Hong Kong Movies: I am Hongxing, what the hell is the intelligence king?

Chapter 408 Shen Daban is such a big person.
"Sir, Sir, you have committed a terrible crime."

"Brother, I can't protect you anymore."

The Financial Secretary sighed inwardly.

Everything was Shen Daban's fault, so the Governor's Mansion had no responsibility from top to bottom, and everyone was satisfied.

The Financial Secretary would never go against him. Even if he was on good terms with Shen Daban, at this point he could only sacrifice a pawn to save the king.

Ultimately, people are all for themselves.

The governor made a decision quickly:
"Let the ICAC Commissioner oversee this case with all his might. When your cooperation is needed, please cooperate fully."

The three secretaries are perfectly acceptable: the Chief Secretary for Administration, the Secretary for Justice, and the Financial Secretary.

The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is a high-ranking official, but it's mostly just talk.

All three knew that the ICAC was like a knife in the Governor's hand, and where the knife was wielded was entirely up to the Governor.

Anyway, it definitely won't happen to them.

The three men excused themselves and left. The Secretary for Administration asked:

Which bank do we keep our money in?

The Financial Secretary's expression immediately changed.

Seeing the change in his expression, the Chief Secretary for Administration and the Secretary for Justice also changed their expressions, and both exclaimed:

"Could it be at HSBC?"

The Financial Secretary smiled wryly:

"HSBC offers high interest rates."

“Our Governor’s Mansion has a considerable annual expenditure, so putting it in their hands will naturally generate more revenue.”

"In fact, most of the mandatory deposits were also invested in HSBC..."

The Chief Secretary for Administration looked ashen.
"Who would know about this?"

The Financial Secretary smiled wryly:

"This is no secret; everyone knows it."

The Department of Justice immediately asked:
"Can you take it out?"

Before the Financial Secretary could answer, the Chief Secretary for Administration shook his head.

"But it's not the right time to take it out."

"Hong Kong is deserted; everyone's gathered in front of HSBC branches,"

"There's absolutely no way we could get into the sales hall."

The Department of Justice frowned and said:

“We are the Governor’s Mansion, and we have a special passage.”

The Chief Secretary for Administration glanced at him:
“Thirty or forty years ago, or even twenty years ago, we could enact special laws for a single ethnic group.”

"However, this approach no longer works."

"Thanks to our daily false propaganda, once we do such a thing, the citizens of Hong Kong will storm the Duchess's Mansion directly."

"We can't afford the consequences."

The Department of Justice fell silent immediately.

The officials in the Governor's Mansion are all foreigners, and they naturally need some special methods to rule over these six million people.

One of the simplest things is to make laws.

To highlight class distinctions through legal means.

However, after so many years of propaganda, Westerners have been desperately saying that the Western world—especially Ansar—is paradise, where you can do anything, and where there are no social classes...

If you do something outrageous, you will suffer the consequences.

This was especially true when Hong Kong was just a few years away from being returned to China.

The Department of Justice's approach won't work.

"This is not the right thing to do."

The Financial Secretary also opposed doing so.

"Hong Kong may not have many other things, but it has a lot of rich people. Everyone here is a VIP. At this time, those rich people will definitely not let us have our way."

"The Governor's mansion does indeed have a lot of savings."

"But the deposits of the four banks, both old and new, are also considerable."

“Even if they didn’t put all their money into HSBC, a considerable portion of it would definitely be invested there.”

"We can't act rashly, otherwise it will provoke a backlash from them."

“The citizens of Hong Kong are particularly irritable right now, and we cannot do such a thing.”

The Chief Secretary for Administration praised:

"The Financial Secretary's words are those of a wise and experienced strategist."

"I have received reports that several fights have occurred today."

Hong Kong is in chaos.

The Department of Justice frowned and said:

What do police stations do?

The Chief Secretary for Administration said expressionlessly:

"They're withdrawing money!"

The Department of Justice was furious:
"They are law enforcement officers, a disciplined force. Why would they take money at this time?"

"Maintaining order is the top priority."

The Chief Secretary for Administration stared at him in astonishment:
"Are you serious?"

