Chapter 264 A biting dog never barks
Below are the Chief Secretary for Administration, the Secretary for Justice, and the Financial Secretary.
Although from an official perspective, the three directors have the same official positions and are at the same level.
However, if the Governor resigns or dies unexpectedly, the Chief Secretary for Administration will take over until the Queen appoints a new Governor.
Therefore, with this unspoken rule in place, everyone tacitly accepts that the Chief Secretary for Administration is the second-in-command of the Hong Kong government.
The name of this Chief Secretary for Administration is Gao Benhan, which is very representative of the region.
Facing the order from the No. 2 figure, Han Yili certainly did not dare to neglect it. He immediately stood up, straightened up, saluted in a very standard military manner, and said, "Report to the commander."
Before he could finish, Mai Lihao interrupted him with a wave of his hand, saying, "It's not working time now, don't be so rigid, just sit down and talk."
Although his boss was casual, Han Yili didn't dare to take it seriously, so he said honestly: "Thank you, Governor."
After sitting down, he pondered for a moment and said, "This time, Huang Zhicheng's case was indeed something we did not expect. It was also an oversight within our work scope. We will seriously review it in the future and strive not to make such low-level mistakes again..."
Listening to Han Yili's words, Mai Lihao held his pipe in his mouth, but his brows were getting tighter and tighter. He immediately held the pipe in his hand and slammed it heavily on the table, saying: "I asked you to talk about the solution. What are you doing here? Holding a symposium? Writing a book review?"
"You have to understand that this is not the time for you to speak politely. I want to hear practical solutions. Do you understand?"
"If even the Commissioner of Police is like this, how can you make us believe that the Royal Hong Kong Island Police Force is composed of capable officials?"
Han Yili's heart skipped a beat. He laughed dryly and said tentatively, "Huang Zhicheng's behavior this time has nothing to do with the Royal Hong Kong Island Police Force. He had already been suspended from the police force before this. That is to say, at the time of the incident, he was not actually part of the police force..."
"Governor, I think we should just let Hutchison Industries take the case. After all, we have the final say on the final decision of the court. Are you afraid of Lin Zehao's legal team?"
"In my opinion, we might as well take advantage of the situation and let Lin Zehao die. In the end, not only will he lose face and the battle, but he will also be ordered to pay a large sum of money to the government as compensation for the loss of his reputation..."
Han Yili said that he didn't want to take the blame for Huang Zhicheng and he couldn't take it.
This has nothing to do with his personal wishes. As the boss, he has the entire Royal Hong Kong Island Police Force behind him.
Once you put on this hat, it will be difficult to take it off later.
Therefore, Han Yili simply turned Huang Zhicheng into a temporary worker through some means, so that his deep connection with the police force could be cut off from the root.
Then they used another trick to divert the blame and passed the hot potato of Lin Zehao to the hands of the Department of Justice.
In this way, no matter what the final result is, it has nothing to do with Han Yili and the Royal Hong Kong Island Police Force behind him.
Hearing this, Mai Lihao glanced at Han Yili and said nothing. He just smoked his cigarette and didn't look like anything was wrong.
However, the Secretary for Justice, Jin Jiedeng, immediately snorted coldly and said in a sarcastic tone: "Director Han, you are really thinking too much. Even though I am so far away, I can clearly hear the sound of you fiddling with the abacus beads."
"I didn't expect that you, a subordinate of the Bureau of Secrets, would dare to blatantly shirk responsibility to the Department of Justice in front of me, the director. Looking at your gentle and polite appearance, it really proves the old saying in China that the dog that bites doesn't bark."
According to the level of the Hong Kong Island government, the Royal Hong Kong Island Police Force is actually a subordinate unit of the Security Bureau.
The Secretary for Security is under the jurisdiction of the Chief Secretary for Administration.
The Chief Secretary for Administration is theoretically at the same level as the Secretary for Justice, Kim Jie-teng.
