Chapter 321 [321] The He family, the first family in Hong Kong, seeks cooperation. Is the Hong Kong British government trying to beat a broken drum?
Peninsula Hotel.

“Humph!”

After listening to Lu Yaowen’s words, Peng Jiakang snorted coldly and got up and left.

Even the title of baron could not exchange for Lu Yaowen’s promise of “peaceful coexistence”, and Peng Jiakang did not think there was any need for him to continue chatting with Lu Yaowen.

“Mr. Governor, if you come to chat with me next time, please use your brain. Baron and Viscount are not as valuable to me as one hundred Hong Kong dollars.”

Looking at Peng Jiakang’s leaving back, Lu Yaowen said with a smile, but there was no smile in his eyes.

Peng Jiakang’s move of showing weakness to the enemy was very clever in Lu Yaowen’s opinion.

Although the new Governor of Hong Kong seems very angry, in fact, whether Lu Yaowen is interested in the title of baron or not, Peng Jiakang will definitely make a profit.

Lu Yaowen was tempted. The title of baron was just the bait to hook Lu Yaowen and help him buy time for Peng Jiakang.

Even if Lu Yaowen was not tempted, he could still help Peng Jiakang unite the “pro-foreign” faction. Due to Lu Yaowen’s strength, many Western-loving people were actually afraid and did not want to go against Lu Yaowen anymore.

As long as Peng Jiakang spreads the news that Lu Yaowen refused to reconcile, he can let these foreign-admiring dogs know that even the title of baron cannot satisfy Lu Yaowen, and this guy is determined to fight to the death with the Eagle people.

All they can do is to follow the pace of the Eagle people and fight Lu Yaowen to the end.

Lu Yaowen had to admit that Peng Jiakang was indeed quite capable to be able to enter the Eagle Kingdom cabinet.

After Peng Jiakang left, Lu Yaowen picked up the satellite phone and dialed Song Zihao’s number.

“Ah Hao, is there still no news from the KGB?”

Originally, Song Zihao should have faxed Peng Jiakang’s information to Lu Yaowen yesterday. However, for some unknown reason, the KGB has not given Peng Jiakang’s information to Song Zihao until now.

“It is said that the Eagle Country has suddenly increased Peng Jiakang’s confidentiality level. They still need some time, but they will give us the information within a week.”

Song Zihao replied.

“Ah.”

Lu Yaowen nodded slightly. It seemed that the Eagles really valued Hong Kong Island. After Peng Jiakang became the Governor of Hong Kong, his position level was downgraded, but the level of confidentiality increased.

Then, without waiting for Song Zihao to speak, Lu Yaowen continued: “What’s the situation at the Ministry of Internal Affairs?”

“It should be that the KGB major general and his acquaintances in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are trying to get some money from us.”

Song Zihao gave the answer.

“Then give them money. Give them $200,000 first to whet their appetite.”

After Lu Yaowen pondered for a moment, he spoke slowly.

He was not afraid that the Russians had big appetites, but he was afraid that these people had small appetites and were not courageous enough.

“it is good.”

Song Zihao immediately nodded in response.

“One more thing. Your brother Song Zijie has resigned from the police force and is now concentrating on being a teacher. You don’t have to worry about his safety.”

Lu Yaowen continued.

“Thank you, Brother Wen. It’s good to be a teacher. You can teach and educate people and contribute to society. You are ten thousand times better than someone like me.”

On the other end of the phone, Song Zihao showed a smile from the heart.

“Ah Hao, what you are doing is also contributing to society. Although your name may not be known in the future, many people will remember your contributions in the future.”

Lu Yaowen’s tone was full of solemnity.

If Song Zihao can successfully establish a network of relationships in the Bear Country and bring back some advanced technology, advanced weapons or research talents from there, his contribution will be enormous.

After hearing what Lu Yaowen said, Song Zihao showed a hint of disbelief on his face. In his mind, he was just a broker who helped Lu Yaowen do things.

But in the end, he chose to believe Lu Yaowen’s words: “Brother Wen, thank you for giving me this opportunity.”

“Ah Hao, I should be the one thanking you for leaving your hometown for me.”

Lu Yaowen’s tone was full of sincerity.

……

On the other side, after Peng Jiakang left the Peninsula Hotel and got into his private car, he immediately told his secretary Richard, “Notify the Chief Secretary and ask him to invite the three families of Sassoon, Swire, and Keswick to the Governor’s Residence.”

“Yes, Mr. Governor.”

Richard responded immediately.

After half an hour.

By the time Peng Jiakang returned to the Governor’s Residence, McLeod, Joel Sassoon and others had already arrived.

When Peng Jiakang got off the car, the foreigners immediately came forward and greeted him: “Mr. Governor of Hong Kong!”…

“Let’s talk in my office.”

Peng Jiakang smiled and nodded at a few people, then began to speak.

Seeing Peng Jiakang’s appearance, McLeod and others could not guess what the Governor had just talked about with Luk Yaowen. With a lot of questions in their minds, they followed Peng Jiakang into the Governor’s office.

