When he retired in 1937, Baldwin selected Chamberlain to succeed him. The Conservative prime minister, Stanley Baldwin, was impressed by one man more than the other. Neville Chamberlain, who, as mayor of Birmingham, had run the city for years, would later manage the treasury much better. He had eventually risen to the position of chancellor of the exchequer six years earlier but, in the peace and prosperity of the 1920s, had done a terrible job. Winston Churchill was a 55-year-old Conservative Party politician who had been a member of parliament for three decades.
Conroy owns a red Ridge Sport, seen in Listening In and used in Payback.It was 1930.Conroy proves himself to be a capable and trusted subordinate and friend to Wei. At first, Conroy treats Wei with suspicion, hostility and even jealousy, though Conroy eventually develops respect and admiration for Wei. This reflects the Water Street Gang's lack of sophistication and poor standing as the weakest faction in the Sun On Yee. Like Winston, Conroy is also a steroid user, is aggressive, relies on brute force and isn't particularly intelligent, in fact Winston had little faith in Conroy's ability to lead the gang. However, he is hardly even intimidating to Wei and is often a nuisance to Winston who quickly loses his patience with him. He is aggressive, short tempered and violent, but he is often kept in check by Winston. Wei later killed Big Smile Lee, ending the long and violent civil war.Ĭonroy is described as "pure muscle" and as a thug. Wei told Conroy to go into a low profile with the Water Street Gang before the election. After the fight, Wei and Conroy managed to convince Ricky Wong, a close partner to Lee, to support Wei instead of Lee. Wei and Conroy managed to fight them off, first in a brutal hand-to-hand fight in Tran's chop shop, leading to a vicious gunfight at the Golden Koi, which spilled into the streets. Lee attempted to intimidate or murder anyone who would not vote for him, hence he sent his men to attack Wei, Conroy, and the Water Street Gang. I guess he figures we can't vote against him if we're dead." ―Wei to Conroy Shortly after, Uncle Po was assassinated, leaving the position of chairman vacant, prompting an election, in which Big Smile Lee considered himself the obvious candidate. Wei later met Broken Nose Jiang, a red pole, due to their compatibility and mutual dislike for Big Smile Lee, offered support to Wei and the Water Street Gang.Ĭonroy was also present at the initiation ceremony of Wei and Jackie, as Uncle Po's chief advisor, Pockmark Cheuk, formally initiated them into the Sun On Yee. Wei refused, threatened Ponytail, and a massive gunfight ensued. He told them that, while they were allowed to continue their operations, that the cut previously belonging to Winston would now go to Lee. Conroy and Jackie were arguing in Club Bam Bam about the next course of action for the gang, when Ponytail, an enforcer for Big Smile Lee came into the club.
Just a short while later, Winston was killed at his own wedding, in an attack by the Jade Gang, posing as the 18K Triad (in turn posing as the wedding's catering staff) and led by Johnny Ratface, a mission planned by Dogeyes. Right now we gotta stick together." ―Wei to Conroy and Jackie