Chapter 320 [320] The Governor of Hong Kong shows his goodwill, and the Queen confers a baronship. Is that a big deal? Even a dog is not wanted!
Luk Yiu-wen had some understanding of Pang Ka-kang, the last Governor of Hong Kong Island.

This is the only governor who was a civil servant in the more than 100 years since the founding of Hong Kong Island, and also the governor with the highest status in the political arena of the Eagle Kingdom.

If he had not unexpectedly lost the election for regional councillor, he would most likely have served as foreign minister or finance minister, becoming the second-in-command of the entire Eagle Country.

However, Luk Yaowen did not expect that after he forced Wei Yixin to resign and end his term as Governor of Hong Kong early, it was this person who would take over the position of Governor of Hong Kong. Is this the inertia of history?
Thinking of this, Lu Yaowen took out his satellite phone and dialed a number.

“Ah Hao, it’s me.”

After the call was connected, Lu Yaowen spoke immediately.

“Brother Wen, what do you want me to do?”

Song Zihao’s voice came from the receiver.

The situation in the Bear Country has become increasingly worse. A few months ago, the KGB was very cautious when selling submarines, but now they have taken the initiative to ask Song Zihao if he needs to buy a few more.

In addition, for the MiG-21, a semi-obsolete fighter jet, the KGB people assured Song Zihao that they could get as many as he needed, and would also provide several excellent flight instructors and maintenance technicians, providing a one-stop service.

Lu Yaowen believed that by the end of the year, the KGB would be able to come up with even more good things.

However, compared to weapons, what Lu Yaowen needs more now is KGB intelligence.

“Help me buy some intelligence from the KGB. I want to know all the information about the new governor of Hong Kong Island, Peng Jiakang.”

Lu Yaowen said slowly.

“Okay, Brother Wen, I’ll do it right away.”

Song Zihao responded immediately.

Half an hour later, Lu Yaowen received a call back from Song Zihao.

“Brother Wen, the KGB will give me the intelligence tomorrow. I will fax it back to Hong Kong Island immediately after receiving it. In addition, there is one more thing I need to report to you.”

After the call was connected, Song Zihao’s voice came from the receiver.

“what’s up?”

“We met a major general from the KGB some time ago, and he told me that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also interested in us and wants to cooperate with us.”

Song Zihao said slowly.

After hearing the name of the department, Lu Yaowen’s eyes moved slightly.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Bear Country is a huge organization that is no less powerful than the KGB.

In fact, the KGB was an agency separated from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The quality of the “goods” sold by such a powerful department is definitely not worse than that of the KGB.

“What do they want to trade with us?”

Lu Yaowen asked.

“If we can provide goods that interest them, they can provide us with some of the most advanced military technology in the Bear Country.”

Song Zihao said slowly.

“for example?”

After hearing what Song Zihao said, Lu Yaowen’s eyes moved slightly.

“The contact person from the Ministry of Internal Affairs didn’t tell me the details. He just told me that there is a department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs called the Special Technology Bureau, and we would be very interested in some of the things in it.”

“…”

After hearing what Song Zihao said, Lu Yaowen thought for more than a minute before slowly saying, “Tell the contact person from the Ministry of Internal Affairs that you are just an ordinary businessman and are not interested in military weapons.”

“?”

Song Zihao was slightly stunned.

“Ah Hao, the real top technology of the Russian bear may only be obtained by the highest level of the KGB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. People at this level are not something we can contact at present.”

“The contact person from the Ministry of Internal Affairs is either trying to defraud us of our money or is trying to trick us. Whatever his purpose is, there is no need to play this game with him.”

Even after the split of the Bear Country, not much of the most advanced technology was leaked, so Lu Yaowen concluded that there was definitely a trick.

There is a high probability that they want to defraud money, and there is a low probability that they want to set a trap to catch people and then extort money.

“Brother Wen, I understand.”

Song Zihao also reacted and broke out in a cold sweat. It seemed that everything had gone too smoothly for him during his time in the Bear Country, which led to a serious drop in his vigilance.

“Use the KGB to investigate the background of the contact person in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If he just wants to cheat some money from us, you can give him some money and establish a relationship with him.”

Lu Yaowen continued.

“what?”

Song Zihao was confused again. He was a straightforward person. He would never cooperate with anyone who lied to him again.

“The Ministry of Internal Affairs is a good place. It will be of great use to us in the future.”

Lu Yaowen said with a smile.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Bear Country had an army. After the Bear Country split, many people in these armies were laid off, and many of them became the backbone of the Skinhead Gang, the largest gang in the future.

If he could “pick up” some laid-off soldiers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to work for him after the collapse of the Russian bear, Lu Yaowen could use these people to protect his minerals and oil fields in Southeast Asia and Africa.

The mainland attaches great importance to international influence and will never allow Lu Yaowen to recruit veterans on a large scale to do these things abroad. In this case, soldiers from the Bear Country are Lu Yaowen’s best choice.

After receiving generous treatment, these soldiers can also become “living advertisements”, allowing Lu Yaowen to recruit more Russian soldiers and let them make use of their “remaining energy”.

However, to achieve this, it is necessary to establish a huge network of relationships in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the KGB and even the top leaders of the Communist Party of China, and at the same time share the benefits with the people in this network.

Now that Lu Yaowen has Song Zihao establish a relationship with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is only the first step in this huge plan. Next, it will take several years or even more than ten years of investment to truly build this network of relationships.

“Brother Wen, I understand what you mean.”

Song Zihao nodded in response.

“The Russians are similar to the Eagles. You can apply what you have in Hong Kong to Russia, set up a company, hire some of the people we need to win over, have their wives and children work in the company, and give them high salaries.”

“Also, I told you before that you should look for some locals who are familiar with the internal affairs of the Bear Country and assign some non-core tasks to them. You only need to focus on the most important targets.”

Lu Yaowen continued to instruct.

Song Zihao is good at everything except that he wants to do everything himself. This was a good habit when the business was small, but when the business became bigger, it would only affect the progress of the work.

Lu Yaowen has already made up his mind that after the situation in Hong Kong Island stabilizes, he will let Jimmy go to the Bear Country to take charge of the work there.

Then, Lu Yaowen continued to instruct Song Zihao on a few things and prepared to hang up the phone.

