As soon as he heard An Ping say this, Cao Zhiqiang knew that it was the big guy who was invited.

The so-called "signal tower" is actually Uncle Lin's code name.

Originally, when Cao Zhiqiang first came into contact with Uncle Lin, he hadn't engaged in these code names or anything like that, mainly because he was not deeply involved.

But after the Tu-160 bomber transaction, Cao Zhiqiang's secrecy level skyrocketed and became the highest level.

At this time, it is inevitable to be called by a code name.

For example, the secret organization fabricated by Cao Zhiqiang is referred to as "fog" in China.

Cao Zhiqiang, the middleman broker designated by "fog", is referred to as "fog lamp".

As for Uncle Lin, Cao Zhiqiang's highest connector, he refers to "signal tower".

Engaging in code names is not a superfluous move, but similar to a black language cut, which increases the difficulty for others to see through at some point.

At the same time, in order to prevent accidents, the two people who were originally assigned to Cao Zhiqiang, namely An Ping and Xu Chun, were completely cut off by the relevant departments, that is, they sorted out a relationship between the two from scratch.

This means that from now on, Anping and Xu Chun will be Cao Zhiqiang's people, except for contacting Cao Zhiqiang and listening to Cao Zhiqiang's orders, they are resolutely not allowed to contact their past bosses or colleagues.

In other words, in order to ensure Cao Zhiqiang's safety to the greatest extent, Anping and Xu Chun will no longer set up separate uplines in the future, and their only upline is Cao Zhiqiang, and without Cao Zhiqiang's order, they are not allowed to contact others casually.

In this way, an isolated three-person team was formed, with Cao Zhiqiang as the core, and there was and could only contact Uncle Lin himself, so as to minimize the possibility of exposure.

Of course, Uncle Lin himself, the so-called signal tower, can contact Cao Zhiqiang by contacting An Ping and Xu Chun.

In other words, An Ping and Xu Chun can't contact Uncle Lin directly over Cao Zhiqiang, but Uncle Lin can directly contact An Ping or Xu Chun.

Just like now, it was Uncle Lin who contacted Anping through a special method and asked Anping to find Cao Zhiqiang.

Since the big guy is invited, Cao Zhiqiang will definitely go.

But what he didn't expect was that the meeting place this time turned out to be at the home of the big leader, that is, Uncle Xu.

If you think about it carefully, although Uncle Lin is engaged in secret work, his status is too high and his identity is sensitive, and in the eyes of those who care, he is as obvious as a star in the night.

Therefore, if Cao Zhiqiang often contacts Uncle Lin, this will definitely be unfavorable to Cao Zhiqiang.

As for Uncle Lin's work unit, although the level of secrecy is very high, it is precisely because the level of secrecy is too high that Cao Zhiqiang will be suspected if he often goes in and out of such occasions.

Therefore, the best way is to sneak into places that others can ignore.

Although Uncle Xu is a high-ranking cadre, he was a leader in metallurgy before, and now he is retired, he is an old man who is retired at home, even if he has some energy and connections, but in the eyes of most people, or in the eyes of Western spies, he is no longer a role worth paying attention to.

And the relationship between Uncle Xu and Cao Zhiqiang is constantly severed, after all, Cao Zhiqiang contracted Hongguang Publishing House at the beginning, and as long as someone has a heart, he can definitely find out that it is because of Uncle Xu's relationship.

And in the eyes of most people, the big backstage behind Cao Zhiqiang is this Uncle Xu, who has retired at home, so Cao Zhiqiang's visit to Uncle Xu's house is reasonable and will definitely not arouse suspicion.

Moreover, the first time Cao Zhiqiang handed over the information rewarded by the system to the state was through Uncle Xu, so Uncle Xu has been inseparable from this matter since then, and he is one of the insiders.

What's more, Uncle Xu is not old-hearted, although he has retired, but looking at his appearance, he seems to be quite willing to be this middleman.

After all, to do this kind of thing is to dedicate to the country, and Uncle Xu has worked all his life, and the biggest bottom line is to serve the country and the people.

I think that at the beginning, Uncle Xu was willing to give Cao Zhiqiang a chance to try to contract a publishing house and publish his own works, although he was indeed optimistic about Cao Zhiqiang's talent, and also used this to show his support for reform, but he was also moved by Cao Zhiqiang's patriotic songs.

