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After the press conference, Li Jun went straight back to He Xian's house.
"Jun, I'm curious, what other tricks do you have up your sleeve?"
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He Xian asked with a smile.
"Uncle Xian, I already used up all my tricks during the press conference."
Li Jun smiled mysteriously and said slowly.
"Oh? Ah Jun, what did you do?"
He Xian's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked with a smile.
"Uncle Xian, just wait and see the show. If I'm not mistaken, someone will come to your residence to find me in half an hour at most."
Li Jun smiled slightly and spoke slowly.
"Hahaha, good, Ah Jun, I'll be waiting to see the show."
He Xian laughed heartily.
Less than ten minutes later.
"Sir, Dr. Luo Bao has arrived and says he wants to see Mr. Li."
He Xian's butler walked up to He Xian and spoke to him.
Upon hearing his butler's words, He Xian's eyes flashed with surprise. He glanced at Li Jun and then said with a smile, "Jun, if I'm not mistaken, you should know why Luo Bao is looking for you, right?"
Li Jun smiled slightly but did not reply.
"Please invite Luo Bao in."
He Xian spoke calmly to the butler.
One minute later.
A red-haired foreigner followed He Xian's butler to He Xian and Li Jun.
"Mr. He."
Luo Bao first greeted He Xian, then looked at Li Jun and said with a smile, "This must be Mr. Li Jun, right?"
"Dr. Luo Bao, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Li Jun smiled and nodded to Luo Bao, asking the question.
“Mr. Li, I’m very happy to see you, but I’ve been asked to do this, so let’s get down to business first.”
“Governor Eugene just spoke to me on the phone. He told me he wants to talk to you in person, and if you agree, he will come to Macau tonight.”
Luo Bao looked at Li Jun and slowly began to speak. Even though he had just been shocked, Luo Bao's eyes were still full of surprise when he repeated these words.
The Governor of Hong Kong Island and he, the Secretary for Economic Affairs of the Pearl River Delta, are not on the same level at all.
His position as Secretary for Economic Affairs has been completely sidelined by Ho Yin. He has to be mindful of Ho Yin's opinions when he speaks and acts. But the Governor of Hong Kong is different. The Governor of Hong Kong is the true queen of Hong Kong Island. His word is law. Why would such a person take the initiative to negotiate with someone, let alone come to negotiate with them?
Moreover, the negotiating partner was a Hong Kong Island resident, a young Hong Kong Island resident.
Luo Bao was very curious about what this young man had done to make Eugene make such a huge concession.
"Dr. Law, please tell the Governor that I am very tired today and need to rest at 10 p.m., and ask him to hurry up."
Li Jun smiled slightly and spoke slowly.
"..."
Upon hearing Li Jun's words, Luo Bao was momentarily at a loss for words.
He really wanted to ask Li Jun, "Aren't you afraid he'll turn against you for insulting the Governor of Hong Kong like this?"
However, Luo Bao naturally couldn't ask that question. He smiled and said to Li Jun, "Okay, Mr. Li, I will definitely pass on your words to the Governor of Hong Kong."
"Thank you."
Li Jun smiled and thanked Luo Bao.
After Luo Bao left, He Xian, who had been suppressing his curiosity, finally asked, "Ah Jun, your performance was truly spectacular. What exactly did you do to make that Eugene guy so..."
"Such a concession."
He Xian originally wanted to say "humble," but the words came out before he could finish and he changed it to "concession."
“Uncle Xian, everyone has a weakness. If your weakness is exploited, even the strongest person will have to admit defeat. This time, I’ve got the devil’s egg. If they don’t back down, they will suffer unforgettable pain…”
Li Jun smiled slightly and slowly said, "Towel."
[141] The darkest moment for the Hong Kong British government: the disbandment of the Special Branch.
That night.
Hong Kong Island, Star Ferry Pier.
“Governor, I think you should reconsider going to Macau.”
