Shu Lan put away the lunch box and said softly: "It's time for me to go back."
When she turned around, Xie Zhongjun pinched her plump and curvy part, which was a bit harsh. Shu Lan screamed: "I'm going to kill you." But there was a smile on her face.
Xie Zhongjun smiled and said: "We are full and warm, and we are full of thoughts and desires. It seems that we haven't practiced in a while."
Shu Lan winked at him and said, "You have old arms and legs, so you should take good care of them. You can't bear my troubles."
"Shi Ke can't be humiliated. If I don't show you how powerful I am, you won't know how powerful I am."
Shu Lan stretched out her finger and tapped Xie Zhongjun's mouth and said: "Three pounds of duck and two and a half pounds of mouth, now you only have this left to use."
Xie Zhongjun reached out to grab her arm and wanted to pull her to the bed. Shu Lan said: "You are not serious, this is in the ward."
There was a knock on the door outside. Xie Zhongjun quickly let go of Shu Lan and immediately lay down on the bed. Shu Lan quickly straightened his wrinkled dress and went to open the door as if nothing had happened.
Standing outside the door was a handsome man. Shu Lan didn't recognize him and was a little surprised.
The man smiled gently and said: "Hello, Mr. Xie lives here. I am his friend."
Xie Zhongjun glanced outside the door and recognized An Chongguang. He waved enthusiastically and said, "Director An, please come in quickly."
Shu Lan picked up the lunch box and smiled at An Chongguang: "Then you guys chat, it's time for me to leave."
An Chongguang nodded politely and said, "I won't send it away."
Shu Lan twisted her waist and walked away. Xie Zhongjun stared at her buttocks until the door caught his gaze, and then he reluctantly took it back.
An Chongguang saw the scene in front of him and smiled: "It seems that I came at the wrong time." He put the fruit basket in his hand on the bedside table.
Xie Zhongjun frowned and said: "I am diabetic, but you people who come to visit me basically bring sweets. Do you want me to get better quickly, or do you want to harm me?"
"Who else came to see you?"
Xie Zhongjun narrowed his eyes and looked at An Chongguang: "Does the director come here to see me or to check me?"
An Chongguang laughed: "Canghai said you were suspicious, it seems true." He took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket and said, "Can I smoke?"
Xie Zhongjun stretched out his hand to him: "Just light it for me first."
The two people's eyes met, and they both showed secretive smiles.
An Chongguang helped Xie Zhongjun light a cigarette and lit one himself. He got up and opened the window first. Although it was already September, the heat wave rushed in as soon as the window was opened.
Xie Zhongjun said: "If you have nothing to do, just go to the Three Treasures Hall."
An Chongguang said: "Mr. Yue asked me to greet you on his behalf."
Xie Zhongjun said lazily: "If I sincerely send my greetings, why would I ask you to do it for me?"
An Chongguang praised: "You are the only one who dares to say that about Mr. Yue."
Xie Zhongjun said: "I don't like to hide my things when I do things. It's not like some people who are respectful on the surface and curse behind their backs."
An Chongguang laughed loudly, sat down next to Xie Zhongjun, took a puff of smoke and said: "Actually, I admire you quite a lot. It is easy to say that it is easy to say goodbye to relatives, but there are not many people in the world who can actually do it."
Xie Zhongjun was smiling all over his face, but there was a coldness in his little eyes. How could he not hear such obvious sarcasm?
"An Chongguang, are you tired of pretending to be sanctimonious and a humble gentleman in front of others all your life?"
An Chongguang shook his head: "Habits come naturally. Maybe I am a gentleman at heart."
"Haha! Hypocrite!"
"In the eyes of a true villain, everyone in this world is a hypocrite." An Chongguang took a puff of cigarette, crossed his legs, and stared at Xie Zhongjun's eyes with a pair of wise eyes: "Old Xie, I don't understand you
Why pretend to be sick?"
Xie Zhongjun exhaled a cloud of smoke and said: "No matter how strong a person is, he always needs the care of others. I suddenly found that apart from pretending to be sick, I have no other way to deceive others' sympathy and concern. In the eyes of most people, I am rich and powerful.
, I am born to be a strong person, if I don’t pretend, no one will take the initiative to express concern for me, do you feel this way?”
An Chongguang shook his head and said: "I have a family, a wife who loves me, and a daughter who respects me. I have never felt this way before."
