Chapter 333 [333] When I thought of joining Lu, I suddenly felt that the world was wide open. Following Lu Yaowen and loving his country was the only way out.

Peninsula Hotel.

“Mr. Lu!”

“Mr. Lu!”…

As Lu Yaowen entered the door, everyone along the way bowed to greet Lu Yaowen, even the “local faction” leaders such as He Shanheng, Li Baoguo, and Liao Liewen were no exception.

After Lu Yaowen walked onto the podium and picked up the microphone, the entire banquet hall fell silent again.

“Ladies and gentlemen, there are two purposes for holding this banquet today.”

As he spoke, Lu Yaowen looked around at everyone present, and then continued with a smile: “The first goal is that the New Territories Heung Yee Kuk will cooperate with Shimao Real Estate and Hengzhao Real Estate to establish a New Territories Development Company. This company will attract investment from the whole society, and everyone is welcome to actively participate.”

Hearing Lu Yaowen’s words, everyone present looked relieved.

Now even a fool knows that the New Territories is Hong Kong Island’s next treasure trove, and everyone wants to get a piece of the pie during the development of the New Territories.

But without the nod from Lu Yaowen, the ‘King of the New Territories’, no one can ‘enter’ the New Territories, especially them, the ‘locals’.

The meaning of what Lu Yaowen just said was very clear. As long as people follow him, Lu Yaowen, they can “make cakes” and “eat cakes” together with Lu Yaowen.

“The second purpose is that the directors of the Jockey Club will soon resign en masse. Anyone interested in becoming a director of the Jockey Club can come and talk to me privately.”

“But I don’t have much time. I hope people who are caring and have the confidence to be a Jockey Club director will come to me to sign up. If you don’t have the confidence, please don’t waste our time.”

Compared to Lu Yaowen’s “opening the new territories”, his words made everyone present, except Li Wenbin, look incredulous.

He Shanheng, Li Guobao and Liao Liewen were especially surprised.

They thought that Lu Yaowen might show goodwill to them, the “locals” tonight, but they didn’t expect that Lu Yaowen would show his goodwill so directly.

This made the big guys in the “local faction” very embarrassed.

They originally wanted to avoid offending Lu Yaowen or the Eagles and continue to remain “neutral”.

Now that Lu Yaowen has shown such great “goodwill”, if they do not accept it, they will be disrespecting Lu Yaowen and will be cutting themselves off from the core circle of Hong Kong Island in the future.

But if they accept it, it would be tantamount to boarding Lu Yaowen’s boat directly and openly breaking with the Eagle people.

After so many years of “discipline”, they have a subconscious resistance to “betraying” the American people, which also makes them “blocked on both ends”.

“The Jockey Club is very important to Hong Kong Island and must not be shut down. After the previous board of directors resigns, the next board of directors will take over immediately, so I can only give everyone a few hours to consider. If you want to sign up after 12 o’clock tonight, it will be too late.”

Lu Yaowen took another step forward.

Just like what Ho Shanheng and others thought, he wanted to force these “fence-sitters” to board his Lu Yaowen’s ship and completely take control of the overall situation in Hong Kong Island.

After explaining the two ‘purposes’ of hosting the banquet to everyone present, Lu Yaowen announced the official start of the banquet.

Less than two hours after Lu Yaowen finished speaking, seven or eight wealthy and powerful people from the “local faction” came to Lu Yaowen for a “detailed chat”. One of them was an “old acquaintance” of Lu Yaowen, Lin Zhengyue, chairman of Cheng Shin Group.

In a room next to the banquet hall.

“Mr. Lu, long time no see.”

Lin Zhengyue was very humble in front of Lu Yaowen.

If you want to talk to Lu Yaowen, you have to be brought to Lu Yaowen’s room by Gao Shiwen in public. This is equivalent to publicly saying to the Eagle people: “I vote for Lu Yaowen!”

“Mr. Lin, your son has asked me out for dinner several times, but I have never been available. Could you please tell him I’m sorry for him?”

Lu Yaowen also had a smile on his face.

“Mr. Lu, you know that our Cheng Shin Group is a long-established real estate company, especially in the field of building and operating docks. There are no more than two companies in Hong Kong Island that do better than us.”

“Yau Ma Tei Pier and Kwun Tong Pier are our Cheng Shin Group’s assets. In the next three years, our Cheng Shin Group can invest HK$3 billion to build a freight terminal in Tuen Mun that is no less large than the Yau Ma Tei Pier.”

