Chapter 331 [331] The permanent chairman of the Jockey Club is a reward for patriotism and an undisguised preference for Lu Yaowen
Late at night, Governor’s Residence.

There was a gloomy atmosphere in Peng Jiakang’s office.

Whether it was the Governor of Hong Kong, Peter Pang, the Chief Secretary, John McGrath, or the Attorney General, Thomas Tong, all of them had livid faces.

They never expected that Lu Yaowen would also play the trick of “false accusation”. Isn’t this a unique skill that only the Angsa people can play?
Until now, Peng Jiakang still didn’t know what kind of evidence the ICAC or the police had that could make Lu Yaowen so bold as to “wipe out” almost all of the backbone forces of the Eagle Country at one time.

Luo Decheng, the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, had to lower his head and pretend to be as depressed as Peng Jiakang and others when he was among these people.

At this moment, Peng Jiakang looked at Luo Decheng and said, “Commissioner Luo, you are the head of ICAC. What kind of evidence does Lu Zhilian have in his hands? You have no idea?”

“Mr. Governor, I took over the ICAC halfway through. By the time I became the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Lu Zhilian had already built up his power into an iron barrel that was impenetrable.”

“I could only mobilize my former students and subordinates to reorganize the investigation team. It took half a year before we saw some progress.”

Luo Decheng did not lie to Peng Jiakang. ICAC is now divided. Lu Zhilian is Lu Zhilian and Luo Decheng is Luo Decheng.

“Lu Zhilian’s side, there’s not even a little bit of sand mixed in?”

Obviously, Peng Jiakang did not completely believe what Luo Decheng said.

“There are a few insiders, but they are just ordinary investigators and don’t know the core information at all.”

“Target: According to the intelligence I received, those officials from the Audit Office and the Taxation Office were detained in the case handling center on the fifth floor after being deposited in the ICAC headquarters building. Only a very small number of people can access them.”

Luo Decheng said slowly.

“…”

After hearing what Luo Decheng said, Peng Jiakang hesitated for a moment, then looked at Mai Legao who was sitting next to him: “Director Mai, what’s the news from the ‘local faction’?”

In addition to asking Luo Decheng to gather intelligence from the ICAC, Peng Jiakang also asked McLego to ask “local” people to investigate the situation in the police force.

“This arrest operation is in the charge of Acting Police Commissioner Zhuo Jingquan. The leaders of each arrest team are Zhuo Jingquan’s confidants, so they won’t be able to get any information for a while.”

McLego’s tone was full of helplessness.

“…”

Peng Jiakang took a deep breath, and in order to maintain his image, he forced back the word “fuck” that was about to come out of his mouth.

It was not until this time that he completely understood why Wei Yixin had that expression when he mentioned Lu Yaowen when he met him.

It turned out that this kid had been teasing him, the Governor of Hong Kong, but once he got serious, he made Peng Jiakang feel like he was in ecstasy.

Now, let alone any countermeasures, there is not even any intelligence. Peng Jiakang wants to fight back, but he doesn’t know where to start.

‘Ring ring ring~’

Just then, a rapid phone ring rang, attracting the attention of everyone present.

Peng Jiakang slowly picked up the phone. After hearing just one sentence, his expression changed slightly: “Tell them that I am working on this matter and will be able to give them an answer soon.”

After that, Peng Jiakang hung up the phone and sighed, “People from the Sassoon, Shi Huaiya, and Keswick families have called me more than ten times, asking me to get the person in charge of their family in Hong Kong Island out as soon as possible.”

“My family also called me several times and asked me to ease the tense situation in Hong Kong as soon as possible…”

At this point, Peng Jiakang looked around at everyone present and found that everyone avoided his sight. He sighed again: “Hey! Everyone, please teach me how to ease the situation and how to get those arrested people out?”

“…”

Peng Jiakang’s response was silence.

Everyone present is a veteran in the political arena, and no one would be stupid enough to “draw trouble upon themselves”.

“Ah~”

Seeing this, Peng Jiakang sighed again in his heart. Just over 20 days ago, in this office, he was still full of “high spirits”. He wanted to take advantage of the Victoria aircraft carrier coming to Hong Kong Island to catch Lu Yaowen off guard and seize the initiative.

result……

At this time, Luo Decheng spoke cautiously: “Mr. Governor, I have a personal opinion.”

“Commissioner Luo, please speak.”

Peng Jiakang looked at Luo Decheng with bright eyes.

“Mr. Governor, I am a law student. When I was studying law at Oxford University, my tutor told me that the most terrifying evidence is not the evidence that the other party puts on the table, but the evidence that they hide.”

“There are only two possibilities for the other party to hide the evidence. The first possibility is to deliver a fatal blow at a critical moment. The second possibility is to force us to surrender and thus achieve their goal.”

Having said this, Luo Decheng paused for a moment and raised his voice a little:
“Until now, Luk Yiu-man has not let the ICAC and the police reveal the criminal evidence of clubs and companies such as the Jockey Club, HSBC and Jardine Matheson, so as to arouse the anger and condemnation of Hong Kong Island citizens against the relevant clubs and companies. I think he is most likely trying to force us to surrender and win without fighting.”

