"The aircraft carrier leaves the ship's port, and the confrontation at sea or ends early?"

In the headquarters building of a media company.

Wilson's face was full of reluctance, and even though he had exhausted all his imagination, he did not expect that things would actually go in this direction.

Those Huaxia people, they actually really forced back the aircraft carrier.

This is no small matter.

He has been in charge of international news for many years, and his perception of the international situation is much more acute than that of the average person.

In the eyes of ordinary people, perhaps the departure of the aircraft carrier from the port is nothing more than a routine action, and even those who look deeper will only think that this is a temporary defeat for the United States.

But he knows that the far-reaching impact of such an action is absolutely beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

The aircraft carrier came with great fanfare in order to support Annan and establish its influence in Southeast Asia.

Now, they are gone in ashes, what is the impression left on those small countries?

It's you, the eldest brother, who draws cakes and shouts when he has nothing to do, but doesn't start at all when he has something.

If you're such a big brother, who else wants to follow you?

Even if they can come up with various reasons to make up for it later, such as "restricting the anti-terrorism situation", such as "maintaining the balance of regional power", such as "ensuring the normalization of trade", etc., these reasons can really play a limited role.

The only way to do this is to deepen cooperation in other areas.

Perhaps, they already have new plans?

Wilson shook his head and hammered the table hard.

No matter what the US side has planned, in terms of results, this time, he has indeed left behind all his allies.

Even the allies in public opinion are no exception!

Of course, he also admitted that there were omissions on his side in this wave of offensives, but if the Reagan could hold out a little longer, in fact, the public opinion side is not completely hopeless to turn around!

pity

He sighed heavily, and the hatred in his eyes intensified as he watched the news of the universal celebration that kept flashing across the screen.

Why?

Why can a country like you be able to confront the world's number one power and even win?

This is not scientific and unreasonable!

Even though the facts are already in front of him, he still doesn't want to admit it.

Is there a way, in the current situation, to try to find that hope of a comeback?

Wilson's brain raced, constantly deducing the original plan.

However, no matter how much he tried, he couldn't get the answer he wanted.

The side has completely retreated, the window of opportunity left for Vietnam has disappeared, and after that, they can only rely on their own strength.

Unless, they can get foreign aid again.

But who can help them?

Europe?

No kidding.

They can't even get their own things done.

After thinking about it, Wilson felt as if he was back to square one.

If all else fails, you'll have to play the last hole card

Arbitration.

As long as we rely on international legal principles, it will be possible to gain an advantage in public opinion and reverse the situation that is now extremely decadent.

Thinking of this, Wilson suddenly came to life again.

That's right, now I have nothing to lose.

A desperate last-ditch effort can lead to opportunities

He quickly picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number.

Griffith.

"Mr. Griffith, I'm Wilson."

"Yes, I'm still in the office."

"You have something to do with me? Great, I'm just about to discuss something with you. ”

"Is it okay to be right in the office? No way? ”

"Okay, I understand, I'll rush over immediately!"

Putting down the phone, Wilson's expression was extremely excited.

Sure enough, Griffith is on the same page as himself, and he's planning how to save the day!

Otherwise, why would he mysteriously ask himself out, and why would he solemnly tell himself not to bring anyone else?

Obviously, he must have had a complete plan.

Although he didn't know what that plan was, Wilson believed that if he integrated his strategy with it, he would get the perfect result.

Yes, we were abandoned.

But perhaps, we don't need your strength as you think.

Even with just pen and paper and radio waves, we can still save the day

Wilson left the office impatiently, and in the agreed café, he met Griffith, who had been waiting for a long time.

"Mr. Griffith!"

Wilson hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, but the other man just nodded calmly and motioned for him to sit down.

Before he could continue to speak, Griffith preemptively asked:

"You said you had something to ask me for, what is it?"

Wilson hurriedly sat up straight, lowered his voice and said:

"We still have a chance!"

"Still a chance? What chances? ”

Griffith asked, puzzled.

"An opportunity to reverses public opinion!"

"Mr. Griffith, Big Brother has given up, but our mission is not over yet!"

"We should not retreat with them, but rely on our strength to find a way to break this desperate situation!"

"I've already thought about it, now Vietnam has fallen into absolute passivity, and it is impossible for them to get any more aid in the short term, which is indeed a major setback, but also a major opportunity!"

