Spy Family

The campus was finally abuzz. News had spread that the top leaders were preparing to surrender. Even the agreement had been drafted, but was stopped at the last moment by a group of young officers.

It was these young officers who, in the name of the Universal Rights Council, arrested the capitulationists among the top officials, announced the establishment of a crisis committee, convened well-known figures in the city, and after several hours of deliberation, decided on a comprehensive conscription, striving to reach an agreement with the council in the shortest possible time. Start a war.

They are very anxious because the President Gao Yongzhen, who is far away in Zhaijing, may surrender to the council in some way at any time, which will have a fatal impact on the entire General Assembly. They hope to destroy the peace talks through war, which is the worst possible outcome. It was also necessary to show that the General Assembly could never surrender as a whole.

The campus is one of the important recruitment points. The recruitment order was issued at noon, and almost everyone, regardless of gender, had signed up before dark.

Lu Linbei did not join the crisis committee. He was very "famous" but did not want to use it. Instead, he wanted to gradually "retire" and try to restore his true character as an investigator: low-key and efficient.

The Xiang brothers not only joined the Liaison Office themselves, but also introduced a group of people. Lu Linbei selected seven people from them and expanded the entire department to eleven people, far exceeding the quota determined by Professor Qiao.

Chen Manchi is also one of these seven people and still acts as a monitor.

After dark, the recruitment process was still going on. Lu Linbei's intelligence agency had begun to take shape. The entire third floor of the hotel was at his disposal. He had received a large amount of equipment and was ready to start work.

Lu Linbei divided his ten subordinates into two groups. One group, including Zhu Canchen, Chen Manchi and three other helpers, focused on collecting network information, finding ways to invade the servers of important institutions of the council, and find out the enemy's movements. The other group, led by the Xiang brothers, continues the internal investigation to find more Council spies.

Mingguang City has never established a dedicated intelligence department, so the network team had to start from scratch, and progress was slow. The first night was spent laying out the infrastructure. The three helpers were computer science students at school, and they had a lot to learn. , but smart and enthusiastic, Zhu Canchen is very optimistic about them.

Chen Manchi was the first to put into formal work. He used three microcomputers and several drones to set up a simple monitoring network that could cover a range of two hundred kilometers around Mingguang City. It was far from perfect, but at least it was a It's better to start than to be unprepared.

The work of the investigation team went relatively smoothly. The Xiang brothers had been secretly monitoring the three council spies who had been exposed through electronic devices. They exerted a little pressure and pushed the three people to seek help from their accomplices. They followed the clues and found two more spies, one of whom was Even a member of the crisis committee.

Before dawn, Lu Linbei ordered to close the net and arrest all five spies. After a brief interrogation, they were handed over to the military and the investigation was suspended. Catching spies is a big or small operation. Those spies wanted to obtain information. , often taking advantage of family ties and friendships, and the people being used are usually unaware. If the investigation continues, more people can be caught, but it may destroy the foundation of the Universal Suffrage Association.

Lu Linbei gave up as soon as he could and transferred the investigation team to a new task.

The members of the Universal Rights Association in Mingguang City are very enthusiastic, but they have a fatal problem: they have no real leader.

Several senior officers of the branch are all capitulators and have been imprisoned. The young officer who is leading the battle has a relatively low position and is difficult to convince the crowd. He also has no management experience. With enthusiasm, he wants to join the battle as soon as possible.

The hastily established crisis committee attracted many people from society, especially university professors. These people were "forced" to come forward, and no one dared to take responsibility. As a result, the General Assembly fell into more and more chaos, and a large number of soldiers were recruited but had nowhere to place them. , eager to fight but unable to formulate a clear plan.

The Xiang brothers hoped that Lu Linbei would come forward to take charge of the overall situation, but they were rejected. Lu Linbei knew his own limitations. The routines he was good at were more suitable for intrigue-style close combat. When encountering large-scale battles and complex internal relationships, he also interacted with ordinary people. Just as helpless.

But he offered one suggestion: invite “leaders” from the outside.

Many members of the General Assembly of the Universal Rights Association have evacuated Yuandian City, including many well-known figures, and there are also some determined militants in the local branches. Zhu Canchen was once ordered to analyze a large number of figures, but the work has not been completed. At this time, he can only contribute in advance. come out.

The task of the investigation team is to contact dozens of "candidates" to see who is willing to come to Mingguang City and can arrive in time.

When the Jingwei programmers split, about 20,000 programmers joined the Universal Rights Association and were scattered throughout the country, becoming natural nodes. As long as there was a network, they could get in touch in a very short time.

At 2:17 pm on the second day of the "incident" in Mingguang City, after contacting various places, the Xiang brothers finally found a suitable candidate.

"General Tang Baoxin, Chief of the General Staff, was on his way to escape. He originally wanted to go to another city, but he was willing to change his route and come to Mingguang City to take over the army. He said that he only wanted to be responsible for military work, and other matters should be left to more senior officials. Professionals, we need a politician with charisma."

"When will General Tang arrive?" Lu Linbei asked.

"Within twenty hours."

