Chapter 613: 597 HSBC falls, Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu rings the final funeral bell!

HSBC building.

At this time, the whole building was permeated with a depressing and chaotic atmosphere.

The office area that used to be busy and orderly is now empty, tables and chairs are messy, documents are scattered, phone ringtones are ringing one after another, but no one answers, adding a bit of irritability.

Chief Manager's office,

Anthony, like Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the prosperous Victoria Harbour outside, but Anthony had no heart to appreciate it.

"Boss~~~"

The secretary on the side reported the losses of the past few days: "According to the data currently available, our customer loss situation is extremely serious."

"In terms of ordinary retail clients, because of service interruption, there are constant complaints, and the estimated loss rate has reached about 35%. Conservatively estimated, at least 8,000 clients have turned to other banks."

"On the corporate client side, more than 400 have clearly proposed to terminate cooperation. The loss of these corporate clients means we will lose a large amount of core business such as loans and trade financing, involving an estimated capital scale as high as several billion HKD."

Anthony's face twisted: "What about high-net-worth clients? That group of wealthy people, quite a few left too, right?"

The secretary swallowed his saliva: "Yes, about 150 high-net-worth clients transferred assets out of HSBC. The total amount of assets they took away is estimated at more than 5 billion HKD..."

Anthony closed his eyes, rubbing his temples.

After a while, he opened his eyes and gritted his teeth: "How is the court urging? We must let this storm subside as soon as possible and restore client confidence. Also, about recruitment, when will the new employees arrive?"

The secretary hurriedly answered: "The court has already replied, the trial will be held the day after tomorrow, which is Wednesday."

The day after tomorrow?

Anthony finally felt a piece of good news.

As long as the court opens, and HSBC is concluded to be innocent, HSBC can stand up again.

HSBC, still has a chance!

"We must do the court's work well, pay attention to everything..."

"Can't have any more mistakes!"

Anthony said.

The secretary nodded: "Yes!"

At the same time,

Central Plaza top floor, Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's office.

"Brother Zu, this is news from the court, the court will formally try the HSBC case the day after tomorrow..."

Chicken reported to Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu sneered: "Looks like HSBC spent a lot of effort."

But all this was within Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's expectations.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu: "Any gains in intelligence?"

During this period, quite a few spies were developed by Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu in the court.

Chicken nodded: "Very coincidentally, one of the judges we bought is in this court, he provided us with first-hand recordings..."

Soon,

The recording played.

"Regarding this case, everyone should be clear, our goal is: try to reduce HSBC's guilt..."

"Understood!"

"Understood!"

"But teacher, there's a problem, the police force has a lot of evidence, what to do?"

"Simple, the original evidence will all be sent here, then we will directly lose those key pieces of evidence."

"Will this..."

Before finishing, he was interrupted by another voice.

"Nothing to say, follow the instructions, HSBC will handle the rest."

"Yes, teacher!"

"Also, this trial, because it involves a large amount of commercial secrets, so it will be held behind closed doors, can't let the Five Star Group incite public opinion again... those ordinary citizens don't understand what is the big picture."

The recording ended.

There were seven or eight voices in this recording, and from the content, it was clearly an internal meeting of the court judges.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu laughed.

With this recording, does HSBC still want to turn over?

Chicken: "Besides this recording, our informant also provided a list, we just need to do a voice comparison with the people on this list."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu nodded: "Good, you give it to Brother Da Tou, let him send it to the forensic center for voice identification, must have results tomorrow, so we can put on a big show for HSBC and the court."

Chicken: "Yes!"

He left quickly to find Brother Da Tou.

Then Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu made a call to ATV, ordering several items.

Then called Brother Da Tou, let him contact major newspapers.

HSBC is about to die,

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu is sending it on its final journey.

No need to thank me!

I am a person who likes a perfect ending!

A new day,

Major newspaper stalls in Hong Kong quickly stocked up, sending new news to citizens all over Hong Kong.

"HSBC case formally opens tomorrow, will HSBC win, or the police force?"

"HSBC case opens tomorrow, why is the speed so fast?"

"HSBC believes it is innocent, everything is a Five Star conspiracy?"

There are those who support HSBC, and those who support the police force.

This conflicting view naturally aroused heated discussion among citizens all over Hong Kong.

Streets and alleys, offices, tea restaurants, subways, buses... everywhere is discussion.

Some support HSBC.

Of course, more people support the police force, occupying 70%.

And at this time, ATV held a street interview, interviewing citizens on the streets of various districts in Hong Kong.

By noon,

ATV began to broadcast the street interview results.

"That must be supporting the police force! The police have always guarded Hong Kong's safety, doing things must be reliable."

"I support HSBC, it has been in Hong Kong for many years, has always been a pillar of the financial world, believe it can prove itself."

"Of course support the police force, the police do their best for Hong Kong's public security, and HSBC's reputation is worse."

"I support the police force."

No need for ATV to deliberately screen, most citizens support the police force.

In the evening,

ATV continued to report on the new batch of street interviews, and finally invited legal expert Jian Aowei to analyze the matter.

