Chapter 738

After Huang Shitong died,

The police arrived quickly.

Then, in Huang Shitong's luxurious villa, they found a large amount of crucial information, which implicated many of the Landlord Association's shady transactions and illegal activities.

Next,

The ICAC, in conjunction with the police's Commercial Crime Bureau and other departments, quickly launched a comprehensive and in-depth investigation into the Landlord Association.

As the investigation gradually progressed, core members of the Landlord Association such as Chen Zhan, Mai Shengyun, and Lin Rundong, as well as the financiers hiding behind the scenes providing funding for the Landlord Association, were successively locked onto and arrested by the police.

For a time, the streets and alleys of Hong Kong were buzzing with discussion about this matter; the citizens' passion for gossip was completely ignited, and they looked forward to new developments in the case every day.

Over the course of a month, relevant departments successively announced various investigation results to the public.

First, they exposed the ironclad evidence of the Landlord Association's long-term stock price manipulation; through insider information, they laid traps, causing countless ordinary retail investors to lose everything...

Then, they disclosed their illegal transfer of benefits with some financiers and enterprises...

Every announcement of new progress triggered a strong response from all sectors of society.

"Damn it, this Landlord Association is actually so evil!"

"Bastards, my money was all swindled by them!"

The whole of Hong Kong was filled with curses.

Central, a private club.

The crystal chandelier emitted a brilliant light, spilling onto the luxurious decorations, reflecting the leather sofas and retro wooden coffee tables.

The mellow aroma of cigars permeated the place, and soft jazz flowed in the air.

Luo Minsheng, dressed in a crisp custom suit, scanned the financiers and big bosses of various industries present.

These financiers, each in a suit and leather shoes, were beasts in human clothing; some had solemn expressions, while others carried a hint of nonchalance, playing with wine glasses in their hands, the liquor in the glasses swaying gently.

"Bosses, now the Landlord Association has experienced many changes; Uncle Tong is dead, and Uncle Zhan, Uncle Yun, and Uncle Dong have all been arrested."

"Why were we protected? Why didn't anything happen to us? It's because a big boss wants to protect us."

Everyone looked at Luo Minsheng one after another.

One of the financiers: "I want to know, who is this big boss..."

Luo Minsheng solemnly: "I won't say exactly who the big boss is, but I can reveal one piece of information — the boss is in the West!"

Great Britain!

Loyalty!

"The West?"

Upon hearing this, the financiers suddenly realized.

So it was Great Britain; who exactly? The Governor? Or HSBC? Or...?

Perhaps it was all of them.

Only this could explain why the ICAC and the police force hadn't investigated them.

Luo Minsheng: "Although the Landlord Association has been investigated, our business cannot just stop like this; I, Luo Minsheng, will become the new chairman of the Landlord Association."

He paused slightly, warning everyone:

"In my hands, I hold some not-so-glorious information about you all; I presume everyone is clear about this in their hearts."

"However, under the leadership of the new big boss, I don't want to make things look too ugly. As long as you all follow me and the big boss in the future, working together to make big money."

Upon hearing this, even if they didn't agree, they had to agree.

"I agree..."

"Agree!"

"Good!"

Then, Luo Minsheng's expression became serious, and he continued:

"In addition, I have decided to give our organization a makeover. Internally, we will still call it the Landlord Association, but externally, we will call it the Financier Association. Only in this way can we get rid of the negative impact brought by those previous troubles."

"Agree!"

"Agree!"

"Chairman Luo's decision is very wise!" A financier in a suit and leather shoes raised his wine glass and said loudly: "I wish our Financier Association will definitely be able to create brilliance again in the Hong Kong financial world!"

"That's right!" Another middle-aged businessman echoed, "Change the name, start over! Let's work together and make a big fortune!"

Luo Minsheng raised his wine glass high and smiled: "Good! With your full support, the Financier Association will definitely become the most powerful existence in the Hong Kong financial world! Let us join hands and create brilliance together!"

"Create brilliance together!"

Everyone raised their glasses to clink them, the crisp sound of collision and cheers intertwined.

All the financiers smiled.

Luo Minsheng also smiled, but...

Hehe, you are all Brother Zu's meat pigs now!

Every piece of public opinion has its time limit.

By early August, the storm of the Landlord Association had dissipated.

The few old guys of the Landlord Association were all sentenced to prison, and it was unclear how many years they could last.