“At this time, it may be the best option for us to take the initiative to talk to Lu Yaowen and test his conditions.”

After listening to Luo Decheng’s words, Peng Jiakang, Mai Legao, Tang Minghao and others nodded slightly.

In fact, they could think of all these, but their identities prevented them from saying words of surrender to Lu Yaowen unless they had no other choice.

“Commissioner Luo, your Luo family is in Hong Kong Island to pay New Year’s greetings. Do you have any way to contact Lu Yaowen and talk to him?”

Peng Jiakang immediately spoke up and asked Luo Decheng to do the job.

“I can give it a try, but Lu Yaowen is extremely arrogant, especially now that he has the upper hand. As a Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, he may not take me seriously.”

Luo Decheng did not refuse, but prepared a cover for himself in advance.

“Commissioner Luo, just contact Lu Yaowen. I will talk to him personally.”

Peng Jiakang changed his mind.

“Yes, Mr. Governor.”

Luo Decheng nodded slightly, then took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

“I’m Luo Decheng, help me contact Lu Yaowen…”

After the call was connected, Luo Decheng spoke. His acting skills were absolutely top-notch and no one could sense his “guilty conscience” at all.

Lu Yaowen wanted to “win the enemy without fighting”, which was completely Luo Decheng’s own guess.

What he said just now was not Lu Yaowen’s plan, but Luo Decheng’s “on-the-spot performance”. He was also betting that Lu Yaowen really wanted to use his power to force the Eagle people to surrender.

If he wins the bet, he can not only improve his status with Lu Yaowen, but also improve his status in Peng Jiakang’s heart.

If he lost the bet, it would only be him, Luo Decheng, who would lose face.

For Luo Decheng, this kind of gambling means big wins and small losses, the more the better.

……

On the other side, Lu Yaowen was also meeting with Zhuo Jingquan.

“Brother Wen, according to your instructions, we have locked up all the directors of the Jockey Club and the top executives of HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Jardine Matheson.”

Zhuo Jingquan looked very respectful in front of Lu Yaowen.

“I heard that Mr. Ji was injured when he arrested the Jockey Club Chairman Robinson. Is it serious?”

Lu Yaowen did not continue talking about Zhuo Jingquan, but asked about Ji Shaoqun’s situation.

“It’s a minor concussion, and the rest are just flesh wounds.”

Zhuo Jingquan replied.

“Ji Sir has worked so hard, he deserves the highest award from the police force. This is a small gift I prepared for him. Please help me pass it to him, Zhuo Sir.”

As he spoke, Lu Yaowen took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Zhuo Jingquan.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Lu, I will definitely convey your kindness to Sir Ji.”

Even if Lu Yaowen didn’t say anything, Zhuo Jingquan would do his best to promote his favorite student.

“Sir Zhuo, I never thought that the guards of the Governor’s Mansion would be so lawless that they dared to snatch the suspect from the police in broad daylight and beat up so many police officers. It’s simply appalling.”

Lu Yaowen looked straight at Zhuo Jingquan with a smile on his face.

“Mr. Lu, please tell me what you need me to do.”

Lu Yaowen was a very cunning guy, and Zhuo Jingquan was too lazy to guess, so he just asked Lu Yaowen to tell him the final answer.

“Of course, it is to seek justice for the police officers who were injured by the guards of the Governor’s House and for the Governor to give the police force a satisfactory explanation.”

Lu Yaowen said with a smile.

“Mr. Lu, what’s the satisfactory explanation?”

Zhuo Jingquan chose to “get to the bottom of things”.

“Sir Zhuo, there are some things you need to think about yourself. How can you prevent similar incidents from happening in the future? How can you ensure the authority of the police force? How can you make the police force the police force of the citizens of Hong Kong Island, rather than the police force of the British Hong Kong government?”

Lu Yaowen shook his head and smiled.

“…”

After listening to what Lu Yaowen said, Zhuo Jingquan’s eyes flashed, as if he understood what Lu Yaowen meant, and nodded in response: “Mr. Lu, I understand.”

“Sir Zhuo, I have always trusted you, especially your ability. I am very satisfied with it. But please remember these eight words: when the moon is full, it will overflow; when the water is full, it will overflow. Please don’t make things difficult for me.”

After hinting at how Zhuo Jingquan should help Ji Shaoqun and others “get justice,” Lu Yaowen continued.

“Mr. Lu, don’t worry, I completely understand what you mean!”

Zhuo Jingquan immediately responded to Lu Yaowen’s almost explicit words, and even had a trace of cold sweat on his back.

“You just understand.”

Lu Yaowen smiled and nodded, then turned the topic back to what Zhuo Jingquan had mentioned at the beginning: “Mr. Zhuo, do you know why I didn’t let your police force interrogate those foreigners?”

Zhuo Jingquan continued to remain silent, waiting for Lu Yaowen to announce the answer himself.

“In fact, there is no need to investigate the Jockey Club case. They must have kept their accounts flawlessly. Even if we use some trickery to get their confessions, we cannot convict them of a crime, especially in Hong Kong Island. The court will definitely find them not guilty.”

“?”

