Spy Family

The third uncle looks thinner than before, so he looks taller, more hunched, and has a colder expression.

Lu Linbei was ready for everything, but when he saw his third uncle, he still couldn't help but feel uneasy, just like when he was in class when he was a child.

The other two were not much better. Lu Yezhou didn't even move forward, trying his best to hide part of his body behind his companion.

The facilities of the commercial spaceship are much better than those of a century-old warship. It is not an exaggeration to call it a hotel. The third uncle has a suite with a bedroom inside and an office area outside. It is still full of sundries and unopened boxes.

The third uncle glanced at Lu Linbei, but first spoke to Mei Wangzhen and Lu Yezhou, "I sent you to Zhao Wangxing, why did you come here?"

"I was trapped on the Longitude and Latitude, and then I got here one step at a time." Mei Wangzhen tried his best to look nonchalant, like a student who was provoking the teacher. He was tyrannical on the surface but ready to retreat at any time in his heart.

The third uncle didn't care, "You joined the Military Intelligence Agency, so you don't think you need to obey my orders anymore?"

Lu Yezhou said hurriedly: "There is absolutely no such thing! Third uncle, we only obey your orders. You just asked us to withdraw from the Military Intelligence Agency immediately..."

Seeing Mei Wang's gaze, Lu Yezhou hurriedly shut up.

"Of course we obey Third Uncle's order. When the Military Intelligence Office accepts the three of us, it must have been approved by Third Uncle in advance. If not, we will withdraw immediately." Mei Wangzhen said.

"Well, it is true that with my consent and at my request, you were removed from the Emergency Department."

None of the three knew what to say.

The third uncle was silent for a while, then twisted his body on the chair, with a trace of suppressed pain on his face. It was obviously an old illness. "You three have never been very obedient and are naughty elements, so I think it's better to give it to you." One opportunity, and it turns out that you wasted it and accomplished nothing.”

Lu Yezhou wanted to argue again, but swallowed the words back.

Although Lu Linbei was the elected team leader, he had no official status. In front of his third uncle, it was Mei Wangzhen who spoke.

"Third uncle, we have accomplished something, and it is a big thing. Without the three of us, the Jingwei would have been in chaos, and Zhao Didian would have been snatched away by the famous star..."

"Is the Jingwei not in chaos now? Isn't Zhao Didian under the control of Mingwang Star now?"

Mei Wangzhen was speechless and thought for a long time before saying: "But at that time... at least we tried hard to stop it. Those things happened after we left..." The more she spoke, the less confident she became. When she thought about it carefully, they did Nothing was accomplished, only a few results were achieved, and all disappeared within a few days after they left.

"Third uncle..." Lu Linbei felt that he could no longer remain silent.

"I'll talk about you later." The third uncle didn't give him a chance.

After staring at the three people for a while, the third uncle continued to ask: "Answer me a simple question, what is your occupation?"

This question is really simple, so simple that the three of them didn't dare to answer it for a while.

"We are investigators." Lu Linbei replied.

"Investigator..." Lu Yezhou repeated.

Mei Wangzhen nodded.

"You are spies." The third uncle said this word directly, as if he was an outsider who only had a little knowledge of this industry. "You have been trained since childhood to be a spy. Then answer my question, what is the core job of a spy? "

"Collect intelligence." Lu Yezhou rushed to answer. This was a simpler question.

The third uncle turned his attention to Lu Yezhou, "Tell me now, what information did you collect on the Jingwei?"

Lu Yezhou regretted being too talkative for a moment and hesitated: "We... the Longitude... we have collected a lot of information, but... but the situation has changed too fast, and now, it seems that it is no longer useful... Lao Bei has some useful information. inference……"

As usual, whenever he encountered a difficult problem, Lu Yezhou would blame it on Lu Linbei.

"Inference?" The third uncle looked at Lu Linbei, "You came all the way to Jiazixing, and all you brought was some inference?"

"The work of a spy always starts with inference, and then carefully verifies it." Lu Linbei, as usual, took over the difficult questions thrown by his friends, "We came to Jiazi Star just to seek verification."

"Yes." Lu Yezhou added, ducking behind Mei Wangzhen.

"Hey." The third uncle sneered and turned his attention to Mei Wangzhen again, "If you don't have reliable intelligence, then the next best thing is to do the next best thing. Have you established an intelligence network on the Jingwei?"

For spies, building an intelligence network is like a bird building a nest in advance. Without a stable nest, there is no way to hatch the eggs.

Mei Wangzhen was asked again, "We... the time is too short, we have made some progress, but..."

"But there's no network and no stable source of information?"

"No." Mei Wangzhen replied softly, without any thoughts of provocation, because she got extremely poor results in an unexpected surprise exam.

"The responsibility lies with me." Lu Linbei took over, "Due to my personal reasons, we did not take regular operations on the Jingwei and ignored the most basic network construction."

"We'll talk about your affairs later." Third Uncle stopped Lu Linbei's explanation again, "You two, in a few days, take the Rules to the Mystery transfer station, where you will transfer to the spaceship to King Zhao, and continue your previous mission ."

"But..." Mei Wangzhen still wanted to argue, but was interrupted by his third uncle raising his hand.

"This is my order, and it is also the order of the Military Intelligence Office. In Zhaowangxing, you must strictly follow the procedures to perform tasks, establish networks, and collect intelligence. Lu Yezhou, I still treat you as a newcomer, so watch more and learn more."

