Chapter 989: The Devil’s Representative
In the end, the official representative of the negotiations on the Japanese prisoners was the unknown Lin Xiao, and the talks were held on Wangye Island. These were not things the Japanese could decide.
In order to rescue the people, the Japanese sent out Mikami Sakahito, who was a senior member of their team, and they thought that this was enough attention.
As a result, when they arrived in Beijing, they couldn't see any of our senior officials at all.
The Shijiucheng side used practical actions to tell Mikami Sakahito that agreeing to your coming only means that the matter can be discussed, but it does not mean that you can discuss it however you want.
The captain of the maritime force, is he big?
Our students who are external spokespersons are enough for you.
Therefore, Lin Xiao took his superiors' bottom line and came to Wangye Island as the boss for the first time.
"Uncle, I'm Lin Xiao!" Seeing Zeng Wangcai waiting for him at the dock, Lin Xiao, a fanboy of Zeng Wangcai who he had never met, immediately got off the boat and said, "I'm finally meeting you. I'll be done with my work soon. Can you please sign an autograph for me as a souvenir?"
"Uncle? Don't call me that. Look, I'm not much older than you, right?" Zeng Wangcai shook hands with Lin Xiao happily.
Lin Xiao revealed his age. When Zeng Wangcai heard it, he was surprised to find that he was only one year older than his own eldest son.
After acknowledging Lin Xiao as his nephew, Zeng Wangcai ignored Mikami Sakahito who was standing behind him.
The two of them didn't get in the car. Instead, they talked as they walked. Lin Xiao and Zeng Wangcai discussed the bottom line of this negotiation.
In fact, there is no quantitative bottom line. There is only one principle: national prestige will last forever!
As for the operation of interests, everyone believes that no one is more suitable than Zeng Wangcai.
"Let's make it clear in advance. You talk but I don't!" Zeng Wangcai said while smoking, "I'll find you an assistant. I'm busy. I'm waiting for news from the Thousand Peaks City. I'll leave when I get the news."
"Then how do we talk? The Japanese's requirement is to use money and acquaintances to conduct the handover in secret." Lin Xiao scratched his head.
"What money do you want?" Zeng Wangcai threw his cigarette butt viciously. "The national prestige will last forever. What national prestige can we have if we ask for money? Besides, it is not in our interest to keep this secret. We must let the world know that we don't want money, we want troops stationed on Yishi Island."
First station troops there, then nibble away at them if there's a chance, little by little.
Zeng Wangcai felt that as long as he took the first step, even if there was no time left, there would be people of insight who would follow and continue.
But this is tantamount to completely denying the Japanese's two negotiation demands!
"I'm afraid this is not a good discussion, uncle? You won't agree to both requests?"
"There's nothing difficult to talk about. Once we get on the island, you have to listen to us." Zeng Wangcai patted Lin Xiao on the shoulder, glanced at Mikami Sakahito who was following closely behind him, and got into the car with his head down.
From the time they met until now, Zeng Wangcai has not said a word to Mikami Sakahito, but Mikami Sakahito doesn't dare to say a word.
When he learned that he was coming to Wangye Island, Mikami Saka Ren knew that he was going to meet Zeng Wangcai.
Mikami Sakahito recognized Zeng Wangcai when he saw him. To the Japanese soldiers like Mikami Sakahito who knew the inside story, Zeng Wangcai was a killing god. As long as Zeng Wangcai did not take the initiative to look for him, he would not dare to talk to him at all.
Soon the convoy arrived at the airport construction site which was about to be completed. Zeng Wangcai got off the car in the dust and waited for Xiaobao to bring Mikami Sakahito down.
As expected, the Japanese only bully the weak and fear the strong. When Mikami Sakahito saw the Japanese soldiers without human forms working mechanically on the construction site, he was almost scared to death.
"Does this scene look familiar?" Zeng Wangcai pointed at the bustling construction site. "Decades ago, your ancestors had seen this kind of scene, but the situation was different. You were supervisors and we were the workers. Now, we are supervisors and you are the workers... This little devil doesn't understand, right? Xiaoxiao, translate for him."
