"He is very good. I heard from Uncle Li that he is already in Yan'an now," Li Qiang said.
"That's good." Yu Manli said happily secretly. It was obvious that she was sincerely worried about Mingtai. "What about... Miss Cheng? Did she... also go to Yan'an with Mingtai?"
"Yes, but as far as I know, she only stayed in Yan'an for three months before heading north to study in the Soviet Union."
She didn't want to hear this, but Yu Manli didn't feel any joy because of it. Instead, she fell into a deep inferiority complex and couldn't extricate herself for a long time.
"Manli, if you also want to..."
"No!" Before Li Qiang could finish his words, Yu Manli immediately and resolutely refused, "There should not be or need to be two Miss Chengs around Mingtai."
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang was really shocked. He said in agreement: "That's right, you are who you are. You shouldn't always think about being someone else, but think about how to make yourself become someone else."
If you want to be better, if you want to pursue your own happiness, you can’t do it if you only know how to kill people!”
With that said, Li Qiang patted Yu Manli's shoulder, and then Brick greeted him at the door, "Come in, Aaron!"
…
When we returned to the "Bianzhou", it was already early in the morning, and the sky had begun to turn slightly white.
Just when Li Qiang walked into the living room quietly in the dark, the lights in the living room suddenly turned on with a "pop" sound, and then he saw Haitang sitting with his arms folded, angrily.
on the sofa.
"Hey, haven't you slept yet?"
Before she finished speaking, Haitang couldn't help but snorted and said angrily: "Humph! If the young master Ming doesn't come back, how can this little girl dare to sleep first?"
After hearing this, Li Qiang hurried forward and said with a smile: "Begonia, you listen to my cunning...ah, you listen to my explanation, things are definitely not what you think!"
"Okay! Then you can explain to me why you came back so late?"
So Li Qiang truthfully recounted the story of his meeting with Yu Manli.
"What did you say? Kill Wang Tianxiang? If the superiors find out about such a self-assertive and unauthorized change of action plan, they will have to take legal action!"
"Yes, but looking at her like that, she is already thinking about revenge. As for family law, I'm afraid it is no longer within her scope of consideration."
"So...you're going to help her?"
"Of course, not to mention that she was once Mingtai's life and death partner, even as a comrade, I can't just stand by and watch, right? Besides, killing Wang Tianxiang is good for everyone, so why not do it?"
Haitang couldn't help but raise her eyebrows after hearing this, and said with great interest: "Really? So you already have a plan?"
"Not yet, but I think this shouldn't be a big problem for Aaron. The first priority is to find out what that guy is doing. Speaking of which, that guy keeps appearing and disappearing recently, and I don't know what he is up to.
"
Haitang said angrily: "He goes to Qiuzhuang every now and then. What do you think he is busy with?"
"Isn't it? That guy won't still insist that there is treasure hidden in Qiuzhuang, right?"
"For a greedy guy like him, it's impossible for him to believe that the treasure doesn't exist, right?"
"makes sense."
Li Qiang nodded in agreement, then rolled his eyes and figured it out...
"Knock knock knock..."
In the office, Gu Xiaomeng was immersed in processing the documents in his hands, when there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!"
Before he finished speaking, Wang Tianxiang pushed the door open and walked in.
"Chief Gu, what are you busy with?"
"Director Wang? You are such a rare visitor. Why did you come to me instead of trying to curry favor with Commissioner Luo from Nanjing?"
"What do you mean, why do you come here? Chief Gu, you are too calm. How are we doing?"
"Me and you? What can happen?"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Tianxiang glanced at the door subconsciously, and then lowered his voice and continued: "Qiuzhuang treasure! I already have solid news, hurry up!"
"What conclusive news? Director Wang, are you okay? Back then, Colonel Ryukawa made it clear in front of General Doihara and Marquis Jiuchao that there was no treasure at all in Qiuzhuang. Why didn't you believe it?
?”
"Oh my silly girl, do you believe those words that are made up to deceive children?"
However, before Wang Tianxiang could finish speaking, Gu Xiaomeng slammed the table and said angrily: "Who is your sister? Director Wang, please respect yourself! This is the headquarters, so you should go through some things before saying them.
