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

Chapter 307 An Unpleasant Guest Arrives

The chief of staff of the newly formed 7th Army gave Ye Shaohong a lot of face.

He not only led the team to personally greet them, but also walked towards the direction the convoy was from.

In the rule-abiding officialdom of China, this would definitely be considered a subservient act.

Upon seeing this scene, Ye Shaohong could no longer remain seated. He opened the car door, steadied himself, and immediately raised his hand in salute.

"Ye Shaohong, deputy station chief of the Jiangcheng station of the Special Service Department, is here to see Chief of Staff Cheng!"

"what?"

"Station Chief Ye is actually so young?"

"It's truly enviable." Upon seeing Ye Shaohong's military uniform, Cheng Min, the chief of staff of the newly formed 7th Army, suddenly brightened up. He quickened his pace, walked up to Ye Shaohong, and carefully examined him once again.

The admiration in his eyes grew stronger and more obvious.

"Don't dare, don't dare."

"As far as I know, Chief of Staff Cheng was already a battalion commander under Marshal Wu when he was twenty-three years old."

"In terms of military rank and position, Chief of Staff Cheng is far superior to me."

Ye Shaohong's friendly demeanor pleased Cheng Min, the chief of staff of the newly formed 7th Army. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Chief of Staff Cheng introduced the identity of the person behind him to Ye Shaohong.

Liu Rui, commander of the 236th Division; Liu Xinghui, commander of the 329th Division; Murong Yan, director of the logistics department of the newly formed 7th Army; Cheng Ling, commander of the military dependents' garrison regiment of the newly formed 7th Army...

These people were all officers and key personnel of the newly formed 7th Army.

It was not surprising that they were at the military command post. What puzzled Ye Shaohong was why they were also coming out to greet him, just like Chief of Staff Cheng.

Such a high-level reception was a bit overwhelming for Ye Shaohong.

"this……."

"Chief of Staff, this is far too high a level of hospitality. I am unworthy of such honor and ability. How could I possibly trouble you officers to welcome me?"

Ye Shaohong was genuinely confused.

He couldn't understand how such a thing could have happened.

Chief of Staff Cheng did not hide anything from him; with just a few simple words, he dispelled Ye Shaohong's doubts.

"Don't misunderstand, brother."

"We are gathered here today not because we received advance notice and came to welcome you."

"Instead, we just received a telegram from Nanjing, asking us to cooperate with your reorganization operation. This matter concerns the future of tens of thousands of brothers in my newly formed Seventh Army, so we dare not be negligent or slack off." Ye Shaohong raised an eyebrow, instantly understanding everything.

If his calculations are correct, this should also be part of Dai Yunong's plan.

His cunning and ruthlessness had unknowingly created a huge pitfall for the newly formed Seventh Army, while also providing Ye Shaohong with a suitable excuse for his subsequent actions.

It's just unclear whether the Chairman was aware of this matter.

You should know.

Perhaps it was personally ordered by the Chairman; otherwise, given Dai Yunong's cunning nature, he certainly wouldn't have sent such a telegram so easily.

"I see."

"I have just taken office and there are still many things to hand over. Now I am also burdened with heavy responsibilities. I should feel apprehensive and helpless."

"I am deeply grateful for Chief of Staff Cheng's help." These official words were quite difficult for Ye Shaohong to consider. After all, in both his previous and present lives, he had never done anything like this.

Many things require time to accept and time to figure out.

"It should."

"Let's go inside first. Before we left, I instructed the military kitchen to prepare a simple welcome feast."

"Brother, you mustn't refuse."

Chief of Staff Cheng laughed loudly, grabbed Ye Shaohong's arm with one hand, and pulled him into the headquarters of the newly formed 7th Army.

During the journey, Ye Shaohong also secretly observed Liu Rui, Liu Xinghui, Murong Yan, Cheng Ling and the others.

Based on the information he had seen over the past two days, he had gained a deeper understanding of these people.

Ye Shaohong glanced at Liu Rui, whom he was paying special attention to, even more. Then his brows furrowed slightly.

No other reason.

It's simply because Liu Rui is too short.

At most, he's just over 1.6 meters tall.

His height is certainly not uncommon in the northern provinces of China, but it is extremely rare.

However, if you put him in an island nation in Japan, his height of just over 1.6 meters would be different during the Republic of China era.

It is an extremely rare giant.

Judging Liu Rui as a potential Japanese spy solely based on his height is obviously imprudent, but it does add to his suspicions.

However, Ye Shaohong is very clever.

He didn't delve too deeply into the matter at this point. He talked with Staff Officer Cheng all the way, and the group entered the military command post.

They arrived at the reception room. After handing over the procedural documents personally signed by He Mingxuan, the two parties began to discuss the matter in detail.

of course.

This detailed discussion was not official business.

Instead, they praise each other and test each other; this has always been the case in Chinese officialdom, from ancient times to the present.

During their conversation, they inevitably mentioned the recently deceased Commander Sun Yihui. Everyone, including Chief of Staff Cheng, expressed their regret and sorrow over Sun Yihui's mysterious death.

Clearly, they were unaware that Sun Yihui had betrayed the country and defected to the enemy.

It is even more unclear whether Ye Shaohong personally presided over the review of Sun Yihui's mysterious death case.

Similarly, Ye Shaohong also confirmed one thing.

Those were Sun Yihui's missing family members; at this moment, they had not yet arrived in Jiangcheng, nor had they been seen. Ye Shaohong thought for a moment, but ultimately decided not to publicly recount Sun Yihui's crimes.

It's not that he's afraid.

Rather, they felt the timing was wrong.

Only when everyone is completely unaware can Ye Shaohong better observe their behavior and words, providing him with some basis for judging the situation of the people.

This conversation lasted for more than half an hour.

As noon approached, there was a knock on the door of the reception room.

Then a short, stocky middle-aged man walked in.

Upon seeing this person, Ye Shaohong's eyes narrowed, and he looked at Chief of Staff Cheng with a hint of doubt.

Chief of Staff Cheng felt Ye Shaohong's probing gaze, smiled, and stood up.

"Brother, let me introduce you." "This is Zheng Tianhua, the deputy director of the logistics department of my newly formed 7th Army."

After briefly introducing the visitor's identity, Chief of Staff Cheng pointed to Ye Shaohong, preparing to introduce Ye Shaohong to Zheng Tianhua.

But as he turned around, he suddenly noticed that Ye Shaohong's face had instantly darkened.

"Brother, what's going on?"

Ye Shaohong ignored Chief of Staff Cheng's doubts. He simply stood up and looked intently at Zheng Tianhua.

"So you're Zheng Tianhua."

"very good."

"It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to you effortlessly! Guards, seize him!"