Qin Wen hadn't finished speaking when

With a snap!

His father, Qin Lie, slapped him on the back of the head!

"Father, what are you doing!"

Seeing him still not understanding what had happened after being slapped, Qin Lie was furious.

Snap,

Another slap.

"Can't I just really hit you?!"

Seeing the displeasure on Qin Lie's face, Qin Wen could only try to comfort himself internally.

Who told him to be the father!

Seeing the frustration on Qin Wen's face, Qin Lie sighed and said...

"You still don't understand why you got beaten up?"

Hearing his father's prompt, Qin Wen paused for three seconds before replying.

"Cai Yun?"

Upon seeing him, they finally got to the point, and Qin Lie's gaze towards the villa immediately held a thoughtful expression.

"At this time, Cai Yun, the commander of the Maru-Kita Garrison, openly came to Gao Ren to give him gifts..."

"What's the purpose behind this?!"

Even though it's so obvious, his own father still doesn't know why.

"Father, isn't it obvious!"

"Now that Guan Tong has been arrested, Chu Tian and his gang have messed up!"

"They're pushing Cai Yun out as cannon fodder at this point so they can protect themselves!"

Upon hearing this answer, Qin Wen did not receive a look of approval from his father.

Instead, it was a slap...

With a snap,

This slap was louder and crisper than the previous two...

"Father, why?!"

"You get beaten even when you're wrong, and now you get beaten even when you're right!"

"If you're unhappy and want to hit me, just do it. Why torture me like this?"

Seeing that the son she had raised for half her life was such a wretched person,

Qin Lie was furious!

"You unfilial son!"

Are you really trying to drive your old man crazy?!

Seeing the expression on his father's face, Qin Wen asked curiously,

"Dad, just tell me!"

Seeing the confusion on Qin Wen's face, Qin Lie shook his head and said,

"You just said that Cai Yun came here to give Gao Ren a gift because Chu Tian pushed him out to take the blame,"

"Then let me ask you, what if Cai Yun is already prepared to surrender to Gao Ren?"

Upon hearing his father's words, Qin Wen's face immediately showed an expression of disbelief.

"Dad, have you been staying up too late these past few days?"

"Cai Yun is a major general and commander of the Marubei Garrison."

"And there are rumors that he, a major general, will soon be promoted to lieutenant general!"

"He has a bright future here, why would he become a traitor to the North...?"

Before Qin Wen could finish speaking, he received another slap on the back of the head!

"Are you fucking trying to piss me off so you can take my place?"

"You've already given me the answer, and you still give me this reply!"

Seeing the look of utter hatred on his father's face, Qin Wen immediately began to recall what he had just said.

A few seconds of silence,

A word immediately came to his mind.

Taking the blame...

If Cai Yun really takes the blame, he'll never become a lieutenant general.

It would be difficult for him to even maintain his current position!

"Father, what are your thoughts?"

"Should we directly side with Gao Ren?"

Inside the villa and reception room,

Gao Ren looked at the pure gold Guan Gong statue that Cai Yun had given him, which was at least one and a half meters tall.

A sigh immediately arose in my heart!

Holy crap!

The people above Maru are quite generous in trying to sow discord between themselves and the north!

This Guan Yu statue used at least half a ton of gold...

"General Cai, why are you being so polite!"

"They're all my brothers."

Cai Yun observed that Gao Ren's expression didn't show any excessive excitement regarding the one-and-a-half-meter-tall pure gold statue.

Cai Yun wasn't surprised by Gao Ren's expression.

This thing might be very attractive to ordinary people.

But for someone like Gao Ren, who is at the very top of the pyramid,

If he just asked, there would be plenty of people in Hong Kong Island and the Golden Triangle to send him gifts...

Not to mention 1.5 meters tall, even 2.5 or 3.5 meters is fine!

“Mr. Gao, you’re a former gangster, I’m a former soldier,”

"To put it bluntly, we all come from humble backgrounds!"

"Since you're a brute, I won't use any of those scholarly platitudes."

"I came here today hoping that you, Mr. Gao, could help me make connections. I want to seek refuge with the North!"

As soon as Cai Yun said this,

Before Gao Ren could react, Ding Yao, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but speak first.

"General Cai, this joke is not funny!"

Faced with the questions, Cai Yun's expression remained unchanged.

"Ms. Ding, I know what you suspect!"

"In your eyes, I, Cai Yun, am a person with real power in Maruka. Why would I give up a promising future like you, Miss Ding, to gamble on an uncertain one!"

Upon hearing this, Ding Yao did not reply.

He simply nodded slightly.

"Miss Koding, you've only seen the surface, not the essence!"

"By coming here today to deliver a gift to Mr. Gao, I have already become a complete pawn,"

"A sacrifice...?"

Seeing the confusion on Ding Yao's face, Gao Ren smiled and explained,

"It's simple, someone has to take the blame for Guan Tong being robbed!"

"After all, Guan Tong had already destroyed all of their strongholds in Marukata in order to defect to them,"

"He had gone to such lengths, yet he still couldn't keep his safety; Guan Tong was kidnapped right under their noses."

"What will those northerners who still want to defect think...?"

Seeing Ding Yao fall into a thoughtful silence, Gao Ren looked at Cai Yun and said...

"General Cai, I do not doubt your determination to surrender,"

"But you should also understand that bringing this gold to surrender..."

Although Gao Ren didn't finish his sentence, how could Cai Yun not understand what he meant?

"Mr. Gao, I, Cai Yun, am not an ignorant person!"

"Since you've come today, you must have come with determination and sincerity!"

Seeing Gao Ren make a gesture asking him to demonstrate,

Cai Yun then took a map out of his bag and handed it to Gao Ren.

"Mr. Gao, this map shows the distribution of Maru's troops throughout the entire territory,"

"This includes the number of aircraft at each airport and the number of anti-aircraft weapons."

"In addition, the specific locations of all logistical facilities such as military factories, armories, and fuel depots, as well as their defenses!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Ren's expression changed slightly for the first time.

If the information in this document is true...

That would be an incredible achievement for me!

To put it bluntly, with this achievement,

Just as Guan Tong said, it's not impossible for me to take another step up in rank!

"General Cai, this intelligence is too important; I need to verify its authenticity."

This time, it was Cai Yun who made a gesture of invitation.

"Call Team Leader Hao over..."