When Lin Yudan saw Duan Zetao coming, he greeted him with a smile on his face, and asked with concern: "Comrade Zetao, are you still used to living here?" If you have any difficulties in life, just tell me ......".

Duan Zetao also replied with a smile: "Thank you Ambassador Lin for your concern, the conditions here are very good, better than when I was in China, I came today to report to Ambassador Lin about work, I heard that our negotiations with country Y on the acquisition of oil wells have begun?!" ……”。

Lin Yudan's face sank suddenly, and he said coldly: "Who did you listen to?!" This is a high-level state secret, and you must not inquire about what you should not inquire about, and you must not spread what you shouldn't say. ……”。

Duan Zetao was not frightened by Lin Yudan's scolding, and replied calmly: "I have nothing to do in the office these days, and the "Foreign Affairs Staff Handbook" in the office has been memorized, so I naturally know very well the work discipline that a diplomatic staff member must abide by, but I think that as a minister counselor, I have the right to know the progress of this negotiation, and before I came, the vice premier specially told me that I would assist you in completing this negotiation, if you insist on not letting me participate in this negotiation, Then I reserve the right to report truthfully to the Deputy Prime Minister! ”。

Lin Yudan saw that Duan Zetao's attitude was so tough, if he really reported to the vice premier, then he would definitely be criticized for squeezing out his subordinates, so he immediately softened, put on a face that loved his subordinates and said: "Comrade Zetao, I don't let you participate in this negotiation is actually to protect you, you don't know, this diplomatic negotiation work is not as good as in China, saying the wrong word may cause international disputes, I also want to wait for you to familiarize yourself with the situation before adding burden to you, but since you insist on participating in this negotiation, Then tomorrow you will prepare to go with me to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Country Y to attend the negotiation meeting......."

Suddenly, his words changed sharply and became stern again, "But I'll talk about the ugly things first, this negotiation is of great significance to my country, if you talk nonsense and cause this negotiation to die in the middle of the negotiation, you will be responsible for all the consequences!" ……”。

Duan Zetao smiled slightly, and said with a needle hidden in his face: "Ambassador Lin, you just have to rest assured, I have long said that I came here to learn from you, naturally I will not talk nonsense, the negotiation is still dominated by you, even if I have any opinions, I will exchange opinions with you in private, and there should not be a situation where I die in the middle ......of the negotiation because I talk nonsense."

What he meant by this was tantamount to telling Lin Yudan, I will not evade the responsibility that I should bear, and I will not be wronged if I should not bear the responsibility, you are the host of the negotiation, you don't want to plant the responsibility for the failure of the negotiation on my head, and suddenly point out Lin Yudan's sinister intention of wanting him to be a scapegoat if the negotiation breaks down.

Lin Yudan laughed embarrassedly twice, and said in a loud voice: "That's good, that's good, Comrade Zetao is really young and old, but I'm too worried about it......", Duan Zetao's vigilance is even heavier, this young deputy is not very old, but he is not slippery and difficult to handle.

The next day, Duan Zetao followed Lin Yudan and several other embassy staff to the conference room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Country Y, and the negotiations should have started at 9 o'clock as agreed, but it was not until half past 9 o'clock that the staff of Country Y who participated in the negotiations arrived late, and the team was led by a middle-aged man with dark skin and a hooked nose. (The names of the people of Y are relatively long, and they are abbreviated as Arakhan below.) ）

That Alahan looked very arrogant, and when he came in, he did not apologize for his late diplomatic faux pas, but pointed at Duan Zetao and said arrogantly in English: "Who is this person, why did you increase the number of negotiators but did not inform us?!" This is simply ignoring our existence, and I don't think there is any need for this negotiation to go any further! ……”。

Duan Zetao's heart was furious, but he still remembered the promise he had promised Lin Yudan not to talk nonsense, so he turned his head to look at Lin Yudan, but Lin Yudan deliberately tilted his head to the side, making it clear that he wanted to see Duan Zetao's jokes, in fact, the reason why Alahan behaved like this was that Lin Yudan talked to him last night and deliberately wanted to give Duan Zetao a dismissal, if Alahan really suspended the negotiation because of this, he would have reason to put the responsibility on Duan Zetao, I said I won't let you come, you want to come, now it's okay, People don't talk to you at all.

Duan Zetao forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and replied without humility or arrogance: "I am Duan Zetao, Minister Counselor of the Huaxia Embassy in your country, and regarding my appointment, I think that before I came to your country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country had already informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your country, and it is very normal for ......me to participate in this meeting as a minister counselor.

