Hong Kong General: Undercover and Liansheng, from 49 to leader

Chapter 271 Justice of the Peace? Just a joke

Late night, Temple Street.

"I have just reached an agreement with the Governor. The Director of the Criminal and Security Department will resign. Cheuk King-chuen will take over the position. Luk Ming-wah will return to the police force as the Director of the Personnel and Training Department."

"?"

Li Wenbin was confused. You just talked to the Governor of Hong Kong? Who are you?
"The Criminal Division Director Zeng Xiangrong has disappeared and he is unlikely to appear again. Can you recommend someone for the position of Criminal Division Director?"

Li Wenbin felt that the person sitting opposite him was not the leader of He Liansheng, but the Commissioner of Police.

"Mr. Lu, was it you who did the incident at Moxingling?"

After a brief moment of daze, Li Wenbin quickly reacted.

"Mr. Li, this matter will be the top secret of the British Hong Kong government. I can't tell you."

Lu Yaowen smiled slightly.

Li Wenbin nodded when he heard this: "I will remember your favor."

Although he was not allowed to advance further, the position of Director of the Criminal Division was given to the "local faction", which was a big favor enough.

"Mr. Li, I'm curious about a question. Can you help me solve it?"

"Please say."

Li Wenbin stared at the young man in front of him, and was shocked to find that he could no longer see through him.

"If the Eagle Countrymen agree to let you be the Chief of Police, but the prerequisite is to make you an enemy of me, will you agree to them?"

Lu Yaowen looked straight at Li Wenbin and asked the question slowly.

"..."

After hearing Lu Yaowen's question, Li Wenbin's pupils shrank suddenly.

He has worked in the police force for so many years, just to make the police force a police force for Hong Kong people, to be managed by Hong Kong people themselves.

If the Eagles agree to let him be the Commissioner of Police and hand over power to the people of Hong Kong Island...

Although he wouldn't say it, Li Wenbin knew that he would nod and agree.

This has nothing to do with his relationship with Lu Yaowen. In the face of ideals and beliefs, personal feelings are not worth mentioning at all.

"Mr. Li, I know your answer."

Lu Yaowen smiled and nodded, then continued: "During this period, the Governor of Hong Kong will announce the establishment of a security committee specifically for terrorist attacks."

"The Governor, the First Brother and I are permanent members, and the remaining two committee members are selected from the business community and the legal community respectively."

Li Wenbin keenly realized that this safety committee was definitely not ordinary: "What power does the safety committee have?"

"Assist the police force in handling cases related to terrorist attacks and be able to learn about the progress of such cases from the police force at any time."

Lu Yaowen looked at Li Wenbin and said slowly.

"..."

At this moment, Li Wenbin was certain that this so-called security committee member was the Justice of the Peace of the new era, and even had more power than the early Justices of the Peace.

Assisting in handling cases and understanding the progress of case handling, these two powers cover a very wide range. Directly arresting people is assisting, providing clues is also assisting, and understanding the progress of case handling means that one can directly intervene in the police force's case handling process.

Especially Luk Yao-wen, with more than 100,000 people in Liansheng, plus the power of the Security Committee, it is basically equivalent to setting up a Hong Kong Island Police Force 'He Liansheng Command' in Hong Kong Island.

Thinking of this, Li Wenbin looked at Lu Yaowen deeply. He was really curious about what kind of leverage Lu Yaowen had that could make the Eagle people make such concessions?

"Mr. Li, as for the remaining two committee members, based on my understanding of the Eagles, they would have been appointed by the Governor a few years ago, but they will be directly elected in a few years."

At this point, Lu Yaowen's smile widened: "Wei Yixin will definitely use these two positions to bribe your 'local faction' people."

The so-called electoral reform proposed by the Eagle Americans for Hong Kong is actually very simple. It is to change "appointment" to "direct election" and at the same time increase the number of members of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council to make it easier for them to stir up trouble.

If the government still holds all power like it did during the British Hong Kong administration, and all legislators are appointed by the head of government, then there is nothing they can do. Only by changing to direct elections can they have room to maneuver.

Driven by this principle, Hong Kong Island, which had been ruled by the Eagle State dictatorship for more than 140 years, became a "benchmark of democracy" in just 13 years.

