Chapter 762 Appointment
Although Fang Li's flattery made Li Lixing feel happy, he still continued to remind him:

"Then the second one will be handed over to you. I hope you will keep up the good work and don't let me down."

Upon hearing this, Fang Li immediately stood up and assured, "Please rest assured, Director. I promise I will not let you down!"

Li Lixing nodded and continued, "Okay, when you go out, call Deputy Director Fang of the Intelligence Department!"

After a while, Fang Jiashu came to Li Lixing's office. After some greetings, Li Lixing said directly:
"Jiashu, you have been the deputy director of the Intelligence Department for quite some time!"

"Director, it's been more than two years!" Fang Jiashu said, his eyes a little empty. Thinking of his experiences over the past three or four years, he felt quite emotional.

Li Lixing nodded, then asked with a smile: "Are you satisfied with your current position?"

Fang Jiashu knew that Unit 76 had suffered heavy losses this time. From what Li Lixing said, he guessed that he wanted to promote him.

So Fang Jiashu asked knowingly: "Director, what do you mean~?"

Li Lixing didn't beat around the bush and asked directly:

“Have you ever thought about going a step further and making a greater contribution to Chairman Wang and No. 76?”

If I could move to a higher position, it would be easier for me to obtain information, so Fang Jiashu said a little embarrassedly:

"Director, you have said so much. If I keep it secret, it would be disrespectful to you!"

"I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to make progress, but with my qualifications~!"

At this point Fang Jiashu hesitated to speak. After all, there were many people with more qualifications than him, and he also wanted to see how much support Li Lixing had for him.

"Hahaha~! How could I not know your abilities?" Li Lixing laughed loudly, and then said with certainty:
"You have done a good job in the Intelligence Department over the years. Everyone in No. 76 has seen it. Who could be more suitable than you?"

"Besides, as a top student of Dongjing University, you not only have good relationships with people in all aspects of life, but even the foreigners in the concession have to give you some face!"

Fang Jiashu was delighted when he heard this, and immediately put on a grateful expression, and said excitedly:

"Everything is up to you, Director. I will obey your arrangements completely!"

Li Lixing nodded with satisfaction, then said with a smile: "Okay, then the fourth place will be handed over to you from now on!"

"The fourth place?" Fang Jiashu's smile froze, and then he had a bad feeling in his heart, so he quickly asked:

"Director, why did you assign me to the fourth place?"

Li Lixing smiled and said:

"Didn't I just say that? You are more familiar with the little guys and foreigners, and the Fourth Division is for the opposition forces in the concessions. You can use your expertise in the Fourth Division!"

At this time, Fang Jiashu felt like he was being roasted on the fire. He originally thought that he would be promoted from deputy director of the Intelligence Department and take over Ye Xingcheng's position.

He didn't expect this to be the result. Not only was he not converted to a regular employee, but he was instead exiled to the Fourth Office, a place that could be considered a cold government office.

Did I reveal some flaws? Was Li Lixing targeting me?

At this time, Fang Jiashu's brain was thinking rapidly, and countless ideas emerged in his mind.

Once he leaves the Intelligence Department, it means that he will not be able to access intelligence in the first place, which will be a huge loss to the organization.

Of course, it doesn't mean that the Fourth Department is a useless office. The Fourth Department is specifically aimed at opposition forces in the concession, so it will often come into contact with people from all parties, and the possibility of obtaining intelligence is not small.

But after all, it was not as direct as the Intelligence Department, and the question now was what he should do, should he reject Li Lixing's appointment or obey his wishes.

Seeing Fang Jiashu hesitate, Li Lixing said in a vague voice:
"Jiashu, I don't want you to leave the Intelligence Department, but Du Juan hasn't found out yet. Of course, I don't want to believe that you are Du Juan!"

"But you and Xingcheng were originally Dujuan's biggest suspects. Now that Xingcheng has died at the hands of the Red Party, you have become Dujuan's biggest suspect."

"So I think you need to avoid suspicion and leave the Intelligence Department temporarily. This is not a bad thing for either you or No. 76!"

"Of course, as I just said, you are also very good at handling matters involving foreigners. The director of the Fourth Department died this time, and there is indeed no more suitable candidate. You have become the best candidate!"

At this point, Li Lixing smiled and said:
"Of course, if you don't want to go to the Fourth Department and want to continue staying in the Intelligence Department, I have no objection!"

