Chapter 73: Breaking the knot

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While Xu Huanshan was still sighing in his heart, Tang Cheng had returned to the Zhang family's old house. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhang Jianghe answering the phone. Seeing Tang Cheng come back, Zhang Jianghe, who was answering the phone, just glanced casually. Upon seeing this, Tang Cheng walked into the kitchen holding the bag of bread. "Who called?" Zhou Hongzhuang was in the kitchen helping the cook knead the dough. Seeing the pot of minced meat on the table, Tang Cheng knew that he was going to eat dumplings today. Zhou Hongzhuang, who was left at home by Tang Cheng, didn't want to talk to Tang Cheng, but after looking at the butter bread brought to her lips by Tang Cheng, Zhou Hongzhuang couldn't hold it back in the end.

"I don't know. I was in the kitchen when the phone rang." Taking a bite of the butter bread, Zhou Hongzhuang was a little slurred when she spoke, and her cheeks were bulging like a hamster. After hearing this, Tang Cheng walked to the kitchen door and looked over at Zhang Jianghe in the hall. Looking at Zhang Jianghe's appearance at this moment, Tang Cheng concluded that the person who called might be someone from the Intelligence Department. Tang Cheng guessed well. The person who called Zhang Jianghe came from the Intelligence Division headquarters. What they talked about on the phone was some changes in the Intelligence Division headquarters.

"Old Niu, thank you for telling me this! But you should also know my temper. That matter is very important. What they do is simply harming others and themselves!" Zhang Jianghe's words were sharp, but when he As he spoke, there was a faint hint of fatigue between his slightly furrowed brows. Lao Niu was transferred to the Intelligence Department in the same year as Zhang Jianghe. Although he has only been a moderate team leader in the Intelligence Department until now, he is very capable of inquiring about information and has a good personal relationship with Zhang Jianghe.

The incident about Zhang Jianghe causing a scene in the conference room had already spread in the courtyard of the Intelligence Division headquarters the next day. Zhang Jianghe was born in Huangpu, and people from the Baoding family naturally said behind his back that Zhang Jianghe didn't know how to promote himself and was a dog-meat steamed stuffed bun. No seats allowed. People from the Huangpu Clique wanted to speak for Zhang Jianghe, but he made a big fuss in the conference room and prevented many middle and high-level people from coming to the stage. Moreover, the director of the department never made a clear statement afterwards, and Zhang Jianghe did not go to the intelligence department compound again. Everyone thought that Zhang Jianghe is committing suicide.

"Forget it, Lao Niu, maybe my transfer order will come down in a few days. I already said my thoughts that day. As for what the higher ups do, I can't control and I have no intention to do it." Lao Niu on the other end of the phone, He was still persuading Zhang Jianghe to be aware of current affairs, but Zhang Jianghe, whose heart had already cooled down, could not bow his head and admit his mistakes to those who ridiculed him. Tang Cheng had been standing at the door of the kitchen, watching Zhang Jianghe from a distance. Seeing that Zhang Jianghe's expression gradually changed from anger to loss, Tang Cheng knew that Zhang Jianghe had chosen to give up.

Half an hour later, the dumplings finally started to be cooked. Tang Cheng and Zhou Hongzhuang also sat at the dinner table early. One was busy peeling garlic, and the other was busy placing spicy plates and chopsticks. The delicious dumplings are in your mouth, mixed with the taste of spicy sauce and vinegar water, and you take a bite of garlic cloves. Chinatown is so beautiful that you don’t want to miss it. Zhang Jianghe thought that Tang Cheng would ask him about the phone call, but looking at Tang Cheng's expression at this moment, Zhang Jianghe knew that he had thought wrong, and a feeling of embarrassment and anger slowly filled Zhang Jianghe's heart.

Tang Cheng, who was concentrating on dealing with dumplings, didn't know about Zhang Jianghe's changes. Only after his ankles were kicked several times by Zhou Hongzhuang under the table did Tang Cheng finally react. When he raised his head, he met Zhang Jianghe's angry eyes, and Tang Cheng immediately grinned. "Uncle, why don't you eat it? The meat stuffing prepared by Aunt Hua, I think it tastes very good. It's almost as good as the master chef from Deyilou." Before Zhang Jianghe could glare, Tang Cheng first put a smile on his face and gave it to Zhang Jianghe. Put the dumplings into the spicy dish.

Zhang Jianghe didn't react immediately, but subconsciously picked up the dumplings and stuffed them into his mouth. The moment the dumpling wrapper was bitten, Zhang Jianghe finally came to his senses. "You bastard, how dare you make fun of you, Uncle Zhang, and me!" Zhang Jianghe swallowed the dumplings in his mouth and slapped the chopsticks in his hands on the table. But before he could get angry and curse, he had already waited. Zhou Hongzhuang, who was nearby, quickly stuffed a small bowl of dumpling soup into Zhang Jianghe's hands. Zhang Jianghe knew how to curse with his eyes wide open, but he was reluctant to scold Zhou Hongzhuang. When Zhou Hongzhuang interrupted him, Zhang Jianghe became deflated as soon as the words came to his lips.

"You are a lucky boy. Someone is willing to help you!" Holding the dumpling soup handed over by Zhou Hongzhuang, Zhang Jianghe just glared at Tang Cheng and gave up his plan to scold Tang Cheng. . After threatening Tang Cheng, Zhang Jianghe rolled his eyes at Zhou Hongzhuang again, "You are useless too. This kid is a wild monkey. If you don't recite the tightening curse on him from time to time, this kid will definitely know how to do it." We will cause great trouble." Zhang Jianghe described Tang Cheng as a wild monkey, which made Zhou Hongzhuang so happy that she couldn't help laughing.

