Naturally, journalists have a safer way out, and that is the sea. The Shire concentration camp is not far from the sea, just a few hundred meters to the east of the charre, with the Indian Ocean below. According to the agreement, an American submarine was waiting for them there. Several guerrillas escorted several journalists and twenty or so children to the edge of the cliff, and several men tied a rope around the reporters' waists, lowered them one by one, and lowered the children in a basket. Most of these children are small, very thin, and many of them are sick, and if they are not treated and nourished, I am afraid that many will not live long. And under the cliffs, an inflatable rubber boat is already waiting there, and a little further away, a submarine has surfaced.

The rubber boat is not large, it is impossible to transport so many people to the submarine at one time, and because there are many reefs near the shore, the submarine must stay at a considerable distance from the coast for safety, which also makes it take a long time for the rubber boat to come and go. And the battle in the concentration camps could well attract the British Navy, which might be on a mission nearby. Because the distance from the camp to the coast was too far from the camp to be able to launch artillery bombardment from the sea against the Boer guerrillas occupying the camp. If at this time, the British warship appeared, then the previous efforts would probably be in vain.

But now, they have to take such a risk, and the rewards that can be brought by such a risk will be very large.

Fortunately, until all the people got on the submarine, the British warship did not appear. This is probably because there is no suitable British warship nearby, or some people in the army think that the problem can already be solved by relying on the army, if the navy is called, not to mention that the cooperation between the navy and the army is very complicated, and it is not uncommon for the navy's shells to fall on the army's head.

According to the original plan, the submarine was only responsible for taking away these five or six reporters, but now, suddenly there were more than 20 children, and the submarine was immediately packed. Once you dive, the air in the submarine immediately becomes cloudy, and it's not good for children to stay like this for a long time. In addition, with the addition of so many people, the consumption of oxygen will also increase a lot, so the time spent underwater will be shortened. So the captain Haidt decided to take a risk, and instead of letting the submarine dive immediately, he adopted the method of surface sailing and headed for the open sea.

Haidt's decision also made sense. The submarine itself has a very good protective color, it is painted gray-blue, and from a distance it looks very good to blend into the back of the ocean. in the scene. Moreover, the submarine itself is much lower than the battleship, so looking at the battleship from the submarine is to look up and back . The view is bright sky, and from the battleship to see the submarine is to look down, back. The view is the sea. So under normal circumstances, if the lookout is not asleep, the distance at which the submarine visually finds the battleship should be greater than the distance at which the battleship finds the submarine. Of course, greater than the distance at which the battleship is capable of firing accurately.

After sailing for about an hour, the lookout post raised the alarm of the sight of a British warship. So the submarine began to dive.

"Go and inform the passengers that we are going to dive, and tell them to sit or lie down, not to talk or move, until we resurface. Conserve oxygen as much as possible. Captain Haight said to Boatswain Lester.

All the reporters honestly obeyed the order, and although there were many things in the boat that interested them, they were all honestly motionless at this time. Originally, the sailors were very worried about whether the children would be unruly, but these children who grew up in suffering were also very sensible, and the sudden change in the environment also made them very frightened, so they did not do much except open their eyes and look at the reporters and sailors in panic.

The submarine sailed quietly underwater for more than two hours, and the air in the cabin became more and more cloudy, many reporters felt a little breathless, and the children became lethargic. Only the sailors have not yet shown anything unusual.

"Sherlock, do you hear a propeller nearby?" The captain asked.

"No, Boss. There was no sound. Sherlock, sonar, replied.

"Alright, float to periscope depth and get ready to raise the periscope." The captain said.

Immediately there was a rumbling sound in the submarine, which was the sound of compressed air in the sea water expelling the ballast tanks. As the sea water was expelled, the submarine began to slow down and float upward, until it reached a depth where it could extend its periscope, and then sailed at a low speed of about two knots per hour. At such a speed, when the periscope is extended, it will not pull out a clear track, which is conducive to the concealment of the submarine.

Captain Haight raised his periscope and watched carefully for a while. There were really no ships on the sea.

"Very good, go up to semi-submersible, and then start the exhaust fan for ventilation. Start the diesel engine to charge the battery. Captain Haight took his eyes off the periscope and gave such an order.

