"You're back? How's it going? Have you met Director Ming?"
"We met, Director, you are really good at predicting things!" Immediately afterwards, Secretary Wang recounted to Zhang Zuyin exactly what he had seen at Dongji Restaurant.
"Wang Wu is a man who succeeds but fails more than he can. If he continues like this, I will be unlucky sooner or later because of his bad mouth!"
"Don't worry, Director. Once the matter is over, my subordinates will ask him to shut up."
Hearing this, Zhang Zuyin's face looked better, "Well, also, you should keep a close eye on A Biao, and don't let anyone take advantage of him at this time."
"I know." Having said this, Secretary Wang paused for a moment, and then continued, "Director, Director Wang is still waiting for your reply. Do you want one of your subordinates to go over and help you comfort you?
"
"I'd better go there in person. He's always been very sensitive in this regard. If he lets you go, even if he doesn't say anything, he will still hold a grudge in his heart. On the contrary, it will be counterproductive. Just tomorrow at noon, you
Go make arrangements."
"yes!"
…
In the next few days, Li Qiang was busy receiving Zhou Fohai's special envoy, but what he never expected was that before Zhou Fohai's special envoy arrived, an unexpected guest arrived.
"Yunlong? Why are you here? Where are Lao Xu and Lao Liu?"
"Don't worry, Brother Qiang, I have placed them in a safe house in Hangzhou."
"Who gave the order for you to take them out of Shanghai? With their current physical condition, can they withstand the bumps along the way?"
"There's nothing we can do, Brother Qiang! Less than a week has passed, and the thing we were most worried about has happened. Wanli Lang is like crazy, leading people everywhere to arrest lurking people, and almost every operation fails.
The station commander has sent a report to the headquarters overnight, requesting that all the more than 500 people belonging to the Shanghai Station be evacuated and transferred from the Loyalty and National Salvation Army so that no one can be arrested in Wanlilang. At the same time, he also ordered me to quickly take my fourth brother and
Brother Six was transferred urgently, so I..."
"Okay, I understand, what's the next step? Do you want to take them two on the road?"
"No, the headquarters has already sent someone to respond, but it will probably take two days to arrive."
"That's good, it allows the two of them to rest for two more days." Having said this, Li Qiang paused for a moment, and then continued to ask, "What happens after that? Do you want to go back to Chongqing with us? Or go back?
Shanghai?"
"No, Brother Qiang, I don't want to go there either, I want to be with you."
"Follow me?" Li Qiang couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "Are you serious?"
"certainly!"
"The state has its own laws, and every family has its own rules. This is not a gang worshiping the dock. You can follow whoever you want. All actions must be subject to the arrangements of the superiors. Do you understand?"
After hearing this, Yunlong wanted to say something more, but in the end he could only nod his head and said, "I understand, but..."
"It's nothing but, I will report this matter to the peak for you. As for whether you can stay, it depends on the wishes of the peak."
"Oh, then... Brother Qiang, I'll go back first."
"Go! Be careful on the road."
As soon as Yunlong's front legs left, Haitang walked out of the inner room, folded her arms and said to Li Qiang: "You clearly know that that kid has become an outcast in the eyes of the headquarters, why don't you agree to him directly?"
Li Qiang didn't want to think about it but asked: "Do you really think what he just said was his sincerity?"
"Is not it?"
"Of course not. A guy who can plan and carry out so many assassinations in one go actually says something that ignores family rules. Can he really mean it?"
As soon as these words came out, Haitang couldn't help but be stunned, "Then...why did he do this?"
"Didn't you just say that? That kid has now become an outcast in the eyes of the headquarters. Since he is an outcast, then we don't care about his life or death, let alone whether he has violated family rules."
"So, everything he did was a temptation?"
"Yes, but I believe that from the moment he leaves here, at least half of his worries will be eliminated!"
"I can see that you admire him very much, but aren't you afraid that he will be the second Yang Muchi?"
Although Haitang's words were very direct, Li Qiang did not get angry because of this. Instead, he replied calmly: "Of course I'm scared, but this review is the work of the inspection room. Even if he is really a red party, that's not the case."
If there is a problem with the review work, what does it have to do with me?”
