Old Zeng wanted to contact the person Shen Changchuan had left for him, but he hadn't found an opportunity yet. Unexpectedly, Zhou Gang, Shen Changchuan's bodyguard, arrived.
"Old Zeng, how have you been these days? Commander Shen has been very worried about you," Zhou Gang said.
Old Zeng and Zhou Gang sat by the stove and said in a low voice, "I'm still the same as always. You came a few days ago, why are you here again? I just happened to have something I wanted to talk to you about."
Old Zeng was a senior figure, and someone Commander Shen respected. Zhou Gang respected him even more. Upon hearing that Old Zeng wanted to speak with him, he immediately asked what it was about, putting aside his own words.
Old Zeng then told me about discovering that someone was raising wolves.
Zhou Gang's reaction was the same as theirs before—utterly astonished. "How is that possible? They raised so many, what did they feed the wolves?"
Old Zeng smiled wryly, "Yes! Everyone finds it quite unbelievable. But the marks on the wolf indicate that it must have been domesticated. The head of the Qingshan Brigade won't allow this to be reported. I think it's for the best; if it's reported up the chain of command, the news will inevitably leak out."
When your Commander Shen was delivering documents to the military factory, he was ambushed in the county, resulting in the death of his wife and the separation of his children. I know that he has never given up searching for the spy who betrayed him all these years.
The military factory is located to the west of Laoheishan Mountain, and the wolf pack was encountered there. Whether there's a connection is hard to say. Besides, it's abnormal for someone to raise wolves. Humans aren't even getting enough to eat. Where would he get food to feed the wolves? Feeding them meat is impossible. Wolves are omnivores and eat almost anything.
Let alone having the guts, an ordinary person simply doesn't have the ability to get food to feed wolves.
Zhou Gang suddenly remembered something. "Old Zeng, I know something, but I'll only tell you what I can. A comrade at the Laoheishan arsenal discovered a spy within the factory. But before he could reveal who the spy was, he was eaten by wolves in Laoheishan. Based on his remains, they concluded he encountered a pack of wolves. But if the wolves were domesticated, then..."
He was murdered, and by an animal at that. No one suspected anything.
After Mr. Zeng finished speaking, Mr. Zhou explained the purpose of his visit: recently, strict management requirements have been imposed on all firearms within the system, and the previous movement of firearms has been thoroughly reviewed.
Secretary Fang took note of this matter.
It turns out that the incident was caused by a handgun in J City.
The pistol's serial number had been completely erased, and no trace of it could be found in any of the gun-related systems. However, Secretary Fang recognized the gun immediately upon seeing a photograph of it. It was the very gun that had been given to Old Zeng as a toy.
Secretary Fang then conducted an in-depth investigation into this matter…
Zhou Gang told Zeng Lao everything that had happened between Wei Aiguo and Song Yan in J City.
According to the internal police records, Song Yan said that the gun was taken from the agent's backpack.
Old Zeng never mentioned that the gun was lost. That means he gave the gun to Song Yan. But how could Old Zeng dare let Song Yan take it out?
General Shen thought that Elder Zeng would never do such a thing, but that was the truth.
General Shen sent Zhou Gang to tell Elder Zeng about this matter. Let's see Elder Zeng's attitude.
Old Zeng rubbed his temples. Based on Zhou Gang's account, could it be inferred that Song Yan took out the gun so that Wei Aiguo could kill the spy on the spot?
It could be said that she did it for the benefit of the country.
Just how bold does Song Yan have to carry a gun around like that? Why does she always carry a gun with her?
General Shen wondered why Old Zeng had asked her to do this. This wasn't something Old Zeng would do. It didn't make sense at all.
This was also Zhou Gang's purpose in coming.
Old Zeng closed his eyes slightly, pondering for a moment. Shen Changchuan gave Wei An the life-saving medicine, and Song Yan thanked him for treating his illness. That was their only interaction. This was different from Old Zeng's relationship with Song Yan. There wasn't much of a bond between them. If Shen Changchuan knew how audacious and reckless Song Yan was, and also knew that he was in contact with him…
Neither Shen Changchuan nor Secretary Fang would allow such a hidden danger to remain by their side.
What would you do if you were in Shen Changchuan's position?
They've all been on the battlefield and seen blood; without the decisive courage to kill, who could have reached their current position?
Old Zeng: "Don't worry! I know what I'm doing here. Didn't Secretary Fang say that the origin of these guns can't be traced? There's nothing else to worry about."
After saying this, Old Zeng pulled out a leather suitcase from behind the pile of firewood. Inside was the gun Shen Changchuan had given him to play with. Old Zeng hadn't paid much attention to these things when he first saw them. Shen Changchuan had taken care of all the necessary connections; he was confident no one would cause him trouble. In this remote, impoverished place, as long as it was properly stored, there wouldn't be any problems. But now, thinking about it, he decided to forget about it!
Zhou Gang was surprised that Zeng Lao had asked him to take the gun back.
"I'm getting old! I used to love guns so much because I was young," Old Zeng sighed.
Zhou Gang dared not take the gun back. General Shen had gone to great lengths to obtain Old Zeng's sidearm, which had been with him for half his life. This showed just how important the gun was to Old Zeng.
Later, Zhou Gang had to persuade him to leave behind Lao Zeng's sidearm, while taking the other gun and bullets back with him.
The weaving group was about to get to work. On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Li Yuanzhao had already gathered everyone together; there was still the task of making teacup coasters to complete. They needed a small quantity of these, but there were many colors, making them difficult to work with. Huang Guoqing collected the leftover dyeing materials from each weaving session. They dyed a little more of what was missing.
The supply and marketing cooperative didn't require each coaster to be exactly the same. As long as they were colorful and arranged together, they would be fine. Song Yan was helping with color matching and guiding the weaving of the coasters. 100 coasters were made by 41 people, and they could finish in one day.
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