The Financial Secretary has involuntarily taken a big step away from the Department of Justice.

Are you kidding me?

We crossed half the planet to come to Hong Kong, not to serve them, but to earn money.

The silver paper is the most important.

He had a very bad feeling about the Department of Justice's statement.

Not only is it pretentious and empty, but it also has a tea flavor.

Even the Financial Secretary frowned upon hearing this.

The Department of Justice immediately realized it had overdone its performance and quickly rectified the situation:

"Where is George from the police station's political department?"

"This is the time for him to step in."

The Chief Secretary for Administration quickly interrupted the Secretary for Justice:

"Don't think about George anymore."

"Have you forgotten the orders from Fog City?"

"George is currently interrogating the wealthy man with General Cunningham. Although he is the head of the political department, it is not appropriate for him to change jobs at this time."

"The order from the Fog City is for us to cooperate with him." The Attorney General said speechlessly.

"Is there really nothing we can do about them?"

The Chief Secretary for Administration earnestly stated:

“We Anssa people have always been the minority in Hong Kong.”

"If we want to rule over the six million citizens of Hong Kong, we must adopt appropriate methods."

"Otherwise, once the government's reputation is ruined, no one will listen to us."

"You should understand the reason behind this."

“I know your determination for Onsa is unmatched by anyone else.”

"But you must also remember that you are not the only one who is loyal to Onsa."

"Otherwise, in the end, it won't be me and the Financial Secretary who suffer, but you... the Attorney General!"

"You studied law."

"There's a fundamental thing you need to understand."

"Only when all officials fulfill their responsibilities can the Governor's Office do its job well."

"If you do more things."

"Then cross the line."

"The consequences of crossing the line are either killing your teammates or killing them faster!"

The Department of Justice remained silent.

The Chief Secretary for Administration said calmly:

"The Governor has handed this matter over to the ICAC. We are all actually serving the Governor."

"The Governor has already ordered the ICAC to take action; this is the final decision."

"We should all cooperate."

"If you want to interfere again, I will absolutely not agree."

That was your own decision.

The Financial Secretary shrugged:

“The Chief Secretary for Administration is right. I would not agree to such a thing either.”

“I will also write it in my memo.”

The Attorney General frowned, looking at the two men with a puzzled expression.

"Aren't you being too conservative?"

The Chief Secretary for Administration shrugged:

"The three departments and thirteen bureaus are headed by the three of us."

“The other bureau chiefs are not just for show.”

“I don’t know about others, but the Security Bureau will be the first to object to you taking on this task so forcefully.”

"Let's just leave it at that."

"If you dare to do something, you have to bear the consequences!"

The Financial Secretary immediately said:

“I completely agree with the Chief Secretary for Administration’s statement.”

"The Department of Justice, we, the Financial Secretary, won't play along with your nonsense!"

The Department of Justice remained silent for a long time before finally saying helplessly.

"I am solely dedicated to the public good."

"Since you all oppose my decision, then I won't do it."

"I am a team player."

The Chief Secretary for Administration and the Financial Secretary exchanged a glance, both secretly disdainful.

This isn't the first time we've worked together today. Do you really think they don't know what kind of person you are?

Her affected and pretentious remarks were more repulsive than those of a top hostess at a nightclub.

Coupled with the ugly appearance of the Department of Justice, it makes one want to vomit.

This guy... is hopeless!

Seeing that the Secretary for Administration had dispelled the Department of Justice's terrible idea, he then said,
"The Commissioner's orders always come first. If the ICAC Commissioner needs our assistance in any way, we will definitely cooperate."

They both nodded at the same time.

You should always listen to what the governor says.

And so the matter ended there.

The Financial Secretary returned to his office, still unable to shake off his worries.

I picked up the phone and frantically dialed Shen Daban's number, but I couldn't get through no matter what I did.

The phone line is always busy.

The Financial Secretary was furious!

At this crucial moment, they can't even get through on the phone? Isn't that ridiculous?
The Financial Secretary wasn't giving up. He tried calling again using Shen Daban's phone, but this time it just showed "the other party's phone is switched off." "Fine!"

