ushernet Chapter 521 Zheng's Dilemma
Chapter 521 Zheng's Dilemma
"Hey, what are you guys doing?"
Although Jiang Xia was somewhat puzzled, she only asked the question. While asking, she subtly pulled the chubby boy behind the "big guy" to hide.
Compared to "Zheng," whom he had only met once, Jiang Xia still felt that "Big Guy" was more reliable.
Upon noticing Jiang Xia's actions, the second Zheng smiled bitterly, his sharp, hawk-like gaze instantly dimming.
But when he saw that even though Jiang Xia was in a tense situation, he still remembered to protect the fat man who was regarded as mentally challenged, a trace of warmth appeared in his eyes.
The second Zheng slowly took his hand out of his pocket. It opened gently, revealing a packet of sunflowers.
Holding a cigarette, the second Zheng gestured slightly to Jiang Xia, then took out a cigarette and lit it. He then tossed the cigarette onto the small wooden table.
"Take it yourself if you want..."
Then, those eagle eyes glanced disdainfully at the guns in the hands of "Big Guy" and his men.
"I hate it when people point guns at me. If it were a few years ago... ugh!"
"A few years earlier? Ha, what? Trying to intimidate us with your Military Intelligence Bureau name again?" The big guy's veins bulged as he glared at the man in front of him, gritting his teeth.
The man in the leather jacket was trembling with excitement, the barrel of the five-and-a-half gun in his hand making a sickening scraping sound as his trembling fingers rubbed against it.
"Team leader! Is it him? That infamous executioner from the Military Intelligence Bureau? My brother, my brother was killed by him back then..."
The big man remained silent, while the leather-clad man's eyes grew increasingly bloodshot. "Today, I'll send you on your way!"
He was about to pull the trigger when he said that.
Huh? No sound?
Is the bolt carrier jammed?
The man in the leather jacket lowered his gaze and noticed that Jiang Xia's finger was stuck in the trigger, and he was wincing in pain.
"Oh! Young Engineer Jiang, you..."
The man in the leather jacket instantly regained his senses, but the gun in his hand was snatched away by "Big Guy" and then kicked away.
The second Zheng paused in his cigarette-smoking motion, his hand holding the cigarette frozen in mid-air. His once straight back hunched over, and his entire demeanor instantly weakened.
"Your brother? What's his name? I've personally seen off so many comrades, I'm a little forgetful..." Zheng exhaled a puff of smoke, his tone calm, but Jiang Xia noticed the corner of his eye twitching incessantly...
"Fairy Cave! Dai Mansion! You are not worthy to know these names!" The man in the leather jacket got up from the ground, rubbing his kidneys, but glared fiercely at them.
But seeing Jiang Xia's swollen fingers, the man in the leather jacket hurriedly took out a glass bottle from his pocket, poured out some pungent liquid, and started applying it to his fingers.
"Young Jiang, how could you be so foolish!"
"Hey, at least let him finish what he was saying!" Jiang Xia forced a smile despite the pain, letting the other person carefully massage his injured finger.
"The time you tried to assassinate me..." Number Two, Zheng, suddenly spoke, as cigarette ash fell onto the table.
"That time, I also lost someone very important to me. But your brother and his men also shot me, but I was lucky and didn't die."
"At the time, I thought, 'That's great, I can continue to make contributions...'"
"Looking back now, it would have been better to be dead... Don't you think so, Zheng?"
The second Zheng looked at the first Zheng. Rather than questioning him, it would be more accurate to say that he was speaking to himself.
The two Zhengs exchanged a glance, and a suffocating silence filled the air. The scene became very awkward.
After a long while, the big guy put away his gun and blocked Jiang Xia again.
"Your situation is handled by the relevant personnel; it's not within our scope of responsibility. We invited you in today because Xiao Jiang has something to say to you about Pangdun..."
Upon hearing this, number two, Zheng, finally fixed his gaze on Fatty. Fatty tilted his head, his clear eyes fixed on him without blinking.
Looking at the clean-cut chubby boy, Zheng's eyes changed from confusion to tenderness.
"It's so clean, much better than when I took care of it!"
“Jiang Xia, Comrade…” Number Two, Zheng, hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and finished saying those two words, “My time has been mostly taken up by the investigators, but Fatty is an indisputable descendant of a martyr. Whatever you want to say, I agree! As long as you can take care of him like you did today…”
Oh... I see. No wonder Fatty's been getting bullied lately.
It must be that while "Sixth Brother" was under investigation, Fatty ran away on his own, got bullied, and couldn't find anyone to complain to, which is why he ended up in such a sorry state...
After all, the review process that "Sixth Brother" underwent was definitely more rigorous than that experienced by the author of "Silly Cat".
but……
C language is not something that's commonplace. Since Fatty could write programs, Jiang Xia felt that he should ask more detailed questions.
His gaze fell on Director Zheng of Room 701, and the little old man nodded knowingly: "Fatty's job is to clean the archives. Your research results are backed up in our confidential room. Within permissible limits, he may have taught himself some things..."
Oh, no wonder, he's a hidden master.
It seems to be a common practice in China for archives to produce talented individuals.
"However, he said that Fatty was a descendant of a martyr, but he wasn't recognized. So, Fatty and his friends are still people without status..."
Ah… Jiang Xia frowned.
Upon hearing this, Sixth Brother, who was standing to the side, unexpectedly broke his usual composure.
"How can they not be descendants of martyrs! How can they not be! I've told you so many times! They are!"
"Bang..." Sixth Brother slammed his hand on Jiangxia's small table, making a loud noise.
"Fatty's mother is! And his father is too!"