Xiaoxiao is the nickname Zeng Wangcai gave to Lin Xiao after they had known each other for a while, and it has a strong Dota flavor.
When Lin Xiao heard Zeng Wangcai say the most encouraging words to him in a nonchalant manner, he got goosebumps.
Some people have a problem that once they get excited, they will get goose bumps involuntarily. Lin Xiao is such a person. He will have this symptom every time he hears the national anthem.
We are the supervisors and you are the ones doing the work!
It sounds great, not to mention there’s a live broadcast below.
After listening to Lin Xiao's translation, Mikami Saka Ren bowed his body, walked to Zeng Wangcai very respectfully, and bowed 90 degrees: "Mr. Zeng, I'm very sorry. We are willing to compensate you. We can pay to make up for the mistakes we made!"
"Money? Pah!" Zeng Wangcai spitted on the head of Mikami Sakahito who was bowing his head. "Do you think I'm short of money? In your eyes, how much is a person's life worth?"
Mikami Saka Jin didn't know what fell on his head, but he guessed intuitively that it was not something good, but he didn't dare to look up.
"Hayi..." Mikami Sakahito lowered his head and said tentatively, "After all, something happened and we need to solve it. Compensation is better than no compensation."
"I understand, Xiaobao, three of the solid stuff!" Zeng Wangcai smiled viciously.
Without saying a word, Xiao Bao took out his gun and fired three shots at the three Japanese soldiers. The three Japanese soldiers were hit in the vitals and fell to the ground. They bounced a few times and then became motionless after a while. It was obvious that they were dead.
The other Japanese soldiers seemed numb. When they saw their companions dead, only a few who were closer looked up. But under the suppression of the soldiers, they quickly lowered their heads and continued to work numbly.
Mikami Saka Jin was stunned by this scene. Who would kill someone just because of a disagreement?
"You tell me how much a life costs, and I'll give it to you right away. Then you'll be rich, okay?" Zeng Wangcai said fiercely. "Your account will receive compensation every now and then. You have... about 30,000 left on the island, which is enough to kill slowly."
After listening to the translation, Mikami Saka Jin looked up in surprise. Is this how you talk?
Even if you think what I said is inappropriate, why talk about it? Why resort to violence?
"Little Leopard..."
"Wait!" Mikami Sakahito bent down again, "Sorry, Zeng-san, please tell me what you want!"
That’s right!
Damn it, you were the ones begging us to do something, but you actually made demands as soon as you got here. Do you guys have the final say?
Zeng Wangcai took out a cigarette and lit it. He had the bodies of the three devils pulled up and placed them at his feet. He said calmly, "We don't want your money. I have plenty of money. What we want is morality, justice, and dignity. Decades ago, you came to our home and committed heinous crimes. In the end, you refused to admit it even though you couldn't win. I am very unhappy about this, so... I will announce to the world those of you who have been captured. This is the first point. Second, we are the victorious country. We can station troops in your home. I have already chosen the location. It is on Yishi Island, next to Rope Island."
"Zeng Sang, how can this be possible?"
"Can you please stay here? You have no say. Contact your family. I don't have much time. You have one last chance to talk to me."
From the beginning to the end of the talks, Lin Xiao, the serious representative, didn't say a word.
After leaving with Zeng Wangcai, Lin Xiao finally figured it out. In fact, his superiors chose to have the talks here because they were counting on Zeng Wangcai to preside over the talks.
Zeng Wangcai returned to his villa halfway up the mountain in the residential area and found that his wife was not cooking, but was talking on the phone on the balcony, her voice quite excited.
"......You are such a fool. You can't do anything right. You fish for three days and rest for two days. I won't help you this time. If you still want to do business like this, you will lose all your money and won't even have pants to wear......"
Hearing his wife getting angry, Zeng Wangcai was overwhelmed. He went into the house and saw that the food was already ready. He didn't move, but walked to the wall, took out a map and pasted it there.
This is the latest map brought by Lin Xiao. On it, Wangye Island has been included in the national border, and its color has turned into a light red that is similar to the background color of the country.