Xie Zhongjun said: "I don't have what you have, so I'm not afraid of losing it."
The smile on An Chongguang's face suddenly disappeared, and his gentle eyes became as sharp as a knife.
Xie Zhongjun said: "Are you afraid? In fact, there is nothing to be afraid of. You are the mysterious director and have great power. Once an order is given, no one dares to disobey it. No one dares to touch your family's ideas."
An Chongguang said: "Do you feel guilty for betraying your adoptive father who raised you?"
Xie Zhongjun said: "You are the one who arranged the plan. Do you know that I hate you the most? You do something bad and you pretend to have nothing to do with yourself, and you put all the responsibilities on others. In the whole world,
Only you emerge from the mud and remain unsullied; only you, the white lotus, are bright and flawless."
An Chongguang nodded: "Lao Xie, no wonder you don't have many friends, and few people are willing to come and see you."
Xie Zhongjun had a sly smile on his face: "An Chongguang, do you hate me from the bottom of your heart? If you still force yourself to come and see me, there must be something very important, right?"
An Chongguang said: "Cao Mingmin came to visit you four days ago, right?"
Xie Zhongjun nodded: "That's right!"
"Cao Mingmin is missing. She is suspected of kidnapping fifteen second-year students from the New World School of Management. Do you know about this?"
"Why didn't you just say that I was the one who planned this?" Xie Zhongjun said with disdain.
An Chongguang said: "I come from a management background, and I have an in-depth understanding of everyone hired by the Mysterious Bureau. Cao Mingmin simply cannot accomplish such a thing by himself."
Xie Zhongjun said: "Just because she came to visit me, you suspected me? An Chongguang, are you worried that I will pose a threat to your position, so you do whatever it takes to put a shit on me?"
"Cao Mingmin has no contact with you. Why does she come to visit you?"
"Can't she have a crush on me? Doesn't this need to be reported to you?"
An Chongguang said: "Because she wants to ask you for help to rescue Cao Chengguang. You and Cao Chengguang were trained at the same time and you were the best friends."
Xie Zhongjun sighed and said: "Now that you know everything, you still make such a big detour. You are so hypocritical!"
An Chongguang said: "Lao Xie, this matter involves fifteen students, and they are all closely related to the Mysterious Bureau. If you know any clues, you'd better tell me."
Xie Zhongjun said: "An Chongguang, I have been hospitalized during this time. Cao Mingmin came to visit me and did ask me to help rescue Cao Chengguang, but I refused. As for what she would do, I don't know. Since you doubt me
, just go and investigate, if it is found to be related to me, you just have the opportunity to deal with me, you should be happy."
****
"Will!"
This is already the third game that An Chongguang has lost. He smiled and said: "I can't win, I can't win, I admit defeat!"
Chu Canghai said: "It's not that you admit defeat, it's that you want to lose!"
"How can I see it?"
"It's not clear. You don't come to my house easily, but you came here on your own initiative today. When you come, you have to play chess. You are good at Go, but today you chose chess. What is it if you don't take the initiative to seek defeat?"
An Chongguang said: "You have told me everything, I can only accept it."
Chu Canghai said: "Tell me, what do you want from me?"
An Chongguang said: "I went to see Xie Zhongjun in the afternoon."
Chu Canghai said: "I heard that he is sick. As a leader, it is only natural for you to care about your subordinates."
"Brother Canghai, you know better than anyone else that he is a pawn deliberately placed in the mysterious game by Mr. Yue."
"Since it's clear, why not turn a blind eye?"
An Chongguang sighed and said, "I can't see through this person."
Chu Canghai slowly packed up the Haihuang chess pieces. He was meticulous and unhurried at all times: "The person Mr. Yue wants to use is not your turn to speak to."
An Chongguang said: "We all know who he is."
Chu Canghai put the collected chessboard back to its original place and said softly: "I don't understand him either. I always thought he was just a mediocre loser, but I didn't expect that he was the one who killed his relatives this time."
An Chongguang said: "I always feel that this incident has something to do with him."
"What's the benefit to him? Would he take such a big risk for Cao Chengguang? It seems unreasonable." Chu Canghai raised his head and looked at An Chongguang and said, "Are you worried that he will pose a threat to you?"
