Chapter 330: The President's Wrath (Part II)
"Wait, you don't know about this?" Jiang Zhongzheng was also taken aback, and quickly turned around, and then saw from his wife's expression that the other party was not playing tricks with him.
"Know what? What exactly are you talking about? Madame Chiang's face was full of questions.
"Some say that Ling Wei detained a German pilot who had parachuted out, and at the same time took a surrendered Japanese officer." Jiang Zhongzheng found that the problem had become complicated, and he thought that it was planned by Mrs. Jiang, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't know about it.
"Where did you hear that, Ling Wei was here just now, and he never mentioned this to me at all." Madame Chiang replied eagerly.
"Niang Xipi, her courage is getting bigger and bigger, such a big thing, even you, the aunt (Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai call your aunt a lady), how can it be done like this." Jiang Zhongzheng walked to the sofa indignantly, turned around and sat down.
"You can figure it out." Finding out that the problem involved her favorite niece, Mrs. Jiang suddenly became anxious.
The Ling Wei that they talked about in the words of their husband and wife before was the famous Miss Kong Lingwei in history, and the rumors about this person in later generations were about to be compiled into a collection of legendary stories, although most of them were false, but one thing was unanimously recognized, that is, the Jiang couple loved and valued her very much, especially Mrs. Jiang, who not only obeyed her words, but also treated her as her own daughter.
"In the afternoon air battle, the Germans also lost two fighters, you know that." Jiang Zhongzheng asked.
"Yes, Ling Wei also mentioned it to me before, she said that several of her subordinates found the wreckage of a German plane and got very important information from it." Mrs. Jiang also felt that something was wrong with the situation, and she hurriedly reported it honestly to her husband.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier, if I didn't ask, how long were you going to hide it?" President Jiang was taken aback when he heard this. He asked, tapping on the armrest of the couch.
"You yelled as soon as you came back, did you give me a chance to speak? Thanks to Ling Wei's filial piety, he never forgot you, the chairman of the committee, as soon as he found out the information about the Germans, he was the first to think of coming to report to me, but you are still blaming her here, and she has changed to someone else, and the Germans who have already taken the things to receive the reward, you don't believe in such a relative, who else can you trust. Madame Chiang is not a fuel-efficient person, and immediately sneered at her in a series of words.
"Then why didn't she tell you that a German pilot was also being detained? You know how serious this is internationally, and now the Germans know about it. The German chargé d'affaires even made a special telephone call to the Military Commission in the afternoon, demanding that we release them immediately. Jiang Zhongzheng said angrily.
"How would the Germans know that Ling Wei detained someone." Madame Chiang asked rhetorically.
They didn't know, they only knew that it was Wu Dewei of the 2nd Battalion of the 53rd Regiment of the 18th Division who took away the German pilots and Japanese prisoners, and also took a lot of things from the plane. At that time, one of our township chiefs happened to be present, and now there are all kinds of human and material evidence, and we cannot deny it at all. At that time, the township chief was attentive and sent someone to keep an eye on Wu Dewei, but it turned out that after they escorted people away for a while, they changed into a truck from Xiangji Company. Lin Weiwen immediately conducted an investigation after receiving the call. Luo Guangwen claimed that this second battalion was seconded by the Central Trust Bureau half a year ago, and the battalion commander had just been replaced. Jiang Zhongzheng explained with a calm face. There was a cold chill in his eyes.
Madame Jiang knew at a glance that something bad was going to happen, and this niece had touched the taboo that Jiang Zhongzheng could not tolerate, that is, recruiting troops without his permission.
"That's also for the cause of the party-state. There is chaos everywhere, and the Trust Bureau also needs to send troops to protect it. Song Meiling argued to herself.
"Don't tell me this kind of thing, I'm afraid this unit has become the escort of Xiangji Company. Now I don't care what the hell is going on. You immediately call Kong Lingwei and ask her to release the person for me immediately, and bow your head to apologize and compensate the Germans for their losses. Jiang Zhongzheng said coldly, compared with the previous anger, it seemed that it was not prosperous, but Mrs. Jiang, who knew his temperament well, knew that he really held a grudge.
This can't be done, we have to find a way to redeem it, Madame Jiang frowned and immediately took it into account.
