Volume 1: The Fierce Tiger Leaves Its Leash Chapter 26: Deep Father-Son Relationship (Part 2)

  Because the father and son were very loud when they quarreled, Zhou Guohui, who was "doing business" outside, heard it very clearly. After lighting a cigarette slowly, Zhou Guohui said, "Old Two, don't take Tianxiang's words to heart, after all, he is still a child."

  "In fact, over the past few years, I've been thinking about why Tian Xiang and the others are all willing to live alone, but not with me." Huang Longfei's expression had calmed down. "Now I understand, if it wasn't for Tian Xiang's words, maybe I would never have understood this principle."

  "Don't blame me for speaking nonsense, you're also half grown up now. Although you've taken in those kids like Tian Xiang, it still can't be considered a family. You should start thinking about your own lifelong matters."

  "It's tough, before it was others looking down on me, now it's not finding a suitable one." Huang Longfei smiled and shook his head to change the subject, "Big brother, if there's nothing else, I'll take Tianhui back tonight."

  "Uh..." Zhou Guohui's face fell.

  "How come he still can't walk now?" Huang Longfei immediately furrowed his brow. He had come this time to take Ling Tianhui back home.

  "Lao Er, actually..." Zhou Guohui took a drag on his cigarette before continuing, "We're currently deploying a new operation, and Tian Xiang needs to stay behind to cooperate with this operation."

  "Are you going to send him to the front lines again!?" Huang Longfei almost jumped up, "Big brother, can't you send someone else? Tian Xiang just came back from the gates of hell, even if he's not your son..."

  "Second brother, listen to me. Even if Tian Xiang is not my son, I still treat him as one, don't you understand that?"

  Huang Longfei forced himself to calm down, Zhou Guohui's words were not false. From a young age, Ling Tianxiang was the most favored nephew of Zhou Guohui, which had a great deal to do with his interest in military affairs and weapons from an early age. In the past, when Huang Longfei needed to go out on long trips, Ling Tianxiang would often stay at Zhou Guohui's home. Perhaps it was some subtle influence that later led Ling Tianxiang to choose to join the army.

  "I can guarantee that this action will not put Tian Xiang in any danger. In fact, he will stay behind and assist me in carrying out the work."

  "What's going on exactly?" Huang Longfei still wasn't completely at ease, after all, despite everything that had happened, Ling Tianxiang was still in the army, which meant there was still danger.

  "This... " Zhou Guohui hesitated for a moment, extinguished the cigarette butt and said, "The reason why our last operation failed was because there was a traitor among us."

  "Traitor?" Huang Longfei was even more surprised.

  "Right, the traitor!" Zhou Guohui lit another cigarette and briefly explained the situation, finally saying: "The purpose of this operation we planned is to find out who the traitor is. Otherwise, our future actions will be in danger."

  "Why should Tianshang participate?" Huang Longfei slightly furrowed his brow.

  "Because the most important information is what he brought back, and he's the only one who participated in the entire operation last time. Moreover, he's also a member of the 'Snow Leopard' unit, which is still the main force for this operation. So..."

  "Alright, tell me, how are you going to find out who the traitor is?" Huang Longfei didn't want to know too many reasons, he just wanted to know if it would be dangerous or not.

  "This...". Zhou Guohui looked at his brother. "Second brother, actually you don't need to know about this either, and..."

  "Big brother, I'm not here to pry into secrets, nor do I have any interest in your secrets. I just want to know if Tian Xiang will be in danger." Huang Longfei's attitude was very firm.

  Zhou Guohui thought for a moment and then nodded slightly. "Alright, I can tell you, but what we're saying now must not be known to a third person."

  Huang Longfei burst out laughing, could Big Brother still have any doubts about him?

  Zhou Guohui roughly explained the entire process of action. "The overall plan is like this, as long as the US military takes action, we can find out who the traitor is."

  "I have a bit of confusion." While listening to Zhou Guohui's narration, Huang Longfei was also thinking quickly. "Why not start directly from the clues that are already in hand, but instead go around in such a big circle?"

  "We've also considered this approach, but it doesn't seem quite right." Zhou Guohui knew what Huang Longfei was getting at. "That spy is already under our secret surveillance, but intelligence transmission is usually one-way, and he hasn't even met the traitor in person. Even if we capture him for interrogation, we won't get any results. Moreover, if we make a move now, the news will spread, and the traitor will go into hiding, making it even harder for us to find him."

  Huang Longfei thought quickly and said: "But I think there's a problem with this plan itself."

  "What's wrong?" Zhou Guohui lit another cigarette, he had been awake for several days.

  "Firstly, it requires too many people to take risks, which in itself is a huge risk. Secondly, there are many uncertain factors that are not under your control, and if something goes wrong, the situation will become uncontrollable." Huang Longfei rubbed his forehead, "Of course, this is just from my perspective. If I were to use business terminology, the operation you're planning is a high-risk investment with low returns and high risks - it's a very bad deal."

  "But for now, we have no other choice." Zhou Guohui sighed. If there were any other options, he wouldn't have approved this operation.

  "And another thing, what kind of chips do you have to make the traitor act again?"

  Zhou Guohui hesitated for a moment. "We have an important card in our hands that we haven't played yet, and this will pose a serious threat to the reasons for the US to launch a war. Now, these materials are all in our hands, and the US side must want to find out quickly whether we have already grasped these materials. Therefore, as long as we take action, the traitors hidden within us will make another move."

  Huang Longfei kept staring at Zhou Guohui, although he didn't show a curious expression, but clearly told Zhou Guohui that he really wanted to know what kind of information was so important to the United States.

  After a while, Zhou Guohui smiled and shook his head, then went to the drawer of the office desk to take out a bulging cowhide file bag, handed it to Huang Longfei, and gestured for him to open it and take a look.