After the meeting, the expeditionary force held a dinner at the headquarters to welcome Huang Ke and Stilwell.

The dinner is not a table banquet, but a buffet banquet. Melodious music was played on the phonograph, and some female officers performed singing and dancing.

During the whole process, Huang Ke did not show any displeasure, and also applauded the female officers who sang well.

After the show, everyone began to pick up their own meals. Huang Ke also went to pick up the meal, and at this time, Sun Liren came over and said, "Chairman, I would like to report to you separately about what Stilwell said today." ”

Huang Ke waved his hand, "It's not too late for me to report after reading the report, I'm not in a hurry about this." Stilwell is a man with many advantages, but he is also very conceited and likes to talk nonsense. Didn't he say that Mountbatten of the British army was ridiculed by him? ”

After hearing this, Sun Liren smiled and said, "Yes, yes." ”

As he spoke, Huang Ke picked up a piece of beef, and looking at this piece of beef, he seemed to be talking to himself: "How long will it take for the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level to eat such a canned beef?" ”

Sun Liren was speechless.

Huang Ke sandwiched the beef onto his plate and said, "Liren, you are an excellent general, but sometimes there are some things that you can't turn a blind eye to. ”

After speaking, Huang Ke took the plate and walked away.

Sun Liren looked at the piece of beef on the plate and was stunned.

……

In the evening, Sun Liren found Huang Ke to report alone, and admitted his mistakes in his work.

"Chairman, forgive your subordinates for their incompetence. I have heard about the deployment of materials in Yangon Port and the corruption of military supplies. But it has not been able to pay attention to it. Not only ordinary soldiers, but even the gasoline of our headquarters, some people dare to withhold and manipulate. ”

Huang Ke waved his hand, "I don't blame you for this, you have to be in charge of the front-line war, and you are also busy with various affairs." The U.S. aid is very complicated, involving the Americans, the Wartime Deployment Committee, the Department of Defense and many other departments, and it is reasonable that the power to allocate materials in Yangon Port is not in your hands, and it is reasonable that you cannot manage it. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Liren breathed a sigh of relief, but Huang Ke then changed his words and continued: "However, there is a problem with the supply of military supplies within the expeditionary force, and you are to blame for these. ”

Sun Liren stood up and said, "Yes, my subordinates are willing to receive the punishment!" ”

"Punishment is not the goal. In this way, I will give you a month to rectify the situation and establish a complaint mechanism. As for Yangon Port, I'll find someone to manage it for you. Huang Ke said with a smile.

Sun Liren nodded and said, "Everything is according to your arrangement." ”

"Don't you ask who it is?" Huang Kedao.

"The person chosen by the chairman must have his own considerations." Sun Li is humane.

"Liren, you've become sleek, too. You also know this person, I said it, how do you feel about it? Huang Ke continued, "Do you know that there is a person named Zhang Qifu in the reserve cadre department? ”

"Zhang Qifu?" Sun Liren thought for a moment and then suddenly said: "I remember, it was the person who docked with Aung San before marching. Yes, this man is very bold. Speaking of which, most of the Aung San uprising is due to his contributions. ”

Huang Ke nodded and said firmly: "Well, corruption in Yangon Port is a piece of rotten meat. It is impossible to cut off this rotten flesh without being ruthless. ”

……

The next day, Huang Ke went to see Pastor Sean again, and met with Zhang Qifu from the pre-cadre office.

As for Pastor Sean, it was suggested not to meet him, after all, it was a religion involved, and Myanmar was a Buddhist country.

Huang Ke put it simply, "I didn't come to see him because of his beliefs, but because of what he did." ”

This priest, who carried forward the humanitarian spirit in Tonggu City and rescued a large number of refugees and wounded, was a very high position among the hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers of the 1st Expeditionary Army.

When Huang Ke saw him, even though he recognized and thanked him for his humanitarian act, he also showed an attitude to the US side.

Pastor Sean was very knowledgeable in his conversation, and Huang Ke talked and laughed with him together. The two talked a lot about Western culture, religion, and the current war situation.

In the end, Huang Ke thanked Pastor Sean by giving him a watch on his wrist, which he said was his personal thank you to him.

In return, Pastor Sean gave Huang Ke a copy of the Bible, hoping that he would read more.

Huang Ke expressed his gratitude after accepting it.

In addition to meeting with Pastor Sean, Huang Ke came to the headquarters of the expeditionary force, where he met with the heroic representatives of the expeditionary officers and soldiers, and met with the young officer Zhang Qifu alone.

For this one-on-one meeting, Zhang Qifu himself was surprised, Huang Ke's schedule this time was tight, and the people he met were all heavyweights. How could a colonel-level officer in his own reserve cadre department have such courtesy?

So when the people from the security department informed Zhang Qifu of the news, he was surprised that the other party had notified the wrong one. After confirming that it was correct, Zhang Qifu couldn't sleep all night excitedly, and he had a premonition that his opportunity was coming.

In this war, Zhang Qifu went deep into the tiger's den and forced Aung San to raise troops with extraordinary courage and courage, thus hastening the victory of the Burma campaign.

