Spy Family

"I need a safe place to talk." Lu Linbei knocked on Cui Zhuning's door, not intending to hide it anymore.

Cui Zhuning was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Okay, I will take you to a place."

Outside the hotel was a busy street. Cui Zhuning chose a car parked on the roadside without hesitation and sat in the driver's seat. Lu Linbei walked around the front of the car and sat in the passenger seat.

The car started and Cui Zhuning said: "That's enough, it's very safe here."

"you sure?"

Cui Zhuning laughed disapprovingly, "You can check it out."

Although it was a bit rude, Lu Linbei checked it in his own way and found no abnormal electronic equipment or programs. In fact, in order to reduce the possibility of being monitored, the electronic equipment of this car was simplified as much as possible, and only Some necessary functions.

"Which departments know the true purpose of our mission?"

"Why do you ask about this?"

"Because the secret has been leaked." Lu Linbei recounted the strange things that happened in the deep sleep cabin and the hotel room. "Someone was warning me through the machine, or reminding me that I don't know the other party's exact purpose."

Cui Zhuning looked solemn, but did not respond.

"Check the surveillance on me and you will find that I did not lie." Lu Linbei said.

Cui Zhuning smiled bitterly, "Dr. Zeng and the others have developed a program for you with safety as the top priority. How can you turn on monitoring at any time? Dr. Zeng said that a program that is convenient for you will also be convenient for the enemy. Currently, there is no way to balance convenience and convenience. For safety, you can only give up one of them.”

"But I didn't lie."

"Don't get me wrong, of course I believe you. I'm wondering who said these words through the machine. Do you have any clues?"

"No, I don't know much about it, but it doesn't sound like Jiazi Xing, it sounds more like one of our own."

Cui Zhuning hesitated for a moment, "There are some things I shouldn't tell you, but the 'leakage' happened as soon as we arrived at Jiazi Star. There is no need for us to hide it from each other anymore."

"Um."

"There are not too few departments that are aware of this mission. At least there are people in the General Intelligence Bureau, the Cyber ​​Warfare Research Base, the Military Intelligence Department, the Star Affairs Department and the Directorate who are involved in the plan."

"Why is there a Planetary Affairs Ministry?"

"Your test requires the cooperation of many parties. It cannot be accomplished by relying on the General Intelligence Bureau alone. The Council does not care about specific matters and can only communicate with all parties through the Star Affairs Department. However, no one in the Star Affairs Department knows the details of the plan. They only know the general outline. . The Military Intelligence Office doesn’t know the details, but I believe they can probably guess the general situation. Only the office of the chairman of the board of directors knows.”

"The people with the most detailed knowledge are the General Intelligence Bureau and the base."

"Yes, these two organizations are directly involved in the plan and know the most about it, but because of this, the General Administration and the base have no need and cannot persuade you to stop the plan."

"Is it the Military Intelligence Department? They shouldn't be particularly happy to see the General Intelligence Bureau expanding its power to aliens."

Cui Zhuning smiled bitterly again, "Of course he won't be happy. The Mei family is now in charge of the Military Intelligence Department. You must know these people very well. Will they use intimidation to sabotage the actions of their competitors?"

Lu Linbei shook his head firmly, "If Mei Litao was in power, this kind of thing would never happen. It is too low-level and meaningless."

"To be fair, I don't think the Mei family would make such a move."

"Then it can only be the chairman's office."

"Ha, you really dare to say that."

"Are all the people around the chairman reliable?" Lu Linbei thought of Mei Wangzhen's report, which clearly claimed that there was a traitor around the chairman, and he didn't know what the results of the investigation would be.

The expression on Cui Zhuning's face was a little strange, and then he smiled and said: "Sometimes I admire you very much. You really dare to think about anything and ask questions."

Lu Linbei also laughed, "Maybe it's because my status is so low that I have nothing to worry about."

"To put it another way, I still regret that you quit MI."

"At least I avoided offending more people above me."

Cui Zhuning laughed loudly and turned away from the main road, "Let's assume that there are unreliable people around the chairman. The problem still exists: first, since he is a traitor, he will naturally sell the information to a certain party. Second, such important information, Why not hide it but send you a reminder early?"

"What if there's a personal vendetta here?"

"Personal matters?"

"Cheng Toushi is considered someone close to the chairman, right?"

"Of course, he is now the chairman's personal assistant. Although it is not even a formal official position, he can speak at any time. For many people, this is power. You and him... Oh, I think about it. There is a restaurant scandal in the Diplomatic Building, the woman involved is not your wife, right?"

"That's her."

Cui Zhuning opened his mouth slightly, stayed for a while, and let out a short laugh, "I understand why you have doubts. But why did Cheng Toushi use reminders to prevent you from carrying out your mission?"

"Because it is not in his interest for the chairman to personally take part in this task."

Cui Zhuning was silent for a long time, "With the help of machine sound transmission, you have seen it many times. You may not think it is strange, but it is actually very rare. Especially now, all major planets have strengthened their network defenses, and Jiazi Planet is one of the best. Cheng Toushi and you He has a personal grudge, but I don’t believe he has the ability to break through Jiazixing’s defense, or he has the ability, but uses it rashly, just to destroy your mission. If he really hates you, it is better to leak the secret to Jiazixing directly - this is just Hypothetically, I don’t believe he would do such a thing.”

