you in a heartbeat, leaving not a bone behind!"

When Li Wenbin said this, his expression was extremely ferocious, clearly indicating that he was the victim who was almost killed by Cai Yuanqi.

Li Shutang also shook his head: "Fengzai, it's good to have guts, but this isn't a matter of guts."

"Cai Yuanqi has been in the police force for decades and has deep roots. You're just a newcomer; you're worthless to him. Why should he trust you or use you?"

Shen Shaofeng had clearly anticipated the reaction of the Li family father and son.

The claim that he infiltrated Cai Yuanqi's inner circle to uphold fairness and justice, maintain the law, and expose his crimes is just a nice-sounding excuse.

A more accurate way to put it would be: first, get on Cai Yuanqi's good side, and once you've been promoted, find an opportunity to sell Cai Yuanqi's entire chain of interests to the mainland for a good price, thus composing a song of loyalty.

Shen Shaofeng has been reviewing the entire kidnapping incident over the past two days and realized that he had fallen into a misconception from the very beginning—naturally placing Cai Yuanqi, the big boss of the "Cold War" series, on the opposite side.

In fact, up to now, in Cai Yuanqi's mind, he is probably just a small fry, not worth mentioning.

As for Tsai Yuan-chi himself, he was far from being able to arrange the selection of the top cop for each term and secretly control the police force's third-generation communication system.

At present, Tsai Yuan-chi is still being suppressed by the top leader and the political department, and even his own position is in jeopardy.

Therefore, Shen Shaofeng judged that by taking down Fang Zhanqiang and his gang of kidnappers, stealing the huge ransom, and then taking control of Huang Jiahui, he clearly wanted to gain more leverage and strive to control the entire police force as the British's spokesperson after his return.

In business terms, the Cai Yuanqi Group is a rapidly growing emerging company.

By investing now, I can share in the profits from the development.

Of course, you must adhere to certain principles and bottom lines throughout the process.

Returning to Li Shutang's question—the premise of everything is, what makes him worthy of Cai Yuanqi's trust?

"Two Inspectors Li, we certainly can't use conventional methods to deal with Choi Yuen-kei."

"We don't have any evidence of his crimes right now, and even if we did, how could we submit it? Even the top dog, Xu Huaihan, might not be able to touch him, let alone us?"

"Therefore, we must get close to him and understand him in order to find his weakness and strike him deadly."

"To complete this plan, I must pledge my allegiance."

Li Wenbin raised an eyebrow, his meaning clear: What do you have to give him?

Shen Shaofeng pointed at Li Wenbin: "That's whereabouts of the boss, and the threat you've made to him."

Li Wenbin was stunned, while Li Shutang seemed to be deep in thought.

"What does Cai Yuanqi want to do most right now? First, to completely confirm the fact that Fang Zhanqiang's kidnapping gang has broken up internally, turning Huang Jiahui's kidnapping case into an unsolved mystery; second, to find you, alive or dead, to ensure that you, the person in the know, are under his control."

Shen Shaofeng turned his finger, pointing it at himself:

"It's perfectly reasonable for me to feign resentment towards you, my boss who gets into trouble, drags down my subordinates, and frequently disappears; at the same time, I admire Deputy Director Cai Yuanqi and want to find someone to lick my boots. Isn't that reasonable?"

"Then, I found your hiding place through some channels, but instead of reporting it, I contacted Cai Yuanqi directly and offered to sell your whereabouts to him in exchange for a better future."

Li Wenbin gasped, "You're using me as bait... No, Cai Yuanqi will definitely retort, 'Why do you think I'd buy Li Wenbin's whereabouts?'"

"Smack."

Shen Shaofeng snapped his fingers: "Of course it's because although I'm new to the company, I have your deep trust, which is why you revealed Cai Sir's secret to me."

"I will also tell Cai Yuanqi that your hiding place is very well hidden, and only I know about it. If he wants to get rid of you, he must go through me. In this way, I will have leverage to negotiate with him."

"Moreover, I have a unique advantage, which is a clean background. I suppose there aren't many newcomers in the entire history of the police force who have been taken back by the Special Branch and the Internal Investigation Division and yet managed to leave unscathed. As long as I demonstrate my value and have a clean background, Tsai Yuan-chi will consider giving me an important position."

Li Wenbin frowned: "It's too dangerous. If I were Cai Yuanqi, I might choose to silence you first. You have no control over the situation at all."

"No."

Shen Shaofeng shook his finger: "Boss, you don't understand people like Cai Yuanqi."

Even the most ruthless person needs subordinates to do their bidding. For example, Fang Zhanqiang's case couldn't possibly have been handled by him alone, could it?

"For an ambitious person like this, as long as he can keep his subordinates from making any mistakes, that's enough. If he's quick to kill and silence witnesses, who would still be willing to risk their lives for him?"

Seeing that Li Wenbin did not object further, Shen Shaofeng continued to explain his plan: "The second step is that we must make Cai Yuanqi believe that you, who are alive, are more valuable than those who are dead."

"For example, you have a high reputation among the lower ranks of the police force; they've also shared information about you with your father or other trusted brothers, making Cai Yuanqi hesitant to act. I then took the opportunity to suggest that I could infiltrate your inner circle and monitor you at all times."

Just as Li Wenbin was still pondering what was going on with "this undercover agent going to the target's side and then proposing to return to his own side,"

Li Shutang lit another cigarette, carefully considering the feasibility of the plan.

"Fung, you really have a knack for understanding people."

"You're right. Cai Yuanqi is an ambitious man who wants to do great things, so he needs manpower, and specifically, reliable, capable manpower that can handle the dirty work for him. Silencing him is a last resort, not the first choice."

"But how can you convince him that you're not acting? That you're not part of a double agent sent by Wenbin?"

Shen Shaofeng knew that Li Shutang's question meant that he had basically convinced the Li family father and son.

"It's very simple; it all comes down to human nature. Cai Yuanqi had no faith whatsoever; he only believed in interests and power."

"If you were Cai Yuanqi, would you believe that a mere trainee inspector, after currying favor with this deputy director, would secretly work for Li Wenbin, a superior driven to the brink by both the legal and illegal worlds?"

……

A church in Hong Kong Island.

"I never imagined that one day I would be able to sit on equal footing with Sir Pan and have a heart-to-heart talk here."

Cai Yuanqi, feeling smug, walked up to Pan Junheng, the head of the Pan family, and handed him a ring that was in an evidence bag.

"Eight hundred million. If you help me open an offshore account, Huang Jia Hui can return home safely."

Pan Junheng glanced at the ring in his hand, then looked up at Cai Yuanqi with an emotionless gaze.

Just as he was about to speak, Cai Yuanqi's mobile phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

"I'm sorry, Sir Pan."

Cai Yuanqi knew that at this crucial moment, anyone who dared to call him must be someone of great importance.

"Feed".

"Mr. Cai, I'd like to discuss a business deal with you, regarding an investment in a company called Li's Cultural Hotel..."