Chapter 1140 - Pride & Integrity
When dealing with jerks like Yin Du, they wouldn’t understand if you were too polite…
Gu Nianzhi coughed softly and started speaking English with a British accent as she laughed. “…Your Excellency, Yin Du is also considered a great country, so how could it only have one guard of honor…? Tsk, seems like you guys haven’t learned proper etiquette from the British Empire.”
She passive-aggressively threw shade at Yin Du.
After all, it was a British colony.
It was the owner’s fault if the dog didn’t learn well.
The vice president of Yin Du understood her insinuations, and his facial expression immediately changed as he said angrily, “Of course we have more than one guard of honor! Every state in Yin Du has its own guard of honor! The title of the world’s third most powerful country isn’t a bluff!”
“Really? Then all of your honor guards went to Gujarat to welcome the Prime Minister of Japan?” Gu Nianzhi smiled as she spoke and cocked her head with a look of curiosity.
“Of course not!” The Vice President of Yin Du was bewildered by Gu Nianzhi’s smile, and he blurted out, “No.”
Only after he finished speaking did he realize what he had said. He smiled awkwardly as he said, “But this time since you came so abruptly, we had no time to prepare hahaha…”
He was the one who invited them over so urgently, and Speaker Long didn’t want him to lose face, so he agreed.
Yet they didn’t expect to be screwed over as a result.
Gu Nianzhi was fuming with rage.
Speaker Long smiled slightly and said, “Really? Since you didn’t have time to prepare, we will go back first. We will come back when you are ready.” With that, Speaker Long turned and headed back into the helicopter.
This was the Huaxia Empire’s special plane. Speaker Long could leave whenever he wanted to. There was simply nothing Yin Du could do about it.
The vice president of Yin Du suddenly started sweating when he realized that his bluff had been called.
He initially only wanted to act slightly intimidating toward the Huaxia Empire in order to please the Prime Minister of Japan, but the Huaxia Empire simply canceled the visit…
He couldn’t tell that although that old man seemed so submissive when he spoke, he was resolute when he dealt with matters!
The Vice President of Yin Du quickly apologized upon seeing this. “It’s my fault, my fault. The guards of honor will be here soon! They will be here soon!”
Gu Nianzhi secretly gave Speaker Long a thumbs up inside. She walked back to the pilot cabin and asked Speaker Long quietly, “…You really want to go back?”
Speaker Long sat on a chair, closed his eyes, and said, “You can’t embarrass your family when you’re out.”
It is said that Huaxia people valued pride, but if there was no pride, nothing mattered.
Even if one lost his pride outside, he could still keep his integrity inside.
If there was, it must be a lie.
Gu Nianzhi admired Speaker Long even more. “Then what shall we do? The vice president said he would prepare for the guards of honor…”
“According to the highest specification, if there is no preparation within half an hour, you will notify the crew members and return immediately.”
What a joke. Speaker Long had never suffered a loss in politics for decades.
Diplomatic visits had always been afforded the highest courtesy.
This time, Yin Du allied itself with Japan and tried to humiliate the Huaxia Empire to please the Japanese. This was absolutely intolerable.
Gu Nianzhi stood next to him for a while and whispered, “…this kind of matter, wouldn’t our embassy in Yin Du know in advance?”
But she remembered that she had communicated with the China Embassy in Yin Du many times before she confirmed the details of the visit.
But she didn’t communicate with the person responsible for the pick-up, so she didn’t know what the situation was.
Speaker Long opened his eyes and nodded slowly. “You are right. Call our country’s ambassador to Yin Du.”
Gu Nianzhi went out to make the call.
She stood in the hatch of the plane and looked outside. She didn’t actually see the ambassador of the Huaxia Empire embassy in Yin Du. There were only some Chinese people who seemed to be of low rank and were probably embassy staff.
Gu Nianzhi thought about it for a while, then found several other assistants and secretaries, and the number of the embassy, so she immediately called.
There was an automatic message on the other end.
“Hello, this is the Embassy of Huaxia Empire in Yin Du, please leave your name and message after the beep, thank you for your cooperation.”
Gu Nianzhi: “…”
“Who knows the phone number of my country’s ambassador to Yin Du? On that is not the public number for the embassy.” Gu Nianzhi asked her colleague while looking up the information.
One of the special assistants who followed Speaker Long found the number and called it himself.
They quickly answered the phone and asked, “Are you a special assistant to Speaker Long? I’m sorry. When our ambassador rushed to the airport to welcome the Speaker, there was a car accident on the road and several people were injured. They have gone to the hospital, and are still in emergency operation for the time being. Now the embassy is very short of manpower. We have already sent the replacement. The first and second secretaries will meet Speaker Long. They will be there soon!”
Speaker Long’s special assistant looked at Gu Nianzhi in surprise, and said, “…Our ambassador fleet has just encountered a car accident, and they have all been sent to the hospital. They are not out of danger yet. Now the first and second secretary will be arriving.”
Gu Nianzhi was also very speechless. “This is too despicable. Please explain the situation to Speaker Long.”
Now that their country’s ambassadors were all involved in a car accident, Speaker Long certainly couldn’t leave just because of bad etiquette protocol.
Gu Nianzhi and the special assistant entered Speaker Long’s cabin together and explained the situation to him.
Speaker Long, “…”
“Are they okay?” Speaker Long was still very concerned about the safety of his ambassadors and planned to bite the bullet.
