Hong Kong Giant Owl: Rebirth

Chapter 112 The Retainers of the Jardine Family

As we all know, Wharf is a private property owned by the old British consortium Jardine Matheson Group. It controls Kowloon Wharf, Hong Kong's largest cargo port, which is tantamount to manipulating Hong Kong's shipping industry.

When it comes to Wharf, we have to mention Jardine Matheson Group.In China's history, there has never been a foreign company that has had such a profound impact on China's internal affairs and foreign affairs as the Jardine Group.The launch of the Opium War, the development of the Westernization Movement, and the comings and goings of Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, Zhang Zhidong, Zeng Jize, Liu Mingchuan, Hu Xueyan, Sheng Xuanhuai, Zhang Xueliang and other political figures and wealthy businessmen influenced Britain's China policy during World War II. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, foreign businessmen withdrew in an all-round way, and foreign-funded enterprises poured in in the early stage of reform and opening up, etc. Jardine Group was active in almost every important historical period.

In the history of Hong Kong, there is no enterprise that has had such a profound impact on the growth and development of Hong Kong as the Jardine Group.Hong Kong's separatist regime, the rise of opium and coolie trade, the prosperity of Central and Tsim Sha Tsui, the rise of the Asia-Pacific financial center in the 20s, the capital drive in the 70s, and the disputes and shocks on the eve of Hong Kong's return to China in the 80s, it can be said that Jardine The group is the force that has the greatest influence on Hong Kong besides the Hong Kong British government.

Such an established consortium is controlled by its founder, William Jardine's family.

Now at the helm of the giant ship of the Jardine Group is Michael Harris, the descendant of William Jardine, and the fifth generation leader of the Jardine Group.The managers of various industries and subsidiaries of the Jardine Group are also members of the Jardine family.

However, the person who manages the important industry of Kowloon Wharf, who is the deputy general manager of Wharf Company, is a pure Chinese——Du Yiheng.

Not to mention outsiders, even many people in the Jardine family don't understand why the family wants such a Chinese to take up the important position of Wharf's deputy general manager.In fact, Du Yiheng was an orphan adopted by Michael Harris many years ago. After being by Michael Harris' side for many years, Du Yiheng became a strong businessman under the influence of his ears and eyes. Nothing compares.

Moreover, due to the upbringing grace of the Jardine family, Du Yiheng is also a retainer who is extremely central to the Jardine family, and has won the respect of Michael Harris.

Under Alan Stephen's leadership, Shen Jinghong met Du Yiheng in a small three-story building at the Kowloon Wharf.

These three-story buildings are the stronghold of Wharf Company in Kowloon Wharf. Although the area and scale are far smaller than the warehouses or other buildings in the wharf, everyone in the wharf knows that these three-story buildings are Kowloon. The real power center of the wharf, so whether it is the former "Hailong Gang" or the current "Heshengtang" members, they usually stay far away from this small building, for fear of offending people from Wharf.

Du Yiheng is now in his office on the third floor. The decoration of this office is very simple and the area is small. There are only one set of desks and chairs and two bookshelves for storing archives. The east window is not too big. You can see the situation of Kowloon Pier outside.

As the manager of the Kowloon Wharf, Du Yiheng would come here every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday to take a look and deal with related matters. From the window, I saw the fight between the two gangs outside.

"Manager Du." Shen Jinghong came to the office and stood a few meters away from Du Yiheng, Wang Hu was guarding the door, and Alan Stephen stood beside Du Yiheng like other secretaries.

Du Yiheng is a 33-year-old man with a tall and straight figure and handsome features. He also wears a pair of gentle glasses on his face. His mature and capable temperament can form a charming masculine charm.In Hong Kong's high society, I don't know how many ladies and ladies like this retainer of the Jardine family, but this Chinese who is known as the most powerful in the Jardine Group is still single.

Glancing at Shen Jinghong, Du Yiheng continued to look down at the documents on the table, and asked indifferently: "Ms. Shen, can you tell me what happened outside?"

Although his tone was calm, Shen Jinghong, who had been in contact with him a few times, knew that he was very dissatisfied, and quickly said: "Manager Du, it's the porters from the 'Hailong Gang' who were released to our pier. Trouble is coming."

"I heard from Stephen that they blamed you for stealing their jobs, so they refused to give up?" Du Yiheng didn't raise his head, but what he said could make people feel a kind of pressure.

Looking at this gentle and handsome man in front of him, Shen Jinghong did not dare to underestimate him at all. Although Du Yiheng is only a retainer of the Jardine family, the energy he can play in Hong Kong cannot be ignored by anyone. Even those high-ranking high-ranking government officials have to be courteous in front of him.

