Office of the Admiralty, Rio de Janeiro.
"What? The rebels have been wiped out?"
General Crook was a little confused when he heard the news on the phone. Originally, according to his and Fang Lang's plan, they also used the people behind the Eddie brothers to directly annihilate the Eddie Brothers' anti-government forces before they could react. .
He didn't give them a chance to inform him and make arrangements calmly, but he never imagined that Fang Lang would be so efficient. He informed him that the operation was over in less than three days.
Comparing the time it took the Army, General Crook felt that Fang Lang's ability was truly unfathomable.
I really don't want him to feel comfortable having such a subordinate.
"What are the specific casualties?"
General Crook asked quickly after swallowing hard.
Fang Lang's hearty laughter came from the receiver.
"General, please rest assured! Except for more than 600 people who were captured, the rebels were completely wiped out. Our army suffered less than a hundred casualties.
Brother Eddie, the leader of the rebel army, was shot dead by our army during the suppression operation.
Number three, Bartlett Crowe, surrendered and was captured. "
General Crook suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, took a deep breath, and then forced himself to calm down and said:
"Very good, I will report the good news to the Minister of Defense immediately.
I want to see if the Army Department will have the dignity to overwhelm our Navy in the future. Ha ha......"
As he spoke, General Crook couldn't help laughing.
Of course, Fang Lang wouldn't say much about this. After the other party's laughter stopped, Fang Lang slowly said:
"Your Excellency General, after interrogation, the rebels' number three figure, Bartlett Crowe, confessed to me that he knew who the supporters behind Brother Eddie were.
Look how we deal with this person! "
General Crook was stunned when he heard this. He didn't understand what Fang Lang meant. Both of them knew very well who the big shot was behind the Eddie brothers' rebel forces.
But as the former president of Brazil, the other party has huge political influence in Brazil. There are also a large number of the other party's disciples and former officials in the current Brazilian government. It is really too risky to attack this person.
If you don't do it right, you might get a strong counterattack.
"Does he have substantial evidence?"
"No, the two parties are very careful in communicating. They are all contacted by telegraph, and all telegraph newspapers will be burned."
General Crook had already anticipated this situation. Without substantial evidence, there was no way to convict such an important political figure. Therefore, in fact, it made no difference at all whether to recruit Bartlett Clowe, the number three figure, or not. .
If not, you might even be slandered by the other party.
"There is no substantial evidence to say what the use of this is. He doesn't need to say it. We are all very aware of each other's situation. Even the Secretary of Defense and Mr. President are very aware of what the situation is.
But what can we do to each other? "
When Fang Lang heard this, he was silent for a while. This was also what he was struggling with before. The reason why he wanted to keep Bartlett Crow alive was that he did not participate in the Japanese mob's attack on the presidential palace. The situation is not clear.
Mr. President or Mr. Secretary of Defense will not care about his life or death, but if he has evidence of the contact between Brother Eddie and Mr. Vargas, he may be able to directly cut off the other party's chance of being elected next time.
Unfortunately, after the final interrogation, this guy had no actual evidence to prove the connection between Brother Eddie and the other party.
"I understand, General!"
Fang Lang thought for a moment and then responded.
Although, that is to say, no one can do anything to Mr. Vargas without evidence, but sometimes some things do not require evidence. Fang Lang, who comes from a later generation, knows very well the importance of public opinion.
Therefore, the Brazilian Times was founded in Brazil.
For politicians like Vargas, if they want to participate in the next government election, the importance of reputation is self-evident. Even if this matter cannot cause fatal harm to the other party, it will still cause the other party to lose a large number of popular votes.
After hanging up the phone, Fang Lang sat in the command room and thought for a long time.
The fighting on the front line has basically ended. The Marine Corps and the special tactics research team are searching for the rebels' missing fish in the jungle. All the prisoners have been sent to the town of Manguari for detention.
But Bartlett Crowe, the rebels' third-in-command, has been sent to the front-line airport.
"Qingshan, bring Mr. Bartlett Crow over here, I'll have a chat with him."
Hearing this, Qi Qingshan, who was working in the telecommunications room, stood up quickly and nodded:
"Yes, boss! Where do you want to meet him."
He raised his eyes and looked at the busy environment around him. It was indeed not suitable to see the rebel prisoner, so he stood up and said:
"Forget it, take me to the place where the other party is imprisoned!"
The two of them took several guards and talked and laughed all the way to the place where Bartlett Crow was imprisoned.
The so-called place of imprisonment is nothing more than a tent guarded by soldiers. After all, this is just a simple frontline field airport, and it is impossible to build a high-security prison here.
When Fang Lang opened the tent, he saw a tall, muscular, dark-skinned Brazilian man sitting on a camp bed with a decadent look on his face. Opposite him, two Marines in full uniform stared at each other.
Upon noticing the sound of the tent curtain moving, everyone turned their heads and looked at the people who came in.
The two soldiers quickly stood at attention and saluted:
"boss!"
Fang Lang smiled and nodded at the two of them:
"Thank you for your hard work, everyone. You go outside and wait while I talk to this gentleman."
When the soldier heard this, he stood at attention and saluted without saying a word, then turned and left.
