After learning that Nanjing had specially sent a plane to wait at Chengbei Airport, Zhou Wen knew that it would be impossible for him not to go to Nanjing.
But that doesn't mean he will leave right away. He still has to take care of a lot of things at home.
After visiting his father at the villa of Meili Hospital and visiting Uncle Wu who was recuperating in the hospital, he went to the military camp on Xiaobeimen Street without stopping to deal with the traitor matters first.
Before Zhou Wen arrived, Jiang Han had basically confirmed that the traitor was Zeng Erniu. This was not only the previous speculation, but also that after Zeng Erniu found out that someone was watching him, he actually took his wife and children and wanted to run away, but ended up on the train. The station was blocked by Jiang Han and agents from the Urban Management Division.
Speaking of Zeng Erniu's rebellion, although it was a bit unexpected, it was more in line with this person's character.
Why did Zeng Erniu give up his position in the army to join Zhou Wen? To put it bluntly, it was because he was sure that Zhou Wen would become famous. Moreover, he had been in the army for many years and no longer wanted to live on a knife's edge. In other words, he began to cherish his life.
To be honest, when he decided to leave Zhou Jinbao, who had always regarded him as a confidant, Zhou Wen had some different views in his heart.
You must know that Zhou Jinbao had a great support for Zeng Erniu. He was promoted from a small and not-so-popular deputy platoon leader to the commander of a company in less than a year, and he was quite relied on. .
Especially after Zhou Jinbao led him to perform meritorious service on the battlefield and surrendered to the National Army, as long as Zhou Jinbao could still lead troops, a powerful battalion commander could not escape him.
But even in this situation, he asked Zhou Jinbao to intercede with Zhou Wen and wanted to switch to Zhou Wen, which made Zhou Wen feel a little irritated.
If you see that I have a better future and join me today, will you abandon me for greater interests in the future?
But at that time Zhou Wen owed a favor to boss Zhou Jinbao, and he was an old acquaintance with Zeng Erniu, so he agreed without much thought.
However, he was still on guard against Zeng Erniu subconsciously, so he had been placed in the security office of the provincial party headquarters and did not allow him to participate in the internal affairs of the mercenary group.
Zeng Erniu also has certain abilities.
This person is very good at observing people's words, and he is smart and diligent, and has rich social experience. He was quickly appreciated by Liu Ruoshui, and many of the provincial party department's external affairs were entrusted to him. After a short time, he was Promoted to section chief, he is considered the number one figure in the provincial party headquarters.
For Zhou Wen, Zeng Erniu was also the link between the mercenary group and the provincial party headquarters, so he naturally valued him.
Thanks to the strength of Liu Ruoshui and Zhou Wen in Taiyuan, the military police and all social strata in Taiyuan wanted to sell him some face of Section Chief Zeng, so this person became somewhat prosperous in Taiyuan.
Moreover, with Liu Ruoshui's help, he also married the daughter of a grassroots official, and soon they had a son. In just a few years, he went from being a big-headed soldier who didn't know whether he would be alive tomorrow to becoming a wife. Officials who have a family and a certain status in society can be said to be contented.
If life goes on like this, then I have to praise this man for having some vision. This kind of official life, where he has no worries about food and clothing and is respected by others, is indeed more comfortable than being a battalion commander who lives on the line between life and death. Much more.
However, when Liu Ruoshui was transferred back to the Central Party Headquarters and a new provincial party director was appointed, Zeng Erniu began to feel a sense of crisis.
As the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier, the new director does not like the officials appointed by his predecessor, not to mention that this director and Liu Ruoshui are not in the same faction, and he continues to suppress the officials appointed by his predecessor.
Not long after arriving in Taiyuan, the heads of several important positions during Liu Ruoshui's period were replaced by him.
But he still had some scruples about Zhou Wen, and did not dare to offend this military commander who was well-known among the top leaders of the Central Party Committee, so he did not remove Zeng Erniu from his position as section chief, but he basically made him an empty figure. No specific arrangements are made.
Without specific management matters, it means that there is no power. What is the use of just having the title of section chief?
When Zeng Erniu was at the provincial party headquarters, no matter whether he was a staff member or an ordinary official, everyone would nod and bow down to greet him warmly, he became a marginalized person who sat idle in the office all day long.
The scene where his family used to be bustling with people entertaining guests and giving gifts has disappeared, and all kinds of filial piety and gray income have also been greatly reduced. The key is that the feeling of contentment that he had always felt is gone, and he feels empty and hopeless.
He also complained to Zhou Wen, but Zhou Wen happened to be busy preparing for the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War during this period, and after Liu Ruoshui left, Zhou Wen did not want to continue the relationship with the provincial party headquarters, so Zhou Wen could only let him first Stay with peace of mind for a while, and arrange for him to work in the logistics department of the mercenary group when he returns from the war.
Little did he know that this arrangement made Zeng Erniu feel resentful.
Who are the mercenary group?
They are all old brothers who have followed Zhou Wen through life and death, and there is no shortage of all kinds of talents. What status can I get if I go there? How much space can there be?
Moreover, the mercenary group fought with the Japanese all day long, fighting from Shanghai to the Great Wall. This was the most dangerous job in the world.
No matter how strong you are, you can't have more than a thousand troops. Is it possible that Japan is a vegetarian? Didn’t you see that the hundreds of thousands of Northeastern troops were beaten to pieces? If you put thousands of people on the battlefield where there are tens of millions of people, they are just a drop of water in the ocean. When a wave comes down, they will be gone.
And if you join the mercenary group, if you want to go to the front line by yourself, should you go or not?
The military orders are like mountains, how dare you not go?
On the battlefield, swords and guns are blind. Even if you have a diamond shield on your body, it is not safe. When a shell comes down, the shock will kill you. You don't know when your life will be gone.
What about the property that he has accumulated over the years of hard work, his lovely wife and well-behaved son? I don’t know who got the advantage.
As soon as he had too many thoughts, he began to blame Zhou Wen in his heart.
I have given up a great future in the army to join you, old brother. I have done a lot for you in the past few years. Not to mention anything else, I helped you get a lot of people out of jail just by going to jail. , many of them may be members of the Red Party. I also kept secret and didn’t report you, didn’t I?
Even if I don’t get any credit, at least I still have hard work, right? To put it another way, if you don’t work hard, you will still feel a little tired, right?
Just put me in a nook and cranny, and risk losing my life on the front line. Am I worth it?
Many people are like this. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Once you get used to the happy days, you forget the hard days you had in the past, how you got your glory and pride, and who you relied on to get it.
