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Hmm, she'll have to take out the letter and check it as soon as she gets there. Maybe Sister Lai wants to see her about something else. This delay has made all this time.
What Tang Yue didn't know was that her actions at the museum entrance had made her infamous among the high-ranking leaders of the Kyoto Military Region.
Moreover, the attack at the museum entrance directly alarmed Mr. Qi Lai'en, who had worked diligently for China. After listening to Secretary Tian's report, Mr. Qi stopped his work, looked up, and smiled, "Was it really a little girl? Or a soldier?"
"Hehe, yes, Mr. Qi. And this little girl is a company commander. But I heard that this matter was indeed reported some time ago."
"Yes, heroes indeed emerge from among the young. China needs young people like this who are not afraid of the strong."
"Yes, this company commander is indeed quite capable."
"Haha, such a brave and capable soldier, we should meet him sometime."
Secretary Tian...
"Sir, how busy you are! You can't even take care of your own health, and now you have to take care of a junior company commander." Secretary Tian felt a pang of sympathy. "Sir, you should pay more attention to your health."
Just then, there was a knock on the office door.
Secretary Tian immediately went to open the door. The master was usually quite busy. Work was typically assigned to him first, and few people would come knocking directly at the door. When she opened the door and saw Commander Huang, Secretary Tian was somewhat surprised.
"Commander Huang, what brings you here?"
"I have something urgent to discuss with you, sir. Are you in?"
Before Secretary Tian could answer, Mr. Qi had already stood up from his seat. "I'm here, come in quickly."
Mr. Qi's office was very simple: a square room with a large desk, a chair, six chairs with backs next to it, and a small round table in the middle. There was also a cabinet next to it for storing some documents.
There was a small room inside with a bed. Because Mr. Qi was often busy until very late, he would have completely forgotten about sleeping if Secretary Tian hadn't come in and reminded him.
So they put a small bed inside, and Mr. Qi would rest there when he was busy too late. This office had basically become Mr. Qi's home.
Secretary Tian poured tea for the two men. Commander Huang glanced at Secretary Tian but said nothing. Secretary Tian understood that Commander Huang had something important to discuss with Mr. Qi. "Sir, I'll be leaving now."
Mr. Qi nodded, and after the door was closed, Commander Huang looked at Mr. Qi.
"Sir, I have something to report to you."
Mr. Qi had already straightened his expression. "Yes, go ahead."
Commander Huang was at a loss for words; he had just received a call from Division Commander Kang. He had never realized before that Old Kang was so inconsiderate and reckless—how dangerous!
"Sir, you should have heard that the five treasures that were transported from the South Island have been officially handed over to the Chinese Museum today."
Mr. Qi nodded, "Yes, Secretary Tian just told me. Their mission this time was really too difficult. Alas, this also shows that our country is still too weak, and those capitalist countries are still eyeing us covetously."
Commander Huang was also furious. The United States and Japan were truly going too far. They actually sent so many people to intercept China's treasures. They didn't take China seriously at all.
Then, upon further reflection, Commander Huang smiled again. Mr. Qi was somewhat puzzled by Commander Huang's expression, which shifted between anger and amusement.
"Old Huang, what's wrong with you?"
Commander Huang thought that if what Lao Kang said was true, it would be really satisfying.
He straightened his expression and looked at Mr. Qi. "Sir, I just received news that there are actually more than just these five treasures being transported to the capital this time."
"What?"
Mr. Qi stood up abruptly in shock. "Didn't we agree to send five items over first to test the waters? What? If there were more, what happened to them? Were they damaged on the way? Or were they looted by those Japanese devils? Sigh!"
Mr. Qi felt a pang of regret. He felt sorry for the loss of those national treasures of China, and at the same time, he was heartbroken for the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for them. He was about to say something when he heard Commander Huang continue.
"Sir, please let me finish."
Seeing that Mr. Qi was silent, Commander Huang continued, "It's like this, there were indeed only five treasures that set off at the beginning, but the people who carried out this mission went missing afterwards, and military regions from all over the country sent people to meet and search for them."
Ultimately, it was the South Island's own soldiers who found them.
Mr. Qi already knows all this. Now he wants to know where the treasures that were transported out are. When did Old Huang start speaking so hesitantly?
Commander Huang seemed to have made up his mind, "and the rest of the treasures were brought out by one of the people in this group later."
Mr. Qi...
"Thank goodness, it's just one person with them, so there shouldn't be many." Just as Mr. Qi was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Commander Huang spoke again.
"She single-handedly brought out all the treasures intercepted on the South Island."
The air in the office suddenly froze. Commander Huang thought to himself, "Yes, that's the feeling." When he first heard the news, he felt like he had stopped breathing, and he couldn't catch his breath for a long time.
He felt there was something wrong with his ears and he hadn't heard what Lao Kang had just said at all.
"Old Huang, what did you just say? I don't think I heard you clearly."
Two minutes later, Mr. Qi slowly spoke. He couldn't help but reach out and touch his chest; why was his heart beating so fast? And there was a slight pain.
Commander Huang had originally intended for Mr. Qi to experience what he had just felt, but seeing the man suddenly clutch his chest, he jumped to his feet in shock. "Sir, are you alright?"
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