Chapter 1295 And you, my friend, are the real hero
A car set off from Yanjing and quickly drove to Tianjin Port.
In the car, Hong Kaixuan smiled and held Li Xiangnan's thigh, saying, "President Li, don't get excited, don't get excited, calm down!"
"Minister Hong, if you say that to me, at least control the corners of your mouth!"
Li Xiangnan turned his head to look at Hong Kaixuan and found that the corners of his mouth were crooked from smiling, and he looked dumbfounded.
Although he himself was indeed very excited.
But Hong Kaixuan was even more excited than himself.
"I'm so happy!" Hong Kaixuan laughed and patted his thigh.
"Me too!" Li Xiangnan curled the corners of his mouth.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Hong Kaixuan said, "You don't know that when the ultrasound machine left Hong Kong in Neon, it was Ambassador Jian Liwei who called me from overseas!"
Upon hearing this, Li Xiangnan guessed that Jian Liwei, Jian Jingzhe and even Yamamoto Jushiro must have done something earth-shattering in Japan, which shocked the old minister Hong Kaixuan.
"Oh? Minister Hong, can you tell me the details? I feel like there's a story behind your tone!"
"That's not the case!"
It turned out that on the 25th of December last year, Jian Jingzhe received a call from her father saying that the ultrasound machine had been seized by the Neon Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She immediately took the earliest flight to Neon with her mother.
After arriving in Neon, as soon as Jian Jingzhe got off the plane, he settled his mother and rushed to the Embassy of Long Country in Neon. Together with his father Jian Liwei, he went directly to the Cabinet Office in Kyoto, Neon, and submitted Long Country's solemn statement to the Prime Minister.
This statement directly accuses the Neon government of using administrative means to seize commercial goods from our private institutions. This kind of robbery is essentially using national security as an excuse to intervene in the market economy through administrative means, suppress Chinese medical companies, and maintain its own technological hegemony and geopolitical interests.
Its purpose is clear, its attitude is direct, and it points out mercilessly that this behavior not only violates the principles of market economy, but also poses a serious threat to global scientific and technological cooperation and market freedom.
The statement is harsh in wording, tense in tone, and uses cold terms, which is rare.
This is definitely the most severe statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Longguo since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and it has risen to the level of a warning.
During the negotiation process, the father and daughter of the Jian family showed neither arrogance nor servility, calmness and firm attitude, which made the members of the Japanese cabinet feel the toughness of the Dragon Kingdom on the diplomatic level this time. This clear position, which is rare in the world, even made them a little overwhelmed for a while.
After settling the Jian father and daughter, they quickly convened a cabinet meeting.
At the same time, Jian Liwei learned about it through various channels.
At the same time, Yamamoto Jukuro, who had returned to China, united six parties in the ruling and opposition parties to put pressure on the cabinet.
Only three days later, the Minister of Foreign Affairs personally visited Jian Liwei at his official residence, apologized in person for the wrong behavior of his subordinates, and immediately arranged for the ultrasound machine to be loaded onto the ship and brought into the port.
"My goodness, Ambassador Jian and Miss Jingzhe are unprecedented and unparalleled this time! So amazing! Although I have never experienced such a scene of confrontation with a country, I feel nervous just thinking about it! But they withstood the pressure of the entire confrontation with Japan and held on. It's amazing!"
Li Xiangnan was deeply moved and did not forget to thank Hong Kaixuan.
"Minister Hong, the smooth return of the B-ultrasound machine made me realize that I not only have these responsible friends supporting me, but the country is also the backing that allows me to stand up straight. I am very proud!"
"President Li!" Hong Kaixuan said with a smile: "Although our country still has this and that kind of shortcomings, what we can do is to build it and make it become the beautiful image in our minds! And you, my friend, you are the hero!"
He smiled and looked out the window, but his tone was extremely serious.
"Think about it, it was the existence of the CT machine that allowed Mr. Tan to survive the crisis of the Hong Kong talks! Now that B-ultrasound machines can be imported into China, I believe they will be able to play a role in more areas!"
"We should see that the introduction of such medical technology equipment into the country can not only treat diseases of everyone from high-ranking officials to ordinary people, but also improve the domestic medical level!"
"People like you are patching up the country. If the country doesn't support you, you will be very disappointed! As a Dragon countryman, never forget that we still have the country behind us!"
"Xiao Li," Hong Kaixuan said, turning his head with red eyes, "I am a diplomat... Only people like us deeply realize that if we lag behind, we will be beaten. The strength of the country is the confidence of our nation!"
"Minister Hong, what you said is very good! I will remember it!" Li Xiangnan's voice was also resounding, "I will also not forget the country's help to me when I was in trouble. In the future, I will be more down-to-earth and use my achievements to repay the country!"
"Xiao Li, remember your words!" Hong Kaixuan pinched his shoulders, "Let's get off the car!"
Before we knew it, the car had stopped at the port.
The familiar port has witnessed Li Xiangnan’s countless successes.
This time, when his feet stepped on the land, he saw a surprise again.
Tianjin Port is like a boiling copper pot, and the salty sea breeze wrapped in diesel steam is rushing across the deck of the cargo ship.
The metal frame of the gantry crane was faintly visible in the morning mist. The sounds of the capstan, the whistle and the shouts of the dock workers were twisted into rough ropes, tying the entire cargo ship into a floating beehive.
She was in the midst of the noise.
The indigo work clothes wrapped around his thin shoulders, and the oil stains on the fabric created cloud patterns of varying depths.
His hair was messy due to being pressed down by the hard hat, with a few strands of hair stuck to his neck which was covered in coal dust.
But when she tilted her head back to drink water, the jawline moved by the rolling of her Adam's apple still had a sharp arc, like a reef whose edges had been worn away by the sea water, but still retained its rugged pride.
Until that call pierced the noise.
"Jian Jingzhe, why are you dressed like this?"
Li Xiangnan rushed to the unloading cargo ship first. Seeing Jian Jingzhe wearing work clothes and no longer as cool and aloof as before, who had completely transformed himself into a sailor, he felt numb.
The thin hand holding the enamel cup suddenly tightened, and the knuckles turned blue.
When I turned around, the water in the cup formed fine ripples, reflecting the bright sunlight in the sky.
Her eyelashes trembled like butterfly wings covered with dew.
The sweaty temples stuck to her cheeks, but could not hide the fire that suddenly lit up in her eyes. The stains on her overalls suddenly became a flowing river of stars. Her fingertips stained with engine oil were shaking. She pointed at the huge wooden container beside her, and a smile blossomed in her eyes like a galaxy.
"Comrade Li Xiangnan, I'm reporting to you that Comrade Jian Jingzhe has successfully completed the mission. I brought the B-ultrasound machine back!"
She suddenly smiled.
Like a glacier breaking in the spring flood, like a rusty copper bell vibrating again in the wind.
This smile made everything around it fade into a gray and white background: the roar of the gantry crane turned into the sound of distant tides, and the porters' curses turned into silent pantomime.
Li Xiangnan's eyes sparkled, and he stepped forward and gently held her hand.
"And you, my friend, you are the real hero!"