The purpose of the welcoming ceremony organized by the British was high-profile and solemn, and its purpose was naturally self-evident. The clues can be seen from the actions of the reporters who kept taking pictures at the scene.

After the welcoming ceremony, Governor Grantham proposed to invite Fang Lang to hold a brief press conference at the entrance of the Navy Command, and Fang Lang understood that the other party wanted to use his fleet to visit and make a political fuss.

In order to prevent the British from saying anything inappropriate on their behalf without going through themselves, and being misinterpreted by these reporters as the purpose of the fleet's visit to the port city, causing unnecessary bad influences, Fang Lang chose to readily agree to the other party's suggestion.

Grantham was so pleased that after some simple preparations, a brief press conference was held on the steps at the entrance of the Admiralty Naval Headquarters building.

The main participants at the press conference were the Commander of the British Navy in Hong Kong City, the Governor of Hong Kong City, and Fang Lang. When everyone stood in front of the reporters and said that a brief press conference would be held here, the reporters present were overjoyed and took the initiative to step forward and surrounded several people with cameras and small notebooks.

The British naval officers and men at the scene hurriedly stepped forward to maintain order, and only after the distance between the three and the reporters did the scene gradually ease down.

Fang Lang took a look and found that there was no camera in it, which must be given a bad review. It's not that Fang Lang wants to leave any images.

But if you record it with a pen, there will be some errors, and it is easy to be taken out of context, Fang Lang's real purpose this time is not to give the British a platform, so he doesn't want to be used as a gun by the British.

But he soon noticed that someone was running up with what looked like a recording device, and he was slightly relieved that at least the sound would prove what he was saying.

As a landlord, Governor Grantham has long been accustomed to such small scenes, so he did not have stage fright, and directly began to welcome the arrival of reporters on behalf of the British government of Hong Kong.

He also solemnly introduced Fang Lang's identity to everyone, and recalled the friendly alliance between Britain and Brazil, and the history of mutual support between the two sides in the Pacific theater.

This was followed by a lengthy introduction to the current relations between Britain and Brazil, and finally, he looked forward to the future of the Port City Government and Brazil, and extended a warm welcome to the Brazilian Navy Fleet to visit Port City during this special period.

I have to say that these politicians are really able to say, although they didn't say a word about the purpose of Fang Lang's coming this time, but every sentence is telling these reporters that Brazil is a staunch ally of Britain, and the Brazilian Navy came to Port City this time to help Britain stabilize the situation in Port City.

Hearing this, Fang Lang couldn't help frowning, fortunately, he agreed to participate in this press conference, if he waited for these guys to go back and then held a press conference, the purpose of his visit was estimated to be directly implemented by the British government in Hong Kong.

This was followed by the Commander of the Royal Navy's Far East Fleet in Port City, who extended a warm welcome to the arrival of the Brazilian Navy on behalf of the Royal Navy.

He once again reaffirmed the long-standing friendship between the British Royal Navy and the Brazilian Navy, and praised the combat effectiveness of the Brazilian Navy.

With the presence of such a fleet, the British Empire was confident that it would be able to protect the interests of the British Empire in the port city from being violated.

In the end, it was finally Fang Lang's turn to speak, and he also understood that at this time, he would definitely not be able to directly refute the words of the previous two, so after thinking about it for a while, he coughed lightly, stood in front of a group of reporters, and slowly spoke:

"It is a great pleasure to meet all journalists and friends in Port City, and I am also very happy that our Brazilian Navy can be invited by the British Royal Navy to visit Port City.

We all know that the port city is a city with great development potential, and its geographical location determines that it will become the most dazzling economic pearl of the United Kingdom in the Far East, and at the same time, it will certainly be the most important foreign trade window of China.

I know that the situation in the port city is very tense at the moment, and many people think that the port city may face an attack by the opposing army at any time, so just now, Mr. Governor and the naval commander are constantly cheering everyone up, telling everyone that the British government of Hong Kong has absolute confidence in defending the port city.

In fact, in my opinion, everyone's worries are completely unnecessary. If the other side wanted to fight, the port city would have already turned into a sea of fire, and there would be no need to wait until now.

Since the other side has chosen to maintain the status quo, it shows that they have not used force against Hong Kong Island. As far as I know, the leaders on the other side made it clear many years ago that the port city issue was resolved through negotiations.

