Chapter 62: An Unexpected Invitation
"What's the matter, he has it too?" Pang Wenlan said, snorting disdainfully.
Pang Jindong could see that the fourth uncle still had something to say, but he didn't want to expose his family affairs in front of outsiders, so he swallowed the words back.
"Of course, General Pang Wentao also made indelible contributions to the War of Resistance Against Japan, so he deserves this honor!" Shi Chen nodded, and said with a little regret: "It's a pity that he is in TW, due to various reasons, we can't hand over the medal to him, so we can only trouble General Pang to hand it over on his behalf." ”
Pang Wenlan thought for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, stay!"
Pang Wenlan put away two medals and two certificates of honor, and told Shi Chen: "If you are not in a hurry to return to China, stay in Changqing Mountain for a while!"
In fact, Pang Wenlan's words were originally just polite, but now that the Kokang area is full of war, since Shi Chen has finished the matter, he should leave as soon as possible.
However, what he didn't expect was that Shi Chen said very happily: "The scenery here in Changqing Mountain is beautiful, I really want to take a good look at it." Thanks to General Pang's kindness, I'm going to bother for a few days. ”
After the orderlies took Shi Chen and his men out to arrange accommodation, Pang Wenlan and Pang Jindong and others had a small meeting.
Pang Wenlan said thoughtfully: "It seems that this Shi Chen should not only come to give the medal!"
Pang Jindong nodded: "It turns out that the fourth grandfather also noticed it!"
Pang Tianpet didn't notice this, and when he heard the conversation between the grandfather and grandson, he immediately felt a little strange: "Why do you say that?"
Pang Jindong didn't want to let his intelligence surpass that of his elders, so he didn't answer this question directly, but reminded Pang Tianzhong: "Didn't Uncle find out that there was a mystery in Shi Chen's words?"
Pang Tianpet didn't appreciate it at all, didn't realize that this was a step that Pang Jindong gave him, shook his head and replied, "I didn't notice!"
Faced with this solid-eyed uncle, Pang Jindong had no other way but to say all his speculations: "The commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War has passed for a period of time, and I noticed that the decision to award the medal was made during that period, which means that the medal should have ......been awarded a long time ago."
Pang Tianpet hurriedly asked, "And then?"
"Although the fourth grandfather is in MD, he has to delay for a while due to objective reasons, but there is no reason to delay it for so long, Shi Chen didn't explain why just now. After a pause, Pang Jindong said: "In addition, this work should indeed be done by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, although considering the current situation in the Kokang area, it is possible to send soldiers to protect the safety of staff, and there is no reason to completely let the troops be represented." ”
"Nephew, you are right in your analysis!" Pang Wenlan nodded slightly, and further added: "And they don't send it sooner or later, but they send it when the battle is at its most intense, don't you think there's a problem?!"
Hearing this analysis, Pang Tianpet finally understood: "This means that this Shi Chen has other tasks?"
"That's right!" Pang Jindong and Pang Wenlan nodded in unison, said these two words in unison, and then the grandfather and grandson looked at each other and smiled.
Shen Peifu saw that he was left out in the cold, and was a little unwilling, so he interjected and asked, "Then how should you treat him?"
Pang Wenlan raised his chin slightly at Pang Jindong: "What do you say?"
"We don't know his true purpose, even good intentions or bad intentions, and we don't know ...... either" Pang Jindong took the lead and slowly analyzed: "In this case, we should wait and see what he does next." In order to expose him as soon as possible, I don't want to restrict his activities in Changqing Mountain, where he wants to go and what he wants to do, it's all up to him!"
Shen Peifu frowned slightly: "How can this work? What if he is on the side of the MD government army?"
"Even if he is a member of the MD government army, just two people can't do anything big, even if we hear any information, then we will bury him in Changqing Mountain!" Pang Wenlan waved his hand, made a decisive decision, and brought a hint of murderous intent in his tone: "This matter is so decided!"
Pang Jindong let out a long sigh: "If the northern regime really decides to support the MD junta and oppose its own compatriots, I am afraid that it will be the most sad for me!"
