"Hey! Isn't this Director Ming? What a rare visitor! What brings you here? Come on, come on, please sit down!"
In the editor-in-chief's office, as soon as he saw Li Qiang come in, Guan Lu, who had just left the office not long after taking office, immediately greeted him warmly.
Li Qiang smiled and said: "Miss Guan, I am here to visit the Three Treasures Hall for nothing."
"If you need any help, Director Ming, just ask." Guan Lu said as she poured a cup of hot tea for Li Qiang herself. "The conditions are limited. I only have one cup of tea. Please don't blame Director Ming."
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"Miss Guan is so polite. To be honest, I came here this time to pick up two people from you."
"Borrowing someone?"
"Yes, I need two hard-tipped pens. What, is there a problem?"
"It's not a big problem...it's just...can I ask the reason?"
Li Qiang shrugged, "Sorry, I can't reveal this because I don't know."
"This... okay, just wait a moment, I'll be back as soon as I can."
After saying that, Guan Lu got up and left the office. Not long ago, she walked in with two young reporters.
"Director Ming, let me introduce to you, Xu Hua and Yan Qing, the two young people with the best business ability in our newspaper office. Why are you standing there, why don't you call someone?"
Before he finished speaking, the two reporters immediately bowed to Li Qiang and said hello, "Hello, Director Ming!"
"Okay, okay, these two little brothers are full of beautiful articles at first glance. Miss Guan, I am not praising you in front of you. Your company is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger!"
"No, no, Director Ming gave me the award."
"Thank you, I won't say much more. Ming still has official duties, so it is inconvenient to stay too much, so I will say goodbye!"
"I'll send you off!"
After saying that, Guan Lu personally walked Li Qiang to the door of the newspaper office. She didn't turn back until she watched several people get into the car and drive away.
However, not long after the car had driven out, Xu Hua, who was sitting in the back seat, said tremblingly: "Ming... Director Ming, if you want... how about I drive the car! You are also a director after all, how can you do this?
Do you want you to be our driver?"
Before he finished speaking, Yan Qing on the side quickly nodded and agreed: "Yes, yes, how can we dare to ask Director Ming to drive for us?"
Li Qiang seemed to be unconcerned about this. He just waved his hand and then said to the two of them in a commanding tone: "Pull the curtain!"
Although both of them were confused about Li Qiang's order, no one dared to ask questions, so they quickly obeyed and pulled up the curtain.
The light in the car suddenly dimmed, and Li Qiang continued: "Listen, I have rented a house for you guys in Hangzhou. You can do whatever you want there, and you can follow me for whatever you need.
The landlord said that he would find a way to satisfy me, but there is one thing. You must not step out of the house without my permission, and you cannot reveal your identity to anyone, including the landlord. Do you understand?"
"Ming...understand!"
"Don't worry, as long as you are obedient, I will never treat you badly."
"Then thank you...Director Xie Ming."
"Easy to say!"
There was no talking all the way. After sending the two reporters to the house prepared in advance, Li Qiang rushed back to the Suppression Headquarters without stopping.
"Report!"
"Come in!"
"Is it done?" As soon as he saw Li Qiang coming in, Tang Shengming put down his copy of "Good Friends" and asked.
"It's done. My subordinates have placed the person in Huixian Book Apartment. Normally no one would disturb you in that kind of place."
You must know that Tang Shengming is a well-known playboy, so he naturally knows where the so-called Huixian Book Apartment is. When he heard that Li Qiang had placed the two reporters in that kind of place, he immediately felt dumbfounded.
"Thank you for thinking about it, you really know how to find a place!" But after all, Tang Shengming didn't mean to blame him, so he didn't hold on and continued: "Forget it, just treat it as a gift.
They're done with it. As for the rest, I'll let Tie Xia handle it. You can go back and rest first! Oh, by the way, don't forget Tianyi Pavilion at 7pm, don't be late!"
"Don't worry, I will be on time at seven o'clock in the evening."
After saying that, Li Qiang withdrew.
However, as soon as Li Qiang returned to his office and his buttocks had not yet warmed up, a subordinate knocked on the door and walked in.
"Director! You are finally back."
"What? I've only been out for a while and you can't have any fun anymore? Tell me, what happened?"