And the most lively news in August was undoubtedly the 1995 Legislative Council election, which was also the last Legislative Council election during the British Hong Kong government period.

The situation had changed, and the British Hong Kong government didn't make trouble in this session.

This time, Guan Zu still ran for office, while the other 6, including Gao Jin, Chen Yongren, Gao Qiu, and Tan Meili, did not continue to run.

In addition, in the education sector, Wah Jai ran for office.

In the news media sector, Wen Huixin ran for office.

In the financial sector, Fang Zhanbo ran for office.

Xie Weihao of Five Star Charity ran for District Councilor in the Wong Tai Sin district.

And...

In the legal sector, Lin Liangshui ran for office.

Jian Aowei was in the back, crying his eyes out.

Defected too late; couldn't even catch up to eat hot shit.

Others were also from the Five Star Group, a total of 8 people, not too many.

There were a total of more than 150 candidates running for office in the whole of Hong Kong.

Although the election date was September 1st, the campaign activities had already begun in August.

Every day,

ATV and TVB were reporting on the campaign speeches, activities, and policy proposals of those 100+ candidates:

Some candidates proposed adding subway branches in densely populated areas of the New Territories and launching a "public transport monthly pass system" to reduce citizens' commuting costs.

Some candidates proposed strengthening national education for teenagers and adding compulsory content on Chinese history and culture to primary and secondary school curricula.

Some proposed expanding grassroots medical service stations to provide free routine physical examinations and chronic disease management services for the elderly and low-income groups.

Some proposed...

The whole of Hong Kong Island was fighting a news war everywhere.

Many councilors, in order to increase their competitive advantage, put forward very high-quality suggestions, which made even Guan Zu's eyes light up.

Of course, there were also many councilors in the same district who fought each other, full of gunpowder, and public debates turned into battlefields for mutual attacks.

The most outrageous was in New Territories East, where two candidates overturned a table while drinking in a tea restaurant, splashing fish ball noodles all over the wall, and were finally taken away by patrol police; this matter became a joke on the streets.

September 1st,

The Legislative Council election officially began.

Outside each polling station, the queues were like winding colorful dragons.

White-collar workers pouring out of office buildings in Central came to the polling stations and lined up in long queues.

Inside the basketball court of the Municipal Services Building, the flow of people in front of the seventeen ballot counters was constant, staff quickly checked documents, and voters cast their ballots into the boxes.

Twilight deepened, but the liveliness on the streets did not diminish by half.

11 p. m., when the last voter finished voting and walked out, the staff began to load the ballot boxes onto cars and transported them to the Convention and Exhibition Centre for overnight counting.

At this time, the Convention and Exhibition Centre had already started counting votes since the morning; in the early hours of today, it would be brightly lit and bustling.

At this time, in thousands of households in Hong Kong, discussions rose one after another.

The whole of Hong Kong was waiting for the media reports the next morning.

A new day, feeling the bright sunshine, another beautiful day.

Early in the morning, TVB and ATV news were reporting on today's election,

"Good morning, viewers, welcome to watch... I am the host..."

"Yesterday's Legislative Council election officially came to an end..."

"Last night, the polling stations were bustling with noise, and every voter cast their sacred vote."

The camera switched to the busy scene inside the polling station at night.

"We interviewed several voters, and they all expressed that this election is the last Legislative Council election before the handover, and they hope to contribute to the development of Hong Kong Island through their own choices."

And at this time,

All the newspapers in Hong Kong, all the news headlines, were reporting on yesterday's Legislative Council election.

"Yesterday's Legislative Council Election Voting Scene Unprecedented"

"Legislative Councilor Mr. Guan Zu will be the biggest winner!"

"Central Vote Counting Station at the Convention and Exhibition Centre, All Night Long!"

"Vote counting ended at 4 a. m., 39 Legislative Councilor seats have been decided!" (The rest are from representatives of various departments on Hong Kong Island)

The whole of Hong Kong, various councilors

Si Ye, who was engaged in poisonous textbooks, got up early today and went to buy newspapers early.

Although he knew that the result still had to wait for the Governor's signature, he couldn't help but want to buy the newspaper to see.

In fact, he knew even better that he had lost this time.

Because he was in the education sector, and his opponent was — Five Star Education Group President Liu Fuhua (Wah Jai)!

How could he win?

However, Si Ye was still unwilling!

Had his great (kneeling dog) cause ended just like this?

On the other side, the candidates of the Left, such as Mr. He An, were also waiting for the results of the Legislative Council election at this time.

This time, the Left had a chance to win big!

9 a. m.,

Governor Patten finished breakfast, swam and exercised, and then took a sip of civet coffee.

Patten could also be considered rich now; the civet coffee he couldn't bear to drink before, he could drink now.

Crossed his legs.

Comfortable!

Then he picked up the Legislative Council ballot data placed on the desktop.

"Let me see, how much is the difference between Brother Zu's votes and other councilors' votes..."

Took a look,

Hiss~~~

800 times the difference!

Brother Zu, awesome!

"Brush brush brush~~~"

Painlessly signed his name on the list.

Then announced the results without stopping.

Noon,

ATV and TVB officially reported the final signature results of the Governor's House.

"At 10:40 this morning, the Governor's House officially announced the results of the 1995 Legislative Council election..."

Xie Weihao's home.

At this time, they had moved out of that old house and lived in a relatively new residential area in Wong Tai Sin.

At this time, a family of five, father, younger sister and brother, as well as Xie Weihao and his wife Song Xiaohui (Gigi Lai).

5 people, staring fixedly at the TV report.

"The list is... Guan Zu... Wen Huixin..."

After a long time,

Finally reached Wong Tai Sin district...

"Wong Tai Sin constituency... Xie Weihao!"

As soon as the host's voice fell,

The glass cup in Song Xiaohui's hand "clattered" and fell to the ground.

"Ah ah ah~~~~"

She screamed and threw herself into Xie Weihao's arms.

"You succeeded!"

Xie Weihao froze in place, until his father slapped him on the back, before he excitedly lifted his wife high.

The younger sister jumped onto the sofa, pulling her younger brother and shaking him wildly, the two laughing and shedding tears: "Great, brother was elected as a Legislative Councilor!"

The father tremblingly took out the treasured wine and drank it happily.

Xie Weihao looked at his extremely excited family, his eye sockets instantly burning hot.

Thank you, Brother Zu!

Back then, because he killed someone in self-defense, he was sentenced to prison; after being released, he taught in an adult school, determined to get into university.

That hateful Ma Chao came to harass his family again, forcing him to pay 200,000 in settlement fees.

Originally, Xie Weihao thought he would be involved in the bullying, resistance, and imprisonment of the underworld again, but he didn't expect to be saved by the Five Star Group, solving the big trouble of the fierce Ma Ju, and also recruiting him into the Five Star Group, and then getting Brother Zu's high regard, rising through the ranks.

Although busy, although the dream of getting into university had never been realized.

But now... I am a Legislative Councilor!

At this moment,

Xie Weihao wanted to cry!

His fate had really been changed by the Five Star Group.

No longer dark, even brighter!

Thank you, Brother Zu!

ATV,

The news department was cheering.

"Congratulations, Sister Xin!"

"Don't call her Sister Xin, call her Councilor Wen!"

"Councilor Wen!"

"Everything is thanks to the Boss!" Wen Huixin first expressed her loyalty, then happily waved her hand, "This afternoon tea, I'll cover it; whatever you want to order, you can..."

The whole venue cheered: "Long live Sister Xin!"

"No, long live Councilor Wen!"

News Director **: "............"

Hiding in the corner crying!

Damn it, I really am not favored!

On the other side, Xinhua News Agency.

After seeing the news, the president made a phone call to the Imperial Capital.

The leaders of the GAT office breathed a sigh of relief.

The last session, finally settled, the British Hong Kong government didn't make any trouble.

At this time,

In the home of education tumor Si Ye.

The TVB TV was playing the list of elected councilors,

"Education functional constituency — Liu Fuhua!"

As the voice fell,

"Bang!"

Si Ye fiercely smashed the remote control onto the screen.

"Hateful!"

"I really lost!"

He kicked the trash can at his feet angrily.

"Hong Kong Island is too dark!"

"This kind of place simply cannot accommodate a great person like me."

"It seems that only the lighthouse of the world is worthy of my ambitions."

He began to pack his luggage, preparing to go to the United States.

He wanted to go to the United States to fiercely publicize the darkness of Hong Kong Island.

Why not publicize it on Hong Kong Island?

Because there was the Five Star Group, this huge dark force, and he felt suffocated!

In the afternoon,

He went to the airport and booked a plane ticket to San Francisco, USA, three days later; he didn't want Cathay Pacific, he chose Cathay Pacific.

Refuse all Five Star Group business, don't let the Five Star Group earn a penny from him!