Quick Travel: From Beginner to Master

After walking through the corridor, Ling Liang came to an office at the end of the corridor, knocked on the door and walked in.

When he looked up, he saw the general who was also in charge of the base with his back to him, standing in front of a huge portrait of the Prime Minister.

He held a soft-bristled brush and a wet towel folded into squares in his hand, and he carefully wiped away the dust and stains on the painting.

He specially sent someone to call him over, but now he refused to speak and was focused on cleaning up there.

Ling Liang knew deep down in his heart that he was trying to intimidate him.

Realizing that the general was deliberately keeping him in the dark, Ling Liang was not in a hurry and had the patience to spend time with him.

The more times like this, the more important it is to remain calm and not to lose control of one's position.

Otherwise, one's own guilty conscience will be revealed for no reason, and one will be at a disadvantage.

Someone had to speak first, but that person would never be him.

Finally, after wiping the portrait three or four times, the general returned to his seat and sat down.

He looked at Ling Liang, still looking serious.

In the portrait behind him, the Prime Minister's eyes looking straight ahead were also staring directly at Ling Liang with him, as if he had come to life.

The general has served in the military for many years and is well versed in interrogation.

Apart from respecting the great prime minister, his main purpose of hanging the bust on the wall was to create a psychological deterrent to those who came to talk.

This trick has been tried and tested by people from other countries, but it is of little use to a person whose core has become the soul of another country.

He studied Ling Liang's expression for a long time, but could not see the guilt and uneasiness he imagined on his face.

The general frowned and tapped his index finger rhythmically on the oak table. His tone was difficult to distinguish between joy and anger: "Dr. Elton, do you know why I'm looking for you?"

"If I guess correctly, it should be related to the donation I sent to country z for humanitarian purposes."

Now that the matter has been discovered, Ling Liang does not want to go around in circles with the general. There is no point in doing so.

He simply introduced the topic that the other party was going to talk about straight to the point.

"……good."

The general seemed startled by his directness, but he was good at hiding his emotions and quickly recovered.

"Dr. Elton, I think you know your position well, right?"

His tapping on the table stopped.

He added: "What I mean is, don't forget which country you are from. Although your salary is definitely at your discretion and we have no right to interfere, there are some things that should be done less and it is best not to do them. What do you think? ?”

Ling Liang followed his advice and agreed with what he meant: "Your teaching is right. I remember it and will not do anything similar in the future. Even though country Z is still an ally fighting alongside us."

The general was choked by Ling Liang's neither soft nor hard reminder, and felt a little unnatural.

He picked up the fine black tea that was still steaming on the cup holder and took a big sip as if he was extremely thirsty.

When he looked at Ling Liang again, his confidence returned.

"Dr. Elton, let me sincerely give you a suggestion."

The general even gave him a rare smile at this time, "There are many poor citizens in our country because of the war. You are so kind, maybe you can consider funding them."

Speaking of this, Ling Liang had something to say.

"You have already found out about my donation. You must also know that my adoptive mother has a good heart and often helps the poor people you mentioned. Does this count as me indirectly helping them?"

This was indeed the case, and the general was rendered speechless by the rebuttal.

He felt that the conversation was getting heated, so he put his hand on his forehead and said helplessly: "Okay, doctor, I'm here just to ask you to stop behavior that is inconsistent with your identity. I really don't have any malice."

Without waiting for Ling Liang's reaction, he hurriedly ended the conversation, "Please go back to your post. We have been delayed long enough."

Ling Liang thought so too.

Before leaving, he did not forget to grab some of his guards: "Sir, if I say that Antoine is innocent because he did not know about it because of my deliberate concealment, can you let him go?"

Hearing this, the general almost lost his composure.

He really wanted to tell Ling Liang loudly that you underestimated the ability of your guard.

He doesn't need you to excuse him at all, he can take all the blame from himself.

Yesterday, it was also in this office that the general interrogated the slippery Antoine.

Even though the matter has passed, the general still has to sigh, Antoine is really slippery.

He obviously gave answers to all his questions, but those answers were watertight and impeccable. After an interrogation, not a single flaw was revealed.

Without flaws, there is no evidence, and accordingly, there is certainly no possibility of conviction.

The general realized that he wasted precious time interrogating a soldier, and after interrogating him for a long time, he decisively drove him away.

As a result, Ling Liang came to remind him of this matter again, which was equivalent to adding salt to his wounds.

The general didn't want to say another word, so he made a "please" gesture toward the door, signaling the person opposite to get out quickly.

Ling Liang glanced at the general who suddenly felt bitter and resentful, said "Okay", opened the door and went out.

The moment the door closed, the general relaxed his shoulders and took a sip of the remaining black tea in the cup.

Then he leaned back in his chair and recalled the words of his old friend Roberts admonishing him in his mind.

——Elton is immobile.

Roberts spoke highly of him and said he was surprised by his talent in science and engineering.

Our country secretly launched a plan to develop nuclear weapons as early as [-]. Unfortunately, even today, three years later, they have not made a major technological breakthrough.

If the nuclear weapons team were all young people with active thinking like Ayrton, then these big guys would probably have been born long ago.

By then, it will definitely not be a fantasy for them to eradicate the fascist camp in one fell swoop, or even take the opportunity to seize the territory of other countries in the war.

Roberts means that when the war situation changes in their favor, Ayrton's research here will be terminated immediately and he will be sent to the other team.

The general took Roberts' advice to heart.

He just took the opportunity to knock on Elton today, and he really didn't think about doing anything to him.

After all, geniuses and talents are two kinds of people that any country would like to have as many as possible.

It's too late to offer them up, so how can you be willing to push them out?

The general silently planned the future development path for Ling Liang, but at the same time, Ling Liang walked back with worries.

Donations are definitely not allowed anymore.

He was still in country y, and in the eyes of the military, Mrs. Tanya was also his exposed weakness. Due to circumstances and reasons, he could not risk it at all costs.

Is there only so much that can be done for country Z?

Ling Liang shook his head, his chest feeling clogged.

However... there was a more pressing matter at the moment that he needed to rush over to confirm.

Thinking of this, Ling Liang accelerated his pace, found the director who specialized in managing personnel turnover, and asked to know how his superiors dealt with Antoine.

The director habitually pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose.

Glancing at Ling Liang, she couldn't help but laugh and said: "You came just in time. Yesterday someone proposed to the general that Antoine should go to the front line to build trenches."

Ling Liang quickly asked: "General, did you agree?"

"No, the general sent him to the kitchen to cook."