Hong Kong Movies: You Hongxingzi, what the hell is the charity king?

Chapter 148「147」Boss Li: This Guan Zu is crazy, he is obviously a Young and Dangerous guy, how can he be so positive!
"Bang~~~"

Boss Li accidentally smashed the porridge bowl with his hand, and the spilled oatmeal porridge burned his hand.

“How many people are demonstrating?”

He quickly calmed down and asked.

The secretary replied: "At least 3000-4000 people, including old people and children."

Boss Li frowned: "How is that possible? There are only 1400 households burned down. Did they all take to the streets?"

So united?

I have lived for so many years and have never encountered this!
The secretary didn't know how to answer because he didn't know and it happened too suddenly. He had no experience in this area and therefore didn't send anyone to keep an eye on it.

Boss Li said to his secretary, "Send someone to investigate... With so many people mobilized, there must be someone organizing this."

According to his experience, as long as the people in the organization are dealt with, this turmoil can be resolved.

This is the lowest cost.

"Ling ring ring~~~~"

At this time, the law firm called and told Boss Li about the situation they had encountered.

"Do you have a lawyer to advise you?"

Boss Li immediately took it seriously.

"Can you find out which lawyer it is?"

"Nothing has been found. We have already found those witnesses last night, and they all kept their mouths shut."

Boss Li's eyebrows suddenly tightened.

……

……

At this time, the towering building of the Electric Light Company came into view.

Its exterior design is modern and grand, and its towering floors reach into the sky, as if declaring to the world its authority and unshakable nature.

However, in sharp contrast to this bright appearance, there was a bustling crowd and excitement in front of the building.

The entire street was occupied by more than 3,000 angry people holding various banners.

“Clarify the truth”, “Restore the old man’s innocence”, “Electric light company, don’t let justice be tarnished”, “Compensation”… the banners whistled in the wind, as if they were the unquenchable anger in the hearts of the people.

Among the demonstrators, there were white-haired old men, mothers holding babies, and young and strong young people, their faces full of dissatisfaction and anger.

"Shameless electric light company, give me justice!", "Innocent people cannot be blamed!", "Compensate everyone for their losses" slogans rose one after another, resounding through the sky, and the angry emotions were like a tide, one wave higher than the other.

Police officers from Wan Chai Police Station have rushed over after hearing the news and are maintaining order.

He Wenzhan, Feisha, Huang Zhicheng, Hai Ge, Cunniu, Chen Sanyuan, Wei Yingzi and others... were all sent here urgently.

When they arrived at the scene, they were shocked by the massive demonstration.

"what happened?"

"It should be the neighbors from Shantou Street. Even the children are here."

"I heard that the fire was not caused by the elderly man's improper use of fire as announced by the Fire Department, but the cable caught fire and spread to the building, causing the fire."

"what?"

"Madam, does your Ministry of Transportation know about the situation?"

Someone asked Chen Sanyuan that their Ministry of Transport is generally more informed.

Chen Sanyuan nodded and said, "Many eyewitnesses went to the police to give statements, saying that the fire was caused by cables. As for the subsequent announcement from the Fire Department, I am not clear about it."

Of course, she knew the specific situation. She was sure that the fire was caused by cables. She was also very angry about the handling of the matter by the electric light company and the Fire Department. However, she was just a small inspector with little influence and could not be of any help in this matter.

quickly,

The Hong Kong Island Regional Police also dispatched mobile forces from various district police stations to provide support in Wan Chai and maintain order at the scene.

Chen Guozhong, Ma Jun, Song Zijie and others are here.

Among them, Ma Jun had the ugliest expression, because he was one of the eyewitnesses, but he did not go to give his statement because he was busy with the case.

Ever since the announcement from the Fire Department yesterday, Ma Jun has been in a very bad mood.

Who is Ma Jun?

His father was a policeman and he grew up in the police station dormitory. He watched his father marching every day and was determined to become a policeman.

When his father had Ma Jun's fortune told, the fortune teller said, "If Po Jun is in the fate, there will be disaster if he encounters war." This means that Ma Jun's fate is based on the star Po Jun, and he will inevitably suffer disaster if he encounters war.

But Ma Jun didn't believe it and insisted on becoming a policeman because he firmly believed in justice.

And now, what did Ma Jun see?
The famous tycoon confuses right and wrong, falsely accuses the deceased, and does not want to take responsibility. What about the Fire Services Department? As a government department, it actually disregards the facts.

This made Ma Jun feel that the sky was pitch black.