When Zhuo Jingquan heard what Lu Yaowen said, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

The court will find him not guilty, and you still want our police force and ICAC to arrest him?

As if he understood Zhuo Jingquan’s confusion, Lu Yaowen continued, “However, whether they are guilty or not is not decided by the court, but by the citizens of Hong Kong Island.”

Hearing this, Zhuo Jingquan suddenly realized that Lu Yaowen wanted to force the Eagle people to “confess” themselves.

“Mr. Lu, now we are just waiting for the British Hong Kong government to talk to us?”

Zhuo Jingquan asked with a smile.

“Let’s see how long the new Governor of Hong Kong, Pang Chia-kang, can hold out for the sake of his own face.”

Lu Yaowen also had a smile on his face.

‘Ring ring ring~’

Just at this moment, a cell phone rang.

“Mr. Lu, I’m Luo Keping.”

After Lu Yaowen pressed the answer button on his mobile phone, Luo Keping’s voice came from the receiver.

“Ok?”

Lu Yaowen motioned for Luo Keping to continue.

“My father just called me and told me…”

Luo Keping told Lu Yaowen in detail what the Governor of Hong Kong, Peng Jiakang, wanted to discuss, and emphasized Luo Decheng’s role in it.

“Tell your father to tell Peng Jiakang that I’m still waiting for him at the old place at the Peninsula Hotel.”

Lu Yaowen said slowly.

Luo Decheng is indeed a smart man, but the trick of playing both sides at this time is enough to show that he is only clever and has a short-term vision.

At times like this, a truly smart person will never jump out to act as the middleman. It may seem like he is getting the best of both worlds, but in fact, once both sides realize what is going on, he will be ostracized and suspected by both sides.

Lu Yaowen has made up his mind to give Luo Decheng a warning, lest this guy get too smart and expose the He family, which would cause Lu Yaowen a great loss.

“Okay, Mr. Lu, I will tell my father what you said right away.”

Rocky looked delighted.

He thought that his father had done a great job in helping Luk Yiu-wen “persuade” the Governor of Hong Kong, and that Luk Yiu-wen must express his gratitude in the future.

“Ah.”

Lu Yaowen said “hmm” again and then hung up the phone.

A few minutes later, the Governor’s Residence.

“Mr. Governor, Lu Yaowen agreed to talk to you and said he would wait for you at the Peninsula Hotel, the usual place.”

Luo Decheng put down his phone, looked at Peng Jiakang and spoke.

“Okay, Commissioner Luo, I will remember what you did tonight.”

After hearing Luo Decheng’s words, Peng Jiakang finally felt relieved.

Since Lu Yaowen is willing to talk, it means that the guy is not absolutely sure that he can take over all the mainstay industries of the Eagles in Hong Kong Island, such as the Jockey Club, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, and Jardine Matheson.

What Peng Jiakang has to do now is to test Lu Yaowen’s bottom line and see what this kid really wants.

Thinking of this, Peng Jiakang picked up the phone and dialed a number.

“Richard, tell the driver to prepare the car immediately.”

After saying this, Peng Jiakang hung up the phone, then looked at McLeod and others, and said slowly: “The power of ICAC and the police force must be curbed. From now on, this matter comes before everything else.”

When a weapon is in your hand, you wish it had as few restrictions as possible. It would be best if there were no restrictions at all and you could use it however you want.

But when the weapon is in someone else’s hands, they would wish for as many restrictions as possible. The best thing would be that when using this weapon, not only would they not hurt others, but they would hurt themselves instead.

After hearing what Peng Jiakang said, Mai Legao, Tang Minghao and others all nodded slowly.

The Chief Secretary and the Attorney General were also frightened by the arrest operation led by Luk Yiu-wen. If the ICAC and the police force were arresting them, these top officials in Hong Kong Island would have no room for resistance.

This kind of thing is so terrible.

“Think about this matter carefully and discuss it with me when I come back.”

After saying this, Peng Jiakang quickly walked out of his office.

“…”

Looking at Peng Jiakang’s departing back, Mai Legao, Tang Minghao and others had extremely complicated expressions. They knew very well that Peng Jiakang was bound to lose in this negotiation with Lu Yaowen. All they could say was that losing less was winning.

It is not known whether this governor with the most powerful background in the history of Hong Kong Island can get the upper hand in front of Luk Yaowen, or whether he, like his predecessor Wei Yixin, is unable to withstand Luk Yaowen and can only be taken advantage of by Luk Yaowen.

While Mai Legao, Tang Minghao and others were “thinking wildly”, Peng Jiakang sat on his own expert and whispered, “Go to the Peninsula Hotel.”

After saying this, Peng Jiakang leaned heavily against the back of the chair, closed his eyes, and looked extremely tired.

If I had known the situation in Hong Kong Island was so complicated, I should have returned to my farm in Lancashire to retire after stepping down.

Peng Jiakang felt a little regretful that he had agreed to come to Hong Kong Island to be the Governor. If he had stayed in the Eagle Country, with his relationship with John Mason, he might have returned to the cabinet by now. At the very least, he could have become an aide to the Prime Minister’s Office. He would not have to fight wits and courage with Lu Yaowen in Hong Kong Island.