The so-called semi-submersible state means that the submarine as a whole does not go out of the water, but only sticks the conning tower out of the water. This way the exposed area is smaller, less likely to be detected, and of course safer.

The submarine gently stretched out the conning tower, so that the fresh air followed, and the submarine remained in a semi-submersible state until night, when it surfaced in its entirety, and raised its speed to the highest speed, heading at full speed towards the north.

Before dark the next afternoon, the submarine and support vessel Candele de Facto successfully met and the reporters and children were transferred to the ship. By this time, the submarine had sailed nearly 200 nautical miles with reporters and children, far away from the patrol range of the British warship.

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Two weeks after heading north along the coastline of East Africa, the Candido crossed the Suez Canal to Italy. During this time, the reporters learned about the death of Waldner, the legendary guerrilla leader of South Africa.

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"The Good Old Man has arrived in Italy." Dasco 61 Popov reported to Scrooge. A few years ago, Bond retired, and he recommended to Scrooge the 61 Popov of Dasco to take his place. Because Dasco 61 Popov is smart, calm, bold and careful, he has already made a lot of contributions before this. Later, after he took over Bond's position, his appearance was indeed very good, so like Bond, he was also trusted by Scrooge.

"Ah, Dasco, are those kids alright?" Scrooge asked.

"The kids are doing well. Just take care of these children and keep those seafarers very busy. However, for sailors who have been floating on the sea for a long time, it is actually a very nice thing to have a group of children by their side. Dasco replied, "In addition, some information about the concentration camps, and photographs, have been put together, which, according to the Associated Press, is very impactful." ”

"Very well, has my Speedy arrived?"

"Mr. MacDonald, the Rapid had arrived in Italy the day before yesterday. The children who followed your instructions were also sent to the Express number and are now under the protection of our professionals. In addition, President Kruger has already rushed over from Germany. They are preparing to hold a press conference in Italy. to expose the atrocities of the British. ”

"I heard you mention last time that Bildt has some diaries in addition to that death record, right?" Scrooge asked.

"Yes, Mr. MacDonald." Dasco replied, "The diaries will also be made public at a press conference tomorrow." ”

"Ah, I suddenly had the idea to ask Bildt to keep the diary first and not make it public. This material is not used that way, it should have been used better. After the press conference, I asked him to take these things, with the kids, back to the United States on my Express Number. ”

"Yes, Mr. MacDonald."

"In addition, let your people keep an eye on it, the British are not stupid, and most of them are now planning how to deal with such things. It's very important to protect all kinds of evidence, and it's much more important than the safety of people, understand? Don't let the British play any tricks and lose all this vital evidence. ”

"We get it, Mr. MacDonald. We will use our lives to ensure the safety of this evidence. Dasco stood up and replied in a firm tone.

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The British have indeed found out that something is wrong. Because Krueger kept sending invitations to various media outlets, claiming that the latest evidence of British atrocities in South Africa was about to be released, and at this time he didn't know that something was wrong, then the British were really idiots. And considering what happened in South Africa two weeks ago, when the guerrillas attacked the concentration camps at any cost, it is naturally clear what the evidence of the latest atrocities Kruger is talking about.

To this end, the British first resorted to diplomacy by demanding that the Italian government prevent "this apparent dishonorable rally, which was intended to discredit the prestige of the British Empire through guò lies of all kinds". But today's Italy is also a big country after all, if the British say it casually, they will not let people hold a press conference, such a shameful thing, they really can't do it. Moreover, Italy and Germany were allies at this time, (although Italy became a traitor immediately after the start of the First World War) had the support of the Germans behind them, and Italy naturally did not buy it.

The British also knew that there was little chance that Italy would give in in on this matter. Therefore, they must consider how to deny or even fight back in public opinion. And to do that, it's best to be able to destroy the evidence in those hands. It's not easy, though. First of all, the forces behind those journalists also understand this, of course, they look very closely, and secondly, they do not have enough time to react.

Therefore, the British can only react somewhat passively and hope that what the reporters throw out will not be too shocking.

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The next day, the press conference began on time in an auditorium in Genoa.