Chapter 508: 495 Swire Group's struggle for survival, court hegemony enters the arena!

Mainland,

Fujian Province.

Xiamen University, Nanyang Research Institute.

Inside the campus, under a lush tree with a canopy like an umbrella,

A building stood at the end of the campus path, the white lime walls full of mottled moss, obviously having experienced many storms.

The principal brought a group of special guests to here.

"Mr. Zhang, everyone, this is the Nanyang Research Institute."

The principal was very enthusiastic,

Because the visitors were patriotic Hong Kong businessmen, and it was a call from the diplomatic side, asking to receive them well, and this mission was very important.

Billy (Zhang Jianxing) was the guide for this trip to the mainland. He was in a suit, gentle and refined, looking like a person who read a lot of books, most suitable for coming to the mainland to communicate with the school.

While leading the way,

The principal introduced,

"This institute was established in 1956 and is the earliest Southeast Asian research institution established in our country, and also one of the earliest regional and international problem research institutions established in our country."

"Over the years, it has cultivated countless professional talents for the country and produced a large number of high-quality research results."

Zhang Jianxing nodded slightly, his eyes full of respect.

At this time,

The professors and teachers of the institute had long been waiting at the door, with sincere smiles on their faces.

"Welcome, welcome!"

"Welcome Hong Kong compatriots to inspect the work..."

"This is Director Wang."

"Hello, Director Wang."

"Coming here this time, sorry to trouble you teachers..."

Both sides shook hands and greeted, and the atmosphere at the scene was warm and harmonious.

"This time we came to the mainland, we want to find a professor who is more familiar with Chinese laborers and invite him to Hong Kong."

Zhang Jianxing roughly explained the matter, from the discrimination against the mainland and Hong Kong people, to the Swire Group's behind-the-scenes affairs...

Many professors and teachers were indignant after hearing this.

Zhang Jianxing:

"After 150 years of British management in Hong Kong, many citizens' sense of identification with the mainland is not very high. And Hong Kong is about to return, we need to pull the citizens back as much as possible."

"This time, we hope to invite a professor with in-depth research on this period of history to go to Hong Kong to talk to local citizens about this forgotten history, let everyone remember the suffering. At the same time, they can also recognize the true face of certain foreign forces and enhance national identity."

Many professors heard this,

And were moved.

They all understood the great significance of this matter.

As seniors and the older generation, their political awareness was absolutely not bad.

Throwing heads and shedding blood!

"I'll go!"

"Let me go!"

"I want to go too!"

Director Wang thought for a moment, turned and pointed to an old man beside him wearing simple Zhongshan clothes and old-fashioned reading glasses, and said: "This is Professor Wu. In our institute, Old Wu has the most research on Chinese laborer history. He has been specializing in Chinese laborer history for decades, consulting a large number of domestic and foreign materials, visiting many places, and can be said to be an authoritative expert in this field in China."

"He has also published many books, *History of Contract Chinese Laborers*, *Interviews with Piglet Chinese Laborers*, *General History of Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia*... and also participated in *Encyclopedia of China* History Volume, *Dictionary of Southeast Asian History*, *Encyclopedia of Overseas Chinese in the World* as deputy editor-in-chief..."

Wow,

Hearing this, he is a big shot!

Zhang Jianxing paid tribute and shook hands: "Professor Wu, hello!"

"Hello, hello." Professor Wu wore heavy glasses and had the humility unique to scholars.

"If I can contribute to Hong Kong compatriots understanding that period of history, I am duty-bound. The research over these years is to hope that more people will know the suffering that Chinese laborers once suffered, and the huge contributions they made to the country and the nation."

Subsequently, several more people were named and stood out to join this trip.

Being able to go is contributing to the country!

Going is bringing honor to the ancestors and the family!

Finally,

Zhang Jianxing donated 10 million Hong Kong dollars to Xiamen University in front of everyone, and also donated 2 million Hong Kong dollars to the institute.

Wow,

Is this the tycoon from Hong Kong?

Love it, love it!

The principal of Xiamen University and the professors and teachers thanked them one after another.

In 1992, the exchange rate of Hong Kong dollars to RMB was about 0.753, which means 10 million could be exchanged for 7.5 million RMB.

At this time of low prices, everyone knows how valuable RMB is.

However, Zhang Jianxing's trip did not end, he still had to find a professor who studied American Chinese laborers.

Finally,

Professor Wu and others took the plane to Hong Kong first.

On the other side,

San Francisco,

It is 22:00 at night.

A Cathay Pacific plane took off from Hong Kong and, after 18 hours, finally arrived at San Francisco International Airport.

Dragonair executive Huang Hua, at this time dragging his suitcase, got off the plane.

Heaved a sigh of relief.

Arriving in San Francisco, full of security.

Although the Five Star Group is powerful in Hong Kong, I have arrived in San Francisco now, how can you catch me?