Hearing this, Haitang couldn't help but smile, "I don't blame Director Mao for saying that your greatest skill is to shirk the blame! It's even harder to get hold of you than to get the Kong family to use their own money to support the anti-Japanese war."
"What? Did Mr. Mao send you a secret message again?"
Before he finished speaking, Haitang gave Haitang a big eye roll, "I asked you, can you be more serious? You know that Director Mao hates people calling him that, but you still keep saying 'Mao Zuer', which means Director Mao has a good temper."
, if I were not familiar with you, if it were Deputy Director Zheng, he would have transferred you to the Philippines long ago!"
"Everyone calls him that behind his back, so I can't be special, right? Okay, okay, at worst, I promise you, except in front of those guys, I will follow you and call him Director Mao, right?"
"Hmph! That's pretty much it!"
After experiencing this small episode, Li Qiang's daily life returned to calm again.
This morning, Li Qiang came to the headquarters early as usual, but before he could sit down and warm up, he was called into the office by Tang Shengming.
"Commander, are you looking for me?"
However, before he finished speaking, Tang Shengming was heard saying urgently: "Okay, okay, stop talking nonsense. Mr. Zhou's special envoy will be here in a moment. Go and make arrangements."
"Now?"
"Yes, right now!"
"Isn't this... coming too suddenly?"
"Hey, where did you get all the nonsense? Hurry up and take action! Xiao Diao? Xiao Diao!"
Tang Shengming was obviously a little confused at this moment, and it didn't matter if he was confused, the entire headquarters was also confused.
"How about it, Director Ming, you have to thank me properly this time, right?" Zhang Zuyin said to Li Qiang with a proud look on his face as he looked at the chaotic scene in the headquarters.
"No way! Director Zhang, if it weren't for you, I would have been blinded right now! I really don't know how to thank you."
Zhang Zuyin waved his hand, "Director Ming, you're welcome. You and I are colleagues after all. I can't just watch you suffer misfortune, right?"
Just as he was talking, someone stopped at the door and shouted: "Come on, come on, Mr. Zhou's special envoy's car is here!"
Before he finished speaking, Tang Shengming immediately led the crowd to greet him.
Not long after, a black car with a special license plate slowly stopped in front of the headquarters office building.
Immediately afterwards, a slightly stout, middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes with a pair of round-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose got out of the car.
Why is it him?
Although Li Qiang had never met the visitor, he had seen that person's file.
This person is Luo Junqiang, who once served as the secretary of Chiang Kai-shek's attendant's office and has now become one of Zhou Fohai's most loyal confidants!
"Commissioner Luo! You've worked hard along the way. Come on, please come inside!"
Although the preparations were hasty, it could be seen that Luo Junqiang was quite satisfied with the formation created by the Suppressor General to welcome him.
So Tang Shengming hurriedly took the opportunity to invite him into his office.
"Commander Tang, to tell you the truth, in addition to being ordered by Mr. Zhou to convey to you the general program of the Qingxiang Movement, I have a more important matter to discuss with you."
"Look at what you said, Commissioner Luo. If there is anything we can discuss, just ask."
"Well..." Although Tang Shengming had already said so, Luo Junqiang still hesitated for a moment. He glanced at the door repeatedly to make sure no one was eavesdropping, then he lowered his voice and said, "Commander Tang, although you are already
Although we have turned from darkness to light, there are still many old disciples in Chongqing, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Tang Shengming immediately sank his face and said angrily: "Commissioner Luo, what do you mean by this? Are you accusing me of being disconnected from Chongqing after my transformation?"
"No, no, no, Commander Tang, you misunderstood." Seeing that Tang Shengming was really angry, Luo Junqiang quickly waved his hand to explain, "Let me tell you the truth! When Mr. Zhou switched to the new government, he had to leave his mother and father-in-law.
They all stayed in their hometown in Hunan. I don’t know who was stabbed a thousand times. Dai Li reported this matter and sent people directly to Hunan to detain Mr. Zhou’s wife. Of course, these are just rumors, so
Mr. Zhou just wants to ask Commander Tang to use your connections to confirm whether this rumor is true or false."
"This..." After hearing this, Tang Shengming immediately replied with a look of embarrassment, "Commissioner Luo, it's not that I don't give Mr. Zhou this face, but you also know Chairman Wang's temper. The most intolerable thing is that the converts still talk to the Chongqing authorities.
