Life Copy Game

The afterglow of the sunset faded little by little at the end of the city, and bright neon lights lit up among the rows of buildings.

The office that was densely populated during the day was now filled with empty seats hidden in the dim light.

The FBI is one of the few employers in Lee City that allows its employees to leave work before sunset.

However, the lights in some offices are still on, and those are a small number of people who are still working overtime.

The Office of the FBI Director is among them.

Unlike most employees who are relaxed and comfortable, the director of the FBI in Limen often works overtime until late at night.

Nok walked through the gray corridor and stopped at the door of the director's office.

Boom--boom--

He raised his hand and knocked lightly on the door.

"Please come in."

A slightly tired voice came from inside the door.

The office door slowly opened.

Nok hesitated for a moment, then raised his legs and walked slowly into the office.

"Is there a problem?"

The director was leaning on his desk, looking at the information on the computer attentively.

The bright light of the screen shone on his cheeks and shiny forehead.

After a while, he didn't hear the reply. He raised his head and saw Nok who was now at the desk.

He looked at Nok's hesitant expression, lowered his head again, and asked casually, "Do you understand?"

"Well," Nok hesitated and said slowly, "I was too impulsive today. I can choose a more moderate approach and participate in the case investigation. In that case, I can use the power of the FBI to investigate the information. "

At this point, he paused and said, "Director...thank you..."

"Don't thank me, I didn't do anything to help you,"

The director did not raise his head, his fingers were flying on the keyboard and he continued to process the information.

But after saying this, his hand movements paused for a moment, "A person will encounter many problems in his life, but not all problems will give you the opportunity to correct them. I don't know what you want to understand, But I hope that before you do something big in the future, you will keep looking back and thinking like today.”

Nok stared blankly at the middle-aged director in front of him. He didn't know what to say for a moment. Finally, he nodded lightly, "I understand, thank you, director."

"So you met the guy pretending to be 'Zadie'?"

After hearing Nok's reply, the director resumed his movements and continued to type on the keyboard.

"Director, do you know who he is...?"

Nok was stunned.

"A person who kills without blinking an eye and has been working in the research institute for several years and has personally performed many tasks is either an undercover or a bad guy. Undercovers don't need to look for you, bad guys won't look for you."

The movement of the director's hand did not stop, "Judging from the fact that you suddenly changed your thinking after meeting you once, the person you met should be a very charming person and is helping you attentively, so that eliminates the other party. Taking advantage of your possibility, naturally, the other party will not be Zaidi."

Nok was so shocked that he was speechless.

"Growth is not just a change in thinking, but also the daily accumulation of continuous learning. No one will become a superman just by changing his mind."

Director Thorin raised his head and looked at Nok's face.

At this moment, Nok completely changed his opinion of the usually easy-going and gentle director. He hesitated and said slowly,

"We went to the senator's house today..."

"I don't know where you went today." The director lowered his head again. "You don't have to tell me, and I don't want to know. I have handed over the case of 'Zadi' to others. You are currently under suspension. Anything. You don’t have to report to me.”

Then he paused and then said, "Because you used the name of the FBI to go to the senator's house today, you will be punished. The specific content of the punishment will be notified by me."

Nok opened his mouth, then slowly closed it, swallowing the words that came to his lips.

At this time, his bracelet vibrated, and he raised it and took a look.

It's a new email, from Pate.

The director was still working with his head down and didn't seem to notice his movements.

He thought for a moment and clicked on the email.

The content of the email was very simple. Pate hoped that he could get the relevant files on the assassination of Genos's father.

Seeing this, Nok was stunned.

This 'senior' seems to think too highly of himself?

All FBI file inquiries require authority, and he does not have the authority to access previous case files, especially those involving the assassination of a senator with a relatively high level of confidentiality.

The sound of typing on the keyboard reached his ears.

Nok looked up at the director in front of him with some hesitation.

He didn't know if the director would support him, because the director had clearly shown his attitude that he didn't want to get involved in this matter.

Unlike him who is alone, the director has a family and children, and is the support of the entire family.

After a brief thought, he said, "Director, I want to see the assassination of a senator forty years ago..."

"You want to leave the major crimes department and go to the archives?"

The director looked up at him.

"ah?"

Nok was stunned.

"This is a suitable punishment." The director took his hands off the keyboard and leaned back on his chair, "But you are the first in the internship training. If you go to the archives, your future in this life will be over."

Then he didn't wait for Nok's reaction and continued, "Let's do this. I'll second you to the archives room and stay there for a while. I'll see how you behave in the future and then I'll see if I want to transfer you back."

"I······"

Nok was speechless for a moment.

"If you have no objection," the director opened a drawer beside him and took out a card with the FBI emblem from a stack of cards. "This is the key to the archives room."

He slapped the card on the table, "Remember, although this key card is valid for 24 hours, there is no one on duty in the archives room at night. It is best not to enter the archives alone without the supervision of colleagues to avoid File leaked,

"Also, I will open the file room permissions for your account later.

“Remember, never download some unknown software online, as this may cause your account to be stolen by hackers. Hackers can also obtain your identity verification code through Trojan horse programs, so that hackers can log in to your account. Account, read the online dossier.

"And if your bracelet is implanted with a password and you forget to cover the camera when entering the archives, hackers can see the paper files stored in the archives through the camera of your bracelet."

Nok stared at the key card and was stunned for a while.

"You must remember that if the archives leaks information due to mistakes, if! If! is! discovered!!, and it is determined that you are the one who leaked it, then you will be suspended and accept Punishment.

"But one advantage of the archives is that there is a duty room in the archives. If you encounter a problem, you can stay there temporarily. No one dares to come to the FBI to cause trouble yet."

After saying this, the director stretched and continued to work.

