As Wei Dewei fell into deep thought, Alan did not speak, just looking at the field in front of him. To be honest, Alan did not like this kind of horse farm built in a downtown area. After staying in Wales for a long time, he preferred to be surrounded by green plants and animals rather than a small green field in a big city.

"Sir... then let me try first?"

Wei Dewei believed in Allen, but for some things, he still needed some time to slowly accept them, so when he said it, he seemed a little guilty.

"Then let's give it a try..."

Allen looked at Wei Dewei, patted his shoulder, stood up, and comforted him: "Don't worry, I haven't left yet. If you can't make up your mind about anything, you can come to me to discuss it."

"good!"

This sentence is much more reliable than the previous speculations. Wei Dewei also stood up. No one is sure what the future will be like, but he is very sure about what Allen will be like.

"Sir, let's go... I know you like Chinese food. The Royal Stables here has a special private room. The Chinese food is very famous. Shall we go and have a taste?"

"Oh? Hahaha... that's thoughtful, but..."

Allen walked to the fence of the viewing platform, glanced at the only remaining racehorse in the distance, then turned his head to look at Wei Dewei and said, "The race hasn't started yet, let him start."

“…”

Wei Dewei's face twitched, and he waved behind him, called his assistant, and then whispered a few words to him.

…

The two of them just stood at the side of the stands, watching the rider looking confused as there were no competitors around, and then...

They ran to the finish line, but neither the horse nor the rider seemed particularly excited.

Looking at the riders on their horses slowly slowing down in the field, Allen motioned for Wei Dewei to walk while talking.

"Look, without competitors, have we won?"

"yes……"

Wei Dewei was too tired to complain. If everyone used this trick, everyone would win. It was too shameless.

"Hehe... Do you think my methods are a bit dirty? Look at the rider and the horse again. Do you think their states are different from those after a normal competition?"

"oh?"

Wei Dewei only thought that Allen would win the game with this arrangement, and then "prove" to him the accuracy of his prediction of future trends. But now when Allen mentioned the condition of the rider and the horse, Wei Dewei really didn't observe them carefully. Normal people watch the speed when watching the game, and as for the end of the game...

Who cares about the condition of the rider and the horse?

But now Wei Dewei stared at the rider carefully. Without a competitor, the horse itself was not excited, and the rider did not use his full strength. This pair of combination only ran once on the track with standard movements. The result was very empty and not competitive, so... neither the man nor the horse was excited.

Is this normal?

Wei Dewei looked at Allen with a slightly puzzled look.

…

"Playing behind closed doors, like now, with no competitors and only him running, it is actually easy to get good results in a short period of time, but after the results are out... he is not excited, there is a flaw in his mind, because he has no competitors, so they want to find more opponents, or friends, but we don't need to care about these, you only need to care about one thing."

Alan pointed to the horse and waved to get the rider's attention.

The rider actually knew that there were important people coming to watch their race today, but as to why everyone else was suddenly asked to leave when the race was almost over and why he was asked to run alone, he just didn't know.

Now... seeing the big shot waving at him, the rider quickly stepped on his horse's belly and headed towards Allen.

When he got closer, he could see clearly that one of the two people above was the Governor of Hong Kong who had not yet resigned, and the other was the noble Earl from Britain who was reported in the news last night.

The rider was instantly excited when he saw the earl giving him a thumbs up. Being praised by such a big shot, even though it was not in words but just a simple gesture, was enough for him and his friends to brag about it for a long time!

**The racehorse seemed to sense the rider's emotions and was obviously getting excited. It neighed and raised its front hooves. The rider saw the count in the stands and laughed twice, and gave the horse a thumbs up.

…

Wei Dewei didn't say anything either, just watched Alan's actions silently. After the rider walked away, he followed Alan to the private room without saying a word all the way.

It was not until the two of them sat in the private room that he asked Alan with even more confusion.

"Sir... you just praised that rider and he seemed even more excited. Do you want me to understand what you meant?"

"Um."

Alan looked at Wei Dewei with admiration.

