Chapter 9: The Stormy Weather of Diaoyu Island (Part 2)

  After the Senkaku Islands incident, the US government spared no effort to avoid conflict between Taiwan and Japan, because once a war breaks out, it will definitely affect the US policy in the Asia-Pacific region.

  The first to be threatened would be the already bogged-down Vietnam War, as at that time the Taiwanese authorities might close down Taiwan's airports and ports for use by US forces.

  Secondly, the outbreak of conflict between Taiwan and Japan will once again weaken US influence in Asia. Since the Korean War, with the Soviet Union becoming increasingly powerful, US power in Asia has been gradually shrinking, and just as the Vietnam War is about to be lost, the Soviet Union and China will control the entire Indochina Peninsula. At this critical moment, if two important allies of the United States conflict with each other, how can the United States bear it?

  So US Ambassador to China, William H. G. FitzGerald, immediately came upon receiving the statement from Taiwan authorities and then told Lin Feng: "Assistant Li, I hope you can understand that the US government does not want a conflict between both sides. This is what I hope you can guarantee; if you cannot do so, I have no problem directly finding your President Chiang."

  Lin Feng said with a nonchalant attitude: "Ambassador Ma, I hope you understand this clearly. From start to finish, this matter was entirely caused by the Japanese. They were the ones who collided with our fishermen and occupied our islands. If we want to avoid conflict between our two sides, it's very simple. As long as Japan publicly apologizes and compensates for our losses, acknowledges that Diaoyu Island belongs to us, then I guarantee there will be no temporary conflict with Japan."

  Ma Kungwei thought it was impossible as soon as he heard it, the Japanese would not agree to these conditions. Apologies and compensation might be compromised by the Americans, but acknowledging the sovereignty of Diaoyu Island as China's was even more impossible.

  Even if the Japanese agree that Diaoyu Island belongs to China, the Americans will not agree. Diaoyu Island and the Ryukyu Islands are a thorn placed by the US between China and Japan, making it impossible for China and Japan to get along due to Diaoyu Island. They can guard against Japan while restraining China, and in the future, they can use this point to thoroughly torment China.

  After a few words, Ma Kangwei found that he couldn't change Lin Feng's mind at all. He could only find Jiang Moumou in anger. However, Lin Feng was not worried about him at all. Before that, he had discussed countermeasures with the father and son of the Jiang family, and the reaction from the United States was expected. After Ma Kangwei left, Lin Feng boarded a civil airliner bound for Hong Kong alone, carrying a special mission. In order not to attract attention from outsiders, Lin Feng could only mix in among ordinary passengers on his way to Hong Kong.

  Mr. Fok Ying Tung is a well-known entrepreneur in Hong Kong. In the 1940s, he began to help his mother run a grocery store, cultivating strong willpower and flexible ways of doing things. After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, he seized the opportunity for the rapid development of the transportation industry and resumed his father's old shipping business. In the 1950s, Hong Kong's population surged, commerce and industry flourished, and market demand for land and buildings grew stronger. He founded Lai Shun Enterprises Limited and started operating in the real estate industry.

  He pioneered the layered pre-sale "building flower" and installment payment business model, making a significant contribution to the development of Hong Kong's real estate industry. The development of the real estate industry drove the building materials industry, and he began to venture into the seabed sand mining industry, becoming the "Sea Sand King". To strengthen his power, he acquired the American-owned Taiping Island Shipyard in Hong Kong, creating a precedent for Chinese people acquiring foreign companies. He also engaged in land reclamation projects, undertaking international tendering projects, and was one of the earliest Hong Kong people to win major international engineering contracts.

  From 1955 onwards, he successively founded Hop Yee Tong Realty Co., Ltd., Shun Tak Shipping Co., Ltd. and other companies, with business scope covering real estate, construction, shipping, building materials, oil, department stores, hotels, restaurants, etc., emerging in the Hong Kong business community. In the mid-1960s, when the Hong Kong real estate industry was at a low ebb, he vigorously advocated for joint development and prosperity, and united with the majority of real estate businessmen to hold the first council meeting of the Hong Kong Real Estate Construction Commercial Association, and was elected as the chairman, serving for 20 years.

  Due to his significant contributions to Hong Kong's economic development, Mr. Stanley Ho is renowned in the business community of Hong Kong and has long served as the President of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong, and was later elected as its Honorary Life President. The Sociedade de Turismo e Divers?es de Macau, S.A.R.L., which he co-founded with others, became a major pillar of Macau's economy and a main source of government revenue, exerting significant influence on the development of Macau's economy. Mr. Stanley Ho is a well-known patriot and close friend of the Communist Party of China.

  He had the aspiration, passion and courage to do things for the country when he was young. During the Korean War, under the circumstances of a comprehensive embargo imposed by Western countries on our country and the British Hong Kong government's armed "anti-smuggling", he organized a considerable fleet in Hong Kong to transport a large amount of urgently needed materials for the motherland, strongly supporting the resistance against US aggression and aiding Korea.

  Lin Feng's trip to Hong Kong was specifically for a meeting with Heung Yee Kuk, ninety minutes later the plane landed at Hong Kong International Airport. After getting off the plane, Lin Feng secretly went to Heung's villa under the arrangement of Heung's family.

  All the way, the people in charge of reception were very enthusiastic, introducing Hong Kong's scenery non-stop. Lin Feng responded casually and absent-mindedly. Before long, the car drove directly into a luxurious mansion. As soon as Lin Feng got out of the car, he saw a middle-aged man in his forties standing on the steps with a smile to welcome him. Lin Feng thought that this must be the famous red capitalist Heung Yee Kuk.

