At eight o'clock in the morning, the wind and the sun were beautiful, and the national flag of the Republic of Vietnam, the **** military flag of Vietnam, and the flag of Phu Quoc University were displayed in the wind.

The Reserve Officer Training Team of Phu Quoc University of Technology is solemnly holding the graduation ceremony and title ceremony of the fifth batch of cadets by the picturesque coconut grove.

Ding Yousong, president of the University of Technology, Wu Andong, chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Special Administrative Region, Colonel Fan Feng, deputy chief of staff of the Fourth Tactical Region, Colonel Yu Guanghe, leader of the training team, and Ye Xijin, deputy director of the security department of the Industrial Investment Corporation, sat on the makeshift rostrum together with John Beale and other American advisers.

The 236 graduates of the fifth phase stood neatly on the lawn between the rostrum and the guests in the detachment, all of them in straight uniforms, full of spirit and high morale.

"Lu Yongquan!"

"Yes!"

As soon as the instructor's voice fell, a reserve officer in his twenties stepped out of the ranks with extremely standard movements, and strode to Principal Ding and the captain who had just gotten up.

Standing up and saluting, with a solemn expression, he received his diploma from the principal's hand, and asked the captain to pin a silver vertical bar symbolizing the lieutenant of the Army Reserve on the collar.

Ten years of trees and 100 years of people, this statement is obviously a bit exaggerated, but in Vietnam, where higher education is relatively backward, it is not easy to train a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. So far, there are still more than 2,000 engineers hired from Europe and the United States with high salaries in the Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone, and it is not easy to train one of them who may even go to war.

As the principal, Ding Yousong hopes that he can apply what he has learned and enter large companies such as Wu Kee Heavy Industry and Vung Tau Machinery, and perhaps teach and educate people like himself, and teach in various community colleges where teachers are in short supply.

Subconsciously glanced back at Colonel Fan Feng, clasped his hand and asked, "Graduated." Have you ever thought about where to go to high school? ”

The University of Technology is not a military school. A reserve ensign is not really an officer either. But Lu Yongquan let go and raised his arm, gave a standard military salute, and said sonorously: "Report to the principal, I have decided to join the 4th Tactical Zone, and I have signed an agreement, and I will report to Can Tho the day after tomorrow." ”

"So fast?" Ding Yousong was a little lost.

The Reserve Officer Training Corps is helping the "Department of Industry and Investment" train officers, and these young men in front of us have received systematic education from primary school to university, and they are all truly high-quality talents. A junior officer who is not coming from an active duty unit, security unit, or militia self-defense unit for short-term training.

So today is a graduation ceremony and not a graduation ceremony. The rank of lieutenant is awarded not as a reserve second lieutenant.

Yu Guanghe, the leader of the training team, was extremely proud, smiled rarely, patted him on the arm and said: "Lieutenant, the army needs talents like you, work hard after you arrive in the army, don't embarrass our training team." ”

"Yes!"

He raised his hand again and saluted, and as soon as he turned around with his graduation certificate, the relatives and friends who came to watch the ceremony immediately gave a round of warm applause.

Li Weimin has participated in such a ceremony several times, but it is the first time that he has sat in the audience as a relative.

The family was in high spirits. Deputy Captain Shen of the training team who accompanied the ceremony introduced in a low voice: "Mr. Li, chairman. This young man was excellent in character and learning, and he was deeply loved by American tutors, who recommended him to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and even helped him win a full scholarship. I heard that the 27th Division was in dire need of mechanical personnel, so I gave up such a good opportunity. ”

Facts have proved that the propaganda was not done in vain, otherwise it would be impossible for 80% of the Chinese who were deeply affected by "being good at iron and not nailing, and being good men not soldiers" among the graduates who put pen to paper in this period.

Li Weimin was very pleased, and said sideways: "Shen team, you have to be responsible for the talents you have cultivated." It is necessary to make it clear to the troops employing people that such talents must be used well. ”

"Uncle, uncle, father, uncle!"

Seeing his uncle walking out of the queue, Tiantian suddenly cheered.

Wu Jingchen and Wu Lijun's younger brother, Li Weimin's brother-in-law, and Wu Jingxu, the fourth young master of the Wu family, graduated, and of course the Wu and Li families came to watch the ceremony.

Like Lu Yongquan, a student from a poor family, he did not plan to go to Wuji Heavy Industry to help his brother, but resolutely put pen to paper.

I don't know if it's a personal hobby, or a family tradition, not only to study shipbuilding, but also to receive military training in ships. Therefore, he will be awarded the rank of lieutenant in the reserve of the Navy, and the units that will serve in the future will be either the coastal defense forces based on Phu Quoc Island or the inland river ship units based in Can Tho.

