Lai Man-yau breathed a sigh of relief, but his face remained indifferent. "Sergeant Hung has done a good job training his men. The Yangtze River surpasses the older. Sergeant Hung dared to kill my godson back then, and you dare to threaten me with a gun tonight? Fine, very well. I'll see how you stay here to exchange for Headless's life! But I'm just passing through. This place isn't under my jurisdiction. A Qiu, what do you suggest?"
Lai Man-yau spoke eloquently, yet subtly passed the buck to Lee Jusheng's trusted confidant at the Central Police Station, Senior Detective Sergeant A Qiu.
Ah Qiu and his companions exchanged glances. If the other party really shot himself now, they would undoubtedly be the ones to take the blame. Lai Man-yau was the detective chief of the Yau Ma Tei police station. Although Liu Fu had asked Lai Man-yau to come over tonight to give them a heads-up, and Liu Fu intended to promote Lai Man-yau to the position of chief detective of the Hong Kong Island district, Lai Man-yau was not in charge of Hong Kong Island affairs at the moment. If something happened, he could wash his hands of it, something they couldn't do.
"Mr. Lai, let's hand the Headless over to them. We can find another opportunity later," A Qiu said to Lai Man-yau.
Lai Man-yau nodded and said to A Yue, "Did you hear that? You can take the person with you, but you have to stay behind."
After saying that, he kicked Lam Kong, who was writhing on the ground. "Hey, someone's here to save you, you're lucky."
A Yue said to Fish Ming and the others, "Let's take Headless Bro to the hospital for treatment first!"
Yu Laoming and his men stepped forward, lifted the headless man, and walked out. Lan Gang had been temporarily detained by Li Jiusheng and had not yet been reported to his superiors. Now that Li Jiusheng was dead, the position of Chief Detective of Hong Kong Island was vacant. It wouldn't be a problem if Lan Gang was taken out of the police station. As long as the new Chief Detective of Hong Kong Island did not pursue the matter, the whole case could be overturned at any time.
After everyone had left safely, A Yue sheathed his gun. "Mr. Lai..."
"I won't touch you, don't worry. I'll leave you to Chief Liu to deal with personally. A Qiu, arrange for one of your brothers to come with me to Dragon Master's house. I'm going to see how to prepare for the funeral." As soon as Lam Kong left, Lai Man-yau didn't plan to stay any longer.
A Qiu and the others put away their guns, not even glancing at A Yue, and walked out of the interrogation room with Lai Man-yau in their arms.
A Yue's legs went weak, and he sat down on the ground, staring blankly at the blood Lam Kong had vomited. He muttered, "Did I, a nobody, actually do a good job?"
After a small cocktail party, Lu Yuanchun returned to her hotel, the Morrison Hotel in Happy Valley. She told her female assistant to rest in the next room, while she took off her high heels without changing into casual shoes. Barefoot, she walked onto the luxurious carpet to the suite's small bar, chose a vodka, expertly added ice, poured half a glass, and sat on a bar stool, quietly drinking her drink. In the vast VIP suite, only the monotonous yet unsettling sound of the ice cubes clinking against the glass in her hand could be heard.
The University of Hong Kong sent an invitation to the Lu Family in Malaysia to help unveil the bronze statue of Lu You and to hear Lu You Hall's speech. No one else in the Lu Family was interested in coming to Hong Kong, and they planned to have the Lu Rongkang brothers, Lu Rongfang, who live in Hong Kong, do it on their behalf. It was Lu Yuanchun who said he wanted to come to Hong Kong to see the University of Hong Kong, which was funded by his grandfather, and that's why he came.
Her trip to Hong Kong was not primarily about unveiling her grandfather's bronze statue, but mainly because many Chinese businessmen in Malaya are considering transferring their assets, and most of them have set their sights on Hong Kong. Lu Yuanchun shared the same idea as other Chinese businessmen and came to Hong Kong to investigate whether it could become a foothold for Malaysian Chinese businessmen.
Since Britain announced the Malaya Union Plan in 1946, officially renaming Malaya as the Federation of Malaya, the Malayan Chinese have been deliberately put on the defensive by the Britain. During the Japanese occupation of Malaya, the Japan heavily supported the Malay aborigines and massacred the Malayan Chinese. However, after the announcement of the Malaya Union Plan after the war, the Britain did the opposite, abolishing the privileges previously held by the Malay aborigines and granting the Chinese the same rights as the aborigines. This provision directly led to hostility and dissatisfaction among the Malay aborigines towards the Malayan Chinese, resulting in frequent conflicts.
Malay natives say that without special privileges, Malaya will become Chinese territory, and the local natives will only be able to survive as exhibits in museums, with everything being taken away by the Chinese.
Subsequently, the Malaya Communist Party declared armed struggle due to suppression by the Britain colonial government and hostility from Malay natives, and the conflict between the natives and the Chinese intensified.
The Malayan Communist Party's radical actions also led to a renewed honeymoon period between the Britain and United Malays National Organisation, which represented the interests of the Malay indigenous people. The two sides joined forces to carry out anti-communist operations in Malaya. Many Chinese people who had no connection with the Malayan Communist Party were innocently affected. In 1951, the colonial government issued the Barnes Report, intending to eliminate all dialect schools, which meant that all Chinese schools in Malaya would be closed, implying the extinction of Chinese education and the Chinese language in Malaya. Although the policy was not implemented due to strong resistance from the Malay Chinese, more and more Malay Chinese began to lose faith in Malaya.
Lu Yuanchun was one of them.
The reason why Malaysian Chinese are turning their attention to Hong Kong is simple: whether Hong Kong is under Britain colony or will be forcibly taken over by China in the future, they are not worried about being affected. Under Britain colonial rule, the environment in Hong Kong is much better than in Malaya; at least there is no racial conflict, and everyone is China person.
If China were to retake the country by force, they would be more willing to line the streets to welcome it, because most Nanyang Chinese businessmen donated money and supplies during China's War of Resistance against Japan, their patriotism unwavering. Almost every Chinese business family had letters of commendation and awards from China at that time. Even after the outbreak of the Chinese Civil War, Nanyang Chinese businessmen, led by Cheng Jiageng, chose to support the Communist Party. The Nanyang Overseas Chinese Association, representing Nanyang Chinese businessmen, also issued a statement at the first opportunity accusing the Kuomintang of provoking the civil war.
Moreover, Mr. Cheng Jiageng, the current leader of the overseas Chinese community in Nanyang, now resides in mainland China. While Hong Kong's local Chinese businessmen who are loyal to the Britain are worried about being purged, these Nanyang Chinese businessmen, who have always had a deep love for China, have no such worries.
Lu Yuanchun has been pondering for the past two days how feasible it is to open a branch of Guangyi Bank in Hong Kong, and whether, if he takes action, it will be met with a run on the bank by other local banks.