I believe that at this time, as long as the British Government can show its sincerity and be willing to sit down and negotiate cordially and amicably with the other side, the port city issue will definitely be resolved peacefully.

I have absolute confidence that if the British government agrees, I can even stand up and mediate. ”

Fang Lang's words directly stunned everyone at the scene, and the naval commander didn't know if he should stand up and stop him from continuing.

However, the governor of Hong Kong, Alexander Grantham, seemed much calmer, and he quietly and gently tugged at the sleeve of the naval commander, signaling the other party not to be impulsive.

Fang Lang, who was talking eloquently, didn't care what these British people were thinking! Still recklessly, he continued:

"Of course, this is just my opinion, and it does not represent the position of the Brazilian government. I'm sure everyone can tell from my looks that I'm a Chinese myself. Therefore, I hope that the Chinese in Hong Kong City can have a safe living environment.

At this point, I believe that the other side should have the same position as me, which is why I dared to stand up and say this.

As for why I led the fleet here, it was not for the sake of showing force, but because Brazil was too far away from the port city, and if you want to cross this 10,000-mile sea territory, of course, you need to have a suitable means of transportation.

And our British allies have the most powerful naval forces in the world, and this long voyage will not only train our navy in long-distance navigation, but also take the opportunity to go to the port city to learn from the British allies.

This is the real purpose of our visit to Port City with our fleet.

As for our appearance in Port City at this special time, it was a complete accident. We in Brazil are a peace-loving country and never take the initiative to intervene in conflicts that have nothing to do with us. We will not meddle in the internal affairs of other countries, so please do not over-interpret the purpose of our trip.

Thank you! ”

After speaking, I didn't forget to salute the reporters below!

Fang Lang's statement can be regarded as a complete overturn of the previous hints of Mr. Governor and the Naval Commander, but fortunately, these two guys were not stupid enough to directly say that the Brazilian naval fleet led by Fang Lang came to stand on the platform for the British.

But Fang Lang's words made the Navy Commander's face very ugly, although Fang Lang has always praised the strength of the British Navy, but Fang Lang's words that he would not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries also made the Navy Commander feel embarrassed, because there was a warship parked in the dock not far away that was injured because of meddling in other people's internal affairs.

If it weren't for the fact that this guy was invited by the Chief of Staff of the Royal Navy to come over for a visit, he would have been furious with the other party.

However, the Governor of Hong Kong was very interested in Fang Lang's words, and his position determined that his main focus would be on the port city, and if the port city could avoid the war, it would be the best news for him.

Moreover, he also knew very well in his heart that what Fang Lang said might be the truth. So, he decided that he must find time as soon as possible to have an in-depth meeting with this young man.

As soon as Fang Lang's voice fell, the biggest reaction was the reporters at the scene, they were almost instantly agitated, everyone began to raise their hands to ask questions, and for a while, the scene of the press conference, which seemed to be orderly, instantly became chaotic.

Seeing this scene, Fang Lang glanced at Mr. Governor and the commander of the Navy stationed in Hong Kong City beside him, slowly stepped forward, pressed down with both hands, signaled everyone not to get excited, and said directly:

"I know you have a lot of questions to ask, so be it! I can answer 10 questions, and the press conference will officially end after the questions are asked. ”

When the reporters below saw this situation, they all calmed down a little, and replied one after another:

"No problem!"

At the same time, start thinking about what questions are appropriate to ask.

When Grantham on the side saw Fang Lang's performance, he understood that the other party was also a person who often dealt with the media. At this time, he regretted holding this press conference a little, because Fang Lang's statement would obviously disrupt their original rhythm.

But now the situation is no longer for him to refuse, after all, the topic thrown by Fang Lang is more impactful than theirs, and the reporters are obviously more interested in it.

Fang Lang didn't care what other people thought, and casually pointed to a middle-aged white man who looked like an elite:

"Journalist friend, let you ask the first question! Let's start by saying that each person can only ask one question, and I hope you can take the opportunity and don't ask some questions that I don't want to answer. ”

The middle-aged man who was pointed at by Fang Lang pointed at himself in disbelief, and confirmed to Fang Lang whether it was really him, and after getting Fang Lang's nod to confirm, he hurriedly said:

"Your Excellency, thank you very much for giving me the first opportunity. The question I want to ask is: you just said that the other side should have the same position as you, so I wonder if this is your own personal idea, or have you confirmed it with the other side in advance? ”

Hearing this, Fang Lang's brows furrowed slightly, and he quickly stretched out again, and waved his hand indifferently:

"This is my personal opinion, and I haven't confirmed it with the other side for the time being. However, I believe that my judgment was not wrong. ”

When the middle-aged man heard this, he hurriedly spoke again:

"So, you can get in touch with the other side, right?"

