Chapter 686

"How should I choose?"

Governor Patten paced back and forth in the hall, annoyed and helpless.

Fortunately, he doesn't have to make a choice immediately now, because according to the legislative process, from legislation to final signature, it takes at least 1 month.

"Ring-ring-ring~~~"

Major called and scolded Patten, the reason naturally being the loss of the Political Department files.

Scolded for 10 minutes,

Major finally: "Are you sure this car accident wasn't man-made?"

Patten: "Sorry, Prime Minister, currently the Political Department hasn't found any useful clues."

Major: "Trash!"

Patten: "............"

Major: "I sent you over because you were smart enough and strong enough, why is there no improvement after going to Hong Kong? At that time, you promised me with certainty that you would definitely do better than Patten (Fat Peng)."

Patten smiled bitterly.

I didn't expect Five-Star Group to be so powerful either.

Patten: "Prime Minister, I have encountered a problem, I want to ask the Prime Minister for advice!"

Major: "Go ahead."

Patten started to talk about the problems currently encountered by the ICAC.

"If I protect the ICAC, it will be stigmatized."

"If I don't protect the ICAC, it will be controlled by the Legislative Council."

Major: "Are you stupid? You are the Governor, can't you control the Legislative Council? Can't you just dissolve it?"

Patten: "Dissolving it is useless, next year, which is 1995, we have to re-elect the Legislative Council. It will be the same then."

Major: "Can't you plant your own people?"

Patten told the truth: "I can't tell who is my own person and who is not now. I found that people in Hong Kong have all started to recognize money. They know that there is less than three years left in Hong Kong, so they have to hurry up and make money. If I really use them, it's very likely that Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu will find them immediately, bribe them, and make them moles."

"I don't even trust the former Governor now, let alone trust others."

Major: "............"

Silence.

Yes, since Fat Peng is not worth trusting, one can imagine how low the credibility of the people below is.

Patten kept complaining.

"The Chief Secretary, Financial Secretary, Secretary for Justice, and the courts haven't cooperated with me several times, it's clear that Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu has already bought some of them."

"And the Political Department, I don't trust them much either. This time, I suspect there are moles inside the Political Department."

Patten realized this the day before yesterday. But he didn't make it public, still choosing to 'trust' the Political Department.

Major: "............"

Now, he finally understood Patten's current predicament.

Enemies on all sides.

Wanting to do something, but can't find anyone trustworthy to do it.

"Work hard, you'll definitely make it!"

Major finally felt embarrassed to scold Patten, turning to comfort him instead.

The following days,

Hong Kong started to be calm, and no big news happened.

The "Restriction Ordinance" started the process: "Government Gazette" — first reading — second reading — third reading...

September 15th,

San Francisco.

Today the sun is bright, and the sea breeze and sunshine bring coolness and comfort to San Francisco.

Li Jie drove a black Chevrolet toward Tang Renjie.

Most of his work is with the Democratic Party, but recently Xiao Fu and the others went to Los Angeles, so Li Jie has to take care of Umbrella Corporation's work.

The car drove all the way...

Suddenly,

"Ah~~~"

"Help~~~"

A scream suddenly came from the street corner ahead.

Li Jie drove over and saw a Chinese woman in her 20s being dragged by a Latino man at the alley entrance, stumbling to the ground, the man trying to snatch her handbag.

The woman was wearing a beige dress, and the moment the bag strap broke, she fell heavily toward a fire hydrant on the side, and her ankle was clearly sprained.

Li Jie immediately stepped on the brake, pushed the door and rushed out.

The Latino man saw someone approaching, let go of the bag, turned around, and pounced with a knife.

Showing a fierce look!

Threatening Li Jie!

Li Jie stepped forward, turned sideways to avoid the blade, backhanded to twist the opponent's wrist, and at the same time, his knee pressed against his waist.

And swept his head hard with a kick.

Clean and neat, flowing like water.

The man groaned and fell to the ground, unconscious.

After solving the man, Li Jie walked quickly toward the woman.

She leaned against the wall and wanted to stand up, but frowned because of the severe pain in her ankle.

"Don't worry... let me see..."

Li Jie squatted down to check her ankle—it was already swollen.

"Let me try, see if there is any bone dislocation..."

"Okay."

Li Jie carefully twisted her ankle.

"Hiss~~~"

"Seems like the bone has a problem, go to the hospital to take a photo, see..."

"The hospital has to wait a long time in line..."

"It's okay, I'll help you get it done..."

"I'll take you to the hospital." Li Jie helped her to the car, carefully helped her sit in the passenger seat, and turned to pick up the handbag on the ground and handed it back to her.

Aimed at it, it wasn't cosmetics in the handbag, but a stack of materials.

