Chapter 369 Grand Parade

After briefly explaining the situation, Wang Yan picked up his briefcase, took out the three documents and placed them in front of William, then continued to eat lunch and drink wine. The cause and process were all explained, and now he wanted the result.

William did not touch the three documents because there was no need. He just looked at Wang Yan who was having a leisurely lunch opposite him, frowned and said: "Wang, what do you mean?"

"What do I mean?" Wang Yan looked up, staring at him with a calm look: "William, the matter is very clear, it was the two soldiers who committed the crime, and the senior officers of the garrison not only protected them, but also beat the Chinese inspector who went to reason with them, causing him to be seriously injured and now lying in the hospital. I think your God will not forgive them for the crime they committed, and there is no reason to be exempted in this land.

As the police force that maintains the law and order of Hong Kong Island, you, William, and Maxwell are the leaders of the police force. , you have to give an explanation to the citizens of Hong Kong Island. And as the leader of all Chinese police officers, I also have to give an explanation to other detectives and ordinary police officers. William, it is true that this is a colony, and it is true that you are in power, but it is not okay to go too far. I don’t believe that you don’t know what the garrison has done in recent years, and I don’t believe that the Governor of Hong Kong doesn’t know.

That girl is only fourteen years old, she is really a beast. I believe that it won’t be long before this matter will spread, and I can’t suppress it. You have to hurry up, William, everyone needs an explanation. "

William’s face is very ugly. He is not a fool. It is only Wang Yan who needs to be explained. This kind of thing is actually not a big deal. With Wang Yan’s status and position, he can easily suppress it. But now, Wang Yan did not do that, but came to explain. Then it is very simple to judge that this is Wang Yan’s plan.

And what is the benefit of Wang Yan offending them and doing this? Obviously, it can unite the Chinese and become the real spokesperson for the Chinese. Although they do not take the lower class people seriously, it is undeniable that they have great power. It can be imagined that once they compromise on this matter, Wang Yan's momentum in Hong Kong and Kowloon will reach an unimaginable level.

But it is not so easy to compromise. According to his idea, of course it is good for you, me and everyone. After all, he will return to his hometown in a few years, and Maxwell's term of office will end next year. At this time, they don't want to cause trouble. But it is really difficult to deal with the military. Although the power of the Governor of Hong Kong is very large, the commanders of the three armed forces are nominally controlled by the Governor of Hong Kong, but they are two systems after all, and there is no direct subordinate relationship. Even if the Governor of Hong Kong wants to compromise, it is not certain what the military will say, which is very difficult to deal with.

"Wang, you know, this matter is not easy. Maybe you can tell us your other ideas and we can discuss it?"

Wang Yan shook his head, ate the rest of the steak in big mouthfuls, raised his glass to indicate, drank the wine in the glass, stood up and said: "I'll wait for your decision. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Seeing Wang Yan's tall figure disappear, William flipped through the three documents in front of him, cursed secretly, drank the wine in the glass, and hurried away with the documents. He was going to report to Maxwell and must come up with a solution.

Because Wang Yan was different from others. On the one hand, he commanded all the Chinese police officers in the action department of the police force, and on the other hand, he also supported tens of thousands of workers. His influence in the industry was also extremely terrifying. All the large gangsters with thousands or tens of thousands of people also listened to him. Wang Yan looked determined to explain. If it could not be properly resolved, it would inevitably be a big storm.

As a superior, he understood that with Wang Yan's status and position, since he had made the decision, he would advance without retreat. Because of his position, he was not allowed to retreat. Even if he wanted to, the people behind him would push him forward.

Soon, William returned to the headquarters and found Maxwell, who had just returned not long ago, and reported the situation. After all, it was a first-hand message. Maxwell thought about it and made a round of calls to find Wang Yan in Longteng headquarters. He had a brief chat and explored his intentions.

"Damn Wang Yan, he always makes trouble for us." Maxwell hung up the phone angrily. After calming down his rage, he called the Governor of Hong Kong to make an appointment. Then he looked at William who was a little relieved in front of him: "You ask someone to pay attention to Wang Yan's actions, don't let him make a big deal, I will go to find the Governor of Hong Kong."

"Yes sir!" William saluted, then turned around and followed Maxwell out of the office.

He was not the first person responsible. It had something to do with him, but not much. It had something to do with him because Wang Yan was his subordinate, and it had nothing to do with him because they could not stop Wang Yan from taking office. And this time, it was a conflict between the military and the police, and between the Chinese and their Ying people. No matter which conflict, he was not the one who took the blame.

When Wang Yan told him before, he was also very angry. But he was angry because Wang Yan made a fuss. There was no need to make a big deal for an ordinary person. It would be great if you and I could make a fortune...

