The fire in Funan Port will eventually come to an end.

Whether it is providential or man-made, after so many things have happened, the reconvening of the collegial panel is more like a trial.

The building used as the town hall of Luzhou was originally the residence of a wealthy French businessman, and there was a small prayer hall next to the living room, which was retained during the renovation and used as a temporary reception room for important visitors.

The sunlight shines through the stained glass windows of the church with a very European style, leaking a brilliant beam of light on the prayer table, and Lin Wanjing kneels in the beam, ten fingers clasped in front of her forehead, and worships the bronze crucifix.

The heavy mahogany doors of the chamber had been closed for three hours, from the sunny morning to midday, and she had been kneeling before the icon for three hours.

She asked herself if she was a devout believer, but right now, she didn't know what else she could do to ease her anxiety other than praying.

The wooden door creaked open, and the sound of cutting was extremely loud in the silence of the room. Qiong Ge walked in quickly, called Mrs., and handed her a small folded note: "Adjutant Li has sent a letter." ”

Lin Wanjing hurriedly opened the note and saw that it was indeed "adjourned for further discussion".

The result without the result is indeed the best result at the moment.

She stood up, and walked out of the room, ignoring the sore legs, and hurried to the door of the conference hall, just as the door was opened.

The first to come out were two factions of Japanese foreign affairs personnel -- the cake on the south coast was too sweet, and the Funangang incident, as the first knife on this big cake, was very important to see where and how to cut it. In just over a month, the Japanese side has divided its claims into two factions - one group headed by diplomat Kitano, who has demanded the opening of ports and the stationing of troops, in an attempt to impose economic and political sanctions. The other faction strongly supported Liu Jin's teacher Asada and advocated copying the puppet Manchukuo policy, ceding land and paying compensation, and supporting the puppet regime.

The South Coast has been quiet for too long, and the two camps, which were supposed to go on different paths, refused to give each other because they both wanted to be the first to dedicate this piece of cake to the emperor's "Noh Minister". Even if you adjourn the courtroom and leave the table, you will not leave the court together. Asada and his party left in a hurry, while Kitano and the others walked behind unhurriedly, and the two managers talked in a low voice, their faces gloomy, unwilling to write all on their faces. Glimpsing Lin Wanjing standing on the side, the eyes of the two turned to her in unison, and the blade slashed over her, which made her feel a chill, but she still smiled and saluted this unkind look back, and for a moment, she almost thought that the man with the mustache would take out a gun and kill her directly.

Fortunately, this stalemate did not last long - the British consul who was invited to observe the meeting followed closely, and when he saw Lin Wanjing, he raised a bright smile and came towards her.

Since someone has already stirred the still water of Luzhou Bay, why not stir this water more turbid?

According to the previous lease, most of the hinterland of Luzhou Commercial Port was within the British Concession, and the waterway leading to the Commercial Port had to bypass the public concession of Qinyu. Therefore, Lin Wanjing asked the consular personnel of various countries to observe the meeting on the grounds that "the opening of commercial ports is related to the interests of many countries", hoping to use the strength of various countries to temporarily contain the hungry wolf in the Far East.

She calculated that the British Consulate would not sit idly by, but she did not calculate that several other countries would be able to endure and wait and see. The British ambassador brought two entourages to the meeting alone, and Lin Wanjing really pinched a cold sweat. However, it may have been this act of "not knowing the depths of the water" that made Kitano and his faction panic that an agreement to open the port was signed today, and tomorrow the British warships would block the sea and annihilate them all in the harbor.

When she arrived at Lin Wanjing, the British ambassador did not shy away from giving her a big hug, and after the previous safe haven, the earlier suspicion and estrangement disappeared, and the new consul even wrote to the parliament after that, highly praising Lin Wanjing as a person who really thinks about the British Empire, and the Malta Cross is well deserved.

Seeing that the British were not leaving, Kitano should have felt that the sneak attack was hopeless, so he had no choice but to give up and leave in a huff. Until the three brothers of the Liu family came out of the conference hall before and after, the British man was still insisting on asking Lin Wanjing for afternoon tea, Lin Wanjing had to casually agree to send him away, and as soon as she finished saying goodbye, she turned around and saw Liu Jin watching her silently.

Look at each other and smile.

He beckoned to her, so she smiled lightly and walked towards him, and when she came to him, before he could speak, she heard Liu Ang say something strange and yin-yang:

"Sister-in-law is fine."

Then he hurriedly resigned and left first.

Lin Wanjing knew that he should be extremely unhappy in his heart, but she didn't care about him, but Xu was worried on her face, so she listened to Liu Jin comfort her:

"Don't leave him. The rat is short-sighted, regardless of the overall situation. Saying this, he reached out to brush away the broken hair on her forehead, and said distressedly: "It's been a long time." Let's go, let's go home. ”

But Lin Wanjing shook her head:

"I'll go out first and wait for you in the car."

When she arrived in the morning, the entrance of the town hall was already surrounded by reporters, and the appearance of the British convoy had already aroused countless suspicions, and the royal blue ribbon she wore in front of her was so dazzling that it was sure to be the focus of the spotlight chase.

At this time, it is better for her and Liu Jin not to have too many frames.

