Sure enough, after a while, Xu Yan's mobile phone trembled slightly, and a text message had been sent: "Hello, Mr. Xu." My name is Huang Xi, I am your colleague in Beijing, and Manager Wen asked me to bring some of the company's specialties to you. I'd like to make an appointment with you, when do you think it's more appropriate?"

Xu Yan pondered for a moment and replied with a text message: "I'm still in class now." At twelve o'clock at noon today, the Shangdao Cafe opposite the west gate of Shudu University, is it convenient for you to come?"

The text message came again: "Okay, there it is." I was wearing a black coat and a white scarf. ”

"Okay, see you at noon. ”

After class at noon, Xu Yan walked along the school road to the west gate of the school, secretly wondering in his heart why Wen Xiuzhi sent someone from the Intelligence Department to contact him.

The west gate of Shudu University is a relatively remote school gate, and at lunch time, there are not many students who come and go here, and the people are relatively sparse. When you enter the lobby of Uejima Coffee, there are very few people inside. Xu Yan glanced at it, and the first thing he saw was a beautiful girl sitting against the wall - this girl had neat short hair, was wearing a black coat, and a white scarf around her neck, reading the fashion magazines provided by the café.

Xu Yan glanced again, and there was no second woman in the hall who had the same attire. He walked over quickly and asked softly, "Excuse me, is it Comrade Huang Xi?"

The girl raised her head, and for a moment, Xu Yan had a feeling of amazement

Some people say that whether a girl is beautiful or not is basically decided by looking at her eyes. This girl has a beautiful appearance, and her facial features are very exquisite, unlike Zhu Youxiang's flamboyant, almost flawless beauty. It's a kind of beauty that feels comfortable at first glance, and then looks better the more you look at it. The silhouette of this girl is very comfortable at first glance. But the more I look at it, the more I feel that I can't find fault with it, especially her eyes. As charming as autumn water, her whole face becomes vivid. She has a mature and touching femininity, at first glance, it seems that she is only seventeen or eighteen years old, but her charm and temperament make her seem much more mature.

The girl looked up at Xu Yan, and her eyes lit up: the one in front of her was a strange young man, tall and tall, with a straight waist and neck. Handsome - just because he is handsome, it just means that he has picked up a good set of skins in the right place, which is not a big deal. What's even more remarkable is his temperament, that refreshing and natural temperament, which makes people feel good at first sight. His eyes are very bright, and his gaze is very soft, but occasionally he also reveals a sharp edge, which reminds her of a poem: "Raise your eyebrows and sword out of the sword." ”

The girl smiled and stood up: "Major Xu Yan?"

"Ahh It's me, who are you?"

The girl took the initiative to reach out to Xu Yan and said with a smile, "Hello, get to know me." My name is Huang Xi, and I am a lieutenant of the Fourth Bureau of the Ministry of Intelligence, and I am a subordinate of Major Xu. "She speaks Mandarin very well. With an obvious Beijing accent, the words are clear and soft.

Xu Yan reached out and shook her shallowly. I feel that the other person's hand is soft, thin and slippery. His mind fluttered. But he reacted immediately. He pulled out a chair, sat down opposite Huang Xi, and asked, "Miss Huang Xi, hello when we meet for the first time! You just came to Jincheng from the capital, right?"

Huang Xi nodded very gently: "Well, I just arrived in Jincheng last night, and I immediately contacted Major Xu this morning." ”

"Hehe, it's really hard. But there's one thing -- you call me a major, is that a mistake? I remember that when Wen Xiuzhi recruited me, the Ministry of Intelligence gave me the rank of captain. You remember wrong. ”

Huang Xi smiled and shook her head, she was about to speak, but at this time, the waiter had already walked towards them from a distance, and both of them stopped talking tacitly and looked at the waiter who came over.

"Hello two, I don't know what you need?"

Xu Yan glanced at Huang Xi and asked with a smile: "Miss Huang, you haven't had lunch yet, right?" Why don't you solve it here, I've eaten here, and the steak and set meal of Shangdao Coffee are still okay." ”

Huang Xi nodded softly: "Okay, I'll listen to Mr. Xu's arrangement." ”

"That's good, I'll have a medium-rare black pepper steak and a sauce noodle - Miss Huang, what about you?"

Huang Xi thought about it sideways, her eyes were watery, giving people the feeling of being an innocent child, she took the menu book and flipped through a few pages, and said charmingly: "Bring me a steak too, it's good to be five ripe - in addition, give me another ice cream, strawberry flavored." That's all, thank you!"

"Okay, you two, please wait. The waiter bowed slightly, took the order book and left. Both of them watched her walk away before turning their gaze back to the other side.

