Over the years of development in Hong Kong, not counting the floating capital in the stock market, the government's accumulated reserves alone amount to at least hundreds of billions of US dollars.

If we leave such a large sum of money to them for nothing, wouldn't that be a bargain for them?

So...Patten has to come up with all kinds of names, establish various projects, and try to make them as big as possible!

And with so many projects, we definitely need manpower, right?

Where can we find so many people?

Of course, they are recruited from the group of people who have cultivated their hearts in Daying over the years.

Stuffing these people into these projects can not only make them work, but also allow them to reap the benefits.

After the upper class people divide the money earned from these projects, they will reserve a portion of the funds to support those who are loyal to Britain.

In other words, as long as Patten came up with these plans, others would have them and the funds would be there, provided that these projects could be carried out and executed smoothly.

The difficulty now is that his blatant hollowing-out action will certainly encounter great resistance. Some local people with lofty ideals in Hong Kong are not fools and it is impossible for them to let him leave behind a hollowed-out Hong Kong before he leaves.

…

Once such actions as Patten's are officially implemented, they will inevitably be protested and boycotted by the other side, and further actions may even be ruled out.

However, in the face of these situations that are about to happen or may happen, the London think tank has also come up with countermeasures.

This time he first caused trouble for the other party, and then openly issued several ambiguous decrees.

The purpose is to stir up trouble.

Before the other party could react, relying on Allen's deterrence, several departments were laid off and power was decentralized.

Who will it be delegated to?

Delegate it to him Patten himself!

He wanted to transform from a governor who only cared about the overall situation to a truly powerful governor, and take over all the power held by those abolished departments.

With the help of Alan's deterrent, he can truly hold power, and with further power, those projects will be launched quickly!

Building a new airport is no big deal.

After the airport is built, is it necessary to build surrounding roads?

After the surrounding roads are constructed, is it necessary to build a corresponding new urban area?

How big a project is it to build a new urban area?

How many people and engineering equipment are needed to build the entire new urban area?

How much profit will this bring?

For example...

When planning sewage pipes in urban areas, is it necessary to dig pits?

How much construction machinery does this require?

The use of each piece of construction machinery is charged by the hour, and there are also workers' wages, materials, etc., all of which cost money!

How deep should the hole be dug?

The excavated garbage and earth need to be disposed of. Is there any charge for it?

What if it rains again and the construction team has to take a break to pump water? How much will the delay in project progress cost?

If that's not enough.

…

Patten was prepared to rush the construction schedule in the name of giving China a beautiful Hong Kong, and he would double the number of workers and construction machinery on the construction team!

As long as there is money to be made, there will always be profits if you send your own people to manage it.

According to Patten's preliminary calculations, these package projects would generate at least $200 billion to $300 billion in project budget.

How big is the profit here?

Compared with the benefits promised to Allen, isn't this insignificant?

…

When he was doing these things, he must have been under a lot of pressure from the outside world, and others would not let him do whatever he wanted.

But... we can negotiate!

During the negotiation process, as long as there is no result, he can openly add new projects during this period. As long as he moves fast enough, he can make as much money as possible.

As long as the negotiations begin, the new British Prime Minister will be able to show his face, control the other party, or at least disgust them.

By the way, it can buy time for Chris Patten.

Waiting for the final negotiation result to come out...

Haha, even if we consider the worst outcome, the worst that can happen is that we can just restore those departments that he laid off.

…

Even though these departments have been restored, the British have achieved their goal.

The departments were restored, but with the people and officials laid off by these departments, it cannot be restored.

Now that they have not officially returned, if we want to reinstate the personnel in these departments, it must be Chris Patten who makes the decision.

He can use this opportunity to promote and give positions to those people who he had previously stuffed into various projects to help with tasks and reap the benefits.

Isn't this the grace of recognition? The mine was successfully laid.

After returning, whether these people leave or stay will depend on their own abilities.

That's the whole plan.

Empty Hong Kong's money, and then take out some of the free money to hire staff and lay mines.