"Very good, we will release the news later. But don't say that General Tang is still on the way. Just say that he has arrived in Mingguang City and is resting. He will meet everyone publicly soon."

"Twenty hours is not 'quick'." Brother Xiang said.

"It doesn't matter. When everyone shows anxiety, they say that General Tang is holding an 'internal meeting'. It doesn't matter if some people have doubts. The news here will still reach the council, and we can't give them the opportunity to assassinate General Tang midway."

"good."

Tang Baoxin had secretly contacted the Military Intelligence Department of the Council, but before Yuandian City fell, he chose to flee, which proved that he, like Lu Linbei, used a false surrender in exchange for more time.

Mingguang City still lacked a political leader. That evening, the Xiang brothers' extensive contacts finally became apparent.

"There are three candidates, Zhai Xueyuan, Feng Fuluo, and Li Fangyuan. Have you heard of it, Major Lu?"

"I heard that they are all very famous people."

"Zhai Xueyuan and Feng Furuo will send representatives to Mingguang City. They probably want the army here to join them and concentrate their strength to fight the council. Li Fangyuan is willing to come in person and has already set off, almost at the same time as General Tang arrive."

"Don't announce this matter until either party arrives in Mingguang City."

"Yes." The Xiang brothers continued to contact various places. Although they were programmers, they had the same enthusiasm as ordinary humans. They never rested and did not need to rest.

Lu Linbei said to Zhu Canchen, "Tell me about these three people."

Zhu Canchen came over and sat down, "Would you like to talk in detail or simply?"

"simply say."

"Zhai Xueyuan is said to be a descendant of the founder of Zhai Wangxing. When the local universal rights movement was on the rise, he was promoted to be the branch president. According to the information I collected, he is very good at protecting himself. He may have always kept in touch with the council, but he There was no betrayal of the suffragettes, they were just walking a tightrope, trying to keep the war away from their own cities."

"Yeah, I got it."

"Feng Furuo was originally the mayor of a local area. He was among the first batch of local officials to join the Universal Suffrage Association. He was once a candidate for the president. After losing to Gao Yongzhen, he refused to enter the association and stayed where he was, fighting with several people around him. The city has reached a mutual protection agreement and is the second largest force within the Universal Rights Council. After Yuandian City fell, it is now the largest force."

Lu Linbei nodded.

"Li Fangyuan is a political prisoner and a staunch member of the Interstellar Orphans Mutual Aid Group. He has planned many riots and spent many years in prison. He was sentenced to life imprisonment the last time he was imprisoned. He successfully escaped from prison a year ago and has been in prison ever since. Wandering around, although he joined the Universal Suffrage Association, his views were quite extreme and he won many supporters, but he failed to gain a stable territory."

"No wonder he is willing to come to Mingguang City in person."

"Well, he is a professional demagogue. He will go wherever there is excitement. If there is a spaceship, he will not hesitate to go to the Kings to incite local residents to riot."

Lu Linbei laughed and said, "Of these three, which one do you like most?"

"None of them are ideal. If you have to choose, you must first exclude Li Fangyuan. He is taking too big steps and may lead us into a pit of fire. I am not optimistic about Zhai Xueyuan either. His family background is very suspicious and his character He is not active enough, suitable for being conservative and not pioneering. After much deliberation, there is only one Feng Furuo left. He is a pure politician. Because he was born in an ordinary family, he was not accepted by major families after becoming mayor. He was furious. When I joined the Universal Rights Association, I actually didn’t particularly agree with the concept of universal rights. If you are looking for a long-term leader, none of these three are suitable. If you are looking for temporary self-protection, Feng Furuo should be the best choice. ."

"Good thing you did some research."

"Don't put too much trust in my research. It's still in its infancy. Judging someone's future based on just some information has a very low accuracy."

"At least it's a reference."

"Just for reference. Is there anything else, Major Lu?"

"never mind."

Just as Zhu Canchen walked away, Chen Manchi came over with his daughter in his arms, "A plane landed two hundred kilometers away in the southeast and quickly took off again. The distance was too far and the drone couldn't take pictures of the ground."

"Mingguang City is about to welcome a special guest. Slowly, you need to take a rest."

"I'm not tired." Chen smiled slowly, not showing any signs of fatigue. "But you should rest. Your eye sockets are already sunken."

"Yeah." Everyone was working in the same room, and Lu Linbei couldn't respond intimately.

Chen Manchi also understood, and put her daughter into her husband's arms, and when no one around her was paying attention, she gently kissed him on the face.

Lu Linbei called the Xiang brothers, "You have to split up. Xiang Yueqian continues to contact all parties, and Xiang Biguo prepares to welcome the 'guests'. You can get the surveillance video from Chen Manchi."

"Yes." The two said at the same time, and Lu Linbei still couldn't tell who was who.

Zhu Canchen quickly came to report the situation again, "We intercepted a message from the Council's Military Intelligence Department and it was sent here. They obviously don't know that all the spies have been arrested."

Zhu Canchen handed over a piece of paper with a line printed on it: Fully cooperate with the "Operation Creation Forest", and the code was "How much electricity can a power generation panel create in a year?"