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An auxiliary minister with royal status and control of the army was assassinated.

And it was in the capital of the empire.

Anyone who knows the political situation in China can see that this incident is no less serious than the assassination of the Emperor himself, and the bureaucrats of the empire are so clever that it is very rare that these people reacted with the speed with which they could have been.

Beijing's formal protest was delivered to Qin Lang only one day after Zhang's report.

This is an unprecedented speed of reaction, almost a miracle, because more than ten hours ago, the two diplomats who undertook this mission, Zhou Rujun, the consul general of San Francisco, and Tan Jinyong, the military attache of the legation, were still in San Francisco, and Tan Jinyong was being held in the prison of the police station, and Zhou Rujun was busy getting him out.

They must have left the police station and hit the road immediately.

It's positive.

But Qin Lang didn't like their positive attitude. He had received many telegrams, and many more, some of which were justifications from some, some of which were reports of investigations, and the rest were all requests for explanations and assessments, either from New York or Washington, and must be taken seriously; At this time, he did not want to see a completely superfluous message.

Even if he could, and would, throw it aside.

It was only out of necessary politeness that he had to dress himself up like a great man with multiple eminent statuses, and to waste a little precious time receiving two diplomats who were distinguished in theory but not worth mentioning in practice, and accepting their protests; But the two diplomats behaved politely, not like they had come to protest, but more like to thank them......

In fact, they came to thank them and protest on behalf of Prime Minister Yamen.

Because of the trouble they encountered.

If it weren't for Qin Lang, they would continue to be trapped in that city, and it would take a lot of money and time to solve the problem because of the accusations in the police department; The police in San Francisco don't seem to care at all whether their actions would cause diplomatic trouble. Zhou Rujun was helpless and could only ask the legation for assistance. But Qin Lang only used a phone call to get the police station to drop the charges.

Although the results were not entirely satisfactory: the police refused to apologize, insisted that there was nothing wrong with their own people, and threatened Tan Jinyong if he continued to "make trouble". will be doubly troubled; Either way, it's always a good thing to be able to solve the problem.

Qin Lang helped a lot.

Although he needs to bear part of the responsibility for the assassination that Liangbi encountered, it is a public matter, and from a private point of view, whether it is a polite statement or a sincere statement. It is also appropriate to express gratitude to him.

However, this is just the wishful thinking of Zhou Rujun and Tan Jinyong.

They got one thing wrong.

Qin Lang didn't call the police department in San Francisco - he was busy, and there was a lot of important work waiting for him, and he didn't have time to care about a trivial thing that happened in a city hundreds of miles from San Diego, let alone call the police there in person - just a small group of characters who needed to do it himself a few years ago, but now, they themselves knew what to do.

Even if the stupid cops are too stupid to know what the right thing to do, it only takes a little bit of concern from a middle manager and they will react immediately.

Otherwise, they will not be able to stay where they are now.

Zhou Rujun and Tan Jinyong thought that he solved the problem, but in fact it was only his name that played a role.

Qin Lang didn't hear anything.

Until the two diplomats began to thank him. Only then did he know what had happened.

Of course, he did know what happened to Tan Jinyong. The colonel, who was supposed to die by suicide, did not have much fame in history, but he was not completely unfamous, and his name could have appeared if someone needed an example of national weakness and incompetence that led to the humiliation and even unfortunate murder of a diplomat.

However, because the historical record is too few and too vague, and because the tragedy of his experience is not comparable to that of Cai Gongshi during the reign of the Nationalist government in Nanjing, he is mentioned very few times, and most of them only cite the same articles.

And there are a lot of bugs.

Qin Lang was realizing this.

Although his memory had become blurry, he could still remember something. The article I once saw mentioned that Tan Jinyong used English to respond to the police's verbal humiliation, but the colonel told him that he did not understand English and therefore did not know what the police said, which led him to ignore the police's orders. So the police moved, and he unceremoniously fought back, only to call more police......

Qin Lang had to give up for the time being to find out the guy who caused this incident - if there was no accident, his name should be John. Kramer - Did you use the idea of using the word "yellow pig"?

He didn't care what happened to Tan Jinyong. If Mr. Colonel really resisted arrest and assaulted the police, the matter would not be meaningless. But if Officer Kramer did use that word. Then he should get a new spot somewhere in the Lake of the Bridegroom or the Pacific Ocean, and stay there forever.

Until someone finds him.

After all these years, every police officer in California should know what words to use and what not to use.

Officer Kramer had better not make a mistake.

But Mr. Colonel could not confirm this. Of course, in the end, Qin Lang could still find out the truth in other ways, such as the cordial and friendly visits of several colleagues or superiors, but now, he could only let him finish the whole incident, and then shrugged his shoulders sideways at Zhou Rujun.

"I'm a little curious about this, why would Beijing appoint an officer who doesn't understand English as a military attaché in the legation?"

He suddenly used English so much that it took Zhou Rujun a while to react. Thinking of his well-known habit of conversing with Chinese in English rather than Chinese — many believe it was because Qin Lang wanted to look more like an American, but in fact only because he couldn't understand the southern dialect — and although he didn't like his approach, the San Francisco Consul General explained in English.

"Jin Yong is a Wuju man and once served as the guard of the first emperor, so he doesn't understand Western ......"

Qin Lang interrupted him with a gesture. "I beg your pardon, Your Excellency Consul General, but what I want to know is why the Chinese government appointed him as military attaché."

"He used to be the guard of the first emperor, and his loyalty is unquestionable, and I think that's enough."

