District 9

In the study room.

Gu Shouchen was silent for a long time before replying: "Lao Huo, my Xiaozheng is currently conducting internship inspections in various units. He also wants to learn the military management of the main force. Let's do this. I will ask Xiaozheng to go to your place for inspections tomorrow. Is it convenient for you to inspect?"

"Come on, I'll have someone take him around." Huo Zhenghua replied with a smile.

"Ok, deal."

"good."

The two smart people clicked on the phone, and no one said much.

That night, Gu Shouchen held a video conference with people from the Tongmenghui and continued talking until about three o'clock in the morning.

…

Early the next morning.

Gu Shouchen called his son into the office and whispered: "When you go to Lao Huo's place, just remember one thing: if you don't see the rabbit, don't let the eagle fly. Only if he expresses his position first, you can reply later, and don't explain your words. Do you understand?" ?”

"I understand." Gu Zheng nodded.

"Okay, you go ahead, I'll wait for your news."

"good."

After the father and son communicated, Gu Zheng left the Government Affairs Building, quietly took the helicopter at the Government Affairs Gate, and flew to Tianjin Port.

After landing, Huo Zhenghua's personal adjutant picked up Gu Zheng, and both parties rushed to the military headquarters together.

The reason why Huo Zhenghua's army can be stationed in Jinmen Port is actually the result of a political balance. Since this position is relatively important from a military perspective, and the annual military expenditures received from the Ministry of Finance are relatively high, many people in the World War I and II Zones were vying for this location. In the end, for the sake of balance, Huo Zhenghua, a neutralist, was brought in as a gunman and allowed to lead his troops to garrison here.

On the way, Gu Zheng did not actively talk to the adjutant. He only looked out the window quietly, not knowing what he was thinking.

After passing through the two camps, Gu Zheng arrived at Huo Zhenghua's military headquarters and directly participated in the luncheon.

Huo Zhenghua sat at the main seat in the restaurant and said to Gu Zheng with a smile: "People from political families are different. They are very decisive in their actions."

These words were actually a bit thorny, mainly implying that Gu Zheng was too cruel in killing Zhang Hongjing and Lao Liu. However, after hearing this, Gu Zheng smiled calmly: "Commander Huo, on some matters, He’s also very decisive!”

"What's going on?" Huo Zhenghua asked.

"Let's not talk about anything for now," Gu Zheng took a sip of water, stepped in and looked at Huo Zhenghua and asked, "What brand are you talking about?"

"Haha!" Huo Zhenghua smiled and sighed: "Those of us who are officers in the army are not as sharp as you who are engaged in government affairs. You haven't said anything yet, and you just want to trick me?"

"I'm here for inspection, and I want to ask you about what you said on the phone." Gu Zheng continued to play careless.

Huo Zhenghua wiped the corners of his mouth and waved directly to the guard.

After everyone understood the meaning and retreated, Huo Zhenghua lit a cigarette and asked bluntly: "I'll just tell you, are you ready to take action?"

"I don't understand what you mean." Gu Zheng still refused to speak.

"I've told you clearly, in fact, it doesn't matter to me who becomes the emperor of the Eighth District. As a neutral general with no family background, the most I can do is to work until retirement and just hang out. Even if this medal is over, it is just a dream if you want to inherit the family and keep the family prosperous." Huo Zhenghua frowned and recounted: "But when the Sichuan government killed my son, the reaction of the governor's office made me very dissatisfied. Ah! The Sichuan Army privately mobilized troops to control communications between the two regiments of the 956 Division. This in itself was an extremely over-the-top behavior. Subsequently, they used despicable means to cause a conflict between the two troops. They took advantage of the chaos and opened fire to kidnap Wu Feng, deliberately killing him. My son... In the past, the old governor would have dealt with this kind of thing seriously. But now he is a little confused. In order to stabilize the Sichuan government... to maintain a close cooperative relationship, he doesn't care about the life and death of the people below... Alas, I personally feel that he is no longer suitable to be a leader."