Chief Executive Shi Kang had tried to persuade Governor Eugene of Hong Kong no less than ten times along the way not to go to Macau, but Eugene's attitude was very firm.
“Mr. Governor, if I don’t go now, given Li Jun’s style of doing things, I will eventually be forced to go to Macau by him anyway. Rather than that, I might as well go sooner rather than later.”
Eugene said with a helpless expression, which had a "what's the use" vibe to it.
His words echoed Li Jun's statement: the foreigner is very hard the first time, but he goes soft after a few times.
“Oh, Governor, I understand what you’re saying, but…”
Shi Kang was halfway through his sentence when he saw Eugene's resolute gaze, and ultimately didn't say the rest.
“Provincial Governor, remember this: never provoke Li Jun unless you are absolutely certain of victory.”
Eugene said quietly.
"Mr. Governor, what do you mean by that?"
Shi Kang sensed something was amiss from Eugene's words.
"Shi Kang, I'm getting old."
This time, Eugene did not use Shi Kang's official title, but called him by his name directly.
Although he only said five words, Shi Kang understood everything. He looked at Eugene with disbelief: "Governor, you... At this time, Hong Kong cannot do without you. We still need you to take charge of the overall situation."
“Shi Kang, I left Wales to study at Cambridge when I was 19. I had just graduated when World War II broke out. On a whim, I joined the army. Luckily, I survived. After the war, I joined the Colonial Office. First in Ceylon, then in Malaysia, Singapore, and finally in Hong Kong. In total, I spent 50 years there.”
At this point, Eugene paused slightly, "Shi Kang, I haven't been back to my hometown for 50 years. I remember when I left, my father prepared a foal for me, saying that after I graduated from university, I could ride it around my family's farm."
"When I was 29, my father wrote to me that the horse had died and I had never ridden it."
"When I was thirty-seven, my mother called to tell me that my father had died, and I did not see him one last time."
“When I was fifty-one, I had just been promoted to Governor of Singapore when my family told me that my mother had also died. I still didn’t have time to go back to see her.”
"Now that I'm 69, it's time for me to go back to my hometown and be with them."
Eugene smiled slightly and spoke slowly.
Li Jun probably never dreamed that just a few exertions would exhaust the Governor of Hong Kong, making him want to retire early and go home...
“Mr. Governor, you have worked hard all these years.”
At that moment, Shi Kang knew that it would be futile for him to try to persuade them to stay.
“Shi Kang, after I leave, you will be the acting governor of Hong Kong, and the heavy responsibility will fall on your shoulders.”
Eugene, for the first time ever, patted Shi Kang on the shoulder, and then took Damon onto a cruise ship bound for Macau.
Shi Kang watched as Eugene's cruise ship slowly departed the harbor and gradually disappeared into the night before withdrawing his gaze and muttering to himself, "Li Jun!"
……
When Governor Eugene met Li Jun in Macau, it was almost 10 p.m.
Inside the meeting room of the Haojiang government.
“Governor, I was just joking with Dr. Law Po. You are so old, how could I possibly accept that you had to come to Macau overnight?”
Li Jun looked at Eugene, who looked exhausted, and said with a smile.
“Mr. Li, now that I’m here, you don’t need to talk about this anymore. Just state your terms.”
Eugene, who had already made up his mind to step down, had never been so calm. Even in the face of Li Jun's sarcastic remarks, his heart was not stirred at all. Instead, he looked at Li Jun and said calmly.
"..."
Li Jun also sensed something different in Eugene's words. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Governor, as I said, all I want is fairness."
"Mr. Li, even if I wanted to, I couldn't touch MI6."
Eugene threw out his baseline.
"Hahaha, Governor, you overestimate me. I wouldn't dare mess with MI6. But shouldn't you deal with certain departments that were established with MI6's help and were involved in this assassination?"
Li Jun laughed heartily.
"You mean, the Political Department?"