That is to say. In fact, you don't know why he was appointed. Qin Lang smiled, "However, this appointment is obviously a mistake. ”

Zhou Rujun frowned. "Mr. Qin, who to appoint as military attaché is an internal affair of our country."

"If you can solve the problems that arise from it yourself. Yes, Your Excellency the Consul General, it is an internal affair. ”

Qin Lang didn't finish his words, but Zhou Rujun understood what he meant, and it was impossible for the Legation and the San Francisco Consulate General to solve the trouble Tan Jinyong encountered. Of course, it is even more impossible to count on Beijing, so the appointment of a person who does not understand English to the post of military attaché does have a lot of hidden dangers and must be seriously considered.

However, he thinks this view is biased: the United States is a civilized country, at least on the surface, and Minister Liang Cheng has a good relationship with the president of the United States and is welcomed in Congress, and the troubles caused by the police in San Francisco can always be resolved diplomatically, but only with money and time.

He cleared his throat. "I think ......"

"Do you think you can ask Washington for political pressure?" Qin Lang knew what he was thinking, and it was easy to guess. His Excellency the Consul General has been in the United States for a short time, and he is more familiar with China's methods. But that didn't help. "You can do that, except that the police in San Francisco won't care about Washington."

He shrugged his shoulders a second time. "You have to understand that the federal government has no jurisdiction over local law enforcement, and anything that involves a conflict of federal and state power becomes very tricky. The last time the Americans fought a four-year civil war to resolve the conflict, in which millions of people died, and in the end they had to compromise, and I don't think they would want to do it again. ”

After speaking, no matter how Zhou Rujun was going to answer, Qin Lang looked at Tan Jinyong again. "Mr. Colonel. I want you to look away and not pay too much attention to what happened to you. "He speaks Mandarin – which is not standard Beijing Mandarin in the eyes of Zhou Rujun and Tan Jinyong – and there is no need to use English now." That's how the police in the United States are. ”

He tried to persuade Mr. Tan to forget about the incident or put it aside. Even people who don't know history can see it. The colonel's haggard look was not entirely due to the fact that he had been beaten by the police, imprisoned and on the journey of San Francisco to San Diego, and he felt that he had been humiliated, and that he was a government official and diplomat, so that the humiliation of him was tantamount to the humiliation of the country and the emperor, and he had to take steps to eliminate its bad effects.

There is only one way to do this.

He will kill himself.

Qin Lang actually didn't care about Tan Jinyong's life or death, but he was worried. If the colonel had died suddenly after leaving the Pentagon, it would have affected his reputation and image; His partner, in turn, will make a fuss about what he did.

Qin Lang hoped that Tan Jinyong would be alive and not cause trouble for him.

But his persuasion is doing the opposite.

"Mr. Qin, I don't understand what you mean." Tan Jinyong's face became ugly - although his face had always been ugly, it was now even more ugly.

He thought that Qin Lang was targeting him, but in fact Qin Lang was targeting the police.

"The police in the United States have the same attitude towards everyone. If you don't obey their orders, for whatever reason, they will attack and arrest you, or even shoot you, even if you are just lying in bed with a knife ready to kill yourself, and the police are called by your family to stop you from committing suicide. ”

Zhou Rujun and Tan Jinyong gave him a "you are teasing me" expression at the same time.

However, for the two traditional Chinese officials, making such expressions was undoubtedly very funny, and Qin Lang was amused instead.

His reaction caused Zhou Rujun to have a wrong understanding. "So, you're joking, Mr. Qin?"

"No, this is the United States, Your Excellency the Consul General." Qin Lang stretched out his hand. "It's just that being beaten and arrested by the police is just a small thing, and if it's black, most police officers will choose to shoot first and then ask questions."

"I still can't believe ......it," Zhou Rujun shook his head slowly, "Isn't there a law in this country?" ”

"You can ask the police for verification, but they will tell you," Qin Lang suddenly changed his tone—he was imitating the judge Jude played by Stallone, "I am the law." ”

However, neither diplomat knew Stallone nor knew Crid, so he didn't look like he was joking. Although Zhou Rujun still feels that there are many doubts, Tan Jinyong has begun to believe it.

"That is, I was attacked and arrested by the police...... Not because I'm Chinese? ”

"Until there is no more evidence, yes." After a pause, Qin Lang continued, "Of course, it must be admitted that racial discrimination is a widespread problem, and California is a very serious place, but it is not so serious that the police will attack an ordinary person for no reason. ”

"So I was attacked and arrested by the police just because I didn't follow orders?" Tan Jinyong glared at him, "But I'm a diplomat!" ”

"You know you're a diplomat, I know you're a diplomat, the question is, do the police know?" Qin Lang looked at Zhou Rujun again. After going around in circles, they went back to the beginning. "So I think Beijing should reappoint an English-speaking officer as military attaché to the legation to avoid a similar incident from happening again."

"And my question is," Zhou Rujun's body leaned forward a little, "what do you want to do, Mr. Qin?" (To be continued.) )

ps: Regarding the Tan case, the articles circulating on the Internet now seem to be from a short article in the 90s, according to which Tan understands English, but according to the records at the time, Tan does not understand English, and Tan is an officer from the Wuju people, and his time in the United States is also very short, so the possibility of not knowing English is very high. Whether Kramer used verbal provocation because Tan was Chinese is still uncertain

In addition, despite the urging of the U.S. State Council, the Governor of California and the mayor of San Francisco, the investigation of the case was ultimately closed, and this result is generally attributed to the ** sentiment in California at the time, but the main reason may be because of the consistent short-term behavior of the U.S. police system