Volume 1 Chapter 4 Forgot What I Wanted

  "Director of the orphanage?"

  Qin Wei carefully observed Zheng Jiemin's expression, wanting to find a trace of ulterior motives on his face. But with just a small clerk like him, what could he possibly discern from the face of such a high-level spy?

  "Aren't you going back? " Zheng Jiemin's face wore a smile, "We're also thinking of you. Look at you, all alone and penniless..."

  "I can go back, but you won't let me go, will you?"

  "Nonsense. We are the Military Commission, how could we do such a thing?" If you can go back, we would be delighted. Just send someone to follow him! Zheng Jiemin thought secretly.

  "So you guys don't give out any bonuses? The information I provided is important intelligence, isn't it?"

  "Yes, yes, it's important information." Zheng Jiemin was choked for a moment before he managed to force out a bitter smile. He didn't expect Qin Wei to ask for a reward as soon as he opened his mouth. This was the first time he had encountered such a thing, especially since they were facing their own Military Bureau... Although it had only been formally established for a short time, its predecessor, the "Fuxing Society Special Affairs Office", was also famous and powerful, always getting favors from others, who dared to ask them for money?

  "If it's important intelligence, it should be worth at least tens of thousands."

  "Cough...cough..."

  Xu Yuanju, who was following behind Zheng Jieming, coughed twice.

  "What's wrong? Too much? Then a thousand or eight hundred is also okay!"

  "Your information has not been verified yet!" Xu Yuan couldn't help but say.

  "Then send it after confirmation?"

  "You..."

  Where did this guy come from? Is he really a vanguard of some organization? Can't understand human language, what's wrong with him? And yet he's talking nonsense... Isn't he being sent out because of embezzlement within the original organization? Otherwise, how could he look so untrained? Nine out of ten, he must be from an internal clerical background, otherwise, how could he say he's seen some files? However, judging from this guy's tone, he seems to be very certain about the previous intelligence. Xu Yuan raised his eyebrow at Qin Wei, feeling speechless, yet instinctively analyzing the other's behavior.

  "Once the authenticity of the intelligence you brought is verified, the government will naturally have corresponding rewards. At that time, it's not just about bonuses, but also better treatment." Zheng Jiemin said.

  "Better?... Can you give me a three-bedroom two-hall house?"

  “……”

  "This is the territory you've given me?"

  "Yes, in all of Chongqing, this is the best-equipped shelter."

  Xu Yuanjie, who was repeatedly annoyed by Qin Wei's "low standards", took over the task of sending "Director Qin" to take office from Zheng Jieming and was forced to use his own car to send Qin Wei to the military personnel collection institute in Shapingba... Although he didn't understand what Qin Wei muttered about "my regimental commander, my regiment" along the way, he could see the dissatisfaction on Qin's face. However, who dares to cut corners on a task assigned by Boss Dai? So, he naturally employed the skill that Chinese officials are most adept at: pretending to be stupid!

  "This is a... temple?"

  He understood that he was powerless against such an arrangement, Qin Wei silently sighed and stood at the entrance of the shelter, looking inside. As a result, he saw the Buddha statue in the main hall opposite him, seemingly Guanyin Bodhisattva? Then this should be Guanyin Bridge (Chongqing place name), how did it become Shapingba?

  "Ah, it was originally a Guanyin temple, but when the war broke out, many soldiers were injured and disabled, and the government temporarily had no place to accommodate them, so they could only borrow this Buddhist pure land for the time being." Xu Yuanjie replied.

  "Oh." Qin Wei nodded, indicating he understood.

  "Shall we go in?"

  Xu Yuanju asked again, his face not looking too good. He and Qin Wei had been here for long enough, but the entire rehabilitation center hadn't even seen a single person come out... Who was he? The head of the Military Intelligence Bureau in Chongqing! Not to mention a small rehabilitation center for wounded soldiers, even the commander of the Central Army's main force would have to be polite and send someone to receive him personally. Yet, they had been left waiting here for so long? Originally, the former director of the rehabilitation center who was about to be replaced by Qin Wei would have been sent to a slightly better place, but now he decided that he must let this incompetent guy go to Wuhan for a spin, and whether or not he could come back alive depended on his own luck. Dare to keep him waiting?

  "You go ahead, I'll follow you!"

  "Huh?"

  "You're the leader, I'm the subordinate... That's how it should be."

  Qin Wei's mouth was polite, but he couldn't stop rolling his eyes in his heart. Shelter... When he used to hang out online, he knew that many such institutions were enough to make one vomit. And those were just for the homeless. What about now? Disabled veterans... How many of these guys have good tempers? Don't even mention those who came back from the battlefield, even if it was him, if his body had problems, he would definitely often lose his temper. Just look at "My Commander My Regiment", that guy, the shelter director didn't even dare to enter the shelter... And they were still facing whole people, with much less resentment.

  ……

  "Is Director Zheng Zhenhua in?"

  Qin Wei didn't say it out loud, but Xu Yuanhui could understand his concerns. As a result, this de facto head of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Chongqing station was also made to feel a bit uneasy... Disabled veterans were indeed not easy to deal with. Especially at this time, the National Government was powerless to take care of these men who had shed blood and been injured on the battlefield, leaving them unable to see a future. This made it even harder to control them. Throughout Chongqing, and even the entire Nationalist-controlled area, military sanatoriums were a problem. The soldiers inside often came out to cause trouble, and you couldn't do anything about it. Although the sanatorium in Shapingba was already one of the better-behaved ones, with few incidents, Xu Yuanhui still felt a bit apprehensive when facing these men. Even though he had also risked his life on the intelligence front lines before. But now that they were here, he couldn't just stand outside the door, could he? So he casually sent the two subordinates who had come with him to go ahead.

  "Director Zheng?"

  Zheng Zhenhua?

  ……

  "Who is it? Who's looking for me?"

  At last, a thin, bespectacled, middle-aged man with a bamboo-like figure quickly walked out from behind the main hall.

  "Who are you looking for?"

  Zheng Zhenhua looked the newcomer up and down, especially taking a closer look at the sedan parked in front of the temple gate. He was puzzled and asked again.

  "Are you the director of this orphanage?"

  "I am Zheng Zhenhua! Are you looking for me?"

  "We are here under the order of Chongqing Municipal Government to bring someone to replace you." Xu Yuan didn't have a good impression of Director Zheng and wasn't willing to say more, so he directly got to the point.

  "Chongqing Municipal Government?" Zheng Zhenhua was taken aback: "You've got it wrong, haven't you?"

  "Wrong?"

  "We're just a small shelter, what would we need the municipal government to arrange?" Zheng Zhenhua sneered, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. "You must be mistaken!"

  "What's wrong? We are just following the order of Mayor Jiang Zhi-cheng. From today on, you will be replaced by Mr. Qin Wei as the director of the hospital." Xu Yuan-hou said with a cold face.

  "Mr. Qin Wei?" Zheng Zhenhua took a look at Qin Wei, who was hiding behind Xu Yuanju and smiling at him, and became even more bewildered. Before he could continue speaking, a chaotic sound of footsteps came from the back of the main hall:

  "What's with Qin Wei? What kind of thing is he?"

  "What's with all these riffraff coming to our place and making a mess? What kind of place do you think this is?"

  ……

  "Since you're sent by the Chongqing Municipal Government, do you have a letter of authorization?"

  A group of wounded soldiers... Of course, this wasn't the most important thing, although some of these soldiers were leaning on crutches and others were missing an arm. Most of them had bandages wrapped around their bodies, but they really didn't draw much attention to themselves, even though many of them looked quite fierce. What was most eye-catching was the two young girls standing in front of this group of wounded soldiers... probably around 18 or 19 years old, wearing clean and tidy Republican-era student uniforms, with short hair that came down to their ears, and... beautiful faces.

  "What kind of people are you?" Xu Yuan asked with a frown.

  "We are students of Chongqing University!" The girl who had just spoken up to ask Xu Yuan for the letter of authorization replied.

  "Chongqing University?" Although he had expected it, Qin Wei was still somewhat surprised. "What are students from Chongqing University doing coming to a shelter? Don't they think the road is too long?"

  "Chongqing University is right in Shapingba!" Xu Yuanju said quietly, looking at him.

  "Oh," Qin Wei suddenly realized: "neighbor!"

  "What are you doing here instead of attending classes at Chongqing University?" Xu Yuanju asked lazily, not bothering to respond to him.

  "Qī classmates are here to help me take care of these wounded soldiers, and by the way, also teach everyone to read!" Zheng Zhenhua replied.

  "Good young man!" Qin Wei gave a thumbs up from the side.

  "You haven't answered our question yet, do you have a letter of attorney?" The female student asked again.

  "Of course, how could it be otherwise?" Qin Wei smiled slightly. He had been somewhat resistant to taking on the role of director of this rehabilitation center, after all, his previous impression was not good. However, he couldn't twist his arm too much, and he didn't have the guts to offend the military police either. But now it seemed that although there were many wounded soldiers in this rehabilitation center, their temper might not be very good, but the discipline seemed to be okay, and they even had a neighborly relationship with Chongqing University, and some university students came over to help... Living here shouldn't be too difficult. So, his resistant mentality didn't last long. Since that was the case, he should formally take office now. He was personally "recommended" by the secretary-general of the military police, how could he not have a letter of appointment? Immediately, he looked at Xu Yuanju, and then he found that Xu Yuanju's face seemed to be a bit... awkward.

  "Xu Zhan Chang, you wouldn't be telling me that I don't have an appointment letter, would you?" Qin Wei had a bad premonition.

  "We just mentioned this to Jiang Zhicheng and forgot to bring the letter of appointment..."