Otherwise, Uncle Xu would be too lazy to do much.

Soon, Cao Zhiqiang got out of the hotel with Anping, took a taxi, and then went directly to the place across the street outside Uncle Xu's community to get off, and then walked to Uncle Xu's community.

Under the supervision of the guards at the gate, they registered and called to confirm, and the armed police standing guard allowed the two to let them go.

After entering the community, Cao Zhiqiang walked to Uncle Xu's house.

The one who opened the door was Uncle Xu's wife, that is, the wife of the big leader, not a nanny, and it is said that the nanny took a leave of absence.

Then, Anping stayed in the living room, and Cao Zhiqiang went directly to the study under the instructions of the big leader's wife.

When I walked into the study, I saw Uncle Xu and Uncle Lin playing Go.

Seeing Cao Zhiqiang enter the door, Uncle Lin laughed, waved his hand directly, messed up the chess pieces on the chessboard, and said to Uncle Xu, who was full of shock: "The main master is here, no more than no more." ”

"Hah!" Uncle Xu laughed angrily, "You're about to lose, can't you say it now?" You're cheating! ”

Uncle Lin pouted: "I've been busy all day long, like something, how can I be as idle as you, can I have the time to ponder this?" Okay, don't make trouble, hurry up and let me have a good chat with Comrade Xiaocao. ”

"Okay." Uncle Xu smiled, "You are also bullying me, an old man who has retired!" Forget it, you can't afford to hide. ”

After speaking, Uncle Xu stood up, put his hands behind his back, smiled at Cao Zhiqiang and nodded, and then went straight out of the study, leaving the space for Cao Zhiqiang and Uncle Lin.

After Uncle Xu left and consciously brought the door, Uncle Lin smiled and beckoned to Cao Zhiqiang, and pointed to the place where Uncle Lin was sitting before, that is, opposite Uncle Lin.

Cao Zhiqiang was not hypocritical, and quickly came to the seat in front of Uncle Xu and sat down directly.

"A plate?" Uncle Lin looked at Cao Zhiqiang.

Cao Zhiqiang hurriedly shook his head: "No." ”

Just kidding, this old man is Cao Zhiqiang's top boss, and this old man obviously likes to play tricks, and it's not interesting to play chess with him, that's looking for abuse.

"Really?" Uncle Lin's eyes lit up.

"Not really." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head resolutely, "Not at all." ”

"It's a pity, it's a pity." Uncle Lin shook his head regretfully, "Then we can only talk." ”

"It's good to talk, it's more formal." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile.

Uncle Lin nodded: "Do you want to drink water?" ”

"No need." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "I drank a lot of water and coffee before I came. ”

"Ahh Uncle Lin smiled, "The coffee you drank with Lou Xiao'e?" ”

Cao Zhiqiang subconsciously raised his eyebrows, very surprised that Uncle Lin knew about this, but quickly nodded: "Yes." ”

"Lou Xiao'e." Uncle Lin raised his head and touched his chin, "This woman is okay, although she is a bit of a philistine, she is still a solidarity object, and it is still okay to contact her." ”

Speaking of this, Uncle Lin looked at Cao Zhiqiang: "But, okay, why are you provoking her?" ”

Cao Zhiqiang thought about it, considered the words slightly, and then put his thoughts and thoughts out.

According to Cao Zhiqiang, a long time ago, that is, before contracting Hongguang Publishing House, she wanted to go to Hong Kong to develop through Lou Xiao'e's relationship.

After all, he has the talent to write songs and sing, and he is also very good at writing books, if he goes to Hong Kong to develop, he will only get more and live a better life.

This reason is very reasonable, after all, during this period, all ordinary people want to go to Hong Kong to develop, but most people don't have the opportunity.

It's just that after Cao Zhiqiang contracted the publishing house and was selected as the middleman by the mysterious organization codenamed "Mist", he didn't have this idea for a while, until Lou Xiao'e suddenly came again, and he thought about it again.

Because Cao Zhiqiang believes that the fog organization is most likely a foreign organization, in other words, Cao Zhiqiang will most likely go abroad frequently in the future.

Of course, with Uncle Lin's ability, it is not difficult to arrange Cao Zhiqiang to go abroad, but if he does this, there are some traces.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, Cao Zhiqiang hopes to go abroad in a more reasonable way.