"Half an hour ago, there was a call from the warehouse in the port area, saying that there seems to be something wrong with the batch of foreign goods you ordered, Director, and that you should go and take a look immediately!"
Hearing this, Li Qiang suddenly became nervous, almost immediately jumped up from his chair, threw his coat over his body in a haphazard manner, and hurriedly drove away from the headquarters.
However, Li Qiang's destination was not the port warehouse mentioned on the phone, because those were actually emergency codes agreed upon by Li Qiang and Yu Mei in advance and would only be used in extreme emergencies. Because of this, Li Qiang
After receiving the signal, Qiang Cai immediately drove his car to the Yuhang Warehouse in a hurry.
But what he never expected was that besides Yu Mei and Shi Tou, there was also a familiar face in the warehouse.
"A-Cheng!? Why are you here? When did you come back?" As soon as he saw A-Cheng dressed as a commoner, Li Qiang immediately said with surprise and joy.
"This morning."
"Are you home?" Li Qiang asked again.
"Not yet. I will go straight here as soon as I return to Hangzhou."
"Why?" Li Qiang asked subconsciously, but before Acheng could speak, he immediately raised his hand to interrupt him, "Let's put it aside first. Sister Mei, did you call me here in such a hurry?
What's the big deal?"
Yu Mei did not hide anything, and nodded quickly and said: "Well, it is indeed a big event. Last month, the Japanese gathered more than 17,000 Japanese and puppet troops, divided them into four groups with superior strength to attack Yancheng, where the New Fourth Army headquarters is located, and attempted to attack Yancheng.
A crazy "sweep" was carried out in the northern Jiangsu base area."
"Last month? No wonder I suddenly lost contact with my eldest sister during that time... Then my eldest sister..."
"Don't worry, eldest sister is very good."
Ah Cheng's words undoubtedly gave Li Qiang a reassurance, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
Acheng continued to recall: "When I arrived in northern Jiangsu, the Japanese had already occupied Yancheng. However, the military headquarters and the main force had already been transferred in advance because of the mistake at that time, so they only occupied an empty city. At this time,
The main force of the large army had already launched an attack on Huangqiao, Qutang, Jiangyan and other places on the southern line of Central Jiangsu, approaching the gates of Taizhou City. This move to encircle Wei and save Zhao really worked. There was a fire in the backyard of the Japanese and puppets, so they had to turn their forces to Central Jiangsu."
At this point, Acheng paused for a moment, and then continued: "It was also at that time that I encountered one of our teams attacking the Yuhua stronghold, so I volunteered to take on the task of infiltrating and conducting reconnaissance."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Mei hurriedly said: "Not to mention that Brother Acheng is really good. Not only did he figure out the fortifications built by the Japanese and puppet troops after they captured Yuhua, the specific structure and firepower distribution, they also drew a picture. It is a very detailed map. Even the observation towers, bunkers, barbed wire fences, deer villages and other obstacles built by the Japanese army around the main fort are all clearly marked. It is with this map that we can use the smallest possible method. Casualties overcome this tough nut."
"After the war, a brigade commander surnamed Wang learned of my intention and immediately contacted his superiors. After confirming that there was indeed a troop covering the evacuation of the large forces, he escorted a large number of supplies that were too late to be transferred and hid in the mountains. , without saying a word, he transferred a squad from his own security platoon and escorted me through the Japanese blockade. After seven days and seven nights of searching in the mountains north of Yancheng, I finally found that unit."
"Then eldest sister..."
"Yes, the eldest sister is among them. She is fine. She just suffered a little skin injury during the transfer and is not serious."
"That's good! That's good...what happened next?"
"Later, because all the energy of the Japanese and puppets was transferred to central Jiangsu, we took advantage of this opportunity to bypass the Japanese and puppet blockades again under the cover of our fellow villagers. Of course, it was not smooth sailing along the way. We fought with the Japanese and puppets several times. The army passed by each other, and once in order to cover us, those soldiers even took the initiative to expose themselves to lure the enemy away..." As he spoke, Acheng's eyes turned red unconsciously, and it lasted for a long time. Then he calmed down again and continued, "In this way, we were able to successfully join the main force."
