Chapter 80 In Dangerous Places
"Editor-in-Chief, I have found the final place for these foods. You will never imagine where these foods will be sent..." Zoe and Jimmy hid in tens of thousands of containers and contacted the editor-in-chief of the New York Times with satellite phones. At this moment, they were standing on Soviet territory, surrounded by Russians.
Zoe and Jimmy are both excited and scared now, excited that they break through a shocking plot, and fear that they are trapped in the port of the Soviet Union at this moment and do not know how to leave.
"Don't keep it aside. Zoe tell me quickly, where has the food been transported? Is it a certain area in war? I really can't guess Zoe!" The editor-in-chief was impatient to know the answer at the other end of the phone.
"I am in the Soviet Union now, but I am not very clear about where it is in the Soviet Union. But I am sure this should be near the Black Sea?" Zoe stopped keeping her back. She excitedly announced the answer, not worried about being in the enemy camp at all.
"God, I can't believe it, how could it be the Soviet Union? I thought it was somewhere in China? Hell, you guys immediately find a way to leave there, the faster the better. I will give you the best position on the front page!"
"Thank you, editor-in-chief! But I don't know how to leave here now! There are Soviet people everywhere here, and we are worried that we will be arrested as spies by the people here!" Zoe then remembered that she and Jimmy were in danger. She began to ask for help from the editor-in-chief.
"Stay there, I will contact Turkey's ships to pick you up. Never break in and don't try to ask the locals for help. Listen, although the dock is the territory of the Soviet Union, it allows seafarers from all countries to move freely here. As long as you don't enter the customs, you will be safe! There should be a place to live there. You should settle down first, don't expose your identity, and wait for my news..." The editor-in-chief immediately came up with a set of countermeasures. He knew very well that as long as Zoe did not enter the customs of the Soviet Union, he would not be arrested as a spy. Customs and borders are completely different concepts. For countries with ports, most external ports are free, and seafarers from all countries around the world can live and stay here. This is the same as an international airport. As long as you do not pass the customs, you are not considered entering.
After Zoe and Jimmy were on the phone with the editor, they finally felt a little calmer. They put away their cameras and other items, including photos of food being unloaded from the cargo ship. These are important evidence. Jimmy and Zoe must protect them even if they fight to the death.
The editor-in-chief said that there is indeed a place for seafarers to stay here. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Jimmy came forward to book a double room at the Seafarers' House in Turkish. Then they had a good meal in the restaurant and immediately returned to the room.
As soon as they entered their room, their terrified hearts finally calmed down. The arrangement of the room was very different from the hotel Zoe lived in the United States. A portrait of General Secretary Gorbachev was hung on the wall, and a bust of Lenin was placed on the desk. These things are rare in the United States, and Zoe was novel about this.
"Come and see, what good thing is this! Vodka!" Zoe excitedly took out a bottle of vodka from the wine cabinet under the TV and hugged it in her arms. Over the years, Zoe has been running around the world for her career and lives a life without a fixed place. Alcohol is her good medicine to release stress and relieve fatigue. Zoe's alcohol tolerance is not necessarily comparable to her now even men.
"Hey! Zoe, don't be proud. We are in the Soviet Union now. Be careful that you are drunk and the KGB will find you and take you away!" Jimmy persuaded him, but he came over unconsciously.
Zoe took out two cups, poured them over, and then handed them to Jimmy, and said excitedly: "I suggest that I have done this for our Pulitzer Prize!"
The two of them became even more excited when they thought of the Pulitzer Prize. Soon, under the stimulation of alcohol, they met again with frankness. Although they were on the enemy's land, Jimmy and Zoe were quite excited. The two ended the battle with great pleasure and fell asleep until noon the next day.
In the next few days, Zoe began to prepare a follow-up report of his column. The food aid case was widely involved, from the US Department of Agriculture, the American Farmers Association, the Friendship Africa Foundation, to the long maritime transportation line, and finally the Italian mafia and the Turkish mafia. Then these life-saving foods from the people of East Africa miraculously transported to the Soviet Union.
Zoe's articles are written in a clear and fascinating way, but the most important thing is that Zoe's articles never get personal touches. She just calmly and objectively states the whole thing.
The life of not leaving home in the past few days allows Zoe to devote herself to writing. Zoe repeatedly polished her articles. She felt that she had never been so in good condition. In addition to being responsible for rolling the sheets with Zoe in the past few days, Jimmy also added a lot of materials about the Turkish mafia.
When you focus on one thing, time always passes very quickly. A week later, the ships that the editor-in-chief of the New York Times contacted them finally found the place where Zoe and the others were, Odessa, the port city of the Soviet Union and the Russian Socialist Republic.
After receiving the notice, Zoe and Jimmy immediately packed up their things and headed to the dock, and took a special trip to pick them up and left the dangerous place. They were lucky to have not encountered any trouble these days.
Three days later, the cargo ship finally returned to Istanbul. Jimmy and Zoe separated temporarily. Jimmy wanted to go back to the Associated Press to deal with some work matters, while Zoe sent her manuscripts and the collected photos to the New York Times. Then Zoe took a business plane specially booked for her to the United States.
On the way to the United States, Zoe still knew how much trouble the report would cause. But he still wanted to witness the power of his words with his own eyes.
Chapter completed!