Chapter 26:-for-tat
"Captain Tang, please be seated!" Although Qin Zhong only has the rank of captain, his bearing is not bad, especially in front of Tang Cheng, he, an outsider, is like a master. Tang Cheng, who was upset in his heart, did not show his bad mood on his face, but secretly cursed in his heart, and then sat down in the single sofa with an expressionless face according to Qin Zhong's instructions. Qin Zhong deliberately showed a master's style, originally intending to provoke Tang Cheng, but he didn't expect that Tang Cheng actually didn't react.
Tang Cheng's silent response made Qin Zhong suddenly remember what his boss deliberately reminded him when he left the Military Command Headquarters, and now it seems that what his superiors said is not bad, this young Tang Cheng is indeed not easy to deal with. In terms of age, Qin Zhong is much older than Tang Cheng, but Qin Zhong is only a section member in the Military Command Headquarters, while Tang Cheng, who is younger than him, has already taken charge of an action team with a number of nearly 100 people and has made great achievements.
"Captain Tang, how old is Qin Mou and how old are you, why don't you call you Brother Tang?" Tang Cheng's immobility was really a bit difficult to deal with in Qin Zhong's opinion, so he immediately rolled his eyes and planned to use gentle means against Tang Cheng. Changed the name first, this is just Qin Zhong's first step, and then how Tang Cheng's expression loosens, Qin Zhong will sacrifice the banner of military command to explore Tang Cheng's attitude. Qin Zhong took it for granted, but he ignored that Tang Cheng's father was originally a military commander, and he was also a martyr.
Qin Zhongjue called Tang Cheng his brother, which was regarded as his own self-surrender, but Tang Cheng's face still had the same cold expression on his face as just now. "Chief Qin, you might as well say something directly! When I received the notification, I was leading my brothers to check for suspicious targets in the city! Tang Cheng's words made Qin Zhong's eyes glaze over, he could hear that Tang Cheng's words were quite polite, but he was actually mocking himself.
Qin Zhong, who was burning with anger in his heart, tried his best to control his emotions, and the masseter muscles on his cheeks that were beating from time to time showed Qin Zhong's mood at the moment. After taking a deep breath, Qin Zhong forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and slowly squeezed out a smile on his face to look at Tang Cheng. "Brother Tang, brother came to Chongqing here to investigate the arrest of the butterfly team some time ago. The report of the Chongqing station to the headquarters said that the butterfly team was arrested, mainly because of the main role played by your search team, Brother Tang..."
"Chief Qin, I still say what I said just now, you might as well say it directly." It was rude to interrupt someone's words, especially since Qin Zhong was still a member of the investigation team sent to Chongqing by the Military Command Headquarters, but Tang Cheng didn't care. "What butterfly group you just said, I don't know, the capture of the Japanese puppet spies is a matter for your military commanders, so you should ask Chongqing Station about what you said. As for the search team you mentioned, it is actually just a loose non-governmental organization formed by me and some local veteran policemen in order to beg for a living, and it can't be called your praise Sir Qin. ”
Tang Cheng actually didn't want to offend this Qin chief, but as soon as the other party came, he put on the appearance of a master, and his own master became a guest, how could this make Tang Cheng not annoyed in his heart. What's more, Bai Zhanshan, a veteran of the military command, didn't dare to point fingers at himself, why did the captain of the military commander in front of him test himself with a gun and a stick in his words. Tang Cheng was annoyed in his heart, so naturally he didn't have a good face to give Qin Zhong, anyway, Qin Zhong didn't have the courage to do anything to himself.
Tang Cheng had no fear, Qin Zhong was as if he had eaten a dead fly, but the situation was indeed as Tang Cheng expected, Qin Zhong could only get angry in his heart, but he didn't dare to do anything to Tang Cheng. "Brother Tang laughed, Qin came to Chongqing on the orders of the bureau, and he definitely didn't come to target Brother Tang." After continuous testing to no avail, Qin Zhong, who couldn't help but feel a little impetuous, had to take out from the briefcase on the table the telegram received by the Military Command Headquarters and the case file that had just been retrieved from the Chongqing Station.
"Brother Tang, this is a telegram sent by the Chongqing Station to the Military Command Headquarters, which clearly indicates that the capture of the butterfly team is mainly due to the assistance of the search team. This is the confession file that I just retrieved from Chongqing Station, and there are detailed records in it, and most of the members of the butterfly team were arrested by your search team. Qin Zhong placed the documents and telegrams taken out of the briefcase on the table in front of Tang Cheng in the same way, and his expression unconsciously showed that everything was under control.
Tang Cheng didn't even look at the things on the table, he just took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit one and smoked it himself. "Chief Qin, these are the case-handling documents of your military commander, in other words, these are the confidential documents of your military commander on the table. You may think it's nothing, but I'm still not good as an outsider, and I still have this self-awareness. Tang Cheng's excuse for refusing was very good, but Mr. Qin was speechless.
