Chapter 088 Chapter 88 Meeting

Thousands of miles away in a central military region, Zhang Yuandong had just returned to the dormitory when he was hurriedly called away again.

The political commissar tapped the telegram on the table with his fingers, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Finally, he slapped the table and decided: "Write a report and take a month's home leave!"

Zhang Yuandong was stunned for a moment, saluted, and agreed straightforwardly.

Sun Tao opened Zhang Yuandong's dormitory door with a lunch from the cafeteria in his hand. He came to report on time at lunch time these days, very attentive. He raised the lunch box in his hand and said with a smile: "Guess what the cafeteria made for lunch today? Pork shank stewed with cabbage! I didn't see you in the cafeteria, but I knew you didn't have time to get lunch, so I got it back for you! So, you should thank me, right?"

Zhang Yuandong was packing his luggage. When he heard his voice, he didn't even raise his head and said, "I was just about to go find you. I've applied for a one-month family leave! I'm on the train tonight, so I have to leave now!"

Sun Tao was so surprised that he almost jumped up. He asked in disbelief: "When did you submit the report? Why didn't I hear you mention it? If I remember correctly, didn't you come back from your hometown the last time you went on a mission? It's only been a short while, why are you going back again?"

Zhang Yuandong gave him a "shut up" look, went to the door and looked around, making sure no one was around, then said, "You also said that last time I was on a mission and I went home to visit, but this time I'm on a family visit, it's different!"

Sun Tao thought of his last mission, nodded in understanding, and said firmly: "I know, something happened at home, and they telegraphed you to go back."

He didn't dare to ask more questions and joked, "It's good that you go back. I can have some peace and quiet now!"

Zhang Yuandong sneered, "I heard your mother sent you another telegram? Is this the third time this month? I think you should take a good leave to visit your family and go back to sort out your life's affairs! Oh, I forgot to mention that I may have to spend the New Year at home before coming back!"

Sun Tao was hit by a double blow, his face turned green: "You kid, who was it that couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and asked me, 'What would you do if your wife doesn't want to be your wife anymore?' Oh, now it's daybreak, don't be so rude anymore."

Zhang Yuandong's face darkened. "What a mess! What do you know as an unmarried young man?"

Sun Tao couldn't help but laughed, "Alright, stop showing off in front of me. This time when you go back, get along well with your sister-in-law. If you make a mistake, admit it. There's no such thing as overnight hatred between a young couple!"

While packing his luggage, Zhang Yuandong replied, "I've told you, we're fine, what are you imagining?"

Sun Tao tutted and continued to grumble: "Look at you, you are like a wooden stake. Look at you, you have been married for so many years and have two children, but you still look like you can't get through it. If it were me, I would not want to bother with you! You are talking about your own wife, you..."

Before he finished speaking, he grabbed Zhang Yuandong's hand as he was packing his things and said, "You're going such a long way, why do you want to take everything with you? This pickled vegetable was just sent this month, right? Why are you taking it with you? Don't you think it's too heavy? Put it down now!"

Zhang Yuandong glanced at him and asked expressionlessly, "You don't want to pay attention to me?"

Sun Tao was still stubborn: "I'm not paying attention to you, mainly because I'm afraid that my sister-in-law will be angry with you again! Let my sister-in-law see how stingy you are, who would be willing to live with you!"

Zhang Yuandong sneered and continued stuffing the money into his bag. Sun Tao was so anxious that he jumped up and down: "Okay, okay, okay, I said the wrong thing, brother, look at my mouth, why is it so stupid? It's not that we have any friendship, you just need to know that I am thinking about you, right?"

Seeing that Zhang Yuandong still didn't let go, he reluctantly added two more words: "Brother Dong!"

Zhang Yuandong felt relieved, then he took out the pickled vegetable pot and gave it to him, smiled, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and left without looking back.

Sun Tao shouted from behind: "Hey, are you leaving now? Did you take those empty cans with you? What if your sister-in-law needs them later? Those things are hard to keep!"

It was snowing heavily again. It was too cold and there were almost no people on the streets. Lin Yue came back from outside and saw a person sitting at the door of his house from a distance.

She walked closer and saw Zhang Yuandong sitting on a stone at the gate with his head down. No one knew what he was thinking about. He didn't even hear the sound of Lin Yue approaching. He exuded a decadent smell.

Lin Yue was surprised that he came back at this time, but seeing his appearance, he couldn't bear to make too much noise, so he stopped not far away and called him softly.

Zhang Yuandong raised his head and looked at Lin Yue, his eyes were red and his face was full of fatigue.

Lin Yue was startled, quickly opened the door and pulled the person into the house.

She looked at his red, frozen ears and asked helplessly, "Why did you come back at this time? Didn't you take the house key? Why are you sitting at the door?"

