afterglow

Chapter 9 Temptations and Doubts

Grinning his teeth, Zhou Changfeng touched his ears repeatedly, and after confirming that there was no bleeding, he looked straight at the woman in front of him who exuded a mature aura from the inside out.

But before he could speak, a guard reprimanded him with great dissatisfaction: "What did you do? Want to get shot?"

The people who love to watch the excitement by nature also gathered around, pointing and chattering, as if a good show was about to be staged.

This scene made Zhou Changfeng feel that he had become an animal being watched in the zoo, but he didn't say much because he was used to the military and civilian fish and water in his previous life, and he didn't even plan to trouble the woman in front of him.

"Be careful next time." After speaking, he handed over the hairpin that fell on the seat.

Xiao Li felt that this was too childish, and he couldn't help but said: "Battle Commander, let's forget it? According to the rules, she is attacking the army, and she will be thrown into prison for ten days at the least. Lose money?"

"It's a big deal, what's there to get on the line?" Zhou Changfeng waved his hand and ordered: "Turn around, it's time to go back."

Go online?Is there an idiom for this?
The people present obviously did not know this idiom that appeared in a special period, but this did not prevent them from understanding Zhou Changfeng's meaning, so everyone put down their guns and prepared to drive around.

Shuling was dumbfounded when she heard the words, I was trying to make a cliché, but you should give me a chance to talk.

It was really unexpected, to meet such an amiable officer this time?And it's rumored to be the proud and arrogant Forbidden Army?This is the sun coming out from the west.

She hurried to the front of the car, "I'm really sorry, sir, you can come to the teahouse to rest for a while, there are Mengding Ganlu and Emei Zhuyeqing small shops, I have the right to apologize to you."

After hesitating for a while, Zhou Changfeng agreed. It's not that he couldn't refuse the woman's request, but he thought it would be a good choice to bring some tea on the road. It's refreshing, and it's better than the cheap tea in military supplies much better.

After coming to a relatively quiet place on the second floor of the teahouse, Zhou Changfeng declined Shuling who wanted to serve the tea in person, "I can't sleep after drinking it now, so there's no need for it. Get some of your medium-grade tea, and we'll pack it up and bring it to you." Let's go, Xiao Li will pay the full amount later, do you hear me?"

"Yes."

As an intelligence officer specially trained by MI[-], Shuling is very confident in her ability to see people, recognize people, and distinguish people. She found that the young major in front of her was completely different from the Ming military officers she had dealt with in the past. All show that this guy is absolutely extraordinary.

According to experience, one must be extremely careful when dealing with this kind of person, or rather... it is not recommended to deal with them, otherwise it is very likely that you will lose everything.

But the woman's curiosity surpassed caution at this moment, and she pretended to ask casually: "Going to bed later? Could it be that you have to drive all night? Could it be that the court has taken action against Yingyi?"

These few questions are a bit tricky. Even if the person being asked only answers a few words unintentionally, he can get a lot of information out of the trap.

However, Zhou Changfeng acted as if he hadn’t heard it. He walked slowly to a window sill, looked around up and down, left and right, then turned around and asked, “My car is not directly below. Visually, the slant distance is at least four or five meters. How did the hairpin pass?"

Hearing this, Shuling replied without changing her face: "I was tying my hair at the time. Pull it up and then tie it in. The last stroke required force, and I let go of it all at once..."

Zhou Changfeng stared at her blankly for five seconds, and finally uttered the word "oh".

After the clerk packed some tea, Xiao Li paid the money with some reluctance, and then ran up to the second floor to report.

Zhou Changfeng glanced around casually, said "goodbye" and left downstairs.

After the off-road vehicles and sidecar motorcycles faded away, several shop assistants came over immediately.

"Just that..."

"This person is not simple. I'm not sure if he's suspicious." Shuling said calmly, "Send a report immediately, and then change location."

"Okay, I'll do it right now."

Half a quarter of an hour later, a simple and unobtrusive sentence was encrypted and sent out in the form of Morse code through the short-wave radio station. The electromagnetic wave rushed straight into space at the speed of light, and after being reflected by the ionosphere, it came to a distance of [-] miles. .

The sentence is very simple, only [-] words - "The Jinling apples arrived in Shu, and they will be shipped to Tibet, and the apples may be sent down the mountain in the near future."

After returning to the team, Zhou Changfeng, who always felt a little weird just now, sat in the car thinking for a long time, and finally got Xie Wancheng called.

The basic awareness of prevention cannot be lost. The previous situation is a bit strange after thinking about it.

After listening to his narration, the carefree Xie Wancheng didn't take it seriously, thinking that he was worrying too much, instead he said with a smile: "This... this is a good opportunity, battalion commander, why don't you hook up?"

"Nonsense! Be serious! Are there any people from other factories here? Let them check."

"I don't know, why don't you tell the inspection department first?"

The so-called "Outside Factory" is actually Daming's current security department, and its full name is "Outside Police Factory"—they are constitutionally governed. Naturally, there is no need for Jinyiwei and Dongchang, which are the emperor's eagle dogs, to exist. The former has degenerated into a personal security unit, The latter is directly disbanded.

Later, the Outer Police Department, which started a new one, was a formal official office of the Outer Court. It neither had supervisory power nor was it independent. Instead, it was subordinate to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and was responsible for internal security issues.

Not long after, two soldiers came to the local inspection department on motorcycles, notified the request, and then returned.

Knowing that the passing imperial army had made an abrupt request, although several policemen and sheriffs agreed at first, they soon realized that the suspected Guiyi Pavilion was not easy to do.

You must know that your boss, the inspector here, is on good terms with the proprietress, and the latter will visit the inspector's house every now and then, and will not come out until the next day.

Although some people thought that they should be business-like, they were immediately glared at by the most experienced police chief—isn’t it asking for trouble for the woman of the boss?
After pondering for a while, they decided to just play it perfunctory, and there was no need to contact those guys in the factory who eat people but don't spit out their bones.

As a result, a few patrolmen came to Guiyi Pavilion, pretended to check around, sat down and drank a cup of tea, and finally paid enough money in a very mannered manner before leaving.

Time passed quickly, because the whole team was in good condition, so this rest only lasted five hours.

The soldiers of the first battalion and the second team caught three oil thieves. It is said that they sneaked in while everyone was eating. When they were discovered, they had already stolen the oil from two motorcycles.

When Zhou Changfeng came over, the three thieves had already been beaten up with bruised noses and swollen faces, and the wicked soldiers were teasing the three bold guys.

"Your mother is a critic! Stealing gasoline? Come on, drink it, drink enough, or I will kill you, the grandson of the turtle, with one shot."

Seeing this, Zhou Changfeng stopped the soldiers' arrogance, and then lamented helplessly that the habits of the old army really made him displeased.

"Enough, escort them to inspection..."

Suddenly, a communication soldier rushed towards him, standing at attention and clasping his fists.

"Report! Sir! To make public, the Foreign Affairs Department of the Ministry of Rites issued a note to the British Minister at ten o'clock today, condemning his country for ignoring the ultimatum half a month ago, and announcing that it will resolutely maintain the integrity of the Chinese border and crush the wolfish ambitions of the youngsters."

Did it come so suddenly?
Zhou Changfeng took a deep breath, turned his head and looked to the west, three thousand miles away, a battle was about to start, or...had already started.

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