Jin Yutong

Chen Ran was surprised when he received a call from the strange old man.

Because by this time he was lying down and sleeping.

Being away from home for such a long time, the Jade Stone Association, Baojian Factory, and the jade processing factory established by Master Zhao have a lot of things to deal with, so he has been busy all day during the day.

In the evening, he took Mu Xiaohua to dinner with his uncle, second uncle, and younger uncle and his family. His father and his brothers had a great time drinking and drinking, and all four of them collapsed.

Chen Ran even drank a lot. After arranging for his uncles to stay, he originally planned to send Mu Xiaohua back, but Li Yuzhi said that he would not let him send him because he drank too much.

Although Chen Ran was not drunk, Li Yuzhi and the others watched him drink a lot. In desperation, he had no choice but to call Liu Cuie and tell Mu Xiaohua to stay at his house for one night.

Although Mu Xiaohua lived at home, it was obviously impossible for Chen Ran to hug her to sleep.

It is said that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not much better even if it does not reach the level of jealousy when the enemy meets each other. However, it is obviously the opposite in Li Yuzhi's case.

Li Yuzhi's "treasure" to Mu Xiaohua, not to mention Chen Xiaomei, is a bit tasty, even Chen Ran is a bit tasty.

Li Yuzhi dragged Mu Xiaohua to talk to a few aunts, and Chen Ran went back to sleep by herself.

And not long after he fell asleep, he was suddenly woken up by a phone call.

It was the strange old man who called!

Chen Ran was a little surprised to receive a call from the strange old man at this time, and what surprised him even more was that the strange old man wanted him to rush to the capital at this time.

"Hurry up now?" Chen Ran asked in surprise, he checked the time, it was past eleven o'clock in the evening.

"Correct!"

Director Yang replied affirmatively, and then he said again: "Are you at home now? You drive to Zhongdu Airport, and I will arrange a plane to pick you up right away."

"it is good."

Although the old man's voice sounded normal, Chen Ran could still hear the exhaustion in it. He didn't know what happened, and he didn't know why the old man asked him to come to Beijing urgently at this time , but he knew that something very important to the strange old man must have happened, so he just agreed immediately after being stunned for a moment.

But then asked again: "How long do you need to leave?"

Asking this way is because he is worried that he will leave for two months as soon as he leaves like the treasure of Prince Qi's mansion.

In that case, he would have to give a good account before leaving.

"A few days at most, if you hurry...you can go back tomorrow."

The strange old man seemed a little hesitant when he said "quick words".

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Chen Ran felt relieved when he heard that it was only a few days at most. In the afternoon, He Zhenhua called him and asked him to go to the capital as soon as possible.

Seeing that the old man was so urgent, he hung up the phone, but Chen Ran didn't waste any time. He first called Yang Shijie and asked him to arrange a driver to take him to Zhongdu, and then he got up, put on his clothes and washed up.

After tidying up, Chen Ran went downstairs. Li Yuzhi and the others should have gone to bed, so he didn't go to greet them either.

The party last night was held at the villa in the city, so when Chen Ran came out of the villa, Yang Shijie had already arranged a car waiting for him.

Chen Ran and Yang Shijie got into the car after a hasty confession.

The one who drove Chen Ran was one of the 23 security guards under him.

Chen Ran still remembered that his name was Dong Haichuan. After he came back, he read his information and found out that he used to drive in the army, and even drove for their army leaders.

With this relationship, after changing jobs, they were assigned to the small car class of the county party committee office in their county.

It's a pity that the luck was bad, and it took more than a year to become a full-time driver for a county leader. As a result, the leader was shuanggui soon after.

Needless to say, his situation in the county later.

Chen Ran and Dong Haichuan chatted casually for a few words, then closed their eyes and rested. Since the old man blamed him for letting him go to Beijing at this point, he obviously had no time to sleep when he arrived in the capital.

Chen Ran didn't fall asleep after sleeping for a long time. All the way, he was thinking about the reason why the old man called him to the capital urgently.

It may be that things in the ground have changed, or it may be other problems, just like he cracked the Shuijiawen, or... After all, he exposed too many strange places when he was underground...

By the way, it may also be...

After much deliberation, I don't know how long it took before I fell asleep in a daze.

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"You go to a hotel in the city to stay overnight and wait until you go back tomorrow morning." Dong Haichuan drove fast and steady, and when Chen Ran woke up, he had already arrived in Zhongdu. After checking the time, only two hours had passed That's all, after arriving at the airport, Chen Ran confessed to him.

"I'll just sleep in the car."

Dong Haichuan shook his head and said, it's normal for them to spend the night in the car at night as a driver.

Chen Ran didn't force him, it's already two o'clock in the morning, and it might be difficult to find a place to stay near the airport. If you run far away, it will be dawn after all the tossing, so it's better to sleep less in the car first.

As soon as Chen Ran got out of the car, a dark military jeep drove over from the direction of the airport and stopped in front of him, and then two soldiers in military uniform got out of the car.

