Chapter 622: A Banquet for the Governor
Fang Lang accepted the thanks of the food stall owner and his wife as a matter of course, waved his hand absently, and turned around and left directly.
When the rest of the people saw that Fang Lang and the others were leaving, they also followed behind them. As for Cai Jiabing, the 14K can only watch everyone leave from afar, he is just a gangster red stick, what qualifications does he have to contact such a big man.
Moreover, in the final analysis, he is the culprit of today's incident, what he should be thinking about now is not how to interact with a big man like Fang Lang, but how to save his own life.
Fang Lang will not treat the other party differently because of his former military status, because, everyone's path is their own choice, if Cai Jiabing is not an underworld, Fang Lang will definitely reach out and pull him, but since he chose to join the gang, there is nothing to say.
As Fang Lang and the others left Stanley Street and returned to the car parked at the intersection, the soldiers of the entire guard company also began to evacuate one after another, and several sniper teams hidden on the roofs of the surrounding residents also brought their own equipment and returned to their team in a quick and orderly manner.
Nottingham Jones and Yao Mu and others saw these people, their eyes were fixed, people who had just experienced World War II, of course, knew very well who these gunmen were hiding in the shadows, it seemed that they and others had been under the supervision of these snipers just now.
Fortunately, he and the others didn't do anything excessive, otherwise they would have taken a small life here if they didn't do it today.
However, when John Zeng saw these snipers come out, his face showed a look that was really like this, it seems that when he first walked into Stanley Street alone, it was these gunmen who monitored his every move in the hidden corner!
Fang Lang and the others, under the eyes of a group of police officers and gangsters, left this street of food stalls that had just emerged in the port city, although the matter here has passed. However, the future Stanley Street left a legendary story of Chinese tycoons.
"Reinhardt, do you know any John Zeng?"
On the way back, Fang Lang looked at Reinhardt on the side and asked.
"I don't know!"
"Then why did you recommend him to serve as Grantham's security? Don't you know the risks of such a thing? ”
Hearing this, Reinhardt turned his head to look at Fang Lang and patted the other party's thigh and said:
"Don't worry, I just fancy the other party's courage, as for whether he can be selected, it depends on his own efforts, I just provide him with such an opportunity.
If he really had a problem, he couldn't really be Grantham's security. You have to understand that MI6 is not a vegetarian. ”
This kind of political vetting of security personnel is very strict, which Fang Lang knows very well in his heart, but he knows that if there is any problem with this Zeng John's background, Reinhardt will definitely be affected a little.
As a good friend of his, he didn't want to see that.
Although John Zeng is Chinese and Reinhardt is British, he and John Zeng are not familiar with each other, and he is unwilling to take risks for a Chinese he is not familiar with. This is the long-term affection of people.
"You don't know him well! This is not what I think of Reinhardt. ”
Hearing this, Reinhardt met Fang Lang's gaze and smiled slightly:
"I appreciate this brave lad, and the Hong Kong City Police need more young people like that.
Didn't you say that because he is Chinese, there is no chance to go further in the Hong Kong City Police Force? Now I want to see if I can change that. ”
Fang Lang didn't expect Reinhardt to be for this reason, so he couldn't help but take a deep look at the other party. may be in his eyes, hoping that the Hong Kong City Police Department can have more brave young police officers like John Zeng.
In this way, the law and order of the port city can be further improved in the future, and the rule of the British government in Hong Kong can be more stable.
But Fang Lang felt that this was also a good thing for him, if John Zeng could really join Grantham's guard team, when he came out, his future in the police force would be limitless.
Then in the future, there may be a Chinese senior executive at the top of the police force, which is a great thing for the entire Chinese community.
No matter what kind of political stance John Zeng leans, even if he is a yellow-skinned and white-hearted banana man, it cannot change the fact that he is Chinese.
As long as they are Chinese, even if they open a path for other Chinese to be promoted, there will always be Chinese police officers who are willing to serve the interests of Chinese people in the future.
This was a situation that Fang Lang was very willing to see, and of course he would not prevent this from happening.
"Alright! If you like it! ”
Fang Lang, who understood all this, shrugged his shoulders with a smile and an indifferent expression, Reinhardt only smiled when he saw this, and didn't say anything.