Inside the car,

Zhang Chunru: "Thank you, it was too sudden just now..."

Li Jie started the car and slowed down: "As long as you're okay, we'll be at the hospital soon."

Soon arrived at a hospital next to Tang Renjie.

Li Jie took the handbag, helped Zhang Chunru get out of the car... before leaving, Li Jie also took the bread.

Then took a film, it was a bone fracture, and finally arranged for hospitalization.

Hospital ward.

Zhang Chunru lay on the hospital bed, with a face full of apology: "Mr. Li, thank you very much, I'm very sorry..."

Li Jie was surprised: "You know me?"

Zhang Chunru: "Recently I often see Mr. Li on TV, so I know."

Li Jie smiled.

He saw the handbag beside him fall on the hospital bed, and a pile of documents poured out.

"Huh~~"

"Nanjing?"

Zhang Chunru put away the documents: "Recently I am checking some materials about 1937 *****."

Li Jie was originally going to leave, but after hearing this, he stayed behind.

"Why are you investigating this? Can you tell me?"

"Okay."

Zhang Chunru started to talk about the cause of the matter.

She is an American-born Chinese, her father is a physics doctor, her mother is a biology doctor, the whole family fled abroad and settled in the United States.

In July, she learned about the experiences of her grandparents from her grandparents.

Her grandfather was a teacher in Nanjing in 1937. After Japan occupied Nanjing in 1937, they started crazy bombing. Her grandmother, who was in her 20s and pregnant and carrying a 1-year-old daughter, returned to her hometown Yixing to take refuge. After her grandfather returned from his hometown, he found that his colleagues were preparing to retreat. He knew that Nanjing was probably difficult to preserve, so he immediately wrote a letter home asking her grandmother to take the family to Wuhu to leave with him. Who knew that the Wuhu railway was bombed by the Japanese army, and they could only take the waterway.

Her grandfather waited for 4 days and didn't see their figures. He was full of panic in his heart, worried that something had happened to them. Fortunately, he finally saw them in the end, and everyone hugged and cried.

Zhang Chunru spoke slowly and gently, telling the story.

Li Jie didn't have breakfast, holding a piece of bread while eating, while listening.

If Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu were here, he would probably say cheaply: "Yo, single dog has no breakfast again~~~"

Fortunately, Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu was not here.

However, Li Jie's plan is a political route, so he cannot be single anymore.

It's a pity Li Jie hasn't found a suitable one until now.

"Then I learned about that ***** from my grandfather..."

"After Japan arrived, Nanjing became a human purgatory..."

"I was also shocked to know about this from my family for the first time."

It was from that time that Zhang Chunru deeply remembered this matter, ran to the library to find a book to understand this matter, but didn't find any books about *****, and she ran to the bookstore without giving up.

As a result, she ran through all the bookstores and libraries in the city, but didn't find any book mentioning this period of history.

This is clearly a painful history that shouldn't be forgotten, why are there no books recording it?

When she talked about ***** to her friends, no one knew, not only did no one know, but even the crimes committed by the Japanese invaders in China that year, they knew nothing about.

"For major tragedies that appeared in history, such as the Katyn massacre committed by the Nazis, the Auschwitz concentration camp, etc., the world knows."

"But the tragic ***** is unknown to anyone!"

"At that time, I felt, I must expose it and let the whole world know."

Zhang Chunru's tone carried anger and sorrow.

Perhaps some people are born with a sense of mission, just like Zhang Chunru, she had a sense of mission since she knew about this, feeling that this is the mission history gave her.

Li Jie heard this and immediately felt full of respect for the lady in front of him.

"This matter, our Umbrella Corporation can fund..."

"If there is anything that needs help, you can find us!"

Li Jie said seriously.

Zhang Chunru: "Thank you!"

Li Jie shook his head: "No, thank you!"

What Li Jie didn't know was,

if according to the original history, she would go to Nanjing this year, check a lot of materials, find survivors of *****, and record all the facts they told.

She also found the diary written by Rabe about "The Rape of Nanking".

It was precisely because of this experience that she saw many of the most miserable scenes in the world. Such scenes, even people with hearts as hard as iron would have nightmares, let alone her.

3 years later, she finally published the book "The Rape of Nanking", and the 29-year-old let the whole world know about this tragedy.

This book caused a strong reaction as soon as it was published, and even the California government agreed to include it in textbooks.

At that time, Japan was applying to join the permanent members of the UN Security Council, but Zhang Chunru's book caused more than 5,000 people to protest outside the UN headquarters, which was the day the UN voted five times against Japan joining the permanent members.

The extremists in Japan hated her to the bone, started tracking her, and even threatened her personally, and finally she suffered from severe depression, and then in 2004, she was suspected of being committed suicide.