Seeing so many neighbors coming to the scene to demonstrate, and even many children, those angry faces made Ma Jun's heart burn with anger.

When the police arrived,
Not long after, TV stations TVB, ATV, and major newspaper media such as Oriental Daily and Tomato Daily, etc., all received the news and rushed over.

"so many people!"

"Oh my God!"

"Big news!"

"It's been a long time since something like this happened. What's going on?"

"Didn't you see the banner? These people think the fire was caused by the electric light company and are asking for compensation from the company."

"This is interesting, take a picture quickly."

Many reporters picked up their cameras and started taking pictures.

TVB and ATV are currently calling their bosses to ask how to handle the situation.

Report truthfully?

Or is it the Spring and Autumn style of writing?

As the helmsmen of the two TV stations, Shao Daheng and Lin Daheng called Boss Li after receiving the phone calls reported from higher levels.

……

Boss Li's Villa,

The phone in the villa has been ringing non-stop since half an hour ago.

Boss Li answered many calls calmly, and finally got a call from Mr. Shao and Mr. Lin.

"Please help me Mr. Shao... Try to report the news fairly!"

"Okay, thank you Mr. Shao."

"Mr. Lin, long time no see... Those unruly people are just like that, greedy, always thinking that I have money and want me to give more... I hope Mr. Lin can report this news fairly..."

After hanging up the phone, Boss Li was silent for a moment, picked up the cup on the table and threw it to the ground angrily.

"Fight into the street!"

With such a big thing happening, it seems like I have to show up.

"Ling ring ring~~"

The phone rang again, making Boss Li upset again. He answered it. This time it was from the government, and Boss Li lost his temper again.

Not long after, the secretary came in.

"Boss, we have found the person who organized the demonstration."

"Say!"

“It’s Guan Zu from Causeway Bay.”

"Who's here?"

Boss Li felt that this sounded familiar.

The secretary introduced him, "Guan Zu, a gangster from Hongxing, ran for councillor in Causeway Bay last year. Also, last summer, he made hundreds of millions in the stock market and was hailed as the stock god. He never played stocks again after that."

"It's him!"

When talking about stocks, Boss Li suddenly remembered Guan Zu.

Then he frowned, "He's a gangster. What does he want to do? Instead of collecting his protection fee, he comes here to cause trouble?"

Boss Li obviously looked down on small fry like Guan Zu, so he became even angrier.

Little ant, do you also want to try to shake the tree?
I was so angry that I laughed!

Boss Li said coldly: "Send the lawyer over and warn him!"

Secretary: "Yes!"

……

……

Boss Li gave the order.
quickly,

Lawyer Chen arrived at the boxing gym.

"Stop...what do you do?"

"Hello, I'm a lawyer. This time I'm here to see Mr. Guan Zu on behalf of a Mr. Li. Please help me inform him."

"Wait a moment..."

Not long after, the younger brother came down and said, "Brother Zu agreed. You come with me."

Lawyer Chen followed his younger brother into the boxing gym.

“Bang bang bang~~~~”

As soon as I entered the boxing gym, I saw a fierce fight going on in the ring.

Abu fought against Gao Gang and Datou alone. Looking at the fighting situation on the ring, Abu was actually suppressing Gao Gang and Datou.

Bang! !

Abu kicked the steel pillar of the ring, and the whole ring shook.

Lawyer Chen's eyelids twitched as he watched.

If this kick were to hit me, wouldn't I be crippled instantly?

He had been so arrogant originally, but at this moment he became quiet and his momentum weakened by three points.

At this moment, I didn't dare to use any of the despicable means I had originally thought of.

Went upstairs.

I happened to see Guan Zu escorting an old man out of the office door.

"Uncle, I will consider what you said."

"A-Zu, let me thank you on behalf of my friend..."

"You're welcome...bye."

The old man passed by Lawyer Chen and went downstairs.

This was the first time that Lawyer Chen met Guan Zu in person. He was dressed in a suit and looked very handsome.

"Mr. Guan, I'm a lawyer from Sidley Austin LLP. I'm here on behalf of Boss Li..."

"Hello, Lawyer Chen. Come in and talk."

The two entered the office and closed the door.

"Lawyer Chen, please take a seat!"

Guan Zu gestured, then sat on the sofa, poured a cup of tea for Lawyer Chen, and said enthusiastically,

"Mr. Chen, I have long heard of your name..."

When Lawyer Chen saw Guan Zu's attitude, he looked down on him. Guan Zu seemed to be easy to talk to.

