Chapter 23: The Asian Heavenly Queen

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  Days passed, Tong Meng was formally appointed as the new leader of the Special Task Force, and Ma Tong also thoroughly integrated into the big family of the Special Task Force. The members of the Special Task Force came from all over the world, but they were all elites from the army, with a heroic spirit, straightforwardness, and righteousness in their bones, which suited Ma Tong very well.

  Although Ma Tong has no official position and is a bit self-conscious, everyone, including Teng Liang, respects him very much. They all come to him for advice on major and minor matters, making Ma Tong feel a great sense of accomplishment and belonging, as if he had already become one of the core members of the Special Task Force.

  Ma Tong's days in the special task force were spent training, chatting and playing cards with his teammates. Of course, there were also some unpleasant episodes, such as Li Lianxin and his sister-in-law, Xiang Siming, who was a department manager, occasionally secretly causing trouble for Ma Tong. However, since the special task force had a unique organizational structure, Ma Tong did not have a direct subordinate relationship with Xiang Siming, so his daily life was still quite comfortable.

  Lü Dahai and Yu Buxing often came to play with Ma Tong when they were not working, either practicing their fist and footwork or chatting and playing cards. Originally, the Special Duty Squad's rules did not allow for this kind of situation, but first, considering Ma Tong's face, and second, Lü Dahai and Yu Buxing's temperaments also suited the Special Duty Squad members' tastes, so Tóng Měng tacitly allowed it. Later on, Tóng Měng even got along very harmoniously with Lü and Yu; if not for the fact that Lü Dahai already had a family and Yu Buxing was too poorly educated, Tóng Měng would have almost considered recruiting them into the Special Duty Squad.

  Meanwhile, Ma Tong had been keeping in touch with Ling Wanqing all along, usually calling each other every two or three days to show concern for each other's work and life. The distance seemed neither too far nor too close, but even so, Ma Tong was already very satisfied.

  As for the problem that had been troubling Ma Tong every morning, it finally disappeared on the seventh day. The dirty and smelly trouble was gone, and Ma Tong could laugh out loud even in his dreams. The abilities he had worried about losing not only didn't disappear but seemed to be getting stronger and stronger. Once during an obstacle course training session, a three-meter-high wall was easily cleared by him with just one jump, leaving his teammates astonished. In their hearts, Ma Tong had already become a high-flying martial arts master!

  That noon, Ma Tong was taking a nap in the company dormitory when he was suddenly awakened by an urgent assembly bell.

  "It's the mobilization bell!" Matong sprang awake instantly, quickly changed into his deep black combat uniform and rushed to the assembly point at the first moment.

  Tong Meng and others arrived, then solemnly said: "We have received the group company's appointment to assist the armed police corps, the police department in carrying out an important figure's protection work, task level A! Please everyone carry forward our special duty group dare to fight dare to contend spirit, complete this mission perfectly! This is my Tong Meng as team leader for the first time receiving such an important task, I hope that everyone will do their job conscientiously, after the task ends, I Tong Meng invite everyone to drink!"

  "All members of the special task force shouted in unison: 'Guarantee the completion of the mission!'"

  Tong Meng nodded in satisfaction and said: "Ma Tong stays behind, the rest of you go to the equipment department to receive your equipment. Zhan Fei, you take Ma Tong's place!"

  "Yes!"

  After the team members left, Tong Meng pulled Ma Tong aside and said in a low voice: "Brother Ma, this task may be a bit tricky, you need to have some mental preparation!"

  Ma Tong asked in confusion: "What big shot are we protecting this time? We even need to work with the armed police and the police?"

  Tong Meng said mysteriously: "It's Yi Qingcheng! You must have heard of her?"

  "Is that the same Yi Qingcheng who debuted three years ago and immediately became a sensation throughout Asia as a film, television, and music superstar?" Ma Tong's mind conjured up an image of a seductive and stunningly beautiful face. Suddenly enlightened, he then asked somewhat perplexed: "But even if it is her, wouldn't just her bodyguards and police escort be enough? Why the big fuss?"

  Tong Meng sighed, "If it were in the past, this would have been more than enough. But recently, this Ye Da beauty somehow offended a big shot and they actually offered a price of 1 billion US dollars for her to disappear! And the ones who took on this task are none other than the world's number one mysterious assassin organization, Heaven! Now I feel that our protective forces are slightly weak, after all, Heaven has never had a record of failure so far!"

  Ma nodded and understood the severity of the situation, his tone a bit heavy as he said: "Tong Zu, then why did you have us participate in this mission instead of mobilizing the special forces?"

  Tong Meng shook his head helplessly and said, "Who made Yi Qingcheng the number one cash cow of our Lingyun Group's subsidiary entertainment company? And do you think the top didn't consider using special forces? I heard that An Lao almost ran his legs off for this matter, but unfortunately, his old comrade-in-arms retired from our military region a while ago. The current leadership of the military region doesn't quite buy his account, so we had to take action!"

  Ma Tong nodded heavily: "I hope everything goes smoothly this time. It seems that getting 8,000 yuan in a month is not easy!"

  Tong Meng shook off his spirits and laughed: "Don't think so much, at that time the armed police and police will be in the outermost layer, our special task force will be in the middle, and behind us there are also Yi Qingcheng's bodyguards! This mission only needs to be completed smoothly, each of us will have a reward of 30,000 yuan, let's do it well!"

  Ma Tong immediately became interested when he heard that there was a bonus to be had, and his heart thought that this time, no matter what, he must keep Yi Qingcheng safe. Even if it wasn't because Yi Qingcheng was a great beauty who didn't lose to Ling Wanqing, he had to do it for the sake of the 30,000 yuan bonus!

  Just as Matou was handed a Type 92 pistol and a Type 97 automatic rifle from Zhang Fei, his phone rang. He took a look and saw that it was Ling Wanqing's call, so he quickly picked up the phone and said: "Wanqing, you're just in time! In a little while, I'll have to hand over my phone, I have an important task here!"

  On the other end of the phone, Ling Wanqing said calmly: "Is it a mission to protect Qingcheng? Let me tell you, Qingcheng is my best sister, and this time she's back specifically to celebrate my birthday. You're also my good friend, so for both public and private reasons, you have to take good care of her. On the day of my birthday party, come with her, I'll make arrangements!"

  Ma Tong got excited: "When is your birthday?"

  "The day after tomorrow!"

  "Am I suitable?"

  "What's wrong with it? You're my best friend and you have to protect Qingcheng, what could be more suitable than that? It's settled then!"

  Ma Tong felt so happy that he was about to faint: "No problem, I'd even risk my life to ensure that Yi Qingcheng doesn't lose a single hair!"

  Ling Wanqing said softly: "I believe you, but you also have to be careful with your own safety!"

  "Roger!"

  Ma Tong hung up the phone and Zhan Fei joked beside him: "Brother Ma, was that your sister-in-law's call?"

  Ma Tongxin said: "No, just as a friend!"

  Tong Hua said: "The name of this friend of yours is surprisingly the same as our company's Ling Zong, Wan Qing? Could it really be Ling Wanqing?"

  Ma nodded and said: "That's right, it was her!"

  "Get out! Who would believe you!" Tong Meng snorted in derision, and everyone burst into laughter.

  Ma Tong couldn't help but smile bitterly: he was clearly telling the truth, so why didn't anyone believe him?