The Eagles, who once publicly stated that the quality of Hong Kong Islanders was not enough for self-government, "returned" all power to Hong Kong Islanders in just thirteen years.

During the British Hong Kong government period, no legislator dared to scold the Governor or question the British Hong Kong government.

But after the Eagles left, these people suddenly became tough. They often scolded the No. 1 man of Hong Kong to his face, and questioned the Hong Kong government.

In the final analysis, the "democracy" in Hong Kong at this moment is actually just a "playing house" directed by the Americans.

Their purpose is not to return power to the people of Hong Kong Island, but to disrupt Hong Kong Island.

"..."

After hearing what Lu Yaowen said, Li Wenbin was a little puzzled: "The security committee member has so much power, are you willing to give up two positions?"

"The power of the security committee is determined by the person. Even if your local people become security committee members, will they dare to do anything out of line?"

"In the end, he was just given the title of security committee member..."

Although Lu Yaowen did not finish his words, Li Wenbin completely understood what he meant. These two positions were the "meat bones" thrown by Lu Yaowen.

In order to gain this piece of meat, people in the business and legal circles must recognize and even maintain the status of the Security Committee, but at the same time they themselves cannot use this committee to obtain excessive power. The biggest beneficiary is only Lu Yaowen.

'How did this guy come up with this idea?'

This design is indeed ingenious. Li Wenbin is really curious: Did Lu Yaowen really come up with it alone, or did he have experts from the mainland to help him with advice?
'There must be experts from the mainland who are giving him advice.'

Li Wenbin concluded.

The field of politics is different from other fields. There are too many things involved and they are too complicated. No matter how smart Lu Yaowen is, it is difficult for him to achieve this level at this age.

Li Wenbin was indeed not wrong. Politics is the most difficult before it happens, but the easiest after it happens. Everyone can comment on what has happened and give a detailed account of it. This is how political situations are born.

In a sense, it was indeed the "mainland experts" who "gave advice" to Lu Yaowen.

"Mr. Lu, I understand what you mean. Congratulations."

Thinking of this, Li Wenbin looked at Lu Yaowen deeply, and forced a smile on his normally cold face.

"Mr. Li, I hope you understand what I mean."

Lu Yaowen nodded and smiled.

"Mr. Lu, I can now answer your question."

"?"

This time, it was Lu Yaowen's turn to be a little confused.

"I will not agree to the Eagles. In the future, they will need me to be the police chief, not me asking them to be the police chief."

The forced smile on Li Wenbin's face became even brighter.

Then, he placed a 500 Hong Kong dollar note on the table: "Mr. Lu, this time it's my treat, thank you very much!"

After saying that, Li Wenbin got up and left.

"Hey, Mr. Li, I ordered grouper tonight, and five hundred is not enough."

Lu Yaowen looked at Li Wenbin's back and shouted with a smile.

'...'

Li Wenbin paused slightly, then quickened his pace and left.

"Li Wenbin, it would be great if all the locals were as smart as you."

Lu Yaowen looked down at the picture of "hunchback" that Li Wenbin had placed on the table, shook his head and sighed.

……

Also on the same night, at the Gao family villa in Mount Kellett.

The three members of the Gao family were sitting on the sofa. Gao Shijie was fiddling with his tea, Gao Shiwen was smoking, and the old man Gao Fuyuan was resting with his eyes closed. The only thing they had in common was that the three of them were silent.

"Shiwen, please make an appointment with Awen for tea tomorrow."

At this moment, Gao Fuyuan suddenly opened his eyes and said this sentence.

"Dad, didn't you just say that you wanted to wait and see? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

A hint of curiosity flashed in Gao Shiwen's eyes.

"Shiwen, our Gao family has been operating in Haojiang for thirty years. At its peak, we were known as one of the four major families in Hong Kong and Macau, along with the He family, the Luo family, and the Zhou family. At that time, not to mention the He Xin family, even the Li family was inferior to our Gao family."

"In the 1960s, He Xian and Luo Bao joined forces to defeat the Portuguese-Macau government. At that time, you and our Gao family did not see the situation clearly, or we were too confident and felt that our Gao family had the ability to influence the situation in Macau. He Xian wanted to avoid forcing our Gao family to the Portuguese-Macau government, so he would not dare to touch our Gao family."

