Chapter Fifty: The Command Arrow Was Originally Hidden in His Body

  Xue suddenly pushed open the door of Li Tianming's office, walked quickly to his desk and said: "Tianming brother, help me check which division the 12th regiment belongs to and where it is stationed."

  Xue Xiang rushed in, and Li Tianming was holding a teacup reading the newspaper. The loud noise of Xue Xiang pushing the door startled him. Li Tianming, 37 or 38 years old, with a square face and a crew cut, is currently serving as the military representative of the Dongcheng District Public Security Bureau, a genuine regimental-level cadre. At the age of 18, Li Tianming enlisted in the army, and three years later, he became Xue An's bodyguard, serving for five years. After that, at the age of 26, Li Tianming became the platoon leader of the military region's guard battalion, and with Xue An's support, he rose through the ranks. When the disaster broke out, Xue An sensed danger and sent Li Tianming and Gu Changdao away early, saving Li Tianming from being affected. The relationship between Li Tianming and the Xue family cannot be explained by mere appreciation and kindness. According to the relationship between bodyguards and leaders at that time, it was equivalent to being a dead soldier and a house servant of the Xue family. After Li Tianming was transferred to Dongcheng as the military representative of the Public Security Bureau, Xue Xiang began his era of calling the wind and rain in Dongcheng, and the great name of Song Jiang also emerged at that time.

  Li Tianming saw Xue Xiang's face was cold and stern, with a murderous intent in his eyes. He knew that something serious must have happened. With his understanding of Xue Xiang, he knew someone must have touched his reverse scales. Li Tianming didn't waste any time on pleasantries either, standing up and saying: "The 12th Regiment is the main force under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Guard, stationed in the high mountain area of Western City. What's going on?"

  Xue Xiangsu said, "Xiao Kang and Ma Leizi were taken away by the guard platoon of the 12th Regiment. I'm afraid their lives are in danger." This information was obtained by Zhu Shijun while hiding in the water, listening to Si Yong scolding Wen Hong.

  Li Tianming's face suddenly changed: "Is it Kang Tong and Lei Xiaotian? They are our people's police in the East City District, damn it, what right does the 12th Brigade have to arrest people? Don't worry first, I'll call the 12th Brigade to ask for them back. The army also has discipline." After that, Li Tianming started dialing the phone.

  Xue Xiangy held down the phone that Li Tianming was about to pick up: "Things are probably not so simple, this is not a simple military and police conflict. Calling now will only alarm them, and they might even destroy the evidence."

  Li Tianming was really shocked at this moment, previously thought it was just a fight between the troops and the police, this kind of thing happens every day, just make a phone call to get people back. But listening to Xue Xiang's words, it has reached the point where swords are drawn, Li Tianming did not dare to be slow, asked: "Third brother, what's going on?" This was requested by Xue An Yuan.

  Xue Xiangdao: "Tianming, there's no time to explain now. Ah, Old Pig said that the soldiers of the 12th Guard Battalion called a short guy 'Tianshao'. Do you have any information about him?"

  "He's the son of Jiang Chao Tian, a big shot. This kid has relied on his father's power to harm many young women and daughters-in-law. I have many records of his misdeeds here, but whenever I report them, no one pays attention." Li Tianming's expression changed again and again, but he was only surprised that they had provoked Jiang Chao Tian, this vicious wolf. In terms of action, he only stood on Xue Xiang's side, regardless of whether the other party was the son of the vice-executive or not.

  Xue Xiang was slightly surprised: "Jiang Ge Yang? It's actually him! Tian Ming, who is the commander of the Imperial Guard?"

  Li Tianming said, "The Imperial Guard Division is stationed inside the Forbidden City and can be said to be the main guard force of the inner court. The division commander Liu Gao is a trusted aide on that side, but the 12th Regiment Commander Qiu Zhiguo has no roots or foundation, I heard he was promoted by flattering and following Liu Gao closely. If we want to find a breakthrough, Liu Gao is obviously not suitable, I think we should focus on Qiu Zhiguo."

  Xue Xiang figured out the root of the problem and knew his own strength was insufficient. He quickly thought it over and decided which mountain to surrender to. He turned around and said to Zhu Shijun, who had been silent until now: "Old Pig, they must be searching for you everywhere at this moment. You stay here first. I've already come up with a plan for Xiao Kang and Ma Lei's situation. Just wait patiently, this place is temporarily the safest."

  Zhu Shijun heard Jiang Ge Yang's great name and knew that he had made a big hole in the sky this time. His mind was greatly disturbed, and he became even more worried about Kang Tong and Lei Xiaotian's safety. Fortunately, San Ge had always been very capable and had never spoken empty words. Since he said there was already a way, it must not be just comforting himself. Thinking of this, Zhu Shijun felt slightly at ease and nodded to Xue Xiang without speaking.

  Li Tianming knew that it was not suitable to ask too many questions at this time, and the matter had already exceeded his ability range. He couldn't help, so he shouldn't drag his feet. He just took care of Zhu Shijun for San Di. Li Tianming said: "Be careful, don't do anything rash, think of a way to send a message over. The old captain has been the army commander for many years, and it's not in vain. The brothers of A Corps in 49 City are not vegetarians either. At worst, we'll fight to the death."

  Xue Xiang smiled reassuringly and said, "Don't worry, it's not that serious yet, wait for my news." After speaking, he walked out in big strides, passing by Zhu Shijun's side and lightly patted his shoulder.

