Spy Family

"Why did you have to drag me in?" Lu Linbei asked in the corridor.

"Drag him in? Drag him in where?"

"In this whole thing, I don't believe that Military Intelligence asked me to help find the programmer by name."

"Haha, why are you asking for so much detail? Even if there are discrepancies, Sister Zhen and I will be responsible. Neither you nor Cui Zhuning will be implicated."

"You two want me to go back to MI?"

Lu Yezhou stared at Lu Linbei for a while, then smiled and said, "You really want to know?"

"If it were anyone else, I would have tolerated it, but when it comes to you two, if I don't ask clearly, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well again."

"Haha, that's too cruel. Well, let me tell you the truth. Believe it or not, Sister Zhen is helping you treat Orphan Star Syndrome."

"Um?"

"I told you, believe it or not."

"At least give me an explanation."

"Sister Zhen has asked experts for advice. There is no particularly effective treatment for a situation like yours. It can only be psychological intervention with the cooperation of drugs. Specifically for you, I need to give you something to do."

“I always have something to do.”

"Not something ordinary, but something that grabs most of your attention. Experts say - not mine - your situation is like that of a sheepdog who was born to be a shepherd but was asked by his owner to look after the home. "There is nothing wrong with this kind of life, but the sheepdog will not adapt to it, and over time, psychological problems may occur. For some humans, it is Star Syndrome."

Lu Linbei frowned and said: "Where did Sister Zhen find the expert? He is so good at making metaphors, it can't be Professor Qiao."

"Of course he's not that guy. He's a real expert. He may not sound nice, but he's absolutely professional. Moreover, do you admit that having something you like to do can really relieve your symptoms?"

"Hmph." Lu Linbei didn't want to admit it, nor did he want to lie, because this trick was indeed effective, and he liked to cooperate with his former companions. Being forced to accept the task of the General Intelligence Bureau only aggravated the symptoms.

Lu Yezhou patted Lu Linbei's shoulder twice and said with a smile: "You don't have to hide it between the two of us. If we encounter a similar situation, we will definitely ask you for help."

"I will introduce Professor Qiao to you."

"Haha, I'm good at being scolded. You don't know how many times I've been scolded by Sister Zhen and Third Uncle over the years... Hey, what's your plan to find those five programmers?" Lu Yezhou almost lost control of himself again He kept forgetting that Lao Bei was already an outsider and could not discuss work matters in front of him.

"It's very simple. I designate a certain passenger, and you go and search out all his electronic devices, and then remove the batteries one by one. Until I nod, you take away the chip of that device."

"This is a bit troublesome. I'm not a police officer."

"I'm sure you'll figure it out."

"You really think highly of me." Lu Yezhou scratched his head all the time, but he didn't say it couldn't be done, nor did he ask Lu Linbei for help.

In order to appease the passengers, the spacecraft speeded up the food supply to ensure that everyone could get a portion, sent robots to deliver a large number of simple seats, and revealed a little news every few minutes to finally calm down the crowd.

When Lu Linbei and Lu Yezhou came in, they didn't attract any attention.

There are multiple rest cabins in the ship, and the five programmers were probably in different cabins intentionally.

Lu Linbei gave instructions in a low voice, and Lu Yezhou began to "perform". As he walked towards the target, he quickly made a judgment and decided what method to take against the person, either by pretending to be a secret policeman to scare the other person, or in the name of the spaceship staff. Patiently persuading, or just using the identity of an ordinary passenger to get close... He can always succeed once and for all, and make the target obediently hand over all electronic equipment, even the personal chip voluntarily.

Lu Linbei stood watching from a distance, a little jealous in his heart. In the past few years, Lu Yezhou has grown very fast, and his status in the Military Intelligence Department will become higher and higher in the future. If the family structure is really broken, his room for improvement will still be Bigger.

Lu Linbei does not regret his choice. Even if he had to do it over again, he would still do the same thing.

The whole process went very smoothly, because there was no network, and the five programmers could only communicate through auxiliary wireless connection technology, which was very inefficient. The most important thing was that in order to be invisible, they all hid in inconspicuous electronic devices, such as beauty salons. The price paid for instruments and small medical equipment is that they cannot sense the external situation. Once discovered, they can only be captured.

Lu Yezhou strictly followed Lu Linbei's request. After getting the device, the first thing he did was to remove the battery and then take out the chip.

There were five chips in total, all about the size of a fingernail, with exactly the same appearance. Lu Yezhou held it in his hand and weighed it twice, "Who would have thought that one day humans would be able to survive in such a thing, wouldn't they escape? "

"Probably not. Without a battery and peripherals, a single chip is in a dead state and can't do anything except store data."

"It's unbearable to think about it. Although I also love playing games, but let me live in it forever-" Lu Yezhou shook his head firmly.

"When you really become a programmer, you will have a different idea. You will feel that the human body is the biggest constraint." Lu Linbei said.

Lu Yezhou closed his palms, held the five chips tightly, and said with a smile: "At least at this moment, I am their restraint. Is this considered completed? Our ship should be safe, right?"

Lu Linbei shook his head slowly.

"Are there programmers? Where are they hiding? Let's go and find them."

