"Your Excellency, it seems that China's naval power is not inferior to the United States' Seventh Fleet."
Lin Tongzhang's eyes flashed with a hint of sarcasm.
Silva smiled awkwardly. He originally wanted Xu Yang and others to see the performance of the US military before mentioning that he had negotiated cooperation with the United States to dissuade Xu Yang and others from coming. But he didn't expect something to happen.
With such a rapid reversal, the strength of the Chinese navy is no worse than that of the US fleet.
God seemed to think that the blow to Silva was not enough, and it struck him hard again.
"Your Excellency, something bad has happened! The ambassador, military attache and other staff of the U.S. Embassy in Portugal were all killed in their residences!"
A secretary ran in with a pale face, not caring about the presence of so many outsiders, and opened his mouth to shout.
"What! What nonsense are you talking about! They had dinner with me last night!"
Silva grabbed the secretary's clothes and shouted angrily.
"I, I'm not lying. It was a staff member who went out the day before yesterday and found out that Ambassador Christon and other staff members had not come to work. When he went to the residence and took a look, he found that everyone was dead!
Now the US Foreign Ministry has issued a statement, severing diplomatic relations with us, and asking us to hand over the murderer!"
The secretary's lips trembled as she finally explained the matter clearly.
"How could this happen!"
Silva sat weakly on the sofa and muttered to himself. He really couldn't accept this reality. So many staff members of the US Embassy in Portugal died. How should he calm down the anger of that unreasonable country?
"It's you! You had known about the agreement between me and Christon, so you sent people to kill them. Plus today's military exercise, you are so cruel! You actually used this method to force me to agree to your conditions. Don't
If you want me to agree to your conditions, let alone your legal status, I won’t even let you go!”
Silva was like a mad dog that had lost its mind, barking randomly. But this time he had wronged Lin Tongzhang, because Lin Tongzhang was still in shock.
"President Silva, we know that you have lost your composure now. I don't blame you, but I hope you won't say these nonsense. We also regret that so many innocent people have died, but this is not your fault.
Weapons that attack us!”
Lin Tongzhang said sharply.
"It's over! Everything is over! The Americans will definitely use this as an excuse to start a war with us!"
Silva slumped on the sofa. He seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.
Over the years, the United States has repeatedly interfered in the internal affairs of other countries in order to seek greater benefits from them. In fact, they have indeed done so.
"President Silva, we don't want something like this to happen. Let's leave today. You can think about it again!"
Xu Yang didn't expect that things would develop to this point. He went to kill Christon's people last night just to get revenge for Christon's dirty tricks on him behind his back. But if a war breaks out because of this, that's not the case.
Xu Yang’s original intention was revealed.
"Wait! Don't you want us to issue legal residence permits to those illegal Chinese workers? I think we can still consider it."
When Silva heard Xu Yang said he was leaving, he thought he was afraid of being affected by the war and wanted to notify the Chinese to leave Portugal. Wouldn't this mean that China would lose its savior?
He quickly stood up and said to Xu Yang.
Since China dares to respond directly to the military provocation of the United States, it means that China's military strength is no worse than that of the United States. Now Silva just wants to seize this savior.
Because he knows that as long as the Chinese are in Portugal, Chinese leaders will not allow the US military to invade and occupy Portugal. Coupled with the support of other EU countries, even the United States will not dare to act recklessly!
"Your Excellency, have you agreed to our proposal just now?"
Xu Yang was dumbfounded. He thought this matter was going to be messed up, but he didn't expect that things would take such a dramatic turn.
"Yes, I agree to issue legal residence permits to illegal Chinese workers, and even lower the conditions for labor visas, but this requires changing some laws, so please wait patiently."
Silva said bitterly.
He never thought that one day he would bow to the Chinese, but now that Portugal is in crisis, he has no choice but to do so.
"Haha, thank you very much, President. I will spread this good news back to the country. I believe our leader will be happy to strengthen diplomatic relations with Portugal!"
Lin Tongzhang immediately understood the mystery. Silva was admitting defeat in disguise. From now on, the Chinese have completely raised their head in Portugal! He suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and quickly said to President Silva.
"Then what Mr. Xu said about helping us solve the unemployment problem still counts?"
Silva asked with some embarrassment.
"Of course, this is the condition of our exchange. Mr. President, can you give me some more quotas? As you know, illegal workers are not the only ones who are caught."
Xu Yang knew that there would not be many good opportunities like today. Once Portugal got through the current crisis, it would most likely change its mind, so he took the opportunity to ask for some legal residence permit quotas.
"Okay, then you can discuss it and report the quota to the Immigration Bureau, and I will explain it to the following!"
Although Silva was reluctant in every possible way, he had to bow to reality.
