Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings

"Using Chief Superintendent Charlie to check and balance Du Yongxiao is definitely a coup! The question is whether Charlie can suppress Du Yongxiao is unknown, especially the recent scandal about Charlie accepting bribes in the newspapers. Even if Sir, you rely on personal connections If he is suppressed, it will probably have an impact on his future career."

In Sir Bailiqu's office, Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner Li Luofu stood behind Bailiqu and said slowly.

Baili Qu turned his back to him and was feeding fish food to the koi in the fish tank, pinching a handful and throwing it in.

The three koi fish swung their heads and swung their tails.

"You talk so much, but you can actually sum it up in one sentence. I'm using my power to pressure you not to investigate Charlie's corruption. Aren't you happy?"

Li Luofu's expression remained unchanged, "Since the establishment of the ICAC, the biggest political basis is that no one can hinder or impede the ICAC's investigation no matter what method they use. Sir, you should know this."

Bailiqu took the towel next to him and wiped his hands, then turned around and looked at Li Luofu.

Li Luofu was neither humble nor overbearing: "Whether Charlie is corrupt or not needs to be investigated. Please allow me to continue."

"What if I say no?" Bailiqu's eyes flashed, "In order to deal with Du Yongxiao, I have used many trump cards. Charlie is the only trump card in my hand. Do you want to take it away too?"

"But---"

"I know what you mean -" Bailiqu stopped Li Luofu from continuing, "In this case, give me some time, wait until Charlie has no value, then you can do whatever you want - it's just a matter of time, you shouldn't even do this Don’t even give me any face?”

Li Luofu opened his mouth but said nothing.

"If you don't tell me, I'll take it as your promise." Bailiqu said and walked behind the desk. "Now, we must unanimously disclose to the outside world that our primary enemy is Du Yongxiao! And now we have a good opportunity to crush him to death!"

"You mean-"

"That's right! He led the cadets of the Wong Chuk Hang Police Academy to hunt hundreds of wild boars without authorization, destroying the natural environment and affecting the ecological balance. It can be said to be an unpardonable crime!" Baili Qu said with a smile, "Of course, these words are not mine. It was said by the Environment Agency, and what I have to do is report this situation to the Hong Kong Governor’s Office!”

"Then what do you want me to do? It seems that destroying the environment has nothing to do with our ICAC."

"Of course, if it doesn't matter, I won't ask you to come over!" Bailiqu said with a sly smile, "I heard that the Director of the Environment, Wilson, secretly received a sum of money from Hong Kong tycoon Li Jiacheng and planned to hand over a piece of land on Lantau Island to Cheung Kong Holdings Build golf courses, right?”

Li Luofu understood after a moment's thought, "Yes! What do you mean..."

"That's right, first suppress the investigation of him and give me the information on his bribery. I will use these as bargaining chips to force him to deal with Du Yongxiao! The Environmental Agency, it looks inconspicuous, but it is also a man-eating tiger when it comes to ruthlessness! "

…

Hong Kong Governor's Office.

office.

There is a British Union Jack flag on the desk.

A bust of the Queen hangs on the wall.

Hong Kong Governor MacLehose sat majestically behind his desk, listening to the report from the Hong Kong government secretary.

"Sir Bailiqu called just now and said that someone had complained about Principal To Yongxiao abusing his authority to hunt wild boar and destroying the environment. He asked us if the Hong Kong Governor's Office would follow up?"

The Hong Kong government secretary closed the report and looked directly at MacLehose politely.

MacLehose smiled: "Bailiqu is really an old fox. If he knows what I want, he will give it to me! Yes, I want to suppress Du Yongxiao. I thought that by transferring him to Wong Chuk Hang, he can be quiet for a while. After a while, when the limelight passed and he no longer had such great influence, I transferred him back. Unexpectedly, he was also dishonest there. He actually commanded the police academy police officers to hunt and kill hundreds of pigs in one go, and even directly became a murderer. He made headlines on the front pages of newspapers, and even Charlie’s anti-pornography campaign in Hong Kong was stolen by him.”

The secretary of the Hong Kong government couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, this person is really a talent. No matter where he is, he will rise up suddenly, so dazzling and shining."

"There's nothing wrong with young people showing off their sharp edges, but what's wrong is that they've even taken away my sharp edges!" MacLehose stood up, walked around his desk, walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and stopped in front of his personal secretary: "Hey, now Put my seal on this report and submit it to the Environment Agency in person. When the other party asks me for my opinion, just say one sentence and I will be so angry that I will throw the cup!"

"Understood!" The secretary raised her chest and raised her head, vowing.

