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Over time, in order to 'reward' those who had contributed to the British Hong Kong government, with the approval of the 19th Governor of Hong Kong, Judd, it was permitted that those who had received the Order of the Eagle, medals, or were awarded the rank of Justice of the Peace, as well as police officers and civil servants who sacrificed their lives for the British Hong Kong government, be buried here as well.
This is the foreigners' disruptive policy: not only do they use Chinese to control Chinese people, but they also categorize dead Chinese people into different classes.
This afternoon, Wang Ailin and eighteen other police officers who "sacrificed" themselves in the Political Department will be buried here.
Before 3 p.m., reporters from major newspapers and television stations on Hong Kong Island arrived with their cameras and microphones, ready to broadcast the funeral live.
It's not that it's unusual for a police officer to die, but it's unusual for a police officer from the Special Branch to die and be buried publicly. Moreover, the Hong Kong British government has announced that senior officials of the Hong Kong British government, including Governor Eugene, will attend the funeral.
Most importantly, Political Minister Tai Anmin will publicly resign in front of major media outlets after the funeral.
The public resignation of the head of the mysterious Political Department is unprecedented since its establishment, and reporters from major media outlets have even prepared front-page headlines for this news.
Soon, a Rolls-Royce without license plates, but with a crown emblem hanging where the license plates should have been, slowly drove into the Happy Valley Cemetery.
The reporters present immediately became excited, because the car was none other than the official car of Hong Kong Governor Eugene.
'Click click click click click~'
Bathed in the flashes of light, Eugene slowly walked into the Happy Valley Cemetery.
Then, Chief Executive Shek Hong, Financial Secretary Jeremy Rodgers, Commissioner of Police Michael Mak, and other senior officials of the Hong Kong British government arrived by car and then walked up to the Happy Valley Cemetery.
Soon, it was 3:30.
At the Happy Valley Cemetery, eighteen wooden coffins were neatly arranged on the ground, and eighteen pits had been dug next to them.
For security reasons, the families of these eighteen police officers were not allowed to attend the funeral. After all, the people in the Special Branch knew their own reputation. If their family members were discovered to be relatives of officers from the Special Branch, even if the people around them did not act excessively, there would definitely be some rejection.
Therefore, Wang Ailin and the other 18 people had to travel alone.
'play music!'
With a shout from the police band commander, the melodious sound of Irish bagpipes filled the entire Happy Valley Cemetery.
This is also a tradition of the police force; at the funerals of fallen officers, Western instruments are played instead of traditional Chinese instruments.
The sound of Irish bagpipes added to the solemnity and reverence of the funeral.
But at this moment.
'Clang clang clang~'
'Beep beep beep~'
A burst of suona and gong sounds drifted into the ears of the foreigners in Happy Valley Cemetery, instantly breaking the melodious Irish bagpipes and making it sound more Chinese.
Upon hearing the voice, Governor Eugene of Hong Kong frowned slightly and turned to Damon beside him, saying, "Go and see what's going on."
"Yes, Governor."
Damon hadn't slept well for two days since meeting Li Jun, but now he could only force himself to go and see what was happening outside the Happy Valley Cemetery.
A few minutes later.
Damon stared at the colorful wreaths and the huge 'band' of dozens of people playing instruments and singing. Clearly, this was also a funeral procession, which left Damon momentarily stunned.
Meanwhile, the reporters standing guard at the foot of the Happy Valley Cemetery were all gleaming with excitement, frantically taking pictures of the extremely large funeral procession.
“I am Damon, the official in charge of the Governor’s Residence. You must remove these people immediately!”
Awakened by the sound of the camera shutter, Damon immediately spoke to the police officer guarding outside the Happy Valley Cemetery.
“Mr. Damon, it’s not that we don’t want to expel him, but... look for yourself…”
A police officer pointed to the nearly one thousand family members behind the funeral procession, looking helpless.
"Damn it, we're just a dozen or so people, and you expect us to drive away a funeral procession of nearly 2000? Are you giving us too much credit?!" the officer roared inwardly.
"..."
Damon followed the officer's hand and looked at the 'family group', then his heart skipped a beat.
Because he saw an acquaintance, Li Jun, in this 'family group'.
In fact, Damon should thank Li Jun. If Li Jun hadn't forced Eugene to step in, Damon, as the official in charge of the Governor's Office, would definitely have been the scapegoat, and now he wouldn't even know where he'd be working.
However, Damon clearly felt no gratitude towards Li Jun. He turned around and ran back to Eugene's side, recounting in detail what he had seen.