After saying hello, Lin Zhengyue directly told everyone his plan.

He had come into contact with Lu Yaowen and knew that Lu Yaowen was a person who attached great importance to practical matters. Talking nonsense would only make Lu Yaowen disgusted. The best solution was to directly tell Lu Yaowen what benefits he could bring.

Sure enough, after listening to Lin Zhengyue’s words, Lu Yaowen showed a smile on his face: “Mr. Lin, I believe that the New Territories Development Company will definitely welcome powerful businessmen like you to invest in the New Territories.”

“…”

After hearing what Lu Yaowen said, Lin Zhengyue felt a little relieved, but he still stared at Lu Yaowen closely, waiting for another “answer” from Lu Yaowen.

“Mr. Lin, I’m telling you the truth. I have secured six spots for your ‘local faction’ at the Jockey Club, one of which will go to Li Wenbin. I will submit your name tonight. Believe me, you have a great chance.”

Lu Yaowen did not keep Lin Zhengyue waiting for long and gave the ‘answer’ directly.

However, Lin Zhengyue was not very satisfied with this ‘answer’: “Mr. Lu, I am sure that the New Territories will be the second center of Hong Kong Island in the future, and I am willing to contribute more to the development of the New Territories.”

After saying this parallel sentence of ‘I can be patriotic, and I can also negotiate’, Lin Zhengyue paused slightly, then took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket, unfolded it, and handed it to Lu Yaowen.

After Lu Yaowen took the note, the four words “Hong Kong Grand Bridge” came into his sight.

“Mr. Lu, if the New Territories want to develop rapidly, they must be connected to the Special Administrative Region and the Greater Bay Area. Just a highway from Cantonese to Kowloon is not enough.”

“If a bridge is built between Tuen Mun and Nam Shan, the western New Territories can be connected to the SAR. If another expressway is built to connect with the expressway from Cantonese to Kowloon, the entire New Territories and the SAR can be completely connected.”

“We, the Cheng Shin Group, are willing to work with the New Territories Development Company to build this bridge.”

When Lin Zhengyue decided to attend this banquet, he had already made up his mind to switch his allegiance to Lu Yaowen. This Hong Kong Special Cross-sea Bridge was the “letter of allegiance” he prepared for himself.

“Mr. Lin, I have seen your sincerity. The Jockey Club needs people like you who are caring and capable to serve as directors.”

The smile on Lu Yaowen’s face was very bright.

“Mr. Lu, please rest assured that I will definitely contribute my humble efforts to the Jockey Club, the New Territories and Hong Kong Island in the future.”

The smile on Lin Zhengyue’s face was even brighter than that on Lu Yaowen’s face.

Following Lin Zhengyue’s departure, several more local wealthy businessmen walked into Lu Yaowen’s room, but after each of them came out, the smiles on their faces were not as “bright” as Lin Zhengyue’s.

Lu Yaowen knew very well that if he strongly recommended someone, the mainland would definitely give him face and allow that person to serve as a director of the Jockey Club.

But Lu Yaowen did not intend to do so. Unless someone was as sincere as Lin Zhengyue, Lu Yaowen would only help them “register”.

There are only six positions for the “local faction”, and Lu Yaowen has to carefully select each candidate before letting the mainland make the final decision.

As time passed, it soon came to 11:30 in the evening. As it was getting closer to twelve o’clock and Lu Yaowen still had no intention of taking the initiative to see them, He Shanheng, Li Guobao and Liao Liewen became a little panicked.

After an eye contact, Li Guobao, the youngest of the three, walked towards the room where Lu Yaowen was, step by step, under the gaze of everyone in the banquet hall.

One minute later.

“Mr. Lu.”

After Li Guobao walked into the room, he looked at Lu Yaowen, who looked relaxed, and forced a smile on his face.

“Mr. Li, you are a distinguished guest, please take a seat.”

Lu Yaowen pointed to the chair in front of him and said with a smile.

“Mr. Lu, the two goals you mentioned today are very good. The New Territories is the largest area in Hong Kong Island. Only by developing the New Territories well and eliminating this shortcoming can Hong Kong Island attract more talents and truly become a world-class metropolis.”

“The same is true for the Jockey Club. What the Eagles did before was indeed too much. The new Jockey Club board must truly consider the interests of the people of Hong Kong Island.”