!”
…
Almost at the same time, Li Qiang was also called into the office by Tang Shengming.
"Commander, are you looking for me?"
"What did you do last night?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang couldn't help being stunned, and then hurriedly explained: "Oh, my subordinate was just about to report this to you! Zhang Zuyin invited me to watch a play last night.
Disgraced him."
Li Qiang did not choose to conceal it, because since Tang Shengming could ask this, it already explained the problem. If he continued to conceal it at this time, it would only make him think that he had a guilty conscience, so he could only tell the truth truthfully in order to win in front of the leader.
A proactive attitude.
"Can't you see that you are good at this?"
"No, no, no, Commander, you have misunderstood. This is not a good thing for my subordinates. And I think this is exactly where the problem lies. I am not a good person for this. Besides, I have never had any personal dealings with Zhang Zuyin. Why did he
Do you want to invite me to watch a show?"
"Why?"
"This subordinate is stupid. Commander, please help me analyze it."
Tang Shengming naturally knew in his heart that Li Qiang was not asking him for advice. He was clearly trying his best to clarify his relationship with Zhang Zuyin, and at the same time, he was able to test his own tone without leaving any trace in order to give the most targeted response.
Thinking of this, Tang Shengming's evaluation of Li Qiang improved a lot.
However, even though he had seen through Li Qiang's little thoughts, Tang Shengming did not say anything, but simply pretended to be confused, "Maybe... just to watch a show?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang immediately became nervous. You must know that the leader criticizes you to protect you; the leader scolds you to wake you up; and if the leader shows kindness to you in private, usually nothing good will come of it.
; But if the leader starts to pretend to be confused with you, it is very dangerous, because it shows that the leader has begun to distrust you.
Thinking of this, Li Qiang hurriedly said: "How is it possible? Everyone is so busy, who invites you to watch the show for no reason! In my humble opinion, he must have some agenda."
"Oh? Really?" Although there was still some doubt in his tone, Tang Shengming's expression had softened a bit, "Then you can tell me, what is he planning?"
"Commander, this is not obvious! Of course it is trying to drive a wedge between us! Think about it, this headquarters is so big and there are basically no secrets at all. When you came here from Nanjing to take office, your subordinates accompanied you all the way.
; When my subordinate came back from Shanghai, you also immediately held a banquet to welcome him. No matter how stupid Zhang Zuyin is, you can still see that your subordinate has given up neutrality and moved closer to you, the commander. That's why you came up with this idea.
A vicious strategy to drive a wedge between your subordinates and you."
"Well, if things are really like what you said, then I really almost fell into that old boy's trap! Since it's a misunderstanding, Director Ming, please don't take it seriously!"
"Of course not. In fact, even if there is no unnecessary reminder from his subordinates, the commander will never be fooled by him. It's just that my subordinates really can't bear to be plotted by others, and they can't bear to see anyone instigating the relationship between them and you, so...
…”
Although Li Qiang's words obviously had a strong sense of flattery and loyalty, they played into Tang Shengming's hands. In his opinion, what Li Qiang said was unimportant, what mattered was his attitude.
So after listening to Li Qiang's words, Tang Shengming not only did not feel any disgust, but smiled and comforted Li Qiang, "Okay, okay, Director Ming, you don't need to be so excited. What he did just shows that he cares about us."
The relationship between the two is already somewhat wary, isn’t it?”
Li Qiang couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, and then he suddenly said: "The commander is the commander. One sentence can make his subordinates enlightened and enlightened! Commander, what do you think the subordinates should do next?"
As soon as these words came out, the tense atmosphere that had previously enveloped the entire room disappeared.
At the same time, the office of the head of the Translation and Electronics Section was still filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.
"Chief Gu, Gu Xiaomeng! Let me ask you one last time, will you come with me to find the treasure in Qiuzhuang?"
Wang Tianxiang said while stroking his hair with his hands, and his words were full of threats. People who are familiar with him know that this action of stroking his hair also means that his patience is about to reach its limit.
