Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

Chapter 1299 Is calling the police useful?

"Brother Lin, there's one more thing I might need your help with!" Wei Yi said to Raymond with a smile.

"Oh? Wei Yi, is there anything else?" Raymond asked with some curiosity. After all, Wei Yi was in the military, so what was the other reason for his contact with Mingzhu besides Liang Xiaorou?

“This morning, Hung Hing’s men smashed up that newspaper office! I’m not worried about anything else, but if the people at that newspaper call the police, I hope Brother Lin can help me stall for time. After all, it’s not good that my photo appeared in Mingzhu’s morning paper with a Hung Hing leader!” Wei Yi said.

“This matter is very simple for me, leave it to me. I just don’t know how you plan to handle the aftermath, Wei Yi?” Lin Leimeng asked curiously.

"I won't get involved in what happens next. No matter what methods Hung Hing uses, as long as my name and figure don't appear again, there won't be any problems!" Wei Yi shrugged. Actually, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation, and he didn't know how to handle it.

"Is that so? Wait a minute!" Lin Leimeng said, then picked up the phone and made a call.

"Summon Inspector Fang Jiexia from the Public Relations Department to my office!" Lin Leimeng said into the phone.

Wei Yi looked at Lin Leimeng with curiosity, wondering why he had brought in someone from the public relations department at this time. However, Wei Yi didn't say anything, since he trusted that Lin Leimeng wouldn't harm him.

Soon, a very beautiful woman came to Raymond's office.

“Inspector Fang, this is Comrade Zhao Weiyi, the deputy commander of the troops stationed in Mingzhu!” Lin Leimeng said to Fang Jiexia.

"Hello, Deputy Commander Zhao!" Although Fang Jiexia was somewhat surprised, she still greeted Wei Yi with a very polite salute.

"I called you here because I wanted to hear your expert opinion on something. I don't know if you've read today's morning paper, but the person who was talking to Tang Jun, the leader of the Hung Hing triad, on the streets of Tsim Sha Tsui is Commander Zhao. This matter has caused a lot of discussion among the citizens because of the newspaper reports, with both positive and negative aspects. Inspector Fang, do you have any good ideas on how to minimize the impact of this matter?" Lin Leimeng said.

Fang Jiexia looked at Lin Leimeng and noticed that he had a serious expression, so this matter must indeed be very important.

"Deputy Commander Zhao, could you please tell me the details of what happened yesterday?" Fang Jiexia asked.

Although Wei Yi was curious, there was really nothing to hide or shame about this matter, so she told Fang Jiexia everything in detail.

"Vice Commander Zhao, are you sure it was an internal purge within Hung Hing at the time? And that Lei Wei ran out of the alley with hostages?" Fang Jiexia asked with some surprise after hearing the story.

“It’s true. Apart from the fact that Hung Hing is cleaning up its own house, there’s nothing else to hide,” Wei Yi said.

"If we continue to follow up on this matter, highlighting the role of Deputy Commander Zhao, but it has a negative impact on the Hung Hing Society, especially on that leader named Tang Jun, will this have any negative impact on the police or Deputy Commander Zhao himself?" Fang Jiexia asked curiously.

"Xiao Fang, what are you thinking about?" Lin Leimeng asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Director, what I mean is this: since this was entirely Deputy Commander Zhao's act of bravery, shouldn't we explain the whole story from beginning to end? And what's being criticized right now is that the image of Deputy Commander Zhao and Tang Jun together could have a negative impact. We could make the impact of this incident more transparent and aboveboard. The Hung Hing's internal cleanup affected law-abiding citizens, and Deputy Commander Zhao, who was on leave shopping, decisively helped the police apprehend the criminals, and then, as a member of the garrison, gave Hung Hing a lecture on their incompetence. Wouldn't that be better? We've now returned to normalcy. Although the garrison doesn't have direct power to manage society, as an outstanding soldier, Deputy Commander Zhao personally ensured the safety of the citizens. Couldn't that serve as proof that we're all one family?" Fang Jiexia said after thinking for a while.

When Lin Leimeng heard Fang Jiexia's words, his eyes lit up. This arrangement could not only become a cooperation between the garrison and the local government, but also allow them to present Wei Yi with a banner in the name of the police station!

Although it's unclear how much benefit this banner will bring to Wei Yi, it's still a form of commendation, isn't it? Soldiers protecting the safety of citizens—that's the right thing to do! This should be widely publicized!

“Xiao Fang is right, that’s exactly what happened. Wei Yi, for what you did this time, our West Kowloon Police Station should give you a Good Citizen Award! We’ll also send a banner to the garrison, then they won’t bring up your appearance on camera anymore, right?” Lin Leimeng said.

"Furthermore, it was acceptable for Deputy Commander Zhao to reprimand Tang Jun afterward. After all, if Tang Jun had finished the matter in the alley and hadn't let Lei Wei run onto the street, wouldn't the public panic have been avoided? Most importantly, it highlights that Deputy Commander Zhao's fearless behavior in the face of Mingzhu's large gang is something all our police officers should learn from!" Fang Jiexia said.

"Hehe, Inspector Fang is really going to trample on Hung Hing's reputation!" Wei Yi said with a smile.

"Actually, it's nothing. A club is a club. Although some historical reasons have made it impossible to eradicate the club culture in Mingzhu, it doesn't mean that the existence of clubs is right. Moreover, there is another benefit: doing this will serve as a warning to other clubs in Mingzhu. It can be said that it kills multiple birds with one stone!" Fang Jiexia said.

“Alright, Xiao Fang, we’ll proceed according to your plan. I’ll have my men assist you with anything you need! Make sure this is done perfectly!” Lin Leimeng said.

“There are only two issues now. First, we need to make Hung Hing quiet down after this incident and prevent them from causing trouble. Second, we need the Mingzhu Morning Post to cooperate in writing follow-up articles. After all, they reported on this incident, so it would be better for them to follow up!” Fang Jiexia said.

“There’s no problem with silencing Hung Hing, but that newspaper office has already been smashed by Hung Hing’s men!” Wei Yi said.

When Fang Jiexia heard Wei Yi's calm tone when he mentioned Hong Xing smashing the newspaper office, she knew that the Deputy Commander Zhao in front of her already knew about and tacitly approved of Hong Xing's actions. This made Fang Jiexia very curious. Who exactly was this Zhao Wei Yi? The position of a deputy commander of a garrison was clearly not the reason why Hong Xing was so afraid of him.

"It's alright, I'll contact the newspaper owner later and ask him to cooperate!" Lin Leimeng said confidently.