When Fang Jiashu heard Li Lixing's last words, he knew that he was warning him not to refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit!

Fang Jiashu suddenly smiled and said, "Director, I've just said that I will follow your instructions!"

Li Lixing nodded with satisfaction, then motioned Fang Jiashu to come closer, and then whispered:
"Actually, I don't believe you are Du Juan, so I'll tell you the truth. There is another reason why I asked you to leave the Intelligence Department, and that is to make way for someone!"

Fang Jiashu felt relieved when he heard this, but he did not let his guard down because Li Lixing never trusted anyone.

How could he possibly say that he believed he was not Du Juan? Thinking of Li Lixing's last words, he asked curiously:

"Who is it? Such a big shot!"

Li Lixing continued in a low voice: "I heard that Chairman Wang's junior graduated from Waseda University, majoring in information science!"

"Such a powerful background!" Fang Jiashu knew that this was the main reason why he left the Intelligence Department.

However, Fang Jiashu felt relieved because he guessed that the reason why Li Lixing told him all this was to make him get closer to him or to check and balance this relative.

The way to control subordinates is to achieve balance, and the simplest way to achieve balance is to compete with each other and check and balance each other!

It is no wonder that Li Lixing is so nervous, because the opponent is too powerful and it will inevitably affect his control over No. 76.

After all, Ding Mocun had just been driven away, and now Chairman Wang has another super-connected person. Anyone in his position would have to think twice, fearing that they would be replaced.

No wonder even Du Juan’s matter was temporarily put aside by him.

Thinking of this, Fang Jiashu felt relieved. The power struggles and games among the upper echelons would be more conducive to his acquisition of intelligence.

Who says you can’t get information if you’re in a different place?
Then Fang Jia stood up straight and saluted:

"Don't worry, Director. No matter who parachutes into the Intelligence Department, we, Fang Jiashu, will follow your lead!"

Li Lixing then smiled with satisfaction and said:

"Brother, there's no need to say such polite words. Now that Ye Xingcheng has died, you're the only one I can rely on as my left and right arm!"

At this time, Zheng Feixiong knocked on the door, and after getting permission, he came in and said to Li Lixing:
"Director, Mr. Lin has been picked up. Should we ask him to wait for you in the reception room, or should we ask him to come to your office?"

Li Lixing and Fang Jiashu exchanged a glance, then said to Zheng Feixiong, "Please come over!" Then, Li Lixing turned around and said to Fang Jiashu with a smile:

"Jiashu, go back first and make some preparations. We will make the appointment when we have the meeting later!"

"Okay, Director. I'll be leaving now!"

When Fang Jiashu left Li Lixing's office, he happened to see Zheng Feixiong leading a young man who looked to be in his twenties and had a calm temperament, coming to Li Lixing's office.

After looking at this person, Fang Jiashu actually felt like he was seen through, and then his heart trembled. No wonder Li Lixing attached so much importance to this person.

After looking at Fang Jiashu, Lin Hao smiled.

That’s right, the person who came was Lin Hao. After Lin Hao made arrangements with “Dongfengyu”, he prepared to sneak in while No. 76 was seriously injured.

It turned out that long before arranging the ambush, Lin Hao ran to Nanjing and found the Wang Puppet regime to "recommend himself".

The Wang Puppet regime had originally arranged for him to be in another department, but an ambush occurred the next day. Afterwards, Lin Hao naturally received the recommendation of the director of the Intelligence Department.

After Lin Hao entered Li Lixing's office, the two had another pleasant conversation and confirmed the position of Director of the Intelligence Department.

In the afternoon, 76 called for a personnel appointment and dismissal meeting. Lin Hao, Fang Jiashu, Su Yalu, the Operations Corps, and heads of various departments also gathered together.

"Okay, everyone is here!" Li Lixing asked after looking around.

"Everyone is here!" said the secretary after taking inventory.

Li Lixing nodded, and then said to everyone:
"Today we have a new colleague at No. 76, Comrade Lin Hao. Please welcome him with applause!"

"Pa pa pa pa~!" After a round of applause, Lin Hao stood up and introduced himself:
"Hello everyone, my name is Lin Hao, I'm male, I like women, and I'm single!"

"Puchi~!" Su Yalu couldn't help but laugh out loud when she heard that. This self-introduction was really special.

