Although this place is far from a resort, under Zhou Yanghao's dedicated hospitality, everyone was rare and harmonious, and the guests and hosts enjoyed a top-notch reception banquet.
However, after the song ended and everyone dispersed, Li Qiang did not go back to rest immediately. Instead, he directly took Shen Zui to find Zhou Yanghao and clearly explained the true purpose of his trip.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Yanghao had a look of embarrassment on his face after hearing this, "Mr. Li, I, Zhou Yanghao, are not deliberately making things difficult. Logically speaking, since this matter has been approved by Boss Dai, it is natural for me to handle it, and I don't dare to be negligent in the slightest. But don’t forget, you are not here alone. Not to mention the two guys from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China who are trying to catch us, the female reporter who lives opposite you is not a fuel-efficient lamp. If this deal is broken by any of them, where should we put the boss's face? So, we must not rush this matter, or we should consider it in the long run, Mr. Li, what do you think?"
"What Director Zhou said is not unreasonable, but I also hope you can understand my difficulties. If I just go back like this, I won't be able to explain it to Mr. Zhou! What's more, I will not explain anything Mrs. Jiang explained before she left. Now that everything is done, I think...you won't go back on your word, right?"
Of course Zhou Yanghao knew in his heart that what the so-called Mrs. Chiang told him was to ask Li Qiang to serve as a lobbyist in his old ministry to help persuade Huang Xiansheng, but even so, he still had to pretend to know nothing. Startled, he subconsciously asked: "Wait a minute, you said that Mrs. Chiang also told you other things before leaving? And you also finished it?"
"Why, you don't believe it?"
"No, no, no, I believe it, I believe it! But the factors I just mentioned must also be taken into consideration! That's great, Mr. Li, if you can think of a way to get the best of both worlds, neither the people of the Central Unification Committee nor the If the female reporter notices it and can get things done, I'll do what you say, okay?"
"Okay, then let's make it an agreement."
"Well, it's a deal."
"According to the plan, we will stay here for three days, so I need to know the itinerary for these three days. Of course, the more detailed the better. I also ask Director Zhou not to hide anything, and share it in time."
"I'm afraid this won't work. It's not that I, Mr. Zhou, don't want to, but Mr. Dong never mentioned anything about his itinerary to me from the beginning to the end, so even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be able to share it with you!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang frowned and said, "I didn't even give you a schedule. Is this Director Dong just pretending to be a real person?"
"Let me see, it's better not to jump to conclusions now." Shen Zui on the side listened and said quickly, "Let's observe carefully before talking!"
…
While Li Qiang and Zhou Yanghao were meeting, in the staff dormitory where the inspection team was staying, Dong Jianchang looked at the itinerary that Adjutant Liu had just compiled and couldn't help but frowned.
"The above itinerary is all based on Miss Peng's suggestion?"
"Not entirely. The team leader Gao who accompanied Director Ye also made a lot of comments."
"That's it." Dong Jianchang nodded suddenly after hearing this, "No wonder the smell of Zhongtong is so strong, Minghui, what do you think?"
"In my humble opinion, the ambitions of Germany, Italy and Japan are now clearly revealed. The Soviet Union and Russia have too much to take care of themselves, and the Western European and American powers have their own agendas. It is really not appropriate to act on the wind, cause trouble again, and only create suspicion. It is trivial to cause damage because of this."
If the overall situation of the anti-Japanese war is compromised, the consequences may be disastrous..."
"Well said, it's not in vain that you have followed me for so many years." Dong Jianchang nodded with joy in his eyes. After thinking for a moment, he immediately ordered, "Go and bring back a few buckets of cold water."
"Ah?" Adjutant Liu couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this.
"Ah what? If I tell you to go, just go. Go quickly!"
"Yes, my subordinate will go right away."
After a night of silence, Zhou Yanghao received a panic report from his subordinates early the next morning: Dong Jianchang was ill!
You must know that in the eyes of Zhou Yanghao, Dong Jianchang was not only a war zone commander with military power, but also an imperial minister appointed by Chiang Kai-shek. If there were two shortcomings in his own territory, how could it be okay?
Thinking of this, Zhou Yanghao couldn't care less about anything else and immediately got up from the bed. He didn't even have time to put on his shoes and ran all the way to the faculty dormitory where Dong Jianchang and his party were staying.