The situation is so turbulent, the guns have no eyes, and the mother-in-law is in tears, for fear that her favorite youngest son will have three longs and two shorts. It's not that there is no better choice, Wu Lijun is also worried about her younger brother, holding Li Weimin's hand tightly, choked up and speechless.

The father-in-law Wu Dayuan not only supports, but is also proud to have such a son.

The waist pole was straight, for fear that others would not know, and pointed to the front and said excitedly: "Dog Jingxu, the fourth child of my family." Today is a reserve lieutenant, and the day after tomorrow is an active duty officer......"

It's all the same sitting here, what's there to show off.

Li Weimin felt very funny, and when he saw the relatives of the graduates in the front row, he turned around one after another, and hurriedly echoed: "Brother-in-law, it's my brother-in-law." ”

The family Ding Xingwang, the eldest Wu Jingchen is in charge of the family business, the second Wu Jingdong is a judge in the Boliao Industrial Village Civil Court, and the third Wu Jingxu is about to join the "small navy" of the "industrial investment department".

The eldest son-in-law, Lu Quanchen, is also capable, not only a former member of the Chinese Youth Association, but also one of the first national rural cadres in the Saigon government. From an ordinary civil servant in the village work team, one step at a time, he worked all the way to the deputy director of the Vung Tau Civil Affairs Bureau. Not to mention the second daughter, although she is just an ordinary music teacher, her popularity at home and abroad is not small at all, and she is known as the "Saigon Lotus".

He has three sons and two daughters, all over the business, political, military, judicial and educational circles.

This is the atmosphere that a big family should have, Li Guanyun was very envious, hugged his grandson and muttered: "Every day, you have to study hard, and when you graduate from college in the future, grandpa will also attend your graduation ceremony." ”

Some things can only be understood but not spoken.

Although no one has pointed it out, as long as the Chinese have a certain status and status, they all know what the "industrial investment department" is all about, and they all know that this is an opportunity for Vietnamese Chinese to be the masters of their own affairs.

Ma Guoxuan's youngest son and Ma Anyi's younger brother Ma Ansheng served as a captain and deputy battalion commander in the 25th Division, and Huang Ziheng's younger brother Huang Zihui was an operational staff officer of the Fourth Tactical Region Command. Wu Changming has three cousins. One in the Vung Tau Industrial Village Management Committee. One was trained in the Israeli Air Force. One at the embankment police station......

The richer they are, the more active they are, and in their opinion, only by holding power can they feel secure and keep everything they have now.

This is a good thing, and Li Weimin is optimistic about it.

In order to let these "young master soldiers" and "young master officers" have a stronger sense of honor in addition to a sense of crisis and responsibility, they even specially greeted the company's senior executives and senior executives of the fourth tactical area, asking them not to take any care in management, training and work, and must treat them equally.

More than a hundred. One by one, graduation certificates were issued, and one by one titles were awarded, applause and cheers came and went, and before I knew it, half a day had passed.

Although Phu Quoc University of Technology has only been established for seven years, it still has its own traditions.

As soon as the graduation ceremony was introduced, relatives and friends who watched the ceremony took out the fruits, drinks and various foods prepared in advance, and had a big dinner on the grass under the coconut grove. Li Weimin was the most exaggerated, taking out the barbecue grill and a basket of ingredients from the car, and personally grilling squid for everyone.

"Chairman. I didn't expect you to have this hand. ”

Wu Andong feasted, one string after another. The mouth is full of oil. Li Weimin picked up the teacup with his hand, unscrewed the lid and said with a smile: "Mr. President, there are so many people, pay attention to your demeanor." ”

"Knowing etiquette when you are full, knowing honor and disgrace when you have enough food and clothing, you can only talk about demeanor when you fill your stomach first."

Like most Vietnamese intellectuals, Vu Andong was trained in Confucianism and could write beautiful calligraphy, and even Li Weimin's study of the way of Confucius and Mencius was ashamed of himself. In addition, he has worked with Li Weimin and Liu Jiachang for so many years, and now serves as the supreme chief executive of the Phu Quoc Island Special Administrative Region, which is the "China Town", and can not only understand Chinese, but even speak some Chinese, and there is basically no problem in daily communication.

After he showed off his "Zhihu Ye", he pointed to Li Weimin's left cheek: "Besides, you have no grace at all, your face is gray, where is Lijun going, let her help you wipe it." ”

When he accidentally ran into the fire, Li Weimin shook his head and smiled: "I'm different from you, I am a relative who came to watch the ceremony, and you are a specially invited government official." ”

"Stingy, don't eat it."

