Hong Kong News: Police Talker

Chapter 1122 Governor Murray MacLehose

If it were usual, Huang Bingyao and Watson would not mind so much, but today was different.

They knew very well why Governor Murray MacLehose wanted to see them. He certainly did not support the police in continuing to investigate the landlords' association, otherwise he would not have called them over.

After all, there are three bureaus and thirteen departments above the police force, and it is not the turn of the police force to report to the governor in person.

If Huang Bingyao was willing to compromise, then today's events would not have happened. But precisely because he is unwilling to compromise, he will not say all the nice things to the Governor's secretary, which will put him at a disadvantage from the start.

The Governor's secretary didn't care. He took Huang Bingyao and Watson to a reception room and said politely, "Please wait here for a moment. The Governor will see you when he is free."

Watson took a look at the secretary. He was also Chinese and wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looked like a social elite. However, he felt a sense of contempt in the depths of his eyes.

He was in no mood to exchange pleasantries and simply found a seat to sit down. Huang Bingyao did the same thing, but he also said, "Bring us some tea and fruit. We've come all the way here to report on our work, you can't deny us enough food and drink!"

Hearing this, the governor's secretary's face stiffened for a moment, then continued with a smile and said, "Okay, Director Huang, please wait a moment!"

Huang Bingyao waved his hands impatiently and said, "Hurry up, my mouth is dry!"

This attitude was as if he was treating a waiter, and it was obvious that he did not take the secretary seriously.

A hint of anger flashed in the eyes of the Governor's secretary, but he suppressed it forcefully. He walked out without saying anything.

Watson couldn't help but smile when he saw this and said, "Old Huang, you're awesome! You treat the Governor's secretary like a waiter!"

Huang Bingyao said disdainfully: "He serves the Governor, so what's wrong with him serving us now? We are both serving each other, so am I inferior to the Governor?"

Watson next to him couldn't help but give a thumbs up. In fact, he knew very well why the other party did this. It was mainly to express a message to the Governor, that is, the police force was unwilling to compromise!

Yes, it seems to be targeting the Governor's secretary, but in fact, it is through the Governor's secretary to let the Governor understand the attitude of the police force!

At this time, the Governor's secretary had already arrived at the Governor's office. He bowed respectfully and said, "Your Excellency, the police chief Huang and deputy chief Hua have arrived."

Governor Murray MacLehose was reading a newspaper at the time. Hearing this, he said without looking up, "Are we there yet? Let's leave them alone for a bit. By the way, what's their attitude?"

The Governor's Secretary pondered for a moment and then said, "Deputy Director Hua's attitude is okay, but Director Huang seems to have a lot of objections."

MacLehose paused and said, "Okay, I got it. Call me in an hour!"

"Okay, I'll leave first!" The secretary retreated respectfully.

After the secretary left, Murray MacLehose scoffed, "You have such a big opinion? It's just a dog, do you think it's worthy of an opinion?"

Yes, in his opinion, Wong Bing-yiu is just a watchdog of Hong Kong Island, but he would only say such things when there is no one around, and would not say them in front of others.

After Watson and Huang Bingyao waited for more than ten minutes, they saw that the Governor had not yet arrived. Huang Bingyao immediately shouted, "Where's the tea? Where's the fruit? We've been sitting here for so long, and you're not giving us tea, right?"

Hearing Huang Bingyao's voice, the Governor's secretary had no choice but to have tea and fruit brought over. He was also worried that the other party would make a mistake, which would then be difficult to resolve.

Huang Bingyao took a sip of tea, then spat a few times in disgust. "What kind of tea is this? It's of such poor quality! Give me some good tea! Did you embezzle the Governor's Office's funds to enrich yourselves? Otherwise, how could there be such poor quality tea here?"

Hearing this, the governor's secretary's face turned green, and he said hurriedly: "Director Huang, you can't say that. I'll help you change the pot right away!"

Huang Bingyao saw this and said smugly, "Alright, let's drink tea and wait. This guy wants to show us off right away, so we'll probably have to wait."

A moment later, the Governor's secretary came in with a pot of fine tea and placed it next to Huang Bingyao: "Director Huang, this is the best tea I have here. I hope it meets your requirements."

"Okay, go down and don't disturb us while we are drinking tea!" Huang Bingyao waved his hand to let the other person go down as if he was treating a waiter.

A trace of shame and anger flashed in the depths of the Governor's secretary's eyes, but he took a deep breath and suppressed it. Since he became the Governor's secretary, he had never suffered such humiliation.

As the saying goes, it is easy to deal with the King of Hell, but difficult to deal with the little devils. Although the governor's secretary does not hold a high position, as the governor's secretary, his status is very high. He is a third-rank official in front of the prime minister. The governor's secretary is equivalent to the eunuch chief steward of the local emperor of Hong Kong Island.

But when this eunuch public relations officer saw the general who held great power, he had to bow his head because the general had a gun in his hand!

Huang Bingyao didn't care about it at all, instead he invited Watson to eat and drink.

This wait lasted for a full hour, and the tea was finished and the fruit was almost eaten.

The Governor's secretary finally came into the reception room and said, "Director Huang, Deputy Director Hua, the Governor is free now. Please follow me!"

Huang Bingyao and Watson stood up and followed. At this moment, Huang Bingyao's face became serious. He understood that the final test was coming.

Watson was very calm. With the help of the mainland, not to mention the Governor, even the Queen of England would have to give in, otherwise Hong Kong Island would not be returned.

When he arrived at the office, Watson saw the living Governor Murray MacLehose for the first time.

The other person had a tall frame, and his height was definitely over 1.8 meters, with prominent bones, deep-set gray-blue eyes, and sharp gaze. He looked a little thin due to his age, but his back was very straight. He was wearing a navy blue custom-made double-breasted suit.

He wore round gold-rimmed glasses with a chain hanging down to his chest, which added to his scholarly temperament. In his hand he held an unlit briar pipe, and he exuded the natural authority of a colonial ruler.

At this point, Wong Ping-yiu shouted, "Commissioner of Police Wong Ping-yiu, greetings to the Governor!"

Watson followed up with a shout: "Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations Watson, greetings to the Governor!"

MacLehose waved his hand and said calmly, "Sit down!"

Huang Bingyao sat down without hesitation. After Watson sat down, he heard MacLehose say, "Director Huang, I called you here to inquire about a case!"

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