After Li Guobao sat down, he directly “sang” two high-pitched lines to test Lu Yaowen’s intentions.

“Mr. Li said it well, I agree with it.”

Lu Yaowen said this lightly, with a half-smile on his face.

Seeing Lu Yaowen’s expression, Li Guobao knew that Lu Yaowen was very dissatisfied with what he had just said. After a moment’s silence, Li Baoguo continued, “Mr. Lu, I have a few more words to say.”

“Everyone in Hong Kong knows that the Eagles will leave. What we Hong Kongers have to do is to smoothly take over everything in Hong Kong after they leave and not let Hong Kong have any disturbances.”

“This matter is neither difficult nor easy. I think the most critical point is that we need a leader. After all, a man cannot walk without a leader, and a bird cannot fly without a leader.”

“Mr. Lu, you are the most suitable person to lead the team.”

Compared to Lin Zhengyue’s “Once I thought of joining Lu Yaowen, I felt the world was wide open”, Li Guobao was more direct. He wanted to put a “yellow robe” on Lu Yaowen immediately and give him the title of Governor of Hong Kong.

“Mr. Li, you are joking. There are so many talented people in Hong Kong Island. How can a junior like me be the leader?”

Lu Yaowen shook his head and smiled.

“Mr. Lu…”

When Li Guobao heard what Lu Yaowen said, he was about to persuade him again, but was interrupted by Lu Yaowen: “Mr. Li, let’s end this topic here. Do you have anything else to say?”

“…”

At this moment, Li Guobao was a little confused. He never thought that by flattering the horse, he actually hit the horse’s hoof.

Does Lu Yaowen really not want to be this leader?
Lu Yaowen looked at Li Guobao deeply. He, Lu Yaowen, could be anything except a leader. Otherwise, he would be involved in the underworld, the white world, and the circle of the wealthy. Just thinking about it, Lu Yaowen felt that he should be cleared out of Hong Kong Island.

I don’t know if Li Guobao is too smart or too stupid. He never thought of this.

But there is one thing Lu Yaowen is sure of, he doesn’t like this guy, or in other words, Lu Yaowen doesn’t like these three people, He Shanheng, Li Guobao and Liao Liewen.

The current situation of the ‘local faction’ is largely due to these three ‘leaders’. Just looking at Li Baoguo’s performance just now, we can see some clues.

Even in the current situation, Li Guobao is still unwilling to place a heavy bet on Lu Yaowen. He only expressed his support for Lu Yaowen to be a leader. It was pure lip service and there was no sincerity at all.

These people are typical examples of ‘being cautious when doing great things and forgetting righteousness when seeing small gains’. How can we develop Hong Kong Island if we are with such insects?
Lu Yaowen was determined to “hide” these three people.

Moreover, the best way to reshape a force is to establish a new core for it, so that power will naturally shift around the new core.

Just like Luk Yaowen now, after he became the new power center of Hong Kong Island, the power of Hong Kong Island naturally changed.

As for He Shanheng, Li Guobao and Liao Liewen, would they have any objections?
If they can cooperate with Lu Yaowen in developing the New Territories, Lu Yaowen can still let their descendants continue to be rich. If they don’t cooperate…

“Mr. Lu, please believe my sincerity.”

Li Guobao didn’t know what to say for a moment, so he could only say this sentence.

“Mr. Li, I will submit your name. As for whether you can become a director of the Jockey Club, the decision is not in my hands. Please understand me.”

After saying this, Lu Yaowen waved his hand and ordered Li Guobao to leave.

“Mr. Lu, I’ll take my leave now.”

At this moment, no matter how unhappy Li Guobao was, he could only get up and say goodbye and leave.

Then, He Shanheng and Liao Liewen received the same treatment from Li Guobao. Lu Yaowen gave them a neutral response and asked them to leave.

By the time Liao Liewen left the house, it was already 11:57 p.m.

That night, a total of eleven people came to see Lu Yaowen, each of them was a powerful figure among the “local faction”.

It was not until exactly twelve o’clock that Lu Yaowen walked out of the room and announced the end of tonight’s banquet.

Afterwards, Lu Yaowen was very polite and sent away the guests attending the banquet one by one. He then took out his mobile phone and dialed a number.

“Mr. Li, everything is ready, right?”

“Okay, Mr. Li, I will remember what you did.”

After a conversation, Lu Yaowen hung up the phone and walked back to the suite where he lived.