"If they don't have an opponent for a long time, or for other reasons... after they develop slowly, they will lack a sense of identity, especially a lack of recognition from outsiders. The manifestation is just like the rider just now. At this time, they need outsiders to recognize them in order to satisfy their need for recognition, and this sense of identity..."

"If you have a high status and a great reputation, they will definitely need your affirmation. If you don't have any status, then your affirmation is worse than a pile of dog shit. So... I only need to make a simple gesture to the rider, and he will be excited. As for you... as long as you have a high status, when you praise them in the future, you will receive good reports, and then you will be treated well when you do business. Do you understand?"

"!!!"

After hearing this, Wei Dewei suddenly understood everything.

Isn’t this similar to some things happening in Hong Kong?

What people from Great Britain say is very influential, but what some local people say is not so influential. If you want to have more say, you not only need to be rich but also famous. But no matter how famous you are... the recognition from locals is still not as high as that from foreigners.

"Thank you for telling me so much, Your Excellency. Now I know what to do!"

Alan was able to say so much to him, and although the process was a bit slow, this is how ordinary people in Britain often talk to each other. Wei Dewei was not used to it, but was very grateful to Alan.

"Ahahaha, because of these little things of mine, I have delayed your meal. Serve the food, sir... This private room is called the Man Guan Hall. The Man Guan is the currency they used to have. There is a hole in the middle, so it can be strung together with a string. It is very convenient to carry and use. A string full of money is called a Man Guan. They say that eating in a private room with such a name can bring good luck and make your money... all strung on the string!"

"Hahaha, good, we'll fill the ropes with money from now on!"

Alan took a look at the private room and thought about the Chinese-English translation of the name that Wei Dewei gave him. It was quite interesting.

…

A few days later, on July 9, 1992, at 3 p.m.

Wei Dewei was dressed in official uniform, Alan was dressed in traditional aristocratic clothing, Chris Patten was dressed in a dark blue suit, and Sir Hood, also dressed in a gray suit, followed them. They boarded the Governor's private yacht, Lady Murline, and set off from Tsim Sha Tsui Pier to start the process.

When I first came a few days ago, I arrived early to give Wei Dewei and Chris Patten a pre-handover contact period.

Through the contact over the past few days, the two men met each other first, and Patten also had to settle his family. This time, he brought not only his wife, but also his three daughters.

And today is the day he officially takes office, which is also the day when Wei Dewei takes over as governor and Allen reads out the appointment.

Faced with such a large-scale ceremony, the eyes of the whole of Hong Kong are focused here.

The entire Victoria Harbour was under martial law by the Royal Navy, with only two media boats left to follow and film from a distance.

Several Royal Navy patrol boats led the way, and two fireboats followed on both sides of the Lady Murray.

The water jets from the two boats formed a cross line above the Lady Murrayne yacht, which meant that it was time to welcome Chris Patten, the new Governor of Hong Kong, and the Earl of Carmarthen from the mainland.

After the two fireboats finished the cleaning ceremony and left, Alan came to the upper deck of the yacht to watch the next performance.

Britain's Royal Air Force, flying those old planes slowly over their heads, was reviewed.

Alan suppressed his laughter. This thing...

How should I put it? Although the thing is broken, it gives people a feeling that it is small but complete. The sense of ritual is really important sometimes!

When they were approaching Queen's Pier, 17 gun salutes were fired from the HMS Tamar Royal Naval Base in Admiralty in the distance. Accompanied by the salutes, the group landed on Hong Kong Island.

…

At this point, although Allen is the most noble person in the field, his official position is not...

So he was accompanied by Lord Hood, and the two walked at the side and rear, while Chris Patten was accompanied by Chief Justice Young, and they went to review the guard of honour together.

Sir Hood, who is following Allen, is currently the Chief Secretary, the chief secretary and adviser to the Governor's Office, and the highest official in charge of government affairs in Hong Kong.

The main responsibility is to lead the officials below to better implement the governor's policies.

It is considered a very important position in Hong Kong.

