Metz stared at Zuo Shaoqing quietly for a long time and then said: "We will let Li Kengyi leave the consulate. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome to let him live in the consulate for the rest of his life."
Zuo Shaoqing was surprised and judged the matter in her mind. This was obviously what Metz wanted to exchange. She considered that it might be possible to exchange a captured pilot and a corpse for Li Kengyi. But
,The question is, can she trust this Mace?
Thinking of this, she smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Mace, do you keep your word?"
Metz stared at her seriously and said: "Young Master Zuo, when have I ever broken my word to you? Never. But!" He stretched out a finger and pointed at Zuo Shaoqing sternly, "I want to follow
Please make it clear that after he leaves the consulate, it is your business whether you can see him or find him. Do I make this clear?"
Zuo Shaoqing stared at him carefully and said, "Mr. Metz, I will seriously consider this matter!"
Metz smiled and nodded to her and said, "I understand, I completely understand. I will keep in touch with you at any time."
Zuo Shaoqing broke up with Metz, returned to his room, and immediately wrote two brief reports. One was about the issue of refugees who "fleeed Hong Kong" and briefly introduced the current situation of the refugees, both in Hong Kong and in the world.
The impact. She could only give a brief introduction to the situation, but there was no good way to solve this problem. In fact, she didn’t even know the reasons for the "fleeing" refugees. Therefore, this thing can only be a
Reported.
Another brief report was given by CIA agent Mace about using "Water Hyacinth" Li Kengyi as a bargaining chip in indirect exchange to ask the Chinese government to release US military pilots. She judged that this was an "exchange" and that it was
Indirectly, there are still things that are not certain. But the first problem is that she doesn't know what is hidden behind this "exchange", so she can only ask her superiors to make judgments and decisions.
Zuo Shaoqing sealed the two brief reports in envelopes and gave them to Long Jinyun.
She said: "Xiaolong, what's inside is very important. You must keep it safe and hand it over to Lao Du as soon as possible. It's best to give me an answer as soon as possible."
Long Jinyun took these two reports and left Hong Kong immediately. Zuo Shaoqing watched her go through the Hong Kong customs and walk on the iron bridge at Luohu Port. She understood that these two things would be impossible even if Du Ziyuan went there in person.
Even if it was done, it wouldn't be done quickly. Now, she could only wait patiently.
However, while she was waiting for these few days, something more serious happened, which involved both Zuo Shaoqing sisters in extremely serious danger.
Zuo Shaoqing and his sister sometimes still went to observe outside the US Consulate General on Garden Road. They looked around the consulate, but there was really nothing they could do.
At this time, she suddenly remembered that Yu Zhidao lived on Garden Road, not far from the US Consulate General in Hong Kong. She had been in Hong Kong for two days and should go and see Yu Zhidao, otherwise, she would be picked up by Yu Zhidao
Thinking of this, she and her sister stopped by Yu Zhidao's home at the north end of Garden Road.
The two-story small western-style building on Garden Road is still as clean and tidy as it was two years ago. The flowers, plants and trees in the yard are all green. The courtyard door outside the building is open, and there are two cars parked in the yard.
Zuo Shaoqing and his sister looked around and walked in slowly.
In the large room downstairs, several staff members were busy. A female staff member looked at them in surprise, her eyes moving around on their faces, obviously surprised that they had exactly the same appearance.
She asked: "Ladies, are you here to handle business?"
Zuo Shaoqing shook his head, "No, we just want to meet the boss."
The female clerk said: "Have you made an appointment with Mr. Yu?"
Zuo Shaoqing said with a smile: "Please tell Boss Yu that there is a lady named Zuo who wants to see you. He will know."
The female clerk picked up the phone and whispered a few words. She put down the phone and said, "Please, you two, he is upstairs."
At this time, Yu Zhidao's shouts came from upstairs. He immediately appeared at the stairs and shouted to the people downstairs: "Master Zuo, Master Zuo, come up quickly! Come up quickly! Oops, when did you arrive in Hong Kong?
It’s really surprising. Oh, this must be your sister, right?”
Zuo Shaoqing walked upstairs and said, "It's my sister. Boss Yu has met her."
You Shaoqing looked at Yu Zhidao, still a little surprised. She was a little unfamiliar and just nodded to him.
Yu Zhidao opened his arms and immediately held Zuo Shaoqing in his arms, patting her back constantly, "Oh, oh, my Young Master Zuo, I finally see you again! Oh, it's so good!
I've seen your sister before, I've seen her before." He reached out and took You Shaoqing's hand, and walked upstairs. He said, "Come all, come all, come and sit here!"
Yu Zhidao had a smile on his face and rubbed his hands excitedly. He turned around and took out a bottle of white wine from the cabinet, shook it at Sister Zuo Shaoqing, and said, "Let's drink this."