"Major, I'm not mistaken!" Huang Xi said with a smile: "Because of your outstanding performance and contributions, the Fourth Bureau held a bureau meeting yesterday, and the director of the Bureau of Scripture mentioned that the decision to promote you to the rank and rank of the first level was already made at the meeting. Your original rank was a full company, but now you have a rank of deputy battalion, and your rank is promoted to major......"

Looking at Xu Yan's blank expression, knowing that he probably didn't understand these things, Huang Xi patiently explained to him: "The deputy battalion level, according to the standards of local civil servants, probably corresponds to the level of the deputy section chief, and this is how the troops are generally connected with the local authorities." ”

Xu Yan let out an "oh", still at a loss in his heart, and a little surprised: "Unconsciously, I have become a deputy section-level civil servant?"

At this time, Xu Yan probably also realized that this promotion should be a gesture of favor to Wen Xiuzhi, and the other party did not say it in advance, but deliberately surprised himself. Xu Yan is not a hypocritical person, since the other party has such good intentions, of course he will not pretend to be high and refuse, he smiled and said: "This news, I really heard it for the first time, thank you for bringing me this good news, Miss Huang." ”

"Where, Major Xu, you have said it," Huang Xi pursed her lips and smiled, her smile looked very charming: "This is the result of your personal strength and efforts, Major Xu, and it is also the care and cultivation of Director Wen for Major Xu." ”

"Director Wen, who is that?"

Huang Xi showed a crying and laughing expression - working in the Ministry of Intelligence, she has seen a lot of newcomers, but such a newcomer who is off the line. It's the first time she's seen her, and she's become a major officer. But he didn't even know the title and position of his immediate superior. She said gently: "Major Xu, Director Wen is Comrade Wen Xiuzhi. He is the head of the Fourth Bureau of our Ministry of Intelligence, and he is also our direct leader. ”

Xu Yan let out an "oh", but he didn't seem to be surprised - it turned out that the cunning guy Wen Xiuzhi who looked like a dog was actually still a bureau chief!

I don't know what's going on, maybe it's influenced by those negative news on the Internet and some film and television works, as soon as I heard the word "director", Xu Yan immediately remembered a lewd half-bald middle-aged image in an ill-fitting suit, with an oily face and a round belly, and this image is often associated with various negative news such as "molesting female students" and "accepting bribes of 2.8 million yuan by shuanggui".

Seeing Xu Yan in a daze, Huang Xiyan smiled. She took out a large handbag from under her seat and said with a smile, "Major Xu." This time, under the order of the bureau, I was ordered to come to Shudu and bring some of the equipment you are equipped with to you, these things are more important, please check them carefully, and then accept them. ”

She picked up a hand-held leather bag from the seat next to her, took out a notebook from it, opened it and whispered, "The first item." Major Xu, your military ID card and secret service ID, as well as your passport. As she spoke, she handed Xu Yan an envelope: "Except for the passport, it's all inside." Please check it out, Major. ”

Xu Yan opened it and saw that his military ID card was a booklet with a red cover, while the secret service ID of the Military Intelligence Bureau was a booklet with a blue cover. Xu Yan opened his military ID. Seeing the one-inch bareheaded photo of himself wearing a formal military uniform inside, he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Ah." Is this me? I've never worn a uniform, so where did I get this picture?"

Huang Xiyan smiled: "This is indeed Major Xu, yourself." It's a photo taken by Director Wen with his mobile phone, as for this military uniform...... Because you are in a hurry, Major Xu, you are not in the capital, so I can't help you take a military uniform photo, so I can only ask the technical department of the bureau to help process and modify it. Now it seems that the revision is not bad. ”

Xu Yan also thinks that the revision is good, to take a phrase often said on the forum, it is called "natural, there is no trace of PS", but he is still a little worried: "But these photos that have been photoshopped, if they are regarded as fake documents, what can I do?

Hearing Xu Yan ask such a naïve question, Huang Xi smiled: "Uh, Major Xu, you are too careful. This military ID card is real, the steel seal is real, you are a real major officer, there is a file and a record in the Ministry of Intelligence, and it is recognized by the state, then it will work. Even if there are a few minor flaws in the photo, who cares?"

Hearing Huang Xi say this, Xu Yan put his mind at ease: "That's right-oh, you said that you still have my passport? But I've heard that active soldiers can't go abroad casually, right, how can I get a passport?"