Liu Jin knew what she was saying, sneered, and said disapprovingly:

"Afraid of what? Even if you haven't done anything wrong, why not be afraid of groundless speculation? ”

Lin Wanjing admired his composure, but she couldn't help his childishness, so she looked at Liu Ming for help, Liu Ming understood, so she also opened her mouth to persuade:

"Yes, big brother, sister-in-law is thoughtful, let's be cautious for now."

The topic of politics and diplomacy is really too sensitive, and at the moment, not to mention a photo with a different context, even an inappropriate sentence may be imposed on countless plots and become the target of public criticism.

As expected. When the door of the town hall opened, the magnesium lights outside the door flashed brighter than the midday sun. Presumably, the reporters failed to ask any valuable answers from the participants who left the meeting before, and when they saw Lin Wanjing come out, the reporters turned their attention to her. She just smiled and didn't answer, and was escorted by Li Chengtai and a group of soldiers to the side of the car.

Before she could open the car door, a reporter broke through the blockade and rushed to her car, seeing that someone had taken the lead, and other reporters couldn't bear it, and the crowd was in a commotion, and the scene was chaotic for a while. And the little reporter who rushed to Lin Wanjing's side would never miss the opportunity, and asked a series of questions:

"Madam, may I ask if you invited the British ambassador to the meeting, what is the purpose of this move, do you want the British to take the opportunity to take over Luzhou, and does this have anything to do with your previous experience in the UK?"

Lin Wanjing didn't know where to start, and while thinking about it, she heard Liu Jin's voice sounding beside her:

"If you have any questions, I'll answer you. My wife was just waiting for me to have lunch, and asked the journalist not to be embarrassed. ”

Saying this, he escorted her into the car, turned around to look at the little reporter, and before he could speak, the little reporter couldn't wait to post:

"May I ask Yun Shuai, why is your wife in the conference hall, and has she attended the meeting?"

"I said it. My wife has been unwell lately, so I took her with me because I was not at ease. She was just waiting for me to adjourn and didn't sit in on the meeting. ”

So why was the British ambassador in attendance? Is it related to Madame's previous study tour? ”

"What do you want to ask?"

"Are you plotting to transfer power to the British? In other words, is the regime in Luzhou actually secretly controlled by the British? ”

"Nonsense." Liu Jinlang laughed, thought about it, and said:

"So, let me give you an example: the apartment you rent should have a common balcony. If your landlord wants to rent the room next to you to someone else, and this person wants to have a dog on the balcony that will bite people. Do you think this matter needs to be asked of you? ”

The little reporter's mind went blank for a moment, and after a while, he nodded and asked rhetorically:

"How do you know... Where I live there is a communal balcony? ”

Obviously, the logic of this little reporter has been messed up, Liu Jin smiled, but did not answer him, but said:

"Now the Japanese want to anchor warships in the port, and half of the port is already the British concession. This kind of behavior is like having a dog in a public area that will attack people at any time. The British Embassy was invited not to listen to their opinions, but to inform them politely. ”

"So... So..."

"I'm sorry, I still have government affairs to deal with right now," Liu Jin glanced at his watch, "I think I can answer one more question." ”

"Oh, it's ......" The little reporter thought about it and finally asked a question that he was most concerned about:

"If this peace talks fail, will there be a war?"

This question again.

Liu Jin sighed in his heart and said solemnly:

"War and peace talks are not necessarily linked. A person who deliberately provokes a dispute will not abandon his original intention because of the outcome of the peace talks. The outcome of the peace talks can only delay the arrival of war. But what should come, will come. ”

This little reporter would break free from the obstacle so skillfully and come to Lin Wanjing, and ask so many questions that even he had no logic on, and every sentence pointed to Lin Wanjing's sensitive diplomatic relations, he had to guard against it. So before getting into the car, he said deeply:

"I don't know if you are asking these questions from your own intention, or if you were taught to say so. But you should know that as a man, it is a foolish and irresponsible behavior to force the guilt of the family and the country on a woman. I hope to see your unbiased scoop. ”

The young reporter was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and after listening to Liu Jin's words, his eyes were blazing, and he didn't know whether it was the sentence "as a man" or "exclusive report" that inspired him. ”

It wasn't until Liu Jin closed the car door that he woke up from his trembling mind, knocked on the car window, and then swore loudly at the half-open window:

"Thank you! Stay tuned! ”

Liu Jin smiled and nodded, signaling that he had heard. Then he rolled up the window and told the driver to drive.

The black sedan started slowly and cautiously drove away from the crowd. Lin Wanjing changed her comfortable posture and leaned on Liu Jin's arms, thinking about what she had just said, and said suspiciously:

"How did you know he rented a house and had a communal balcony?"

In order to facilitate the management and use of cameras and other equipment, the newspaper assistant rented the same apartment for the reporters, which is near the newspaper office. And the buildings in that area are all communal balconies. ”

This is the end of Liu Jin's words. Lin Wanjing wanted to ask him why he knew the details of the operation of such a small newspaper, but suddenly she remembered that once upon a time, someone seemed to have said something like this to her:

"In terms of intelligence warfare, who can match your Yunshuai's military aircraft?"

So she didn't ask any more questions, and she didn't say anything all the way.