Zhang Yuandong shook his head and asked, "Where are Wanli and Lingling?" His voice was dry and hoarse, like someone who had not spoken for a long time.

Lin Yue poured a cup of hot water from the kettle and handed it to him, explaining, "Teacher Xu said that the two children can begin to be enlightened, so he accepted them as his disciples. Now they will stay with him for a few days every once in a while. I just sent them there."

Zhang Yuandong didn't know whether she had heard it or not, so she asked tentatively, "Did something happen?"

Zhang Yuandong said nothing, but just stared at Lin Yue. There were too many complicated emotions in his eyes. Lin Yue's heart tightened, and he looked away in panic, stammering, "You haven't eaten yet? I'll go cook for you."

Zhang Yuandong took her arm, hugged her gently, and said in a hoarse voice: "Do you still have the wine you brewed? I want to drink."

The space was very warm. Zhang Yuandong wore the clothes Lin Yue prepared for him and sat with Lin Yue under a sturdy peach tree. Above their heads, a tree of pink peach blossoms bloomed, bees were buzzing among the flowers, and petals were swaying and falling from the tree, which was very beautiful.

Not far away is a small forest of various fruit trees, some of which are in full bloom like the peach tree, while others have already borne fruit. In this magical space, even trees of the same species go through different stages of their growth.

Zhang Yuandong took a big sip of wine and said with emotion: "No matter how many times I see it, I will be shocked by the scenery here."

Lin Yue smiled and took a sip of the wine. She knew he was worried, so she didn't rush to ask him, giving him time to digest it.

The two were silent for a while, and Zhang Yuandong suddenly smiled at Lin Yue, but that smile looked very bitter. He said bitterly: "Before I went home, I went to the special detention center of the Investigation Department and met Zhang Xiaohui."

His expression was indescribably weird, "She refused to explain inside and had to meet you before she could tell. But because you are just an ordinary person, I am afraid that if you go, you will attract unnecessary attention. The investigation department will He sent me a telegram. When Zhang Xiaohui saw me, he chose to do the next best thing."

Lin Yue opened her mouth. Last time on the mountain, she could see that Zhang Xiaohui was very hostile towards her. However, what she couldn't understand was why she was targeted by Zhang Xiaohui and those people when she didn't reveal anything.

Through Zhang Yuandong's narration, Lin Yue got a general idea.

It has been rumored in Xiaotian Village that the "noble man" Zhang Xiaohui mentioned is Director Wang of the National Cotton Mill. What no one expected was that this "Director Wang" was actually Lin Cheng, a famous spy before the founding of the People's Republic of China and one of the "Four Executioners"!

Lin Cheng did not catch up with Chang Kaishen's escape team, so he could only hide secretly. Later, after many years, he returned here and took refuge with his old servant. The old servant's family had already achieved class crossing by exposing his identity and evil deeds, and even married the county leaders.

Lin Cheng used coercion and inducement to make the old servant's family willing to cover for him, and also made up a new identity for him. From then on, he took root here, and with the help of the servant's powerful relatives, he climbed up step by step, and successfully dragged the county leader into the water, and together they created a new organization, which looked like a "black society" on the surface, but was actually another spy organization.

This old servant was none other than Zhou Quanan's father. Zhou Quanan's sister was the "Miss Zhou". Her husband climbed to the position of the second in command in the county with the help of the organization's money and connections. At the same time, he also became the mysterious "boss" in the organization, opening more convenient doors for the organization.

Because of some family reasons, Zhou Quanan was raised in his uncle's house since he was a child, and was not nominally the old servant's son. This also made it easier for him to get information inside the Public Security Bureau later.

As for Zhang Xiaohui, Lin Cheng really chose her because of her ability to "predict the future". She had not been in the organization for long, but this "organization" grew rapidly because of her.

The people in the organization elevated her to the level of a "saint" because she had "inadvertently" predicted many things that were about to happen, both big and small. The more she was praised by the organization, the higher her status became, until she was placed on the throne of God.

The staff of the investigation department originally regarded this as a means for the enemy to win over people's hearts and minds, and did not pay much attention to her. But later, she revealed some information, and the superiors suddenly paid attention to her. But Zhang Xiaohui felt this attention and began to fight for her own interests. The patience of the staff responsible for follow-up was almost exhausted, and she insisted on meeting Lin Yue before she would speak.

I don't know if they were too loyal to Chang Kaishen, but Zhou Quanan and others didn't reveal the real reason why Lin Yue was arrested before, and only said it was for revenge against Zhang Yuandong. Of course, the relevant departments would not be fooled easily, and they also conducted an investigation. The results showed that Lin Yue was really just an ordinary rural woman, so they believed what Zhou Quanan and others said.

Zhang Xiaohui specifically asked to see her this time. Besides the reluctance in her heart, what else could it be but a form of revenge? She wanted to expose Lin Yue in front of some people and arouse other people's suspicion of her again!