After Mrs. Xue and an aunt went out, Tang Peng looked at the clock in the corner. It was already nine o'clock in the evening.
From around four o'clock in the afternoon to now, he has been staying at Xue's house for nearly five hours.
In the eyes of others, it is definitely a great honor for a common man like Tang Peng, who came from a civilian background, to be able to stay in the home of the Vice Chairman of the Chinese Military Commission for so long.
But Tang Peng didn't feel very proud.
What he wants most now is to rush back to the Yunxiao Pavilion Club to see Pan Dongdong. After all, today is the first day he has taken over the club, and there are still many things waiting for him, the real boss, to make decisions.
As for the fact that the aunt came for a blind date just now, he didn't take it to heart. At most, he was a little proud.
Why hasn't Vice Chairman Xue come down yet? Does he want to keep me here for dinner, or has he completely forgotten about me? Damn it, where is that kid Adolf?
When Tang Peng raised his head and glanced at the second floor, Mrs. Xue walked in from outside. He quickly stood up from the sofa: "Aunt Xue."
"Ah, Tang Peng, sit down, sit down quickly."
Mrs. Xue walked over with a smile on her face and said with enthusiasm: "You haven't had dinner yet?"
I seem to have been here since the afternoon and have been staying at your house - Tang Peng smiled and lied: "Thank you, Aunt Xue, for your concern. I'm not hungry."
Mrs. Xue laughed and said: "That won't work. People are like iron, and food is like steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will get hungry. You young man, why are you not hungry so late? Sit down, sit down,
I'll have someone arrange the meals right away."
"Aunt Xue, thank you for your concern. I'm really not hungry. It's getting late and I have to go back so as not to disturb you and the vice chairman's rest."
Tang Peng said this, but thought in his heart: Even if I am hungry, I still go out to eat. When eating in a place like this, even if I eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, it will taste like vinegar.
"Hey, why are you being so polite to me, kid? If I leave without letting you eat at this late hour, others will say that my old Xue is unkind. Sit down and leave it alone. It will be soon."
Mrs. Xue couldn't help but raise her hand to signal Tang Peng to sit down, then turned around and went out to order the housekeeping staff to prepare dinner.
"Is it necessary to be so enthusiastic to me?"
When Tang Peng raised his hand to scratch the back of his head, Xue Taikang's voice sounded from above his head: "Tang Peng, just stay and eat. I have something else to say to you, so come up first."
"There's nothing else to say, I've said everything I need to say."
Tang Peng muttered something depressed in his heart, and had no choice but to walk up to the second floor again.
After an afternoon of contact, Tang Peng felt that Xue Taikang, who used to be unattainable in his mind, seemed to be no different from ordinary people and did not need to be frightened at all.
So, when Tang Peng walked into the study room for the second time and sat on the sofa, his posture relaxed a lot.
Xue Taikang may have noticed Tang Peng's relaxation, but he didn't pay attention. Instead, he picked up a document from the table and said slowly: "You take a look at these first."
Tang Peng didn't know what Xue Taikang wanted him to see, so he stood up and walked over to take the document without asking any more questions.
As soon as he saw the line of red words at the top, Tang Peng was startled. He subconsciously looked up at Xue Taikang: Why would you show me the highly confidential documents of the Military Commission?
Xue Taikang nodded, indicating that he could take a closer look, and then held up his tea cup.
Tang Peng then took the document, walked to the sofa again, sat down, and read through it carefully.
…
General An Zaihong, who had just been promoted to the second commander-in-chief of the Northern Dynasty, went to Gwangju Special Economic Zone (the special economic zone of the Northern Dynasty) to inspect the garrison on May 6th.
At 23:00 on the evening of May 8th, Beijing time, General Ahn was assassinated by unknown armed forces at the Gwangju People's Hotel where he was staying. General Ahn was shot seven times. After resuscitation efforts failed, he died at Gwangju People's Hospital around 3 a.m.
.
In this assassination case that will definitely shock the world, the seven personal guards accompanying General An and the three special security personnel of the hotel all died gloriously in the line of duty.
After the incident, General Secretary Han Huixuan, the top leader of the North Korean authorities, immediately rushed to Gwangju in person. At present, the North Korean special intelligence department has launched a rigorous investigation into the assassination of General Ahn...
Going back to before the Spring Festival, after Tang Peng saw this document, which was regarded as a top secret by the Chinese military, he would definitely be indifferent: If An Zaihong was assassinated, he would be assassinated. What do you want me to do?
But now, he can't think like this anymore, because An Zaihong, who originally had nothing to do with him, is An'er's biological father!
At the same time, Tang Peng finally understood why An'er hurried back to the Northern Dynasty: I was assassinated, and she must go back.
But what Tang Peng didn't understand was: even if Xue Taikang knew about the different relationships between him and An'er, why would he show him this document and do it so seriously?
Xue Taikang spoke: "Do you understand?"
Tang Peng put down the document: "Yes, I understand."
Xue Taikang nodded: "Then tell me, what do you think?"
"What did I think?"
