Shadow Spy

Chapter 279 Ayers leaves Shanghai and returns to China

On Monday, March 3, during the morning meeting of the Consulate General, Ayers officially handed over his duties. Political Counselor Sheehan took up the post of Acting Consul General, and Li Junhao took over as Deputy Consul General. As for Thain, he had resigned and boarded the consulate last Saturday. The passenger ship returned to China, and Hanpri was able to take up his post as Commercial Counselor two days early.

At noon, in the consulate cafeteria, all the staff gathered to see Ayers off.During the six years he served as Consul General, Ayers had long been respected by everyone with his charisma. Now that he was about to return to China, many staff members came up to him to toast him and ask for hugs. Many of them fell down. cried.

Ayres was about to be 65 years old, and he couldn't drink so much even red wine, so Li Junhao took the initiative to help, not to hold back the wine, but to replace it!No one was surprised by this. They all knew that Mr. Ayers had always regarded Mr. Panson as his nephew, and his behavior at this time was very normal.

The old man was very happy, but also a little melancholy. The staff members who came to toast him were basically the ones he had watched grow up. They were all good boys and girls. Now that he was about to leave here, he was really reluctant to leave. , so everyone who came to ask for a hug was given a warm response!

In this way, Ayers was responsible for hugging him goodbye, and Li Junhao on the side was responsible for drinking... Even though his current physical fitness is superhuman, he can hardly bear it after drinking so much red wine in a row!

After the farewell luncheon, Ayres also drank too much. Li Junhao led people to send him to Jiagu's mansion, and helped him sleep before leaving...
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Early the next morning, Li Junhao arrived at Ayers' official residence early, preparing to pick up the old man to the dock and take the "Conch" cruise ship back to the United States that departed at [-] a.m.

Things have been packed long ago. Ayers' assistant and secretary are all here, and they will return to China together to continue serving the old man.This official residence on the Bund is the property of the Consulate General and is taken care of by a middle-aged Chinese couple surnamed Chen. After the old man leaves, Sheen will not live here. After all, he is just an agent. It would be embarrassing to send a new consul general.

For more than six years, the couple surnamed Chen has been serving Ayers and has a deep relationship. At this time, they were helping to put several suitcases into the car while wiping away tears.

Ayers pointed at the two of them and said: "Little Ogg, you should take more care of Chen and his wife in the future!"

"Don't worry, Unlel." Li Junhao promised, "Have you packed all your things? Is there anything else you need me to do?"

Ayres shook his head, looked around again at the house he had lived in for six years, waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"

On the way to the dock, Ayers said: "Little Ogg, you are very good at doing things, but you are a little too impulsive. You should be careful in the future... However, in your capacity, as long as you remember to put the interests of the United States first in everything, you will No one can do anything about it!"

Identity again!Li Junhao couldn't help but ask: "Uncle, I haven't remembered my identity until now. You are going back to China soon, so just tell me!"

But Ayres shook his head and said: "Since you can't remember it, don't think about it now. You will know it when you need to know it."

Well, that's it.Li Junhao could only ignore the question, took out a document package from the side and handed it over, saying: "Uncle, these are some things I wrote. They include my views on this war, some judgments on the situation in the Far East, etc. What are you talking about? You can take a look on the way..."

Ayers liked to see him doing his business. After accepting the package of documents, he said, "Okay, I will look at it carefully. Tell me, what do you want me to do for you when I return to China?"

Li Junhao chuckled, took out an exquisite glasses case, and said, "I'll find the best craftsman to give you special reading glasses for reading documents. Try them out and see if they fit?" This was what he said in the system. The ones in the mall that have been upgraded are really customized for Ayers. The frames are lightweight, the lenses are thin, and they are beautiful and elegant. They are much better than the flower glasses currently on the market.Ayers put on the spectacles and tried it. When he read the document, it was clear immediately. They were comfortable to wear and did not feel heavy at all. He immediately liked it very much. This gift was exactly what he needed.

Glasses are consumables in a way because they are easily damaged. Li Junhao prepared ten of them, put them in a small box, and gave them to Ayres' assistant to put them away.

Seeing his attentiveness, Ayers felt warm in his heart even though he didn't say anything.

Ayers thought that if he left, Little Ogg would make such a mess in Shanghai, which looked very good, but once the Japanese army actually started to fight, it would still not be enough, so he thought about helping him again. Said: "Little Ogg, how about I try again and add two more regiments to the Shanghai garrison?"

"No need, the Shanghai Concession is so big, too many troops can't be deployed." Li Junhao shook his head and refused, "Uncle, if possible, give Huhai two better warships. The two old ones before Gunboats are of no use at all..."

That's what he said. The two old ships currently stationed in Shanghai belong to the Asian Fleet of the Navy. Even its main base in Cavite, Philippines, does not have a few new and good ships, leaving the possibility of replacement in Shanghai. Not really big.

After hearing this, Ayres took it seriously and thought about it seriously...
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At the passenger terminal on the Bund, everyone from the U.S. Consulate General had arrived. When they saw the convoy coming, they immediately stepped forward to greet it. The consuls general from Britain, France and other countries also stepped forward.

For the upper-class circles of the concession, Ayers is one of the top people. Now that he is leaving Shanghai and returning to China, it is naturally a big event. All the diplomats from various countries are here...

Even Japanese Consul General Miura Yoshiaki and Deputy Consul General Iwai Eiichi also rushed over. Regardless of the real relationship, they had to come out of diplomatic etiquette.

Ayers smiled and said goodbye to everyone one by one, shaking hands, hugging and laughing. The atmosphere on the pier was very warm.

In addition to Ayers, his secretary, and assistants, there are also eight diplomats from the Consulate General who have finished their term of office. Ten Marines are responsible for escorting the ship. There is no need to worry about being too lonely during the trip.

At 08:30, everyone from the Consulate General sent Ayers and his party to the passenger ship. Of course, it was the most luxurious stateroom among them. The conditions were very good. Except for the smaller area, other facilities were comparable to those of major hotels in Shanghai and Shanghai. The presidential suite.

The last one to get off the boat was Li Junhao. After hugging the old man for a while, he said goodbye and left. When he got off the boat, for some reason, his eyes were red...

When the passenger ship left the pier, he suddenly felt a little empty!

(End of this chapter)