"You know the result. He Xin, Lei Yingdong and Nie Aotian teamed up to take down the gambling license and drove our Gao family out of Haojiang."

At this point, Gao Fuyuan's tone was quite emotional: "The situation now is very similar to that of the past. It's still a choice between two options, one for Chinese and the other for foreigners."

"Last time, our Gao family chose to trust the Portuguese ghosts, and ended up losing miserably. This time, I choose to trust Lu Yaowen and the mainland."

"Dad, are you going to join the 'mainland faction'?"

The eyes of Gao Shiwen and Gao Shijie both moved suddenly.

"Correct."

Gao Fuyuan nodded in response.

"Because of Lu Yaowen?"

Gao Shijie asked with some curiosity.

"Yes, the development of our Gao family's hotel in Hong Kong Island has reached its limit. If we want to continue to grow, we must find new places to expand."

"I was always hesitating whether to go to the mainland or Southeast Asia, but now I don't have to hesitate."

At this point, Gao Fuyuan paused slightly and said, "Shiwen, invite Lu Yaowen to have supper tonight and ask him if he is interested in cooperating with our Gao family to open a hotel in the mainland."

"So urgent?"

Gao Shiwen was slightly stunned.

"Now that you have made the decision, there is no need to hesitate any longer."

At this point, Gao Fuyuan paused for a moment and said, "Besides, the earlier you submit your pledge, the greater your sincerity."

That night, not only the Gao family, but many "local" families changed their minds to varying degrees.

……

Eleven o'clock that night, Temple Street.

"Ah Wen, my dad will discuss the details of the cooperation with you tomorrow. I am here tonight to represent our Gao family to present our surrender to you and the mainland."

Not a single bit of the red snapper that Lu Yaowen ordered was wasted, and it all went into Gao Shiwen's stomach.

"People call it a pledge of allegiance and want to kill someone. Who are you going to kill?"

Looking at Gao Shiwen, who was sitting in front of him and eating voraciously, without any temperament of a young master from a noble family, Lu Yaowen said with a smile.

"Ah Wen, my dad even gave up his beloved chairman of the Yau Tsim District Council. Isn't that enough?"

Gao Shiwen knew that Lu Yaowen was joking with him and didn't take it seriously at all. He playfully teased his father Gao Fuyuan.

"Brother Shiwen, in Yau Ma Tei and Tsim Sha Tsui, if I let Uncle Yuan lose his position as the chairman of the council, then wouldn't I, Lu Yaowen, have been working in vain?"

Lu Yaowen shook his head and smiled.

"Brother Wen, your phone number."

While Lu Yaowen and Gao Shiwen were chatting, Gao Gang walked into the food stall and handed the satellite phone to Lu Yaowen while whispering.

After hearing Gao Gang's words, Lu Yaowen's eyes moved: "Shiwen, please excuse me for a moment."

After saying that, Lu Yaowen took the satellite phone and walked out of the food stall.

"Which one?"

"Mr. Lu, we have found the traitor, and he has revealed that his contact in Eagle Country is a senior police officer in the Political Department."

The sound of thunder came from Lu's receiver.

"That Eagle countryman used the alias Collier in mainland China and was an engineer for Shell Company. But we found out too late. When we rushed to Shell's office in Beijing, the Eagle countryman had already escaped."

"According to our investigation, the Eagle man left the office at 5pm. We analyzed that he was most likely to take the Cathay Pacific flight at 8:09pm and return directly to Hong Kong Island."

"This flight will land at Kai Tak Airport on Hong Kong Island at 11:39 pm..."

"Mr. Lei, do you have a photo of that Eagle countryman?"

Before Lei Ming finished speaking, Lu Yaowen immediately asked.

If it was a Continental Airlines flight, in this case, they could find a reason to land the plane at an airport along the way and arrest the Eagle Country agent.

But Cathay Pacific Airlines is a subsidiary of Jardine Matheson & Co., and the entire company, from the chairman to the flight attendants, are all Western-worshipping dogs without exception, and will 100% ignore the mainland's request to "land" midway.

It is also difficult to force it to land, so Lei Ming asked Lu Yaowen for help.

"Have."

Lei Ming replied immediately.

"8563326, fax the photo of the Eagle countryman to this number."

Lu Yaowen spoke very quickly.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

At this point, Lei Ming's tone was a little embarrassed: "Mr. Lu, we should have given you an explanation for this matter. Now we have to trouble you to help us in Hong Kong Island."

