In the era when the British administered Hong Kong, the British royal family awarded many honorary titles to Hong Kong Chinese, but there were only a handful of Hong Kong people who could become knights.
The most famous among them are the Hong Kong businessman Robert Ho Tung, the founding president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Lee Cheuk-min, and other tycoons. In the last time, those who received knighthoods include Hong Kong shipping tycoon Bao Yugang and Hong Kong film tycoon Yifu Shao. Among them, Bao Yugang is
He was awarded the Knight Medal in 1976, and it was a little later that Shao Yifu was conferred a knighthood by Her Majesty the Queen in 1977, becoming the first person in the Hong Kong entertainment industry to be awarded the title of "knight".
Obtaining a knighthood is equivalent to being recognized by the upper class society in the UK.
In Hong Kong, you can have an unparalleled social status, enjoy political, economic and legal privileges, and be protected by the Constitution of the British Empire!
Especially when it comes to doing business, you can open a fast track and cooperate with British capital to make money together!
To be precise, a knighthood is sharper than three justices of the peace combined!
Therefore, in Hong Kong during the British colonial era, it was a great honor to be knighted by the Queen of England. Many Hong Kong tycoons fought hard to get the knighthood.
Shi Zhijian, on the other hand, had no intention of meddling. At such a young age, he was recognized by the Queen of England and others.
Prepare to award him a knighthood.
As the heir to the future Governor of Hong Kong, Makley was the first to know the news. That's why he was so generous in inviting Shi Zhijian to become a British citizen, and he was not stingy in trying to "slip" Shi Zhijian, the future Sir, into the Burke family.
Unfortunately, Shi Zhijian was not interested in this. In his opinion, it would be better to directly reward him with 10,000 pounds.
Of course, in front of Mai Lihao, Shi Zhijian couldn't show that he was "indifferent" to the knighthood, he still had to show "excited".
It's a pity that Shi Zhijian's acting skills are very poor. No matter how he looks at it, Mak Lihao feels that Shi Zhijian is very careless about this matter.
When others hear this kind of news, they must be ecstatic, or they may look crazy. The calmer ones may also sound excited, tremble all over, and choke on their coffee and cough like crazy-----
All these manifestations,
We can't see any trace of excitement from Shi Zhijian's face.
It all made Mai Lihao feel fake ----- because Shi Zhijian's eyes were so clear, without any ripples!
"God, dear Shi, what kind of person are you?" Mai Lihao had to shake his head, "Aren't you not excited at all about this big news? Aren't you surprised?"
"How could I not be excited or surprised? Look at me, the hand holding the coffee is shaking!" Shi Zhijian was shaking as he picked up the coffee, looking like he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Mai Lihao rolled his eyes: "I believe you are a ghost!"
…
The news that Shi Zhijian was knighted by the Queen of England did not spread.
For now, only Mai Lihao and Shi Zhijian know.
After Mak Li-ho and Shi Chi-kin separated, they began to prepare staff and began to slowly take over the stall left by Hong Kong Governor Dai Lingzhi.
For Mak, after he takes office as the Governor of Hong Kong, he must first light a fire and make some achievements for everyone to see, so that everyone knows that the reason why Mak is able to sit in this position is that he has the strength!
So these days, Mai Lihao began to worry about where to start and make something big happen.
In the study room, there were a lot of plans, a lot of proposals, and a lot of future policy programs in front of him, which made Mai Lihao very irritable.
His wife Kathe knocked on the door and came in with black tea. Seeing her husband's irritability, she put the tea cup down and couldn't help but said: "Things have to be taken slowly.
Especially at this sensitive moment, you need to be more careful."
Mai Lihao knew that his wife was comforting him, so he nodded.
"That dear Shi is interesting!" Mrs. Kaiser said, changing the subject. "He has been accompanying me to build the orphanage in the New Territories these past few days. It seems that he is not doing good deeds just to gain fame, but sincerely!"
"You can't tell the truth," Mai Lihao said. "Any behavior can deceive people's eyes."
Mrs. Kaiser smiled: "Why, you are angry because he rejected you last time?"
"That's not..." Mai Lihao said this, but it was written all over his face.
Mrs. Kaiser reached out and touched her husband's cheek: "Although I don't know if he is sincere in helping, I know that every plan he proposes and everything he does is so meaningful! Just like building an orphanage now,
It can help many disabled children..."
