Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 104 Another Promotion

After lunch, Ye Shaohong had just entered Chicken and Goose Lane, and before he could even step into the courtyard of No. 53, he was stopped by the soldiers guarding the gate.

"Captain Ye, you've finally arrived."

"Hurry up and go in, Section Chief Xu and Team Leader Zheng are waiting for you."

The guards couldn't possibly know much, and they usually didn't dare to get too close to Ye Shaohong. His strange behavior today was clearly something someone had instructed them to do beforehand.

Tell him to inform Ye Shaohong to return as soon as he sees him.

Ye Shaohong stopped, thanked the guard, and took out a half-smoked pack of Daqianmen cigarettes from his pocket, tossing it over. As the guard beamed and thanked him profusely, Ye Shaohong entered the operations section's compound.

Different from the past.

As soon as he entered the door today, people greeted him from afar, showing him kind smiles regardless of whether they knew him or not.

"Hey, Captain Ye, just got back from dinner? Are you free tonight? I'd like to grab a drink with you guys?"

"Captain Ye, you're amazing! I admire you, brother!"

"Captain Ye, I have a niece, she's sixteen years old and extremely beautiful. Since you don't have a girlfriend, how about I introduce you two sometime?"

"Wow, Captain Ye is so handsome!"

A series of friendly conversations and heartfelt remarks reached Ye Shaohong's ears, catching him somewhat off guard even though he was prepared. They were too enthusiastic.

The enthusiasm was so overwhelming that even Ye Shaohong found it hard to bear. But that's just how human relationships are. Regardless of whether he could handle it, he still had to maintain appearances and give appropriate responses.

Regardless of what you think in your heart, you must outwardly display a humble and courteous attitude.

In any case, you can't give people the impression of being arrogant or conceited.

After all, this is the Special Service Department. While not everyone here is an expert, they are all pretty much the same. If someone offends someone for no reason, causing them to become jealous and plot against him behind his back, even if Ye Shaohong had three heads and six arms, he wouldn't be able to protect himself from it.

Thus, what should have been a short journey of just a few minutes took Ye Shaohong a full ten minutes because he had to stop and respond frequently.

Ye Shaohong only relaxed when he saw Zheng Yaoxian's figure in the distance.

"Team leader..."

“Hey, you don’t need to say anything, I saw it all.” “Captain Ye Shaohong, you’re quite the celebrity in my Special Service Department now. Did you see those two girls who just passed by? They were looking at you with such adoration.”

Faced with Zheng Yaoxian's teasing, Ye Shaohong felt helpless. He opened his mouth as if to explain, but the words just came out of his mouth.

Suddenly, Ye Shaohong seemed to remember something.

"Wait, team leader, what did you call me, Captain Ye?"

"That's right, you've been promoted again!"

"The director just called and said that your book will be of great use to the Nationalist government's subsequent strategic decisions, and he is preparing to promote you ahead of schedule."

When Zheng Yaoxian talked about this, he was also filled with emotion. Recalling the scene when the two of them first met, he realized that the young man in front of him had already shown a dazzling light.

Even he, in some matters, falls short compared to Ye Shaohong. "A promotion beyond the usual ranks?"

"That's good news."

Ye Shaohong smiled. Although he had expected all of this, he was still pleasantly surprised that his prediction had come true.

"And that's not the only good news."

Zheng Yaoxian snapped out of his daze, shook his head, then pointed to Xu Baichuan's office and said, "Do you know why he's in such a hurry to see you?"

"Because the Director will be coming in person later to attend your promotion ceremony."

Ye Shaohong was shocked. He hadn't expected things to escalate to such a big extent, or that Dai Yunong would value him so highly.

Could there be something he doesn't know about?

Filled with doubt, Ye Shaohong followed Zheng Yaoxian into Xu Baichuan's office.

Seeing Ye Shaohong enter, Xu Baichuan was also very excited. As the head of the Action Section, he actually stood up to greet Ye Shaohong and praised him generously.

However, Xu Baichuan was also clever. Because Zheng Yaoxian was nearby, he did not mention the Red Party case to Ye Shaohong again.

Xu Baichuan simply told Ye Shaohong to hurry up and wash up and change, as Dai Yunong's convoy would arrive in about half an hour.

Today is a crucial moment in his life, and he cannot afford to be negligent or complacent.

After a brief conversation, Ye Shaohong left Xu Baichuan's office and headed straight to the washroom in the early spring weather.

He came out clean and tidy, but the cold made Ye Shaohong shiver a few times.

I secretly wondered if I was going to catch a cold.

He wanted to find some medicine, but there wasn't enough time. After leaving the bathroom, he put on his new military uniform and went to the entrance of the office building. Xu Baichuan, Zheng Yaoxian, Song Xiaoan, and the others had already arrived.

Besides the three of them, Ye Shaohong also saw several other officers from the Action Section.

When these people saw Ye Shaohong, they all nodded and smiled.

Not intimate, but not distant either.

This is quite normal. Although they all work in the same department, they belong to different teams and are in competition with each other. Even if Ye Shaohong's appearances don't directly affect them, they will still feel embarrassed if he shows his face too often.

This lukewarm attitude is the most authentic reflection of reality.

About four or five minutes later, a few cars finally drove into the alleyway. As the vehicles approached, Xu Baichuan led his men to greet them.

Ye Shaohong, as the main character of the day, followed behind Xu Baichuan and Zheng Yaoxian.

The car stopped, and Mao Renfeng got out first, followed by Dai Yunong. Behind him was a middle-aged man who looked somewhat short but was very strong.

Ye Shaohong had never met this person, but he had heard of him.

Zheng Jiemin.

He was the deputy director of the Special Service Department and one of the ten members of the secret investigation team that Dai Yunong first formed.

Later, he was ostracized by Dai Yunong and went to work for the Military Commission. When Dai Yunong died in a plane crash, Zheng Jiemin had already become the director of the Second Department of the Military Commission.

He later briefly served as the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

He was now considered a high-ranking officer in the Special Service, and he never expected that such a small promotion ceremony for a lieutenant officer would cause such a stir.

Of course, given Ye Shaohong's current position and military rank, he has no way of contacting Zheng Jiemin.

Perhaps it was just an accident. Xu Baichuan stepped forward, gave Dai Yunong a brief report, and then the group walked directly towards the office building.

When passing by Ye Shaohong, Dai Yunong stopped and looked at Ye Shaohong carefully.

Then he smiled with satisfaction.

"Great, very energetic!"

"You truly deserve to be called a promising young talent of Zhejiang Province, and a rising star of our Special Service Department. You have really made me proud today."

"Come on, let's go up together!"