Returning to Fengtian in a leisurely manner, Section Chief Liu actually managed to find a Browning M1903 in the storage room. However, there wasn't much ammunition left, only about forty rounds, so he simply approved a Type 54 pistol for him as well, complete with 200 rounds of ammunition, telling him to play to his heart's content and come back for more if he ran out.
On the road, Section Chief Liu had told Director Zhang about the issues in Dong Simeng's background. Director Zhang didn't bring up the matter of having him formally join the Investigation Department; he merely told Section Chief Liu that although his record wasn't entirely clean, they shouldn't dampen his patriotism, and that he should be treated with the appropriate level of importance. Section Chief Liu, not possessing any other special talents, was the one who had approved the two guns for him.
Bringing Adah and A'er back home, Dong Meng stepped forward to shower him with concern, though she didn't ask what her husband had been doing. Women of this era were just that simple and honest. Although Dong Meng possessed many virtues that surpassed most women of her time, she still adhered to the principle of respecting the head of the household. She had always believed that no matter how much her husband doted on or loved her, she could not let that favor make her arrogant. Furthermore, she trusted her husband; if he could tell her, he certainly would, and if he couldn't, she wouldn't ask. Just like before he t…
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