Crow of the Pretender

The sky was dark and it was raining heavily. Even though it was almost dawn, the woods were still dark.

Bo Ning and Wang Tianfeng were wearing raincoats and standing in the forest like ghosts, making people think they had seen a ghost.

In the forest, besides Bo Ning and the others, there were several soldiers in raincoats and Yu Manli who was being detained.

The rain poured mercilessly on her body, making her already pale face look even more bloodless.

Yu Manli stared at the direction down the mountain, her mood was tangled and complicated at the moment.She hoped that Mingtai would show up, because then she could feel that Mingtai had her in his heart, even if it was just a comrade-in-arms.

But Yu Manli didn't want Mingtai to come back, because when Mingtai came back, he would never be able to leave again, and he would really step into the darkness in the future.

Wang Tianfeng looked at his watch, the time was almost up.

"Prepare for execution!" Wang Tianfeng's voice was particularly cold amidst the sound of rain.

Bo Ning looked at the loaded soldiers, walked over to hold the gun/mouth of one of them and turned back, "Teacher, can you let me come?"

Wang Tianfeng didn't speak, but he didn't stop him either.

Bo Ning understood his teacher's acquiescence, and he asked the soldiers to bring Yu Manli to the temporary execution platform, then took a rifle/gun from a soldier, and pointed it at Yu Manli's heart.

Even though Bo Ning believed in the teacher's judgment, if there was an emergency, Bo Ning thought, he took care of the person for several months when he brought it back, if it must end, he should do it himself.

The time was coming, and Wang Tianfeng had actually heard the sound of horseshoes in the woods besides the sound of rain.

"Open the insurance! Get ready!" Wang Tianfeng smiled imperceptibly.

"Wait!" Suddenly a loud voice rang out.

Everyone turned their heads and looked over, it was Mingtai.He was riding a horse, his body was covered with rain and mud, and there were many cuts made by thorns and branches. The always delicate young master ran towards the execution woods in a very embarrassed state.

"Gun/keep people down!"

As soon as the words came, Mingtai was covered in rain, the horse stepped on the mud, his movements were leaping, and the excessive charge caused the horses to lose control. In the rain, Mingtai was seen rolling on the ground with the horse and the horse.

After seeing Mingtai, Bo Ning couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.But he didn't put the gun down because of this, he just closed the open safety again.

On the execution platform, Yu Manli's eyes were extraordinarily bright. She seemed to see a ray of light that pierced through the thick dark clouds and fell down until her eyes, as if she could grab it with her hand.

"Master Ming? Where are you coming from?" Mingtai heard Wang Tianfeng sarcastically said in the sound of rain.

"I...I request to return to the team." Mingtai said in a low tone.

"Returning to the team? You have already left the school, and our teacher-student relationship is over. I let you go, what are you dissatisfied with?" Wang Tianfeng said.

"Teacher, I..."

"That's a good call from the teacher." Mingtai fell hard, couldn't get up for a while, and saw a pair of military boots standing in front of him, and then kicked him the next moment, "You are talented, but your Underneath talent lies selfishness and arrogance!"

"You don't know what persistence is, what perseverance is, what respecting teachers is, what soldiers are, and what military orders are!"

Mingtai struggled to stand up, but was trampled on the ground by Wang Tianfeng.

"This is not a vanity fair for the feasting, socialites and aristocrats! This is a bullring full of filth, killing, intrigue, traps and mud pits. Only fighters can survive!"

Mingtai gritted his teeth and stood up staggeringly. Wang Tianfeng grabbed him by the collar and said, "Why are you special? Why are you arrogant?"

With great speed he tore off the captain's rank from his uniform and threw it into the mud. "I said that you are not worthy of being a soldier, let alone wearing a military rank." He punched Mingtai back into the mud pit.

Since Mingtai had come all the way back, even riding a horse was exhausting, and just now he fell off his back.

He fell down in the mud, and as soon as he lifted his body up with support, he was kicked by Wang Tianfeng again and rolled on the mud.

"Tell me, what are you here for? To show off your wealth in front of the chief? To be competitive in front of the instructor? To show that you are different in every way in front of your classmates?"

"Let me tell you Mingtai, you are the person in this school who has the least right to look down on your instructors! Ask them which one's military rank is not bought by them with blood and life! Which one of them has never killed The Japanese killed traitors! How can you, a rich young master, have the same military rank as them?"

"The mountains and rivers have fallen, and the country will lose the country! You talk about freedom in front of me all day long, and you want freedom from me! Okay, I gave you freedom, what are you doing when you come back? Answer me, what are you doing when you come back?"

Mingtai lay on the ground, every word Wang Tianfeng said was heartbreaking.His self-esteem and conceit were shattered by Wang Tianfeng.

