Chapter 542: Confidence is National Strength!
"I'm Chinese!"
Li Mu, who suddenly appeared in front of the gate, surprised the two Houthi soldiers guarding the gate, and almost threw himself on fire to Li Mu, if it weren't for seeing Li Mu spread his hands and shout a word in Chinese. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The two soldiers nervously aimed at Li Mu.
At this time, Li Mu adjusted his mentality.
Once again, he repeated in Chinese, "I am a Chinese diplomat!"
Seeing the ignorant looks of the two soldiers, Li Mu changed to English, and at the same time gently raised the documents that he had already held in his hand, and said, "I am a Chinese diplomat, and I ask to see your commander." ”
At this time, one of the soldiers probably understood, approached cautiously, and then took Li Mu's documents and looked at them twice, but he didn't understand them, looked at Li Mu twice, and then ran quickly inside.
Soon, an officer-looking man strode out, checked Li Mu's documents again, and said in English, "Are you Chinese?"
"Yes, I am a member of the Chinese Consulate and request to speak with your commander. Li Mu said in a deep voice, neither arrogant nor humble.
Obviously, the Houthis were relatively friendly to the Chinese, and the officer carefully checked Li Mu's documents and then waved his hand to order his men. The two soldiers searched Li Mu's body and found the Locke 17 pistol on his body and handed it to the officer, who frowned.
Li Mu said in a deep voice, "The city is already in chaos, and this gun is equipped to defend yourself." ”
The officer, however, didn't seem to care about any of this, and said, "Follow me." ”
What Li Mu didn't know was that this officer with an Arab beard was Lao Liu's informant, and he couldn't get in touch with the informant in a messy situation, but he didn't expect to be contacted by mistake at this time.
It's just that the bearded officer doesn't seem to plan to reveal his identity to Li Mu at this time.
The bearded officer reached out and asked Li Mu's Loloch 17 to come over, weighed it in his hand a few times, and then put it in his pocket. Li Mu glanced at him, but didn't say anything.
Soon, Li Mu was brought into the two-story concrete building that was originally used for office. Judging from the appearance, there is no trace of the bombing of the station of the China Construction Company, at least Li Mu is relieved to see this. You can only take one step at a time.
What was supposed to be an office was used as a makeshift command by the Houthis, with a few people who looked like leaders smoking cigars and reading maps around a table. Li Mu glanced at it, and it was actually a traffic map of the city.
They don't even have a minimum military map.
The bearded officer said a few words to the middle-aged man with a cigar in his mouth, and the middle-aged man with a cigar in his mouth walked over to Li Mu, looking at Li Mu with Li Mu's ID card in his hand.
Li Mu was calm and looked at each other lightly.
At this time, Li Mu's hanging heart let go, as long as it was not a massacre, it was easy to say!
"Diplomat?" said the middle-aged man with a cigar in his mouth, in English, "I am the commander of the first regiment. ”
"Hello Mr. Commander. Li Mu nodded politely, hearing that the other party's tone was so calm, Li Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "I am the counselor of the consulate in Yemen, and I came to meet my ......."
The head of the Houthi rebels raised his hand to interrupt Li Mu's words, "I understand, but you can't take people away for the time being." ”
Immediately, Li Mu's brows furrowed, but he didn't rush to speak.
Sure enough, the head of the Houthis explained to him, "Saudi warplanes will not bomb the Chinese construction site, so I will borrow your place and use it to take down the whole city, and I will send someone to send you to a safe place." Of course, your compatriots are safe now, and you can rest assured that they have prepared a lot of food for themselves. ”
When I heard this, Li Mu almost blew up in his lungs - this is a kidnapping!
There is no doubt that it has been used as a front-line command by the Houthis, and if the Saudi Air Force learns about it, it will be bombed. As for whether the Saudi Air Force will estimate more than a hundred Chinese hostages, no one can say for sure!
But Li Mu knows that as long as the Saudi Air Force is willing, they have many excuses to launch air strikes here, because the Houthi command is a conclusive fact here!
Even if Li Mu no longer understands diplomacy, he knows that this Houthi regiment commander has taken more than a hundred Chinese hostages at all!
"Mr. Commander, have you ever thought about the consequences of doing this? After thinking about it, Li Muyi said solemnly, "Our citizens are innocent, the war has nothing to do with them, and they have the right to leave here and go to a safe area." The Chinese government has solemnly demanded that you, including the Yemeni government and even the Saudi government, must ensure the safety of the lives of Chinese citizens. Moreover, the relevant departments of our country have already launched an evacuation operation, and the Chinese citizens must leave the dangerous fighting area unscathed!"
The regiment commander stared at Li Mu, his eyes became colder and colder, and the soldiers on both sides suddenly put their muzzles on Li Mu's body, and with just one order, they would beat Li Mu into a hornet's nest!
Seeing this, the bearded officer hurried to the regiment commander and whispered a few words. Li Mu didn't know what he said, but he saw a trace of hesitation flashing in the regiment commander's eyes, so he couldn't help but glance at the bearded officer.
"I can promise not to hurt them, but right now they can't leave. There is fighting in the city, there is no safe route, and you cannot get out. The regiment commander's tone was not so heavy, but he still insisted on not letting go, he obviously knew very well that with these hostages in hand, the air raids of the Saudi Air Force would have some scruples.
Li Mu shook his head slowly but firmly, and said in a deep voice, "Our escort formation is escorting the Gulf of Aden, and at this moment, it is coming from all directions, and our country is actively contacting all parties to facilitate the evacuation of our nationals. Mr. Chief, the Chinese government attaches great importance to the evacuation of overseas Chinese, and China State Construction Corporation is an important enterprise in China's aid to build your country, and if innocent workers are threatened in this way, the consequences will be very serious. ”
The threats and exhortations were generally average, and Li Mu grasped them very well.
The Houthi commander's face sank, and when he was about to speak, the bearded officer took him by the arm and walked to the side to talk in a low voice. The bearded officer looked over with his eyes from time to time, and Li Mu met his gaze and seemed to understand something.
After they finished talking, Li Mu thought for a while, added a sentence, and said, "I want to take all my country's citizens away safely, I just want people to be safe." ”
The subtext is, you can use this place however you want.
Maybe the fleet of escorts in the Gulf of Aden played a role, maybe the Chinese government has been providing assistance here, maybe it was something that the bearded officer said, or both.
The Houthi commander finally relented, "I can let you take people away, but I can't guarantee that you will pass through the area of fire safely." ”
This is another difficult problem! )