Chapter 19: The Tragic Hero
Chen Zikun was also a little stunned, she and this Miss Stanley had never known each other in her life, how did she know that she graduated from West Point, could it be that she was so famous?
Catherine's next words revealed his doubts, it turned out that Catherine had an uncle named Sean Stanley, a colonel in the U.S. Army, who had opened a clinic in Beijing, China, and later returned to the United States to write his memoirs, and asked his niece to help sort it out, so Catherine knew about the existence of Chen Zikun, and when Chen Zikun was in trouble at West Point, it was Catherine's father, Senator Stanley, who stepped forward to solve the problem.
The world is so small, with this relationship, the distance between each other quickly narrowed, and they talked a lot along the way, Catherine also agreed with him that when they had free time to do an interview, they arrived in the area controlled by the government army in a blink of an eye, and the bandits and officers and soldiers were contacted, and the two sides jointly escorted the hostages to Zaozhuang.
They didn't have to worry about the next thing, the people of the Red Cross helped them check their bodies, the officials came to understand the situation, Powell personally presented the latest conditions of the bandits to the Tian Zhong Yu Inspector, and Tian Supervisor immediately convened a meeting of relevant personnel to study and not mention it.
Chen Zikun's hand was seriously injured and he was admitted to Lincheng Hospital, Jian Bing rushed to cry again when he heard the news, Major Stilwell also came to visit, Chen Zikun said to the two guns hanging on the wall: "I'm sorry I can't hand it over to you personally." ”
Without saying a word, Stilwell stepped forward and hugged Chen Zikun, and then said solemnly: "On behalf of the United States of America, I would like to express my gratitude to you. ”
Chen Zikun smiled very freely: "I didn't do anything. ”
"No, you've done a lot, you can't hide it from my eyes." Stilwell took out a photo, which was taken by the plane on the calf, and Chen Zikun was in the crowd.
"Low-key, low-key." Chan said.
"I'll give you this gun of mine, I'll help you return the other one, and I'll apply for a medal for you, and you're eligible for a medal from the U.S. government." Stilwell was thrilled because he had been informed of the latest situation, the bandits had lowered their demands significantly, and the release of the hostages was just around the corner.
Jianbing's English level is also not bad, and when he heard the medal, he smiled even more, and his heart was developed this time.
Suddenly, there was a noise outside, the car horn kept ringing, Jianbing opened the curtains, the early summer sun shone into the ward, a bright, through the window you can see that there are a lot of cars in the courtyard of the hospital, the doors are opened and closed one after another, the adjutant and the guards in riding boots stand straight by the car door and salute, and the two feudal officials of Shandong Province have arrived.
Overseer Tanaka Yu, Governor Xiong Bingqi, both of them had a lot of gray hair for the Lincheng train robbery, they thought that a catastrophe was inevitable, how could they know that the willows and flowers were bright and another village, and suddenly the bandits automatically lowered their requirements and returned to the original conditions, where the turnaround came from, of course they would not know, from the mouth of the American Powell.
On the one hand, the two high-ranking officials sincerely thanked Chen Zikun, and on the other hand, in order to save face for Wu Dashuai, they actually came to the hospital in person to visit Chen Zikun, and brought a large number of reporters by the way.
Flowers are sent by Westerners, it is the season of spring flowers, wild flowers near Zaozhuang are blooming, foreigners pick a lot of flower baskets to give to Chen Zikun, but they are greatly criticized by the Chinese: foreigners really pick the door, just pick some wild flowers to fool things, which like us, give real gifts, rich cakes, brown sugar, ejiao, ginseng, deer antler and so on, you can also get your hands.
Tian Dujun smiled and groaned, and even changed his title: "Virtuous nephew, you are also a little bolder, and you won't say a word to me when you enter the mountain, if there are three long and two short, how can I explain to Brother Ziyu." ”
Chen Zikun said: "Let the overseers worry, and the lowly position is really unbearable for the suffering of compatriots, so he went up the mountain to negotiate privately, but fortunately, the bandits know the current affairs, and it is finally worth the trip." ”
Governor Xiong said: "Xiao Chen, when the matter is over, the governor of this province will ask the president for credit for you, in addition, we are in urgent need of talents like you in Shandong, if you want, I will greet Cao Laoshuai and transfer you over, you can rest assured, I will never treat you badly, at least with the rank of major general." That's right, Lao Tian. ”
Although Tanaka Yu and Xiong Bingqi were not very harmonious, they were also very cooperative at this time: "That is, we in Shandong have always attached importance to talents, and great talents like virtuous nephews are overkill when they work in the Yamen of the War Department. ”
The reporters listened to their endless talk, a little impatient, these reporters from the big city did not pay attention to the provincial governor and the army, a foreign reporter held a camera and said: "Can I take a photo of you?" ”
"Oh, by death." Governor Xiong readily agreed, and dragged a foreign sentence, standing to the left of Chen Zikun, Tanaka Yu to the right, the reporters raised their cameras one after another, and the fire of magnesium powder burning in the small ward flashed.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, not loud or small, very polite.
"It must be Yaoting here." Jian Bingxing rushed over to open the door, who knew that it was Tanakayu's adjutant who was standing at the door, raised his hand and saluted: "Report, someone from the Beijing War Department wants to see Chen Zikun." ”
"Oh?" Tanaka Yu said with a happy face, "Virtuous nephew, it must be the War Department who has awarded you a medal, please!" ”
The adjutant turned around and went out, and brought a lieutenant colonel with little effort, and there seemed to be four military policemen with big shoulders and round waists behind him, and the lieutenant colonel did not expect that so many high-ranking officials, foreigners, and reporters would gather in the ward, and he was very embarrassed for a while.
