452: Chapter 451 I'd rather die than go!

"Old Xiang, listen to me."

"This time is different from the last time..."

Before General Li Jingwu could explain, Xiang Guangming interrupted him directly.

"Stop!"

"No need to say anything!"

"I'm not going!"

"I won't go even if I die!"

Xiang Guangming looked up at General Li Jingwu and complained indignantly.

"General Li Jingwu, you old schemer, we've been through life and death together for over twenty years, yet you always try to push me into the fire pit!"

"Last Spring Festival!"

"You made me go undercover for that Development Faction, and you swore to me that there wouldn't be any bad repercussions!"

"And the result?"

"After the Ai-Xiang dispute, I was scolded by the youth of China for an entire year. Not to mention being used as a human target and having to swallow insults!"

"But now, the Eagle has been dissolved for half a year, and I still haven't shed the identity of a leader of The Doves!"

"You call that 'no bad repercussions'?"

The more Xiang Guangming spoke, the angrier he became. His entire face turned bright red with rage.

"And another thing!"

"Don't try to brush me off by saying that you've already been promoting me in a positive light!"

"Do you think I'm stupid?"

"All the major official media outlets have been bombarding the public for a whole year, saying that Professor Ai Chongfeng and I were putting on a big act to lure the snake out of its hole and let foreign spies walk right into our trap!"

"Look, just look, does anyone believe that?"

"Not a single word!"

"Not only do they not believe it, but they've come up with conspiracy theories claiming that the higher-ups are deliberately trying to whitewash me, that in reality, I, Xiang Guangming, am China's biggest spy mastermind, and that I only turned back from the wrong path halfway through because Chief Designer Lin protected me!"

"Damn it!..."

"I truly can't clear my name even if I jump into the Yellow River!"

Pfft...

Hearing this, General Li Jingwu couldn't hold it back anymore. He couldn't help but laugh out loud.

But realizing the occasion wasn't appropriate, he immediately composed himself.

"Laughing?"

"You actually have the nerve to laugh?!"

Xiang Guangming slammed the desk and glared at General Li Jingwu.

"General Li Jingwu!"

"We haven't even settled our previous scores yet!"

"This time, even if you have a massive reason, you'd better find someone else!"

Xiang Guangming turned to leave without another word, but he found that General Li Jingwu's tall frame was blocking the doorway completely.

"Move!"

"Don't block my way!"

"I'm going back to cook the New Year's Eve dinner!"

"General Li Jingwu, remember this: you are the Chief of General Staff of the Dragon Army, and I am a Chinese scientist."

"The two of us!"

"We walk different paths and cannot work together!"

General Li Jingwu smiled faintly and didn't say much else. He just stepped aside to make room.

Xiang Guangming glanced at General Li Jingwu sideways, let out a heavy "Hmph," and stormed out the door, slamming the office door shut behind him.

"Bang!..."

General Li Jingwu remained where he was.

Ten seconds...

Twenty seconds...

Before long.

"Creak!..."

The sound of the door opening came. The familiar figure appeared once again.

Looking at the furious Xiang Guangming in front of him, General Li Jingwu gave a lopsided smile.

"Old Xiang, I really like that unyielding attitude of yours, hahaha!..."

"Can we talk properly now?"

Veins popped on Xiang Guangming's forehead.

"Spit it out!"

General Li Jingwu's expression turned serious.

"Old Xiang, do you remember what Chief Designer Lin said before..."

"...about the Trisolaran Civilization?"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Guangming's pupils shrank violently.