"Major Xu, you are right, without the consent of the superiors, active military personnel cannot apply for passports and go abroad casually. However, the situation of our intelligence department is different from that of ordinary troops, because of our special nature, because of the needs of our work, our personnel need to travel frequently, and some even have to go abroad to carry out missions. Sometimes the situation of the mission is more urgent, and it is too late to apply for additional passports temporarily, so our special service officers usually have private passports. However, according to the regulations of the ministry, our private passports cannot be kept by ourselves, and they are all handed over to the political office of the bureau for safekeeping, and we need to obtain them with the consent of the bureau leaders when we need to go out on a mission. ”

Hearing that this was the case, Xu Yan said "oh": "I understand, so now, all I can get is the military ID card and the special service card, right?"

Huang Xi nodded in affirmation: "That's true, Major Xu, please keep the documents, don't lose them, come, please sign here to prove that you have received these two documents." ”

Xu Yan signed his name and date on a form in Huang Xi's notebook, and Huang Xi nodded with satisfaction: "That's good, next is the second item." ”

At this time, she raised her head, looked around, and saw that there was no one around, so she lowered her voice: "A QSZ92 officer pistol, 5.8mm caliber, equipped with three magazines and 100 rounds of ammunition, the gun number is 293583610, and it is equipped with a red leather gun holding certificate." ”

As she spoke, she pulled out a small black box with a handle from her bag. handed it to Xu Yan, and Xu Yan suppressed his excitement. Stretched out his hand to take it, but Huang Xi didn't let go immediately. She looked at Xu Yan sternly and said very seriously: "Major Xu, you also know that guns are the most strictly controlled weapons in our country, and the issuance and management of guns are very strict, especially in the civilian sector, if guns are used improperly, it will cause losses to the lives and property of the people, and will also cause great damage to the image of our troops."

In fact. Major Xu, there has been a debate in the bureau about whether you should be given a gun. Some leaders believe that Major Xu, you have not received formal military training, have not received training in the use of firearms, and have not learned the laws and regulations on the management of firearms, and you have not even been a soldier for a day, so it is too dangerous to give you a gun. If you don't get it right, something will happen.

But in the end, it was the director of the Wen Bureau who overrode the public opinion, and finally made a decision to give Major Xu a gun. This is Director Wen's trust in you, Major Xu. We also hope that you will live up to this trust and use your firearms with the utmost care.

This, the specific rules and legal restrictions on the use of guns. There's a manual, I'll give it to you later. That's too cumbersome, Major, though. You just have to remember one thing: don't shoot unless you have to, don't shoot unless your life is in extreme danger, and you can't shoot at people unless your life is at extreme risk—that's it, can you promise?"

Seeing that the pistols were all in front of him, Xu Yan didn't care so much, even if the beautiful girl in front of him asked him to be a flyer and jump on the eighteenth floor, he would agree to come down; he nodded his head like a chicken holding rice, and nodded again and again: "No problem, no problem! This, I will definitely do it!"

Looking at the young man in front of him, looking at the small box, his eyes were about to stretch out a hand, Huang Xi sighed, let go of his hand, and handed over the box - according to her opinion, the young man in front of him has a good temperament, and he looks very mature and steady, but after all, he has not received formal military training, nor has he been restrained and nurtured by the discipline of the army; … She thought it was a big adventure.

But there is no way, since this is the decision of the superiors, then as a soldier, he can only obey the orders of his superiors.

Xu Yan took the black box, and felt heavy in his hand. According to Huang Xi's instructions, he opened the box and saw that it contained a pistol with the logo of a red star printed on the handle, two magazines and a box of bullets next to it, and a holster made of leather.

Because he was still in public, Xu Yan was embarrassed to take out the gun and play with it, so that if he was seen by others, it would cause panic and confusion. He reached into the box, felt the cold and textured handle of the pistol and played with it for a while, before reluctantly closing the case.

Huang Xi lowered his head slightly: "Major, the gun is not loaded." The bullets are all in the box, they haven't been opened yet, the total number of bullets is 100 rounds, do you need to open the package and count them?"

Xu Yan glanced at the bullet box, and indeed as Huang Xi said, the box had not been opened, he nodded and said, "Since the seal has not been opened, there is no need to count it." ”

"That's good, you have accepted the pistol and the bullet, please sign for it for me, here, here, here, here, here, please sign your name and date...... Well, there is also a letter of guarantee for the license to carry a gun, and I also ask you to sign it, Major, and copy this sentence: 'I promise to abide by the laws of the country, the discipline of the army, and the regulations of the public security department on the management of gun possession, and to use guns properly, and will never threaten the safety of society and others. If it is violated, it shall bear the corresponding criminal legal responsibility'.