I remember I told you a few hours ago that we are all family, don’t be so polite.”

"If you feel embarrassed, then treat me to a meal when you return to Hong Kong Island."

Lu Yaowen replied with a smile.

"Sure, I'll treat you to Huaiyang cuisine."

Lei Ming laughed.

"It's true that I haven't eaten authentic Huaiyang cuisine for a long time. I'm hungry."

"Mr. Lei, I'll contact you when I'm done."

After that, Lu Yaowen hung up the phone and dialed Tong En's number: "Tong En, someone will send a fax to your person later. After receiving it, send it to Kai Tak Airport as soon as possible. I will arrange for Jimmy to wait there." "Okay, Dad."

After hearing Tong En's answer, Lu Yaowen hung up the phone again, walked quickly to the door of the food stall, and said to Gao Shiwen who was picking his teeth: "Brother Shiwen, I have something urgent to do, remember to pay the bill."

After saying this, Lu Yaowen quickly got into the Mercedes-Benz and left.

"?"

Gao Shiwen was confused. You, Lu Yaowen, ordered the dishes, so why was it my turn to pay for it in the end?
After getting into the Mercedes-Benz, Lu Yaowen immediately dialed Jimmy's number.

"Jimmy, take your people to Kai Tak Airport immediately. Tong En's people will send you a photo later. The person in the photo will be on a plane that will land at Kai Tak Airport at 11:39 pm. No matter what, you must not let him go."

After the call was connected, Lu Yaowen directly gave Jimmy a death order.

"Okay, Brother Wen, I'll take everyone out right away!"

Jimmy didn't hesitate for a moment, hung up the phone and started calling people.

……

On the other side, on a Boeing 737 civilian airliner.

Myron sat in the first class cabin, looking at the dark sky through the window, feeling a little heavy.

After learning that Zeng Xiangrong was "missing", Brown immediately notified Mellon to return to Hong Kong Island.

Because of the tight schedule, tickets were not available on other airlines, so Brown had to arrange a ticket for Mellon on Cathay Pacific through Jardine Matheson.

Mellon, who left Beijing in a hurry, now has no idea what is happening in Hong Kong Island, and has no way to contact the outside world on the plane.

I don’t know if it’s because of nervousness or some other reason, but Myron always feels a little nervous.

"Hey, I spent so much money on first class, why can't I even get a blanket?"

At this moment, a sentence of standard Mandarin came into Mailon's ears.

Myron turned his head and saw a slightly fat man with a red face glaring at a stewardess.

"Sorry, sir, I don't understand Mandarin. Please speak English or Cantonese."

The Cathay Pacific Airlines stewardess said this in English with a cold expression.

"Fuck you!"

The slightly plump man greeted the stewardess directly and warmly.

The flight attendant's face suddenly changed. She picked up the intercom and said something quickly in Cantonese.

Soon, a man in a neat suit came over and said to the slightly fat man in broken Mandarin: "From now on, you are included in our Cathay Pacific Airlines' unwelcome list. You are not allowed to board our Cathay Pacific Airlines' passenger planes in the future."

"Now, to ensure the safety of our other passengers, please follow me. I will be responsible for watching over you until we arrive at Hong Kong Island."

"Damn it, I bought a first-class ticket, why are you asking me not to sit?"

The slightly plump man got angry at that time.

He spent thousands of dollars to buy a first-class ticket, but the food he ate was worse than that of foreigners, and the service he received was worse than that of foreigners. He even asked for a blanket, but the flight attendant seemed not to hear him. Now they are restricting his freedom in life. How can he tolerate this?
"Sir, if you don't listen to my advice, then I can only use force to protect the safety of other passengers."

While the man in the suit was talking, the flight attendant called out the second and third officers, and three Cathay Pacific men dragged the slightly fat man away together.

Looking at the impotent and furious slightly fat man, Myron's eyes flashed with contempt. At this moment, he heard the stewardess passing by him whispering, "Country bumpkin, you'll lose your property!"

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Mellon's lips. It is because of these Western-admiring dogs and traitors in Hong Kong that the Eagle people can "sit firmly on the Diaoyutai". The more people like this there are, the happier he is.