Zhou Hongzhuang grinned from ear to ear with joy. Tang Cheng and Zhang Jiang were affected and finally laughed out loud. The three of them had such a good time, and the tense atmosphere in the Zhang family's old house that had been tense all day finally eased. Tang Cheng and Zhou Hongzhuang looked at each other, and they were secretly overjoyed. "Uncle, who called you just now? I heard you called Lao Niu, who is this Lao Niu?" Tang Cheng stuffed a dumpling into his mouth and asked Zhang Jianghe vaguely what just happened. That phone call.

I thought you wouldn't ask! Zhang Jianghe, who was proud of himself, held the porcelain bowl and sipped the dumpling soup in the bowl. He looked full of energy with his tense look, but he didn't know that Tang Cheng didn't do this at all. After eating several dumplings in a row, Tang Cheng rolled his eyes, put down his chopsticks, stood up and left. Tang Cheng's face showed that he was not willing to compliment him, which made Zhang Jiang and Shang Bu Shang Bu Xia feel very uncomfortable, and then he shouted at Tang Cheng. "Hey, why are you going? Come back and sit down. I have something to ask you."

Finally forcing Zhang Jianghe to speak first, Tang Cheng came back and sat down with a smile. Zhang Jianghe put his hand on his forehead and thought to himself what was wrong with him, how could he be so upset? "The person who called just now is an old acquaintance of mine from the Intelligence Division headquarters, who can also be regarded as one of your uncles." Zhang Jianghe did not tell Lao Niu's name to Tang Cheng, because subconsciously, Zhang Jianghe already had some He did not want Tangcheng to continue to have contact with people from the Intelligence Division headquarters.

Tang Cheng, who was not aware of this, just raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this. Zhang Jianghe did not name the caller, and Tang Cheng did not ask further questions. "He called me and was talking about what happened last night. Someone above him should be making a fuss about what happened last night. He called me just to remind me to prepare early." Zhang Jianghe was still talking. , always paying attention to Tang Cheng's reaction, but Tang Cheng's eyes have always been focused on the plates of dumplings on the table.

Zhang Jianghe paused, then Tang Cheng slowly looked away and frowned. "Uncle, we might as well just stay behind closed doors during this period. Anyway, Hongzhuang and I are not members of the intelligence department. You just said that the old injury has relapsed. I don't believe that they don't miss the old relationship and can still come to ask for trouble!" After all, you have also contributed to the party and the country. There are many old generals from Huangpu in Nanjing. If you want to come and cause trouble, you have to know who you are targeting."

Tang Cheng has a completely free-spirited face. As long as someone makes trouble with what happened that night, Tang Cheng will be sure to make things worse. After all, the Huangpu clique is the direct descendant of the Chairman, not to mention Zhang Jianghe is not a troublemaker. . "Don't talk about useless things in the future. If people listen to you, they will only say that I don't know how to teach children, and you, the Tang family, are in vain." Zhang Jiang and Chao Tangcheng threw a garlic clove, but Tang Cheng was surprised. Open your mouth as if to bite the garlic clove in your mouth.

"You're such a shameless kid!" Zhang Jiang and Kazuya finally couldn't hold it in anymore and started laughing. The two people in Tangcheng breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. Zhang Jianghe's expression last night was too scary, and he didn't pay attention to anyone after he came back. Tang Cheng was afraid that he would do something bad. After eating half of the dumplings, the atmosphere finally calmed down. Coupled with Zhou Hongzhuang's deliberate actions, the pressure in Zhang Jianghe's heart gradually dissipated.

"Uncle, let me tell you, if someone calls you again and tells you what happened last night, you should just pretend to be deaf and dumb. I have long said that it is just a puddle of muddy water. Ordinary people like us who have no foundation, Just don't join in, it's not cost-effective!" When Zhou Hongzhuang was clearing the dining table, Tang Cheng took out a cigarette, and started puffing away on the sofa with Zhang Jianghe. Seeing Zhang Jianghe glare at him again, Tang Cheng had no choice but to smile again, and then patiently explained.

"Uncle, my plan is that we stay at home right now and don't go anywhere. Yes, we just wait and see what happens. No matter how noisy the people above are, it has nothing to do with us. Think about it, what do we do? We are specialized in The ones who catch Japanese spies are not the weapons in their hands that are specially used to attack their opponents, so just wait and see what happens. As soon as we get your transfer order, we will leave Nanjing immediately. I don’t want to stay for another day!"

Zhang Jianghe was originally a little reluctant to go south to Chongqing. If Tangcheng hadn't often mentioned this matter and sent Zhang Jianghe's family away early, Zhang Jianghe, who wanted to make a name for himself in the intelligence headquarters, would never have done it. Agree to be transferred to Chongqing. But now, Zhang Jianghe, who was already frustrated with the authorities at the headquarters, was vaguely looking forward to going south to Chongqing. "Okay, then let's stay behind closed doors!" Zhang Jianghe bit his cigarette, the loneliness on his face wiped away.

"That's right!" After finally getting through to Zhang Jianghe, Tang Cheng was very happy, and then moved his position to get closer to Zhang Jianghe. "We didn't do anything. We just laid out tea and melon seeds and waited to watch the show. Anyone who is not a fool can see what the intelligence department has been like during this time. Those who are interested in causing trouble are trying to take advantage of this. The matter is against the Director, do you think they have a chance of winning? I don’t think so."