Inside the HSBC building, Chief Manager Anthony looked at the news, sneering repeatedly.

A new day,

The HSBC case, which had attracted the attention of all of Hong Kong, finally went to trial.

That morning,

In front of the Supreme Court building, reporters from dozens of media outlets in Hong Kong were all present, waiting in front of the building.

TVB and ATV directly drove their live broadcast vehicles over.

"Dear viewers, this is ATV's live broadcast; I am currently in front of the Supreme Court building..."

"Look quickly... Senior Assistant Commissioner of the Police Force, Commissioner Huang Bingyao, has arrived at the court with his team."

"Commissioner Huang is worthy of being the crime-buster who has handled numerous super major cases; his walk is truly majestic and imposing, dignified and domineering..."

"Look, HSBC's people have arrived, led by the Chief Manager Anthony; look at his confident expression..."

The media reporters at the scene raised their cameras and video cameras one after another,

Click click click~~~

Flashes went off one after another...

Just when all the citizens of Hong Kong were watching,

ATV News suddenly switched scenes and broadcast a piece of news.

Wen Huixin looked angry:

"Dear citizens!"

"We at ATV have just received a very explosive recording!"

"Suspected to be about the shady deals between HSBC and the court..."

At this time, millions of citizens in Hong Kong were watching the live broadcast,

As soon as Wen Huixin's words came out,

All the viewers were directly outraged.

Before they could think too much, the recording began to be played through the TV.

"Our goal is: to minimize HSBC's guilt as much as possible... we just need to directly lose those key pieces of evidence... those ordinary citizens don't understand what the big picture is at all..."

Once the recording came out, all of Hong Kong was outraged.

Wen Huixin: "This recording has been professionally appraised by the government's forensic center and confirmed to have not undergone any editing..."

"At the same time, through voiceprint comparison, it can be confirmed that the people speaking in the recording are: Permanent Judge Mr. Henry, Non-Permanent Judge Mr. Fitt, and..."

"The above judges are all judges of the court for this HSBC case; here, one has to suspect whether they have reached some unspeakable..."

Speaking of this,

Millions of citizens and viewers in Hong Kong were directly furious.

"Shameless!"

"What a collusion between officials and businessmen!"

"Breaking the law while knowing the law!"

"They think we don't understand the big picture... damn it!"

"Every single one of them is a family-destroying scum~~"

In thousands of households and restaurants where people were having morning tea, constant cursing rang out.

Inside the court,

The trial hadn't started yet, and the judges were in the office, leisurely drinking coffee.

"It's not good!"

Bang~~~

A rookie judge rushed in suddenly, his face panicked.

"What's the rush?"

"When doing big things, one must be calm; being so flustered..."

Permanent Judge Henry and others pulled long faces and criticized.

This Judge Henry was born in the UK in 1947, came to Hong Kong in 1978, became a Queen's Counsel in 1983, and served as a Permanent Judge of the High Court in 1989. He was long-renowned and one of the senior figures in the court.

"It's not that, something really happened." The little judge directly interrupted their speech,

"ATV... recording... we've been exposed..."

He rambled on about the situation.

"What?!"

"What?!"

"Fuck%￥......"

The judges' faces changed drastically.

"How did the recording leak out?"

"Is there a mole among us?!"

"It's not me!"

"Not me either!"

Going around the circle, everyone was innocent.

Permanent Judge Henry scanned the room with a cold face; it was obvious that there was a mole among them, but he couldn't find any trace of evidence for a while.

Next, he faced a severe problem————how to judge?

If he judged HSBC to win, he would be in big trouble!

Henry looked up and closed his eyes in despair.

This multiple-choice question!

Too hard to choose... my ass!

Of course, it's to betray HSBC!

Hesitating for even a second is a disrespect to oneself!

"Fellow colleagues!"

Henry scanned everyone, righteous and awe-inspiring:

"As judges, we shoulder the heavy responsibility of upholding the justice of Hong Kong's laws."

"We must stick to our bottom line; only by making fair judgments based on facts and evidence can we live up to the name of judge and the trust of the people of Hong Kong..."

"Justice, loyalty!"

All the judges were solemn and shouted in unison: "Justice, loyalty!"

More than 3 hours later...

11:48.

"Bang bang" two sounds, the gavel struck!

Judge Henry's majestic voice rang out: "After rigorous trial by this court, HSBC Bank has violated financial laws, laundered money... and other aspects... the evidence is conclusive..."

"It is judged that HSBC Bank is guilty of multiple charges!"

"In view of HSBC Bank's aforementioned serious illegal acts... this court makes the following judgment in accordance with the law: HSBC Bank must pay a fine of 150 million Hong Kong dollars to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority within 30 days after the judgment takes effect..."

At this moment,

HSBC Chief Manager Anthony, in the defendant's seat, had his face change drastically.

On HSBC's side, everyone's faces turned pale.

Lost!

12:00,

The court's verdict was quickly spread throughout Hong Kong via ATV News and TVB News.

The dust had settled!

HSBC Building.

