Chapter 135: Retired General
The white-haired old man moves very quickly, steaming steamed buns on the stove on the left, and stir-frying vegetables on the right.
In comparison, Cheng Suhao and Wei Chaolong are much more clumsy, mostly doing manual work, serving bowls and pots, and their clumsy figures in the small kitchen seem a little redundant, but even so, they still work hard and dare not have any dissatisfaction.
The old man was facing back, and the room was full of smoke, so Lu Han couldn't see his appearance clearly, at this time, Cheng Ying quickly entered the kitchen and said tiredly: "Grandpa, I'll help you." ”
Grandpa? Lu Han couldn't help but be even more curious, this old man was actually Cheng Ying's grandfather, that is, Cheng Suhao's father, which made him full of doubts about this person's identity.
When the old man heard that Cheng Ying was coming, he immediately turned around with a smile: "Yingying, why did you come! Your father is too stupid, come and help me cook." At this time, Lu Han also followed Cheng Ying into the kitchen slowly, and when he saw the old man's face clearly, his body was shocked, and he couldn't speak in shock.
The old man also saw Lu Han, although he was old, his eyes were as sharp as a nighthawk, and he scanned Lu Han's whole body, like an overcurrent.
As if it was very familiar, the old man beckoned to Lu Han: "What are you still doing, come and help." As he spoke, he immediately stepped aside and lifted the lid.
Lu Han glanced at Cheng Suhao and Wei Chaolong, both of them stood in place in embarrassment, Cheng Suhao yelled at Lu Hannunu, signaling him to go quickly, Lu Han understood and hurriedly walked to the old man to help him lift the lid of the pot.
"Go wash the vegetables, the rice is gone. The old man seemed to be instructing his grandson, and he didn't see anything outside, but Lu Han, on the other hand, was even more diligent, and squatted down and began to wash the vegetables without saying a word.
Cheng Ying, who was stir-frying on the side, also felt that something was wrong, and wondered how his grandfather seemed to know this stinky rascal? Could it be that he had dealt with him before? Impossible, his grandfather's military rank was so big, how could he have any intersection with a small soldier.
Lu Han is very obedient, washing vegetables, washing rice, stir-frying, and serving rice, completely like a new soldier in the cooking class, what work is heavy, what work is tired, what work is rushed, a meal is made, basically all of them are covered by him, even Cheng Ying only fried two side dishes, Lu Han worked so hard, made her even more curious, how did this stinky hooligan change his sex today?
Lu Han naturally couldn't say what he was suffering, because this old man was none other than General Cheng Geng, director of the General Information Department of the Ministry of National Defense, and the General Information Department he was in charge of had all the information of the Chinese military department, and any level of information and intelligence had to pass through his hands.
Just imagine, a person in charge of the most confidential information in the country suddenly appears, then all his information is naturally no longer a secret, unless he doesn't want to say, otherwise, the whole world will know that he is a "dragon" special forces.
And the reason why Lu Han is so honest is that this Cheng Geng's rank is too big, and the general is almost like a mountain that overwhelms him.
Second, Lu Han knew that this old man was an iron-faced and selfless old stubborn, he remembered that Cheng Geng was born as the commander of the South China Sea Navy, very popular and law-abiding, and he was "the leader" before Sent to the South China Sea to do special forces guidance work for half a year, to say that the popular point is to help Cheng Geng train recruits, but in the end, because the means were too bloody and too ruthless, Cheng Geng was eager to protect the calves, so he didn't follow, and the two argued, but in the end, no one got a bargain, Lu Han should train how to train, half a year passed, each went his own way, and since then, neither of them has seen anyone.
If you can meet here, you won't think of killing Lu Han, and seeing him like this now, it seems that he is living a quiet retirement life, is it because he has retired? Although he is curious, he will not ask what, these things are better in his stomach.
The meal lasted for two hours, and at twelve o'clock at noon, five people sat around the dining table, like a family gathering, and began to eat with laughter and laughter.
Cheng Ying is the closest to Cheng Geng, it seems that the relationship between the grandfather and grandson is very good, Cheng Geng praised Cheng Ying for being sensible and the food is delicious, and Cheng Suhao and Wei Chaolong are also smiling and toasting each other, the four of them are talking and laughing, and they are happy.
This is bitter Lu Han, holding chopsticks and not daring to pick up vegetables, sitting alone opposite, very depressed, Ya herself worked hard to make a table of dishes, can only look at but not eat, all kinds of sadness.
Cheng Ying symbolically ate a bite of the lotus root meat made by Lu Han, the lotus root slices were sweet and crispy, the meat filling was strong, sweet and fragrant, very delicious, and she couldn't help but glance at Lu Han opposite, and said in her heart that this stinky rascal can actually cook, it seems that it is not useless.
