Chapter 319: The Last Governor of Hong Kong Takes Office, the Last Gamble of the British Hong Kong Government

Police Headquarters, Li Wenbin’s office.

“Hey~”

After listening to Cheng Ansheng’s announcement on the radio about the lifting of the emergency curfew in Hong Kong Island, Li Wenbin sighed deeply.

He understood that with the announcement of this order, Lu Yaowen was already unstoppable.

And these “locals” who stood on the side of the foreigners were definitely Lu Yaowen’s first targets for liquidation.

Especially as the Acting Commissioner of Police, Zhuo Jingquan has made such a great contribution to Lu Yaowen this time. Lu Yaowen will definitely find a way to let him take charge of the police force.

As for Li Wenbin? I’m afraid he will soon be “put on the table” by the Eagles and let Lu Yaowen “enjoy” him.

“Hey~”

Thinking about how he had worked in the police force for nearly thirty years and ended up with such an outcome, Li Wenbin sighed again.

‘Ring ring ring~’

Just at this moment, a cell phone rang.

“Which one?”

Li Wenbin picked up the phone and pressed the answer button, looking ‘disinterested’.

“Mr. Li, we haven’t talked for a long time.”

A voice that Li Wenbin was extremely familiar with came from the receiver.

“Lu Yaowen, the four detectives, the Mutual Aid Association, and the mainland faction have joined forces to sideline the entire police force. You have won this round beautifully. Congratulations.”

There was no trace of sarcasm in Li Wenbin’s tone; it was all full of conviction.

Obviously, this time, he was willing to admit defeat.

The Li family has been deeply involved in the police force for decades, and in the end even Li Wenbin’s father, Li Shutang, was “persuaded” by Lu Yaowen to advise Li Wenbin to “follow the will of the people.” It can be said that Li Wenbin has lost so much that he can’t lose any more.

“Mr. Li, you are a talented person and a qualified police officer. I can give you a dignified way to exit, and I can also give you, the ‘local faction’, a dignified ending.”

Lu Yaowen’s tone was extremely calm, without any sense of condescension or looking down on the loser.

“what do you want to do?”

Li Wenbin did not ask what Lu Yaowen meant by “decency”, but asked Lu Yaowen what he needed to do.

“It’s not that difficult…”

Lu Yaowen slowly told Li Wenbin what he needed him to do.

“Did you have some deep blood feud with the Eagle people in your previous life? Is it necessary to trample on them like this?”

After listening to Lu Yaowen’s request, Li Wenbin looked confused.

“There are many benefits to stepping on them, the biggest benefit is that I will feel great.”

A smile appeared on Lu Yaowen’s face.

“…”

After hearing Lu Yaowen’s answer, Li Wenbin was silent for dozens of seconds before he slowly said, “Okay, I promise you.”

After saying this, Li Wenbin paused for a moment, then continued with a serious look: “It doesn’t matter what happens to me personally, but there are many people in the police force who really want to do things for Hong Kong Island. I hope you can let them continue to serve the citizens of Hong Kong Island.”

“Don’t worry, Mr. Li. I just said that I will give you, the ‘local faction’, a decent ending.”

Lu Yaowen said slowly.

“Thank you!”

Li Wenbin’s face was filled with a bitter smile, and then he hung up the phone.

He couldn’t help but think of the first time he met Lu Yaowen. At that time, Lu Yaowen was just a gangster who was not in his eyes.

And now, the fate of Li Wenbin and even the entire “local faction” is in the hands of this young and dangerous man.

Thinking of this, Li Wenbin sighed softly: “When a man has been away for three days, he should be treated with new eyes!”

Immediately, Li Wenbin dialed a number.

“Zi’an, I’m Li Wenbin.”

“Give the order immediately and mobilize all PTU, EU and Flying Tigers…”

After the call was connected, Li Wenbin said slowly
“Mr. Li, are you kidding me?”

After hearing Li Wenbin’s order, Yang Zian on the other end of the phone had a look of astonishment on his face.

“Zi’an, Lu Yaowen and I just talked on the phone. This is the only way to protect the ‘local faction’. I, Li Wenbin, should not let all the brothers bear the consequences of the wrong decision I made.”

Li Wenbin said slowly.

“Mr. Li…”

Before Yang Zian could finish his words, Li Wenbin interrupted him: “Sir Yang, follow the order!”

“Yes, sir!”

Yang Zian had no choice but to respond loudly.

After hearing Yang Zian’s words, Li Wenbin hung up the phone, put the phone gently on the desk, leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and whispered: “Look at it casually, in a smile, fame and fortune are like clouds and smoke.”

At this moment, Li Wenbin seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden, and his face looked indescribably relaxed.

……

Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.

“Fuck! Cancel the emergency curfew at this time and let us retreat? Is the chief secretary of the British Hong Kong government full of shit?”

A foreign officer, holding a satellite phone in his hand, gave Cheng Ansheng a “cordial” greeting.

“This is an order!”

Pique, who put all the blame on Cheng Ansheng, shouted sternly.

“Yes, sir!”

Hearing Pique’s determination, the white officer had no choice but to obey the order no matter how reluctant he was.

Looking at the “hot superman” and the “getting along well” members of the Heliansheng and the Gurgo soldiers in front of him, the ghost officer frowned and ordered the adjutant beside him: “Retreat immediately.”

“what?”

The adjutant was also confused.

“Retreat immediately!”

The ghost officer said through gritting his teeth.

