Chapter 356: Collecting Interest

Tang Shuo stared at the stage with great interest, wanting to see what insights this man, who had just been praised by Zhang Pingchuan as having unique views and original insights into international issues, had.

Two big words appeared on the curtain on the stage... South China Sea, and the background on the curtain was a map of the South China Sea.

This was a rather significant topic. Tang Shuo had previously carried out a mission concerning the South China Sea issue. However, that mission was classified as highly confidential, and no one in the inner circle, including Xing Zhuowen, was aware of it.

After the young man introduced himself for a few sentences, Tang Shuo lost interest in listening any further.

The other party's words were completely meaningless. It was no exaggeration to say that some of his ideas were just empty talk and could only be listened to as jokes with few funny points.

Xing Zhuowen seemed to see Tang Shuo's impatience and said, "His grandfather was a vice admiral of the South China Sea Fleet."

Tang Shuo shook his head. He said nothing, but his heart grew heavy.

If the future security of the country depends on these people, it would probably be a disaster.

Next, two young men who were almost praised to the sky by Zhang Pingchuan came to the stage. One of them gave a report on disarmament and optimization of military branches, and the other focused on his analysis of the international situation.

After the two finished speaking, Zhang Pingchuan took the stage again and said, "As China's most mysterious special forces, even those present here probably don't know much about it. To be honest, I'm also very curious! Two years ago, I applied to conduct research on 037, but my superiors rejected it." Please search on Baidu, which is the greatest support for us. Thank you!

Zhang Pingchuan chuckled to himself and continued, "Of course. This is just a side note. Next, I'd like to invite Xing Zhuowen to the stage to give a speech on 'Special Forces Reform.'"

After Zhang Pingchuan finished his introduction, Tang Shuo's brow furrowed. 037 was a completely secretive unit. He believed Xing Zhuowen would not openly disclose the situation inside, and would only give a rough description based on the details.

Although this didn't involve any violations, it was completely useless for 037. Furthermore, for a team that needed to stay hidden, having such a pushy captain was a disaster for the entire team.

However, it is worth mentioning that the person who refused Zhang Pingchuan's investigation was Tang Shuo himself.

At the beginning, Wang Jianye called to ask Tang Shuo for his opinion, but Tang Shuo rejected it without even thinking about it. However, the research team mentioned at that time was from the National Defense University, so Tang Shuo did not know Zhang Pingchuan's name specifically.

Xing Zhuowen wore a smile on his face as he walked onto the stage and began to speak, "In the middle of the year, I was assigned the position of captain of a special forces unit. It has been nearly half a year now."

"Over the past six months, through recruiting and reorganizing the team, I've increased the team's combat effectiveness by 30 percent," Xing Zhuowen said seriously. "I think this approach is replicable. Now, let me share some of my thoughts."

Just as Tang Shuo was listening carefully to Xing Zhuowen's nonsense, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

Under the angry glares of the two people around him, Tang Shuo smiled apologetically, then took out his phone and answered it.

When he saw the name on the phone screen, he began to hesitate. It wasn't until the ringing stopped and the other party called again that Tang Shuo answered the call.

"Is it Tang Shuo?" A woman's anxious voice suddenly came over.

Tang Shuo frowned and immediately replied, "It's me."

"I have something urgent to talk to you about." The woman on the other end of the phone continued.

Tang Shuo asked doubtfully, "Now?"

"Yes." The other party said, "I'm at the Huabei intersection now. Come over here quickly."

"Or let's do it tomorrow. It's too late now." Tang Shuo said with some concern.

Tang Shuo had already recognized the voice of the woman on the other end of the phone, but he was not mentally prepared to meet her.

Recalling the unpleasant ending of their last meeting, Tang Shuo really couldn't understand why the other party called him.

It is rare to find a woman who can make Tang Shuo so fearful, and this woman is the best among them.

"Something happened to Yu Haoran!"

Tang Shuo's expression froze. He glanced at Xing Zhuowen, who was speaking cheerfully on the stage, and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

"The team sent Monkey and a new member on a mission. Later, Monkey and the other two lost contact. Captain Yu went to Captain Xing to request support, but was rejected." The woman on the other end of the line said, "Then Captain Yu went to rescue them himself. Before leaving, he told me that if he didn't hear from me after three days, he would contact you."

"How much time has passed now?" Tang Shuo asked immediately.

"Two and a half days."

Tang Shuo checked the time and said, "Stand where you are and wait for me. I'll be there in an hour."

"OK."

At this time, Xing Zhuowen's speech just reached a small climax, and a warm applause rang out in the hall.

Tang Shuo glanced coldly at the stage and said, "No, one and a half hours!"

Then he hung up the phone.

Tan Zhuojun, who was sitting next to Tang Shuo, noticed that Tang Shuo seemed to have become a little more gloomy after receiving the call, and couldn't help but ask in confusion, "What's going on?"

Tang Shuo gritted his teeth and looked at Xing Zhuowen, then replied, "Help me stop this!"

Just when Tan Zhuojun was still unclear about what Tang Shuo meant, Tang Shuo suddenly stood up and walked towards the podium step by step.

Tan Zhuojun raised his eyebrows, but a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

His intuition told him that something exciting was about to happen!

Tang Shuo's actions attracted the attention of some people, but few people knew what the young man's intentions were, so no one stepped forward to stop him.

It wasn't until Tang Shuo walked to the edge of the podium that Zhang Chuanping, who was standing in front of it, asked, "Who are you? Are you going to give a speech today?"

As he spoke, he flipped through the process documents in his hand and found that he knew almost all the people who were going to give the speech next, and there was no information about this young man at all.

"I'm the one who rejected your research."

Tang Shuo answered truthfully and walked directly towards the stage.

Xing Zhuowen, who was speaking, noticed someone suddenly appear beside him and stopped speaking and asked, "Who are you?"

After watching for a while, he suddenly realized: "You are Tang..."

Tang Shuo didn't waste any time talking to Xing Zhuowen. Before Xing Zhuowen could finish his words, he punched him in the face.

Although Xing Zhuowen had undergone physical strengthening training in the special forces, his foundation was too poor and he was a little lazy, so the effect was not very obvious.

When he saw the other party swinging his fist for no apparent reason, he instinctively wanted to resist, but as soon as he raised his arm, Tang Shuo's fist was already in his face.

Snap...

Xing Zhuowen was hit hard by a punch in the face, and his body suddenly staggered and fell heavily on the stage.

Tang Shuo followed him two steps forward, leaned over, grabbed the opponent's collar, and punched him again.

Snap...

Xing Zhuowen, who had already fainted from anger, screamed again and rolled around on the stage, covering his jaw which might have been dislocated.

Tang Shuo kicked the man in the chest and said coldly, "This time, I'll just collect some interest."

He knew that beating up Xing Zhuowen wouldn't solve any problems, but would only cause him some trouble.

But thinking that Yu Haoran, Monkey and others were now missing, and this guy, as the captain, was talking nonsense here, Tang Shuo felt an uncontrollable anger in his heart.

It is inevitable to be impulsive once in life!

Fortunately, he was not blinded by anger, so he did not kill Xing Zhuowen.

The people in the audience only came to their senses at this time, and stood up one by one to question Tang Shuo's identity. Two of them who should have a good personal relationship with Xing Zhuowen also ran towards the stage.

The New Year's Eve gathering has been held for dozens of times in a row, and the attendees have changed one after another, but this kind of thing has never happened.

When everyone asked around and found out that no one knew the man who caused a disturbance at the party, the hostile attitude instantly reached its peak, and the small podium was immediately surrounded by people in three circles inside and outside.