What do you mean by quitting the business? I'm not a big shot.

Chapter 583 Refusing to be a House Slave
Yin Zhaotang heard the shouts of "Market open!" surge in his ears and ordered trading to continue. The store representatives started placing orders again, and the crowd gathered in front of the square cheered. The stock investors were very happy after receiving the notice of the market opening and continued to gather in the trading square.

They're willing to save the market in another way!
Zhuang Zhuoyan remained silent, a cigarette dangling from his lips. He took out his phone, dialed the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), and sighed, "Wei sir, there are just too many people. We can't stop them at all."

In his office, Wei Liqin leaned against the sofa, his face stern: "An hour ago, you set off with your men, and an hour later, you called to say you couldn't stop them."

"Inspector Zhuang, you wasted an hour of your time on a dog!"

Zhuang Zhuoyan said in a deep voice, "If you really can't stop them, then you can try."

"Zhuang Zhuoyan!" Wei Liqin roared, "Return to the Independent Commission Against Corruption, surrender your weapon, and be suspended from duty!"

"Received." Zhuang Zhuoyan hung up the phone, leaving his colleagues stunned. He then took off his identification and service pistol, handed them to his subordinate, and instructed, "Give this to Inspector Wei for me."

"Boss, what about you?" The subordinate asked, holding the gun in disbelief.

Zhuang Zhuoyan waved his hand and said, "Take a taxi back home to sleep. When I wake up, it will be dawn."

If the Chinese were as supportive of opening the market, then the Westerners were just as supportive of closing it. Every British chief executive received a gift from a trading company upon taking office.

They held a large number of British-owned stocks, and their attack on Chinese-owned businesses was for their own benefit! Colonialism, on the other hand, was a struggle for the country and for their loved ones!
This is the key to the Hong Kong government's power, so the Financial Secretary is the second most important person in the Hong Kong government system, second only to the Governor who acts on behalf of the Queen.

It is not planned for economic growth or the well-being of citizens, but only for exploiting and profiting from the Chinese community.

Hong Kong Island was their pigsty, and the Chinese were the piglets in the cage.

They dare to break through the fence, dare to gather and roar, and dare to resist hegemony.

You're asking for it!

At this moment, the foreigners no longer disagreed, and the order was carried out thoroughly: to push the piglets back. Governor Youde personally made a phone call, summoning all the heads of the three departments and twelve bureaus to Victoria Peak. The Sino-British showdown in the capital market, after continuous betting, deepened its turmoil and approached a very dangerous edge. Chinese business owners invested more and more, unknowingly becoming involved.

The phrase "national righteousness" is precisely because everyone is inevitably involved, unable to escape, and unable to shake it off; they are inherently deeply entangled in it, and thus it is a matter of great righteousness.

Gao Laosen, Ah Hu, Yao Ji, Da Pu Niu, Da Laobing, and others followed Yin Zhaotang to the owners' floor.

These underworld bigwigs often passed by the square, but this was their first time entering the building. They looked around like country bumpkins entering the city. Ge Zhixiong, Four-Eyed Dragon, and Kaixin, with their broader horizons, were still shocked by Shenxiantang's wealth.

The pachinko gang, Indian gang, and Vietnamese gang leaders who came to show their support were led by the left hand to eat curry rice downstairs.

After sitting down in the tea room, Uncle Yaoji took out his tobacco pouch, fiddled with the welding torch in his hand, and exclaimed in amazement, "It's unbelievable, Ah Tang, in just a few years, your business has grown so big."

"You own the whole building?"

Tai Po Niu, holding his teacup, chuckled and said, "Uncle Chicken, it's nothing. Brother Tang makes a lot of money."

Four-Eyed Dragon laughed, "When Mr. Yin takes action, he makes money faster than a printing press."

The different people had different perspectives on Yin Zhaotang. Yaoji was simply shocked, never expecting that a scoundrel from Kwun Tong could rise to his current status.

Tai Po Niu, on the other hand, deeply felt that Yin Sheng was really good at making money!