An Chongguang smiled bitterly and said: "In your eyes, do I value the position of the mysterious director so much? To be honest, I am already frustrated. Mr. Yue does not trust me. He first appointed Qu Yangming as the dean of the college, and then arranged
Xie Zhongjun entered the mysterious bureau and gave him the responsibility for field operations. I am just a puppet in name only."
Chu Canghai smiled and said: "A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. If the college was still under your jurisdiction, you would be the one who is in trouble right now."
An Chongguang said: "To be honest, I don't believe Cao Mingmin can do such a big thing."
Chu Canghai said: "You should understand women better than me. When women go crazy, they have no reason at all."
An Chongguang raised his wrist and looked at the time and said, "Jiang He and the others should be setting off."
"Are you really planning to let Cao Chengguang go?"
"What else? Now the families of those students are putting pressure on the bureau through various connections. Qu Yangming is also a popular person in front of Mr. Yue. Mr. Yue has instructed that the Mystery Bureau should fully cooperate in this matter. It is really ridiculous. The Mystery Bureau
Since when did you start listening to the academy’s instructions?”
Chu Canghai said: "Actually, as long as the Hanhai system is activated, everything will be solved."
An Chongguang sighed and said: "It is impossible for Mr. Qin to authorize it. The Hanhai System is a card in his hand. How can he hand it over so easily."
Chu Canghai frowned.
An Chongguang said with emotion: "You and I have worked hard for so many years, but in the end we didn't expect that we would become abandoned."
Chu Canghai said: "Just take things as they come. I find that your mentality is starting to become unbalanced. This is not a good sign."
****
Zhang Daxian arrived at the gathering place three minutes before departure. After getting on the bus, he saw a few acquaintances. Apart from Bai Xiaomi, Chu Jianghe and Ma Da were among them. The others were all agents of the Mysterious Bureau. The leader of the group this time was
Wang Xiangyang and Ma Da gave Zhang Chi a look of joy, but did not dare to speak. After all, he was an official employee of the Mystery Bureau and must abide by discipline.
Wang Xiangyang looked at the time and said, "You're quite punctual."
Zhang Chi smiled and said, "You're not late." He came and sat down next to Bai Xiaomi. Bai Xiaomi sniffed him and immediately rolled his eyes at him.
Zhang Daxian was a little embarrassed. He and Qi Bing went to the hut just now to make a farewell summary. He rushed over in a panic and didn't even take a shower. He probably smelled something from Bai Xiaomi. Anyway, his face is not soaked in oil and salt.
, yawned and said: "Team Wang, do you want to skydive this time?"
Wang Xiangyang said: "I am only responsible for taking you to your destination. Captain Chu Jianghe will be fully responsible for the escort mission this time."
Zhang Chi glanced at Chu Jianghe, who said: "Classmate Zhang Chi, classmate Mi Xiaobai, our special operations team will be responsible for your safety, so I hope you can obey the command this time and not act without authorization. Do you understand?"
Zhang Chi said to Bai Xiaomi, "Do you understand?"
Bai Xiaomi said: "We are protected objects, and they will be responsible for our safety."
Zhang Chi nodded seriously and said: "I understand, if anything happens to you, they will bear the responsibility."
Bai Xiaomi was too lazy to cooperate with him. He put his forehead against the car window and saw raindrops appearing on the car window. An autumn rain came quietly.
This time when they returned to the Tiankeng, they did not choose to skydive like last time. Instead, they returned along the way they left, took a special plane to land at the airport in the Gobi, and then took them to the Gobi by an off-road vehicle that had been waiting there.
center, and then enter the base storage area via a steam elevator.
After twelve hours of running around, everyone successfully arrived at the base. Zhang Chi and Bai Xiaomi finally realized that they did not belong to the action team. The reason why they came to the Tiankeng was because they were one of the conditions proposed by Cao Mingmin.
Perhaps because of the nature of this operation, the whole process was very serious. Few people took the initiative to speak, even the motor that could never stop talking. Everyone was cautious in their words and actions.
Wang Xiangyang's task was to lead the team to the tiankeng. He was not responsible for the specific operation and did not know the purpose of the operation.
After arriving at the Tiankeng base, Chu Jianghe ordered everyone to rest at the base for twelve hours.
Ma Da and Zhang Chi were assigned to a dormitory. After entering the dormitory, Ma Da could finally take off his serious mask and breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "It's killing me!"
