When Zhao Huaili introduced his officers to Zhou Wen, the first one he introduced was the deputy brigade commander, and the second one was Zhou Jinbao.
Although Zhou Jinbao and Zhou Wen hadn't seen each other for several years, once he saw the familiarity and joyful smile he showed toward him, the slight feeling of alienation that was still a little uneasy in his heart disappeared instantly.
That was still the Zhou Wen he was familiar with, the brave, resourceful and righteous scholar he had been in Dawangzhuang and Xuchang.
Although Zhou Wen himself has not changed, his official position and status are completely different from those in the past. Of course, Zhou Jinbao cannot be trusted. So he suppressed his excitement and stood at attention about to salute Zhou Wen, but Zhou Wen grabbed his arm and said with a smile: "Hahaha...Brother Jinbao, are you okay?"
After saying that, he opened his arms and gave Zhou Jinbao a warm hug.
Of course, Zhao Huaili knew that his logistics director and Zhou Wen were old acquaintances, but he did not expect that they would have such a good relationship. He felt like friends he had not seen for many years, with warmth and kindness.
Zhao Huaili shook his head and smiled bitterly, thinking: "This Zhou Jinbao is hidden deep enough. I didn't expect that his relationship with the scholar is so close. Both of them have the surname Zhou, could they be relatives in the first place? Fortunately, I usually treat this boy well. , otherwise you will offend the scholar again for no reason."
The officers behind him looked at Zhou Jinbao with special eyes. They did not expect that Director Zhou, who was usually rigorous and considerate, would have such a great person taking care of him at the top.
In the eyes of these officers, since Zhou Wen shoulders the secret mission of the Military Commission, he must be a great figure at the top, or a relative of a big shot at the top.
There is no way, Zhou Wen's face is really younger. Anyone who doesn't know the inside story will think that he may be the son of a high-ranking official.
And here I have to say that Zhou Jinbao is indeed very sophisticated as a person. Since he joined the National Army, except for Chief Gu who knew him thoroughly, he has never made his relationship with Zhou Wen obvious to anyone else.
Even if Zhou Wen became famous on the anti-Japanese battlefield, even if he learned from Chief Gu that the relationship between Zhou Wen and the principal was no longer normal. He even directly removed Gu Zhilun, the dignified general of the country and the former Nanjing garrison commander, allowing Chief Gu to take advantage of him and take the position of commander all of a sudden.
But he never talked about his relationship with Zhou Wen, he just kept his head down and treated people seriously. Even if Zhao Huaili, who knew some inside information, asked about his relationship with Zhou Wen, he would just downplay it and say that they were old acquaintances.
Because he knows that Zhou Wen likes to keep a low profile and dislikes publicity, and he also knows that forging iron requires one's own strength. This is why Chief Gu admired him and promoted him.
This is where Zhou Jinbao is better than Zeng Erniu.
These two people who came out of the old warlord army both like high-ranking officials and good salaries, and they are both obsessed with climbing up.
But one knows how to advance and retreat, and understands people's hearts. He also has a clear understanding of his own identity and positioning, behaves according to the rules, and does not easily take a step beyond the boundaries. Naturally, he will go smoothly and move forward steadily.
The other one is greedy for profit, unable to distinguish his own position, blinded by ambition and vanity, and now he has become a ghost under the knife.
And Zhou Wen also appreciates Zhou Jinbao's advantages. Today, he will give his friend a big face when he comes here, so that he can show his relationship with Zhou Jinbao in full view of the public.
In fact, Zhou Wen is a very nostalgic person, especially after Zeng Erniu was dealt with by military law, he felt very sad in his heart. After all, there are really not many people in this world who can be his friends.
You know, in a person's life, most friends are made in adolescence, because everyone has the same status, simple minds, and usually does not involve competition, so they are more pure and sincere. Young people are more likely to find true friendship in such relationships.
As everyone's circumstances and development trajectories vary, their social status will naturally vary. Coupled with the precipitation of time and the harsh beatings of society, everyone's worldview and outlook on life will be different, and their minds will slowly change. The feelings and passion of trusting each other and being honest with each other are no longer there.
Therefore, in a person's life, there are really not many friends who can survive the test of time, and of course they are more worthy of cherishing.
At this time, when all the officers focused their attention on Zhou Wen and Zhou Jinbao who were reminiscing about old times, they did not notice that more than a dozen people wearing leather helmets jumped out from behind the truck compartment of this independent brigade transport team. Heavily armed soldiers wearing rainforest cloaks.
Zhou Jinbao had sharp eyes and immediately recognized that the first one was Miaohua, whom he was familiar with, and then he saw a pair of faces that were familiar to him.
Zhang Xiaoping, Ti Jing, Xu Dacheng, Li Hu, Ergazi...
Everyone was very happy to see their old acquaintances here again. Everyone smiled and nodded to Zhou Jinbao.
When Zhou Jinbao saw that these people were still a little immature in Dawangzhuang, but now they all had resolute and steady faces, he knew in his heart that Zhou Wen's secret business trip was probably not that simple.
His guess was absolutely correct. Zhou Wen came to Hukou not just to meet old friends, but to kill people, and he had already killed a number of people.
As early as last month, after Zhou Wen opened up a situation in Shanghai, he began to think about the problem of the Yangtze River shipping route.
Although James has contacted the headquarters of Qichang Yangxing and agreed to cooperate with Zhou Wen in the arms smuggling business, whether it is gunboats or weapons, they always require time for operation and road transportation.
The freighters for transportation were ready-made. At the beginning, three thousand-ton freighters mothballed by Qichang Foreign Company were used.
After Qichang Yangxing withdrew from Yangtze River shipping, it did not want its existing merchant ships to be in vain at the expense of its competitors. In fact, it was a company on which the sun never set. Therefore, only some small-tonnage merchant ships were handled, but three ships with a cargo capacity of 1,000 tons were towed to a remote harbor on the Bund and sealed up.
Who would have known that the company of The Sun Never Sets would also suffer heavy losses on the Yangtze River waterway. Knowing that nothing could be done, it almost stopped shipping from Nanjing. Now Qichang Yangxing wanted to sell these three freighters, but no one took over.
Because large-tonnage cargo ships are originally built for long-distance voyages, if they are only for short routes like Nanjing and Hangzhou, ordinary small-tonnage cargo ships can transport them, and the transportation is more convenient and flexible, and the price is cheaper.
Now, the three freighters, which originally cost tens of thousands of dollars to build, have been stuck in their hands. Qichang Yangxing also needs regular inspections and maintenance. Every year, part of the expenses are wasted in vain, and naturally they feel miserable.