“Everyone, I just met with Lu Yaowen…”

After hearing Peng Jiakang say that Lu Yaowen directly rejected even the Baron, the faces of the foreigners including McLego changed slightly.

“It’s obvious that this guy Lu Yaowen is ready to fight to the death with us Eagle people.”

Just as Lu Yaowen thought, Peng Jiakang used this to unite the forces of the Eagle Country.

“Mr. Governor, have you thought of your next plan?”

After Peng Jiakang finished speaking, McLego spoke immediately.

“I know that Wilson, or rather Mr. Wei Yixin, proposed three major mega projects. In his plan, all profits from these three mega projects will be reaped by us, the Eagles.”

“To be more specific, you, the Sassoon family, the Swire family, and the Keswick family, will take over these three projects, and then you will subcontract the projects to your people and divide up the profits of the projects. Am I right?”

Peng Jiakang did not answer McLego’s question, but asked the four foreigners in front of him instead.

“Yes, Mr. Governor.”

After Joelen Sassoon and the others exchanged glances, Joelen Sassoon spoke up.

“The situation in Hong Kong has reversed. It is impossible for us Eagles to monopolize these three mega projects. I plan to put all three projects through open, fair and just bidding, leaving Lu Yaowen and the mainland with nothing to say.”

Peng Jiakang said slowly.

“?”

After hearing what Peng Jiakang said, MacLeogau and the others all looked surprised and suspicious. Was the new Governor of Hong Kong going to treat everyone equally? Or was he really trying to do good for Hong Kong Island?
“I have said before that the biggest advantage of our British Hong Kong government now is that the mainland and Lu Yaowen need our presence so that they can legitimately and openly inherit all our power.”

“In this case, we will disperse all power in the name of Hong Kong Island. If they oppose us, they will weaken their base among the citizens of Hong Kong Island, and we will not lose anything.”

Peng Jiakang explained.

“…”

After Peng Jiakang finished speaking, the suspicion in the eyes of McLego and others began to gradually fade away.

“Not only these three mega projects, but all government affairs of the British Hong Kong government will be made public as much as possible. Our officials will also promote a ‘people-friendly’ image and make sure that all Hong Kong Islanders can see our changes.”

After hearing this, McLeod couldn’t help but say, “Mr. Governor, the Zu family has a mission for our Hong Kong British government.”

“Chief Secretary, I know the mission of the Zu family better than you do. For these three mega projects, I will ask the Finance Secretary to revise the construction plan and reduce the investment to the minimum so that the tenderer cannot make any money from the project.”

“?”

After hearing what Peng Jiakang said, the people at McLego were stunned. Only a fool would not let the tendering party make money from the project.

“The most valuable thing in Hong Kong Island now is real estate. In the next three years, our British Hong Kong government will sell all the vacant land in Hong Kong Island.”

“After the bidding is over, we can pass a special bill in the Legislative Council. Any company that wins the project can be guaranteed by the British Hong Kong government and obtain a special low-interest loan from HSBC. These companies will use these low-interest loans to help us drive up the land prices in Hong Kong Island.”

Peng Jiakang said slowly.

After listening to what Peng Jiakang said, McLeod completely understood what the new Governor of Hong Kong meant. To put it bluntly, he wanted to support a new generation of “Li Huanggua” and “Li Zhaoji” in Hong Kong Island.

The reason why the foreigners originally supported Li Huanggua and Li Zhaoji was to allow these Chinese to drive up the land prices in Hong Kong Island so that the British Hong Kong government could make huge profits by selling land.

At the same time, shareholders of “Li Huanggua” and “Li Zhaoji” such as HSBC and Jardine Matheson can also receive huge dividends. After sucking the blood of the citizens of Hong Kong Island, Li Huanggua, Li Zhaoji and others invested in the industries of the Eagle Country, killing three birds with one stone.

If it weren’t for Luk Yiu-man, the British Hong Kong government would have sold all the vacant land on Hong Kong Island before the return, draining all the potential of Hong Kong Island.

These real estate companies that hold huge amounts of land will hold on to the land and not develop it, on the one hand to maintain high housing prices in Hong Kong Island, and on the other hand to force the mainland to take over.

It is precisely because of these “blood-sucking worms” sucking blood from Hong Kong Island that its economy has stagnated after the return, and it no longer has the charm of the former Four Asian Tigers.

Originally, after Lu Yaowen defeated Li Huanggua and Li Zhaoji, the British Hong Kong government needed to spend some time to cultivate new “Li Huanggua” and “Li Zhaoji”. Now Peng Jiakang obviously wants to achieve success quickly.

With three mega projects worth two or three hundred billion Hong Kong dollars, it is indeed possible to create a “Li Huanggua” or a “Li Zhaoji” out of thin air.

And because businessmen are profit-driven, Peng Jiakang reduced the revenue of the project to almost zero, ensuring that there would be no troublemakers and only those who had agreed with their British Hong Kong government would enter the project.

“Mr. Governor, you should have a good chat with Zhou Qiangguang, Liu Luanxiong, Guo Desheng, Zheng Yutong and others these days. Especially Zhou Qiangguang, you must let him join the game.”

