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

Chapter 338 [338] Farewell, Governor!
Governor's Residence.

"Everyone, I will contact the Zu family immediately and ask them to transport Hong Kong's foreign exchange reserves back as quickly as possible to get through this difficult time!"

After knowing that Lu Yaowen had started to take action, Peng Jiakang did not hesitate for a moment and decided to collect the debt from his ancestral family.

"..."

After hearing what Peng Jiakang said, Joelen Sassoon, who was standing by, had only two words in his mind: speechless!

Peng Jiakang was so frightened by Lu Yaowen's name that he immediately went to get what he had been asking for but could not get. This Governor of Hong Kong really did not take him or the Sassoon family seriously.

Peng Jiakang didn't care about Joelen Sassoon's thoughts at the moment. After saying this, he continued to talk to himself: "It will take at least fifteen hours to fly from my hometown to Hong Kong Island. No matter what, we have to endure these fifteen hours."

"Mr. Governor, if something like this happens, the citizens of Hong Kong Island will frantically run to withdraw their deposits. This time HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank will be seriously damaged. How can you let us deal with it?"

Joelen Sassoon said unhappily.

"Then let the people of Hong Kong run on the banks. How much money can they withdraw? One billion? Five billion? Or ten billion? As long as you survive this time and maintain your reputation, you, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, can still make the money back."

Peng Jiakang said slowly.

"Humph!"

Joelen Sassoon snorted coldly.

Peng Jiakang was not annoyed and continued, "Besides that, what you need to do is to clarify the facts and have a team of Justices of the Peace go to the bank to investigate. Try to use procedures and drag it out for fifteen hours so that these Justices of the Peace can see that the foreign exchange reserves are still stored in HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank."

"When that time comes, this crisis will naturally be resolved."

After Peng Jiakang's voice fell, Financial Secretary Zeng Baoquan could not help but ask: "Mr. Governor, what should we do with the 12 billion pension funds?"

Twelve billion in pension funds were allocated during his tenure. If anything unexpected happens, he, as the Finance Secretary, will be the first to be in trouble.

"Pensions are the easiest thing to solve. The investment contract signed by Z Fund is a formal contract. After a while, let the people of Z Fund get the money back and make some 'profits'. This will naturally shut up the people of Hong Kong Island."

After a brief panic, Peng Jiakang calmed down. He knew that now the most important thing for the British Hong Kong government was to secure foreign exchange reserves, as this was related to the British Hong Kong government, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, the three core countries in maintaining rule in Hong Kong Island.

After issuing several orders, Peng Jiakang picked up the receiver of the international phone in front of him and dialed a number.

"Jones, this is Patton. I know you are very busy right now. I have something urgent to tell the Prime Minister immediately!"

After the call was connected, Peng Jiakang said immediately.

"explain."

Jones-Fonda's voice was particularly cold.

This time, because of the British Hong Kong government, the Eagle Country not only lost hundreds of billions of dollars, but also became an international laughing stock. It would have been bad enough for the colonial power to steal money from the colony, but it was actually exposed.

The Labour Party seized on this incident and used various channels, including newspapers, radio stations and television stations, to mock John Mason's incompetence and demand that he resign immediately.

The most crucial thing is that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United States has received a solemn protest from the mainland, demanding that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United States give an explanation within 48 hours.

If this matter is not resolved properly, it will not be resolved simply by the resignation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Prime Minister John Mason may even have to resign, and the Eagle Country government will collapse.

Jones Fonda really thought that the friendship between John Mason and Peng Jiakang was too deep? At this point, he had not directly dismissed the Governor of Hong Kong.

"I need Zujia to return Hong Kong's foreign exchange reserves immediately..."

Before Peng Jiakang finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jones Fonda: "Patton, I told you, we suffered heavy losses this time, and we need some time!"

"Jones, I also want to give you time, but Hong Kong Island has no time now..."

Peng Jiakang slowly told the public that Hong Kong residents had already started marching and that Lu Yaowen and the mainland might take action.

"..."

On the other end of the phone, Jones Fonda frowned deeply after hearing what Peng Jiakang said.

Previously, due to the economic recession, the Americans tried every means to hollow out Hong Kong Island. Now that the pound has been attacked and suffered serious losses, they need the existence of Hong Kong Island as a blood bag even more.

At this moment, Jones Fonda also understood why John Mason did not hold Peng Jiakang accountable. The Eagle Country needed Hong Kong Island too much now.

Thinking of this, Jones Fonda said, "Patton, I will report this matter to the Prime Minister immediately. Wait for my news."

"Thank you for your hard work, Jones."

Peng Jiakang's expression relaxed slightly.

A few minutes later, Peng Jiakang received a call from Jones Fonda, saying that John Mason would arrange for SAS to send US$23.7 billion back to Hong Kong Island on a military transport plane.

After hearing the news, Peng Jiakang's heart was finally half relieved. Then, he, the Hong Kong British government, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank began to "play dead" until the US$23.7 billion returned to Hong Kong Island.

While Peng Jiakang was meeting with senior foreign executives in Hong Kong, Lu Yaowen also met with three people at the Peninsula Hotel.

If Peng Jiakang were here, he would definitely find that these three people are all familiar faces.

He Shizhang, Lei Ming and Li Guobao are representatives of Hong Kong's old families, local factions and mainland factions respectively.

"Thank you all for coming to the Peninsula Hotel to meet me so late at night."

Lu Yaowen spoke very politely.

"Mr. Lu, we are all old acquaintances, let's get down to business."

After saying this, He Shizhang poured a large cup of black coffee into his mouth.

He is almost sixty years old and can no longer endure, so he can only study "technology".

"Tomorrow, I will fight the Eagles head-on and completely defeat the Hong Kong British government, HSBC, and Standard Chartered Bank."