Wu Andong took out a handkerchief and wiped it, looked at Fan Feng, deputy chief of staff of the Fourth Tactical Region, who was surrounded by the reserve officer corps, and said quietly: "I went to the hospital last night, and the American experts said that the operation was very successful, and Mr. Liu's improvement looked good, but I still have a lot of thoughts in my heart, after all, a successful operation does not mean that I can recover." ”

This is indeed a cause for concern.

Li Weimin took a deep breath and pretended to smile lightly: "Don't worry, Jiachang is in good health and has strong resistance." When I was a child, I couldn't go to the hospital at every turn, but he, like Ah Cheng, didn't even have a cold, so there would be no problem. ”

"I wish he could get better soon."

"It takes 100 days to break your muscles and bones, let alone surgery."

As he was talking, the secretary Sun Ningyu hurriedly ran over, turned his back to Li Guanyun and Wu Dayuan, and said breathlessly: "Chairman, Mr. Dong, at about half past seven this morning, Nguyen Ngoc Cao, the governor of Jianhe Province, was ambushed by the Yuren guerrillas on the way to Saigon for a meeting, and Ruan Ngoc was shot six times and killed on the spot, and the driver and two guards were not spared. President Yan has just expressed his deep condolences over the misfortune of Nguyen Ngoc Cao and his attaché through the radio. ”

The Vietnamese guerrillas ambushed Ruan Yucao, Li Weimin was stunned, and immediately reacted.

Nguyen Ngoc Ngoc Cao is deeply trusted by the Ngo Dinh Diem brothers, and is even regarded as a member of their family, and holds a high position. If he was a spy for North Vietnam, wouldn't Ngo Dinh Diem have no eyes, and wouldn't the Yan government be extremely incompetent. If the truth is made public, it will inevitably become a big laughing stock, and it will inevitably affect the only prestige that the government has.

Therefore, the ambush of Ruan Yucao must be more G, and it can only be more G.

The provincial governor was attacked, and the news was too shocking, and it will definitely make today's headlines.

Before Vu An Dong had fully digested it, Sun Ningyu continued: "Also this morning, a special battalion directly under the orders of the Military Aid Command successfully captured Nguyen Van Cai, Deputy Minister of Public Security of North Vietnam, Nguyen Van Cai, who had infiltrated the south last year to be in charge of counter-espionage activities in the Saigon area, as well as the establishment and operation of underground organizations in the Saigon area. ”

This was a great gift from Gui Thanh Son to the CIA through the "Ping Group", and Nguyen Van Cai was not surprised that Li Weimin was arrested, but suddenly realized it from the troops who carried out the operation. I am afraid that the truth about Nguyen Ngoc Thoc Thomp's attack did not know. Because their brother's political position has been very problematic lately. The Yankees don't trust them. Unilateral action is entirely possible.

Wu Andong didn't know why, but he actually said to himself: "The deputy minister of public security of North Vietnam is a big fish, they assassinated one of our provincial governors, and we captured one of their deputy ministers, which is considered a tie." ”

"Chairman Dong, it's not a tie, but a win."

As Li Weimin expected, Sun Ningyu said excitedly: "It's the same morning. The Saigon Police Station and the Embankment Police Station, in coordination with the CIA's Saigon Station, smashed 16 secret strongholds of Viet Nam G and 'Hua Yun' in the city and on the embankment, killed 17 Viet Nam G and 'Hua Yun' elements on the spot, arrested 167 people, and seized a large number of guns and explosives.

At the same time, the Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense, the 1st Tactical Zone, the 2nd Tactical Zone, the 3rd Tactical Zone, and the military police, in cooperation with CIA officials, carried out simultaneous operations in more than a dozen places including Saigon, Hue, Da Nang, Buon Ma Thuot, Tay Ninh, and Vung Tau, and captured more than 30 Vietnamese G elements who had infiltrated various ministries. ”

The CIA has more than 300 people in Saigon, including more than 600 local employees.

The organization is huge, but the results are not satisfactory. In the past few years, the pot has not moved, and a lot of dollars have been spent. I don't know what they're doing.

Wu Andong felt very incredible, and said suspiciously: "The CIA is so powerful, have they been casting a long line to catch big fish?" ”

Awesome ball!

A group of stunned youths who knew nothing about Southeast Asia and had only received a few weeks of training before coming to Vietnam became "experts on Vietnamese affairs" as soon as they arrived in Saigon. With large sums of dollars, in the name of rural development and the like, they recruit informants everywhere and spend money to buy intelligence, but most of the money they buy is fake, and most of the people they encounter are swindlers.