He poured three glasses of wine, put them on the coffee table in front of them, and said, "Why are you back again? Could it be that Ye Gongjin sent you back? I heard people say that Mao Renfeng made you angry to death.
Isn’t that right?”
Zuo Shaoqing chuckled, "How can I have such great ability? They are all rumors. As for why I came back, Boss Yu, please stop asking me, okay? I really don't want to lie to you."
Yu Zhidao's shrewd eyes were fixed on Zuo Shaoqing's face, and he looked at it again and again. He suddenly turned to You Shaoqing and said: "You found your sister? Didn't you? When we were in Nanchang, you said that she was
already……"
Zuo Shaoqing smiled slightly and said softly: "Yes, I found her. She was found in Wuhan. My sister came out with me this time. We have something to do here." She smiled and said: "Boss Yu.
, you are not so curious, right?" Everything was left unspoken. She believed that a shrewd person like Yu Zhidao would understand what she meant.
As expected, Yu Zhidao burst out laughing, his eyes turning back and forth between Zuo Shaoqing and his sisters. He extended his thumb to Zuo Shaoqing and said, "Young Master Zuo, you are the best at talking, and you are still so good at it now."
Speak. Okay, I understand everything. I won’t ask anything you shouldn’t ask. To be honest, my own affairs are troublesome enough.”
Zuo Shaoqing looked at him and asked with concern: "Boss Yu, is business not good?"
Yu Zhidao stared at her and waved his hand, "You are wrong, business is good, very good! Do you know? I already have two boats. At the end of last year, I bought another boat, which was also an old boat, but
The carrying capacity is 5,000 tons. Now, these two ships are overloaded and running non-stop. It is true to what you said before, the shipping industry should play a big role in the future of Hong Kong."
Zuo Shaoqing looked at him carefully, "But, I can also see your worries. Is there anything going on?"
At this point, Yu Zhidao was silent for a while. He raised his glass, touched it with Zuo Shaoqing's sisters, raised his head and took a big sip. He took a cigarette from his desk and handed one to each of them.
Light the fire.
He puffed out a puff of smoke and waved the smoke in front of him with his hand. He said: "Young Master Zuo, the business is very good, but the problem is with me. I remember that I once mentioned to you that my wife is
Bar?"
Zuo Shaoqing nodded, "Yes, the first time you went on a transportation trip, you were on the Shuchuan."
Yu Zhidao's eyes became heavy, "She is sick, it's cancer."
Zuo Shaoqing was shocked, "Boss Yu, is she... serious?"
He nodded heavily and smoked the cigarette vigorously.
Zuo Shaoqing noticed for the first time that his face, which had always been clear and capable, already looked a little older. His gray hair seemed to be thinner than before. She said softly: "Is your wife undergoing treatment?"
"Yes." Yu Zhidao nodded, "But the doctor said that the situation is very bad. He said that she may only have half a year, or even less than half a year. So, I want to end the business here and go back to the United States to spend more time with her.
."
Zuo Shaoqing was speechless. It was on the night of Yu Zhidao's first voyage that she learned that Yu Zhidao, a man with a gloomy personality and a very cunning personality, actually had a beautiful wife, and they had been together for many years.
At that time, she felt that everything Yu Zhidao did was for his wife and daughter. This extremely complicated man had an extremely simple goal in life, for his wife and daughter.
Similarly, she also knew how important Yu Zhidao's shipping business was to domestic economic construction. The contradiction in her heart made her unable to say a word.
Yu Zhidao smoked a cigarette and looked at Zuo Shaoqing with deep and cold eyes. He continued: "Shipping is a very good business, and I am actually very reluctant to part with it. Now, Mr. Feng and I each hold half of the shares in these two ships.
I very much hope that Mr. Feng will take over my half of the shares and continue to do this shipping business."
Zuo Shaoqing immediately said: "Yes, wouldn't it be great to let him take over?"
But Yu Zhidao stared at her, slammed the table hard, and almost shouted: "Damn it! That's right! What a good thing this is! Isn't it? Everyone can see that the shipping business can make a lot of money! But
, that bastard Feng Dun refused to take over this business! He refused! He even asked me to sell half of his shares! He is a bastard!"
"Why?" Zuo Shaoqing asked in surprise.
She couldn't figure out the reason at all, and even her sister looked at them in confusion.
"How do I know!" Yu Zhidao shouted, "I asked him many times! But he just refused to tell! He would rather lose money than take it!"
Yu Zhidao was very angry. He stood up and walked back and forth in the room. He stopped in the middle of the room, waved his hands and shouted to Zuo Shaoqing: "This is something that is good for him! It is good for the mainland! Why doesn't he want to
