Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 1567: Chapter 1569: Codename Lone Wolf

Meng Xinian heard this, and raised his eyebrows faintly.

”This kind of talk, Deputy Du, please don’t say it again in the future. It sounds as if I almost abducted your daughter. How did I hear that your daughter is only ten years old?”

”Well...” Deputy Du suddenly found himself at a loss, shaking his head and saying, ”My daughter is indeed only ten years old! What I meant was Jinruo.”

Seeing Meng Xinian’s indifferent expression, he continued, ”Don’t tell me you didn’t know that Jinruo is my cousin’s daughter?”

”I didn’t pay attention. None of that has anything to do with work,” Meng Xinian replied. ”Besides, the statement you made earlier was really incorrect. Between Comrade Du Jinruo and me, there’s no such thing as familiarity. At most, I can say I know her, I know of her, and recognize who she is. How does that translate to almost being family?”

”Alright, alright, I get it. You’re not interested in Jinruo. But let me tell you anyway—you know Fong Jianye, that kid? Lately, he’s been going all out, clashing fiercely with the Gao Family over and over again, all because of Jinruo. In other words, Jinruo’s not lacking suitors, so you don’t need to worry about her pestering you anymore.”

”Deputy Du, if you want to keep bringing this up, then I’ll have to excuse myself.”

Meng Xinian stood up.

He came here not to listen to endless talk about Du Jinruo.

That woman. He wouldn’t say he’s completely moved on from her, but indeed, back in the day, she once caused Chiang Xiaoxiao to stop contacting him for quite a while.

”Little Meng, why so impatient?” Deputy Du gestured with his hand to calm him down, signaling him to sit again. ”Sit, sit, sit. I invited you here to discuss official matters. Cheng Cheng, have you heard of him?”

Hearing him mention official work, Meng Xinian finally sat down again, frowning slightly and asking, ”Are you talking about Cheng Cheng from the X Province Alliance District, Pioneer A-team, codename Lone Wolf?”

Deputy Du chuckled and said, ”I see, people with equivalent skills in the same field really do pay extra attention to one another. You even know Cheng Cheng’s codename?”

”Why are you suddenly bringing him up?”

”Well, I poached him over. Aren’t we organizing a Thunderstorm Counter-Offensive Competition? Since you’re not leading the team in this round, and our old rivals seem to have enlisted some formidable figures, we absolutely can’t afford to lose. So, I brought Cheng Cheng in. Borrowed him for two months. What do you think? Not bad, huh?”

The Thunderstorm Counter-Offensive Competition will, at its core, pull together forces from the naval, ground, and air divisions of the three Alliance Districts into a team. The competition will take place in a designated area. Each squad will consist of six in-house elites, plus the flexibility to borrow an additional two regardless of their roles.

For their squad, Meng Xinian had been selected to serve as an Officer for the competition’s command center, meaning he couldn’t compete directly.

This arrangement had enraged Yang Zhiqi for two days now. He firmly believed it was an alliance-wide conspiracy hatched by other teams to weaken their side’s battlefield prowess.

While it looked like Meng Xinian had been promoted, in reality, Meng Xinian was an absolute fighting powerhouse on their team. Without him in action, the outcome of the competition truly became uncertain.

Yang Zhiqi had been cursing all those folks, asserting they were simply scared of losing and had come up with such a lousy tactic.

And securing elite competitors from outside the local regions? That’s no easy task.

Some had long been borrowed by other squads; others were fiercely retained by their own teams who refused to release them at any cost; still others were busy on missions, and syncing schedules was nearly impossible.

As for Cheng Cheng, he’s someone virtually every team had their eyes on and was eager to borrow.

Because next to Meng Xinian, Cheng Cheng from the X Province Alliance District holds an unmistakable prominence.