At this moment, Li Wenbin had been waiting for him in the room for a long time.

‘Dong dong dong~’

Not long after Lu Yaowen walked into the suite, a knock on the door attracted Li Wenbin’s attention.

Soon, a mixed-race man appeared in Li Wenbin’s sight.

“Mr. Li, let me introduce you to Xie Tianning. You will need to cooperate with him to establish an intelligence network in the ‘local faction’.”

Lu Yaowen said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Li Wenbin looked at Xie Tianning deeply. He always felt like he had seen this person somewhere.

“Hello, Mr. Li, my name is Xie Tianning. Please take care of me in the future.”

Xie Tianning took the initiative to walk in front of Li Wenbin and stretched out his right hand.

“Hello, Mr. Xie.”

Li Wenbin also stretched out his right hand and shook hands with Xie Tianning, but in his mind, he was still wondering where he had seen Xie Tianning before.

“Mr. Li, guess what? If He Shanheng, Li Guobao, and Liao Liewen don’t get my accurate answer, will they become resentful and return to the Eagle Country camp?”

After letting Li Wenbin and Xie Tianning say hello, Lu Yaowen asked with a smile.

“Mr. Lu, unless you are a fool or too deeply tied to the Eagle people, no one will go to join the Eagle people at this time.”

Li Wenbin said slowly.

“Then let us hear whether you are right or not.”

As he spoke, Lu Yaowen smiled and nodded to Xie Tianning.

Without hesitation, Xie Tianning took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

After the call was connected, a somewhat distorted voice came from the speaker of the phone.

“Mr. He, Mr. Liao, Lu Yaowen’s attitude towards us is very vague. We may have to prepare for the worst.”

Li Wenbin immediately recognized it as Li Guobao’s voice.

“Worst case scenario? What do you mean? We continue to cooperate with the Eagles? They can’t even hold their own position. You don’t still believe in the position they promised us, do you?”

Liao Liwen’s voice sounded.

“Of course I don’t mean to follow the Eagles. It’s just that the mainland is just to the north. Why should we communicate with the mainland through Lu Yaowen?”

Hearing what Li Guobao said, Li Wenbin subconsciously glanced at Lu Yaowen, but Lu Yaowen’s expression did not change at all, even the curve of the smile on his lips did not change at all.

‘Could it be that Lu Yaowen has really become the spokesperson for the mainland in Hong Kong Island?’

Li Wenbin thought secretly in his heart.

If this is true, then Lu Yaowen will be called the “King of Hong Kong Island” like He Xian.

At this time, He Shanheng’s voice came from the receiver, interrupting Li Wenbin’s “random thoughts”: “The national security’s suggestion is good. The mainland has been trying to win us over for so many years. Instead of handing in a “letter of surrender” to Lu Yaowen, it is better to hand in a “letter of surrender” directly to the mainland.”

“Levin, National Security, I will not hide it from you. I have actually made two preparations. I am ready to hand over the “letter of surrender” to the mainland.”

“Mr. He, what kind of ‘letter of surrender’ are you going to give to the mainland?”

After listening to He Shanheng’s words, Li Guobao became a little excited, and even the way he addressed He Shanheng changed slightly.

“The right to issue Hong Kong dollars!”

He Shanheng slowly uttered these five words.

Then, he continued, “The mainland will obtain the right to issue Hong Kong dollars sooner or later. We can have the newspapers and media build momentum tomorrow so that the mainland can obtain the right to issue Hong Kong dollars as soon as possible and make preparations in advance to prevent any accidents after the handover.”

“I believe that the mainland has long wanted to obtain the right to issue the Hong Kong dollar, and this time we will lend them a helping hand.”

“Mr. He, this is a brilliant move of yours. If we help the mainland obtain the right to issue Hong Kong dollars, maybe we can get in touch with the highest level of the mainland like Lei Yingdong and Bao Yugang, and then Lu Yaowen won’t be able to suppress us.”

After He Shanheng’s voice fell, Liao Liewen immediately spoke.

Then, he continued to ask Li Baoguo: “Guo Bao, what do you mean?”

“Ginger is always more experienced, I totally agree with Mr. He’s idea.”

Li Guobao immediately gave his answer.

“Since everyone agrees, let’s take action immediately. We will start to build momentum tomorrow and then get in touch with the Hong Kong Office.”

He Shanheng said slowly.

After some discussion, He Shanheng, Li Guobao and Liao Liewen separated and went back to their homes.