Tang Peng gave a bitter smile: "Vice Chairman Xue, I know, you may know now that I know An Zaihong's daughter. However, his assassination was a major event that shocked the Northern Dynasty and the public. Even if my relationship with his daughter is extraordinary, but
I don’t seem to have any qualifications to participate in it, right?”
Xue Taikang stared at Tang Peng: "What if, on behalf of the Chinese military, I ask you to participate in this matter?"
Tang Peng was stunned: "What? Do you want me to participate in this matter?"
In shock, Tang Peng shouted: "Vice Chairman Xue, please stop joking. I am just a good citizen of China, how could I participate..."
Before Tang Peng finished shouting, Xue Taikang interrupted him calmly: "You are not only a good citizen of China, but you also have another identity, that is, a lieutenant colonel officer of MI3!"
Tang Peng murmured and asked: "Can I apply for retirement now?"
Xue Taikang asked: "What do you think?"
Before Tang Peng could answer, Xue Taikang snorted coldly: "Huh, Tang Peng, do you think becoming a mid-level officer of MI3 is like playing house for a child? You can play it if you want to, and quit if you want to quit?"
Tang Peng retorted feebly: "That's not what I meant. I just feel that I am not qualified to participate in other countries' national affairs."
Xue Taikang's eyes turned cold, just like his tone: "Okay, even if I approve your retirement from MI3, you will no longer be an officer from now on. Then let me ask you, in private, as the daughter of General An Zaihong,
As a Chinese lover, after your lover’s family suffered a huge change, shouldn’t you solve the problem for your lover?”
"It turns out you really know about our relationship."
After raising his hand to wipe his forehead, Tang Peng replied with a wry smile: "It seems that I have this responsibility."
"Of course you have to take this responsibility. Do you think my daughter sleeps so easily?"
"Vice Chairman Xue, as an elder, it seems that saying this is not in line with your noble status, right?"
After hearing what Xue Taikang said, Tang Peng was greatly surprised.
Xue Taikang said calmly: "No matter how noble your status is, you are still a human being, and you must understand the warmth and warmth of human relationships."
"I'm really defeated by you."
Tang Peng licked his lips and said weakly: "Okay, Vice Chairman Xue, what do you want me to do?"
Xue Taikang did not directly tell Tang Peng what to do, but stood up, put his hands behind his back and said: "Since the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, our relationship with the Northern Dynasties has been a bitter one. Although in recent years, there have been some high-level officials in the Northern Dynasties who are hostile to our country.
forces, and there have been some minor frictions, but in general, General Secretary Han still firmly implements the principle of mutual assistance between the two countries. If there is a pro-China faction in North Korea, General An Jae-hong is undoubtedly one of them.
.”
After a pause, Xue Taikang added: "In fact, An Zaihong's ability to become the second-ranked second-in-command has a lot to do with our support."
"But now."
Xue Taikang changed the topic: "He was assassinated, so this means that some people at the top of the Northern Dynasty are very dissatisfied with Cishuai An's pro-China behavior. This is also a challenge to Chi Guoguo for our country. We
We must not remain indifferent! Therefore, after emergency consultations, Chief No. 1 finally decided to send a secret envoy to the Northern Dynasties to secretly investigate the assassination of Marshal An, find the murderer, and use violence to fight violence!"
Tang Peng's head now began to grow in size again, and he asked weakly: "Vice Chairman Xue, don't you want me to be the secret envoy to the Northern Dynasties to investigate the murder of An Zaihong, and
Bring the murderer to justice?"
Xue Taikang nodded happily: "I just said you are very smart, and I have confidence in you."
Tang Peng said with a grimace: "But I have no confidence in myself. In fact, you also know that I became an officer of MI3 only because of compensation. To put it bluntly, I prefer to be a profiteer - besides,
There are so many powerful departments in China, such as Longteng and Guoan, whoever they send there seems to be more capable than me, right?"
Xue Taikang advised: "People should not underestimate themselves. Although Guoan and Longteng are powerful, they may not be able to catch up with you in this matter."
"I don't mean to be too modest, I just seek truth from facts."
Tang Peng continued to decline.
"It's useless to say all this."
Xue Taikang took out another kraft envelope from the drawer and asked slowly: "Let me ask you, if the country doesn't send you, will you go for your little lover from the Northern Dynasties?"
After swallowing hard, Tang Peng said: "Go."
"Then it's over. Since you have to go no matter what, to vent your anger on your little lover, why don't you go wearing the big hat of 'serving the country'? And you can also get the support of the country, which is good for you.
To put it bluntly, it is purely a pretense for personal gain. You have taken all the good things by yourself. Why are you still pushing back? Here, take these back and take a closer look. When will we set off and with whom? I will send someone to inform you. "
Xue Taikang threw the cowhide envelope over: "Let's go, it's getting late, do you really want to eat at my place?"
"I don't mean that. Is the food at Vice Chairman Xue's house easy to get?"
Tang Peng reached out to catch the envelope and sighed heavily in his heart: Oh, how great would it be if I knew the art of cloning?