“Hey~”

Thinking of this, Peng Jiakang sighed softly. He didn’t know how many times he had sighed tonight.

After half an hour.

“Mr. Governor, I’m Michael Kadoorie. Mr. Lu asked me to wait for you here and take you to see him.”

After Peng Jiakang walked into the Peninsula Hotel, Mike Kadoorie, who had been waiting in the lobby for a long time, came up, looked at Peng Jiakang and said with a smile.

“Let’s go.”

Peng Jiakang glanced at this guy who betrayed the Eagle Country, his tone was extremely cold.

“Mr. Lu only wants to see you.”

Mike Kadoorie glanced at Richard who was following behind Peng Jiali and spoke slowly.

“…”

Peng Jiakang’s face darkened slightly. This guy Lu Yaowen wanted to intimidate him before they even met.

After hesitating for a moment, Peng Jiakang asked Richard to wait for him in the lobby, and then he took the elevator alone with Mike Kadoorie.

A few minutes later, in a suite on the top floor of the Peninsula Hotel.

Peng Jiakang recognized at a glance that this was the suite where he and Lu Yaowen first met.

At that time, he was still thinking of using the title of baron to stabilize Lu Yaowen. Now it seems that as long as he can stabilize Lu Yaowen, it would not be a loss even if he used the title of marquis.

“…”

Peng Jiakang looked at Lu Yaowen, who was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with his back to him. Lu Yaowen seemed to have not noticed that he had entered the room at all, and his expression was extremely cold.

He knew that this was also a trick played by Lu Yaowen to force him to speak actively, weaken Peng Jiakang’s momentum, and enhance Lu Yaowen’s own momentum.

But at this time, Peng Jiakang didn’t want to waste time with Lu Yaowen, and said directly: “Mr. Lu, long time no see.”

“Mr. Governor, guess what I’m looking at?”

Lu Yaowen still didn’t look back.

“The night view of Hong Kong Island is truly unique. I had heard about it when I was in Eagle Country. After coming to Hong Kong Island, I am amazed every time I see it.”

Peng Jiakang continued speaking following Lu Yaowen’s words.

“Mr. Governor, what I saw was not a night view, but a cornucopia, a huge cornucopia that could gather all the wealth of the Far East.”

“It’s just that a worm has bored a big hole in this treasure bowl, and countless wealth has flowed out of that hole.”

At this point, Lu Yaowen turned his head and looked at Peng Jiakang: “Mr. Governor, if you were the owner of this treasure bowl, how would you deal with that borer?”

“Mr. Lu, is there a possibility that this cornucopia was not formed naturally, but was created by humans?”

Peng Jiakang did not answer Lu Yaowen’s question, but asked Lu Yaowen a question in return.

“You are right. This cornucopia was indeed created by humans. The people of Hong Kong Island spent more than a hundred years and put in countless efforts to create this cornucopia and build this Oriental Pearl.”

Lu Yaowen said slowly.

“Mr. Lu, I don’t deny the hard work of the people of Hong Kong Island, but what’s more important is that we, the Eagle people, have brought the most advanced concepts and culture to Hong Kong Island, which is why Hong Kong Island is what it is today.”

When Peng Jiakang said this, he didn’t blush at all and his eyes were extremely determined. Regardless of whether Lu Yaowen believed it or not, he really believed it.

“So, we, the people of Hong Kong Island, should thank you, the Eagle people?”

A smile appeared on Lu Yaowen’s face.

“It’s a mutually beneficial thing, there’s no need to say thank you. We can treat this as a business. In this business, you Chinese make money, and we Eagles can naturally make a little money too.”

Looking at the smiling Lu Yaowen, Peng Jiakang didn’t know why, but an ominous premonition surged from his heart, and he gritted his teeth and said this.

‘Papapapa~’

After Peng Jiakang finished speaking, Lu Yaowen laughed and clapped his hands: “You Ansa people are the ones who are good at sophistry. You sold tens of millions of African slaves, and tens of millions of people died because of it. You say that you brought civilization to them. This kind of civilization is too civilized.”

“…”

Faced with Lu Yaowen’s ridicule, Peng Jiakang’s old face turned slightly red and he remained silent.

What else can we do if we don’t lie to ourselves? Should we kneel down and apologize to those Africans and compensate them for their losses? Even if we give them the entire Eagle Country, it won’t be enough.

“Mr. Governor, according to what you said, the Jews should thank that person. After all, if it weren’t for him who killed so many people, the Jews would not be able to return to their promised land. Do you think I am right?”

The smile on Lu Yaowen’s face became even wider.

“Mr. Lu, I’m here to discuss things with you, not to debate with you!”

After hearing what Lu Yaowen said, Peng Jiakang couldn’t help himself.

“You also know that you are here to talk to me? I thought you were here to explain to me how the Eagles brought civilization to the people of Hong Kong Island!”

The smile on Lu Yaowen’s face faded and he glanced at Peng Jiakang with disdain in his eyes.