“Brother Wen, there is something I want you to do me a favor with.”

Just when Lu Yaowen was about to hang up the phone, Song Zihao’s voice came from the receiver.

“Ah Hao, just tell me what you need. Don’t be so polite.”

“Brother Wen, you said last time that Ajie’s wife is pregnant. I bought a small gift from Mao Xiong. I have asked someone to bring it back to Hong Kong Island. Please find a way to give it to Ajie’s wife when the time comes.”

Song Zihao’s tone was full of tenderness.

“Okay, Ah Hao, I will definitely deliver it to you.”

Lu Yaowen nodded in response, then hung up Song Zihao’s phone.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Yaowen picked up his phone and dialed a number.

“Sir Zhuo, it’s me.”

“Mr. Lu, what are your orders?”

After hearing Lu Yaowen’s voice, Zhuo Jingquan stood up subconsciously, as if he had received a call from his immediate superior.

“Call back all the undercover agents that your police force has stationed in Heliansheng.”

Song Zihao’s words reminded Lu Yaowen that the police force is now controlled by Lu Yaowen’s people, and it is time to let these undercover agents return to the police force.

“Okay, Mr. Lu, I’ll arrange it right away.”

Zhuo Jingquan immediately nodded in response.

……

That night, in an apartment in Mong Kok.

“I am back.”

Song Zijie put the briefcase in his hand on the shoe cabinet at the door and said with a smile.

“Husband, you are back.”

Zhong Rou immediately walked out of the room. She was five months pregnant and her belly was already noticeably bulging.

“You walk slower.”

Song Zijie quickly supported his wife and gave her gentle instructions.

“How can you be so delicate? Many female teachers in the school are still working every day even though they are seven or eight months pregnant. But you let me take leave when I am only five months pregnant and can only receive the basic salary every month.”

Although Zhong Rou said this, her eyes were full of love when she looked at Song Zijie.

Although Lu Yaowen recruited a lot of teachers for Zhengyuan Education Group, he was still stretched to the limit facing the huge number of students.

To this end, Lu Yaowen came up with an idea: reduce the teachers’ basic work and increase the tuition fees. The more classes a teacher teaches, the higher the salary he will receive.

This requires many teachers to teach seven, eight or even ten classes a day, which greatly alleviates the pressure caused by insufficient teachers.

“You are the first child, so you have to be extra careful.”

Song Zijie helped his wife sit on the sofa and said with a smile, “I’ll go cook.”

He can get three salaries from the police force, Golden Shield Security Company and the school, which is why he can let Zhong Rou rest at home.

“I’ve already prepared the meal and put it in the incubator. Just bring it out.”

Zhong Rou said with a smile.

“Arou, I told you to just rest at home…”

“Oh, I’m going to be bored to death if I don’t do anything all day.”

Before Song Zijie could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhong Rou with a smile.

“Ok.”

Song Zijie nodded, and then prepared to go to the kitchen to serve the dishes.

at this time.

‘Ring ring ring~’

A cell phone rang.

Song Zijie took out his cell phone and pressed the answer button: “Who is this?”

“Officer Song, I’m Xu Zhongjie.”

A voice that was both familiar and unfamiliar to Song Zijie came from the receiver.

Xu Zhongjie, his superior, hasn’t contacted Song Zijie for nearly half a year. Song Zijie almost forgot that he is still a policeman.

He glanced at Zhong Rou out of the corner of his eye, then quickly walked to the balcony and whispered, “Sir Xu, what do you want me to do?”

“Officer Song, congratulations, your mission is over and you can return to the police force.”

Xu Zhongjie said slowly.

“…”

After hearing what Xu Zhongjie said, Song Zijie was stunned.

He once wanted very much to return to the police force, but when Xu Zhongjie informed him that he could return to the police force, Song Zijie was shocked to find that his first reaction was resistance.

He did not want to return to the police force.

At this moment, Song Zijie’s mind flashed with scenes of him training at the Golden Shield Security Company and teaching at Southeast Middle School.

Those friends in the Golden Shield Security Company and those students in Southeast Middle School appeared in Song Zijie’s mind one by one.

Originally, Song Zijie thought that Lu Yaowen’s education group was just a show, but after experiencing it personally for such a long time, Song Zijie had long forgotten about it.

Especially after Song Zijie attended several classes on dialectics and methodology taught by teachers from the mainland, Song Zijie dared to conclude that Lu Yaowen was really doing this for the good of these students, and he was really teaching these students how to understand and transform the world.

Since then, Song Zijie’s impression of Lu Yaowen has changed drastically, and even his impression of the He Liansheng society has changed.

The existence of a society like He Liansheng is not a bad thing for Hong Kong Island. At least it is a thousand times better than before.

Song Zijie began to devote himself to his work and really regarded himself as a teacher, until today, when Xu Zhongjie’s words just now brought him back to reality.

“Officer Song?”

On the other end of the phone, Xu Zhongjie, who hadn’t heard Song Zijie’s response for a long time, spoke again.

Song Zijie took a deep breath, then slowly said: “Sir Xu, I want to resign.”

Just now, Song Zijie saw clearly what was in his heart. He wanted to be a teacher and do more for the students born in the housing estates in Hong Kong Island. In Song Zijie’s view, this was more meaningful than returning to the police force as a policeman.

“what?”

Xu Zhongjie was slightly stunned when he heard Song Zijie’s answer, and then his face darkened: “Officer Song, are you going to betray the police force and join He Liansheng completely?”

“Sir Xu, I don’t want to join He Liansheng, but I want to contribute my own strength to the future of Hong Kong Island.”

Song Zijie’s tone was extremely serious.

“Do you think Lu Yaowen is the future of Hong Kong Island?”

Xu Zhongjie’s tone became even colder.

“I don’t know whether Lu Yaowen is the future of Hong Kong Island. I only know that what he did was indeed for the future of Hong Kong Island. I will send my resignation letter to the police station tomorrow. Please approve it, Sir Xu.”

After saying this, Song Zijie hung up the phone.

After thinking for a moment, Song Zijie dialed a number.

“Brother Jimmy, I’m an undercover agent in the police force…”

After finishing the conversation with Jimmy, Song Zijie felt as if a huge rock had been lifted from his chest and felt relaxed all over.