Lu Yaowen's slow words made the eyes of He Shizhang, Lei Ming and Li Guobao suddenly light up.

They had long anticipated Lu Yaowen's actions, and they were also looking forward to this day coming.

"Mr. Lu, what do you need us to do?"

Li Guobao asked immediately.

"I need you to organize the six chambers of commerce, namely the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce, the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, the Minnan Chamber of Commerce, the Shunde Chamber of Commerce, the Dongguancheng Chamber of Commerce, and the Wuyi Chamber of Commerce, to cooperate with my actions."

Lu Yaowen's first request made He Shizhang and Li Guobao's pupils shrink.

Nine out of ten businessmen in Hong Kong are members of these six chambers of commerce. Lu Yaowen wants to get most of the Hong Kong business community to collectively fight against the Eagle Americans.

"Mr. Lu, among these six chambers of commerce, some members have close relations with the Eagle people."

He Shizhang said slowly.

He still gave the "Western-loving dog" some face.

Hong Kong Island has been colonized by the Eagle Country for more than a hundred years. The influence of the Eagle Country has long since penetrated into every aspect of Hong Kong Island. Even in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce, which has the least relationship with the Eagle Country as a whole, there are Western admirers, not to mention the other chambers of commerce.

"I don't want all of these six chambers of commerce to support me. I just want these six chambers of commerce to use their names to support me."

Lu Yaowen gave an explanation.

"If you just ask the Chamber of Commerce to use their name to support you, then there shouldn't be any problem."

He Shizhang nodded in response.

Nowadays, anyone with a brain knows that Hong Kong Island is now in a situation where the East is rising and the West is falling, and the Eagle Americans are already at a disadvantage. Many people may not dare to confront the Eagle Americans head-on, but many people are willing to help Lu Yaowen and add insult to injury.

"Also, after the six major chambers of commerce come forward tomorrow, Mr. He, I need your He family to come forward..."

After making the first request, Lu Yaowen made a second request to He Shizhang alone.

"it is good!"

After hearing Lu Yaowen's request, He Shizhang's eyelids twitched, but he nodded and agreed without hesitation.

There is no construction without destruction. If you want the He family to make further progress, some prices must be paid. He Shizhang and the He family have already made preparations.

"Mr. Li, tomorrow I need your local people to support the He family immediately after the He family speaks out, and then..."

Lu Yaowen made his third request to Li Guobao.

Li Guobao didn't say anything, but just nodded slightly.

At this time, only a fool would think of sitting on the fence.

After telling He Shizhang and Li Guobao what to do, Lu Yaowen said with a smile: "Mr. He, Mr. Li, time is running out. Please go and arrange what I just arranged."

"Okay, Mr. Lu, we'll take our leave now."

After hearing Lu Yaowen's "order to expel guests", He Shizhang and Li Guobao said goodbye and immediately got up and left.

"Mr. Lei, no matter whether it is the old-established families in Hong Kong or the 'local faction', they can only play supporting roles. The real protagonists can only be ourselves."

After He Shizhang and Li Guobao left, Lu Yaowen looked at Lei Ming, who had been silent, and said with a smile.

"Awen, I've been waiting for you to say this. How do you need us to cooperate with you?"

Lei Ming said with a smile.

"Three things. First, I need the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce to help me fire the first shot. All chamber members who have US dollar deposits in HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank need to issue a joint statement and withdraw their deposits."

Lei Ming immediately agreed: "No problem, I'll coordinate it right away."

"The second thing is, as long as the Eagles are not crazy, they will definitely send back Hong Kong's foreign exchange reserves as quickly as possible. I need the mainland to help me monitor the planes that landed in Hong Kong Island in the next two days, especially the Stanley Barracks, which is a key surveillance area."

Lei Ming's eyes flickered when he heard this, and he nodded and said, "Okay."

"Third, I need Mr. Lei, Mr. Bao, and everyone who has cargo ships in Hong Kong to send out their cargo ships tomorrow to block the sea route of the Eagle Navy. In addition, I will personally come forward to launch a final charge against the Eagles. I hope you are ready..."

Lu Yaowen slowly stated his third request.

"No, Awen, it's too risky for you to do this. I told you before that we need Hong Kong Island, and we also need you. Now we have the upper hand, there is no need for you to take this risk."

After listening to Lu Yaowen's third request, Lei Ming refused it outright.

"Mr. Lei, listen to me."

"I can guarantee that the Eagles will never dare to risk the world's condemnation and attack me..."

Before Lu Yaowen could finish his words, he was interrupted by Lei Ming: "What if the Eagles go crazy and want to attack you? Ah Wen, you should know how important you are now. He Liansheng needs you, and the New Territories also need you."

"Mr. Lei, only if I come forward tomorrow can we achieve the greatest results. If the Eagles don't take action, they can still keep their dignity. If they dare to take action, they will lose even their dignity."

"I just took a risk and got so many benefits. It's worth it."

Lu Yaowen naturally would not tell Lei Ming that his sixth sense could help him predict danger. Strictly speaking, there was no risk at all.

"Awen..."

This time, before Lei Ming could finish his words, Lu Yaowen interrupted him with a determined look on his face: "Mr. Lei, I like a line of poetry very much. I will sacrifice my blood for Xuanyuan."

When Lei Ming heard what Lu Yaowen said, his face suddenly changed. He knew that he couldn't persuade Lu Yaowen, so he could only nod and say, "Okay, Awen, we will definitely cooperate with you tomorrow."

"Mr. Lei, with your words, I feel completely at ease. No matter how many arrangements I have in Hong Kong Island, you are my confidence."

A bright smile appeared on Lu Yaowen's face.

"Awen, we owe you too much."

Lei Ming shook his head and sighed.

