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Two military uniformed Annan officers rode bicycles down in front of the Ministry of National Defense office building in Hanoi, and one of them was still talking his thoughts to the people next to him.

"It stands to reason that even if the bottom line of the negotiations between the two sides is quite different, at least the talks should continue. If we want to develop the economy in Annan and China in the north want to reform and open up, shouldn't it be so difficult that both sides should have a reason for a ceasefire?"

"At this point, what is the significance of the Chinese side's tough attitude in negotiations? Is it so difficult that they can have another war? The defensive pressure in our northern defense zone is high, and they don't need to spend money to deploy troops in the two mountains? I don't understand what the Chinese's attitude really means. ”

Wu Zexi frowned, as if he was asking the people around him, and as if he was talking to himself. However, the leader's questions always want to get some feedback.

Ruan Shihui thought about it and couldn't help but say, "Director, China is a big country. We are under a lot of pressure in the north for defense, but that doesn't mean they will be tight on their combat budget. The Chinese side calls the border conflict a 'two-mountain round battle', and this is to use our lives to train their troops!"

As he spoke, he and Wu Zexi locked their bicycles together, and the two walked side by side towards the office building of the Ministry of National Defense.

Hanoi, like the country of Annam, was really exhausted by the war. The Ministry of Defense is already a very important part of the government because of the war. Yet even so, the office building of the Ministry of Defense is still unspeakably shabby.

The narrow windows and the unadorned hall and the concrete floor are already quite well decorated, and many of the walls are made of wood, but many of the wood seems to be lacking even in antiseptic varnish.

There were no cars, no air conditioning, and the fruits and melons at the reception were quite shabby. Most people arrive at the building on a pair of feet, and there are very few people who can ride bicycles.

Of course, the country's most scarce resource is quite obvious - men.

In the military, a field that belongs to men, there are a large number of women in the office buildings of the Ministry of Defense.

With a military cap between his arms, Director Wu walked all the way to the top floor of the office building of the Ministry of National Defense. The situation he saw along the way made him even more worried.

"The time has come for our country to end the war. ”

He stopped at the entrance of the corridor on the third floor and carefully sorted out his military appearance. At this interval, he hesitated to say this to his companion.

Ruan Shihui nodded, but shook his head again: "But we can't accept the withdrawal of troops in Cambodia, we still have hope." Even if you can't win, you should at least have a decent chance to end the war. ”

Director Wu shook his head and sighed: "Soviets...... Cam Ranh Bay was too far from the north, and if it had been on the opposite side of Hainan Island, the war would not be what it is now. ”

"Alright, I'm going to see the minister. As if to clear the distractions in his mind, Director Wu forcefully buttoned the general's hat to his head, and walked towards the minister's office without looking back.

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"Ruan Shihui, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

After sending Director Wu to the minister's office, Nguyen Shihui walked down from the third floor and prepared to return to his office.

But as soon as he reached the second floor, a voice with a hint of joy stopped him.

"Chen Wenxiong? It's been a long time. ”

Ruan Shihui gave Chen Wenxiong a big hug with some surprise, and the two had a lifelong friendship during the Vietnam War. Although they later went their separate ways, the friendship between comrades-in-arms was always not so easy to erode.

Chen Wenxiong patted Ruan Shihui on the back, and the two regained their distance, and said with a smile: "Come to the Ministry of Defense to do something, how about getting together?"

"Let's go, get together!" Ruan Shihui nodded vigorously.

Chen Wenxiong pushed out his bicycle, and Nguyen Shihui took the lead, and the two headed towards Ruan Shihui's home.

Speaking of which, apart from the home of Nguyen Shihui, who works in Hanoi, there is really no other place for the two to get together. Nowadays, leisure consumption in Hanoi is almost equal to nothing, and even restaurants are similar to canteens, which is by no means a good place to talk.

Halfway through, Ruan Shihui bought some non-staple food at the supply and marketing cooperative, and beat half a catty of liquor ruthlessly. It was packed in a paper bag, then tied with a straw rope and hung on his handlebars.

It's just such a thing, looking at Ruan Shihui's distressed appearance, I'm afraid it took a lot of time to accumulate.

It didn't take long for Nguyen Thi Huy's home on the outskirts of Hanoi to arrive. A brick house with vegetables and grain growing in front of and behind the house, and a small stream not far away. If any Chinese petty bourgeoisie sees it 20 years later, eighty percent will sigh and groan about the quiet years and the spring flowers.

But when you really live in it, you know the hard work here.

As a cadre of the Ministry of National Defense, Nguyen Shihui can at least use electric lights at home and provide electricity for two hours after dark every day. Drinking water is plucked from a creek, served in a clay jar, and precipitated for a period of time before drinking.

