Chapter XII

What can I do in two weeks?

Sitting on a bench across the street from the Shanghai Municipal Government, Rohmin munched on a McDonald's beef burger and asked himself this question in his mind. For members of the special forces, this kind of food is strictly forbidden, but at this time, he is not in a position to be picky about food, and at least beef in the burger will guarantee his physical fitness.

A police car slowly drove down the street, and the police officers inside demonstratively looked at the scruffy-looking Rohmon and said, "Someone has been watching you, don't mess around." Romon stared blankly at the policeman and shoved the fifth and last burger of lunch from his paper pocket into his mouth.

The police car sped away, and in twenty-two minutes they would be back in a circle, which Rohmon could be sure without looking at his watch, and as long as he was sitting here, it would take a little less time to go back each time, because they were really worried that Rohmon would behave out of the ordinary. Either these police officers are novices, or they simply want to make Rohm retreat, and they don't have to waste their energy judging whether Rohmon is a good person or not.

But no matter what they do or how they do it, Rohmon will not leave.

It's lunch break, and there are more people and cars in front of the city hall. A medium-sized man in a short-sleeved shirt appeared in the doorway, tearing off the tie around his neck as he walked across the street. Under the shade of the tree, the man looked around, and as if he couldn't find the person he was looking for, he took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket and dialed.

The phone on his chest vibrated and Rohmin pressed the call button on the headset.

"Where are you?" The voice on the phone was very unkind. "Didn't you say we'd meet across from the city hall?"

"I'll sit in the chair next to you, Director Chang."

Rohmon smiled and was satisfied to see Chang Xudong, the director of the Fifth Office of Shanghai, who was standing just a few meters away, looking back as if he had been stung by something. Under the Second Department of the General Staff Department, there are five bureaus in Shenyang, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, and these bureaus appear under the name of a certain office in this city. For example, the Shanghai Bureau is the Fifth Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government.

Sitting down on the bench, Chang Xudong looked at Luo Mon with long hair and beard in surprise.

"How did you become like this? Are all the rumors about your demotion? ”

Body language is the most indicative of a person's attitude. Chang Xudong knew about Romon's demotion, but he did not deliberately keep his distance from Romon, which shows that the friendship between him and Rohmon has not changed. They haven't seen each other for three or four years, but it seems that Chang Xudong is like what he said, a nostalgic person.

Rohmon decided to get straight to the point.

"Not only are the rumors true, but I've now been transferred out of Unit 128. I have come here without any instructions or orders, and you can take this as a personal request. ”

"I see." Chang Xudong looked at Luo Men and nodded slowly with an expression that knew everything. "That means you have something to ask me for help with right now?"

"It's really worthy of the director, and he actually guessed my purpose at once." Rohmon looked at him with a smirk. "I've always said you have a future, but now it looks like your future is limitless."

"Get out of the way." Chang Xudong waved his hand in disgust. "Don't think I can't hear your cynical nonsense, and I'll tell you that your future will be ruined by your unintelligible whining. Hurry up, if there is anything you want me to help with, hurry up and do it, I have to preside over a meeting in the afternoon, and I don't have time to spend here with you. ”

Ignoring Chang Xudong, who was huffing, he slowly sorted out the garbage around him, and then clumped the paper bag into a ball, Luo Men made a standard shooting action towards a garbage can not far away, and the irregular paper bag flew accurately into the opening on the side of the garbage can.

"Wow, you haven't dropped that hand yet." Chang Xudong looked at the trash can intently. "If you don't mix in Unit 128, you can consider going to the park to perform, people like you can't starve to death anywhere."

Luo Men looked at Chang Xudong amusedly.

He didn't debunk Chang Xudong's lies just because it was unnecessary. Didn't Chang Xudong know that if Luo Man found him, it would mean that his recent situation and whereabouts had been investigated clearly? Chang Xudong has different training from Luomon, but he is still a spy, and at least he should know the doorway, so he should also know that there is no point in telling such a lie. The reason for this is that office work has severely dulled Chang's skills and senses, and he is no longer a qualified spy, but a philistine but not a mediocre civil servant.

"For the time being, all I need is a place to live, a car, an identity and a list." Rohmon smiled. "It's a little thing that doesn't bother you."

"At this time, I hope that I am a magic pen Ma Liang, and directly draw a Monkey King for you, then you can do whatever you want." Chang Xudong looked at Rohmon mockingly. "You can live with me or drive my car, but with an identity and a list? I don't even want to ask you, I'll just tell you one thing, I'm very happy with the status quo, so don't let me carry the black pot. ”

"Director Chang has also learned to pretend to be crazy and stupid now." Luo Man looked at Chang Xudong. "How did you become this director?"

Chang Xudong's face immediately turned red. ", do you have to bring this up at this time?"

"If you hadn't lied to me, if you hadn't rejected me, I would have forgotten about it." There was a smile in Romon's eyes. "But now, all the memories of the past are back. I vaguely remember that after we went to Africa together, you started to soar, when in fact you should have been unlucky at that time. ”

"This is the face of you spies, and whoever falls into your hands is only worth being used. Don't you know that there is still a word for friendship in the world? Chang Xudong said stupidly.

"I never ask someone to do something they can't do." Luo Man looked at Chang Xudong. "You know I'm never tough."

"Yes, you never make it difficult for others, because it all seems to you as easy as eating fruit." Chang Xudong looked at Rohmon dissatisfied. "I'll have to ask my superiors and I'll get back to you."

Romon shook his head.

"If that's the case, then there's no point in me doing that. No, you can't tell anyone about the information you gave me. ”

Chang Xudong didn't speak for a long time.

He would not have been unaware of the risks of doing so, and what Rohm had asked him for was certainly the most confidential information, and even the director of Office V had no authority to hand it over to someone who was not authorized to do so. It was a crime, a matter of life and death, whether he wanted it or not, and now he was connected with Rohm, because even if he refused, it would have to be reported locally, and then both he and Rohm would have to be subject to internal scrutiny.

Rohmon certainly knows what that means, too.

Chang Xudong subconsciously looked at the old colleague in front of him. He didn't have much contact with him during the three or four years he didn't see each other, and all his impressions of him came from that period of interaction. To be fair, Rohm is a man you can trust, he doesn't like to be flamboyant, he is thoughtful and at the same time he is good at improvising in complex situations. Basically, people who have worked with him will benefit from working with him to a greater or lesser extent, and when it comes to Rohman, most people think of two words, "reliable."

But time changes, and so do people. Chang Xudong may no longer be a qualified agent, but he is already a slick and well-informed civil servant, and he knows how terrible it can be for a person to change, and people like Rohmon are no exception.

"What identity and list do you need?" Chang Xudong decided to test Romon's intentions first.

Luo Man suddenly realized that with Chang Xudong's current identity, the content of his conversation would always attract attention from all sides, so Chang Xudong may have eavesdropping devices as protective measures, some of which Chang Xudong himself knows, and some may not even know Chang Xudong himself.

He motioned for Chang Xudong to turn off his phone and remove the battery, then pulled him off the bench and into the shade on both sides of the street. He had already observed the terrain beforehand, and had countermeasures for all possible surveillance measures.

"I know that the Shanghai Bureau has a list of military figures who are engaged in and have been engaged in the tertiary industry, and there is also a list of businessmen who have been in contact with these military figures, and this is what I need. As for identity, even if it's a newly transferred subordinate in your department. ”