Chapter 382 Her father was trying very hard to love her.

State-run cultural relics shops have always been controlled by the military in order to prevent foreigners from buying existing cultural relics, or to prevent Chinese people from buying them and then trading them privately with foreigners.

The saying goes that prevention is worse than cure. Setting up defenses everywhere is time-consuming, laborious, and expensive. Instead, they set up a document store, where most of the items are confiscated antiques and cultural artifacts. Of course, some are genuine and some are fake, but there are none that are truly national cultural relics.

The main purpose was to collect cultural relics from ordinary people. Some people had one or two old items left by their elders, or they might have accidentally dug them up somewhere. Many of these items would be sent to state-run cultural relic stores to be sold. This way, they could not only get a small amount of money, but also have their safety guaranteed. Otherwise, keeping such items at home would be like a time bomb. These days, who wouldn't be wary of such sensitive items?

This can be considered a way for the country to preserve cultural relics, and it can also generate revenue for the military. The military had to put in a lot of effort to snatch this business from the State Planning Commission.

Not many people actually know about this, only a few senior leaders at the top of the military know. After all, they were the ones who took this mess down together, and after taking it down, they didn't hand it over to anyone else, but directly handed it over to the special operations team. Now the team's logistics team is managing it, otherwise they wouldn't have put the liaison point here so openly.

All the shop assistants here are retired military officers, all of them veterans from the battlefield. Although the shop has a lot of good stuff, no one would dare to risk their life to steal or rob it.

The state-run antique shop on Huan'an Road looks like an ordinary antique shop on the surface, but there is a hidden world in the backyard, with underground passages connecting all directions.

Bai Nuo walked in through the main gate without any hesitation, greeted everyone, and went to the backyard. Now she was slumped over a desk, holding the telephone receiver listlessly.

"If I'm going to have special training after returning to the unit, then I can just go straight into the mountains. Why do you want me to stay in the family compound? My military identity can't be exposed. Where am I supposed to stay?"

As Pang Guowei listened to the little girl throwing a tantrum, he raised his hand and rubbed his temples. He was a regimental-level officer leading one of the most special units in the national military. If this were made public, everyone would say he was incredibly awesome.

As a result, who could have known that whoever took on this lousy job would be in for a world of trouble? Was it leading a team? It was leading a bunch of troublesome little devils who needed constant coaxing. They were all waiting to be coaxed all the time, and he couldn't help it. But what could he do? These little devils were the most important hidden line of defense for the entire country.

He's not just acting as a battalion commander; he's acting as both father and mother to the team!

"Nono, listen to me. Getting you back to training is just a side thing. The main reason is that in the last two months, our General Military Region has had two serious cases of leaked classified missions. We've investigated more than ten times but still haven't been able to find the culprits."

I suspect the commotion was too loud and alerted the suspect. It's currently impossible to confirm whether the person is buried in the military area or the family compound. Mengzi and Zicheng from the third team are currently leading daily training at the military area, and they started their covert investigation three days ago.

"It's not convenient for them to investigate in the family compound because of their status, but I think this little thing won't be difficult for our Nuonuo, right? Don't worry, after this task is completed, Uncle will definitely give you and Mengzi a good New Year's holiday so you two can have a happy New Year. Besides, you two aren't young anymore, it's time to get engaged properly, so that the guy doesn't live in constant fear, afraid that his wife will run away if he doesn't keep an eye on her."

Bai Nuo's lips twitched slightly, and she rolled her eyes speechlessly. Her boss was already making empty promises to her, and not only that, he was bombarding her with sweet talk.

"It's not that I can't accept this assignment, but I need a proper reason to stay at the General Military Region's family compound, right? To stay at your house as your niece? No, that's not right, you're still living in the single officer's dormitory yourself!"

"Why are you going to stay at my house? Why are you so slow sometimes? Your own father lives in the family compound. Your school is on winter break, and your workplace will be on holiday soon too. Old Bai and Old Wei aren't home. What are you planning to do if you don't go home to find your father? Why are you such a worry every day?"

Bai Nuo pursed her lips. She really hadn't thought about living with Zhu Kaixuan, but it wasn't that she was annoyed by him, it was just... she wasn't used to it!

"Alright, it's settled then. As a soldier, you need to be decisive and efficient. You're a seventeen-year-old young lady now, you need to be sensible and not always be willful. Your father is suffering more than anyone else, and I know you're feeling wronged, but fathers and daughters need to understand and compromise with each other, right?"

Pang Guowei began to coax the child with painstaking words, his lips turning white from talking so much. He understood that the child must be feeling bad after being without a father for so many years, but as a soldier, he truly understood Zhu Kaixuan.

A country must exist before a family can exist; once a mission is assigned, everything else must be put aside.

If Bai Nuo's biological father had made a fundamental mistake, abandoning his wife and daughter and disappearing, only to return more than a decade later, he wouldn't have offered the child a single word of advice. He might even have secretly helped her put the child in a sack and banished that trashy father far, far away.

No one can bully Pang Guowei's soldiers.

After trying to persuade her for a while, Pang Guowei finally heard the little girl speak in a muffled voice.

"Okay, I'm on holiday starting today. My unit will only contact me if there's something they need. I'll pack my things and head to the General Military Region's family compound in a bit."

“That’s my good girl. If your dad is busy after you come here, come to my house for dinner. By the way, don’t rush. Although I want you to understand your dad, a father should spoil his daughter. We can’t be too eager. After all, he’s been gone for more than ten years and hasn’t been a good father for a single day.”

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