"Yes, I will learn from Sister Zhen." Lu Yezhou has never had the idea of ​​resisting, no matter what the third uncle said.

"Mei Wangzhen, you are a senior investigator. If the intelligence network fails to be established in King Zhao, or the network efficiency is not high, you will be responsible."

"Yes, I will take responsibility." Mei Wangzhen did not dare to argue anymore and glanced at Lu Linbei quickly.

"You two can go out, I want to have a good talk with your 'team leader'."

There was a hint of sarcasm in the third uncle's tone, Lu Linbei's face turned slightly red, but the other two people walked out of the room quickly as if they had been granted amnesty.

In the corridor, Lu Yezhou let out a breath he had been holding in for a long time, "I haven't seen my third uncle for a few days. I thought I could handle it, but it didn't change at all."

Mei Wangzhen sighed, "Third Uncle's sword is not old yet, it depends on Lao Bei's own ability, but there is one thing Lao Bei is right about. Third Uncle is by no means a person who does not seek merit but seeks no fault."

In the office, Lu Linbei was still standing in front of his third uncle, waiting for a face-to-face "exam".

"Sit down." Third uncle said.

Lu Linbei moved a simple chair, placed it not far from the desk, and then sat down obediently.

"Tell me your inference first."

"Jia Zi Xing is planning a war. As the first step, we must first provoke a war among the seven planets. I believe..."

"Keep it short, it doesn't matter what you believe."

Lu Linbei almost couldn't breathe out. The third uncle was more difficult to deal with than those extremists. "No, that's all my inference. If it can be proven, it will be an extremely important piece of information."

"How far has the verification gone?"

"More than a hundred years ago, Longitude and Latitude suffered frequent asteroid attacks. I am collecting data, hoping to prove that those asteroids are not a natural phenomenon, but a man-made attack method."

"Even if you are right, can the 'data' prove that the attack was launched by Jiazixing?"

"No. So we have to start from another aspect. The technological development of Jiazixing has taken a different approach. It is very powerful, but the loopholes are also very obvious. This is the reason why they have not launched another attack in the past hundred years, and also the reason why they sent Zhao Didian. Zhao Didian As both a war instigator and a learner of science and technology, he must have made enough progress, so Jiazi Xing will make its public appearance..."

"These are all inferences, not verification." Uncle San said sternly, never allowing students to go off topic.

"Mao Kongshan is a historian from King Zhai. He was one of the first to arrive at Jiazi Planet. He is a very kind man. After he learned the news that the Rules was coming, he seemed to have changed into a different person. He was angry and fierce. I think This is a manifestation of fear, obviously guided by the Jiazi people."

"This can be regarded as proof, but it is too weak. It only arouses a little doubt and cannot prove anything."

"At least it can be proved that Jiazi Planet is afraid of the Rules, so the next verification is divided into two directions: One direction is what is hidden on the Rules that can scare the eighth planet? The other direction is when Jiazi Star faces threats, How will they react? They dress themselves up as peaceful humans in a paradise, helpless in the face of a robot rebellion, and can only rely on an ancient supercomputer to win. If they bring out other weapons, they can prove that they are Even if they deliberately conceal it, it can also prove from the side that they have bad intentions towards the seven planets, and all parties should be on guard early."

Lu Linbei finished speaking in one breath without being interrupted, which gave him some confidence, so he continued: "Even after verification, these inferences of mine are all wrong. Jiazi Star is really just a peaceful planet. It does not affect its important status. Jiazixing has a sparse population, but there are a large number of automatically built light industry farms, which have accumulated a large amount of electric energy. This is a group of extremely precious resources. Whoever can obtain them will be able to win in future wars. It has a huge advantage. The Rules is a battleship. Although it has no weapons and is relatively small, its protective capabilities are far stronger than all commercial spacecrafts. Here, it is the overlord. Back on Zhai King, it can only be a gatekeeper. Even worse, it becomes a research object and cannot have real value."

Lu Linbei paused for a moment, but the third uncle still did not speak. His confidence increased, "The three kings of Zhai, Dawang, and Mingwang have maintained a delicate balance for many years, but sooner or later this balance will be broken or destroyed by external forces. Push it, or take the initiative yourself. Controlling Jiazi Star is your own initiative, which can at least buy enough preparation time for King Zhai. The most important thing is that the other two families must have ambitions, and the spaceship is parked nearby, and they are in contact with each other. Bi, Zhai Wangxing’s only advantage here is the Rule Number.”

"You seem to regard yourself as a strategist rather than an investigator." The third uncle finally spoke.

"Investigators need a little strategic thinking, don't they?"

"As I said before, if you want to seek verification, you must first have intelligence. If you want to have intelligence, you must establish a network. Have you made preparations?"

"I will try to convince Mao Kongshan to become an important member of the network, and Lin Weifeng is also worth fighting for."

"Lin Weifeng is a veteran extremist, can you convince him?"

"Nong Xingwen is also in Jiazixing. When an old brand meets a new star, there will be conflicts, and there are already signs of this. This is the premise I plan to use to persuade Lin Weifeng."

The third uncle twisted his body again, "You must accomplish one thing first."

"Yes." Lu Linbei waited expectantly.

"The most important person has always been on board the Rules. I'm a little surprised that you didn't fight for it seriously."

"Pei Xiaoan?"

"Only by convincing him can your plan be implemented. Investigators need to learn from various people. Use the speech skills you learned from extremists on Pei Xiaoan." The third uncle waved his hand to end the conversation.