According to Pang Jindong's opinion, after Shi Chen settled down in Changqing Mountain, he was not restricted in all aspects.
He can go almost anywhere except for a few Critical Lands and Dungeons, and in fact he can't find the entrance to them even if he wants to.
Shi Chen is very knowledgeable, and seems to know that he will inevitably be suspected everywhere, so he just walks around and enjoys the scenery, and does not pay attention to other things at all, and rarely has contact with the people of the Kokang Republican Army, and spends most of his time in the house.
Until one day, when Pang Jindong was studying the map alone in the war room, Shi Chen quietly walked in, stood opposite Pang Jindong with a smile, and greeted: "You are Pang Jindong, right?"
"Exactly. Pang Jindong raised his eyes and looked at Shi Chen, lowered his head and continued to look at the map, and asked at the same time, "Do you have anything to do?"
"I came to Changqing Mountain, not only to award a medal to General Pang, but also to have another mission!"
For Shi Chen's frankness, Pang Jindong was a little surprised: "You don't go around the bush at all!"
"Because there is no need to go around the bush at all!" After a pause, Shi Chen emphasized: "If we can be honest with each other, there will be no problem that cannot be solved!"
Pang Jindong nodded: "Then can you sue me now, what is your other task?"
Shi Chen took a deep breath and replied slowly, "For you!"
"Me?" Pang Jindong straightened up, looked at Shi Chen and asked, "For me?"
"Pang Jindong, let's be straight, I was assigned by your girlfriend's grandfather to come here to convey a message to you!"
Hearing Shi Chen say the word "girlfriend", Pang Jindong's heart suddenly moved, and he immediately knew that the other party was referring to Jin Lingling.
But on the surface, Pang Jindong still pretended to be confused: "When will I have a girlfriend?!"
Pang Jindong and Jin Lingling have never had a clear relationship, but it seems that many people don't see it that way, and even the people sent by Jin Lingling's grandfather regard the two as a couple.
Shi Chen was obviously not interested in the relationship between Pang Jindong and Jin Lingling, so when he heard Pang Jindong's question, he just replied bluntly: "It was General Jin Zhenyu who asked me to come!"
"Oh" Pang Jindong nodded, and once again affirmed: "I only know his granddaughter, and he is definitely not boyfriend and girlfriend!"
"Oh, yes!" Shi Chen just smiled and didn't correct anything.
When it comes to Jin Lingling, Pang Jindong always can't help but think of what happened at the party that day, and as long as he thinks of that incident, Pang Jindong blushes a little and his heart beats, and even his tone of voice is a little excited.
It wasn't until he found Shi Chen staring at him that Pang Jindong hurriedly coughed twice to hide his embarrassment, and changed the topic back: "What is General Jin looking for me?"
"I don't know either!" Shi Chen shook his head and said regretfully: "General Jin can explain his work to a subordinate like me, but there is no need to explain to us why!"
Pang Jindong didn't believe that Shi Chen didn't grasp the situation at all, so although he touched a soft nail, he still asked: "You can't know anything about it!"
"The limited information I can know is basically no different from what you can speculate on Pang Jindong!" Shi Chen thought for a while and decided to be more honest: "I think that the things you have done in country M, as well as the uprising you are now leading here in Changqing Mountain, have had a great direct or indirect impact on our country! As a legal citizen of our country, you have the right and obligation to help our government better safeguard the interests of the country and the nation! I think this is probably the reason why General Jin wants to see you!"
As Shi Chen said, Pang Jindong could roughly guess what General Jin's purpose was for meeting him, but Shi Chen's words revealed some information that Pang Jindong did not know.
First of all, Shi Chen said "those things that he did in country M", indicating that the domestic government may have completely grasped what Pang Jindong did in country M, and even the relationship between Pang Jindong and Anderson may have been well known for a long time;
Second, Shi Chen called the fierce fighting between the Kokang Republican Army and the MD government army an "uprising", which shows that he has a positive attitude towards the Kokang Republican Army's approach.
