Monday, July 20, 1992.

At the entrance of Hong Kong City Hall.

Interview vehicles from various media outlets, live broadcast vehicles and other facilities, as well as special cars used by local dignitaries, surrounded the entire entrance of the Hong Kong City Hall.

In the temporary lounge.

Chris Patten seemed relatively calm. The meeting wasn't until 9 o'clock, but he arrived early today.

But...Alan never came, and no one answered the call to the Governor's private villa.

Originally, Patten was going to pick up Allen in person at the Governor's private villa, but...

It took too much time to go back and forth, and finally both parties agreed to meet at the Hong Kong City Hall.

In the past half month since Allen came to Hong Kong, except for showing up at the welcoming ceremony at the airport at the beginning, he has kept a low profile.

Many wealthy businessmen and politicians also wanted to send in visiting cards and pay a visit to this great nobleman from the British Empire.

But unfortunately... this noble lord was too arrogant. Not only the wealthy businessmen and politicians, but even Governor Chris Patten had difficulty meeting him.

Just highlight the message "No entry for strangers"!

In this situation, many people knew that he was in Hong Kong, but it was extremely difficult to meet him.

…

Although the news has not been officially announced today, according to gossip, most people know that this Excellency will also attend the meeting.

Judging from Chris Patten's attitude since he took office recently, this new governor with such a bad temper has made it clear that he has come with bad intentions. It doesn't look like anything good will happen at today's meeting.

Now, with the addition of this great nobleman from the local area, there are also some people who are well-informed about the gossip. After quietly inquiring, they know that Earl Allen came here just to support the new governor.

Some people also learned that within Britain, nobles do not have to bear any responsibility for killing people!

And this gentleman is exactly the type of nobleman who is very brave and has a very bad temper.

It’s shocking to think that such a person actually came to support Chris Patten.

Many people felt that the British were indeed very evil-hearted and even came up with such a dirty trick by sending a governor who was not a noble and could do things without being responsible.

They also sent a very brave but bad-tempered nobleman to escort him, so no one could stop them.

The more they understand the situation here, the more sad and angry some patriotic people become.

…

Patten wanted to wait for Alan to arrive so that he could go to greet him in person. At that time, he would use this gentleman's presence to bully others. With this gentleman around, he only needed to sit on the podium, just like when he took office. This gentleman would face hundreds of guests alone, and with a cold glance, the audience would immediately fall silent.

With such momentum, what great things can't he accomplish?

As long as he succeeds in taking back all the power, he will have a bright future!

But...it was already eight o'clock and there was less than an hour before the meeting started, but the gentleman had not yet arrived. Although Patten did not appear to be in a hurry, he was already a little anxious in his heart.

…

"Governor, there is a man named Stone who wants to see you."

Patten's assistant secretary quietly walked up to him, bent down and whispered something in Patten's ear.

"Stone? Stone!"

When Patten heard the name, he suddenly realized that this was the name of the butler that the gentleman brought this time.

This is……

Something happened on the road?

Damn it, did these Hong Kong people attack this gentleman on the road?

When he thought of this, Patten's heart skipped a beat and his face turned pale.

Alan can come to Hong Kong and do whatever he wants here, but he must not get into trouble here!

If he gets hurt here, even Chris Patten will be responsible for it!

Thinking of this, Patten pressed his knees with both hands and stood up suddenly.

"Where is Mr. Stone, take him... take me to him! What happened?!"

The assistant secretary looked at Patten in surprise. He had never seen his boss so anxious before.

"Your Excellency the Governor, Mr. Stone is waiting in Lounge No. 6. I have arranged for him to rest first."

"Come on! Take me there."

…

"Your Excellency the Governor...I am truly sorry that my master sent me here specifically to explain this to you."

Xiao Shitou was wearing a standard British suit. He didn't look like a butler, but rather... looked like a gangster boss.

As soon as he saw Chris Patten, a trace of embarrassment appeared on his originally honest face.

"What happened to Mr. Allen? Where is he? What happened?"

Patten hurriedly shook hands with Xiao Shitou and asked him a series of questions quickly.

"My master is fine. Your Excellency the Governor, don't be nervous. This is what happened..."