“Beep~beep~”

Soon, a series of rhythmic whistles sounded on Nathan Road, which was the signal for the Eagle Country garrison to retreat.

After hearing these whistles, although the Gurkha soldiers were a little confused, they still fought and retreated.

It is indeed cost-effective for the Eagle people to keep these Gurkhas. Even the employees of the Golden Shield Security Company can only fight these people on equal terms. Moreover, these professional soldiers can form formations, and their combat effectiveness increases instead of decreases as their numbers increase.

Although under Lu Yaowen’s orders, the people of He Liansheng generally gave in, but being able to withstand the siege of more than ten thousand people with a number of more than a thousand people can definitely be considered elite.

Even when they were retreating, this group of Gurkhas retreated in an orderly manner. Blind Hui, Guan Zu and others fought for a while, but failed to break through this group of people’s defense line. They could only watch these people retreat.

“Squeak~” “Squeak~”…

At this moment, more than a dozen police troop carriers blocked the retreat route of the foreign garrison.

Afterwards, nearly two hundred PTU members quickly got off the vehicle and, under the leadership of Shi Migao, walked towards the foreign garrison.

“What do you mean, policemen? Look carefully, we are the garrison!”

The foreign officer was already full of anger, but he couldn’t vent it on the members of Liansheng, so he had to hold it in himself.

Seeing that the police dared to block his way, he instantly exploded with anger. If he couldn’t deal with the “rebels”, how could he deal with you guys in uniform?
“Your garrison is suspected of intentionally injuring citizens of Hong Kong Island. Come back to the police station with us for investigation.”

Shi Migao stared at the bald foreigner in front of him and said coldly.

“?”

The foreign officer was slightly stunned after hearing what Shi Migao said. His first reaction was: “Did I hear it wrong?”

“what?”

The ghost officer asked subconsciously.

“Your garrison is suspected of intentional injury. Come back to the police station with me for investigation.”

Shi Mi Gao was also very ‘considerate’ and repeated it again.

“Are you police officers crazy? Do you know that we are helping you? If you were not useless, would our garrison come here?”

The white officer laughed in anger.

“I don’t want to say the same thing for the third time. I’ll give you three minutes. If you don’t cooperate with me, I’ll have no choice but to take action.”

Shi Migao’s expression became increasingly cold.

Shi Migao was actually quite puzzled by Li Wenbin’s sudden order to arrest the foreign garrison, but there was nothing he could do because it was Li Wenbin’s order.

During the confrontation between Michael Shih and the foreign officer, more than a dozen police transport vehicles arrived one after another, and with the addition of some patrol officers who received orders and came on foot, the number of police officers on this side exceeded 500. And there were also continuous reinforcements.

“Listen carefully, I’m waiting for you to apologize to me!”

The foreign officer looked at Shi Migao and the increasing number of policemen behind him, said this coldly, took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

Not far behind the white officer, nearly 10,000 people at He Liansheng were watching the show. The drama of the white garrison and the police force fighting each other was something that Hong Kong Island might not see once in decades.

Some wounded soldiers with broken limbs forced themselves to endure the pain and stared at the scene in front of them, wanting to finish eating the melon before getting treatment.

It was at this time that the Wong Tai Sin Police Station’s troop carrier returned here again.

“…”

After getting off the bus, Chen Jiaju looked at the familiar street scene of Nathan Road, and his feeling was just two words: “Speechless!”

He never expected that he would come to this place twice in one night, and deal with different people each time. The first time was to deal with He Liansheng, and the second time was to deal with the foreign garrison.

What the fuck is going on!
“Ka Kui, see, there is no right or wrong in politics, only winning or losing. If the foreigners win, we have to deal with He Liansheng. If Lu Yaowen wins, we have to deal with the foreign garrison.”

Dong Piao looked at the confused Chen Jiaju and whispered.

“Uncle Piao, what are we, the police, anyway? The guns in the hands of those superiors?”

Chen Jiaju looked indignant.

Everything that happened tonight was too complicated and too shocking for him, a policeman whose mind was filled with “police catching thieves”.

“On this road, who is not a gun in the hands of the superior?”

Dong Piao looked at the foreign garrison not far away and the He Liansheng people further away, and said quietly.

“…”

At this moment, Chen Jiaju’s eyes were extremely dim. For the first time, he felt how powerless he was.

This feeling of powerlessness was even more desperate than when he faced Lu Yaowen.

At the beginning, he at least had the opportunity to “dare to dethrone the emperor at the cost of his life”, but now, he can’t even see Lu Yaowen and can only act as an insignificant chess piece.

Is this the real big shot?

In Chen Jiaju’s mind, Lu Yaowen’s overly handsome face emerged.

At the same time, the foreign officer was spitting at him crazily: “Sir, the police are now saying they want to arrest us, saying we are deliberately harming the citizens of Hong Kong Island.”

“What? Damn it, are these police officers crazy? Are they going to arrest our garrison?”

On the other end of the phone, the garrison commander Peake slammed the table and shouted angrily.

It’s bad enough that they’re suppressed by Lu Yaowen, but even the police force wants to suppress their garrison?
On the side, after hearing Pique’s words, the faces of Cheng Ansheng, McLego and others all changed drastically.

“Boone, give those policemen an ultimatum immediately and ask them to get out of the way within three minutes!”

Pik shouted loudly.

Then, he looked at Cheng Ansheng and continued loudly, “Chief Secretary Cheng, please notify the police immediately and ask them to stop their crazy behavior. Otherwise, I don’t mind ordering my men to calm those guys down.”

