Ng Dinh Ng, Ng Ting Lian and Professors Lansdale and Sanderson were apparently very speculative, and talked until eleven o'clock in the evening. The family was undoubtedly the tobacco company's most loyal customers, one cigarette after another, barely leaving their hands, and the downstairs living room was smoky and choking.

After a night of secondhand smoke, Lansdale had palpitations, and as soon as he walked out the door, he half-jokingly said, "Thank God for finally being able to get out of that blue room." ”

I only knew, so this young master can hide if he can.

Li Weimin was very glad for his foresight, and said with a gloating smile: "Colonel, Mr. Yan is a bigger smoker, and he likes to be quiet, and likes to stay in a small room to work. ”

"It seems necessary for me to prepare a gas mask."

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Talking and laughing, I have arrived in front of the embassy gate before I know it.

Although there is a curfew in the city, the law and order is not as good as expected, and in fact it is very bad and chaotic. Li Weimin and Professor Sanderson were about to say goodbye to him when a burst of gunfire was heard in the distance.

Immediately after, a Marine Corps lieutenant in charge of the security of the embassy rushed out of it while scrambling to get dressed, shouting.

"Bell, get moving! Lisson, assemble your people! ”

In the middle of the night, there was an emergency assembly, and there was a mess at the entrance of the embassy, and Lansdale asked expressionlessly: "Lieutenant, what's wrong?" ”

"Report to the chief, I just received a distress call from three secretaries who live in a nearby neighborhood. Their building was surrounded, there was an exchange of fire outside, and they were hiding under their beds, in dire need of help. ”

Lansdale was very confident in the escort brought from the Philippines, and with a wave of his hand, he climbed into the jeep and shouted: "Come up and know the way, go immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

Who dared to cause trouble in the downtown area, Li Weimin was very curious, and got into the last car with Professor Anderson.

The building where the female secretaries lived was indeed not far from the embassy, and after turning two corners, they saw a group of soldiers from the Pingchuan faction wearing green berets, attacking under the command of a man who looked like an officer.

They drained the water around the building, and from time to time fired a few shots at the windows on the second floor. There was a wounded man lying on the left side of the corridor, who was in pain, and it seemed that the injury was not light.

Behind him was a group of heavily armed American GIs, and the officers looked a little flustered.

Lansdale jumped out of the jeep and motioned for the Marines and the Philippine Special Forces to remain calm, and then pressed his gun like a cowboy to meet him and asked, "Gentlemen, what are you doing, what is going on?" ”

The officers of the Pingchuan faction did not understand English, and they came in a hurry without an interpreter, so Li Weimin could only do it for him.

The officer didn't know him, thinking that he was just an ordinary interpreter, and after hearing this, he said with a heartfelt feeling: "We are rounding up a bandit, he has weapons, he is very dangerous, please stand back." ”

"Mr. Li, tell him that there are American citizens living in the building, and tell them to evacuate immediately!"

As soon as Lansdale finished speaking, a grenade was suddenly dropped from the upper floor, and the soldiers of the Pingchuan faction scattered on the ground, followed by a bang.

Li Weimin was startled and hurriedly hid behind the car, Lansdale was also disgraced, and shouted while holding the car: "Please calm down, people upstairs, I am an official of the American Embassy, and I am negotiating with the army downstairs, you have been surrounded, please don't do the same stupid thing, let alone accidentally hurt other people in the building." ”

Spoke English, and there were many American GIs downstairs.

The man upstairs seemed to see a glimmer of hope and replied in a stilted English: "I want to see the French, and I will only surrender to the French." ”

Lansdale looked around and couldn't find the Frenchman, so he pulled out the Star-Spangled Banner from the front of the car, took a few cautious steps, and shouted as he waved the flag, "There are no French here, just me and the army that pursues you." Please give me a few minutes while I ensure your safety on behalf of the U.S. government. ”

He is the supreme governor here, and his words are orders.

The guns of the Marines and the Philippine Special Forces were all turned to the soldiers of the Pingchuan faction, and if they dared to disobey the greetings and act rashly, they showed no mercy and no mercy.

The soldiers of the Pingchuan faction did not understand English and were too easy to misfire, so Li Weimin hurriedly translated his words and warned the soldiers of the Pingchuan faction that this was not a joke.

Lansdale lived up to his name, and sure enough, he had the courage to confirm that the soldiers of the Pingchuan faction would not attack again, and actually walked into the corridor and walked up to the second floor while holding a flag and shouting.

Li Weimin really pinched the sweat for him, waited for about three minutes, he returned to the jeep safe and sound, put down the flag and said: "Guys, he will not surrender to you, I suggest that this matter be handled by us." ”

"No, he's a bandit we're hunting."

"There are American citizens in the building, I am responsible for their safety, if you don't want me to find your boss or your boss's boss, then please evacuate immediately with your people."

After Li Weimin finished translating word by word, Lansdale raised his arm and glanced at his watch, and reminded coldly: "Give you two minutes, otherwise the next person to talk to you is the commander of the French Expeditionary Force!" ”

The French did not dare to offend the Americans, and how could the Pingchuan faction, which even the French did not dare to offend, offend the Americans, and the officers of the Pingchuan faction were already very weak-minded, and under Lansdale's ultimatum, they could only wave their hands and let their men lift the wounded and leave.

Not long after they left, four people came down from the upper floor, and the couple had two small children.

After listening to the explanation, I learned that the "bandit" pursued by the army sent by Binh Chuan turned out to be a senior police detective of the Saigon Police Department, and because he was unwilling to cooperate with Le Van Yuan, who was in charge of the police system, he was hunted down and killed, and fled all the way to this building with his family.

Looking at their thankful looks, Li Weimin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Colonel, don't say that the Vietminh wants to purge them, even I have the heart to purge them." ”

The police department's top officials are hunted down by gangsters, and even the darkest of times in Los Angeles is not possible.

Lansdale sighed secretly, leaned on the steering wheel and said with a smile: "No matter what, our people were not injured by mistake. As for them, I really don't know how to arrange them. ”

Ambassador Heath had never wanted to get involved in a dispute between the hills of Saigon, and he would have been furious if he had brought the family to the embassy; If you ignore it and leave it alone, it is estimated that this family of four will not live to tomorrow. After all, although the army of the Pingchuan faction is gone, the police of the Pingchuan faction are still around.

The enemy of the enemy is a friend, not to mention that a person like this can survive until the end of the Pingchuan faction, and he will definitely be entrusted with a heavy task by Ngo Dinh Diem.

Li Weimin weighed it and said casually: "Leave it to me, I'll send them to a safe place." ”

"Where?" Professor Sanderson glanced back and continued, "Are there any safe places in the city other than the embassy?" ”

"General Staff, hand it over to General Nguyen Van Thanh to take care of."

Lansdale's eyes lit up, and he lit the engine and smiled: "I've seen him twice, in the Philippines, let's go together, I hope he can still remember me." ”

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