"What did you say?" Mai Lihao was suddenly stunned.
"I said he helped me build an orphanage..."
"I meant the previous sentence!"
"Every plan he proposed and everything he did was so meaningful!"
"Yes, that's it!" Mai Lihao's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he thought of something, he reached out and searched frantically in a large pile of information, but unfortunately he couldn't find it!
Sweat broke out on Mai Lihao's anxious forehead, and he couldn't help shouting outside: "George, have you touched my files? Have you seen that cowhide briefcase with a confidential seal?"
The butler George hurried over and said that he had asked people to clean the study, but he didn't see any confidential briefcases.
Seeing that Mai Lihao was about to lose his temper, his wife Kathe hurriedly walked to the bookshelf, took out a file from the bookshelf and handed it to him: "Is this the one?"
"Uh, that's right! Why are you here?"
"I saw that there were secrets printed on it. I was afraid that you would throw it away, so I specially collected it for you!"
"Oh God, it's so good!" Mai Lihao took the file and was as happy as a child.
Mrs. Kaiser and the housekeeper looked at each other, wondering what was written on the file that could make Mai Lihao so happy.
Mai Lihao opened the file bag desperately and quickly browsed the documents inside.
Mrs. Kaiser was closer, and she could clearly see that the document's masthead read "Many Matters Concerning the Establishment of the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption"!
ICAC?
What is this?
Mrs. Kaiser became more and more curious and looked at the document again, only to see that the signature below looked very familiar: Peter Jian!
Isn't Peter Jian——
Shi Zhijian?!
Mrs. Cather was stunned!
The plan that my husband found as a treasure was actually written by Shi Zhijian?!
The housekeeper stretched his neck and was curious to know what was written on it, but Mai Lihao noticed it and scolded him: "You are not needed here anymore, you go outside to do your work first!"
The old housekeeper let out a sigh of disappointment, feeling that his master still didn't trust him very much.
Little did he know how important the file that Mai Lihao was holding at this moment was. The slightest bit of news could detonate the whole of Hong Kong.
Regarding Shi Zhijian's suggestion of "establishing an Independent Commission Against Corruption", Mai Lihao has always kept it in mind, but he knows that he simply cannot do it with his previous position and ability!
This matter is really too big!
It will be even more difficult to implement!
But it's different now. He, Mak Laiho, is about to become the Governor of Hong Kong! He will become the king here!
As long as he asks, he can definitely do it!
No! Maybe I need some help! After all, corruption has been prevalent in Hong Kong for a long time. If you want to completely cut it off, you must have strong power! Especially with the help of judicial power!
Mai Lihao held the document in his hand, his eyes flickered, and his breathing became heavier and heavier.
He knew that he had to make a huge decision now!
Mrs. Kaiser felt worried when she saw her husband looking like this, but she did not dare to disturb him.
"Bang"!
Mai Lihao punched the table and made a decision, "In order to eradicate these cancers! I have no choice but to cooperate with this old fox!"
After making up his mind, Mai Lihao's face changed from nervous and excited to relaxed.
But with this punch, he is about to knock down the entire Xiangjiang!
…
Ever since the British announced that the next governor of Hong Kong would be Sir John Maliho, Bailiqu began to feel "ill" and used the excuse of feeling unwell to recuperate at home.
The previous scenes of busy people coming to curry favor with him are gone forever, and the entire mansion has become deserted.
Only two loyal dogs, Chen Zhichao and Yan Xiong, brought gifts from time to time to visit Mr. Jazz who was recovering from illness. This gave Bailiqu some comfort and also made him a little touched by these two loyal dogs.
On this day, Bailiqu was basking in the sun in the villa garden and painting an oil painting.
He had fallen behind in the art of painting for many years. When he was colonizing India, he fell in love with this art of painting, but he never studied it in depth due to work reasons. Unexpectedly, he now has the time.
At this moment, Bailiqu was facing the garden and copying a butterfly sitting on a rose.
The butterflies are posing in the sunshine, lifelike in Bailiqu's paintings.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps interrupted Bailiqu's painting, and the old housekeeper led the two people to him.
Behind her were Chen Zhichao and Yan Xiong.
These two loyal dogs would come to greet Bailiqu every time at this time, which Bailiqu had become accustomed to.
For Chen Zhichao and Yan Xiong, the reason why they are so diligent is because they really have nothing to do.
