I don’t know what Conway said to the Estonian general in charge of this competition. Within half an hour, the official sent several senior officials to come in person to express condolences to the injured Gu Mengmeng and Pluto.
Conway acted as a temporary translator, and the Eastern European language composed of clear and melodious vowels flowed out of his mouth, like a poem reciting a rich history, which made people daydream.
Gu Mengmeng once listened to Conway's video chat with a French friend at her home in Beijing, and his Estonian was as good as his fluent French.
The officials praised and affirmed the heroic actions of the two reporters. After checking their injuries, an old man who looked like a top official issued an order to mobilize helicopters to the general with a cold expression.
It didn't take long.
A few of them and two doctors from the Chinese delegation set off on their way back to the capital, Tallinn.
Three days later.
The garden hall of the Tallinn Exhibition Center is filled with flowers, and the atmosphere is lively and lively. The solemn closing ceremony and award ceremony of the Elna Assault are being held here.
"Karev Warriors" is the highlight of every tournament.
The Estonian general, who always had a stern and solemn expression, later learned that he was actually the newly-appointed Minister of Defense. After awarding individual awards, the Minister of Defense, who walked solidly and powerfully, walked up to the podium in person and announced the winner of the competition.
Husband Warrior” Award.
The scene fell completely silent. All eyes were focused on the Minister of Defense standing in the center.
"I announce that the winner of the Karev Warrior Award is..." The voice of the simultaneous interpreter was very clear, and every word was printed in the ears of every participant.
"China..."
The sonorous and powerful Estonian language sank into my eardrums.
The lobby was silent for a moment. After being stunned for about ten seconds, the entire Chinese delegation was excited. The tall, five-foot-old man was full of tears, hugging each other tightly and cheering in unison.
"China China!"
They shouted slogans and threw the leader of the team into the air. Team members from other countries also came over in a friendly manner to express their heartfelt congratulations and the highest respect for their Asian opponents who had repeatedly defeated them in the game. They
They have been prepared for this result, because the results speak for themselves. And among the words of praise they hear the most, this resounding country name must be among them.
China.
These Chinese soldiers from the East of Asia, with the lowest average height among the participating teams, faced tall, strong and well-equipped opponents. They finally won the first place in 9 individual events and two second places in all 22 competition events with absolute advantage.
2nd, 3rd place and the first place in the foreign team’s overall score.
They are worthy Karev warriors.
When the applause died down and people's excitement subsided a little, an official from the US delegation raised the issue of another award to the Estonian Defense Minister.
That is the "Karev Warrior" Award for the Most Outstanding International Scout, which was announced before the game. This is a separate award for this Erna Assault, and its announcement means that the best warrior in the special operations world is about to be born.
Only two special operations soldiers participated in the competition.
Conway and Sam Sean.
In fact, everyone already knows the result, that is, Sam won the game with an absolute time advantage. He reached the finish line first and set a historical record for crossing the uninhabited land of the virgin forest safely and without injury.
The Minister of Defense pondered for a moment and said sorry, "Wait a moment."
He walked towards the rostrum area where the presidium, tournament members and international referees were seated. After a brief discussion with them, he returned to the podium with firm steps.
He holds a gold trophy in his hand.
His steady and sharp eyes scanned the whole place for a week, and finally landed on American Special Forces officer Sam Sean.
In this burly American, he saw the pride and confidence that he was bound to win.
The Minister of Defense nodded slightly to the audience, and then made a solemn and serious announcement in his native language to the silent audience.
"The winner of the Most Outstanding International Scout Award for the Erna Assault is..."
Sam's eyes widened, his beard was pulled up by this, and he was inexplicably excited. The subordinates behind him were already patting his shoulders and back to express their congratulations.
"China...Conway!"
China.Conway!
The announcement by the Minister of Defense was tantamount to a bombshell that instantly stunned everyone present. Everyone stared at the stage with shocked and confused eyes, all expressing the same question with their eyes.
Why?
It was obviously Sam who reached the finish line earlier.
Americans are not calm anymore. Sam is even more uneasy.
They flocked to the award podium noisily and asked the minister on the stage in vulgar English, why Conway was the winner and not Sam Sean?
We are entangled on and off the stage.
A clear and high-pitched voice in English interrupted their noise.
"I'll explain!"
Everyone was startled when they saw the authoritative American military reporter Bluto Ringer, who was sitting in a wheelchair in the side aisle and being pushed onto the podium by a handsome Chinese officer.
His appearance made the noisy crowd quiet a little.
Pluto struggled to get out of the wheelchair, jumped up to the microphone on the podium, and said loudly: "I am Pluto Ringer, a military reporter for the Associated Press. You may be relatively unfamiliar with me, but I
I think there must be quite a few people who have read my diary of the Iraq battlefield."
His self-introduction immediately attracted uncontrollable exclamations from many people in the audience.
"Iraq Battle Diary" is a miraculous report that has exceeded 1.3 billion reading traffic worldwide so far. With a keen perspective, sharp writing, and detailed and harsh pictures, it shows the world that Iraq was full of desolation during the war and the people were living in dire straits.
.It is highly readable and inspiring. It won last year’s Global News Award and was nominated for this year’s Nonel Peace Prize.
Unexpectedly, its author was actually this little-known young American journalist in front of me.