  ………..

  The Songzhuang Inn occupied a small alley, with a sentry post at each end of the alley. Xue Xiang stepped on the accelerator to the limit and only slowed down when he was about 100 meters away from the sentry post, slowly sliding to the front of the sentry post before braking to a stop. Xue Xiang took out the special permit he had just purchased today, and the duty guard opened it to take a look, slightly changing color - such a young special permit holder? It seemed that he had only come once this morning, and had never been seen before. The duty guard was greatly surprised by Xue Xiang's official position, carefully checked the documents, smiled and handed them back to Xue Xiang, instructing him to park his car against the wall.

  Xue Xiang took the documents, accelerated, made a sharp turn, and stopped steadily against the wall with three wheels. He got out of the car and rushed into Songzhai quickly, not wanting to waste a single second.

  It was almost eight o'clock, and the lights were on in Songzhuzhai. From a distance, General An was seen sitting in the pavilion where he had played chess during the day, fiddling with the pieces, with Old Wang standing beside him. Xue's running around inside Songzhuzhai not only startled the guards all around but also startled the old man who was replaying his game. The old man still held a grudge against Xue for being stripped of his pork during the day, and he was replaying that very game now. If Xue had known that his head was currently in the sights of over ten submachine guns, he probably wouldn't have run so happily. The guards inside Songzhuzhai had been watching over General An's safety 24 hours a day for years, but no one had ever dared to run around like this before. Fortunately, Old Wang had sharp eyes and recognized Xue at a glance. He picked up the phone and said a few words, and Xue's danger was finally averted.

  Xue didn't know he had just turned around in front of the Ghost Gate, and as soon as he stepped onto the small path in the flower garden, he shouted "Old General save me!" He wasn't a bit embarrassed to act like this towards the old man. Since he was pretending to be a good grandson, he might as well do it properly; besides, considering the old man's age, he wouldn't lose out either way.

  Old Wang stepped forward and whispered a few words in Xue's ear, causing Xue to break out in a cold sweat instantly. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, realizing how reckless his behavior had been just now. This place was no ordinary location - it could be said that it was a military restricted area. General An Lao, as the top leader of the military, held immense importance, and his residence was not an ordinary place. Normally, to enter Songzhu Hall, one would need to go through a checkpoint inspection, followed by a report from the duty guard to the guard captain, who would then determine the level of alert based on the visitor's identity. As Xue was a staff member of An Lao's office, his clearance level was relatively low, but his frantic dash had instantly triggered the highest-level red alert signal from the guard captain. If not for Old Wang canceling the alarm, before Xue approached General An or made any sudden movements, the guard captain would have unhesitatingly given the order to eliminate the threat.

  As Xue Xiang arrived at the pavilion, the old general stared at the chessboard without lifting his head: "The taste of walking through the Ghost Gate Pass is unbearable, restless!" The old man had been harboring a grudge against Xue Xiang for defeating him utterly during the day, and he seized every opportunity to scold him, as if taking pleasure in exposing his ugliness was his greatest enjoyment.

  Xue Xiang stopped and said, "Nothing feels out of the ordinary." He wasn't lying, because he hadn't sensed that kind of terrifying atmosphere at all, and had just been strolling around. If Old Wang hadn't pointed it out, how would he have known something was wrong? Saying he didn't feel anything wasn't entirely incorrect.

  Xue Xiang's words made the old man roll his eyes, and his good mood vanished instantly. He looked up at Xue Xiang and said gruffly, "I thought you were here to play chess with me, but it turns out you're a night owl sneaking into my house."

  It turned out that the old man hastily finished his dinner and then went into the pavilion to carefully think about the chess game from that day. In the end, he came to the conclusion that it was because he underestimated the enemy and was not familiar with the opponent's chess route that he lost, and it had nothing to do with his own chess skills being inferior to others. Just then Xue Xiang arrived, and the old man was delighted - an opportunity for revenge had come so quickly! But who knew that the stinky brat would shout "Save me!" from a distance, which meant that something bad was definitely going to happen.

  Xue Xiang didn't bother to argue with the old man, and as soon as he sat down, he told him about his intentions and the experiences of Kang Tong and the three others. The old man listened, slammed his teacup on the table, and cursed loudly: "I've long heard that Jiang's son is not a good thing, but I didn't expect him to be so brazen, daring to rape women in broad daylight! What's the difference between this and the reactionary Nationalist Party? The revolution we fought for all our lives will be ruined by these bastards!" The old general had spent his whole life fighting against reactionaries and executing evil landlords, but after the revolution succeeded, some of his own comrades' descendants became tyrants. Although Jiang Chao Tian was not his biological son, the old man still considered Jiang Ge Yang as a comrade. Jiang Chao Tian's rape of women was already unbearable for him, and now there were even military personnel who were accomplices to the crime, which made the old man extremely angry.

  After scolding Jiang Chao Tian, General An Lao pointed the spearhead of struggle at Xue Xiang: "You little guy looks like a clever and responsible guy, but in fact, you are also a good-for-nothing who can't even handle things when they come to your head. When bullied, all you know is to shout for help, this kind of gutless guy is the most annoying to me. The certificate in your hand is just a waste paper, and the token is like a chicken feather. I heard that during the day, you were actually caught by the police station and taken away, my old head was about to be buried in shame. What are you? You've lost face for me." The old man was furious, venting his anger at Xue Xiang.