Cheng Ansheng didn’t say anything, but immediately picked up the phone and dialed Li Wenbin’s number.

“Mr. Li, what the hell is your police force doing?”

After answering the phone, Cheng Ansheng shouted coldly.

“Chief Executive Officer Cheng, don’t you understand? Times have changed. We all need to find a way out for ourselves.”

Li Wenbin closed his eyes and said with a smile.

“You are crazy!”

Cheng Ansheng’s eyes were full of anger. She didn’t expect that Li Wenbin would “turn sides” so quickly.

“Chief Secretary Cheng, I’m not crazy, you’re just too weak. You’d better let the foreign garrison cooperate with our police force. I think your British Hong Kong government definitely doesn’t want to see Hong Kong Island in trouble again, right?”

Li Wenbin didn’t care about Cheng Ansheng’s comments on him at all, and the smile on his face even widened.

‘Pa~’

Cheng Ansheng didn’t say anything else. He slammed his phone on the table, and his already ugly expression became even uglier.

“General Peake, no more trouble can happen on Hong Kong Island. Please order your soldiers to return to the police station with the police immediately.”

After Cheng Ansheng hesitated for a long time, he could only accept the defeat.

“Chief Secretary Cheng, the police are crazy, are you crazy too? The garrison was arrested by the police. If this matter gets out, how can we, the garrison, put our dignity aside?”

Pique decisively refused.

“General Peake, I know you look down on me. It’s okay. I’ll ask the Governor to talk to you. If you feel his rank is not high enough, I’m sure someone of a higher rank will talk to you.”

Cheng Ansheng rarely showed any toughness in front of the Eagle people.

“you……”

Seeing that Cheng Ansheng had already picked up the satellite phone, Pique’s heart began to panic.

He was more afraid than anyone else that the garrison would cause trouble again. After all, the garrison’s base camp had been “robbed” and hundreds of people were captured. If the garrison had any conflict with the police force again, what if a few people died…

Thinking of this, Pike seemed to have seen himself wearing prisoner clothes and being tried in a military court.

“Chief Secretary Cheng, please do not disturb the Governor of Hong Kong with this matter. I will order the garrison and the police team to return to the police station.”

Pique was scared.

Although he had an annual salary of HK$200,000 as the garrison commander, it was not worth it for him to risk his future freedom.

“Give the orders, General Peake.”

Cheng Ansheng put down the satellite phone and spoke slowly.

‘Hu~’

Pique took a deep breath, calmed his depressed mood, and slowly dialed a number.

“Boone, cooperate with the Hong Kong Island Police Force. Remember, you must not conflict with them.”

After the call was connected, Pique said slowly.

“?”

When the white officer Boone heard what Pick said, he was stunned.

“Boone?”

After not hearing Boone’s reply for a while, Pico continued to ask.

“Sir, did I hear you correctly? You want us to cooperate with the Hong Kong Island Police Force?”

Boone’s tone was full of disbelief.

Their garrison has always been a superior presence in Hong Kong Island. The police force only cooperates with them, and there is no time for them to cooperate with the police force.

“Follow orders!”

Pique said coldly.

“Yes, sir!”

Boone gritted his teeth, his eyes full of frustration.

“Pass on my orders and cooperate with the Hong Kong Island Police Force.”

After Boone hung up the phone, he issued this order with a gloomy face.

His adjutant, like him, was stunned for a few seconds before conveying the order.

Soon, more than a thousand foreign garrison troops followed Shi Migao and others and left.

“Ka Kui, tonight, I’m afraid that Lu Yaowen not only won, but also won a great victory.”

Looking at the garrison troops who cooperated obediently with their troops, Dong Piao said quietly.

That night, more than a thousand soldiers stationed on Nathan Road were “arrested” by the police. Soldiers stationed in Central, Wan Chai and other places were also “arrested” by the police.

The garrison troops sent out to “suppress” He Liansheng were almost wiped out. The garrison troops that were not “arrested” were not so tough, but their combat effectiveness was relatively weak. Even if the people of He Liansheng let them off, they were still beaten and sent to the hospital.

The Peninsula Hotel, in a suite on the top floor.

Lu Yaowen is talking to Li Wenbin on the phone.

“Lu Yaowen, except for a portion of the Hong Kong Island garrison who are receiving treatment in the hospital, the rest have all been taken back to the police station.”

At this moment, Li Wenbin was like Lu Yaowen’s subordinate, reporting to Lu Yaowen.

“Mr. Li, your police force is a little faster than I thought.”

Lu Yaowen raised his wrist to check the time and said with a smile.

“Do you want me to resign voluntarily, or?”

Li Wenbin ignored Lu Yaowen’s words and asked this question.

“Mr. Li, I said I would give you some respect, and I will definitely give you some respect.”

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

“Lu Yaowen, what do you mean?”

Li Wenbin’s face suddenly darkened.

“Mr. Li, do you know how much it costs the Eagle Country to station troops in Hong Kong Island every year?”

Lu Yaowen asked with a smile.

“Two hundred and sixty million dollars.”

Li Wenbin answered the question raised by Lu Yaowen without hesitation.

Everyone in Hong Kong knows that the British Hong Kong government bears 65% of the military expenses of the Eagle Country garrison, and this figure increases every three years.

“Mr. Li, if you can save the citizens of Hong Kong Island $200 million a year, do you think they will thank you?”

Lu Yaowen continued to ask.

