Chapter 182 Condolence Interview
Chapter 182 Condolence Interview
The next morning, the sun penetrated the early winter mist and shone on the streets and alleys of Shanghai.
"Ms. Jiang, can we really rescue them successfully?" Wei Yuqing sat in the passenger seat and looked at Jiang Shiyuan with a worried look on her face.
"Don't worry, Yuqing, I know what I'm doing!" Jiang Shiyuan smiled slightly, his eyes firm.
"We will use the name of a condolence interview to tell this good news to Captain Xie in person!"
The black Citroen soon arrived at the gate of the Italian military camp, and two fully armed Italian soldiers blocked their way.
"Stop! This is a military stronghold, no outsiders are allowed to enter!" one of the soldiers said in stiff Chinese.
Jiang Shiyuan got out of the car swiftly and handed over President Mellen's handwritten letter in a neither humble nor arrogant tone.
"We are here to express our condolences and interview the 'Eight Hundred Warriors'. This is the handwritten note from General Manager Mellen, as well as our press pass. Please let them know."
The soldier took the handwritten note and the press pass, checked them carefully, looked Jiang Shiyuan and Wei Yuqing up and down, then turned and walked into the sentry box to make a phone call.
"Hey, there are two ladies here who want to visit and interview Xie Jinyuan, and they also brought a handwritten note from the general manager..."
A few minutes later, the soldier came out and said to Jiang Shiyuan and Wei Yuqing, "Come with me!"
Jiang Shiyuan and Wei Yuqing smiled at each other, seeing joy in each other's eyes, and prayed in their hearts that everything would go well.
After passing through layers of checkpoints, Jiang Shiyuan and Wei Yuqing finally arrived at the barracks where the "Eight Hundred Heroes" were imprisoned.
Before they got close, they heard deafening singing coming from inside: "Chinese men, Chinese men, hold up the sky with one hand..."
The song was passionate and full of heroic spirit of facing death head-on. Jiang Shiyuan and Wei Yuqing felt their blood boiling and their eyes became red.
"Report!" The soldier at the barracks door recognized Jiang Shiyuan and Wei Yuqing, saluted them immediately, and shouted loudly: "Commander, Miss Jiang and Miss Wei are here to visit you!"
The singing stopped abruptly, and a moment later, a tall and straight figure appeared at the door.
"Thank you, Captain!" Jiang Shiyuan and Wei Yuqing shouted in unison.
"Ms. Jiang, Miss Wei, why are you here?" Xie Jinyuan's eyes were full of surprise when he saw them.
"Thank you, Captain. We are here on behalf of Mr. Mellen, the general manager of the Municipal Council, to express our condolences and interview you and your subordinates."
Jiang Shiyuan quickly explained in a polite manner and handed over some gifts of comfort.
"General Manager Mellen?" Xie Jinyuan was a little confused. He had never met the general manager of the concession before. Why would the other party suddenly be so kind?
"Thank you, Captain. You don't have to worry too much. President Mellen also admires your and the soldiers' heroic deeds, so he specially asked us to come here to express our condolences." Wei Yuqing added.
Although Xie Jinyuan still had some doubts in his heart, when he saw his old friends coming, he warmly invited them into the barracks.
After Jiang Shiyuan entered the room, he saw that everyone around him was his own people, so he quickly explained: "Thank you, Captain, we came here this time because we actually have something more important to tell you!"
"Oh? What's the matter?" Xie Jinyuan's heart moved, and he vaguely felt that something big seemed to be happening.
Jiang Shiyuan leaned close to Xie Jinyuan's ear and whispered, "Captain Xie, we have reached a secret agreement with General Manager Mellen."
"He will arrange for the guards here to relax their vigilance secretly at ten o'clock tonight."
"You guys make preparations in advance, and then we can cooperate with each other and evacuate during the chaos!"
"What?!" Upon hearing this, Xie Jinyuan excitedly grabbed Jiang Shiyuan's hand and asked in a trembling voice, "Can we really... leave here?"
"Absolutely true!" Jiang Shiyuan nodded affirmatively, "Don't worry, Captain Xie, we will make all the necessary preparations, and you will definitely be able to leave safely tonight!"
"That's great, that's great!" Xie Jinyuan was so excited that his eyes were filled with tears. He held Jiang Shiyuan's hand tightly and choked up, saying, "Thank you... On behalf of these brothers... thank you!"
"This is what we should do. You are all national heroes. No need to thank you!"
"Due to time constraints, we still have to go back to make some arrangements, so we won't stay here for too long."
"Yes, yes, yes, look at me, I'm so happy that I'm confused!"
Xie Jinyuan quickly let go of Jiang Shiyuan's hand, took a deep breath, and calmed himself down.
"Miss Jiang, please rest assured that we will cooperate with your actions when the time comes!"
"Okay!" Jiang Shiyuan nodded, then looked at the soldiers who were surrounding him with expectant faces, and said loudly: "Dear heroes, please wait patiently for a few more hours. We will definitely bring you back to the team at ten o'clock tonight!"
"Return to the team! Return to the team! Return to the team!"
The soldiers suddenly burst into deafening cheers, and everyone's face was filled with excitement and joy.
After Jiang Shiyuan took Wei Yuqing away from the Italian military camp, he first drove her back to the newspaper office, and then went to Baomozhai.
"Shennong, you are awesome. You actually managed to convince that old fox Mellen!" Stationmaster Wang slapped the table, looking excited.
Jiang Shiyuan smiled slyly, "After all, it's hard for President Myron not to be tempted by the big piece of fat meat like penicillin."
Stationmaster Wang took a puff of his pipe and asked, "What are you going to do next?"
"Tonight's rescue operation still requires the assistance of our snake catcher team." Jiang Shiyuan said decisively.
"I suggest that our people create some harmless chaos outside the Italian military camp and pretend to attract the guards' attention..."
After hearing the plan, Stationmaster Wang agreed immediately without any hesitation.
"That's right. This way, we will have a better chance of rescuing the 'Eight Hundred Warriors' safely!"
"By the way, do we need the Military Control Commission to prepare the means of transport for their transfer?"
Jiang Shiyuan shook his head. "No need, Station Master. Master Du will arrange vehicles and personnel from the Green Gang to meet us outside the military camp."
"For safety reasons, we will disguise our soldiers as members of the Qing Gang, which will make it easier for them to avoid detection by the Japanese pirates."
She smiled confidently, "Tonight, we will definitely get the 'Eight Hundred Warriors' out of the concession and back home safely!"
Night falls, the moon is dark and the wind is strong.
Outside the Italian military camp in a corner of the International Settlement, there was a tense atmosphere as if a storm was about to break out.
"Shennong, have we arranged all our men?" Stationmaster Wang asked in a low voice.
"Don't worry, Station Master. Everything is ready. We just need the right time!"
After Jiang Shiyuan finished speaking, he looked firmly toward the brightly lit military camp in the distance.
"Very good!" Stationmaster Wang patted Jiang Shiyuan's shoulder vigorously, "Shennong, be careful!"
"Yeah!" Jiang Shiyuan nodded heavily and turned away.
"Kuafu, Nezha, Houyi, are you ready?"
"Ready!" the three answered in unison.
"Go!" Jiang Shiyuan gave an order, and the four of them quickly disappeared into the night.
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