"What an extraordinary experience!" Li Qiang couldn't help but sigh after hearing this, and then patted Acheng on the shoulder and comforted him, "It's good to come back safely. Remember to call your elder brother later to make sure you're safe. Don't you? I know how much brother is worried about you during this period. And Axiang, she has to ask me every three to five times when you will be back. Now it’s okay, once you come back, she won’t have to pester me every day, and my ears are finally good. It’s time to get clean.”
However, before he finished speaking, Ah Cheng shook his head, "I... still won't go back, lest Ah Xiang be sad."
"Aren't you going back?" As soon as he said this, Li Qiang couldn't help but be stunned, "Then what are you..."
"After joining the large army, someone proposed an idea to establish a free trade zone in northern Jiangsu, and soon received support from the military. So the eldest sister recommended herself and applied to join the first batch of teams going to establish the free trade zone. .I was really worried, so I applied to the organization and requested that I be transferred to the eldest sister’s side for her protection.”
Hearing this, Li Qiang suddenly nodded, "After a long time of trouble, you came back to say goodbye!"
"Yes, Comrade Hu Fu said it. His agreement alone is not enough. I also need your immediate superior, Comrade Fisherman, to nod."
"Who are you talking about? Comrade Hu Fu? Have you met him in person?"
No wonder Li Qiang was so excited. You must know that just before he was transferred from Manchuria Railway to Shanghai, he heard General Huang Xiansheng say that Comrade Hu Fu was responsible for leading the Central Plains Bureau. After the Wannan Incident, the Southeast Bureau and the Central Plains Bureau merged , was renamed the Central China Bureau and remained under its leadership.
However, Acheng shook his head after hearing this and said: "That's not true. I just asked Uncle Li to help report to the organization and received a reply from Comrade Hu Fu."
Hearing this, Li Qiang suddenly nodded, "That's right! Does Comrade Hu Fu have any other important instructions in his reply?"
"Yes, yes..." As he said that, Acheng glanced at Yu Mei who was standing aside, intentionally or unintentionally.
Seeing that Acheng was hesitant to speak, Yu Mei stood up without saying a word and said to Shitou: "Tou Shitou, let's go outside and take a look."
"Miss……"
Just when Shitou was about to say something, Yu Mei lowered her face and said coldly: "This is an order, do you hear it?"
"……yes!"
Although he was very reluctant, Shi Shi followed Yu Mei obediently and left the room.
It wasn't until he and Acheng were the only two people left in the room that Li Qiang asked solemnly: "Tell me! What are the instructions?"
"First of all, the organization has completed its review of you. From now on, you can continue to use the code name of 'Fisherman' and perform your duties."
Hearing this, Li Qiang couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but then he drew a big question mark in his mind: If he had been under review before, then he had been speaking like a superior.
Which force does Mingtang represent when he issues a mission to himself?
However, even so, Li Qiang still looked as normal on the surface and did not show any emotional changes. "Well, I understand, is there anything else?"
"Dr. Su and his wife have been ordered to move the medical clinic to Suzhou and rebuild our underground transportation station in Suzhou. When you arrive in Suzhou, if you have any needs, you can contact the organization through Dr. Su."
"Wait a minute, what do you mean by waiting for me to arrive in Suzhou? Cheng, what do you mean by this?"
Acheng smiled and said, "It seems that your information is not as well-informed as Comrade Hu Fu who is far away in the Central China Bureau! Just a few days ago, your immediate boss recommended you through Li Shiqun's special envoy Wang Manyun, and wanted to let you
He is serving as the deputy chairman of the Recruitment and Reorganization Committee! Don’t you know?”
"What is the recruitment and reorganization committee? Why haven't I even heard of it?"
"To be honest, this is the first time I have heard of it, but according to Comrade Hu Fu, the power of this position seems to be quite large. In short, it is a position with certain real power. It seems that the man named Tang has entrusted you with a heavy responsibility.
!You must have done a lot for him recently, right?"
"It's not a big deal. I just helped him sow discord between Zhang Zuyinsuo and Wang Tianxiang, then investigated the rumors in the headquarters, and helped him embezzle some public funds..."
Li Qiang clasped his fingers and unabashedly listed the things he had done for Tang Shengming one by one. He completely failed to notice that Acheng was so shocked that his mouth opened wide...