Maxwell didn't know what William was thinking, but he could think of it. He will step down as the Commissioner of Police next year and return to his hometown. William's promotion to Senior Assistant Commissioner is certain. It has been settled long ago. It is said that Wang Yan supports it. Of course, it is just said. But he believes it because Wang Yan has money and it is necessary.

After going out and getting in the car, Maxwell went to the Governor's residence on Albert Road in Mid-Levels, Central.

He had received a call for an appointment long ago. The bald and somewhat thin Black, who had just taken office for only a few months, met Maxwell in his study.

The situation was urgent, so Maxwell didn't say any nonsense and handed the three documents directly to Bai Liji. At the same time, he explained the whole matter and the attitude of Wang Yan, the instigator.

"It sounds like the richest man in Hong Kong is dissatisfied with us..." Bai Liji murmured, looking at Maxwell sitting in front of him: "I don't have much contact with Wang Yan, only at the inaugural banquet at that time. I met him once, but I don’t know much about him. He is your subordinate. Tell me what you think.”

"Sir, all the Chinese police officers in the operational departments of the police force, as well as a small number of civilian police officers, support him very much, because their families are working for him, and they earn the highest salary in Hong Kong Island and even in Asia. , enjoy the best treatment. His industries are spread across all walks of life, and his influence cannot be ignored. "

Maxwell said this to remind the new Hong Kong governor how powerful Wang Yan's power was. After seeing Bai Liji's I-know-this look in his eyes, he continued: "And our soldiers have done a really good job." That's too much. This fourteen-year-old girl is going to hell, sir. Not just this one, our soldiers have done many unforgivable things over the years, and there are many backlogged files in every police station. It's all done by our soldiers.

Although the detective is Chinese, he is also a member of the police force. When he went to look for the suspect in the case, he was exercising his authority legitimately. But what did the captain do? He wounded the police detective and even fired a gun. Commanders are like this, so how unscrupulous are today’s soldiers? Sir, we need to face this issue squarely. "

Bai Liji nodded, he understood. Maxwell's intention was to give Wang Yan some face and deal with the two murderers and the arrogant captain.

There is a conflict between the police force and the military. After all, there has been a backlog of crimes committed over the years. It looks more like the police force wiping the military’s butt. Moreover, there are also some minor frictions between the Marine Police and the Navy. It is impossible to say that there is no opinion.

They were all compatriots, and of course he knew what they were like. This is a colony, and now we have to consider the situation in the north when talking about human rights, but in fact, in their eyes, the people here are just a group of vassals. Since you are a vassal, what qualifications do you have to negotiate conditions with them or to speak out?

Just like Maxwell said, similar incidents have happened before, maybe not as beastly as this time, but they were always illegal and criminal. Isn’t it no big deal? Aren’t they all suppressed? Maybe some effects are very bad, but they are just lifted high and dropped gently. So why should we face it this time?

All this was because the person who asked the question was Wang Yan.

This shows how much Maxwell was afraid of Wang Yan. After thinking about it, he directly ordered to summon senior officials and the commanders of the three armed forces stationed in Hong Kong for a meeting to discuss and see how to deal with it.

The Governor of Hong Kong controls the legislation and administration and has great power. If something goes wrong, he will definitely take the blame. But he has just taken office, and everything is still being explored. Fully considering the opinions of his subordinates is what he should do.

It is impossible for this group of people to produce anything from a meeting, it is nothing more than three opinions.

First, we must remain firm and uncompromising. Who is Wang Yan? What do you want to say to them? When will it be the turn of the Chinese in Hong Kong to ride on their heads? Who gave him the courage to order the detective to ask for people outside the military camp? This is the view of the Commander-in-Chief of the Services.

The second is to give Wang Yan face. Considering Wang Yan's own influence, considering that it was indeed their soldiers who made mistakes, they should be punished accordingly. At the same time, the commanders of the three armed forces are required to maintain military discipline and restrain soldiers.

The third is the fence-sitter. It meant giving some symbolic punishment to the two soldiers who made the mistake. The captain who took action made a serious self-reflection and compensated the victim some money. Just like before, just deal with it.

But as the military involved is not soft, anything the other two factions say is in vain. So you go back and forth with me, but there is no result for a long time.

While these people were arguing, a newspaper that was only a middle-class newspaper in Hong Kong issued an urgent edition of the newspaper. Before dinner, which was very incompatible with its own capabilities, it printed and distributed it to all those who subscribed. 's home.

