"Haha, Mr. Zhao, you're joking." Hearing the displeasure in Zhao Xiaohai's tone, Brother Leopard didn't care at all. The business world is a place where you scheme against me and I scheme against you. He smiled disapprovingly and said, "If I had that kind of magical power, I probably wouldn't be so obsessed with guessing right now. In fact, as soon as we met, I sensed a strong military aura about Miss Sophia. You may not know this, but I grew up surrounded by soldiers. My father, uncle, and brother are all outstanding soldiers, and Miss Sophia's aura is very similar to theirs, so I can feel it so clearly."

Brother Leopard's words did not make Zhao Xiaohai feel relieved, but to some extent they won Sophia's favor. After all, she did not understand the intrigues and schemes in the business world. She just felt that this Chinese man had the same background as herself, and they could have more common language with each other.

"Well, come to think of it, my family has a certain connection with your Soviet soldiers." Brother Leopard naturally knew the effect his self-introduction would have, so he continued, "Oh, yes, Miss Sophia should be serving in the Far East Military Region now, right? Which unit does she belong to?"

These were two questions interspersed in the casual chat. Brother Leopard asked them out of the blue, which was enough to make the ignorant Sophia inadvertently reveal all her secrets.

But this time Zhao Xiaohai didn't give him a chance. He kicked Sophia under the table, kicking back the words he almost blurted out. Sophia just didn't understand the business world's struggle for interests, but he was not stupid. Zhao Xiaohai's previous glare and the subsequent kick were enough to make him understand.

"Brother Bao seems very interested in my personal situation as a secretary," Zhao Xiaohai said with a smile as he bent over and signed the documents when Sophia shut up. "Why, you're trying to steal my girl right in front of me? But it won't be easy. Sophia has already sold herself to me. Haha, she can't decide whether to stay or go."

"Has the little fox finally spoken?" Zhao Xiaohai's words brought a smile to Brother Leopard's face. We are all smart people. Some things don't need to be said so directly. It's enough to just point them out in a subtle way.

Zhao Xiaohai's words were apparently about Sofia, but in fact, they were trying to wake up Brother Leopard and tell him not to try to snatch his trade channels in the Soviet military. Sofia had no say in these matters, and he was just a small character who had no choice.

"Ah!" Brother Leopard pretended to be surprised and said, "Is this true? That's such a pity. But Mr. Zhao, don't be too confident. I have plenty of tricks up my sleeve. If Miss Sophia doesn't mind following me, then I might actually be able to snatch her away."

"Really? Then Brother Leopard, why don't you tell me about your methods? If that's really the case, I might hand Sophia over to you." Zhao Xiaohai raised his head, glanced at Brother Leopard, and smiled.

"Haha, Mr. Zhao still doesn't believe it, does he?" Brother Leopard leaned back in the sofa, crossed his legs, and after a moment's silence, he said, "Miss Sophia is an active-duty officer. I think the person who could sell her to you should be the leader of the Far East garrison. Coincidentally, my family also has several acquaintances in the current Far East garrison, such as... General Tretyak."

"What? You know Comrade Tretyak?!" Perhaps no one in the room was more surprised than Sofia. General Tretyak was the current Commander-in-Chief of the Far Eastern Military District, directly controlling over a million troops across the Far East. As one of the few veterans of the Great Patriotic War, Tretyak was not only highly skilled in military leadership but also had extensive connections within the Soviet military and government. He had close personal ties with current Defense Minister Yazov, Chairman of the State Security Committee Kryuchkov, Army Commander-in-Chief Varennikov, and Chief of the Soviet General Staff Akhromeyev. They even organized a "Veterans Club," effectively depriving the Kremlin of military power. Sofia couldn't understand how this Chinese man had become so connected to such a powerful figure as Tretyak.

But to Zhao Xiaohai, Brother Bao's words were of no value at all. He might just know the name. The names of big figures often appear in newspapers. Who can't brag? I even know the President of the United States.

"Well, this is a long story. Actually, he had seen me before, but I was just born at that time." Brother Leopard glanced at Zhao Xiaohai and saw that there was no expression on his face. Then he continued, "My uncle went to Moscow in 1957 to receive retraining for military commanders. Well, I think it was at the General Staff Military Academy.

At that time, Sino-Soviet relations were enjoying a honeymoon period. Coincidentally, General Tretyak was also undergoing training and was assigned to the same tactical training class as my uncle. Both of them had experienced battle, and even more coincidentally, they had both been wounded three times. It was this fate that allowed them to establish a deep friendship in a very short period of time. General Tretyak later visited China three times, each time specifically visiting Harbin to see my uncle. The last time was in 1963, just in time for my birth in February. Haha, he even held me in his arms for a photo. However, it was after this last visit that he severed contact with our family due to the deterioration of Sino-Soviet relations. Speaking of which, it's been nearly thirty years now, and my family still has those photos from that time. My uncle is seventy years old this year, and General Tretyak is... well, in his sixties, right?

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