Chapter 263 - Chapter 263: Helping Out Is Wrong?
Chapter 263: Helping Out Is Wrong?
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Time flies. In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.
Tian Gang stood outside the military building. Today was the day Qi Lianjun had agreed to arrange for Tian Gang to meet his brother, Tian Qiang.
After two days of rest and calmness, he had basically returned to his usual appearance. However, there seemed to be something missing from his eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses.
“Teacher Tian, what are you waiting for?”
Wang Xiao approached him and tried his best to speak in a relaxed tone. “Don’t tell me you’re waiting for Adjutant Qi to send him out?”
Tian Gang shook his head and did not speak, but there was a faint hesitation on his face.
When he contacted Qi Lianjun this morning, he learned that his brother’s treatment was very smooth. Although he had not completely recovered, he had basically recovered his consciousness and there was no problem with daily communication.
This meant that Tian Gang could recall know the truth of the matter, and this was what he was exactly what he wanted to find out.
However, for some reason, Tian Gang had a faint feeling that the truth might be even more cruel and unbearable than he had imagined…
Therefore, looking at the military building in front of him, Tian Gang suddenly began to hesitate.
Seeing Tian Gang like this, Wang Xiao and Zhou Xiruo looked at each other and understood what was going on. However, as outsiders, they could not say anything at this moment.
After a while, Zhou Xiruo probed hesitantly, “Teacher Tian, why don’t we go back?”
“You don’t have to.”
Tian Gang shook his head and gently adjusted the gold -rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. “If there’s a problem, we have to face it eventually.”
With that said, Tian Gang took a deep breath as if he had made up his mind. Then, he walked towards the military building without hesitation.
Seeing this, Zhou Xiruo was about to follow when she was stopped by Wang Xiao.
“Let him go.”
Wang Xiao sighed and said softly, “He probably doesn’t want others, especially his students, to see his reaction after finding out the truth.”
At this point, Wang Xiao calmly checked his surroundings. After confirming that no one was monitoring him, he whispered, “Moreover, we’re still on bad terms with Commander Chen now. If we interact too often with the military, it’s easy for us to expose ourselves.”
When he said the words “bad terms”, Wang Xiao deliberately emphasized them.
Zhou Xiruo instantly reacted and nodded in understanding. Just as she was about to speak, the communicator in Wang Xiao’s pocket suddenly rang.
Wang Xiao took it out and realized that it was Qi Lianjun. He subconsciously looked at Zhou Xiruo and asked, “It’s Adjutant Qi. Do you want to answer it?”
Zhou Xiruo thought for a moment and nodded. “He should have seen us here. Perhaps something happened.”
“Good point.”
As Wang Xiao spoke, he pressed the answer button. Just as he placed it to his ear and was about to speak, he heard a low voice say coldly, “Get up here! ” Before he could finish speaking, the other party had already hung up.
Wang Xiao held the communicator in confusion. Zhou Xiruo frowned slightly and probed, “Just now… I think it was Commander Chen’s voice?”
“Look like it!”
Wang Xiao nodded, but the confusion on his face became even stronger. “But why is he looking for me at this time?”
Zhou Xiruo shook her head to indicate that she didn’t know. “Then should we go up?”
… Yes!”
After hesitating, Wang Xiao still decided to attend the appointment. After all, Chen Jinrong was not someone who could not tell the severity of a matter. Since he wanted to meet him now, there must be a reason.
However, to be safe, Wang Xiao still found an empty alley and used the [Nirvana Mask] to transform into a middle-aged man.
As for Zhou Xiruo, she could not change her appearance, so Wang Xiao left her outside. After all, Zhou Xiruo was almost linked to him now. If the two of them continued to walk together, his disguise would be meaningless.
After making the necessary preparations, Wang Xiao directly entered the military building and arrived at the commander-in-chief’s office.
Knock knock knock!
“Come in!”
Chen Jinrong’s voice sounded. He did not sound very happy.
Although Wang Xiao did not know what he had done wrong, he still silently reassured himself. He pushed open the door and was about to greet him when he realized that other than Chen Jinrong, there was actually another familiar person in the office!
“Uncle Tang?” Wang Xiao looked at Tang Longji in surprise. “Why are you here?”
“Who are you?”
Tang Longji frowned and looked at Wang Xiao. “Look at the wrinkles on your face! You’re already so old, yet you still call me uncle?”
Only then did Wang Xiao remember that he was wearing the [Nirvana Mask]. He hurriedly removed his disguise with a thought. “Uncle Tang! It’s me!”
“Wang Xiao?”
Tang Longji saw with his own eyes that a living person had transformed. His face immediately revealed dense interest. “What happened to you just now? Is it a prop? Hurry up and show me!”
“It’s just a small trick.”
Wang Xiao chuckled and took off the [Nirvana Mask] before passing it to Tang Longji.
BANG!
Suddenly, there was a loud bang. Chen Jinrong slapped the table with a gloomy expression. “Did I ask you to come here to reminisce? What do you take me for?!”
Even Tang Longji could not withstand the anger of the commander-in-chief of the Kaiyang Military District.
The two of them, who had been chatting happily just now, immediately froze. They lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
Seeing the two of them like this, Chen Jinrong took a deep breath and retracted his anger slightly. Then, he opened the drawer and took out an envelope. “What is this?”
Wang Xiao looked up. “This envelope…”
“Nonsense! Don’t I know that this is an envelope?”
Chen Jinrong shouted angrily and threw the envelope in front of Wang Xiao. “Speak properly! What does this envelope mean?!”
Wang Xiao was stunned. He picked up the envelope and wanted to take a closer look, but he realized that other than “To Commander Chen” on the front, there was no other information.
After looking at it a few more times, he still did not figure out anything. Wang Xiao was about to say that he did not know what it meant when he accidentally discovered that Tang Longji’s expression was a little unnatural.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind. Wang Xiao raised the envelope and looked at Tang Longji. “Uncle Tang, could this be the ‘anonymous method’ you mentioned last time?”
Tang Longji’s expression was stiff as he let out an “Ah”. Wang Xiao immediately did not know whether to laugh or cry. Last time, the other party said that he would use an “anonymous method” to inform the military. He thought that the other party would think of some brilliant method, but in the end, it was just an anonymous letter?
After smiling bitterly for a while, Wang Xiao looked at Chen Jinrong and said, “Commander Chen, this is indeed my idea. Inside contains some of our investigations into Wu Yan. I was worried that the enemy would discover that we were related, so… that’s why I used this method.”
“Oh? Then should I praise you for being meticulous?”
Chen Jinrong smiled, but anyone could tell that he was being sarcastic.
Wang Xiao could not help but feel suspicious when he heard this. Although this anonymous letter was a little crude, it was meant to help the military.
Even if Chen Jinrong did not thank them for their efforts, he should not be so angry, right?