"External pressure will make the internal more united-—— or rather, let the whole of Southeast Asia become one!"

"Mr. Griffith, do you remember the arbitration options we discussed?"

"The initiator of the arbitration does not necessarily need the support of the powerful, they can also use the power of the consortium!"

"We should continue to advance public opinion."

"Alright."

Griffith interrupted Wilson with a raised hand, and then said with a serious expression:

"Mr. Wilson, I have never discussed with you any so-called 'arbitration,' it is nothing more than wishful thinking on your part."

"Also, since you've said this, I'm going to give my own opinion."

"Your idea is so ridiculous, do you really think that so-called international arbitration can have any meaning?"

"Do you think the verdict really depends on us, Vietnam, and those small countries in Southeast Asia?"

"What really affects the outcome is not a consortium, let alone the 'public opinion' we are familiar with, but an aircraft carrier, a fighter jet, a nuclear bomb buried in the ground and hidden at the bottom of the sea!"

"Wilson, don't you understand?"

Griffith paused, his eyes complicated.

In his eyes, Wilson saw disappointment, doubt, anger. and mercy.

After a few seconds, Griffith continued:

"You want arbitration? I can tell you right now that the arbitration is over! ”

"The missile they fired until now whose name is unknown is the gavel that fell from the courtroom!"

Wilson's mouth was wide open, he wanted to say something, but he couldn't make any sound.

However, in the next second, Griffith's words pushed him further into the abyss.

"I have already reported your situation to the relevant departments of Huaxia."

"Of course, it's about your inappropriate remarks in this incident."

"Don't worry, you won't be punished, you'll just be deported"

Wilson's eyes darkened.

He subconsciously looked around.

And those eyes around him seemed to be staring at him tightly

Repatriation?

Will it really be that simple?

By sea, Treasure Island.

Zhu Shiting waved the shovel in his hand, filled the last piece of soil into the pit, and then skillfully flattened the soil, and after careful inspection, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and straightened up.

After this period of "tempering", he has become extremely experienced in construction work.

Whether it's filling in the soil, digging pits, or assisting in pouring concrete floors, he can be said to have a handy.

At first, he was reluctant, but gradually, the little thoughts in his heart changed subtly.

There is no other reason than that life here is monotonous, but it is too stable.

In addition, the food far exceeded his standard in the army, and after more than a month, instead of being skinny as he expected, he was visibly fat.

In that case, what is there to complain about?

Anyway, sooner or later, I have to go back, and according to the current situation, I obviously won't have to worry about my life, so it's better to work hard, leave a good impression, and receive a little more so-called "salary vouchers".

Of course, these vouchers may not actually be exchanged for money at the embassy.

It's not the problem of the Chinese people, but because they don't dare to change it.

In the eyes of his superiors, it would probably be an act of "treason", right?

Once caught, I am afraid that I will be shot directly.

Thinking of this, Zhu Shiting felt a little confused.

Obviously he was captured, but his superiors not only did not try to rescue him, but he also didn't ask as if he wanted to abandon his people, what kind of reason is this?

Do you really have no contribution to the country and no value?

Or are they pursuing the greater good, so they ignore their own worthless pawns?

Zhu Shiting couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't guess it, so he could only sit on the ground and look at the sea in the distance in a daze.

At this moment, when the bell rang for the meal, he immediately stood up, went with his colleagues to get his meal, and returned to the big rock to which he was accustomed and swallowed it heavily.

A colleague named Chen Huayou on the side came to the front and said mysteriously:

"Have you heard, the aircraft carrier is gone!"

Zhu Shiting nodded indifferently, pointed to the chicken leg on the plate and said:

"It's all eaten today, isn't it obvious?"

Chen Huayou smiled, and said with some sarcasm in his tone:

"I really don't know what to say about them leaving, we lost, I should be angry, but I don't know how, I'm a little. Degassing? ”

"That's just you."

Zhu Shiting didn't say much, he didn't know if his words would be written down by people with ulterior motives and used to attack him after he went back.

Seeing his reaction, Chen Huayou pursed his mouth, lowered his voice and said:

"You don't have to be so afraid, I don't want to hurt you."

"What I say is sincere."

"Who knows?"

Zhu Shiting said noncommittally.