Soon, Song Zijie returned to the apartment and said to Zhong Rou with a smile: “Arou, it’s time to eat.”

At this moment, Zhong Rou looked at her husband and felt that he had changed a little.

That night, nearly half of the police officers who were undercover in Liansheng chose to resign directly, and Jimmy’s phone was almost blown up.

Late at night, on the top floor of the Golden Phoenix Nightclub.

“Brother Wen, a total of 19 people from the Golden Shield Security Company called me and said they were undercover. In addition, more than a dozen people from the community also admitted to their boss that they were undercover. These people all said they wanted to resign from the police force. What should we do?”

Jimmy had a headache.

I don’t know who disturbed the undercover’s nest, causing all the undercovers to jump out.

As the ‘culprit’, Lu Yaowen smiled slightly: “We will continue to use it the same way as before. We and Liansheng will only be more formal in the future. I hope the police force can send more talents to the community to help me do things.”

After annexing the ‘Big Four’, ‘Hung Hing’ and the ‘Number Gang’, He Liansheng completely unified the underworld of Hong Kong Island, giving this underworld a complete set of rules for the first time.

Where there are rules there is order, and where there is order there is stability. Strictly speaking, He Liansheng can no longer be described as a society. It is more appropriate to describe it as a grassroots organization.

Moreover, this grassroots organization is independent of the British Hong Kong government and only takes orders from Luk Yao-wen.

“Brother Wen, I understand what you mean.”

Jimmy nodded immediately.

“Jimmy, after we are done with Hong Kong Island, I plan to have you go to the Bear Country to take charge of the work there. It will probably take about two to three years. Are you willing to go?”

Lu Yaowen continued to ask.

He knew that if he gave the order, Jimmy would definitely obey, but Lu Yaowen still gave Jimmy a chance to choose.

“Brother Wen, as long as you ask, I will definitely go to Antarctica, not to mention the Bear Country.”

Jimmy gave his answer immediately without hesitation.

“Jimmy, after you arrive in Bear Country, I will set up a company that is responsible for trade within Bear Country. You will own 20% of the shares in that company.”

Lu Yaowen looked at Jimmy and spoke slowly, word by word.

“it is good.”

Jimmy didn’t bother to be polite with Lu Yaowen and just nodded in response.

……

On a new day, under the attention of the entire Hong Kong Island, the High Court of Hong Kong Island opened a trial for the “Fugui Maru” case at the fastest speed.

Captain Field of MI6 and seven other agents, together with Superintendent Johnny of the Special Branch and more than twenty chief inspectors and senior inspectors, all appeared in court as defendants.

For a case where the outcome had already been decided, the district high court completed the trial in just four hours. Field, as the mastermind, was sentenced to nineteen years in prison.

Johnny, as the main accomplice, was sentenced to twelve years in prison. The rest of the MI6 and Special Branch personnel were sentenced to prison terms ranging from three to ten years.

After the verdict was announced, Hong Kong Island was in an uproar. Chief Superintendent Peter Godber of the Hong Kong Police Force embezzled so much money, but in the end he was only sentenced to four years in prison. Compared with that verdict, this one was obviously much fairer.

In a room in Stanley Prison on the afternoon of the day the verdict was announced.

“Tianning, thank you for your hard work these days.”

Lu Yaowen looked at Johnny, or Xie Tianning, who was sitting in front of him, and said with a smile.

“If I can be Xie Tianning again, this little bit of suffering is nothing.”

Xie Tianning’s face was also full of bright smiles.

“I will need you to continue to work hard for a while to help me support my intelligence department.”

Lu Yaowen was not polite and directly told Xie Tianning his request.

After going through so many things, Xie Tianning has won Lu Yaowen’s trust. In the intelligence department, except for core affairs which are still handled by Tong En himself, Lu Yaowen is ready to hand over all other matters to Xie Tianning.

“Don’t worry, Brother Wen, this is my specialty. I won’t let you down.”

Xie Tianning agreed immediately.

“Just in case, you should not have any contact with your father-in-law for the time being. As for Sarah, I will arrange for her to live in Yuen Long.”

Lu Yaowen continued.

“clear.”

Xie Tianning nodded in response.

“Those guys from MI6, is there any chance of dealing with them?”

After talking about the main business, Lu Yaowen changed the subject.

“Those people are die-hards. It’s hard to deal with them.”

Xie Tianning pondered for a moment and shook his head.

“Then we can only ‘take the bait’.”

Lu Yaowen shook his head and smiled.

A few minutes later, Lu Yaowen finished his conversation with Xie Tianning and walked out of the room.

“Mr. Lu.”

Zhong Chuxiong came forward immediately.

“Chuxiong, what I asked you to do won’t cause any trouble, right?”

Lu Yaowen asked with a smile.

“No, now 80% of Stanley Prison is staffed by our people. If we just replace them with someone else, even gods won’t be able to detect it.”

Zhong Chuxiong patted his chest and assured.

Compared with the police force, Luk Yaowen’s infiltration of Stanley Prison was more thorough. On the police force side, Luk Yaowen mainly manipulated the police force by controlling the upper echelons, while in Stanley Prison, everyone from top to bottom was controlled by Luk Yaowen.

Lu Yaowen nodded slightly, then leaned close to Zhong Chuxiong’s ear and whispered, “Those foreigners from MI6, you must take special care of them…”

“Don’t worry, Mr. Lu, I promise you will be satisfied.”

After listening to Lu Yaowen’s plan, Zhong Chuxiong immediately nodded in response.

“Well, let’s go.”

Lu Yaowen patted Zhong Chuxiong on the shoulder and then left Stanley Prison.

Zhong Chuxiong took out the extra stack of Hong Kong dollars from the chest pocket of his uniform, looked at Lu Yaowen’s back as he left, and said with a touched look on his face: “Even at this level, Mr. Lu is still so polite to people like us.”

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

Like Zhong Chuxiong, Cheng Ansheng was also very “touched” at this moment.

The new Governor of Hong Kong, Peng Jiakang, knew that Cheng Ansheng was having a “difficult time” in Hong Kong Island now, so he informed her that she could no longer work there and asked her to resign voluntarily. He also asked her to take responsibility for the “Fugui Maru” incident and a series of subsequent events, and asked her to resign with the blame.