Zhang Chi said: "What's the situation? What is your plan?"
Ma Da said: "You know, we just escorted Cao Chengguang out of the base and exchanged him and Cao Mingmin for hostages." Ma Da also held back all the way and asked curiously: "What happened to Director Cao? Why did she kidnap the students?"
Zhang Daxian was lying on the bed. Until now, he felt that this matter was very strange. Based on his understanding of Cao Mingmin, she had always done a good job in being a role model. When she was trapped in Hell Valley and encountered danger, which time did Cao Mingmin
Ming Min didn't just charge forward and take protecting the students as his own responsibility. What he did this time was really subversive.
Ma Da came to Zhang Chi and bowed down: "Brother, I heard that Cao Mingmin asked you and Mi Xiaobai to come to the Tiankeng by name, and you will personally escort Cao Chengguang."
Zhang Chi said: "I regret following you here. I feel like Bai Xiaomi and I are like hostages." He looked at Ma Da and said, "Aren't you sent by Chu Jianghe to monitor me?"
Ma Da smiled and said: "Brother, you can't even trust me now?"
Zhang Chi hooked his fingers at him, Ma Da moved closer, and Zhang Chi whispered: "Where are you going to find Cao Chengguang?"
Ma Da shook his head and said: "I don't know. Chu Jianghe does things arbitrarily and seldom communicates with us. Why does he care so much? Have a good rest now. We will know tomorrow."
Zhang Chi stood up and said, "No, I have to get some food."
Ma Da said: "I have cans here."
"I'm going to the canteen to find some old money."
Zhang Chi went out, and Ma Da followed him. Zhang Chi looked at him dissatisfied and said, "You even said you weren't spying on me. It's like a dog-skin plaster."
"It's really not surveillance. Captain Chu asked me to be responsible for your safety in the tiankeng."
"Just you?" Zhang Chi sneered, feeling very unhappy. Seeing Bai Xiaomi standing not far away talking to Xue Hongguang, Zhang Chi also walked over. Although he and Xue Hongguang were not on good terms when they were trainees at the base, they were not on good terms after all.
We are old acquaintances, so we must say hello.
Immortal Zhang walked over happily, but Xue Hongguang didn't give him a good look. He said with a serious smile: "Didn't you get informed that you are not allowed to walk around the base without my permission?"
Zhang Chi said: "Captain Xue has such great official authority. We are revisiting our old place, so we are excited and ready to go to the cafeteria to say hello to our old friends. Isn't this okay?"
Xue Hongguang said: "The base has base disciplines. I don't care what your reasons are. When you come here, you must abide by the rules of the base. It is now nine o'clock in the evening. No one is allowed to leave the dormitory area without permission except the personnel on duty."
Zhang Daxian's hot face was pressed against his cold buttocks, and Xue Hongguang was still the same bird as before, with a bad temper and a tough temper.
Ma Da advised from the side: "Brother, go back."
Zhang Chi said: "Captain Xue, I'm hungry, can you prepare something to eat?"
Xue Hongguang ignored him.
Bai Xiaomi said: "Captain Xue, I'm hungry too. Is there any food in the cafeteria?"
Xue Hongguang said: "Yes, I will take you there."
Bai Xiaomi proudly raised his head to Zhang Chi. Zhang Daxian was so depressed. It turned out that Xue Hongguang was just looking at the dishes, and the differential treatment was too obvious. He didn't care so much and followed him shamelessly, and Ma Da quickly followed.
After passing by, Zhang Chi looked at Ma Da with disdain: "You have become more capable, keep an eye on me!"
"No!"
Although Xue Hongguang didn't give Zhang Chi any face, Lao Qian warmly welcomed Zhang Chi when he saw him. He opened a small stove for him, cooked four dishes, and opened a bottle of wine.
Xue Hongguang did not continue to adhere to his principles and turned a blind eye to their private reminiscences.
Bai Xiaomi finished her meal quickly and stood up to leave. Xue Hongguang escorted her away. The atmosphere in the restaurant became much more harmonious. Zhang Chi asked Lao Qian for news about Cao Chengguang, and Lao Qian drank a few glasses of wine and talked a lot more.
: "Cao Chengguang? He is locked up."
"Locked up?" Zhang Chi looked stunned. Although he came with the Mystery Bureau's action team this time, he knew very little relevant information, and even Ma Da had not disclosed it to him.