Chapter 1134: Fueling the Flames
"Big lie!"
"Great disappointment!"
In the Hong Kong Island Daily, two large black frames were used in a row to express the media's serious disappointment at the public opening of the treasure live broadcast event.
After all, the rumors of hidden treasures that have been circulating for more than 70 years have finally been confirmed today, and it is true, but after opening it, everyone found that there was nothing in these large tin buckets, just some water traces.
Cultural relics experts have analyzed these large tin buckets before, and believe that the seals are intact and there is no sign of opening, and the custom style of these large tin barrels is also the sealed container that was popular in those years.
Obviously, these large tin barrels are indeed the ones that the British buried in the courtyard of the Governor's Palace.
But why is there nothing inside, the question is incredible, no one can understand, why the British buried dozens of empty large tin barrels in the ground for more than half a century?
"According to the analysis of historical experts, it is proved that the British did bury part of the treasure back then." "As we all know, Sir Chater, a well-known businessman and former member of the Legislative Council and the Executive Council, collected a number of valuable paintings and porcelain, which were donated to the Hong Kong Island government after his death, and most of the paintings were placed in the Governor's House. In 1941, on the eve of the fall of Hong Kong Island, the Hong Kong government planned to hide part of the Chater collection. On December 8, 1941, the Governor's aide-de-camp, Colonel Barty Smith, secretly met with the Hungarian expert von Smith, who was in charge of the restoration of the collection. Cobuza and the Secretary for Public Works Thomas? Hamon, who was responsible for the collection of paintings. According to archival information, the valuable paintings were removed from their frames, processed and then placed in sealed tin cans and buried in the garden of the Governor's House. However, Barty Smith, von Smith, who was in charge of hiding the paintings, was in charge of hiding the paintings. Kobuza and Hamon died during the Japanese occupation, and the exact location of the painting became a secret. After the war, the government carried out several excavations in 1945 and 1976 in order to pursue the paintings. By 1979, during the extensive renovation of the Governor's Office, the inside and outside of the Governor's House, the basement, as well as the nearby tunnels and air-raid shelters had been thoroughly searched, and some of the old building components had been demolished, but the famous paintings had still not been found. ”
"Professor Peng, based on your years of research on the historical materials of Hong Kong Island, do you think those large tin barrels excavated by the Government House this time are the treasures buried by the British on the eve of the fall of Hong Kong Island?" The moderator asked.
"Judging from the custom style of those large tin barrels and the burial time, it should be the treasure buried on the eve of the fall of the year." Professor Peng nodded in affirmation, "It's just that I don't know why it's empty, and this question has also caused a lot of confusion among me and my companions." ”
"Could it be that the British just buried empty barrels back then, creating the illusion that they were going to come back?" The moderator asked.
"Theoretically, there should be such a possibility...... Professor Peng coughed.
Almost in a day, whether it is newspapers and magazines, online media or even TV stations, the incident about the hidden treasure of the Government House is being broadcast, from the ins and outs to the attention of the successive governors of Hong Kong to this matter, etc., all of which are excavated and explained in a clear and coherent manner.
It's as if they were involved in the treasure hunting of the British back then, and they are talking about it vividly.
At this time, articles questioning the British practices began to appear on the Internet and in some print media on Hong Kong Island, believing that the British had used dozens of empty barrels to fool the people of Hong Kong Island for half a century.
Now the truth has finally been revealed, but it has disappointed the people of Hong Kong Island, and it turns out that the so-called hidden treasure is nothing more than a scam.
There is also an in-depth analysis of the article, counting the crimes committed by the British during the period of governing Hong Kong, as well as the various deceptions to the people of Hong Kong Island, etc., and so on.
In just one day, public opinion on Hong Kong Island began to set off an uproar, and the condemnation and abuse against the British began to escalate, and even the students who made trouble were also implicated, and there were many examples of unprovoked beatings.
As for the current situation, the Chief Executive said that the Chief Executive's Office did not know what the inside situation was, but it was only determined that those large tin buckets were indeed dug from under the koi pond, and as for other things, he said that he knew nothing about them, and he could not identify these large tin barrels as the treasures buried before the British evacuated.
But the news released by the Chief Executive's Office here made people realize that there must be no problem with the origin of these large tin barrels, so why did the British bury so many empty barrels under the former Hong Kong Governor's Mansion, they definitely did not have enough to eat, but had ulterior motives.
According to the analysis of experts and scholars, these treasures definitely exist, but they should have been transported back to Britain by the British, and what is left here is just an empty shell, which has no meaning, just to fool the people of Hong Kong Island and create the illusion that the British attach great importance to Hong Kong Island.