Peng Jiakang said slowly.

“Mr. Governor, why?”

McLego was a little curious, as Peng Jiakang seemed to have a lot of opinions about the Zhou family.

“The last Chief Secretary, Chan Ka-kang, handed over the pension fund to the Zhou family, and Zhou Qiangguang pushed his nephew to the front. It is obvious that he wants to jump ship at any time. If we really let the Zhou family jump ship so easily, wouldn’t it make the pro-hawk people in Hong Kong Island ‘heartbroken’?”

Peng Jiakang said slowly.

McLego immediately understood what Peng Jiakang meant. It was obvious that he was planning to tie Zhou Qiangguang to death on their Eagle Country’s boat, and tell those foreign-worshipping dogs in Hong Kong Island not to think about jumping off the boat, but to follow us Eagle Country people obediently until the end.

“Zhou Qiangguang should thank us. Within half a year, the Zhou family’s assets can at least double.”

A slight smile appeared on Peng Jiakang’s face.

Not only does he want to tie the Zhou family to the Eagle people’s boat, he also wants to tell the entire Hong Kong Island through the Zhou family that if they follow the Eagle people obediently, they will get huge benefits.

“…”

After listening to Peng Jiakang’s remarks, smiles appeared on the faces of McLeod, Joel Sassoon and others. The new Governor of Hong Kong is indeed capable, which also indirectly proves that the Zu family has not given up on Hong Kong Island.

Just as Peng Jiakang said, confidence is more valuable than gold. After Peng Jiakang’s operation, confidence once again returned to Joelen Sassoon and others.

After McLego and others left, Peng Jiakang’s secretary Richard walked into the office and handed a satellite phone to Peng Jiakang, saying, “Mr. Governor, Mr. Moore is waiting to speak to you.”

Although the British Hong Kong government publicly abolished the Special Branch and promised not to send intelligence personnel to Hong Kong Island, how could it be possible in reality? MI6 still had many agents active in Hong Kong Island, and the number was even increasing.

“it is good.”

Peng Jiakang nodded and took the satellite phone: “Colonel Moore, this is Peng Jiakang.”

“Hello, Mr. Governor.”

There was a hint of respect in Moore’s tone. Peng Jiakang, a big shot in the Eagle Country’s political arena, came to Hong Kong Island with the “Imperial Sword”.

Although the Iron Lady’s decision to exile Peng Jiakang to Hong Kong Island was somewhat like exiling him, she was also very clear that the Eagle Country could not lose Hong Kong Island, its blood bag, so while she “exiled” Peng Jiakang, she also gave Peng Jiakang the greatest support.

For example, the entire Far East intelligence system of the Eagle Country will serve Peng Jiakang.

This also made Moore dare not hide himself as he did when facing Wei Yixin.

“I need you, MI6, to return to Hong Kong Island as soon as possible and rebuild the intelligence network.”

Peng Jiakang said slowly.

“Mr. Governor, my work in Nanyang will soon be over. When the time comes, I will return to Hong Kong Island as soon as possible.”

Moore replied immediately.

“What’s the matter? More important than Hong Kong Island?”

Peng Jiakang frowned slightly.

“The Lee family, one of the four major families in Hong Kong…”

Moore told Peng Jiakang about Li Jingtian’s plan to establish a Chinese autonomous region in Southeast Asia, and then continued, “Mr. Governor, I have prepared everything. In a week at most, our MI6 will be able to deal with Li Jingtian.”

“At that time, we can also use these Southeast Asian countries to take action against Lu Yaowen…”

Before Moore could finish his words, Peng Jiakang interrupted him: “Mr. Moore, your purpose of returning to Hong Kong Island to rebuild the intelligence network is not to confront Lu Yaowen head-on. Please do not act on your own initiative and attack Lu Yaowen without authorization.”

Peng Jiakang understood that now the time, place and people in Hong Kong were all on Lu Yaowen’s side. The British Hong Kong government could not afford even one more failure if they played such a conspiracy.

Therefore, Peng Jiakang had no intention of playing dirty tricks. He planned to use open and aboveboard tactics to achieve his goal step by step.

“clear.”

Moore’s eyes flashed and he spoke slowly.

“Mr. Moore, please remember one thing. What we need now is not to maintain the British Hong Kong government’s rule over Hong Kong Island, but to disrupt the order of Hong Kong Island and completely hollow out Hong Kong Island. Do you understand?”

Peng Jiakang warned.

“understand!”

Moore responded.

“I’ll give you a week. Don’t let me down.”

After saying this, Peng Jiakang hung up the phone.

“Beep, beep, beep~”

Hearing the busy tone coming from the receiver, Moore’s face darkened. His original plan was to kill Li Jingtian and then use the power of Southeast Asian countries such as Java, Luzon and Star City to get rid of Lu Yaowen.

Since Peng Jiakang was not going to take action against Lu Yaowen, Moore temporarily shelved this plan.

After hesitating for a moment, Moore dialed a number.