Li Weimin almost burst out laughing, and forcibly asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Yes."

Sun Ningyu subconsciously looked in the direction of the management committee and added in a low voice: "The CIA came to two people yesterday and asked the SAR Police Department to assist in its operation early this morning, arrested 6 'Hua-Yun' elements and 17 SAR elements, smashed the underground organizations of the 'China-Movement' and the SAR in the SAR, and seized a radio station and five pistols.

Pham Xuan An, a reporter from the Vietnam News Agency, may not be familiar with the chairman, but Mr. Dong must know it. He was also arrested, arrested at the completion ceremony of the third phase of the Dongyang Chemical Project, and temporarily detained in our prison, where he was said to be not only a North Vietnamese spy, but also his wife. ”

The Vietnam News Agency is the official news agency, subordinate to Tran Kim Xuan's Bureau of Political, Cultural and Social Investigation, which is actually a secret police department, where journalists are only covers, and the secret police are its real identity.

Wu Andong is too familiar with Fan Chun'an, during this time he often came to Phu Quoc Island for interviews, thinking that Fan Chun'an went to study in the United States, it seems that Lansdale helped to win the "Asia Fund" scholarship, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "If the evidence is conclusive, then he is a double agent!" ”

Sun Ningyu nodded and confirmed: "I inquired just now, and the prison said that he was the first person to be interrogated by the CIA. As for him, he was also very happy, and he generously admitted to helping North Vietnam gather intelligence, but he just didn't explain to others, no matter how the two guys from the CIA threatened. ”

Wu Andong hated this kind of bastard who ate inside and out, and said coldly: "For this kind of person, you can't talk about human rights." Whether or not you really have a backbone or not, you can know with torture. ”

Li Weimin put the roasted meat on the plate, and while motioning for Sun Ningyu to taste it, he solemnly reminded: "My Chairman Dong, the Phu Quoc Island Prison under your rule is a model prison. Moreover, Fan Chunan is different from ordinary spies, he went to the United States to study, can speak English, works in official news agencies, and has many foreign journalist friends. Richardson is not a fool, he will not shoot himself in the foot, he will not make him half dead. ”

That guy is very active, and not only does he know many foreign journalists, but he also makes many foreign friends working in the SAR.

Thinking that he had infiltrated the Special Administrative Region, that he had unscrupulously gone to the management committee for interviews, and that he had access to many secrets of the "industrial investment department," Wu Andong was so angry that he couldn't wait to eat him alive.

Thinking that those foreign media who were not doing anything could put pressure on him, and that he might be portrayed as an insignificant sympathizer of the Southern National Liberation Front, if Saigon could not withstand the pressure of public opinion, if it was raised high and gently put down, and treated him as a ****** and not a spy, Wu Andong gritted his teeth and said: "No! ”

"What's not going to work?" Li Weimin asked with a puzzled expression.

"Temporary detention means that sooner or later Pham Xuan An will have to be escorted to Saigon, and no one from the CIA or any other department will take him away. He was caught in the SAR for espionage activities in the SAR and was arrested in the SAR so that the SAR Police, the District Prosecutor's Office and the SAR Court have indisputable jurisdiction over the case. ”

Li Weimin was happy, and couldn't help but smile and asked, "Anton, are you going to snatch people from the CIA?" ”

The tiger does not exert its might, when the SAR Management Committee is a sick cat?

Such North Vietnamese spies must be severely punished, and North Vietnamese, the South Liberation Party, and the "Hua-Yun" must be made to know that Phu Quoc Island is not something that anyone who wants to come and who wants to sabotage can do sabotage, and since they dare to come, they must be mentally prepared to be severely punished.

Since taking office, he has been kind and angry.

Wu Andong decided to take this matter to his authority, and confirmed with a serious face: "Not only Fan Chunan, but as long as he is engaged in illegal activities in the SAR and is arrested in the SAR, he will be prosecuted by the SAR Procurator's Office and will be tried by the SAR court in accordance with the law." When it comes to jurisdiction, chairman, you must support me in this matter. ”

is also a puppet, some puppets are outright puppets, without any dignity, and obey the Yankees.

Li Weimin doesn't want to be that kind of puppet, and the "industrial investment department" can't be that kind of puppet, if he listens to them everywhere and is blindly commanded by them, let alone take over the government, I'm afraid he won't even be able to keep the six provinces.

Wu Andong's words made him realize that he could not compromise on some issues, at least not too accommodating, and agreed: "You let it go, and I will coordinate with Richardson on the CIA's side." (To be continued.) )