Thinking of this, Myron smiled and said to the flight attendant, "Miss, I really appreciate your behavior of protecting other passengers just now. I will write a letter to the senior management of your Cathay Pacific Airlines to praise your behavior."

"thank you, sir."

The stewardess looked at the bald Mai Long, her expression changed, she put on a bright smile, and said sweetly, while secretly thinking in her heart: "The Eagles are still polite..."

This little episode soon calmed down completely, and at 11:38 pm, the Boeing 737 landed on the runway of Kai Tak Airport on time.

"Sir, please go this way."

The stewardess who was praised by Mellon walked to the door of the plane with a smile on her face.

Soon, Myron walked off the plane carrying a briefcase.

When his feet stepped onto the airport runway, he felt a little relieved.

As a qualified agent, Myron did not leave alone. Instead, he waited until the economy class passengers got off the plane before blending into the crowd and walking towards the airport exit.

A few minutes later.

"Brother Jimmy, I think I've seen the target."

At the exit, a young man holding a sign spoke softly.

"Do it!"

As Jimmy finished speaking, more than ten of the twenty or so people who were there to meet him at the airport suddenly moved and rushed directly towards Myron.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Mai Long immediately pushed the man next to him towards the dozen people, and ran back to Kai Tak Airport. At the same time, he shouted to the two security guards guarding the exit: "Call the police, help me stop the people behind me!"

"Do you dare to move when working with Liansheng?"

After hearing what Mellon said, the two security guards wanted to stop them, but after hearing this, they immediately turned into wooden men and did not move.

When Myron heard the three words "He Liansheng", his face changed drastically and he quickened his pace.

He planned to return to the airliner, sit in the cockpit and wait for support.

However, all the people Jimmy brought this time were employees of a security company. Whether they can fight or not is secondary. All of them can really run.

In just over ten seconds, an employee of the security company caught up with Mailon and threw him to the ground. Then, more than a dozen employees of the security company who arrived rushed over and pinned Mailon to the ground, making him unable to move at all.

"Help! Help!"

Myron looked at the plane less than fifty meters away from him and shouted for help.

"Brother Jimmy, the man has been caught."

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

at this time.

"What are you doing? Let this gentleman go! I'm calling the police!"

Several flight attendants who heard the noise stood at the door of the aircraft cabin and shouted loudly.

"Call the police? Call them now and tell them that we are working with Liansheng at Kai Tak Airport."

A man's cold voice came.

Several flight attendants looked in the direction of the voice and saw Jimmy, with his slicked-back hair, walking towards them with more than twenty strong men.

Suddenly, these flight attendants were so frightened that their legs went weak and they dared not speak anymore.

"Why, you don't have a cell phone? Do you want me to lend you one?"

Jimmy stared at the stewardesses, his tone extremely calm.

"Excuse me, sir, we didn't see anything."

At this time, a flight attendant finally reacted and apologized.

"..."

Jimmy ignored the flight attendants and turned away.

Mailong was also escorted away by dozens of members of Liansheng.

"He Lian Sheng?"

The slightly plump man was also released from the 'single room' and saw Jimmy's 'domineering' scene.

Looking at the stewardesses whose legs went weak with fear, and thinking about how they acted arrogantly in front of him, he felt indescribably happy.

"Hey, we're done, get off the plane!"

At this time, a flight attendant saw the slightly plump man with a secretly happy look on his face and shouted loudly.

His attitude returned to its previous arrogant state.

The slightly plump man knew very well the truth that 'a good man does not know the loss in front of him', and silently carried his suitcase and walked off the plane. Then he turned his head and looked at the four words 'Cathay Pacific Airlines' on the plane with an extremely cold expression.

"Hmph, you cowardly bastards. Just wait. One day, I, Niu Qizhong, will acquire your airline. Then I'll see how you guys will beg me!"

At this point, Niu Zhongzhi pondered for a moment and whispered to himself, "This He Liansheng seems to be very popular in Hong Kong Island. If I can cooperate with them, the possibility of making that business will be greater."

Thinking of this, he walked out of Kai Tak Airport quickly, hailed a taxi, got in the car, and said with a smile: "I'm looking for He Liansheng Company."

"You're crazy! There's only He Liansheng in Hong Kong, not He Liansheng Company."

The taxi driver glanced at Niu Zhongqi and said with contempt.

