Fang Lang's words completely resolved General Leta's recent doubts, but at the same time, a new doubt arose in his mind, which was why Fang Lang said these to him.
Their relationship was obviously not that close yet, and he didn't believe that Fang Lang needed him. Although he was in charge of the logistics department, the purchase of arms and weapons was not really decided by them.
Instead, the commander of the army puts forward his own needs, and after the approval of the superior, he is responsible for the procurement. It is normal for them to take some kickbacks from the procurement process. However, if it affects the normal equipment of the army, the army will directly lead troops to surround their logistics department.
What's more, Fang Lang was a very special accident. When his fleet was formed, the procurement of equipment was almost entirely coordinated by him. Even their General Logistics Department did not have these channels.
The other party could have completely ignored me, but I have to say that they were really particular about people. Despite this, they did not really ignore my general logistics department. Instead, they asked the people from Shata Company to give them a generous gift.
Is it worth it for Fang Lang to secretly meet with him and reveal such important inside information to him for such a simple relationship? General Leta is not stupid, and obviously he would not naively think that Fang Lang was just telling him this.
After a brief pause, General Leta expressed his doubts:
"General Fang, Marshal Morais's job position doesn't seem to have much to do with me! Besides, this is a secret of the top leaders of the Ministry of Defense! Why are you telling me?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang glanced at General Leta with a half-smile. Neither Fang Lang nor General Leta believed that Marshal Morais' retirement would not affect General Leta.
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But in this situation, General Leta still lied with his eyes open, saying that it had little to do with him. It was obvious that he was pretending to be confused.
This made Fang Lang very unhappy. I have already spoken frankly to you, but you are still lying here. Don't blame me for giving you drastic measures.
After looking at General Leta for a while, seeing that he seemed ready to continue playing dumb, Fang Lang stopped being polite, his eyes fixed, and he smiled coldly:
"Is it not a big deal? The news I received is that General Leta will also leave his current position this time!"
As soon as he saw the other person's expression, General Leta knew that Fang Lang was definitely not lying, which made his heart beat wildly. Over the years, he has been trying his best to maintain his selfless image. Isn't his purpose just to keep his position?
Originally, when Fang Lang met with him alone and told him about General Morais' retirement, he already had a vague premonition, because he knew very well in his heart that Fang Lang would never look for him without a reason.
But in order to prevent Fang Lang from seeing through his heart, he suppressed his inner uneasiness and pretended to be confused.
But now Fang Lang's words completely shattered his fluke mentality. Closing his eyes with some difficulty, General Leta took a deep breath to calm himself down.
Soon, he seemed to have thought of something, and he opened his eyes hesitantly and looked at Fang Lang, who still had a calm expression.
"Since I am about to leave my current position, why did General Fang secretly invite me to dinner?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang shrugged and said indifferently:
“Originally, I was thinking that General Leta and I have been working together for such a long time and our relationship is pretty good, so I was ready to lend a hand to my brother!
But it was obvious that I overestimated myself. General Leta did not really regard me as a friend. "
After saying that, he looked at General Leta with a disappointed expression and shook his head slightly.
This performance made General Leta realize something immediately, especially the words of helping his brother, which made him feel like a new world had finally come to him. He also had some guesses about the purpose of Fang Lang's meeting with him today.
General Leta was obviously not a fool to have come this far. He did not completely believe what Fang Lang said, but he certainly did not take it lightly, and he even believed about 70% of it.
But his reason still made him unable to help but continue to test:
"Oh! How is General Fang going to help my brother?"
Feeling General Leta's temptation, Fang Lang smiled, leaned his elbow holding the chopsticks on the table, and waved it nonchalantly:
"I've already said that I'm helping my brothers. Of course, only brothers will help! If you're not a brother, you can't help randomly. If you're not careful, you might get yourself into trouble."
Hearing this, General Leta looked at Fang Lang deeply and remained silent for a long while. He knew very well that this was Fang Lang's counterattack against his previous probing.
Seeing that General Leta didn't say anything, Fang Lang didn't care at all and continued to calmly enjoy the food in front of him.
