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Chapter 1227 Do you want to get promoted?

Office of the Deputy Director.

Zuo Zhong tapped his feet on the desk, his eyes moving back and forth between Gui Youguang on the other side of the desk, a half-smile on his face.

I didn't notice it before, but today I see that the bald guy is quite energetic. Although he looks ugly, he has a masculine air in his military uniform.

This is completely different from the pretty boy style of Ling Sanping. Look at the tendon meat. The main point is a sense of security. Young girls who are not well-versed in the world should like this style.

After looking for a while, Zuo Chong stood up and walked around Gui Youguang a few times, rubbed his chin with his right hand, whistled, and said with a smile.

"Do you want a promotion?"

Gui Youguang, dressed in military uniform with a shining crown on his head, shuddered when he heard the whistle, looked straight ahead and answered loudly.

"Report to the deputy commander, I want to!"

Before he finished speaking, his shoulders slumped, and the courage he had finally mustered disappeared. He turned around and forced a smile to please.

"Deputy Commander, just tell me what your mission is. Don't be like this. I'm a little scared."

"It's inexplicable. I just asked you if you want a promotion."

Zuo Chong frowned and sat back down in his chair. He took out a document from the drawer and threw it to Gui Youguang, explaining the reason why he had called him over and making a threat.

"The woman in the file is called Xiang Fang. Her brother is the commander of the Third War Zone's main division. She is a student at Central University, 19 years old, and a member of the Jinlan Society.

This time your task is to get to know the other party and gain her trust. You must first memorize her file and your fake identity, and wait for the order to act.

I will give you an action guide, and you must follow it exactly. If something goes wrong, you should prepare to go to the Northeast!"

Gui Youguang opened his mouth wide and asked himself to trick a female student. Wasn't this a joke?

It is important for a person to know himself. With his dignity, if he appeared in front of the target, not only would he not gain trust, the target would probably call the police immediately.

  Besides, shouldn't this task be given to Ling Sanping? With that guy's appearance, he doesn't have to do anything. Just go to that station and Xiang Fang will tell him everything. Why is he looking for me?

Thinking in his mind, Gui Youguang opened the file. There was a photo on the upper right corner of the first piece of information. It was a photo of a pretty young girl. He felt even more uneasy.

If the target was an ordinary woman or a blind man, he would still have some confidence. At most, he could sacrifice himself for the party and the country.

The problem is that the target is good-looking and has an older brother who is a teacher. There are all kinds of outstanding young people that he can get in touch with. Isn't this putting him in a difficult position?

Gui Youguang, who had a clear understanding of his appearance, closed the file, pushed the file back to Zuo Zhong, clasped his hands in front of him, and begged for mercy with a bitter face.

"Deputy Commander, please, Xiang Fang is not blind. It is difficult for me to conduct close investigation in my current state. Why don't you let Doctor Ling go? If that doesn't work, you can go in person, and I'm sure you can do it."

"Shut up!"

Zuo Zhong interrupted Gui Youguang's nonsense with a stern shout. If the deputy director of the Military Control Commission seduced a female student, would he, Zuo, have any face if this matter got out?

"Just go when you're told to go. Just follow orders. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

No more pretending, let's get real. Zuo Zhong gave the order sternly, then his expression relaxed and he started to lie with his eyes open.

“What do you mean by this? In my opinion, You Guang is no worse than Ling Sanping. Don’t worry, I have a complete set of action instructions to help you complete the task.

There is Miss He inside the Jinlan Society. You should start from the outside and find out the details of the Jinlan Society as soon as possible. I will commend you for the case when it is concluded. Go ahead."

A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death. Gui Youguang lowered his head, replied dejectedly, "Yes", then turned and walked out of the office.

Hearing the door being gently closed, Zuo Chong breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally fooled this guy. Damn it, when did Gui Youguang become so smart? He almost got exposed just now.

It's not that he didn't want Ling Sanping to go, but the mission required a young officer who was not good-looking and could be easily subverted, like Bian Jichao.

If Xiang Fang was a spy, with Ling Sanping's appearance, it would be like sticking the word "bait" on his forehead, which would easily arouse Sima Linglong's suspicion.

After thinking about it, Zuo Chong picked up the phone and called Bai Wenzhi's number. After waiting for a while, he heard Lao Bai's iconic Shandong accent.

"Hello, I'm Bai Wenzhi."

"Lao Bai, I'm Zuo Zhong. I need your cooperation with something."

"Oh, it's Deputy Director Zuo. Whatever you say, I will definitely cooperate."

"Do you have any dedicated patrol officers near Central University? Please send me their patrol areas and duty rosters. I need them urgently. Please do this in person and keep it confidential."

"no problem."

After chatting for a while, Zuo Zhong hung up the phone and reviewed the plan. After making sure there were no problems, he went out to the Second Intelligence Department and had a secret talk with Song Minghao.

More than an hour later, Bai Wenzhi drove to Luojia Bay and secretly handed a document to Zuo Chong.

Early morning three days later.

In the Xiang Mansion located in the urban area of ​​Shancheng, Xiang Fang and her parents were having dinner. The servants brought breakfast to the table in low voices. You could hear a pin drop in the restaurant, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.

Mr. Xiang, who was about fifty years old, drank the porridge in the bowl, gently put down his chopsticks, took the handkerchief handed to him by the servant, wiped the corners of his mouth, and slowly stood up.

Seeing this, Xiang Fang quickly stood up and respectfully sent her father away. This shows that the Xiang family has strict rules and regulations, belonging to the old-fashioned feudal family style, emphasizing the order of seniority and respect for superiors and subordinates. Xiang's father said a light "yes" and walked out of the restaurant. Xiang Fang, who was originally nervous, relaxed all of a sudden and talked quietly with his mother while eating.