This plan may not be of much use in the short term, but in the long run, the right to speak and the ability to intervene here are the most important things for Britain.

…

Patten gradually collected his thoughts. The think tank in London had thought of the plan one link after another, but they had overlooked the very beginning. How to start?

It's like...

You taught me how to become a millionaire and how to become a billionaire, but now I can’t even afford enough food and clothing, and I don’t even have the start-up capital. What’s the point of learning this?

Allen is a foreign aid, but he doesn't work. Who can he complain to?

…

"Do your best to borrow money. That gentleman asked my daughter to go horseback riding today. I think his move is to show his goodwill to me and ease the awkwardness of our conversation that day. We should take advantage of his good mood now and use the money you borrowed to persuade him. As long as he works, everything will be fine!"

Patten knocked on the table and told his idea to Sir Hood, who nodded and thought that this was not a good solution at the moment.

"Okay... Then I'll arrange for someone to act as a middleman tonight, and then I'll organize a dinner party in the next two days, and then we can talk about the loan."

"Well, as soon as possible!"

"OK."

…

In July, the sun shines brightly in Saint-Tropez, France...

The beach is full of beauties in bikinis.

However, on the beach of a separate holiday villa in another wealthy area across a small bay from the beach, it is much quieter.

The independent courtyard has an entire beach to itself.

On the beach in front of a small villa in typical Mediterranean style, there are huge colorful parasols.

The Duchess...finally arrived in France for vacation from London!

At this time, she was flirting with her financial advisor.

This was a vacation that the Duchess had finally managed to get in the name of her child.

This time she came out for vacation with her two little princesses, a 4-year-old daughter and a 2-year-old daughter.

…

At this time, the two little princesses were playing with sand on the beach, and had no idea that their mother, not far behind them, was lying on a beach chair, kissing and hugging another man who was not their father.

While the little princess was playing with the sand, she was suddenly attracted by a bright light in the distance. She pointed to the distance and said in unfluent words: "Sister... look... the gem!"

The eldest princess looked towards the sea following the direction of her sister's finger. In the distance there was a small reef with a faint reflective spot on it. From a distance it looked like a gem sparkling on it.

The two children wanted the gems on the reef, but when they looked at the sea, a trace of fear flashed across their faces.

"Mom! I want the gems."

Seeing that her sister couldn't help her get the distant gem, the little princess turned and ran towards her mother.

…

The Duchess took advantage of the fact that the child did not understand and did not care about her little daughter at all. Even the man who was holding her feet and stroking them carefully showed no regard for the little princess.

Here, the bodyguards only need to guard the front gate and don't have to worry about the beach at all. It was at this time that she dared to steal someone.

"Baby... shall we go in?"

The financial advisor was already a little impatient...his voice was very sweet, as if he was begging the Duchess.

"Why go in... There's no one here. I like nature, so let's stay here... John... Have you ever experienced the feeling of being outdoors... Come on, I can't bear it anymore..."

As soon as the Duchess finished speaking, she heard her little daughter asking her for the jewel. It was very disappointing for an adult to be interrupted when he was having a great time.

Even the Duchess was no exception, and said in a slightly fierce tone: "What gems do you want? Wait until we get home. Go play with your sister first. Mom has things to do!"

“Wuwuwu…”

The little princess looked at the two people hugging each other and getting ready to start, and was so scared by their posture that she burst into tears.

When the Duchess heard her daughter crying, the blush on her face became more obvious and she seemed more excited.

…

On the distant reef, a brown shadow was slowly moving backwards, one cricket pupa at a time. Only when you got closer could you see clearly that it was a person wearing camouflage cloth the same color as the reef!

He had a big beard, his face looked like he was wearing makeup, and he was holding a high-power camera in his hand.

He was just taking pictures when he was suddenly discovered by the two children. He was scared to death. When the little kid ran back to call the adults, this man risked taking a few more pictures before slowly backing away. He wanted to hide here until nightfall... someone would come to pick him up and take over his shift.

