Chapter 684

"Monitoring?"

"Tracking daily life throughout?"

"What? Assassination?"

"My God~~~"

This evening, in thousands of households, citizens watched the TV news, shocked beyond measure.

Especially those young people, they felt their three views were shattered!

If monitoring made them feel surprised.

Then assassination broke their bottom line of imagination!

Since the 60s, Hong Kong has implemented British-style education reform, cultivating three whole generations of youth and middle-aged people in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

After these young and middle-aged people received Western biased education, they had already formed a 'narrow democratic' view.

This is also the reason why Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu has always advocated patriotic education and is considered 'old-fashioned' by young people.

In their concepts, the West is the holy land of democracy!

As a result,

Tycoon Huo actually directly exposed that he was monitored by the Political Department, and what's more outrageous is that he was assassinated!

No, what about the democracy we agreed on?

How come assassination even came out?

Many citizens, especially those aged 20-50 who received Western education, had their three views severely impacted!

Government House, brightly lit.

In the living room, the TV screen was playing the footage of Tycoon Huo's press conference.

Tycoon Huo's voice was sonorous and powerful, each word like a knife:

"The Political Department is a spy den! Monitoring, infiltration, assassination... they do all kinds of evil!"

"Bang——!"

Governor Patten suddenly grabbed the crystal ashtray on the table and smashed it fiercely at the TV.

In the end, he held back and threw it at the wall.

"What's going on?!"

Patten's face was livid, he turned around and glared at Riley standing on the side, "Why did the files fall into the hands of that Huo guy? What are you in the Political Department doing!"

Riley had a face full of 'panic', lowered his head and reported quickly:

"Governor, according to the on-site investigation, the transport truck overturned on Kwun Tong Airport Road and caught fire, but there was a blank period of nearly 30 minutes before the fire department and police arrived..."

"The scene of the car accident was chaotic at the time, files were scattered all over the ground, and passing vehicles and pedestrians could have..."

"Is this your excuse for dereliction of duty?!"

Patten grabbed Riley by the collar, the anger in his eyes almost bursting out,

"The files in the hands of that Huo guy! Do you know what this means? This means that the Political Department's decades of secret operations have all become a joke!"

"Now all of Hong Kong knows that the Political Department is engaged in assassination! Media, citizens, and even London will question us! Tell me how to end this?!"

Patten was so angry he kicked the coffee table over.

He himself might have to take the blame.

Riley was silent for a moment and said: "Governor Patten, the file leakage is a foregone conclusion, but we can push the responsibility to an 'accident'. The car accident is a fact, and the files being burned is also a fact. As for the ones in Tycoon Huo's hands... it can completely be said that they are forged."

Patten sneered: "Do you think the citizens will believe it? ATV and most of the media listen to Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu!"

Riley: "But this is the only way..."

Suddenly,

"By the way, TVB!"

TVB is not in Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's camp, I can win them over.

Patten realized, came to the TV, and adjusted the TV channel to TVB.

Only to see the TVB news anchor reporting with a serious expression:

"... The Political Department has long-term monitored Hong Kong citizens, famous figures, and even planned assassination operations. This series of behaviors has seriously violated human rights..."

"Bang——!"

Patten was so angry he kicked the table directly.

"TVB dares to report this?!"

His face was livid, "Is this Shao guy tired of living? Warn him immediately, don't report randomly!"

Riley lowered his head and agreed: "Governor, I will contact TVB senior management right away."

Patten gritted his teeth: "Tell that Shao guy, if TVB dares to broadcast this kind of news again, don't blame me for being ruthless."

I can't deal with Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, can't I deal with you?

"Yes! I will warn him immediately!"

Riley nodded and walked out of the study quickly.

He quickly made a few calls and finally found Tycoon Shao's phone number.

After the call was connected,

"Hello?" Auntie Fang answered the phone.

"I am Riley from the Political Department, looking for Mr. Shao."

"Oh, it's Mr. Riley, hello, Sixth Brother went to take a bath, after he finishes, I'll have him call you back."

Riley: "Ms. Fang, let me be blunt, the Governor is very dissatisfied with tonight's news. The Political Department's files belong to state secrets, and TVB reported them extensively without verification, which is suspected of being illegal."

The other end of the phone was silent for a moment, Ms. Fang responded cautiously: "Mr. Riley, sorry, I have no way to answer you, I need to let Sixth Brother answer you..."