There are even articles saying that this behavior is simply a big lie and makes people angry, and at the same time, behind the current student troubles, there is still a shadow of the British unwilling to fail on Hong Kong Island.
Supported by such arguments, there were protests against the return of the British to Hong Kong in many places on Hong Kong Island, and the crowd of people who were so excited even rushed to Central that they clashed violently with the students.
Senior Assistant Commissioner Lam Ching-nga, interim head of the police, said afterwards that it was not appropriate to overly intervene in the mass movement, and that it was normal for physical clashes to break out in the middle, but the situation was still under control, and fortunately there were no fatal incidents, which was also fortunate.
However, Senior Assistant Commissioner Lam Ching-nga also appealed to the students that because they have been influencing the situation on Hong Kong Island for too long, the number of citizens who oppose the street movement has risen sharply, and the situation will be more difficult to control in the future, and the police will not be able to do anything in this regard to ensure the continuation of such extreme behavior.
After Lin Qingya's speech was released, the media analyzed that this means that the police are tired of the street movement, and the public also strongly demands that the police cannot waste their limited police resources on these senseless incidents, and that there are still areas on Hong Kong Island that need the most police support and do not receive enough care.
When Lin Xiao got these news, he, Han Ya and the others had already returned to the capital.
Han Shengxian was a little happy when he heard that his three daughters and his son-in-law Lin Xiao had returned, and specially asked them all to go home, saying that they would have dinner together at home at noon and have a reunion.
"Your father-in-law is going to treat you." Han Qi said to Lin Xiao.
"Huh." Lin Xiao smiled, but didn't say anything.
In fact, there are factors in this.
Some of the things that Lin Xiao did on Hong Kong Island may not be known to others, but because of Han Ya's participation, his father-in-law Han Shengxian must be very clear, especially since he was also in contact with the Hong Kong Island garrison at that time, as Han Shengxian, the deputy of the Military Commission, it is even more impossible not to know about this matter.
It is precisely because Han Shengxian understands that Lin Xiao's actions on Hong Kong Island have directly affected the recent social dynamic development trend of Hong Kong Island, making the originally chaotic social situation on Hong Kong Island clearer, and the blow to external forces is also very heavy, so he will appreciate Lin Xiao's approach this time.
In Han Shengxian's opinion, this is also the special situation on Hong Kong Island, otherwise, how could a group of foreign forces provoke the students to make trouble, if they were left on him, they would have been suppressed a long time ago, where could they be allowed to make trouble for so long?
Although it is said that it is said that it is necessary to ensure that some of the rights of the citizens are not affected, for the sake of the rights of the minority, it affects the interests of the majority, which is obviously inappropriate.
It would be impossible to say that without the support of certain forces in the SAR Government.
It is precisely because of the constraints of some forces within the government that the chief executive cannot make a clean and neat way to deal with it, which is the so-called rat trap.
A rash action will only provoke a fierce backlash from all sides, so he can only wait and see what happens, and let the situation be controlled within a certain range.
In fact, it is clear to the discerning that as this street farce continues, it will only make the people fully aware of their ridiculousness and ignorance, and will not do anything good to the political life of Hong Kong Island.
But in any case, there is chaos on Hong Kong Island, and there is no face for the Chinese government.
Therefore, Lin Xiao's actions made Hong Kong Island prosperous, but it was very in line with the thoughts of the high-level, thinking that he had indeed made a lot of contributions to Hong Kong this time, so that the situation gradually developed in the direction of hope.
Sure enough, at noon, Han Shengxian returned home on time.
"I'm going to take two sips at noon today!" As soon as Han Shengxian entered the door, he took Lin Xiao's hand and laughed.
"That's not a good fit." Lin Xiao said with a smile, "Now that there is a ban on alcohol for public servants, it is absolutely inappropriate to drink at noon." Although it is true that no one checks you, it is always bad to go to work with an alcohol smell. ”
"It doesn't matter about this, in fact, sometimes in the official reception, you also need to drink some wine, as long as a small amount is limited, no more than three glasses, it will not affect the work at all." Han Shengxian was obviously in a good mood, so he said to Lin Xiao.
"Since Dad is in such a good mood, you can accompany him for a few drinks." Han Ya said the same.
"Well, I, the secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, took the lead in violating work discipline." Lin Xiao said with a smile, but for him, even if he drank three bottles of wine, what kind of big deal was it? It doesn't affect the work at all.
Originally, the promulgation of the prohibition was mainly aimed at avoiding the normal work of the people, and if it did not affect the work, the ban would lose its original effect.