When Zhao Huaili introduced his officers to Zhou Wen, the first one he introduced was the deputy brigade commander, and the second one was Zhou Jinbao.
Although Zhou Jinbao and Zhou Wen hadn't seen each other for several years, once he saw the familiarity and joyful smile he showed towards him, the slight feeling of alienation that was still a little uneasy in his heart instantly disappeared.
He was still the Zhou Wen he was familiar with, the brave, resourceful and righteous scholar he had been in Dawangzhuang and Xuchang.
Although Zhou Wen himself has not changed, his official position and status are completely different from those in the past. Of course, Zhou Jinbao cannot rely on him. So he suppressed his excitement and stood at attention to salute Zhou Wen, but was stopped by Zhou Wen.
He grabbed his arm and said with a smile: "Hahaha...Brother Jinbao, are you okay?"
After saying that, he opened his arms and gave Zhou Jinbao a warm hug.
Of course, Zhao Huaili knew that his logistics director and Zhou Wen were old acquaintances, but he did not expect that they would have such a good relationship. He felt like friends he had not seen for many years, with warmth and kindness.
Zhao Huaili shook his head and smiled bitterly, thinking: "This Zhou Jinbao is hidden deep enough. I didn't expect that his relationship with the scholar is so close. Both of them have the surname Zhou, could they be relatives in the first place? Fortunately, I usually treat this boy well.
, otherwise you will offend the scholar again for no reason."
And the officers behind him looked at Zhou Jinbao with special eyes. They didn't expect that Director Zhou, who was usually rigorous and considerate, would have such a great person taking care of him at the top.
In the eyes of these officers, since Zhou Wen shoulders the secret mission of the Military Commission, he must be a great figure at the top, or a relative of a big shot at the top.
No way, Zhou Wen's face is really a bit younger. Anyone who doesn't know the inside story will think that he might be the son of a high-ranking official.
And here we have to say that Zhou Jinbao is indeed very sophisticated as a person. Since he joined the National Army, except for Chief Gu who knew him well, he has never made his relationship with Zhou Wen obvious to anyone else.
Even if Zhou Wen rose to fame on the anti-Japanese battlefield, even if he learned from Chief Gu that the relationship between Zhou Wen and the principal was no longer normal. He even directly removed Gu Zhilun, a dignified general from the country and the former Nanjing garrison commander, to let Chief Gu
I got a bargain and immediately took the position of commander.
But he never talked about his relationship with Zhou Wen, he just kept his head down and treated people seriously. Even if Zhao Huaili, who knew some inside information, asked about his relationship with Zhou Wen, he would just downplay it and say that they were old acquaintances.
Because he knows that Zhou Wen likes to be low-key and dislikes publicity, and he also knows that forging requires one's own strength. This is why Chief Gu admires him and promotes him.
This is where Zhou Jinbao is better than Zeng Erniu.
These two men, who came from the old warlord army, both liked high-ranking officials and generous salaries, and both wanted to climb up the ranks.
But one knows how to advance and retreat, and understands people's hearts. He also has a clear understanding of his own identity and positioning, behaves according to the rules, and does not easily take a step beyond the bounds. He will naturally go smoothly and move forward steadily.
The other one is obsessed with profit, unable to distinguish his own position, blinded by ambition and vanity, and has now become a ghost under the knife.
Zhou Wen also appreciates Zhou Jinbao's merits, so he wanted to give his friend a big face when he came today, so that he could show off his relationship with Zhou Jinbao in front of everyone.
In fact, Zhou Wen is a very nostalgic person, especially after Zeng Erniu was dealt with by military law, he felt very sad inside. After all, there are really not many people in this world who can be his friends.
You must know that in a person's life, most friends are made in adolescence, because everyone has the same status, simple minds, and usually does not involve competition, so they are more pure and sincere. Young people are more likely to find sincerity in such relationships
friendship.
As everyone's circumstances and development trajectories vary, their social status will naturally be different. Coupled with the precipitation of time and the harsh beatings of society, everyone's worldview and outlook on life will be different, and their minds will slowly change.
The feelings and passion of trusting each other and being honest with each other are no longer there.
Therefore, in a person's life, there are really not many friends who can survive the test of time, and of course they are more worthy of cherishing.
At this time, when all the officers focused their attention on Zhou Wen and Zhou Jinbao who were reminiscing about old times, they did not notice that more than a dozen people wearing leather helmets jumped out from behind the truck compartment of this independent brigade transport team.
Heavily armed soldiers wearing rainforest cloaks.
Zhou Jinbao's sharp eyes immediately recognized that the first one was Miaohua, whom he was familiar with, and then he saw a pair of faces that were familiar to him.
Zhang Xiaoping, Ti Jing, Xu Dacheng, Li Hu, Er Gazi...
Everyone was very happy to see their old acquaintances here again. Everyone smiled and nodded to Zhou Jinbao.
When Zhou Jinbao saw that these people were still a little immature in Dawangzhuang, but now they all had resolute and steady faces, he knew in his heart that Zhou Wen's secret business trip was probably not that simple.
His guess was absolutely correct. Zhou Wen came to Hukou not just to meet old friends, but to kill people, and he had already killed a number of people.
As early as last month, after Zhou Wen opened up a situation in Shanghai, he began to think about the Yangtze River shipping route.
Although James has contacted the headquarters of Qichang Yangxing and agreed to cooperate with Zhou Wen in the arms smuggling business, whether it is gunboats or weapons, they always require time for operation and road transportation.
The freighters for transportation were ready-made. At the beginning, three 1,000-ton freighters mothballed by Qichang Foreign Company were used.
After Qichang Yangxing withdrew from the Yangtze River shipping, it did not want its existing merchant ships to be in vain at the expense of its competitors. In fact, it was a company where the sun never set. Therefore, it only handled a part of small-tonnage merchant ships, and the cargo volume of three ships
The thousand-ton ship was towed to a remote harbor on the Bund and sealed up.
Who would have known that the company that never sets in the country would also suffer huge losses on the Yangtze River waterway. Knowing that it couldn't be done, it almost stopped the shipping from Nanjing. Now even if Qichang Yangxing wanted to sell these three freighters, no one would take over.
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Because large-tonnage cargo ships are originally built for long-distance voyages, if they only go to short routes such as Nanjing and Hangzhou, ordinary small-tonnage cargo ships can transport them, and the transportation is more convenient and flexible, and the price is cheaper.
Now, the three freighters, which originally cost tens of thousands of dollars to build, have been stuck in their hands. Qichang Yangxing Company has to conduct regular inspections and maintenance every year. Every year, part of the cost is spent in vain, and it is natural that it is miserable.