The financial secretary sighed inwardly; he had done his best.

The fact that we couldn't get through to Shen Daban at this critical moment means it was fate.

Now, it's time to think carefully about why he called Shen Daban these past two days.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have a good explanation when the ICAC asks him.

The Financial Secretary couldn't figure out where this guy had gone.
"Where did that bastard Shen Daban run off to?"

Cunningham asked the question with a ferocious expression, his features so distorted they were exceptionally ugly.

He was furious!
After receiving news about Lin Feng, George immediately told Cunningham, who dismissed it.

In fact, he received the news much earlier than George.

When the young tycoon was imprisoned in the foggy city, the Grand Duke of Cunningham informed him of this good news.

Ultimately, Brigadier General Cunningham is the current backbone of the Cunningham family, rather than George, a future member of the clan.

George told him that there might be a run on HSBC in Hong Kong, but General Cunningham didn't believe him.

HSBC is a long-established capital firm and also has the right to issue Hong Kong dollars.

Their reputation is top-notch.

A run on HSBC? That's impossible.

If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely believe it.

Cunningham was different; he was a true Onsaar aristocrat, and naturally possessed the arrogance and prejudice that all Onsaar aristocrats had—Onsaar Capital was synonymous with nobility in Hong Kong, and whether it was the old or new four companies, none of them had developed without the backing of Onsaar Capital.

Why would the citizens of Hong Kong experience a bank run?

impossible!
Absolutely not!

Then, when Lok Wai-chun appeared on TV's breaking news today, Cunningham realized that something terrible had happened.

He has tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in HSBC!

Cunningham watched frantically as the military vehicle drove off to the nearest bank to withdraw money, only to realize the gravity of the situation.

I can’t get in!

Even if you're a brigadier general stationed there, you can't get in!
There are just too many people.

Cunningham possessed the damned arrogance and prejudice of the Onsa nobles, but he wasn't without brains.

At this point, I absolutely dared not drive the crowd away; I went to get the money myself.

As I said before, times have changed!
Forty years ago, no, thirty years ago, what did it matter if they just fired indiscriminately?

Things are completely different now.

If he dares to do something like that, his hometown will take him back and punish him severely!
Cunningham patiently joined the queue, but little did he know that when he was still three blocks away, the bank was out of cash!
In other words, he wasted a whole day.

The crowd erupted in cheers.

Cunningham wanted nothing more than to pull out a gun and shoot the bank manager.

However, if you don't have cash, you don't have cash, and what can you do if you have no other options?

Tough luck!
Cunningham returned dejectedly, only to be greeted by George's concerned inquiry. He turned around and asked George, who replied that he was glad he had gone early and had retrieved the money.

This time, Cunningham erupted:

"Damn dog shit, damn white pig, how did he become a nobleman?"

"This is a disgrace to the empire!"

"How dare they steal my money... They absolutely cannot be forgiven!"

Cunningham yelled and raged for a while, then suddenly asked:
"George, do you know where Shen Daban went?"

George shook his head:
“General, I have been by your side the whole time, and I am unaware of Shen Daban’s movements.”

Cunningham frowned and said:

"Aren't you a military intelligence agent?"

George said innocently:
"Military intelligence agents work externally, not internally."

“Shen Daban is a person of some standing, and he has not done anything to betray the Empire. I have no reason to monitor him.”

Cunningham retorted loudly:

"Who said he didn't do anything to betray the Empire?"

"This guy is allowing the nobility of the empire to be corrupted by the petty tycoons, which is to undermine the foundation of the empire."

"You should have used methods on him earlier."

George secretly curled his lip. Did the imperial nobles need to be corrupted?
They'd accept any kind of silver paper.

George honestly replied:

"I can not!"

Cunningham sighed:
"I acted impulsively just now. I shouldn't have gotten angry with you."

"You did nothing wrong."

“If it were me, I wouldn’t dare to take any action against Shen Daban either.”

Ultimately, Shen Daban's tacit support for the small tycoon was something the imperial nobles tacitly approved of.