Lu Yaowen's identity is too sensitive. No matter how many contributions he has made in Hong Kong Island, it is impossible for him to really come to the fore.

"Mr. Lei, I am a contented person."

Lu Yaowen's tone was particularly sincere.

Being a chess player behind the scenes will earn you more and give you a more secure position than being a leader in the front.

Then, without waiting for Lei Ming to speak, Lu Yaowen continued: "Mr. Lei, what we really want to thank are the citizens of Hong Kong Island. Without them, we can't do anything."

"..."

After hearing what Lu Yaowen said, a hint of admiration flashed in Lei Ming's eyes.

……

At eight o'clock the next morning, the number of Hong Kong citizens who gathered at the entrance of the Governor's Residence to protest had exceeded 20,000.

Originally, the number should have been higher, but now more citizens are waiting at the doors of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, ready to withdraw their savings from these two banks, and are not in the mood to protest at the Governor's Residence or other places for the time being.

HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank also operated as usual according to Peng Jiakang's order. They also experienced for the first time what it meant that water can carry a boat but can also capsize it. In just one hour, the citizens of Hong Kong Island withdrew more than 6 billion Hong Kong dollars from these two banks.

Not only that, the share prices of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank also plummeted.

These two British banks, which had sucked the blood of the Chinese in Hong Kong for more than a hundred years, became rats crossing the street overnight, and everyone wanted to kill them.

HSBC Bank headquarters building.

"Mr. Sassoon, as of now, Hong Kong Islanders have withdrawn 3.5 billion Hong Kong dollars in cash from our HSBC Bank, and this number is still rising rapidly. According to analysts' estimates, before the lunch break today, Hong Kong Islanders will withdraw more than 8 billion Hong Kong dollars in cash from HSBC Bank."

"Before the end of the working day today, Hong Kong Islanders will withdraw more than HK$15 billion in cash from HSBC."

"If the run continues at this rate, HSBC's cash reserves will be exhausted the day after tomorrow. If Hong Kong Islanders continue to run on the banks, we will have no choice but to take special measures."

Shen Bi looked at Joelen Sassoon standing in front of him and spoke slowly.

"The situation at Standard Chartered is similar to that at HSBC."

Joelen Sassoon looked sad.

"Mr. Sassoon, I reminded you before that we are just businessmen. Don't get too involved in politics..."

"Hey~"

Having said that, Shen Bi couldn't help but sighed helplessly.

"Manager Shen, please keep waiting. The British Hong Kong government will give us an explanation tonight at the latest."

Joelen Sassoon suppressed his irritation and spoke slowly.

"Mr. Sassoon, do you mean that the British Hong Kong government will return the foreign exchange reserves tonight?"

Shen Bi's eyes lit up slightly.

Joelen Sassoon did not speak, but nodded slowly, which made Shen Bi's expression relax.

That's when.

‘Ring ring ring~’

There was a rapid ringing of the phone.

"Which one?"

Shen Bi picked up the phone and asked.

Immediately.

"What did you say? A total of 79 companies in Hong Kong Island jointly requested to withdraw their US dollar deposits in our HSBC Bank? The amount is more than 500 million US dollars?"

Shen Bi's face suddenly changed, he stood up suddenly and said in shock.

Not only Shen Bi, Joelen Sassoon also stood up suddenly after hearing Shen Bi's words, which was a good move to cut off the source of the problem.

"Can you delay it for a while?"

Joren Sassoon asked quietly.

"Tell those companies that they need to follow procedures to withdraw such a large amount of deposits, and tell them not to rush."

Shen Bi understood what he meant, and after saying this, he slowly hung up the phone.

"Mr. Sassoon, I think the other party must have a backup plan."

Shen Bi looked at Joelen Sassoon with a serious expression and spoke slowly.

"We can only take the hard top."

Joelen Sassoon said helplessly.

At 11 o'clock in the morning of that day, TVB and Asia Television interrupted the broadcast of a news report in which several well-known wealthy people in Hong Kong Island exposed that HSBC Bank deliberately delayed the withdrawal time and suspected that HSBC Bank had moved all the US dollars to the Eagle Country.

If HSBC still has US dollars, ask them to withdraw their deposits before midnight.

In response, HSBC simply said that withdrawing large deposits requires procedures and time. This statement has only exacerbated the panic of Hong Kong residents.

Some Hong Kong residents who had believed in the British Hong Kong government, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank could no longer sit still and went out to the nearest HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank to withdraw money.

In just two hours from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., panicked Hong Kong Island residents withdrew more than 20 billion Hong Kong dollars in cash from HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, far exceeding the analysis of analysts from the two banks.

However, this still does not exceed the tolerance of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank. More than a hundred years of bloodsucking have made the "blood tanks" of these two banks very thick.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, a statement jointly issued by the six major chambers of commerce in Hong Kong Island, namely the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce, Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, Southern Fujian Chamber of Commerce, Shunde Chamber of Commerce, Dongguan Chamber of Commerce and Wuyi Chamber of Commerce, made the top executives of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank completely panic.

'From now on, members of the six major chambers of commerce are prohibited from using HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank's services until HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank have fully explained the whereabouts of their foreign exchange.'

At the same time, the six chambers of commerce also asked HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank to hand over a deposit of HK$100 billion to ensure that the deposits of the members of the six chambers of commerce in the two banks would not be lost.

"This is too much! This is simply too much!"

This statement from the six major chambers of commerce completely broke down Joran Sassoon.

Damn it, the decision to embezzle Hong Kong's foreign exchange reserves was made by the British Hong Kong government. What do you Hong Kong people mean by watching HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank fight each other?
Every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. Go fight the British Hong Kong government!
But Joelen Sassoon only dared to say such words in his heart. All he could do now was to contact the senior executives of HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, and the six major chambers of commerce in Hong Kong Island, to establish friendships with them and speak well of them.