“Mr. Lu, let’s not talk about the past. Let’s talk about the present. You should know that even though you have arrested so many people, you cannot convict them.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Yaowen smiled and said, “So what? I just want to let the people of Hong Kong know that the money they spend at the Jockey Club every year has not been used for public construction and charity as promised by the Jockey Club. Instead, it has been transferred to Eagle Country for you Eagle Country gentlemen to eat, drink and have fun. That’s enough.”

“But you didn’t do that, which means you also need the Jockey Club to exist, right?”

Peng Jiakang looked at Lu Yaowen deeply and said this slowly.

Before meeting Lu Yaowen, Peng Jiakang had already prepared to give up the Jockey Club. Once this matter was exposed, the Jockey Club’s credibility would drop to zero, and it would be basically impossible to get Hong Kong people to pay money in the future.

Not to mention, if the Jockey Club’s credibility drops to zero, it will also affect the credibility of the Hong Kong British government. At that time, the “people-friendly image” that Peng Jiakang has built up through his hard work in the past few months will immediately collapse.

Although it will not become a pariah, the difficulty of the British Hong Kong government in doing anything in Hong Kong Island in the next few years will double.

Lu Yaowen did not directly expose the Jockey Club incident. It was obvious that this guy also wanted the Jockey Club’s “treasure pot”. The net profit of hundreds of billions a year was indeed enviable.

If it had happened the day before, losing the Jockey Club would have been absolutely unacceptable to Peng Jiakang and the British Hong Kong government.

But in today’s situation, being able to use the Jockey Club to deal with Lu Yaowen has become a good deal for Peng Jiakang and the Hong Kong British government. Looking at Peng Jiakang who was staring at him, Lu Yaowen smiled even more: “The money of the Jockey Club is used to improve the lives of Hong Kong Islanders. This is the foundation of the Jockey Club. Mr. Governor, you should agree with me, right?”

“of course.”

Peng Jiakang nodded without hesitation.

“Then isn’t it only natural to get the Jockey Club back on track? How can you use something that is only natural as a bargaining chip?”

“Mr. Governor, I hope you can show me your sincerity.”

Lu Yaowen’s words made Peng Jiakang slightly stunned, and for a moment he didn’t know how to respond.

After a moment of silence, Peng Jiakang finally spoke up: “Mr. Lu, I don’t know what you mean by sincerity?”

Peng Jiakang felt as if his breath was blocked in his chest, making him very uncomfortable.

“HSBC and Standard Chartered, the companies controlled by you Eagles, helped the Jockey Club transfer so much money. Shouldn’t they pay a price?”

Lu Yaowen pointed a way out for Peng Jiakang.

“Mr. Lu, since you have made it so clear, why not make it even clearer? What price do you want these companies to pay?”

Peng Jiakang looked at Lu Yaowen and asked.

Lu Yaowen picked up the folder beside him and threw it in front of Peng Jiakang. It was obvious that he was prepared.

Peng Jiakang picked up the folder, opened it, took a quick look, and then he felt a darkness before his eyes.

After being silent for more than ten minutes, he finally spoke: “Even if I agree to these conditions, the top executives of these companies will not agree, and I don’t have the ability to convince them.”

When saying this, Peng Jiakang’s face turned extremely pale.

In his opinion, Lu Yaowen was the one who was truly insincere. The conditions he proposed were so outrageous that even Peng Jiakang felt that they were fantasy.

For example, let Jardine Matheson use the Swire Shipyard as compensation.

The Swire Shipyard is one of the most core assets of the Swire Group. The land of the shipyard alone is now worth 20 billion Hong Kong dollars. The people of the Swire family would probably rather let Lu Yaowen kill Owen Swire than give up the Swire Shipyard.

“Then I can only choose to let the people of Hong Kong Island know the truth.”

Lu Yaowen shook his head and chuckled.

“That would only hurt both of us, Mr. Lu. The profit of tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars a year is enough for you to do a lot of things. Too much is as bad as too little!”

Peng Jiakang’s expression became even gloomier.

“Mr. Governor, what you said really makes me feel a little reluctant…”

The corner of Lu Yaowen’s mouth curled up into a smile that made Peng Jiakang’s scalp tingle.

Immediately, Lu Yaowen stood up, walked to a desk, and picked up a piece of paper.

Then, Lu Yaowen walked back to Peng Jiakang, looked down at him, and said slowly: “Mr. Governor, this is my last sincerity. I hope you will not let me down!”

“…”

Peng Jiakang instantly understood the implication of Lu Yaowen’s words: “Don’t be ungrateful anymore.”

He suppressed his anger, took the paper that Lu Yaowen handed to him, and after glancing at the contents on the paper, his expression became extremely solemn.

The demands put forward by Lu Yaowen directly hit the vital point of the British Hong Kong government and were just above Peng Jiakang’s bottom line.

This request is both difficult and easy. The British Hong Kong government wants to cooperate with Lu Yaowen to build an international airport in the New Territories.

In addition, the British Hong Kong government also wanted to cooperate with Luk Yiu-wen to build a highway from Kowloon directly to Cantonese.

This expressway will run through the entire New Territories, connecting the New Territories, Kowloon, the Special Administrative Region and Cantonese, creating a truly Greater Bay Area.

The total investment of these two mega projects is approximately HK$200 billion, which is not an unacceptable figure for the British Hong Kong government.