Little Stone recounted to Peng Dingkang the phone call from Great Britain last night, about Alan being urgently summoned back by his boss because of an investigation. He lowered his head and said, "My master was in a hurry to go back to see Your Highness, so I arranged a flight overnight. He left early this morning. Before he left, he was still worried about you and said that he had a meeting today. It's really...he asked me to stay and come back to explain to you when I get back from the airport."

"???"

Chris Patten suddenly stopped panicking.

He stared at the little stone blankly.

After standing there for dozens of seconds, Patten shook violently. Gone? Gone just like that?

Anything urgent?

His Highness summoned me overnight?

How could it be such a coincidence?

Why notify us now if not earlier or later?

What did you do last night?

Patten was filled with grief and indignation. Just as he was about to ask a question, he suddenly...

He suddenly thought that the other party was a noble, and they attached great importance to etiquette. It would be very rude to send someone to inform him in the middle of the night.

But although it was damn rude, he was delayed like this and was not notified until now. What should he do?

Who will accompany him to the meeting later? If someone starts making a fuss, who will suppress it?

Who am I, where am I, and what should I do?

In an instant, Patten's mind was suddenly in a mess.

Anyone who has been busy working on this matter and has been patient for so many days, and now that the time has come, has to face the failure of the plan, will be upset.

Then he thought that Alan had already taken his money, which was borrowed by him, but he needed to pay it back in cash himself!

That’s four hundred million dollars!

Now, just leave like that?

…

There is no need to complain. As for why Alan was in such a hurry to leave, he could understand it. It was not because Alan was cheating him. After all, it was Boss Cha who summoned him, and Alan was Boss Cha's chief guard. No matter where he was, as long as Boss Cha called him, he had to rush back as soon as possible. This was the way things were done among the nobles.

At this point, government affairs and meetings become secondary.

Until this moment, Chris Patten suddenly felt that God was going to kill him...

He felt like the sky was falling.

Looking at Butler Stone in front of him, Patten felt that the person in front of him was getting smaller and smaller, his figure was getting more and more distorted, and the sounds around him were getting more and more psychedelic, as if there was water in his ears, and suddenly he could hear nothing.

"Your Excellency the Governor! Your Excellency the Governor!"

The assistant secretary next to him, who had a calm face, watched Mr. Stone say a few words to the governor, and then the governor fell silent. It was nothing at first.

But... Patten's legs suddenly went weak and he collapsed to the ground, which scared the assistant secretary.

The meeting is about to start, and the protagonist suddenly collapses. What should we do?

"Someone! Someone come quickly, call an ambulance!"

The assistant secretary ran over and picked up Chris Patten, who had collapsed on the ground with an unfocused look in his eyes. He was sweating profusely from anxiety.

…

The flight from Hong Kong to Britain, or more precisely to Wales, takes about 12 hours.

But one amazing thing is that there is a time difference between the two sides.

In other words, Hong Kong is more than 7 hours ahead of Wales.

Alan boarded a plane early in the morning on the 2nd. After flying for 12 hours, when he landed at Cardiff International Airport in Wales, it was only afternoon on the 2nd in Wales.

…

As soon as he got off the plane, Allen saw Hut who came to pick him up, and Butler Capel who was standing next to Hut and chatting with him.

"Your Excellency, you have worked hard. After hearing the specific time of your return, His Highness specially sent me to pick you up and asked me to take you to Highgrove Manor as soon as possible after picking you up."

Capel respectfully saluted Allen who had just got off the plane, with a warm smile on his face.

The Allen of today is no longer the Allen of a few years ago. The Allen of today is the close aide that Boss Cha would think of first when something happens!

He didn't dare to put on airs in front of Alan.

"Master, you have worked hard, welcome home."

After Butler Capel finished speaking, Huth followed him and spoke in a very polite manner.

"Well... I didn't sleep well on the plane either. Let's get in the car. I'll rest for a while in the car."

Alan acted very calm and didn't ask what had happened that made him come back in such a hurry.

Instead, he got into the car and prepared to continue sleeping, as if... no matter where he was, no matter what he was doing, as long as His Highness called, he would go through fire and water to come back without any complaints.

Butler Capel was secretly amazed by this scene.