During this period, Cao Zhiqiang wanted to go to Japan or Europe and the United States, after all, he had no problem communicating with Japanese and English.

But in these places, the power projected by the state is too weak, and he is afraid that if there is a case, he will be detained and will not be able to come back.

Therefore, he thought about it and felt that the best place to do the event was Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is still a British colony, but it is very close to China, and it is currently the main port of communication between China and the West.

If he goes there, Cao Zhiqiang does not need to change his nationality, and he can also use the name of business as a cover to better serve the motherland.

Among them, Lou Xiao'e's identity is more important.

If Cao Zhiqiang went to settle in Hong Kong through Lou Xiao'e's connections, then all this seems reasonable.

It's just that Lou Xiao'e is not related to him, so if you want Lou Xiao'e to help, there must be a reasonable reason.

Cao Zhiqiang and Lou Xiao'e used to be neighbors, and Cao Zhiqiang opened a restaurant called "Food for the Sky" in the capital before, and he also pulled He Yuzhu in the courtyard to work with him and gave him a dry share.

He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e have a relationship between men and women, and the two have a child, and Lou Xiao'e came back this time, at least half of the reason is for He Yuzhu, to get back together with He Yuzhu and start a family again.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang used "food for the sky" as a bait to negotiate a deal with Lou Xiao'e, and decided to sell all the shares of "food for the sky" in Cao Zhiqiang's hands to Lou Xiao'e, and Lou Xiao'e gave Cao Zhiqiang 200,000 US dollars, and would provide Cao Zhiqiang with a lawyer in Hong Kong to help Cao Zhiqiang carry out investment immigration.

That's right, Cao Zhiqiang's idea is that he wants to make money first, and after making money, he will use his own strength to immigrate to Hong Kong in the form of investment immigration.

In this way, in the eyes of outsiders, he is an ordinary rich man who is greedy for prosperity, and this kind of person is the most defenseless.

When the time comes, after he goes to Hong Kong, he will first open an entertainment company, set foot in the entertainment industry, continue to sing and make money, and at the same time open a trading company to trade with the mainland.

With a trading company as a cover, as long as the country provides a certain amount of convenience, it will be even more convenient to trade with the "fog" in the future.

Hong Kong is a free port and has a well-developed financial industry, making it the perfect smuggling mecca.

However, if the business expands, Uncle Lin will need to work hard to expand the port and infrastructure in Shekou, especially to build a large airport and railway line, so that it can be more convenient to transport "special goods".

In addition, Hainan is also a good choice.

Cao Zhiqiang felt that in addition to Shekou, Hainan also needed to build a secret port with an airport to facilitate further cooperation with "Fog" in the future.

In short, Cao Zhiqiang believes that the cooperation with the fog must be secretive and secretive.

During this period, Cao Zhiqiang will inevitably run everywhere, at least in the mainland, Hong Kong, and even abroad.

In this way, he must have a reasonable identity.

If it's just a businessman, it's not insured, but if you add the status of an international artist, it's perfect.

If Cao Zhiqiang becomes an internationally renowned star, it will be normal to go to various countries.

And an entertainment star, normally speaking, will not be suspected of being a spy, after all, normally speaking, entertainment stars have nothing to do with sensitive industries at all.

As for entertainment stars, it is normal to engage in trading companies, and it is natural to invest in a variety of industries when they make money.

What does Cao Zhiqiang mean, after he is ready to go to Hong Kong, he will continue to cooperate with Lou Xiao'e's family.

This time, it seems more normal, after all, they have a cooperative relationship and are relatively familiar.

Second, Lou Xiao'e obviously wants to come to the mainland to develop, which is also convenient for better control of Lou Xiao'e in the future.

In short, Cao Zhiqiang does not want to change his established development strategy because of the existence of "fog".

On the contrary, he believes that it is precisely because of the emergence of "fog" that he must complete his previous development strategy step by step, because this is the best disguise.

"Uncle Lin." After saying this, Cao Zhiqiang said, "Although I am still young and I don't know a lot of things, I can also see that this fog organization is very unusual, and it has quite a lot of energy, I am afraid that there are Western countries or super consortia operating behind it."

At present, it seems that the other party found me, not because I am special, but because they just need a suitable person to be the middleman to match them.