"I'll call Ling Wei immediately, if that's the case, then I won't protect her, I can deal with it as I want, who let her have such an iron-faced and selfless uncle." Madame Chiang stood up and walked slowly towards the telephone.
In addition, the information she got from the Germans also asked her to return it. Originally, Ling Wei wanted to exchange this thing for aircraft artillery with the Americans, but now it seems that you, who are the chairman of the committee, are so afraid of the Germans, so it is better for her to return the things to the Germans as soon as possible. Madame Jiang muttered and walked slowly to the telephone.
"What are you talking about in that weird way, when have I ever been afraid of the Germans?" Chairman Chiang stood up abruptly. "And that intelligence, the exchange of aircraft and artillery to the Americans, was Ling Wei told you?"
"Of course." Hearing her husband's question, Mrs. Jiang knew that her plan had worked, and she hurriedly turned around and walked back.
"Ling Wei told me that this is the latest model of fighter of the Germans, and even a fighter as powerful as the Japanese is not an opponent, and the Americans will definitely be interested in it. As long as we give this information to the US side, not to mention a dozen planes, dozens of planes will be replaced, and it will not cost us a penny to pick up the same for nothing. Mrs. Jiang said to her husband with a smile on her face.
"But it's not easy to do it if the Germans pursue it." Jiang Zhongzheng frowned, and began to think in his heart.
"Aren't you afraid of the Germans?" Madame Jiang deliberately teased.
"Of course I'm not afraid, it's just about the credibility of the government, after all, they're here to help us."
"In fact, it is very simple to solve, Ling Wei has long thought of it, we don't need to give the original to the Americans, just find someone to copy it. When the time comes, you can delay a little longer, and then return the original to the Germans when the transcription is done here, and they will not notice anything, and even if they find out afterwards, they can push it on themselves. Madame Jiang smiled comfortingly.
"That's how I put it. You can also give it a try. After all, it is for the great cause of the Anti-Japanese War. However, the German pilot had to be released immediately, and it was too long to explain. Chiang Chung-cheng was once again persuaded by his wife, and he had begun to estimate in his heart how much benefit he could get from the Americans.
"Okay, I'll call right away, this dead girl, this time I'm going to talk about her well, why is she so reckless." Madame Chiang walked quickly to the telephone and picked up the telephone receiver.
"Give me Kong Yuan." After giving the order to the operator, she turned her face to look at her husband. After seeing the other party sit on the sofa again, the stone in his heart fell to the ground, and this time he obviously passed the test.
"Hey, I'm Mrs. Jiang, let Ling Wei answer the phone. What the? She's out, where would she run so late? Okay, I know, go get her back for me at once, tell her that it was my order, and let her come to the pine hall as soon as she comes back. There's something urgent, well, okay, that's it. Madame Chiang put down the earpiece. As soon as he turned around to return to the couch, the phone rang suddenly.
"So fast?" Mrs. Jiang muttered and picked up the telephone receiver casually.
"Is it Ling Wei? Oh, it turned out to be Wenbai. What's the matter with calling so late? What the? Right now? Now the chairman of the committee has rested. Oh, yes. It's only past seven o'clock, and he's a little tired during the day today," Madame Jiang replied in a gentle tone.
"Whose phone is it?" Jiang Zhongzheng sat on the sofa and asked loudly.
"It's Zhang Zhizhong, I told him you were resting." Hold the phone receiver. Madame Chiang replied.
"Wait a minute, I'll pick it up, there's nothing important, Wen Bai won't call me out of his way." Jiang Zhongzheng stood up and walked to the telephone.
"Is it Wenbai? I'm Jiang Zhongzheng. Taking the telephone receiver from his wife's hand, Jiang Zhongzheng replied warmly that he still respected Zhang Zhizhong very much.
"What? You know that, too? Yes? The Germans ran to you? This Fisher is really going to see the stitches. The Germans want to see me now? What the? Already at the foot of the mountain? Where are you making the call now? The guardhouse? Wenbai, Wenbai, what do you want me to say about you, okay, I know you have a hard time, yes, I know the problem is serious. In this case, you can find a way to delay me first, so that I have time to prepare, and then bring them up in ten minutes, and that's it. After Jiang Zhongzheng finished speaking, he hung up the phone with a depressed face.
