sbdcsierra Chapter 415
Chapter 415
Chapter 415
The coachman, police officers, and citizens all saw Inspector Ghost being thrown down, and the middle-aged coachman climbed up on the ground, holding a bloody dagger in his hand, all panicked. The citizens fled in all directions, and the policeman shouted: " Bell sir!"
"Chong sir!"
The Chinese police officers rushed to the injured officer, fearing that the officer would die on the spot.Brother Zhan landed on all fours, using both hands and feet, scrambling and pushing away the police officers, rushed out of the encirclement, and shouted: "Get out!"
"Flash!"
The coachmen at the wharf just reacted, and rushed out of the street in groups of three and four.The two police officers set their sights on Brother Zhan and wanted to arrest him for the crime, but they were resisted by the dagger that Brother Zhan swung. Some citizens flashed by, and they could only helplessly stamp their feet to stop.
Brother Zhan also quickly disappeared from the scene
The North Point pier was immediately blocked by police officers. First, the police fired shots, and then the coachman drew his knife. The incident continued to escalate and became more intense. Citizens were crowded at the pier, and flights continued to operate.
The white car arrived at the scene and pulled the injured police officer away.
Tai Kwun.
A police superintendent hurried into the deputy director's office, stood at attention and saluted, and shouted, "Sir Patton."
"What's the matter?" Barton was wearing a uniform, and he had just arrived in the police force to work, and his expression was still sleepy. Seeing his subordinates in a hurry, he felt a little displeased.His subordinates were serious and anxious: "At six o'clock in the morning, Chief Inspector Chung Jerry of the Operation Department of the North Point Department took people to the pier to disperse the illegal assembly. The driver refused to leave after two rounds of persuasion. During the forced dispersal, the driver resisted violently. , Sir Zhong shot to subdue him, unexpectedly, the coachman had a weapon, Sir Zhong was stabbed in the abdomen, seriously injured, and has been admitted to the hospital for emergency treatment."
"Trash, you can't handle even a trivial matter, didn't you kill anyone?" The sleepiness on Barton's face disappeared, and he turned to an angry expression: "How does the North Point Police Station manage to disperse a group of coachmen and use guns! "
"According to the police officers at the scene, the driver was deliberately provocative." The superintendent held the document under his arm, and said solemnly, "A driver was shot and died at the scene. No police officer was injured except Sir Zhong, but Sir Zhong's The situation is not optimistic.”
"Last night, I issued an order to disperse the illegal assembly. It took me one night to prepare for the operation. Can the North Point Police Station find opportunities for the driver to make trouble?" Barton was inexplicably surprised, and he had already guessed that the driver intended to make things big. .
The middle and low-level British police officers have been in peace for too long, and they are used to living with the assistance of the Chinese police, so they have lost the most basic vigilance.Regardless of his repeated orders last night, he still puts violent expulsion first. He doesn't understand that the Chinese at the bottom are a powder keg, and it is extremely easy to be made a fuss about. The most likely person behind the scenes is the Chinese.
The superintendent continued to report: "Currently, the North Point Police Station has sealed off the pier for control."
"Immediately remove the port control."
Patton knew that the control dock could quickly extinguish the fire and suppress the drivers in the North Point, but it was obviously not a problem in the North Point now. Citizens detained at the dock would also cause unfavorable public opinion. The dock's decision is not wrong.
"Yes!"
replied the Superintendent.
"In addition, find out the identity of the coachman who injured the police with a knife, and issue a wanted warrant, offering a reward of [-] Hong Kong dollars." Barton has the power to issue bonuses and issue wanted warrants.
"Yes, sir!"
"Then notify the rapid response teams of the various departments on Hong Kong Island to stand by. Beware of further riots in various districts, you ask the director of North Point to write a detailed report to me, and I will report to the director first." Barton was afraid that the matter would further escalate. Not daring to be negligent, he made a quick and forceful disposal, and got up and left the office.
"Yes!"
"Sir!" The superintendent stood at attention and saluted, then turned around and walked out with the officer.
Director's Office.
Kun was a little surprised when he saw Patton's visit. He poured a cup of coffee with a smile on his face, and said, "Sir Patton, it's just in time for you to come. Try the freshly brewed coffee?"
"Thank you sir." Barton took the coffee and expressed his thanks very politely, but the action of putting the coffee down without taking a sip betrayed his contempt for Kunxian from the bottom of his heart.After all, since the establishment of the police union and the police fund, Du Kun was the first to be the Chief of Police who could not hold a single position.The police force recognizes that only the chairman of the trade union and the chairman of the foundation, the director of the three powers in one, is the real power. However, the establishment of the two institutions is for the separation of powers, which has led to the fact that there is no director of the three powers. Appear, but at least you must get a position in the trade union or the foundation, otherwise you will not have an overwhelming advantage over the two deputy directors.
