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"Is this a paging service? Please send me a message..."
Li Zetian was well aware that he currently held a great deal of power, but it was all nominal. Only by putting this power into practice could he have the opportunity to advance further, and Li Jun was the person who could help him put his power into practice.
On the other side, a Mercedes-Benz sedan with license plate number '1' slowly drove into the Governor's Residence, located between Upper Albert Road and Lower Albert Road in the Mid-Levels of Central.
Just by looking at the license plate, you can tell who's in this Mercedes.
On the entire Hong Kong Island, only the Commissioner of Police, Mak Yan-ho, is allowed to use this special car. It is precisely because of this license plate that the Commissioner of Police is known as the "Number One Officer".
"Director Mak, the Governor is already waiting for you in his office. Please come with me."
As soon as Mak Yan-ho got out of the car at the entrance of the Governor's Residence, Damon, the Chief of Staff of the Governor's Residence, came up to him with a smile and said something to him.
"Thank you for your help, Damon."
Clearly, Mak Yan-ho and Damon are very familiar with each other.
A few minutes later.
Damon led Mak to the door of an office. Damon knocked on the door and said, "Governor, Director Mak has arrived."
"Please come in."
An old man's voice came from the office.
When Damon pushed open the door, a sprightly old foreigner with a full head of white hair came into Mai Renhao's view.
He is none other than the current 'First Person of Hong Kong,' Governor Eugene.
"Director Mai, please have a seat."
Eugene said to Mai Renhao with a smile.
"Thank you, Governor."
After thanking him, Mai Renhao sat down opposite Eugene.
"Director Mak, I'm very busy today, so I'll get straight to the point: what is your police force's opinion on last night's Victoria Peak bombing?"
Eugene looked at Mai Renhao and asked with a smile.
“Governor, in the opinion of our police force, such people are not allowed to exist on Hong Kong Island.”
Mai Renhao spoke slowly, word by word.
【095】Li Jun: That's how foreigners are. They get hard the first time, but they'll give in after a few more times!
Eugene, the 26th Governor of Hong Kong Island.
He was probably the governor of Hong Kong who faced the most pressure since taking office.
Because his ex's name was Makri-Hao.
During his 10-year term, Merrihau accomplished far too much.
These included the establishment of the ICAC, ending the era of the Hong Kong Island Police Force's money empire, the implementation of nine-year compulsory education, the development of the MTR transportation system, and the large-scale construction of housing estates.
During Mak Rihau's tenure, Hong Kong's economy began to take off, which is why Eugene, as his successor, faced immense pressure.
In the first few years of his term, he continued to follow the policies of Mak Rihau, but due to pressure from the north of Hong Kong Island and under orders from his ancestral homeland, Eugene has secretly begun to plant spies on Hong Kong Island in the last two years, neglecting the management of Hong Kong Island.
As a veteran colonial official, Eugene worked in various colonies of the East Asian Eagle for 40 years, serving as the Chief Minister of Malaysia and the Governor of Singapore, among other positions, and had extensive experience in stirring up trouble.
Upon hearing Mak Yan-ho say, "Hong Kong Island will not allow such people to exist," he instantly understood what Mak Yan-ho meant.
"Director Mai, please be more specific."
Eugene said slowly.
"Mr. Governor, I have reviewed the Hong Kong Island Police Force's records from previous years and found that the current Li Jun bears a striking resemblance to Ge Juhuang, a former member of the 'Number Gang'."
“With the support of the Taiwanese forces, Ge Juhuang developed very quickly. At that time, many people called him the ‘Emperor of Hong Kong’.”
"Our predecessors dealt with such people in just two moves."
"The first move is to expel Ge Juhuang from the country, thus cutting off his supply line at the root."
"The second tactic is for MI6 to intervene and divide the Number Gang."
"Chinese people believe in profit; as long as Li Jun isn't in Hong Kong, his men will definitely succumb to temptation, and..."
At this point, Mai Renhao smiled slightly, "Even if they can resist the temptation, will Li Jun believe it?"
Upon hearing Mai Renhao's words, Eugene laughed. Indeed, the Americans had ruled Hong Kong for over 140 years, and their influence had reached every aspect of Hong Kong.
It's all too easy for them to spread false information to mislead people who aren't there.
“Director Mak, I will inform the High District Court to expedite the deportation order against Li Jun. I will also inform the Special Branch. Your task is to cooperate with them to ‘send’ Li Jun away from Hong Kong Island and sow discord within Hung Hing!”
After a moment of contemplation, Eugene slowly spoke.
The Political Department is actually the intelligence agency established by the U.S. military's MI6 in Hong Kong, responsible for doing some shady things in Hong Kong.
They were simply affiliated with the police force to avoid suspicion, and were given the name "Political Department".
