Chapter 545 - German Comrades (1/2)
After they entered the office, Xia Lei said to Annina, “Go to the rest lounge and stay there Come out only if I call you”
“Nn” Annina suddenly drew close, and kissed Xia Lei on the cheek before she went to hide in the rest lounge
Xia Lei was afraid that she had left a lipstick mark, so he wiped his face with a tissue The sat on the sofa after he straightened his clothing to wait for the Ger what he wanted to say in his head too, and preparing hi led two Germans into the office a few minutes later
They were a man and a wo and tall, taller than Xia Lei by a head, and he was emotionless, very serious The woolden hair and a pair of silver-fraeable sort
Lu Sheng was about to speak when Xia Lei cut hio about your work I shall receive these two guests”
“Yes” Lu Sheng turned and left Xia Lei’s office
Xia Lei smiled “I am Xia Lei And you are…?”
The German man spoke “Mr Xia, I am an ambassador froue, Alida”
The Ger “hello, Mr Xia”
Whether it was Philip or Alida, their Chinese was excellent Xia Lei was not surprised by this, because being fae and culture of another country was a most important requirement for one orked in an embassy He shook hands with Philip and Alida, and said waruests from Germany Please, have a seat”
Philip and Alida sat, and Xia Lei poured tea personally for theuests today?” Xia Lei seated hiht to the point We are looking for Annina Please ask her to come out and meet us,” said Philip
“Annina?” Xia Lei put a surprised look on his face “Do I have someone like that over here? How do I not know about this?”
“Hah” Philip scoffed “Stop the act, Mr Xia We caathered enough relevant evidence”
“Mr Xia, it is not wise to pretend to know nothing, or to stop us fro with Annina We have come, with sincerity, and with the hope that we can settle this amicably If you continue to act like you are unaware, then the problem will escalate You do know that China and Ger collaborations If this matter affects these connections, then it will only be detrimental to both sides,” said Alida
“Are you two threatening me?” said Xia Leiabout it if you want to take it that way,” said Philip
Xia Lei wrinkled his brows These two Gerh
“Mr Xia, you are not a politician, but I must remind you that our countries currently enjoy a har with each other will benefit both our countries Furthermore, ant is also very reasonable Annina is one of our citizens, and we have to right toof her situation to offer her the help she needs,” said Alida
Xia Lei gave a laugh “I’ll be frank too Annina is indeed here, with me It’s fine if you want to meet with her However, you German out her on the wanted list in the past, and the Americans wanted her arrested too She is my woman, and I must protect her This is why I need to be clear about so — are the Americans involved in this?”
Philip and Alida exchanged looks
Philip said, “Mr Xia, I can tell you with certainty that there are no Americans involved this time”
“Then tell me — who leaked the information to you? This is very important to me,” said Xia Lei
“Heh” Alida scoffed “Mr Xia, we’ve been here for a while but you haven’t let us see Annina Yet you’re asking for lots of things Don’t you think you’re being very insincere?”
Philip stood “If this is how it’s going to be, then we shall escalate the probleher level”