Hmph hmph!

Thinking of this, Huang Hua couldn't help humming a song happily.

Gurgle~~~~

He dragged his suitcase, walked out of the airport, and came outside.

Why did he choose San Francisco this time?

Because he had been here before, he subconsciously chose here, so he was still a bit familiar with this place.

Airport entrance,

Reached out,

"Taxi!"

A taxi appeared in front of him quickly.

Chinese face.

"This handsome guy... where are you going?"

"Go to Tang Renjie."

"Okay~~~"

The Chinese driver curled his lips.

In the night, the taxi passed through the streets of San Francisco. Huang Hua leaned on the seat and closed his eyes to rest.

However, after the car drove for a while, Huang Hua felt something was wrong, and found that the car was driving into a remote street corner, the surroundings were pitch black, almost no street lights.

"Master, is this the way to Tang Renjie?"

Huang Hua asked with some unease.

The driver turned his head and showed a weird smile: "Handsome guy, Tang Renjie is too far, let's go to a lively place first."

"What do you mean?" Huang Hua's heart tightened, just as he was about to say something else, suddenly the car door was fiercely pulled open, and several Chinese faces leaned over.

They were wearing loose t-shirts, wearing duck-tongue caps, and had unkind smiles on their faces.

The leader, Ji Shaoqun.

"Hey, handsome guy, welcome to San Francisco!"

Ji Shaoqun's tone carried thick sarcasm.

"Who are you?"

"What... what do you want to do?"

"I don't have money, I'm just an ordinary traveler."

"Please let me go~~"

Huang Hua tried to shrink back in horror, but was directly dragged out of the car by several Chinese.

"Help! Help~~~"

Then he was beaten up by them.

Ji Shaoqun: "Hey... don't be so ruthless, we still have to rely on him to pay back the debt later..."

Several subordinates then let go.

Ji Shaoqun patted Huang Hua on the shoulder, smiling: "No need to pretend, Huang Hua, welcome to free and beautiful San Francisco!"

Huang Hua was shocked: "Ah?"

"How do you know I'm Huang Hua?"

Ji Shaoqun chuckled: "Huang Hua, Dragonair executive, embezzled 7 million, and then fled Hong Kong, coming to San Francisco..."

Huang Hua was scared pale instantly.

The other party actually knew everything about him!

Finished!

Coming for me!

"I... I don't know what you are talking about." "Don't pretend, handsome guy. To tell you the truth, I am from the Five Star Group. You embezzled 7 million, thinking you could hide by running to San Francisco?"

"What?"

"Five Star?!"

Huang Hua was startled!

"This is the United States, your Five Star has developed to the United States?"

"You guessed it."

"!!!!"

Huang Hua's mentality collapsed on the spot.

Thinking he had escaped Hong Kong, he could escape the Five Star Group's sphere of influence, but the Five Star Group also had forces in the United States.

It's too outrageous!

God, hurry up and take away these monsters of Five Star!

He tried to struggle, but was beaten up by several younger brothers.

!

"Spare my life~~!"

Huang Hua begged.

"Spare your life?" Ji Shaoqun sneered, "You embezzled 7 million, do you think we can let you go?"

"I... I can return the money, please let me go."

He surrendered.

"Very good~~ stop!"

Huang Hua was thrown to the ground, his face bruised and swollen, his whole body in pain, almost unable to move.

The next day,

Huang Hua went to the Swiss bank with a bruised face and transferred the money to the anonymous account of the Umbrella Company in the Swiss bank. There was only 5 million Hong Kong dollars left, and he had spent a lot of the money. He didn't dare not transfer it, otherwise he would be killed if he went out.

"Can I go now?"

"Go fuck... 7 million is only 5 million, still 2 million short, work hard for me to earn it back, you bastard!"

Huang Hua was desperate!

Hong Kong.

The next 3 days,

ATV played Swire's Chinese laborer black history every day.

There were street interviews,

There were exclusive interviews with history professors, well-founded,

And in the stock market, Swire Group's three stocks, fell, fell, fell!

Swire senior management was so angry they vomited blood!

This situation also alarmed the headquarters in the UK, who called to ask about the situation.

"Why not just kill the other party?"

"The mercenaries we raise, are they all eating dry rice?"

Merlin hurriedly stopped: "We have already thought of a way, applied for a court injunction, it will come out in these two days!"

Finally, a new day

The court, driven by money (crossed out) justice, completed the review of the "injunction application" submitted by the Swire Group.

Then issued an "Injunction Hearing Notice" to ATV, *Five Star Daily*, *Wen Wei Po*, *Ta Kung Pao*, and *New Evening Post*.

Friday, August 24.

"*Injunction Hearing Notice*?"

Five Star Group building.

Guan Zu returned to work after resting for 4 days.

As a result, he received the *Injunction Hearing Notice* sent by the High Court early in the morning.