At that time, there was the sudden sound of ceremonious military music outside, and it was their familiar Chinese national anthem!
Gu Nianzhi looked out the window and was surprised to find that it took less than 20 minutes. The guards of honor, the welcoming crowd, the red carpet, and flowers were all prepared!
There were also several people in dark suits with serious expressions standing in front of the vice president of Yin Du, but she couldn’t hear what they were talking about.
The vice president of Yin Du was crouching over his chubby body and holding a handkerchief as he constantly wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Gu Nianzhi, “…”
How come that person in a dark suit looked so familiar?
Gu Nianzhi narrowed her eyes and took a closer look. Yes, it was indeed their old acquaintance. It was Special Assistant Yang.
How come he had come to Yin Du?
Gu Nianzhi did not know where Special Assistant Yang went after leaving the parliament, nor did she care.
She looked back at Speaker Long and the special assistant, then murmured, “…I saw Special Assistant Yang, right down below.”
Speaker Long also heard the military music of the guards of honor. He raised his eyes slightly and said with a smile, “Oh. After Special Assistant Yang left the parliament, he went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It seems that they sent him to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office here.” He stood up and walked to the cabin door.
This time, the reception standards had improved a lot, and it fitted Speaker Long’s status as one of the heads of state.
The airport, which had been empty just now, suddenly became clustered with red carpets.
The Yin Du Military Bands on both sides were wrapped in headscarves and played the national anthems of the two countries passionately.
Now, the Vice President of Yin Du, who had tried giving them a hard time earlier, appeared obsequious and stood aside respectfully as he waited for Speaker Long to get off the plane.
His sycophantic mannerism was truly mind-blowing.
Speaker Long smiled and waved to everyone, then slowly walked down the ladder of the plane.
Gu Nianzhi followed behind the special assistants and did not follow Speaker Long.
Speaker Long simply stood on the red carpet. The vice president rushed forward, held his hand, and said with emotion, “I’m so sorry. I was so anxious before that I forgot to adjust the guards of honor for another state. Fortunately, Mr. Yang, the head secretary of your embassy, helped me with this. You must praise him well. He has contributed greatly to facilitate the friendship between our two countries.”
Speaker Long smiled and nodded. “Since he is a staff member of the embassy, it is his job to maintain the friendship between our two countries. Your Excellency, the Vice President, is sounding absurd.”
Vice President Yin Du smiled and nodded, then turned and invited Speaker Long into the car.
At this time, Special Assistant Yang came over and bowed to Speaker Long. He was very apologetic and said, “Chairman Long, you have been aggrieved today because of our embassy’s failure to do its job. I made a mistake, and I will submit to punishment. But the ambassador of the Huaxia Empire had an accident, and I want to clarify the entire situation to you.”
Speaker Long patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, “Don’t say that, you have done a good job. I see now that it was fortunate that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent you over. Otherwise, if something really serious happened this time, without someone in charge of mediation, there really would have been an issue.”
It was not that there wasn’t someone in charge of mediation, but that there wasn’t a person who understood Speaker Long’s mind who could also mediate.
And Special Assistant Yang fit both conditions.
Gu Nianzhi also felt very lucky.
She admitted that if it weren’t for Special Assistant Yang’s intervention, today’s matter might not have been resolved satisfactorily.
She was a very objective person. Although she had personal grievances with Special Assistant Yang, she was willing to let go of past grudges in front of foreigners and work with Special Assistant Yang to safeguard the dignity and interests of her country.
This time, Special Assistant Yang did a good job. When Gu Nianzhi walked to him, she nodded very gratefully. “Thank you, Special Assistant Yang.”
Upon seeing her, Special Assistant Yang said with the same smile on his face, “This is my job. Miss Gu, I didn’t expect us to meet again so soon.”
Gu Nianzhi nodded, and from the corner of her eyes, she caught a glimpse of a young woman in a black suit and skirt approaching. She stood behind Special Assistant Yang and smiled.
It was actually Rong Mingxing.
Gu Nianzhi wanted to laugh a little.
It seemed like those two really were going to become a couple.
Special Assistant Yang had come to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Rong Mingxing also appeared to be working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Gu Nianzhi nodded at Rong Mingxing. “Miss Rong, nice to meet you again.”
She appeared a little embarrassed when she first saw Gu Nianzhi.
She was not as slick as Special Assistant Yang, so she couldn’t bring herself to pretend that nothing happened, and simply said awkwardly, “Hello, Miss Gu.”
After the military music of the guards of honor was played, they went into the car sent by the embassy and followed the vice president of Yin Du to the Federal Assembly of Yin Du.
The buildings in New Delhi, the capital of Yin Du, was actually relatively shabby, and about fifty years behind the imperial capital of the Huaxia Empire.
However, the architectural style was very characteristic of Yin Du, so it was quite interesting to treat this as a sightseeing experience in an exotic place.
There were also some huge billboards and big screens along the road.
Without exception, the welcoming ceremony for the visit of Prime Minister Beisan of Japan to Gujarat, the hometown of Prime Minister Dimo, was being broadcast.
It was indeed much livelier there.
The group of circus performers that stretched on for eight kilometers were really eye-opening for Gu Nianzhi.
Rong Mingxing sat next to Gu Nianzhi. She initially didn’t want to talk to Gu Nianzhi, but Special Assistant Yang glanced at her several times. She finally gathered up the courage and said to Gu Nianzhi, “Miss Gu, for the days you will be in Yin Du, I will accompany you as your personal guide.”
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