“…”

After hanging up the phone with Peng Jiakang, Cheng Ansheng’s face became extremely gloomy.

She had thought that the Eagles would “get rid of the donkey after it has done its job”, but she never dreamed that Peng Jiakang would ask her to resign before he even took office? This…

Ten minutes later.

“Mr. Chief Secretary, this is the call from Attorney General Tang.”

Cheng Ansheng’s secretary quickly walked to Cheng Ansheng’s side, handed the phone to Cheng Ansheng, and whispered.

“Director Tang, what’s the matter?”

After Cheng Ansheng took the phone, he calmed himself down and forced a smile.

“Chief Secretary Cheng, I just received a call from Parker, the secretary of the Governor of Hong Kong. He told me that if you do not resign before the Governor comes to Hong Kong Island, he will provide me with a report on your son’s assets in Eagle Country.”

Tang Minghao’s voice came from the receiver.

“…”

Cheng Ansheng tightly grasped the microphone in his hand and remained silent for more than ten seconds before he spoke: “Director Tang, thank you for telling me this news. I know what to do now.”

Cheng Ansheng was able to climb to such a high position in the British Hong Kong government because she had something on her that the British had no control over, otherwise the British would not have supported her.

“Chief Secretary Cheng, Parker also told me that if you are willing to resign, the Governor of Hong Kong will award you the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire to commend your contributions to the British Hong Kong government and the motherland.”

Tang Minghao continued.

Obviously, this is to slap Cheng Ansheng in the face and then give him a candy.

“Thank you, Mr. Governor.”

Cheng Ansheng was well aware of Peng Jiakang’s tricks, but she still had to thank Peng Jiakang.

At noon the next day, Cheng Ansheng made a public speech, announcing that his improper handling of a series of incidents including the “Fugui Maru” incident had led to serious consequences. He apologized to all the citizens of Hong Kong Island and announced his resignation.

She also became the Chief Secretary with the shortest tenure in the history of the British Hong Kong government.

On the afternoon of the same day that Cheng Ansheng resigned, a spokesman for the Hong Kong British Government Information Department announced that the Financial Secretary John MacLeod would be the Chief Secretary, while the Economic Secretary Tsang Po-chuen would be promoted to Financial Secretary.

The two pieces of news were broadcast one after the other, letting all Hong Kong Island citizens understand that this was a personnel adjustment before the new Governor of Hong Kong, Peter Pang, officially took office. He obviously wanted to take office “cleanly”.

Inside a suite at InterContinental Hong Kong Hotel.

“The foreigners are really heartless and ungrateful. They just kicked Cheng Ansheng out of the house just like that.”

Lu Yaowen said with a smile as he looked at the TV screen where Cheng Ansheng was calmly apologizing to the citizens of Hong Kong Island.

“After all, dogs are not people.”

Gao Shiwen, who was sitting next to Lu Yaowen, shook his head and laughed.

“Do you think it’s possible for Cheng Ansheng to be my dog?”

Lu Yaowen suddenly asked.

“what?”

Gao Shiwen was stunned.

“She is no longer useful to the foreigners. They won’t give her anything more. But I’m different. I’ve always been generous.”

Lu Yaowen said with a smile.

“You can give it a try, but it must be kept secret. It’s best to choose an agent to help you test it first…”

Gao Shiwen said halfway: “Lu Yaowen, what are you looking at me for?”

“I remember Cheng Ansheng was also in his forties, about the same age as He Wanzhi, which is right in your comfort zone.”

Lu Yaowen blinked.

“Hey, don’t joke with me! I won’t agree to your request.” Gao Shiwen immediately shook his head and refused. What comfort zone? How could Lu Yaowen say such a thing?
“I have a big project that will have a huge impact all over the world. Help me this time and I will work with you on this project.”

Gao Shiwen didn’t know that Lu Yaowen originally planned to ask him to help with the “Continental Hotel” project.

“What project?”

Gao Shiwen’s ambition to succeed outweighs his dislike for Cheng Ansheng.

“A hotel that specializes in connecting gray areas around the world…”

Lu Yaowen roughly told Gao Shiwen about the concept of “Continental Hotel”.

This “Continental Hotel” immediately piqued Gao Shiwen’s interest. After hesitating for a few minutes, Gao Shiwen nodded and said, “Only this once.”

“Next time… it won’t happen again!”

Lu Yaowen replied with a smile.

……

The next morning, the arrival of a flight attracted the attention of almost half of Hong Kong Island.

After the flight came to a complete stop, the three secretaries of the Hong Kong British government, McLeogao, Zeng Baoquan and Tang Minghao, who had been waiting at the airport for a long time, immediately came to greet it with more than a dozen staff members.

The only person who could have caused the Hong Kong British government like McLeod to make a mistake and come to greet him personally was the new Governor of Hong Kong, Peng Jiakang.

A few minutes later, at the door of the plane, a blond, slightly bald foreigner slowly walked down the plane under the escort of two bald bodyguards.

“Mr. Governor!”…

The three McGradys immediately greeted Peng Jiakang.

“Gentlemen, thank you for coming all the way to pick me up. It’s hard work.”

Peng Jiakang was very polite.

“Mr. Governor, you are too polite. We have prepared a welcoming ceremony for you. Do you want to see it?”

McLego immediately asked with a smile.

“Mr. Chief Secretary, please take me to Hong Kong Island first and hand over my work. Government affairs are more important.”

Although Peng Jiakang’s words were polite, his tone was firm and unyielding.

“Yes, Mr. Governor.”

McGaugh nodded in response.

Soon, a car with a Crown license plate stopped in front of Peng Jiakang and Mai Legao.

After getting in the car, Peng Jiakang immediately asked, “Mr. Chief Secretary, I know that according to Hong Kong Island’s custom, a dinner will be held at the Governor’s Residence after the Governor takes office. I think it’s better to hold the dinner on the election day. I will hold the dinner at the Governor’s Residence tonight. Please help me invite Lu Yaowen and other guests to the dinner.”

As a convention, after the new Governor of Hong Kong takes office, he will hold a dinner party to gather all the upper-class people in Hong Kong Island and meet with these upper-class people. Even for top wealthy families like the four major families, the new Governor will have individual chats with the heads of these wealthy families.