Everyone plays it this way, so why can't it be done for Shen Daban?

Cunningham's gaze toward George was very complicated.

George felt extremely uncomfortable under his gaze, so he cautiously said:

"General, is there something wrong with me?"

Cunningham sighed:

"Nothing else, but there's something I wanted to tell you later, as I was thinking of giving you a surprise."

"Only now..."

George quickly replied:
"The general has already helped me a lot. Whether I'm surprised or not is not important."

Cunningham said expressionlessly:

"No, this is very important."

George looked at him, puzzled.

Cunningham took a deep breath, and George felt a sudden unease, a bad feeling rising in his heart.

"Thanks to your intelligence, the patriarch has successfully thwarted a conspiracy against our family."

"Therefore, the head of the family transferred a sum of money over."

"As a reward!"

George was taken aback:
"Reward?"

Cunningham suddenly became irritable again.

"Your intelligence fee is 500 million Hong Kong dollars. This is the intelligence fee paid by that intelligence dealer."

"But besides this money, there are also ten million Hong Kong dollars."

"Five million of them are yours, and five million are mine."

"This is a bonus for contributing to the family."

George lost his voice:
"Could it be... that the Grand Duke transferred the money through HSBC?"

Cunningham was in extraordinary pain:

"That's right!"

George jumped up:

"My money!"

"My intelligence fees!"

George's face was also contorted.

His money!

Lin Feng had promised him that the intelligence fee would only be 100 million Hong Kong dollars, and George could ask for the rest.

Whatever amount he can get, it's all his.

George was quite excited.

He asked Cunningham for 500 million, and to his surprise, the other party agreed.

In other words, of the HK$510 million, HK$450 million belonged to him!

How could George not be excited?!
His gaze toward Cunningham was filled with particular resentment:
"General, why didn't you say so sooner?"

"If you had told me earlier, I definitely would have brought it up."

"What should we do now?"

"That intelligence merchant is incredibly resourceful."

“If we hadn’t paid him for the intelligence, he would definitely have targeted us.”

Cunningham disagreed:
"Just an intelligence dealer..."

However, George's expression was unusually serious.

Cunningham's heart skipped a beat, and he exclaimed:
"Could that intelligence dealer really dare to do something against us?"

George nodded seriously:

"If I had to describe him in one word, it would be 'extraordinarily powerful'!"

Cunningham unconsciously straightened his posture:

"Is it not safe for us to be stationed here?"

George smiled wryly:
"If someone can get their hands on such top-secret information, you can imagine how remarkable their methods are."

"I dare not refuse to pay him for the intelligence."

Cunningham gritted his teeth and said:

"Then we need to find Boss Shen first!"

"Now you have a reason to use the Military Intelligence Bureau."

George sighed:

“These kinds of things happen in the blink of an eye. I’m afraid that by the time I get the machine up and running, Shen Daban will have already disappeared somewhere.”

Cunningham frowned and said:

"How could this happen?"

George couldn't help but explain:

"The police station's political department... no, the entire police station, almost all the officers went to HSBC to withdraw money."

"There's nobody on duty today!"

Cunningham's eyes widened:

"what?"

George sighed:
"There's nothing we can do about it. The firewood and water for the police are scarce, and their work is very dangerous."

"If you hear that HSBC might experience a run on its banks and your subordinates want to withdraw money, would you dare to stop them?"

Cunningham shook his head:

"Of course I wouldn't dare, it would be easy for someone to sneak up on me at night and shoot me in the dark."

However, his face turned black.

In this way, it became impossible for them to find Shen Daban.

George went out to make a few phone calls, and when he returned, his face was ashen.
“I have asked my friends at the ICAC, and they told me that I did not see Mrs. Shen at HSBC.”

"This guy seems to have vanished into thin air!"

Cunningham jumped up:
"George, quickly mobilize all your connections and use every method you can think of to find Shen Daban no matter what."

Cunningham clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying...
"No one can steal my money!"

"Absolutely no one!"

George frowned and thought for a moment:
"There is another way, but it requires silver!"

(End of this chapter)