Chapter 117 The Best Laid Plans

It was a little after three in the morning when Li Mingsheng and An Zecheng rushed to the An family's military hospital in Dragon City and went straight to the inpatient department.

At this time, the dean, already in his sixties, was wearing a white coat and walking down the corridor with two Dragon City leaders, heading towards Bai Hongbo's ward.

The dean's expression was rather solemn, and he said very seriously, "Foreign Minister Bai's life is no longer in danger. Although he has woken up, the functions of his body have not fully recovered. He is still quite weak and needs rest and observation. He also shouldn't be too emotionally agitated..."

An Zecheng asked cautiously, "Does anyone else know about this?"

The dean shook his head, "No, as per regulations, as soon as Foreign Minister Bai woke up, I immediately contacted our side first. The guards responsible for protecting him, as well as the nurses taking care of him, are all people I trust. The news will definitely not leak out."

An Zecheng nodded in satisfaction, "Well done."

The group spoke as they arrived in front of Bai Hongbo's special care ward.

Li Mingsheng and An Zecheng pushed open the ward door and walked in, while the others remained outside.

In the ward, Bai Hongbo had already opened his eyes and was leaning against the headboard, his body propped up somewhat weakly.

Although he was awake, Bai Hongbo's face still looked sickly. The long period of bed rest had also made him lose a lot of weight, about fifteen pounds, and his face was gaunt.

Seeing the two leaders enter, Bai Hongbo mustered his strength and greeted them, "Mayor Li, General An..."

Seeing that Bai Hongbo was awake, the long-standing frustration in Li Mingsheng's heart immediately found an outlet, and he felt much relieved. He immediately walked over, gently took Bai Hongbo's hand, and asked softly, "How do you feel?"

Bai Hongbo nodded wearily and couldn't help saying, "I've finally caught my breath..."

Li Mingsheng said with great emotion, "Yes, not just you, we've all caught our breath."

Looking at the two leaders in front of him, Bai Hongbo asked almost instinctively, "Mayor Li, how is Xiaoyu?"

Li Mingsheng paused for a moment, but quickly recovered and replied, "He's about the same as you. He had an accident on the way to the Hua District and was seriously injured. Fortunately, he was rescued and is currently in a coma, also waiting to wake up."

Hearing this, Bai Hongbo's expression tightened at first, but then relaxed.

An Zecheng, observing his expression, couldn't help asking, "Why did you think to ask about him first?"

Bai Hongbo sighed, "He said a lot to me when he left, and I felt uneasy at the time... It's good that he's alright, it's good..."

Bai Hongbo adjusted his emotions, thought for a moment, and then asked, "What about Panama City? Did anything change after my accident?"

Besides Su Tianyu, Bai Hongbo was most worried about this issue.

An Zecheng brought over two chairs, allowing himself and Li Mingsheng to sit in front of Bai Hongbo. The two of them briefly explained some of the recent changes.

After listening, Bai Hongbo closed his eyes and thought for a long time, finally saying with great emotion, "It really is Liu Zi... He can always see things that others can't."

An Zecheng pondered for a moment and asked, "Foreign Minister Bai, regarding the current problems in Panama City, do you think it can be resolved relying on your capabilities there?"

Bai Hongbo thought about it and said very frankly, "To be honest, I don't know either. I have to go back there first."

Li Mingsheng couldn't help asking, "You don't know, and you still want to go back?"

Bai Hongbo explained, "I'm even less useful staying here. Going back now, there's still a chance. If I don't go back, then there might really be a big change... You arrange for people to go back to Panama City with me."

After a pause, Bai Hongbo added, "There's one more thing. During the period I'm gone, the fact that I've woken up must be kept secret. Don't notify anyone, including our internal people and the people in Panama City. Aren't they wanting to discuss new terms and sign new contracts? Dragon City can just follow the normal procedures and talk to them."

Speaking so much in one breath seemed to have tired Bai Hongbo, and he sat there catching his breath.

Seeing how insistent Bai Hongbo was, Li Mingsheng and An Zecheng exchanged glances, both feeling a little uneasy.

After thinking about it, An Zecheng tried to suggest, "How about this, why don't you call Bruna first?"

Bai Hongbo hesitated slightly, but quickly waved his hand, "The two leaders don't need to worry. There's no use in calling now. When Xiaoyu arranged for me to be in Panama City, it meant that I was also part of the game. Some things, I can't get away from. It's not just a matter within my family now, I also bear a lot of responsibility."

Hearing these words, Li Mingsheng felt a sense of emotion in his heart and gained a new appreciation for the once carefree and profligate young master. He felt quite gratified, feeling that the younger generation behind him had also grown up.

...

An hour later, at the Sri Lanka People's Army base.

The core generals had just finished reviewing the war and were returning to their respective barracks to rest.

Fei Pingsheng had just laid down when Zhao Weihu ordered him to meet in his office.

During the war, everyone slept with their clothes on. Fei Pingsheng directly put on a military coat, pushed open the office door, and sat down in front of Zhao Weihu, "Commander, what's the situation?"

Zhao Weihu, smoking a cigarette, turned to him and said, "Lao Fei, there's an urgent matter here. I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking, but they've specifically ordered you to go to Panama City to deal with the problems caused by the unrest there and discuss new alliance treaties with them."

Fei Pingsheng was taken aback for a moment, but quickly nodded, "Alright, I'll go then."

Zhao Weihu extinguished his cigarette, "You haven't grasped the key to this matter. I'm still hesitating! Panama City is most likely unstable, and you'll definitely be in danger if you go."

Fei Pingsheng put his hands in his sleeves and said slowly, "Hey, Commander, isn't this obvious? There's definitely danger, but if the problem in Panama City isn't resolved, we'll always be worried about someone stabbing us in the back, which isn't good either. If a real fight breaks out and there's unrest there, the danger won't just be to me, Lao Fei, everyone will be done for. The higher-ups definitely aren't making suggestions randomly. Since they think I can do it, then I'll go."

Zhao Weihu was silent for a long time, and finally said slowly, "Alright, then you must be careful."

Fei Pingsheng grinned and said casually, "With this kind of thing, if you're destined to die, praying to Buddha is useless. If you're not destined to die, you can survive even if you jump into a bomb crater! Alright, I'll go handle the handover work now and quickly report to Dragon City."

Zhao Weihu patted him on the shoulder, the two looked at each other, and said nothing more.

...

In the early hours of the morning, Fei Pingsheng arrived in Dragon City and was then secretly taken to Bai Hongbo's special care ward.

As soon as he pushed open the ward door, he saw Bai Hongbo sitting on the hospital bed, eating freshly steamed egg custard.

Seeing Fei Pingsheng enter, the attending nurse sensibly walked out of the ward and closed the door.

Fei Pingsheng sat down on the bed, looking at Bai Hongbo, a smile on his face, "How are you?"

"Much better," Bai Hongbo put down the bowl and took out a handwritten note from under the pillow, handing it to Fei Pingsheng, "Lao Fei, before you go, take care of these things first."

Seeing that Bai Hongbo's injuries were not a problem, Fei Pingsheng took the note, couldn't help but grin, "Alright, Foreign Minister Bai, you're even playing the 'secret plan in a brocade pouch' game now?"

Bai Hongbo waved his hand, "This wasn't left by me, I don't have that kind of brain."

Fei Pingsheng was taken aback for a moment, but quickly reacted and nodded at Bai Hongbo.