"It must be said that your investigation misses the point. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info" Qin Lang's voice broke the silence he had been holding since he started reading the report in his hand thirty minutes ago. He threw the papers on the table and turned his gaze back to the man sitting across from him, Friedrich Karl. Messerschmitt. He had finished his investigation in Dayton and hurried to Washington to hand over the investigation report to Qin Lang - but received a bad evaluation.

The report did not mention the things that Qin Lang wanted to know - Messerschmitt missed the point. All Qin Lang wanted to know was Orville. Wright and Wilbur. Whether Wright had been involved in or interested in aeronautics, Messerschmitt collected and reported on all sorts of misdeeds in the bicycle manufacturing and repair industry -- and all the blame came from two Mr. Wright's peers and neighbors.

Things are messed up.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Qin." Messerschmitt spread his hands, "Still, it seems that you never told me and my colleagues what the focus of the investigation was. ”

"That's true." Qin Lang accepted the accusation, and then replied, "But I thought you could figure out the key points for yourself. ”

"Looks like we've let you down."

"Unexpected, reasonable." Qin Lang's lips curled, "Thankfully, your investigative work, while important, is not enough to affect my plan - whether it succeeds or fails. It's just a routine. ”

"Routine." Messerschmitt repeated, nodded, and didn't say a word: Qin Lang's answer was also "unexpected, reasonable". Messerschmitt had always suspected that the task he had been given was only to confuse the smoke of the others, and that it was Qin Lang's secret intelligence network or another group of agents who were really in charge of the investigation - the problem was that although he spent more time searching for clues, in Dayton, he found no clues.

There is no indication that anyone has investigated or is investigating Orville. Wright and Wilbur. Wright. It represents only two possibilities, either that there is really no one investigating the two Mr. Wright, or that the investigators have reached a point where they can completely conceal their investigative activities.

But the agents of the Umbrella Ministry of Internal Affairs could not do this, and Messerschmitt knew his students well, and the special department he was in; And Qin Lang's secret intelligence network, if it was really involved in the investigation, as he guessed......

"You must be wondering what I want you to find the point of, yes, Mr. Messerschmitt?"

"I don't think there's any point in talking about it now, Mr. Qin." Messerschmitt replied.

"Maybe you're right." Qin Lang shrugged, and then seemingly casually changed to a new topic that had nothing to do with the conversation just now, at least Messerschmitt thought. "You're right to Otto. How much does Lilinthal know? ”

"Yes...... German? ”

"Germans."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Qin." "I haven't heard of him. And as far as I know, the German government and army did not have a name called Otto. An important figure in Lilinthal...... I beg your pardon, but I wonder who told you that name. ”

Qin Lang smiled again, and said in an all-knowing tone: "You should have a broader view, not just the government and the army. Mr. Lilinthal ......"

Hurried footsteps were heard in the hallway, followed by a loud knock on the door. Qin Lang paused, took a moment to guess the identity of the visitor, and then made a gesture to the agent standing next to the door. So the door opened, and Harriman walked in with Bush.

Qin Lang looked at them a little strangely: what had happened that they visited his temporary residence so suddenly, instead of contacting them first as before?

"Senator, Mr. Harriman." He asked, "...... you?"

"I'm sorry, but it's urgent, Samuel and I can only come to you directly." Harriman's gaze swept over Messerschmitt and the agents in the room, accentuating his tone, "We need to talk alone, Qin." ”

Urgent? Qin Lang became serious and stood up. "We can go to the next room." With that, he was the first to walk to the next room, with Harriman and Bush following behind. As soon as they entered, an agent approached and closed the door, blocking the curious gaze in the living room with a double barrier.

Messerschmitt withdrew his gaze in frustration - though he knew from the beginning that he would never see or hear anything; But an urgent incident that caught the attention of the president's aides, senators, and arms dealers...... Messerschmitt was curious about it and almost couldn't wait to know the answer.

The same is true for Qin Lang. "What's the matter?"

Harriman turned his head to look at Bush. The senator hesitated for a few seconds, then told Qin Lang: "We have just received the latest news from Durban, the Boer army has defeated the South African Expeditionary Force and occupied the city. Conservative estimates put at least two and three thousand British troops killed, close to one thousand and one thousand prisoners, and ......"

"And what?"

