Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 1137: Press Conference with Speech

***: Sorry for the late update!!!

Officials in the Hong Kong government finally found out who was responsible for making this incident so big. It was Lu Shaohua, the boss of the Phoenix Group. The involvement of this giant Buddha was indeed enough to make things so big.

Yes, in Hong Kong, even if the Chief Executive was assassinated, it probably wouldn’t become such a big deal. But Lu Shaohua is different. He can indeed escalate the incident and turn Hong Kong upside down.

However, things were far from over so quickly. The situation was calm in the morning and at noon, with police patrolling the streets of Hong Kong and a total curfew in place. But in the afternoon, the curfew was lifted and it seemed that calm had really returned.

But the calm did not last long, as news came from the Hong Kong government office building that Chief Executive Tsang would hold a press conference to personally explain what happened from early morning to noon.

The media were shocked and rushed to the Hong Kong government office building in all directions, waiting for the press conference to be held. However, some media were destined to be disappointed because not all media could attend the press conference. Only media that received an invitation could attend.

In Hong Kong, there are the most entertainment media. However, today's entertainment media does not report on things in the entertainment industry. Instead, like other media, they report on major actions taken by the Hong Kong government.

Now that the government has held a press conference, their entertainment newspapers naturally want to get answers first so that their reporting can continue. However, they did not receive an invitation and could only return disappointed.

Three fifty in the afternoon!

In the lobby of the Hong Kong government office building, cameras were constantly rolling film and flashbulbs were flashing desperately. However, Chief Executive Tsang had not arrived yet. If there were ordinary people present, they would even ask questions to the reporters.

Do they have enough film?

In fact, even the reporters themselves were doubting whether they had brought enough film, because they themselves felt that the amount was a bit exaggerated. However, there was no other way because their superiors had given orders to bring more photos back, whether it was the venue or some key figures, they had to take more photos.

Four o'clock!

Chief Executive Tsang finally showed up, posed for a few photos for reporters, and then quickly got down to business.

"I think all the reporters and the people of Hong Kong want to know what happened in Hong Kong between early morning and noon. Now, I will tell you the truth." Chief Executive Tsang's opening remarks were very direct.

However, Chief Executive Tsang stopped after saying one sentence. This is a necessary part of the press conference, giving reporters some time to record what he said.

"This morning, some British media pointed out that the unrest in Hong Kong is due to the central government's inability to govern Hong Kong. But I don't think so, because what happened from early morning to noon was actually related to the British government." Chief Executive Tsang's expression was very serious and a little angry.

Boom...boom...

If this wasn't a press conference and the person standing on the podium was the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, the people below would probably have been in an uproar. However, even so, it caused chaos.

And what happens after the chaos?

After the chaos came surprise and excitement.

What is surprising is that since Hong Kong's return to China, the Hong Kong government has never publicly criticized the British government. As for the excitement, it is even simpler because all reporters realize that there may not only be big news today, but also extremely big news.

"Why do you say that?" Chief Executive Zeng asked, and then continued after a pause. "MI5, this is an abbreviation, but it represents an organization. Maybe everyone is not familiar with MI5, but I believe everyone is familiar with what it represents. MI5 is the British Intelligence Service."

Chief Executive Zeng continued to expose the news, and then paused for a while to give the reporters some time to record it, and then continued. "At two o'clock in the morning, the founder of Phoenix Group, um, that is, Mr. Lu Shaohua, I believe everyone should be familiar with him, their legendary businessman, but such a businessman, his villa was attacked in the early morning."

Big news, it was indeed big news. At the same time, the reporters were even more excited because Chief Executive Tsang released this news at this time, which meant that the news of the attack on Lu Shaohua’s villa could be reported.

Chief Executive Tsang is a powerful person and the most powerful person in Hong Kong, but everyone knows that if Lu Shaohua can exert his influence, Chief Executive Tsang will be far from being able to compete with him.

And at this time, Chief Executive Tsang dared to say this at the press conference, which meant that Lu Shaohua agreed to make the attack on his villa public.

Yes, without Lu Shaohua's consent, Chief Executive Zeng would never dare to mention this matter in public. This is what the reporters think.

But none of that mattered. The important thing was that Chief Executive Zeng continued to speak. "Mr. Lu Shaohua's villa was attacked by 23 people, four of whom had time bombs tied to their bodies. Fortunately, the time bombs did not explode. Otherwise, the special plane in Mr. Lu Shaohua's yard would have exploded, and I believe Mr. Lu Shaohua's entire villa would have collapsed."

Chief Executive Zeng did not pause for too long this time. After taking a breath, he continued, "Mr. Lu Shaohua is fine, he is safe, but he was also frightened. Well, Mr. Lu Shaohua was attacked, and Phoenix was exposed to have made money from disasters some time ago. Is there any connection between the two?"

Topics were brought up one by one, and Chief Executive Zeng's press conference was like a speech, but it didn't matter. What was important was what Chief Executive Zeng wanted to say next. "Afterwards, the Hong Kong police investigated and finally found out the identities of the 5 people who attacked Mr. Lu Shaohua's villa. Six of them were agents of the MI organization. The identities of the remaining people have not been confirmed and are being confirmed."

"However, none of this is important. What is important is that MI5 has also planted agents in our Hong Kong police force. Liang Guodong, the leader of the Kowloon O-Ji team, who is familiar to many people, is one of them. There are also MI5 agents in the police forces of other districts. Liang Guodong even brought a time bomb into Mr. Lu Shaohua's villa. If it weren't for the quick reaction of the bodyguards around Lu Shaohua, I'm afraid Mr. Lu Shaohua would have died." At this point, Chief Executive Zeng paused again, and then said, "MI5 agents have also been found in some functional departments of the government."

The whole thing was disclosed. Although Chief Executive Tsang took a long time to explain, it did not bore the reporters because Chief Executive Tsang was talking about an important matter. The more detailed the incident was, the less likely they, as reporters, would make wrong guesses and make random reports.

"First of all, I want to apologize to the people of Hong Kong through you. It was because I didn't do my job well that so many agents were lurking and not discovered, causing great losses to Hong Kong." Chief Executive Tsang apologized with a guilty look on his face, but soon his face returned to normal and he continued. "After investigating the whole matter, we got the list from one of the agents, so the government ordered a purge of all the agents. In order to prevent the agents lurking in Hong Kong from escaping, the government ordered a cleanup of the entire Hong Kong and asked the Hong Kong garrison to take action, because the agents are not ordinary people. If we don't ask the Hong Kong garrison to take action, we simply can't clean up all the agents."

"Of course, I don't doubt the ability of the police. Our Hong Kong police are still very capable. However, the agents have undergone special training and ordinary people cannot deal with them. If the police are sent to deal with those agents, it will only increase casualties." Chief Executive Tsang added at the end.

It’s over. Chief Executive Tsang has stopped here because he has finished what he wanted to say and has explained the whole story. Next, he will open the door to questions from reporters.

"Hello Chief Executive Zeng, I am a reporter from the British xxx newspaper. I would like to ask, can you confirm that those agents were sent by MI5?" A British female reporter asked the first question.

"Yes, I can tell you responsibly that those people are British MI5 agents. We have solid evidence in our hands. At the same time, I would like to say that the British government has publicly accused our central government of intentionally sending agents to lurk in Hong Kong. What is their purpose?" Chief Executive Tsang's words were very sharp and hit home.

It is such a big spy case and there is solid evidence. The British government cannot deny its responsibility even if it wants to.

The reporter was speechless. He had originally wanted to use the evidence to refute Chief Executive Tsang and, if possible, fight back to save Britain's face. But now his mind had changed and it became a question from Chief Executive Tsang.

Faced with the questioning, the British reporter was unable to speak because he had become the focus of everyone present.

"Hello, Chief Executive Tsang. I am xxx, a reporter from Hong Kong TV. I would like to ask if Chief Executive Tsang can reveal the details of the attack on Mr. Lu Shaohua's villa?" a Hong Kong reporter asked.

"Thank you for the reporter's question, but I was not there at the time, so I cannot answer your question. However, I have communicated with Mr. Lu Shaohua before, and Mr. Lu Shaohua will hold a press conference tomorrow to talk about the specific matter. At the same time, Mr. Lu Shaohua will also respond to the article published by the Wall Street Journal some time ago. Everyone can attend the press conference then, and I think you will get the answer." Chief Executive Tsang revealed another bombshell.

Lu Shaohua is going to hold a press conference to respond to what happened two days ago and also explain the attack that occurred in the early morning. This is undoubtedly exciting for the reporters. Of course, they are referring to Hong Kong reporters, not the foreign media present.

Everyone knows that Lu Shaohua is not a fool. If he were a fool, he would not have accumulated such wealth today.

But since Lu Shaohua is not a fool, his positive response to what happened two days ago means that he is going to fight back.

There is nothing wrong with counterattacking. As journalists, they can actually have a lot of news to report. But if Lu Shaohua fights back, the government of their country will probably be in trouble.

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