“No matter what method you use, force Li Jingtian to take action in advance in the next two days.”

After the call was connected, Moore spoke slowly.

……

On the other side, Taiping Mountain, Hedong Garden.

This is a huge building that occupies an entire hilltop. Because the roof is made entirely of glazed tiles, the villa is also called the “Glass House” by the people of Hong Kong Island.

In the study room of the villa.

“Uncle San, in the afternoon, the new Governor of Hong Kong, Peng Jiakang…”

He Shizhang, the head of the He family, looked at the bald old man sitting in front of him and repeated in detail what Peng Jiakang and the heads of their six major families had said, his tone particularly respectful.

Although He Shizhang is the head of the He family, the person who has the final say in the He family is actually his third uncle, He Guangli, the third son of He Dong.

The eldest son of the He family is also a legendary figure. He joined the Northeast Army and fought for half his life. He even became the Deputy Minister of National Defense in the Kuomintang. It is also because of He Guangli that the He family has its current “superior status” in Hong Kong Island.

“I didn’t expect Lu Yaowen to be so fierce that even the foreign devils couldn’t stand it.”

Although He Guangli is from Hong Kong Island, he speaks with a strong accent. It is obvious that he was assimilated while serving in the Northeast Army.

“Indeed, Peng Jiakang clearly wants to live in peace with Lu Yaowen.”

He Shizhang nodded in response.

“Shi Zhang, this is our He family’s opportunity.”

He Guangli pondered for a moment and then spoke slowly.

“Uncle San, what opportunity?”

He Shizhang’s eyes lit up.

“Although our He family was powerful before, we didn’t dare to act rashly in the face of the Eagle people. With the Eagle people here, our He family’s road would have come to an end more than ten years ago.”

“But it’s different now. Lu Yaowen and the mainland have forced the Eagle Country to the point where they dare not take the initiative. This is our opportunity. We can cooperate with Lu Yaowen and jointly force Eagle Country capital out of Hong Kong Island and seize the right to issue Hong Kong dollars!”

The main point of He Guangli’s speech is this: ‘Take advantage of the Eagle people’s illness to kill them!’

“Uncle San, isn’t this too risky?”

He Shizhang frowned slightly.

“Damn it, you’ve been the head of the family for so many years, why are you getting more and more timid?”

At this point, He Guangli’s eyes flashed with a gleam of brilliance: “The wealth of our He family is so great that no one in the family can spend it all in ten lifetimes. Money has no meaning to us anymore. What we need is a golden signboard that can make the family prosper forever.”

“I didn’t do it before because I had no hope. Now I have hope. For this golden sign, any risk is worth it.”

“Uncle San, I understand what you mean!”

At this moment, there was no more hesitation in He Shizhang’s eyes.

If Peng Jiakang knew that his meeting would make the He family determined to seek cooperation with Lu Yaowen, he would probably regret it so much that he would break his thigh.

Confidence is something more precious than gold. This is true for the people of Eagle Country and for the He family as well.

……

It’s a new day. Because a “temporary worker” of the British Hong Kong government accidentally leaked the information, the front-page headlines of all newspapers in Hong Kong Island were all about Lu Yaowen’s refusal to be conferred the title of Baron by the Queen.

The Peninsula Hotel Penthouse Suite.

“Peng Jiakang is really quick. I’m sure all the foreign admirers in Hong Kong will go crazy with jealousy after seeing this news.”

Lu Yaowen looked at Tang Judy who walked into the room, raised the newspaper in his hand, shook his head and smiled.

“They are not jealous at all. Last night, I attended a dinner at the Governor’s Residence. Many family heads who were originally close to Eagle Country showed their goodwill to me. These people are sophisticated and selfish. They are not loyal to Eagle Country, but to themselves.”

Tang Judy replied with a smile.

“The Eagles won’t let them jump ship so easily. Just wait, these foreign-loving dogs will soon see the methods of their masters.”

Lu Yaowen threw the newspaper in his hand onto the coffee table in front of him, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

“I think the Eagles are frightened by you this time, and they should be quiet for a while.”

Tang Judy expressed his views.

“If the Eagles don’t cause trouble, I’ll have a headache.”

Lu Yaowen smiled.

“Ok?”

There was a hint of doubt in Tang Judy’s eyes.

“Every time the Eagles cause trouble, it gives me a reason to take advantage of them. Given the current international situation, if they don’t cause trouble, I can’t easily take action against them, otherwise the mainland will face great pressure.”

“Now is the time for us to compete with the Eagles in terms of concentration. Whoever strikes first will be more likely to be caught by the other side.”

Lu Yaowen said faintly.

The current strength of the mainland is still a little weak. Many things must be justified and cannot be excused by the Angks.

If the mainland has the strength it will have in twenty years, Peng Jiadan and Kang will be able to sleep peacefully. It will be because Lu Yaowen is incompetent.

After listening to Lu Yaowen’s explanation, Tang Judy suddenly realized and comforted him: “Awen, you have done a good job. You have done something that the Chinese in Hong Kong have not done for more than a hundred years.”