At the same time, in a suite at the Peninsula Hotel.

“Mr. Lu, what are you going to do?”

Li Wenbin was somewhat curious whether Lu Yaowen would really let He Shanheng and the other two bypass him and contact the mainland.

To be more precise, he really wanted to know whether Lu Yaowen was truly wholeheartedly devoted to the mainland and Hong Kong Island, or was just using this as an excuse to seize power.

“This is a good thing and I certainly want to support them.”

Lu Yaowen said with a frank look and a smile.

“Can you tell me how you plan to support them?”

Li Wenbin asked.

“Someone from the Hong Kong Office will come to visit Li Guobao and his team shortly, so they don’t have to take the initiative to find someone from the Hong Kong Office.”

Lu Yaowen slowly stood up, the smile on his face becoming brighter.

“…”

Hearing Lu Yaowen’s words, Li Wenbin’s eyes flickered. At this moment, he completely understood that the relationship between Lu Yaowen and the mainland had already exceeded their imagination.

Perhaps Lu Yaowen cannot make decisions for the mainland, but as long as Lu Yaowen does not nod, the mainland will definitely give Lu Yaowen face.

“Mr. Li, people can’t be patriotic only when they want benefits, what do you think?”

As if knowing what Li Wenbin was thinking, Lu Yaowen asked this question with a smile.

Li Wenbin, who was originally a little dazed, came back to his senses instantly after hearing Lu Yaowen’s words, and then nodded slowly.

What Lu Yaowen said is right. He and people like Lei Yingdong and Bao Yugang have fought against the British Hong Kong government for so long and have suffered so much suppression and endured so many losses. Can their patriotism be the same as that of Ho Sin-heng and Li Kwok-bao?

There is no distinction between high and low patriotism, but there is distinction between high and low patriots.

…Half an hour later, at Li Guobao’s home in the East Mid-Levels villa area.

“National Security, I’m back. How is it going?”

After Li Guobao walked into his villa, an old man in his seventies who was sitting on the sofa stood up, looked at Li Guobao and asked with a smile.

This person was Li Guobao’s third uncle, the first Chinese Chief Justice of Hong Kong Island, Li Fook Shan.

“Uncle San, the situation is not good. Just now…”

Li Guobao repeated in detail to Li Fushan the conversation he had just had with Lu Yaowen, as well as his conversations with He Shanheng and Liao Liewen.

“It’s normal for people to have opinions about making a move at this time. Going directly to the mainland is indeed an option, but…”

When Li Fushan said this, his eyes moved slightly.

“Uncle San, just what?”

Li Guobao asked immediately.

“It’s just that Lu Yaowen is very popular in the mainland. You left him aside and communicated with the mainland. In the short term, it is indeed a good move, but in the long term, it may not be a good thing.”

Li Guobao’s eyes moved: “What do you mean?”

“Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the mainland’s current good situation in Hong Kong Island was basically created by Lu Yaowen, but have you seen any official rewards given to Lu Yaowen by the mainland?”

“Lu Yaowen was not listed as a member of the Basic Law Drafting Committee or the Preparatory Committee. He was not even given the title of Hong Kong Affairs Advisor. Do you know what this means?”

Li Guobao’s face became very solemn after hearing Li Fushan’s words: “Uncle, please tell me clearly.”

“You kid, you just like to hide your abilities. You’ve already guessed it, but you still want an old man like me to tell you clearly?”

Li Fushan pointed at Li Guobao, shook his head and laughed.

“Uncle San, I just can’t believe that Lu Yaowen, a gangster, can have such political wisdom. He is so young, but he can endure the glory of being second to none?”

Li Guobao’s tone was full of disbelief.

“Not to contend is to contend; to contend is not to contend. Only by not contending can no one in the world contend with you.”

After saying this, Li Fushan looked at Li Guobao and said earnestly: “Guobao, you have to know that there are geniuses in this world, and Lu Yaowen is that genius.”

“Uncle San, do you mean that our Li family should completely surrender to Lu Yaowen? What kind of ‘letter of surrender’ do we need to give him?”

Li Guobao frowned slightly.

“National Security, compared to Ho Shan Heng and Liao Lie Wen, the biggest advantage our Li family has is that I am the vice president of the appellate court of the regional high court.”

“As far as I know, after signing the agreement with the mainland, the Eagles tried to set traps for the mainland in the four areas of education, elections, legislation and justice, and steal the governance of Hong Kong Island from the mainland.”