Ordinary army officers, they don't need to carry a gun license. Because they all hand over their guns to the unit's firearms room for safekeeping, they are usually not equipped with guns, and they only receive guns temporarily when they are training or on missions, and they only open a temporary gun license when they need to go out on a long trip - for example, they need to be equipped with guns on planes and high-speed trains. But Major Xu, your situation is different, you are independent, and you are not usually in the unit, so for the sake of convenience, I will give you a separate license to carry a gun.

The issuing unit of this gun license is the Fourth Bureau of the Intelligence Department of the General Staff of the Imperial Capital, but in normal times, if you encounter other units to inspect - it is possible for the public security or the national security side, if the other party still does not believe you after showing the military officer certificate and the gun license, you ask them to contact the intelligence department of the Shudu Military Region directly, where you can verify the identity of the gun and your officer...... Oh. The emergency contact number of the Political Department of the Intelligence Department of the Shudu Military Region is here, and I have written you a small note. You memorize this number and save it in your phone. The number is ...... By the way, I remember Major Xu, you don't seem to know how to use a gun, right? You don't seem to have been exposed to the knowledge of gun use, loading, or maintenance, right?"

The other party said such a long call in one breath, Xu Yan was really a little dizzy, and he honestly admitted: "No, I've only seen guns on TV, and I really haven't touched them - I did shoot a few bullets when I was in military training when I entered college, but it was fired with an automatic rifle, that's all." ”

Huang Xi nodded. A "I guessed it was like this" expression. She said: "Major Xu, I shouldn't have told you these words, but there are no other suitable leaders here to talk to you, so if there is anything offended, please don't be surprised." ”

"It's okay, you say it~"

"Yes. Major Xu, you haven't learned how to keep a gun, and you don't know how to keep and use it, so if you go out with a gun. It's too dangerous. With all due respect, you would have accidentally hit someone else who had nothing to do with it. That's okay, let's figure it out. With a little more money, maybe it will settle things out, but ...... Forgive me the crow's mouth. Don't be surprised, if you're unlucky, if a shot misses and hurts your loved ones or friends, or even yourself, there's no way to remedy it.

I think it's best for you to take a few days out and practice at the shooting range if it's convenient for you. It doesn't take you to learn how to be proficient, but at least the basic knowledge of gun use, dismantling and maintenance, you had better have to have this. ”

Although this Miss Huang Xi said it very tactfully, Xu Yan knew that what she said was not her personal meaning, it should be the meaning of the Fourth Bureau of the Ministry of Intelligence behind her, and even Wen Xiuzhi himself asked her to say this. Xu Yan was not angry - what the other party said was indeed reasonable, he didn't know anything about firearms and was shaking around with a pistol, which was good for himself and his friends and classmates, which was very irresponsible and dangerous. Wen Xiuzhi dared to dispel public opinion and issue a gun to himself, he should have been under a lot of pressure, worried that he would have an accident, this young master was afraid that he wouldn't even be able to sleep well at night.

Xu Yan said solemnly: "Miss Huang, I understand what you mean. I'm going to try my best to learn how to shoot - uh, I just don't know where to find a shooting range where I can practice guns?"

Hearing that Xu Yan agreed to practice, Huang Xi also breathed a sigh of relief - she listened to her superiors, Xu Yan's temper was a little weird, although he had a high rank, he was not an ordinary soldier, so she asked her not to stimulate him. Therefore, she is really a little worried that this uncle's temperament will attack and he will mess around regardless of it. Hearing that Xu Yan agreed to practice the gun, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief: the top is inevitably too alarmist. Although this young man has a strange temper, he is not unreasonable, as long as he makes sense of the truth, he is still very cooperative.

She smiled and said, "Major Xu, as long as you confirm that you have time, that's fine." The shooting range for gun practice, this is not a problem, we can contact the garrison area in Jincheng and go to their shooting range to practice. ”

"Ah, is this okay?" Xu Yan blurted out.

"What's wrong with this?" Huang Xi asked in surprise, seeing Xu Yan's dazed appearance, she vaguely guessed that the other party should not have adapted to the change of her identity, and her thinking was still stuck in the thoughts of the local people.

She said earnestly: "Major Xu, you are already a major officer of the People's Liberation Army, and isn't it normal for you to go to the shooting range of the military region to practice guns? Actually, even if you don't need me to lead the way, as long as you show your identity and contact the security office or political office of the Jincheng Military Region to arrange for the shooting range to practice guns, they will help you make arrangements.

It is very normal for the personnel of our intelligence department to go to the localities and often need the assistance or cooperation of the local military districts, and according to discipline, they must also cooperate. I'll help you get in touch, but I'm a little familiar with this program, and I'll take you to familiarize yourself with this process for the first time, in fact, even if you don't need me to lead the way, you can contact them directly. (To be continued......) R1292