Strongest Soldier King

As a soldier, Luo Zheng likes to attack, and he also advocates offense, very much dislikes passive defense. By common sense, for the sake of the mission, Luo Zheng should refuse Liu Qingqing's request, stay in the villa, and react passively. But Luo Zheng is a soldier; the mysterious Tang Tian and the suddenly changed mind of Liu Qingqing made Luo Zheng realize there's something wrong here. Regarding danger, Luo Zheng doesn't like passive defense, and since the enemy has made a move, Luo Zheng has no reason not to strike back.

The risk of this action is high. Luo Zheng set a bottom line for himself, which is the security of the birthday party. As long as the security task is left to him, Luo Zheng has some chance of success. Otherwise, he would definitely not allow Liu Qingqing to go. After the meeting, Lan Xue found Liu Qingqing and got a positive response.

Everyone got busy according to plan. With the espionage expert Hong Meihua, the battlefield veteran Lan Xue, and the assistance of He Shan, Shi Feng, and others, the security deployment problem shouldn't be too big. Luo Zheng sat quietly in the living room, sipping tea and pondering, unable to understand why Liu Qingqing changed her mind. What's the real purpose?

Thump, thump, thump! Someone was coming downstairs, Luo Zheng looked up and saw it was Liu Qingqing walking towards him. Luo Zheng sat steady, poured a cup of tea, motioned Liu Qingqing to sit down, and said, "Are you here to comfort my doubts? Alleviate my concerns?"

"No, I know you're smart, also knowing it's impossible to alleviate your concerns. I just want to talk to you about security issues. With you guys handling security, at least there's no life danger, just some hardship at most, right?" Liu Qingqing asked calmly, with a gaze carrying some inquisitive intent towards Luo Zheng.

"No, you are wrong. If it's an assassin, they kill invisibly, hard to guard against. I simply can't guarantee your safety." Luo Zheng said candidly.

"If I don't eat or touch anything, there's no problem of poisoning. By then, if you assign one or two people for close protection, there definitely won't be any problems, right?" Liu Qingqing continued to ask.

"Are you very concerned about security?" Luo Zheng asked, surprised, looking at Liu Qingqing, and seeing her nodding, continued to ask: "Then why do you still change your mind to attend the birthday party?"

"Because I have unavoidable reasons." Liu Qingqing said truthfully, her expression turning forlorn.

Luo Zheng was startled, more puzzled, yet didn't ask further, began contemplating. Unavoidable reasons? What kind of unavoidable reasons? A girl growing up in a wealthy family, with no worries about food, clothing, or future, what unavoidable reasons could she have? Luo Zheng thought for a while, without finding an answer, seeing Liu Qingqing looking at him intently, he smiled bitterly: "But your unavoidable reasons put me in a difficult position."

"You indeed have it tough, I know doing this is against the rules, but it's also a chance to catch the mastermind. I'll cooperate with your actions by showing up, giving the gift, then finding an excuse to leave with you, how about it?" Liu Qingqing said, her eyes displaying gratitude.

Hearing this, Luo Zheng was already completely sure Liu Qingqing had requests, but they shouldn't be harmful to everyone, he couldn't help but feel relieved. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It's good that you think that way. Before that, you can't leave the villa a step; if you need to buy anything, let me know, I will arrange for someone to go."

"No need, thank you, I will remember your words." Liu Qingqing rose, thanked him, and went upstairs.

Luo Zheng watched Liu Qingqing's leaving back, contemplating. After a while, Luo Zheng returned to the bedroom, dialed General Liu's private phone, explained the situation in detail, and finally asked: "General, this matter is very bizarre, if we don't go, surely we won't know who's the mastermind behind. If we go, the risk is huge, I'm still hesitating, and I want to hear your opinion."

"Go, young people don't grow without experiencing hardships. According to your analysis, Qingqing has matured, which is a good thing and the result of tempering. As for danger, I've come to terms with it; do your best and leave the rest to fate. The work on my side finishes tomorrow night, even if the enemy kidnaps Qingqing, they won't be able to threaten me." General Liu said profoundly, with a touch of weariness.

"This?" Luo Zheng hesitated.

"You're worried about her mother, right?" General Liu asked.

"Yes." Luo Zheng said truthfully.

"I can more or less guess Qingqing's intentions, let her be. You just need to ensure Qingqing's life safety, as for her mother, do your best." The General sighed.

"Huh?" Luo Zheng was surprised, doubtful, but still did not ask further. Everyone has secrets, so does every family. Knowing too much isn't necessarily good. Agreed, chatted a bit more, then hung up.

With the General's attitude, Luo Zheng was more determined to attend the birthday party, returned to the living room to contemplate strategies. Unknowingly, it was getting dark, nightfall approached, city lights gradually turned on, and the bustling metropolis slowly quieted down. Through the earpiece, Hong Meihua reported that Tang Tian was very cooperative, the birthday party was held on the second floor of her foster father's restaurant, rented out the whole place. Tang Tian herself seemed a bit odd, but very well-concealed, undetectable through probing.

This news made Luo Zheng's face grow grave. Someone whom even Hong Meihua couldn't probe out, how deep must the scheming be? Luo Zheng dared not be careless in the slightest, rehearsed the thoughts in his mind to find any flaws, and gradually, a more mature idea surfaced.

Unconsciously, a day passed. The next morning, Luo Zheng secretly found two information police officers cooperating with Lan Xing, gave some instructions. The two officers understood, nodded in agreement, and quietly left the villa to make preparations.

By noon, the two criminal police returned with a large number of items, nonchalantly continuing to cooperate with Lan Xing's work. Even Lan Xing didn't know the actual situation. Lan Xue and Hong Meihua, responsible for on-site deployment, sent messages that everything was ready. Ghost Hand also sent word that Little Dao's people found no anomalies on the predetermined route.

Everything was happening quietly, seemingly peaceful as if nothing would happen, but Luo Zheng became more vigilant. By dinnertime, it was time to set off. Everyone got into cars ready to go. Luo Zheng had Mrs. Liu and Liu Qingqing sit in his car, Mountain Eagle took the co-pilot seat, and at the tail, Snow Leopard led three Zhongnanhai bodyguards in the front of the convoy. Shi Tao followed in the middle, and Niu Gang stayed at the villa to prevent any attacks.

Everyone noticed the two information police officers carrying a bag also got into the middle car, looked at Luo Zheng puzzled, unable to understand the arrangement, seeing Luo Zheng didn't explain, they didn't question further.

With a command, the convoy began to move, everything proceeded according to the original plan. After leaving the villa, Luo Zheng dialed one of the information officer's phones, saying: "Commence the operation."