Fang Lang glanced at the other reporters present, and said with bad intentions:

"If I'm not mistaken, our rule is that you can only ask one question per person, and this gentleman is obviously in violation, but I'm willing to answer this question, and I hope your other colleagues will forgive you for preempting someone else's question."

After speaking, he deliberately paused to give everyone time to react. The reporters below were all dissatisfied when they heard this, and they began to accuse this guy of being unruly.

The middle-aged reporter didn't care, still looking at Fang Lang with burning eyes, waiting for his answer.

"I think it's a bit of a waste of time to ask you about this question. The other side is not a hundred years ago, when the country was closed and closed, so why can't we get in touch?

If you are brave enough to do so, you can also go directly and request an interview with the other party, and I am sure that as long as you can pass the review, they will definitely welcome you. ”

This answer obviously did not satisfy this journalist friend, and he couldn't help but prepare to ask again. But the peers around him had already been guarding against him wasting everyone's precious opportunity to ask questions again, and directly squeezed the other party aside, making the middle-aged man almost fall to the ground.

Seeing this, Fang Lang said again and again with concern on his face:

"Don't crowd, please be safe, and don't get into a stampede. We have eight more questions to ask.

Okay, this next opportunity is given to this female journalist friend. ”

A female reporter with burgundy hair who looked very well-dressed saw her and hurriedly said:

"Hello Your Excellency! I'm Diana, a reporter from Dechen West, and the question I want to ask is, as a Chinese, who do you support for the two regimes in China? ”

I have to say that none of these reporters are fuel-efficient lamps at all, and this kind of obviously pitted problem comes as soon as they open their mouths.

Fortunately, Fang Lang had already prepared for this, nodded at the other party, and after thinking about it for a while, he slowly spoke:

"Although I am a Chinese, I am now a rear admiral officer of the Brazilian Navy, so I am not qualified to dictate the internal affairs of China.

If you have to ask me who I support, I can only tell you that I respect the choice of the Chinese people themselves. ”

Fang Lang's answer obviously disappointed the beautiful reporter. But fortunately, he didn't continue to ask questions like the middle-aged male reporter in front of him, but silently retreated.

Seeing this, Fang Lang casually clicked on another middle-aged man who looked a little short and fat, with a Mediterranean Sea above his head, and said:

"I'll leave the next question to this journalist friend."

The man was overjoyed, and hurriedly squeezed a few steps forward, as close as possible to Fang Lang, before he said impatiently:

"Your Excellency, as far as I know, you are not yet twenty-five years old, but you are already a rear admiral of the Brazilian Navy, and you also have a powerful aircraft carrier battle group in Brazil.

A general of this age is unique in the whole world, and I wonder how you got such a position. Is there some unknown insider trading in this? ”

This obviously aggressive question made Fang Lang's eyes narrow slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he looked this bold guy up and down for a while.

Governor Grantham on the side also frowned slightly, but the commander of the Navy stationed in Hong Kong glanced at Fang Lang next to him with a playful face, and did not make a sound.

Fang Lang did not get angry, but said to the Mediterranean man in a flat tone:

"Friend journalist, please introduce yourself first."

The Mediterranean man didn't seem to be afraid of what Fang Lang would do to him, so he didn't care and said directly:

"Your Excellency, I'm Jack from the Sunday Herald."

After the other party finished introducing himself, Fang Lang nodded with a smile and said:

"It seems that this Mr. Jack has done some knowledge of me, but unfortunately your understanding is obviously not comprehensive enough, I joined the Brazilian Expeditionary Force as a small soldier, originally served in the army, after being wounded in the European war, transferred to the naval logistics unit, successively served as the captain of a transport ship, the captain of a destroyer, and sank many German submarines in the Atlantic, protecting the smooth flow of European logistics supply lines.

After the end of the European War, I led the fleet to fight the Japanese in the Pacific Theater, and I also contributed to the liberation of the port city.

My position today is all based on my military exploits little by little, and now you are questioning my military rank and doubting whether there is insider trading.

I wonder what you've done for this war? Or what have you done to the city? ”

(End of chapter)