"I don't know if there are still fish that have slipped through the net, but I have a guess: If the programmers of the Longitude and Latitude join hands with the fusion people of Jiazi Star, it will be difficult to be discovered. At least I don't have this ability."

"How can these two kinds of people join hands?" Lu Yezhou didn't quite understand.

"Programmers have no body, they are just a string of unique codes. The degree of transformation of fused humans varies. Some of their brains have been modified and look no different from ordinary brains, but they are able to run programs and store data, and are highly similar to chips. , Theoretically, one fusion person can carry several programmers at the same time. I can't enter the brain of the fusion person, so naturally I can't detect the existence of the programmer. I believe that ordinary instruments probably can't detect it either."

Lu Yezhou nodded, "It's really troublesome. I hate this kind of war. Why can't we just decide the outcome on the battlefield openly?"

"Because the Latitude and Longitude is the weak side, we must make use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses."

"Sometimes you are so calm that people can't tell where you stand. Well, it has been a while since the fusion people appeared. I hope the experts on King Zhai are not unprepared. What should we do now? What else can we do?"

"You can retrieve the passenger list, find out the Jiazi star people, and carry out key surveillance."

"That's all we can do now. I'll go find the captain immediately..." Lu Yezhou suddenly laughed, "This is normal. Old Bei, you come up with the idea and I'll execute it. I really miss the past."

"Sister Zhen and Third Uncle will give you some advice."

"That's different. What they give is the task, and what you come up with is the idea. There is a huge difference."

"The difference is that my position is not as high as theirs, so what I say is not a 'task'."

"Haha, if you insist on saying that, it's okay. Anyway, I feel most comfortable working with you."

The two did not go to the command cabin to ask the captain for the list. Instead, they returned to the electronic cabin. Lu Linbei entered the server and directly retrieved the passenger list.

Due to legal and financial restrictions, Jiazi people rarely leave their planet. Interstellar travel usually has only two purposes, political and business contacts and visiting relatives.

There are a total of seven Jiazi Star residents on this spaceship, six of whom declared it because of political and business contacts, and only one of them came to visit relatives - although they are from different planets, once they have been transformed, they are not very enthusiastic about returning home in glory.

Age, name, identity, reason for visiting, photos and boarding video, this is all the information. Lu Yezhou looked through it through the microcomputer, "Old Bei, who do you think will have problems?"

"You can't tell."

"How can I test it?"

Lu Linbei shook his head, "It's difficult, unless... it's still difficult."

"At least give it a try."

"Arrest these seven Jiazi people."

"But Zhai Wangxing and Jiazixing have not declared war on each other and are still in a friendly state."

"That's the first hurdle."

"Is it just the first one?"

"After arresting them, we still have no way to test them. We can only make a guess: If there are programmers hiding in the brains of Jiazi people, they may choose to escape when they are in danger."

"Well, what then?"

"As long as they escape into ordinary electronic devices, I can find them immediately."

"It sounds easy. The Jiazi people have eyes and ears. Let's bluff and pretend that we have a way to detect it. The programmers hiding inside will definitely be afraid and will naturally fall into the trap. What's so difficult about this?"

"The difficulty is that I may have guessed wrong. There is no programmer hiding in the brain of the fusion person. In this case, bluffing will become a real violation of interstellar rules. Can you bear this charge?"

Lu Yezhou was stunned for a while, "I can't afford such a big crime. One Longitude and Latitude is enough to give King Zhai a headache. The higher ups certainly don't want to offend any planets again."

"So this is a matter of luck. If you are lucky, we will find the programmer and everything will be reasonably explained. If you are not lucky, you will get nothing. Jiazi Xing will definitely protest strongly, and Zhai Wangxing will definitely sacrifice you to settle a diplomatic dispute. "

"Haha, Lao Bei, you are still so good at persuading people."

"No matter what I say, ultimately it's you who makes the decision."

"Me? I can't make a decision. I have to ask my real sister."

"Ask her, it's just one more person involved."

Lu Yezhou hummed, "Old Bei, if you were faced with this situation, what would you choose?"

"You still don't understand my character?"

"You definitely chose to take the risk."

Lu Linbei smiled.

"There's another question. Assuming that a programmer really escapes from the brain of a Jiazi star, it doesn't prove that other people have no problem, right?"

"No, it can't even be proved that the Jiazi planet man has no problem. There may be more than one programmer hidden in his brain, but as long as one is found, they can all be detained for legal reasons. After the spacecraft enters the port, we can Conduct a comprehensive inspection.”

Lu Yezhou hesitated, "The order from above did not say that people from Jiazi Star should be detained. If I don't do it, I will never be punished. If I take the risk, I will either make a great achievement or lose my job. It's not easy for me to survive today." position, Lao Bei, I’m not as smart as you. If I lose my job, I won’t be able to go back to school, and it will be difficult to find other jobs.”

Lu Linbei still just smiled and refused to persuade.

Lu Yezhou raised his hand and punched Lu Linbei hard on the chest, "Why did I forget it? With you, I never have a safe time to perform my tasks. Well, if we don't take this risk, we will definitely do it in the future. I will be laughed at by you and Sister Zhen, which is more tragic than being unemployed. I will arrest people, you come to find people, and we must make our ship clean!"