"Mom, a classmate called me yesterday and said that an anti-Japanese hero will be giving a speech at school today. We are all looking forward to it."

"Girls need to be elegant."

Compared to her daughter's excitement, Xiang's mother tasted the bird's nest soup slowly and calmly, with an extremely calm expression, as if the anti-Japanese hero was far less important than this bird's nest.

After dinner, Xiang Fang got in her family car and returned to Central University. On the way, she kept her head down at the textbook in her hand until the driver in front turned back and reminded her.

"Miss, the road ahead is blocked by the military. Do you want me to take a detour or get out of the car and escort you to school?"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Fang looked outside and found that she was only a few hundred meters away from Central University. So she rejected the driver's suggestion, picked up her textbooks, opened the car door, and walked towards the school.

When passing the checkpoint, she glanced at the soldier on duty and walked past without stopping. Unexpectedly, she was stopped again after walking just a few dozen meters.

"Miss, there is road construction ahead. Please take a detour through this alley."

A worker with mud all over his face stretched out his hand to stop Xiang Fang and pointed to an intersection.

A large trench was dug on the ground behind him, and there were more than a dozen workers working in the trench. The pungent smell drifted far away with the wind.

Xiang Fang frowned and said nothing more. He turned and walked into the alley on the right. He climbed up the stairs with his arms holding his textbooks. There were fewer and fewer pedestrians around him.

Just when she was feeling a little uneasy, several men in short coats jumped out, surrounded her with a grin on their faces, and said dirty words, obviously not having any good intentions.

There are very few residents around Central University. In addition, due to road construction today, many pedestrians were diverted from other alleys. Xiang Fang was suddenly in a situation where he could not get any help from anyone.

Seeing several Pao brothers getting closer and closer, she kept backing away from the wall with a look of despair on her face. At this time, a whistle sounded in the distance.

"What are you doing! Stop it now!"

An old patrolman dropped his whistle and shouted loudly, while running quickly towards here. Seeing that the situation was not good, the brothers ran away. Xiang Fang, who survived the disaster, sat on the ground with his legs limp.

Looking at the fleeing brothers, they not only did not stop in the face of pursuit, but ran even faster. Just a few of them could shake off the patrol police by turning the intersection.

But the brother in front just ran to the corner and flew back, hitting the wall heavily with a dull sound.

Under Xiang Fang's gaze, a tall and strong Guo army officer slowly walked out from the corner, shouted loudly and started fighting with the remaining Pao brothers.

The officer was very skilled and knocked down all the bandits in a few moves. Together with the patrol police who arrived, he took control of the situation. The not-too-bright sunlight shone in the alley, making the opponents' bodies look unusually tall.

After making sure that his brothers had lost the ability to resist, the officer lowered his head, picked up the hat that had fallen during the fight and put it on his head. He strode to Xiang Fang and bent down, revealing a young face that was not handsome but had sharp edges.

Because he was facing away from the light, a circle of golden light shone around the edge of the man's body. Under Xiang Fang's dull gaze, he slowly stretched out his right hand and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Are you okay? Get up quickly. The ground is very cold."

As Gui Youguang spoke, his heart was churning and he almost vomited. If he had a choice, he would rather fight the Japanese spies for eight hundred rounds than carry out this mission.

Listen to these words, they are as sour as a civilized play. Which serious person would talk like this? I don’t know how the deputy commander came up with this idea.

After waiting for a long time and looking at the motionless target, the bald man couldn't help but wonder if this woman was a fool. Why didn't she reply? And how long would he have to stretch his hand?

Xiang Fang, who was sitting on the ground, finally reacted. She said "oh" and subconsciously grabbed the other person's warm big hand, and then was pulled up forcefully.

Perhaps because she had been sitting on the ground for too long, her feet slipped and she fell into Gui Youguang's arms. A strong masculine scent came towards her, and Xiang Fang's face turned red in an instant.

Realizing that they were too close, Xiang Fang quickly stepped aside, smoothed her hair with her hand, lowered her head to express her gratitude, and asked the other person's name.

To repay a favor is the family motto of the Xiang family.

She noticed that her savior was wearing a captain's collar badge on his collar, and decided to write a letter to her brother to inform him of the matter when she returned. She thought that her brother should be able to help him, after all, he had saved her.

Listening to the girl's mosquito-like voice, Gui Youguang followed the instructions, scratched the back of his head with a simple smile, took a step back, saluted, and revealed his identity.

"I am under the command of Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone. You are welcome, young lady. Protecting the people is the duty of soldiers like me. If there is nothing else, I will leave."

Xiang Fang didn't expect the officer to leave without even saying his name, so she quickly stepped forward to stop him and insisted on getting to the bottom of things.

Just as the two were arguing, an old patrolman who had been watching the show for a while came over and asked Gui Youguang's name and identity, saying that this was a necessary procedure in handling the case.

Gui Youguang had no choice but to take out his ID and hand it to the patrol police for record, but he also emphasized that he had to go to Central University to attend a lecture to tell students about his battle experience in the Battle of Shacheng, and he did not have time to go to the police station to take a statement.

Xiang Fang looked sideways at the inside page of the ID and finally found out the other party's name and position: Zhang Xiuping, captain and company commander of a unit of the 37th Army.

When she heard that "Zhang Xiuping" was the war hero who was going to Central University to give a speech, she was immediately overjoyed and offered to guide him, even though Central University was only a few minutes away.

"Zhang Xiuping" said a few polite words and agreed. The two of them walked towards the school, talking and laughing, leaving the old patrolman behind with a smile on his face.

In a small building a hundred meters away from the scene, Zuo Zhong put down the telescope, looked at the two figures getting closer and closer, raised his eyebrows, turned around and disappeared through the window.