"Ring, ring, ring!"
A little after six in the morning, the phone at Chen Mingde's home rang. Chen Mingde had slept poorly the previous night, worrying about the factory, so he had gotten up early. The moment he heard the phone, he answered it. His boss's voice came through. "Mingde, go to Governor's House shortly and meet Governor Alexander Grantham."
Chen Mingde's hand trembled in fright when he heard that. "Boss, you're not joking, are you? I'm going to meet the Governor? Why would he see me?"
"He definitely will. Just report that you are Earl Field's employee and have come specifically to explain the situation," Jiang Hao said.
"Who is Earl Field?"
"Earl Field is one of our company's major shareholders. It's enough for you to know that much," Jiang Hao said.
Chen Mingde was astonished. So the company did not belong to his boss alone; it had other shareholders, including a British earl. An earl! That was a great noble. He had heard that even the Governor of Hong Kong was merely a lord.
"Oh, oh, I understand, Boss," Chen Mingde immediately replied.
"After you get there, tell Governor Alexander Grantham this," Jiang Hao instructed Chen Mingde over the phone, telling him what to say. Finally, he added, "If Grantham asks how the Earl intends to handle this, tell him that the Earl believes such black sheep are detrimental to Hong Kong's development."
Chen Mingde was no fool. The meaning of those words was already crystal clear: those bastards were to get the hell out.
After changing into his best suit, Chen Mingde was filled with apprehension and excitement throughout the journey. He was apprehensive because he was about to meet the Governor, the most powerful man in all of Hong Kong. He was excited because his boss's