376 The Governor's Apology (I wish the brothers a safe and healthy Dragon Boat Festival)
βThank youοΌsirγβ
The Governor has already given a top prize.
He sir, Jian sir is very satisfied, and the number of places for the six Medals of Courage does not seem to be much, but it is enough to reward the brothers who have made great efforts, and the police force can also take the opportunity to promote Chinese police officers.
"He sir, how is the situation outside?" Only then did the Governor ask aloud: "Is it possible to let the Military Intelligence Service take over the security of the Governor's Palace?" β
"Gesir."
Ho replied loudly: "The street thugs have been completely eliminated, but it is recommended that after the negotiations are officially concluded and the state of martial law is lifted, the Military Intelligence Department will take over the Governor's Palace." β
"Okay."
Ge Hongliang nodded slightly, knowing that He Sir was a master who didn't see rabbits and didn't scatter eagles.
"What about 100,000 firecrackers?"
He Dingxian asked out loud.
Ge Hongliang's expression was stunned: "Preparing." β
"Gesir." Ho Ting-yin said: "The Chinese representatives are already waiting for a meeting at the Chiu Fook Restaurant in Central, and I suggest that the firecrackers be prepared and sent to the Chinese representatives immediately, which can be regarded as a good fortune and show the sincerity of the Governor." β
Ge Hongliang trembled a little: "I personally went to send firecrackers to the Chinese representatives? β
This move will undoubtedly make the governor fall off the altar and lose the deepest awe in the hearts of the low-level Chinese.
When the Governor's Secretary heard this, he said: "Ho sir, according to the terms, as long as firecrackers are sent in the name of the Governor's Palace, the current social situation is unstable, and the Governor should not leave the official residence." β
He Dingxian glared at the secretary and said solemnly: "The governor personally sent firecrackers to the door to show his sincerity, and more than a dozen Chinese representatives are waiting in the restaurant, do you want to make Hong Kong Island fall into turmoil again!" β
"Ah Xiong, take him out!"
When Yan Xiong received the order, he immediately walked into the door, handcuffed the governor's secretary's hands, and dragged him vigorously outside the office. The Governor's secretary twisted his shoulders, struggled hard, and shouted, "Gesir! β
"Grid sir"
Ge Hongliang had a calm face and a gloomy expression, but he was indifferent to his subordinates being pulled away.
This is the Doge's Palace!
The official residence that symbolizes the British colonial power!
But now it is occupied by a group of Chinese policemen, and the high-status governor of the governor's office said that he would be arrested, which shows that the Chinese police have not taken the authority of the governor into account. Although the Governor has the greatest executive powers, he has lost control of the department with the greatest force.
He understands that the Force is deliberately making a statement!
"Okay."
Ge Hong said: "I immediately asked people to prepare firecrackers and personally sent them to the restaurant for the Chinese representatives." β
"Hard work, sir."
He Dingxian put down the teacup and agreed solemnly.
Subsequently, the Governor summoned another commissioner to handle the procurement of firecrackers.
A string of 100,000 firecrackers can be described as long red, thick and long on the ground, and can pull more than ten meters. If it weren't for an important celebration or festival, very few people would put it, but fortunately, each fireworks shop would enter two or three pressure boxes.
The price of one is fifty yuan, and there is a chance to sell one or two, and the profit is more than ten strings of thousand-headed cannons.
About ten minutes later, a ghost official in a suit and with a good appearance returned to the official residence, bowed and said, "Sir, the firecrackers have been placed in the car." β
"What sir?"
Ge Hongliang turned his head to look at the Chinese.
He Dingxian got up with a smile: "Sir, please go." β
Ge Hongliang nodded lightly, took the lead out of the Governor's Palace, and then took two assistants to sit in the Governor's car with a crown license plate, and then drove down Taiping Shan with five police cars, and drove straight to Chaofu Restaurant.
Five mounted police motorcycles, flashing their lights, are driving ahead.
Although the governor has been controlled by others, pomp and etiquette are not lacking at all.
White rice fish, Jiang Tiansheng, Chaozhou porridge, Ge Zhixiong, Da Nose Deng and others were pushing cups and changing lamps on the second floor, feasting, and suddenly someone saw the mounted police open the road and drove to the restaurant, and got up incredulously and said: "Jiang Sheng." β
"Sir Ho is back?"
Jiang Tiansheng lowered his wine glass, took two steps to the window, and when he saw the car that was the head, he was stunned and said, "It's the governor who is here." β
The crooked chicken swallowed his saliva.
Everyone had lost the heart of drinking, and it was difficult to guess why the governor had come to the restaurant. They are just the bosses of the triad community, no matter how majestic they are in the rivers and lakes, they are also dogs in front of the boss of the chamber of commerce and the police captain.
What's more, the ruler of the whole city, the Governor!
The convoy stopped at the door of the restaurant under the shocked eyes of everyone, and then a group of plainclothes agents took the lead in getting out of the car and guarding the door of the restaurant.
When the bigwigs saw the governor coming up in person, they suddenly realized that He Sir had made them wait, and it turned out that they wanted to ask the governor to come and make peace in person.
Bai Fan Yu, Ge Zhixiong, Datou Lin, Crooked Chicken and others looked at each other, I don't know if they drank too much wine and caused their faces to flush, or they were emotional, and many people's fingers were trembling slightly.
After Ge Hongliang climbed to the second floor, he did not hesitate at all, and shook hands with Bai Fanyu, showing his very sophisticated political ability, and said in English: "Fortunately, thank you for your efforts to ensure the security of Hong Kong Island. β
He Dingxian followed by his side and introduced: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Sir Ge Hongliang, the British Governor in the UK. Sir Ge made a special trip to the restaurant to thank the Chinese representatives for their efforts to calm the social situation, and specially sent a string of 100,000 firecrackers to thank them. β
"At the same time, I also apologize for the improper handling of Hong Kong government officials on the day of Double 10."
