Chapter Seventy-Five: Reinhardt's Gift
As Fang Lang said, if he really has a copy of Reinhardt's confession, then even if Reinhardt repays him in the future, he will be reluctant.
Also, I have to worry that Reinhardt will do some radical behavior in order to get this confession back. Anyway, even if Reinhardt crosses the river and demolishes the bridge, Fang Lang will not have much loss.
It's better to be more straightforward. Although this does not guarantee that Reinhardt will not be obsessed with this matter in the future, at least he will not be blamed for this incident.
"So I decided when it didn't happen. I'll arrange for someone to get you back to the Harry and withdraw my crew. And, a gag order will be issued to my crew.
I just completed the mission to rescue the Harry and sank two German submarines. I don't know anything about what happened on your ship, it's your own business how you report what happened to your superiors and how you reassure your crew. β
Hearing Fang Lang's words, Reinhardt completely ignored the injury on his leg, and got up directly from the ground and said:
"Fang, are you serious? Didn't you inform the command ship of the anomaly that the Harry had been discovered? β
Fang Lang smiled and stepped forward to support Reinhardt and said:
"Now that the German devils have taken control of the Harry! If I report to the command ship, won't they be able to hear from the Harry? If so, wouldn't they know I had discovered an anomaly on the Harry.
If the trap is discovered, they will definitely attack directly! I am a destroyer, but I am not sure that I will face the siege directly of two U-boats and one destroyer. β
As he spoke, he patted Reinhardt's arm, which was obviously trembling with excitement.
And after Reinhardt heard Fang Lang's words, he trembled all over, he couldn't speak with excitement, his face was red, tears began to flash in his eyes, he looked at Fang Lang blankly, and after a while, he slapped himself in the face, and said in a trembling voice:
"Fang, I'm sorry! All along, I looked down on you, even discriminated against you, I didn't think you could help me like this, I apologize to you for my pride and prejudice, I apologize to you for having discriminated against you because of your skin color.
From today onwards, you will be my Reinhardt's savior. I will prove this kindness with my actions. You won't be disappointed. β
Seeing Reinhardt's expression, Fang Lang knew that he was serious, but whether it was true or not, Fang Lang didn't care anymore, since he decided to gamble, he would definitely simply send the favor to the end.
Therefore, after hearing Reinhardt's words, Fang Lang patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Alright, Reinhardt, since I said that I would treat it as if it had never happened, I would do what I said. Now it's not on my side that you're worried about, and I can assure you that if I put a gag order on the House, there will be no news of it.
However, whether the people on the Harry will say it or not, is not something I can guarantee. So I suggest you think about how you can make the crew of the Harry forget this unpleasant experience! β
Obviously, Fang Lang's words hit Reinhardt's pain point, there are not many people on the House who know what happened to the Harry, but the more than 300 people on the Harry are all imprisoned by the enemy.
Among them, will there be people who are not willing to surrender? There is no doubt that there must be, and then these personnel will definitely be haunted by Reinhardt's order to surrender, and when they dock, they may poke this matter into account.
In this case, the deal reached by Reinhardt and Fang Lang will inevitably come to naught, which neither of them wants to see, so after thinking about it for a long time, Reinhardt still decided to send a telegram to his mother according to the original plan.
Fang Lang directly lent the telegraph room to Reinhardt, turned around and began to clean up the matter, first directly reported to the command ship that the mission of rescuing Harry had been successfully completed, and the two German submarines in ambush were sunk.
Due to the damage to the tail rudder of the Harry, which could not continue to drive and needed to be towed by a rescue ship, Fang Lang reported that after Fang Lang's report, he sent Reinhardt, who had already contacted his mother and completed the communication, to Harry and pick up Duarte and others.
Fortunately, the four people who were injured on the Harry were all slightly injured, and they were also treated in time by the military doctors on the Harry, and there was no big problem. But the two sacrificed soldiers did make Fang Lang very sad, this was the first time that his own soldiers had suffered casualties since Fang Lang was reborn.