"Then take me to He Liansheng."

Faced with the taxi driver's ridicule, Niu Qizhong didn't care at all and still smiled.

"He Liansheng has dozens of branches, big and small, with more than 100,000 members. Which He Liansheng are you going to?"

The taxi driver looked impatient.

Hearing the taxi driver's words, Niu Qizhong's eyes flickered slightly. No wonder the man's words just now scared the stewardess so much that her legs went limp. How many people are there in Hong Kong Island, and how many members does Liansheng have?

This power must be so great that it cannot reach the sky?

"Hey, do you want to take the bus?"

The taxi commander was about to kick the passenger out.

"Sit down, take me to the Peninsula Hotel."

Niu Qizhong decided to find out more about He Liansheng's situation before making any plans.

"Why didn't you say you were going to the Peninsula Hotel earlier? You're wasting my time."

The taxi driver stepped on the accelerator and drove quickly towards the Peninsula Hotel.

the other side.

'Papapapa~'

Myron, who was awakened by physics, opened his eyes and saw the man standing in front of him. The burning pain on his face seemed to disappear the moment he opened his eyes and saw the man standing in front of him.

"Lu! Yao! Wen!"

Myron gritted his teeth and uttered these three words one by one.

"Inspector Myron, long time no see. I wonder if you went to the mainland to do something important since you disappeared for so long. I thought you were dead."

Lu Yaowen looked at Mai Long and said with a smile.

"Lu Yaowen, don't be complacent. Our Political Department will not let you go."

Myron gritted his teeth and snorted.

"I'm sorry, your Special Department was attacked by terrorists tonight. Chief Superintendent Brown is missing, Senior Superintendent Shikas was shot dead, and Senior Superintendent Yu Kejie was killed by terrorists during the day. Your Special Department is now without senior officials."

At this point, Lu Yaowen's smile widened: "Superintendent Mai Long, it's a pity that you were caught by me. Otherwise, with your qualifications and status, even if you can't be a chief superintendent, you can still be a senior superintendent. Sorry."

"Lu Yaowen, you have planted a spy inside our political department."

Myron reacted immediately.

"Hong Kong Island is the capital of spies. It is normal to plant spies there. Didn't your Political Department also plant spies in us and Liansheng? We are just exchanging favors."

Lu Yaowen smiled.

"..."

After hearing what Lu Yaowen said, Mai Long fell silent.

"Superintendent Myron, I will arrange for someone to entertain you properly later. If you have anything to say, please tell him immediately. I will arrange for someone to send you to the mainland tomorrow."

Mai Long raised his head and looked at Lu Yaowen: "Leave me a way, I can also be a traitor."

"?"

Lu Yaowen frowned slightly.

He originally thought that the people in the political department were elites who had undergone rigorous training, but this guy? He surrendered before he even made a move?

But Lu Yaowen didn't dare to use such a person.

"I'm sorry, Superintendent Myron, you're not even qualified to be my dog."

Lu Yaowen looked at Mai Long and chuckled.

……

The next morning, a piece of news that shocked the entire Hong Kong Island came out: the British Hong Kong government had established an organization called the Security Committee, and Luk Yiu-wen was a permanent member.

With a gangster as the security committee member, the whole of Hong Kong Island understands that either the Eagle Americans are crazy or Lu Yaowen has a strong handle on them.

Especially after understanding the power of the safety committee member in the safety committee, people who know the matter understand that the power of this safety committee member has even exceeded that of the justices of the peace in the past.

Repulse Bay, in Li Huanggua’s hillside villa.

"Bang~"

After seeing the news about the Security Committee in the newspaper, Li Huanggua, who was having breakfast, punched the table hard.

It scared his two sons.

"Father, what's wrong?"

Li Ju asked immediately.

"The Eagles are just making a fuss. How can they let Lu Yaowen, a gangster, be the security committee member? He is the most unsafe factor in Hong Kong!"

Li Huanggua said coldly.

He did not tell his son that what made Li Huanggua most angry was that he had struggled in Hong Kong Island for so many years and had been a dog for the foreigners for so many years, and only became a Justice of the Peace nine years ago.

As a result, when this security committee came into being, Li Huanggua felt that the Justice of the Peace title he had worked so hard for so many years had become a complete joke...

(End of this chapter)