Lost and Spy

Chapter 3346 Dirty City
General MacArthur was in an excellent mood.

The US military's offensive on Luzon Island has become irresistible.

All the remaining Japanese troops can do now is to hold on in Luzon.

He will soon become a great hero in the eyes of everyone in the Philippines.

When I evacuated in embarrassment, I said, "I will definitely come back."

And now, he is finally going to fulfill this promise!
"Douglas."

Just when MacArthur was complacent, Tian Qi walked in.

Here, only Peter Lin can call Douglas that.

"Hey, Peter." MacArthur took out a box of cigars and said, "You smoke this."

Tian Qi took one out without hesitation, lit it, and took a nice sip: "There is good news, Douglas, do you want to hear it?"

"Aha, there is so much good news now." MacArthur smiled broadly: "Of course, I am still happy to hear the good news you said."

Tian Qi seemed to be casual: "Cushing."

Cushing?

MacArthur was startled and immediately asked: "Is there any news about Cushing?"

Although Cushing was only a minor figure, he was extremely important to MacArthur.

MacArthur was arrogant, but he cherished his face extremely and absolutely did not want such a big scandal to be made public to the world.

"Yes."

Tian Qi took out a stack of things from his pocket and placed them in front of MacArthur.

Those were several telegrams.

MacArthur picked it up and looked at it, and he was overjoyed.

Yes, it was the telegram he sent to Cushing before!

Every portion is in front of you!

"Peter, Peter." MacArthur picked up the lighter and lit the telegrams: "I knew you would be able to do it."

"Ah, I didn't do it." Tian Qi said casually: "It was Charles."

"Charles, it's Charles again." MacArthur nodded slightly: "You said before that if you leave anything to Charles, he can always do it perfectly. You are right, this is a magical guy."

"So, promoting him to colonel may be too low."

After Tian Qiyi finished speaking, MacArthur immediately said: "Yes, I was a little worried when I handed Manila over to him, but obviously, these worries are unnecessary."

Tian Qi smiled: "However, I heard that the relationship between Osmina and Charles is not very harmonious."

"Those Filipinos." MacArthur sneered: "During the battle to recapture Manila, Colonel Charles fought bravely and fought through life and death. Only then did Manila successfully recover. Now that there is temporary peace, have they forgotten these kindnesses?"

Deep down in his heart, he looked down on these Filipinos at all.

At this time, the phone on the desk rang, and Peter picked up: "Yes, okay, wait a moment."

As he said that, he covered the phone: "There is an old saying in China: Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives. Osmina's call."

MacArthur took the call.

He actually came to complain.

The target of the complaint was Colonel Charles, who had been praised by MacArthur just now.

On the other end of the phone, Osmina was full of resentful complaints. Colonel Charles didn't care about Manila's reconstruction plan and made things difficult at every turn, causing the entire Manila work to reach a point where progress could not be made.

If this continues, Manila's future development will not be guaranteed at all!

Originally, in MacArthur's heart, he looked down on these Filipinos at all, and the target of Osmina's complaint turned out to be Colonel Charles!
That was something MacArthur greatly admired and was grateful for.

"That's enough, Mr. President."

MacArthur interrupted the other party coldly.

In his heart, no matter what the Americans, especially Colonel Charles, did, they must be justified.

Wrong, definitely on the Filipino side.

If Osmina were in this office now, she would definitely see MacArthur's ugly and angry expression:

"Mr. President, everything Colonel Charles did was done with my approval."

On the other end of the phone, Osmina was stunned.

But before he could react, MacArthur continued: "Mr. President, Colonel Charles is the security and defense commander of Manila. He is responsible for all security matters in Manila. Anyone, including Mr. President and the Provisional Government, No interference is allowed inside.

Of course, Colonel Charles will not easily interfere in Manila's political affairs. Mr. President does not need to worry about this. "

After saying that, he hung up the phone unceremoniously and complained: "These damn Filipinos!"

telegraph!

The telegram I was most worried about came back.

And this is all the result of Colonel Charles.

As for that Cushing?

MacArthur paid no attention to Cushing's fate.

……

"Tianqi's call came just now, and Osmina's call indeed went to MacArthur." Meng Shaoyuan smiled contemptuously.

This is what he had expected.

If he had blocked Durkom's throat, he would definitely run to Osmina and complain.

And what can Osmina do?
MacArthur.

What else could he do besides MacArthur?

Meng Shaoyuan knew that MacArthur would never stand on his side.

With Tian Qi there, and with the illustrious military exploits he had made before, Meng Shaoyuan certainly didn't have to worry.

But he must add another layer of insurance to himself.

Those were the telegrams that Cushing had in his possession.

He knew that the telegram in Cushing's hand would make MacArthur lose face, but it would not cause fatal harm to him at all.

And the longer it goes, the less valuable those telegrams become.

In this case, it's better to leave it to yourself and let yourself do the favors.

This trick really worked.

"What is MacArthur's opinion?" Li Zhifeng asked from the side.

"All security-related matters in Manila have been handed over to Colonel Charles." Meng Shaoyuan smiled at the corner of his mouth: "So, I think we need to give President Osmina and Mayor Dulkom a good education. Lesson learned.”

After saying that, he looked at Li Zhifeng with a stern look: "Lieutenant Henry."

Li Zhifeng was startled for a moment, then realized that he was calling him: "Why am I still just a lieutenant?"

"Lieutenant Henry, do your best, and I will promote you." Meng Shaoyuan said with a smile: "You and Second Lieutenant Turl, go and add some color to Manila with Mayor Durkom."

……

Manila is gradually recovering.

Includes medical facilities.