So, if you are serious, Han Yili, the top brother, is actually two levels lower than Jin Jiedeng.
However, since the Royal Hong Kong Island Police Force is a violent organization, the actual status of the boss who holds real power is higher than his apparent level.
In the officialdom, there are many positions that seem to be of low rank and inconspicuous, but in fact they have real power and a very special status.
Although Han Yili's thoughts were exposed, he just smiled awkwardly and had no intention of explaining at all.
Everyone in this room is an old fox. Some things should be left alone. There is no need to play out Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio to the end.
Sometimes, what seems to be a tit-for-tat situation is actually just to find a suitable way out for both parties involved.
Otherwise, the top boss would have other ideas.
After a pause, Jin Jiedeng turned to look at MacLeod and said slowly: "Governor, a businessman suing the government is something that has never been heard of or seen before. If we accept this case, no matter what the final result is, it will be a historical precedent..."
"Even if we win, how will public opinion evaluate us? How will the citizens view us?"
“By then, regardless of whether we use means beyond the rules or not, most people will definitely think that the judge favors the government, which led to Lin Zehao losing the case. By then, the government’s credibility will suffer a huge and irreparable loss…”
Mai Lihao just took a deep puff of his pipe and exhaled a puff of smoke without saying anything, but nodded to signal Jin Jiedeng to continue.
Seeing this, the heavy stone in Jin Jiedeng's heart dropped a little. Now that he had vaguely found his boss's lifeline, he just had to continue along this path.
These people have been in the officialdom for so many years, and each of them is a master of composition writing.
"If we lose, then not only will the matter not be resolved, but it will also encourage this trend. In the future, citizens who have some misunderstandings about us will follow our example and try to solve various problems in this way that does not conform to the process."
"Once they are awakened to this consciousness, it will be much more difficult for us to manage them, which is totally against the interests and policies of the Zu family."
"This time, most people were attracted by Lin Zehao's unprecedented decision, and they deeply admired his determination and courage."
As he spoke, Jin Jiedeng lit a cigarette and said, "Little did they know that from the moment Lin Zehao made this decision and Li Wenbin announced it to the public, this conspiracy had already been completely formed."
"Now that things have come to this, we have completely lost the initiative. Whether we accept the challenge or not, the one who will benefit in the end will be Lin Zehao."
"We, the Hong Kong government, can only choose whether to lose more, lose less, lose honorably, or lose miserably..."
These words cast an indelible shadow over the already depressing atmosphere.
Originally, some people were still hesitant about this matter, but after Jin Jiedeng said this, they all suddenly realized and felt infinite admiration for Lin Zehao, who was only 20 years old. Everyone present had lived in Hong Kong Island for many years, so naturally they had a certain understanding of China's traditional culture.
Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to sit in this position.
You know, since ancient times, no matter how vicious or sophisticated the conspiracy is, there is always a place to restrain it.
However, this great conspiracy was destined to be an unsolvable problem from the moment it was born.
No matter what they choose, left or right, they are the losers.
Although Lin Zehao's stance meant that they could not become friends, they still couldn't help but admire his skills, courage, and most importantly, his brains.
If they were to put themselves in Lin Zehao's shoes, they would definitely not be able to reach Lin Zehao's level.
Not to mention that they are of the same age, even with their current experience and knowledge, it would be difficult for them to replicate such a unprecedented operation.
Apart from the factor of ability, this option has never existed in their inherent thinking.
However, Lin Zehao was able to jump out of the chessboard and become the chess player with an almost perfect God's perspective, and see this possibility.
From the moment Lin Zehao made this move, if they didn't want to lose miserably, they had to find a way to draw the game in a decent manner.
The key point of whether they can be treated decently lies in whether Lin Zehao, who has full control over the initiative, is willing to give them respect.
When they thought about this clearly, they found it difficult to accept the reality for a while.
Since 1841, Hong Kong Island has officially become a colony of the British Empire, although it was occupied by Japan for a period of time between 1941 and 1945.
