When night falls, the wonderful nightlife officially begins, whether it is a social worker or a white-collar worker who is tired from a day's work, they all come out to relax at this time.

But the Governor's House, located on Albik Road in the middle of Central on Hong Kong Island, is in a quiet and serene atmosphere.

However, it is located in the Governor's Palace, and there are still some lights.

The Governor of Hong Kong, MacLehose, sat face to face with the current Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Luk Ting-tong, who listened quietly, nodding slightly from time to time, while Luk Ting-tong spoke in detail.

Listening to the name, you will think that Lu Dingtang is Chinese, but in fact he is British, taking a Chinese name, is also to facilitate work management, after all, the entire Xiangjiang, most of them are Chinese, a Chinese name can eliminate some distance in many cases.

Lu Tingtang is the head of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, English name Norman John Laddington, formerly a member of the Legislative Council, on the 4th of this month, just transferred to the Independent Commission Against Corruption as the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and his resume is only more than 20 days.

Although he has only been in office for a short time, Luk Ting Tong is an out-and-out confidant of Hong Kong Governor MacLehose.

After all, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has a very special status in the Hong Kong government, and it is a sharp weapon in the hands of the Hong Kong Governor, and unlike other departments such as the Chief Secretary and the Financial Secretary, the Independent Commission Against Corruption does not need to be appointed by London, but is completely appointed by the Governor-General, directly under the Governor, and is only responsible to the Governor, and no other agency or person has the right to interfere in the work of the Commissioner of the ICAC.

At this time, Lu Dingtang reported to MacLehose that it was nothing else, it was the actions of the Jardine Matheson Consortium against Jiuding enterprises this morning.

After all, as the department under the Governor of Hong Kong that supervises the entire government, today, the Industry and Commerce Bureau, the General Administration of Press and Publication, the Department of Justice, the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission and other government departments have successively troubled Jiuding's enterprises.

A number of government departments helped the officials of the Jardine Consortium, targeting the newly promoted Chinese-funded consortium, which seriously violated the functions of government departments and was suspected of being reduced to private services, and Lu Dingtang had to pay attention to it.

And now the struggle between the Jardine Matheson Consortium and the Jiuding Consortium has been boiling in Xiangjiang, the situation is very tense, at this time a number of government departments intervene to help the Jardine Matheson Consortium, and the Jiuding Consortium is a media overlord who deeply manipulates the essence of public opinion, if you are not careful, the Hong Kong government will cause a commotion, and your reputation will be ruined.

No, after collecting all the changes in the government departments today, Lu Dingtang came to the Hong Kong Governor's Mansion overnight to report the situation to MacLehose and listen to his instructions.

After Lu Dingtang finished speaking, he sat quietly and looked at MacLehose who was in thought.

After listening to Lu Dingtang's report, MacLehose's face did not change, and he continued to sort out his thoughts in his mind.

Although he was the governor of Hong Kong and had the power to manage the entire government, after all, the heads of many important departments were appointed by London, and each department also had a great deal of autonomy, and there was no need to report to him before acting.

So for the changes in so many departments, MacLehose didn't know at first, that is, he only heard some news in the afternoon, and now after listening to Lu Dingtang's report, he was very unhappy, dissatisfied with the actions of these departments, and at the same time very dissatisfied with the behavior of the Jardine Matheson Foundation.

The Jardine Consortium did not inform him in advance, but went directly past him and let officials from several departments serve them.

Of course, if the Jardine Matheson Consortium found him, MacLehose would not agree to help them find trouble with Xia Yu

First of all, he is the governor of Xiangjiang, and the most important thing is to manage Xiangjiang well, which requires him to maintain a neutral position, not to favor the side of British capital, nor to the side of Chinese capital.

Otherwise, if he is biased towards British capital, this will cause dissatisfaction among the Chinese, and if it is like a few decades ago, the Chinese capital is still very weak, and there is no need to worry about it, but now that the Chinese capital has grown, the negative impact can be very great, which is very unfavorable for him to govern Xiangjiang.

Secondly, due to his political stance, MacLehose will not help the Jardine Matheson Foundation, after all, he and the Keswick family, who are in charge of the Jardine Matheson Foundation, are not all the way.

The party behind the Jardine Matheson Consortium is different from MacLehose's party, which is completely competitive and even hostile, although because of the energy of the Jardine Matheson Consortium, the Hong Kong government needs to rely on them to govern Hong Kong, but that is also a business matter, and the governance of Hong Kong is also inseparable from the powerful Chinese consortium.

So MacLehose won't care about how they fight, and it's inconvenient to stand in line and interfere.

After a long time, MacLehose said in a deep voice: "You just took over the Independent Commission Against Corruption from Ji Da, and the internal affairs have not been sorted out, speed up." ”

"As for these departments, you can send someone to supervise them secretly, as long as they don't get angry, just follow them, and if there are bad signs, report to me immediately and be ready at any time. ”

For this somewhat strange order, although Lu Dingtang was puzzled, he didn't ask more, but nodded in response: "Yes!"

If other factors are not considered, it seems that the work of various departments is an office matter, so it is indeed inconvenient for MacLehose to interfere before there is any adverse impact.

After all, the right to appoint and dismiss personnel in various major departments is in London, and he mainly has the right to appoint and dismiss and supervise and manage.

If he had helped the Jardine Matheson Consortium officials this time and did it himself, then he could only turn a blind eye and treat it as if he hadn't seen it.

If it is done by a deputy or a small staff member within each department, it will be even more inconvenient for him to interfere, not to mention downgrading, and stretching his hand too long, so it is best to deal with it internally by each department.

To put it mildly, he, the head of the Hong Kong Governor, should be doing the job of wiping his ass during this time period.

Aside from the occasional reminder, if you want to meddle in the name of justice, you need a good reason!

"Go, it's not too early, go back and rest early!"

MacLeho said lightly.

"Okay, then Your Excellency the Governor, you should rest early, too!"

After Lu Dingtang finished speaking, he got up and left.

When Lu Dingtang closed the door and left, MacLehose crossed his fingers and continued to think deeply, and only after a long time did he mutter: "Jardine Matheson Consortium...... Jiuding Consortium...... Heh......"

......

"Hey, Mr. Dawson, I'm Xia Yu, good evening!"

“...... Yes, there is good news, the Evergreen No. 1 Fund now has a profitability of 8%...... By the way, today the Department of Industry and Commerce has a law enforcement team to investigate in our company, I don't know if you know about this?"

“...... Okay, then it's bothering you, the normal operation of the fund needs a good environment, which is always disrupted and prone to problems......"

After hanging up the phone, Xia Yu smiled lightly, obviously in a good mood.

This is already the fifth person, and they are all investors in high positions.

Although what Xia Yu said was a little vague, those people were all human spirits, and they immediately knew what Xia Yu meant, and those who knew the situation told Xia Yu about the situation, and those who didn't know the situation patted their chests and said that they would try their best to help Xia Yu solve the trouble.

For their promise, Xia Yu believes it, after all, there is a chain of interests, and they will definitely be willing to help, as long as it can be delayed for a few days.

Of course, it would be great if you could solve the problem directly!

"The Keswick family, hehe, you have your Zhang Liang, I have my ladder over the wall, not only you have connections......"

With a sneer, Xia Yu continued to make calls.

Only by making a phone call in person can you be more weighty and let things be resolved.