When the two soldiers arrived in front of Chen Ran, they gave him a military salute first, and then confirmed his identity.

The strange old man apparently did not inform them of Chen Ran's identity as the investigator of the General Staff Captain, so they just called Chen Ran "Mr. Chen".

"Mr. Chen, hello, second lieutenant Ding Zhihua has been ordered to pick you up, please come with us."

After confirming Chen Ran's identity, the leading soldier immediately gave another military salute to Chen Ran, and then invited Chen Ran to get in the car.

Chen Ran nodded and got into the car.

The soldier named Ding Zhihua closed the car door for Chen Ran first, and then went around and sat down on the other side, while the other soldier sat in the passenger seat.

There was also a soldier driving the car. After several people sat in the car, the jeep drove towards the airport, but it did not go in the direction of the airport hall. Instead, it entered the airport apron directly from the dedicated lane, and directly Stopped in front of a small military aircraft.

There were also soldiers waiting beside the plane. When they saw the jeep approaching, they quickly lowered the ladder to let Chen Ran and Ding Zhihua board the plane.

After Ding Zhihua gave a military salute to the soldier sitting in the co-pilot seat, he immediately took Chen Ran onto the plane.

There are twelve seats in the cabin, and after Chen Ran sat down in the middle, a staff member stepped forward to fasten his seat belt, and Ding Zhihua also sat down beside him.

Whether it was Ding Zhihua or the others, they had obviously been told to take Chen Ran to the capital as quickly as possible, so there was no delay at all. Chen Ran got on the plane, and the plane took off immediately.

It was not the first time for Chen Ran to take a plane, so he was not curious about it. After the plane took off, he sat on the plane and fell asleep.

On the contrary, although Ding Zhihua and the two soldiers sitting opposite them were sitting upright, they would look him up from time to time.

Although they came to pick up Chen Ran, they didn't know anything except Chen Ran's name, and they didn't even know which leader asked him to pick him up. They only knew that it was an order from above, and it was an urgent order. .

To pick up such a young man to Beijing urgently in the middle of the night, if they said that they were not curious about Chen Ran at all, it would be a lie.

After flying for about an hour and a half, the plane landed at the Capital Airport.

After the plane came to a steady stop, the two soldiers quickly opened the cabin door.

Following Ding Zhihua out of the cabin, Chen Ran saw an Audi car with a military plate driving over from the side of the runway with its headlights on.

The Audi car stopped directly in front of Chen Ran, and then Chen Ran saw the strange old man in military uniform from the rear window.

Chen Ran was taken aback, he didn't expect that the old man would pick him up at the airport in person, and it was obvious that the old man had been waiting for him at the airport for a long time.

"Get in the car." It was strange that the old man was not wearing a military uniform to show up outside, so he didn't say anything to Chen Ran, but just waved to Chen Ran.

At the same time, a 40-year-old military officer who looked like a civilian secretary got down from the passenger seat of the Audi car and opened the door for Chen Ran on the other side.

Chen Ran didn't waste any time, went to the other side and sat in, the officer closed the car door for Chen Ran, then went to the front of the plane and explained to Ding Zhihua and the others before returning to sit in the car.

"Go to Guohua Hotel."

After the officer came in, Chief Yang told the driver in front of him the name of a hotel.

Then, he turned his head and said to Chen Ran: "Go back and talk about it first."

Chen Ran nodded, having dealt with departments like the National Security and the General Staff, he still has a sense of confidentiality.

"Do you have any ideas about going to the army?"

Although it is inconvenient to say the purpose of calling Chen Ran, it does not prevent the strange old man from chatting with Chen Ran. After the car left the airport, the strange old man chatted with Chen Ran.

"Forget it, you also know that I often run outside, and it is inconvenient to go to the army."

During the period of collecting the Huashen Cup, Chen Ran had a lot of dealings with the strange old man. Although the two cannot be said to be very familiar with each other, they can also be called friends who have forgotten the years, so Chen Ran still talks casually with the strange old man. Seeing the strange old man's inquiry, he refused the strange old man's kindness without even thinking about it.

The strange old man knew that Chen Ran was telling the truth, so he didn't force it. He nodded and didn't say anything.

The strange old man obviously had something on his mind. Although Chen Ran just chatted with him casually, he could easily feel his anxiety and heaviness.

Chen Ran is no longer a rookie in the officialdom, and has a deep understanding of the identity and status of the strange old man. Leaving aside the present, he only talks about the positions that the strange old man held in the past.

Head of the Second Department of the General Staff.

The Second Department of the General Staff is a military department specializing in intelligence. It is the earliest and largest intelligence agency in the country, and the strange old man who is the head of the Second Department is obviously the largest intelligence leader in the country.

Moreover, Chen Ran also knew from Wu Bing that the strange old man had been engaged in intelligence work for at least 20 years, not to mention that he hadn't retired now, even if he did, he would still be able to control more than half of the department's power.

Then what happened that made the strange old man so anxious that he urgently called him over overnight...

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