When Bartlett Crowe saw Fang Lang's appearance, he understood who the person in front of him was, and stood up in a hurry with some embarrassment.
Fang Lang didn't feel any malice from the other party, so he smiled and waved to him:
"Mr. Bartlett Crow, don't be nervous. Since you have surrendered voluntarily, we will no longer harm your personal safety.
I came here because I want to talk to you about a few words. Let's sit down and talk. "
As he spoke, he pointed to the camp bed where the other party was sitting and motioned for the other party to sit down.
Bartlett Crowe didn't expect Fang Lang to be so easy to talk to, but he didn't dare to have any contempt for him. He knew very well that his life or death depended on the smiling and warm-looking man in front of him. In the hands of the young general.
Considering that the other party wiped out his entire rebel team in one day, he knew that the other party was not an easy person.
Therefore, he quickly said with great caution:
"Yes, thank you General!
If you have any questions, just tell me and I will tell you everything. "
Qi Qingshan, who was standing next to Fang Lang, brought a small stool for Fang Lang, then held the gun at his waist with one hand and stood behind him with alert eyes, closely watching Bartlett Crowe's reaction.
The guards who followed Fang Lang in also stood guard at the entrance of the tent, holding submachine guns in their hands and staring closely at Bartlett Crowe's every move.
Fang Lang got the stool, fiddled with it casually, and sat down opposite Bartlett Crowe.
Looking at the somewhat cautious Bartlett Crowe, he looked at him with some amusement for a while, and then slowly said:
"You know who I am, right? Do you need me to introduce myself?"
Just as Bartlett Crowe was about to raise his hand to signal, he noticed the vigilant movements of the two guards at the door, and quickly changed his head to nod:
"I know, I know, you are General Fang!
I have heard of your name for a long time and it is an honor to meet you. "
Fang Lang was not surprised and just smiled.
A person who surrenders voluntarily does not need to expect that he will have much courage to resist.
It's not that this man is not brave. On the contrary, according to the information Fang Lang learned, this Bartlett Crow is very brave in combat and is a rare talent. Unfortunately, he followed the wrong person.
At the same time, he is also the soul of the rebels, and his prestige among the rebels is much higher than that of the Eddie brothers. The rebels were even founded on the basis of the team he led.
The other party's performance now can only further prove that the other party is a smart person and very aware of current affairs.
Fang Lang was very satisfied with this.
"I heard from my subordinates that you told them that there is support behind the rebels?"
"Yes, General! It's Mr. Brissot Eddy's old superior, Mr. Vargas, the chairman of the Labor Party."
Brother Eddie was completely finished, and of course Bartlett Crowe wasn't going to hide anything.
Of course, even if Brother Eddie was not finished, he, Bartlett Crow, would not hide anything. He had already thought about this clearly when he took the initiative to surrender.
Moreover, he did not confess at will. He was very aware of the mortal feud between Fang Lang and the Eddie brothers, so he was sure that if he told Fang Lang this information, he would not silence him.
If the army wiped them out, he really wouldn't reveal this information at will.
After all, confessing is risky, and the secret about a big shot's involvement in a crime is even more risky. If he confesses without thinking, it might lead to death.
"Unfortunately, you have no evidence."
Fang Lang sighed helplessly.
Bartlett Crowe was stunned when he heard this, and when he saw Fang Lang's reaction, he immediately understood what the other party was thinking.
After pondering for a while, he could only smile bitterly:
"Yes, General!
They were very cautious and communicated by telegraph, but if they could find the telegraph operator, they could prove that what I said was true. "
Fang Lang waved his hand carelessly.
"I believe what you said. Even if you don't tell us, we still know everything. We suffer from the lack of evidence, so we can only pretend not to know."
Bartlett Crowe didn't expect that Fang Lang would be so honest with a prisoner like him. He looked at Fang Lang with some surprise and began to feel wary, worried that he would be silenced directly.
His eyes became a little frightened, and he leaned back unconsciously.
Fang Lang didn't notice the change in the other party. He smiled slightly and gestured to Qi Qingshan beside him:
"Give Mr. Bartlett Crowe a cigarette and let him calm down."
Then he said to Bartlett Clowe:
"Don't be nervous. You are a smart man. Knowing the relationship between me and brother Eddie, you should be able to understand what I want, so you surrendered on your own initiative, right?
If I wanted to kill you, I would come and chat with you in person. "
After hearing this, Bartlett Crowe looked at Fang Lang seriously for a while. After thinking for a while, he nodded slowly and took the cigarette handed over by Qi Qingshan.
After Qi Qingshan lit him up with a lighter, he took a deep breath to calm himself down as soon as possible, and then slowly said:
"You are right, I chose to surrender to your troops just because I believed in you.
If it were other troops, I would not dare to surrender, nor would I dare to confess these things. "
Fang Lang laughed and said:
"Haha...I like your honesty.
In this case, I won't spare any detours.
What you said is unlikely to be accepted as evidence, but you are one of the insiders of this matter.
If people find out that you confessed this to others, it may alert others, and at the same time, you may be killed.
Neither you nor I want to see bad things happen. Do you get me? "