Guan Zu scanned it a few times,

"According to the injunction application submitted by Swire Group Co., Ltd., this court decides on..."

"This hearing aims to review the injunction application submitted by Swire Group Co., Ltd., which requests your side to stop spreading untrue information about the Swire Group to prevent further damage to the Swire Group's reputation..."

"Hearing location: High Court Conference Room 3."

"Hearing time: August 24, 1992 (Monday)."

After Guan Zu finished reading, he couldn't help but be stunned.

There is still this method?

Guan Zu hadn't paid attention to this before, didn't expect there could be an injunction.

Under normal circumstances, Guan Zu would definitely feel that such an injunction could not pass, after all, this did not belong to 'untrue information'.

But!

For the Hong Kong court, Guan Zu had ten thousand points of distrust.

If it were Patten, Guan Zu would still have a way to restrain him.

For Swire, there were also ways to deal with them.

And for the court, Guan Zu really had no way!

It had already been parasitized!

Just like a house full of termites, you want to protect the house, and you want to kill the termites... can't kill them, can't kill them at all!

Saturday, Swire Group's 2 shopping malls, passenger flow continued to be below 10%.

And the court's "injunction hearing" was reported by ATV, TVB, and various newspapers, and ATV even used "Swire doesn't even dare to sue, only dares to apply for an injunction, this itself represents their guilt."

All of Hong Kong was discussing it.

Sunday, Pacific Place, Cityplaza, passenger flow continued to be below 10%.

A new week,

August 27, 1992, Monday,

The sky of Hong Kong was shrouded in haze.

The High Court building was solemn and solemn.

Inside Conference Room 3, the atmosphere was tense.

In the hall, wooden tables and chairs were arranged neatly, and the public gallery was already full of reporters from all sides, as well as many citizens.

Because this case involved major public interests or cases with high public attention, there must be reporters and citizens to observe.

This is not quite the same as the nature of a 'jury', a jury can influence the verdict, and this observation is just to observe and eat melons.

Soon,

Media representatives such as ATV, *Five Star Daily*, *Wen Wei Po*, *Ta Kung Pao*, and *New Evening Post*, led by Guan Zu, stepped into the venue.

Behind them, the legal team.

And the Swire Group side, Director Peng Lizhi with a group of lawyers had also taken their seats.

At nine o'clock sharp in the morning, Judge Feng Ye, wearing a heavy black robe, walked into the conference room with no expression.

Feng Ye, Hong Konger, born in a merchant family, 56 years old this year, graduated from the Law Department of the University of Hong Kong in 1960, and was appointed as a judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong in 1980.

The whole room instantly fell silent.

"Today, a hearing is held to review the injunction application submitted by Swire Group Co., Ltd. against ATV... (omitted)... *New Evening Post*."

"Please Swire Group state the reasons for the application."

The chief lawyer of the Swire Group immediately stood up: "Respected Judge Feng Ye, recently, ATV, together with... and other newspapers, have used TV programs, newspaper layouts, and other channels to spread untrue information about the Swire Group."

"But in fact, these so-called 'exposures' have no factual basis and are completely maliciously fabricated."

"To avoid further expansion of losses, we respectfully request the court to issue an injunction to stop the malicious acts of these media."

Saying that, he presented a stack of documents to Judge Feng Ye,

"These are the relevant report materials we collected, as well as the analysis reports on these materials, which are enough to prove their falsity."

Judge Feng Ye nodded slightly and turned his gaze to Guan Zu's side: "Applicant side, what is your response?"

Lin Liangshui beside Guan Zu stood up: "Respected Judge Feng Ye, the information our side spread about the Swire Group was obtained through in-depth investigation, interviews with experts and scholars, and obtaining a large amount of first-hand information, fully confirming the Swire Group's improper behavior in history."

"These reports are not groundless speculation or malicious slander... This is the embodiment of freedom of the press and should not be groundlessly accused and restricted."

Subsequently, he also had people present a thick stack of materials, which contained historical documents, scholar research reports, and interview records, etc.

Many of the materials inside were the hard work and crystallization collected by Mr. Wu and his team for decades.

Of course, not the originals.

They wouldn't dare to bring the originals here.

The Swire Group's lawyer began to refute: "The so-called 'evidence' of the other party is just out of context and distorted interpretation. Those materials from a long time ago simply cannot directly prove that there is an inevitable connection with the Swire Group..."

The two sides went back and forth, neither giving an inch, and the fierce debate echoed in the conference room.

Thirty minutes...

One hour...

Two hours...

Reporters and citizens observing could hear that Swire couldn't prove anything at all, while Guan Zu's side had a large amount of precious data to verify, including the signatures and seals of selling piglets managed by the Swire company before.

After a long debate and evidence presentation, Judge Feng Ye announced a temporary adjournment.

In the afternoon, continue.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 509 =====