“Haha, Sister Judy, stop praising me. How are the preparations going at Mingxin Hospital?”

Lu Yaowen laughed and changed the subject.

“According to your instructions, all equipment is imported with the best quality. We have also built a dormitory building specifically for the experts from the mainland. Construction is expected to begin in three months.”

Tang Judy replied immediately.

“Well, once the 5 billion Hong Kong dollars in compensation is in place, we will immediately use it to build three schools: a medical school, a teachers’ school, and a technical school. We will first build the most basic framework and strive to start recruiting students next year and accept the first batch of graduates from the housing estate middle schools. Other facilities will be added later.”

“Ok.”

Tang Judy nodded in response.

“The fully automatic bathtub that Wendy Club just purchased is pretty good. I tried it yesterday and I felt refreshed after using it. We can try it another day.”

“Ah?” After finishing his business, Lu Yaowen suddenly changed the subject, which made Tang Judy stunned, and then her pretty face turned slightly red.

“Especially the massage function…”

‘Ring ring ring~’

Just as Lu Yaowen was about to continue teasing Tang Judy, a cell phone rang.

“Which one?”

Lu Yaowen picked up the phone and pressed the answer button.

“Awen, it’s me, He Xin.”

He Xin’s voice came from the receiver.

“Mr. He…”

Lu Yaowen just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by He Xin: “Awen, you still call me Mr. He?”

“Uncle He, what’s the matter?”

Lu Yaowen immediately changed his words.

“Awen, you should also know that my grandfather is the fifth child of the second generation of the He family in Hong Kong Island, right?”

“I know. My uncle comes from a famous family.”

Lu Yaowen replied with a smile.

“Famous family, just a comprador family. Let’s not talk about that. This afternoon, He Shizhang from the He family called me and said he wanted to treat you to lunch.”

Just by listening to He Xin’s words, we can tell that the Macau gambling king does not have a very good impression of the He family in Hong Kong Island.

When He Xin was a child, his family fell into poverty. The He family, which was already the number one family in Hong Kong at that time, acted as if they didn’t have this relative at all and didn’t help at all.

That would have been fine, but after He Xin made a name for himself in Macau and became the gambling king of Macau, the He family in Hong Kong seemed to remember that they had this relative.

In this case, it would be really strange if He Xin had a good impression of the He family.

“He Shizhang wants to meet me?”

After listening to He Xin’s words, Lu Yaowen’s eyes flashed slightly.

He had already learned from the Luo family that Peng Jiakang had summoned the He family, the Luo family and other top families in Hong Kong Island. However, he did not expect that the head of the He family, He Shizhang, who had always remained neutral, would suddenly invite Lu Yaowen to dinner?
“Awen, no one knows the He family better than me. They are a typical ‘Yuta’ family. The four words ‘profiteering’ are engraved in their bones.”

“He Shizhang wants to meet you for only one reason. The He family believes that you, Lu Yaowen, can bring more benefits to the He family than the Governor of Hong Kong, Peng Jiakang. In short, they want to bet on you.”

He Xin said slowly.

After hearing what He Xin said, Lu Yaowen’s eyes flickered slightly, and then he said with a smile: “Interesting, Uncle He, please tell He Shizhang that I will wait for him at the Peninsula Hotel at noon.”

Lu Yaowen is not afraid of anyone having designs on him. If anyone wants to get something from him, they have to put out the corresponding “chips”.

“it is good.”

He Xin responded and added, “Awen, the He family has been operating in Hong Kong Island for more than a hundred years. No one knows how many hidden agents they have deployed in Hong Kong Island. They are fully capable of remaining neutral in the fight between the mainland and the Eagle Countrymen. This time he suddenly came to find you, you must be careful.”

He Xin obviously really regarded himself as one of Lu Yaowen’s peers, and he wanted to tell everything he knew about the He family in Hong Kong Island.

“Uncle He, I will be careful.”

Lu Yaowen smiled slightly and said slowly.

……

At noon that day, at the Peninsula Hotel, Yilong Pavilion.

As soon as Lu Yaowen walked into the box, he saw a man with gray hair, a mixed-race appearance, and about fifty years old.

Without the old man introducing himself, Lu Yaowen could guess that this person was He Shizhang, the fourth-generation head of the He family in Hong Kong Island.

“Mr. Lu, I am He Shizhang from the He family. I have heard of your name for a long time. It is our first meeting and I can see that you are indeed a handsome and extraordinary person.”

Without waiting for Lu Yaowen to speak, He Shizhang stood up and said with a smile on his face.

“Mr. He, you are overpraising me.”

Lu Yaowen smiled slightly, nodded in response, then sat down opposite He Shizhang with his legs crossed. Gao Gang, who was following behind Lu Yaowen, immediately closed the door of the box.

“Mr. Lu, I’ve actually wanted to meet you for a long time, but I just haven’t found the right opportunity…”

Before He Shizhang finished speaking, Lu Yaowen interrupted him with a smile: “Mr. He, do you mean that now is the right opportunity?”

He Shizhang was slightly stunned, then he reacted and nodded with a smile: “Not bad.”