When they learned that Shi Zhijian's great supporter, Mak Lai-ho, was about to serve as the Governor of Hong Kong, those who wanted to flatter him were afraid to avoid them!
Everyone knew that they were not on the same page as Shi Zhijian, and avoiding them was like avoiding the plague, for fear of being implicated by them.
Chen Zhichao and Yan Xiong could only use Sima as a living horse doctor, and still hugged Bailiqu's thigh tightly.
"You are here, what gifts did you bring this time?" Bailiqu didn't even look at them, his eyes were still fixed on the drawing paper, and the colored pen painted the golden wings of the butterfly.
"This is a newly arrived ginseng from Guangfa. It is at least seventy or eighty years old. It is very nourishing!" Chen Zhichao and Yan Xiong presented the gifts they had brought.
"You're so thoughtful! I've been taking the supplements you gave me for so long, but it's a pity that I can't repay you!"
"Sir Sir, please don't say that!" Chen Zhichao said hurriedly, "We are sincere to you and never ask for anything in return!"
"Yes, we don't ask for anything in return! We just want Sir Sir to recover quickly, then we will be satisfied!" Yan Xiong hurriedly agreed.
"You have the intention!" Bailiqu narrowed his eyes, gestured at the painting, and was about to apply the last stroke.
"Father, I have a call for you!" Baili Bing, the foster daughter, suddenly appeared and walked over from a distance.
Baili Qu didn't look back: "Who is looking for me? What's the point of looking for me?"
From Bailiqu's point of view, his current situation is like a dragon trapped in a shoal, half dead!
Baili Bing glanced at Chen Zhichao and Yan Xiong, then leaned over and whispered a few words into Baili Qu's ear.
Bailiqu's expression was very calm at first, as if he was an old god, and then his expression became weird, and then changed from weird to excited! But soon the trace of excitement was hidden by him, and he returned to normal.
After Baili Bing finished speaking, he stood up and stood aside, appearing very quiet, as if he had not said anything just now.
Bailiqu held a paintbrush and said to Chen Zhichao and Yan Xiong behind him: "Have you ever regretted following me?"
Chen Zhichao and Yan Xiong looked at each other and shook their heads together: "I don't regret it!"
Bailiqu smiled: "You don't have any regrets! In this case, I promise you that I will give you great power and let you show your authority in front of your colleagues!"
"Huh?" Chen Zhichao and Yan Xiong were stunned, not knowing why, but they felt that Bailiqu at this moment was a little different from before. There was no frustration and dejection. The tone, the posture, and the arrogant momentum were so familiar!
"I, Bailiqu, promise you that I will help you get ahead this time!"
After saying that, Bailiqu was seen holding the brush and applying the last stroke on the painting!
That butterfly wants to take flight!
…
"What happened?"
"I don't know, Sir Maliho invited us here!"
The meeting room of the Legislative Council was crowded with people, almost all of whom were Hong Kong judicial officials.
Henry, Mike, Allen and others were walking around the conference room, looking restless.
They doubted whether Mai Lihao invited them over this time to retaliate against them, or to threaten them and find them to settle accounts.
Who made them all stand in line with the one who rushed to Bailiqu and did not give Mak Lihao any good looks? Now the situation has reversed. Mak Lihao is about to become the governor of Hong Kong. As those who have offended him, Henry and others
Where can I find good fruit to eat?!
Just when everyone was in confusion, footsteps sounded.
Everyone hurriedly looked toward the door, only to see Mai Lihao walking in accompanied by his secretary and others.
"Hello Sir Sir!"
Henry and others all bowed and said hello to Mai Lihao, lowering their posture.
Mai Lihao nodded towards them, his expression didn't change much, he just said hello to them casually.
The more Mai Lihao has this attitude, the more unpredictable he becomes.
"I'm sorry, Sir Sir, it was our fault before!"
"Yes, yes! We deserve to die! We were blinded by profit!"
"Mainly because he was harmed by that Bailiqu! He is a harmful person!"
"Yes, yes! If it weren't for that street boy, we wouldn't go against you!"
Henry and others took the lead in pleading guilty to Mai Lihao, hoping to gain Mai Lihao's forgiveness.
Before Mai Lihao opened his mouth, he heard a loud voice saying: "Who is that harmful street boy you are talking about?"
Following the voice, Bailiqu was seen arrogantly appearing in the conference hall wearing a top hat and holding a civilized staff.