In reality, the Special Branch was directly under the command of the Governor of Hong Kong and MI6 of the United Kingdom. As the Commissioner of Police, Mak Yan-ho had no nominal jurisdiction over them.
“Governor, our police force will do its utmost to cooperate.”
Mai Renhao nodded and said.
At that moment, whether in the eyes of Governor Eugene or Commissioner of Police Mak Yan-ho, the fate of Hung Hing and Lee Chun seemed to be sealed.
But they never dreamed that this time, the Hong Kong British government's actions against Li Jun would not only fail to solve the problem of Li Jun, but would also bring a huge humiliation to the Hong Kong British government and the Governor's Office.
……
On the other side, in a manor in Haojiang.
The area of Haojiang is small, even smaller than the Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong Island. To own a manor in such a small place, only two people in the entire Haojiang area can do it.
One of them is the Macau gambling king, He Xin, chairman of the SJM Holdings Limited (from the movie "Casino Tycoon").
At this moment, He Xin was massaging his first wife, A Mei. Just then, A Gao, the manager of the Lisboa Entertainment Group, walked up to He Xin, glanced at A Mei, and hesitated before speaking.
"Ah Xin, I'm a little tired. Are you all tired?"
A-mei keenly observed A-gao's gaze, pushed her wheelchair away, and left the place to her man.
"Ah Gao, what's the matter?"
After A-mei left, He Xin looked at A-gao and asked.
“Mr. He, news has come from Hong Kong that the Guo family’s White Stone Island project is about to start construction, and Guo Yingcai’s second daughter, Guo Kailin, will go to White Stone Island to personally oversee the project.”
A Gao looked at He Xin and slowly began to speak.
In the entire Greater Bay Area, apart from the Guo Group itself, probably no one is more concerned about the White Stone Island casino than He Xin.
With its dual advantages of policy and geography, Haojiang has become the gambling capital of the East, on par with Las Vegas in America, with gambling alone bringing Haojiang nearly 100 billion yuan in profits every year.
Adding in the upstream and downstream industries brought about by the gaming industry, the profits will exceed HK$1200 billion, which means that almost two-thirds of Macau's GDP is generated by the gaming industry.
Once the Baishidao Casino is built, it will destroy the uniqueness of the Macau casino. Even if it only takes away one-tenth of the gamblers, it will be unacceptable to He Xin.
What do people on Hong Kong Island say?
After pondering for a moment, He Xin asked.
The reason why the Macau casino has grown to such a large scale is not simply because of the few shareholders who are publicly known, such as He Xin, Nie Aotian, Lei Yingdong, and Li Jia.
In fact, Hong Kong and even Taiwan have influence in all the major casinos in Macau.
For example, Hung Hing owns the revenue rights to 20 gaming tables in casinos in Macau, and these 20 gaming tables alone can bring Hung Hing tens of millions in revenue every year.
There are many similar forces in the casinos of Macau, and the more powerful ones can even own the revenue rights of a small casino.
It is precisely because of the connection of various forces through shared interests that the Macau casinos have been able to grow larger and larger to their current scale.
That's why He Xin's first question was to Ah Gao about what the people on Hong Kong Island were doing.
After all, it wasn't that no one had wanted to build casinos on Hong Kong Island before, but without exception, their ideas were interrupted by vested interest groups as soon as they were put into practice, and nothing came of it.
"People on Hong Kong Island told me that many people on Hong Kong Island support the construction of the Pak Shek Island casino, which makes things difficult for them as well."
As A Gao spoke, his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
Upon hearing A Gao's words, He Xin's expression changed slightly, clearly displeased with this behavior of taking money but not doing the job.
But He Xin didn't do what Crow did—give up if it's too difficult. After a few seconds of contemplation, he said calmly, "Then let the Lin family take action and scare that little girl from the Guo family."
The Lin family that He Xin mentioned is the Lin Dayue family. As one of the "Four Great Shipping Magnates" families in Hong Kong, the Lin family is naturally not as simple as it seems on the surface. It is no secret that they maintain a maritime armed force in the South China Sea and have high-ranking positions in Hong Kong and Macau.
"Yes, Mr. He."
A Gao nodded in agreement.
"Also, after you've dealt with the Guo family, help me arrange a meeting with those people in Hong Kong. I want to ask them in person if they think I, He Xin, took their money too easily!"
As he spoke, He Xin's eyes were sharp and his domineering aura was palpable.
He Xin was well aware that while the Guo family was able to build a casino on Pak Shek Island, there were certainly many people in Hong Kong who supported them, but also many who, seeing the dominance of casinos in Macau over the years, wanted to take this opportunity to put pressure on him and force him to concede more profits.
He Xin knew even better that with so many tests, he had to act swiftly and ruthlessly to take down the White Stone Island casino and show those people in Hong Kong that he, He Xin, was not someone they could easily manipulate!
However, He Xin never anticipated that Guo Kailin would find a man named Li Jun...