The old man was on a whim at this time, and suddenly opened a bottle of Moutai placed beside him, and suddenly the mellow aroma of the national brew filled the room, and after he filled himself with a glass, he suddenly handed the bottle to Lu Han: "Did you drive?"
"I didn't ...... No. Lu Han hurriedly took it and filled himself with a cup, and saw Cheng Geng raise the cup and drink it all.
What can Lu Han say, he did it directly, to say that this Moutai is really a good wine, the taste is elegant and delicate, the body is plump and mellow, the aftertaste is long, and the lips and teeth are fragrant.
"Lu Han, calculate the time, how long have we not seen each other?" As soon as these words came out, the others immediately stopped the dishes and chopsticks and looked at Lu Han curiously. The latter smiled bitterly: "Almost...... Six...... Six years. ”
Cheng Geng nodded, playing with the cup in his hand, Lu Han understood, and immediately held the wine bottle and poured it full, during which Cheng Ying kept stopping it with his eyes, but Lu Han didn't pay attention to it at all, joking, now is the opportunity to please the knot, how can you not drink.
As the saying goes, if a man doesn't drink, he doesn't talk about anything.
Cheng Geng took a sip, savoring the mellow liquid, and after drinking it with a grunt, he smacked his lips: "Lu Han, I heard that you were expelled from the military, is there such a thing?"
“…… Be. Lu Han sat down slowly, his expression was very embarrassed, and being asked by the admiral made him feel dull on his face.
Cheng Geng didn't have anything, and continued: "I remember that you were the leader of the squad at the top of the group, how could you be fired for no reason? What happened?"
Lu Han was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked, "You...... You don't know?"
"Should I know?" Cheng Geng spread his hands, his expression was very innocent, and he looked harmless to humans and animals.
This made Lu Han very surprised, the news of his expulsion from the military was not even known to the minister of the General Information Department of the Ministry of National Defense, how could this be? Who was the one who suppressed the news? Is there anything else he doesn't know?
Cheng Geng suddenly leaned closer: "Lu Han, can you talk about it?"
Lu Han raised his head slowly, and the four of them all looked at him curiously, their eyes full of doubts, especially Cheng Ying and Cheng Geng, the fleeting gaze of the grandfather and grandson made it almost difficult for him to look directly.
After Lu Han struggled repeatedly in his heart, he muttered, "I...... I healed the dead. ”
"Heal the dead??" Cheng Geng took a breath, and his tone was quite uncalm: "Who is that person?"
Lu Han was very entangled in whether to say it or not, and raised his head, Wei Chaolong and Cheng Suhao flashed their eyes in anticipation, waiting for their mouth, and Cheng Ying was even more curious and expectant, not to mention Cheng Geng, the eagle eyes shot out a gaze like substance, staring at Lu Han extremely empty.
He hesitated for a moment and said slowly, "General Cheng, this is ...... I don't want others to know. ”
Lu Han's meaning is very clear, that is, I can tell you one person about this matter, and the others will forget it, Cheng Geng understood in his heart, and glanced at Cheng Suhao and Wei Chaolong, and the two of them hurriedly got up and walked out.
Cheng Geng said to Cheng Ying again: "Yingying, you go to the kitchen to see if the soup is ready." ”
How could Cheng Ying not know what her grandfather meant, nodded obediently, and got up slowly, she kept staring at Lu Han, she was very dissatisfied, hum, what is there to hide, Miss Ben is not uncommon to know.
After a while, only Cheng Geng and Lu Han were left in the room, Cheng Geng's eyes flashed brightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Can you talk about it now?"
Lu Han tightened his mouth, his brows tightened deeply, and the words slowly popped out from between his teeth: "Yes...... It's my old chief. ”
"Old chief?" Cheng Geng immediately searched for this person's information in his mind.
"That day, the old chief said that his back hurt, and asked me to use acupuncture to help him warm up and clear the acupoints, I did so, there was nothing abnormal at first, he only said that it was a little painful, I thought it was a little heavier, but it didn't take long for the old chief's body to hold on...... Woo ......" When he said this, his whole body trembled uncontrollably, and he fell into great grief.
A big man couldn't cry, hiding his face and crying, although Lu Han tried his best to restrain his tears, his whole body trembled unusually much, and his voice whimpered: "I...... I really don't ...... Know...... Whining...... Old chief, I, I'm sorry......" Lu Han's tears finally rolled down the corners of his eyes, this matter, he hid it for too long, too long, so that now that when he thinks about it, that past is still piercing.