Gu Zheng was silent.

"I can't bear the revenge of killing my son no matter what, so I simply cannot accept Lin Yaozong coming to power." Huo Zhenghua continued: "Even if it is not to avenge my son, I have to consider the issue of self-protection. The Sichuan Army killed my son. , then I am an unstable factor in the eyes of the opponent, so even if I don’t move, when Lin Yaozong comes up, I will be in trouble."

"It makes sense." Gu Zheng nodded.

"I might as well make it clear to you. If you are willing to work with me, then my card can be used by everyone; if you are not willing, then I will talk to Zhou Xi." Huo Zhenghua said very straightforwardly: "I will If you don’t believe me, I have an entire army in my hands, and I can’t go anywhere without getting a hot meal.”

After hearing what Huo Zhenghua said, Gu Zheng hesitated for a long time and suddenly asked: "General Huo, since you are so straightforward, let's open the sky and speak clearly. What is the card in your hand?"

"Qin Yu," Huo Zhenghua replied without hesitation: "He is in my hands."

Gu Zheng stared at him and replied with a smile: "Then I want to meet him."

"Okay." Huo Zhenghua still said simply: "Have you finished seeing me?"

"We can talk after we meet." Gu Zheng replied.

Huo Zhenghua put out his cigarette butt, turned around and shouted: "Prepare the car!"

…

About twenty minutes later, Gu Zheng was blindfolded and put into a car, and together with Huo Zhenghua, they rushed to the defense area of ​​the old navy camp in Jinmen Port.

After driving for more than 20 kilometers, the convoy secretly stopped at the entrance of an air-raid shelter. Immediately, everyone gathered around Huo Zhenghua and supported Gu Zheng as he walked in.

In the slightly dry air-raid shelter, Gu Zheng smelled the pungent smell of gunpowder.

"arrive."

After a while, the adjutant reminded him and personally helped Gu Zheng take off his blindfold.

The bright light forced Gu Zheng to cover his eyes with his arms, and then Huo Zhenghua stood next to him, pointed to a single-sided glass and said, "The big name is right here."

Gu Zheng looked up after hearing the sound.

In an empty room of more than ten square meters, Qin Yu was handcuffed and shackled, sitting on the bed in a very miserable state, apparently unaware that a group of people were observing him behind the glass.

Guessing is one thing, seeing it with your own eyes is another.

Gu Zheng looked at Qin Laohei with bright eyes, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "General Huo was so decisive that he made the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army a prisoner!"

"Do you know how I found him?" Huo Zhenghua asked slightly proudly.

"I'm also curious. So many people haven't found Qin Yu's exact location. How did you find it?" Gu Zheng asked curiously.

"Where is the place where Qin Yu's plane crashed?" Huo Zhenghua suddenly asked.

When Gu Zheng heard this, he suddenly realized.

"His plane had an accident at Jinmen Port! Just inside my defense area, a plane that shouldn't have appeared over our defense area suddenly broke in. Do you think it won't attract my attention?" Huo Zhenghua said with his hands behind his back: "I was the first person to know that he was not dead. After the plane accident, our army's reconnaissance plane went over to search for him. We vaguely saw someone parachuting on the sea, but we rushed over but found no clues. At that time, I knew Qin Yu was playing a trick, so I kept my eyes on this line."

In the small room, Qin Yu was picking at his feet and looking at the glass with dull eyes, like a fool who had a mental breakdown.

"He failed, so he gave us a chance."

"I'll go back right away and give you an answer right away!" Gu Zheng replied.

…

Chen family in the seventh district.

After all Chen Jun's troops arrived near Nanhu, the security headquarters in the city did not allow them to enter the city and only allowed them to operate within a designated range on the periphery.

After receiving the report, Chen Jun immediately ordered: "Don't talk too much. We will do whatever they told us."