Fortunately, the human body has a strong ability to adapt, and after a long time, even if the raw water adapts to the flora of the stream, it will rarely cause stomach trouble.

"Hey, you sit first. Ruan Shihui arranged for Chen Wenxiong to sit down in the room, and then he was busy. Picking vegetables in the front yard and backyard, and then turning out an oil pot that had fallen a lot of dust, skillfully lit the stove, and neatly fried a handful of green vegetables green and crispy.

It didn't take long for a few plates of vegetables and a plate of sausages and pork water to be put on the table. The two porcelain bowls that were knocked on the edge were filled with liquor.

"Brother Ruan......" Chen Wenxiong sighed and said with some surprise: "After so many years, you haven't married a sister-in-law again?"

Ruan Shihui smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "I can't support myself with this salary, is it difficult to let women work to support men like those men in society now?"

"I said Brother Ruan, don't you want to be a sister-in-law after so many years?" Chen Wenxiong picked up the vegetables and ate a few bites, picked up the bowl and took a sip of wine slowly, and sighed: "If you want me to see, it is false to say that you can't afford to raise women." You just can't forget your sister-in-law. But you also think about it, my sister-in-law is now enjoying happiness in the United States, don't we still have to live our own lives? What do you think about the organization because she hasn't married all these years? With your credit, if it weren't for that, at least you were a division chief, why would you still be a follower to others. ”

"Don't say it!" Ruan Shihui raised the bowl, his face was already a little wine red: "It's all in the past, now, I only hope that peace can come soon." If I can live the rest of my life peacefully, I will earn it!"

A glimmer of shrewdness flashed in Chen Wenxiong's eyes, but then he changed to a look of empathy, and made an expression of being drunk today: "Brother Ruan, you are right, there is wine to drink, this day is not the same!"

"Drink!"

"Drink!"

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Wu Zexi walked out of the minister's office, his face was not very good-looking.

As Nguyen Sai Huy said, although the minister was puzzled by China's attitude, he still strongly expressed the impossibility of withdrawing troops from Cambodia.

Wu had to remind the defense minister that the attitude of the Chinese was very much like emboldenedness. Although it seems unlikely in common sense, we should still be prepared for possible military action by the Chinese.

The Minister of National Defense was also somewhat unimpressed by this, saying that from the international situation to China's domestic situation, the northern defense line of Annam has been continuously built and strengthened over the years. As long as the Chinese have a shred of sanity, they should not resume the war against Annan. Even if they were really dizzy, the strong defensive line in the northern mountains would break the Chinese's heads.

Wu Zexi's reminder was considered by the defense minister to fall into the trap of Chinese bluffing, so he severely criticized him.

This is not the first time that he has had private contacts with the Chinese side, and Comrade Minister believes that it will not be the last, and Wu Zexi was transferred out of the negotiating team.

But that's fine, he has a hunch that the negotiations may not go too well.

Coming out of the minister's office, Wu Zexi inquired about Nguyen Shihui's whereabouts. When he learned that he had taken a half-day off, it seemed that there was a reunion of his comrades in the army, so he nodded and did not say anything about it.

As a division chief, Wu Zexi has a separate office. Back in his office on the second floor, he soon heard a knock on the door.

The knock on the door was brief, the first two in succession, and the last one paused slightly. After these three doordoor rings, no more sound was heard.

Normally, if someone below wants to do something with him, he should continue to knock on the door after a while.

No, no, Wu Zedong even suspected that he was having auditory hallucinations.

When he tentatively walked over and opened the door. The strange thing was that there was no one outside the door, except for an envelope on the ground, he looked left and right in the corridor and made sure that there was really no one in sight.

An unmanned envelope appeared in the Ministry of National Defense? It stands to reason that Wu Zexi should call the guards as soon as possible, and then he should be accompanied by someone from the internal security before he can open it.

However, after reconfirming that there was no one in the corridor, Wu Zedong actually picked up the letter from the ground, and then quietly returned to his office.

In the office, Wu Zexi was a little nervous. He rummaged through it and used a dagger to cut the seal on the envelope. The next moment, a piece of stationery full of numbers fell out of the envelope.

Along with the envelope, there was also an HSBC cashier's check. On the face of the ticket, a $ followed by a 5 followed by four 0s seemed like a scorching flame, making Wu Zexi almost throw out the cashier's check worth 50,000 US dollars.

But in the next moment, Wu Zexi folded the bank cashier's check, and then groped all over his body, and finally hid it in his underwear.

Nervous and excited, he began to decipher the code on the letter paper, as if he couldn't even tell.

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