Chen Ran was very surprised when he received a call from the strange old man.
Because at this time he lay down to sleep.
After being away from home for such a long time, the Jade Association, the Sword Factory, and the jade processing factory established by Master Zhao all had many things that he needed to deal with. As a result, he was busy all day long.
In the evening, he took the beauty from Mu School to have dinner with his eldest uncle, second uncle, brother-in-law and his family. His father and the brothers talked and drank to their heart's content, but all four of them collapsed.
Chen Ran also drank a lot. After arranging for his uncles to stay, he originally planned to send the Mu school beauty back, but Li Yuzhi said that he would not be allowed to send her because he drank too much.
Although Chen Ran was not drunk, Li Yuzhi and the others watched him drink a lot. In desperation, he had no choice but to call Liu Cui'e and tell him to let the school beauty Mu stay at his house for one night.
Although the school beauty Mu lives at home, it is obviously impossible for Chen Ran to sleep with her in his arms.
It is said that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not much better even if the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not so jealous that enemies meet each other. However, in Li Yuzhi's case, it is obviously the opposite.
Not to mention Chen Xiaomei, Li Yuzhi was also a little interested in the "baby" of the school beauty Mu, even Chen Ran was a little bit interested.
Li Yuzhi took the beauty from Mu School to talk to a few aunts, and Chen Ran went back to the house to sleep.
Not long after he fell asleep, he was suddenly woken up by a phone call.
It was the strange old man who called!
Chen Ran was a little surprised to receive a call from the strange old man at this time, but what surprised him even more was that the strange old man actually asked him to rush to the capital at this time.
"Run now?" Chen Ran asked in surprise. He looked at the time and saw that it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening.
"right!"
Director Yang replied affirmatively, and then heard him say: "Are you at home now? You drive to Zhongdu Airport, and I will arrange a plane to pick you up right away."
"good."
Although the strange old man's voice sounded normal, Chen Ran still heard the fatigue in it. He didn't know what happened, and he didn't know what the strange old man wanted to do by asking him to come to Beijing urgently at this time.
, but he knew that something very important to the strange old man must have happened, so he was just stunned for a moment and immediately agreed.
But then he asked again: "How long do I need to leave?"
I asked this because I was worried that I would be gone for two months like the treasure of Prince Qi's Mansion.
In this case, he must explain it properly before leaving.
"A few days at most. If it's quick... you can go back tomorrow."
The strange old man seemed a little hesitant when he said "quick words".
"Okay, I'll leave right away."
Chen Ran was relieved to hear that he would only have a few days at most. He Zhenhua called him in the afternoon and asked him to go to the capital as soon as possible. He had originally planned to go tomorrow afternoon, but now was just in time.
Seeing that the strange old man was so urgent, he hung up the phone. Chen Ran didn't waste any time. He first called Yang Shijie and asked him to arrange a driver to take him to Zhongdu. Then he got up, got dressed, and washed himself.
After cleaning up, Chen Ran went downstairs. Li Yuzhi and the others should have gone to bed, so he didn't go to say hello to them.
Last night's party was held at a villa in the city, so when Chen Ran came out of the villa, Yang Shijie had already arranged a car and was waiting for him.
Chen Ran and Yang Shijie hurriedly explained and got in the car.
The person driving Chen Ran was one of the twenty-three security guards under his command.
Chen Ran still remembered that his name was Dong Haichuan. When he came back, he looked at his information and found out that he used to drive in the army and even drove for their army leaders.
With this relationship, after I changed my job, I was assigned to the small car class run by the county party committee in their county.
Unfortunately, I had bad luck. It took me more than a year to work as a full-time driver for a county leader. However, not long after that, the leader was banned.
Needless to say, his subsequent situation in the county goes without saying.
Chen Ran and Dong Haichuan chatted casually for a few words and then closed their eyes and rested. Since the strange old man asked him to go to Beijing at this point, he obviously didn't have time to sleep when he arrived in the capital.
Chen Ran didn't fall asleep for a long time. All the way, he was thinking about the strange old man's intention of urgently calling him to the capital.
It might be that things underground have changed, it might be other problems, just like when he cracked the Shui family pattern, or it might be... after all, he exposed too many strange places when he was underground...
By the way, it might be...
After thinking about it for a long time, I don't know how much time passed before I fell asleep in a daze.
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"Go to the city and find a hotel to stay for one night and wait until you return tomorrow morning." Dong Haichuan drove fast and steadily. When Chen Ran woke up, he had already arrived in Zhongdu. He checked the time and found that only two hours had passed.
That's it. After arriving at the airport, Chen Ran explained to him.
"I'll just sleep in the car for a while."
Dong Haichuan shook his head and said, it is normal for drivers like him to spend the night in the car.
Chen Ran didn't force him. It was already two o'clock in the morning. It was probably a bit difficult to find accommodation near the airport. If he had to travel far, it would be dawn after all the trouble. It was better to sleep less in the car.
As soon as Chen Ran got out of the car, a dark military jeep drove from the direction of the airport and stopped in front of him, and then two soldiers in military uniforms got out of the car.