You can say it’s a powerful dragon paying a visit to a local snake, or you can say it’s a swearing-in of the new governor’s sovereignty over Hong Kong Island.

One thing is certain: only those who are invited by the Governor are the real wealthy families of Hong Kong Island.

“…”

After hearing what Peng Jiakang said, McLeod was slightly stunned. He didn’t expect that the new Governor of Hong Kong would be so eager to test Lu Yaowen?
“Yes, Mr. Governor.”

After a brief moment of surprise, McLeod nodded in response.

“Mr. McLego, do you know what is the most important mission of my visit to Hong Kong Island this time?”

At this time, Peng Jiakang asked again.

“Please let me know, Mr. Governor.”

McLego immediately praised Peng Jiakang.

“Mr. Chief Secretary, before I came to Hong Kong Island, I did a lot of research. I found that the most serious problem facing the British Hong Kong government now is not an economic problem or a political problem, but a prestige problem. Facing someone like Lu Yaowen who repeatedly slaps the British Hong Kong government in the face, the British Hong Kong government has no way to deal with him.”

“There are even rumors that the last Governor of Hong Kong, Mr. Wilson, was forced to resign by Lu Yaowen. Mr. Chief Secretary, confidence is more valuable than gold. The first thing I did after taking office was to let everyone in Hong Kong Island see the determination and prestige of the British Hong Kong government.”

Peng Jiakang looked at McLego and spoke slowly, word by word.

“Mr. Governor, I fully agree with what you said. I will do my best to cooperate with you in any work, and I believe that all departments of the British Hong Kong government think the same as I do.”

McLego also looked at Peng Jiakang and said sincerely.

Hearing what McLeogault said, a smile appeared on Peng Jiakang’s face. He understood that McLeogault’s words meant that the old forces of the British Hong Kong government headed by him expressed their submission to him, the new Governor of Hong Kong.

After arriving at the Governor’s Residence, Peng Jiakang did not even take a rest. He directly asked McLeod to notify the heads of the three departments and eleven bureaus to come to the Governor’s Residence for a meeting.

A few hours later, all the upper-class families in Hong Kong Island, including Yu-kong Pau and Judy Tong, received invitations from the Governor’s Residence.

On the other side, Wendy’s Club.

After being busy for a few days, Lu Yaowen was preparing to discuss with Mona how to use the electric bathtub in front of him to relax his body and mind.

‘Ring ring ring~’

A cell phone rang.

Lu Yaowen took out his cell phone and pressed the answer button.

“Mr. Lu Yaowen, I’m Zhuang Qichen. Do you still remember me?”

The voice of Zhuang Qichen, the former secretary of the Governor of Hong Kong, came from the receiver.

“Oh, it’s Mr. Zhuang Qichen. Why didn’t you go back to Eagle Country with Wei Yixin?”

Lu Yaowen asked with a smile.

“The Chief Secretary appreciated me very much and put me in charge of the work of the Chief Secretary’s Office.”

On the other end of the phone, Zhuang Qichen frowned slightly when he heard Lu Yaowen’s words, and his tone became three points lighter as he spoke slowly.

Then, without waiting for Lu Yaowen to speak again, Zhuang Qichen continued, “Mr. Lu Yaowen, the Chief Secretary asked me to inform you that the Governor of Hong Kong invites you to attend a dinner to be held at the Governor’s Residence tonight. Please arrive before eight o’clock…”

“and many more.”

Before Zhuang Qichen finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lu Yaowen, “Director Zhuang Qichen, if I heard correctly, you just said that the Governor of Hong Kong invited me to the dinner, right?”

“Yes, Mr. Lu Yaowen…”

“Director Zhuang Qichen, I don’t know your foreign rules, but here in China, the rules are that guests have to be invited to a dinner by the host himself. I have never heard of notifying others to attend a banquet. There is no sincerity at all. It’s better not to attend such a banquet.”

As soon as Zhuang Qichen opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Lu Yaowen again.

“Mr. Lu Yaowen, maybe there is something wrong with what I just said, please forgive me.”

When Zhuang Qichen heard what Lu Yaowen said, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and his anger suddenly rose from his heart, but he suppressed the anger in an instant. Now he is not the former Governor’s Residence Affairs Officer. He is in charge of the Office of the Chief Secretary, but strictly speaking, he is just a “temporary worker”. He cannot mess up what McLego asked him to do.

“Director Zhuang Qichen, there is nothing wrong with your statement. It’s just that I don’t want to attend a banquet without sincerity, lest I feel bad and the host of the banquet feels even worse when seeing me.”

After saying this with a smile, Lu Yaowen hung up the phone.

He knew very well that Peng Jiakang’s invitation to the dinner must have been a bad one. Since the new Governor of Hong Kong had offered himself to him, Lu Yaowen would have to slap him in the face and show his power to others, which would be unworthy of his initiative.

“Beep, beep, beep~”

On the other end of the phone, hearing the busy tone coming from the receiver, Zhuang Qichen’s face instantly became extremely ugly. With a “bang”, he slammed the phone in his hand heavily on the desk.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Zhuang Qichen picked up the phone next to him and dialed a number.

“Mr. Chief Secretary, I just called Lu Yaowen, but that guy Lu Yaowen…”

Zhuang Qichen repeated the carefully revised conversation content in detail to McLego.

In Zhuang Qichen’s words, Lu Yaowen is an erratic lunatic who suddenly goes crazy and refuses to attend the Governor’s dinner, slapping the Governor in the face.

“Okay, Zhuang Qichen, I understand.”

On the other end of the phone, McGrath, who was at the Governor’s Residence, listened to Zhuang Qichen’s words, pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke.

After saying this, McLeod hung up the phone, then he stood up and walked straight to the Governor’s office.

A few minutes later, inside the Governor’s office.

“Mr. Chief Secretary, you look unhappy?”

After McLego walked into his office, Peng Jiakang, who was looking through some documents, looked up at McLego and asked with a smile.

“Mr. Governor, my people just called and informed Lu Yaowen…”

McLego first told Peng Jiakang in detail about Lu Yaowen’s refusal of the invitation, and then continued: “The practice of holding a dinner after the Governor of Hong Kong takes office has been around for 70 years, and no one has ever refused the Governor’s invitation. Lu Yaowen’s doing this is publicly slapping the face of our Hong Kong British government and the face of you, the new Governor of Hong Kong.”

