Chapter 1 Mystery (Three Parts)

Although Chiang Kai-shek was once unrestrained when he was young, he quit smoking, drinking and sex after middle age, and even didn't drink a sip of tea. With this perseverance, in the eyes of many Huangpu students, he left countless other competitors in the Kuomintang. On the other hand, those big men in the Kuomintang who were determined to compete were either greedy for the things in the cup, or greedy for women, and even a lot of opium ghosts. No matter from any perspective, it was not unfair to be stepped on by Principal Jiang.

As a former Huangpu student, Mao Renfeng knew very well why He Yaozu emphasized such a glass of wine. He said a lot of thanks to the phone, and then reluctantly saw the old senior again. He turned his head and looked at Xu and Wei's two subordinates, and became much more kind.

"It may take a few more minutes for the two. The Peng family has worked too hard for their nephews to build momentum, which has already alarmed the principal. We must carefully sort out the real situation we know and send it to the principal before 3 pm."

Even if he didn't make any special instructions, Xu and Wei knew that they had no time to think about lunch again today. They immediately agreed and took out the paper and pen to write a report with their superiors. According to He Yaozu's advance reminder, the three of them basically wrote the truth in the report, and did not write any inferences as long as there was no evidence. Even the matter that the Beiping Station and Heishizhai directions had been in contact in recent days, they took the initiative to hide the other party's hiding.

Reports written like this will inevitably be considered to be ineffective in doing things, but compared with the charge of "deception of the king", Mao Renfeng would rather be scolded for being a waste or being scolded as a waste. At least he still has the opportunity to learn to correct the situation. If the hat of deceiving the king is worn on his head, it will probably be difficult for him to make a comeback in his life.

Waiting for a meticulous report to be released, it was about 2 pm. Seeing that the rain outside had stopped, Mao Renfeng changed into a military uniform and got into a car and went straight to Meiling. Because the influx of the population had seriously exceeded the absorption capacity of the mountain city, the traffic in the city is now very congested. Fortunately, the distance between Luojiawan No. 19 is close enough to the Executive Yuan, and there is no short-sighted traffic police dare to stop the license plate of the Military Affairs Bureau. He did not delay too long on the road. Soon he got off the car in the Executive Yuan, reorganized his clothes, and slowly walked towards Meiling. (Note 1)

From a distance, I saw a thin man with golden silk-edged eyes in Zhongshan suit standing under a big tree not far from Meiling's hug, staring straight at the ants on the trunk. Mao Renfeng curled his lips, speeded up and walked over, greeting the other party with a smile, "Oh, isn't this Deputy Director Ye? He came here so early. I have always heard that the cadres of the Central Bureau of State Administration are dedicated and do not forget to work even when eating or sleeping. How about it, what new discoveries have been made under the tree of the Executive Yuan? I have found the spies from Dahuai Kingdom. Should I send some brothers to help in the fight?"

Ye Xiufeng, deputy director of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics of the Central Executive Committee, is a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Although he is a little stubborn and narrow-minded, he is both Chinese and Western. When he heard the three words "Da Huai Kingdom", how could he not know that Mao Renfeng used the allusion of Nan Ke's dream to mock him? A black mist immediately surged between his eyebrows, and his thin face became pale. "Your brother of Deputy Director Mao, Ye is really upset. Maybe he didn't even cook the rice. The pot was smashed by them first. Deputy Director Mao also came to report his work to the chairman. That's a coincidence. When Ye was studying in the United States, he developed a bad habit, which was to think about things while walking. Unexpectedly, Deputy Director Mao also had the same hobby. I don't know if it was developed when he was studying in Shanghai or when he was studying in Chaozhou." (Note 2)

Mao Renfeng studied in Fudan in his early years. For some reason, he failed to graduate. After switching to the Chaozhou Branch of the Whampoa Military Academy, he fell ill and dropped out of school because he could not adapt to the training intensity of the military academy. Therefore, he did not have a good academic qualification. At this moment, Ye Xiufeng, a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh, was exposed in person. His face was immediately as angry as a piece of white paper. He gritted his teeth and endured for a while before sighing and responded quietly, "Mr. Mao was determined to revolution when he was studying. How could he develop such elegant good habits? However, Deputy Director Ye did such excellent knowledge back then, but now he has to devote all his thoughts to thinking about party affairs and government affairs. It's such a pity."

"What a pity to be able to contribute to the country." Ye Xiufeng's face turned red and white when he was "praised". He loudly defended himself. He said it, but he felt that the weight was not enough to prove that he abandoned school and went to politics because he was obsessed with power. After thinking about it, he opened his voice again and emphasized loudly, "Besides, looking at China, there is no place to be able to accommodate a quiet desk now. We imitated Ban Dingyuan and joined the army. What regrets can we have in this life?"