“…”

Li Wenbin’s eyes changed slightly: “Lu Yaowen, what tricks do you want to play?”

“Sir Li, you are too powerful in the police force. I cannot keep you in the police force, but I can still accept you becoming a member of parliament in the future.”

Lu Yaowen replied with a smile.

“You want me to help you win over the locals.”

Li Wenbin immediately saw through Lu Yaowen’s purpose.

“Mr. Li, you are not helping me to conquer them, but helping the citizens of Hong Kong Island to conquer them. I told you before, I am a Hong Kong Islander.”

Lu Yaowen smiled slightly and said slowly.

Li Shutang and Li Wenbin, father and son, have been running the police force for decades, and their power has long been deeply entrenched. Even Lu Yaowen would find it difficult to eradicate them in a short period of time.

Moreover, Lu Yaowen did not want to eradicate the “local faction”. The emperor hoped that his ministers would have as many factions as possible so that he could reap the benefits.

Lu Yaowen had the same idea. To Lu Yaowen, the benefits of preserving the “local faction” and allowing the police force to maintain three factions far outweighed the disadvantages.

“…”

Li Wenbin hesitated for a long time before slowly saying, “Okay, Lu Yaowen, I promise you.”

Although he was unwilling, Li Wenbin understood that this was the best outcome for him. Although he had lost the power of the police force, he had retained hope for the future for their Li family.

“Sir Li, congratulations, you made a wise choice.”

Hearing Lu Yaowen’s words, a hint of emotion flashed in Li Wenbin’s eyes. He once had a “close” cooperation with Lu Yaowen. If they were really cooperating at that time, perhaps today, his, Li Wenbin’s ending would be different.

“Hey~”

Thinking of this, Li Wenbin sighed again, but in this sigh, there was no regret, frustration, or unwillingness. There was only emotion and letting go.

Cheng Ansheng, who had been inseparable from Li Wenbin and had worked for decades to become the Governor, could never let go.

Inside the Chief Secretary’s residence.

“Have you contacted Lu Yaowen?”

Cheng Ansheng’s eyes were full of anxiety.

Now the police force and the garrison troops have all been “withdrawn”, and the entire He Liansheng gang, including the newly joined “Big Four”, “Hung Hing” and “Number Gang”, has 150,000 to 160,000 people taking to the streets.

If she, as the Chief Secretary, cannot get these people to ‘leave’ tonight, and if public opinion continues to hype it up tomorrow, it is very likely that hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people will take to the streets.

Once this happens, Hong Kong Island will become the focus of attention of the whole world. If it really comes to that, even if the American people are reluctant to part with her, a foreign-admiring dog they have trained for many years, they will still throw her out to take the blame.

At that time, it would not be as simple as being dismissed. She might become the first Chief Secretary to be prosecuted in the British Hong Kong government. Not only would her political future be ruined, but she and her husband’s family would also be implicated and suffer a devastating disaster.

Now, the most important thing for Cheng Ansheng is to reach an agreement with Lu Yaowen, let him withdraw his men, and stabilize the situation in Hong Kong Island first, so that she still has a chance of survival.

“I’ve made contact, but…”

Cheng Ansheng’s secretary hesitated to speak.

“Say!”

Cheng Ansheng shouted.

“Lu Yaowen’s intention is that if we want to talk to him, we must first show our sincerity. If he thinks we are sincere enough, he will consider whether to talk to us.”

Secretary Cheng Ansheng’s tone was a little uneasy.

In fact, this sentence was beautified by the secretary. The original words were, Cheng Ansheng, a dog raised by a foreigner, is also qualified to talk to Mr. Lu? Let her finish the things that Lu Yaowen had arranged before, and then let her master come to talk to Mr. Lu about the matter.

Even this embellished sentence made Cheng An very angry. She took dozens of deep breaths before suppressing her anger: “What does Lu Yaowen mean by sincerity?”

“The things he mentioned before.” Cheng Ansheng’s secretary replied immediately.

“…”

After hearing these words, Cheng Ansheng’s eyes suddenly became extremely sinister.

Lu Yaowen wanted her to arrest all the people in the Political Department and MI6 for investigation and trial.

As a result, not only would MI6 and the Special Branch become pariahs in Hong Kong Island, but even the reputation of the British Hong Kong government would be affected.

Besides, MI6 is not a department that Cheng Ansheng can touch. It is a department directly under the management of the Eagle Country’s defense department. In the Zu family, the position of the person in charge of Hong Kong Island may be higher than that of Cheng Ansheng. Let Cheng Ansheng arrest people? What can she do?

Moreover, even if they really caught the people, how would the regional high court sentence them? If the crimes of these people were really made public, not only would the reputation of the Hong Kong British government, but also that of the Eagle country government, be ruined.

The demands made by Lu Yaowen were simply not something that she, Cheng Ansheng, or the current British Hong Kong government could do. Even if she wanted to show sincerity, she had no way to do so.

However, now that Lu Yaowen has obtained the Political Department’s files, he can discredit the British Hong Kong government and even the Eagle Government at any time if he wants.

This is completely a case of one-track mind ending up with two ends blocked!

After pondering for a moment, Cheng Ansheng really couldn’t think of a solution, so he could only pick up the satellite phone and dial Wei Yixin’s number.

“Mr. Governor, I’m Cheng Ansheng. We have tried every possible way to talk to Lu Yaowen, but he…”

After the call was connected, Cheng Ansheng didn’t waste any words and directly stated Lu Yaowen’s “request”.