The others were not much better, they all showed friendly smiles, and it was obvious that the new comrade was quite humorous and witty.

Of course, in addition to the fact that Lin Hao’s self-introduction was indeed quite avant-garde and funny, there was another reason that made everyone look friendly, and that was that in less than half an hour, Lin Hao’s background had spread throughout No. 76.

Li Lixing also smiled, and then introduced to Lin Hao the heads of various departments of No. 76.

After the introduction, Li Lixing put away his smile and got down to business:
"Okay, now that the new colleague has been introduced to everyone, let's move on to another important matter!"

Then everyone was silent, waiting for Li Lixing to speak.

"I'm calling everyone to a meeting today, so I won't beat around the bush!" Li Lixing said seriously:

"In our operation yesterday, a total of two directors were sacrificed. While they served their country loyally, we at Unit 76 suffered heavy losses."

"Therefore, there will be some personnel changes at No. 76. We will now appoint and remove the following personnel."

After some formalities, Li Lixing began to appoint and dismiss:

"Appoint Comrade Fang Li as the Director of the Second Division of the Special Agent Headquarters, responsible for dealing with the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Red Party!"

"Appoint Comrade Fang Jiashu as the Director of the Fourth Division of the Special Agent Headquarters. He will be responsible for all forces within the concession, including foreigners and resistance elements living in the concession!"

"Appoint Comrade Lin Hao as the Director of the Intelligence Department of the Special Agent Headquarters. The Director of the Intelligence Department will be responsible for the investigation and organization of intelligence!"

After speaking about the appointment, Li Lixing said:
"As for the other member positions, they remain unchanged for now, but will be adjusted based on recent performance!"

"Next, our job is to assist the Special High Technology Department in searching for..."

On the other hand, An Ming came to Xianlemen again and continued to work as a pianist.

But when he was playing the piano, he looked at Huan Yan on the stage with a cold expression. At this moment, the love in his eyes was gone, only a little bit of reluctance and regret.

When the song ended, An Ming went outside and lit a cigarette for himself, then tapped his fingers unconsciously on the railing.

Huanyan came to Anming and said:

"What's wrong? Are you worried about something today? I feel like you're a little absent-minded."

"Huh!" Blowing out a smoke ring, An Ming said calmly, "I was thinking about what happened at the dog racing track yesterday!"

As she spoke, she picked up a cup of coffee and placed it on the railing in front of An Ming. Then Huan Yan said with some melancholy:

"I didn't expect that when we went to buy a cup of coffee, we were separated by the crowd."

An Ming turned to look at Huan Yan and said meaningfully:

"When a person is having a nightmare, they can't move or shout. The feeling of sinking is really terrifying!"

I don't know if Huanyan understood. She looked at the bustling night scene of Shanghai and said with a sense of loss:
"The light at home broke last night, and I wanted to find a candle, but I couldn't find one!"

"I've been thinking about one thing the whole night. If one day you don't come to the Xianlemen Ballroom to play the piano, I'm afraid I'll never find you again!"

An Ming didn't say anything, nor did he look at Huanyan. Instead, he looked at the night sky, because he probably understood what Huanyan meant!
The meaning is very simple. After he dies, he will naturally not come to play the piano, and Huanyan will naturally not be able to find him.

Then An Ming subconsciously looked at the coffee beside him and didn't say anything. He wanted to see what else Huanyan could say.
Sure enough, Huanyan continued, "Anming, let's go to Milijian! My father has agreed to take me to Milijian!"

"Can a grain of rice be used to make a living?" He said as he poured the coffee out of the railing.

Seeing this, Huanyan's pupils suddenly contracted. Thinking of An Ming's attitude towards her today, she seemed to realize something.

Then Huanyan smiled bitterly and murmured to herself: "You know everything?"

An Ming didn't expect Huanyan to be so perceptive and could tell the problem just from his expression. No wonder he was fooled by her!
Originally, An Ming didn't know how to expose it, but since Huan Yan had said so much, he finally couldn't help but say:

"I really didn't expect that a little woman like you who sings and dances in Xianlemen would actually be a member of the Military Control Commission!"

"But why, why did you betray me?"

"Putting aside our relationship as a couple, as a Chinese, you shouldn't sell intelligence to Xiao Rizi!"

"I didn't betray you!" Huanyan argued.

(End of this chapter)