Chapter 242 The truth
There is a movie called Me and My Country.
There are some exaggerated elements, after all, movies are art, and art comes from life, but it goes beyond life.
But unlike ordinary movies, this is something that really happened in 1997.
In the summer of 1997, there was still half a month before the flag-raising ceremony.
Under the scorching sun, the back of the flag-raising leader Zhu Tao was already wet with sweat, and his firm eyes looked forward. After repeated trials, every move was meticulous, as if he had measured it with a ruler.
This is the flag-raising belle, a profession that represents honor.
In the eyes of ordinary people, they are just a piece of red cloth in their hands, but in Zhu Tao's view, this piece of red cloth is his lifelong pride, represents the motherland, and is something worthy of his life to protect.
The national anthem ends, the national flag reaches the top, and you are not allowed to look up in the middle, no matter how long it is!
Time flies very quickly, and it is already nine:15 in the blink of an eye.
Starting at five o'clock, after four hours of drilling, everyone's physical strength was squeezed to the limit.
As the commander-in-chief of the flag-raising ceremony of this power transfer, Cheng Cheng estimated everyone's physical strength in his mind, and then waved his hand:
"After a moment, stand at attention, everyone turns right!"
With a command, under his command, the guard of honor was like a whole.
Five minutes later, under the shade of a tree, a tall and handsome guard of honor finally ushered in a rest time.
Zhu Tao was very tired. His lips were chapped at this moment. Under the scorching sun, he didn't know how much darker he had.
The flag-raising location is indoors, and the original meaning of these ghost guys is outdoors.
But it was rejected by the flower planter because it was calculated based on the 20-year weather forecast of Xiangjiang.
June and July are rainy season, and there will often be heavy rain on June 30th.
Because the flag-raising venue, which is the main hall of the Xiangjiang Convention and Exhibition Center, is now fully preparing for this flag-raising ceremony.
Both ends have to be busy and both ends have to be cared about.
There must be no mistakes in the flag raising on July 1st.
Not only members of the guard of honor, there should be no problems in the venue, because the time is too tight and there is no time to train on site, but it is also to ensure that everything goes well on the day of flag raising.
Cheng Zhiqiang decided to set up a training ground one by one on another venue according to the conference and exhibition center.
Just looking at the tired young men in front of him who were shining in his eyes, as the commander-in-chief of this flag-raising ceremony, Cheng Zhiqiang couldn't help but feel annoyance flashed through his eyes.
Although Hong Kong has been confirmed to return, it is said that John Bull's negotiators have some other ideas in it.
There is a lot of controversy between the two sides in some details, and the two sides have negotiated many times.
Although Cheng Zhiqiang is the commander-in-chief, he is not a negotiator of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The only thing he knows is that the two sides have already held fourteen rounds of negotiations.
Today is the fifteenth round of negotiations, and I don’t know how it is now.
However, what Cheng Zhiqiang didn't know was.
Just as he led the members of the guard of honor to rest, the Xiangjiang Convention and Exhibition Center, which is no more than 500 meters away from him.
He was wearing a white suit and holding a certificate of honor for the Xiangjiang 1997 Outstanding Entrepreneur with a steel stamp in his hand. He stared out the window, thinking Chen Changqing was flashing between his eyebrows.
A casual glance made him see Cheng Zhiqiang not far downstairs.
The distance of 500 meters is not short. Cheng Zhiqiang did not notice Chen Changqing's gaze, but Chen Changqing, who was standing in the conference room, had a little more thought between his eyebrows.
There was a sound of footsteps behind him, and the eldest son of the Li family walked towards him with a smile:
"Mr. Chen, congratulations."
Chen Changqing was not too proud, but expressed humbly:
"I feel ashamed of it."
Master Li shook his head, and he looked at Chen Changqing with a sincere look on his face: "I have set up a banquet in Tang Pavilion. I wonder if Mr. Chen can enjoy the glory?"
Tang Pavilion?
