Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 981 Every election year, there are people who come to collect money
Fortunately, San Jiangshui came from the era of Chinese detectives, and with Chu Xiangqian's reminder, he knew that he still had to keep a low profile.

As for Huang Bingyao, this guy is capable and has Chu Xiangqian's support behind him.

He was a plainclothes officer back then, but in just over a decade, he was promoted all the way to superintendent of the North Point Criminal Investigation Team.

As soon as they received the call, their minds became active.

Although San Jiangshui is unwilling to go to the operations team, it does not mean that he does not want to be promoted to superintendent.

He may even become the chief of North Point Police Station in the future.

Moreover, although San Jiangshui earned far less money than Lei Luo, Lan Gang, Fei Bo and Yan Tong when he was the chief inspector, he was still the Chinese chief inspector after all.

As long as you are willing to use your brain and just do business with people, you can make at least three to five million Hong Kong dollars a year.

Adding the donations from both the black and white groups in the jurisdiction, he still makes less than 10 million a year.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian reminded him from time to time not to go overboard.

Also remember to find a way to launder your money, and then either exchange most of it into gold or deposit it abroad.

Otherwise, with this support, Sanjiangshui's annual income would not be as high as Lei Luo's.

But he definitely earns more than Yan Tong.

After many years, Sanjiangshui still has a wealth of 700 to 800 million Hong Kong dollars.

Since he was not short of money and had listened to Chu Xiangqian's words, knowing that he could no longer make money through illegal means in the future, Sanjiangshui, who was already over 40 years old, naturally focused on his official career.

So when I received Chu Xiangqian's call, I thought my dormant period was over.

Chu Xiangqian did intend to loosen the restrictions on him, but San Jiangshui was, after all, a former Chinese detective.

There is no problem working behind the scenes, but if you join the action team or the serious crime team, you will inevitably have to deal with the media.

It's easy to deal with him.

Any casual report in the newspaper about his time as the Chinese Detective would cause disgust among ordinary people.

Therefore, Chu Xiangqian just had to give this reason, and Sanjiangshui had no choice but to manage it honestly.

As for Wong Bing Yao, his ambitions are even greater.

The Marine Police are the least lucrative police force in Hong Kong.

Moreover, when arresting gang leaders and detectives of the police force, it is the marine police who are used.

Many high-ranking police officers who will become big bosses in the future are from the marine police.

The two brothers Huang Bingyao and Huang Qifa have been in the marine police for so many years. Once they came ashore, they were more eager to climb up.

When they entered Linda's office, they saw Chu Xiangqian standing by the desk with a smile on his face, greeting them.

Without thinking, the two of them saluted Chu Xiangqian.

Then he saluted Linda, his immediate superior.

But before the two of them had time to talk to Chu Xiangqian for long, Linda's secretary knocked on the door and said that Sir Baili Qu had arrived with his men.

Chu Xiangqian and Baili Qu had actually known each other for a long time.

When in London, Downing Street found an intermediary to meet Chu Xiangqian to learn about the situation in Hong Kong Island.

Even the next general governor who was to be sent to Hong Kong Island had private talks with Chu Xiangqian several times in advance.

But when he saw Ge Bai, Chu Xiangqian could immediately see the uneasiness in the old man's eyes.

Then I saw a warning from his eyes.

I suddenly became alert.

After some polite exchanges, Sanjiangshui, Huang Bingyao, Linda, and the people brought by Baili Qu left the office.

Only Chu Xiangqian, Baili Qu and Ge Bai were left.

Ge Bai has been in prison for two and a half years, during which time the old man has kept his mouth shut.

He didn't mention anything about the old accounts or the corruption of his subordinates.

This made many of his former subordinates admire him and secretly take care of him.

Life was indeed quite comfortable while I was serving my sentence in Hong Kong Island.

I heard that every three months, he was allowed to leave the place where he was serving his sentence and stay outside for two days under the pretext of medical parole.

In addition to being able to see his children and relatives, this old man also comes to eat, drink and have fun.

As for his wife, as early as 72, she listened to Chu Xiangqian's advice and gave all her properties outside Hong Kong Island to her and her children in the name of divorce.

The only thing that remains is the horse farm for the Arabian horses on Yinggua's side.

This horse farm and the Arabian horses in it are actually Ge Bai's most valuable and precious assets.

Chu Xiangqian had previously thought that the old man's three-year sentence was about to end.

He wanted to confirm with himself whether the condition he had promised him, that he would be hired as a consultant for the 'Horse Racing Auction Company' after he was released from prison, still existed.

Chu Xiangqian has always been trustworthy, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people willing to listen to him.