Pang Jindong nodded: "Thank you for speaking out!"
"If I'm not wrong, someone should have brought you a message some time ago, but you haven't left, General Jin is very disappointed, so he sent me directly to Changqing Mountain to find you!"
Pang Jindong sighed and said helplessly: "I also want to go, but you can also see the situation here in Changqing Mountain, I can't pull away at all!"
When he first learned from Tang Yun that someone wanted to see him, Pang Jindong guessed that it must be General Jin Zhenyu.
Although Pang Jindong has hopes that he can persuade General Jin to support the Kokang Republican Army, it is really difficult to say how sure it is.
Even, whether it is a blessing or a curse for him to return to China, Pang Jindong is very unsure in his heart.
Listening to Shi Chen's words at this time, Pang Jindong found that everything the domestic government did to him seemed to be positive.
In other words, the country sees itself as a help to the government.
As soon as Pang Jindong thought of this, he wanted to return to China immediately, but this had to be agreed by Pang Wenlan and others.
Therefore, Pang Jindong wanted to find a time to talk to Pang Wenlan, maybe that medal could make Pang Wenlan change some views.
Shi Chen noticed Pang Jindong's thoughtful expression, and asked with concern: "I believe that the meeting in China will not take too long, the war here in the Kokang region has entered the stage of stalemate, and it should not affect you to leave for a few days temporarily!"
Pang Jindong said noncommittally: "I'll think about it again!"
Seeing Pang Jindong's attitude, Shi Chen was faintly disappointed: "I can live in Changqing Mountain for a few more days, I hope you can make a decision, and then I will take you back to China to directly face General Jin!"
"No!" Pang Jindong shook his head and said decisively: "You'd better leave now!"
Regarding the eviction order issued by Pang Jindong, Shi Chen had a hard time understanding: "Why?"
"First, I have a lot of work to explain, and I don't want you to wait too long for me; If there is evidence that you have been to Changqing Mountain, it will certainly not be a good thing for the relations between China and Myanmar, so you must hide your traces. And in order to better hide your tracks, you have to leave as soon as possible, and you can't go with me!"
Shi Chen hadn't thought about these questions before, but when he heard Pang Jindong's analysis, he immediately nodded heavily: "You're right!"
"I have a question, since your mission is twofold, why don't you say it all at once?"
Shi Chen looked around and replied in a low voice, "Because I don't want the rest of the Kokang Republican Army to know!"
Pang Jindong smiled slightly: "Am I not a member of the Kokang Republican Army?"
"You are different from them!" Shi Chen shook his head and further added: "I can tell you frankly that it is unknown whether your return to China to meet General Jin this time will have a positive or negative impact on the Kokang Republican Army. So before that, if you let the rest of the people here know that there is such a thing, I'm afraid it will be complicated. ”
Pang Jindong patted Shi Chen's shoulder: "Don't worry, I'll take care of it!"
Shi Chen soon left Changqing Mountain and did not make any stops in the territory of MD.
Pang Jindong sent several plainclothes soldiers to escort him all the way to the border crossing.
Although Pang Jindong knew that Shi Chen's construction was for his own good, he still didn't want to hide it, so he convened a small-scale meeting, invited all the high-level leaders of the Kokang Republican Army together, and told the matter as it was.
After listening to Pang Jindong's narration, Shen Peifu gasped: "Aren't you afraid that this invitation is a trap?"
Pang Jindong asked strangely: "Why do you say it's a trap?"
"What you did didn't suit their appetite, so they found an excuse to trick you back and get rid of you!" Shen Peifu said, her brows furrowed together.
Shen Peifu's words were widely recognized, and many people couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement, and Pang Tianpet didn't even worry about saying: "Those people in the north can do anything, you can think about it carefully!"
Seeing everyone's attitude, Pang Jindong knew very well in his heart that their prejudice against the north would definitely not be something that could be changed in a short period of time.
To be honest, Pang Jindong himself has similar worries, but this is the last hope to turn the tide of the war, so Pang Jindong said without hesitation: "Even if this invitation is a trap, I must go back!"