"Everyone is busy, there's no need to waste their time." Lawyer Chen sat down and got straight to the point. "Today, a group of Shantou Street citizens gathered and went to the Electric Light Company to cause trouble, which caused a lot of trouble for my boss."

"I heard that this was organized by Mr. Guan..."

"Wait……"

Guan Zu interrupted him directly, "I think you may have misunderstood. It was not organized by me. They went there on their own. Then our Five Star Charity Foundation provided them with water and food out of humanitarianism. We were not involved in anything else. How could I offend Boss Li so easily?"

"Mr. Guan is not involved, that's good!"

Lawyer Chen heard Guan Zu's fear of Boss Li, so he didn't waste any more words: "Our boss hopes that Mr. Guan can do him a favor and stop helping those unruly people... As the saying goes, you help me, I help you, Boss Li will remember you... 100 million, how about it?!"

Originally he was thinking of 500 million, but seeing that Guan Zu seemed easy to deal with, he directly lowered it to 100 million.

He thought that once the 100 million was offered, Guan Zu would definitely agree on the spot.

result,

He was wrong!
Guan Zu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I'm sorry, I refuse... You just saw it, neighbors kept coming to me and begging me to stand up for them and speak for them."

"As a councillor elected by the citizens, I must do things in a way that lives up to the trust that the citizens who elected me have placed in me."

Lawyer Chen was unable to tell whether what Guan Zu said was true or false.

"Mr. Guan, listen to my advice!"

Lawyer Chen started to tempt for money: "As the saying goes, people become officials only for money. What are those ordinary people? Why do you care about them?"

Guan Zu shook his head: "I still have to live up to my conscience."

Lawyer Chen laughed and said, "What's conscience? Without conscience, you will find that making money is faster... Isn't it for money?"

Guan Zu still shook his head: "I'm sorry, Guan Zu, the thing I value least is money. In my opinion, brotherhood, loyalty, feelings, trust... these are what I value."

Lawyer Chen looked unconvinced.

We are one family, don’t show off!
"Mr. Guan, I think everything has its price. Tell me, how much do you want? Give me a number. 300 million? 400 million?"

Guan Zu shook his head: "I'm sorry, even if it's 1000 million or 2000 million, I won't agree. I said that those neighbors supported me to be a councillor, and I must live up to their trust."

Speak with great force!

What else did Lawyer Chen want to say?
Guan Zu interrupted directly: "Lawyer Chen, I'm sorry... Please go back. I can only say that I have no choice, and I don't want to cause trouble to Boss Li, but if the neighbors want my help, even if I offend Boss Li, what does it matter?"

Lawyer Chen frowned and looked at Guan Zu, serious and righteous, with no flaws in his performance.

Is this guy really a good person?
It shouldn’t be!

A gangster who loves to fight and kill is more positive than a lawyer like me?
"If Mr. Guan changes his mind, you can call me."

Lawyer Chen put the business card on the table and turned to leave.

Guan Zu apologized, "I'm sorry that Lawyer Chen made this trip for nothing."

Send Lawyer Chen downstairs.

As soon as Lawyer Chen left.

Guan Zu's harmless smile, as gentle as spring breeze, suddenly disappeared.

Sneered.

"If I'm not strong enough now, why would I use my neighbors as an excuse?"

Then I called Ahua.

"continue."

"Yes, Zugo!"

……

……

Boss Li's Villa,

"Boss Li,"

"I'm sorry, my persuasion failed and the other party did not agree."

"According to the information we have collected, Guan Zu really likes to do charity work. Large charitable organizations such as the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and the Po Leung Kuk often receive donations from him..."

"This time, he acted like he really wanted to help his neighbors. I had already offered $400 million, but he refused to budge and was very firm in his attitude."

Lawyer Chen reported the matter to Boss Li in person.

Boss Li was shocked when he heard this.
are you crazy!

You are a gangster, why do you want to be a philanthropist? You don’t even want money?!
……

quickly,

As Ah Hua took action, more and more residents in Causeway Bay joined the protest and gathered under the Electric Light Company building.

The number of people increased to 5000... 6000...

The government also felt the pressure and directly sent out higher-level officials.

On Boss Li's side, the phone rang more frequently.

……

At noon, TVB and ATV's lunchtime news reported on the news here.

Wen Huixin: "Please switch the screen to the protest site..."

The camera was directly aimed at the downstairs of the Electric Light Company Building, which was filled with colorful protest flags and banners and deafening slogans.

Reporter: "I am now downstairs at the Electric Light Company Building. A large number of protesters are holding banners and shouting slogans, demanding clarification of the truth about the Shantou Street fire. They are very emotional and the whole scene is filled with a tense atmosphere."