"Brother Ye has said this. According to Mao's opinion, there are soldiers in front of him who are dying in the bloody battle. Southwest China may not be able to find a place to set up a quiet desk." Knowing that he had lost his schoolbag in the game, he would not be Ye Xiufeng's opponent in any case. Mao Renfeng simply took a different approach, looked up at the gloomy sky, and added with a smile, "But, hehe, the wind is so strong today, and the treetops are blowing."

Ye Xiufeng's mind was slower, thinking that Mao Renfeng was not arguing, so he talked about the weather, and smiled proudly, and then looked up gently. When he saw the leaves of the sycamore tree that were hit by the rain, he realized that the other party had borrowed the Zen allusion, "The wind moves, the trees move, or you are all moved." He mocked himself for not having a desk in his heart. He was so embarrassed that his cheeks were hot, and he wished he could take off his Zhongshan suit and punch Mao Renfeng's nose into pieces.

Mao Renfeng was exposed to assassination, kidnapping and other activities all day long. In a subtle way, he felt outrageously alert. He found that Ye Xiufeng's eyes suddenly appeared and immediately took a step back and sneered, "What, Deputy Director Ye wants to take the exam to get a low-level job, then you have chosen the wrong place."

Ye Xiufeng studied in the United States when he was young. The creed he often came into contact with in school was "I don't agree with your point of view, but I swear to defend your power to speak to the death." However, after returning to China, he took this creed a step further and turned it into "I don't agree with your point of view, so I want to beat you so hard that you can't speak." Unfortunately, today he met Mao Renfeng, who could even control the lower classes of the Military Commission, so why would he be afraid of this being eye-catching. The handsome gentleman acted like a hooligan. Seeing Ye Xiufeng being held in a suffocated, he smiled and continued to squeeze out: "If Deputy Director Ye really wants to take the low-level position in the school, we might as well make another appointment. Whether it is shooting skills or fists, you can choose whatever you want, and we don't mention the Military Control Commission. The Central Commission will make a total of martial arts friends. No matter who loses, he will give the other party a cup of tea and bow three times. When he meets him, he will be the younger generation. Deputy Director Ye thinks what it is."

"You, you..." Ye Xiufeng really stepped on the nail board this time, and he was extremely sad when he advanced and retreated. He was so suffocated that his eyes turned black and his chest was stuffy. He was about to be on the verge of storm. At this moment, a pleasant motor sound suddenly came from his ears, and a black Buick slid from the wet road like a black swan.

Unlike Mao Renfeng and Ye Xiufeng who parked the car elsewhere, this "Buick Century" known for its luxury and high speed was directly parked at the main entrance of Meiling Pavilion. There was no driver getting out of the car to serve. The driver pushed open the car door and greeted Ye Xiufeng and Mao Renfeng with a smile: "The two brothers came so early. I thought I was early enough. I didn't expect you two to have arrived. Since you are here, why don't you go in and ask your wife for a cup of coffee? What are you doing at the door?" (Note 3)

"I thought anyone would like to thank you Guiyan, and I could drink the coffee made by the principal's wife at any time." Mao Renfeng and Ye Xiufeng immediately gave up the conflict and complained to He Yaozu, director of the Military Commission, in their hearts, (Note 4)

He muttered secretly that no one of them had the courage to offend this celebrity who came and went to Chiang Kai-shek's house casually. He walked forward a few steps and greeted each other in a regular manner, "I have met Mr. Yan." "Since it was the principal and Mr. Yan who had an agreement, it is certainly right for us two juniors to come in a few minutes in advance."

"You're welcome, you're welcome. I was called by the principal temporarily to ask about some things. I dare not interfere with the responsibility of the two brothers." He Yaozu got off the car and returned the favor, and added with a smile, not daring to be proud of his qualifications and official positions in front of the two of them.

"They are all people who have been abroad, why is the difference so big?" He turned his head and looked at Ye Xiufeng, and Mao Renfeng quietly compared it in his heart.

At this moment, Ye Xiufeng also secretly compared himself with He Yaozu, but the result was a very bad blow to his self-confidence. In terms of temperament, He Yao has been in the army for many years, and his every move is full of masculinity as a soldier. However, he himself is thin and dry, and has a little hunchback. In terms of appearance, although He Yaozu is ten years older than him, he is full of charm and black hair because of his double smugness in love and officialdom in recent years. However, Ye has turned white after middle age because of too many things to worry about. He looks like a big shot who failed many times, and he is as poor as he is.

