Even though China is a weak and backward country in the eyes of Western powers, soldiers from all countries should have the most basic and traditional respect, especially the etiquette between officers. [ ] In any case, even though Yuan Su is young now
, but still has the rank of colonel, which is much higher than a mere captain.
Considering this, Captain Logan immediately realized that the tone just now was indeed a bit exaggerated, so he immediately changed his attitude and said without being too polite but not arrogantly: "General Yuan, from a legal point of view, our priest
It is indeed to help your refugees. What you and I don't want to see happen now, but General Yuan is the supreme commander here. We very much hope that General Yuan can handle this situation as soon as possible and properly.
Vicious x incident.”
The translator quickly translated Colonel Logan's words while deliberately showing humility in his tone of voice.
If he were facing the local officials of Linyu County, he would naturally not be so groveling. He would be arrogant wherever he worked for foreigners. But the key point is that Yuan Su is the nephew of the president, and during this period, Yuan Su also interacted with many people in Beidaihe.
We have contacts with foreign adults, and the relationship is still very good. These two points alone make people worry.
Yuan Su said unhurriedly: "Mr. Captain, your priest insisted on going out of the city to provide relief even though he knew it was unsafe. When he made this choice, he should take responsibility for his actions. Not after the accident.
Put all the blame on us Chinese. What's more, as the French police chief, Father Dou is your citizen. Not only did you not dissuade him, but you also did not send additional soldiers to accompany you for protection. What is your responsibility?
where?"
Logan's face suddenly changed. After thinking for a long time, he said with a strong emotion: "You are making excuses. Father Dou had heard that the disaster had been stabilized and controlled, so he took such a risk to leave the city. [ ] But Wan Wan
Unexpectedly, the so-called disaster situation has been stabilized and controlled, which is just a one-sided statement. Although I have the responsibility to maintain law and order for our country's expatriates, I have no right to interfere in the church's affairs. What's more, this is a good deed. Doesn't it mean that we help you Chinese refugees?
Wrong?"
Yuan Su said calmly: "I am grateful for your good intentions, but you cannot blindly shirk responsibility because of this. Do you know what you are going to do now? Are you asking us for help, or are you blaming us?"
Logan was just about to continue to refute, but suddenly felt that it was not an option to continue arguing like this. What's more, he realized that he had been too impulsive before. He had been dealing with the local officials of Linyu County for many years and was used to the submissiveness of Chinese officials, so when he saw the Chinese
People often have an arrogant side.
After calming down, he remained rational and said: "Okay, General Yuan, I think it will be useless for us to discuss this issue again. The top priority is that our security team's position is to do our best to ensure the safety of our overseas Chinese."
Hearing this, Yuan Su changed his expression slightly. Although he was actively building relationships with foreign forces, as a Chinese, watching these blond and blue-eyed foreigners domineering on the land of his country, there will always be psychological difficulties that are difficult to suppress.
Angry. The reason why he wants to gain the support of foreign forces is simply to learn from the barbarians and learn skills to control them. Because of this, he will never give in on some detailed principles.
But then again, a priest went to provide disaster relief and was kidnapped. This is indeed a vicious incident. Foreigners always like to take advantage of opportunities to cause trouble. If this matter is not handled well, I am afraid it will inevitably trigger another "
Lesson Plan”.
Later, Yuan Su discussed some situations with Captain Logan, asked a few questions, and initially understood the cause and effect of the whole incident. [ ] Yesterday, Father Dou led a total of thirteen church personnel out, including five church personnel.
Three French believers and five Chinese believers were equipped with three ox-carts and four horse-drawn carriages, loading about fifty dan of grain as well as some vegetables, bread and Western medicine.
According to the accounts of the two believers who escaped, one of the Chinese believers had been beaten to death in the chaos. It is now certain that eleven hostages, including Father Dou, are in the hands of the "robbers".
The "robbers" demanded a ransom of 100,000 yuan in cash within three days, and the "robbers" also had firearms and other weapons.
There are many puzzling things about this case. Firstly, who are these "robbers"? Are they refugees or really robbers? Secondly, how did they get their weapons? Of course, if they are really a group of
If there are horse thieves from outside the country, then this question has an answer. Sanyi asked for a ransom of 100,000 yuan. This obviously does not seem like the work of an experienced thief. This number is by no means a small number. At this juncture when the victims have just stabilized.
Above, one hundred thousand yuan seems extremely precious.