But at the same time, the severe reprimand also played a motivating role. In the torrential rain, Mingtai's pride, conceit and arrogance were washed away, and he accepted the facts and no longer evaded.

He staggered and stood up.

Wang Tianfeng looked at him, and continued: "Master Ming, do you think you can get rid of this place and your life-and-death partner by making a few reports, fighting with the instructor, and giving up the mission without permission? Yes, you are. If you come back For that little sympathy and morality, then you should leave." After speaking, the military boot kicked Mingtai's knee.

Mingtai knelt on the ground, looked at Yu Manli under the heavy rain, and remembered her story told by Staff Officer Lin.

On the clear and pale face of the "Black Widow", the scar was very obvious.She looked at him and seemed to say, "Thank you for coming back, but you can't save me, let's go. Mingtai."

Her eyes really do speak.

Mingtai stood up again, but Wang Tianfeng still kicked him to the ground.

"Load it! Open the safety!" Mingtai heard Wang Tianfeng's majestic voice, and he saw Su Cheng who pointed a gun at Yu Manli, with a cold face similar to his teacher.

Mingtai fought hard, hugged Wang Tianfeng's thigh, and cried: "Teacher! Teacher, I was wrong! I was wrong! Teacher...give me a chance to make up for it! I will do it well for you!"

Wang Tianfeng lowered his head and looked at Mingtai. It was really hard for this young master Ming to shed tears.Wang Tianfeng saw regret, self-blame and shame in Mingtai's tears.

But Wang Tianfeng believed that at this moment, the young master who was in a state of embarrassment and was crying loudly.Even if he admits his mistakes, he is still arrogant in his bones.And they need this kind of tough, chivalrous, and responsible man!

"You promise! What kind of guarantee do you use! If you go back, you will play tricks and make trouble every other day! Treat this place as a prison, oh, you actually think this place is worse than a prison!" Wang Tianfeng sneered.

Mingtai stood up, and straightened his waist resolutely, "You say, how do you want me to guarantee it? You just open your mouth, as long as you say it, I can do it!"

"Okay!" Wang Tianfeng actually liked Mingtai's character very much, "Lie down on the spot!"

Mingtai threw himself into the muddy water, and the mud splashed on Wang Tianfeng's military boots.

"One hundred push-ups, finish it, you and her will return to the team. If you can't finish it, you go, she will die! Start counting and count!"

"Yes!" Mingtai shouted loudly, "One, two, three..."

In the pouring rain of Mingtai, Wang Tianfeng turned and walked away stepping on Mingtai's counting sound, followed by the soldiers of the firing squad.On the execution ground, apart from Yu Manli and Mingtai, Bo Ning was the only one left.

Bo Ning looked at Wang Tianfeng's straight back. Although his teacher always seemed unreasonable and even cruel, there was a sincere patriotic heart hidden under his cold-blooded appearance.

His teacher never said that he was a good person, but in Bo Ning's heart Wang Tianfeng was a good person, a guide who led him on a path that was not crooked or crooked.

Bo Ning turned his head and looked at the execution platform again. Yu Manli, who was crying like she was breaking down, and the girl who didn't even cry in the face of death was crying because of the boy in the mud.

"Mingtai! My life is yours now! Mingtai...my life is yours from now on..."

Wang Tianfeng in the distance finally had a smile on his face when he heard these words, he turned his head and saw his most valued student standing in the rain - Bo Ning, this test of life and death is for Mingtai, It was also for Bo Ning.

Some people have some things, he has to let go and get out.Now that the situation in Shanghai is full of dangers, the lingering shadow in Bo Ning's heart makes Wang Tianfeng feel at ease to send this student who he has trained the most and spends the most time to the most dangerous place?

Bo Ning watched Yu Manli run towards Mingtai, he knew that this would be the golden partner of the new generation, these two sharp swords combined into one, would pierce the heart of the enemy on the battlefield in the future!

And he seemed to see the thorn in his heart through these two people.But at this time the thorn seems to have loosened.

Teacher, is this another lesson you taught me?Maybe, should I really give it a try?Let go of that matter, let go of that person named Jiang Yu'an.

Bo Ning walked towards the two of Mingtai, his military boots stepped on the ground, and water splashed everywhere.

"Welcome back, Mingtai."

"Senior Brother Su, I..." Mingtai looked at Bo Ning, and he remembered that he gave up the mission regardless.

If something happened to Senior Brother Su because of this, he would probably regret it for the rest of his life, "It was my fault for the last mission, I never thought about what would happen to Senior Brother. It’s just that if you don’t want to regret it in the future, you can remember it better this time.” Bo Ning said lightly, “Also, call me Senior Brother Bai from now on. My name is Bo Ning.”

