Chapter 192: On the Street (Part II)
The confrontation between the procession and the police in Causeway Bay attracted tens of thousands of onlookers a moment later, and soon even the TV station rushed to the scene to report on it, and the scene suddenly became lively.
"You must be disbanded immediately, or we will arrest you." The police officer at the head was sweating profusely, and things had developed to this point, but it was definitely not what he wanted.
He was ordered to disperse the party as quickly as possible to minimize their impact. But now not only are there more and more onlookers, but even reporters from newspapers, magazines, and television stations have gathered to take pictures and interview the masses, and the incident has expanded to a level beyond his control.
Originally, he also had the power to arrest people, but he brought a total of 100 riot police, and on the opposite side were 200 dragon and tiger martial artists, once he started here, the consequences would be even more unimaginable.
Any bloodshed, pedestrians, deaths and injuries will be counted on his head, and he can't help but be a little jealous.
"Officer, we don't want to make trouble, we just want to deliver this petition to the Governor." Xu Guanwu held up the petition letter in his hand.
"Give me this petition letter, and I'll pass it on to you. Now I command you to disperse. The officer yelled.
Xu Guanwu shook his head firmly, since he had already taken to the streets, it was impossible to disperse so easily. Now that there are more and more onlookers, and more and more media reporters are gathering, the longer you stay here, the greater the impact will be.
Moreover, the Governor's Office has not yet sent people to give no response, and it is absolutely impossible to evacuate until it receives a positive answer.
"We are asking for a direct dialogue with the Governor." Xu Guanwu shouted loudly.
"No way, I order you to evacuate immediately. Otherwise, I'm going to have to arrest you. The officer wiped his sweat. Continue to shout.
Xu Guanwu blushed. Looking at the other side with blazing eyes, "Tell the brothers to be careful, if the police come to arrest someone, call me, I will take care of anything." ”
Hong Jingbao nodded and passed on Xu Guanwu's words, and those dragon and tiger martial artists listened to it, and they all clenched the flagpole in their hands.
The police officer saw that Xu Guanwu and the others did not retreat. I had to send two groups of policemen to drive them away.
Call! Call! Call!
Two groups of policemen held blast shields and shouted slogans as they pushed forward, getting closer and closer to the ranks.
"Fuck it!" Someone in the crowd shouted, and hundreds of flags smashed over together, and the police were beaten back with a few ping-pong strokes.
The flagpoles used by the team are all long steel pipes, weighing one or twenty pounds, and of course they can't stand it when they are smashed on their bodies, that is, they are smashed on the explosion-proof shield. It also makes people's hands soft and numb.
Before the two groups of policemen could get within three feet of the line, they were repelled by the crowd.
The officer saw that the tentative operation had failed. couldn't help but blush, if it weren't for the scruples of so many onlookers and so many media reporters, he would have the heart to use tear gas.
But if he uses it now, causing panic and stampede, then he will be doomed.
Frowning and thinking for a long time, "Call the headquarters and ask them to send some more people." In addition, reflect their demands to the above to see what the attitude of the Hong Kong Governor's Office is. ”
The subordinate promised to deal with it immediately, and the officer stood still and looked at the big scene in front of him, feeling more and more tricky.
In the interval between the police mobilization, the scene fell into a silent confrontation again.
Xu Guanwu and the police officer looked at each other from a distance, both trying to overwhelm each other with momentum.
Liang Shuyi, Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanjie, and other cadres were busy explaining to reporters the reasons for today's action, explaining their demands to the public, and winning the support of the general public.
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The confrontation between the Causeway Bay team and the police was immediately broadcast by television and radio stations to every corner of Hong Kong, and immediately attracted the attention of the public.
More and more people are gathering in this direction, and some of them want to see the excitement. After all, it is also a very rare thing for so many big stars to appear at the same time.
Some also have their own demands and want to take this opportunity to express them. There are also pure soy sauce, and when you walk to Causeway Bay well, you will be blocked here, and you can't go in if you want to, and you can't go back if you want to.
In just over half an hour, more than 100,000 people gathered, blocked there, from the buildings on both sides of the street Xiangxia, you can see a large number of people in black line, the scene is very spectacular.
Originally, Xu Guanwu and his family wanted to petition the Governor of Hong Kong to severely punish the arsonists, but later they asked the government to solve the employment problem, curb the rise in oil prices, increase the salaries of civil servants, solve the problem of public rental housing, and solve the problem of children's schooling...... People from all walks of life also mixed into the team under banners, which made Xu Guanwu a little crying and laughing.
The gathering of such a large number of people does make it louder and easier to attract the attention of the Governor's Office. But so many demands have been raised, which has obviously diluted the attention of their own demands.
Moreover, the chaos of other groups is mixed, and it is easy to cause conflicts, and if there is bloodshed, Xu Guanwu will be the first unlucky ghost to carry the black pot.
