Just as Fang Lang said, if he really had a confession from Reinhardt, then even if Reinhardt reported it to him in the future, he would be reluctant.
Moreover, he also had to worry that Reinhardt would do something radical in order to get back the confession. Anyway, even if Reinhardt crossed the river and burned the bridge, Fang Lang would not suffer much loss.
It would be better to be more generous. Although this does not guarantee that Reinhardt will not be upset about this matter in the future, at least he will not blame him for it.
"So I decided to pretend that this incident never happened. I will arrange for someone to send you back to the Harry and withdraw my crew. In addition, I will issue a gag order to my crew.
I just completed the mission of rescuing Harry and sank two German submarines. As for what happened on your ship, I know nothing. How you report what happened to your superiors and how to comfort your crew is your own business. "
Hearing Fang Lang's words, Reinhardt completely ignored the injury on his leg, got up from the ground and said:
"Fang, are you serious? Didn't you report the abnormality of the Harry to the command ship earlier?"
Fang Lang smiled and stepped forward to support Reinhardt and said:
"Since the Germans have taken control of the Harry! If I report to the command ship, won't they be able to monitor it from the Harry? If so, they will know that I have discovered something wrong with the Harry.
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If the trap is discovered, they will definitely attack directly! I am a destroyer, but I am not sure I can face the siege of two U-boats and a destroyer directly. "
As he spoke, he patted Reinhardt's arm, who was obviously shaking with excitement.
After hearing Fang Lang's words, Reinhardt trembled all over, and was so excited that he couldn't speak. His face turned red, and tears began to flash in his eyes. He stared at Fang Lang blankly, and after a while he slapped himself in the face and said in a trembling voice:
"Fang, I'm sorry! I have always looked down on you and even discriminated against you. I never thought you could help me like this. I apologize to you for my arrogance and prejudice. I apologize to you for discriminating against you because of your skin color.
From today on, you are my lifesaver. I will prove this kindness with my actions. I will never let you down. "
Seeing Reinhardt's expression, Fang Lang knew that he was serious, but he no longer cared whether it was true or not. Since he had decided to take a gamble, he would definitely do his best to do the favor.
So after hearing Reinhardt's words, Fang Lang patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Okay, Reinhardt, now that I've said that I'll treat this matter as if it never happened, I'll keep my word. The problem you need to worry about now is not my side. I can assure you that I've issued a gag order on the House, and no news will ever get out.
However, I cannot guarantee whether the crew on the Harry will tell others about it. So I suggest you think about how to make the crew of the Harry forget this unpleasant experience!"
Obviously Fang Lang's words hit Reinhardt's sore spot. Not many people on the House knew what happened exactly on the Harry, but more than 300 people on the Harry were all detained by the enemy.
Among them, will there be people who are unwilling to surrender? Undoubtedly, there must be some. Then these people will definitely be upset about Reinhardt's order to surrender, and after landing, they may even report this matter.
In this case, the deal reached between Reinhardt and Fang Lang would inevitably fall through, which was something neither of them wanted to see. So, after considering for a long time, Reinhardt decided to send a telegram to his mother as originally planned.
Fang Lang directly lent the telegraph room to Reinhardt and turned around to clean up the mess. He first reported directly to the command ship that the mission of rescuing the Harry had been successfully completed and the two ambushed German submarines had been sunk.
As the Harry's stern rudder was damaged and could not continue to sail, it needed to be towed by a rescue ship. After Fang Lang completed the report, he sent Reinhardt, who had already contacted his mother and completed the communication, back to the Harry, and picked up Duarte and others.
Fortunately, the four injured on the Harry were all slightly injured and were treated in time by the military doctors on the Harry, so there were no major problems. However, the two sacrificed soldiers did make Fang Lang very sad. This was the first time that his soldiers had been injured or killed since Fang Lang was reborn.