Then, he continued, “Mr. Lu, to be honest with you, before the dinner at the Governor’s Mansion yesterday, Peng Jiakang met with the heads of our He family, Luo family and other families or the persons in charge in Hong Kong Island in advance to discuss how to deal with you.”

He Shizhang did not hide anything and directly “leaked” Peng Jiakang’s background as his “pledge of allegiance” to Lu Yaowen.

“Oh, Mr. He, it turns out that the Governor of Hong Kong thinks so highly of me that he has to gather all of you bigwigs from Hong Kong Island to deal with a gangster like me. Why is he mobilizing so many people?”

Lu Yaowen looked surprised.

“Mr. Lu, you are not a gangster now. You have the power to overturn the table in Hong Kong Island, but the British Hong Kong government has no way to deal with you. Even Peng Jiakang dare not directly become your enemy…”

He Shizhang roughly repeated to Lu Yaowen what Peng Jiakang and the six major families had said yesterday.

“Haha, Mr. He, this is the Governor showing weakness. I dare not offend the British Hong Kong government and the Governor, not to mention the Eagle Country behind them. I just want to make some money quietly.”

Lu Yaowen also looked at He Shizhang with a smile and told lies with his eyes open.

“Haha, Mr. Lu, I know you are still wary of me. It’s okay. It’s normal for no one to be open-hearted when working together for the first time.”

He Shizhang laughed.

“Master He, please tell me what you want to say to me.”

Lu Yaowen glanced at He Shizhang and spoke slowly.

After hearing what Lu Yaowen said, He Shizhang’s smile faded, and then he slowly said: “Mr. Lu, you should know something about our He family, right?”

Without waiting for Lu Yaowen to answer, He Shizhang muttered to himself, “The first generation of our He family, that is, my great-grandfather, was a Dutchman. He came to Hong Kong Island and started a shipping business. Later, my grandfather developed our He family’s business. It was also in his hands that our He family became the first family in Hong Kong Island, but our He family’s journey ended here.”

At this point, He Shizhang showed a self-deprecating smile on his face: “Mr. Lu, don’t think that our He family is also of foreign blood, but in fact, in the eyes of the British, our He family is no different from other Chinese families. They are all targets of their defense. In order to curb our He family, I don’t know how many small actions the Hong Kong British government has secretly helped the four major foreign companies to do.”

“As long as the Eagles rule Hong Kong Island, our He family will never have a future. Mr. Lu, I have said so much, should it be enough to prove our He family’s sincerity?”

He Shizhang explained to Lu Yaowen in detail why he wanted to meet Lu Yaowen and why he wanted to cooperate with Lu Yaowen.

“Master He, you still haven’t told me what you want to tell me?”

Lu Yaowen still had that familiar smile on his face, and he didn’t believe a word He Shizhang said.

“The right to issue Hong Kong dollars.”

He Shizhang looked at Lu Yaowen and slowly said these five words.

“…”

After hearing these nine words, Lu Yaowen looked deeply at the mixed-race man in front of him. If the He family could obtain the right to issue Hong Kong dollars, they could indeed move to a higher level.

At that time, the He family of Hong Kong Island will become the “King of Hong Kong Island” who stands at the top of Hong Kong Island for generations, just like He Xian of Macao.

“Mr. Lu, I know you still doubt me, but you can think about it. With HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, it is impossible for the Eagles to agree to our He family’s conditions, but it is different in the mainland.”

“As long as we work together to drive Eagle Country capital out of Hong Kong Island and take back the currency issuance rights from HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, in order to fulfill its promise, the mainland must open up some of the Hong Kong dollar issuance rights to capital. Our He family is the best choice.”

Seeing that Lu Yaowen didn’t say anything, He Shizhang added.

“…”

Lu Yaowen still didn’t say anything, but just looked at He Shizhang quietly. Obviously, he still didn’t trust the He family.

“Mr. Lu, our He family has been operating in Hong Kong Island for more than a hundred years. There are many people from our He family in the British Hong Kong government. The last Chief Secretary, Chen Kangli, the last Chief Secretary, Cheng Ansheng, and the current Financial Secretary, Zeng Baoquan, all have good relations with our He family.”

“I can give you the list of these people. You should be able to rest assured, right?”

Seeing that Lu Yaowen remained unmoved, He Shizhang threw out his first trump card.

“Mr. He, I never thought that your He family would think so highly of me.”

After He Shizhang finished speaking, Lu Yaowen finally spoke, which made He Shizhang feel relieved.

He never dreamed that he, the head of the No. 1 family in Hong Kong Island, would one day have to beg others for help to this extent.

“Mr. Lu, this is our He family’s only chance.”

He Shizhang looked at Lu Yaowen with an extremely resolute expression.

“Mr. He, how do you plan to cooperate with me?”

Lu Yaowen smiled slightly and continued to ask.

“Peng Jiakang is ready and will not give you or the mainland any chance to take action. However, our He family can create opportunities for you, opportunities that are enough to destroy the entire British Hong Kong government.”

He Shizhang said slowly.