Soon, the convoy returned to the Admiralty Naval Base in the darkness of night. It's not that Fang Lang doesn't want to check in to the Peninsula Hotel right away, it's just that it's too late, and everyone's luggage and equipment are not on their bodies.
And the naval base as the owner did squeeze out a rare room for them, and if he didn't stay for a night, it would affect the image of the Brazilian Navy.
What's more, the Admiralty area where Fang Lang is located and the Tsim Sha Tsui area where the Peninsula Hotel is located are not on the same island, but across the sea, and people need to take the Star Ferry across the sea to reach it.
Of course, their navy does not need to take civilian ships, so the next morning, Fang Lang, accompanied by Reinhardt, took a traffic boat directly to the Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
At this time, the Peninsula Hotel, the 30-storey wing building in the north has not yet been built, it is a seven-storey building with an H-shaped distribution, which looks calm and calm from the outside, and the interior of the hotel reveals a luxurious aristocratic temperament.
Even people like Fang Lang, who have seen a lot of the world in later generations, feel a luxurious and elegant atmosphere that makes people feel happy when they walk into the hotel lobby.
Just by taking a look, Fang Lang decided to live here during this time.
Fang Lang then rented a few suites at the Peninsula Hotel and was going to stay there, while Reinhardt also asked to reserve a room for him.
After settling down, Fang Lang asked people to announce the location where he was staying, and then a steady stream of people began to visit.
First of all, the police commissioner of Hong Kong City, Mak King Tao, on the day Fang Lang settled in the Peninsula Hotel, he took the commissioner of the Central Police Station and Nottingham Jones and his party to visit the hotel where Fang Lang stayed.
During the entire visit, neither side mentioned what happened in Central last night, as if it did not exist. If it weren't for the few gifts left by Nottingham Jones before leaving, Fang Lang would have thought that the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mak King To, had no idea what happened last night.
Later, Fang Lang saw from a local tabloid about what happened on Stanley Street last night.
According to newspaper reports, last night was because of a group of drunk strong men, after a verbal altercation at a food stall, which caused a violent physical altercation.
In the course of the clashes, someone suddenly pulled out a pistol and shot a person, causing casualties, but fortunately the police arrived in time to prevent an even greater tragedy.
All the people involved in the brawl at the scene have been detained by the police, the culprit who shot and killed people has also been arrested by the police on the spot, the human and material evidence at the scene of the shooting is present, and the suspect has also confessed to his criminal acts, and the case can be formally closed as long as the police go to the court to file a criminal case.
Seeing this, Fang Lang couldn't help but smile and shook his head, it seems that the speed of the Hong Kong City police covering the lid is still very fast!
Of course, these have nothing to do with Fang Lang anymore. He was busy receiving the heads of the Fangyuan Group and the Global Group's branch in Gangcheng.
It is rare for the boss to arrive in the port city, and the person in charge of each branch must take the initiative to report in detail on the development of the group company in the port city. Of course, reporting is only one purpose, and it is more important to show your face in front of the boss.
Then, there was Bai Cunbao, the owner of the Hongmen Dasheng Hall in Hong Kong City, who came to visit with heavy gifts, and when Bai Cunbao visited, he met another unexpected visitor, Inspector Yao Mu.
The two of them are both well-known figures in the rivers and lakes of Hong Kong City, so when they meet here, they naturally have to say hello and chat a few words, and Yao Mu found out that he still underestimated the strength of this Mr. Fang.
Looking at the few gifts I specially selected, I felt a little overwhelmed. However, when he came, he could only send it first, and then wait for the rest to be built in the other party's museum, and then slowly send it over.
Finally, many companies that have close cooperative relations with Fangyuan Group and Global Group have sent people to visit Fang Lang in the hotel. Among them, the most influential is naturally the head of the Morgan family and the Rockefeller family in Port City.
Originally, the Peninsula Hotel thought that it was only a visiting Brazilian major general who stayed and did not pay special attention to it, but with the continuous visits of various bigwigs for a week, the manager of the Peninsula Hotel had to improve the service level of Fang Lang's area.
Not long after the improvement of the service level of the Peninsula Hotel, he received the news that the Governor was going to dine with this guest at the Peninsula Hotel, and the hotel manager hurriedly reported the situation to the Kadoorie family, hoping that the big man would not find trouble for himself because of his negligence.