To this end, Fang Lang presided over a solemn sea burial ceremony for the two soldiers, and promised in front of all the officers and men of the ship that in addition to the pension of the Brazilian government, he would pay a death allowance of 10,000 US dollars each to the two soldiers in recognition of their heroic performance.
All the fighters looked at Fang Lang with eagerness on their faces, after all, ten thousand dollars was not a small amount at this time. Fortunately, Brazil is not a country where there are frequent battles, otherwise, if there are always casualties among his own men, Fang Lang will not be able to withstand it.
And just like that, after another three or four days of sailing, the transport fleet finally entered the combat radius of the British Air Force, with British Air Force aircraft protecting the fleet all the way.
Fang Lang was very nervous, for fear of being killed by Reinhardt's house, so frightened that he ordered all anti-aircraft firepower to maintain first-level combat readiness throughout the whole process.
Time passed quietly in Fang Lang's fear, and soon the fleet finally reached Plymouth, England safely. A total of five transport ships were lost and two escort destroyers were wounded.
Originally, according to Fang Lang's prediction, after this voyage, they would not have any more tasks, after all, the Germans would soon surrender.
While Fang Lang was waiting for further orders, Reinhardt boarded the House again, and now Reinhardt had completely recovered to the high-spirited state when Fang Lang first met him after this period of cultivation.
Riding in a limousine, driving directly to the gangway of the House, the crew of the House thought that there was a great big man, and immediately ran into the cabin and called Fang Lang out, but when they saw that it was Reinhardt, everyone pouted and ignored it.
Reinhardt didn't care about stepping forward and giving Fang Lang a warm hug, not caring about the etiquette of an English gentleman at all:
"Fang, secretly tell you a piece of good news."
Looking at Reinhardt in front of him, Fang Lang almost didn't dare to admit it, after all, this is very different from Reinhardt's original impression of Reinhardt, of course, Fang Lang is happy to see this change in Reinhardt, who doesn't want to have a few more friends!
"Oh! Is it your own business that has been settled? Congratulations! β
Reinhardt laughed and said:
"I've done all this before I docked. That's not the good news I'm going to talk about today. β
"Oh! Is there any better news? β
"Brother, the Germans are surrendering. Isn't that good news? β
Reinhardt's words made Fang Lang stunned, is this kid so well-informed? Negotiations are still underway! Is it now certain? I couldn't help but look at Reinhardt with a look of surprise.
"How do you know!"
"Haha..... Brother, have you forgotten my family background? Of course, this news is not the main good news I have to tell you. β
"Is there better news than the surrender of the Germans, after all, we can go home in peace."
"Brother, though I know that you sank four German U-boats this time, enough for you to go back and move up the next level. But, as your friend, I've earned you a perk. β
Reinhardt looked at Fang Lang with a smug expression, obviously very satisfied with the gift he had prepared, and very confident that Fang Lang would be very satisfied. Fang Lang looked at his expression and couldn't help but look forward to it.
"Alright! You kid don't sell it anymore, just tell me if you have any good news. β
"Haha.... This gift is guaranteed that you will be satisfied. Didn't I just tell you that the Germans were going to surrender? To be precise, General DΓΆnitz of Germany would order all German submarines to rise to the surface and surrender to the great Royal Navy of the British Empire on May 8, the day after tomorrow. β
"What does surrendering to you have to do with me!"
"Brother, this kind of good thing, of course I can't forget you. So, I convinced my father that it would be time for us to go together to the Atlantic to accept the surrender of two U-boats, one of which was my gift to you. How about this gift, are you still satisfied? β
Hearing Reinhardt's words, Fang Lang took a while to react, this kind of good thing Fang Lang was of course very happy, he couldn't suppress the joy in his heart anymore, and said in a low voice:
"You mean, I can take a U-boat back to Brazil as my trophy then, right?"
"Haha.... Of course, brother, how, is this gift satisfied? β
Reinhardt's gift, of course, Fang Lang is very satisfied, this is a famous U-boat!