I don't know what they're doing for what they're doing, but it's probably to balance international relations.

Also, since the other party can give us some equipment and technology that are currently in service and are not allowed to be exported, it means that there must be the intervention of the forces of the United States.

Therefore, I have reason to suspect that the transaction with China is only the beginning, and in the future, as the contact between the two sides becomes more and more frequent, the products and contents of the transaction will become more and more extensive.

Therefore, I think the state should pay attention to it, and it is not an exaggeration to set up a special task force at the national level for this purpose. ”

"You have a point." Uncle Lin nodded, "In fact, the central government has secretly issued an order to upgrade the fog to the highest level, and it is indeed preparing to set up a special project team.

Originally, I was a little suspicious of you, but after listening to your previous plan, I have no doubts.

In short, you can do it boldly, tell me if you have any difficulties, and I will try to solve it for you!

But ......."

After a pause, Uncle Lin said: "Although we really want to continue in-depth cooperation with the Misty Organization, we really don't have enough foreign exchange, so this time when you go to Japan, if you contact them, ask them, can you settle with RMB?" ”

Cao Zhiqiang blinked: "This ...... I can help ask, but I hope you don't get your hopes up too high. ”

"I understand, I understand." Uncle Lin sighed, "It's just asking for a price, pay it back on the spot, talk about it, you have to be bold, especially when we are very poor." ”

"Hehehe." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and didn't speak.

Uncle Lin pursed his lips, and then said, "This time, we can only give you 500 million US dollars, which is considered the down payment of the last transaction."

Otherwise, our bottom line is to pay off the remaining $1.5 billion in three years, but it is best to pay it off in ten years, and I hope you will bargain for us a lot in this regard. ”

Cao Zhiqiang blinked: "Okay, I know, I must do my best!" ”

Uncle Lin scratched his head: "For the rest, there is nothing to say."

Oh, by the way, I was actually going to introduce you to one of our secret contacts in Japan, in case you need to ask the contact over there for help, but considering your special situation, I won't tell you.

Anyway, your affairs are very special, and if you can know one less, one less person will know.

At the moment, very few people know about the fog, and you yourself have not undergone much training in counterintelligence, which is both a disadvantage and an advantage.

Therefore, we decided to let you play freely, after all, you are a smart person, and people can choose you, there must be your uniqueness, we still don't want to add to it. ”

As soon as he heard this, Cao Zhiqiang understood that the other party regarded himself as a soldier who crossed the river alone.

Fighting alone, not contacting the comrades of the other secret fronts, even if he is caught, he does not know how many useful information can be dug up from the members of other secret front organizations.

And if he has not been arrested and has been acting as a middleman in the transaction with the fog, then the country will naturally have great benefits.

In short, the state wants to continue to cooperate deeply with the fog, but it also does not want the fog to know too much about the situation in the country, especially the situation of the secret front.

In other words, the state attaches great importance to the fog, but it does not particularly trust it, and does not want to rely on it, at most as a useful supplement.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang's line is an absolutely lonely lonely hero, it is best if nothing happens, and it doesn't matter if something happens, after all, Cao Zhiqiang doesn't know much.

Although Cao Zhiqiang knew that from the perspective of the country, this was the best choice, but he was still a little unhappy when he heard this.

But on the other hand, this is actually the best way to protect him.

After all, the more people who know, the more likely they are to leak secrets.

If Cao Zhiqiang is not allowed to connect with other secret fronts and do not make contact, then he will not know about other secret fronts, and other secret fronts will not know him, so that if something goes wrong with other secret fronts, he will not be implicated.

This seems to be ruthless, but in fact, there is tenderness and care in the coldness.

As for how to understand it, it depends on what you personally think.

"Understood." Cao Zhiqiang took a deep breath and said with a serious face, "From now on, I will be more careful, everything is based on preserving myself, and under this premise, I will do my best to help the country trade with the fog." ”

"Good!" Uncle Lin also nodded solemnly, "If you can think so, that's the best."

Remember, your own safety is paramount, even if you give up a deal with the Mist.

In a word, you can do anything, but you must never expose yourself!

Try to trade as safely as possible with the fog without revealing yourself, you know what I mean? ”

"Understood." Cao Zhiqiang said, "Please rest assured, the chief will definitely complete the task!" ”

(End of chapter)