Chapter 1016 Escape to the Embassy
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The intelligence department, security department, and counter-terrorism department are all very nervous!
It is not everyone who already knows who a certain chief is referring to or what scandal is involved. The key is how to define the scandal in the mouths of the French.
To be honest, even Yu Yunfu, who was between the first and second lines, was shocked when he heard the news: Strictly speaking, Zhao Yaoyao was also an illegitimate daughter, and being infinitely magnified and spread to Europe and the United States is also called a shocking scandal.
This is the case with Yunfu, the other vice-national leaders above the country can imagine how they think.
The highest level was furious and ordered to arrest immediately and be punished according to the Chinese Criminal Office, rather than "deported"!
Henry also has many informants in Kyoto. He has combined all aspects of information to understand that he is troubled and causes big trouble. If he is caught, he may not be able to get out of this life!
In desperation, he rushed into the Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho to China!
The Kingdom of Lesotho, most people probably have never heard of it, but it is indeed a country. It is a "country among the country" located in South Africa, and is one of the least developed countries in the world announced by the United Nations. The country's population is only 2.1 million, which is slightly larger than ordinary county towns.
It is extremely poor, and even the capital is built by countries around the world, including *** aiding the stadium and some office buildings of the main government!
However, no matter how poor or small or backward they are, the embassy is a sacred and inviolable territory, representing the dignity and status of the country.
The police had no choice but to surround the embassy and ask the Foreign Affairs Commission to come forward to negotiate.
The Foreign Affairs Commission urgently summoned the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Lesotho, declaring that Henry had violated Chinese laws and had to be investigated. However, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Lesotho emphasized the immunity of diplomatic personnel on the grounds that Henry held a diplomatic passport in the Kingdom of Lesotho.
This is the stolen point of the European Star News Agency. Usually, they try every means to get diplomatic passports for journalists and writers - God knows what method to use, and once something happens, they will use diplomatic immunity to get out of it.
If criminal cases, economic disputes or civil disputes are involved in the past, just turn a blind eye. But Henry's own words are related to the privacy of senior leaders. The relevant departments have received the death order "must be arrested" and there is no way to go. After the negotiations failed, they had to continue to besiege the embassy and put on an attitude of not giving up until they achieved their goals.
Although the attitude is tough, the Foreign Affairs Commission, including Yu Yunfu, understands that diplomatic conflicts must be resolved through diplomatic channels, and the contradictions must be resolved under the surface.
This made me think of Zhao Yaoyao.
The reason is simple: the Kingdom of Lesotho is one of the members of the Commonwealth, and the head of the Commonwealth is also its nominal head, and has always been asylumed by the British.
Not only that, in fact, Britain maintained a strong influence in all aspects of the rule of the economy of the Kingdom of Lesotho. There were shadows behind the important officials of the government and the chaebol. It can be said that it continued the ruling system of the British colonies in the past.
The Foreign Affairs Commission tentatively contacted the British side, and the situation was not optimistic.
On the one hand, Henry is a French nationality. As two major countries in Europe, Britain pays great attention to maintaining relations with France. It is neither too close nor harsh. It is a kind of lukewarm gentleman friendship. On the Henry issue, no matter how the Kingdom of Lesotho is done, France will think that Britain is suspected of playing coaching chess.
On the other hand, both of the so-called Western liberal democratic camps and have the same ideas and beliefs, the British actually appreciate Henry's approach and are too late to instigate secretly. How could they force the "fighter" to be handed over "authoritarian and powerful"? In that case, they will lose a lot of points internationally and will also lead to the loss of votes at home.
It is reasonable that the British Foreign Office cannot agree to "assist in the work."
There was no way, Yu Yunfu thought of Zhao Yaoyao, who had already gained a foothold in London.
Like all European and American countries, the British are just a means to win voters, and ultimately, they care about votes.
The business world has always been a heavy area for votes, and nothing will be achieved without the support of the business world; the business world is the source of funds for Zhengke's campaign, so if you have no money, you can only stare at me.
Zhao Yaoyao has established a very strong position in the London business community with his strong strength and long-lasting energy.
For example, in the midterm elections of the London City Council, 12 of the 17 candidates Zhao Yaoyao secretly supported were successfully elected; the mayor of London reorganized the municipal team and solicited Zhao Yaoyao's opinions twice.
In the House of Commons, which marks the mainstream Masato in the UK, at least eight members of parliament publicly admitted to being Ms. Zhao's "best friends".
Many people in China even Fang Sheng do not understand how Zhao Yaoyao's personality is so popular in the UK. To put it bluntly, it is related to national character.
Zhao Yaoyao is cold and conservative by nature and keeps others from a thousand miles away, which is just in line with the arrogance and indifference in the bones of the British, and the independence of the gentleman who appears to be always keeping a distance from others.
Therefore, British people do not like the exaggeration and enthusiasm of Americans, and think that it is "too rude"; they do not like the Chinese people to get to the bottom of the matter after meeting, and think that it is "disrespectful"; they even do not like Japanese people with similar styles, and think that it is "hypocritical".
But I think Zhao Yaoyao is both implicit and rational in the Eastern style, and is very compatible with the temper.
On Zhao Yaoyao's side, the reason why he bit the bullet and interacted with heavyweights in the political arena was not only the need for business development, but also the private care of Yu Yunfu.
On the eve of the transition from Hong Kong to London, Yu Yunfu had a deep conversation with his daughter, including marriage considerations, business prospects, children's education, etc. Finally, he mentioned Zhengzhi.
At that time, Yu Yunfu said that no matter what you do in London or what achievements you have achieved, one thing you must always remember - who your grandfather is! All your actions must be responsible to the country, to the nation, to the reputation and responsibilities of the family. This is your innate obligation!
