Said was not surprised by Liu Handong's refusal. He ended the interview and asked the bodyguard to escort the guests out. Before leaving, the bodyguard gave Liu Handong a gift, which was a box inlaid with gems, and said mysteriously: "
Your Majesty told me to open it after I get back."
Liu Handong was impatient, so naturally he couldn't bear to go back, so he opened the box on the way. He was greatly disappointed. Inside the box was a book, "Seven Pillars of Wisdom". The book was very old, with a beautiful sheepskin cover. When he opened the title page, there was a faded signature of Thomas Edward Lawrence.
, the publication date of the book is 1926, this is obviously an antique book.
His Majesty Said made it very clear that he wanted Liu Handong to be his Lawrence. However, as the person involved, Liu Handong did not have the confidence and enthusiasm to play this role. Five years ago, he was just an ordinary member of a certain automobile group in Yunnan.
A well-versed army sergeant is now being treated as a national soldier. How can I not feel guilty?
Liu Handong felt guilty, but others did not. When he returned to the office, someone immediately visited him. It was his old friend Qin Yingyang.
Qin Yingyang first expressed his gratitude, because Qin Xianyang was his cousin, but he did not have time to return home to arrange the funeral. It was only Liu Handong's intervention that made everything possible, and secondly, the real purpose of his trip.
"Xiao Liu, are you still getting used to your new job?" Qin Yingyang asked with concern.
"generally."
"You should get used to the climate in the Middle East."
"good."
After a sterile conversation, Liu Handong became impatient and said, "Old Qin, if you have something to say, just tell me."
Qin Yingyang seemed to have made up his mind and said resolutely: "Now, I am officially talking to you on behalf of the organization. I hope you can cooperate with the organization to complete the task. It is related to national security, and personal honor and disgrace are not important. Do you understand?"
"Say." Liu Handong said.
"What was the content of Said's conversation with you today?"
"He wanted me to work for him."
"You agreed?"
"without."
Qin Yingyang breathed a sigh of relief: "You are right to refuse, but it is best if you can recommend another person. Said will value your opinion."
Liu Handong became alert: "Who?"
"A colleague from China has rich overseas work experience. He will very well assist Said in consolidating his power. We hope you can explain to Said that he is the planner and commander of the whole thing.
You are just the specific executor."
"Wait a minute, is this person's surname Yao?" Liu Handong asked with a sneer.
Qin Ying raised his eyebrows: "It doesn't matter what your last name is, your attitude is the most important now."
Liu Handong said: "If I guess correctly, this guy is a senior agent who came from China. He changed his mind temporarily and ordered us to give Prince Amir to the Grand Prince. He was the one who made the wrong bet, and now he comes here again.
I have seen all kinds of people grab credit in my life, but this is really the first time I have seen such a shameless person. Lao Qin, you are trying to judge me, can you do this?"
Qin Yingyang said: "This is an order. You must execute it if you understand it, and you must execute it if you don't understand it. I heard that Said gave you the rank of Army Brigadier General, and the organization hopes that you can come out and give it to him."
Liu Handong suddenly laughed so hard that he burst into tears.
Qin Yingyang stopped laughing, held it in for a while, and then started laughing.
Liu Handong said: "Old Qin, I can see it. You hate these amateurs who give blind orders. They change orders day by day and have both ends. Such people who steal high positions are a disaster for our country's intelligence community."
Qin Yingyang said: "I have conveyed the meaning above to you. The decision is yours, just do it as you see fit."
Liu Handong blinked and asked, "What if I give in but Said doesn't agree? The organization won't punish me, right?"
Qin Yingyang said: "If you don't want to be punished, you have to prove your irreplaceability. Do you understand?"
"Understood." Liu Handong smiled meaningfully. The oppression of the organization aroused his competitive spirit. When I am a three-year-old child, Kong Rong gives up pears and lets your mother do it!
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Yao Guang rented a house on the outskirts of Takikati and converted it into a safe house. As the secret base of the intelligence department in Colin, he had quite sufficient funds. This time the political situation in Colin changed, it was all Yao Guang's decision in the face of danger.
Due to his great contribution, things finally developed in China's favor, and the head of the headquarters personally issued a commendation order to commend him.
In the warehouse of the safe house, there are five bird cages, which contain falcons purchased at high prices from China. They are intended to be gifts for Said. Yao Guang's accomplishments in sensual dogs and horses are much higher than his own job.
.
At this moment, he was chatting online, bragging to Feng Yong about his great achievements, and boasting that he would become a general in a few days.
Feng Yong was playing in Hawaii, lying on the beach chatting with Yao Guang on his iPad, and sent a message: Damn, aren't you a major? Why have you suddenly become a general?
Yao Guang typed loudly: It was a brigadier general from a foreign army. He was in trouble. There was no way. Who asked us to turn the tide and save a country?
Feng Yong made a vomiting expression.
Yao Guang was proud and confident, and was very sure to replace Liu Handong as the general of Said's government, because he judged from this detail that Said needed China's support. Although Said quelled the rebellion, the domestic political situation was not stable.
