Chapter 69 Shi Zhiyi

After Chu Xiaoxin left, Song Tianyao went to the cafe to order a pastry for dinner. While drinking coffee, he began to look through the books he bought from the Printing Bureau in the afternoon. At this time, he was holding an original English version of "Chrysanthemum and the Knife". This book was originally an investigation and analysis report conducted by American anthropologist Ruth Benedict on the order of the US government to analyze and study Japanese society and the nationality of Japan. It aims to guide the United States how to control Japan after its defeat. After 46 years of publication, it caused a great sensation. Many countries have learned about Japan's abnormal and contradictory social character through this book.

In my previous life, Song Tianyao once read some Chinese versions in his spare time, and this life happened to pass the time in the English version.

Just as Song Tianyao wrote about the bold statement of Japanese militarists in the book: "Use our training to fight against the number of enemy troops, and use our flesh and blood to fight against the steel of enemy troops." When he was in a palpitation, Anji-Peris had already sat in the seat opposite him.

Song Tianyao put the book on the table and looked at Angie-Peris. Sometimes smart people really don’t need others to give too much advice. For example, Angie-Peris had already changed into a silk white pink-edged straight and low-waisted dress, glass stockings on his legs, and a pair of short-heeled retro ladies’ sandals on his feet. Perhaps because he had drunk wine at dinner, Angie-Peris’s fair neck was faintly rosy.

She sat opposite her, gentle, literary, slightly sexy but conservative. Song Tianyao didn't know if British men liked the inadvertent style of women, but to put it bluntly, this kind of indifference that was more arrogant and sexy than to cover up should be enough to make Chu Xiaoxin regret not coming here to see this ghost girl lawyer because of trouble.

"A new deputy director named Patrick Mason has arrived at the Industrial and Commercial Administration Office, who is 40 years old, with the Chinese name Shi Zhiyi. He was previously the director of the Municipal Affairs Office. The former director of the Industrial and Commercial Administration Office had returned to London to report his duties last month, but neither London nor the Chief Secretary accepted the appointment of the new director. I heard that the deputy director of Shi Zhiyi will be promoted to a first-class official next month." Angie Peris held his chin with one hand, looked at Song Tianyao slightly and said.

This is the news she got from a male lawyer for this dinner tonight, or the news she screened out from a bunch of news that she thought was in line with Song Tianyao's requirements.

"Waitress, please help this beautiful lady prepare a cup of coffee without adding sugar and milk." Song Tianyao did not respond to Anji-Peris' words, but ordered a cup of hot coffee to the waiter, and then looked at Anji-Peris and said: "Although drinking coffee will affect sleep, in terms of personal experience, I think bitter coffee has some effect on sobering up."

"If your hair and skin become the same as mine, I think you will be a British person." Angie Pellis was more lively and pretty than in the morning.

Song Tianyao picked up the book and continued reading: "Actually, I didn't expect that the British woman who is called conservative in the newspaper would speak so directly. Generally, it would take half an hour to chat before getting to the point?"

"While I'm still awake, ask quickly, Song, I'll fall asleep later." Anji-Peris said to Song Tianyao in a low voice.

Song Tianyao put down the book and looked at the female lawyer in front of him: "I just said that you were talking directly, and now you still need me to ask questions? Are you sure you are not going to have a cup of coffee before chatting?"

"This is the reserve of me, a British woman. I have to wait for the man to ask questions." Angie-Peris said.

Song Tianyao was sure that the other party was not pretending to be drunk and was about to tease him. He looked her eyes flat and said, "Okay, everything you know about this Deputy Director Shi Zhiyi, I would like to say one more thing, your look is very beautiful tonight."

After the waiter brought a cup of bitter coffee and left, Angie-Peris said:

"He and his wife are both members of the Hong Kong Association. He is a member of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Association. His wife is a member of the Royal Hong Kong Horticultural Society. They have three sons and one daughter, and they all live in Hong Kong. I just happened to be qualified to enter the Hong Kong Club Building and could also go to the Horticultural Society. Then you or Mr. Chu, you can meet this deputy director at the Yacht Association."

"There is no British official who is lower than the deputy director? I made acquaintance with a deputy director. I didn't have more than 100,000 yuan to get the bottom of the first time I met. Even a short promise could not be obtained." Song Tianyao rubbed his eyebrows and said.

He was not saying that Angie Pellis didn't do well enough, but the deputy director had a high status. Although Hong Kong is still used to calling the Industrial and Commercial Administration Office the Department of Industry and Commerce, in fact, the Industrial and Commercial Administration Office is one level higher than the Industrial and Commercial Administration Office. Strictly speaking, the Industrial and Commercial Administration Office and the others call it can only be regarded as the Customs Office under the jurisdiction of the Industrial and Commercial Administration Office. It was as if Song Tianyao actually only needed to make friends with a section chief in charge of customs. But now Angie Pellis introduced herself to a deputy director who was in charge of customs, and he was the deputy director who was about to become a regular, and he was already a figure in the Hong Kong colonial government who was about to enter the senior official class.

Only hear the information from Angie Pelis, members of the Hong Kong Society and members of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, these two associations are not allowed to join casually. The Hong Kong Society is located in the Hong Kong Club Building in the Queens Square in Central, and only white British people are allowed to enter. Even yellow people from the UK are not qualified. Moreover, it doesn’t matter if ordinary white British people take their family or friends to enjoy some food, but more private social or entertainment is only open to members. To become a member of the Hong Kong Society, applicants must have members as introducers. Then the applicants need to pay a membership of the membership fee of about 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, with an annual annual fee of up to 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the purchase of a certain amount of bonds issued by the club is usually around hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars.

Only white British people who meet these conditions can become members of the Hong Kong Association. Basically, it is a place where rich British people and senior officials legally collude, and they will never be open to Chinese people.

The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club allows Chinese people to join, but the premise is that whether the member is British or Chinese, there must be a yacht that can regularly participate in the yacht club to hold events or sailing activities.

These two associations are not something that British intermediate officials of the Hong Kong colonial government can afford. At the same time, if you can join these two associations, the method of bribing intermediate officials will naturally not be attracted by the other party.

"This deputy director has just taken office and has just joined the Hong Kong Association. After paying membership fees and subscribing to bonds, he has no savings. I think he should want to make up for his losses. The more investment he invests now, the greater the return in the future." Angie-Peris said gently, stirring the coffee.
Chapter completed!