Spy Family

Lu Linbei remained silent.

Cheng Toushi seemed a little impatient and full of hatred for Lu Linbei. If he had a choice, he would immediately order to get rid of him instead of coming here to meet him.

"Military Intelligence wants to get rid of you. It has already tried it, but it didn't succeed. If you say you don't know anything, I will look down on you." Cheng Toushi did not intend to take it step by step and throw out the main "weapon" from the beginning, " You can either help us or wait for the Military Intelligence Agency to attack you again. You are now in Zhaijing, isolated and helpless. It may not be that easy to escape this disaster. So please give me a reply immediately, I don't want to waste time. "

Lu Linbei smiled, "Secretary Cheng is still so decisive, but please at least give me some explanation. If things are like this, I will suspect that you have set a trap."

"Trap? Why? Is it necessary?" Cheng Toushi sat down for less than three minutes, and he was already about to get angry.

Cui Zhuning smiled and said, "Let me explain. Secretary Cheng will take a rest first. I will ask the waiter to serve the food, and then we will chat while eating."

"Okay, tell me, but... I don't have high hopes." Cheng Toushi picked up the drink and drank it slowly, and soon fell into a state of deep thought, as if he was not interested in what was happening around him at all. After the dishes were served, , and he remained motionless.

Cui Zhuning first introduced the dishes, asked Lu Linbei to taste a few bites, and finally said: "Secretary Cheng may be a little anxious, but he is telling the truth. The council is tired of the Mei family."

"What's the reason?"

"The Mei family has made many contributions to King Zhai, and many outstanding directors and division chiefs have emerged. In Mei Litao's era, the Military Intelligence Department was still the top intelligence agency among the eight planets. To be honest, I admire him. There is no one in the entire Cui family who can compete with him. If Mei Litao lives a few more years, the Cui family may really be in ruins and never recover."

"Is it useful to say this?" Cheng Toushi said suddenly, it turned out that he was also listening.

Cui Zhuning leaned over and said, "Major Lu is very emotional and does not explain clearly the causes and consequences..."

"You said what you said, I just expressed doubts and didn't want to stop you from talking."

Cui Zhuning smiled and continued to talk to Lu Linbei: "To make a long story short, Mei Litao's death is a loss to Zhai Wangxing's military intelligence department. For the Mei family, the loss is immeasurable. The biggest impact is that Mei Boxue took office Long, this is a huge mistake."

In the beginning, it was Mei Boxue who advocated revenge for Mei Qianzhong, but in the end, he got the wrong target and killed several important members of the Cui family, making the hatred between the two families irreconcilable.

"Director Boxue is very prestigious in the Mei family." Lu Linbei said.

"I believe that the Mei family had two choices at the time, one was Mei Boxue, the other was Mei Yongge, and in the end, Mei Boxue won the support of an absolute majority. The Mei family generally felt that Mei Litao was too... … Weakness requires overcorrection, so the successor must be courageous.”

Cui Zhuning laughed and shook his head, "Mei Boxue is indeed very courageous. After becoming the director, she carried out drastic reforms, abolished many departments or groups established by Mei Litao, and added the institutions she wanted. Specifically, It just pays more attention to assassination methods.”

"Assassination?"

"Yes, the Military Intelligence Department already has the largest and most professional assassination organization in the eight planets. Major Lu may not have heard of their deeds. That's because all assassinations are top-secret missions. Even the General Intelligence Bureau does not have much information. But we got some reminders from our alien friends. The first major task for Mei Boxue when she took office was to confront the intelligence agency of Mingwang. She had always been at odds with Mei Litao, but to avenge the 'hero' of the farm, she Never hesitate."

Lu Linbei believed Cui Zhuning's words. Mei Boxue was like the most loyal watchdog. When it came to protecting the family's face, he had no regard for indiscriminate matters or priorities.

Cui Zhuning recalled the scene that year and shook his head helplessly, "The revenge of the Mei family started almost at the same time as the interstellar war, and they gained more victories than the military. For a period of time, the colleagues of the Mingwang Planet hardly dared to leave the planet, and The losses of the Mei family are very few. From the perspective of revenge, Mei Boxue can be said to have achieved a great victory. There is one problem. It completely offended the king star and cut off the possibility of the two stars forming an alliance to jointly deal with the king star."

"Director Boxue's revenge plan was not approved by the council?" Lu Linbei asked.

Cui Zhuning smiled bitterly and said: "The Mei family has always regarded the Emergency Department and later the Military Intelligence Office as their own territory, especially Mei Boxue. It is said that she has a set of logic: If you are doing things for Zhai Wangxing, then you have to ask for instructions from your superiors. If you are doing things for the Mei family, If there is a problem, then you only need to obtain the consent of the farm. In her eyes, there will never be a conflict between the two, or if there is a conflict, the Mei family will take priority."

"The famous star doesn't seem to have formed an alliance with the big star. Don't they want to take revenge?"

"Meiwang's intelligence agency wanted revenge and once vigorously promoted the alliance between the planet and Uranus. However, they at least obeyed the orders from above and did not dare to act without authorization. Mingwang once wanted to form an alliance with Uranus, but found that the interstellar war had reached a stalemate. , changed his mind and would rather sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. There is nothing wrong with Mingwang Xing caring about the interests of his own planet. Their intelligence agency is also very obedient and does not cause sabotage. If the defeat of Zhai Wangxing can be expected, Mingwang Xing is likely to fight with Zhai Wangxing. We formed an alliance, but it’s too late now.”

"Is this why the council wants to expel the Mei family? To punish the Mei family for taking the initiative nearly three years ago?"