Therefore, when Wei Junsheng acquired Northumberg Precision Instrument Group according to the highest-level intentions, Zhao Yaoyao withdrew from the competition without hesitation; when the Americans learned that Chinese central enterprises were involved and obstructed, Zhao Yaoyao picked up the project again.
Yu Yunfu asked Zhao Yaoyao to take the upper level and directly lobby for Minister of Foreign Affairs and Federal Affairs Chebman.
Similar to the United States, the United Kingdom implements a major foreign policy. Its status as a minister of diplomacy and federal affairs is higher than that of the Minister of Defense, Minister of Interior, Minister of Transportation, etc., and second only to the Chief Secretary of the Finance Department.
Chebmann is a strong figure in the British cabinet and is said to have received enough support to prepare for the next Prime Minister. He also performed well in international affairs, publicly angrily against the US president; he refused to salute the emperor when he visited Japan; because the etiquette of prior consultation was not in place, he stayed in the plane for four hours after arriving in Australia until the other party made arrangements.
However, in the UK, Chebmann's close ties with the business community have always been the handle for the other party's attack. His three brothers are port tycoons in Sweden, the Netherlands and Hong Kong. It is hard to say that Chebmann did not use diplomatic resources to seek personal gain for his brothers, and it is hard to say whether his brothers have transferred their interests.
In response, Chebman publicly argued that when you have more than one siblings, you will not be able to interfere in their careers unless you prepare enough money to raise them. I did not make a pound from my brothers' business. In the future... When I withdraw from politics, I may be a sailor at the port, who knows?
Coincidentally, Zhao Yaoyao forcibly acquired the container terminal of Hong Kong tycoon Zuo Luanxiong in the southwest deepwater port of Hong Kong for a gamble. The reason was that a reporter named Yu found out about the complex relationship between Fang Sheng, Bai Ling and Zhao Yaoyao, as well as the various secrets that happened to the three of them in Santan Town, and planned to publish it in the Oriental Pearl Weekly under Zuo Luanxiong. Zhao Yaoyao fiercely shorted Luanxiong's real estate, and the directors faced the fate of replenishment of pledged loans with equity pledged loans or forced reclaims by banks.
It was really unbearable. In order to protect Luanxiong's high-quality assets, the board of directors closed the weekly magazine on the one hand, and announced on the other hand that Zuo Luanxiong would no longer serve as the chairman of the group. Zuo Luanxiong, who lost control of Luanxiong's real estate, shrank by 40%. In order to get out of the predicament, he had to auction the container terminal located in the deepwater port in the southwest of Hong Kong.
Zhao Yaoyao originally suppressed the price and did not intend to acquire it. At this time, the Yu family, Wu family and others had a conflict with the Zhan family, and the outlet was blocked by the Zhan family. In order to seek strategic breakthroughs, Yu Yunfu ordered Zhao Yaoyao to buy the container terminal at a price of 60% off.
Since then, Zhao Yaoyao met Chebman’s elder brother because of business dealings.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Yaoyao knew that Chebman's defense was purely a lie.
Taking the British warships docked in Hong Kong as an example, the Ministry of Defense has the final say in the military deployment; but the specific details of the parking, such as which dock to dock, how much the cost, which company to purchase daily necessities at a designated location, etc., are arranged by the diplomatic department.
Do you need to talk about the remaining questions? Talking about the rule of law is the law that is common to the world's officialdom. Even if Chebmann doesn't say a word, the diplomatic department knows how to take care of the boss's business.
In the second half of last year, Brother Chebman felt that Hong Kong was getting worse and worse. The macroeconomic recession caused the ocean shipping volume to drop sharply, and shipping giants fell one after another. The continuous launch of deep-water ports along the mainland from north to south coast has snatched many large orders in Hong Kong. In addition, the commercial operations of central enterprises have become increasingly mature after opening the Kara Isthmus Canal in Thailand, which not only weakens Hong Kong's presence, but also the Strait of Malacca and Singapore are facing a survival crisis - this is a later story, so I won't mention it for now.
Brother Chebman plans to sell the pretty good deep-water port and turn to Nordic investment. Although the taxes are a little high and the laws are relatively strict, relying on the booming deep-sea fishery, it can maintain slow growth within a predictable decade or twenty years.
The wishful thinking is made, but in the current economic downturn and cash is king, who is willing to easily spend billions or even tens of billions to acquire Hong Kong deepwater ports is not optimistic?
The more I couldn't sell, the more anxious I was. From September last year to the beginning of this year, Brother Chebman had unknowingly reduced the price by 20%, but no one was interested in it.
I can’t afford to buy anything I can’t afford, but I don’t want to buy something I can afford.
In desperation, Brother Chebman entrusted everywhere, and finally someone recommended Zhao Yaoyao. Brother Chebman had been doing business in Hong Kong for a long time, and the "way of relationships" in Deep Deep East did not come forward directly, but asked his younger brother's secretary to attack in a roundabout way and tactfully proposed an invitation to takeover offer.
Zhao Yaoyao's career development focus has shifted to the UK, and Hong Kong is thinking about gradually losing his hands, but at first glance, he has little interest.
I went back to summon the assistants to discuss and changed my mind slightly.
The container terminal currently owned by Zhao Yaoyao is only separated from Brother Chebman's deep-water port. If you eat the middle part in time, you can form a huge throughput and complete functions, and can undertake all businesses from warships to ocean-going giant ships.
More importantly, once a war breaks out, it can be immediately converted into a military port and cooperate with the South China Sea Fleet to carry out military operations!
Chapter completed!