In summer, Beijing is hot and humid.

In the office of Xu Chenglong, deputy chief of the general staff, Wei Han's mood was as depressed as the weather.

Wei Hanlai handed over the information of Unit 128. For reasons of secrecy, Unit 128 had only one personnel file, and it was kept only in the hands of the first person in charge. This behavior does not conform to internal regulations, and can even be said to be illegal, but Unit 128 itself is an existence beyond the norm, so no one really cares about this primitive means of protecting secrets.

The tall deputy chief of staff was facing away from him, looking out at the square in distraction.

"The work in hand is almost scheduled?"

The deputy chief did not look back, and his voice was as gentle as ever.

Although he knew that the deputy chief could not see it, Wei Han still held up a suitcase that was handcuffed to his wrist.

"There was a long time when I was teaching people how to use this thing. I thought I wouldn't have to deal with this anymore when I became a commander, but I didn't expect that my last official job in office was to bring this thing to you. ”

The deputy chief did not look back and did not speak. Wei Han knew that the mood of the deputy chief was as dull as the weather outside here. When a person's proud career is destroyed, the person with a balanced mind cannot control his emotions. Geniuses, in particular, are often more vulnerable and less able to withstand blows than ordinary people.

Unit 128 was Xu Chenglong's experimental idea, and this unit had indeed formed a combat power that could be put on the table, but now Xu Chenglong had to disband it with his own hands. In this environment of the military, anything that is deeply branded as a personal is prohibited, although Xu Chenglong does not want this unit to become his own private army, and intends to promote this experience to the whole army, but his edge has set up too many enemies for him, so no one wants to believe that Unit 128 is not his personal behavior. As the largest intelligence department, the Second and Third Departments of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the General Political Liaison Department, and the International Society for Strategic Studies have covered all the scope of tasks; even if this is not enough, the seven military regions of Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, Jinan, Beijing, and Shenyang each have their own intelligence departments, so no matter how you look at it, there is no longer a need for a high-budget, low-output intelligence unit. Unless Xu Chenglong can say for sure, Unit 128 can complete the tasks that these departments cannot complete. However, even if Xu Chenglong thinks so in his heart, can he say it?

Xu Chenglong was silent because he could understand the organizational demand that he disband Unit 128, and the resources at his disposal were sufficient, and Unit 128 might make his influence above others, which was absolutely forbidden within the top. The power of each member at the top should be balanced and check each other, otherwise there is a risk of falling into authoritarian corruption. Those who attack the Chinese government as a one-party dictatorship have ulterior motives, pretending not to see that the factions within the party actually guarantee a considerable degree of democracy, except that all dissidents are in one party, which is much more clever than the Western way of alternating between different parties, because it is more stable and continuum of policy. The West's accusations against China are based solely on the fact that they deliberately fail to see China's superiority over the West.

But he still felt sorry for his own troops, the decision of the party came so quickly, he did not even have time to settle the way out for his subordinates.

At its largest, Unit 128 had triple-digit members. They have traveled to almost all the regions they can reach, using all the means at their disposal to maintain the balance of power in all spheres of national and international power, and it is not easy to do this in the de facto occupation of the world by the West, so their losses are great. Now this part of the documents submitted by Wei Han only has the relevant information of 21 people, among these 21 people, there is no longer the group of people who first entered Unit 128, the bones of that group of people have all been buried in other places, the heroic soul is ethereal, and they will never be able to return to their motherland, and with the passage of time, no one will know what kind of contribution they have made to the country and the nation.

When Xu Chenglong quickly checked the information, it seemed that a familiar face flashed in front of him. He sighed silently, leaning feebly against the soft back of the leather couch. Those people trusted him wholeheartedly, and he took these people into the desert, but did not give them the order to get out of the desert, this shameful thought stimulated Xu Chenglong to hit his forehead hard to relieve his headache a little.

Wei Han took off his reading glasses and smiled wearily.

"In the last few days, another person has gone missing. Although we have halted all activities, it will be a great test to get out of those places safely. It was our mistake that we did not take into account the possibility of an abrupt termination of all military activities when the order was first given. ”

Xu Chenglong did not speak.

This is not a mistake. When the Army was in charge of these operations, they had the notion that victory was the signal to the end of everything for the soldiers, so they did not consider the possibility of an abrupt termination in their plans. Although the Army's staff officers did not understand why there was an abrupt end to those fruitful battles, they could only obey orders. They shed blood and died on the front line, obeying orders at all times, and the restraint and forbearance of the soldiers sometimes even make people feel distressed. After all, Xu Chenglong is also a soldier and not a politician, or he struggles not to become a politician, so he can't help but think about his subordinates.

"Old Wei, what are your plans after retirement? The leaders once sat together and studied, and an old comrade like you is a wealth of the country, and it is a great loss for the party to leave this line like this. If you can, stay and be a consultant? ”

The deputy chief asked Wei Han nonchalantly.

Wei Han smiled, then shook his head.

"Since there is no longer a need to train young people, retirement is the best option. My wife would love to go outside, I haven't made her happy once in my life, and now is the time to make amends to her. Consultant? In this way, the matter of the corpse vegetarian meal should be another one. ”

The deputy chief officer glanced at Wei Han sternly.

"Don't play tricks on me, I don't know what kind of person you are? There is always a place for an old comrade like you in the army, although there is no 128 unit, but I still need you to stay and sort out the gains and losses of the 128 unit, even if no one needs it, but experience is always a wealth for us, and there is always no time when wealth is too much. ”

Wei Han patted the briefcase in his hand lovingly.

"I think we should think about the future of these lads first, as for me, half of them are already in the ground, what else is there to care? Since the fall of the old bell, I suddenly feel that I have lost the backbone, and if I let ** Fei do this, I simply have no interest in doing it again. ”

Xu Chenglong lowered his head, as if he didn't dare to look at Wei Han's gaze.

"I put these lads in a new job so that their talents are not wasted, and the pay is better than in the army."

Wei Han suddenly understood something, and opened his mouth wide in surprise.

"It's not this for the boys to wait, they have shed all their blood and sweat just to be worthy of their military uniform, do you want them to give up the ideals they are fighting for now?"

When Wei Han spoke, Xu Chenglong kept fiddling with a golden pen, and when Wei Han finished speaking, he also threw the pen aside irritably.

"Look at the reality, they have been labeled as 'Xu Chenglong', where can they be reused? Their future in the military ended here. Change places, with their talents, the achievements are limitless. It doesn't matter if you wear a military uniform or not, should your contribution be measured in form? Everywhere is to serve the people, Communist Party members, not so much care. ”

His words were somewhat lacking in confidence, but Wei Han still understood his helplessness.

Privately setting up a formation, the incident can be big or small in the party, but what really makes him ostracized is because of his hawkish remarks and style. Xu Chenglong is too idealistic, which is why he had to leave at the right time even though he had already occupied a high position. Politics is above the military, politics is above everything.

The deputy chief pressed a button that Wei Han couldn't see, and a moment later, the senior secretary of the deputy chief brought in two people from another door in the office. As Wei Han expected, Lu Gancheng, who was silent and always had a serious expression, stepped out in person, and he was followed by Song Fei. Wei Han has a very personal opinion, he always believes that it was mainly Song Fei, not Lu Gancheng, who coveted the army special forces that contributed to this transfer.