"Director Zhou, what are you doing?" Adjutant Liu couldn't help but ask after seeing Zhou Yanghao's appearance.
Zhou Yanghao waved his hand and asked eagerly: "Don't worry about me, Adjutant Liu, Chief Dong..."
However, before Zhou Yanghao could finish his words, Adjutant Liu sighed, "It was like this when I woke up, and now my body is still very hot. Maybe it's because I didn't adapt to the climate and climate of your place for the first time, and I caught the wind and cold at night."
"I didn't expect that Adjutant Liu was proficient in medical skills?"
"I only understand a little bit, I dare not claim to be proficient." Adjutant Liu replied humbly.
"Since the matter is serious, I think we should invite Military Doctor Guan to give Chief Dong a look. It's not that I don't trust Adjutant Liu's medical skills. It's really a very important matter. If Chief Dong has any shortcomings, I really can't bear it.
Take this responsibility!"
"I understand Director Zhou's mood. To be honest, Dr. Guan has already come to see me and prescribed the medicine. No, I'm planning to go get the medicine according to the prescription!"
"How dare you bother Adjutant Liu to take care of such a small matter? It's better for me to do it for you. After all, Chief Dong can't do without people, right?"
With that said, Zhou Yanghao took the prescription from Adjutant Liu's hand justifiably. After confirming that the prescription was indeed from the hand of Dr. Guan, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, after leaving the door of the staff dormitory, Zhou Yanghao did not immediately go to get the prescribed medicine. Instead, he quietly called all the guards who were on duty last night and cursed them.
So much so that Shen Zui and Li Qiang, who came after hearing the news, heard Zhou Yanghao's almost hoarse curse from a distance in the corridor, "What did you guys do for food? You were all fine yesterday, so why did you suddenly fall ill today?"
Are you talking? Why are all of them mute? Let me tell you, this matter is not over yet! If the higher authorities investigate afterwards and I am punished, all of you will be in trouble too!"
Zhou Yanghao was scolding vigorously when Shen Zui and Li Qiang walked in quickly.
"Brother Qi, why are you so angry! The matter has already happened. No matter how much you scold them, it won't help!" As soon as he entered the door, Shen Zui immediately acted as a good guy and pleaded for everyone, "And you, too.
If you think about it carefully, you didn't notice anything unusual last night?"
Shen Zui's words could be said to wake up the dreamer, and Zhou Yanghao's eyes immediately lit up, "Yes, yes, yes, think about it carefully, think about it carefully, what happened last night?"
As soon as these words came out, the guards couldn't help but look at each other. After a long while, one of them raised his hand with some trepidation and said: "Report... report to the director, Xiao... Xiao Xiao accidentally bumped into Adjutant Liu in the water room last night. , and he was holding a bucket in his hand, I don’t know if it counts..."
"What kind of anomaly is this? He is Chief Dong's adjutant. He is just fetching water. It is his duty, what is there to make a fuss about?" Before the man could finish speaking, Zhou Yanghao said impatiently. He waved his hands and said angrily, "People say that raising an army takes a thousand days but only a short time. You are better off. It is useless at the critical moment. You said it yourself, what else can I expect from you? You are a bunch of trash!"
However, while Zhou Yanghao was scolding fiercely, Li Qiang on the other side secretly winked at Shenzui. The latter immediately understood and quickly took the opportunity to wave his hands at the guards and said: "Why are you standing there, get out of here!" ?Where are you waiting to receive the reward?"
As soon as these words came out, the guards immediately left in dejection as if they had been granted amnesty.
This time Zhou Yanghao was confused, "Eighth brother, what are you doing?"
However, before he finished speaking, Li Qiang on the side said: "Director Zhou, don't be anxious. If I guess correctly, this serious illness is most likely a ploy directed and acted by Chief Dong."
"Bitter meat plan?"
"That's right, don't forget that the original intention of this inspection team's trip is to quell the rumors. I think even if I don't say it, the two of you should know it very well. As a representative of the military, Commander Dong, and As the commander of a frontline combat unit, he naturally doesn't want a fire to start in his own backyard, so this serious illness is just to buy us a little time and prevent the Central Military Commission from getting in the way and blocking the mouths of media reporters. "
Hearing this, Zhou Yanghao couldn't help being stunned for a long time, and then he slowly came back to his senses and sighed sincerely: "I really didn't expect that Mr. Li saw this matter so thoroughly. It's just that there is something unknown about Zhou. I hope Mr. Li will not hesitate to teach me."