The two of them analyzed and analyzed, but could not come to a definite conclusion. Cui Zhuning finally said: "You don't need to take these things to heart, just leave them to me, and I will give you an answer."

"What if a machine talks to me again?"

"Let it speak. If you can, talk to it for as long as possible. At the same time, knock on the middle wall. Knock a few times quickly, and I will understand what you mean."

"good."

Cui Zhuning did not elaborate on how he would conduct the investigation, and Lu Linbei did not ask.

The car has moved away from the main street and entered the edge area of ​​Earth City. Like all cities, the central planning is neat and tidy, and the further it expands, the more unsustainable it becomes. Earth City is a very new city, and it is still unconventional. This area is obviously messy. , the road is winding, sometimes wide and sometimes narrow, and signs of compromise with reality can be seen everywhere.

It happened to be the liveliest place here, with a lot of pedestrians and cars. By the time Cui Zhuning discovered this, he had no way to turn back and could only go along with the traffic, hoping to turn around in front and find another way back to the hotel.

This car is so crude that it doesn’t even have automatic navigation.

"Why did I drive the car here?" Cui Zhuning said with some frustration.

Lu Linbei regained some memories, looked at the street scene outside the window, and suddenly said: "This is the former embassy district."

"Embassy Quarter?"

"Yes, when Jiazi Star just declared its independence, the major planets sent envoys, each occupying an area. The whole street was called the Embassy District. This street used to be the Zhaowang Star Embassy District, and not far ahead is the Shouluo District. The first group of experts settled in Jiazixing."

"Captain Lu has returned to his hometown. Hasn't there been much change here?"

"The buildings seem to have changed in appearance, but the meaning has probably remained the same: the roads are messier, there are more pedestrians, and the shops are denser, especially the bars. This used to be a place where immigrants often came to drink. Some of the bars have not even changed their names. ."

"I didn't expect that there is a place like this in Jiazi Star. I think it's better for us to leave as soon as possible."

"Investigators from the Military Intelligence Department must like it here."

"Then we have to stay far away to avoid arousing their suspicion. You were right just now. The Military Intelligence Office does not like the General Intelligence Bureau's hands to stretch out too far. Of course, I can understand their thoughts, and the General Intelligence Bureau does not want to see it. Go to MI and get involved in planetary affairs.”

Things went against his wishes. The more Cui Zhuning wanted to leave this area as soon as possible, the more trouble he encountered.

Two groups, or maybe three groups, started fighting in the street for unknown reasons, using vehicles as obstacles and jumping randomly in the middle, blocking the entire street.

"There's always something surprising about Jiazi Star. You think it's always in order, but it turns out there's a lawless land hidden there - I guess this is one of their biggest secrets." Cui Zhuning sneered, and then carefully The door is locked.

More and more people were participating in the fight. It took nearly half an hour for the police to arrive. First came dozens of drones shouting in mid-air, followed by a large number of police wearing exoskeletons with sticks in each hand. , holding a shield in one hand, quickly dispersed the fighting crowd and arrested more than ten people.

Cui Zhuning breathed a sigh of relief, "At least the police in Jiazixing are tougher, but they came later."

"I'm even more puzzled that fused people can actually fight."

"Maybe the 'integration' was not thorough enough." Cui Zhuning said with a smile. The traffic gradually recovered and he was able to drive forward slowly.

Several policemen stayed at the intersection to direct the vehicles. Cui Zhuning followed the car in front, but was stopped. A policeman came over and waved the vehicle to drive forward for a certain distance and then parked on the side of the road.

"I didn't do anything." Cui Zhuning said angrily, "I hope he can recognize the diplomatic documents."

The policeman did not come immediately, but stayed where he was and continued to direct traffic.

"Should I wait for him, or just walk away?" Cui Zhuning asked.

"Don't give Jiazixing police an excuse to go to the hotel to investigate us." Lu Linbei replied.

Cui Zhuning nodded and decided to wait patiently.

Three minutes later, the policeman finally made room and walked slowly from behind. Instead of standing outside the driver's window, he went around to the passenger side and knocked on the window.

Lu Linbei glanced at Cui Zhuning in surprise and lowered the car window.

The policeman took off his helmet and smiled, "Team Leader Lu, do you still remember me? I didn't expect to see you in this place again."

Lu Linbei suddenly remembered that this policeman was actually his former subordinate investigator Gui Shangbai in Jiazixing.

Gui Shangbai is a standard drunkard. He only looks better when he is drunk. But now he has changed his appearance. He does not look like he has been drunk, but he looks in high spirits.

"Gui Shangbai?" Lu Linbei said the other party's name and couldn't help but add, "Have you participated in the fusion plan?"

Gui Shangbai shrugged, "Yes, half of the transformation is completed, it looks good. And I joined Jiazi Star, stopped serving King Zhai, and became a policeman."

"Congratulations." Lu Linbei couldn't find anything else to say except these two words.

Gui Shangbai sighed for no reason, "What is Team Leader Lu doing now? Why are you coming to Jiazi Star again?"

"I am studying for a PhD at university, and this time I am accompanying a team of scientists from Zhai Wangxing to attend a seminar here."

"Oh." Gui Shangbai nodded, and then said with a half-smile: "There's nothing to say. Since I met Team Leader Lu and remembered our friendship back then, I have to give him some special treatment. Please come with me. , I suspect that you are related to the fight just now."

Lu Linbei was stunned. He didn't expect that his subordinates were still holding grudges.