After hearing the whole story, Hu Benkang already felt a little regretful, but he still felt that the deaths of these seven people were unjust. Moreover, it was on a day like New Year's Eve. How should he take such bad news back?
Minister Chen knows Hu Benkang's character very well.
He came over and said: "Don't worry, although this operation is confidential to the outside world, they cannot be named martyrs, but the organization will not forget them, and the country will not forget them, so... this follow-up work
, you don’t have to worry about it, I will take care of it.”
It stands to reason that since all the words are said, those with a little bit of understanding of the world should just endure it silently.
But when Hu Benkang heard that these seven people would not be regarded as martyrs, his eyes widened, and he immediately got anxious with Minister Chen: "Minister Chen? What does it mean that there is no way to be regarded as martyrs? Is this also a lie?
?”
Minister Chen's face suddenly showed deep disappointment when he heard this: "What do you mean? Hu Benkang, have you become more capable in the past few years in Northeast China? Ah? Do you feel that you have handled a few big cases and won a lot of money?"
Just a certificate makes you feel like no one can care about you, right?"
Hu Benkang was even more furious when he heard such an answer, but after all, he was facing his direct superior, so he managed to suppress it a little.
But the topic has not changed, and the "bayonet" is still there.
"Minister, I have never been proud of taking credit, but... the blood and sacrifice of our brothers cannot be hidden quietly. You said that at any time, any soldier must have the consciousness and courage to sacrifice his life for the country!
No one can be a coward! But now...what you just said makes me feel chilled..."
"You!" Minister Chen was really angry, but he had nothing to do with the lover in front of him.
Before Hu Benkang finished speaking, he continued: "I can understand the emergency deployment without prior notification to ensure the safety of the operation. I believe the seven soldiers who sacrificed their lives can also understand it. In order to clean up the internal poison in one fell swoop and eradicate the deep-seated
I can understand why the content of the operation is kept secret due to this sting in the country...but...why is it that a group of soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country on New Year's Eve don't even have the title of 'martyrs'...this!
I can't understand it anyway! Minister Chen, please give me an explanation!"
"you!!"
"And!" Hu Benkang didn't give Minister Chen a chance to speak at all. He continued: "If this explanation still chills me, then I will take the initiative to submit my resignation and apply for demobilization and return to work. I hope Minister Chen can understand me."
"Considerate?!" Minister Chen was really angry. He slapped Hu Benkang on the face, and then scolded: "I'm so considerate! You bastard! Why do you feel wronged like me? Ah? You
Don’t forget, even if you take off this military uniform, you are also my son!”
Hu Benkang didn't move and said calmly: "It's done."
"Hey!!" Minister Chen raised his hand to hit again, but at this moment Guan Dehou came in. Seeing that Minister Chen was so angry, he quickly stepped forward to stop him.
"Hey, hey, hey! Minister Chen! Don't be the same as him! I'm afraid this kid is confused! You will naturally understand when he wakes up."
"Confused? I think his brain has been blown out! What a bastard! He keeps saying one sentence after another! I thought you had made progress in the past few years in the Northeast! But I didn't expect you are still such a bastard!" Minister Chen said more and more.
The angrier he got, Guan Dehou broke free and gave Hu Benkang a mouthful again.
This time Hu Benkang avoided it.
He stepped aside and said calmly: "You are right, I have gained experience in the Northeast over the past few years, but I will never throw away things that should not be thrown away, even if I am beaten to death or crushed to pieces! Soldiers
My honor is more important than my life! I will never lose this!"
"You!" Minister Chen couldn't breathe and almost fainted.
Fortunately, Guan Dehou was here, and he quickly helped him and pinched him, so that he could recover.
Then Guan Dehou asked Hu Benkang in a cold voice: "Hu Benkang? In your eyes, soldiers have sacrificed their lives. Do you think only those who are rated as 'martyrs' are honored and dignified?"
Hu Benkang said nothing and was not moved by Guan Dehou's rhetorical question.
Seeing that Hu Benkang stopped talking, Guan Dehou asked again: "Well, according to your wishes, all seven of them will be rated as 'martyrs', and then they will be buried in a grand ceremony, and the whole country will announce their condolences for all the soldiers to see."
Is it okay to see their honor respected? Are you satisfied?"
Hu Benkang still said nothing, but it was obvious that he had some intention.
But at this time, Minister Chen smiled: "Dehou, don't get involved in this nonsense. Do I understand your thoughts? I understand... But if you do this, I'm afraid everyone will follow you."
This bastard will lose all his face!"
Hu Benkang didn't speak, but his eyes changed. But when he remembered that Minister Chen in front of him was not just his boss, he fell silent again.
Guan Dehou was stunned: "How could it be? Being named a 'martyr' is a glorious thing. For a flesh-and-blood soldier, his sacrifice has been proven and known to the world. How can this be a shameful thing? Minister Chen
, I don’t understand what you said at all!”
