Break out of the courtyard

In October, Director Wang suggested to Zhang Heping that the Umbrella Corporation recruit veterans and then integrate them into the confidentiality system of Hua Lao's line.

Zhang Heping asked if they could retain their armed forces, and then nothing more was said. It's estimated that Hua Lao is still in communication with them.

Zhang Heping thought for a long time about the future development of the Umbrella Corporation, and his second sister Zhang Zhaodi suggested planning the career path of his third daughter Zhang Nian.

So, Zhang Heping had a private talk with Sanya, which led to today's notification of her transfer to Assistant Commissioner of Police (Personnel).

There are five levels of senior police officers in Hong Kong: Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police, and Chief Superintendent of Police.

The positions of Senior Superintendent and Superintendent, which are not appointed by the Chief Executive, cannot be considered high-ranking positions.

So here's the question: how did Zhang Heping manage to transfer Zhang Nian, the third daughter, from the Economics Department to the Police Department?
It's nothing more than a matter of longevity potions.

However, the Americans have a rather ambitious appetite this time. They want Cheung Ho-ping to agree to promote the passage of "dual citizenship" legislation in Hong Kong so that they can apply for the Lifespan 120 medication for free after Hong Kong's return to China, just like mainland residents.

As it happens, Zhang Heping also has big ambitions; he wants to infiltrate the Hong Kong police force with bodyguards from the Umbrella Security Company.

As for whether or not the Lifespan 120 drug will be available to foreigners after Hong Kong's return to China, that will ultimately be up to him.

The Umbrella Security Company has cooperated with the Hong Kong Police Force in maintaining order on Hong Kong Island over the years, and its effectiveness is obvious to all. In addition, the British have also understood Zhang Heping's idea of ​​retaining armed forces, which is exactly what the British want.

Then, the two sides hit it off immediately. The Governor and Secretary for Justice Fong promised to let Zhang Nian start as an assistant director and then promote her one level within a year after the "dual citizenship" bill was passed!
Within the Hong Kong Police Force, promotions below the rank of Chief Superintendent are naturally not so easy. On the contrary, promotions above the rank of Chief Superintendent can be made directly with just a nod from the United States.

If Cheung Ho-ping were willing to enter politics, it wouldn't be difficult for him to get the position of Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong from the Eagle King and the Eagle Mansion.

Of course, Hua Lao had asked Zhang Heping before whether he wanted to be the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong after its return to China, but Zhang Heping did not agree to their conditions.

After receiving the transfer order from Zhang Nian, the third daughter, Zhang Heping summoned a group of his trusted confidants, including Wei Chunqiao, Zhu Chengguang, and Tang Wei.

“This is the transfer order just sent by the Hong Kong government, take a look!” Zhang Heping sat on a plastic chair, handed over the transfer notice, and then pointed to the chairs on the surrounding flat area, “Find a seat for yourselves.”

Zhu Chengguang was the first to arrive, closest to Zhang Heping. He took the page of paper written entirely in eagle script, glanced at it, and then handed it to Wei Chunqiao, taking the chair that Tang Hu offered.

Wei Chunqiao glanced at it, handed it to the person next to him, and then sat down.

The transfer notice passed through six hands before finally landing in Tang Wei's hands, who was still moving chairs, and only then did it receive a second glance.

"Transferring Miss San to the police department as the assistant director in charge of personnel?" Tang Wei looked at Zhang Heping in surprise, only to see Zhang Heping wave his right hand slightly and then hand the transfer notice to the others.

After the eight young deputy managers of the security department finished reading the notices and returned them, Zhang Heping finally spoke again, "Tell me your thoughts!"

Wei Chunqiao, Zhu Chengguang, and Tang Hu didn't understand the eagle script. If Tang Wei hadn't spoken up to remind them, they wouldn't have known what had happened.

Even so, if we're talking about who understands Zhang Heping's thoughts best, it has to be the old folks like Wei Chunqiao and Zhu Chengguang.

