"Xinran, Director Bao, what's going on here...?" Just as Chen Yu started the car and was about to leave, Zhang Tao ran to the front of the car, knocked on the car window, and shouted to the people inside.
"Uncle Zhang, you should go back first. We have something urgent to attend to," Feng Xinran said.
"What's wrong? Is there anything I can do to help?" Zhang Tao asked anxiously, his eyes scanning back and forth between Chen Yu and Bao Yongning.
"No need, you should go back right away!" Feng Xinran was extremely anxious at the moment and had no time to explain to Zhang Tao.
However, Zhang Tao seemed completely oblivious to Feng Xinran's anxious state and persisted in asking, "Has something happened to Commander Feng? Xinran, if something really has happened to Commander Feng, you can't hide it from me!"
Feng Xinran smiled bitterly. She didn't know how to tell Zhang Tao. She remembered that Zhang Tao wasn't such an unreasonable person before!
At this moment, Chen Yu and Bao Yongning exchanged a glance. Bao Yongning understood and ordered the soldiers around Zhang Tao, "Arrest him and keep him under strict guard. We'll deal with him when I get back!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers dared not delay and immediately took Zhang Tao into custody.
With no one stopping him, Chen Yu stepped on the gas, and the sled sped away, quickly leaving Zhang Tao's cries of injustice behind.
As Feng Xinran watched Zhang Tao being restrained by the soldiers, she couldn't help but look at Bao Yongning with some confusion.
"Uncle Bao, Uncle Zhang is an old company commander after all, you..."
Bao Yongning smiled wryly and interrupted Feng Xinran: "Xinran, haven't you realized it yet? I've met Zhang Tao before. As a veteran, when did he become so unreasonable?"
Bao Yongning's words startled Feng Xinran, and she thought about it carefully.
Indeed, although Zhang Tao had always been a kind-hearted person, he had never acted so eagerly and out of control as he had today.
This is a military region, and they are carrying out military duties. At this moment, as a veteran, shouldn't Zhang Tao know that military orders are absolute? He couldn't possibly be so ignorant.
It's obvious there's something fishy going on here; Zhang Tao is very likely doing it on purpose, deliberately stalling them!
Thinking of this, Feng Xinran felt a chill run down her spine. She hadn't even realized that the seemingly honest and kind old company commander beside her might have changed his mind.
“Uncle Bao, Uncle Zhang… he…” Feng Xinran’s voice trembled slightly. She still held onto a sliver of hope, wanting to get a different answer from Bao Yongning.
Bao Yongning sighed and said in a deep voice, "Don't think too much about it. The most important task now is to ensure Commander Feng's safety. I will personally investigate whether Lin Tao has betrayed the organization afterward."
Feng Xinran nodded upon hearing this. She understood that Bao Yongning was right. At this critical juncture, she had to remain calm and not be swayed by Zhang Tao's unusual behavior.
"And you call yourself a police officer? You don't even have this much insight," Lin Lele interjected, as if she had seen through it all along.
Feng Xinran ignored Lin Lele's sarcasm. Her mind was in turmoil, and she had no energy left to argue with Lin Lele.
“Mr. Chen, could you tell us what you saw that night? What was the troop deployment at the grain depot?” Bao Yongning turned his gaze to Chen Yu and asked with a serious expression.
Chen Yu shook his head and said calmly, "I only overheard some of their conversation that night. I've already told you what I needed to tell you."
Bao Yongning frowned upon hearing this.
Feng Xinran was even more angry and said, "You don't know anything. You even wanted Director Qi to lead men to help you seize the granary?"
"Hehe, let's give it a try! Isn't this for the benefit of the people?" Chen Yu laughed.
"You...you bastard! What else can you do?" Feng Xinran glared angrily at Chen Yu.
"To tip off Commander Feng! Isn't that why we came here?" Chen Yu was also a little unhappy. "Who knew your old man was in such a hurry to go and die ahead of time? Officer Feng, it's already very risky for me to go with you to rescue your old man, okay? Don't you think your attitude is making me feel bad?"
Feng Xinran was speechless after being choked by Chen Yu's words. Of course, she knew that what Chen Yu said was true, but the situation was so urgent, concerning her father's life and death, that she simply could not remain calm.
Seeing this, Bao Yongning quickly tried to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, stop arguing. Now we need to unite and face the difficulties together."
He turned to Chen Yu and said solemnly, "Mr. Chen, no matter what, I still have to thank you this time. The situation may get out of control later. Please take me to the vicinity of the granary and then leave with Xinran and the others."
“No, Uncle Bao, I’ll go with you!” Feng Xinran said resolutely.
Bao Yongning frowned upon seeing this, but ultimately nodded.
After all, Feng Xinran is an adult and a police officer. She has the right to make her own decisions and the ability to protect herself.
Seeing that Bao Yongning had agreed to her request, Feng Xinran felt a little more at ease.
She knew that what she was about to face was a real test of life and death.
A moment of silence fell over the car, and everyone wore a solemn expression.
Looking at the howling wind and snow outside the window, and the endless snowfield, Feng Xinran felt anxious and couldn't help but urge Chen Yu, "Could you drive a little faster?"
Chen Yu glanced at the number "107" on the dashboard and said irritably, "Should I have Lele take you in a fighter jet?"
In temperatures below -50 degrees Celsius, it's already quite remarkable that his sled can reach speeds of nearly 110 km/h.
If it were a sled temporarily modified within the military camp, it probably wouldn't even be able to reach 50 km/h.
At this speed, Feng Xinran actually complained that it was too slow. That's incredibly tactless of her.
If that's the case, then Chen Yu will have no choice but to use fighter jets to travel.
However, Chen Yu did have such an idea. Although using fighter jets would expose his trump card in advance, it would still be worthwhile if he could stop Feng Zhengyang before he arrived at the grain depot.
After all, if Feng Zhengyang were really killed by Liang Zheng, then the Zhongyang Garrison would completely fall into the hands of Liang Zheng, the deputy commander.
At that time, he will have one more troublesome neighbor.
However, Feng Xinran took Chen Yu's words as an attempt to provoke her. Realizing that she had indeed gone too far, she couldn't help but lower her head with a sense of guilt.
"Hehe, I'm a pro at flying the F-35!" Lin Lele said with a grin.
Although Feng Xinran felt that Lin Lele was playing a trick on her, she felt guilty and did not retaliate against Lin Lele.
Instead, he apologized to Chen Yu: "I'm sorry, Chen Yu, I was just too worried about my father."
"Just tell me, do you want Lele to fly a fighter jet to assist you?" Chen Yu asked again.
"No...no need." Feng Xinran was speechless. She had already apologized, so why was Chen Yu still harping on it?
"Alright." Chen Yu just smiled lightly and didn't mention it again. Anyway, revealing his fighter jet trump card in advance wouldn't be a good thing for him. Since Feng Xinran was unwilling, then so be it.
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