"Redfuss. Buhler, his name is on the list of the dead. ”

"Buller is dead?" Even though Qin Lang had always been calm and had always believed that nothing could surprise him after his return to 1893, the news brought by Bush still surprised him. "This result is not ......" he paused, thought for a few seconds, and then started again. Accident, or ......"

"According to the report of the correspondent of the United Press Agency, the first shot of the Boer artillery hit the command of Bühler." Bush said.

Then Harriman added: "Hit at least three large-caliber ...... Probably a six-inch caliber shell. There was little left of the command of Bühler in the whole thing. ”

"It seems that the main target chosen by the German artillery to attack first was the honorable army general." It is the only plausible explanation. Apparently. Qin Lang thought mockingly. Bühler must have made himself too conspicuous and ended up being a target for the Germans - and the Germans were on target.

Well done! A smile appeared on Qin Lang's face again.

Both Bush and Harriman noticed. "Do you think that's good news?" The senator shook his head and reminded worriedly: "Qin, you should know that once the news reaches the UK, it will definitely cause excessive and strong irritation to the British. This meant that London would increase the number of British soldiers in southern Africa to 100,000 or more. It was impossible for the Boers to hold on to such a powerful force for long, much less to contain and inflict heavy losses on the British. ”

"So?"

"Your prediction won't come true." Harriman issued a warning.

"That's what you think?" Qin Lang looked at Harriman and then at Bush, and his smile became more obvious. "What about the views of the White House, the State Department, and the Foreign Affairs Committee?"

"We have not exchanged views with the President and the Secretary of State. However, the main members of the Foreign Affairs Committee have already discussed it. Bush said solemnly, "Everyone agrees that the feasibility of your plan has been greatly reduced." ”

In fact, the Foreign Affairs Committee concluded that the feasibility of Qin Lang's plan had become extremely slim and had little chance of being realized -- but Bush was not prepared to make it public for the time being. On the one hand, he didn't want to deal a blow to Qin Lang, and on the other hand, there was nothing wrong with his prediction itself, it was just that the accidents that would happen all the time on the battlefield and would always happen ruined everything.

If Buller hadn't been killed...... If. "I'm sorry, Qin." Harriman tried to calm Qin Lang's emotions, "Those special events called 'accidents' are not ...... that we can accurately predict"

Qin Lang was amused by him. "Do you think I'm unprepared?"

At least it seems. Harriman and Bush exchanged glances. The conclusion is unanimous: none of them have forgotten what Qin Lang did not finish, "This result is not ......". Undoubtedly, the following sentence is "I expected it" - how could he be mentally prepared if something was not what he expected? Qin Lang claimed that he was mentally prepared, but this was only because he was reluctant to admit that his plan had suffered a serious setback.

Harriman and Bush thought they understood Qin Lang; Soon, however, they felt that they might be wrong.

"A few days ago, I said to the representative of the Duke of Marlborough that in war we should always leave room for luck and unforeseen surprises." Qin Lang said, "So when I made the plan, I had already considered the possibility of Buhler's death......

"But you just ......"

"Of all speculations, the probability of Buhler's death is the least...... Strictly speaking, it should be a small probability event that is almost impossible to happen. Qin Lang argued, "So the news you brought really surprised me, and it was a little incoherent. ”

"Is that so?" Harriman and Bush will be skeptical.

"When have I ever lied?"

At all hours. Both commented at the same time: in this world, on the earth, there are no "honest merchants" - even if they existed, they have long been eliminated by society - lies are a professional skill that businessmen must have; And Qin Lang is also a successful businessman with close political ties......

He even said that he "when did he tell a lie", which is really a bad joke.

But for now, they could only accept Qin Lang's argument - but there were some things that had to be clarified. "After you've considered the possibility of Buhler's death in full, and the various reactions that followed, do you still think the plan can be realized?"

"Yes."

"An army general was killed...... Doesn't it make any difference? ”

"Nope." Qin Lang's answer was beyond Harriman and Bush's expectations, "The impact is bound to exist, but it is not negative." ”

"I don't understand what you mean." They really don't understand.

"Redfuss. Bühler's death would hasten the pace of Britain's weakening. Qin Lang said loudly, and then his tone changed, becoming slow and low, "Then, we can implement the plan." (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )