Fang Lang's words completely cleared up General Leta's recent doubts, but at the same time, a new doubt arose in his heart, that is, why Fang Lang told him this.
Their relationship was obviously not that close yet. He didn't believe that Fang Lang wanted anything from him. Although he is in charge of the logistics department, the procurement of arms and weapons is not really decided by them.
Instead, the army chiefs put forward their own needs, and they are responsible for purchasing after approval from superiors. It is normal for them to get some kickbacks from the purchasing process. But if it affects the normal equipment of the army, the people in the army can directly lead troops to surround their logistics department.
What's more, Fang Lang was a very special surprise. When his fleet was established, he coordinated and communicated almost all the equipment procurement himself. Even their General Logistics Department did not have these channels.
The other party doesn't have to abandon him at all, but he has to say that the other party is really particular about people. Despite this, the other party did not really abandon his general logistics department because of this. Instead, he asked the people from Shata Company to give him a generous gift. .
Is this simple relationship worth Fang Lang secretly meeting with himself and revealing such important inside information to him? General Leta was not stupid, and he obviously would not be naive enough to think that Fang Lang was simply telling him this.
After pondering for a moment, General Leta expressed his doubts:
"General Fang, it seems that Marshal Moraes' job trends have little to do with me! Moreover, this is a secret of the top brass of the Ministry of National Defense! Why do you want to tell 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 affect General Leta.
But in this case, General Letta still told lies with his eyes open, saying that it had little to do with him. He was obviously pretending to be confused because he understood.
This made Fang Lang very unhappy. I have already opened the skylight and said it clearly. It is not true that you are still here, so don't blame me for giving you strong medicine.
After looking at General Letta for a while, Fang Lang stopped being polite when he saw that he seemed ready to continue pretending to be stupid. His eyes narrowed and he smiled coldly and said:
"Doesn't it matter? The news I received is that General Leta will also leave his current position this time!"
As soon as he saw the other party's expression, General Leta knew that Fang Lang was definitely not telling lies. This made his heart beat wildly. Over the years, he has tried his best to maintain his selfless image, not just to protect himself. location?
Originally, when Fang Lang met with him alone this time and told him about General Moraes' retirement, he already had some premonitions, because he knew very well that Fang Lang would never come to him for no reason.
But in order to prevent Fang Lang from seeing through his heart, he still suppressed his inner uneasiness and pretended to be confused.
But now Fang Lang's words completely shattered his luck. Closing his eyes with some difficulty, General Leta took a deep breath to calm down his mood.
Soon, he seemed to have thought of something again, and hesitantly opened his eyes and looked at Fang Lang, who still looked calm.
"Since I am about to leave my current position, why does General Fang still invite me to dinner quietly?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang shrugged his shoulders and said with an indifferent expression:
"Originally, I was thinking that General Leta and I have been working together for so long and have a pretty good relationship, so I was going to help our brothers!
But obviously I overestimated myself. General Leta didn't seem to really regard me as a friend. "
After finishing speaking, he did not forget to look at General Leta with a disappointed expression and shook his head gently.
This kind of performance made General Letta immediately realize something, especially the words that he was about to give his brother a hand, which made him feel like there was a bright future in the village. Fang Lang also had some guesses about the purpose of meeting him today.
To be able to reach this point, General Leta is obviously not a fool. He didn't completely believe what Fang Lang said, but he definitely wouldn't take it seriously. He even believed it seven to eight points.
But his reason still made him unable to help but continue to test:
"Oh! How are General Fang going to help his brother?"
Feeling General Leta's temptation, Fang Lang smiled, leaned on the table with his elbow holding the chopsticks, and waved nonchalantly:
"I've already said that I'm trying to pull a brother's hand, but of course it's a brother who pulls the strings! If you're not a brother, you can't pull the strings. You might get yourself into trouble."
When General Leta heard this, he looked deeply at Fang Lang and remained silent for a long time. He knew very well that this was Fang Lang's counterattack against his previous interview.
Seeing that General Leta remained silent, Fang Lang didn't care at all and still calmly enjoyed the food in front of him.
Fang Lang had never thought of this situation. After all, General Leta had served as the head of the General Logistics Department for many years. How could he be easily manipulated by him?
But he is not worried at all that the other party will not cooperate with him. After all, everyone has two hearts, namely greed and unwillingness. Judging from General Letta's performance, he has these two hearts very seriously.
He has made it clear to himself that he will lose his most important position, and he will definitely not be reconciled. As long as he has this mentality, he will not be afraid of 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 relevant news, but it was impossible for him to not notice anything.
As long as he has doubts, he can judge the truth of things by himself with a little guidance.
In this way, Fang Lang, under the watchful eye of General Leta, finished a whole bowl of rice and was about to add another bowl. General Letta, who had been silent until now, suddenly burst into laughter.
"Haha... General Fang is right, only brothers can help! If you are not a brother, you can't just reach out. I just don't know, do I have a chance to become brothers with General Fang?"
Good guy, this sudden laughter startled Fang Lang. But he also understood that General Leta believed what he said.
However, General Leta believed him so easily, which still made him a little unconvinced, and he couldn't help but be surprised:
"Oh! General Leta, aren't you afraid that I am lying to you?"
This time, Leta no longer hesitated or repeatedly tested, but picked up the chopsticks in front of her that had never been used before, and while trying to pick up the food unskilledly, she said in a casual tone:
"What are you lying to me about? Is it about Marshal Moraes' retirement, or is it about me being transferred?
Although I have not received any news about these two incidents, the atmosphere in the Ministry of National Defense has been turbulent recently. I am not a fool, so how could I not notice anything.
I just didn’t expect that the changes would be so big! "
The other party's attitude changed so quickly that Fang Lang couldn't react. At first, he seemed to be testing, but now he became so frank, which made him very uncomfortable.
In particular, the other party gave up using the original knife and fork, picked up the chopsticks instead, and tried to learn how to pick up food with the chopsticks, which made Fang Lang feel whether this was a statement.
When watching the other party fail to pick up a piece of chicken several times, Fang Lang couldn't help but smile.
"Yes! The changes this time are really big, and maybe there will be a big reshuffle."
Fang Lang answered with some emotion.
Upon hearing this, General Leta paused in his movements of picking up vegetables, his eyes froze, and he turned to look at Fang Lang and said:
"Oh! Big shuffle, how to shuffle the cards?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled but did not answer. He stood up and added a bowl of rice to himself, then sat back down and said:
"The player decides how to shuffle the cards, and I, a small character, have no right to participate. I invite you to dinner this time, just to explore your thoughts."
After General Leta heard Fang Lang's words, he just pondered for a moment and then slowly said:
"I understand, you are here on behalf of General Crook, right?"
Fang Lang was not surprised at all that General Leta could guess this. General Crook also knew very well. After all, most people knew that Fang Lang was promoted by General Crook.
Combining the big reshuffle mentioned by Fang Lang and Fang Lang's identity, General Leta had already guessed something without Fang Lang having to say 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 just said a big shuffle, and he had already guessed so much.
Of course, this was originally revealed by Fang Lang on purpose. If he didn't have this bit of moral integrity, there would be no need for General Leta to support him.
Fang Lang did not answer General Leta's words. There are some things that you can analyze by yourself, which will convince you more than what I tell you. There is no need to add any unnecessary extraneous information.
But Fang Lang didn't speak, but General Leta could see everything from his expression.
"I should have thought of it a long time ago. Since the end of the European War, your navy's performance has indeed been very impressive. President Dutra's status as the former Secretary of the Army will also make the Department of the Army's position in the new government somewhat embarrassing.
Combined with these circumstances, it is normal for the new Ministry of National Defense to be under the control of your Ministry of the Navy. So the new government's Secretary of Defense is General Crook, right? "
It is said that invisible imagination is the most deadly. Fang Lang was not convinced at first, but now after hearing General Leta's analysis, he was speechless for a moment.