  Seeing Lin Feng coming down, Huo Yingdong hurriedly came forward to greet him, saying: "Welcome Mr. Li, you must have had a hard journey, please come in and take a seat."

  "Mr. Hu is polite, thank you very much for your help this time." Lin Feng bowed with both hands and returned the courtesy.

  Then, He Yingdong led Lin Feng into the house. On the sofa were only He Yingdong and Lin Feng, all others had been driven out. "Hmm," He Yingdong looked at Lin Feng and carefully chose his words: "I don't know if the information conveyed to Taiwan is clear? I can only report confirmed information upwards, otherwise please forgive me for being unable to do anything."

  Lin Feng nodded slightly, indicating that he understood, and then replied in a firm tone: "Mr. Hu should be aware of the recent changes on the Taiwan side. We have cancelled a series of espionage activities against the mainland, and many undercover agents have surrendered to the government. Can't this demonstrate our sincerity? As Chinese people from both sides of the strait who share the same origin and ancestry, we cannot continue down the path of armed confrontation. We should return to the road of peaceful negotiation. President Chiang has already agreed to this point. Do you still have any questions?"

  Lin Feng's words clearly and unmistakably told Ho Ying-tung that Jiang had agreed, so what was he still worried about? After hearing this, Ho Ying-tung made a decision. "Mr. Li, please wait for a moment, I'll ask you to see someone," he said, walking towards the adjacent room. Lin Feng knew in his heart that he was going to invite someone from the mainland side, but didn't know who it would be this time.

  Soon after, an old man with a head full of white hair walked in with Ho Yingdong. He was wearing a grey Chinese tunic suit and looked very spirited. With a smile, he looked at Lin Feng and said: "Hello, I am Liang Weilin, the director of Xinhua News Agency Hong Kong Branch. Whatever you want to talk about, we can discuss."

  Lin Feng looked at the old man with great respect in his heart. No matter what, the older generation of revolutionaries were worthy of our respect. After exchanging pleasantries, they formally got down to business.

  Firstly, Leung Wai-lam agrees with Lam Fung's proposal to ease cross-strait relations, which is also good news for the mainland.

  Secondly, regarding Lin Feng's intention to go to the mainland, he personally expressed welcome but he must report to the Central Government before giving a reply. Lin Feng said that he came with great sincerity to see the central leaders and that he had already obtained the authorization of Chiang Kai-shek and his son before coming, and that he was fully responsible for all negotiations with the mainland.

  Since both sides have the intention to ease tensions, the atmosphere immediately became harmonious. Liang Weilin and Lin Feng exchanged some details, with Ho Ying-tung interjecting occasionally, and soon they reached a preliminary agreement.

  Leung Wai-lim hastily left to report to his superiors, leaving Lin Feng and Ho Ying-dong chatting and laughing together. For the next few days, Lin Feng stayed at the Ho's residence, waiting for a response from the mainland. As Ho Ying-dong was busy with company matters all day, Lin Feng wandered around the Ho's villa alone, and after some time, Ho Ying-dong worried that Lin Feng, being young, would be too bored, so he arranged for his driver to take Lin Feng on a tour of Hong Kong, as no one would recognize him even if they saw him.

  This day arrived in Hong Kong's Yuen Long District, the driver went to a nearby gas station to refuel, Lin Feng said he wanted to walk around by himself, so he agreed with the driver on a meeting spot, and then walked down Hung Tak Road.

  Perhaps it was just after school let out and there were many students on the road, of course, with some hoodlums mixed in among them. Lin Feng walked forward without a care, when suddenly a girl's cry came from the street, "Ah, ah, let go! What are you doing?"

  Following the sound, three little rascals were dragging a pretty girl, saying some dirty words in their mouths, "Little sister, how about being brother's girlfriend?"

  The girl who was being harassed was clearly at a loss, only knowing to struggle back and forth. Her companion didn't know what to do either, so she could only seek help from the people around her. However, when the surrounding students saw those three hoodlums, they all chickened out.

  Lin Feng furrowed his brow and walked over, he hated these thugs the most, they had no skills at all and only knew how to bully the weak. The crowd only saw a young man quickly walk up to the three thugs, stretch out both hands to grab the hair of the two on either side, use force to pull them backwards and throw them to the ground, then stretch out one foot, with a straight kick, knock the middle one to the ground. Turning around again, he gave each of the two who had just been thrown down a kick, instantly the three thugs fell to the ground unable to get up.

  The people around were also stunned, and the thugs who were just noisy and arrogant fell unconscious in the blink of an eye. Lin Feng smiled slightly at the girl after doing all this, "Hey, classmate, are you okay?"

  The girl was also shocked by Lin Feng's sudden stretch of his hand and didn't react for a long time. Fortunately, her companion pushed her and she came to herself, blushing and saying: "Thank you so much just now, my name is Zhao Yazi, I'm a student at Hong Kong Chung Tak Middle School"

  Lin Feng only then noticed Zhao Yazi's appearance, and describing it as 'clear water emerging from lotus flowers, naturally without carving' was not an exaggeration. No wonder she was harassed by those hooligans. Lin Feng waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite, I'm a Taiwanese, here on a business trip. My driver has something to attend to, so I'm just taking a walk alone because I'm bored. Didn't expect to run into this kind of thing. You guys should head back home quickly, my driver will be back soon and I should get going too."

  "Okay, we'll go first, ah, by the way, I still don't know your name?"

  "Lin Feng, the forest of twin woods, the peak of the mountain." The voice came from afar as Lin Feng was walking towards their meeting point. Perhaps Lin Feng didn't know that a chance encounter would be the start of a romance.