"Boss, is this a long-term consideration for what will happen after the return?" Wei Chunqiao asked slowly. Although he did not receive a response from Zhang Heping, he did receive a slight nod from the other party.

Upon seeing this, others immediately made many connections.

“Although many people in the police department are on good terms with us, they are, after all, outsiders. With Miss San suddenly assuming a high-ranking position in the police department, I'm afraid some people will be dissatisfied, or even uncooperative,” said Gong Yue, the young deputy manager of the security department, preemptively.
“If we send our new recruits to the police academy and then into the police force, it might change this situation, but the process is too time-consuming and cannot be effective immediately.”

After his young deputy finished speaking, Zhu Chengguang frowned and asked, "Boss, does the mainland not agree to allow us to retain our weapons and equipment after Hong Kong's return to China?"

Zhang Heping nodded silently again, prompting the young people who had only been promoted a few years ago to subconsciously think for a while longer.

"The police department has sent people to our smart city management center for visits and learning on several occasions!" Tang Wei glanced at Zhang Heping's expression, and seeing nothing unusual, continued:

"They have always wanted to build a similar city management system, but they lack funds and talent."

"If we could integrate the smart city management center and our personnel into the Hong Kong Police Force..."

"Xiaowei, what nonsense are you talking about!" Tang Hu whispered to his son Tang Wei, "We don't know how much the boss spent on this surveillance system, but don't you know either?"

After Zhang Heping and Tang Hu finished speaking, he casually said, "Continue!"

Tang Wei glanced at his father, chuckled, and continued, "I think that since the mainland won't let us keep our weapons, we should take advantage of Miss San's transfer opportunity to send our equipment and personnel to the police force, and then let Miss San become the Commissioner of Police!"

"When it comes to delivering gifts, it's always safest to start with the easy ones and then move on to the difficult ones. This will also serve as a stepping stone for the Third Miss's promotion."

Gu Guoliang, Yu Shenghua, Shao Guiping, Jizi, Ayang, and other new and old deputy managers of the security department nodded in agreement, clearly feeling that Tang Wei had probably guessed the boss's thoughts.

After establishing the main direction of his response, Wei Chunqiao sat there deep in thought, without saying another word.

After everyone figured out Zhang Heping's train of thought, they started talking much louder.

Some suggested taking control of the police academy, others thought it would allow them to infiltrate the Special Duties Unit (SDU), and still others believed that sending the Smart City Management Center there would create a new Assistant Commissioner of Police position, helping Miss Three advance further.

After Zhang Heping and the others expressed their opinions, they began to reach a consensus to prevent anyone from messing things up later.

In order to ensure that the equipment and personnel of the Umbrella Security Company could successfully infiltrate the Hong Kong Police Force, and also to support the arrival of Zhang Nian, the Third Sister, on her new post, Zhang Heping held a birthday banquet on New Year's Day, inviting many Hong Kong celebrities and police officers to attend.

The banquet was held on the 3rd and 4th floors of the Peace Hotel on Hong Kong Island, and all available bodyguards and security guards from Umbrella Security Company were dispatched there.

……

"What a grand display!" A middle-aged man stood in his top-floor office of the China Resources Building, a cigarette dangling from his lips, looking down at the dense crowds and vehicles outside the Peace Hotel next door, and muttered, "Anyone who didn't know better would think the Eagle King has come to Hong Kong again!"

"Hehe!" Another middle-aged man standing to the side, holding a teacup, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the security guards standing in neat rows and the bodyguards patrolling around, and laughed: "In terms of influence alone, Consultant Zhang certainly deserves this kind of pomp."

"If Consultant Zhang were to go to the United States now, no matter what he was going there for, the Eagle King and the Eagle Mansion would most likely go to the airport to pick him up."