Who said that Earl Allen was uneducated?

This gentleman really held on at the critical moment. He sat on the plane for more than ten hours without even blinking an eye!

As expected, he is a loyal subject of the empire and the last icon of the British aristocracy!

…

"Are you back? Are you tired?"

Boss Cha was quietly waiting for Alan in his study. After Alan was brought in by Butler Capel, he asked with concern.

"I must be tired, Your Highness...but you summoned me, so I can't complain no matter how tired I am!"

Butler Capel tactfully stepped out and closed the door.

This was the last words he heard from Allen before he left. After hearing this, Butler Capel secretly clicked his tongue again. Only Earl Allen would dare to say such a joking word in front of His Highness!

…

"Haha, I was a little worried, so I asked someone to call you back quickly. Did you delay anything over there?"

Boss Cha took the initiative to throw over a box of cigarettes that Alan usually liked to smoke.

After receiving the cigarette, Alan lit it up and took a deep puff to relieve his fatigue. Then he sighed and said, "Patten...er, that is Patten. He seems to be holding a meeting today and asked me to attend. But Your Highness, you need me for something, so how can I attend the meeting with peace of mind? I asked the butler to arrange a plane overnight and flew back early in the morning."

"Hahaha."

Listening to Alan's intentional or unintentional boasting, Boss Cha smiled even happier. This proved that Alan regarded him as the most important and put his orders first. Which leader doesn't like such an obedient and sensible subordinate? !

…

"I asked you to come back this time. Was it you who did the news published in yesterday's newspaper?"

The boss didn't even say which newspaper it was, nor did he take the actual object.

"Yes, Your Highness. After I got the information, I didn't have time to send someone back to report to you, so I arranged for someone to release it in America first."

"Yeah! Good job!"

Boss Cha knew the reason behind this. Allen himself was in Hong Kong. He arranged for his men to find him for a report, but they might not be able to see him because it was hard to say what the reason for the report was!

Release the news in America instead of in Britain first, this... Boss Cha has also figured out the intention behind this.

In short, when it comes to handling these more unconventional matters, Boss Cha discovered that Alan is quite capable and useful.

As a leader, you should not only look at the shortcomings of your subordinates, but also be good at discovering their strengths.

Of course, the premise is that the leader likes the subordinate first. If the leader doesn't like a subordinate no matter how he looks at him, then there's nothing to say.

Allen may have some shortcomings, but these... are all classified by Boss Cha as being too young and inexperienced!

Now that we know his shortcomings, what should we do next?

Just more experience!

Just like now, give him tasks that he is good at, let him do more, and when he finishes, don't rush to quarrel with him, but ask about the situation first, and then he will help Alan to find out the gaps and teach him by the way. In this way, it can not only bring the two sides closer, but also increase his prestige in Alan's heart.

This is Boss Cha’s way of controlling his subordinates. Although he has a strange temper, he is still very nice to people he likes.

…

Allen told Boss Cha everything he wanted to hear, especially how Chickley sent people, how they took a fishing boat at night, and how they ambushed on the reef in camouflage uniforms to take pictures. He explained every step and every detail to Boss Cha.

"Hmm...it's very well arranged. Have you arranged all the people for the shoot?"

After listening to Alan's report, Boss Cha thought about it for a while and didn't find any major problems at the moment. He then asked about the arrangements for relevant personnel.

These people also need to be dealt with properly afterwards, otherwise... if anyone accidentally lets the cat out of the bag, it will be troublesome.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I have arranged for them to go on vacation to India."

"India?"

"Yes, did you forget? Didn't you ask me to invest there? I sent some people there, and they are currently training relevant staff there. I sent them there as well. For a short period of time, I will let them do whatever they want there, just as if they were on vacation."

"Well... it was handled well."

…

Alan lowered his head and glanced at Boss Cha, and suddenly thought of a key person.

"Your Highness... did you deal with the person who provided us with the itinerary and the letter of recommendation you gave me?"

"Haha, do I need you to teach me? I've already done it before you came back, and I'm just waiting for you to come back. Tell me about your problems, and don't worry about anything else."

Boss Cha looked at Alan with great arrogance, as if he had everything under control.