"The Germans found here, Wen Bai was on duty in the Military Commission today, but he couldn't dodge and was caught by the Germans, and now they are in the guard room at the bottom of the mountain, I asked them to come up again in ten minutes." Jiang Zhongzheng raised his hand and wiped his shaved head.
"Can't you just find an excuse not to see you?" Madame Jiang complained.
"No, Wen Bai said that the Germans are already angry, and now the situation is compelling, I have to see it. Let's not talk about that, we only have ten minutes, and now we have to think about how we can deal with the Germans. Jiang Zhongzheng replied depressedly.
Since Hitler recalled Todmann, the ambassador to China, he only kept an chargé d'affaires in China, which did not even have the rank of consular officer, and appointed Fisher, who was originally only a commercial counselor, as the German chargé d'affaires in China, mainly responsible for some affairs related to China's economic and trade exchanges. Although he was in a foreign country with only one secretary by his side, Fisher still conscientiously completed every foreign affairs assigned by his superiors.
After a year and a half in Chongqing, he finally had the day when Germany would re-establish formal diplomatic relations with China, and he would be appointed German consul in Chongqing, and if the Foreign Office did not drop someone down, he might even become the German ambassador to China. Seeing that the relationship between the two sides is developing smoothly, and the position has been secured, but now that this incident has happened, Fisher is even more angry than the military personnel, there is a saying that it is better to cut off a person's future than to kill his parents.
Under the guidance of Zhang Zhizhong, Fisher and Major Sboru walked down the narrow steps to the door of the Pine Hall. At this time, two guards were already standing on both sides of the door, and when they saw a few people coming, they immediately stood up and saluted.
"I'm sorry, please surrender your weapon." The guards didn't recognize Shi Boru's rank, and they didn't know what to call the other party, so they could only vaguely pass the matter.
"Do as he says, Major Spojou." Fisher whispered to Sbojou.
Sbojou neatly opened the holster on her waist, pulled out her silver-plated navy Ruger, and handed it to the guard, who took the pistol and looked at it. Then he casually inserted it into his waist.
"Please come in." The guards stepped out of the way and saluted again respectfully. When I walked in the door, I saw the Jiang couple standing in the foyer waiting with kind smiles on their faces.
"President." After entering the door, Zhang Zhizhong immediately stood up and saluted.
"I am glad that you are willing to meet me, Mr. Chairman, and Madame." Fisher nodded respectfully to Jiang Zhongzheng and his wife.
Luftwaffe Colonel Retpanyu. Feng. Sbojou. Hi! Reinhardt!" Sboru deliberately made a gesture of raising his hand.
"Hey! Reinhart! Fisher hurriedly raised his hand to follow.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, our German friends." Madame Chiang greeted her with a smile on her face and fluent English.
"Please, let's go to the living room and talk."
After the two sides were seated, Madame Jiang politely asked, "Do you want coffee or tea?" ”
"Coffee, thank you." Fisher nodded in acknowledgement.
"This" Madame Chiang looked curiously at Major Shi Boru, who was wearing a leather flight jacket.
"This is Retpanyu. Feng. Major Spojou, Captain of the Luftwaffe Task Force. Fisher introduced in English.
"I didn't expect to be a female flying general. It was the first time I had seen a German female officer, who was already a major, and she was really a role model for our Chinese women. Mrs. Jiang praised Shi Boru with a look of surprise and turned her face to introduce Jiang Zhongzheng in Chinese.
"It is indeed a heroine, a heroine among women, which is admirable." Jiang Zhongzheng nodded in agreement.
"May I ask Major Sporu what he wants to drink, tea or coffee." Mrs. Jiang asked kindly.
"Thank you so much for the compliment, I want coffee, thank you." Sboru replied in fluent English.
"The major is fluent in English." Madame Chiang praised.
"Thank you for the compliment. Madame Chiang. Shi Boru's attitude is still the same as when he entered the door.
"Well, may I ask Mr. Chargé d'Affaires and Major Sboru what happened to you to come to me in such a hurry." Jiang Zhongzheng said with a straight face. Madame Chiang hurriedly translated to Fisher in English.
"Don't you know what's going on?" Fisher was amazed at how much the other party was able to tell nonsense with his eyes open.
"I really don't know what happened, and I ask Mr. Chargé d'Affaires to let me know the details." Jiang Zhongzheng also showed a puzzled expression.