This made the top executives of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank feel extremely aggrieved, as it was always the people from the Chamber of Commerce who asked for help from HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, but never the people from HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank who asked for help from the Chamber of Commerce.

What made them even more angry was that those who usually begged them to do things were avoiding them like the plague today, ignoring them completely. Those with a good attitude would chat with them about all sorts of things, while those with a bad attitude would just ask, "Who are you? Are we familiar with each other?"
But they can only pretend to be dead. If HSBC really takes out this 100 billion Hong Kong dollars, it will be emptied directly, and Hong Kong Island residents will be allowed to withdraw money in limited amounts tomorrow.

That would undoubtedly be a disaster for HSBC.

‘Ring ring ring~’

Just when the top executives of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank were "enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens", a phone call came to the office of the chairman of HSBC.

"..."

After Shen Bi picked up the phone, he only heard one sentence and his face changed again.

"how?"

When Qiao Lun Sassoon saw Shen Bi's strange expression, his heart skipped a beat and he asked immediately.

"The He family united more than a dozen old families in Hong Kong Island and gathered more than 10% of HSBC's shares. Now He Shizhang is demanding to check HSBC's accounts in the name of being an individual shareholder of HSBC!"

Shen Bi looked at Joelen Sassoon, his eyes full of panic.

In order to prevent Chinese from checking the bank's accounts, HSBC is extremely wary of Chinese buying HSBC shares and will never allow Chinese to own more than 3% of HSBC shares alone.

Once a Chinese person holds HSBC shares for a long time, he will be suppressed by HSBC and forced to sell his shares.

Only an old family like the He family has a history of cooperation with the Eagle people for hundreds of years. It is not an exaggeration to say that even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. It is also because of this that they can hold a small amount of HSBC shares for a long time.

But Shen Bi and others could never have imagined that the old families like the He family would actually choose to be enemies with them, the Eagle people. Why? On what basis?
"Manager Shen, can we delay the time? At least until tonight."

At this moment, Joelen Sassoon's heart was almost filled with anxiety.

"Mr. Sassoon, according to the law, shareholders who own more than 10% of the shares can check the accounts at any time. If we delay, it will be tantamount to confessing ourselves."

Shen Bi shook his head slowly.

Lu Yaowen's "three-axe attack" stunned Shen Bi and the others, who were completely unable to defend themselves.

"There's no other way but to confess. We have to drag it out until tonight!"

Joelen Sassoon said through gritted teeth after hesitating for a moment.

What spirit of contract, spirit of rule of law, go to hell! Only interests and survival are the most important!
"it is good!"

After listening to what Joelen Sassoon said, Shen Bi gritted his teeth and nodded in response.

It is the nature of the Angusans that they will only abide by rules and laws when they are in their favor.

Once the rules and laws are not in their favor, they will find all kinds of excuses to exonerate themselves. Even if these rules and laws are made by themselves, they can still cheat.

After making this decision, Joron Sassoon pondered for a moment, then took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

"My name is Joelen Sassoon, and I need to contact the Governor immediately."

As soon as the call was connected, Joelen Sassoon said.

Half a minute later, Peng Jiakang's somewhat tired voice came from the receiver: "Mr. Sassoon, what's the matter?"

"Just now, the He family joined forces with other old families in Hong Kong..."

Joelen Sassoon roughly recounted the He family's plan to check HSBC's accounts, and then continued: "We at HSBC are not going to survive tonight. I hope that Mr. Governor of Hong Kong can speak up for us at HSBC and try to ease the pressure from public opinion that we are facing..."

"Okay, Mr. Sassoon, I promise you."

Without a moment's hesitation, Peng Jiakang immediately agreed.

Soon, TVB, Asia Television and Island Television spoke out almost at the same time.

What TVB and Asia Television broadcast was that Ho Sai-cheung owned 10% of HSBC's shares, but his request for an account audit was rejected by HSBC. HSBC was definitely hiding something and most likely had transferred Hong Kong's foreign exchange away.

The Hong Kong Island Television vigorously defended HSBC, claiming that HSBC was sorting out its accounts and would invite a delegation of Justices of the Peace and Ho Sai-cheung to audit the accounts tomorrow.

However, the news broadcast by Hong Kong TV stations obviously could only convince the Hong Kong residents who still had full faith in the Eagles. More people flocked to the HSBC branches to withdraw their deposits.

Joelen Sassoon had no way to deal with this. Fortunately, HSBC closed at 6pm, which finally stopped the "frenzy" of Hong Kong residents' bank runs.

In just one day, Hong Kong residents withdrew more than HK$40 billion in cash from HSBC, far exceeding analysts' estimates.

Now Joelen Sassoon can only pin all his hopes on his family being able to send the foreign exchange from Hong Kong back tonight.

……

the other side.

Inside a suite at Mido Hotel Hong Kong Island.

Zhuo Jingquan, Lu Minghua and Huang Bingrong, who was newly supported by Lu Yaowen, all appeared here.

"You three are all old acquaintances of mine, so I won't be polite with you and will get straight to the point about the mission."

Lu Yaowen didn't say a word and directly issued a task: "I have pushed HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank into a dead end. If the Eagles want to keep these two banks, they must return Hong Kong's foreign exchange reserves as quickly as possible."

"According to my intelligence, a naval force of the Eagle Country has entered the Stanley military camp. This naval force of the Eagle Country is definitely a force sent by the Eagle Country people to escort foreign exchange."

"Based on the above two points, I dare to conclude that the extra foreign exchange in Hong Kong Island will definitely be sent back to Hong Kong Island by the Eagles tonight."

