Spy Family

After sending Huang Pingchu and the driver to a safe house, Lu Linbei rode a two-wheeler to the company to inform others that although the network had been partially restored, it was very unstable and not safe enough.

There was no one in the company. There were only a few soldiers guarding the door. Lu Linbei asked them to go back to the building opposite and warned: "Colonel Huang will not be back tonight. If someone comes to visit, you can open the door and don't show any weapons."

Then he rushed to another safe house and met up with Mei Wangzhen and others.

Mei Wangzhen had already gotten some information, and as soon as he saw Lu Linbei, he asked, "Have you heard of the 'Purity Committee'?"

There were five investigators in the room. Lu Linbei nodded to them and replied: "An organization was established within the Independence Army half a year ago. Many members used to be the 'Committee for Guarding Human Purity and Cleaning Up Human Defilements', which is also known as 'Cleaning Up'." Committee’s activist.”

"No matter how the name is changed, their philosophy has not changed and has become more extreme. Are they really members of the Independence Army?"

"Yes, it belongs to the headquarters."

"The Purity Committee is arresting fusion people everywhere. It is said that they publicly smashed three fusion robots in the square of First Light Industry, claiming that they have a way to trap the 'program' in the robot body. Guan Zhuqian has already brought other fusions with him The humans went into hiding, abandoning most of their robotic bodies.”

"The Independence Army arrested more than thirty people at the Fu family's banquet, and more people are likely to be arrested tonight."

Mei Wangzhen said in surprise: "It has only been one day since the Independence Army entered the city, and there are signs of losing control. What should we do?"

"Do nothing. Temporarily cut off contact with Guan Zhuqian, and do not provide protection or other forms of help to anyone. We are outsiders. The Independence Army is in the spotlight, and we must avoid its edge."

"Just looking at it?"

"When Uranus carried out the massacre, we just watched, and it's the same now."

"Okay, now it's your decision."

"Everyone has the identity of Zhao Wangxing, right?" After receiving a positive answer, Lu Linbei continued: "Go back to your residence now, and don't go out in the next few days, waiting for the next step."

Lu Linbei had spent a year in the Independence Army. His words were so weighty that the investigators' faces changed.

"Others need to be notified." Mei Wangzhen reminded.

"Verbal notification, try not to use the Internet."

Each of the investigators had a contact target and could pass on information layer by layer. After a little coordination, the five set out to inform others first and then go home.

After there were no outsiders, Mei Wangzhen said: "Can you tell me what is going on?"

"To put it simply, in the past year, the Independence Army expanded too fast, absorbing a large number of local forces, resulting in many internal factions. Victory also came too quickly, and a struggle for power followed. General Xie is probably going to Cut the knot with a sharp knife and eliminate the dissident faction in the shortest possible time.”

"What does the Purity Committee have to do with this?"

"The Purity Committee belongs to the headquarters and is directly under the command of General Xie. They arrest people everywhere, probably to establish their authority."

"General Shi on the head hasn't been completely solved yet, and General Xie on the ground has started another round of troubles?"

"I didn't expect General Xie to take action so quickly. I thought he would take action after it was relatively stable."

"You have saved Xie Bojun, can you give him some advice? At least say something nice to Zhai Wangxing."

"Absolutely not. General Xie once made a mistake because he was soft-hearted, so he became...a little stubborn. The more he begged for mercy, the more ruthless he became."

"Can we really just watch?"

"Protecting the people of King Zhai as much as possible is our most important task. Sister Zhen also needs to find a place to hide. Don't go out and wait for my news."

"Even me..."

"No one is exempt."

"And you?"

"They also thought I was a friend of the Independence Army, so I was relatively safe."

Mei Wangzhen was silent for a while, "Why did things develop like this? I thought I could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but... alas, King Zhai's strength has declined to this point, and I can't blame others. I will go to safe house No. 9 to stay for a few days. And, you We have to bring Ye Zi back, he just sent me a message a few hours ago, saying that he was trapped in Xingzhou City and couldn't see anyone and couldn't leave."

"Leave the leaf to me, he will be fine."

Mei Wangzhen said goodbye and left. Lu Linbei packed up the things in the house and went out again, heading to the stronghold of the Interstellar Orphan Mutual Aid Group. After walking several places, he found Ma Juntu.

Ma Juntu was having a meeting with some people. He hurriedly welcomed Lu Linbei out and took him to a small room. "Major Lu is here to arrest people, right?"

Lu Linbei nodded, "People from King Zhai need some protection."

"Give me the address, but there is one place that doesn't work. The planetary headquarters of several major light industry companies are a symbol of invasion. They will definitely be destroyed and no one can save them."

"Well, I have already taken away the people in the company."

"I will send people to other places to provide protection as much as possible, but there is no guarantee. The main force of the operation tonight is the Purity Committee. They are a little... crazy and cannot be controlled by the mutual aid group."

"Understood." Lu Linbei sent some addresses stored in the chip to Ma Juntu and prepared to leave.

"Major Lu, you should also be careful." Ma Juntu reminded.

Lu Linbei smiled slightly, "Thank you, but you don't have to worry."