Not long after,

Tycoon Shao called back.

"Mr. Riley."

Tycoon Shao's voice was a bit cold: "Your Political Department has monitored me for decades, even recording who I meet and what calls I make every week, and now you have the face to come and threaten me?"

Riley: "Mr. Shao, what do you mean by this?"

"What do I mean?" Tycoon Shao laughed coldly, "Not only did Mr. Huo receive files, I also received my files, and the files clearly wrote—all TVB senior management were monitored by you, even the servants in my house have your informants! Your Political Department, do you really think Hong Kong is your spy playground?!"

Riley said coldly: "Mr. Shao, please pay attention to your words! The Political Department's actions are all for national security, you must not be self-deluded, bear the consequences yourself!"

"Consequences?" Tycoon Shao laughed in extreme anger, "Good, then I want to see what you can do to me!"

He slammed the phone, turned to Auntie Fang and ordered:

"Arrange for people to come over immediately, I want an exclusive interview, it will be on the news tomorrow morning, I want to tell all Hong Kong citizens the face of this Political Department!"

Auntie Fang was startled: "Sixth Brother, will this be too direct? The Governor's side..."

Tycoon Shao interrupted coldly: "Governor? If it were before, I would still be afraid of him, now what is he!"

"They monitored me for decades, and now they still want to cover my mouth? Dream on!"

"The Political Department dares to do it but doesn't dare to admit it, I will let all Hong Kong citizens see what their so-called 'rule of law' face is!"

This time, he was really angry.

Thinking that he had been monitored for decades, this kind of humiliation made him very angry.

Auntie Fang: "Yes, I'll call people over immediately..."

Early the next morning,

TVB morning news broadcasted Tycoon Shao's exclusive interview.

In the news footage, Tycoon Shao's face was cold.

Host: "Mr. Shao, last night Mr. Huo exposed the Political Department's dark curtain, causing a shock in Hong Kong. I heard you were also monitored?"

Tycoon Shao said coldly: "That's right, yesterday I also received a 'big gift' from the Political Department"

"It clearly wrote that since the establishment of TVB, my office, my home, and even the route I take for morning exercise every day were under their surveillance!"

"Several servants in my house, who seemed to be taking care of my daily life on the surface, were actually informants developed by the Political Department one after another!"

"Is this Hong Kong? It's clearly a big prison!"

The entire exclusive interview lasted about 10 minutes,

although TVB news now has low ratings, it still has more than 20%.

Those citizens watching TVB news were stunned by Tycoon Shao's bombshell revelations.

"What? Mr. Huo has it, and Mr. Shao has it too?"

"My God, if that's the case, other tycoons probably won't be spared either?"

Soon the news spread to the ears of other citizens.

"What? Mr. Shao also issued news? He was also monitored?" "Really or fake?"

"I didn't watch TVB news this morning, I didn't know."

"It should be rebroadcast at noon, right? I'll go watch it at noon..."

The news spread like wind all over Hong Kong. More and more citizens knew about this news and were all shocked.

Mr. Huo has it, Mr. Shao has it, then other tycoons probably won't be spared.

Government House,

"Bang——!"

Patten slammed the table again, his face livid:

"That old thing Shao, dares to openly provoke?!"

The secretary lowered his head.

It wasn't over yet,

just this morning, Boss Lin, Tycoon Guo, Tycoon Zheng, Boss Wu... several bosses of large Hong Kong groups held press conferences.

Without exception, all denounced the bottomless spy behavior of the Political Department!

Hong Kong media: "???"

No, so many tycoons were monitored?

Is this Political Department too outrageous?

There are too many melons, and for a moment, I feel a bit full.

At noon,

ATV and TVB broadcasted noon news at the same time.

Thanks to Tycoon Shao's incident this morning, the ratings of TVB news this noon exceeded 30%.

First, it rebroadcasted the clip of Tycoon Shao's exclusive interview in the morning.

After the rebroadcast ended, the screen switched to the news anchor, who reported with a serious expression: "Following Mr. Huo and Mr. Shao exposing the dark curtain of the Political Department, this morning, many more business tycoons stood up to speak!"

The screen switched to the scene of Boss Lin's press conference, he was filled with righteous indignation: "

"The files show that since 1980, my every move has been under their surveillance! The servants in my house were developed into informants for the Political Department. What does the Political Department want to do? Is it trying to turn Hong Kong into an invisible prison?!"