“…”

This thorny question gave Wei Yixin a splitting headache. He thought for more than a minute before he said, “I will report this matter to the Minister of Overseas Territories and the Foreign Minister. Wait for my news.”

After saying this, Wei Yixin hung up the phone.

“Beep, beep, beep~”

Hearing the busy tone coming from the receiver, Cheng Ansheng threw the satellite phone onto the table with a dejected look on his face, his eyes full of helplessness.

“Chief Secretary, what does the Governor say?”

Seeing Cheng Ansheng hung up the phone, Pique immediately asked.

In the entire Hong Kong Island, apart from Cheng Ansheng, the most anxious person is Pique.

Cheng Ansheng bears the pressure of the chaos in the entire Hong Kong Island, while Pique bears the pressure of the rottenness of the entire garrison.

He had sent his adjutant back to the Stanley military camp. The situation was very bad. More than one hundred Gurkha soldiers and more than twenty Eagle soldiers were killed.

It is easy to deal with the Gurkha soldiers, as they just have to pay some money, but it is different for the Eagle Country soldiers. Not only do they have to pay money, but the cause of death must also be explained to their families.

Pike knew very well that he had reached the end of his term as the garrison commander, and what he had to do now was to try his best to avoid being brought to a military court.

“Wait.”

Cheng Ansheng’s tone was full of bitterness.

“Fuck!”

Pique cursed, but that was all he could do.

The current situation in Hong Kong Island is no longer something that these colonial officials can control. All they can do is wait for orders from their motherland.

……

Half an hour later, Peninsula Hotel.

‘Ring ring ring~’

A cell phone rang.

“Awen, it’s me.”

After Lu Yaowen pressed the answer button, a thunderous voice came out from the receiver.

Hearing the sound of thunder, Lu Yaowen raised his hand and looked at his wrist, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: “The speed of the foreigners is very fast, have they reached an agreement with you?”

Obviously, Lu Yaowen had already guessed what Lei Ming was going to say to him on the phone.

“There are hundreds of thousands of people protesting in the streets, all of them adult men, plus the stuff you have in your hands and the garrisons locked up in the police force, no matter which government it is, the reaction will be very fast.”

At this point, Lei Ming smiled: “To be honest, the Eagles are too slow. At this time, they still want to let the colonial government come forward first…”

Although Lei Ming didn’t finish his words, the disdain in his tone made his meaning clear.

“Mr. Lei, do you need me to keep the ghosts company for a while longer?”

Lu Yaowen asked with a smile.

“No, we still need the British Hong Kong government to exist.”

Lei Ming replied with a smile.

After hearing Lei Ming’s words, Lu Yaowen immediately understood what he meant. It seemed that this time the mainland had made the Eagle people bleed heavily.

It was just that no one knew what conditions the Eagles had agreed to, and Lu Yaowen did not ask Lei Ming about his plans.

“Okay, then I can prepare to talk to the people of the Hong Kong British government.”

Lu Yaowen said slowly.

The situation has reached this point. Not only the British Hong Kong government as a colonial government can no longer handle it, but Lu Yaowen can no longer handle it either. The real negotiations can only take place between the Eagle Country and the mainland.

Only when they have reached an agreement will Lu Yaowen start negotiating with the foreigners.

“Awen, the director specifically asked me to explain to you the three conditions that the Eagle people agreed to, so that it will be easier for you to do what you want to do next.”

Hearing Lei Ming’s words, Lu Yaowen was slightly stunned. He never expected that Dalu would tell him such a confidential matter.

“First, the Eagles will reduce their garrison on Hong Kong Island. Within a month, the number of garrisons will be reduced to 2,000;”

“Second, the Eagles will dismantle all intelligence agencies in Hong Kong Island and will no longer be allowed to station intelligence personnel in Hong Kong Island;”

“Third, in addition to submitting work reports to the Governor’s Office and the Executive Council every quarter, all departments of the Hong Kong British government must also submit work reports to the Hong Kong Office;”

“Fourth, all political reforms of the Hong Kong British government must be approved by the mainland.”

After hearing these four conditions, a hint of understanding flashed in Lu Yaowen’s eyes.

Each of these four conditions directly hits the hearts of the British people. No wonder Lei Ming said that the British Hong Kong government still needs to exist. If these conditions are further met, the British Hong Kong government will be in name only.

Not to mention the disbanding of the garrison, it directly tore off the British people’s trump card in Hong Kong Island. From then on, the Hong Kong British government became a “rootless government” just like the Portuguese Macau government.

Abolishing the intelligence department may seem to have no impact. The Eagles can send intelligence personnel under other names instead of official ones. However, once they are discovered, they will have to pay the cost of breach of contract every time. This is like putting themselves in a golden hoop.

The third and fourth points are the most extreme ones. From now on, the British Hong Kong government will have two fathers, one is the Eagle Country father, and the other is the mainland father.

“Mr. Lei, the foreign minister of Eagle Country probably won’t be able to sleep tonight.”

Lu Yaowen said with a smile.

“Hahaha, not only tonight, I guess he won’t be able to sleep for the next week.”

Lei Ming laughed out loud.

Tonight was the most enjoyable night he had had in all the years he had worked in the Hong Kong Office.

Then, without waiting for Lu Yaowen to speak, Lei Ming’s laughter subsided, and he said word by word with great solemnity: “Awen, we will always remember what happened tonight.”