For this purpose, Fang Lang presided over a solemn sea burial ceremony for the two soldiers, and promised in front of all the officers and soldiers on the ship that in addition to the pension from the Brazilian government, he would pay a death benefit of US$10,000 to each of the two soldiers in recognition of their heroic performance.
All the soldiers looked at Fang Lang eagerly. After all, $10,000 was not a small sum at this time. Fortunately, Brazil was not a country where fighting often occurred. Otherwise, if his men were always injured or killed, Fang Lang would not be able to bear it.
In this way, after another three or four days of sailing, the transport fleet finally entered the combat radius of the British Air Force, and British Air Force planes were protecting the fleet all the way.
This made Fang Lang very nervous, fearing that Reinhardt's family would come and kill him, so he was so scared that he ordered all anti-aircraft firepower to maintain a first-level combat readiness throughout the whole process.
Time passed quietly as Fang Lang was anxious, and soon the fleet finally arrived safely in Plymouth, England. This time, five transport ships were lost and two escort destroyers were injured, but the escort mission was successfully completed.
According to Fang Lang's original estimate, they would not have any more missions after this voyage, after all, the Germans would surrender soon.
Just as Fang Lang was waiting for further orders, Reinhardt boarded the House again. After this period of recuperation, Reinhardt had fully recovered to the high-spirited state when Fang Lang first met him.
He drove in a luxury car directly to the gangway of the House, making the crew of the House think that some important person had come. They immediately ran into the cabin and called Fang Lang out. But when they saw that it was Reinhardt, they all curled their lips and ignored him.
Reinhardt, however, walked over to Fang Lang and gave him a warm hug, not caring at all about the etiquette of a British gentleman:
"Fang, I have some good news for you."
Looking at the Reinhardt in front of him, Fang Lang almost didn't recognize him. After all, this was very different from the Reinhardt that Fang Lang had originally thought of. Of course, Fang Lang was happy to see this change in Reinhardt. Who doesn't want to have a few more friends!
"Oh! Have you settled your own issues? Congratulations!"
Reinhardt laughed and said:
"I have already taken care of all my affairs before we landed. This is not the good news I want to tell you today."
"Oh! Is there any better news?"
"Brother, the Germans are going to surrender. Isn't this good news?"
Reinhardt's words startled Fang Lang. Is this guy so well-informed? They should still be negotiating now! Is it confirmed now? He couldn't help but look at Reinhardt in surprise.
"How do you know!"
“Haha…Brother, have you forgotten my family background? Of course, this news is not the most important good news I want to tell you.”
"Is there any better news than the Germans surrendering? After all, now we can go home in peace."
"Brother, I know you sank four German U-boats this time, which is enough for you to be promoted to the next level after you return. However, as your friend, I have secured a benefit for you."
Reinhardt looked at Fang Lang with a smug look on his face. He was obviously very satisfied with the gift he prepared, and he was also very confident that Fang Lang would be very satisfied. Fang Lang looked at his expression and couldn't help but feel a little excited.
"Okay! Don't keep me in suspense any longer, tell me if you have any good news."
"Haha... I guarantee you'll be satisfied with this gift. Didn't I just tell you that the Germans are about to surrender? To be precise, General Dönitz of Germany will order all German submarines to surface and surrender to the great British Royal Navy on May 8, which is the day after tomorrow."
"What does surrendering to you have to do with me?"
"Brother, I certainly can't forget you for such a good thing. So, I persuaded my father that we will go to the Atlantic together to accept the surrender of two U-boats, one of which is my gift to you. How about this gift?"
After hearing what Reinhardt said, Fang Lang took a while to react. Of course, Fang Lang was very happy about this good news. He could no longer suppress the joy in his heart and said in a low voice:
"You mean I can take a U-boat back to Brazil as a trophy, right?"
"Haha... Of course, brother, how about this gift? Are you satisfied with it?"
Fang Lang was of course very satisfied with Reinhardt's gift. This was a top-notch U-boat!
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