In fact, Fang Lang didn't feel that there was anything inadequate about the services of the Peninsula Hotel, because he didn't need the services of the Peninsula Hotel at all, and the area where he lived had long been controlled by his own security personnel, and the service personnel had to go through layers of inspections if they wanted to enter.
In terms of food and drink, they are in control of the whole process, except for the occasional borrowing of the hotel's restaurant to eat with their own guests, there is nothing that needs the services of The Peninsula.
The Peninsula Hotel's Jialin Building is the most authentic place for Cantonese cuisine in the entire port city, and if you want to eat here, you need to book a week in advance, but whether you can get a location depends on whether you have such strength.
It was such a difficult restaurant to decide, but on this day, all the reservations were canceled in advance, and all the guests who received the hotel call did not dare to have any opinions.
Because, the person to be served in the restaurant chartered today is Mr. Alexander Grantham, the Governor of Hong Kong.
"Mr. Governor, it's a pleasure to see you again!"
Fang Lang shook hands cordially with the invited Governor Alexander Grantham at the entrance of The Peninsula Hotel. It was a private dinner with no other government officials participating.
Therefore, Hong Kong Governor Alexander Graham can be regarded as a light car, and only brought a few bodyguards and secretaries.
"Haha...... General Fang is polite! I am also very happy to see General Fang again. I heard that General Fang has been here in the past few days, and it has been very lively! ”
Hearing this, Fang Lang just smiled, stretched out his hand and signaled to go into the restaurant and chat slowly!
"Mr. Governor smiled! During this time, it was indeed a mundane affair, and even the normal work of the fleet could only be handed over to his subordinates. ”
As he spoke, he walked slowly inside with Grantham.
As a for-profit public place, the Peninsula Hotel naturally has many other guests, and now because of the special status of the Governor, some control has been carried out on the scene, and the two are embarrassed to stay at the scene too long. Therefore, they all walked to the restaurant very consciously.
Most of The Peninsula's guests are wealthy and wealthy, and many have already met the Governor, but there are obviously not many who can invite the Governor to a private dinner alone. Therefore, everyone was very shocked to see the arrival of the Governor.
Many people even greeted Grantham from a distance from the guards, and Grantham also walked inside with Fang Lang, while politely nodding to the surrounding crowd.
The surrounding rich people were full of curiosity about Fang Lang's identity at the moment, thinking about what kind of identity this young man was, and he was able to invite Mr. Governor to a private banquet.
But the feelings of these people are obviously not what Fang Lang will care about.
After entering Jialin Building, Fang Lang and Grantham sat at the dining table that had already been prepared. Because today is a private room for Fang Lang, there are no other guests on the scene.
"Your Excellency the Governor, I am glad that you have accepted my invitation! Have a seat! ”
Hearing this, Grantham was not polite, nodded politely to the waiter beside him, and sat opposite Fang Lang with the help of the waiter.
"Haha...... General Fang, you have hidden deep enough, if it weren't for your movements in Hong Kong City in the past two days, I wouldn't have expected that you would be the boss of the American Universal Group. ”
Grantham, who had just sat down, was sorting out the napkin in front of him, and couldn't wait to speak directly.
Looking at the other party's meaningful gaze, Fang Lang smiled and smiled indifferently:
"Your Excellency the Governor said with a smile, I have never hidden my identity from the public, but I am busy with military affairs and do not have much time to get involved in business.
These things are handled by hired professional managers, I just grasp the general direction of things, and the company's achievements today are all due to them. ”
Fang Lang's indifferent attitude made Grantham look sideways, if he really believed what Fang Lang said, he would be a fool. With so many companies managed by professional managers, why is it that only his global group can achieve what it is today?
"You Chinese are just too modest, and that's not good. It is easy for people who do not know you to believe that it is true. ”
Looking at Grantham's expression of rolling his eyes, Fang Lang laughed, stretched out his hand and signaled to the service staff who was waiting not far away that the food could be served.
After getting the other party's affirmative reply, he turned his head to look at Grantham and smiled:
"But His Excellency the Governor apparently didn't believe it!"
Hearing this, Grantham was stunned for a moment, and then quickly burst out laughing.
"Haha...... General Fang is such an interesting person! ”
After laughing and taking a sip of the tea on the table, he looked at Fang Lang and said with an inquiring face:
"I heard that General Fang is interested in opening a private museum in Port City?"
(End of chapter)