"Comrade Xu Jianguo, I am Wang Renming."
"I am Li Huayun."
"Hello, leaders."
Xu Jianguo shook hands with the two leaders from the Organization Department.
Xu Chen, who was outside the window, saw everything clearly. He asked Tang Tiancheng and Zhao Yi in confusion, "Old Tang, Old Zhao, what's going on?"
Zhao Yi chuckled, "Didn't you say you didn't want your dad to know anything about you? This room was specially prepared according to your request."
Xu Chen thought to himself, "Of course I know this room was specially prepared."
"What's wrong with my dad?"
"Oh, you're asking him? This is a question, or you could say an assessment. Your father is about to be promoted to governor of Hunan Province, so they called him to the capital to give him a proper explanation."
"Huh?! So fast? Wasn't he just promoted to Party Secretary of Xingcheng?"
"It's all thanks to you. Of course, we all acknowledge your father's abilities, and we feel at ease having him take over."
"Thanks to me? What happened?"
"Do you remember the thing you handed in? It's definitely a material that has never been seen on Earth before. It's a small fusion reactor. The entire Academy of Sciences is going crazy right now."
"Old Tang, strengthen vigilance and show no mercy to those who leak information."
"certainly."
Xu Chen gave some instructions and was about to turn and leave when Tang Tiancheng called him back.
"Don't leave yet. Zhao Yi and I will hold a ceremony to confer your rank later."
"No, Mr. Tang, it's not easy to be free from official duties, please don't."
"No way, you're a treasure, how can I let you get away? For your official position, Old Zhao went so far as to beg his former subordinates. Even if you don't care about me, you should at least give Old Zhao face."
Zhao Yi smiled silently to the side. This time, he and Old Man Tang had agreed to work together to trick the kid back.
“Old Zhao, why are you doing this to me? I…” Xu Chen was silenced by the powerful silence; he didn’t know how to refuse.
"Xiao Chen, actually I treat you like a grandson, you know?" Zhao Yi suddenly changed his expression and said earnestly. The old fox's essential face-changing skill was activated.
Xu Chen cupped his hands in greeting. "Since we've come this far, it would be hypocritical for me to refuse. So, what do you two leaders want me to do?"
Tang Tiancheng patted Xu Chen on the shoulder, "You're a good kid!"
A solemn yet simple conferment ceremony was held in the core area. Afterwards, Tang Tiancheng began to tease Xu Chen, "How about it, Colonel Xu, are you happy now?"
"I am indeed happy..." Xu Chen said helplessly. There must be something he needs to do, otherwise they wouldn't have made such a big exception for him.
"Xiao Qin will lead one team to be responsible for the security of the Academy of Sciences. You will command the second team. You will be in charge of selecting the personnel. I will also transfer ten elite special forces soldiers from the Beijing Military Region to assist you in the rescue operation of Chinese civilians in a certain country in North Africa. This is your mission. Remember, you must rescue all our citizens. You will be given detailed information on the way."
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will provide you with full assistance. If you encounter any difficulties, communicate with them. However, this assistance is limited to after you arrive in the target country. Before the operation, our troops may not enter the sovereign territory of another country without authorization from the Security Council. In other words, you have no support, no logistics, no name, no nationality. You must rely on yourselves for everything."
"Is there a reward for saving him, Mr. Tang?"
"You're a wealthy young man, what more reward do you want? How about I give you my granddaughter as a concubine?"
"That would be perfect."
"Dream on."
Back at the base, Xu Chen looked at the pampered soldiers of the second squad and felt a pang of helplessness. Although they hadn't been practicing martial arts for long, the army had guaranteed their training needs, purchasing various body-refining herbs at great expense, and even providing them with spirit stones from time to time. Even if they were just pigs, Xu Chen believed they could become grandmasters. But among the soldiers lined up before him, not a single one had even touched the threshold of Dark Force; most were hovering around the Bright Force stage.
“Boss Xu, I want to sign up!” Li Cheng’s younger brother, Li Yuan, was the first to raise his hand. Xu Chen nodded and then said, “I won’t force you to participate in this operation. You can all go as long as you raise your hand.”
Those present looked at each other, somewhat bewildered. Many of them had come here because becoming a martial artist was a novel experience, or because they carried the expectations of their families; they never imagined they would one day be sent on a mission. After ten minutes, only Li Yuan and two others out of the twenty had signed up.
"Is there anything else? If not, I'm leaving."
"Senior Colonel, what mission are we on this time?" Someone raised their hand to ask, which was also what everyone wanted to ask.
"Top secret. You decide for yourselves. I'm warning you beforehand: write your will and send it home before you go." Xu Chen looked around and then said, "Anything else? Five more minutes."
"Me!" "Me!" "The two of us!" "Me!" Under the pressure of the extremely limited time, five more people stepped forward. Xu Chen nodded and said to the eight who had volunteered, "You have twenty minutes to write your wills. The Air Force comrades will be here soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, the eight men entered the dormitory, picked up paper and pen and wrote down their thoughts before leaving. Xu Chen looked at the remaining twelve men and said, "I will only forgive you this time. If there is another mission next time, I hope you will sign up enthusiastically. Otherwise, get out of the army."
"Senior Colonel, Senior Colonel!" Two men in Air Force uniforms entered the base and saluted Xu Chen. Xu Chen returned the salute and then led the eight men to the vehicle to go to the base.
"Colonel, our mission this time is to take you to Tianhai Hongqiao Airport, where a special plane will take you to North Africa. This is the information on the target country."
Xu Chen reviewed the target information and boarded a transport plane with ten special forces soldiers and eight team members. They transferred at Hongqiao Airport to travel to a country in North Africa.
"Quiet down." Inside the private jet, Xu Chen looked around at his eighteen comrades and said softly.
Everyone quieted down and listened to Xu Chen's instructions.
"Here are the documents. Circulate them among yourselves and then give them to me. Make sure you read them carefully. As for the weapons, the black market dealers in the target country have already delivered them to the embassy. Our operation this time is to rescue our citizens amidst the chaos of war."
"Is there any support, Colonel?"
"First, there is no support. Second, from now on, we are no longer Chinese. Third, the mission lasts for two days."
Seven or eight hours later, Xu Chen and his group landed at the international airport of the target country's capital. As soon as they got off the plane, explosions and gunfire were heard everywhere. Looking at the buildings in the distance, most of them were already ruins. The two sides in the war began to use any means necessary to seize power.
"Go!" Xu Chen gave the order, and the nineteen men boarded the vehicles sent by the embassy to retrieve their weapons.
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