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When Li Yi heard Calvin say that there would be a generous reward, he knew that a fat sheep had come to him.

At that moment, he pondered for a moment, looked at Calvin and said, "Mr. Calvin, since you are going to be the mediator, you should know the relationship between me, the Conservative Party and Ms. Margaret!"

"I know a little, but as long as it's not a life-and-death feud, everything can be resolved!"

Then Calvin said again: "As far as I know, your company has not yet obtained a license from the British Empire's financial market. As long as you don't interfere in this election, we can issue your company a British Empire financial license!"

Li Yi's heart moved slightly, the financial license plate is a good thing.

Any institution engaged in financial business must first obtain a corresponding financial institution license, which is specially issued by the relevant department in the British Empire.

In order to avoid financial risks, the market access system here is very strict and the threshold is very high, so it is difficult for most foreign companies to obtain financial licenses.

Take the Star Investment Company for example. Although they have a huge capital scale and excellent performance, they have not yet obtained their own financial license in the London financial securities market and can only use the financial license of the Far East Stock Exchange.

Obviously, the Conservative Party and the royal family also knew about this matter, so they wanted to use a financial license to keep Li Yi out of it.

"Mr. Calvin, you're not just going to get rid of me with a crappy financial license, are you?"

Then Li Yi continued: "Those people in the Conservative Party have not only repeatedly suppressed me and my company, but also resorted to all kinds of despicable means. They have done everything they can. We are already at loggerheads!"

"Under such circumstances, I am the last person who wants Margaret to be re-elected, but Your Excellency asked me not only not to obstruct Margaret, but even to support her re-election."

Calvin, who was sitting opposite, looked more and more unsightly when he heard what Li Yi said, and there was a hint of helplessness and sadness in his eyes.

As a spokesperson for the royal family and a political figure who supports the Conservative Party, Calvin naturally knew about the confrontation between the Conservative government and Li Yi and the forces behind him. He even participated in many things personally.

The more he knew this, the more he felt that Li Yi would not agree to the royal family's proposal. After all, he flew into London with great fanfare at the critical moment of the election, so how could he do nothing?

Therefore, today's meeting on the eighth floor will not achieve the expected results.
But at this moment, Li Yi suddenly changed his tone and said shockingly: "It needs to be strengthened!"

These sudden words caused Calvin's hand holding the coffee cup to tremble violently, and the brown coffee spilled out, scalding the old man and causing his face to change immediately.

After simply wiping his hands and calming down his emotions, Calvin said again: "Lee, if you want to use this as a condition to make us change some political positions, that is impossible, such as Hong Kong."

Before he finished speaking, Li Yi said directly: "Let's talk about business, not politics!"

Calvin immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it didn't involve political issues, everything could be discussed.

Thinking of this, he immediately said: "Li, please tell me your request."

“No, it’s a request!”

Then Li Yi said again: "First, the Conservative Party and Margaret's government must apologize for what they did before, eliminate the adverse effects, and compensate for the losses."

"Secondly, allow our Star Investment Company to enter all financial markets of the British Empire. As long as we do not violate the Constitution and financial laws, you cannot interfere with our normal operations."

"Finally, stop all hostile activities against me and Xingchen Investment Company, remove the surveillance on me and my people, and get those rats out of here right away!"

Calvin thought for a moment, then said, "I can agree to the last two conditions right now, but asking Margaret and the Conservative Party to apologize to you and compensate for the losses, this... this seems a bit..."

Li Yi said calmly: "Is it so difficult to apologize for doing something wrong? Is it just because she is the party leader and the prime minister?"

"This"

"Mr. Calvin, if even such a simple request cannot be met, then I can only seek cooperation with Michael and others." Li Yi then continued, "Believe me, once we join forces, even if Margaret has a certain prestige in the hearts of ordinary people, I will have a way to make her lose the election. After all, there are fatal loopholes in her political propositions. By then, you can just wait for Michael to move into No. 10 Downing Street!"

Hearing Li Yi's words, Calvin's expression suddenly changed.

Although he didn't know what cards Li Yi had, seeing his confident look, Calvin knew that the Oriental man in front of him was not lying.

Calvin couldn't help but shudder at the thought of letting those lunatics from the Labour Party enter Downing Street.

In the British Empire, so-called "ungovernability" was a widely accepted idea that the political class had lost control and was unable to formulate economic policies or even control factories and social order.

The Labour Party has long been accused of being unable to control the economy, and after the "winter of discontent", it has been denounced as having no ability to govern.

In this regard, not only the people were dissatisfied, but even the royal family and the great nobles were very dissatisfied.

Coupled with the fact that their election manifesto this year was so crazy that it was jaw-dropping, compared to Li Yi's demands, it would be more like a disaster for the Labour Party to win the election.

Thinking of this, Calvin immediately said: "Li, I agree to your request, but we still need to discuss the apology and specific compensation matters in detail. I also hope that you will not make it too difficult for Margaret and her team!"

"No problem!" Li Yi said decisively.

Li Yi was not surprised by Calvin's decision.

After all, everyone knows Margaret's political stance, the famous "Thatcherism", which represents many concepts: tax cuts, free markets, free enterprise, privatization of industry and services, "Victorian values", patriotism, "individualism", and so on.

The essence of this is "privatization", but who will benefit most from privatization?

The answer is undoubtedly the royal family and the nobles!

You know, now most of the large factories and public service facilities in the British Empire are in the hands of the state.

As we all know, these public industries and public services have a huge consumer population. Once privatized, the profits will definitely make everyone salivate.

More importantly, these public industries and public services are asset-heavy enterprises that are beyond the reach of ordinary people, and will eventually become food for these big families.

Therefore, Margaret's re-election is absolutely in the interests of the royal family and the aristocratic groups behind them, which is also the fundamental reason why they support Margaret so wholeheartedly.

To put it bluntly, all this is because of interests.

And this is also the world of adults, there is no right or wrong, only interests
After reaching a preliminary consensus, Calvin asked again: "Lee, you just said that Margaret's campaign plan has a fatal flaw. Excuse me."

"Mr. Calvin, I understand what you mean, but forgive me for being frank. I can't tell you this now. If you want to know the answer, you must let me see your sincerity first!" Li Yi said lightly.

Calvin's eyes flashed with disappointment, and then he said, "Well, I will ask the Conservative Party to fulfill your request as soon as possible!"

"Okay, then I'll wait for good news!" Li Yi said.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's serve the food!" said Calvin.

"Okay, I'm a little hungry."

(End of this chapter)