After all, the British Hong Kong government originally wanted to build an international airport. Now it is simply a matter of changing from building an airport on land reclamation to building an airport on mountains. The cost can even be reduced, not to mention that Luk Yao-wen also has to invest money.

But the key point is that whether it is building an airport or building a highway in the New Territories, it will greatly promote the integration of Hong Kong Island and the Greater Bay Area and promote the development of the New Territories. In the future, Hong Kong Island will be integrated into the Greater Bay Area at a very fast speed.

This is something the Eagles absolutely don’t want to see. You Chinese are all having fun, so why are they, the Eagles, stirring up trouble?

However, Peng Jiakang knew better that if they did not agree to Lu Yaowen’s conditions, their British Hong Kong government would lose more.

“…”

Peng Jiakang pondered for more than ten minutes before he slowly said, “Mr. Lu, I can’t make the decision on such a big project alone. I must consult the Zu family.”

As a seasoned businessman, the biggest difference between him and Wei Yixin is that he knows how to pass the buck.

According to common sense, the Eagle government would never agree to Lu Yaowen’s request.

But Peng Jiakang knew very well that given the current situation in Hong Kong Island, coupled with the “lobbying” of the Sassoon, Swire, Keswick and other families, the cabinet was very likely to agree to Lu Yaowen’s request.

At that time, Peng Jiakang was not a decision maker but an executor, and his responsibility would be much smaller.

“Time is precious, Mr. Governor.”

Lu Yaowen shook his head and smiled.

“Give me two hours. I will give you an answer in two hours.”

Peng Jiakang said this slowly.

“It’s nine thirty-seven.”

Lu Yaowen raised his wrist, checked the time, and said with a smile.

“Ask my secretary to bring up the satellite phone.”

Peng Jiakang said immediately.

In the following period of time, Peng Jiakang did not contact the Eagle Country in front of Lu Yaowen. When he appeared in front of Lu Yaowen again, it was already 10:50 in the evening.

“Mr. Lu, we can agree to your conditions and build an airport and a highway.”

After Peng Jiakang sat back in front of Lu Yaowen, his expression relaxed a little.

“For the airport and highway, I will invest HK$100 billion and own 50% of the shares. Is that okay?”

Lu Yaowen asked with a smile.

“no problem.”

Anyway, after the highways and airports are built, Hong Kong Island is only a few years away from its return, and will be handed over to the mainland sooner or later, so it doesn’t matter how many shares it gets.

Peng Jiakang even wanted to give Lu Yaowen 51% of the shares to see how this guy would explain to the mainland in the future.

“Then please take the trouble to go and have a good talk with the Sassoon, Swire, and Keswick families and ask them to divide the 100 billion Hong Kong dollars among them.”

The smile on Lu Yaowen’s face became even brighter.

“?”

Hearing what Lu Yaowen said, Peng Jiakang was stunned.

It turns out that this guy Lu Yaowen wanted to get something for nothing, using the money of the American people to help the Chinese build the Greater Bay Area?
How can people be so shameless?

“HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Jardine Matheson and other companies have made such a huge mistake. Don’t they need to take any responsibility at all?”

Lu Yaowen looked at Peng Jiakang who was staring at him with an “innocent” look on his face.

“…”

Peng Jiakang felt a little dizzy, and couldn’t help but think of the unequal agreements signed between their Eagle Country and the Qing government. At this moment, it was exactly the same as then, except that the “offensive and defensive situations were different.”

Peng Jiakang opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, nothing came out.

The losers will be beaten the harshest. This sentence is engraved in the bones of the Ansar people. Only when they themselves are the losers, they realize how cruel this sentence is.

“Mr. Lu, I can help you persuade them, but it will take time.”

In the end, Peng Jiakang chose to surrender.

“Mr. Governor, I still say the same thing, time is precious!”

Lu Yaowen smiled slightly and said slowly.

Peng Jiakang looked at Lu Yaowen deeply, then stood up and left again.

……

More than an hour later, Peng Jiakang returned to Lu Yaowen again with an extremely ugly expression on his face. Just by looking at his appearance, one could tell that his communication with the Sassoon, Shi Huaiya and other families had not been pleasant.

“Mr. Lu, I can satisfy all your requests. When will you release him?”

In order to say this, Peng Jiakang went to great lengths, using both soft and hard tactics, to get families like the Sassoon and the Swire family to agree and jointly contribute 100 billion Hong Kong dollars. Moreover, this 100 billion Hong Kong dollars had to be advanced by the British Hong Kong government, and they would pay it back within the next five years.

Helping Lu Yaowen as a “lobbyist” almost made him, the Governor of Hong Kong, become a “traitor in the Eagle Kingdom” in the eyes of the Sassoon, Stanford and other families.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Governor. We Chinese people value keeping our word. Let’s sign the agreement first. The Jockey Club incident will be settled in three days at the latest. Your Hong Kong British government will not be affected in any way.”

Lu Yaowen replied with a smile.

“You’d better keep your word.”

Peng Jiakang’s tone was particularly cold.

“By the way, Mr. Governor, there is one more thing.”