After leaving the Presidential Palace, Lin Tongzhang, Xu Yang and others couldn't help laughing. After so many years of hard work, the Chinese can finally raise their heads and behave themselves, at least they will no longer be inferior to others in Portugal.
"Mr. Xu, why do we still provide them with employment opportunities?"
A boss asked in confusion.
"Although Silva was forced to agree to our conditions due to the crisis, we cannot get carried away and give them a step down! To prevent them from settling their accounts later. But it is up to us to decide what kind of workers are needed and how many jobs are provided.
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Xu Yang smiled lightly. But there was a trace of treachery in his smile.
"Everyone has worked hard these days. I will be the host at the 'Baiwei Tower' tonight. Let's celebrate. Firstly, to celebrate the rise of our Chinese navy. Secondly, to celebrate our successful achievement of our goal. Colonel Lin, I wonder if you and Ambassador Huang can do it tonight?
Coming?"
Although it was the Chinese Navy's military exercises that forced Silva to retreat, many days of hard work were finally not in vain. He invited everyone to attend the celebration party.
"I will definitely come back tonight. As for Ambassador Huang, I will inform him. I'm not sure whether he will come or not."
Lin Tongzhang smiled.
He quite admires the young man Xu Yang. How many people dare to argue with the president of a country?
"Mr. Xu, Lawyer Qian and the others have released all the arrested Chinese illegal workers on bail, but there are still a few foreign illegal workers working in Chinese shops. They asked what to do."
At this time, Xu Mengfei answered the phone and asked what to do with the foreign illegal workers who were caught.
"As long as they are illegal workers working in Chinese companies, no matter which country they are from, they will be released on bail!"
Xu Yang ordered.
"I understand! I will notify Lawyer Qian and the others immediately!"
Xu Mengfei immediately followed the instructions and relayed Xu Yang's words to Qian Xiaomei and others.
Now that the matter was settled, everyone separated. Xu Yang took a few girls back to the company.
"Bang!"
In the office, Silva angrily swept everything on the desk to the floor.
The dignified President of Portugal actually wanted to compromise with these small businessmen, which he would never have imagined. He finally tasted the humiliation.
"Inform all officials above the ministerial level to come to a meeting immediately!"
Silva yelled at the secretary. He must find out who did this. He was so bold and dared to kill the US ambassador and his staff.
The big boss gave the order, and heads of important departments such as the National Security Bureau, the Police General Administration, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs rushed over.
"You two idiots, how do you manage public security? So many staff members of the US Embassy were killed last night, and you didn't get the news until now! Do you know how serious the matter is now?"
Silva's saliva squirted into the faces of the two heads of the Security Bureau and the Police Headquarters, but they did not dare to move for fear of provoking the big boss to take action on them.
"This is already the third violent case this year, and the person who died was a staff member of the US Embassy. If you don't find out who did it, give me your resignation letter!"
Silva said viciously.
"Yes! We must find out what happened!"
The faces of the two giants were ashen. They knew that Silva was going to blame them this time. After all, it had already happened overnight, and even if there were any clues, they would have been wiped out. How could they still find out? Look.
It's doomed.
"Are there any other clues?"
Silva asked.
"There were traces of fighting at the scene, but from the analysis of the footprints, there was only one enemy. The people in the embassy were all killed with little resistance. Moreover, the murderer's methods were cruel, and every corpse had been hit by gravity.
There are traces of death from blunt objects."
The chief of police reported the scene situation to Silva in a low voice.
"One person killed so many people?"
Silva said in surprise.
"Your Excellency, President, I have also been to the scene. According to my analysis, the murderer's killing methods are very similar to the "Golden Dragon" KTV tragedy some time ago. It is possible that they are the same group of people!"
The director of the Security Bureau also told Silva his conclusion.
"Are you sure they are the same group of people? Then what is their motive for killing? You must know that Americans have nothing to do with the 'Golden Dragon' KTV gang!"
Silva was getting more and more confused.
"I suspect that the murderer was hired and the murderer is a professional killer with special abilities!"
The director of the Security Bureau speculated.
"Immediately block the airport and docks, and strengthen border patrols. I hope the murderer has not escaped from Portugal!"
Silva immediately ordered.
But he also knew that the hope of success was very slim. After all, it had been so long since the crime occurred, and the murderer might have left the country long ago. He never imagined that the murderer was discussing illegal work with him just now!
"Your Excellency, there is another very important thing right now, which is how to deal with the bodies of the victims? Their investigators have already set out to our country."
the foreign minister asked cautiously.
"Since the Americans are coming, let them participate in the investigation themselves. The scene of the crime must be protected and the bodies preserved. When the time comes, they will be handed over to the Americans for processing!"
Silva frowned.
He is already a little exhausted. He just hopes that the Americans will not anger Portugal over this. (To be continued...)