At this point, Lu Yaowen looked at Lu Minghua and said, "Officer Lu, I need you to lead the Flying Tigers and at least six companies of PTU to make all preparations before the operation. Once you receive my message, set out immediately to intercept the foreign exchange sent back by the foreigners."

Lu Yaowen could only feel completely at ease if he handed this kind of thing over to Lu Minghua, who was from the "mainland faction".

"understand!"

Lu Minghua immediately nodded in response.

"Officer Lu, the Eagle Country Army will never let you take away foreign exchange easily. You must prepare for the worst."

Lu Yaowen warned with a serious look on his face.

"I understand."

Lu Minghua's expression was also very solemn.

"Officer Huang, you will lead the team with me to the Central Pier tonight. We need to assist the ICAC in arresting those involved in the misappropriation of foreign exchange in Hong Kong Island."

After giving instructions to Lu Minghua, Lu Yaowen looked at Huang Bingrong and spoke.

Before Ma Zhiyong was taken away, a tracker was installed in his body to let Lu Yaowen know where those people who were "hidden" by the British Hong Kong government were being held.

"understand!"

Huang Bingrong's expression was also extremely solemn, and he nodded slowly.

"Director Zhuo, you have the most important mission. I need you to arrest Joelen Sassoon and the general managers of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank at all costs."

Lu Yaowen finally looked at Zhuo Jingquan, his face extremely serious. "Okay!"

Zhuo Jingquan nodded slightly.

"Three of you, all actions tonight are top secret. No news can be leaked before the operation officially begins. Tonight is not a conflict, but a war."

Lu Yaowen glanced at Lu Minghua, Huang Bingrong and Zhuo Jingquan, then slowly said this sentence.

"..."

After hearing what Lu Yaowen said, the eyes of Lu Minghua, Huang Bingrong and Zhuo Jingquan all froze. They understood that tonight would most likely be the final battle between Lu Yaowen and the Eagle people.

"Three of you, go get busy."

After giving instructions for tonight's tasks, Lu Yaowen waved his hand, indicating that the three could leave.

When Lu Minghua, Huang Bingrong, and Zhuo Jingquan were all about to leave, Lu Yaowen suddenly stopped Lu Minghua and said, "Officer Lu, wait a moment. I have something to say to you."

"Officer Lu, tonight, another armed team will come to assist you. These people are all snipers and will definitely be able to help you."

Lu Yaowen walked to Lu Minghua's side and whispered.

"Ah."

After hearing this, Lu Minghua's eyes moved slightly and he slowly nodded.

Then, Lu Minghua seemed to have thought of something: "Mr. Lu, there are still 3,000 Eagle Country troops stationed in Stanley Barracks. If they come to reinforce, there are only more than a thousand mobile troops, which may not be enough."

"Don't worry, I will send people to stop the garrison."

Lu Yaowen said slowly.

……

At ten o'clock that evening, a military transport plane slowly landed on the runway of Stanley Military Camp.

More than 500 fully armed Eagle Navy soldiers who had been waiting for a long time immediately joined up with the SAS responsible for the escort, loaded the 23.7 billion US dollars into six trucks at the fastest speed, and then escorted the six trucks out of the Stanley military camp.

At this time, nearly a thousand fully armed Flying Tigers and PTU members were scattered around Stanley Gap Road, which was the only way from the Stanley military camp to the urban area of ​​Hong Kong Island.

‘Ring ring ring~’

Inside a assault vehicle, the satellite phone in Lu Minghua's hand rang, causing his eyes to flash suddenly.

"Officer Lu, the other party has already come out of Stanley Barracks."

After pressing the answer button, Lu Yaowen's voice came from the receiver.

"it is good!"

Lu Minghua responded, then immediately picked up the intercom and said loudly: "All teams, listen up, the target has appeared, get ready, and start the action immediately after the target enters the designated section."

At the same time that Lu Minghua gave the order, more than a dozen troop carriers 'clustered' six trucks into Stanley Gap Road. When they arrived at a section of the road.

"Bang, bang, bang~"

Several flares flew into the sky, suddenly lighting up the dark night. Then, a voice came from the loudspeaker and reached the ears of the Eagle Country soldiers: "We are the Hong Kong Island Police Force. Please put down your weapons immediately and cooperate with all our actions."

In order to avoid the Americans from not understanding, Lu Minghua, a top student, said this sentence in English.

"Fuck! Enemy attack! Get out!"

Without a moment's hesitation, the commander of the Eagle Country Army immediately gave the order, and more than a dozen troop carriers and six trucks accelerated violently.

"Open fire! Stop these people!"

Seeing this, Lu Minghua gave the order immediately without hesitation.

‘Da da da~’

"Bang, bang, bang~"

……

Bursts of fierce gunfire rang out on Stanley Gap Road. The Eagle Navy and SAS were caught off guard and more than a dozen people were shot dead on the spot.

However, these people were worthy of being soldiers who had received formal training. They quickly formed a formation and counterattacked the Flying Tigers and PTU police officers, especially the dozens of SAS members, each of whom was extremely ferocious.

"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, I will lead my men to attack from the south and open a gap. You rush out from that gap and return to Stanley Barracks. Take all the Hong Kong Island garrison troops with you to escort these things."

SAS Colonel Commander Evans whispered to the Navy commander.

"it is good!"

The naval commander nodded immediately.

Immediately, dozens of SAS members, led by Evans, launched an assault on the PTU in the south. Under the fierce firepower of the SAS, the PTU police officers ambushed in the south immediately could not hold their defense line and were about to collapse.

'Boom~'

At this moment, a bullet accurately hit a SAS member's forehead, killing the special forces soldier on the spot.

Immediately.

Another dozen SAS members were killed.

"There are snipers! Pay attention to cover!"