Cheng Geng kept looking at Lu Han and didn't make a sound to disturb, letting him cry out all the hurts in his heart, he knew that a soldier, a man who stood up to the sky, could cry loudly in front of people, how much courage it would take, and the pain suppressed in his heart was much more than ordinary people.
After a minute, Lu Han gradually stopped crying, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and slowly returned to normal, his mouth tightened, he didn't speak, his eyes were a little dazed, and he was blank.
"What did you do after that? Directly expelled from the military?"
"It's not. Lu Han's head kept low, and his voice was very light: "At first, they said that I was a murder officer and was going to court martial, but in the end, I left the relationship and dredged up my connections, and this case was suppressed, and I also ended up with a light sentence, but I was expelled from the army, the party, and erased the files of the army for ten years." ”
"Oh......" Cheng Geng knew what this punishment meant, the army doesn't want you anymore, you are a stain on the army, expelled from the party, military membership, plus erasure of army files, this is undoubtedly the heaviest and most ruthless punishment for a soldier.
Cheng Geng suddenly took the wine bottle, stood up and poured a glass of wine for Lu Han, then filled it for himself, and took the lead in drinking it all.
Smacking his lips, Cheng Geng said slowly: "Lu Han, in the past ten years in the army, you have made outstanding contributions, performed outstandingly, and dedicated almost everything to the country, but in the end, the country abandoned you like this, I want to know, do you hate?"
"Hate?" Lu Han never thought about this question, slowly lowered his eyebrows, and his eyes flickered twice: "I don't think I should hate, I thank the army for letting me grow up, let me know my comrades-in-arms, I have learned a lot, although I am now expelled from the army, but I feel that I made my own mistakes and has nothing to do with the army." ”
Cheng Geng has been staring at Lu Han's eyes, very clear, although he was a little sloppy just now, but at this moment, his eyes became extremely firm, and he was the courage and tenacity that a soldier should have.
"Okay! Sure enough, he is worthy of being the leader of the dragon!" Cheng Geng suddenly praised, which frightened Lu Han a lot, and said in his heart What is wrong with this old general today, he still remembers that when he was on a mission in the South China Sea before, because he was unruly, Cheng Geng did not squeeze himself, and now he is still a little unaccustomed to it.
"General Cheng, my business...... Don't you know?"
Unexpectedly, Cheng Geng immediately waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't call me General Cheng, call me Cheng Lao, I retired three years ago, and now I am the director of this agricultural museum, planting trees and raising flowers in this area, those national affairs have long been out of my hands, haha......"
Lu Han suddenly realized that he had committed it a year ago, and it was normal for people to retire for three years and not know.
And the only thing that made him curious was, since he was already retired, how could he still turn over the files of the army? Could it be that he was only retiring in name, but in fact he still held military power, Lu Han couldn't help but be speechless, this matter in the army was really complicated enough.
At this time, Cheng Geng suddenly asked, "Lu Han, do you know why you came to help this time?"
Finally getting down to business, Lu Han sorted out the emotions he was churning just now, and said in a low voice: "Is it because of Tai'an Hall?"
"Not bad. Cheng Geng's tone was a little more worried, and he sighed: "According to Wei Chaolong's investigation, this group of terrorists has been scattered in all corners of the Eastern Capital, they have good anti-reconnaissance capabilities, their whereabouts are unpredictable, and they carry a lot of arms, which is very dangerous, and it is very likely that they will cause terrorist attacks when the prime minister visits." ”
Lu Han knew the seriousness of the matter, judging from his past experience of confronting those terrorists, he should be a mercenary, with good skills and ruthlessness, judging from two points alone, he must raise his guard and take precautions.
At this time, Lu Han suddenly found that Cheng Geng's eyebrows were a lot hazy, and he was stunned for a moment, and wondered: "Cheng Lao, what's wrong?"
"There's one more thing that gives me a headache. Cheng Geng squirmed his Adam's apple and said slowly: "Wei Chaolong, they also found many chemicals in Tai'an Hall, it is said that ...... It's meflodronic acid. ”
"What?!" Lu Han's pupils shrank suddenly, his whole body seemed to freeze, and his whole body exuded unspeakable consternation, he couldn't believe that those bastards could have such a thing.
Meflodronic acid, also known as sarin gas, is a deadly nerve gas developed by the German Nazis during World War II that can paralyze the central nervous system of a person. It can invade the human body through the respiratory tract or skin mucous membranes, and is extremely lethal, once it is emitted, it can kill and injure people within a radius of 1.2 kilometers, and it can be said to be one of the most terrifying killers in the world.