Upon hearing Damon mention Li Jun's name, Eugene's already unpleasant expression turned even more grim. After taking a deep breath, he slowly said, "Forget it, ignore him."
"..."
Eugene's words stunned Damon. He never expected that Eugene would back down.
People are practically trampling on your face and making a scene, and you're actually backing down?
However, since the Governor of Hong Kong had spoken, even if Damon didn't understand, he could only step aside. But Damon always felt that Li Jun had already stepped on his face, and he couldn't just back down and avoid it.
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Soon, the funeral ceremony moved on to the Governor's 'speech'.
'Pat pat pat~'
Amid applause, Eugene slowly walked to the center of the room, took out his prepared speech, cleared his throat, and was about to begin reading.
However, at this moment.
A commotion interrupted Eugene's 'speech'. Eugene frowned and looked in the direction from which the commotion came. Then, his expression suddenly changed.
Eugene saw the last person he wanted to see.
Li Jun!
"Sir, this is a private cemetery. You cannot trespass here!"
The policeman tried his best to stop Li Jun, but he had obviously underestimated Li Jun's superhuman strength. Not to mention him alone, even four or five people could not stop Li Jun.
Following behind Li Jun were Li Wang and Feng Yuxiu, who were covering for him, and Hong Kong reporters who loved to watch the drama unfold. At this moment, their eyes were shining, and their whole bodies were excited.
"Governor, you're here too!"
Li Jun looked at Eugene, who was standing in the center, and called out with a smile.
Then, before Eugene could speak, Li Jun continued, "I have a good relationship with Superintendent Wang Ailin of the Political Department. I heard that his funeral is being held here. Is it alright for me to see him off?"
"Li Jun, don't go too far!"
Upon hearing Li Jun's words, Political Minister Dai Anmin couldn't help but walk up to Li Jun, point at him, and shout loudly.
This guy was the one who killed the political department members, yet he went to their funerals and said he wanted to see them off. In Dai Anmin's view, this was a blatant provocation against the political department.
"Who are you?"
Li Jun glanced at Dai Anmin and asked casually.
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“I am Dai Anmin, the Minister of the Political Department. Li Jun, I will not allow you to humiliate my subordinates.”
Dai Anmin said coldly.
"Oh, it's Minister Dai. Minister Dai, I've come to see your subordinates off. You say I humiliated your subordinates, but what about the more than 600 brothers of Hung Hing who died? Did any of you foreigners even think about seeing them off? A commander and a minister, both resigning to take responsibility, wow, that's incredible. After all, my more than 600 brothers only lost their lives, while you lost your official positions. Maybe you can even find another place to continue being officials!"
Compared to sarcasm and ridicule, Dai Anmin was clearly no match for Li Jun.
With just a few words from Li Jun, Dai Anmin blushed and was rendered speechless.
"Li Jun, what exactly do you want to do?"
At this moment, as the second-in-command of the Hong Kong British government, and with Governor Eugene unable to speak, Chief Executive Shek Kang stepped forward and spoke to Li Jun.
“Mr. Governor, the police officers in the Political Department are lucky. They get free burial plots after they die, and they can be buried with you ‘noble’ foreigners. My poor 600-plus brothers can’t even afford a burial plot after they die. So, this world is unjust. Sometimes it’s more comfortable to be a dog than a human.”
Li Jun said quietly.
"Li Jun, what do you mean!"
Upon hearing Li Jun's words, Dai Anmin erupted, pointing at Li Jun and shouting loudly!
"It's nothing. Your Hong Kong British government promised to compensate my brother. Send it to me quickly. I still need to buy a burial plot for my brother. Don't let my brother die without a place to rest. In that case, I'll send them to your Hong Kong British government office building to keep you company."
Li Jun said slowly.
"Li Jun, the 6 million compensation will definitely be given to you this afternoon. Can you leave now?"
At this point, even the Financial Secretary, Gerald, couldn't sit still any longer and stepped forward to speak.
"Who are you?"
Li Jun asked with a smile.
"Financial Secretary Gerald."
Gerald replied with an arrogant expression.
"Oh, everyone heard that. The Financial Secretary said that the money would arrive in the account this afternoon. If it doesn't arrive, I will start calculating the interest after six o'clock. You can all be my witnesses."
Li Jun turned his head and smiled as he spoke to the reporters behind him.
"Li Jun, is there any other question?"
At this point, Governor Eugene of Hong Kong finally couldn't hold back and spoke up.
"Gone."
Li Jun smiled and then turned to leave.