If discovered, they will be punished.

In other words, if it is not discovered...

Nok reached out and picked up the key card that was placed on the table. He looked at the director who was working hard, hesitated, and said softly, "Thank you, director."

This time the director did not respond. He seemed not to have heard Knock's words, but was still concentrating on his work.

Nok glanced at the director, bowed slightly to him, then turned and walked towards the office door.

As he walked to the door, the office door slowly opened automatically.

Just when Nok was about to step out of the room, he hesitated, turned around, and asked softly, "Director, why did you..."

Help me like this...

He didn't ask the last sentence, but he knew that the director would definitely understand what he meant.

The only thing that responded to him was the crackling sound of keyboards and the silent night outside the window.

The director didn't seem to hear him.

Nok paused, slowly turned around, and left the office.

When the office door closed again, the director slowly stood up from the chair and stretched.

He turned around and looked out the window at the brightly lit city.

On the desk beside him, next to the family photo frame, were two silver medals.

The Federal Silver Star Medal, which is a moderately difficult medal among the Federal medals, is awarded to those soldiers who have made significant contributions in fighting alien beasts or cultists, or in any mission to fight for the Union.

Next to the two silver medals, there was a storage chip with the somewhat reserved face of a young man printed on it.

It was the chip issued for the FBI's internal propaganda documentary about Ender.

The bright neon lights reflected in Thorin's eyes.

Many years ago, he was also a young man who was determined to move forward.

Those years flew through his life and left traces on his destiny.

——

"Judging from the degree of decay at the roots of this grass, this grass has been dead for at least fifteen years."

Roger carefully observed the grass roots that Ho brought out from the underground garden of Genos' house, thoughtfully.

"If the information I have obtained is correct, this grass completely fell out of care about forty years ago."

He Ao, who was sitting on the sofa next to him, said slowly.

"Unlikely," Roger thought for a moment and shook his head. "This is Bellweed. It is a relatively common extraordinary ornamental plant. Its lifespan is only between seven and eight years. It is impossible to live for more than ten years."

Having said this, he hesitated, "It's not completely impossible. If a priest of the goddess of life pours blessings from the goddess of life on it during its growth, it is possible that it can live for more than fifteen years. of."

"In other words, with the continuous watering of life force, the life of this grass can be greatly extended?"

He Ao held up his face and stared at this grassroots.

He recalled the strong life force he felt in the underground garden, and thought thoughtfully, "What if the priest of the goddess of life was replaced by the fountain of youth?"

"Then maybe it can live longer."

Roger also fell into thinking, "According to the life force of the Fountain of Youth, this plant can probably live for decades even after being removed from the Fountain of Youth."

He Ao sat on the sofa and fell into deep thought again.

In that underground garden, there were no traces of springs dug out of the ground. If the Fountain of Youth really bloomed there, were those Fountains of Youth transported from other places?

Someone discovered the Fountain of Youth as early as forty years ago?

So what role does Genos' father play in this?

Judging from the life force of that underground garden, even if the Fountain of Youth was not stored there, there must have been other high-level beings with life force who stayed there.

Of course, the most likely one is the Fountain of Youth.

After all, the Fountain of Youth seems to be the highest-ranking thing in the life-related path that exists in Limen City. Even if there are other high-ranking things, there is a high probability that it will be related to the Fountain of Youth.

Moreover, if Genos's father really invited a high-ranking being, or if he himself was a high-ranking being, he would not die so easily.

Judging from the bright red blood stains mixed in the sand, the first scene where Genos' father was killed may not be the three-way intersection where the body was found.

At this moment, He Ao's bracelet vibrated. It was an email from Nok.

He clicked on the email, which contained a large number of files related to the assassination of the senator that year.

In addition, Nok also sent his account and password, as well as the general content of the words the director said to him before.

In fact, He Ao roughly guessed Thorin's attitude from the beginning through Nok's narration.

Solin also has his own concept of justice in his heart, but he is no longer alone. He needs to be responsible for his family. As the director of the FBI branch, he also needs to be responsible for his superiors and subordinates.

He is not a lonely young man like Nok. He is burdened with various responsibilities.

But he will still help Nok if he can. To be precise, he will help He Ao, who is investigating the institute case behind Nok.

This is why He Ao directly asked Nok for the case file. He was actually not asking Nok for the file, but Solin.

The final result was in line with He Ao's expectations, and Nok successfully sent the dossier.

He Ao asked Eve to follow Thorin's prompts, disguise the hacker's clues, and then reply an email to Nok,

[Stay at the FBI, don't go out, and I'll take care of the rest. ]

Nock is still too young and hasn't grown up yet.

This was the consensus between Ho and Solin, so Solin arranged a job for Nokk that would allow him to reasonably stay in the FBI, while Ho was responsible for admonishing him as a 'senior'.

Nock will definitely have a rebellious mentality, but he will listen to the advice of He Ao who has just left a deep impression on him.

This is the tacit understanding between He Ao and the ‘director’ who has never met before.

After sending the email to Nock, Ho turned his attention to the case files related to the senator's death that year.

The content of these files is extremely rich, filled with a large number of pictures and various eyewitnesses from the scene at that time.

In fact, strictly speaking, He Ao does not have the authority to read these files, but this 'authority' is a gray area, because the person who can grant this authority happens to be the person behind the scenes who pushed these files to He Ao.

He Ao is now standing in this gray area, authorizing, but not completely authorizing.

This is a wonderful "acquiescence", and whether this "acquiescence" can be recognized afterwards depends on the "development" of the final event.

He Ao opened the file and started reading from the beginning of the file.

Soon, part of the contents of the file confirmed his suspicion just now.

The first scene where the senator was assassinated was not at the three-way intersection, but in the underground garden.