Old Mo, eating fish in a courtyard house, reigning supreme in Hong Kong.

Chapter 492: Lei Luo Takes Office, and the Foreigners Are All Unconvinced

Locke stood there, completely dumbfounded.

Someone even the House of Representatives can't afford to offend? A prince of Hong Kong? Princess Anne's husband? And he's Chinese?

Do I still need to pick him up from the airport?

Locke didn't even know how he hung up the phone; his whole body felt ice-cold.

Even now, he still feels like he's dreaming; it's so unreal, so unbelievable.

If the handover is not done well, you'll be sidelined when you get back.

Locke shuddered at the thought.

"Quick, go find out what time of day there are flights from England to Hong Kong today."

"Yes, sir."

Upon hearing this, the assistant immediately ran out to the office to make a phone call.

Just then, the door was pushed open with a bang, and a foreigner hurriedly walked in.

Locke looked up and saw Darrek, the director of his finance department.

As soon as Darrek entered the room, he shouted angrily.

"Governor, what's going on? Why have we suddenly been given a new boss, and a Chinese one at that? How are we supposed to work now?"

"No, absolutely not, I won't admit it. Who does Lei Luo think he is? If he's going to stand above us, I'd rather be dead. Governor, what exactly is going on?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the door was slammed open again.

The person who entered was none other than the Secretary for Justice. This guy became even more excited and shouted even louder.

"Governor, what's going on? How could they let that bastard Raylor lead us? Has the House of Representatives gone mad? Governor, we must petition against him! I don't recognize such a governor. What right does a Chinese man have to be governor? Isn't this a joke?"

This is not over yet.

Immediately afterwards, the director of the Education Department arrived.

Heads of various departments, including the Public Works Department, the Department of Health, and the Transport Department, also came.

Yes, besides the Commissioner of Police William and the Secretary for Land, all the other bigwigs were there.

Locke's office was filled with foreigners. These were all top figures in Hong Kong.

At that moment, they were grumbling and complaining like a group of disgruntled women, indicating that they would absolutely not cooperate with Lei Luo's work.

"Shut up, all of you."

Locke shouted, and the group finally quieted down.

"What are you doing? Are you rebelling?"

Locke shouted again. Only then did the group fall completely silent.

Locke roared, "This is an order jointly issued by the Queen and the House of Representatives! What are you trying to do? Are you planning a rebellion?"

The group of guys immediately lowered their heads.

However, one guy still stubbornly said, "But this is unreasonable! Why should we be removed from your position as governor? Who does that guy Lei Luo think he is? If we're supposed to listen to him, we might as well be dead."

"Yes, why should we listen to a Chinese man? And Lei Luo is just a chief superintendent, why does he suddenly think he can step on our heads? We won't accept this."

"Yes, we disagree."

A bunch of guys started yelling again.

"bump……"

Locke slammed his fist on the table and roared, "All of you, shut up!"

The scene fell silent once again.

Locke said angrily, "If you don't want to work here, then resign and go back. Anyone who wants to resign, hand in your resignation letter now. While I'm still the governor, I'll approve it immediately."

"this……"

The group of big shots were all speechless.

These people can all be considered the number two figures in Hong Kong.

Apart from Locke, in Hong Kong they didn't need to take orders from anyone. They were truly second only to the emperor, above all others.

So how could they possibly be willing to resign?

They stood there, none of them moving.

Locke said angrily, "Come on, hand in your resignation letter! Why aren't you moving? Weren't you shouting loudly just now?"

These guys didn't dare to make a sound anymore.

Seeing that they had given up, Locke said, "Go back and prepare. When Lei Luo comes over, I will hold a meeting with you all to hand over my work."

I'm telling you now, there's a reason why Lei Luo suddenly jumped up here. Even I was removed and replaced by him. Think about it yourselves, how much power does he wield?"

Everyone stared at Locke in astonishment.

Locke then slowly said, "I don't want to leave either. Going back would mean an uncertain future! But what can we do? We can't afford to offend them."

So, you all need to cooperate well with their work from now on, otherwise no one can save you, do you understand?

"I understand."

"I understand."

These guys gave a few scattered replies.

Locke was also helpless. He had already said so much, and as for how much they would listen to, that was up to their fate.

At that moment, the assistant pushed open the door and walked in.

"Your Excellency Governor, Mr. Réllory has arrived."

Locke stood up: "Okay. Now, let's go to the conference room and have a meeting."

In the conference room, Locke sat in the head seat. Lei Luo sat to his left, and behind him stood Piggy.

From now on, Piggy is his assistant.

The long conference table was filled with foreigners.

At this moment, all the foreigners' eyes were fixed on Lei Luo, their gazes filled with daggers. If looks could kill, Lei Luo would probably have been torn to pieces by now.

There was another foreigner. He sat there calmly, his gaze unwavering, completely out of place with the other foreigners present.

This man is none other than the Commissioner of Police, Mr. William.

There was also a Land Bureau Chief. He sat there calmly as well.

He had dealt with Lei Luo frequently and knew some of Lei Luo's secrets. Lei Luo had bought so much land.

Therefore, at this moment, he didn't harbor the same hostility towards Lei Luo as the others. On the contrary, he felt that it was somewhat natural for Lei Luo to be in this position.

Despite being glared at by so many foreigners, Lei Luo sat there steadily, unmoved.

"Alright, now, let's begin our meeting."

Locke began, "First of all, let's congratulate Mr. Reilly on his promotion to Governor. Please welcome him."

After Locke finished speaking, he led the applause. Seeing this, the other foreigners followed suit, clapping symbolically one after another.

Lei Luo saw all of this, but he remained silent.

"Alright. Next, everyone, please take turns introducing yourselves so we can get to know each other better and make things easier later. Governor Leilo, you can start first!"

Without further ado, Governor Lei Luo stood up and said, "Hello everyone, I am the new Governor Lei Luo. I hope that from today onwards, we can work together sincerely to create a better tomorrow for Hong Kong."

I hope we can all cooperate in the future and work together to get the job done. That's all I wanted to say.

After Lei Luo finished speaking, he sat down.