Lu Linbei rode to the safe house where Huang Pingchu lived. Instead of going upstairs, he drove away his car.

It was past midnight, and the arrest operation of the Independence Army had really begun. Before, it could only be regarded as a small fight. The streets were full of groups of Purity Committee members. They wore special uniforms, which were quite different from military uniforms. The epaulettes, cap badges, and armbands are all red flames, with small words embroidered below: Purification and Purity.

The key areas are those where aliens gather. The Purity Committee breaks into every house to conduct inspections, using methods such as questioning and equipment. As long as they have been transformed, even if it is only partially transformed, they will be arrested.

"Medical, this is a medical operation..." Almost everyone said this, but it was useless.

Lu Linbei's car was intercepted several times. His identity chip contained the information that he was a member of the Propaganda Committee of the Independence Army, which was enough to allow him to pass through without any obstruction.

It was troublesome to find Qiu Xinyang. He didn't answer the call. Lu Linbei walked to five places before he found out about Minister Qiu's whereabouts.

On the way, he passed First Light's planetary headquarters, a building that had been looted several times, and met its end when it was swallowed up by a fire. The surrounding employee apartments were occupied by the Purity Committee, who were in the process of cleaning up the few remaining residences. subject to strict review.

The situation of Infinite Light Industry was probably not much better, and Lu Linbei didn't go out of his way to see it.

Qiu Xinyang did not rest. He requisitioned a building as a temporary office and led many of his subordinates to work overtime overnight. He sent a large number of messages through the Internet and street slogans to explain tonight's arrest, calling it "a great event." "purification action" to "make Zhao Wangxing a pure Zhao Wangxing".

Although he didn't answer the call before, Lu Linbei came to the door. He came out to greet him personally and introduced him to the office on the top floor. "Everyone else uses the basement, but I don't. The laser weapon of King Xing has no accuracy, so why be afraid of it? If the laser weapon is restored, Normally, there is no use hiding in the basement, it will still be penetrated, not to mention that the target of Uranus is Guangye Farm, not a certain person."

The office is large and has few furnishings. The tables and chairs seem to have been moved in temporarily and do not match the color of the floor.

"This place used to belong to a commercial service company. Do you know what its products are? Man, yes, its main business is to transport so-called 'talents' to several major planets, which are actually cheap labor. This company is located in Zhao Wangxing's The business is not particularly large, the King Planets and King Lu Stars are their business focus. The major planets obviously have a surplus of manpower, so why do they still import cheap labor? "

"Maybe it's because it's cheap." Lu Linbei understood that Qiu Xinyang was deliberately changing the subject.

"Yes, imports are 'cheap' and can drive down local prices. This is one of the shortcomings of family rule. In essence, the family is all interstellarists. Their property and relatives are all over the major planets. They have I have rich experience in interstellar travel. I have nothing against interstellarists, and I think they are good people most of the time. However, there is a line between good and bad. When interstellarists ignore or even forget the interests of their own planet, they only have pure eyes. When it comes to cost, they cross a line."

Lu Linbei was silent for a while and then said: "I have a friend who is an investigator for Prince Zhai, named Lu Yezhou, and he is currently staying in Xingzhou City."

Lu Linbei didn't mention tonight's arrest operation, Qiu Xinyang showed a smile on his face, "I remember this person, and Yang Guanghan, they will come back by plane, they should be there tomorrow morning, I will send them Go to Major Lu’s office.”

"Thank you."

"Just a small favor. Now that Major Lu is here, I just have something to say. It's a cliché: Is Major Lu still unwilling to officially join the Independence Army?"

Lu Linbei smiled and said: "I have explained it clearly before. If I stay on Zhai King, I will be more helpful to the Independence Army."

"Yeah, but now it's time to test your loyalty."

"Can I meet with General Xie?"

Qiu Xinyang slowly shook his head, "If you join the Independence Army, you can join the headquarters immediately and can meet General Xie at any time. But you are an alien. Even though you are a friend, you cannot meet whenever you want."

“Please put me on the list so I can wait.”

"You are on the list, you have always been there." Qiu Xinyang smiled, then put away his smile, "If Major Lu has time, please go visit Fu Taiyi and Miss Miao again. They... are a little moody."

"If I don't even know how the Independence Army will arrange these two people, I will only make people more annoying."

"What I understand is that Fu Taiyi can still enter the Supreme Committee. Of course, he has to be willing to do so. We can't ask him to enter. As for Miss Miao, she is not from King Zhao, but there are many, many people who like her in the Independence Army. So she can join the Foreign Affairs Committee as a foreigner and serve as the honorary chairman. Of course, she also has to be willing."

"With Minister Qiu's words, I know what to do." Lu Linbei looked at Qiu Xinyang. He knew that he was being used again, but as long as the reward was appropriate, he would happily accept it.

Qiu Xinyang stood up to see off the guests. At the gate, he said, "When Major Lu visits the Fu family, it will be good for everyone to bring Colonel Huang with him."

This is a hint that Fu Taiyi may have "strength" that even he himself does not understand.