Thinking of this, Xu Guanwu couldn't help but feel bitter, if it was worth being arrested for himself, if he went to the prison cell for others, he would always feel unjust.
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At a time when he was worried, the representative from the Hong Kong Governor's Office finally arrived at the scene and read out the resolution of the Hong Kong Governor's Office:
First, the team was immediately disbanded on the spot and evacuated the scene in an orderly manner; second, to send a representative to the Hong Kong Governor's Office to submit the appeal; Third, stop speaking to the media and prohibit any attacks on the Governor's Office.
After discussing with Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanjie, Leung Shuyi and others, Xu Guanwu felt that so far, at least he had attracted the attention of the Hong Kong Governor's Office, and the result was quite satisfactory.
On behalf of Hui Guanwu and others, Leung Shuk-yee came forward to accept the three proposals of the Hong Kong Governor's Office, and the representatives of Hui Guanwu, Leung Shuyi, and Xu Guanwen submitted their demands to the Hong Kong Governor's Office.
The team was handed over to Hong Jingbao and others, and asked them to command the martial artist to open the way and take the team out safely.
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Although there were 100,000 onlookers at the scene, blocking the street, under the push and push of the two hundred dragon and tiger martial artists, they still quickly divided into a way for the team to take out safely, and then quickly divided into multiple groups to disperse and evacuate, and after a while, they disappeared into the crowd.
This method of dispersing and evacuating in parts was also decided by Xu Guanwu after discussing with everyone before.
Seeing that the procession had dispersed safely, Hui followed the delegates to the Central Government Offices in Central.
The three were senior officers of the Hong Kong Police Force and the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Xu Guanwu saw that these two officials were not low-level, and couldn't help but nod, knowing that this action had attracted the attention of the Hong Kong Governor's Office.
"Mr. Xu, if you have any demands, you can tell me directly, or you can hand over the petition letter to us for forwarding." The two officials said with a smile.
Xu Guanwu handed over the petition letter with both hands, "My appeal is very simple, that is, I hope that the police will increase their efforts to solve the case, catch the real culprit as soon as possible, and give us people a stable business environment." ”
"Mr. Xu, you don't need to go to the street, it's so serious, right? Our police have been doing their best to investigate, and we have not slackened in the slightest. The police officer said.
"Full pursuit?! More than half a month has passed since the first time someone set a fire, what progress has the police made now? Xu Guanwu frowned and shouted, "I have handed over the recordings to the police after two threatening phone calls, but after so much time, what have you discovered?" Don't tell me 'you've done your best' nonsense, I want the end result. ”
"Mr. Xu, solving a case is not a simple matter, I hope you can understand our work." said the officer of the police department.
"I understand your work, but who understands our difficulties? Within 10 days, two theaters were burned down, with a loss of more than HK$5 million. My family is being intimidated, no one in the theater dares to watch a movie, who will bear these losses? Xu Guanwu said.
"Mr. Xu, our police need to talk about evidence to solve the case, please give us a little more time." said the officer of the police department.
Xu Guanwu nodded, "Okay, I'm not an unreasonable person, I'll give you time." But there must always be a deadline, and it cannot be postponed again and again. You give me a solid account of when you will be able to solve the case. ”
"This ......" The officer of the police department was immediately speechless, and hesitated for a long time and did not dare to speak.
"I've told you about the suspect, but your police haven't taken action for a long time." Xu Guanwu said, "I suspect that your police have colluded with them, because they have received their black money, so they are jealous." ”
"Mr. Xu, this can't be nonsense, it's to be responsible." The officer of the police department hurriedly said.
Whether it's nonsense or not, the ICAC official knows. The three million citizens of Hong Kong also know what the Ma brothers relied on to get started. Xu Guanwu sneered.
"Mr. Xu, I can give you the truth, we at ICAC are confident and determined to sweep away all corruption problems in Hong Kong, and we will definitely not be soft on any violations of law and discipline once they are discovered." On the side, an official of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, who had not spoken for a long time, spoke.
The officer of the police department couldn't help but change his face when he heard this, and said with a forced smile: "Mr. Xu, you can't talk nonsense if you don't have evidence, our police have to talk about evidence when handling cases." If you can provide clues about their crimes, we will also be more than welcome by the police. ”
Xu Guanwu couldn't help frowning, "Officer, don't pretend anymore, you and I know who the Ma brothers are." I know that there are people up there covering them and putting a lot of pressure on you police, so you can't and don't dare to investigate. But I'm telling you now, I'm not a vegetarian either, and today's action is a reminder. After a week, if the police don't take action and don't give us an explanation, we will go to the streets again, and when the time comes, we won't be as good as we are today. ”
After Xu Guanwu finished speaking, he stood up and left the government headquarters with Liang Shuyi, Xu Guanwen and others. (To be continued......)