"Wu, is that you?"

"Father Raymond? Why are you here? ”

"Oh, God! I praise you! ”

Father Raymond, who was very excited, stepped forward to give Wu Ming a warm hug, and it took a while before they slowly separated, this sudden change made the surrounding officials stunned, and no one thought that the American priest who had nagged and protested solemnly before would suddenly become like this.

"Dear Wu, how did you become a soldier? Oh no! What I want to convey is, why didn't you come to visit me when you arrived in Hangzhou? You should understand that the solemn Tianshui Church is easy to find, so why don't you come to visit me all the time? ”

Lei Mengde also held Wu Ming's hand tightly, with a look of joy and comfort, everyone could see that he had a deep friendship with Wu Ming.

Wu Ming smiled and reminded in a low voice: "Dear Lei Mengde, please forgive me, I am on duty now, and my commanders are still waiting on the side." ”

Only then did Lei Mengde react, grabbed Wu Ming's hand and turned to the side, and introduced to the American beside him in English:

"Look at Ferret, this is the lifesaver I've told you more than once! Wu, please forgive me for taking the liberty of introducing you to a person, Frederick, General Manager of Citibank Hangzhou Branch and President of Zhejiang American Diaspora Association. Mr. Anderson. ”

Wu Ming stepped forward politely, smiled and shook hands with Anderson, who was over forty years old and wearing a very modest suit, whispered "sorry" in English, and stepped aside to give up the place to his superiors.

A kind smile appeared on Anderson's tense face, nodded to Wu Ming and greeted him politely, returned to Father Raymond, and talked in a low voice.

Anderson and Fr. Raymond rushed to the provincial government to protest after receiving an urgent report from the Chinese Catholics, and then rushed to rescue the two Americans.

Since the U.S. government abolished the consulate in Hangzhou 25 years ago, the general affairs of Hangzhou are managed by Frederick Anderson, a banker and president of the American Expatriate Association in Zhejiang, who left the U.S. consulate in Hangzhou 25 years ago and is none other than Anderson's uncle.

Cheng Chengdong listened to Anderson's opinion first, and then asked Wu Ming what was going on.

Wu Ming briefly reported the reasons and process of the detention of the two American businessmen, and told Cheng Chengdong in a low voice:

Two unmarked wooden boxes were found from the illegal car, one wooden box contained twelve brand-new Colt M1911 pistols, and the other wooden box was full of pistol bullets in cardboard boxes.

Cheng Chengdong smiled slightly, said, "Your kid has a good life", and together with the two foreign affairs officials of the provincial government behind him, he negotiated with Anderson and Lei Mengde amicably.

Ma Zhizhai's heart that had been hanging finally let go, and quietly went over to ask Wu Ming how he knew the Americans? Wu Ming briefly gave a general account of the situation back then, and Ma Zhizhai immediately remembered that Fang's sister-in-law's family was kidnapped by bandits and was able to get to know Wu Ming and get his help, and he understood.

Anderson seemed to be very self-contained, and after listening to Cheng Chengdong's briefing, his expression was unusually calm, and he kindly asked to see the two detained American businessmen as soon as possible, so everyone got into the car again, drove across the bluestone bridge, and came to the Ding family ancestral hall.

In the first wing room on the east side of the front yard, everyone saw two American businessmen sitting on a low stool with frightened faces, and a Chinese driver standing on the side, half of his face was swollen, and there were two open pine boxes next to the square table in the middle, and on the table were twelve newly opened Colt M1911 pistols, and twenty-four cartons were neatly arranged next to the pistols, each of which had an English mark on it 50, CALIBER. 45, M1911 and other English words, two of the cartons have been opened, and they are full of yellow-orange-orange bullets.

When the two unlucky American businessmen saw Anderson and Raymond, they immediately jumped up reflexively, and excitedly recounted their misfortunes, if it weren't for Anderson's low warning, these two people would probably rush to Wu Ming to identify the murderer.

After some negotiations, Cheng Chengdong and the two foreign affairs officials of the provincial government respectfully apologized to the two American businessmen, and did not mention the American businessmen's arrogance.

Anderson quietly observed everyone's reaction, when he saw Wu Ming, who was frowning, made a hidden action outside the door, Anderson immediately looked out of the door vigilantly, and found that more than ten elite soldiers in the courtyard wearing steel helmets, Thomson submachine guns in their hands, and Colt pistols on their waists left quickly.

Father Lei Mengde listened to a few words, immediately walked up to Wu Ming, and said something with a pleasant face, Wu Ming nodded frequently, and then showed a smile, and affectionately took Lei Mengdra to the courtyard to talk.

After Anderson finished speaking, he turned to Cheng Chengdong and the two officials and whispered thanks.

The faces of the two American businessmen who had slightly recovered their blood turned pale again, they looked at Wu Ming outside the crowd in horror, and only after a while they reluctantly stared at the pistols and ammunition on the table, gritted their teeth and strode out of the duty room.

Anderson didn't seem to see the Chinese driver shouting in tears that the whole pedestrian was about to collapse, and after walking out of the duty room, he exchanged views with Father Raymond slightly, and the two of them talked to Cheng Chengdong for a while, and then called two unlucky American businessmen to say goodbye.

Lei Mengde came to Wu Ming again, asked Wu Ming to take time to go to Tianshui Church to find him, and happily told Wu Ming that the diligent Dai Zichen had been promoted to pastor, becoming the youngest pastor in the whole of China and even the entire Far East, and he and Dai Zichen were looking forward to Wu Ming going to the meeting.

Seeing the four Americans ride away, all the officials were relieved, no one dared to imagine that the matter could be resolved smoothly before, everyone was very worried and annoyed, and now the central government pinned its hopes for an armistice on the mediation and mediation of Britain and the United States, and no one dared to think about the consequences of such a major diplomatic incident in their own jurisdiction at this time.

Outside the gate of the ancestral hall, the two foreign affairs officials of the provincial government secretly wiped their sweat and re-examined the tall, handsome and indifferent young officer in front of them.

At this time, the two foreign affairs officials of the provincial government did not want to pursue anything further, after all, they could not control the soldiers, and the Americans were very talkative this time, not only did they not ask for the recovered guns and ammunition, but also did not make any non-judgmental demands, and the matter was finally resolved satisfactorily.

Therefore, the two felt that there was no need to dwell on this matter anymore, not to mention that the perpetrator Wu Ming seemed to have a good relationship with the famous American priest Ray Mengde in Hangzhou, although this guy was not a big official and did not know how to behave, but who could guarantee that if he annoyed this daring Leng Touqing, he would not bring himself unnecessary trouble?