Evans reacted instantly, yelled, then found a cover and hid inside.

"Quick reaction, but unfortunately, a dirt wall can't stop two armor-piercing shells!"

Thor looked through the sniper scope at the earth wall that Evans used to cover himself, smiled and said something, then pulled the trigger.

With a "bang", a bullet accurately pierced the earth wall. Before Evans could react again, another bullet shot out from the hole that had just been pierced by the bullet with the exact same trajectory and hit Evans accurately.

'Dong~'

The SAS colonel was killed instantly and fell in a pool of blood with his eyes open.

With the help of the sniper team led by Thor, the Flying Tigers and PTU quickly took the initiative, began to tighten the encirclement, and slowly cleared out the American troops in the encirclement.

At the same time, Lu Minghua held a loud speaker and shouted loudly: "Put down your weapons and surrender immediately, otherwise you will be shot on the spot!"

After fighting for more than ten minutes and with more than three hundred casualties, the lieutenant colonel commander of the Eagle Navy ordered a surrender. He had requested support from the aircraft carrier formation headquarters and the Hong Kong Island garrison, but after waiting for more than ten minutes, no support came and he had no choice but to surrender.

The lieutenant colonel did not know that after receiving his request, the garrison commander Howard immediately took the garrison's remaining combat force, two thousand Gurkha soldiers, and left the Stanley barracks for rescue.

However, just as they left the Stanley Military Camp, they were attacked by more than 2,000 retired soldiers led by Wang Jianjun and Li Jie, and had to retreat back to the Stanley Military Camp.

After the Eagle Country's army surrendered, Lu Minghua, under the protection of several trusted men, came to a truck. When the truck's cargo door was opened, Lu Minghua's eyes flashed with ecstasy when he saw the cargo box full of US dollars.

He immediately took out his satellite phone and dialed a number.

"Mr. Lu, we've got it done here!"

After the call was connected, Lu Minghua said with a smile.

"Okay, reporters will be interviewing you on the spot soon. Remember, it was the Eagle Country's army that opened fire first and wanted to kill you to silence you in order to cover up the fact that Eagle Country illegally diverted Hong Kong's foreign exchange."

Lu Yaowen ordered.

"understand!"

Lu Minghua responded immediately.

On the other side, while Lu Minghua led his men to attack the Eagle Country’s army, at the Central Pier.

Through the efficient dissemination of nearly 200,000 members of Liansheng, 80 percent of the people in Hong Kong Island know that the operators who illegally misappropriated Hong Kong's foreign exchange were protected by the Eagles on the Victoria aircraft carrier.

At Lu Yaowen's call, 100,000 members of the He Liansheng and more than 200,000 Hong Kong Island citizens packed the pier.

Lu Yaowen led the way and shouted loudly: "Hand over the thief and give justice to the people of Hong Kong Island!"

"Hand over the thief..."

The voices of more than 300,000 people resounded directly across the Victoria Strait.

On board the aircraft carrier Cambridge.

"Peng Jiakang hasn't responded to us yet?"

Simmons, commander of the aircraft carrier formation, looked at the huge crowd at the dock with an extremely ugly expression.

"No."

Simmons's men replied.

"Give me the satellite phone so I can talk to the guy myself!"

Simmons reached out and took the satellite phone handed to him by his men and said coldly.

One minute later.

"What the hell are you doing, the British Hong Kong government? There are at least 200,000 people gathered at the dock where our warships are moored. Riots could break out at any time. Tell me, what should our navy do now?"

Simmons said this quickly after the call was connected.

"General Simmons, don't worry. As long as we can get through tonight, we will be able to regain control of the situation."

Peng Jiakang's voice came from the receiver.

At this moment, an officer quickly ran to Simmons' side and whispered, "Sir, we received a call for help from Lieutenant Colonel Andrew. They were attacked by the Hong Kong Island Police Force and suffered heavy losses."

"what?"

Simmons's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted sternly: "Governor, are you from the Hong Kong British government? How come you can't even control your police force? My people were attacked by the Hong Kong Island Police during the escort!"

‘Boom~’

On the other end of the phone, Peng Jiakang froze as if struck by lightning. At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind: "Why do the Hong Kong Island Police know that the foreign exchange from Hong Kong Island will arrive tonight?"

Then, Peng Jiakang reacted instantly. It turned out that hundreds of thousands of people were blocking the Central Pier in order to prevent the navy on the aircraft carrier from rescuing those who were attacked by the Hong Kong Island Police Force.

"General Simmons, I ask you to send people to assist your men no matter what. What they are escorting will determine how long our Eagle people can maintain their rule over Hong Kong Island!"

Peng Jiakang shouted loudly.

"Fuck! Hundreds of thousands of people have surrounded the docks, and there are also hundreds of cargo ships and fishing boats surrounding the sea. How can I provide support? Where are the troops stationed there? Let the troops stationed in Hong Kong provide support!"

Simmons glanced at the dense red dots on the radar, his tone exceptionally cold.

"I will contact the garrison, but with Lu Yaowen's ability, this guy must have taken precautions. We can't follow his thinking. He won't let your navy initiate assistance. You must not fall into his trap!"

Peng Jiakang's tone was particularly urgent.

"You mean you want me to attack civilians?"

Simmons' tone became increasingly cold.

"..."

Peng Jiakang was speechless.

"Humph!"

Simmons snorted coldly and then hung up the phone.

The Eagle Country today is no longer the country that the sun never sets on in the past. Unless Simmons is crazy, he would never dare to attack civilians in the international metropolis of Hong Kong Island.

At the same time, in the crowd, Lu Yaowen received a call from Lu Minghua.

After listening to Lu Minghua's "report", Lu Yaowen showed a bright smile on his face. He knew that this time, he won the bet!

