Richard held his bandaged head and gently rubbed his forehead. Walking a few steps gave him a splitting headache.
The injury he sustained in the safe house did not fully recover, but he was knocked into the sea again on the yacht.
After all this hard work, surviving is simply a matter of luck.
When he recalled what happened that night, he always felt that it was weird.
At first, he suspected that the person who attacked him might be Mai Kun, the mastermind of the treasury robbery who suddenly disappeared.
But Qin Yi told him that Mai Kun died long before the robbery, and his body was found at the beach.
So excluding McQueen's group, only the people from his own club are left.
Richard knew very well what kind of virtue this group of people had.
We are just a group of people with combined interests. There is some friendship among them, but not much.
They have every motive to kill themselves and silence them, so as to get less money.
Moreover, although we are all members of the club, my situation is different from theirs.
They were all anxious to retire early and take money to run away, but Richard didn't have to worry about running away.
Richard also has his own connections in the mi5 system. Otherwise, how could he be the director of the SB department? He would be considered a prince.
sb is not a small department, with more than 1,200 employees at its peak.
The Ministry is composed of two branches: the Intelligence Department and the Security Department. It has several departments including administration, operations, intelligence, and support, arranged in English letters.
For example, Group S is responsible for intelligence operations, Group G is responsible for internal security, and Group D is responsible for technical investigation, confidential information, liaison with the Military Intelligence Bureau, and confidential assessment of intelligence work.
Each department has two to three groups, and the divisions are responsible for intelligence, counterintelligence, internal security, counter-terrorism activities, VIP protection, checkpoint control and background checks.
The so-called g4 is the g4 important personnel protection group of g group under sb.
Playing the role of a secret policeman, in addition to intelligence collection and counter-infiltration, he is also responsible for undercover surveillance of administrative departments.
Each government department is also obliged to send its own government officials to work in SB on a regular basis to familiarize themselves with the process of intelligence operations.
They have the right to enter societies and private homes to arrest people at any time. No formalities are required, only suspicion is required.
At the same time, they also set up secret prisons to hold special prisoners.
Naturally, not everyone can hold such an important position.
Although Richard was wary of Hugerson, the special commissioner, he was not too frightened.
As long as he is not caught with evidence and irrefutable evidence, there is nothing Hugerson can do against him.
His predecessor, Li Dong, is already dead, so he has nothing to worry about.
Everyone else in the club has been suspended, but Richard is safe and has no need to run away.
From this point of view, the interests of Richard and other people in the club are inconsistent.
They have ample motivation.
But fortunately, everything is over, they are all dead, and the money in the foundation is still there.
Richard let out a sigh of relief, picked up a magazine on the coffee table and started reading.
At this time, he was sitting in a luxuriously decorated reception room, waiting to be summoned.
Although the person who summoned him hated him very much, he didn't like him either.
But we are all adults, and this obstacle is not enough to prevent two people from interacting with each other forever.
The door of the office suddenly opened, and Bernard, the secretary of the special commissioner, came out.
"Mr. Richard River, Sir Hugerson has time now, you can go in."
Richard stood up, adjusted his suit and tie, slowly opened the door and walked into the special commissioner's office.
Hugerson leaned on the high-backed chair, put the tips of his hands together on his lips, and looked at Richard quietly.
"Mr. Rivo, are you feeling better?"
"Concussion, lung infection, the doctor said I should stay in bed for a while." Richard shrugged his shoulders, looking indifferent.
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"That's too bad." Sir Hugerson showed a half-smiling expression, "Then you should listen to the doctor."
"But my job doesn't allow me to rest. Leading an empire is like a precise machine, and I am just a cog in this machine." Richard sighed, "Although it is small, in order to keep the machine running, it is necessary to keep the machine running.
To be pushed and turned."
"What a wonderful metaphor, Mr. River." Sir Hugerson nodded, "I have read the report submitted by the police about the Jockey Club's treasury, especially the part about you."
"Oh, Sir Hugerson, can you satisfy my little curiosity?" Richard pretended to be very interested.
"The report concludes that there is sufficient evidence to show that Mr. River has nothing to do with the thugs in the Jockey Club Treasury." Sir Hugerson placed the report on the table, "You were unfortunately involved in this incident.
, and saw through the conspiracy of the criminal group, were attacked by the enemy, and almost lost their precious lives."
