Two months later, on December 20, 1999, Macau will officially return to China and return to the embrace of its past.
As early as the 1980s, the central government had already started working on the matter of Macau's return. As the largest local company in Macau, the Ho family, which is responsible for half of Macau's local finance and taxation, is naturally within the scope of the central government's consideration.
.So very early on, the central government had already sent people to contact the He family.
Unfortunately, the He family is not very enthusiastic about Macau's return to China. The fundamental reason is that the central government no longer allows the He family to monopolize Macau's gaming industry and actually control Macau's economy and development.
Since the opening of the gaming license, the Ho family has been controlling the gaming industry in Macau. Although Macau still has a Portuguese governor, with the development of the Ho family's gaming business, Macau's economy has gradually been controlled by the He family.
The result is that, with the economy as the center, the influence of the Ho family has radiated to all walks of life in Macau, becoming the actual helmsman of Macau, and He Hongsen has also earned the title of "Gambling King".
The central government does not allow this situation to continue. In fact, the central government is still very resistant to Macau's gambling industry, because from the late 1980s to the early 1990s, a large number of domestic corrupt officials appeared in Macau's gambling industry.
On the table, large amounts of domestic public funds flowed into Macau.
This has made the domestic corruption problem more serious. Moreover, when the central government asked the He family to cooperate in arresting corrupt officials who went to Macau to gamble and return those public funds to the country, the He family refused. This made the central government
Very annoyed. The central government originally planned to gradually suppress Macau's gaming industry after its return to prevent this small place from continuing to become a cancer that harms the country. But now that the He family's attitude is so resolute, it has only deepened the central government's anger.
In fact, the mainstay of Macau's economy is the gaming industry. Without gambling, Macau would turn back into an ordinary port city and would no longer be the focus of world attention.
However, Macau's gaming industry has been developing for so many years. If the central government takes ruthless measures as soon as it comes, it may cause great backlash and turmoil. Therefore, these things must be done step by step and not impatiently.
The central government wants to curb Macau's gaming industry and ultimately eliminate it. The first step is to break the He family's monopoly.
Zhou Hao is very clear about these inside stories. On the one hand, he knows the historical development of the "previous life", and on the other hand, he has an extremely close relationship with the central government today. It is not difficult to know these.
So after He Qilin left, Zhou Hao snorted and said, "When Macau returns, your He family will feel better."
He Xueyun also knew a little about these things, and asked Zhou Hao randomly: "Hao, you said before that the central government wanted to deal with the He family. Is this true?"
"That's right." Zhou Hao said: "However, for the stability of Macau, at least in the first two years of Macau's return, the central government will not take any action. The He family can still enjoy a stable life for two years. However,
, since they have angered me now, there is no need for me to help them."
Hearing Zhou Hao's words, He Xueyun remained silent.
"What's wrong? Do you still have sympathy for the He family?" Zhou Hao frowned and said.
He Xueyun shook his head: "No, I'm just afraid that if you fight with them, they will be disadvantageous to you."
"It's definitely bad for me." Zhou Hao sneered: "But if they move, they won't have any effect if they don't show it. If you want to deal with me, you have to see if I allow it. But, Xueyun, I
If I want to deal with the He family, I must get your help, because you are very clear about the business situation of the He family's Putin Hotel. It is said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will be victorious. If I have your help, it will be much smoother for me to deal with the He family."
After a pause, Zhou Hao added, "But it's up to you to decide. If you don't want to, don't force it."
Then He Xueyun said slowly: "I will do whatever you ask me to do. Why don't you want to do it? Besides, I no longer have any feelings for the He family, so I won't have any psychological burden."
Zhou Hao gently hugged He Xueyun, thinking that the He family was committing suicide by giving up such a good daughter and such a rare talent.
After that, the two of them changed rooms and continued to taste the Thai food in this restaurant. As for Zhou Hao who broke someone's table just now, he naturally had to pay compensation according to the price, but neither of them cared about such a small amount of money. On the contrary, Zhou Hao
Hao thinks the Thai food in this restaurant is very good. The key is that the chef has made some adjustments to make the Thai food more in line with Chinese tastes.
After enjoying a dinner, Zhou Hao sent He Xueyun home first, and then planned to go to Cheng Zhihai's villa in "Fenghua International" because Zeng Ying had been living in that villa since she came to Hong Kong.
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However, before going to Cheng Zhihai, Zhou Hao first contacted someone.
They mutually agreed to meet in a parking lot in Causeway Bay. Zhou Hao quickly drove to the parking lot and parked the car in the parking space designated by the other party. At the same time, he turned on the left turn signal and let it flash as a signal.