Kunxian didn't even get a seat. In fact, the police force now has three deputy directors!There is no actual Commissioner of Police!As the chairman of the foundation and the deputy director of operations, Barton is more aggressive than Kunxian, so he naturally doesn't have any respect for Kunxian from the bottom of his heart.
In his heart, Kunxian is just a person who is pushed forward by the military faction. After finishing this term, he will obediently give way to himself. Otherwise, the military faction will not be able to tolerate him at all. Sir Jian, who was promoted to the deputy director of the Security Bureau, can also concoct it. he.
All in all, Patton was quite satisfied with Kunxian's performance since he took office. He neither interfered with the personnel affairs of the operations department nor provided enough funds for the operations department. He was already secretly upset, but on the surface, he was still invited to sit in the sofa area, and asked politely, "Do you have anything to do with me?"
"Yes."
Patton was fine and never went to the director's office. He said bluntly: "The day before yesterday, the rickshaw union organized a 5 cents run across Hong Kong. A large number of drivers gathered in the wharf, Central and other places. Since the event was to resist the increase in ferry prices It involves social movements, and I think the police should pay more attention."
"And in order to prevent the movement from evolving from a commercial model to a violent one, when I found out that there were 80 or [-] drivers gathered in one place on the street, I ordered the police to disperse them in the name of an illegal assembly."
"Ah."
Kun Xian nodded in approval: "You are right, Sir Patton, the 5 cents run across Hong Kong is not a purely commercial activity, but a social movement, but they behave in different ways. Gatherings of more than 50 people really need to be respected. Police application."
Patton was much relieved: "This morning, the Operation Department of the North Point Police Station sent people to the pier to disperse the gathered drivers."
Department of Operations.
Office of the Chief Superintendent.
"Brother Xian, Patton has entered the director's office to look for Kunxian." Yan Xiong knocked on the door lightly, and after getting permission, he opened the door and reported aloud: "The office has signed a warrant and is looking for Zhan Weimin. Response teams have been informed."
"Fully armed and on standby for [-] hours."
He Dingxian put down his pen and sneered: "The deputy director is awe-inspiring. He can mobilize hundreds of people and kill an industry with a single sentence. If there is no support from the Rickshaw Association, I am afraid that this event will not even be launched."
"Notify Akun, let the brothers come out to do things at ten o'clock, and give the newspaper reporters two hours to write the afternoon paper."
"Know it."
"Boss." Yan Xiong smiled hippie, as if he didn't take things to heart.
After all, this struggle was just a small disturbance within the police force, not even a struggle between the two major factions, at most it was a purge within the pro-China faction, and only now has only one death and one injury, it is not a major riot at all.
Of course, the matter had to be a big one to get Barton out of the police force, but it couldn't be too big, otherwise, Kun Xian had just come to power, and it would be easy for others to attack him.And because Barton's brothers overlapped with He Dingxian and Kun Xian's forces, the people underneath would be very confused, and they couldn't figure out how to fight.In this case, no one will kill them. It is best to give them another reassurance.
"Let Sir Ge come forward to call the heads of the various agencies and ask them to suppress the response forces below. The first principle of action is not to harm citizens, and the second principle of action is to report to the director of the police department."
"I will be responsible for things that happen, and I will not be held accountable below the director level." This order of responsibility is very important, and it can greatly win over the positions of middle and low-level police officers.
Patton wanted to use the quick reaction force as a weapon, so he put layers of shackles on the weapon.
Besides, Patton couldn't even fully implement the order to disperse the assembly at the bottom, so how could the bottom police officers easily make a decision when the high-level opinions disagreed?Conservatism is always the first choice of people, while radicalism requires the stimulation of interests and authority.
"Yes, sir!"
Yan Xiong replied immediately.
After Yan Xiong left, He Dingxian did not go to the front line to command, or call to win over the police station commander.After all, even the Chief of Police is his man, so why should Patton fight him?The military faction has some power in its hands, but the banner of the military faction has been broken long ago. Without someone from the pro-China faction to come forward and order, the bottom police officers dare not move at all.
On the contrary, the brothers in the society had already prepared everything, gearing up all night, and everything went according to plan.
It was more than nine o'clock in the morning.
With the end of the morning rush hour and the deregulation of the North Point pier, citizens have arrived at companies and shops one after another to go to work. Many people have been delayed due to the temporary control, resulting in dissatisfaction with the handling of the Hong Kong government.
Moreover, the citizens saw with their own eyes that the police force shot at the coachman first, and the police officer was injured only after the coachman was shot.In any case, that one shot from the police caused the citizens to favor the coachman, not to mention the fact that the citizens could benefit from the coachman's rallies.
As the time came to ten o'clock, more and more coachmen began to gather at the Wanchai pier of the Star Ferry. Many coachmen held protest banners in their hands, saying "police kills", "police kills", "interference with freedom" Market" and other black characters.
The manager of the Star Ferry saw more than 100 people gathered at the pier in a short period of time. He was so frightened that he sweated profusely. While reporting to the company's senior management, he brought people to explain to the Rickshaw Association.
(End of this chapter)