Kidnapping and extortion cases are common, but experienced thieves will obviously do what they can. Especially when kidnapping some special hostages, not only will they not be able to earn a ransom, but they may even lose their lives.
Given the status of foreigners in China today, the thieves know that these people can't be easily offended, so even if they take desperate risks, they won't care about anything. After kidnapping someone, but asking for an astronomical figure is tantamount to knowing that the government will not give them.
With this kind of money, you still have to publicize your objections. The final result can only be to annoy both the authorities and foreigners!
These questions are only one-sided speculation and must be further clarified through more detailed investigation.
Yuan Su asked Du Yu to find Chen Wennian and Wu Like. He decided to immediately set up a temporary robbery command team, and at the same time asked Captain Logan to invite the two believers who came back to report the news to come and question them to see if they could be found.
More details.
At first, Captain Logan was not very willing. He came to Yuan Su in the hope that the other party could mobilize troops into the mountains to search as soon as possible, or quickly prepare a ransom for emergencies. As for the two believers who escaped, both of them were victims.
Naturally, he wanted them to have a good rest. Therefore, he deliberately shied away and repeatedly emphasized that military preparations should be strengthened first.
However, Yuan Su just said coldly to Captain Logan: "Should you take command, or should I take command?"
Captain Logan was immediately speechless. No matter how arrogant he was, he could not usurp the other party's authority.
A quarter of an hour later, Chen Wennian and Wu Like rushed to the disaster relief commander's camp. When they heard that the foreign priest had been kidnapped and held for ransom, their faces became shocked. They finally saw that the disaster situation had improved, and now this kind of accident happened again.
, it is really a wave of ups and downs. In the eyes of many Chinese officials, no matter how small the affairs of foreigners are, they are still of great concern.
"The unruly people, they are really unruly people! I don't believe that the government has worked so hard to provide relief, and the central government has spent so much effort in allocating funds, but these unruly people actually do such unscrupulous evil things. It is really unjust." Wu Li Ke suddenly showed his face.
He gnashed his teeth and cursed viciously as if he had lost control of his emotions.
"It is really difficult for this matter to happen at this time, and it is really extraordinary that these gangsters asked for a ransom of 100,000 yuan. In the past, when our 79 bid was outside the customs, the mountains and hills never dared to ask for such high prices, and
I never dare to take advantage of foreigners. I'm afraid this time the situation will not be simple." Chen Wenian said in a solemn tone.
Yuan Su did not make any further statement. Only after Captain Logan sent someone to bring the two believers, he put on a serious face and asked them a few questions, such as the firearms used by these people.
What are their characteristics, what does the leader look like, how many gangsters are attacking the rebel team, the specific direction of their escape, etc.
After answering each question, ask the other one, and at the same time, describe the question in as much detail as possible. On the one hand, it gives the two of them enough time to think, and on the other hand, it also checks their demeanor when they answer the question.
Whether they are Chinese believers or French believers, there is basically no big difference in their answers.
When the volunteer team was hijacked yesterday evening, the situation was too chaotic to determine the exact number of people. But what is certain is that the robbers armed with cold weapons were all refugees, all disheveled and covered with supplies.
The robbers holding firearms were dressed slightly better, at least they didn't look like refugees, and many of them were still riding horses.
Later, these robbers and the rebels began to move around, blindfolding everyone on the way. The reason why we can tell that it is the mountains and forests in the northeast is because the robbers did not blindfold them immediately, but
They started to be wary after walking for a while. Before being blindfolded, they determined that the direction of the team was northeast.
And that night, the robbers loosened the blindfolds of all the hostages. Although it was very dark at the time, everyone could still judge their surrounding environment. It was clearly a densely forested hillside. The hostages slept on this hillside all night, until
Before dawn the next day, someone randomly selected a foreigner and a Chinese among the hostages and asked them to go back and report the news.
Neither of them was sure where the robber was hiding. When they went down the mountain, the robber blindfolded them again. When they reached the foot of the mountain, the robber asked them to walk forward two hundred steps before taking off their eyes.
Anyone who dares to take off the cloth blindfolded beforehand will be shot in the back.
Obviously the hillside is just a temporary resting place and will inevitably move to other hiding places.
None of this sounds like it can explain the problem, but the Chinese believer added one more point at this time. He remembered that after taking off his blindfold that night, he found that the number of robbers around him was obviously not as many as when he was robbed in the evening. Basically, those
There were no refugees armed with cold weapons such as knives, sticks, and spears. There were only some robbers leading horses and holding firearms.