McLego’s tone was particularly unhappy.

“Mr. Chief Secretary, fifteen years ago, I was Merry Jason’s secretary in Scotland. You should know that, Mr. Merry?”

Peng Jiakang said with a smile.

“of course.”

McLego nodded in response.

Merry Jason is a political celebrity in Eagle Country. He has served two terms as Prime Minister of Eagle Country and is known as one of the best prime ministers of Eagle Country since World War II.

“Mr. Meili told me that at all times, we must keep our emotions stable and be in a state of calm thinking. Politics is more cruel than the battlefield.”

“Any decision made in a fit of anger could end a person’s political career, no matter how outstanding that person was before.”

When Peng Jiakang said this, he couldn’t help but think of himself.

His decision to impeach the Iron Lady was actually made after careful consideration, and he was already prepared to resign. In Peng Jiakang’s opinion, the Iron Lady would not survive this year.

As long as the Iron Lady steps down, the current Chancellor of the Exchequer and his good friend John Mason will most likely become Prime Minister. At that time, he will be able to stage a comeback and may even become one of the four ministers of the cabinet.

What Peng Jiakang never expected was that such a big thing suddenly happened in Hong Kong Island, which gave the Iron Lady a perfect opportunity to kick him out of the center of politics and come to Hong Kong Island to be the “fire captain”.

Peng Jiakang was certain that if he failed to successfully “put out the fire”, the Iron Lady would never let him off easily, and his political career would most likely be cut off in Hong Kong Island.

This is something Peng Jiakang would never allow to happen, so he only appears to be calm on the surface. In fact, the pressure he carries is greater than that of anyone else in the entire Hong Kong government.

After hearing what Peng Jiakang said, McLego nodded and said, “Mr. Governor, I understand what you mean.”

“Mr. Chief Secretary, it is quite normal for Lu Yaowen to refuse to attend my dinner. If he could be summoned and dismissed at will, he would not be worthy of being called the biggest threat to the Hong Kong British government in Mr. Wilson’s words.”

Peng Jiakang closed the pen in his hand and gently placed it on the table, with a smile on his face.

“Mr. Governor, what should we do now? Pretend nothing happened?”

McLego looked at Peng Jiakang and said slowly.

“…”

After hearing what McLego said, Peng Jiakang looked at McLego deeply, then shook his head and smiled, “Mr. Chief Secretary, I know you may be in awe of my previous status in the Zu family, so you are a little reserved.”

“From now on, we will be partners fighting side by side. In front of me, you don’t have to play any role. Just be yourself.”

“Okay, Mr. Governor, I will remember your words.”

An awkward smile appeared on McLeod’s face.

Obviously, McLeod also knew that he had overacted. How could a politician who had worked in the British Hong Kong government for 30 years say such idiotic words as “pretend nothing happened?”

McLego actually said this on purpose in order to give Peng Jiakang face.

“As for Lu Yaowen, I will call him in person later. Doesn’t he want sincerity? I will call him in person. This sincerity should be enough, right?”

Peng Jiakang said with a smile.

“Mr. Governor of Hong Kong, you personally invited that kid Lu Yaowen…”

“Mr. Chief Secretary, I just told you that you don’t need to act in front of me, just be yourself. With Lu Yaowen’s current strength in Hong Kong Island, it is indeed me who should invite him personally.”

Before McLego could finish his words, he was interrupted by Peng Jiakang.

……

On the other side, inside the Wendy Club.

Lu Yaowen and Mengna have started using the new fully automatic bathtub.

‘Ring ring ring~’

At this moment, the cell phone placed not far from the bathtub rang.

“Which one?”

Lu Yaowen picked up his phone, paused his automatic mode, and let Mengna turn on her full automatic mode.

“Mr. Lu, I am the Governor of Hong Kong, Peng Jiakang.”

A string of foreign words came out of the receiver first, and then a half-foreign and half-Chinese voice came out.

In the past, every governor of Hong Kong Island would systematically study Chinese for three months before coming to Hong Kong Island to ensure that they could communicate with the local Chinese.

Peng Jiakang arrived in such a hurry that he could not speak a word of Chinese, so he had to rely on his secretary to help translate.

“Mr. Governor, it is my honor to receive your call.”

Although Lu Yaowen said this, his tone was full of sarcasm and there was no sense of honor at all.

“Mr. Lu, I was inconsiderate before. I now solemnly invite you to attend the dinner to be held at the Governor’s Residence tonight.”

Peng Jiakang’s tone was full of sincerity.

“Mr. Governor, all those who can attend the dinner at the Governor’s Residence are celebrities and wealthy families in Hong Kong Island. I am just a gangster, so I dare not overstep my boundaries.”

Lu Yaowen was still sarcastic.

“Mr. Lu, since I’m calling you, I’m sincerely inviting you. Please don’t have any concerns. I think we will have a lot to talk about when we meet.”

Peng Jiakang’s meaning is ambiguous.

“Hahaha, Mr. Governor, you invited me so sincerely. If I refuse you, I will be rude. But I am a gangster and I have many enemies outside, so I dare not go to strange places.”

“And Mr. Governor, you are a guest from afar, so it is reasonable for me, as the host, to welcome you and show my hospitality. So, tonight, I will be at the Peninsula Hotel, waiting for you, Mr. Governor.”

Lu Yaowen directly used a move to “turn the tables”.

After hearing what Lu Yaowen said, Peng Jiakang’s expression finally changed slightly. He knew that Lu Yaowen was difficult to deal with, but he didn’t expect Lu Yaowen to be so difficult to deal with. He was so careful that he didn’t even attend the dinner at the Governor’s House.

Peng Jiakang must be crazy to attack Lu Yaowen in his own home.

After thinking for more than ten seconds, Peng Jiakang slowly said, “Okay, Lu Yaowen, I will go to the Peninsula Hotel to visit you at ten o’clock tonight.”

“Okay, then I will be waiting for the Governor.”

After saying this, Lu Yaowen hung up the phone directly.

Because the full automatic mode was turned on for a long time, Mona was a little exhausted. When she saw Lu Yaowen hang up the phone, she immediately issued an overload alarm to Lu Yaowen and successfully made Lu Yaowen switch to automatic mode.