What made Ye Xiufeng even more unbalanced was that He Yaozu actually dared to walk directly into the gate of Meiling Pavilion half an hour before the agreed time was still half an hour before. The guards standing at the door did not stop him. Instead, they came forward enthusiastically and lifted the curtain for him, asked about his well-being, turned around and walked in carefully, and walked in with him and Mao Renfeng, then frowned, and looked alert, (Note 5)

"It was the Chairman who asked them to come." Fortunately, He Yaozu was not a person who likes to show off. He found that the movement behind him was a little embarrassed, so he turned around and took the initiative to explain the situation to the guards.

Several guards on duty immediately changed their smiles and welcomed Mao Renfeng and Ye Xiufeng into the room. Naturally, some officials came down from the upper floor to take the three of them to the small reception room to wait. Soon Mei-ling, wearing a cheongsam, personally brought out the coffee and delivered it to the guests together with a few exquisite Western snacks.

Mao Renfeng and Ye Xiufeng hurriedly stood up and thanked him, so nervous that their palms were sweating. They peeked at He Yaozu on their side, but they greeted Soong Mei-ling while picking up the coffee and cooking slowly. They didn't have the consciousness of facing the first lady on their body.

With Mao Renfeng and Ye Xiufeng, two unfamiliar people, were present. Soong Mei-ling was unwilling to give up the excuse of interfering in politics in the harem. She greeted the three of them with a very graceful words, then made an excuse to leave. After about half a cup of tea, Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the Military Commission of the Republic of China, appeared in casual clothes. When he entered the door, he smiled and greeted everyone, "We're all here. Didn't we agree to be three o'clock in the afternoon? I'm afraid that you will delay your other work, so I specially set the time a little later. I didn't expect that you three were all impatient."

"I don't dare to wait for you for a long time." In front of Chiang Kai-shek, He Yaozu finally became a little restrained, but it was also very limited. Mao Renfeng and Ye Xiufeng quickly stood up from the sofa. One marching and saluting said to the principal, and the other whispered and saluted said to the chairman, who was respectful, for fear that there was a slight lack of etiquette.

"Okay, there are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be too formal." Although Chiang Kai-shek, as the actual highest controller of the Republic of China, still waved his hands casually with a little bit of the freedom he developed when he was walking in the world in his early years, and ordered the three of them not to be restrained. Then he ordered people to pour themselves a cup of boiled water, and drink it in his hand, while smiling and scolding, "I said, Brother Guiyan, can you not act so arrogant? Buick century, there are several of them in the country. It's not enough to get one to drive secretly, but you always show off outside. Now during the national war of resistance, you are not afraid that others will suspect that your money is not right."

"You always don't doubt me, it doesn't matter to others." He Yaozu curled his lips and did not take the outside world seriously. "I am not familiar with those people, so why do I care about their opinions in everything? Besides, even if I don't drive this car, some guys can find other reasons if they want to impeach me. It would be better to get a handle that everyone can see for them to catch them, so that both sides can worry about each other."

"That's true." Chiang Kai-shek did not intend to really ask He Yaozu to restrain his behavior. He just wanted to use these miscellaneous things to ease the atmosphere in the reception room, so as not to be too nervous. Seeing that their faces had slowly recovered, he smiled and quickly turned the topic back to the topic. "Recently, the newspaper must have seen that the revival of the Black Stone Village was clamoring very fiercely. What's ridiculous is that, the military chairman of the Republic of China, I didn't know which team under my command had killed such a long way behind enemy lines, so I called you three together to understand a little, so I would not say that I was improper in command and would push the warriors to the King of Hell later."

Note 1: During Chiang Kai-shek's time in Chongqing, Meiling, who had been living in the Executive Yuan.

Note 2: Millet rice refers to the dream of yellow grind, which corresponds to the allusion Nan Ke dream used by Mao Renfeng in the previous article. The original meaning is to say that the prosperity of the world is like passing clouds, but Mao Ye uses it to mock the other party for being keen on wealth, dreaming in the daytime, smashing the pot, implicitly accusing the faction within the Military Control Commission and likes to destroy each other.

Note 3: Buick Century, the first generation of Buick Century, was produced in 1936. It had an 8-cylinder engine with a speed of 140 kilometers per hour. It was launched in a small amount to the Chinese market and the body lengthened, making the car look more luxurious and atmospheric.

Note 4: He Yaozu's experience is very interesting. In the 1930s and early 1940s, he was very trusted by Chiang Kai-shek. He once served as director of Chiang's servant office and took charge of the guards for Chiang. Later, his wife lost Chiang's trust because she joined the Communist Party, but Chiang did not order anyone to capture his wife.
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