A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 17 Selling Himself

From Tang Guoqiang's sorrowful words, Chao Bufan could tell that he was not lying, nor did he have any reason to lie, so he asked, "Does Tang Qianqian know about this?"

Tang Guoqiang shook his head, let out a long sigh, and said, "I haven't told her yet, and I think it's fine this way. Chao Bufan, she's my only precious daughter. If you dare to lay a finger on her, don't blame me for being impolite."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan chuckled and said, "I hadn't even thought about these things. Besides, with Tang Qianqian's icy face, it's like everyone owes her tens of millions. I wouldn't even want to touch her! But speaking of which... what if she tries to make a move on me?"

"Forehead?"

Tang Guoqiang never expected that Chao Bufan would outmaneuver him, so he quickly waved his hand and said, "Go away, don't talk to me about this useless stuff. No one knows a daughter better than her father. I know Qianqian's personality better than anyone. Don't worry, my daughter will never do anything to you."

Chao Bufan said in a serious tone, "That's not necessarily true! But after hearing you say that, I feel relieved."

This guy talks a better game than he sings, and he doesn't seem ashamed at all.

Upon hearing this, Tang Guoqiang immediately rolled his eyes at Chao Bufan, then took out a badge and a bank card, and solemnly said, "You have devoted yourself to the country and made great contributions. This badge is a national commendation for you. As for this bank card, although there isn't much money in it, it's enough for you to squander for a while. Consider it payment for protecting my daughter!"

It was clear that this was a badge that only a lieutenant general was qualified to wear. Chao Bufan glanced at it only once, and then said calmly, "I don't mind having too much money, but as for the badge, let's skip it!"

Tang Guoqiang stuffed the badge and bank card into Chao Bufan's hand and said seriously, "Take it! This is what you should have taken."

Chao Bufan smiled wryly, "But the problem is, this thing is useless to me, it's still..."

"Who says it's useless?" Tang Guoqiang said decisively but irritably. "Do you know what this badge means?"

Chao Bufan understood the implication in Chief of Staff Tang's words, let out a long sigh, and said helplessly, "Alright! I'll accept it. Tang Sir, I hope you can keep my survival a secret."

Tang Guoqiang nodded and said, "You kid, you even changed your name, how could I not keep it a secret?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan chuckled dryly, then put his hands in his pockets, shrugged, and resumed his nonchalant demeanor, saying casually, "Tang Sis, if there's nothing else, I think I should leave. Oh, and could you give me a cigarette while you're at it?"

Tang Guoqiang took out half a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and tossed it to Chao Bufan, then asked, "Do you want me to send someone to deliver them to you?"

Chao Bufan didn't stand on ceremony. He lit one, gathered the rest, put them in his pocket, and said, "No need. I don't want to make a big fuss or be too ostentatious."

"How will you get out of this remote place?"

"Aren't there any cars available outside? I can just drive one away."

"Are you sure you don't need me to send someone to deliver it?"

"No need really."

He answered frankly. Tang Guoqiang thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright! Since you insist, I won't force you. Chao Bufan, I'll have someone prepare your ID card for you later, and someone will deliver it to you."

"Thank you!" Chao Bufan said, then added, "Tang Sir, I'll head out now. As for Mountain Eagle and the others, I won't say goodbye to them again. Please just tell them. Oh, and by the way, I also need to ask you to tell them that the real Falcon no longer exists. I hope they can keep this a secret for me, otherwise, we won't even be brothers anymore."

"Don't worry, I know that."

"Thank you! Sir Tang, until we meet again!"

"Wait, Chao Bufan, are you just going to leave like this? What about Qianqian?"

"Oh, Inspector Tang, aren't you here? She can go with you."

"Are you really planning to leave here alone? You just promised me, are you going to go back on your word in the blink of an eye?"

"Well... alright! Then please tell her, Mr. Tang, that I'll wait for her at the intersection ahead."

Tang Guoqiang nodded, then spoke into the walkie-talkie: "Lieutenant Liu, could you please come over here for a moment? I need to speak with you."

Soon, a military officer in his fifties walked in, saluted, and said, "Sir."

Tang Guoqiang said, "Lieutenant Liu, go and tell Qianqian to get any car outside and leave. Also, tell her that someone will be waiting for her at the intersection."

The adjutant immediately asked suspiciously, "Sir, aren't you letting Qianqian come with us? Isn't it too dangerous to be out in the middle of nowhere like this?"

Tang Guoqiang smiled slightly and said, "It's alright, just go ahead and make the arrangements."

Lieutenant Liu hesitated for a moment, then saluted: "Yessir!"

Just as Deputy Liu turned to leave, Tang Guoqiang smiled, then turned to speak to Chao Bufan standing beside him, only to be surprised to find that Chao Bufan had already vanished from the room. Startled, he quickly turned to look at the window, which was half-open, the left window swaying slightly. A smile played on his lips, and he thought approvingly, "You little rascal, you've got some nerve! You're the first person to disappear like a ghost right under my nose." His words were full of praise, then his eyes darted around, and he chuckled to himself, "Heh heh, if I don't make good use of you, it would be a huge loss for the country!"

If Chao Bufan knew that Tang Guoqiang was thinking this way, I wonder what he would think! Isn't this just like selling himself out and then helping the other party count the money?

At the crossroads, Chao Bufan stood with his hands crossed and fists clenched behind his back, his legs slightly apart, in a standard military posture at the exit of the crossroads. However, he had a lit cigarette in his mouth, calmly exhaling the smoke.

Soon, Tang Qianqian drove up slowly in a black luxury SUV, her headlights illuminating Chao Bufan's face, forcing him to squint and turn his head to the side.

The car stopped, and Tang Qianqian rolled down the window, leaned out, and said in a commanding tone, "Hey, get in the car!"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan took a deep drag of his cigarette, held it between two fingers, then tossed the butt aside, exhaled the smoke, and stomped it out with a "pui!" These seemingly casual actions were executed flawlessly. Immediately afterward, he cursed inwardly: "Damn it, I came here to protect you, and you treat me with such coldness! What a piece of trash! Humph! You'll get what's coming to you later..."