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Dai Anmin was both Wang Ailin's mentor and his powerful backer.
In the political department, Wang Ailin could disrespect anyone, but he had to respect Dai Anmin.
“Superintendent Wong, I just received orders from the Governor of Hong Kong. He requires our Special Branch to immediately deal with the leaders of the three triads, Sun Kee, Wo Luen Shing, and Number Gang, and send the members of these three triads home. I am entrusting this task to you. I authorize you to use any measures. Remember, any measures. I only care about the results, not the process!”
Dai Anmin's tone seemed to carry a hint of bloodlust.
"Understood, Minister Dai."
Wang Ailin immediately responded loudly.
"Yes, get to work. I want to hear good news from you within an hour. The Governor is getting old, and we, as his subordinates, should let him rest early."
Dai Anmin said slowly.
"Yes, sir!"
After saying this, Wang Ailin immediately picked up the mobile phone next to him and dialed a number.
Under Wang Ailin's command, the entire political department went into full swing and mobilized.
Meanwhile, while Dai Anmin was on the phone with Wang Ailin, Governor Eugene was also on the phone with Commissioner of Police Mak Yan-ho.
Unlike having his clerk Damon inform Anmin directly, Eugene showed great respect to Police Commissioner Michael Hart.
The reason is quite simple: of the tens of thousands of civil servants in the entire Hong Kong British government, including the three secretaries and eleven bureaus and the police force, only four official positions were directly appointed by the United States.
These four official positions are the Governor, Chief Secretary for Administration, Financial Secretary, and Commissioner of Police. Other official positions are either directly appointed by the Governor or nominated by the Governor and approved by the United Kingdom, including the Secretary for Justice.
The reason for this is that the Chief Secretary for Administration, the Financial Secretary, and the Commissioner of Police represent the three powers of power—money, military, and political power—which must be firmly controlled by the ruling family and remain independent of the Governor of Hong Kong.
The Secretary for Justice is also very important, but the disadvantage lies in the fact that Hong Kong Island did not have its own laws in the early days. At that time, foreigners used their own laws and Chinese used the laws of the Qing Dynasty. It was not until Hong Kong Island was "restored" that the British Hong Kong government thought of legislating its own laws to consolidate its rule.
However, by that time, the rules had already been established, which meant that although the Secretary for Justice was one of the three Secretaries, he had to be nominated by the Governor to the family and then approved and appointed by the family.
Because both were appointed by the colonial authorities of the United Kingdom, the Commissioner of Police and the Governor of Hong Kong, strictly speaking, could not even be considered to be in a subordinate relationship; their only difference was their different responsibilities.
Moreover, many of the Commissioners of Police in the Hong Kong Island Police Force come from Scotland Yard and have their own networks of connections in their ancestral homes. Therefore, although the Governor is the most powerful person in Hong Kong Island, he is still very polite to the Commissioner of Police and will discuss many things with him rather than giving orders directly.
"Director Mai, it's me, Eugene."
After the call was connected, Governor Eugene of Hong Kong spoke calmly.
Like Eugene, Mak Yan-ho was also working overtime in his office. With such a large-scale protest taking place across Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Island Police Force naturally had to monitor the entire event.
Upon receiving Eugene's call, Mai Renhao immediately understood the purpose of Eugene's call.
But Mak Yan-ho still asked, knowing full well what it was, "Governor, what can I do for you by calling me so late?"
"Director Mai, you're playing dumb with me again."
Eugene smiled and said, then continued, "Director Mak, you have served in the police force for nearly 40 years. You should know very well how the riots of 1956 and 1967 broke out. Tonight, if our Hong Kong British government does not take measures as soon as possible and lets this situation continue, it will be very troublesome."
At this point, Eugene paused slightly, and his tone suddenly turned cold and hard. "Director Mak, your police force must take action to disperse the citizens who are marching in Broadcast Drive, the Governor's Residence, the British Hong Kong Government Site, and the Stanley Barracks, in order to prevent riots and physical harm to these citizens."
In addition to dealing with the upper-level organizers of the march, Eugene also needs to crack down on the marchers themselves, from top to bottom, to completely resolve tonight's troubles.
"With 5 people and the number still increasing, I don't think using harsh measures to forcibly disperse the protesters is a good approach."
Mai Renhao said quietly.
In fact, Mai Renhao didn't think the method was wrong, but he didn't want to take the blame. Dispersing hundreds of thousands of protesting citizens is not an easy task, and if something went wrong, the consequences would be unimaginable.
“Director Mak, I will issue an order in the name of the Governor of Hong Kong to your police force that I, as the Governor, will be responsible for any problems that arise.”
Clearly, Eugene also understood the implication in Mai Renhao's words.
“Mr. Governor, since it is your order, our police force will definitely carry it out. To be honest, I have already assembled the Flying Tigers, SWAT Team and Tactical Unit of the Hong Kong Island Police Force, which are ready to be deployed at any time.”
After Eugene agreed to take the blame, Mai Renhao wore a 'bright' smile.
"Director Mai, you're still as cunning as ever."
Eugene shook his head and laughed.
“Governor, I’m about to retire.”
Mai Renhao said slowly.
"I'm retiring soon, so let this be my last duty to the Queen, Director Mai, for the Queen!"
Hearing Mai Renhao's words, Eugene sighed softly and said slowly.
"For the Queen!"
Mai Renhao's expression turned serious, and he spoke solemnly.