Immediately followed by Tycoon Guo and Tycoon Zheng loudly denouncing it at the press conference.

Boss Wu was even more excited, his voice trembling: "They even monitor the situation of my family members studying abroad. Is there any human rights left?"

News host: "In just two days, many tycoons have spoken out one after another, exposing the long-term illegal monitoring behavior of the Political Department. These behaviors not only seriously violate personal privacy but also undermine the stability and development of Hong Kong."

"Our Hong Kong has always regarded itself as a 'model of free market economy', holding high the banner of 'positive non-intervention', boasting of trade freedom, capital freedom, and freedom of speech, and is regarded as one of the freest economies in the world."

"And now, what is the Political Department doing?"

"This Political Department has completely deviated from the original intention of maintaining public order and has become a dark tool of colonial rule!"

"All Hong Kong citizens expect the Political Department to give the public a reasonable explanation!"

TVB has always been as gentle as water, this time unexpectedly tough in attitude and sharp in language.

It made many citizens a bit surprised:

"Wow~~~ TVB is tough this time!"

"Awesome!!"

And over at ATV, the wording was also intense, but compared to TVB, it was unexpectedly slightly inferior.

Can only say, the angry Tycoon Shao is very tough!

That night,

ATV and TVB again reported extensively on the tycoons' denunciation of the Political Department!

Among them, ATV directly pointed out "If the power of the Political Department is unlimited, then what face does Hong Kong have to talk about the spirit of the rule of law?"

Resonated with many citizens.

The spirit of the rule of law is the political civilization that the Hong Kong British government has always emphasized.

Even often boasting about it at international conferences.

If there really is a "spirit of the rule of law", why can the Political Department be so unscrupulous?

Government House,

brightly lit.

"Not right, not right~~"

"This is very wrong!"

Patten frowned and looked at the TV, stood up and paced back and forth, his brain spinning wildly, thinking.

This pattern has a familiar sense of déjà vu!

It's Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu!

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's routine!

Patten has been beaten by Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu several times since he took office in March, his face bruised, but he also learned Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's routine.

First provoke an incident, then stir up public opinion, and then Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu takes the stage, pointing his sword at the target, and cutting it down.

The routine is this, every time it's the same.

"So... if I'm not mistaken, the next step is Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's appearance!"

"But, who is Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's target?"

"Is it me?"

"Impossible, my power is absolute power, he can't do anything to me."

What is absolute power?

This is granted by the Queen, granted by the "Letters Patent", illegal acts can be exempted, and crimes can also be exempted.

He is a golden body mode that is absolutely invulnerable.

"Or the Political Department?"

"Also not right, the Political Department will be dissolved soon!"

"Then who else could it be?"

"Public sentiment?"

"Wait... the ICAC?"

Patten's face changed.

"Yes, it must be the ICAC!"

As the saying goes, a fall into the pit makes you wiser, now Patten has fallen into too many pits, and his wisdom in struggle has increased a lot.

In future plans, the role of the ICAC is very important.

Now, what status does the ICAC have in the hearts of all Hong Kong citizens————absolute justice! Possessing a super halo!

No citizen will question its status!

Since the first great police-ICAC conflict, it relied on swift and decisive actions to quickly purge the police force and drive people like Lei Luo to extinction.

Subsequently, from major police corruption cases to public institution fraud scandals, the ICAC used iron-fisted means to bring one "corrupt tiger" after another to justice.

Nowadays, the image of the ICAC has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, whether it is ordinary people on the streets or elite classes in commercial buildings, everyone trusts the ICAC.

More importantly, the ICAC is directly responsible to the Governor/future first leader.

That is to say, its power is very large and very free!

It investigates you without needing an excuse, directly starting the investigation!

You can't control it at all!

Third point, its origin is the Political Department, inheriting the same lineage.

And precisely because of this, the UK and the Governor regard it as the most important force that can cause trouble after 97.

"Fuck!"

"This Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's target must be the ICAC!"

Patten suddenly started to get anxious.

The ICAC is the last trump card and cannot be lost.

"What to do?"

"What to do?"

Patten walked back and forth in the living room.

He found that he had no way at all!

"I... actually have no way at all..."

Patten closed his eyes in despair, almost shedding tears~~~