Minister Chen calmed down for a while, poured a cup of tea, and then stood up and said: "Okay, if you don't understand, just don't understand. Just do as you said, but there are more than seven people... but
...let me do the math...three in Changchun...nine in Shanghai...twelve in Iceland...one in Tokyo, Japan...two in San Francisco, the United States...plus Nanjing...um...back and forth...
…There must be more than twenty, right?”
Hu Benkang's eyes changed, becoming shocked, uneasy and regretful.
Guan Dehou added: "Not more than twenty
, but thirty-one!”
"Oh! Yes! Look at me! It's thirty-one... so that's... three plus nine... plus twelve... plus..."
"Fifty-eight." Guan Dehou had already calculated it.
"Fifty-eight?" Minister Chen was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, very bitterly.
"Fifty-eight...this year...our soldiers alone have sacrificed fifty-eight..." Minister Chen seemed to have aged a lot. He brought the tea to his mouth, but his hands kept shaking. Finally,
Still let it go.
"If you include those children who were chasing Lao Crow... there must be... a hundred of them." It's not that Minister Chen couldn't figure it out, he actually knew it better than anyone else.
Guan Dehou nodded, then looked at Hu Benkang and said, "Did you hear that? Brother? It's not seven, it's a hundred! A whole hundred!"
Of course Hu Benkang heard it. He swallowed hard and his mood was extremely complicated.
"Back then, the Americans were quarreling with us on the Korean Peninsula and were beaten away by us. Later, they went to Vietnam and left in despair... There were many things that happened in those years... The Russians withdrew their experts,
We used the abacus to knock out the nuclear bomb, and we also knocked out dignity... I didn’t want to talk about these old things anymore, because you know it better than me! What you like to read most is modern history! But I found that you seem to have been
These books are meant to be read as little novels, but you seem to have not read the heaviness behind these stories at all!" Minister Chen came over and stood in front of Hu Benkang.
This time, Minister Chen did not take action, but Hu Benkang felt a burning pain on his face.
"When AOA emerged, the first people to notice the problem were the Americans, because some people actually had the freedom to come and go in their proud national security information network architecture like a back garden! And what made them most angry and uneasy was
Yes, these intruders actually appeared from us. For a moment, the whole world was pushed to the edge of danger. Do you understand what I mean? Do you know what kind of disaster this means?" Minister Chen asked coldly.
road.
Hu Benkang was silent, but he still nodded.
"But fortunately, before we could respond, this mysterious AOA expressed its attitude. They called themselves independent liberals. They had no national background and were not related to any other organization in the world.
So they will leave traces, hoping that the Americans will see what they are going to do next." Minister Chen clenched his fist unconsciously as he spoke.
He turned around and walked to the table and said softly: "The Americans will naturally wait and see, and AOA did not disappoint them. Not only did it repeat its previous tricks on us, it even leaked some important secrets to the Americans, and
Emphasizing that this is not a balance, but to prove that 'information' should have its own freedom."
Speaking of this, Minister Chen punched the table, and there was a bang.
Hu Benkang's heart also shook violently.
"The day after freedom of information emerged, we received bad news...I won't tell you the specifics. As for why, don't ask, it has nothing to do with you." Minister Chen turned around as he spoke.
Hu Benkang looked at him and said: "I didn't plan to tell you so much before, because I think you, like Shao'an, are people with a big picture and can control the overall situation from a higher perspective... But now... I
I understand, you are not worthy of this responsibility, and you have failed to live up to my hopes for you, so... take off this military uniform and go back to your hometown tomorrow, I don’t want to see you again."
After saying that, Minister Chen sat back in his seat and stopped looking at Hu Benkang.
Hu Benkang, who was stunned on the spot, didn't know what to say for a moment.
Guan Dehou did not expect that Minister Chen would suddenly say such words. He originally thought that the clever cooperation between him and Minister Chen was just to make Hu Benkang understand the current situation and take the overall situation into consideration.
But……
"Yes, thank you for your cultivation along the way." Hu Benkang finally chose his own position, and he also saw clearly his abilities and positioning.
So he bowed deeply and chose to leave.
Guan Dehou was startled and quickly stopped him.
But Minister Chen said: "Dehou."
Guan Dehou: "Ah? Minister!"
Minister Chen said calmly: "Let him go."
At this point, Guan Dehou also knew that it was useless to say anything.
Hu Benkang smiled lightly and said: "Lao Guan, it's my own lack of ability. I don't blame anyone. From now on... it depends on you and Shao'an!"
After saying that, Hu Benkang left, leaving Guan Dehou with a straight but lonely back.
Minister Chen closed his eyes, sighed deeply, and after a while asked Guan Dehoudao: "How are you preparing for tomorrow's meeting?"
Guan Dehou came to his senses and replied: "Well... we are almost ready, but the American representative said that we may be about an hour late. I hope we don't mind."
Minister Chen frowned when he heard this: "What? At this time, you are still putting on airs with us?"
Guan Dehou scratched his head and said with a smile: "I don't think this is serious, maybe... it's because they also have a headache."