"Faced with such a large-scale protest, the government has also dispatched a large number of police and staff to maintain order. At present, although the situation on the scene is tense, no serious conflict or violence has occurred."

"As you can see, the number of protesters at the scene is still rising. Some people estimate that there are at least 6000 people..."

"At present, we still don't know how this protest will develop, nor do we know how the electric light company and the government will respond... TVB News will continue to follow the latest developments of this incident and bring you the most timely reports."

As the midday news was broadcast,

The citizens of Hong Kong, who were unaware of the situation, learned that a large-scale protest had taken place at the Electric Light Company.

Their first reaction was: “???”

Why protest?

The TV news reports did not mention in detail the reason for the protests, only the "truth" was mentioned, and a banner saying "restore innocence" was barely visible.

Only a small number of citizens remembered the statement at the beginning of the incident a few days ago that "the fire was caused by aging cables" and suddenly realized and guessed the reason for the citizens' protest.

After the noon TVB and ATV news reports came out,
This has ignited the anger of many Wan Chai residents.

"These news stories are all avoiding the main point!"

"That Li guy has not shown up yet. He should make a public apology and give an explanation!"

"Is this incident over?"

"We, the residents of Wan Chai, must unite!"

"Who's going to go protest with the electric light company?"

"I am coming too!"

"Count me in!"

Soon, more neighbors set out from various streets in Wan Chai and headed to the Electric Light Company.

At the electric light company, the number of people was increasing, almost reaching 8000. The police even closed off several nearby streets and no vehicles were allowed to pass.

And this time,
Boss Li finally appeared under everyone's attention.

Under the escort of hundreds of police officers, they entered the Hong Kong Electric Company, and soon after, a press conference was held at the entrance of the building.

At the press conference,

Facing numerous reporters and thousands of citizens, Boss Li looked sad and spoke slowly:
“First of all, I would like to express my deepest condolences to the victims of the Shantou Street fire and my sincere sympathy to the affected citizens and their families…

“As part of the community, we have an obligation to contribute to alleviating the plight of the citizens affected by the disaster.”

"Therefore, on behalf of the Electric Light Company, I announce that we are willing to donate 1 million Hong Kong dollars. Probably each affected citizen will receive more than 8 Hong Kong dollars to help them resume normal life as soon as possible..."

"In addition, our Li Group will hold a charity auction and all the funds raised will be used for post-disaster reconstruction and resettlement of disaster victims..."

"Finally, I would like to thank all media friends and the public for their attention and supervision..."

Although Boss Li mentioned the donation of 1 million yuan in his speech, he did not admit responsibility for the cause of the fire.

Anyway, he would never admit it even if he was beaten to death.

This kind of feedback naturally made the seven or eight thousand citizens at the scene dissatisfied and angry.

"We want innocence!"

"Please give the old man back his innocence!"

The sounds gradually gathered together, like a tsunami, with a huge momentum.

Boss Li remained calm and said, "As for the cause of the fire, our electric light company does not know the specific circumstances, but the Fire Department has given a conclusion. Please trust the Fire Department's professional investigation results."

Once these words were spoken, they completely ignited the anger of all the citizens.

The citizens rushed directly towards Boss Li.

Fortunately, the Police Force had mobilized more than 1000 police officers from all districts in Hong Kong to block the attack.

But this situation gave Boss Li a shock.

You are crazy.

I've given you the money, why are you so angry?
At this time, Boss Li can only use the second method - diverting attention!

He quickly said:

"I understand that every friend present here has questions and dissatisfaction in their hearts... Here, I sincerely invite everyone to raise any specific demands or dissatisfaction with us."

"However, considering the large number of people present, in order to ensure everyone's safety and order, I suggest that we select a few representatives to enter a quieter and more orderly environment for in-depth exchanges and discussions."

"I promise... that every reasonable suggestion will be given serious consideration..."

Under Boss Li's repeated remarks...

Then the chief secretary also came forward and said that he would pay attention to the matter…

"Please send representatives, five is the limit!"

The anger of the citizens finally subsided.

The next step is to elect representatives.

"I vote for Councillor Guan Zuguan!"

"I vote for Councillor Guan Zuguan!"

"I vote for Councillor Guan Zuguan!"

After a while, thousands of protesting citizens in the audience said a name.

Guan Zu!

this moment,
Boss Li's face changed.

The police force maintaining order and reporters from various media were all shocked.

The Chief Secretary and the head of the Fire Department looked at each other in bewilderment.

Who is this Guan Zu?

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