Alahan didn't expect Duan Zetao's words to be so sharp, and what he said just now was indeed suspected of picking a bone in the egg, and he proposed to suspend the negotiation just to scare Duan Zetao, so he snorted coldly and stopped talking.

Negotiations formal. Alakhan avoided talking about the core issues, always kept his mouth shut about what kind of assistance country M gave us, and now there are many countries that also want to buy our oil wells, and how generous the conditions are offered, giving Duan Zetao the feeling that this Alakhan has no sincerity in negotiating at all, but he still remembers his promise, and the entire negotiation process is silent and recorded in his notebook from time to time.

Lin Yudan is also an old tune long talk, reviewed the history of friendly exchanges between the two countries, reiterated that our country is very sincere about the acquisition, in short, the negotiation atmosphere is very dull, both sides are playing Tai Chi, neither want to reveal their hole cards, but also want to find out the other party's hole cards, so dragged on and talked for two hours, no results at all, the two sides agreed to talk after a week, and then left separately.

Wu Yuejin's efficiency is very high, two days later a detailed information of the negotiators of country Y was sent to Duan Zetao, the most attractive thing to Duan Zetao is the information of the foreign minister of country Y, Alahan, this Alakhan is a typical pro-M faction, graduated from Princeton University in country M, this famous institution of higher learning in country M has produced 31 Nobel laureates and 2 presidents of country M, and many dignitaries in country M have graduated from Princeton University. I usually talk to people in English rather than my native language.

This information also shows that Minister Arakhan has recently been very secretive with the ambassador of country M to country Y, and the government of country M has recently sent special envoys to country Y and held several secret meetings with Arahan.

It is no wonder that this Minister Arakhan has shown no sincerity, they are clearly engaged in a strategy of delaying the army, on the one hand, they are entrusting our country with a false snake, and on the other hand, they are intensively negotiating with country M, which is nothing more than to get the maximum benefit from it.

Duan Zetao immediately went to Lin Yudan with the information at hand and told him about his findings and speculations, Lin Yudan was furious after reading the information, slammed the information on the ground, pointed at Duan Zetao and scolded angrily: "Who authorized you to investigate the minister of country Y, do you know that your behavior is likely to cause international disputes?!" You're so daring! I'm going to report to my superiors right away! ……”。

Duan Zetao calmly picked up the information and said confrontedly: "I didn't deliberately investigate the minister of country Y, the information that I can learn as a newcomer shows that this is not a secret at all, if we all turn a blind eye to this obvious fact, it is self-deception, we can no longer let the people of country Y lead the way, we must seize the initiative in the negotiation in our own hands!" ……”。

Lin Yudan sneered: "I have been a diplomat for decades, I don't need you to teach me how to negotiate, you just do your own thing, I warn you that it's best not to mess around, otherwise you will be responsible for all the consequences!" ……”。

In fact, Lin Yudan has long known about the secret negotiation between the people of country Y and country M, but his style has always been steady, not seeking merit first, but seeking no fault, even if the oil well is robbed by the people of country M in the end, the superiors cannot accuse him of anything, after all, the government of country Y itself is secretly supported by the government of country M, and has obtained the exploitation rights of two oil wells before.

The communication with Lin Yudan broke up unhappily, Duan Zetao's mood was extremely depressed, although he could take the same wait-and-see attitude as Lin Yudan, if the negotiation was successful, his own credit would naturally be indispensable, and if he did not succeed, he would not be able to catch up with him, but thinking of the vice premier's entrustment and the difficulties that the motherland is currently facing, how could he sit idly by.

But he is not familiar with the place, how can he influence the decision of the government of country Y, he has no idea about it, he has been in country Y for so long, and he has never gone out to shop, so he let Hu Tielong drive the car, go to the street outside, relax, and buy some daily necessities by the way.

There were very few pedestrians on the street, and most of the shops were closed, and finally saw a large supermarket open, Hu Tielong was just about to pull over, but was told by the supermarket guard that it was best to park the car in the underground parking lot, because there are often gunfights outside, and the vehicle is easily damaged.

Duan Zetao had no choice but to let Hu Tielong park the car in the underground parking lot and wait, he got out of the car and went to the supermarket to buy some daily necessities, when he paid the bill, there was a sudden dense gunfire outside, but the cashier of the supermarket was looking for money casually, and Duan Zetao couldn't help but sigh that people have been in a war-torn condition for a long time It is really easy to make people numb.

Duan Zetao carried a bag full of things down the elevator to the underground parking lot, and just got out of the elevator, the back of his head was suddenly hit by a pistol, "Freeze (don't move)!" A somewhat weak female voice came from behind her......