"Another troublesome man." Shen Jinghong thought in his heart, and explained to Du Yiheng at the same time: "Manager Du, I think those people are making trouble for no reason. They are the remnants of the 'Hailong Gang', and now they want to come back." Occupying the dock here, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world?"

But Du Yiheng waved his hand: "I don't care what the reason is, I just don't want to see the Kowloon Wharf become unstable. The reason why we let you gangsters enter the wharf was to maintain the stability of the wharf. The "Hailong Gang" of ghosts is like this, and so is your "Heshengtang". Oh my god, just such a thing happened, hum! It really disappoints us!"

Hearing Du Yiheng's cold words, Shen Jinghong felt annoyed, and explained: "But Manager Du, that is the remnant of the 'Hailong Gang'..."

Before Shen Jinghong finished speaking, Du Yiheng raised his hand and interrupted her: "Since you want to take over the territory vacated by the 'Hailong Gang', you should be prepared to deal with the problems left by the 'Hailong Gang'." And solve these problems, don’t you think about how to solve these problems at all? If that’s the case, what are you talking about replacing the ‘Hailong Gang’ to take over the Kowloon Wharf?”

Shen Jinghong's complexion changed. It was true that she hadn't considered everything. She originally only wanted to defeat the "Hailong Gang". With the support of Angus and Wharf, she could easily take over the territory of Kowloon Wharf. Now, how could they have thought of the "unemployment problem" of the low-level porters of the "Hailong Gang".

She wanted to say more, but Du Yiheng said: "Ms. Du, I don't care what method you people from 'Heshengtang' use, you will get this matter settled within two days. Moreover, I don't allow you to use force. Solve it, now dozens of people have been killed or injured outside, if there is another major bloodshed and the reporter finds out, the reputation of our Wharf company and even the Jardine Matheson Group will be greatly damaged."

Although the Jardine Group is the most powerful consortium in Hong Kong, the residents of Hong Kong are still mainly Chinese. Due to the oppression of the British Hong Kong government, the Chinese in Hong Kong are already repelling the British Hong Kong government and British companies. If there is a group incident and the Chinese are extremely angry, it will be a big trouble for the Jardine Group.

"The business here at the Kowloon Wharf cannot be stopped for a day. I will give you two days and you will be under a lot of pressure." Du Yiheng said to Shen Jinghong: "If this matter cannot be settled within two days If so, then I will have to discuss with Mr. Angus and find another force to maintain the stability of our Kowloon Pier."

Du Yiheng's words were not loud, but to Shen Jinghong's ears, they were undoubtedly thunderous.Staring at Du Yiheng closely, Shen Jinghong knew that these rich men just used underworld forces like the "Hailong Gang" and "Heshengtang" as tools, and used them if they could be used, and discarded them if they couldn't.

And even though Shen Jinghong was upset, she didn't dare to confront Du Yiheng face to face, she just said calmly: "Manager Du, I know what to do." After saying that, she turned around and left in a huff.

Hearing the "bang" of the door closing, Stephen frowned, as if talking to himself: "The underworld is the underworld, after all, it is rude and immoral."

But Du Yiheng waved his hand and said slowly: "Hey, don't judge a person lightly. The underworld is full of blood and blood. She, a woman with a dead husband, can settle the unstable elements in the gang and control a large society. It is not easy to fight for a development path in the underworld. Such a woman is much more powerful than many men."

Stephen couldn't help but glanced at Du Yiheng. Seeing that his expression was calm and unremarkable, he thought to himself, "What's wrong, sir? Didn't he hate those rough and shallow people in the underworld?"

Besides Shen Jinghong, she left Du Yiheng's office in a rage, and walked outside in a hurry, Wang Hu hurriedly followed: "Sister Hong, what's the matter, did that Du Yiheng blame you?"

Shen Jinghong didn't speak, went downstairs and walked straight to the direction where Lin Zhongjian and others gathered.

It is very difficult for Shen Jinghong to quell this matter within two days without resorting to force.Because the group of "Hailong Gang" are clearly here to play tricks, and it is no wonder that they have cut off the way of making a living after all, and no one is willing to let it go.

Shen Jinghong thought hard, but he couldn't think of a way to drive these troublemakers out of the Kowloon Wharf.

Suddenly, the look in Qin Haoran's eyes that looked at her yesterday before leaving appeared in her mind.

She stopped abruptly, turned around and asked Wang Hu: "Ah Hu, tell me, is it possible that Qin Haoran did this?"

(End of this chapter)