“The US is probably the same!” A young man grinding coffee in the office laughed. “I heard that Mr. K in the US has stated in public at least five times that he and Advisor Zhang are friends.” “When I first heard about this, I didn’t believe it. How could the US’s top executive use such methods to elevate his own status? It wasn’t until I watched a video of Mr. K’s speech that I had to admit that Advisor Zhang is really something!”

The middle-aged man smoking turned around, stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray on the desk, and said coldly, "Zhang Niangang has just been transferred to the police department, and Advisor Zhang is holding a big birthday banquet here. I don't believe you can't see the fishy smell in this!"

"So what if they saw through it?" An elderly man reading a newspaper in the corner said calmly, "Advisor Zhang is playing his cards openly!"

“If the government does not agree to allow Umbrella Corporation to retain gun licenses, they only have two options: either give up their weapons and equipment and become ordinary security companies, or find other ways to retain their equipment and maintain their influence.”

"There were rumors that the Umbrella Corporation was looking for land in neighboring island countries to build branch offices, and even Taiwan was on their radar."

"Compared to the Umbrella Corporation transferring weapons and equipment to neighboring island nations out of control, their proactive infiltration into the Hong Kong Police Force is actually beneficial for future integration."

"Moreover, the Umbrella Corporation's strong intervention in maintaining order on Hong Kong Island in recent years has made the security situation on Hong Kong Island more than ten times better than it was ten years ago."

"If a public opinion poll were conducted on Hong Kong Island, would you believe that the majority of Hong Kong Island residents would support the Umbrella Corporation taking over the police force?"

The middle-aged man at the desk lit another cigarette. Although he didn't want to admit it, he couldn't refute the facts.

……

"Uncle Zhu, do I also need to show an invitation?" Zhang Bei asked Zhu Chengguang, who was in charge of greeting guests at the entrance of the restaurant, with a smile.

"Young Master is back!" Zhu Chengguang called out with a smile towards the door, then glanced discreetly at a bodyguard holding a small instrument.

Just as Zhu Chengguang was supporting Zhang Bei's back and smiling as he led him into the hotel, the bodyguard with the equipment came up to him, pointed the camera at Zhang Bei's face, and smiled, "Young Master, excuse me, we need to do facial recognition. Please look this way!"

Zhang Bei, carrying a handicraft made from a bullet casing, looked at the instrument held by the bodyguard for 3 seconds, blinked 5 times, said "thank you for your hard work," and walked to the security gate.

After Zhang Bei put all the handicrafts in his hand, his cell phone, keys, wallet, and gold-rimmed glasses into the small basket handed to him by the security personnel, he was able to pass through the security gate smoothly and was then pulled upstairs by his stepmother Chen Shuting, who was waiting behind the gate.

It is said that Zhang Bei also had a miniature gold brain-computer interface embedded in his forehead, but because the brain-computer interface was too small, it could not trigger the alarm mechanism of the security gate.

On this day, Zhang Yi, Zhang Long, and Zhang Hu returned to Hong Kong Island one after another, leaving the staff of the Brain-Computer Interaction Research Institute to continue maintaining the brain-computer interface equipment that Zhang Heping had sent out.

Zhang Nian, the female protagonist of this birthday party, did not wear her new uniform today.

Even so, everyone who greeted her asked if she was adapting well to the work at the police department, and whether anyone had offended her.

Even worse, some officers took her directly to the Commissioner of Police and demanded that Commissioner Xu give Zhang Nian preferential treatment in her work.

This Director Xu was born in the same year as Tang Xin. He joined the Hong Kong Island Police Force in 1963 and personally experienced the most corrupt years of the Hong Kong Police Force. He also felt the extreme distrust of the Zhang family towards the Hong Kong Police Force.

To be honest, the Hong Kong police had some complaints about the security companies that provided protection, but as order on Hong Kong Island improved and the Hong Kong and Macao media began to praise the Hong Kong police for their contributions, the Hong Kong police gradually became happier.

