When Mrs. Li Lan saw them arrive, she smiled and said, "Your teacher is waiting for you in his study. I'll go prepare lunch for you."

Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi were quite relaxed at their teacher's house. They nodded in agreement, placed the gifts in the living room, and then went to the study door and knocked.

"Come in!"

He Feng's voice came, and the two pushed open the door and entered. They saw their teacher, He Feng, holding a magnifying glass on his desk, looking down at a map.

"teacher!"

"teacher!"

Hearing Ning Zhiheng's voice, He Feng finally looked up at him, snorted, put the magnifying glass on the table, stood up and looked at him, saying, "What, you busy man, you know to come and see this old man!"

He Feng's tone clearly carried dissatisfaction, which made Ning Zhiheng somewhat uneasy. He quickly explained, "Teacher, please forgive me. You know that there are many taboos in my line of work. I have been carrying out a secret mission, so I try to avoid contact with the outside world. I really have no choice!"

He Feng clearly disregarded this answer. He leaned back in his chair and sat down before gesturing for the two students to sit down as well.

"Hmph, when I asked Fatty Huang, he also used the same phrase to brush me off. Liangbi said the same thing. You spies treat everyone like thieves, and now you're even guarding against me."

He Feng valued these two students, especially Ning Zhiheng, so he spoke to them without any formality. Before Ning Zhiheng could reply, he continued, "Don't think I'm stupid. You've handed over all the work to Liangbi and you're always disappearing without a trace. A while ago, I went to your house, and your father said he hadn't seen you for a year. I knew something was wrong. Could it be that you're not even in Chongqing?"

Upon hearing He Feng's words, both of them immediately straightened up in fright. They exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise and doubt in each other's eyes.

He Feng was just trying to bluff these two students. Now, seeing their performance, he chuckled and said, "With your attitude, you dare to call yourselves elites of the Military Intelligence Bureau? Heh heh, you're still lacking in experience."

Ning Zhiheng then realized he had been tricked by his teacher, and said with a helpless smile, "Teacher, you are so perceptive. I was indeed not in Chongqing during this period, but I really can't tell you the specifics of my mission..."

"I don't want to hear it even if you tell me!" He Feng waved his hand dismissively. "Anything related to your Military Intelligence Bureau is troublesome. I'll keep it a secret for you, but what's going on now? Why did you suddenly come back?"

Wei Liangbi, who had been silent until now, finally had a chance to speak and explained, "Teacher, this time Zhiheng is in charge of eradicating Japanese spy organizations in the Chongqing area and will be staying for a while. He came to pay his respects to you as soon as he got back!"

He Feng nodded and was about to speak when Ning Zhiheng, not wanting to discuss the topic further, looked at the map on the desk and asked, "Teacher, what are you doing? Why are you looking at a map?"

Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's question, He Feng hesitated for a moment before saying, "You've come at the right time. I have something to ask you. As a teacher, I'm always out of touch with the world, but your Military Intelligence Bureau should know something."

"What do you want to ask?" Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi nodded quickly.

"Didn't Zhiheng say before that the higher-ups intended for us teachers to regain military power? Sure enough, in the past two months, several military academy instructors were transferred away, all from my batch. Old Pang, Pang Fengquan! He was actually appointed as a major general and division commander and sent to the front lines in Changsha. Why didn't this happen to me? Logically speaking, my ability to lead troops in battle is much better than his. Back then, who could compare to me? I'm thinking that the front lines will probably still need senior commanders. Maybe I really will have a chance to return to the battlefield and serve my country?"

He Feng was successful in his youth, but ultimately wasted half his life. He couldn't let go of his feelings. He had given up on the idea in recent years, but unexpectedly, he had another chance to return to the army. He couldn't contain his excitement. During this period, he studied the terrain and landforms of the Changsha front line every day in order to make preparations.

Ning Zhiheng, unaware of the inside story, turned his gaze to Wei Liangbi. Upon seeing this, He Feng also realized that Ning Zhiheng was indeed ignorant of the situation and turned his gaze to Wei Liangbi as well.

Wei Liangbi nodded and said, "That is indeed the case. Our army suffered considerable losses in the Battle of Wuhan, and the troops have recruited a large number of soldiers and formed many new combat units. We are now in dire need of experienced senior officers. Those instructors have been assigned to military positions in the newly formed units. As for whether we will continue to call up instructors from Whampoa, I do not know."

"I hope I can return to the battlefield one day!" He Feng couldn't help but sigh softly.

However, he quickly composed himself and looked at Wei Liangbi, saying, "Let's not talk about my matter first, let's talk about yours first."

Wei Liangbi quickly perked up and listened carefully, while Ning Zhiheng was confused and didn't know what the teacher was going to say.

"I've already asked several officers to propose marriage to General Lin, but he still flatly rejected the marriage. In the end, he still looks down on your identity, saying that being a spy has no future, you'll make enemies everywhere and end up with no good end. Alas! It's all my fault, I shouldn't have let you enter this line of work in the first place!"

After saying that, he couldn't help but feel deep regret.

Upon hearing this, Wei Liangbi's face froze, and he immediately deflated.

Ning Zhiheng quickly inquired about the details and learned that his senior brother Wei Liangbi had fallen for a woman, and the two got along very well. However, the woman's parents did not agree to the relationship, so Wei Liangbi had to ask his teacher to intercede on his behalf, but that also failed.

"Who are they? How could they have such high standards?" Ning Zhiheng asked in surprise.

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