“Think about it, what has Lu Yaowen done? In the four areas of education, elections, legislation, and justice, Lu Yaowen has taken away some of the power in these three areas. Only the judiciary is still under the control of the Eagles.”

“The people I trained and I have become a nail in the Hong Kong judicial system. This is our Li family’s token of loyalty to Lu Yaowen.”

Li Fushan said slowly.

After hearing what Li Fushan said, Li Guobao’s eyes became extremely complicated. What Li Fushan said did make sense, but if he really did what Li Fushan said, the main line of the Li family in the future would most likely change from his, Li Guobao’s lineage, to Li Fushan’s lineage, which Li Guobao could not accept.

‘Ring ring ring~’

At this moment, a phone call interrupted Li Guobao’s “struggle”.

“Which one?”

Li Guobao picked up the microphone and asked.

Immediately, his expression changed slightly: “Bring him to see me immediately. Remember, you must be polite.”

After that, Li Guobao slowly hung up the phone and looked at Li Fushan who was also staring at him: “A man who claims to be the section chief of the Hong Kong Office wants to see me.”

“Someone from the Hong Kong Office?”

Hearing Li Guobao’s words, Li Fushan’s expression changed slightly.

A few minutes later.

“Mr. Li, I’m Tang Sibo from the Hong Kong Office. I’m sorry to disturb your rest by visiting you so late at night.”

As Lu Yaowen continued to make contributions, Tang Sibo, as Lu Yaowen’s contact person, also rose in status in the Hong Kong Office. He is now the director of the First Department and one of the middle and senior management of the Hong Kong Office.

He came to see Li Guobao tonight all because of Lu Yaowen’s instructions.

“Mr. Tang is too polite.”

Li Guobao first said something polite, then continued, “Mr. Tang, what do you want to see us about?”

“Mr. Li, don’t you want to communicate directly with our Hong Kong Office? There’s no need for a big shot like you to come to our Hong Kong Office in person. We’ll take the initiative to come to your door to talk to you.”

“…”

After hearing what Tang Sibo said, Li Guobao showed a shocked expression on his face. He never thought that the content of his “secret conversation” with Ho Shanheng and Liao Liewen would be known to the people from the Hong Kong Affairs Office so quickly. How did they know it?

At this moment, a trace of fear surged in Li Guobao’s heart, as if a pair of invisible eyes were staring at him.

“Mr. Li?”

Tang Sibo’s voice brought Li Guobao back to his senses. After a moment’s silence, he said, “Mr. Tang, since you know everything, there is no need for us to discuss it in detail. Just tell me the answer directly.”

“Hahaha~”

Tang Sibo laughed loudly, then glanced at Li Fushan who was sitting next to Li Guobao, and said with a smile: “Mr. Li, hasn’t your Li family made a decision? Our Hong Kong Office strongly supports this decision.”

Li Guobao turned his head sharply and looked at his uncle, his eyes full of disbelief. Ten seconds later, he turned his head again and looked at Tang Sibo: “Mr. Tang, I’m curious, who ordered you to come this time? Lu Yaowen, or the leader of your Hong Kong Office?”

“Mr. Lu’s meaning is what our Hong Kong Office means.”

Tang Sibo spoke slowly, word by word.

‘Boom~’

Tang Sibo’s words were like a thunderclap, shocking Li Guobao so much that his brain almost shut down. He had already overestimated the importance of Lu Yaowen in the mainland, but the facts proved that he still underestimated Lu Yaowen.

The meaning of Tang Sibo’s words is very clear. Without Lu Yaowen’s certification, Li Guobao does not even have the qualifications to be patriotic.

This……

“Mr. Li, I have already told you everything that needs to be said. It is up to you to decide what to do next.”

After saying that, Tang Sibo was about to get up and leave.

“Mr. Tang, did your Hong Kong Office also send someone to talk to Ho Sin-heng, Liao Lie-wen and the others?”

Li Guobao asked this question immediately.

“Of course, Mr. Li, it is not too late to mend the situation. We are willing to give everyone a chance, provided that they are truly patriotic.”

After saying this, Tang Sibo left the villa directly.

“Uncle San, when did you join Lu Yaowen?”

After Tang Sibo left, Li Guobao turned his head and looked at Li Fushan again with a very ugly expression.