The lotus roots are broken and the threads are connected, this is a lesson learned before!"
"Don't worry, God knows about this matter. You know it, I know it, and Mr. Zhou knows it. There will never be any leakage. Mr. Zhou said that as long as you are willing to do this favor for him, he will be greatly thanked in the future."
…
"Sneeze!" Just when Tang Shengming and Luo Junqiang were still negotiating terms in the office, Li Qiang, who was arranging the next reception, sneezed hard.
"I scolded, thought, and muttered, grandma, someone is scolding me, isn't it?" Li Qiang rubbed his nose and couldn't help but think to himself.
Just as he was thinking about it, Luo Junqiang and Tang Shengming walked out one after another.
"Director Ming, have lunch arrangements been made?"
"It's arranged!" After saying that, Li Qiang lowered his voice and whispered a few words to Tang Shengming.
"Well, not bad!" Tang Shengming nodded with satisfaction, then turned to Luo Junqiang and said, "Commissioner Luo, I know you are from Hunan, so I specially asked someone to find a restaurant that does pretty good Hunan cuisine for you.
You can catch the wind, please!"
So the group came to Dongji Restaurant located on Qinghefang.
Since Li Qiang had greeted them in advance, the group was naturally received by the store in a low-key yet grand manner.
After the guests and hosts were seated, Tang Shengming began to introduce each one to Luo Junqiang enthusiastically, "Come on, come on, Commissioner Luo, let me introduce to you. This is Zhang Zuyin, Director Zhang of our Confidential Division. This is our
Director Wang Tianxiang and Wang from the Secret Service. Team Sun Kaisun from the Operations Brigade. And this one, Director Ming Qiang and Director Ming from the General Affairs Office."
At first, Luo Junqiang just nodded slightly, but when Tang Shengming introduced Li Qiang, his eyes narrowed, "Director Ming, I have heard about you for a long time. I often hear Mr. Zhou mention you, but I didn't expect you to be so young!"
"What the hell, this junior's skills are still far behind those of seniors like you, Commissioner Luo!"
"Director Ming is so humble." Having said this, Luo Junqiang paused for a moment, then cleared his throat and said to everyone, "Since everyone is here, I will briefly disclose to everyone on behalf of Chairman Wang.
Let’s talk about the general policy of this Qingxiang Movement.”
"Chairman Wang?" As soon as these words came out, everyone including Tang Shengming couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Tang Shengming hurriedly asked, "Commissioner Luo, who is Chairman Wang?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Luo Junqiang was also stunned, "Why, you didn't even receive any news about such a big thing, right?"
"There are rumors, and they are not small, but I have always heard that Director Li from the Special Task Committee will serve as the chairman of the Qingxiang Committee. Why does a person named Wang suddenly appear now? That's right.
It can’t be that boy Wang Manyun, right?”
"How is that possible? Even our Mr. Zhou can only have the name of vice chairman. How can that kid dare to sit in the chairman's seat?"
Hearing this, everyone suddenly realized, and Zhang Zuyin on the side took the opportunity to ask: "Commissioner Luo, if you say that, I will understand, but wasn't it widely rumored that Chairman Wang intended to hand over Qingxiang's errand to Director Li?
How come you suddenly changed your mind?"
Before he finished speaking, Luo Junqiang sank his face, "Director Zhang, right? Logically speaking, you are also an old man in the officialdom. How come you don't even understand this rule? All appointments must be based on
The formal order shall prevail. If the order is not issued, no matter how fierce the rumor is, it is still a rumor."
Seeing that something was not right in the atmosphere, Tang Shengming hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "That's right, that's right, but Commissioner Luo, I think you must have misunderstood. Director Zhang just felt that the decision above was a bit sudden, that's all, absolutely nothing else."
I mean, right, Director Zhang?"
"Yes, yes, I made a mistake. Please bear with me, Commissioner Luo."
"Okay, okay, as the saying goes, those who don't know are not to blame. In fact, to be honest with you, let alone you, even my reaction when I first heard about this decision was not much different from yours, but Mr. Zhou gave timely advice
But it made me suddenly enlightened and enlightened. Are you interested in listening?"