But now it seems that things are definitely not that simple.

However, Baili Qu had a very high status in Hong Kong Island before, but he was indeed old.

Retired three years ago.

Considering that he has served in the Hong Kong judicial community for many years, and during his last term, he facilitated the establishment of the ICAC and suppressed the Chinese influence in the police force.

He was eventually knighted by the royal family.

But his level of knighthood is far lower than Chu Xiangqian's.

Plus, we know how much influence Chu Xiangqian has on the royal family.

In addition, over the years, there have been many powerful people who have infiltrated and won over, so the old man never likes to deal with Chu Xiangqian unless it is necessary.

Firstly, he knew that Chu Xiangqian was not easy to mess with, and if he really offended Chu Xiangqian, he would be transferred back to London within a month.

Even directly driven out of office.

Therefore, no foreigners in Hong Kong want to provoke Chu Xiangqian.

At the same time, in the foreigner circle, most people knew that they could make money by following Chu Xiangqian.

Even if something happened, except for Ge Bai, all the other foreign policemen in the card club managed to get through the anti-corruption storm smoothly.

There are real examples, and naturally there are many foreigners who are willing to get closer to Chu Xiangqian.

Secondly, like many foreigners, he is full of arrogance.

I always feel that Chu Xiangqian is not worthy of Margaret.

But I can't afford to offend him, so I just don't associate with him.

Chu Xiangqian got Ge Bai's hint and thought of a solution in just a moment.

While chatting and reminiscing about the past, Baili Qu winked at Ge Bai several times, hoping that he would get to the point.

But Chu Xiangqian interrupted every time.

Ge Bai was a little uneasy at first, thinking that Chu Xiangqian didn't understand his hint.

Fortunately, after Chu Xiangqian interrupted Ge Bai, he deliberately kept changing the topic to the royal family and talked about his personal relationship with some important figures in the Conservative Party.

Chu Xiangqian knew that Thatcher would come to power the next year, but at that time basically not many people were willing to believe that a woman would become a candidate and be successfully elected.

But when Ge Bai heard these words, he naturally understood what Chu Xiangqian meant.

The more smiles on your face.

Especially when Chu Xiangqian complained that Philip had led his fourth brother astray.

At such a young age, he is already attracting many men and has ambiguous relationships with some noble ladies. Ge Bai almost laughed.

Baili Qu's expression became more and more discouraged. After thinking about it, he shook his head helplessly and simply stopped pretending.

After whispering a few words to Ge Bai, Ge Bai curled his lips, stood up and hugged Chu Xiangqian.

He smiled and said, "See you in five months, Stark."

Chu Xiangqian shook his head and said, "If you are lucky, it shouldn't take that long."

After saying that, he glanced at Baili Qu, and Ge Bai immediately understood what he meant.

He smiled and said, "Then may God bless me."

After saying that, He Chu nodded forward and walked out of the office.

Baili Qu couldn't do anything to Chu Xiangqian, but he hated Ge Bai from the bottom of his heart.

If it weren't for this guy, the influence of Chinese in the police force would not have expanded to the point where even London would be wary of it over the past decade or so.

As for the fee distribution plan devised by Lei Luo, it seems that the foreigners take 3%, and they get the biggest piece of the pie.

But in fact, Ge Bai and other Ying foreigners will not consider Ying Gua in many things because of their soft hands.

Therefore, in the eyes of many Yinggua people, Ge Bai is an accomplice of the rise of Chinese forces in Hong Kong Island.

Naturally I don't have a good impression of him.

But people like Chu Xiangqian and Ge Bai knew very well that, to put it bluntly, someone was jealous.

If the police force had taken out a portion of the regulatory fees from the past ten or twenty years and given them to the foreigners in other departments, perhaps Ge Bai would have been able to weather the anti-corruption storm smoothly.

Even Downing Street is trying to restore order in Hong Kong Island because of money, isn't it?
Then they continued to suck blood from Hong Kong Island to replenish the increasingly weakening Yingguo economy.

Baili Qu saw that Chu Xiangqian should have guessed the purpose of his trip.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and at the same time he felt more and more disgusted with Ge Bai.

Before in prison, Ge Bai had clearly promised to cooperate with him and put on a show for Chu Xiangqian.

But when he saw Chu Xiangqian, this guy immediately changed.

And when he came in just now, this guy must have made some small movements to remind Chu Xiangqian.

However, although he hated Ge Bai in his heart, Baili Qu also admired this guy very much.

Of course, the person I admire more is Chu Xiangqian.