They were a four-member secret photography team, who took turns watching the Duchess from afar 24 hours a day, waiting for the day when she would reveal her flaws. Today...

It was the time of harvest. Thinking of the photos just now, the man quickly took out the waterproof bag on his body, took out a mobile phone from it, and dialed a phone number with almost trembling hands.

…

After a long wait...

A slightly sharp voice came from the receiver.

"Murphy, what's going on?"

"Mr. Chikli! I succeeded. I just took an important photo, but I seem to have been discovered by the little princess. She just pointed in my direction. I am hiding now. What should I do next?"

"What? Succeed?!"

Chikli's sharp voice suddenly became louder. He had been waiting for this day for so long, and now this moment had finally come... He was even a little bit unable to believe it.

"Hide yourself first, and hide the film. Even if you are discovered, you must protect the film and take care of the equipment. When you are really discovered, pretend that you accidentally got in while swimming. Stay calm and wait until dark. I will send someone to pick you up when dark. You must protect the film. It will be of great use to me!"

"Yes, yes, yes... I understand, Mr. Chikli. I will hide first. These bodyguards are not very vigilant at sea."

"Okay, protect the film first! Make sure to protect the film!"

Chikli said something apprehensively in a sharp voice before hanging up.

…

Since meeting Wei Dewei that day, Alan rested at home for two days. These days were a bit stressful for him. He had no one to discuss this matter with, and he found himself thinking too much and feeling exhausted both physically and mentally.

I urgently need a young lady to help me solve my problems and share my heart.

Although there is Li Zhi by my side, but...

Ever since he met the Governor's second daughter, Casey, Allen has been like a weasel that has stepped on a chicken coop, always thinking about it...

It's not that I'm hungry, it's just that I'm worried about...

Want to change the taste.

so……

He asked Wei Dewei to secretly help him find a small house outside as a temporary residence.

Here...it's really not convenient for him to bring anyone home here. He can't just bring Casey back and let Li Zhi move out, right?

This is too hurtful, and Allen can't do it.

Although he is a bit of a scumbag, he still has a bottom line and cannot flirt with his new love in front of her old lover.

As a count, you can't act like a young boy and go to a hotel to get a room with such an innocent little girl, right?

That’s too low. I can only find another property to deal with it in an emergency. I’ll just leave after I’m done with it.

…

"Master...someone just called and said someone is coming to the house and will arrive in the evening."

While Alan was thinking about all these things, Little Stone knocked on the door, came in and reported a little news.

"Someone's coming to our house? Who's coming? What happened?"

"Chikli, it's Chikli, the call didn't say what it was about."

“?!”

When Allen heard Chikli's name, he was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the task he was assigned to do was done?

God is helping me. Now I have a reason to go back.

The second prince is involved in a scandal, so Boss Cha will definitely have to urgently summon him back.

As for Hong Kong, how big a matter could be as important as investigating the boss?

Well... However, I can't be happy too soon. I have to wait until Chikli arrives in the evening. What if I guessed wrong?

…

One o'clock in the morning.

Alan was so sleepy that he yawned. When he heard a gentle knock on the study door, he suddenly shivered.

"Come in!"

Chikli's eyes were red, and his face looked both excited and haggard. He held a brown paper bag in his hand. He walked to Alan's small desk and gently put down the brown paper bag.

"Boss, we have accomplished our mission. Our people have taken some great photos. Please take a look."

He was afraid that if he took the photos directly, something might go wrong on the plane, which would ruin Allen's plan. So after getting the film, Chickley personally took the film and the special identity card issued by the Hill family to important servants, and flew directly from Paris to Hong Kong.

After the plane landed, Chikli personally watched the developer develop the photos to make sure there were no mistakes.

Now...the photos are finally ready!

…

"Well, let me see."

Although he was very anxious, Allen seemed nonchalant and calm in front of Chikli.

When I first opened the brown paper bag, the photos inside were still a little damp.

But the above content...

Holy shit! This is so exciting.

Looking at the photo in his hand, the corners of Alan's mouth couldn't help but curl up.