"Salute to your courage and dedication to duty, Mr. River." Sir Hugerson smiled, "Even if you are as brave as me, it would be difficult to fight against the heinous criminals in that situation."
"As a police officer who protects the security of the empire, this is my duty." Richard said proudly.
"Very good." Sir Hugerson nodded, stood up, and walked slowly in front of Richard, "Then as an intelligence officer who protects the security of the empire, can I trust you, Richard River?
Police officer."
"Of course." Richard said seriously.
"MI5 thinks highly of you. You have served the empire diligently on Hong Kong Island for twenty years." Sir Hugerson smiled slightly, "Please forgive my prejudice against this place. It is full of greed, corruption and stupidity.
officials, as well as ignorant citizens."
"If it weren't for MI5's recognition, it would be difficult for me to believe you."
Richard was noncommittal and looked at Hugerson turning around in front of him with an expressionless face.
"Now the empire is facing a crisis on Hong Kong Island. We must put aside our prejudices and join hands together." Hugerson stopped and said with a serious face.
"Please do as you please." Richard replied seriously.
"The empire cannot lose Hong Kong Island, the most important base in the Far East. We have lost nominal rule, but we must rule this place in reality." Hugerson said with a sinister expression, "From economics to justice to all aspects,
We all need our people."
Richard nodded.
"We made a list. These are local people who are close to us and have been cultivated by the empire for many years. They are all the elites of Hong Kong Island." Hugerson walked to the safe, unscrewed the combination lock, and took out a document from it.
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"These are our tentacles in the future. I need you and your people to carefully screen which ones can be used with confidence." Hugerson said sternly, "We must strictly examine their ideological dynamics, zz tendencies, and family backgrounds.
,Social relations."
"No problem." Richard stood up and took the document solemnly, "SB has detailed files, I will send someone to handle it."
"You have to have a good talk with these people before using them safely." Hugerson showed a cold look, "You must know some of their little secrets."
Richard looked through the document and found that it was filled with names, and he frowned.
"How many people are here?"
"Fifty thousand people."
"Too many." Richard shook his head, "We don't have that many manpower and time to do it."
"This is just a preliminary screening list. Not all of them need to be used." Hugerson took out a bottle of red wine and poured it into two glasses. "The key people have been marked, and the rest are listed according to what is beneficial to the empire."
The level is divided into several levels, and some people are randomly selected to play casual chess."
"There are several talents with great potential. We should focus on them. The principle of use is to only lurk and not activate them. When they are used, they will have miraculous effects."
Richard nodded, "I understand."
Hugerson handed over a glass of red wine, raised the glasses and clinked them, "Let us pay tribute to these loyal citizens of overseas territories."
Richard showed a contemptuous smile, "To loyal citizens of overseas territories."
The two drank it all and sat back on the sofa, and the atmosphere relaxed.
"Richard, have the arrangements for the dissolution of SB been made?" Hugerson asked casually.
"It has already started." Richard replied with a smile. "All the exposed intelligence personnel have been withdrawn to the mainland, and the rest will be distributed to other government departments."
"Did some elites move underground?"
"Yes, these people will go into latent mode and carry out secret intelligence work." Richard nodded, "The personnel, equipment, and funds are just preliminary plans. There are so many things going on that I feel like I am going to die suddenly."
"It doesn't matter, the empire will not let its loyal people die of exhaustion." Hugerson chuckled, "You can hand over this part of the work, MI5 will send people from the mainland to take over."
"Huh?" Richard was stunned, and suddenly felt shocked and angry.
This is cutting down vassals and seizing power!
You Bichi, stab me in the back.
Seeing Richard's silence, Hugerson didn't care at all and continued, "Go back and prepare well, hand over the personnel, equipment and safe house, and concentrate on the list."
Richard clenched his fists, but did not dare to explode on the spot. He tried to take a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and nodded with a sullen face.
"There is another very important thing, Mr. River." Hugerson said suddenly, "The evacuation work has begun. The gold and foreign exchange stored in Hong Kong Island must be transferred back to the mainland as soon as possible."
"I need you to make a detailed evacuation transportation plan and be personally responsible for this plan." Hugerson looked at Richard seriously, "This matter is very important. It must be carried out in secret and must not be leaked to the outside world.
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Richard was surprised, "Hong Kong Island has 100 tons of gold and 42 billion U.S. dollars in reserves. How much will be transported away?"
"Everyone." Hugerson said viciously, "Move them all before 97, leaving not a single cent behind!"