I have a message that proves my sincerity. Do you want to listen? ”

"Let's hear it."

Zhu Shiting was still cold, but in the next second, after Chen Huayou said his so-called "news", he was directly stunned in place.

"The Americans are gone, it's time for us to go back."

"Tonight, someone will come and pick us up."

"The two sides have already negotiated, I accidentally heard it last night."

Zhu Shiting raised his head and examined Chen Huayou's expression on the other side, trying to find a hint of ridicule, playing, or lying from there, but unfortunately, he failed.

After a long time, he asked in a whisper:

"Really?"

"It's true."

Chen Huayou nodded affirmatively, and then continued:

"Actually, it's not a big secret, and they didn't deliberately hide it from us."

"Sooner or later, I'm going to go back, it's just a matter of time."

Hearing this, Zhu Shiting couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, his heart was extremely worried.

Is this what is called homesickness?

No, apparently not.

If you follow his heart's thoughts, that's how it should be. Resist.

He didn't want to go back to that land at all.

Although it was only a short month, he already felt the huge gap between the two sides.

Super high efficiency, execution of orders and prohibitions, energetic workers, and smiles from the heart

These are all things that cannot be faked, and they are also things that he has never seen in his homeland.

These people, the country in which they live, may be a real soil of hope.

And the army of his own homeland, at least his own homeland, has rotted to the point of becoming a skeleton.

Sadly, I was about to go back there and become nourishment for that skeleton

Thinking of this, Zhu Shiting's eyes dimmed.

Chen Hua on the side noticed such a change, so he put down the dishes and chopsticks, leaned into Zhu Shiting's ear and asked:

"Do you want to run?"

Zhu Shiting was shocked, he looked at Chen Huayou, and didn't know whether to speak for a while.

But Chen Huayou said to himself.

"There's no way we're going to stay here, neither side will agree."

"However, if we return to the shipport, our end will not be good."

"We are captives, and we may even be considered traitors. Are you really willing to be a traitor? ”

"Only dying in the sea is the only way out."

"Of course, we don't have to actually die."

Zhu Shiting's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he had already made a decision in his heart

The news of the return of the captives was soon made public, and that night, Zhu Shiting, together with Chen Huayou, jumped into the sea while the guards were unprepared.

Their plan was simple: from Treasure Island, they headed east to Ganquan Island, 7 kilometers away, and used it as a springboard to the north before landing on the northern coast of Vietnam.

It was impossible to swim directly to Huaxia, but as long as they were not brought back to the barracks directly, their plan was considered a success.

They could follow the coastline all the way east, crossing the border into China.

There, an infinitely bright future awaits them.

It is said that even if you work on a construction site, you can earn enough money to live on a family in Vietnam.

When he had saved enough money, he quietly returned to China and brought his family over

With this in mind, the two struggled to swim.

The icy waters no longer seem to be an obstacle, but rather a companion pushing them forward.

A few hours later, Zhu Shiting saw a little fire on the sea in the distance, and he immediately became excited and shouted to Chen Huayou on the side:

"Ganquan Island has arrived!"

The two of them were in high spirits, and the speed of the stroke also increased a few points.

The firelight was getting closer and closer, so close that he could already see the outline in the light clearly, and at this time, Zhu Shiting suddenly reacted:

It wasn't an island light at all, it was a ship's beacon!

He suddenly felt bad, but at this time he wanted to turn around and stay away, but it was too late.

In the hazy morning light, the other party had also seen them.

On their boat, Zhu Shiting saw the flag that made him desperate.

It is the flag of Vietnam.

And on the side of the ship, there were soldiers with loaded guns.

There is nowhere to run.

The two of them could only swim in the direction of the ship, constantly planning in their minds what words they should use to fool them around.

But he didn't expect that he didn't have this opportunity at all.

As soon as he got close to the boat, a sudden burst of gunfire rang out.

A bullet went straight through his chest.

Blood stained the entire sea, and at the moment before he lost consciousness, Zhu Shiting still didn't understand why his compatriots shot at him

Of course, he couldn't figure it out.

Because he didn't know that on the night when the plan was made public, more than half of the captives made the same choice as him.

And this half of the captives, except for a few who were extremely lucky, managed to land

They all died in the sea.

They didn't even see the last glimpse of the land.