"Don't take it seriously if you give me advice. Director Zhou has something to say, but it's okay to say it."
"You are obviously Zhou Fohai's secret envoy. You can obviously stay out of the matter, watch the fire from the other side, and sit back and watch the two tigers of us and Zhongtong fight. But why do you have to go out in person and take a trip into this muddy water?"
Li Qiang smiled and shook his head, "Buddha said: It cannot be said. It cannot be said. Once you say it, it is wrong. Does Mr. Zhou think so?"
After all, Zhou Yanghao was not an ordinary spy, and he still had some ink in his stomach. After carefully savoring Li Qiang's words a few times, he apologetically bowed his hands and said, "It was Zhou who was abrupt."
Li Qiang waved his hand magnanimously, "It doesn't matter, the top priority is to make full use of the precious time that Chief Dong bought for us. At least we must make sure that the two guys from the Central Committee and the position Reporter Peng Da must not find too many faults."
"Well, what Mr. Li said is absolutely true." Zhou Yanghao nodded in agreement after hearing this, but then he changed the subject, "But... what should we do?"
"Leave this matter to me!" Before he finished speaking, Shenzui volunteered to stand up, and then lowered his voice and told the two of them his plan that had been brewing all the way...
Half an hour later, the rest of the inspection team commandeered Adjutant Liu's room and gathered together for a meeting.
"It's not that you don't know that Shangfeng only gave us three days. Anyway, I just say one thing: the inspection work must be carried out as scheduled and must not be delayed for any reason. Otherwise, once Shangfeng is blamed, you and I will not be able to bear it. Got up."
As soon as he came up, Ye Xiufeng immediately expressed his stance firmly.
However, before he finished speaking, Shen Zui couldn't help but sneered: "Director Ye means that as long as the inspection work can be guaranteed to be carried out as scheduled, it doesn't matter whether Director Dong is dead or alive, right?"
"Shen, why are you so slanderous? When did I say that I don't care about Commander Dong's life or death?"
"You didn't say it clearly, but let me ask you, you keep saying that the inspection work cannot be interrupted and must be carried out as scheduled, but how exactly should it be carried out and who will take the lead? Is it you, Ye Xiufeng, or I, Shen Zui? Or is it just as a special commissioner? This beautiful reporter and Mr. Li? You should talk about it."
"I……"
Seeing that Ye Xiufeng was so drunk that he was speechless, Gao Zhanlong behind him quickly replied: "Since we are all members of the team, we should work together and work together, why do we have to push for the leader? What's more, we are all members of the team. The purpose of our trip is to inspect, so we only need to record what we see truthfully. We can only report it after Mr. Dong recovers. To take a step back, even if Mr. Dong is still in poor health by then, we can also report these directly. Doesn’t bringing the records back to Chongqing also count as completing the mission? It’s better than waiting here and doing nothing, right?”
It has to be said that what Gao Zhanlong said was quite good. Even Shenzui narrowed his eyes subconsciously after hearing this, "Well, this is barely a good suggestion. Director Ye, I didn't expect that you, the Central Committee, would fail." Not all of them are just drunkards, there are still a few who have real abilities!"
"Hmph!" Shen Zui pointed his finger at Sang Shuhuai. Ye Xiufeng snorted in anger, and a trace of complicated emotions flashed across his face.
Shen Zui just smiled and said, "In that case, please ask Team Leader Gao to draw up a detailed plan as soon as possible. As long as the Chairman nods, our military commander will naturally have no objections."
"You still want to report such a trivial matter to the chairman?"
However, before Ye Xiufeng finished speaking, Shenzui looked unusually solemn, and even his tone of voice suddenly raised a few points, "Why, shouldn't it be? Director Ye, I think I need to remind you that you are now What you represent is not only you personally, nor the Central Committee, but the face of the entire party and state. If you continue to speak so openly, do you believe I will go to the chairman of the committee and file a complaint against you now?"
"you dare!?"
"See if I dare!"
"That's enough! I've been listening to you two arguing back and forth all the way. It's so annoying!" Just as the two of them were arguing more and more fiercely, Peng Shuhui on the side finally couldn't stand it anymore and yelled coldly. , and then turned to Gao Zhanlong and said, "Team Leader Gao, isn't it just a plan? I'll help you write it."