Chapter 157 The smell of gunpowder is strong

Those were Minister Wu’s original words, but Lin Siqiao spent less than 5 seconds to make slight changes to them.

First she changed 'Mr Johnson' to 'Dr Johnson'. '

The reason for doing this was because Lin Siqiao looked through some of Mr. Johnson's personal information last night.

According to records, Mr. Johnson had many identities and suffixes after his name in his life.

But he only loves the title of Doctor.

The reason is very simple. For a descendant of a certain country who was born in China and then immigrated to China, IQ is what he is most proud of.

As early as ten years ago, Mr. Johnson had been awarded a Ph.D. in philosophy from a university.

Moreover, a small incident occurred during his study at the university.

It is said that the school was forced to make a rule because of the length of his essay.

This rule stipulates that future college students should write undergraduate theses no longer than one tenth the length of Mr. Johnson's paper.

The second modification Lin Siqiao made was to change the "you" mentioned by Minister Wu to "you and your wife".

From the fact that the couple are inseparable wherever they go, we can tell that Mr. Johnson loves and respects his wife very much.

Lin Siqiao did this just to please the other party.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Mr. Johnson's smile became noticeably bigger.

Just as he was about to say a few words, several giant posters suddenly appeared in his sight.

Mr. Johnson did not recognize Chinese characters, but he was sure that the illustrated posters in the airport were no different from those he had seen on the streets before.

When he came back last time, he specifically asked the Chinese translator.

After learning that the Chinese language on the poster meant "Down with the country and all its running dogs", Mr Johnson lodged a protest.

Before he left, the Chinese people saw him off with smiles and said they would deal with the slogans properly. Why are they still there now?

Could it be that they changed their minds and no longer wanted to have a good relationship with Fang?

Mr. Johnson became angrier and angrier as he thought about it, and he started questioning directly, ignoring the reporters present.

"I would like to ask, why have these slogans that say 'Down with us' not been taken down yet?"

“Isn’t it a bit disrespectful to treat a friend who came from afar like this?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly dropped to freezing point, and the smell of gunpowder was very strong.

In fact, after Mr. Johnson left, everyone discussed this issue countless times.

Remember, these slogans have been around since the early 1950s.

In the past, China relied on its power to bully others. This is a bloody fact.

The existence of these slogans not only reminds us not to forget what happened in the past, but also shows our determination to not fear power and never surrender!

Therefore, the vast majority of people strongly opposed it and believed that the slogan must not be removed.

Some people disagree with this.

They felt that since both sides had plans to establish diplomatic relations, improving relations was imperative.

There is no need to destroy the relationship between each other because of such a small matter.

It's a bit of a waste.

Neither side could convince the other, so Minister Wu immediately consulted his superiors about this.

The final answer was.

No retreat!

Indeed, improving relations between the two countries is imperative.

But the problem is that it is not China that is in a hurry now, but your country.

You should know that the person from your country who came to Beijing last year was also led by your country.

Just because we accepted your kindness doesn't mean we don't have the backbone to be human!

But the difficulty lies in that they cannot say it so confidently, because their words are too direct... and sometimes it is easy to offend people.

So the above gives an ambiguous answer.

The answer is just three words—blank shot.

It literally means empty talk but with a hint of menace.

But how do you explain this to Mr Johnson?

It is really difficult to strike the right balance between making the other party dispel their unhappiness and accurately expressing our attitude.

Lin Siqiao was also confused when he heard the three words "blank shot".

She didn't know whether the good translation had any effect on her, but Lin Siqiao was very sure that if she was not careful, she would be the first one to suffer.

I am so tired...

Mr. Johnson frowned, his face tense. "Translator Lin, what did Minister Wu say just now?"

Lin Siqiao glanced at Minister Wu and saw him nod at her.

I could only bite the bullet and explain it in English.

"Fire a blank is just empty talk."

Mr. Johnson still didn't understand. "Empty talk, why empty talk?"

Lin Siqiao took a deep breath and said, "We Chinese have a saying: If you don't reciprocate, it's impolite!"

"These slogans are of the same nature as the ones you shouted before, saying you want to overthrow and eliminate us."

"In fact, no one has really defeated anyone, otherwise we wouldn't be shaking hands and talking here today."

Lin Siqiao’s meaning is very clear. It’s not our fault, and you shouldn’t feel wronged, okay?

Is it possible that you are the only ones allowed to do it and we are not allowed to say anything?

Respect is mutual!

We can take down the slogans, but only if you can guarantee that our country will no longer make irresponsible remarks to the world in the future?

The country cannot guarantee it.

They are in chaos at home now.

It was because Mr. Johnson knew this that his face suddenly became embarrassed.

Seeing this, Minister Wu chuckled.

"Dr. Johnson, don't take these little things like that to heart."

"You've always been obsessed with the delicious food in Jing City, right? Let's go, my dear friend.

"The banquet is ready. Let's not go home until we are drunk today."

The step had been handed down, and Mr. Johnson could only take it down, and a storm arose.

Soon, the car arrived at the State Guesthouse.

Like before, Mr. Johnson stayed in Building 5 this time, which has two floors, blue bricks and red tiles, and a total of 25 rooms.

Thanks to this group of people, Lin Siqiao was fortunate enough to live in a super star luxury hotel in this era.

Although it is just an ordinary guest room, this hotel has gathered resources from all over the country since its construction.

Take the room where Lin Siqiao lives, for example. Whether it is the furniture, carpets, bed sheets, quilt covers, or porcelain ornaments in the room, each piece is a work of art with exquisite craftsmanship.

Lin Siqiao couldn't even imagine how luxurious the luxurious suite upstairs must be!

Here, Lin Siqiao had just finished packing when the staff knocked on the door.

"Student Lin, Minister Wu asked you to get ready."

"Gather in the meeting room in ten minutes."