Fang Lang had thought about this situation before. After all, General Leta had served as the Minister of General Logistics for many years. How could he be easily controlled by him?
But he was not worried at all that the other party would not cooperate with him. After all, everyone has two hearts, greed and unwillingness. Judging from General Leta's performance, these two hearts of his were very strong.
If I point out to him that he is about to lose his most important position, he will definitely not be reconciled to this. As long as he has this mentality, there is no need to worry about him not cooperating.
As for whether he believed what Fang Lang said, Fang Lang was even less worried. After all, the other party was not a low-level officer. He might not have received the relevant information, but it was impossible for him not to have any awareness of it.
As long as he has doubts, with a little guidance, he will be able to judge the truth of the matter by himself.
Just like that, Fang Lang finished a whole bowl of rice under General Leta's gaze, and when he was about to have another bowl, General Leta, who had been silent all this time, suddenly burst into laughter.
"Haha... General Fang is right. Only brothers can lend a hand! If you are not a brother, you can't just lend a hand. I just don't know if I have a chance to become a brother with General Fang?"
Good man, this sudden laughter scared Fang Lang. But he also understood that this meant that General Leta believed what he said.
However, he still didn't quite believe that General Leta believed him so easily, and couldn't help but wonder:
"Oh! General Leta, aren't you afraid that I am lying to you?"
This time, Leta did not hesitate or try again and again. Instead, she picked up the chopsticks that had not been used before her and tried to pick up the food in an unskilled way while casually saying:
"What are you lying to me about? Marshal Morais' retirement, or my transfer?
Although I didn't receive any news about these two things, the atmosphere in the Ministry of National Defense has been turbulent recently. I'm not a fool, so how could I not notice anything?
I just didn’t expect the change to be so big!”
The other party's attitude changed so quickly that Fang Lang was a little slow to react. At the beginning, he seemed to be testing him, but now he became so frank, which made him very uncomfortable.
Especially when the other party gave up using the original knife and fork and instead picked up chopsticks, trying to learn the movements of picking up food with chopsticks, Fang Lang felt that this was a statement.
Seeing that the other party failed to pick up a piece of chicken several times, Fang Lang couldn't help but smile.
"Yes! The changes this time are really huge. Maybe there will be a major reshuffle."
Fang Lang replied with some emotion.
Upon hearing this, General Leta paused in picking up the food, his eyes fixed, and he turned to look at Fang Lang and said:
"Oh! Big shuffle, how do you shuffle the cards?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled but did not answer. He stood up and added another bowl of rice to himself, then sat back in his original seat and said:
"How to shuffle the cards is decided by the players. A small character like me has no right to participate. This time I invited you to dinner just to find out what you think."
After hearing Fang Lang's words, General Leta hesitated for a moment and then slowly spoke:
"I see. You are here on behalf of General Crook, right?"
Fang Lang was not surprised at all that General Leta could guess this. General Crook was also very clear about this, after all, most people knew that Fang Lang was promoted by General Crook.
Combining Fang Lang's description of the big reshuffle with Fang Lang's identity, General Leta had already guessed something without Fang Lang even saying anything. Without waiting for Fang Lang to answer, he took the initiative to speak again:
"It seems that your navy is the biggest winner in this reshuffle, is that right?"
I have to say that General Leta is indeed an old fox. Fang Lang only said a major reshuffle, but he had already guessed so much.
Of course, these were originally revealed by Fang Lang on purpose. If he didn't even have this much skill, there would be no need for General Leta to support him.
Fang Lang did not answer General Leta's words. Some things you analyze yourself can make you believe them more than what I tell you. There is no need for me to add unnecessary details.
But Fang Lang didn't say anything, but General Leta could see everything from his expression.
"I should have thought of this long ago. Since the end of the European war, your navy has indeed performed very well. President Dutra's former status as Minister of the Army will also make the Army's position in the new government somewhat awkward.
Combined with these circumstances, it is normal for the new Ministry of Defense to be in charge of your Navy Department. So, the Minister of Defense of the new government is General Crook, right?"