The headline on the front page read in large font, ‘The garrison captain beat the Chinese detective, causing him to be seriously injured and hospitalized’. Below are two photos, one shows the foreign devil kicking someone, and the other shows the foreign devil pulling out a gun. What followed was a few thousand words describing the entire incident in detail. They didn’t say the cause of the incident, because they ‘didn’t know’ and had to follow up and report on it. However, it was also pointed out that it might be due to a crime committed by the garrison on Hong Kong Island.

Originally, it was okay for people to see the detective being beaten. Although the reputation of the Chinese police officers is much better now, the bad impression of the past is still there. Just because the reviews are good, it doesn't mean anything else.

It is easy to destroy image and reputation, but it is difficult to establish it again. What Wang Yan has been doing is to establish a good image of Chinese police officers and build a harmonious and stable city where the police and citizens are a family.

But when people saw the reporters guessing behind them, even though they were scolding the two idiots, they couldn't help but admire the detective who was beaten to the hospital. There hasn't been such a Chinese for many years, let alone a Chinese. Inspector.

Hong Kong Island has a population of less than three million, a military garrison of less than 20,000, and the population is relatively concentrated. Over the years, who hasn’t heard friends, colleagues, relatives, etc. talk about those tragic events?

Of course the Hong Kong government knew about the newspaper, but they still hadn't decided what to do. The commander-in-chief was tough but refused to accept soft words. He really doesn't bow his head, and there is nothing others can do against him, not even Bai Liji.

In particular, the photo looked premeditated. It was obviously Wang Yan's deliberate targeting. They did not want to give in, or in other words, they resented Wang Yan for forcing them like this.

Even Bai Liji didn't say anything because he didn't feel good about Wang Yan now. After all, he has just taken office, so it would be strange to find trouble and force him to get better. And he doesn't think Wang Yan will make any big moves. After all, from his debut to now, Wang Yan has always been by the rules. He is a person who is good at using rules and also abides by them very much.

Maxwell, William, and other people who knew about the matter called him, hoping that he would wait for the results of the higher-ups' handling and not do anything drastic and unforgivable.

This is a bit contemptuous of Wang Yan. Is he afraid of not being forgiven?

So in the morning paper the next day, several major newspapers and many small and medium-sized newspapers reprinted the news from yesterday's newspaper. At the same time, they also attached the story of what happened after a night of hard work. The fourteen-year-old girl was a Canadian. Bold and enlarged. Clearly, what those two foreign devils did was made public.

The power of public opinion is terrifying. Although it has not completely exploded, everyone should know how angry the Chinese people are now, especially those who have been persecuted in recent years.

Wang Yan received news that someone was already organizing the victims in preparation for a march.

It was also at this time that the Hong Kong government really realized the seriousness of the matter. When the public opinion was completely fermented, when some people raised their arms and shouted, coupled with Wang Yan's actions of poking at the back, this would be a bigger riot than the last time. If a large-scale demonstration is not handled properly, the demonstration will turn into a riot, which will be the absolute scandal of the century.

In Kowloon Tong, under the private pavilion, looking at Maxwell sitting opposite, Wang Yan said calmly: "Director, I have already said that I did not do this, and I have no ability to stop it. This did not happen overnight. They have indeed suffered persecution, but the murderer is still at large. Maybe they are drinking wine now, maybe they are listening to music, or maybe they are playing cards and picking up beautiful Irish girls. This is not fair, isn't it. ? Now that there is an introduction, they spontaneously unite to seek justice for themselves. Do you think I can stop it? "

It can be seen that Maxwell suppressed his anger very restrainedly and tried to maintain the self-restraint that a gentleman should have. He stared at the man blowing smoke rings across from him: "Wang, what will it take for you to stop? You You know, once it breaks out and gets out of control, it will be a huge disaster for you, the Hong Kong government, and the victims."

"No, Mr. Director, let me reiterate, it's not that I stop, I can't prevent anything bad from happening." Wang Yan shook his head and said, "But I can tell you a way to solve the problem."

"Okay, Wang, tell me your method. If it can indeed solve the bad situation we are about to face, believe me, Wang, the Hong Kong government, the police force, Mr. Hong Kong Governor and myself, we will all be grateful for your help. "

"There is only one way to do this, which is to openly try all past cases involving illegal crimes by soldiers stationed in the army, so that the criminals can get the punishment they deserve, and an apology and reasonable financial compensation can be given to their families."

"No, King, you know that's impossible."

"Then let's have a massacre that will shock the world, Mr. Director." Wang Yan glanced at him coldly, turned and walked towards the room: "It's time to have breakfast. I think China's breakfast is not the same as yours." Appetite, please come back, Mr. Director.”

