On Monday, March 4, at the morning meeting of the Consulate General, Ayres officially handed over his duties, Political Counselor Sheehan was appointed acting Consul General, Li Junhao was appointed Deputy Consul General, and Sain had already left his post last Saturday and returned home on a passenger ship, and Hampley was able to take up the post of Commercial Counselor two days early.

At noon, in the consulate cafeteria, all the staff gathered to see Ayers off. In the past six years as consul general, Ayers has already won everyone's respect for his personality charm, and when he is about to return to China, many staff members have come forward to toast him and ask for hugs, and many people have shed tears.

Ayres is about to be sixty-five years old, and even red wine can't drink so much, so Li Junhao took the initiative to help, not to block the wine, but to replace the wine! In this regard, everyone was not surprised, and everyone knew that His Excellency Ayres had always treated Mr. Panson as a nephew, and his behavior was normal at this time.

The old man was very happy, but also a little melancholy, these staff members who came to toast to him in front of him basically grew up watching themselves, they were all good guys and good girls, and now they were about to leave here, and they were really reluctant, so they gave a warm return to everyone who came to ask for a hug!

In this way, Ayres was responsible for hugging and saying goodbye, and Li Junhao on the side was responsible for drinking...... Even if his current physical fitness is superhuman, he can't bear it after drinking so much red wine in a row!

After the send-off luncheon, Ayres also drank too much, and Li Junhao led someone to send him to the Jiagu Mansion and served him to sleep before leaving......

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Early the next morning, Li Junhao came to Ayers's official residence early, ready to pick up the old man to the dock and take the "Conch" cruise ship that departed at 9 a.m. to return to the United States.

The things have already been packed, Ayers's assistant and secretary are there, and the two of them will return home together to continue to serve the old man. The official residence on the Bund is the property of the consulate general, and it is cared for by a middle-aged Chinese couple surnamed Chen.

For more than six years, the couple surnamed Chen has been serving Ayers, and their relationship is very deep, and they wiped their tears while helping to deliver several suitcases to the car.

Ailes pointed at the two of them and said, "Little Aoge, Lao Chen and his wife, you have to take more care of them in the future!" ”

"Don't worry, Unlel." Li Junhao agreed, "Have you packed up your things?" What else needs to be done? ”

Ayres shook his head, looked around at the house where he had lived for six years, and waved his hand, "Let's go!" ”

On the way to the docks, Ayers said: "Little Auger, you are very methodical, but you are a little too impulsive, you should pay attention to it in the future...... However, as long as you are in your capacity, just remember that the interests of the United States are the first thing to do, and no one can do anything about it! ”

It's identity again! Li Junhao couldn't help but ask: "Uncle, I still haven't remembered what my identity is, you are going back to China, just tell me!" ”

Ailes shook his head and said, "Since you can't think of it, you don't need to think about it first, you will naturally know when you should know." ”

Well, that's the way it is. Li Junhao could only skip this question, took out a document bag from the side and handed it over, and said: "Uncle, this is something I wrote, there are views on this war, some judgments on the situation in the Far East, etc., you can take a look at it on the road......"

Ayres liked to watch him get down to business, and after accepting the package, he said, "Okay, I'll read it carefully." Tell me, what do you want me to do when I go back to China and help you? ”

Li Junhao smiled, took out a delicate glasses case, and said, "I'll find the best craftsman to give you special reading glasses, which you can use when reading documents, try it, is it suitable?" "This is what he upgraded in the system mall, it is really customized for Ayers, the frame is light, the lens is thin and light, and it is beautiful and generous, which is much stronger than the current glasses on the market.

Ayres put on the glasses and tried them on, and when he read the document, it was immediately clear, and it was comfortable to wear, without any heaviness, and he immediately liked it, and this gift was exactly what he needed.

Glasses, because they are easily damaged, are in some ways consumables, Li Junhao prepared ten, packed them in a small box, and handed them over to Ayers' assistant to collect.

Seeing his carefulness, although Ayers didn't say anything, his heart was warm.

Ailes thought that he was leaving, and Little Auge made this mess in Huhai, which looked very beautiful, but once he really fought with the Japanese army, it was still far from enough, so he thought about helping him again, and said: "Little Auge, or, I will fight for it again and add two more regiments to the Huhai garrison?" ”

"No need, the Huhai Concession is so big, too many troops can't spread it." Li Junhao shook his head and refused, "Uncle, if possible, let's change two better warships to Huhai, those two old gunboats before were useless ...... fight."

That's what he said: The two old ships now stationed in Shanghai belong to the Navy's Asian Fleet, and even its main base in Cavite, Philippines, does not have a few cutting-edge ships, so it is really unlikely that they will be replaced in Shanghai.

When Ayres heard this, he was taken to heart and thought about it seriously......

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At the passenger terminal on the Bund, everyone from the US Consulate General had already arrived, and when they saw the convoy coming, they immediately stepped forward to greet them, and the consul generals of Britain, France, and other countries next to them also stepped forward.

For the upper circles of the concession, Ayres is one of the top few people, and now that he has left Shanghai and returned to China, it is naturally a major event, and diplomats from all countries have come......

Even the Japanese Consul General Yoshiaki Miura and Deputy Consul General Eiichi Iwai rushed over, regardless of the real relationship, but out of diplomatic courtesy, it was necessary to come.

Ayres smiled and said goodbye to everyone one by one, shaking hands, hugging, laughing, and the atmosphere on the pier was very warm.

In addition to Ayers and his secretary and assistants, there are also eight diplomats from the Consulate General who have completed their terms of office, and ten Marines who are responsible for escorting them on the ship.

At half past eight, the Consulate General sent Ayres and his entourage to the passenger ship, of course, it is the most luxurious special class, the conditions are very good, except for the small area, other facilities can be up to the presidential suites of major hotels in Shanghai.

The last to get off the boat was Li Junhao, and after hugging the old man for a while, he said goodbye and left, and when he got off the boat, he didn't know why, his eyes were red......

When the passenger ship left the dock, his heart suddenly became a little empty!

(End of chapter)