“Mr. He, can you make the decision on such a big matter?”

Lu Yaowen looked at He Shizhang deeply and asked this question.

He knew very well that although He Shizhang was the head of the He family, the one who had the final say in the He family now was He Shizhang’s third uncle He Guangli, and He Shizhang was just He Guangli’s spokesperson.

“Mr. Lu, if it’s my third uncle who’s here to talk, then the matter has to be settled.”

After hearing what Lu Yaowen said, He Shizhang’s eyes moved slightly and he said quietly.

“If Mr. He’s health permits, we can invite him to the golf course in Fanling for a visit in the next few days.”

Lu Yaowen meant something.

“Uncle San likes playing golf the most. He will gladly accept your invitation.”

He Shizhang instantly understood what Lu Yaowen meant and a smile appeared on his face.

In the following time, He Shizhang and Lu Yaowen ate while testing each other. It was not until two o’clock in the afternoon that Lu Yaowen sent He Shizhang out of the box.

“Mr. He, this is a time of great trouble. I will send you here. Please forgive me.”

Lu Yaowen smiled.

“Mr. Lu is so polite. Wait for my call.”

After He Shizhang said this with a smile, he left quickly.

Looking at He Shizhang’s leaving back, the smile on Lu Yaowen’s face faded. He turned back to the box, took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

“Mr. Lei, it’s me. He Shizhang from the He family just came to see me…”

Lu Yaowen repeated to Lei Ming what He Shizhang had just said to him.

Lu Yaowen has no say on matters such as the right to issue Hong Kong dollars.

“Awen, do you think the He family is sincere or fake?”

On the other end of the phone, Lei Ming pondered for a moment and then asked.

“Whether it’s sincere or fake, you can talk about it first and test it out.”

Lu Yaowen gave his own opinion.

“Okay, Awen, let me know after you make an appointment with the He family.”

Lei Ming responded.

Then, without waiting for Lu Yaowen to speak, Lei Ming continued, “There is one more thing. They are planning to establish an Overseas Chinese Association, and they hope that you will serve as the executive vice president.”

There was a hint of joy in Lu Yaowen’s eyes, but he said with embarrassment: “Mr. Lei, my identity…”

“Don’t worry. There are many overseas Chinese with your status. Mr. Situ is one of them.”

Lei Ming smiled and comforted him.

“Mr. Lei, thank you for your trust in me.”

There was a hint of emotion in Lu Yaowen’s tone.

With this identity, he has official endorsement, which is another “get out of jail free” for Lu Yaowen.

“Awen, compared to what you have done, what we gave you is still too little.”

Lei Ming’s tone was full of sincerity.

“Mr. Lei, you should know that I am not patriotic just for the sake of benefits…”

Lu Yaowen’s shamelessness has obviously reached a new level.

……

On the other side, Kai Tak Airport.

Hong Kong Island Police Acting Commissioner Zhuo Jingquan was standing at the exit with his student Ji Shaoqun. When he saw two gray-haired men in their sixties, Zhuo Jingquan immediately went to greet them.

“Brother Luo, Brother Headless.”

These two men were none other than Lei Luo and Lan Gang, the two most powerful inspectors among the four former police chiefs.

After receiving the amnesty from the Governor of Hong Kong, these two men who had been away from their hometown for 20 years could not wait and returned to their hometown as soon as possible.

“Ah Quan, you are now the acting director and you are very busy, why did you come to pick us up in person?”

Although Lei Luo said this, the joy in his eyes was not concealed at all.

“Brother Luo, you and Brother Wu Tou are both my benefactors. It took a lot of effort for you to return to Hong Kong Island. If I don’t come to pick you up in person, am I still a human being?”

Zhuo Jingquan replied with a smile, and then introduced Ji Shaoqun who was standing behind him to Xiang Leiluo and Lan Gang: “Ji Shaoqun, the first batch of students I taught at the Wong Chuk Hang Police Academy, is now a superintendent of the Serious Crime Unit of the West Kowloon Region.”

After Zhuo Jingquan became the acting director, the people in the Mutual Aid Society also rose to prominence. Ji Shaoqun was promoted to superintendent of police, and Zhang Wenyao was also promoted to director of the Operations Department of the West Kowloon Region. They were optimistic about the territory of West Kowloon for Lu Yaowen.

“Hello, Sirs!”

Ji Shaoqun was different from Zhuo Jingquan. He did not try to get close to them, but instead saluted and greeted Lei Luo and Lan Gang directly.

“Hahaha, what sir? We are no longer police officers.”

The smiles on Lei Luo and Lan Gang’s faces became even wider.

After some greetings, they got into the car. However, Ji Shaoqun did not sit in the same car with Zhuo Jingquan, Lei Luo and Lan Gang. He was very considerate and gave Zhuo Jingquan and the other two some space to be alone.

“A Quan, are you planning to let Shao Qun take over your job?”

After getting in the car, Lei Luo asked with a smile.

“Brother Luo, the three factions in the police force are all following Lu Yaowen. It’s not my decision as to who will take over. It’s Lu Yaowen who has the final say.”