Ge Zhixiong, Crooked Chicken, Jiang Tiansheng and others hurriedly stepped forward and shook hands in shock.
Don't look at this group of people scolding the governor all day long, greeting the whole family, when you really see the governor, you should bend down, you should bow and bow. People live in the world as if they were not the ones who cursed the governor before.
Ge Hongliang also had no shackles, no matter whether there were wine stains or oil stains in the hands of the Chinese representatives, they all clasped their hands to express respect.
After the bigwigs shook hands with Ge Hongliang, their minds didn't even turn a corner, but after listening to Chief He's explanation, they knew in their hearts that the police force was behind the scenes.
The Governor is here to bow and apologize!
The governor wanted to do it quickly, and after the handshake was over, he immediately turned around and asked his subordinates to take out 100,000 firecrackers. After obtaining He Sir's consent, the firecrackers were hung outside the second floor of the restaurant with bamboo poles, and the governor personally took out the lighter and lit the firecrackers at one end and threw them out.
"Crackling."
"Crackling."
The firecrackers immediately exploded, raising a cloud of gray mist, and the splashes of red confetti flew everywhere, hitting many people, but the Chinese present were all full of interest except for taking two steps back, and their faces were full of joy when they looked at the firecrackers.
Half a day earlier, they had been prisoners of the military, and a few hours later the Governor himself came to apologize. This honor undoubtedly made the bigwigs feel that it was worth the money, and Jiang Tiansheng, Chaozhou Congee and others even raised a kind of emotion that the people who died as confidants.
He Dingxian has no practical benefits to share with the bigwigs of the club, and only by sharing the honor of the winner can he win the hearts of his brothers. There were many casualties in the major societies, and a bow and apology from the governor was enough to pay it back.
Two minutes later.
The firecrackers stopped, and the Governor, after apologizing, turned around and went downstairs to leave. He Dingxian asked Jian Baoning to accompany him, and he stayed in the restaurant to have two more drinks with the club bosses, and after seeing the governor's bowed head, the bigwigs had the fear of the power of the Hong Kong government and the natural fear of the ghosts, and disappeared.
The authority of the Governor's Mansion in the Jianghu community has completely collapsed, and in the future, the community will only be afraid of the police force with guns, and will no longer be afraid of the governor who lives on Taiping Mountain. If He Dingxian still needs to rely on the power of the community, it will become simple and easy.
The Double 10 Festival will not have the future, but until the return of Hong Kong Island, there are still many major events that have not yet appeared.
Next.
Morning.
The Governor officially announced the lifting of martial law, and the Force was removed from Victoria Peak and handed over to the Military Intelligence Service. Governor Ge Hongliang published a signed letter in the South China Daily, apologizing to the Chinese people in Hong Kong for the improper handling of the Hong Kong government during the Double 10 Festival.
The Director of the Tuzhi District Affairs Office of Lee Cheng Uk Estate and a number of staff members came to the Tuzhi District building to kneel and kowtow to the statue of Sun, and thousands of citizens watched. None of the foreign newspapers reported on the kneeling and kowtowing this time, but newspapers such as Oriental Daily, Wen Wei Po, and Sing Tao Daily not only reprinted the governor's letter from Nanhua Daily, but also published photos of staff members kneeling down to apologize.
The news made headlines across Hong Kong as soon as it was published.
While the citizens were shocked, they were also very happy that the unrest that lasted for five days had finally ended.
Many countries in Nanyang, Taiwan, Europe and the United States have also reprinted this incident. Although the incident did not develop into an international event after all, Hong Kong Island is geographically important, and local incidents will be magnified and become a small influential international news.
Among them, Taiwan Island is the most popular, and when Hong Kong Island is held accountable, Taiwan Island strives to clear up its involvement, and when Hong Kong Island bows its head, Taiwan Island vigorously boasts of the patriotism of the Chinese people on Hong Kong Island. This move seems to have been rubbed off by Taiwan Island, but in fact, it has caused dissatisfaction among many citizens and many associations on Hong Kong Island.
The Nanyang region firmly supports the Chinese on Hong Kong Island, and as long as the Chinese on Hong Kong Island work against the ghosts and intensify the ghosts' worries about the situation, the Nanyang Chinese will support them from the bottom of their hearts. On the contrary, many newspapers in the north did not report on the incident except for a few news items.
Ho Ting-yin's behavior of encircling the Hong Kong Island Police Force as a site and vigorously engaging in Chinese mountaineering actually has the effect of elevating the status of the Chinese and actively fighting for national independence and the rights and interests of the Chinese, but the means are full of blood, and the main purpose is self-interest, which is very unsuitable for propaganda.
Historically, the three-day Double Ten operation expanded to five days, with 443 injured and 59 killed, and the figure of 107 injured in the police force became 2,129 injured, 230 died, and 328 public officials were injured.
Most of the public officials were from the Marine Police Station, the Office and other departments, and 12 people were injured in the police force.
Only 30 percent of the total number of casualties was Chinese, 70 percent were foreigners or British-related, and the number of deaths even included the Hong Kong Island garrison. The battle completely undone the exploits of Gehongliang's ten years in power, and forcefully interrupted the governor's decision to meddle in the disciplined forces.
Brothers, remember to eat zongzi, eat egg yolk and roasted pork zongzi if you eat zongzi, long live the salty party!!
(End of chapter)