Chapter 40: The Chairman's Personal Guarantee! Seeking Recommendation Votes!

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  Just as Dai Li had just arrived at Tangshan Chiang's villa, Kang Ze, who had failed to take the 88th Division, also drove out of Nanjing and headed towards Tangshan, but Dai Li was clearly one step ahead.

  Chiang Kai-shek walked into his study with a calm and composed demeanor, cane in hand. He sat down on the sofa, and Dai Li, who had been waiting for some time, immediately stood up at attention, saluting respectfully: "Your Excellency!"

  "Hmm!" Chairman Chiang nodded slightly and gestured with his hand: "Yu Nong, what brings you here so early? Sit down and talk."

  "Yes!" Dai Li sat down straight, facing the newly seated Chairman Chiang: "Chairman, I have come to report an important matter. Just last night, a deputy commander of the Juntong Special Operations Corps named Li Jianzhong forcibly abducted a female student named Du Qianxue, who is a staff member of my agency's Communications Department."

  "Oh? There's this too?" Chiang Kai-shek said with a hint of surprise, and immediately asked: "Have you informed Kang Ze, what's the current situation like?"

  "Reporting to the commander, as early as last night, Du Qianxue was rescued by someone. Li Jianzhong, who had ulterior motives, was shot dead during the rescue operation. There was a slight friction between the two sides!" Dai Li replied respectfully.

  "These scoundrels, once they're dead, they're dead. If we let them live, they'll only cause more trouble!" Chairman Chiang said with a change in tone: "However, Yunong, from now on you can't be so reckless when handling things. Although that girl is one of your secret agents, everything must be considered for its consequences. Kang Ze is after all your senior, and as the saying goes, 'when beating a dog, one must consider its master'!"

  "The lesson you taught is that saving people's lives is not a trivial matter. Moreover, the girl in question is not only an employee of my special operations unit but also Du Yuesheng's adopted daughter, which you are aware of. I and Du Yuesheng are sworn brothers, and he has repeatedly entrusted me to take care of this girl. However, I have never dared to forget your teachings, being cautious in all matters and not acting rashly." Dai Li said cleverly, both flattering Chiang Kai-shek and pushing the matter away from himself as if it had nothing to do with him.

  "Oh? She's Du Yuesheng's daughter. And you said the rescue wasn't arranged, so who was it that rescued her?" Chairman Chiang asked in puzzlement.

  "Reporting back to your Excellency, it was Zhang Xinghan who saved him." Dai Li replied cautiously.

  "Zhang Xinghan? How did he get involved? Does he know that girl?" Chiang Kai-shek asked with a furrowed brow. Suddenly hearing Zhang Xinghan's name, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic for his "good student", whom he hadn't seen in almost a year. However, he was very puzzled as to why Zhang Xinghan would appear to rescue Du Qianshuai and even kill someone, offending Kang Ze.

  "It was like this! More than half a year ago, you instructed me to send someone to pick up Zhang Xinghan and bring him to Nanjing. At that time, the person I sent was Du Qiansheng, so they knew each other more than half a year ago. As for how Zhang Xinghan knew that Du Qiansheng had been kidnapped and rescued her, I'm not clear about it either!" Dai Li explained simply and clearly.

  "Oh! So that's it! There's nothing wrong with that, the mistake lies with the other troops. Zhang Xinghan saving people is right! As for the killing, the deceased also had a surplus of guilt, let's just say it's killing one to warn a hundred, and it can also intimidate other lawless elements." Chairman Chiang nodded thoughtfully after hearing this.

  "There's nothing else, I'll take my leave." Dai Li stood up and bowed his head respectfully.

  "Hmm! Go!" Chairman Chiang nodded and said.

  "Yes!" Dai Li stood at attention and saluted with a loud "click", then turned around and walked out of the study.

  He saw Dai Zuo leave, and Chiang Kai-shek picked up the phone on his desk and said into the receiver: "The attendants' room, get me the 88th Division headquarters!"

  The phone connected quickly, and on the other end of the line came the voice of a communications officer: "Hello, this is the 88th Division. Who's this?"

  "I am Chiang Chung-cheng, tell your superiors to answer the phone!" Chairman Chiang said calmly.

  "Yes, sir!"

  Soon, a slightly hoarse voice came: "Hello, Chairman! I'm Sun Yuanliang, please give me instructions!"

  "Yuan Liao, I suppose you know what happened last night! What I want to tell you is that Zhang Xinghan's rescue was a great deed, no one can touch him, he is our anti-Japanese hero and the future talent of the party and state, do you understand?" Chiang Kai-shek said into the phone.

  "Yes! Please rest assured, I understand!" Sun Yuanliang stood up straight and replied on the phone. After a pause, he added: "Not to deceive you, just now Kang Ze, the commander of the 88th Division, came to my division headquarters to ask for someone, but was rejected by me!"

  "Hmm! You're doing the right thing! Remember, no one can touch Zhang Xinghan, he's my good student!" Chiang Kai-shek said with a thick Zhejiang accent.

  "Understood!" Sun Yuanliang replied loudly on the other end of the phone.

  …………

  Dai Li walked out of Chiang's villa and got into his car, just as it was turning around to leave, two black Ford cars slowly drove in from the town entrance.

  Two cars passed by each other, Kang Ze sat at the car door thinking about what to say when he would meet Director Chiang later, and didn't notice the several cars that had just passed by them.