After hearing what Lu Yaowen said, Peng Jiakang’s brows immediately frowned and his anger instantly surged. This kid actually dared to make a request?

“Don’t worry, Mr. Governor, this matter is just a piece of cake for you.”

“You should also know that ICAC’s Lu Zhilian is not my man. In order to perfectly resolve the Jockey Club’s issues, I must have his cooperation. I hope you can vacate the position of ICAC Commissioner so that I can use this position to convince him.”

Lu Yaowen said slowly.

If he wanted to convince Lu Zhilian, he naturally didn’t need the position of Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Lu Yaowen’s purpose was simple, which was to remove Luo Decheng from his position as Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and give him a warning.

“Okay, I promise. Anything else?”

Peng Jiakang breathed a sigh of relief and agreed immediately.

“No, Mr. Governor, it’s getting late. Go to bed early. I wish you a good dream.”

Lu Yaowen’s face was full of warm smiles, as if his previous “oppression” of Peng Jiakang had never happened.

Unfortunately, Peng Jiakang didn’t appreciate Lu Yaowen’s “good intentions” at all and just got up and left.

He couldn’t sleep tonight, let alone have a good dream.

Watching Peng Jiakang’s back disappear from his sight, Lu Yaowen took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

“Mr. Lei, it’s me. I’m waiting for you at the Peninsula Hotel.”

After the call was connected, Lu Yaowen said with a smile.

“Okay, I’ll be there soon!”

Lei Ming responded immediately.

the other side.

“Mr. Governor…”

When Peng Jiakang came down to the first floor, his secretary Richard came up to him immediately. However, before Richard could finish his words, Peng Jiakang interrupted him and said, “Go back to the Governor’s Residence.”

More than twenty minutes later, at the Governor’s Residence.

“Mr. Governor!”

“Mr. Governor!”…

McLego, Tang Minghao and the others did not leave. They were all waiting for the result of the negotiation between Peng Jiakang and Lu Yaowen. After seeing Peng Jiakang coming back, everyone stood up and greeted Peng Jiakang, but there was uncontrollable curiosity in their eyes.

“Lu Yaowen and I have already reached an agreement…”

After hearing what Peng Jiakang said, Mai Legao and the others all showed joy in their eyes, but then they said: “Lu Yaowen asked our Hong Kong British government…”

After hearing Peng Jiakang agree to Lu Yaowen’s conditions, the joy in the eyes of Mai Legao and others disappeared instantly.

“Mr. Governor, you have worked hard.”

After a moment’s silence, McLeod gave a comforting sound.

He knew that no matter who was in charge in the entire Hong Kong Island, no one could do better than Peng Jiakang.

“I am ashamed of the Queen.”

Peng Jiakang looked up at the bust of the Queen hanging on the wall and sighed. Then he looked at Luo Decheng and said, “Commissioner Luo, I’m sorry, I’m going to remove you from your position as Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption…”

“?”

After hearing what Peng Jiakang said, Luo Decheng’s face turned blank.

He originally thought that he had facilitated a conversation between Lu Yaowen and the Eagle countrymen tonight, and both sides would benefit. But Lu Yaowen turned around and wanted to take away his title of Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption?

“Commissioner Luo, I will always remember the sacrifice you made for the British Hong Kong government tonight. Don’t worry, I will give you adequate compensation.”

Peng Jiakang looked at Luo Decheng who was a little dazed and said something to comfort him.

‘Boom~’

Peng Jiakang’s words flashed through Luo Decheng’s mind like a bolt of lightning, and made the self-proclaimed aristocratic politician of the Luo family realize his fatal flaw tonight.

Tonight, he stood out!

When Peng Jiakang comes to his senses, he will definitely find that something is wrong with Luo Decheng. At that time, the best outcome for Luo Decheng is to be suspected by Peng Jiakang and withdraw from the core circle of the British Hong Kong government.

But Lu Yaowen’s move was equivalent to directly saving Luo Decheng, turning his prominence into his “loyalty” to the Eagle people.

“What a great move! What a great Lu Yaowen!”

At this moment, Luo Decheng was completely convinced by Lu Yaowen, a young man who was younger than his son.

It was also from this moment that Luo Decheng made up his mind to stand on Lu Yaowen’s side and no longer wait for a good price.

……

On the other side, the Peninsula Hotel.

“Mr. Lei, I just met with Peng Jiakang here. That guy just left a dozen minutes ago.”

Looking at Lei Ming who walked into the room, Lu Yaowen said with a smile.

“I guess he must have looked very unhappy when he left?”

Lei Ming laughed out loud.

“Hahaha, Mr. Lei, your guess is so accurate. His expression is not only ugly, but he probably wants to kill me…”

After a hearty laugh, Lu Yaowen repeated to Lei Ming in detail the conditions he had negotiated with Peng Jiakang.

Then, without waiting for Lei Ming to speak, Lu Yaowen continued, “Mr. Lei, the Jockey Club is such a huge organization that it must have the participation of all parties.”

“In my vision, the Jockey Club board of directors will have a total of 12 directors, with half from the mainland and half from the locals.”

“We hold a meeting at the beginning and end of each year. At the beginning of the year, we submit a budget proposal. At the end of the year, we report to the people of Hong Kong Island on the club’s work, especially the use of donations.”