The fact that Ge Bai is so loyal to their friendship is enough to show that following Chu Xiangqian has great benefits.

At the same time, it also shows that Chu Xiangqian has high personal charm and credibility.

Baili Qu sighed and said, "Chu, I came here this time on behalf of someone to talk to you about the 65 million pounds you lent to Harold Securities in 5."

When Chu Xiangqian heard this, he felt relieved.

It seems that he is a member of the Conservative Party. As the general election is coming next year, he wants to get support from me.

In other words, alms have come.

Of course, the plan was probably to scare people first and then ask for money.

Even if they get hold of my handle, I will definitely become the money bag of some Conservative Party members.

It’s just that Ge Bai pretended too well in prison, and Chu Xiangqian kept mentioning his personal relationship with several bigwigs of the royal family and the Conservative Party.

In particular, he hinted that Philip was playing tricks and knew a lot of royal scandals.

This immediately made Baili Qu feel helpless if the scandal of Philips really got out.

I'm sure Downing Street will put all the blame on him.

So Baili Qu hesitated for just a moment before deciding to stand on Chu Xiangqian's side, just like Ge Bai.

When Baili Qu left, there was a bearer check for 100 million pounds in his pocket.

This money was not a political donation to the Conservative Party, but was used directly to bribe him.

Although he has retired, Baili Qu has been serving as a consultant to Hong Kong Capital for the past few years.

And he has always been in charge of the ICAC.

A few years ago, when the anti-corruption storm was at its most intense, there were only about a dozen foreigners arrested in the police force.

What was really hit was actually the influence of Chinese in the police force.

Several years have passed now, and last year an amnesty was issued, pardoning all police officers for all their crimes of corruption and bribery before 77.

But Chu Xiangqian knew that the role and power of the ICAC would become increasingly greater in the future.

It is indeed necessary to win over Baili Qu in advance.

Baili Qu hesitated for just a moment before accepting the check.

One million pounds is too much for an individual.

Chu Xiangqian watched Ge Bai get into the car, then picked up the phone and called Margaret in London.

It is true that the royal family cannot participate in politics, but there is always a way around it.

Over the years, Margaret has been the target of various charitable organizations.

In addition to her fame, Chu Xiangqian also needed to avoid taxes. Every year, Ying Gua alone donated two to three million pounds.

Instead of paying taxes, you might as well use the money for charity and give yourself a good reputation.

Also used to build relationships and connections.

Moreover, civil groups that spontaneously promote a certain party or individual candidate in the media are not subject to legal constraints.

Especially when you praise someone, your competitors have no chance to find any fault with you.

So Chu Xiangqian directly chose Sayer and continuously promoted her in newspapers in London and other major cities in Yingguo.

Just one month later, Chu Xiangqian received a call from Saqier personally expressing his gratitude.

By the way, he hinted that he hoped to strengthen communication to avoid some publicity having a counterproductive effect.

As for the bigwigs or forces within the Conservative Party who are preparing to participate in the candidate competition, they have been trying to win over and warn Chu Xiangqian in recent days.

Sayer also promised that no one would threaten him again in the future.

In fact, Thatcher became the leader of the Conservative Party in 75. Over the years, with her past connections and prestige within the party, it would be easy for her to protect a financial sponsor as long as she was willing to step forward.

Not to mention, once Chu Xiangqian takes action, he is extremely generous.

Every month, the expenditure on English, Hong Kong, European and American newspapers alone exceeded £20.

Of course, Ying Gua’s newspapers are the main publicity point, but the positive comments from Europe and the United States on a witness and the public’s love for the product will also be fed back to Ying Gua.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Yingguo guys act as if they are worth 2.58 million, but most ordinary people in Yingguo know that Yingguo is declining rapidly.

Therefore, the comments of American and European people sometimes have a great impact on ordinary people in China.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian's publicity in European and American newspapers actually made up for the shortcomings of Saqier's team.

As long as this continues until next May, Chu Xiangqian will definitely be counted among the top ten financial supporters of her.

Nowadays, even if you are running for president, you only need a few tens of millions of dollars in campaign funds.

Chu Xiangqian's expenditure of 400 to pounds is equivalent to nearly million US dollars.

It’s equivalent to one-tenth of the funds for President Magna’s election.

In Yingguo, this money accounts for an even larger proportion of campaign funds.

And half of it was used in Europe and the United States, helping Sayer to open up new propaganda fronts.

In just one month, the rankings of several candidates within the Conservative Party were revealed.

Only then did Saqier make a special phone call to Hong Kong Island to invite him to attend a banquet specially prepared for the financial backers.

(End of this chapter)