"I'm asking you, didn't you receive that list of 76ers in the old district? That's all thanks to Fatty's mother!"
"When you were in the old revolutionary base area, you didn't receive any sulfonamides, did you? That's all thanks to his father. With these, why can't he be a descendant of a martyr!"
After shouting these words, Sixth Brother staggered and gasped for breath while holding onto the small table.
Director Zheng of 701 was extremely cold-blooded:
"This is only your side of the story; it cannot be verified!"
After speaking, Director Zheng looked at Jiang Xia and sighed, "That's also what the review team said..."
"Oh, that's how it is……"
"Them? Are there any more people like Fatty? That shouldn't be the case, how come they don't have identities?"
Jiang Xia interrupted Director Zheng and chimed in.
Director Zheng remained silent, glancing at Sixth Brother.
"Perhaps it has something to do with me. After their loved ones passed away, I've been financially supporting them..."
Sixth Brother waved his hand, somewhat dejected: "They should have been like you, but unfortunately, I got involved, which caused unnecessary trouble... But, if I hadn't intervened, I think someone like Fatty would have survived!"
That's why I'm willing to believe you, Sixth Brother... In those days, you managed to raise Fatty to live up to his name...
"Oh...I understand!" Jiang Xia drawled out the words, looking at the two "Zhengs" with a half-smile.
"Could you tell me what you said to the investigation team first?"
"The first paragraph?"
Sixth Brother straightened up, his eyes fixed on Jiang Xia: "I am... a Party member, assigned by... to infiltrate the KMT in 32, codename..."
Oh my god, here it is! A classic scene! Hehehe!
You all schemed against me!
However, is this kind of scheming... a last resort?
Don't worry, I can handle it!
Jiang Xia listened to "Sixth Brother's" self-narration and suddenly laughed.
"I understand, please wait a moment."
"Uncle, could you pour them a glass of water for me?"
As she spoke, Jiang Xia pushed Fatty next to "Sixth Brother," saying, "You haven't seen your uncle, who's both good and bad, for several days, have you? Go keep him company."
Then, Jiang Xia pulled the leather-clad man who was still massaging his fingers and led the way out.
Upon entering the main room, the man in the leather jacket looked on with a puzzled expression as Jiang Xia began rummaging through his bag.
"Jiang, what do you understand? I'm a little confused."
"Confused? Tsk tsk, it's been so long since I've seen a play. I never expected to see something like this right in front of me..."
"However, I'm not annoyed by it..."
"Found it! I knew there was one more..."
The lead actor in the leather jacket looked at what Jiang Xia had written on the blank project proposal, but he was still completely confused.
"Brother, do you believe what that guy Zheng said?"
Jiang Xia stopped writing, looked at the man in the leather jacket, and suddenly asked a question.
The man in the leather jacket blushed. "I don't know! You make it sound so easy. A flying kite? Am I a flying centipede or something?!"
Jiang Xia paused, took a water glass, poured a glass of water for him, and gestured for the man in the leather jacket to drink some water before speaking.
After swallowing several mouthfuls of saliva and circling the table twice, the man in the leather jacket finally calmed down a bit.
"However, based on my experience in the old base, what that guy said makes some sense! A while ago, the old base held a welcome party to welcome a returning soldier. At the meeting, we also learned about some of his deeds in the enemy camp. It sounds like some of the things he said are similar to what that 'Sixth Brother' said!"
The man in the leather jacket sat opposite Jiang Xia, head down, speaking in a low voice.
"Oh? The Returning Voyager?"
"Yes! I know what you want to ask. All I can say is that his code name is 'Deep Sea'! That's all I have to say."
"Oh! It's alright. It's good that you can get over it... I won't say anything stupid like telling you to let go of your hatred, but right now, firing a gun for no reason, even if you're from the lair, will get you into big trouble..."
Jiang Xia noticed a change in the leather-jacketed man's attitude and continued to scribble and draw on the table.
"Alright, all done!"
"Oh, I forgot to sign..."
Jiang Xia flicked the project proposal in his hand, added his signature, and read it over again before nodding in satisfaction.
The man in the leather jacket stared wide-eyed at the project proposal.
"No, Engineer Jiang. Where did you get this project proposal? Five...five big seals? And one of them is from Haizi?"
"Hehehe, as Buddha said, it cannot be spoken!" Jiang Xia laughed arrogantly.
"Stop talking nonsense and sign here. You'll be in charge of keeping an eye on that 'Sixth Brother' as a project participant!"
"However, once the project reaches a certain stage, it might move westward. Is it alright for you to go on a business trip to the foot of the Tianshan Mountains? I can help you write the application so you can bring your family!"
"╭(╯^╰)╮, who do you think you are, Engineer Jiang? I'm a brick, I'll be moved wherever I'm needed!" The man in the leather jacket puffed out his chest, speaking with a righteous air.
"Tsk, you make it sound so righteous, but you're just a single dog like me!"
"Jiang, it's not good to reveal old secrets."
"Tch, that's called sympathizing with someone in the same boat!"
Uh, the man in the leather jacket looked at Jiang Xia's pretentious act and suddenly laughed: Hehehe, remember how arrogant you are now. Later, I'll save you a wooden bed in my dorm.
As Jiang Xia stepped out of the main room, he stopped again.
"Wait, what did you say was that person's code name?"
"The deep sea? What's wrong?"
nothing……
Hehehe, since Sixth Brother has already come out, one more won't make a difference, it doesn't seem like a big deal.
But if you dare to say that this book contains any historical fiction or anything like that, be careful, the author might get angry with you, hey!