On the surface, this is just a Michelin three-star restaurant, but for some people in Xiangjiang, Tangge actually has a very special status.
Looking at the eldest son Li in front of him.
After a brief thought, Chen Changqing asked back:
"Just just treat me to a meal?"
With a little entanglement in his expression, Master Li thought about it and decided to test Chen Changqing's reaction first:
"It's not just a matter of congratulations, but also apologizes."
Chen Changqing nodded. Combined with the Tang Pavilion mentioned just now, plus the other party's attitude today, and the year that disappeared before, Chen Changqing, who had some guesses in his heart, suddenly asked:
"Did he look for you in the kidnapping case in 1996, or did you look for him?"
Master Li's face froze, and his expression changed a little.
But looking at Chen Changqing in front of him, he finally gritted his teeth:
"Everything is, but in general, it was the first call I made."
Chen Changqing nodded, and he looked at Master Li deeply, with a more bizarre expression: "I understand, I don't know if you should say you are lucky or you are bad."
The rich young master understands the temper of everything.
Don’t think that such a person would be a humble gentleman. The world in their eyes is real and cruel.
I am willing to compete fairly with you because of my inner pride, but once I become angry, they will expose the cruel side of their meat eaters.
Obviously, Master Li was anxious a year ago.
The other party should have planned to use vicious tricks to get rid of Chen Changqing, but unfortunately what he didn't know was that Chen Changqing was different from his previous opponents, as a master master who broke the limits of the human body.
Even the President of the world's number one superpower dare not easily lift this table.
Master Li will never forget a year ago.
Half an hour after the call ended, the kidnapper who was supposed to have kidnapped Chen Changqing forcibly kidnapped him and called his father to ask for ransom.
He remembered the incident very clearly.
I thought the kidnappers would blackmail their father.
But in fact, the other party did not, just said one sentence: "Your son is in my hands. He asked me to kidnap Mr. Chen. If everyone doesn't want this matter to be known, I will give me a billion rmb."
This incident was a big deal at the time.
The newspaper said that the kidnappers kidnapped him and extorted 1.13 billion Hong Kong dollars from their father.
But in fact, this money is not a ransom, but a hush fee.
After the incident, Mr. Li's father said nothing.
He just asked him to go to the company to work hard, but he knew that for the next half year, his father, who had not had social events for a long time, often came home in a state of alcohol.
In theory, things should end here.
But at this moment, I saw Chen Changqing again.
Unlike his previous modesty, Master Li looked at Chen Changqing with a sincere look:
"Mr. Chen, although the matter is over and you shouldn't know, you are an adult after all. If you do something wrong, you should bear the corresponding consequences."
After pushing the gold-rimmed glasses, Chen Changqing looked at Master Li.
His eyes were not sharp, but it made Master Li feel uncomfortable all over, as if all his thoughts were seen through. Just when Master Li was speculating in his heart that he was uneasy,
Chen Changqing here suddenly spoke:
"Do you know the Johnniu diplomat who came to Hong Kong this time?"
He looked stunned for a moment, but after a moment, a hint of ecstasy flashed in his eyes:
"I'm not very familiar with it, but I can know it."
Chen Changqing nodded, and he looked at the other party thoughtfully: "Go to Tang Pavilion for lunch and don't leave in the afternoon. Please ask me for a diplomat from John Niu, and have something to talk to him alone in the evening.
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Taking a deep breath, Master Li looked at Chen Changqing with a serious look:
"Don't worry, Mr. Chen, I will definitely make arrangements."
After saying this, Master Li happily left the conference room with a smile that could not be concealed.
Just looking at the other party's back as he left, Chen Changqing couldn't help but shake his head in his heart.
This silly boy was afraid that he had misunderstood something. He wouldn't really think he would be stupid because of his initiative to confess, so he felt good about him?
Stop making trouble, everyone is adult.
It is not suitable for this era to clear your grudges with a smile.
Sure enough, compared to the other party's father who started from scratch and was called a vampire by countless people.
Chapter completed!