He finally understood why Li Fushan had just given him such a “clear and logical” analysis and urged him to join Lu Yaowen. It turned out that he had already joined Lu a long time ago.

“National Security, is this question important?”

Li Fushan’s expression was exceptionally calm.

“Very important.”

Li Guobao said slowly.

“As far as I know, no bank in Hong Kong Island has moved its headquarters to the New Territories. This is an opportunity for Bank of East Asia.”

Li Fushan still did not answer Li Guobao’s question.

Only after hearing Li Fushan’s words did Li Guobao’s expression improve a lot.

He asked Li Fushan that question because he was afraid that Li Fushan’s lineage would usurp the position of “head of the family” from Li Guobao’s lineage. Li Fushan’s words just now meant that he had no intention of seizing the position of “head of the Li family”.

“Uncle San, I’m very curious, what conditions did Lawrence Lu agree to for you?”

Li Guobao asked the second question.

“Chief Justice of the Regional High Court, President of Zhengyuan Law School.”

When he heard the word “chief justice”, Li Guobao’s expression was still calm, but after hearing the words “president of Zhengyuan Law School”, Li Guobao’s expression suddenly changed.

After a moment’s silence, Li Guobao forced a smile on his face: “Uncle San, is Guowei interested in returning to work at the Bank of East Asia?”

Li Fushan has four sons and one daughter. Three of his sons and daughter are lawyers, but his third son, Li Guowei, works in the financial industry at Citibank in America.

Li Guobao asked Li Guowei to return to the Bank of East Asia to help. The meaning was very clear, that is, to give part of the Li family’s assets to Li Fushan’s line, just because Li Fushan had won the recognition of Lu Yaowen.

“It’s not too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost, national security.”

Li Fushan was still the “Riddler”. After saying this, he stood up and said goodbye.

“…”

Looking at Li Fushan’s leaving back, Li Guobao sat on the sofa in a daze, not saying a word for a long time.

……

The next morning, among the three breaking news from the press conferences of the Governor of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Island Police Force, and the ICAC, an article suggesting that the mainland should intervene in the issuance of the Hong Kong dollar in advance was particularly “eye-catching.”

In this article, various quotations and references are used to praise the benefits of mainland China obtaining the right to issue Hong Kong dollars in advance, as if the mainland China could start issuing Hong Kong dollars that afternoon.

He Shanheng, Li Guobao and Liao Liewen are indeed very powerful. Almost all the “local” newspapers published this article on the front page.

Even the all-English ‘Ma Bao’ published an English translation of the article.

Governor’s Residence.

Peng Jiakang looked at the “Horse Newspaper” in his hand with an extremely gloomy expression.

He could have guessed last night that these “local faction” guys would definitely choose to defect to the mainland, but he didn’t expect that they would defect so thoroughly.

This article was published in the “Ma Bao” and it was clearly intended for the Eagles to see. It was telling the Eagles clearly: I have gone to the mainland.

The complete defection of the ‘local faction’ will not only strengthen the strength of the ‘mainland faction’, but will also make the already unstable ‘foreign faction’ even more ‘panicked’.

‘Dong dong dong~’

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

“Mr. Governor, the director of the Hong Kong Office is here and said he wants to discuss something with you.”

Richard’s voice reached Peng Jiakang’s ears after the knock on the door.

“Fuck, they’re here so fast!” Peng Jiakang knew what the Hong Kong Office wanted to talk to him about without even thinking about it. After a moment’s hesitation, he said, “Bring them over here.”

Peng Jiakang knew very well that he couldn’t escape this time, so he could only try to delay time as long as possible.

On the other side, the Peninsula Hotel.

Under the guidance of Gao Gang, Guan Zu walked to the outside of a suite with some excitement.

After staying in He Liansheng for more than half a year, Guan Zu has been completely conquered by Lu Yaowen, the most legendary leader in the history of He Liansheng.

He started from scratch and built a huge empire spanning both the black and white worlds. Such a person is a living legend.

Lu Yaowen has become the only idol in Guan Zu’s heart.

But despite being excited, Guan Zu was still a little nervous. He didn’t know why Lu Yaowen suddenly wanted to see him.

‘Dong dong dong~’

“Come in.”

As the knock on the door sounded, a ‘strange yet familiar’ voice of Guan Zu reached his ears.

Soon, Lu Yaowen’s figure appeared in Guan Zu’s sight.

“Dragon head.”

Without any hesitation, Guan Zu immediately greeted Lu Yaowen respectfully.