“Mr. Lei, I remember I told you that patriotism does not need a reason, because only in our own territory can we enter the core circle. Otherwise, no matter how strong we are, we can only stay outside the core and eat the leftovers of the foreigners.”

Lu Yaowen has a hidden meaning.

“Awen, I’ll remember what you said. Please believe that every patriot will get the rewards they deserve. No matter what happens tonight, we will support you.”

Lei Ming understood what he meant and said this with a smile.

He made this call to Lu Yaowen, in addition to informing Lu Yaowen that they had already reached an agreement with the Eagles, he also wanted to find out what kind of reward Lu Yaowen needed.

If Lu Yaowen didn’t want anything, Lei Ming would just feel a headache. Sometimes, things without a “price tag” are more expensive.

Now that Lu Yaowen had said what he wanted, Lei Ming felt relieved and immediately made a promise to Lu Yaowen.

“Mr. Lei, I feel relieved with your words.”

Lu Yaowen replied with a smile.

Then, Lu Yaowen said goodbye to Lei Ming and hung up the phone.

“Beep, beep, beep~”

Hearing the busy tone coming from the receiver, Lei Ming slowly put down the phone, then picked up the receiver and dialed a number.

“Director, I have finished talking to Awen, and he told me…”

After the call was connected, Lei Ming repeated in detail the conversation he had just had with Lu Yaowen.

“Awen has done so much, this is too little to ask. After he finishes talking to the people from the Hong Kong British government, tell him that we will set up an overseas Chinese friendship association and hope that he will serve as the executive vice president.”

“Lei Ming, after you finish saying this, you must explain it clearly to Awen. His identity is too special. We can only save the country in a roundabout way.”

Lei Ming was stunned by what the director said. Lu Yaowen had already been promoted to a representative figure of overseas Chinese, so why did he still need to explain everything to Lu Yaowen?
My goodness, are you afraid that Lu Yaowen will feel wronged?

After taking a deep breath and calming himself down, Lei Ming said calmly, “Okay, Director, I understand what you mean. I will definitely explain it to Awen.”

“Ah.”

After saying this, the director hung up the phone.

……

On the other side, the Chief Secretary’s residence.

‘Ring ring ring~’

After hearing the satellite phone ringing, Cheng Ansheng picked up the satellite phone as quickly as possible and pressed the answer button.

Pique, McGrath, Tang Minghao and others present also immediately looked at Cheng Ansheng.

“Mr. Governor, you speak, and I am listening.”

“Okay, I know. I’ll contact Lu Yaowen right away.”

After saying this, Cheng Ansheng put down the satellite phone and looked at Pique and the others, his face much more relaxed: “The Zu family has already negotiated with the mainland. I will go to Lu Yaowen to talk and try to reach an agreement with him to calm the tension in Hong Kong Island.”

“…”

After hearing Cheng Ansheng’s words, Pique and others all looked relieved.

What Lu Yaowen holds in his hand is like a sword of Dalimo hanging over their heads, making them feel uneasy. Now they can finally talk to Lu Yaowen. Regardless of success or failure, at least they can find out Lu Yaowen’s trump card.

After informing Pique, McLego and others that he would negotiate with Lu Yaowen, Cheng Ansheng immediately asked his secretary to contact Lu Yaowen.

A few minutes later.

Cheng Ansheng’s secretary ran back to Cheng Ansheng and whispered, “Lu Yaowen asked you to publicly admit your mistakes before considering negotiations.”

No one knew what the secretary said, but Cheng Ansheng’s face turned extremely ugly. After a few minutes, she said, “Okay, let’s go to TVB.”

At two o’clock in the morning, Asia Television and TVB broadcast Cheng Ansheng’s public speech live on all channels.

“Fellow citizens of Hong Kong Island, according to our British Hong Kong government’s investigation, the ‘Fugui Maru’ incident was indeed a vicious incident carried out by MI6 and the Special Branch. Our British Hong Kong government failed to supervise it effectively, and I, as the Chief Secretary, cannot escape the blame.”

“For this, on behalf of the British Hong Kong government, I solemnly apologize to all the citizens of Hong Kong Island and the parties involved in the ‘Fugui Maru’. From this moment on, the Political Department has been officially abolished. Please believe that our British Hong Kong government will definitely hold those involved accountable and will not tolerate it!”

In this speech, Cheng Ansheng was very humble and his tone was full of sincerity. If the total score for this performance was 100, Cheng Ansheng could get at least 90 points.

Thanks to such an excellent performance, Cheng Ansheng finally got the opportunity to meet Lu Yaowen. Cheng Ansheng met Lu Yaowen in the conference room next to the live broadcast room.

“Chief Secretary Cheng deserves recognition for his courage in admitting his mistakes.”

Lu Yaowen looked at Cheng Ansheng who walked into the meeting room and said with a smile.

“Lu Yaowen, MI6 and the Special Branch are finished, what else do you need us to do?”

Cheng Ansheng looked at Lu Yaowen with a gloomy face, and his tone was full of dissatisfaction.

“Chief Secretary Cheng, you told me that MI6 and the Special Branch are finished without even bringing the person involved to justice. Do you think that Lu Yaowen is a three-year-old child?”

The smile on Lu Yaowen’s face suddenly disappeared, he stared at Cheng Ansheng and spoke slowly.

“…”

Hearing what Lu Yaowen said, Cheng Ansheng suddenly became furious. This guy forced the British Hong Kong government to disband the intelligence department, and he also asked them to hand over all the people?