During the Battle of Manila, several hospitals were almost completely destroyed.And medicines are almost exhausted.

But the war eventually ended.

The charity organization re-established a temporary hospital in a somewhat intact place in Manila, mainly serving the ordinary people of Manila.

After the provisional constitutional government of the Philippines was established, the charity organization handed over this temporary hospital to the Filipinos.

Like Osmeña, Durkom is only an interim mayor.

After the complete recovery of the Philippines, general elections will be held soon.

And if he wants to remove the word "temporary", Durcombe must have a lot of work to do.

Including winning the votes of the people of Manila.

Although Durcombe is a nerd, he is not a fool.

He certainly knows what he needs to do to win over voters.

Food and medical care are two of the most urgently needed things in Manila right now.

Food is leaving no stone unturned.

Since the Philippines is still fighting fiercely, there is not much food arriving in Manila that can be supplied to the people.

Durkom cannot be turned into food either.

But what about medical care?

There are temporary hospitals left behind by charitable organizations. Although the conditions are simple, they can be used.

So early in the morning, Durkom took his assistant Mikael and a large group of assistants to the temporary hospital.

The conditions were extremely poor.

Only two rooms are relatively intact, and these are used as intensive care units.

The remaining rooms were covered with canvas to protect them from wind and rain.

But there was still air leakage from all sides.

There are sick people everywhere who are eager to be healed.

At the end of March and beginning of April, signs of epidemics of sexually transmitted diseases began to appear.

Malaria is one of them.

This is also an infectious disease that tortured the Japanese army.

In addition, coupled with the harsh environment, drinking water full of bacteria and dirty food, gastrointestinal diseases are gradually spreading.

As the city was severely damaged, public health facilities were gone.

Open defecation makes an already harsh environment even worse.

There are all kinds of germs flying in the air.

Then there’s the spread.

Then more and more people are struck down by the disease.

There is a lack of medicines and doctors are helpless.

While the previous batch of patients were still lying down, the next batch of patients arrived again.

So, this creates a vicious cycle.

In this sense, although Manila was recovered, it changed from a city of death to a city of filth!

The only solution is to get medical assistance as soon as possible and rebuild Manila's medical system as soon as possible.

But all this is not something that can be said and done.

Temporary hospitals are the only hope for these Filipinos.

Of course, for politicians, temporary hospitals are full of uncertain dangers, but they are also a natural showground.

For this catwalk, Durcombe has made sufficient preparations.

He didn't want to let himself fall like those patients because of this show.

When he arrived at the temporary hospital, the faces of doctors, nurses and patients all showed light of expectation when they learned that Mr. Mayor was coming in person.

Mayor Durkom expressed condolences to several patients and promised them that he would help them solve all their problems as soon as possible.

Then, in order to express that he was always with the patients, he even shook hands with these patients and kissed their cheeks, regardless of the risk of infection.

However, these patients were selected in advance by his assistant Mikael.
Make sure these patients are not at risk of contagion.

Durkom was very satisfied with Mikael's arrangement.

He also solemnly assured everyone that as the mayor of Manila, he would solve the medical problems as soon as possible regardless of the cost.

His words quickly elicited bursts of applause.

Just then, two jeeps parked outside the hospital.

Most of the so-called hospital was flattened by bombings, leaving it open and unobstructed.

Several American soldiers got out of the jeep.

"Lieutenant Henry" Li Zhifeng waved his hand, and Second Lieutenant Ter asked the American soldiers to move a few boxes of things.

The director of the temporary hospital hurriedly greeted him: "Hello, sir, what are these?"

"Food, medicine, mainly medicine for gastrointestinal diseases."

As soon as Li Zhifeng said it, the dean was overjoyed.

Oh my gosh, this is what the hospital needs most right now.

Before the dean could speak, Durkom immediately seized this opportunity and said impassionedly: "I said, I will not sit idly by and do nothing, I will do my best..."

"Hey, hey, stop your speech."

Li Zhifeng interrupted him unceremoniously and waved for an interpreter to come up.

The translator cleared his throat and said loudly: "These foods and medicines have nothing to do with the Manila City Government or Mayor Dulkom. As everyone knows, the US military is still fighting on the front lines and has suffered a large number of casualties. Our medicines must Supplies were to be supplied to the front lines in advance, so any requests for medicines made by Mayor Durcombe would not be provided until after the war was over.

Of course, the mayor knows this very well, so he assured the president that Manilans will solve the current predicament on their own.Both the President and General MacArthur are deeply pleased with the mayor's determination. "

This was a slap in the face to Durcombe.

Mr. Mayor's entire face changed color.

The translator continued: "However, as the supreme military and security commander of Manila, Colonel Charles knows that too many Manilans are fighting death, so he will never watch you fight alone. .

Colonel Charles did his best to obtain a batch of food and medicine, which he would give priority to the hospital.These are strategic materials. Colonel Charles will be implicated for this and may even be sent to a military court.But in order to save you, Colonel Charles is willing to do this! "

After these impassioned words, many people's eyes turned red, including the dean.

Colonel Charles.

Although many people have not heard of this name before, from now on, Colonel Charles will be remembered by more and more people.

The words of the translator are not over yet: "Colonel Charles will always be with the people of Manila. Although he cannot interfere in local affairs, within his scope, he will do his best to help every Manila he can." people.

The suffering will eventually pass, please hold on and get through this last difficult period.Remember, Colonel Charles, and America are always with you! "

Li Zhifeng really couldn't imagine how the young master came up with such a shameless statement.

For the US military, these supplies are simply insignificant, but for these Manila people, they are the most precious things. The irony is that as the mayor of Manila, Durkom can only watch everything. occur!

(End of this chapter)