On the other side, the Governor’s Residence.

“Beep, beep, beep~”

After hearing the busy tone from the receiver, the smile on Peng Jiakang’s face instantly disappeared. After a moment’s silence, he looked at McLeod who was still standing in front of him and said, “Mr. Chief Secretary, please ask the heads of the He family, the Luo family, the Zhou family, and the Sassoon, Shi Huaiya, and Keswick families to come to the Governor’s Residence.”

“There are some things I want to talk to them about in person.”

After hearing what Peng Jiakang said, McGrath nodded slightly and immediately turned and left.

“Lu Yaowen, be careful boy.”

Peng Jiakang shook his head and chuckled, then took out a piece of white paper and started writing on it.

after an hour.

In a small meeting room in the Governor’s Residence.

Six men sat quietly in this conference room. Anyone who was familiar with the top circles in Hong Kong could recognize these six men at a glance. They were all the top figures in Hong Kong.

The current head of the He family is He Shizhang, the head of the Luo family is Luo Decheng, and the head of the Zhou family is Zhou Qiangguang.

Joelen Sassoon, the head of Hong Kong Island of the Sassoon family, Owen Swire, the newly appointed head of Hong Kong Island of the Swire family, and Simon Keswick, the head of Hong Kong Island of the Keswick family.

The combined efforts of these six people are enough to bring Hong Kong Island, except for the New Territories, into a semi-paralyzed state.

Among these six people, Luo Decheng had a calm face and did not show any abnormality. He knew very well that the new Governor of Hong Kong, Peng Jiakang, summoned several of them as soon as he arrived in Hong Kong Island, most likely to deal with Lu Yaowen.

‘Zhiqua~’

Without letting the six top figures in Hong Kong wait for long, Peng Jiakang pushed open the door of the conference room with McLego.

“Gentlemen, I am sorry to have kept you waiting. I am the new Governor of Hong Kong Island, Peng Jiakang. I hope you will take good care of me in Hong Kong Island in the future.”

Peng Jiakang had a warm smile on his face.

“Mr. Governor is so polite!”…

Luo Decheng and others responded to Peng Jiakang with only polite words.

After a round of greetings, Peng Jiakang finally brought the topic to the point: “Gentlemen, when I was in Eagle Country, I heard many people say that Hong Kong Island is the Pearl of the Orient and an international metropolis.”

“I have never been to Hong Kong Island before. To be honest, these words I used to describe Hong Kong Island don’t really have any idea of ​​what it means.”

“However, when the plane I was on flew over Hong Kong Island and the entire island appeared before my eyes, I clearly realized that Hong Kong Island is indeed a pearl and a very developed city, which is inseparable from the efforts of all of you present here.”

Peng Jiakang spoke very politely, and it was obvious that he was trying to narrow the distance between himself and He Shizhang, Luo Decheng and others.

“Mr. Governor, the biggest contributors to Hong Kong’s present status are the British Hong Kong government and the 27 previous governors. It is because of their hard work and efforts to develop Hong Kong that Hong Kong has become what it is today.”

The person who spoke was Zhou Qiangguang. Among the six people, the Zhou family was the weakest. In addition, they were “bound” to the foreign ship by the former Chief Secretary Chen Jiakang’s pension, so he was the most flattering to Peng Jiakang, the foreign governor of Hong Kong.

“Hahaha, Mr. Zhou, you’re overpraising me.”

Peng Jiakang laughed, then the smile on his face faded and his tone became serious: “Everyone, I know very well that Hong Kong Island has encountered many crises over the years, such as the Double Tenth Riots and the 1967 Riots. These crises were overcome by the joint efforts of everyone present and the Hong Kong British government.”

“Now, Hong Kong Island has another crisis, and it should be the biggest crisis the British Hong Kong government has ever faced. I hope that this time everyone can still cooperate sincerely and work together to resolve this crisis and take Hong Kong Island’s prosperity to a higher level.”

Hearing Peng Jiakang’s words, everyone, including Luo Decheng, moved their eyes slightly.

As experts representing their respective families, these people knew exactly what Peng Jiakang meant, which was to ask them to “show their determination”.

Peng Jiakang’s meaning was very simple. The biggest crisis facing the British Hong Kong government now was Luk Yaowen. He wanted to cooperate with the six major families to deal with Luk Yaowen together.

But if you, Peng Jiakang, want to deal with Lu Yaowen, why don’t you show your sincerity first and ask these top families in Hong Kong to “show their determination”?
Because you, Peng Jiakang, used to be a minister in the Eagle Kingdom? Even a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake!

It was also because of this that after Peng Jiakang finished speaking, no one spoke and everyone remained silent.

Looking at the appearance of these people in front of him, McLeod, who was sitting behind Peng Jiakang, felt a little anxious. However, since the Governor of Hong Kong Peng Jiakang did not say anything, he, as the Chief Secretary, naturally could not take the spotlight.

The entire conference room fell into silence for several minutes before Peng Jiakang smiled and said, “Everyone, I think you have probably thought about what I just said. Which gentleman can tell me what you think of Lu Yaowen?”

“…”

Peng Jiakang’s answer was still silence.

Everyone present knew Lu Yaowen better than Peng Jiakang. Even the most loyal dog would become timid and afraid when facing a tiger.

Seeing that these people still didn’t speak, Peng Jiakang’s eyes flashed with a gleam of brilliance, and then he looked at Zhou Qiangguang and said with a smile: “Mr. Zhou, tell me first, what do you think we should do to survive this crisis?”

Apparently, Peng Jiakang is well aware of the principle of ‘picking the soft persimmons to squeeze’.

“…”

After hearing what Peng Jiakang said, Zhou Qiangguang secretly greeted Peng Jiakang’s whole family in his heart.

He was the only one who flattered Peng Jiakang, but he was still the first one to be caught by Peng Jiakang to “show his determination.”

After a moment’s silence, Zhou Qiangguang said, “Governor, you are the Queen’s representative in Hong Kong Island. Your orders are the Queen’s orders. Everything in Hong Kong Island is decided by you. We will do whatever you tell us to do.”

Zhou Qiangguang didn’t dare to provoke Lu Yaowen, a man who even the Governor of Hong Kong, the British Hong Kong government, MI6, the Special Branch, and the police force could not do anything about.

