If he really couldn't bear it, he would have no choice but to go and seek refuge with his old buddies. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel quite frustrated. In the end, he would still have to become someone else's henchman!
When he pushed open the door and stepped into the room, he was immediately stunned. He saw two men chatting with his parents in the main room, with several gifts on the table.
One of the two men was his comrade-in-arms, Hong Shijie, while the other man was all smiles, chatting with his parents.
Upon seeing Xu Yongchang enter, his parents quickly pointed to Hong Shijie and his companion, saying, "These are your former comrades-in-arms who have come to see you and brought many gifts."
Seeing this, Xu Yongchang felt a pang of anxiety. He had ruined the other party's plans and injured their people, whose fate was now unknown. Why would they blatantly come to visit him?
He was filled with anxiety, but to avoid worrying his parents, he kept a calm expression, smiled slightly, and said, "Mom, it's my comrades who came to see me. This house is too small, so I'll take them out to a restaurant so they can chat!"
He clearly didn't want his parents to know that what he was doing was dangerous. The two people opposite him were of mixed nature, and if a conflict broke out and they started fighting at home, he was afraid that his parents would get hurt.
Upon hearing Xu Yongchang's words, Huo Yueze naturally understood that Huo Yueze's choice to meet in this way implied a threat using the other party's parents. This was to tell the other party, "I know about your family situation. If there is any discord, Xu Yongchang will have something to think about and will obediently follow my orders!"
This is also the style of the Military Intelligence Investigation Service—they will stop at nothing, whether it's the enemy or their own people!
Huo Yueze stood up, smiled, nodded to Xu's parents to say goodbye, and then the three of them went out together.
Soon, in a private room of a small restaurant, the three of them faced each other. Huo Yueze was completely different from the amiable person he had been at the Xu family's house.
His expression was serious as he quietly looked at Xu Yongchang. Hong Shijie, who was standing next to him, said, "Yongchang, this is Director Huo, the head of the intelligence department of our Shanghai military intelligence station. He has come here specifically to talk about your matter."
Xu Yongchang was nervous. He knew that the people on the other side were different from him. He was just a roughneck from the martial arts world. After his team was scattered, he was like a rootless duckweed on the river, drifting away to fend for himself.
They were all agents from the legitimate military intelligence investigation department, holding the status of official national military officers, and their positions were far superior to his.
Xu Yongchang bit his lip, steeled his resolve, and said directly, "Director Huo, Shi Jie, I know why you came to me. As for what happened before, I was blind and misjudged people, which is why I saved Fu Yaozu, this traitor, and even injured your people. Do whatever you want with me!"
Upon hearing his words, Huo Yueze nodded inwardly, thinking that he was indeed a pragmatic man. After a moment of silence, he said slowly, "Xu Yongchang, you were a second lieutenant in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Special Operations Unit before. Although the unit suffered heavy losses, it was not disbanded. It is currently regrouping in southern Jiangsu and gathering scattered soldiers. Now, it is not only fully recovered but also stronger than before. The Wuhan Military Government has agreed to reorganize the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Special Operations Unit into an army, which will be implemented soon."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yongchang's eyes lit up. He stood up excitedly and exclaimed, "Is this true? The special operations team hasn't disbanded? My team is still here?"
He had spent many years in gangs, but the moment he was most proud of was when he joined the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Special Operations Team half a year ago, serving as a squad leader and wearing the uniform of a second lieutenant. The sense of honor and mission he felt at that time is still unforgettable.
Since being separated from his team after the war, he felt as if he had lost his soul, without a backbone. Life had returned to its old ways, and he had to make a living in the gang again. He was extremely annoyed and resistant to this, which was one of the reasons why he had never wanted to join those gang brothers. He longed to get rid of this kind of life.
Hearing news of his team was like a person walking in the endless darkness suddenly seeing the light of dawn. He no longer wanted to wait and wanted to rush to southern Jiangsu to find his team as soon as possible.
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