However, the real owner of this land of Hong Kong Island has always been the British Empire.
On this land, the Union Jack has always been flying high, facing the scorching sun, regardless of wind or rain, fluttering in the strong wind, and displayed before the eyes of the world.
Over the years, all the governors and politicians of Hong Kong Island have never been forced into such an embarrassing situation by a businessman, especially a Chinese businessman.
This was unacceptable to the citizens of the British Empire, which had always claimed to be the center of the world.
Thinking of this, the director of the Security Bureau, who had been frowning, said in a hoarse voice: "Since this is an open conspiracy that cannot be broken, then let's just overturn the table."
"If we eliminate Lin Zehao through physical means, all the problems will naturally be solved."
"The memory of the citizens of Hong Kong Island is the worst. After a year or two, I guarantee that no one will remember what Lin Zehao looks like..."
Most of the time, if you can't solve a problem, then get rid of the person who created the trouble.
Although it is simple and crude, it is always useful.
Han Yili was silent for a while, then shook his head and said, "No, there are 50,000 disciples in Hutchison. These 50,000 people are 50,000 families. How many people are there in total?"
"Moreover, considering Lin Zehao's status in the underworld, if we treat him in this way without any reason, other societies in Hong Kong will definitely not sit idly by and watch."
"After all, the death of a rabbit makes the fox mourn, and all creatures feel grief for their own kind. In their view, if we can do this to Lin Zehao this time, we can naturally do the same to them next time."
Han Yili had thought of this method a long time ago. If Lin Zehao was so easy to deal with, would he have waited until today?
Kim added: "Moreover, from a business perspective, we cannot find any loopholes in Hutchison Holdings and its subsidiaries."
"Lin Zehao doesn't have the qualities of a gangster at all. Not only do all his companies pay taxes on time and according to regulations, but his accounts are always clean, and there is not even a single Hong Kong dollar of black money."
"We have no idea how Lin Zehao's gray income was generated. We can't find even the slightest clue."
As the Secretary for Justice, Kim Jie Deng is an expert among experts when it comes to legal provisions.
After all, the formulation of Hong Kong's legal provisions must go through his hands.
But even so, Jin Jiedeng still could not find any loopholes in Hutchison Whampoa from a legal perspective.
All of them knew that Lin Zehao had gray income, but they just couldn't find or see it.
In fact, if their positions were not really different, several people in the room would want Lin Zehao to help them with the operation and earn extra income from their work.
After all, these senior officials are also confused about how to make illegal income reasonable and legal.
The security chief snorted coldly, his expression sinister, and gritted his teeth and said, "From a business perspective, Lin Zehao has already entered the category of a tycoon. We really can't do anything about it."
"But from a physical point of view, I don't believe that a gangster like him can have so many people and guns."
"Back then, didn't Bo Hao still claim to have bribed two-thirds of the inspectors of the Royal Hong Kong Island Police Force? But he was still captured by the Marine Police and taken to Stanley!"
At this point, the security chief unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt and continued, "Even if Heji claims to have 50,000 disciples, do you have the guts to go head-to-head with a .38 with a machete in hand?"
"Moreover, we can report to the Zu family and request to mobilize a warship to suppress the idiots in Hutchison."
"I just don't believe that Lin Zehao isn't even afraid of warships?"
Seeing that what he said was getting more and more outrageous, Mai Lihao knocked on the table with his pipe in his hand, glanced at the director of the Security Bureau, and said in a deep voice: "Let's not discuss whether Lin Zehao will be afraid or not. If we send warships, the mainland will not sit idly by..."
"Besides, unless all the members of the Senate are crazy, London will never agree to such radical measures."
"Finally, from our own perspective, if we need to dispatch warships to deal with a Chinese, what will the Queen think of our ability to govern?"
Mai Lihao really had no idea how a guy like this, whose mind was filled with only crude tactics, could have become the Secretary for Security.
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(End of this chapter)