  Chiang Kai-shek hung up the phone and was about to get up and go eat, when the guard commander Wang Shih-chieh hastily rushed in and reported: "Chairman, Kang Ze is requesting an audience!"

  "Let K'ang-tzu come in!" General Chiang, taken aback by the words, waved his hand. He hadn't expected him to arrive so quickly, and was certain that someone had come because of last night's events.

  "Yes!" Wang Shi and Bi Gong responded in unison with a bow, then turned around and walked out.

  A moment later, a man in a black Zhongshan suit, Kang Ze, walked in with big strides. As soon as he entered the door, Kang Ze strode to the front of Chairman Chiang and stood at attention, saluting loudly: "Your Excellency!"

  "Ah, Mr. Chou! You've come just in time, I have something to ask you!" Chairman Chiang said, taking the lead.

  Kang Ze was taken aback by his words and immediately bowed his head humbly, saying: "I don't know what the honorable official wants to ask me?"

  "I heard that last night, a deputy commander of the First Regiment named Li Jianzhong broke into a civilian's home and forcibly took away a young girl from a good family. Is this true?" Chairman Chiang asked Kang Ze with a slightly heavy tone.

  Chiang Kai-shek asked first, and Kang Ze couldn't help but feel a little frightened. After all, what happened last night was that his mobile brigade was at fault in the first place. The reason he came to find Chiang Kai-shek was just to save face, after all, Zhang Xinghan had killed people from his mobile brigade.

  Without having time to ponder how Director Chiang had received the news in advance, Kang Ze wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "Reporting back to the Director, this incident is true. Li Jianzhong's kidnapping was wrong, but Zhang Xinghan actually openly brought troops to bomb my division headquarters, killing or wounding over a dozen subordinates. Such behavior is truly heinous, please severely punish him as a warning to others!

  "Hmm!" Chiang Kai-shek let out a cold hum, scaring Kang Ze so much that his heart was racing and his flesh was trembling. He immediately turned red with anger and said: "Zhao Min, this matter is because your subordinates committed crimes and evil deeds first. If Zhang Xinghan hadn't rescued her in time, I'm afraid the girl would have already met with disaster. You know that my purpose in letting you establish the Special Task Force is to consider the great cause of the party and the country, not to let you recruit these petty thieves and shameless rascals who openly lead the way in violating the law and damaging the reputation of the National Government. Zhang Xinghan has made military achievements on the front lines and is also my student, your junior brother. At present, the situation is difficult and it's a time of multiple disasters, but it's also an opportunity for the party and the country to use people. Young people like Zhang Xinghan who have accomplishments are the important talents that the party and the country will rely on in the future, shouldering the heavy responsibility of the great cause of the party and the country. Do you understand?"

  As he spoke, Chairman Chiang looked at Kang Ze with a profound meaning.

  Kang Ze listened and cold sweat dripped down his back, he hastily bowed his head and said: "Your subordinate understands, your subordinate understands."

  "Hmm! Nothing's wrong, you may leave first and go back to discipline your subordinates properly. I don't want similar incidents to happen again." Chairman Chiang nodded slightly and waved his hand in satisfaction.

  "Yes! Your humble servant takes his leave!" Kang Ze said with a humble and respectful expression, bowing his head slightly before turning around to depart.

  …….

  Zhonghua Gate, where Zhang Xinghan's unit is stationed.

  Last night, after Zhang Xinghan rescued Du Qianshuang, he also offended Kang Ze's special mobile team. When they had just rushed out of the special mobile team detachment, two groups of people arrived at the same time. One was a special mobile team member sent by Kang Ze, and the other was from the 88th Division.

  Zhang Xinghan privately mobilized troops, soon alarming the commander of the 88th Division, Sun Yuanliang. Fearing a change in circumstances, Sun hastily dispatched the commander of the 524th Regiment, Han Xianyuan, with two companies of troops to rush to the scene urgently.

  The two sides confronted each other, and Colonel Han Kwon-woo took Zhang Xinghan back to the garrison on the grounds that Zhang was a member of the 88th Division. Du Qiansheng was protected by personnel sent by Dai Li's faction and was not in any danger.

  After Zhang Xinghan was brought back, he was put under house arrest. However, Sun Yuanliang knew that Zhang Xinghan was a student of the Central Military Academy and was highly valued by Chairman Chiang, and since he was from his own 88th Division, he naturally wouldn't do anything to him.

  In the morning, Kang Ze came to ask for him, but was rejected by him. The incident occurred during Zhang Xinghan's internship in the 88th Division. Before Chairman Chiang spoke out, he definitely couldn't hand over Zhang Xinghan. After all, protecting one's own has been a tradition in the military since ancient times.

  After receiving the phone call from Chiang Kai-shek, Sun Yuanliang was not a fool and naturally understood Chiang's intention to protect Zhang Xinghan. So after hanging up the phone, he quickly brought several guards to the Zhonghua Gate, personally released Zhang Xinghan, and took the opportunity to win him over. After all, his younger fellow student was highly valued by Chiang Kai-shek and was a student of the Central Military Academy, with unlimited prospects for the future. Sun Yuanliang had his own plans and wanted to get along well with Zhang Xinghan, not only because it would be beneficial for his future actions but also because he wanted to bring Zhang under his own 88th Division.

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