“The ICAC, the police force and the government should all send people to supervise the Jockey Club to ensure that every penny is taken from the people and used for the people.”

After listening to what Lu Yaowen said, Lei Ming smiled and asked, “Awen, what position do you want to hold in the Jockey Club?”

“Me? I don’t hold any position. The Jockey Club is a charity. I sincerely hope that it can become a real charity and benefit the whole of Hong Kong Island.”

Lu Yaowen shook his head and smiled.

From the very beginning, Lu Yaowen had no intention of taking over the Jockey Club for himself. If he ate this piece of fat meat well, he would naturally have a mouth full of oil, but if he did not eat it well, he would most likely choke to death.

It would be better to use the horse club to exchange for other benefits that are easier for Lu Yaowen to digest.

“Awen, I’m touched that you think this way, but I still want to ask, do you have any other needs?”

Lei Ming looked at Lu Yaowen with a sincere expression.

Lu Yaowen smiled slightly: “Mr. Lei, you should know what I did in Jinshanjiao. I need to recruit more people to help me.”

Lu Yaowen had long known that there must be people from the mainland among the retired soldiers recruited from the mainland, and the mainland must also know something about what Qiu Gangao and others did in Jinshan Cape.

“Awen, you have recruited almost two thousand people. Isn’t that enough?”

Lei Ming frowned slightly.

“There are some things that I cannot talk about right now, Mr. Lei. Believe me, you will understand my intentions in three years at most.”

Of course, Lu Yaowen would not tell Lei Ming that he wanted to gain a foothold on Zengmu Island and needed a strong army.

Lei Ming hesitated for a moment, raised his hand, and said, “Awen, this is the maximum number I can strive for, and it may not be successful.”

“Mr. Lei, I understand.”

Lu Yaowen nodded and smiled. He was not worried at all.

Ma will exchange the quota for 5,000 retired soldiers, and Lu Yaowen believes that Lei Ming’s superiors will definitely nod their heads.

Then, Lu Yaowen discussed with Lei Ming about reshaping the structure of the Jockey Club and building an airport and highway in the New Territories. They talked until three in the morning, and Lei Ming left with an excited look on his face.

After Lei Ming left, Lu Yaowen lay directly on the big bed in the suite and fell asleep.

‘Ring ring ring~’

The next morning, Lu Yaowen was awakened by the ringing of his cell phone.

Lu Yaowen opened his eyes and looked at the clock on the wall. It was only eight twenty.

“Which one?”

After picking up the phone and pressing the answer button, Lu Yaowen asked in a low voice.

“Awen, I’m sorry to disturb your rest.”

A thunderous sound came from the receiver.

“Mr. Lei, why are you calling me so early? What’s the matter?”

After hearing Lei Ming’s voice, Lu Yaowen immediately became alert. He had a hunch that Lei Ming must have good news to tell him.

“Awen, I reported what you told me last night to my superiors as soon as I got back. They agreed to your condition, but after arriving in Siam, they will only be Siamese soldiers.”

Lei Ming casually added a disclaimer.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Lei, I understand.”

Lu Yaowen replied with a smile.

“Also, there is one more thing.”

At this point, Lei Ming remembered what the director had just said to him: “For a patriot like Lu Yaowen, it is not enough to just give him benefits that are not visible to the public. We must give him real benefits so that all the people of Hong Kong Island know that if a patriot is loved by the country, he will also be loved by the country.”

“Awen, after the Jockey Club sets up a new board of directors, we plan to let your girlfriend Ruan Mei serve as the permanent chairman of the Jockey Club.”

“I have met Miss Ruan before. She is a very caring person. I believe she can do a good job in the charity work of the Jockey Club.”

Lei Ming spoke these words slowly.

“…”

Lu Yaowen was dumbfounded. He wanted Ruan Mei to be the chairman of the Jockey Club, and the permanent chairman. What?

Who is Ruan Mei? It is estimated that 99.999% of the more than 5 million people in Hong Kong don’t know her. Making her the permanent chairman of the Jockey Club is to tell all Hong Kong people that because she is Lu Yaowen’s woman, we in mainland China support her.

This clearly tells everyone in Hong Kong Island that the mainland values ​​and “favors” Lu Yaowen.

“Mr. Lei…”

As soon as Lu Yaowen opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Lei Ming: “Awen, we don’t allow you to refuse this condition.”

“Okay, Mr. Lei, thank you.”

Lu Yaowen shook his head and smiled.

“Awen, we should be the ones to say thank you.”

Lei Ming’s tone was full of sincere gratitude.

Lu Yaowen helped them win time and time again, and no matter how many times they expressed their gratitude to Lu Yaowen, it would not be too much.

After the two exchanged a few polite words, Lu Yaowen hung up the phone.

‘Dong dong dong~’

Not long after Lu Yaowen hung up the phone, there was a knock on the door, and then Gao Gang’s voice came from outside the door: “Brother Wen, there is a man named Luo Decheng who wants to see you.”

After hearing the name Luo Decheng, Lawrence Lu’s eyes flickered slightly, and he said with a smile: “Bring him over.”

(End of this chapter)