After learning that Nanjing had specially sent a plane to wait at Chengbei Airport, Zhou Wen knew that it would be impossible for him not to go to Nanjing.
But that doesn't mean he will leave right away. He still has to take care of a lot of things at home.
After visiting his father at the villa of Meili Hospital and visiting Uncle Wu who was recuperating in the hospital, he went to the military camp on Xiaobeimen Street without stopping to deal with the traitor matters first.
Before Zhou Wen arrived, Jiang Han had basically confirmed that the traitor was Zeng Erniu. This was not only the previous speculation, but also that after Zeng Erniu found out that someone was watching him, he actually wanted to run away with his wife and children, but ended up on the train.
The station was blocked by Jiang Han and agents from the Urban Management Division.
Speaking of Zeng Erniu's rebellion, although it was a bit unexpected, it was more in line with this person's character.
Why did Zeng Erniu give up his position in the army and join Zhou Wen? To put it bluntly, it was because he was sure that Zhou Wen would become a successful man. Moreover, he had been in the army for many years and no longer wanted to live on a knife's edge. In other words, he began to cherish his life.
To be honest, when he decided to leave Zhou Jinbao, who had always regarded him as a confidant, Zhou Wen had some different views in his heart.
You must know that Zhou Jinbao had a great support for Zeng Erniu. He was promoted from a small and not-so-popular deputy platoon leader to the commander of a company in less than a year, and he was quite relied on.
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Especially after Zhou Jinbao led him to perform meritorious service on the battlefield and surrendered to the National Army, as long as Zhou Jinbao could still lead troops, a powerful battalion commander could not escape him.
But even under such circumstances, he asked Zhou Jinbao to intercede with Zhou Wen and wanted to switch to Zhou Wen, which made Zhou Wen feel a little irritated.
If you see that I have a better future and come to join me today, will you abandon me for greater interests in the future?
But at that time Zhou Wen owed a favor to boss Zhou Jinbao, and he was an old acquaintance with Zeng Erniu, so he agreed without much thought.
However, he was still subconsciously wary of Zeng Erniu, so he had been placed in the security office of the provincial party headquarters and did not allow him to participate in the internal affairs of the mercenary group.
Zeng Erniu also has certain abilities.
This person is very good at observing people's words, and he is smart and diligent, and has rich social experience. He was quickly appreciated by Liu Ruoshui, and many of the provincial party department's external affairs were entrusted to him. After a short time, he was
Promoted to section chief, he is considered the number one figure in the provincial party headquarters.
For Zhou Wen, Zeng Erniu was also the link between the mercenary group and the provincial party headquarters, so he naturally valued him a lot.
Thanks to the strength of Liu Ruoshui and Zhou Wen in Taiyuan, the military, police and all social strata in Taiyuan wanted to sell off some of his reputation as Section Chief Zeng, so this person became somewhat prosperous in Taiyuan.
Moreover, with Liu Ruoshui's help, he also married the daughter of a grassroots official, and soon they had a son. In just a few years, he went from being a big-headed soldier who didn't know whether he would be alive tomorrow to becoming a son.
Officials who have a family and a certain status in society can be said to be contented.
If life goes on like this, then I have to praise this man for having some vision. This kind of official life, where he has no worries about food and clothing and is respected by others, is indeed more comfortable than being a battalion commander who lives on the line between life and death.
Much more.
However, when Liu Ruoshui was transferred back to the Central Party Committee and a new provincial Party Committee director was appointed, Zeng Erniu began to feel a sense of crisis.
As the saying goes, one emperor has one minister, and the new director does not like to see the officials appointed by his predecessor. What's more, this director and Liu Ruoshui are not in the same faction, and he continues to suppress the officials appointed by his predecessor.
Not long after arriving in Taiyuan, the heads of several important positions during Liu Ruoshui's period were replaced by him.
But he still had some scruples about Zhou Wen, and did not dare to offend this military commander who was well-known among the top leaders of the Central Party Committee, so he did not remove Zeng Erniu from his position as section chief, but he basically made him an empty figure.
No specific arrangements are made.
Without specific management matters, it means that there is no power. What is the use of just having the title of section chief?
Zeng Erniu has gone from being a big shot at the Provincial Party Headquarters, where everyone, whether staff or ordinary officials, would nod and bow down to greet him warmly when they saw him, has turned into a marginalized person sitting idle in the office all day long.
The scene where his family used to be bustling with people entertaining guests and giving gifts has disappeared, and all kinds of filial piety and gray income have also been greatly reduced. The key is that the feeling of contentment that he had always felt is gone, and he feels empty and hopeless.
He also complained to Zhou Wen, but Zhou Wen happened to be busy preparing for the Great Wall War of Resistance during this period, and after Liu Ruoshui left, Zhou Wen did not want to continue the relationship with the provincial party headquarters, so Zhou Wen could only let him first
Stay with peace of mind for a while, and arrange for him to work in the logistics department of the mercenary group when he returns from the war.
Little did he know that this arrangement made Zeng Erniu feel resentful.
Who are the mercenary group?
They are all old brothers who have followed Zhou Wen through life and death, and there is no shortage of talents of all kinds. What status can I have if I go there? How much space can I have?
Moreover, the mercenary group fights with the Japanese all day long, from Shanghai to the Great Wall. This is the most dangerous job in the world.
No matter how strong you are, you can only have a thousand men and horses. Is Japan a vegetarian? Didn’t you see that hundreds of thousands of Northeastern troops were beaten to pieces? You put thousands of men on a battlefield with dozens or millions of people.
, is just a drop of water in the ocean, a wave comes down, and it is gone.
And if you join the mercenary group, if you want to go to the front line by yourself, should you go or not?
The military orders are like mountains, how dare you not go?
On the battlefield, swords and guns are blind. Even if you wear a diamond shield on your body, it is not safe. When a shell comes down, the shock will kill you. You don't know when your life will be gone.
What about the property that I have accumulated over the years of hard work, my lovely wife and my well-behaved son? I don’t know who got the advantage.
As soon as I had too many thoughts, I began to blame Zhou Wen in my heart.
I have given up a great future in the army to join you, my old brother. I have done a lot for you in the past few years. Not to mention anything else, I helped you get a lot of people out of prison just by going to jail.
, many of them may be members of the Red Party. I also kept secret and didn’t report you, right?
Even if there is no merit, at least I still have hard work, right? To say the least, without hard work, there is always a bit of fatigue, right?
Is it worth it for me to be placed in a nook and cranny and risk losing my life on the front line?
This is the case for many people. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Once they are used to living a happy and prosperous life, they forget about their original hard days, how they got their glory and pride, and who they relied on.