Hello, Mr. Major General I'M Gu Nianzi

Charitable my ass!

"General Huo, don't be an alarmist." Deputy Minister Xu of the Secret Service was displeased. "I told you, we're watching them like a hawk. As soon as they enter the country and pick up the weapons, they're as good as dead. Yes, innocent lives may be lost in the process, but this is for the good of the country. Their sacrifice will not be in vain."
"For the good of the country? Wow, I did not expect to hear that from you, Deputy Minister Xu." Huo Shaoheng sneered as he let go of Deputy Minister Wu's frail neck. Deputy Minister Wu immediately lapsed into a coughing fit, but Huo Shaoheng pointedly ignored him. He wiped his hands disdainfully with a paper towel. "Enlighten me, Deputy Minister Xu, if you please what do you consider to be in the interest of the country'?"
Deputy Minister Xu opened his mouth to remind Huo Shaoheng of the Chinese lady's immense wealth, as well as the blueprints in her possession. However, he saw the bone-chilling looks on both Chairman Long and General Ji, and stopped cold. The words died in his throat.
He had seen nothing wrong with his plans; now, all of a sudden, his actions seemed unreasonably selfish.
Huo Shaoheng pulled out a chair and seated himself. He threw Deputy Minister Xu and Deputy Minister Wu a frigid sideways look. "Let me get this straight: Deputy Minister Xu and Deputy Minister Wu, the both of you are perfectly willing to allow mercenaries into the country using the lives of your own countrymen as bait in order to help rid a foreign millionaire of her enemies. You claim that this is in the best interests of the country. It seems to me, however, that the two of you are coordinating with outside forces to undermine the Empire, and may even be foreign spies sent to infiltrate our government. A situation like this calls for intervention from the Sixth Military Region, no?"
"Nonsense!"
"Lies and slander!"
Deputy Minister Xu and Deputy Minister Wu jumped to their feet at the same time, elbowing each other as they jostled to declare that they were innocent: they had not wronged the country or their fellow men in any way.
"No? Really?" Huo Shaoheng had received a list of the military munitions that had been smuggled in from Zhao Liangze; he now tossed the list onto the conference table. "Here's a list of the smuggled weapons, have a look for yourselves. If these powerful guns ended up in the hands of the mercenaries, all hell would break loose in C City. What would happen to the citizens then?"
"But we promised Miss Gu we'd help eradicate the mercenaries." Deputy Minister Wu ignored the list of weapons. "We promised a friend, so we're going to pull it off, no matter what. We have to show the world that we deserve our reputation as a global leader we must be charitable and altruistic!"
"Charitable my ass!" Huo Shaoheng could not help swearing. "What sh*tty 'friend' are you talking about, and how is their friendship more valuable than the lives of our own people?!"
"General Huo, please refrain from swearing. Miss Gu may be young and unknown within the Empire, but she has something our Empire desperately needs, and she has agreed to give it to us free of charge. However, she is currently in some trouble and wants our help we cannot stand idly by." Deputy Minister Xu of the Secret Service looked at General Ji. "We have to help her. I will send a copy of the exact terms of exchange to the military, as soon as possible, for your perusal and review."
General Ji brows were knitted together. "You're absolutely set on doing this?"
"You seem to have forgotten, so here's a friendly reminder: these foreign mercenaries are formidable, highly-skilled army veterans. We don't even know if the soldiers in our regular army are able to deal with them, let alone men from your Secret Service. In other words, the Secret Service messed up. No one is under any obligation to wipe your ass for you." Huo Shaoheng tapped out a cigarette, lit it with his lighter, and inhaled. He toyed with the lighter in his hand, the anger on his face gradually subsiding.
"But we have to help her we have to, if we want the blueprints for the A4 miniaturized nuclear-powered engine!" Deputy Minister Xu finally blurted out the truth.