Anthony stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window; the scorching sun of May shone on him, but it couldn't give him any warmth; instead, he felt cold all over.

At this very moment, he thought of the words of the former Chief Manager Ainuoer:

"You know nothing about your predicament! With the Five-Star Bank around, you won't be Chief Manager for long..."

Today's failure was exactly the death knell Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu had rung for him.

What he originally thought: The Viceroy, the court, the Department of Justice, they are all my people, how could I lose?

The reality gave him a slap in the face!

The Department of Justice and the Financial Secretary took money but couldn't get things done; they were useless!

There was a mole in the court!

And the Viceroy... he had an aura of a pitfall from the beginning; now it seems, 20 million US dollars were thrown away for nothing!

At this very moment, Anthony looked around and felt lost; my teammates are all damn pigs!

"No!"

Anthony suddenly thought that he still had a backup plan!

Spies!

Even if I'm not having a good time, I'll make Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu not have a good time either!

A sinister smile!

He hurriedly called his secretary.

"Go check immediately!"

"What is the situation with the spies we sent out?"

Half an hour later, the secretary returned, looking confused and shocked, and reported:

"We arranged 50 spies to go over..."

"10 of them were taken in..."

"The other 40 were beaten up while walking at night, sent to Mingxin Hospital, and owe a lot of medical expenses..."

Anthony: "????"

His face gradually became ugly.

What did this represent?

It represented that the undercover agents he sent were all exposed!

Anthony's face suddenly changed: "Wait..."

He looked at the secretary gloomily: "Only you and I know about the spies... why did that Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu discover so accurately that they were spies? Tell me, did you leak the secret!"

Secretary: "Ah??"

His brain didn't turn around for a moment.

That's right, why did Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu know so accurately who the spies were?

Could it be that I am a spy?

But, why don't I know?

Anthony also reacted; this secretary of his was brought over from the UK by him, had a clean background, and had family; it was absolutely impossible for him to be a mole.

So...

Ah~~~ what the hell is going on?

At this moment,

Anthony felt even colder all over!

At this moment, he truly felt Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's terror!

Can't beat him!

Really can't beat him!

The outcome was very clear!

Anthony looked at the secretary: "You say... what if I suddenly have a car accident and temporarily retire to recuperate... how about that?"

A week later,

Anthony had a car accident, was in a coma, and made the headlines in Hong Kong.

HSBC headquarters had to urgently send a new Chief Manager to Hong Kong to preside over the big picture.

And at this time, HSBC already had a large number of employees jumping ship.

And funds, loans... in all aspects, there was large-scale shrinkage, bad debts...

Heavy losses!

Not long after, Anthony woke up and, using the excuse of returning to his country to recuperate, left Hong Kong with his secretary.

Clearwater Bay, Shaw Villa.

Today, it welcomed an unexpected guest.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, Ruan Mei.

Tycoon Shao, dressed in a well-tailored Tang suit, stood at the villa entrance with Concubine Fang, welcoming Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu: "Welcome, Mr. Guan, your presence brings light to my humble dwelling!"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu smiled and shook hands with Tycoon Shao:

"Mr. Shao is too polite; I have always wanted to visit, and today I finally fulfilled my wish."

After speaking, he handed over the beautifully packaged gift in his hand,

"A small token of my appreciation, please don't mind."

"Mr. Guan is too polite, please come in, please come in."

Everyone moved to the villa's living room; the classical Chinese furniture was arranged in an orderly manner, and several famous calligraphy and paintings were hung on the walls, showing the host's taste everywhere.

After everyone was seated, the servants served tea, and the fragrance of tea rose up.

Then they started chatting idly...

They had a meal at noon.

In the afternoon, Tycoon Shao invited Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu to the study.

"I don't know what Mr. Guan is here for this time, is..."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu took a light sip of tea and put down the teacup: "Mr. Shao, I came here today because I want to talk to you about the acquisition of TVB..."

"I don't need too much, 10% is enough."

Tycoon Shao was surprised: "You already have ATV, and you still have your eyes on TVB?"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu: "I still value TVB very much... I only want shares, I won't participate in management... however, I hope that at critical moments, TVB can support me..."

"There is one more point, this is a secret acquisition, outsiders cannot know!"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu curled his lips.

Obviously, he was brewing something bad.

Tycoon Shao understood in a second; Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu must be preparing to use it to pit someone.

However, TVB was indeed too weak now, and Tycoon Shao didn't have any thoughts about it either.

"Good!"

"I agree!"

Upon hearing this, Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu immediately smiled and reached out: "Happy cooperation!"

Tycoon Shao smiled: "Happy cooperation!"

This cooperation also represented that Shaw Brothers would become a friend of the Five-Star Group in the future.

"By the way, I heard that Mr. Guan donated 70 million to build primary schools in the country?"

"Yes..."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu explained the situation and then said humbly,

"Compared with the 'Shaw Teaching Buildings' and 'Run Run Shaw Libraries' donated by Mr. Shao over the years, my investment is just a drop in the bucket..."

Tycoon Shao donated much more money than him, so Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu was relatively humble in this regard.

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ps: 2 chapters, 9000 words...

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