Tanaka Yu was also a little suspicious, and said that he couldn't send a gendarme over to confer the honor, so he asked, "Your Excellency?" ”
The lieutenant colonel snapped a salute: "The humble post belongs to the Military Law Section of the War Department, and I came to bring Chen Zikun back on the order of Shangfeng." ”
"Bringing up criminals?" Tanaka's eyebrows furrowed.
Xiong Bingqi's face also sank, regardless of whether Chen Zikun committed an accident in Beijing, the War Department sent people to his own land to arrest people, that is, he did not give face.
However, since the War Department sent an officer at the rank of lieutenant colonel to Shandong to arrest people, naturally the matter was not small, and it was inconvenient for him to interfere, and for a while, Tanaka Yu and Xiong Bingqi remained silent with great tacit understanding.
The reporters were even more in an uproar, and no one could understand what was happening.
The atmosphere took a turn for the worse, the two high-ranking officials did not speak, and the lieutenant colonel did not dare to arrest people directly, so they stood like this, and they did not stay or stay.
Beijing Daily reporter Ruan Mingchuan stood up: "Excuse me, what crime did Chen Zikun commit?" ”
"That's the case, Chen Zikun escaped without permission during his confinement, and he should be punished as a deserter." The lieutenant colonel took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat and said that the situation in the ward was something he did not expect, and he thought that the Lincheng robbery case was at an impasse, so Jin Yongyan sent him south to arrest people. He hated this in his heart, hated Jin Yongyan for sending such an envoy to offend people.
"So, Chen Zikun is locked up in order to be confined?" Ruan Mingchuan continued to ask questions, and the rest of the reporters also took out their notebooks and pens and recorded them with brushes.
The lieutenant colonel was not Jin Yongyan's cronies, but when he saw the reporters present, he simply fell into the well and said: "Chen Zikun was lawless at the military meeting and confronted the commander in public, so he was locked up and confined in confinement." ”
There was an uproar.
Ruan Mingchuan did not give up, and went to the end: "So, why is he lawless, and who is he again?" ”
The lieutenant colonel replied: "Lieutenant Chen Zikun spoke without authorization at the meeting on countermeasures for the train robbery in Lincheng, flouted authority, spoke rudely, and contradicted Vice Minister Kim. ”
The reporters suddenly blew up the nest, what kind of crime is this, it is simply a crime that wants to be added, Tanaka Yu and Xiong Bingqi also know in their hearts, since it is not a big deal, they can come out.
"Chen Zikun was seriously injured in order to rescue the hostages, so I think it is better to stay in Shandong for a temporary therapeutic leave." Tanaka said.
Xiong Bingqi was not to be outdone, and said, "Jin Yongyan's side, I'll go talk to him." ”
Chen Zikun, who had not spoken, coughed dryly and began to speak: "Everyone, thank you for your love, I, Chen Zikun, do things by myself, and I will never cause trouble to you. ”
After that, he jumped out of bed and gave gifts to Tanaka Yu and Xiong Bingqi first: "Thanks to the two of you for taking care of you, Zikun is here to thank you." ”
He bowed to his reporters again: "Rank, thank you, the military law is strict, I, Chen Zikun, am willing to be punished, this matter and the robbery are one yard to the same yard, please don't confuse the ranks, let alone deviate in the report, my country's reputation has been ruined, cut off." ”
Then he said to Jianbing: "After I leave, I may be sentenced to five years and ten years, and the family will bother you to take care of it." ”
Jian Bing opened her mouth and didn't speak, she has lived with Chen Zikun for two years, she is a smart person in Bingxue, how can Chen Zikun hide from her with this little thought, if he is really sentenced to five years and ten years, he would have blown up the nest, where is the heart to put here to play a tragic scene, this is purely to disgust Jin Yongyan with the light of the reporters.
When it comes to acting, Jian Bing is not inferior to Chen Zikun, she deeply understands the truth that "silence is better than sound at this time", she didn't say a word, just cried silently, and my pitiful appearance made all the reporters indignant, and my heart was about to explode.
"You can't catch Chen Zikun! Let's protect him together! The reporters stepped forward one after another to protect Chen Zikun, and Ruan Mingchuan took the lead, pointing at the noses of the gendarmes and scolding, and the words of traitors and contemporary Qin Hui came out.
Chen Zikun was secretly happy in his heart, but he pretended to have a gloomy and cold expression on his face, and stood in front of the lieutenant colonel and said: "Everyone should not be impulsive, military law is like this, Zikun can't make an exception, and I don't want to make it difficult for my colleagues, I have made up my mind, everyone please go back." ”
With that, he turned around and stretched out two gauze-covered hands: "Handcuffs." ”
The lieutenant colonel smiled awkwardly, he didn't understand Chen Zikun's sinister intentions, but he did a full set of acts, since he wanted to make trouble for Jin Jichang, why not play the drama more exciting and sensational.
"Someone, handcuff him!" The lieutenant colonel gave the order, and two wolf-like gendarmes came up and put a pair of brass handcuffs on Chen Zikun's wrists.
Chen Zikun raised his hands and showed off the handcuffs to his reporters, and the spotlight flashed again, and the glittering gendarmes couldn't open their eyes.
"Tian Dujun, Governor Xiong, I'm sorry." As soon as the lieutenant colonel gave up his hand, he led someone to escort Chen Zikun away, went out to get into the car, and roared away.
Jian Bing seemed to have just reacted, chased after him, and cried hoarsely as he looked at the car that had gone away without running a few steps, and then fell to the ground, comparable to Hua Dan, and was urgently carried by the medical staff to rescue him, and the reporters were simply out of anger, and they all jumped to their feet and swore that they would stab this incident to the sky.
Chen Zikun saw this scene from the back window of the car, and couldn't help but secretly praise, Jianbing, Jianbing, and no one presented the award, you are too involved in acting.