Half of a cigarette was smoked, Tang Cheng broke the peace in the conference room, "Chief Qin, I really have something to do, why don't you have anything to do here, I'll leave!" Reaching out to the ashtray on the table and extinguishing the cigarette butt, Tang Cheng was about to get up and leave. How could Qin Zhong let Tang Cheng leave like this, when he saw Tang Cheng get up, he stretched out his hand to stop it, and said even more urgently.
"Brother Tang, it's all here, why don't we talk! If you think there's anything I can't do, just say it, we're all young people, and it's easy to talk! The expression on Qin Zhong's face changed instantly, and there was no previous arrogance, only the meaning of warmth and closeness remained. Tang Cheng was secretly surprised in his heart, the other party's tone and expression changed again and again, making Tang Cheng feel that something must have happened at the military headquarters headquarters.
Tang Cheng would have guessed correctly, the Military Command Headquarters did have many disputes during the meeting because of the Chongqing Station's meritorious service. Originally, according to the telegram from the Chongqing station, the General Headquarters of the Military Command decided to directly report the merits to the Chongqing Station, but some people in the top echelons of the General Headquarters of the Military Command felt that the Chongqing Station was making a false report of the merits of the war.
It was precisely for this reason that as soon as Qin Zhong arrived in Chongqing, he couldn't wait to focus on Tang Cheng and the search team. In Qin Zhong's opinion, compared with the Chongqing station, which was full of colleagues from the military commanders, Tang Cheng and the search team were relatively better at finding a breakthrough. It's just that Qin Zhong didn't expect that Tang Cheng didn't look young, but he wasn't easy to deal with, at least the two met until now, Qin Zhong didn't take advantage of Tang Cheng.
Since it can't be taken hard, then only the soft one is left, Qin Zhong can put down his identity and soak with Tang Cheng softly. As soon as Qin Zhong stopped him like this, Tang Cheng couldn't tear his face now, so he had to sit down again, he also wanted to know what this Qin Zhong was here for. The two sat down again, Qin Zhong's voice was already much warmer, but everything in and out of his words showed that he was sent to Chongqing by the Military Command Headquarters, Tang Cheng heard this, but he silently rolled his eyes in his heart.
"Chief Qin, when I first formed the search team, there was still a lot of chaos in Chongqing. My uncle has just been transferred to Chongqing, and he is not very familiar with the specific situation, and the search team was formed just to help him collect the situation on the street as soon as possible. Later, it was said by your military command headquarters that the search team could be attached to the Chongqing station, and in their spare time, they could also help the Chongqing station collect and arrest the Japanese puppet spies lurking in Chongqing. ”
As he spoke, Tang Cheng took out a small notebook from his coat pocket, and from the middle of one of the pages, he took out a neatly folded message. "Chief Qin, this is the original telegram sent by your military command headquarters to Chongqing Station that day, and I have been carefully keeping this telegram, but I am worried that your military command headquarters will forget about this matter after the days go by." As he spoke, Tang Cheng opened the folded message and stretched out his hand to hand it to Qin Zhong.
"As the old saying goes, cats have cat paths, and rats have rat paths! Our search team naturally has our own set of ways to do things, and the means we use to do things may not be on the table in your eyes, but I can assure you that our search team has absolutely a bottom line in doing things, and it will not violate the regulations of your military command. Tang Cheng put on a-for-tat face again, wanting to provoke Qin Zhong, he, like Qin Zhong, wanted to find flaws in the other party.
"If you have already done an investigation at the Chongqing station, you should know that our search team is only responsible for finding out the news and related situations, and as for the specific arrest, we will work together with the Chongqing station, and in the operation, our search team is more of a peripheral guard work." Yu Haiguang got half of the credit for the butterfly group in vain, and Zhang Jianghe gave Yu Haiguang the second credit, so Tang Cheng was not worried that Yu Haiguang would betray himself to this Qin Zhong.
Qin Zhong has been in the military headquarters for a long time, although he can be regarded as a descendant of the military commander, but he is basically blind to the specific affairs of the sub-stations below. He carefully read the relevant files compiled and summarized by the Chongqing Station, but he vaguely felt that the search team commanded by Tang Cheng was not simple, but if he wanted to say something that was not simple, he couldn't say one, two, or three. If you use a common saying to describe Mr. Qin, it is that a bottle is less than half a bottle!
Tang Cheng felt that Qin Zhong was a fool who could talk about it, but in fact he didn't have any real skills, if it wasn't for Zhang Jianghe's instructions in advance, Tang Cheng actually didn't want to take care of the goods in front of him at all. Although Qin Zhong is a few years older than Tang Cheng, in the final analysis, he can be regarded as a high-minded and arrogant character, and he was finally angry when Tang Cheng changed the topic one after another. "Captain Tang, please correct your attitude, I am talking to you on behalf of the Military Command Headquarters now!" After being angry, Qin Zhong is no longer called Brother Tang. Tang Cheng also sat up straight when he heard this, his eyes were full of cold light, and he looked at Qin Zhong in a daze, putting on a face that could be said whatever you wanted.