Chapter 316 The Second Fishing Operation

Chapter 316 The Second Fishing Operation

Chapter 316 The Second Fishing Operation

In one department of the Special Branch, there are six senior officers at the level of Director, one Deputy Commissioner of Police, one Senior Assistant Commissioner, and four Assistant Commissioners.

The head of the political department is named "Mei Henry" and has the rank of deputy director of police.

The deputy director is named "Fei Weidu", with the rank of senior assistant director, and the assistant director is named "Li Lefu", with the rank of assistant director.

The head and deputy head of Group S and the head and deputy head of Group G are all of the rank of senior assistant director of police, and are divided into various subgroups with different business, number of personnel and qualifications.

Positions range from Senior Inspector to Chief Superintendent.

To a large extent, the police ranks within the Political Department only correspond to treatment, not power. Any foreigner over the age of 40 is at least a superintendent.

In the Political Department alone, there are six section chiefs and more than twenty constitutional committee members.

This shows the uniqueness and importance of the Political Department.

At work, Group S specializes in counter-espionage, anti-infiltration, intelligence analysis and other work, and is internally referred to as the "Intelligence Group". Working groups S1 to S6 are all subgroups under it.

Group G specializes in security, investigation, anti-assassination, and anti-subversion, and is internally referred to as the "Security Group." G1 to G6 are all its subgroups.

It can be said that the institutional structure of the Royal Police Force in the 2020s is highly similar to that after the police reform.

They all implement the system of three deputy directors working in parallel. In addition to the two deputy directors of operations and management, there is also a "political" (security) deputy director.

No wonder Hong Kong people often say that the police force after 2020 will be the people’s police!
It was not until the "Security Regulations" that the mainland gained real and powerful control over Hong Kong's political arena.

However, during the British colonial era, the Political Deputy Director was very low-key, never participated in internal management, did not appear on camera, and did not appear in newspapers.

In addition, the Special Branch was disbanded in 95 and the post of Deputy Director of the Special Branch was abolished, which led most people to believe that the Royal Police Commissioner only had two bosses: "Management" and "Operations".

Ignored, there is a big crocodile hiding under the water.

But this big crocodile is keeping a close eye on everything that happens in Hong Kong Island.

After receiving the report from Chang Shixiu and Lou Changfu, Senior Assistant Director Bi Dawei, who was in charge of Group S, stood up from his chair in a suit and holding a pipe. He said with a worried look on his face: "The situation in Hong Kong Island has changed dramatically recently. The red forces are very active. With Yin Zhaotang and Hu Bochao as contacts, they have formed a large network."

"Yin Zhaotang also launched a second fishing plan to pull out all the needles we had inserted."

"There's something fishy going on in the Political Department!"

Chang Shixiu and Lou Changfu's expressions suddenly changed. Whenever it came to internal investigations, it was always done by the G2 internal review team.

G2's internal investigation power overrides that of the ICAC and the Police Internal Investigation Department. It often cooperates with MI and has the maximum power to investigate all disciplined forces and people within the Hong Kong government.

However, after the 2s, G rarely intervened in the Hong Kong government and focused its energy on the disciplined forces. Even people in the Political Department were frightened by the news.

Chang Shixiu was the one who had received approval from his superiors and had the authority to ask, "Sir, what is the fishing plan?"

Lou Changfu received the look from his superior and explained, "Sir Chang, this refers to Yin Zhaotang's counter-espionage operation within Zhongyi Hall, which is to strengthen the control over the triad organization by eliminating undercover agents and informants."

"According to our intelligence, Yin Zhaotang's first plan to catch a gang member not only eliminated many undercover agents of the Organized Crime and Triads and drug-sweeping operations, but also planned a large-scale defection." "Today, Yin Zhaotang launched his second plan to catch a gang member by selecting him to apply for public office. He caught all the undercover agents sent by our Political Department in one fell swoop, leaving no one behind."

"Sir Bi thinks that the two fishing plans may have been directed by the Chinese side."

Chang Shixiu suddenly realized and hinted, "In the past two years, pro-China activities in Hong Kong have become increasingly rampant, spreading from the business community to the political community, and the momentum is difficult to contain."

Lou Changfu agreed: "China should have a grand plan, Sir Bi, it is best to prepare early."

David Bi had a calm face and no anger on his face. He smoked his pipe and said, "The Political Department only serves politics. As I said before, do not act rashly without the authorization of the Zu family."

Lou Changfu sighed helplessly: "Yes, sir!"

Chang Shixiu was young and energetic. He agreed with his mouth, but his eyes were full of reluctance.

In his eyes, the Special Branch had power but did not use it properly. It was like holding a sharp knife but being soft-hearted. British police officers who joined the Special Branch before the 1970s had worked their way up to the rank of Superintendent.

They get high salaries, don't have to work too hard, and enjoy their work.

However, the situation of "fighting but not breaking" has made young police officers such as Chang Shixiu, who joined the police in the 1980s and worked as laborers all day, dissatisfied. In the eyes of a considerable number of middle and low-level political staff, the rampant pro-China activities in Hong Kong Island in recent years are the result of the laissez-faire attitude of the top brass of the Special Branch.

Because a large number of pro-China people have been exposed. Some have been arrested, some have been killed, some have been dragged out, and some have been beaten. Is there anyone who still dares to be arrogant?
For triad members like Shenxiantang, pushing them to the Political Department prison or shooting them directly is in line with the "Anti-espionage Clause"

Bringing out the undercover agents sent out by the Political Department and the Military Intelligence Department and using them as a "civil service exam" is undoubtedly a clear provocation.

The young generation values ​​power the most and does not give much consideration to the international situation. Many people’s dissatisfaction with the top leaders is written on their faces.

A considerable number of groups, within the scope of their authority, have increased their infiltration of pro-China forces, started planning counterintelligence operations, and are planning to conduct targeted investigations.

They vaguely realize that the next step in limiting their power may well be to reduce it.

The Political Department does dirty work, and if they leave the Political Department, they will have nowhere to go. It is impossible for everyone to be willing to sit and wait for death, with a bleak future. Historically, before the dissolution of the Political Department, intelligence forces have been secretly working to stir up conflicts between China and Britain and undermine the peaceful return.

The mastermind behind the scenes is not necessarily the parliamentary elders. If a country lacks strong people, there will be many conflicts of interest and contradictions.

Because national interests are not equal to group interests or individual interests.

When Yin Zhaotang received the membership list handed over by Hu Bochao, he was already surprised enough. He could not imagine that a gangster who had only attended middle school would be recruited to take the civil service exam.

It actually triggered a rigorous internal investigation within the disciplined forces.

Unexpectedly, there is already a force in the Political Department that has a very strong hatred for Zhongyi Hall.

After all, he really didn't think about fishing!

Why do police departments require undercover agents to have at least a high school education? Is this the limit of imagination? Or do they want the undercover agents to show some talent and rise to the top step by step?
This approach might work in other societies, but it really doesn't work in Zhongyitang, because talented gangsters will really be sent by the bosses to find legitimate jobs.

If you want to send undercover agents in the Old Loyalists, why not send some tough guys who can fight for territory? I haven't seen any yet. It can't be that the salary in the police force is too low and they can't afford tough guys who dare to fight.

(End of this chapter)