Not to mention that he had no way to deal with Lu Yaowen, even if he had a way, he didn’t dare to say it.

Therefore, Zhou Qiangguang used the “Tai Chi Kung Fu” he had practiced for decades and pushed the problem back to Peng Jiakang.

After hearing Zhou Qiguang’s answer, Peng Jiakang didn’t seem surprised at all. He smiled and said, “I know everyone here has concerns. After all, even the British Hong Kong government is no match for Lu Yaowen. You certainly don’t dare to provoke him easily.”

“But have you ever thought that if the British Hong Kong government is completely sidelined by Lu Yaowen, you will all be just a piece of fat meat on Lu Yaowen’s chopping board, and Lu Yaowen can eat you whenever he wants.”

“Mr. Governor, what are you going to do?”

After hearing what Peng Jiakang said, Joelen Sassoon finally couldn’t help but asked.

Peng Jiakang smiled slightly: “In fact, before I came to Hong Kong Island, I studied Lu Yaowen. He was both crazy and rational in his actions. He always happened to be stuck on the bottom line of the Hong Kong British government. I wanted to turn against him, but it was not worth it. I could only compromise every time, allowing him to become the behemoth he is today step by step.”

“Lu Yaowen does have the upper hand now, but at the same time, he has also exposed a fatal flaw.”

“What’s the fatal flaw?”

Luo Decheng seemed very curious and asked immediately.

“He needs the British Hong Kong government to exist. Not only Lu Yaowen, but also the mainland, they all need the British Hong Kong government to exist.”

Peng Jiakang spoke slowly, word by word.

“…”

After hearing what Peng Jiakang said, a trace of doubt appeared on everyone present’s face. Lu Yaowen has already forced the British Hong Kong government to this point, and you, Peng Jiakang, still say that Lu Yaowen needs the British Hong Kong government?
“Everyone, a few days ago, the cabinet reached an agreement with the mainland…”

Peng Jiakang detailed the four points of the talks between the mainland and the Eagle State, and then continued: “Although the people on the mainland are hiding well and seem to be very ruthless towards the Hong Kong government, if you think about it carefully, you will know that the real purpose of the mainland is to use the Hong Kong government as a transition.”

“In other words, they needed to use the British Hong Kong government to smooth the transition over the next few years and maintain their international image.”

“And this is our opportunity.”

At this moment, Peng Jiakang’s tone was full of confidence.

……

That evening, after the routine dinner hosted by the new Governor of Hong Kong, Peng Jiakang immediately took his private car and arrived at the Peninsula Hotel with his secretary Richard.

“Mr. Lu Yaowen, I’ve heard of your name for a long time. Nice to meet you. I’m the new Governor of Hong Kong Island, Peng Jiakang.”

Peng Jiakang walked up to Lu Yaowen with his secretary, smiling, and extended his right hand to Lu Yaowen while speaking.

Richard immediately translated Peng Jiakang’s words.

“Hello, Mr. Governor.”

Lu Yaowen also stretched out his right hand and shook hands with Peng Jiakang, and replied with a smile.

“Lu Yaowen, I know you know English, are you interested in talking to me alone?”

Peng Jiakang went straight to the point and asked with a smile.

“Of course, Mr. Governor, this is exactly the meaning of our meeting.”

The smile on Lu Yaowen’s face was equally ‘brilliant’.

After receiving Peng Jiakang’s eye signal, Richard immediately left the suite and handed it over to Lu Yaowen and Peng Jiakang.

After Richard left, Peng Jiakang said slowly: “Mr. Lu, in fact, in the planning of our Eagle Government, Hong Kong Island has always been a free port.”

“In this place, as long as you abide by the rules, there are no taboos in other things. We in Eagle Country want to build Hong Kong Island into the commercial capital of the East and provide a platform for businessmen from all over the world so that they can get everything they want here.”

“In fact, we have done quite well. Hong Kong Island is now the world-famous Pearl of the Orient. I think we should all cherish this treasure.”

Peng Jiakang looked at Lu Yaowen with a very sincere tone.

“Mr. Governor, I’m sorry, I can’t imagine the scene you described, because when I was in Hong Kong Island, I only saw you Eagles getting everything you wanted, plundering the huge wealth created by everyone in this city at the lowest cost.”

Lu Yaowen shook his head slowly: “Also, I have to correct you on one point. It is true that Hong Kong Island is the Pearl of the Orient, but it is not because of you Eagle people, but because of us Chinese.”

“Lu Yaowen, it seems that you have a deep misunderstanding of our Hong Kong British government and our Eagle people.”

Peng Jiakang seemed to be ‘unconcerned’ about Lu Yaowen’s words, and the smile on his face did not change at all.

“Mr. Governor, if you can open up the four areas of legislation and trial, stock market finance, currency issuance, and policy customization to allow Chinese people to participate, perhaps my misunderstanding of you will be a little less.”

The smile on Lu Yaowen’s face also did not change at all.

“Mr. Lu, you have a big appetite, but you should know that we can’t hand over these things.”

Peng Jiakang shook his head and smiled, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

“I know you won’t hand it over, so I’m going to steal it.”

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

“Mr. Lu, if you snatch these things, it will only disrupt Hong Kong Island and harm the interests of all Hong Kong Islanders.”

“In fact, we don’t have any conflicts. I can assure you that my governing goal during my term is to build Hong Kong Island into a true free port. We can live in peace.”

After saying this, Peng Jiakang did not wait for Lu Yaowen to speak and continued, “Mr. Lu, to be honest, the Queen was originally going to grant Ms. Deng Lianru the title of Baron. If you can live in peace with our Hong Kong British government, I can propose to the Zu family that the Queen grant you the title of Baron.”

In Peng Jiakang’s opinion, he has shown enough sincerity. As long as Lu Yaowen nods, he will become the first Chinese in Hong Kong Island and even the world to be knighted by the Queen of Eagle Country.

And Lu Yaowen didn’t even need to pay anything, just live in peace with their British Hong Kong government for six years.

“Baron of Eagle Country, is that so great? You’re not even worthy of being a dog!”

Lu Yaowen directly threw back the “sugar-coated bullet” thrown by Peng Jiakang.

(End of this chapter)