Cui Zhuning said seriously: "This is the reason why the council is dissatisfied with the Mei family, not all of it. This is not the first time that the Mei family has made its own decisions. Major Lu will definitely not forget what Mei Boxue did to the Cui family. What will be the result? ? Several people from our Cui family died, but the Mei family just recalled Mei Boxue and replaced them with Mei Litao."

Speaking of this matter, Cui Zhuning was still aggrieved. Due to the presence of Cheng Toushi, he did not dare to show it too obviously. He quickly put on a smile and said, "The board of directors can be said to 'favor' the Mei family. Why? Because the Mei family They have always done a good job at their job, and most of the time they are better than our Cui family. I admit this. The Mei family’s achievements in intelligence work are enough to make up for the damage they caused. Another point is that the Mei family has been spending great efforts to cooperate with major To put it bluntly, maintaining a good relationship within the family means maintaining the relationship while simultaneously investigating the privacy and grasping many family secrets."

"If I remember correctly, the Cui family did the same thing, and not all of the 'handles' are in their own hands." Lu Linbei reminded, still habitually defending the Mei family.

Cui Zhuning smiled, did not refute, and did not want to admit it. He simply bypassed the topic and continued: "The Mei family is getting more and more arrogant. The latest time, they finally crossed the line. This time the target is Commander-in-Chief Pei Xiaoan."

"Huh?" Lu Linbei didn't remember that the Mei family had any dispute with Pei Xiaoan.

"The Mei family used to have a harmonious relationship with Commander-in-Chief Pei. After all, the Military Intelligence Office has to serve the military. The turning point occurred in a marriage. I won't introduce the details. Major Lu can find out. In short, this marriage made our Cui family Become a relatively close relative with Commander-in-Chief Pei. This is a very normal marriage. Becoming a relative cannot change the status quo. Restricted by the law, it is difficult for the General Intelligence Bureau to intervene in extraterrestrial affairs. We have tried and failed, so we can only Admit defeat and stick to your job honestly."

Of course Lu Linbei wouldn't believe the Cui family's "honesty", but he didn't say anything.

"The Mei family doesn't think so. They are very nervous, thinking that this is the first step for our Cui family to fight for power with the Mei family. You know Mei Boxue's temper. He always pursues the idea of ​​striking first, so they came up with a plan to draw out the firepower. Get rid of Commander-in-Chief Pei and kill the threat they imagined."

"Military Intelligence wants to get rid of Pei Xiaoan?"

Cui Zhuning smiled and said: "I'm sorry, my wording is not precise. The Mei family wants to change a commander-in-chief, not to 'get rid' of Commander-in-Chief Pei himself. However, Commander-in-Chief Pei is deeply trusted and appreciated by the council and cannot be shaken. The Mei family then made a bolder plan to defeat their own Star Fleet. In this case, Commander-in-Chief Pei would either be removed from his post or voluntarily resign."

"Director Cui means that the Mei family personally planned the disastrous defeat of the Star Fleet, which resulted in the destruction of six ships and the surrender of the third ship to King Star together with Pei Xiaoan?"

Cui Zhuning looked serious, "It's a bit serious to say 'hand-planned'. The Mei family's plan is to make the Star Fleet lose one or two important strongholds, or lose a space battleship. Commander-in-Chief Pei will be personally responsible for the command, but the overall situation will not be resolved afterwards." It can be reversed. This is a subtle and dangerous plan. If Mei Litao is still here, he may be able to control the balance, Mei Boxue..."

"She is a stupid shrew." Cheng Toushi interrupted, and he was already furious just by listening.

Cui Zhuning nodded in agreement, but still kept his words, "Mei Boxue is not good at executing overly complicated plans. She exposed her flaws and was taken advantage of by the enemy, and she actually agreed to cooperate with outsiders."

"Who are this 'enemy' and 'outsider'?" Lu Linbei was very concerned about details.

Cui Zhuning said with a smile: "The 'enemy' is Uranus, and the 'outsiders' are not yet certain. We speculate that it is either Nong Xingwen or a peripheral spy from Uranus. In short, Mei Boxue was used to introduce a virus program on a battleship. , but she didn’t expect—we hope she didn’t expect—that the virus was so powerful that it quietly spread to other warships, causing the entire fleet to collapse."

"Director Cui, are you sure?"

"It is 100% certain that although the fleet was completely wiped out, the relevant data has been sent back to the rear. Experts have restored the entire process of virus invasion, spread and effectiveness. Based on this, the General Intelligence Bureau conducted a detailed investigation and confirmed that it was a ship. The snow brings it back and injects it with the virus.”

"In this case, just try Mei Boxue directly. Why do you need my help?"

"Mei Boxue is just an executor. If you put her in jail, the Mei family will send another 'Mei Boxue' to take over the Military Intelligence Department and spare no effort to save their own 'hero'. The council is tired of it and does not want to see this again. Repeatedly, and... the council does not want to publicize the mistakes of the Military Intelligence Department, which will further destroy the morale of the military. So we want to ask Major Lu for help to create an excuse to expel the entire Mei family from the Military Intelligence Department. "

"Why should I help?"

"The most important reason, Secretary Cheng, has already said that the Mei family wanted to get rid of you and failed once. They have not given up and are still making new plans. If Major Lu is not willing to make preparations in advance..." Cui Zhuning smiled again, Feeling that there is no need to go into too much detail, "I will add one more thing: If Major Lu is willing to help, the council is willing to return the spaceship you brought back from King Zhao."

Lu Linbei's heart was moved, but he remained calm on the surface and asked, "How can I help?"

"It's very simple, just contact Mei Boxue. She has a plan. Major Lu pretends to take the bait. When the time is right, the council will send Mei Boxue to prison for colluding with the Universal Suffrage Council, and then reorganize the entire Military Intelligence Department. . Major Lu gets a spaceship, the peace talks continue, and the Universal Rights Council will not suffer losses, because the council cannot punish you."