Zhuo Jingquan is very frank.

“Has Lu Yaowen’s power in Hong Kong Island reached this level?”

After hearing Zhuo Jingquan’s words, Lan Gang and Lei Luo showed a hint of surprise on their faces.

They knew that Lu Yaowen was very powerful, but they could never have imagined that a gangster like Lu Yaowen could actually decide the personnel appointments and dismissals of the police force?
“The new Governor of Hong Kong, Peng Jiakang, arrived in Hong Kong Island yesterday. That evening, he went to the Peninsula Hotel to visit Lu Yaowen and proposed that the White Queen confer him the title of Baron. However, Lu Yaowen flatly refused.”

Zhuo Jingquan said with a smile.

“…”

After hearing Zhuo Jingquan’s words, Lei Luo and Lan Gang’s eyes became a little dull.

In their era, Hong Kong was a place where foreigners had the final say. Granting a Chinese a commander’s medal, let alone a baronship, was big news.

As a result, Lu Yaowen even rejected the baron, this…

“A Quan, take us to visit Mr. Lu first.”

As Lei Luo spoke, the way he addressed Lu Yaowen changed quietly.

Through the conversation with Zhuo Jingquan just now, Lei Luo completely understood one thing: in Hong Kong Island today, Lu Yaowen’s status is even higher than that of the Governor of Hong Kong.

……

While Hong Kong Island was experiencing turbulent times and undercurrents, a storm was also brewing in Southeast Asia.

The day after Peng Jiakang arrived in Hong Kong Island, the Javanese government suddenly announced that a military exercise would be held in the waters near Zengmu Island three days later.

This news instantly attracted the attention of Li Jingtian and others.

The top floor of a seaside hotel in Penang, Malaysia.

A middle-aged man in his forties, led by a foreigner, walked into a suite and immediately saw a bald foreigner standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with his back to him.

“Mr. Moore?”

The middle-aged man asked tentatively.

“Chang Xingkun, 42 years old this year, joined the Java branch of Hongmen at the age of 15, and became the leader of the Java branch at the age of 36.”

Moore said this and turned to look at Chang Xingkun: “Mr. Chang, am I right?”

“Completely correct.”

Chang Xingkun’s expression was extremely calm.

“Mr. Chang, I don’t like to talk nonsense. Help us kill Li Jingtian, Jin Shida, and You Zhongzhen. We will send your family back to Java and give you a reward of 50 million US dollars.”

“In addition, we at MI6 will fully support you in becoming the president of the Hongmen Nanyang branch.”

Moore said slowly.

Jin Shida is the leader of the Hongmen Malaysia branch, and You Zhongzhen is the leader of the Hongmen Luzon branch. These two branches, together with the Java branch, form the largest branch of the Hongmen, the Nanyang branch.

The position of president of the Nanyang branch has been vacant for five years since the previous president passed away unexpectedly.

Originally, the incumbent president wanted to promote Li Jingtian to take over his position, but after his accidental death, Li Jingtian kept declining, saying that he would discuss the matter after he had established a firm foothold on Zengmu Island.

“…”

After hearing what Moore said, Chang Xingkun’s face looked extremely ugly.

A month ago, his family was kidnapped by MI6 agents. Since then, he has gradually become a pawn in the hands of MI6, helping them do things until today, when Moore asked him to cooperate in killing Li Jingtian and others.

“Even if I become the president of the Nanyang branch, I will be nothing more than a puppet in your hands.”

Chang Xingkun’s tone was exceptionally calm.

“Mr. Chang, this is how the world is. The strong prey on the weak. If you don’t want to be our puppet, it’s very simple. Strengthen your own strength so that our Junqing Sixth Division will not dare to threaten you.”

Moore’s tone was even calmer than Chang Xingkun’s.

After learning that Field was sentenced, Moore just wanted to complete his mission in Southeast Asia as soon as possible, kill Li Jingtian, extinguish the small flame of autonomy for Chinese in Southeast Asia, and then return to Hong Kong Island to deal with Lu Yaowen and rescue Field.

“Okay, I promise you, tomorrow, I will meet Li Jingtian and the others at Jinshida’s manor…”

After hesitating for a moment, Chang Xingkun finally chose to “stab his brother twice”.

“Mr. Chang, you should know the price of deceiving us.”

After saying this, Moore did not give Chang Xingkun a chance to speak again. He waved his hand, signaling his men standing behind Chang Xingkun to take Chang Xingkun away.

After Chang Xingkun left, Moore took out his satellite phone and dialed a number.

“Bring someone to Penang right now. We’ll need you to do some work tomorrow.”

Moore said immediately after the call was connected.

“Okay, sir.”

A rough male voice came from the receiver.

After hearing this answer, Moore immediately hung up the phone and dialed the next number: “Notify the people in Java and tell them that tomorrow…”

Moore slowly told his plan. After hanging up the phone, Moore pondered for a long time before dialing another number.

“I will be returning to Hong Kong Island in a week, and I need you to prepare some things for me in advance…”

(End of this chapter)