However, Fang Lang also knew very well that everything might change before the appointment was made. General Crook didn't know whether he really trusted him or whether he wanted to let President Scalia know through him.
He told himself his deal with the Ministry of Defense and his future position without hesitation, but he could not publicize these things everywhere.
Not to mention directly announcing to the outside world what position the other party will occupy. If this is known in advance by outsiders and blocked, it will be in big trouble.
There is an old saying in my hometown to describe this situation, that is, "Things can be accomplished through secrets, and failure can be revealed through words!"
Of course, Fang Lang would not make such a mistake in front of General Letta. He would not even discuss with him about recommending him as the chief of general staff.
This is an issue that General Crook should discuss face to face with the other party. He cannot overstep his authority and reveal all his cards on behalf of his leader. Then what do you want the leader to talk to the other party about?
Therefore, after hearing what General Letta said, he quickly denied it:
"General Letta, don't say this nonsense! The Minister of Defense needs to be appointed by the President, and we cannot discuss it at will.
I invited you here this time simply because I was entrusted by someone else. I want to see if your plans for your future can be consistent with ours in the general direction. "
Fang Lang did not deny General Leta's guess about who he came to represent, because this kind of thing could not be denied at all. Everyone was understanding, 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 said directly and very 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, any of my plans will be empty talk.
So, let’s open the skylight and speak frankly! What do I need to pay? What can you get? "
The topic progressed faster than Fang Lang expected. It must be said that during today's entire meeting, Fang Lang's control of the topic's pace was completely at a disadvantage.
This allowed Fang Lang to refresh his understanding of General Leta. I have to say that a person who can stand in the Brazilian army for such a long time is really amazing.
But at the same time, his vigilance towards the other party was also constantly increasing. He did not answer the other party's question immediately, but showed a faint smile, picked up the rice bowl, pointed at the dishes on the table, and said unhurriedly :
"Haha... General Leta, don't worry, let's chat while we eat, eat food, eat food!"
After saying that, he started to move.
The reason why Fang Lang didn't pick up the other party's topic was because he didn't want to be controlled by the other party. The more eager the other party acted, the more he had to calm down.
It's not him who should be anxious now, so he doesn't need to be anxious at all.
General Leta did not expect that Fang Lang would not accept the move at all, which surprised him. To be honest, the reason why he was so decisive was because from the previous communication, he felt that he had taken the initiative and planned to defeat Fang Lang, a young man in one go. The trump card was tested out.
Who knows, the other party came directly to drift and pulled his topic aside. In this case, if you continue to pursue him, the other party may see through the truth.
Sighing at Fang Lang's difficulty, General Leta had to suppress his surging emotions and calm down.
He picked up his rice bowl with a smile and said with a smile:
"Okay, okay, eat the food, eat the food. The Chinese food at General Fang's house is more exquisite and delicious than the ones in restaurants outside! I should taste it carefully."
Hearing this, Fang Lang immediately politely introduced these dishes to the other party. General Leta was speechless for a moment as he looked like an ambassador for Chinese food promotion.
It's not that these dishes are not delicious, it's just that General Leta is getting older and his appetite is not as good as before. Before the previous chat, he had already eaten a lot.
But Fang Lang seemed to be full and ate bowl after bowl. It was the biggest rice bucket he had ever seen.
He just ate it by himself. What was even more speechless was that he kept asking General Leta to ask him what the origin of this dish was! How much craftsmanship is required! You must try it, etc., which made General Letta choke.
At the end, General Leta felt that if he continued to eat, his belly might burst. He immediately put down his bowls and chopsticks, hung up his battle-free sign and said:
"General Fang, I am really full. I have tasted all these dishes. They are indeed very delicious.
But now, compared to these delicious foods, I am more concerned about the real purpose of why you invited me here this time. "
(End of chapter)
