Chapter 114: Unveiling the Mystery of Number Three

I parked the car and returned to my dormitory. After smoking a few cigarettes, I couldn't help but come to the back of the window. I gently pulled the curtains a gap and looked out. My car was still parked quietly not far downstairs. With my eyesight, I could clearly see the portrait lying peacefully in the driver's seat. I said to myself:

"No. 3, No. 3, today I see if you show your true face in Lushan!"

After saying that, I brought a chair and sat down. I was about to rivet him. I still had to see who this No. 3 is!

To be honest, I don’t know about organizational discipline, but the more mysterious No. 3 pretends to be, the more it arouses my curiosity. I don’t plan to do anything. Even if I can secretly see his true face in Lushan from behind, I know that I am a department courtyard with strict defense. Unless the person who came to take the portrait is from within us, or is very good at it, it is impossible to complete the task. Therefore, I have reason to infer that even if the person who came tonight was not No. 3 himself, at least he had a very close relationship with him. With my eyesight, even if he only saw a back for me, as long as I saw this person, I would definitely remember it.

The night here is very quiet. I turned off all the lights in the room. I sat quietly behind the curtains smoking. My eyes watched the wind and grass downstairs through the slight gap. Everything in the military camp was running in an orderly manner. Occasionally, one or two cries of insects came from outside the window, which further highlighted the silence of the night. My living room was filled with the pungent smell of smoke. I gently opened the window a crack to let the fresh air penetrate...

At this moment, my phone rang without warning, and the harsh ringtones were extremely loud in this quiet night, which scared me.

I cursed secretly: "Who! Call me in the middle of the night!"

No matter how much I scolded, I still had to answer the phone. While observing the situation downstairs, I took out my cell phone and said angrily:

"Who!"

"Captain Lu Changfeng, don't you think you're childish in doing this?"

It's No. 3! I opened my mouth in surprise. Could he be a god? I still know what I am doing? But after a brief surprise, I immediately woke up. My house had just been renovated. Obviously, they had tampered with it. They used reconnaissance methods to their comrades...

I quickly turned on the lights in the room and looked for places where the listening device might exist, and said coldly:

"No. 3! Is the shadow team only doing these stealing things now? And it's to their own comrades!"

Number 3 was stunned for a long time before speaking lightly:

"This is our organizational discipline. You are not ours, but you have to join our work. Although Lao Wang repeatedly said that you are reliable, we have to be careful according to the rules. This is the rule you set after you come back from Japan, and it is also the rule you get back with a bloody lesson..."

I interrupted him loudly:

"I don't want to hear this! I've been on the battlefield and killed the Japanese! If you don't want me to participate, just say it! Do you have to do these things? Let me tell you, you are invading my privacy rights! I believe that not only my actions at home have been monitored, but I must be in your sight at any time outside! You have used the means of treating the enemy on your own people, and you are really amazing!"

This time I was really angry. My vigilance would not be so low, but the other party is my comrade-in-arms. My efforts over so many days are the same as their goals! Even if I am guarding against anyone, I cannot be guarding against them!

The first time No. 3's voice was filled with emotional color - I heard his guilt, and he said softly:

"Captain Lu Changfeng, please understand our work. We have no choice. To be honest, you have indeed made great contributions to this work. Without you, our investigation and evidence collection work might have been stagnant. Although we have used some reconnaissance methods on you, please believe us. We have no malicious intentions. However, I also ask you not to try to find out my true identity. You should know that this is absolutely confidential!"

After hearing this, my furious heart became surprisingly calm in an instant, because at this moment my mind flashed with a flash of inspiration. This time, No. 3 said a lot more than usual, and it was no longer the words without any emotion in the past. Instead, it made me hear something! The strong sense of familiarity that I heard No. 3's speech for the first time surged into my heart again. It is certain that I have seen No. 3. At this moment, my brain was running at high speed, trying hard to recall everyone I had contact with. Suddenly, a figure appeared in my mind without warning. In an instant, everything became very clear...

No. 3 is Li Xilou! I should have thought of him for a long time. When I was in the Army Competition, I knew that he was a member of the shadow, but the unit's headquarters was not here. This time his voice was concealed very thoroughly through the equipment, and even the tone of his voice changed to a certain extent, so I didn't think about him at all. The so-called too much will lead to mistakes. This is the only time he said so many things, so I finally remembered it!

No. 3 saw me on the other end of the phone for a long time and continued:

"Captain Lu Changfeng, if you feel that you cannot accept our arrangements, you can now choose to withdraw from this action. We will report to your superiors truthfully for your work and ask for your merits!"

I curled my lips and suddenly said:

"Captain Li Xilou, I believe that if I review our division's personnel files, I will definitely see your information!"

There was a silence on the other end of the phone. I didn't say anything, but just waited quietly for the sound on the other end of the phone. It seemed as if after a century, Li Xilou finally spoke. This time it was his original voice. It was meaningless to use the equipment again, he said:

"I finally understand why my superiors have such a high opinion of you. Captain Lu Changfeng, you are indeed a genius who works as a special forces soldier. I think your anger must have been pretending to be the purpose of finding out my true identity!"

I said with a smile:

"I'm ashamed. I just hit the wrong way just now. I've been on the reconnaissance for so many days. I didn't notice it at all. I really threw away the old army's face!"