But even so, Gu Xiaomeng still didn't even look at him, and said calmly: "Director Wang, I think I have made it very clear to you, you just have to ask a hundred times, a thousand times
Again, my answer is still the same two words, don’t go! In addition, for the sake of you and my colleagues, I advise you to spend more time on your work. Do you have the dream of getting rich overnight or reaching the sky in one step?
Forget it, don’t take it seriously! Once you take it seriously, you will be hopeless.”
"So what if it's true? Chief Gu, do you still remember the oath I swore in front of you in Qiuzhuang? No matter it's stealing or robbing, selling your life, your body, or your ancestors! Sooner or later, I will earn a fortune of tens of thousands!
At that time, I wonder who would dare to say that I am not worthy of you!"
"Okay! Then I want to see how you earn a fortune! If you really have this ability, I can consider giving you a chance!"
Before he finished speaking, Wang Tianxiang immediately took the bait, "Is this true?"
"Of course, I, Gu Xiaomeng, always tell the truth!"
"Okay, it's settled?"
“It’s a deal!”
As soon as Wang Tianxiang left, Haitang walked out from behind the screen, "How about it? I just said that guy will definitely fall into your trap, right? Thanks!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked out.
Seeing this, Gu Xiaomeng hurriedly stepped forward to stop her: "Wait a minute, Sister Haitang! Is this... the end?"
"It's over! What else?"
"What's the next plan?"
"There is no next step. Congratulations, Xiaomeng, your mission has been completed!"
…
After coming out of Gu Xiaomeng's place, Wang Tianxiang ran to the public telephone booth outside the headquarters, panting heavily, and dialed a phone number.
"Hey! Is Liu Zhongzhong?"
Before he finished speaking, an extremely impatient voice rang from the other side of the phone, "Who are you?"
After Wang Tianxiang heard this, he became furious and shouted directly into the phone: "I'm your fucking father!"
This scolded the man opposite him soberly, and his tone of voice softened, "Oh! Director Wang! Director Wang! You...what are your orders?"
"You! Take more people to Qiuzhuang immediately. I will be there soon. Do you hear me?"
"How much to bring?"
"Damn you! You have to let me teach you about this kind of thing? Bring as much as you can! But don't make too much noise, you know?"
"Yes, yes, I understand, little one."
After hanging up the phone, Wang Tianxiang did not come out of the phone booth immediately. Instead, he carefully observed the surroundings and made sure that no one had discovered him. Then he walked out and returned to the headquarters in a swaggering manner.
Little did he know that every move he made had been clearly seen by the eyes hidden behind the second floor window.
It wasn't until he watched Wang Tianxiang walk into the office building that the man looked away, pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose with his hand, then quickly walked outside Zhang Zuyin's office and gently knocked on the door.
"Director!"
"Xiao Wang is back? Did you find anything?"
"Just now, Wang Tianxiang sneaked out and made a phone call. I guess it was probably to his sworn brother Liu Xiaozhong."
"Oh? What's the origin of Liu Xiaozhong?"
"No background, just a local ruffian and a sworn brother of Director Wang before he became famous."
"The investigation is so clear. You have to put in a lot of effort on weekdays, right? Not bad, not bad..." Zhang Zuyin couldn't help but praise, but then changed the subject, "Then from what you can see, Wang Tianxiang let go of his men.
All the brothers who willingly sacrificed their lives for him, instead of seeking help from a local ruffian and a bully, sacrificed the near and far away. Is it unintentional or intentional?"
Before he finished speaking, Secretary Wang blurted out directly: "I think he did this on purpose."
"So sure? What's the reason?"
"It's very simple. If he planned to monopolize the treasure from the beginning, he would have to silence all those who knew about it. Although Lao San and the others are his subordinates, they are also staff of the headquarters. If anything goes wrong, they will definitely be held accountable.
, so if it were me, I would do the same without hesitation."
"It makes sense. I thought that guy already knew that the third child was mine, so he took this trick. Now it seems that I was overthinking it!" At this point, Zhang Zuyin paused for a moment, "Go, give it.