Both Mingtai and Yu Manli were taken aback, they looked at Bo Ning who put the raincoat on Manli and turned to leave.The two smiled at each other, as they were smart, they immediately understood that "Su Cheng" was a fake name.

At this moment, for the first time, the two felt a sense of belonging to them from this school. At first, this sense of belonging came from a senior who had always been cold and even had a fake name.

Mingtai knew that it was dangerous for such a cautious agent to reveal his real name, but it also meant that he had gained the trust of the other party as a comrade-in-arms.

Bo Ning walked in the rain, and he told Mingtai his name, which was the first step he could take now...

Shanghai, Hongkou, Licha Hotel.

Mingcheng knocked on Kaiminglou's room, and Minglou was washing up.

"What's the matter, Ash?"

"Mingcheng held a roll of paper in his hand and handed it to Minglou: "A telegram from the bureau headquarters. "

Hearing this, Minglou wiped his face with a towel, took the note and opened it to read: "The black crow is coming to Shanghai soon, and he will be the Chief of Operations Section of Shanghai Station."

"The black crow is coming." After reading it, Ming Lou lit the note and threw it into the toilet, flushing it down, "I am the chief of operations at Shanghai Station."

"Black crow?" Mingcheng has heard of this black crow, "I heard he is a student of Venomous Bee?"

Minglou nodded thoughtfully: "Go and check our future partner, I always think it's not easy for the black crow to come to Shanghai."

"Yes..." Mingcheng responded.

Minglou looked at the skylight outside the window, and remembered the words in the military system describing the black crow: "The black crow, that is the master of the funeral."

On the other side, in the director's office.

Bo Ning was dressed in military uniform and stood upright.Wang Tianfeng held a pair of brand new lieutenant colonel ranks in his hands.

"This time I'm going to Shanghai, the bureau will appoint you as the chief of the Shanghai station's operations department. This time, when you enter the military rank, you have enough military merits when you come here. The teacher pressured you before because you were afraid that you would go too fast, and you would attract attention.

Second, the head of the intelligence department at Shanghai Station, Viper, is a colonel. If you go there as a major, the bureau chief is also afraid that you will be suppressed too hard by him.Combining the two, it's just right to upgrade to one level. "

Wang Tianfeng carefully and conscientiously replaced Bo Ning with the rank of major and replaced him with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and then saluted him solemnly.

Bo Ning immediately returned the salute.

"For so many years, because I've been in Shanghai, you haven't been back much. If you go back this time, if you have a chance, go and see your uncles and aunts." Wang Tianfeng patted Bo Ning on the shoulder and said.

"Yes, teacher. I will go to see them." Bo Ning also felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Since he graduated from Hangzhou, most of the tasks he performed were in Nanjing, Suzhou and even Hong Kong, but he did not go to Shanghai.

Because at that time his teacher happened to be active in Shanghai as a "Poisonous Bee".Without avoiding the chain reaction, Park Lane will not go to Shanghai for activities.

"The poisonous snake in Shanghai is a teacher. My old partner is also an old opponent. The two of us have never dealt with each other since the special training class. But he is a man with methods, strategies and a patriotic heart. He is better than too many people in the military. You go You can also try to cooperate with him more.”

Wang Tianfeng didn't tell Bo Ning to try to believe in the poisonous snake, he just mentioned a few words so that Bo Ning would not be in an overly tense state when he arrives in Shanghai, which would do more harm than good to the lurker.

"is teacher."

Wang Tianfeng looked at his students. It can be said that he has seen them growing up since he was a child. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is half a son. Isn't the saying "a teacher for one day and a father for life"?Wang Tianfeng thinks that he thinks more about Bo Ning than himself in his official career.

His rare sincerity and patience in Wang Tianfeng may have been given to Bo Ning, and he never minded to let Bo Ning see the dirty side of the military order.

Because Wang Tianfeng couldn't let him live in an ivory tower, it would kill him.But Wang Tianfeng is also trying his best to ensure that Bo Ning will not be trapped in the darkness while seeing it.

Immediately, Bo Ning will go to Shanghai, the most dangerous place, the chessboard he has laid out for a long time, and Bo Ning will kill the enemy as a heavy chess...

Only wish, treasure!

The author has something to say:

About military rank

Although in the original book, Mingtai was awarded the rank of major, but I still think that no matter how much Boss Dai thinks highly of Mingtai, he will not directly give the rank of school level, and the captain is already very high.

Generally, the rank of second lieutenant is awarded only after graduation from Whampoa.Of course, it is also possible that Mingtai was given a military rank.

The major and lieutenant colonel ranks of Bo Ning are civil military ranks, and they have qualifications and military merits. If you don’t understand, you can ask Du Niang!