Huang Ke had seen the internal references sent by the pre-dry department, and he was amazed by the courage and perseverance of this young man, as well as his cleverness, and at the same time germinated the idea of reusing this person.

Now, Zhang Qifu is obviously no longer suitable for intelligence work, he has already shown his face, and it will definitely not work to hide it again, after all, his identity has already been exposed.

The report handed over by Stilwell yesterday made Huang Ke realize that the fight against corruption still cannot be relaxed. A large number of data and facts show that there is serious corruption in the distribution of US aid supplies in Yangon Port and in the distribution of materials for the 1st Expeditionary Army.

It's time to get a grip on it.

Huang Ke said to Zhang Qifu when he met him: "I have heard about you, you are very courageous at a young age, and you have absolute loyalty to the country. That's good! But now that you're no longer fit for intelligence work, have you ever thought about doing anything else? ”

Zhang Qifu is such a smart person, so he naturally heard that Huang Ke was preparing to change his job. He had a vague sense that yesterday's hunch was correct.

Zhang Qifu stood up and said: "Chairman of the committee, please instruct, where you need subordinates, the definition of subordinates is unavoidable!" ”

"yes, okay." Huang Ke smiled: "I have thought about it with Commander Sun, and I am going to add a burden to you." In this way, you will be responsible for the supervision of the deployment of US aid materials in Yangon Port! ”

After Huang Ke finished speaking, he glanced at Sun Liren next to him. Sun Liren cast an approving look at him, and casually encouraged: "Xiao Zhang, this matter is very important, the distribution of materials is related to the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War, this burden is very heavy, you must be mentally prepared." ”

Zhang Qifu could feel his heart pounding. There is no doubt about what is the role of US aid materials, and the newly created post of inspector seems to be small, but in fact it holds a lot of power.

"Yes, thank you Chairman and Commander Sun for your trust, and my subordinates will do their best!" Zhang Qifu stood up and said.

"Hmm." Huang Ke said with a serious expression: "Nowadays, the problem of corruption in Yangon Port is extremely serious, and it has reached the point of rotting like bones. You're a lancet in the center, trying to cut off all this carrion, understand? ”

"Yes!" Zhang Qifu stood upright again, his heel leaning hard.

In the evening, Zhang Qifu came back from the headquarters, and he obviously felt that even the driver who sent him back had a different view of him.

People are snobs, and once they are powerful, there are many people who want to offer you to heaven.

Back in the apartment building where he lived, his subordinate Chen Cai came over to congratulate.

Chen is the clerk of the pre-cadre office, and he can be regarded as Zhang Qifu's own person.

"You've all heard?" Zhang Qifu asked.

Chen Cai said with a smile: "It has long been spread, saying that the chairman of the committee personally summoned you and appointed you as the head of the Yangon station of the Anti-Corruption Department." Tut-tut, Brother Zhang, our brother can be regarded as the right person to follow you. ”

At this time, Zhang Qifu no longer had the excitement he had when he was just appointed, he waved his hand and said: "It's hard to say whether it's a blessing or a curse." ”

"Big brother, what do you say?" Chen Cai was puzzled.

Zhang Qifu motioned for him to close the door, and said slowly: "The intention of the chairman's move is very clear, it is to use my hand to dig out the corruption problem in the distribution of US aid materials in Yangon Port. But why doesn't he know how many powerful people are involved behind this? How could those powerful people be provoked by a flat-headed boy like himself? ”

"Then if we don't check, won't it be over?" Chen Caidao.

"Don't check? You're the chairman of the committee and you're doing this to make you play? If I don't investigate, I will be arrested in less than half a year. There's only one road, you see? Zhang Qifu sat on the sofa, leaned back, lit a cigarette, and took a deep breath.

As soon as he said this, Chen Cai understood, and he suddenly woke up and said, "Isn't that incomprehensible?" ”

Zhang Qifu extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand on the table, and said with a firm look in his eyes: "I have always sought wealth and danger!" Our brothers lived a life of licking blood from the edge of the knife. Regardless, this is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We have to seize this opportunity, whether it is life or death, we have to fight! ”

After hearing this, Chen Cai said: "Okay, big brother, what do you say, I'll listen to you." ”

"Okay, Nanjing will send some professionals when the time comes, and we must have our own team. Go back these days and find some trustworthy brothers with clean hands and feet. We must have our own action group, and this investigation of corruption will inevitably be bloody! ”

After hearing this, Chen Cai said firmly: "Big brother, you can rest assured!" ”

Two days later, Huang Ke finished his visit to Myanmar and left Myanmar to return to Nanjing via Kunming.

At the same time as Huang Ke's plane took off, the Yangon Office of the Central Anti-Corruption Department was formally established. A few days later, 17 clerks transferred from Nanjing and dozens of capable men recruited by Chen Cai himself were incorporated into this organization.

With Shang Fang's sword in hand, Zhang Qifu began his own investigation of material distribution.

Like the ICAC Department in the mainland, they all wore navy blue lapels and handcuffs, and had the power to inspect and supervise the distribution of all supplies in Yangon Port.

Zhang Qifu knew that his opportunity was coming.