(PS: A book friend suggested writing about her, so I wrote it, I don't know if it will be emmm...)

The more Li Jie listened, the more he was full of admiration for the lady in front of him.

Great hero, great hero!

In the next few days,

Li Jie ran to the hospital every day, and asked Li Qiao to cook meals and soup, and he sent them over.

"Is this chicken soup you made?"

"It's... my secretary made it."

"Haha~~~ but why do you eat bread every day?"

"My boss can answer this question for you, he often says I'm a single dog, no one makes breakfast for me."

"Hahaha~~~ your boss is so interesting, is it that Mr. Li Fu?"

"No, Li Fu is very boring, it's another one, a cheap-looking boss."

"Boss is cheap-looking?"

"Yes, he is in Hong Kong. Aren't you going to the mainland? Transferring via Hong Kong might be more convenient. If you pass through Hong Kong, perhaps I can let him arrange for someone to pick you up."

"Haha, you are so interesting~~"

"Ah?"

500 kilometers south,

Los Angeles, Tang Renjie.

Night is like ink.

Liqun Restaurant, in a private room.

The leader of the Wah Ching Gang, Sun Chu, and the leader of the Wo Shing Gang, Zhang Li, brought a group of younger brothers and came here.

They came together this time to put pressure on Umbrella Corporation.

Umbrella Corporation has expanded too fast recently, arousing their vigilance.

However, as time passed, the brows of both sides frowned deeper and deeper.

"That Li Fu, why hasn't he come yet?"

After a long time,

finally, there was a sound of footsteps outside.

The door was pushed open.

Xiao Fu, Abu, Ji Shaoqun, and others walked in.

Sun Chu and Zhang Li looked over, and could feel the confidence and momentum on Xiao Fu, Abu, Ji Shaoqun, and others, feeling that they had completely detached from their level.

They themselves were invisibly lowered by three points.

"Hahaha~~~ kept you waiting!"

Xiao Fu arched his hands at everyone.

"Sorry, I was just discussing some government affairs in Los Angeles with the Democratic Party California Chairman and the Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles, so I came late."

"............"

Sun Chu, Zhang Li, and the younger brothers behind them were directly silenced.

Fine, fine!

Just came and started showing off to us, right!

Damn!

You're the only one who's great?

MMP, be careful, I'll also bribe the Deputy Mayor, I also want to be a guest of the Deputy Mayor!

Of course, they were just talking, those who engage in politics are all extremely sinister, and they would just be sending their heads if they went over.

"Alright, order food, order food..."

Xiao Fu acted as the host, called the waiter, ordered food for everyone, and then toasted everyone on the spot, drinking a glass of wine with everyone.

The atmosphere was enthusiastic!

The tense atmosphere that was originally on the verge of breaking was directly reduced by three points.

Sun Chu felt this change and knew he couldn't go on like this; this time they came to hold them accountable, not to flatter Xiao Fu.

"Bang!!!"

Sun Chu slapped the table and said loudly,

"Li Fu, today we came to reason with you, not to eat with you!"

"Reason? This is good, I like reasoning."

Xiao Fu drank tea leisurely, smiling:

"I don't know what reason you want to tell me, Mr. Sun."

Zhang Li slapped the table: "Li Fu, during this period, your people have crossed the line. That territory is clearly ours, this is your fault!"

Li Fu was surprised: "Not right, my people just went to do good deeds, does this have anything to do with you? Why, my Umbrella Corporation doing good deeds, you don't allow it?"

"What kind of villain are you?"

Sun Chu sneered: "Who doesn't know what the nature of your Umbrella Corporation is, it looks like a legal company, but it's actually a black society."

Xiao Fu: "Eh, don't wrong a good person."

Li Fu was full of spirit: "We are a serious company, doing business legally, and are friendly cooperative partners of the Los Angeles Police Department!"

"Say it again, our people went to do good deeds, this is legal and reasonable, not occupying territory, and even less collecting protection fees from them."

Zhang Li sneered: "Property fees aren't protection fees, everyone is a person in the rivers and lakes, who doesn't know this set of yours!"

Li Fu: "............"

Finally spread hands.

"Looks like it can't be reasoned with, how about this, according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, whoever has the harder fist has the reason, how about it?"

Sun Chu slapped the table and scolded: "Are you stupid, we have 2 gangs, can you, Li Fu, handle it?"

"Haha~~~"

Li Fu couldn't help laughing: "I think you are the old fool, having many gangs is useless, what era is this now."

"Coming out, you have to talk about strength, talk about background!"

"City Hall, I have my people. City Police Department, I have my people. What do you have to fight me with!"