Four-Eyed Dragon, however, believed that he had found the right powerful backer, possessed the Heavenly Line, and was a true deity, not necessarily the immortal Tang.
Gao Laosen sipped his tea, completely oblivious to the fact that the others were simply ignorant. It was just one building; the Daya Bay nuclear power plant was worth ten trading squares.

Yin Zhaotang was very polite. He raised his cup to offer tea and said, "It's just a small achievement, please forgive me. I still want to thank everyone for coming from all directions to support me in Central today."

"Let's offer a cup of tea instead of wine, everyone. We'll have another table when we have time." Yaoji quickly raised his cup: "You're too kind, Atang. Nobody's helping you. You just want to sell your stocks."

"Yes, Mr. Yin."

"Regardless, everyone is very grateful that you're willing to step in and save the market." The four-eyed man was surprisingly sincere; it seems he's heavily invested!

Ah Hu slapped his thigh and said, "Those British bastards are real scoundrels. The stock price has fallen so much overseas, do they think they can save it by suspending trading?"

"Even I, who only graduated from elementary school, knew it was impossible."

Ge Zhixiong sneered: "He's up to no good."

Kaixin's expression remained calm: "If the foreigners dare to play hardball today, Wo Shing Wo will stand with you."

"The Big Circle Gang is the same."

“New Records too,” Four-Eyed Dragon, Tiger, and the others chimed in.

Although many of you here will still have to fight each other to the death after today, the rise and fall of the nation is the responsibility of every citizen, and no one can escape disaster in Hong Kong.

If Shenxian Tang dares to wave his flag, they dare to come!

At 3:40, the Central Police Station dispatched two uniformed officers to Exchange Square. However, after the officers assembled, they remained stationed at the intersection of Hong Lok Road and did not proceed further.

Police Commissioner Henry May sat on the sofa in the governor's office, leaning forward with an embarrassed expression, and said, "Sir, the uniformed team has refused to carry out the riot control mission."

Maintaining a tacit understanding with the Chinese community within the police force is a method used in private. However, admitting in front of the entire Hong Kong government leadership that one cannot command the police force is a sign of incompetence.

Youde summoned all the heads of the three departments and twelve bureaus to see how much strength the Hong Kong government still had.

Whether it's force, law, or influence.

It could be said that Henry May was extremely embarrassed and might even lose his position as Commissioner of Police, but Edward Youde was not surprised at all, as if he had long given up hope for the police force.

Wesley said, “Sir, the Lianhe Zaobao has too few officers to enter Exchange Square. According to the latest report, more than two thousand people have gathered there, and there are a large number of triad members loitering in the nearby streets.”

In terms of financial resources, that is the focus of the competition; and in terms of the law, there is a need for enforcement measures.

Yu De felt powerless about the current state of the Hong Kong government and sighed deeply.

Zhai Kecheng, with a cigar in his mouth and his legs crossed, asked, "Have the Military Intelligence Bureau do something, break into the trading square, and arrest the perpetrators."

"He violated trading regulations and manipulated the stock market; the evidence is irrefutable. The only problem is how to arrest him. Let's just use the most direct method: a decapitation strike!"

Upon hearing about the decapitation operation, Yud recalled the warning he received upon disembarking from the plane and quickly suppressed the thought, shaking his head: "Illegal and violent means will not be tolerated. Remember, upholding the rule of law is upholding the foundation of our rule."

Zhai Kecheng calmly retorted: "Sir, the Financial Secretary's order to suspend trading has become worthless. If criminals are not brought to justice, Chinese capital will become the mainstream. In the remaining ten years, it may not be us making money off the Chinese, but the Chinese making money off us. We will simply become the economic masters. Forgive my bluntness, sir, but the position of Governor will become a slave to the Chinese."

The other officials present paled instantly, their expressions turning extremely grim. Youde stood up, supporting himself on the table, wanting to lash out, but unable to offer any rebuttal.

(End of this chapter)