If they do this, which intelligence officer will work for their British Hong Kong government in the future?
“Why, you, the British Hong Kong government, won’t hand them over? Do you think I should help you?”

Lu Yaowen said faintly.

“you……”

Cheng Ansheng just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by Lu Yaowen: “I am a kind person. If you, Secretary Cheng, ask me, I can help you.”

At this point, Lu Yaowen smiled slightly: “However, I think your Hong Kong British government may not want me to help you with this.”

“Okay, I promise you, I will hand over these people.”

Cheng Ansheng looked helpless.

If Lu Yaowen is really asked to “help”, it will definitely cause a big uproar in the city, and it will be the British Hong Kong government that will be embarrassed, and who knows, there might be some unexpected trouble.

“Last night, a large group of foreigners beat up Hong Kong Island citizens. I hope that your Hong Kong British government can expel all these people from the country.”

Lu Yaowen stated his second condition.

“?”

Cheng Ansheng felt that his brain was a little confused.

Lu Yaowen actually wanted the British Hong Kong government to expel the garrison. This…

“Need my help again?”

Lu Yaowen asked with a smile.

“Lu Yaowen, you should know that those people are garrison troops. Our British Hong Kong government has no power to control them.”

Oh, so they are the garrison. I thought they were some white gangsters who stayed in Hong Kong Island from somewhere. Since they are the garrison, then it is simple. Those garrison soldiers beat and injured so many Hong Kong citizens. Shouldn’t they publicly apologize to those Hong Kong citizens and give reasonable compensation?

“What is a public apology worth? How much compensation is needed?”

Cheng Ansheng asked immediately.

“So, at least 100,000 citizens were injured last night. Is it not too much to pay 20,000 Hong Kong dollars to each person? In addition, it is not too much for the garrison commander and you, the government leader, to go to the homes of each injured person to apologize?”

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

“…”

Cheng Ansheng’s anger, which he had barely suppressed, burst out again in an instant.

Paying compensation is a small matter. The British Hong Kong government can afford 2 billion Hong Kong dollars. But does it mean that she, the Chief Secretary and the garrison commander, should apologize to every injured person?
This is simply stomping on the faces of both of them.

“What’s the matter, Chief Secretary Cheng? Are you having difficulties again? This doesn’t work, and that doesn’t work. Are you sincere in talking to me?”

The smile on Lu Yaowen’s face disappeared again.

“Okay, I promise you.”

Under Lu Yaowen’s cold gaze, even though he was reluctant, Cheng Ansheng forced himself to suppress his anger and agreed.

“Chief Secretary Cheng, I believe you have also seen this time how much harm an unsupervised intelligence agency can cause. I hope that the Hong Kong British government can set up a counter-espionage department in the police force to specifically deal with these intelligence agencies.”

“Specially deal with our Eagle Country’s intelligence department!”

Cheng Ansheng added for Lu Yaowen in his heart.

Taking money from the British Hong Kong government to deal with the intelligence department of the Eagle Country, the conditions proposed by this guy Lu Yaowen are as infuriating as ever.

“Okay, I promise you.”

Cheng Ansheng gritted his teeth and nodded in response.

“I spent 2 billion Hong Kong dollars on the Fugui Maru, and now it’s destroyed. Shouldn’t your British Hong Kong government also be held responsible? In addition, I have to appease the passengers who took part in the maiden voyage, which also costs money…”

Cheng Ansheng interrupted Lu Yaowen before he finished speaking: “Lu Yaowen, just tell me how much money you need.”

“Don’t worry, just listen to me. My people also rescued hundreds of foreigners, which also cost a lot of money. All together, just give me 5 billion Hong Kong dollars. In addition, I hope that all the top officers in the Hong Kong Island Police Force will be Chinese from now on.”

Lu Yaowen smiled.

“Any other conditions?”

Cheng Ansheng continued to ask with an indifferent look on his face.

“The other conditions are all things you can easily fulfill. Please ask the Governor to issue a pardon order to pardon a few people.”

Lu Yaowen said slowly.

He promised Lei Luo, Lan Gang, Long Chengbang and others that he would let them return to their roots, and he must keep his word.

“I need to make a call.”

After saying this, Cheng Ansheng immediately stood up and left.

A few minutes later, on the rooftop of TVB, Cheng Ansheng took out a satellite phone and dialed Wei Yixin’s number.

“Mr. Governor, I just talked to Lu Yaowen…”

Cheng Ansheng first explained Lu Yaowen’s conditions in detail, and then continued: “The other conditions are easy to meet, but the MI6 side…”

“Chief Secretary Cheng, I will help you with MI6.”

After listening to Cheng Ansheng’s words, Wei Yixin pondered for a moment and spoke slowly.

He understood that the Eagle people did not have much capital to bargain with Lu Yaowen now. Although the conditions proposed by Lu Yaowen made him feel painful, they were not completely unacceptable.

“Okay, Mr. Governor, I’ll go find Lu Yaowen right away.”

Cheng Ansheng’s expression relaxed and he spoke immediately.

“Chief Secretary Cheng, the Foreign Minister has already selected a new Governor for Hong Kong Island. He will take office in three days at the latest.”

Wei Yixin continued.

“Mr. Governor, may I ask who is the new Governor?”

Cheng Ansheng immediately asked curiously.

“Environment Minister Payton once gave himself a Chinese name, Peng Jiakang.”

Wei Yixin said slowly.

“…”

After hearing Wei Yixin’s words, Cheng Ansheng’s face suddenly changed. She never dreamed that her ancestral family would send a cabinet minister to serve as the Governor of Hong Kong.