…

The Environment Department, the "Clear Water Government Office" of Hong Kong, was established in 1953. Before that, Hong Kong people had no idea what protecting the environment was, let alone the pollution of the environment.

People don't even have enough to eat, so it's normal to go to the mountains to cut firewood and burn the mountains to create farmland.

It was not until 53 years later that Hong Kong became linked to the world. As factories were built more and more, steel mills, oil refineries, soap factories, fertilizer factories, pharmaceutical factories, etc., these were all heavily polluting industries. Living nearby The people were miserable.

Only then did the Hong Kong government realize that the situation was serious and that the surrounding environment could not be destroyed for the sake of economic development, so the Environment Agency came into being.

The first director of the Environment Agency was a ghost named "Richard Homan".

Before coming to Hong Kong, this ghost guy was just a libertine in London, England. He relied on the virtue of his ancestors to buy an official position in London. Unfortunately, there were too many people in London, so he had to spend money to live abroad.

At that time, many people were not interested in the Environment Department and felt that there was no money to be made in Qingshui Yamen.

Homan felt the same way. He felt cheated. Only after he came to Hong Kong did he realize that the Environment Department was actually a very good department.

First of all, the first impression given by the Environment Department is that of "Qingshui Yamen". People here have nothing to do with corruption. In fact, many factories and companies that want to establish and build in Hong Kong cannot avoid the procedures of the Environment Department.

Homan made a big fuss about this procedure and truly fulfilled the saying, "The eight-character yamen opens to the south, so don't come in if you have reason but no money."

So much so that during his tenure, Homan made a lot of money from the Environment Agency.

As the successor of Homan and others, Ghost Wilson, also from London, England, was not so lucky.

Not long after he took office, the Independent Commission Against Corruption was established. Before he could even stretch out his hand to get some water, the Independent Commission Against Corruption was targeting him.

Especially recently, if Cheung Kong Industries wants to develop a golf course on Lantau Island, they need the Environment Department to make recommendations and then approve the land use procedures.

Boss Li of Cheung Kong Industries was very generous and directly transferred 1 million Hong Kong dollars to Wilson's private account in a Swiss bank.

It stands to reason that this would be done without anyone noticing, and even the ICAC would not be able to trace the Swiss account. However, there was a traitor in the Environment Agency, and a bunch of information was directly passed to the ICAC.

When Wilson learned the news, he was almost scared to death. He was waiting for the ICAC to issue an ultimatum to him. He was pondering whether to surrender voluntarily and seek leniency, or to deny it to the death and refuse to admit it. At this time, the Hong Kong Governor came. , the one who came was the first secretary of the Hong Kong government.

The Hong Kong government secretary only said one sentence to him, "About the incident where Principal To Yong-hsiao of the Wong Chuk Hang Police School led the police to hunt down hundreds of wild pigs, he was deeply outraged and threw the cup."

Just when Wilson was confused, the phone rang again, and it was Sir Bailiqu calling.

On the phone, Sir Bailiqu first enthusiastically asked about Wilson's recent work status, and finally said that the information he was worried about was in Bailiqu's hands and asked him to do it boldly without any worries.

What are you going to do boldly?

Wilson was not a fool. Based on the complaint handed over by the Hong Kong government, he understood that he had to deal with one person, and that was Du Yongxiao!

Wilson was not very familiar with Du Yongxiao, but this did not prevent Wilson from dealing with him. With the support of the Hong Kong government and Sir Bailiqu, and the fact that he was in the hands of Sir Bailiqu, he could not do it even if he did not want to.

…

"Brother Xiao, it's just that the Environment Agency has given you a summons to explain!"

Zhuang Dingxian handed the "summons" he had just received to Du Yongxiao, who was sitting behind his desk.

Du Yongxiao was correcting documents. Hearing this, he screwed on the cap of his pen, took the summons and took a look at it.

What is written above is very simple. The general idea is that Du Yongxiao abused his power to hunt animals and has seriously violated the Environmental Protection Law. Now the Hong Kong government and the Environment Department require him to explain the situation in person. If he does not attend the explanation meeting by then, the Hong Kong Police Force will be ordered to strictly law enforcement.

Seeing this, Du Yongxiao smiled.

"Hong Kong Police Force? I, Du Yongxiao, rule the entire police force. Who dares to arrest me?"

Zhuang Dingxian smiled and said: "That's natural! Then Brother Xiao, are you going this time?"

"Of course I'll go! Didn't you see that even the Governor's Office has been alarmed? Governor MacLehose is waiting to watch the fun. If I don't show up, how about I act for him? Wouldn't it be boring if I don't have a show to watch?"

Zhuang Dingxian frowned, "This time it is clear that I want to beat you with a killing stick. The Environment Department wants to use the Hong Kong Governor to suppress you."