Seeing him closing the door mercilessly, Maxwell's face turned red, he was holding his breath. Wang Yan, a chief detective with the rank of sergeant of the police station, threw him out of the door without mercy, his first brother in the police force. This was a great humiliation.

Of course, humiliation is also humiliation. With Wang Yan's current status, he really can't do anything. The Chinese brother of the police force and the richest businessman in Hong Kong complement each other well. The former ensures that no one dares to touch his interests, and the latter ensures the interests of the former, a perfect closed loop. Even if he could easily expel Wang Yan from the police force with a piece of paper, it would be useless. The influence is there, and it might even cause a riot in the police force. Not to mention that he didn't dare, even the most powerful Hong Kong Governor wouldn't dare to do that.

Moreover, he only has one year in office and is about to leave. Let him be humiliated. He will bear this anger. When he returned to his hometown, he was just an old man who had abdicated his position and stayed at home. A person on the fringe of power had angered Wang Yan. Looking at Wang Yan's madness, he had no doubt that he would die in his hometown from a heart attack.

Maxwell went back to tell Wang Yan what he meant. As expected, Wang Yan was sprayed bloody. Some people even threatened to kill them, and the military commander was the loudest.

He didn't expect that things would develop so quickly and be so out of their control. The reason for his refusal to compromise is simple. He is the eldest brother and he wants to protect his subordinates. He didn't know if it was possible to agree to the proposal of the fence-sitter yesterday. There was obviously no if now. Now the old cases were to be traced and all of them tried. He knew what his soldiers were like, and if they were put on trial, it might influence the soldiers to mutiny. If there is no trial, obviously there will be a riot in Hong Kong.

For the time being, they could not make a decision. But time waits for no one, they need to give an explanation to the citizens immediately. So at 10 o'clock in the morning, the Hong Kong government and the military jointly announced that the two soldiers who raped the little girl were hanged, and the captain was demoted to a second lieutenant and transferred from Hong Kong Island to his hometown. There were hundreds of cars broadcasting this news back and forth in the three places of the island, Kowloon and the New Territories. I hope that the angry people who have begun to gather on the streets will calm down.

But the Hong Kong government and the military were wrong. Maybe if they gave Wang a face yesterday, the situation might be better. But now, not only did it not calm people down, but it stimulated them.

Because for those who gathered together and pulled in all kinds of relatives and friends to cheer, and the crowd who were about to start the march, this was a compromise by the Hong Kong government, and the Hong Kong government was afraid of their gathered strength.

And the main force of this first wave of gatherings were all family members or parties who had been persecuted. So now that this case can be tried and the death penalty has been imposed, why can the soldiers who harmed them be safe and sound? Why can't they be tried as well? Why can't they be given justice? So they ignored those who dissuaded them, and ignored the Chinese police who were maintaining order on both sides of the street. They even scolded the Chinese police for being incompetent, bullying their own people, and being the dogs of the foreign devils.

Suddenly, regardless of the Chinese police who were scolded, they began to disperse the team under the leadership of the zero-headed people, and wanted to travel through every street and alley, and wanted to drag more compatriots together to seek justice.

They just want justice...

This justice, the foreign devils can't give, it was given by Wang Yan.

He never thought of only dealing with the case of Luo Xiufen's daughter, and never thought of settling things peacefully, but making a big fuss from the beginning. So no matter what attitude the Hong Kong government and the military have towards the case of Luo Xiufen's daughter, a march is inevitable, and it must be a large march involving tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people.

Just as the first victims' families began to march and shout out their demands, major newspapers urgently issued additional editions at noon. This edition of the newspaper had no other content. From the beginning to the end, it was all about the evil deeds of the British troops stationed in Hong Kong since the opening of Hong Kong Island. It emphasized some horrific and vicious cases that have occurred in recent years.

After the newspaper delivery staff gritted their teeth and delivered the newspapers to join the parade, more and more people joined the parade. Schools were closed, factories went on strike, and people poured into the streets to join the parade.

All the Chinese police had already been dispatched to maintain order. Of course, they also knew about the bloody history that was summarized. Facing the accusations of the demonstrators, they could not bear the pressure and finally joined the parade under the leadership of the Chinese detectives.

After gathering enough people, they blocked the military camps and the government in various places with a clear goal, because there were more Chinese in Kowloon and the New Territories, and the island was relatively safe.

But even so, the Governor's residence was surrounded by the marching crowd.

They had no way out, because all the Chinese police officers who were maintaining stability had joined the parade, and their troops were blocked in the barracks and dared not come out. They finally saw the supreme power of the people and finally began to panic.

That day was June 25, 1958, and there was a big parade in Hong Kong Island...

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