After sitting in the car for a while, Zhou Hao saw a man of medium build appearing next to his car and making a gesture outside the car window next to Zhou Hao. After seeing that specific gesture, Zhou Hao opened the door
He opened the passenger door and let the man get in.
This is a man in his thirties, with regular facial features and an unassuming appearance. His biggest feature is that he has no distinctive features. He is the type that is difficult to find in a crowd.
"Hello, Mr. Zhou." As soon as he got in the car, the man took the initiative to greet Zhou Hao, but his tone was light, and no specific emotional tone could be heard.
This person is a member of the Hong Kong branch of the Second Bureau of the General Political Department, that is, a special agent. Because of Zhou Liren and the fact that he has dealt with these people in the past, Zhou Hao can easily contact them. And
, the Second Bureau of the General Political Bureau also received instructions from Zhou Liren and asked the people in the Hong Kong branch to try their best to cooperate with Zhou Hao's actions.
Of course, the Second Bureau of the General Political Department did not dare to neglect the order issued by the top leader of the General Political Department. They immediately ordered the person in charge of the Hong Kong Branch to try their best to cooperate with Zhou Hao. In other words, any order issued by Zhou Hao would not be ignored by the Hong Kong Branch.
Everyone in the department must obey unconditionally.
Of course, Zhou Hao would not really let them risk their lives.
"Mr. Zhou, this is something you asked us to investigate before." The man handed a cowhide bag to Zhou Hao.
Zhou Hao took it and took out the information inside. The information was all about Huang Wanke's time in Hong Kong, including his whereabouts during this period, who he met and what he had done. They were all listed one by one.
File. From this information, Zhou Hao can even know what Huang Wanke had for dinner just now.
What he asked the Second Bureau of the General Political Department to do was to investigate everything about Huang Wanke in Hong Kong.
And the man who met Zhou Hao was the number one intelligence officer of the Hong Kong branch of the Second Bureau of General Political Affairs. In fact, this man was still very depressed. He was the leader of the Second Bureau of General Political Affairs, and he had uncovered those people who wanted to be deployed by the British in Hong Kong.
The one who wants to act as a sabotaging agent when Hong Kong returns is himself.
Unexpectedly, to investigate the whereabouts and other circumstances of a rich man, he, the top agent, would have to be dispatched. It is really depressing.
In fact, Zhou Hao originally wanted people from "First Army" to investigate Huang Wanke. After all, Zhou Hao had more experience in dealing with "First Army", but what "First Army" did was all major matters related to national interests.
Merely investigating and tracking one person is really overkill.
Having said that, through the investigation of the Second Bureau of the General Political Bureau, Zhou Hao knew that Huang Wanke came to Hong Kong to do business this time, specifically to invest in the science and technology network business. It seems that Huang Wanke and his son also wanted to make a fortune in the science and technology network stocks.
It's just that they probably didn't realize that technology and Internet stocks were on the verge of collapse.
Thinking of this, Zhou Hao couldn't help but sneered. If Huang Wanke really wanted to fish in the troubled waters of science and technology stocks, I would kill him severely.
Putting the information back into the leather bag, Zhou Hao said to the intelligence officer: "Thank you for your hard work. Don't relax next time. Help me continue to monitor this target person."
The man nodded silently, feeling increasingly depressed. However, there was an order from above to fully cooperate with Zhou Hao's actions, so even if he had any complaints, he could not express them.
After separating from the people from the Second Bureau of General Political Affairs, Zhou Hao left the parking lot and went directly to Cheng Zhihai's villa.
The person who greeted Zhou Hao was Kanyue Shinji, who also lived here. On the one hand, she helped Zhou Hao collect intelligence on the financial market, and on the other hand, she monitored Zeng Ying for Zhou Hao.
"How is it? How is Zeng Ying's situation here?" Zhou Hao asked Kanyue Shinji.
"Nothing unusual." Kanyue Shinji said calmly: "I just really want to go shopping, and I get particularly excited when I see those advertisements for fashion or skin care products on TV. If you hadn't told her not to leave the villa, she would have
I’m afraid I’ve sneaked out long ago.”
Zhou Hao nodded. For a woman like Zeng Ying who is greedy for vanity and loves material comfort, the temptation of Hong Kong, a shopping paradise, is indeed great.
He asked again: "Then has she memorized Huang Wanke's information?"
"With me supervising, do you think she will have the chance to be lazy?" Guanyue Shinji glanced at Zhou Hao and said, "You, on the other hand, must be very happy these days."