In particular, many prejudices vanished after some retired or former Hong Kong police officers were hired by the security departments of the Umbrella Corporation.

Besides, there's something good waiting for them if we invite the police officers over today.

As Zhang Nian hosted the birthday banquet, after a group of relatives and friends presented Zhang Heping with birthday gifts, Zhang Nian brought up the important matter at hand.

“My dad doesn’t like to lecture us siblings.” Zhang Nian held the microphone, stood on a small makeshift stage, and slowly scanned the guests with her eyes. “From childhood to adulthood, he has always demonstrated his principles to us through his actions.”

“A few days ago, when I received the notice of my transfer to the police force, my father asked me how I planned to ensure the safety of Hong Kong Island in the future?”

"I was actually a bit stunned at the time, because I was dealing with economic matters the day before, and now I had to consider the security of Hong Kong Island!"

"I thought about it for several days without any results until yesterday when a colleague mentioned that if our police department also had a city-wide surveillance system, the crime-solving rate would definitely increase several times."

"Then I thought, if the Hong Kong Island Smart City Management Centre were incorporated into the Hong Kong Police Force system and connected to the surveillance systems of companies, banks, hotels, shops, factories, stations and other places throughout Hong Kong, it would definitely raise the level of security on Hong Kong Island to another level, making Hong Kong Island the safest international metropolis in the world!"

“After I told my father about my idea, he agreed to it without hesitation and decided to donate the Hong Kong Island Smart City Management Center to the Hong Kong Police Force to contribute to the security of Hong Kong Island.”

"Now, please welcome my dear father, and please welcome Chief Xu of our police department to the stage..."

Regardless of Zhang Heping's motives for donating the Hong Kong Island Smart City Management Center, and no matter what others think, improving public security on Hong Kong Island is a genuinely good thing. All the guests present were beneficiaries, so those who applauded were truly sincere.

As for whether Umbrella Security Company can still monitor the entire Hong Kong after the management center is donated, that depends on whether Space-Based Computing Center agrees. Besides, they also donated a group of staff, and Zhang Nian is also in charge of that center.

After finishing up the matters on Hong Kong Island, Zhang Heping returned to Shenzhen to deal with the Lifespan 120 potion.

This time, Zhang Heping didn't threaten to stop production; he just delayed, which many people found unbearable.

Of course, the fact that Dr. Hua mentioned the plan to stop the clinical trials during his trip to the capital also played a significant role.

The first thing Zhang Heping did upon returning to the World Advanced Technology Research Institute was to have his fifth son, Zhang Long, and sixth son, Zhang Hu, retrieve a batch of auxiliary equipment from the underground base. This equipment was then installed on the 6th, 7th, and 8th floors of Production Building No. 1, increasing the monthly output to 15 units.

This ensures that the growth trend of Shouyuan 120 drug production in January and February of this year will not be affected.

With two months to produce the new equipment, plus the construction of production buildings No. 2 and No. 3 overseen by Secretary Chen, the remaining task was training the production staff, which naturally fell to Secretary Chen.

After the news of the increase in the production line of Shouyuan 120 was reported, Guangdong Province immediately organized a negotiation team headed by Deputy Director Zhang Zhaodi to go to the World Advanced Technology Research Institute in Shenzhen to discuss the pilot program of dispersing injections of Shouyuan 120 in hospitals throughout Guangdong Province.

In response, Zhang Heping presented the pre-prepared workflow for the external injection of the Shouyuan 120 drug, along with related penalty regulations!
"Consultant Zhang, we have no problem arranging for someone to handle the injections and purchasing facial recognition equipment," the deputy team leader, the third-in-command of Guangdong Province, sitting next to Zhang Zhaodi, said hesitantly.

"Is it too much to punish one person's parents, spouse, children, and spouse's parents who are also barred from receiving the Life-Extending 120 injection? "

...(End of this chapter)