After finding the private troops, the Office of Special Investigations went back to report. On their way back, they heard that something had happened at the front line. The Divine Arms troops who had retreated were all killed by a sniper at the front line of Mt. Fengyi.
On their way back, they even saw the corpses of the Divine Arms officers being transported back to Stronghold 108. However, this did not have much to do with them. They were only responsible for finding the private troops and completing their mission.
The headquarters' tents had been moving north all this time, so it was not good for the generals to stay in the rear all the time.
Currently, the headquarters was located 30 kilometers behind Mt. Tantou, which was only about 80 kilometers away from where Ren Xiaosu's private troops were.
When they came to the headquarters to look for Nonsense, they first handed over the roster of the private troops and then reported the current situation of the private troops. They also expressed their doubts about the five Divine Arms officers who had died at the hands of the plants.
Nonsense was sitting in the tent and casually flipping through the roster. But after flipping through a few pages, he saw a familiar name. In that instant, he figured out a lot of things.
There was no need to reason or think about it. That name was as obvious as the answer.
Hu Shuo sighed. So it turned out that the Divine Arms Battalion had swapped military uniforms and vehicles with the private army that this guy was in. In that case, the Divine Arms Battalion could only blame themselves for being unlucky. If they had swapped vehicles with any other private army, such a terrible thing would not have happened, right?
At this moment, the officer from the Office of Special Investigations saw Nonsense frowning and asked, "What's the matter, Boss? Is there a problem with the roster?"
Nonsense snapped out of his daze and said with a smile, "No, I was thinking about something else."
"Oh." The officer from the Office of Special Investigations heaved a sigh of relief. He thought there were some details he had missed. "Then why don't we investigate the private troops in more detail? After all, there seems to be something wrong with them as well."
Nonsense said seriously, "Almost all of the private troops' pay has been deducted, and they don't have any means of communication with the outside world, so the problem shouldn't lie with them. There aren't many people who know about the Divine Arms Battalion's secrets, so we still have to start investigating the higher-ups."
"Yes." The officer from the Office of Special Investigations replied, "Then we'll focus our efforts on investigating the spies in the higher-ups."
"Mhm." Nonsense nodded. "But don't touch the Li Consortium's people."
This set the tone. They would thoroughly investigate all the high-level generals except the Li family.
Thinking of this, Nonsense felt melancholy. Who knew what other trouble that Ren Xiaosu would come up with?
At this moment, another Office of Special Investigations officer came in. He came up to Nonsense and reported in a low voice, "Boss, something's wrong."
"What abnormality?" Nonsense was stunned.
The Office of Special Investigations officer said, "An officer from the Supply Division is suddenly helping someone. It seems like he's trying to skip ranks and promote a private soldier."
Nonsense paused for a moment. "What is the name of the soldier who was promoted?"
"Ren Xiaosu." The Office of Special Investigations officer said, "Should we investigate them?"
Nonsense waved his hand in melancholy. "There's no need for that. Our Office of Special Investigations is currently investigating the Divine Arms Battalion's big case. Let's not dwell on such a small matter. It's definitely a bribery issue within the private army. You guys shouldn't waste your energy on such matters."
The Office of Special Investigations officer lowered his head. "Yes, Sir …"
After the Office of Special Investigations officers left, Nonsense nearly flipped the table. This was way too fucking arrogant! Ren Xiaosu was just taking advantage of the fact that he would not lay a finger on him to cause trouble!
…
The private troops that Ren Xiaosu was with were still stationed in the same spot. Many of them were about to starve to death, but the threat of the Brambles outside still made them afraid to move.
In the evening, someone from the Personnel Division suddenly came to the campsite. When he arrived, he was still cursing, "A group of private soldiers are hiding in the deep mountains and forests, yet we still have to come all the way here to promote and dismiss an officer. Has this private army officer's conscience been eaten by a dog? He even dares to sell his communications radio for money!"
When they arrived at the campsite, the private soldiers lifted the tent curtains and looked at them. "You guys are?"
"I'm Tang Wanyi from the Personnel Division. Everyone, gather around," Tang Wanyi said.
The private soldiers all lined up in front of Tang Wanyi with confused looks on their faces. Tang Wanyi asked, "Who's Ren Xiaosu?"
Ren Xiaosu stepped out of the line and said, "Sir, I'm Ren Xiaosu."
"Mhm." Tang Wanyi gave Ren Xiaosu a sidelong glance. "Congratulations. As the commander of the Iron Second, Liu Taiyu, is still unconscious due to his injuries, Ren Xiaosu has been specially appointed as the acting commander of the Iron Second to lead the troops in carrying out their orders."
Ren Xiaosu looked excited. "Really, sir?"
"How could it be fake? Come over and sign for your appointment and dismissal document, "Tang Wanyi said proudly.
Ren Xiaosu quickly ran over to sign it. After he was done, he was about to return to the campsite. Tang Wanyi suddenly stopped him. "Aren't you going to celebrate with us?"
"Celebrate?" Ren Xiaosu was taken aback. "How are we going to celebrate? Why don't I perform a split for you, sir? "
Tang Wanyi was dumbfounded. 'Why would I want to see you do a split?'
Actually, this was a rule in the private army. The promoted officers would have to give some benefits to the Personnel Division as a form of celebration. Tang Wanyi knew that someone had spent more than 100,000 yuan to promote Ren Xiaosu. It could be seen that this Ren Xiaosu was a fat sheep!
Otherwise, why would Tang Wanyi be willing to come all the way here? His legs were about to break from all the running!
If a promoted officer did not know how to behave and was not filial, then he could forget about being promoted again in the future.
Of course, Ren Xiaosu knew about this. However, he did not intend to give a single cent to the guy in front of him. Who knew if he would find an opportunity to run away one day? Why would he waste money on something like this?!
Tang Wanyi said coldly, "Have you thought it through?"
Ren Xiaosu played dumb. "What are you talking about?"
If it weren't for the fact that there were too many people around, Ren Xiaosu would have used his Office of Special Investigations identity to arrest the spy, Tang Wanyi. But when he thought about it carefully, he felt that he could not keep causing trouble for Nonsense. What if Nonsense really got angry?
Tang Wanyi's face turned livid as he led his men away. This was the first time the Li Consortium's Personnel Division had encountered such a hothead in recent years. He instructed the people around him, "When we get back, blacklist Ren Xiaosu. Don't even think about promoting him in this lifetime. When the war is over, remove him from his position!"
Ren Xiaosu looked at Chen Wudi and asked in a whisper, "Wudi, what are they mumbling about?"
Chen Wudi lowered his voice and said, "Master, they're saying that they'll remove you from your position after the war is over."
Ren Xiaosu was amused. As the saying went, 'a mule has to be pulled by a horse'. The Li Consortium had launched the war with great confidence, but in the end, they only had a bunch of good-for-nothings under their command. They were definitely no match for Qing Zhen.
Coupled with the Yang Clan's presence at the border and the internal strife caused by Li Shentan and Nonsense, it was hard to say what would happen to the Li Consortium after the war.
Besides, Ren Xiaosu did not intend to spend his days in the Li Consortium, so why would he care about the aftermath of the war?!
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