On the other side, the Governor's Residence.

"Mr. Governor, the garrison called back."

Richard walked quickly into Peng Jiakang's office and spoke loudly.

"What do the garrison say?"

Peng Jiakang asked immediately.

"General Hawkins said that the garrison was blocked in the barracks by a large number of armed men with powerful firepower, and they were unable to..."

'Boom~'

Before Richard finished speaking, Peng Jiakang couldn't help it and slammed his fist on the table.

At this moment, he felt extremely desolate. Peng Jiakang knew very well that as long as the fact that the British Hong Kong government had misappropriated Hong Kong's foreign exchange was confirmed, there would be only four words waiting for the British Hong Kong government: Eternal damnation!

Thinking of this, Peng Jiakang leaned heavily on the back of his office chair, his mind racing, looking for a turning point.

However, after much thought, Peng Jiakang could not think of any way to turn the situation around. The British Hong Kong government had reached a dead end, and the only way out was to talk to Luk Yao-wen and allow Luk Yao-wen to do whatever he wanted from them.

"Hey~"

Peng Jiakang couldn't make up his mind about this matter no matter what, and just sighed heavily.

At the same time, HSBC headquarters building.

Joelen Sassoon and Shen Bi stood in front of the French window, looking at the Central Pier not far away, listening to the shouts of hundreds of thousands of people, their faces looking extremely ugly.

This turmoil has caused such a big stir that even if the British Hong Kong government returns the foreign exchange to HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank tonight, they will still be seriously damaged.

Joelen Sassoon was ready to be banished to the "cold palace" by his family and never be able to stand up again.

"Bang, bang, bang~"

Just then, a burst of gunfire rang out, shocking both Joron Sassoon and Shen Bi so much that they trembled all over.

'哐~'

Then, Shen Bi's office door was kicked open.

"Zhuo Jingquan!"

Qiao Lun Sassoon and Shen Bi looked towards the gate, and a familiar face immediately appeared in their eyes.

"Mr. Sassoon, you are really cautious now. You have found more than ten bodyguards to protect you."

There was still a trace of blood on Zhuo Jingquan's face.

"Zhuo Jingquan, you are trespassing on private property. I will have my lawyer file a complaint against you!"

Shen Bi suppressed the fear in his heart and spoke in a timid manner.

"Mr. Shen, it's already this time, there's no need to scare me with lawyers."

Zhuo Jingquan smiled slightly, and then continued: "Turn on the TV, switch to TVB or Asia Television, and your attitude towards me will change 180 degrees in a moment."

When Shen Bi and Joelen Sassoon heard Zhuo Jingquan's words, they turned on the TV doubtfully and switched to the news channel of TVB.

After just a few minutes, the signal changed, and a reporter standing next to a truck shouted: "The Hong Kong Police Force received intelligence from an informant that at least 20 billion US dollars were intercepted on Stanley Gap Road. According to the Eagle countrymen who escorted these US dollars, these dollars have just been transported back to Hong Kong Island from Eagle country. They are Hong Kong Island's foreign exchange reserves..."

‘Boom~’

Hearing this, Qiao Lun Sassoon and Shen Bi felt dizzy. Their last hope of a comeback was ruthlessly shattered right before their eyes.

"Zhuo Jing... Director Zhuo, what do you want to do by coming to see us?"

After a while, Joelen Sassoon came back to his senses and looked at Zhuo Jingquan, even changing the way he addressed him.

"Mr. Sassoon, I told you a few days ago not to be someone else's cannon fodder, but you didn't listen, eh!"

Zhuo Jingquan smiled and shook his head, then continued: "However, it is not too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost, if you can come forward to prove that the British Hong Kong government and the Governor of Hong Kong are the masterminds of misappropriating Hong Kong's foreign exchange."

"Mr. Lu's words are still valid. He can give you a decent look!"

……

That evening, after the news that the Hong Kong Police Force had intercepted more than 20 billion US dollars in foreign exchange in Hong Kong was broadcast, the general managers of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, as well as Joel Sassoon, also appeared on TVB and put all the blame on the Governor of Hong Kong, Benjamin Pang, and the British Hong Kong government.

Joelen Sassoon even produced the document issued by the British Hong Kong government to him for the use of Hong Kong's foreign exchange reserves.

At this point, even the most loyal "Western admirers" of the Eagle Americans understood that in the eyes of the Eagle Americans, Hong Kong Island was just an ATM.

Almost all the extremely angry Hong Kong residents took to the streets, nearly one million people, blocking the Governor's House, the Hong Kong British Government Headquarters, the Legislative Council Building, the Executive Council Building, and almost all the British institutions, venting their anger.

In other words, it is not working hours now, otherwise all the civil servants working in these places would suffer.

Governor's Residence.

Peng Jiakang looked ashen and he sat in his office chair, looking emaciated.

"Mr. Governor, the Chief Secretary just called you and said that someone has broken into his official residence."

Richard walked quickly to Peng Jiakang and said in a very urgent tone: "In addition, the citizens of Hong Kong Island outside the gate of our Governor's Mansion are also attacking the gate. The guards can't hold on any longer."

"Contact the people on the mainland and tell them I want to talk to them!"

Upon hearing that the citizens of Hong Kong Island were about to rush into the Governor's Palace, Peng Jiakang reacted immediately and spoke loudly.

soon.

"Mr. Governor of Hong Kong, someone from the mainland has replied and asked you to contact Lu Yaowen."

As he spoke, Richard handed Peng Jiakang a satellite phone and a piece of paper with a string of numbers written on it.

Peng Jiakang glanced at the satellite phone in Richard's hand, took a deep breath, then picked it up and dialed Lu Yaowen's number.

"Mr. Lu, I'm Peng Jiakang. I believe you don't want Hong Kong Island to continue to be in chaos. Let's talk face to face."