If we count by size, the Governor of Hong Kong is definitely the first, the second is Judge Young who accompanied Chris Patten to review the guard of honour, also known as the Chief Justice, and the third is the Chief Secretary. After him, the fourth is the Commander-in-Chief of the Garrison, and the next two are the corresponding clergymen, and then the Financial Secretary and the Attorney General.

…

According to Wei Dewei, this guy's identity is not simple. He is not on his side. Moreover, he has been doing dirty things since he took office in 1986. Even Wei Dewei is not aware of some of the things he has done. Sometimes, when Wei Dewei is really pressed to the limit and asks him about it, he shirks the responsibility... He wrote a letter to the country because he could not shirk the responsibility.

Finally... a letter from the security department was placed on Wei Dewei's desk. It was from this letter that Wei Dewei learned that this guy's identity was not simple. The letter did not say what he did, but only said that the Governor did not need to interfere, and some of the things he did were directly under the security department in London.

This was all the information Allen knew, but Wei Dewei had mentioned in his report to him that when this guy worked at the Information Bureau, he seemed to have developed a habit of being approachable. He liked to interact with some up-and-coming people and outstanding elites in Hong Kong, and often invited them to his home for dinner.

This little information gave Allen some guesses about what Sir Hod did, but...

Don't be in a hurry, take your time. These people are people he has never met before, but in the next few days, he can meet them whenever he wants!

…

With the end of the military parade, the trip came to the last stop, the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall!

This is the best place to hold large-scale ceremonies and rituals. Chris Patten's inauguration ceremony was held in the concert hall today.

The two-story structure can accommodate more than a thousand participants in the entire concert hall, and the stage above can accommodate at least sixty people.

The current stage has been built into a semi-arc-shaped conference table.

Leaders of all departments in Hong Kong sat in a row facing all the participants below.

Alan sat on Patten's left, Sir Hood sat on Alan's left, and Chief Justice Young sat next to Patten. The two of them sat in the C position in the middle. The little old man Wei Dewei sat on Chief Justice Young's right.

The entire concert hall was not yet completely quiet. Chief Justice Yang looked at the media who were ready to take pictures and lightly touched the microphone in front of him with his fingers.

"Quiet! Welcome everyone to the inauguration ceremony of the new Governor of Hong Kong today. Now let's proceed to the first item: the national anthem!"

…

Alan stood up expressionlessly and listened to "God Save the Queen" for the second time today. He had listened to it once when they landed at Queen's Wharf just now, and now he had to listen to it again.

When everyone stood up and "God Save the Queen" was played, the flash lights in the media areas on both sides of the stage made it difficult for people to open their eyes.

Sitting on the stage at this moment are some of the most powerful people in Hong Kong!

They may not be particularly wealthy, but they are the most powerful!

Among this group of people, the handsome young blond guy is undoubtedly the most special.

There's no way. Among a group of old guys, this guy is the tallest and looks the youngest. He really stands out from the crowd. It's impossible not to attract attention.

The media had already reported on this two days ago, but...

Due to the principle of confidentiality of aristocratic information, most of the information only introduced was about Allen's achievements, such as he likes making movies, his new movie this year won an award in Berlin, he lives in Wales, and he is a trusted and important minister of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

…

As the national anthem finished, everyone sat down and Chief Justice Yang continued to preside.

"Next, please invite the royal representative, the Queen's envoy, the Earl of Carmarthen, the chief of guards of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Excellency Alan Hill, to read the appointment letter!"

“Huahuahua…”

The chair Alan had just sat down on had not yet warmed up, and he had to stand up again.

He glanced coldly at the audience, at the few people sitting in the front row of the first row who were smiling the brightest and clapping. Whenever Alan's eyes caught their eyes, their hand movements would involuntarily pause slightly, and the sound of their applause would become much quieter.

Although this man is young, because of his status and fierce appearance, his aura is extremely strong. Although he has not said a word since he stood up, just his cold eyes swept across the stage, and even without the presiding of Justice Yang next to him, the scene was filled with a bunch of chickens and dogs, and the originally lively atmosphere quickly became quiet.

…