When the two soldiers arrived in front of Chen Ran, they first gave him a military salute and then confirmed his identity.
The strange old man obviously didn't tell them Chen Ran's identity as a captain and investigator of the General Staff, so they just called Chen Ran "Mr. Chen."
"Hello, Mr. Chen, Second Lieutenant Ding Zhihua has been ordered to pick you up. Please come with us."
After confirming Chen Ran's identity, the leading soldier immediately gave Chen Ran a military salute and then invited Chen Ran to get in the car.
Chen Ran nodded and got into the car.
The soldier named Ding Zhihua first closed the car door for Chen Ran and then went around to the other side and sat down. The other soldier sat in the passenger seat.
There was also a soldier driving the car. After several people got into the car, the jeep drove towards the airport. However, it did not go to the airport hall. Instead, it entered the airport apron directly from the dedicated driveway, and directly
Stopped in front of a small military aircraft.
There were soldiers waiting beside the plane. When they saw the jeep coming, they quickly lowered the ladder frame to let Chen Ran and Ding Zhihua board the plane.
After Ding Zhihua and the soldier sitting in the passenger seat gave a military salute, he immediately took Chen Ran onto the plane.
There were twelve seats in the aircraft cabin. After Chen Ran sat down in the middle, a staff member came forward and fastened his seat belt. Ding Zhihua also sat down next to him.
Both Ding Zhihua and others had obviously been told to take Chen Ran to the capital as quickly as possible, so without any delay, Chen Ran got on the plane and the plane took off immediately.
This was not Chen Ran's first time flying, so he was not curious. After the plane took off, he sat on the plane and fell asleep.
On the other hand, Ding Zhihua and the two soldiers sitting opposite them would look at him from time to time, although they were sitting in straight postures.
Although they came to pick up Chen Ran, they didn't know anything except Chen Ran's name. They didn't even know which leader asked him to pick him up. They only knew that it was an order from above, and it was an urgent order.
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Picking up such a young man for an urgent trip to Beijing in the middle of the night, if they said they were not curious about Chen Ran at all, it would be a lie.
After flying for about an hour and a half, the plane landed at the Capital Airport.
After the plane came to a steady stop, the two soldiers quickly opened the cabin door.
Following Ding Zhihua out of the cabin, Chen Ran saw an Audi car with military plates driving over from the side of the runway with its headlights on.
The Audi stopped directly in front of Chen Ran, and Chen Ran saw a strange old man in military uniform through the rear window.
Chen Ran was surprised. He did not expect that the strange old man would come to the airport to pick him up in person, and it was obvious that the strange old man had been waiting for him at the airport for a long time.
"Get in the car." It was strange that the old man was wearing a military uniform and it was difficult to show up outside, so he didn't say much to Chen Ran and just waved to Chen Ran.
At the same time, an officer who looked like a civilian secretary in his forties got out of the passenger seat of the Audi car and went to the other side to open the door for Chen Ran.
Chen Ran didn't waste any time and got to the other side and sat in. The officer closed the door for Chen Ran and then went to the front of the plane to talk to Ding Zhihua and others before returning and getting in the car.
"Go to Guohua Hotel."
After the officer sat in, Chief Yang reported the name of a hotel to the driver in front of him.
Then, he turned to Chen Ran and said, "Let's go back first."
Chen Ran nodded. He had dealt with departments such as National Security and the General Staff a lot, so he still had a sense of confidentiality.
"Do you have any thoughts about joining the military?"
Although it is not convenient to say the purpose of calling Chen Ran here for the time being, it does not prevent the strange old man from chatting with Chen Ran about other things. After the car left the airport, the strange old man started chatting with Chen Ran.
"Forget it. You also know that I often run outside, so it is inconvenient to go to the army."
During the time when he was collecting Flower God Cups, Chen Ran had a lot of dealings with the strange old man. Although the two of them could not be said to be very familiar with each other, they could be called close friends. Therefore, Chen Ran and the strange old man talked very casually.
When the strange old man asked, he rejected the strange old man's kindness without thinking.
The strange old man knew that Chen Ran was telling the truth, so he didn't force it. He nodded and said nothing.
The strange old man obviously had something on his mind. Although Chen Ran only chatted casually with him, he could easily feel his anxiety and heaviness.
Chen Ran is no longer a novice in the officialdom. He has a deep understanding of the identity and status of the strange old man. Let’s not talk about the present for the time being, but only the previous positions that the strange old man held.
Minister of the Second Department of the General Staff.
The Second Department of the General Staff is a military department that specializes in intelligence. It is the earliest and largest intelligence agency in the country. As the head of the Second Department, the strange old man is obviously the largest intelligence chief in the country.
Moreover, Chen Ran also learned from Wu Bing that the strange old man had been engaged in intelligence work for at least twenty years. Not to mention that he had not retired now, even if he had retired, he would still control more than half of the power of the department.
So what happened that made the strange old man so anxious that he urgently called him over overnight...