Afterwards, Mai Renhao hung up the phone and immediately dialed the number of Deputy Director Chen Taoran.
"Chief Chan, I hereby declare the police force on Level 3 alert. All Special Duties Units, Emergency Units, and PTUs are to be deployed. Issue notices to the protesting citizens, giving them 15 minutes to leave the scene, or our police force will use effective measures to remove them!"
After the call connected, Mai Renhao immediately gave Chen Taoran orders, his tone filled with murderous intent.
"Understood, Director!"
Chen Taoran immediately responded.
As soon as Mak Yan-ho issued his order, the entire Hong Kong Island Police Force sprang into action. Starting with the Senior Assistant Commissioner, Mak Yan-ho's order reached the ears of every officer involved in tonight's operation in just ten minutes.
Meanwhile, in an apartment in Central, Hong Kong Island, five or six senior police officers, including Cheuk King-chuen and Cheung Man-yiu, were gathered.
At the center of this group was not Zhuo Jingquan, the highest-ranking police officer among them, but a middle-aged man dressed in a dark suit, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and exuding a refined and scholarly air, like a university professor.
From the moment Zhang Wenyao entered the apartment and saw the middle-aged man, his attention never left him.
According to Cheuk King-chuen, the middle-aged man's name is Huo Tianren (from the movie "Turning Point: Undercover Criminal"). Cheuk King-chuen and several other superintendents call him Professor Huo. It seems that Cheuk King-chuen and others are all... followers of this Huo Tianren.
Yes, Zhang Wenyao thinks it's very appropriate to describe the relationship between Zhuo Jingquan and others and Huo Tianren as believers.
‘Ring ring ring~’
At that moment, the mobile phone next to Zhuo Jingquan rang.
‘Ring ring ring~’
‘Ring ring ring~’
Immediately afterwards, the mobile phones of the other two superintendents from the Operations Department also rang.
"Hello, who is it?"
Zhuo Jingquan picked up the mobile phone, pressed the answer button, and then asked.
After a moment, his expression changed slightly, and then he said calmly, "Okay, I understand."
After saying this, Zhuo Jingquan hung up the phone and looked at Huo Tianren, saying, "Professor Huo, the police are preparing to forcibly suppress the large-scale protests on Hong Kong Island. We need to end this early today."
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"Forced suppression? Ha!"
Upon hearing Zhuo Jingquan's words, Huo Tianren's face revealed a disdainful smile. "Foreigners are always like this. They want to use the wisdom and strength of us Chinese to suck our blood, but they don't allow us Chinese to have even the slightest bit of freedom."
“Officer Zhuo, thank you. Your words make me realize that time is of the essence. We must speed up the process of overturning the foreigners’ orders in Hong Kong. Only in a Hong Kong without special privileges can we achieve true fairness.”
Hearing Huo Tianren's words, Zhang Wenyao had a strange feeling, as if even if he knew that what this person was saying was a fantasy, he would still choose to believe it. This made him unconsciously think of Li Jun.
However, Li Jun is different from Huo Tianren. Huo Tianren only talks, while Li Jun actually does things. The difference between the two is obvious.
Seemingly sensing Zhang Wenyao's emotional fluctuations, Huo Tianren looked at Zhang Wenyao and said with a smile, "Officer Zhang, today is our first day meeting. I originally wanted to have a private chat with you, but it seems there isn't enough time now, so I'll just say a few more words to you."
"The world shouldn't be like this, and it doesn't have to be like this."
After saying that, Huo Tianren smiled and nodded at Zhang Wenyao, then got up and left first.
Watching Huo Tianren's departing figure and thinking about what Huo Tianren had said to him, Zhang Wenyao fell into deep thought, and then he had a bold idea.
"Officer Zhang, let's go."
At this moment, Zhuo Jingquan's voice interrupted Zhang Wenyao's bold idea. He got up and followed Zhuo Jingquan out of the apartment building.
10 minute later.
. .. ...
Outside the gate of the Governor's Residence.
Several police vans of the Emergency Unit turned their loudspeakers up to the maximum volume, shouting at the protesters gathered in front of the Governor's Residence, demanding that they leave the scene in 10 minutes, or the police would take necessary measures to clear the area and maintain order.
Not far from the Governor's residence, several troop carriers were parked side by side, and in front of the troop carriers stood two groups of 90 Flying Tigers members from the Hong Kong Island Region.
A foreign police superintendent is giving a speech to the two groups of Flying Tigers members.
"Remember, anyone who hasn't left the scene after 10 minutes will be considered a rioter. You can use any coercive means except firearms, including but not limited to stun guns and tear gas..."
"In addition, two high-pressure water cannon trucks will assist your operation. Remember, the objective of this mission is to completely expel the crowd illegally gathered in front of the Governor's Residence. Do you understand?"
The foreign police superintendent shouted.
"Fuck your mother, our Flying Tigers are here to fight criminals and protect citizens, but these foreigners have used us to deal with the citizens. I fucking bastard."
Stephen Chow, who had been transferred back to the Flying Tigers in the Hong Kong Island region as a squad commander, complained in a low voice to his colleague beside him.
Originally, with the foreign superintendent's volume, only Zhou Xingxing and the person next to him could hear what he was saying, but just as the foreign superintendent finished speaking, Zhou Xingxing's voice suddenly came out.
"Zhou sir, do you have any objections to the police's orders?"
The foreign police superintendent stared at Zhou Xingxing and said coldly.