Li Xilou sighed and said:

"Since you already know who I am, our means will be removed. As for the things in your room, you should have found them with your ability at this moment?"

I suddenly looked up and smiled at the direction of the chandelier, and asked back:

"What do you think?"

In just one minute, I accurately found the location of the monitor through my keen observation and countless training experiences in shadows - an extremely secret hole at the intersection between the chandelier pole and the lamp holder, and an exquisite mini camera was installed on it.

Li Xilou smiled helplessly and said:

"I will report this situation to my superiors. This time it is mainly due to my own negligence. However, Lu Changfeng, from a personal perspective, I trust you. Although we don't have much contact, I believe in my own vision. Some of the things I do are out of discipline. If there is any inconvenience to you, I apologize to you here!"

At this moment, I was in a very good mood, and I said with a smile:

"There is no need to apologize. Fortunately, I have been very busy after the renovation of this house and have not brought my girlfriend back to live..."

Li Xilou smiled embarrassedly, and I continued to ask:

"So, can our cooperation continue?"

Li Xilou said without hesitation:

"Of course, I hope we can cooperate happily, but I also hope you will do as I said before. If Zhang Lidong doesn't take the initiative to contact you, don't act rashly!"

I said concisely: "I understand!"

I suddenly remembered the last competition and asked:

"Li Xilou, I have something in my heart for a long time and I haven't found the opportunity to ask you!"

Li Xilou seemed to know what I wanted to say, he just said:

"Comrade Lu Changfeng, I know you want to ask about the competition. If I said that a mosquito hit my eyes at the moment when I fired, causing me to miss a shot and you won the gold medal, you wouldn't believe it? But that's the case, haha..."

Li Xilou's laughter seemed a little ridiculous, and he seemed a little self-mockery. This made me wonder whether what he said was true or false. I sighed and said:

"Forget it, I won't ask anymore. It's been so long since the matter has passed. I almost forgot that I have passed the top spot in the entire army, so there is no need to be so persistent!"

Li Xilou laughed and said:

"That's right! But I really admire you very much. If it were me in that situation, I might not be able to persevere! Okay, let's not talk about this. Since you have discovered my identity, there is no need for me to hide it. Let's have a few drinks after this mission is finished!"

I said with a smile:

"No problem, I hope my discovery will not cause any trouble to you... Your superior is not fierce, right?"

Li Xilou smiled bitterly and said:

"This is something I should consider. You just need to complete this mission with peace of mind. Okay, I will go downstairs to get the portrait in a while, but you don't have to work hard to guard the window behind, haha, goodbye!"

I laughed, and said:

"goodbye!"

After hanging up the phone with satisfaction, I looked back at the chandelier under the ceiling. Suddenly, I lowered my body, then quickly kicked the ground with my feet, and rose up. When I nimblely passed the chandelier, I took off the small camera with my right hand, and then landed on the floor lightly. I threw the camera into the drawer, and then I thoroughly checked the entire house. After confirming that there were no other surveillance equipment, I returned to the bedroom and started to sleep peacefully.

For the next week, not only did Zhang Lidong not contact me, but even Li Xilou had no news. I called him several times, but no one answered him. This made me feel nervous. Zhang Lidong, the shrewd intelligence leader, could not have smelled any dangerous breath, right? Or was there something wrong with Li Xilou and others when they were investigating?

But it is useless for me to be anxious. Since Li Xilou told me to hold my troops still, there is naturally his reason. And now he is a regular army. Although I am the deputy chief of the training section of the Emergency Mobile Operations Force, according to the standards of the shadow team, we are no different from the miscellaneous army. I am better to be more disciplined because they did not reveal their action plan to me. It would be not good if I acted rashly and disrupted their deployment.

However, the boring life in the agency has finally been adjusted a little - my appointment order has been officially released, and the word "profession" on my acting deputy section chief has finally been removed. Together with the appointment order, my promotion order is also my promotion order. The deputy section chief is in the main battalion, and the lowest rank is a major. According to the principle of leading the military rank, my military rank was promoted to major in advance. Just when my classmates were still lieutenants, I had already left them far behind.

Political Commissar Yang also asked me to blow the wind and let me stay in the training department for a while. He said that Commander He of the Group Army had already said hello and would arrange for me to study political work in the near future so that I could take office in the Security Department of the Political Department. Since I graduated from the military academy, I have been doing administrative work. From the platoon leader, company commander to the current deputy section chief, they are all incompatible with political workers. Now I have to prepare for political work, which really makes me feel a little awkward, but I know that these are what Mr. Zhong means, and I have long been looking forward to the day when the cancer on our group army is completely removed, so I am full of expectations for the upcoming appointment.

After I knew that I would not be in the training department for a long time, I was even more distracted by the exclusion in the department. However, I took advantage of the training reforms to take advantage of the relatively leisurely days and quickly completed the report. Of course, I did not hand over the report to the section chief or chief of staff according to the procedures, but directly contacted Political Commissar Yang. I believe this is a shortcut to the approval of the report. If it is normal, it will probably take a year or two to approve my report. I feel more and more importantly, my existence is very important for him to consolidate his position in the division, but on the other hand, for me, without Political Commissar Yang, I would be alone in the xx division!
Chapter completed!