"This" Fisher turned his face to look at Sbojou, and saw that the Air Force Major had frowned.
"Excuse me, this afternoon's air battle. The chairman of the committee should know. Fisher asked.
"I know that, and I would like to express my gratitude to Major Sporu for her at this critical moment in the battle. Extending a helping hand to the Chinese Air Force is the best proof of Sino-German friendship, and I have already made a proposal to the Military Commission to award medals to every German pilot who participated in the afternoon air battle. Jiang Zhongzheng turned his face to Zhang Zhizhong and said.
Zhang Wenbai had already listened stupidly at this moment, but he couldn't tear down his boss's desk in person, so he could only sit on the sofa and face the coffee table in a daze. Hearing Jiang Zhongzheng's question, the lieutenant general hurriedly stood upright.
"Please rest assured that the president will do his best to complete his duties."
"Wenbai, sit down and talk, don't be so restrained." Jiang Zhongzheng stretched out his hand to signal.
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your appreciation of the German pilots. This time we are not here for the afternoon air battle, but for a serious incident that took place after the air war, and it is my duty to represent the Federal Foreign Office of the German Reich to intervene with you. We have already reported this matter to the Federal Foreign Office and the Führer's headquarters, and we are sure that you will soon receive an official letter from the German side. Fisher was tired of this false nonsense, and he said what he meant directly.
"Mr. Chargé d'Affaires, what is going on, our two countries have always been friendly and harmonious, why do you want to be so popular." Mrs. Jiang was puzzled at this time.
"In the afternoon air battle, two of our fighters were injured and fell, one of the pilots who made a forced landing has been found, but the other pilot who parachuted has lost his trace, and there are witnesses who confirmed that he was forcibly escorted away by a group of Chinese army soldiers, and after he identified himself to the other side. I need the Chinese side to give us a joint explanation for this, and I demand that the Chinese side immediately release our pilots and severely punish those responsible. Fisher replied solemnly.
"It just doesn't make sense! I didn't even know that something so big was happening. Jiang Zhongzheng said indignantly.
"Please rest assured that I will immediately send someone to investigate, and once it is confirmed that this is indeed the case, I will order the immediate release of your pilot and severely punish those responsible."
"We have some clues that the German pilot was seized by soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of the 53rd Regiment of the 18th Division of your army, and we also suspect that this matter is related to a trading company in your country." Fisher said.
"In China, everything is about evidence, and I think it's the same in Germany, a half-leaf clue doesn't prove anything, and we can't just wronged law-abiding citizens at will. Besides, there are many Japanese spies lurking in Chongqing at present, as well as some bandits and rebels, and it is difficult to say that they will not disguise themselves as our army. Perhaps, this is a conspiracy by the Japanese to undermine relations between our two countries. My country and your country have long forged a deep friendship, so I ask you to give us some time to get to the bottom of the matter, and I promise that no matter what the outcome is, we will give your country a satisfactory explanation. Jiang Zhongzheng replied with a sincere face.
"However, we already have human and physical evidence," Fisher still wanted to argue, but unfortunately he was only a diplomatic chargé d'affaires, and he could only negotiate in this way until the exact order from Berlin arrived, and he had no right to issue a formal protest.
Just as the two sides were about to start the next round of fighting, there was a sudden argument outside the living room, and then the wooden lattice glass door of the living room was pushed open from the outside.
"Uncle, auntie, look at what I brought you." Before the words fell, a person rushed into the living room from the outside, followed by the two guards standing guard at the door.
Seeing the appearance of the man, Shi Boru jumped up from the couch violently, and she rushed to the man in three steps and two steps.
"Where did you get this dress, where did you get this medal?" Shi Boru's eyebrows were high, and he asked the other party sharply.
She recognized at a glance that the young Chinese man in front of her, who was wearing Gerhardt's flight jacket, was complete with the ensign's epaulette, eagle emblem, and troop armband. What made her even more angry was that there was a first-class Iron Cross hanging in the collar of the other party, and she would not mistake this medal, because it was awarded to Ensign Gerhardt by herself.
"Mother, Xipi! It turned out to be you, the obstacle! Jiang Zhongzheng jumped up at this time, he rushed forward and raised his hand to give Kong Lingwei a resounding slap.
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