After the call was connected, Peng Jiakang said slowly.

"Mr. Governor, given the current traffic conditions in Hong Kong Island, it's not easy for me to meet you. How about this? You ask the Eagle Navy to send a helicopter to pick you up, and we can talk on the Victoria aircraft carrier!"

Lu Yaowen smiled slightly and said slowly.

"it is good!"

Peng Jiakang pondered for a moment and nodded in response.

After half an hour.

On the deck of the aircraft carrier Victoria.

After Peng Jiakang got off the helicopter, he immediately saw Lu Yaowen standing on the deck. Although there was only Lu Yaowen in front of him at this moment, Peng Jiakang seemed to see millions of Hong Kong citizens behind Lu Yaowen.

This made Lu Yaowen's aura particularly overwhelming.

"Mr. Lu, I..."

Peng Jiakang walked in front of Lu Yaowen, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Lu Yaowen: "Peng Jiakang, this is the condition proposed by us Hong Kong Islanders. You can either sign on behalf of the Eagles, or fight us Hong Kong Islanders to the end!"

As he spoke, Lu Yaowen handed a piece of paper to Peng Jiakang. At this moment, he did not give Peng Jiakang any choice.

"..."

Peng Jiakang's face turned extremely ugly in an instant. He took the paper handed to him by Lu Yaowen, took a look at it, and his pupils seemed to have an earthquake.

"You want the regional high court and parliament, and you want to deprive HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank of their currency issuance rights. You want your people to elect the new Chief Secretary, Financial Secretary, and Attorney General. Why don't you just take over the British Hong Kong government as well?"

Peng Jiakang stared at Lu Yaowen and said through gritted teeth.

"Peng Jiakang, you said that the mainland needs the British Hong Kong government."

Lu Yaowen said with a smile.

Of course, he would not tell Peng Jiakang that soon, Henry would visit senior officials from various departments of the British Hong Kong government with a pile of information and ask them to choose between studying at ICAC and working under Henry.

"You know, we can't possibly agree to this kind of condition."

Peng Jiakang said coldly.

"At least I still left the position of Governor of Hong Kong for you Eagle people, giving you the last bit of dignity, right?"

Lu Yaowen said with a smile.

"Don't forget what you just said, it is you who need the British Hong Kong government."

Peng Jiakang's face looked extremely ugly.

"You need the British Hong Kong government more than we do. Don't forget that you, the British, still have companies like Swire and Jardine Matheson in Hong Kong..."

Lu Yaowen said slowly.

"I don't believe you dare to touch these companies!"

Peng Jiakang's tone became increasingly cold.

"You dare to touch Hong Kong's foreign exchange, why don't we dare to touch these companies? Don't forget that these companies have become rich by relying on the favoritism of the British Hong Kong government and unfair competition. We can find many reasons to touch them."

Lu Yaowen shook his head and smiled.

Then, without waiting for Peng Jiakang to speak, Lu Yaowen continued, "Also, don't forget that you were the first to violate the agreement. As long as we get to the bottom of it, you will lose all the face that the Sun Never Sets has left."

Hearing Lu Yaowen's words, Peng Jiakang softened instantly like a deflated ball. He said slowly, "I can't make the decision on this matter."

"Then please hurry up, Mr. Governor, otherwise I'm afraid Hong Kong Island will really change."

A smile appeared on Lu Yaowen's face.

"it is good!"

Peng Jiakang looked at Lu Yaowen deeply, then nodded slowly.

……

At nine o'clock that morning, on the deck of the Victoria aircraft carrier, Peng Jiakang, as the Governor of Hong Kong, signed an agreement on behalf of the British Hong Kong government. Afterwards, he announced to all Hong Kong citizens that he would resign.

Shortly after Peng Jiakang announced his resignation, the Hong Kong British government's Chief Secretary John McGrath, Financial Secretary Tsang Po-chuen and Attorney General Robertson Tong all announced their resignations.

After HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank were deprived of the right to issue Hong Kong dollars, their share prices immediately fell. Coupled with the bank runs among major companies on Hong Kong Island, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank were eventually purchased by Lu Yaowen at a bargain price of US$9 billion.

Subsequently, Lu Yaowen merged HSBC and the Ho Bank to form Continental Bank, while Standard Chartered Bank was sold to the He family for US$5 billion. The He family, together with more than a dozen old families in Hong Kong Island, renamed Standard Chartered Bank as Island Bank.

Mainland Bank and Hong Kong Island Bank also replaced HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank to become the new Hong Kong dollar issuing banks.

On the morning of the second day after Peng Jiakang announced his resignation, the Victoria aircraft carrier fleet left Hong Kong Island and took Peng Jiakang all the way back to the Eagle Country.

In order to show his hospitality, Lu Yaowen personally came to the Central Pier to see Peng Jiakang off for the last time.

"Lu Yaowen, congratulations on winning this beautiful city."

Until the last moment before boarding the ship, Peng Jiakang was still setting a trap for Lu Yaowen, trying to alienate Lu Yaowen from the mainland.

"Peng Jiakang, it is not me who won this beautiful city, it is the people of Hong Kong Island who won this beautiful city."

Lu Yaowen replied with a smile.

"hehe."

Peng Jiakang chuckled, then slowly walked onto the Victoria aircraft carrier. After the aircraft carrier was launched, Peng Jiakang took a last look at the city where he had lived for a year, his eyes full of sadness.

Especially after seeing Lu Yaowen standing on the shore, Peng Jiakang sighed deeply and then walked into the cabin.

On the other side, on the pier.

Looking at the gradually departing aircraft carrier and the slowly rising sun, a smile appeared on Lu Yaowen's face.

"Goodbye, Governor!"

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