Immediately, a strong sense of doubt surged into Cheng Ansheng’s mind. As a cabinet minister, why would Peng Jiakang agree to be the Governor of Hong Kong?

As if knowing Cheng Ansheng’s doubts, Wei Yixin continued, “Payton, together with the Minister of Defense and the Minister of the Interior, opposed the Prime Minister and demanded that the Prime Minister abdicate. He was dismissed by the Prime Minister.”

At this moment, Cheng Ansheng suddenly realized that he had offended the Iron Lady, no wonder he became the Governor of Hong Kong.

Then, a wave of ecstasy surged into Cheng Ansheng’s heart. Even though he was a dismissed cabinet minister, his influence in his ancestral family was considerable. With such a powerful governor, the British Hong Kong government might still be saved.

“Chief Secretary Cheng, assist the new Governor well. He will be someone you all can rely on.”

Wei Yixin’s tone was full of sincerity.

“Mr. Governor, I will. Thank you.”

Cheng Ansheng said immediately.

“Well, go and do your work.”

After saying this, Wei Yixin hung up the phone.

“Beep, beep, beep~”

Hearing the busy tone coming from the receiver, Cheng Ansheng slowly hung up the phone, and then quickly returned to the meeting room where Lu Yaowen was.

“Okay, I agree to your terms.”

Seeing Cheng Ansheng’s calm face, which even seemed to have a hint of “happiness”, Lu Yaowen’s eyes flashed and he said with a smile: “Chief Secretary Cheng is straightforward. The Hong Kong Island citizens on the street should be tired now, and they will probably go home to rest.”

“…”

Cheng Ansheng looked at Lu Yaowen deeply, stood up and left quickly without saying another word.

Looking at Cheng Ansheng’s leaving back, Lu Yaowen smiled slightly. Lei Ming’s words reminded him that not only did the mainland need the British Hong Kong government, but he, Lu Yaowen, also needed the British Hong Kong government.

This big fat pig represents hundreds of years of Hong Kong people’s hard-earned money. We cannot let it die before its surplus value is squeezed out.

After Lu Yaowen finished talking with Cheng Ansheng, more than 100,000 people evacuated the streets in an orderly manner. They even cleaned the streets instantly when they left, making it impossible to tell what had happened there.

However, Lu Yaowen did not rest, but went to hospitals one by one to visit the members of the society who were injured in the “battle” with the garrison to improve his reputation.

Also late that night, in a suite at the Victoria Hotel.

Field lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

He and the intelligence personnel from MI6 had already made preparations for evacuation. They had originally planned to take a military aircraft to Star City in the early morning, but now that the Stanley military camp had been attacked, they had no choice but to find another way to leave Hong Kong Island.

‘Zhiqua~’

Just as Field was ‘thinking wildly’, the door of the suite was pushed open. Just as Field touched the pistol, he saw several dark shadows coming up to him.

“Mr. Field, don’t put up any unnecessary resistance. Why do you think we can find you so accurately?”

After Field raised his pistol, a man’s voice came into his ears.

This sentence made Field’s face change instantly. Only his superior Moore knew that he was staying at the Victoria Hotel. Could it be…

“Mr. Field, you have been removed from MI6 for suspected involvement in organizing terrorist activities. Please cooperate with our police investigation.”

After hearing this, Field immediately recalled what Moore had said to him: “We, the agents, are excellent talents of the Empire if nothing goes wrong, but we are a burden to the Empire if something goes wrong.”

“hehe!”

Thinking of this, a helpless smile appeared on Field’s face. Then, he threw the pistol in his hand to the ground and slowly raised his hands.

The next day, a series of breaking news came like heavy bombs dropped by bombers, bringing strong shock to the citizens of Hong Kong Island.

Chief Secretary Cheng Ansheng and Garrison Commander Peake publicly apologized, suspects from MI6 and the Special Branch in the “Fugui Maru” incident arrived ashore, Acting Commissioner of Police Li Wenbin applied for early retirement, the police force is about to set up a counter-espionage department, etc.

Overnight, the entire Hong Kong Island underwent earth-shaking changes, and the power situation in Hong Kong Island also changed earth-shakingly.

In the next few days, several pieces of heavy news “bombarded” the minds of Hong Kong residents.

Zhuo Jingquan and Lu Minghua were promoted to Deputy Commissioners of Police, with Zhuo Jingquan serving as Acting Commissioner to take charge of the work of the police force.

At the same time, Zhuo Jingquan also served as the Minister of the newly established Counterintelligence Department, but the Deputy Minister was a Chief Inspector named James, which made the Counterintelligence Department shrouded in mystery from the beginning.

In addition, there were people from the Special Branch and MI6 who appeared in court to be tried publicly.

On the afternoon of the third day, a piece of news that shocked the entire Hong Kong Island was revealed. To be more precise, it was a video that shocked the entire Hong Kong Island.

The Eagle Kingdom accepted the resignation of Hong Kong Governor Wilson and appointed former Cabinet Environment Minister Benjamin Pang as the 28th Governor of Hong Kong.

The new Governor of Hong Kong broke with convention and immediately recorded a speech in the Eagle Country after receiving his appointment, announcing that he would take office in Hong Kong Island two days later.

“Peng Jiakang.”

Looking at the fat foreigner on TV, Lu Yaowen’s eyes were particularly sharp. He knew that this would be the last fight of the British Hong Kong government!
(End of this chapter)