It is said that invisible imagination is the most deadly. Fang Lang was a little bit unconvinced at first, but after hearing General Leta's analysis, he was speechless for a moment.
However, Fang Lang was also very clear in his mind that everything could change before the appointment was made. He didn't know whether General Crook really trusted him or wanted to pass on information to President Scalia through him.
He told me without hesitation about his deal with the Ministry of Defense and his future position, but I couldn't publicize these things.
You must not directly announce to the outside world what position the other party will hold. If outsiders learn about this in advance and try to stop you, it will be a big trouble.
There is an old saying in my hometown to describe this situation, which is "Secrecy leads to success, while disclosure leads to failure!"
Of course, Fang Lang would not make such a mistake in front of General Leta. He would not even discuss with him the matter of recommending him for the position of Chief of the General Staff.
This is an issue that General Crook should discuss with the other party face to face. He cannot take over the responsibility and reveal all the cards on behalf of his leader. Then what should you let your leader discuss with the other party?
So, after hearing what General Leta said, he quickly denied it:
"General Leta, you can't say that! The Minister of Defense needs to be appointed by the President, we can't discuss it casually.
I asked you to come here this time purely on behalf of someone else. I want to see if your plans for your future are consistent with ours in the general direction."
Fang Lang did not deny General Leta's speculation about who he represented, because this kind of thing could not be denied at all. Everyone was a wise man, and Fang Lang's coming forward was to show his identity.
General Leta just smiled at Fang Lang's denial and did not continue to dwell on the issue. Instead, he spoke directly and frankly:
"General Fang, it doesn't matter what my plans for the future are. What matters is that if I don't take the initiative to move closer to you in the general direction, all my plans will be empty talk.
So, let’s be frank! What do I have to pay? What do I get?
The speed at which the topic progressed exceeded Fang Lang's expectations. It must be said that throughout today's meeting, Fang Lang was completely at a disadvantage in controlling the rhythm of the topic.
This made Fang Lang refresh his understanding of General Leta. It must be said that someone who could stand firm in the Brazilian army for so long was indeed amazing.
But at the same time, he was constantly alert to the other party. He did not answer the other party's question immediately, but smiled faintly, picked up the bowl, pointed at the dishes on the table, and said slowly:
"Haha... General Leta, don't be anxious, let's eat and talk at the same time, eat the food, eat the food!"
After saying that, he started to move.
The reason why Fang Lang didn't respond to the other party's topic was that he didn't want to be controlled by the other party. The more anxious the other party was, the more he had to be calm.
He is not the one who should be anxious now, so he doesn't need to be anxious at all.
General Leta didn't expect Fang Lang to simply not accept the challenge, which surprised him greatly. To be honest, the reason why he was so decisive was that from the previous communication, he felt that he had taken the initiative and planned to test out the trump card of this young man Fang Lang in one go.
Who knew that the other party would just change the subject and divert the topic to one side? In this situation, if I continued to pursue the topic, the other party might see through me.
Sighing at Fang Lang's difficulty, General Leta had to suppress his surging emotions and calm himself down.
He picked up his bowl with a smile and said:
"Okay, okay, let's eat. The Chinese food at General Fang's house is even more exquisite and delicious than that at restaurants outside! I should savor it carefully."
Hearing this, Fang Lang immediately and politely introduced these dishes to the other party. He looked like an ambassador for promoting Chinese cuisine, leaving General Leta speechless.
It's not that the dishes are not tasty, it's just that General Leta is old and his appetite is not as good as before. He had already eaten most of it before the previous chat.
But Fang Lang seemed to have no idea how to be full. He ate bowl after bowl of food. He was the biggest glutton he had ever seen.
It would have been fine if he just ate it himself, but what was even more speechless was that he kept asking General Leta to eat more. What was the origin of this dish? How many processes did it take? He must try it, etc., which made General Leta feel full.
At the end, General Leta felt that if he ate any more, his stomach might burst. He put down his bowl and chopsticks, and said, “I don’t want to fight you.”
"General Fang, I am really full. I have tasted all the dishes and they are indeed delicious.
But now, compared to these delicacies, I am more concerned about the real purpose of your asking me to come here this time."
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