“Azu, sit down.”

A warm smile appeared on Lu Yaowen’s face.

“Dragon Head, what do you want to tell me?”

Guan Zu’s eyes were full of nervousness, and he only dared to sit on half of his butt.

“After this period of experience, what do you think of us and Liansheng?”

Lu Yaowen asked with a smile.

“Longtou, to be honest, Heliansheng is my home.”

Guan Zu gave this perfect answer with a sincere look on his face.

“A-Zu, I’ve told you that you are a capable person, but your father can’t see your ability. Now I need your help, are you willing to help me?”

Lu Yaowen looked straight at Guan Zu and asked slowly.

“Dragon head, give the order!”

Guan Zu gave his answer without hesitation.

“I will create a shooting club. The members of the club are at least white-collar workers, especially the second generation of rich people, who are the members the club needs most.”

“A-Zu, I’m going to let you run and manage this shooting club.”

Lu Yaowen looked at Guan Zu and said with a smile.

“Longtou, you want me to run a shooting club? Can I do it? I’m afraid I’ll interfere with your work.”

After listening to Lu Yaowen’s words, Guan Zu was a little confused and subconsciously refused.

“A-Zu, there is absolutely no problem with my judgment of people. If I say you can do it, then you can definitely do it.”

Lu Yaowen’s tone was full of affirmation.

Single-handedly, he can set up a club for the rich second generation and even get several rich second generation people to risk their lives with him. Lu Yaowen believes that with his support, he can definitely successfully build a large-scale club and attract all the young rich second generation who like excitement.

“Dragon Head, thank you for your trust. I will definitely do my best!”

Guan Zu’s eyes were filled with emotion when he looked at Lu Yaowen.

He grew up under his father’s repressive education, and his father never affirmed him. Lu Yaowen not only pulled him out of that quagmire, but also gave him absolute trust.

For the first time, Guan Zu realized what it meant to “a gentleman will die for his friend.”

“A-Zu, the name of this club is Zhenhua Shooting Club.”

Lu Yaowen spoke slowly, word by word.

In the next few days, big news frequently broke out in Hong Kong Island. First, the British Hong Kong government and the Hong Kong Office jointly issued a document, revealing that the third bank with the right to issue Hong Kong dollars had surfaced. The British Hong Kong government would fully implement the bank’s issuance rights within six months.

By the middle of next year, Hong Kong Island will have a third Hong Kong dollar in addition to the Hong Kong dollars issued by HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank.

Then, the chairman of the Jockey Club, Robinson, took the initiative to plead guilty and resigned. Later, the twelve directors of the Jockey Club also publicly announced their collective resignation.

Joelen Sassoon and others were released by the police due to insufficient evidence.

Afterwards, Li Wenbin, Lin Zhengyue, Li Fushan, Lei Yingdong’s son Lei Zhenhuan, Bao Yugang’s son-in-law Wu Huazheng and other twelve people formed the new board of directors of the Jockey Club.

After the new Jockey Club board of directors was fully staffed, the first board meeting was immediately held to elect a new chairman of the Jockey Club.

After the chairman’s name was made public, most people in Hong Kong were stunned.

“Who is Ruan Mei?”

This question became the most popular issue in Hong Kong Island that day, without a doubt.

Whether intentional or unintentional, the news that Ruan Mei was Lu Yaowen’s woman soon leaked out and spread across Hong Kong Island at an extremely fast speed.

After hearing the news, the confused citizens of Hong Kong Island immediately resolved their doubts.

As Lu Yaowen’s woman, Ruan Mei is qualified enough to be the chairman of the Jockey Club.

……

For the next ten days, Hong Kong Island was calm until January 16th.

That afternoon, in Lu Yaowen’s office at the Midu Hotel.

‘Ring ring ring~’

A phone rang.

“Brother Wen, just as you expected, America has declared war on Babylon. The Gulf War you mentioned has begun!”

After Lu Yaowen picked up the microphone, Sima Nianzu’s somewhat excited voice came out from the receiver.

“A-Zu, the next period of time will depend on your performance!”

After hearing Sima Nianzu’s words, a gleam of brilliance flashed in Lu Yaowen’s eyes. This Gulf War will provide Lu Yaowen with the last bargaining chip.

After this, Lu Yaowen wanted to let the Eagle people know what it means to get involved in a mess and always have to pay the price…

(End of this chapter)