"Wrong, it's not that the Environment Agency is using the Governor to suppress me, it's the other way around. The Governor is using the Environment Agency to put small shoes on me and put shackles on me!"

Du Yongxiao stood up as he spoke, picked up the summons and looked at it again, "This scene needs to be more intense. It is best if the plot can be flipped and flipped again, then it will be interesting!"

…

The next day——

The entire Hong Kong media knows that the Hong Kong Environment Department will hold a "disciplinary meeting" today.

In view of the incident a few days ago when To Yongxiao, the principal of the Wong Chuk Hang Police School, abused his power and led dozens of police officers to hunt and kill hundreds of wild boar in one go, a disciplinary inquiry was conducted.

In this regard, public opinion in Hong Kong has become polarized.

Those high-ranking intellectuals believe that Du Yongxiao is wrong to do this. Wild boars are also alive. They existed in Hong Kong earlier than Hong Kong people. Strictly speaking, they are the owners of this land and are the Hong Kong people who continue to encroach and occupy it. In order to survive in their territory, they will attack humans and break into households.

These high-ranking intellectuals have the right to speak. Not only can they use their pens to express their opinions on Du Yongxiao's hunting operation, but they can also influence public opinion.

The most famous among them is Ni Kuang, a well-known writer in Ming Pao.

He and Du Yongxiao were never on the right track. To be precise, he couldn't understand what Du Yongxiao did no matter what.

Therefore, after the hunting incident came out, Ni Kuang immediately wrote an article in the editorial column of the third page of "Ming Pao": "Mountain pigs are not Indians, they have no right to speak; Du Yongxiao is not God and has no right to take away lives"!

The general meaning of the article is to compare Hong Kong mountain pigs with American Indians. Compare Du Yongxiao to the Americans who killed and looted all Indians in order to seize land.

I have to say that Ni Kuang's writing style is excellent, especially because he is good at writing science fiction novels, so many of the editorials he writes are also very "science fiction". This time, it is very science fiction to connect wild boar and Indians.

The readers read it with gusto, and unconsciously and subtly connected Du Yongxiao with those American bandits.

If these high-ranking intellectuals in the literary world collectively resisted To Yongxiao and believed that he had committed a heinous crime, then it would be a bit funny for Hong Kong women's groups to also stand up against To Yongxiao at this time.

To be precise, Du Yongxiao was once a famous "Friend of Women."

In particular, his advocacy of "abolition of the Qing Dynasty's polygamy system" can be said to have saved countless Hong Kong women, and he became the most powerful figure in the world at that time.

At that time, Du Yongxiao was praised to the heavens by these women, but now they have begun to trample on Du Yongxiao. How is it?

The reason is simple: Du Yongxiao touched these women's group cheeses.

Since Du Yongxiao became famous, he has begun to officially care about women's health and speaks for women and children on many occasions.

Since then, those in the Women's Federation have had nothing to do. In terms of popularity, they cannot compare with Du Yongxiao, and in terms of ability, they are even worse than Du Yongxiao. So, for a long time, these women's groups have nothing to do. Either scratch an itch or swat a fly.

Now that they have finally seized the opportunity to trample on Du Yongxiao and take back their power, they will of course go all out to denounce Du Yongxiao's evil act of "hunting wild boar".

In the eyes of others, they are not revenge, but just "the overflow of the Holy Mother's heart".

Under such a bombardment of public opinion, many Hong Kong citizens began to directly look at Du Yongxiao through colored glasses.

They have not been damaged by wild boars, and their family has not been attacked by wild boars.

In their view, wild boar is an animal that can coexist with humans. Du Yongxiao killed hundreds of wild boar in one go like this. His hands were covered with blood, and he was more of a butcher than a butcher!

In addition, Du Yongxiao was originally nicknamed "The Butcher with Bloody Hands", so more people equated him with a butcher.

It can be said that the current public opinion surge in Hong Kong is overwhelming Du Yongxiao.

The only people who support Du Yongxiao are those few people who were attacked by wild boars and whose families were destroyed by wild boars.

Many of them are mountain people or poor people.

Their houses are shabby and crude, and some even live in tin houses and dilapidated wooden houses.

In other words, if they all live in a tall villa with personal butlers and personal bodyguards, how can they let wild boars break in?

These people are a very small minority.

They also don’t have much education and cannot pick up a pen to help Du Yongxiao redress his injustice.

They don't have much energy to run around and cry out to help Du Yongxiao recover his innocence.

All they could do was wait by the tape recorder and in front of the TV, waiting for Du Yongxiao's "punishment meeting" to begin.