, the government is frequently bankrupt, and there are many domestic conflicts. Looking around the world, only China has the strength and ideas to intervene in the Middle East.
Said gave Liu Handong the rank of brigadier general, not because of his ability, but to send a signal. Who is Liu Handong? Calling him a warrior is just a compliment. As long as Said knows that it was he, Yao Guang, who planned the entire operation and won the decisive victory.
Thousands of miles, omnipotent, hands and eyes reaching the sky, then this little Middle Eastern chief must know the importance. This brigadier general's epaulette belongs to him.
Yao Guang remembers watching a movie, "Lawrence of Arabia" when he was a child. As an intelligence officer, if you can be like Lawrence, you can say that you will have no regrets in this life.
Relevant departments have already sent signals to Said through channels. Yao Guang also asked the department to put pressure on Qin Yingyang, asking him to persuade Liu Handong to step down and give up all these honors. This guy has a stubborn temper and may not agree easily.
, whether he agrees or not, he has nothing to do with it.
The next day, according to the scheduled plan, five hunting falcons were delivered to the palace as gifts from the "Chinese businessmen". However, the expected reception did not happen. Said accepted the gift, but Yao Guang was not seen at all.
Yao Guang was sitting in the car, waiting in front of the palace gate. The soldiers gestured and ordered him to park farther away. At this moment, a dilapidated Toyota Camry sped over. A man got out of the car, and the soldiers actually approached him.
He saluted.
"Damn it, isn't this Liu Handong?" Yao Guang took off his sunglasses and lowered the window, scornful and envious at the same time. He was waiting for an interview under the scorching sun. Is there any justice for this guy to be able to walk in directly?
Liu Handong successfully entered the palace gate, surrounded by green trees and a cool breeze. He felt like an official wearing a black patchwork uniform, walking at the entrance of the Forbidden City. Today will be a day that changes his destiny, a turning point in his life history.
He wants to remember every detail for future use in writing his memoirs. Perhaps in the near future, he will also write his own "Seven Pillars of Wisdom".
The memory goes back to yesterday. Liu Handong read the antique book given to him by His Majesty Said in the office. His English reading ability is better than his speaking ability. It is not difficult to read the original English book. He also checked the history of this book online.
It is the second edition of Lawrence's memoirs, with only 200 copies published. The price at the auction house is more than 100,000 US dollars. Said is really generous. If he sells it casually, it is a treasure worth a lot of money.
Liu Handong is very familiar with Lawrence's great achievements. Lawrence was a British Army intelligence officer, but he was also a hero of the Arabs. However, his end was not good. He was embarrassed and guilty because of political reasons. In the end, he died on a motorcycle in a depressed mood.
An accident, I don't want to end up like this.
As a division-level cadre in Zhongyanhuang, working for the Arabs requires the approval of his superiors. Liu Handong called Zheng Jiayi. Zheng Jiayi didn't seem surprised and asked him to wait for a few hours for a reply.
Within four or five hours, a reply came from China. In principle, Liu Handong was agreed to accept Said's appointment, but everything had to be reported to the organization.
With the organization's endorsement, Liu Handong took up the post with confidence. The palace was right in front of him. Workers stood on the scaffolding to repair the bullet holes in the walls. Even the palace walls that were sieved by bullets were not replaced directly with new ones. Instead, they were replaced with cement.
Repair, it seems that the royal family is really poor and crazy.
Despite his busy schedule, His Majesty Said still found time to meet with Liu Handong and appointed him on the spot as the director of the fifth division of the King's Office. The King's Office has long existed and is somewhat similar to the Military Aircraft Department of the Qing Dynasty. Its functions partially overlap with the cabinet. Said
On the surface, it advocates Western democracy, but privately it is engaged in seizing power. The first four offices of the King's Office are responsible for the king's finances, royal security, food, clothing, housing, transportation, and public relations. The fifth office is nominally a diplomatic advisory office, but in fact
It's a counterintelligence business.
In order to act more conveniently, Liu Handong was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General of the Korin Army. His official position was that of the King's Attendant and concurrently as the Director of the Fifth Division. However, there was no one available in the royal family now. Except for a sergeant, Hassan, Liu Handong had to find his own solution for the other personnel.
Liu Handong accepted the first task, to investigate the identity of the mysterious white man who appeared in the palace during the rebellion. He took the order and left. The little prince Amir walked in and asked his father: "Do you really trust him completely? You must know that he is
Chinese agents.”
Said said with a loving face: "My child, no one in this world can be completely trusted. If you are born into a royal family, even your parents cannot be trusted."
"No, I believe you, father." The young man said with innocent eyes.
Said smiled meaningfully. His son was still young now and would not say such words sincerely in a few years.
Outside the palace gate, under the scorching sun, Yao Guang was full of complaints and was still waiting hard. Haikou had already boasted that if he didn't get the rank of brigadier general, how would he explain to his uncle and report to the ministry?