Chapter Thirty-Eight: He Came from the Mountains
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The obscene middle-aged man seemed to be very hungry, swallowed the sausage in one gulp, and sighed: "Damn, it's shameless that the smuggled spaceship doesn't provide airline meals...... Boy, where did you go, I'm dying of hunger. β
Shi Qinghai gasped and said, "I went shopping for clothes with a friend." β
"That little porter named Xu Le?" The middle-aged man still had sausages stuffed in his mouth, and his speech was a little slurred, "Don't say anything, take me to dinner first." β
Shi Qinghai smiled bitterly, and led the middle-aged man to the restaurant on the third floor, without checking any joint codes - he could find himself at a glance in the crowd, and he could know that he had a friend named Xu Le, and that he was so obscene and ordinary that people didn't want to see him a second time - it could only be him.
In the quiet dining room, Shi Qinghai stared at the middle-aged man across the table, his mood had shaken off his shock. Yes, he could never have imagined that the number two person in the dignified [***] army, who gave the FBI and the Secret Service an incomparable headache, and "he", who was eager to swallow his flesh and gnaw his bones raw, was actually such a character. Although the profession of being a spy, especially a senior spy, the more ordinary the appearance, the better, but Shi Qinghai always felt that the other party was ...... It's a little ugly.
Shi Qinghai was a proud person, and after getting rid of the shock, the first thing he said to his immediate boss was not respectful: "Do you know how many people in the federation want you to die?"
"Not much, just four people. The middle-aged man bowed his head to the noodles and said vaguely: "President, Secretary of Defense, Secret Service Director, FBI Director...... HTD only cares about the hare, and if the Charter Bureau had taken care of me, I would have died a long time ago. β
Shi Qinghai frowned slightly, after the mysterious aura of the person in front of him disappeared, it always made people feel difficult to adapt, and at this time, he was still in the mood to tell jokes, which was really unbearable for him, and he couldn't help but say: "Do you know that a person of your identity suddenly appeared in Linhai, and I am the one who is most likely to be killed? You are only in second place." β
After eating the noodles, the middle-aged man raised his head with a smile and said, "If you are afraid of death, you will come, and if you are not afraid of death, you will come...... Afraid of death or not afraid of death, I came with sincerity. Since you have entered this industry, you can't be afraid of death...... Eagle, you've done a great job in the past few years, and I'm sure your arrangements will keep me safe. β
Hearing the familiar and unfamiliar code name of Eagle, Shi Qinghai's beautiful eyebrows furrowed even more, and asked, "I haven't prepared at all, how can I take you into the dance to meet the prince?"
He looked at this federal A-class wanted criminal, and always felt that the other party's somewhat distorted face revealed a shadow that made him feel familiar. He stared at the corners of the other's eyebrows and eyes, and said, "Even if you change your appearance at this time, it is still too dangerous. β
Seeing through his disguise by Shi Qinghai, the middle-aged man smiled slightly, not caring at all, he knew that the young comrade in front of him had his own pride, and after a moment of silence, he said: "I believe that you are ready in such a short time. β
Shi Qinghai sighed helplessly, handed over an invitation card from his arms, and took out a bag from his side like a trick, handed it over, and said, "This is an invitation card and clothes, the problem is ...... The field office has always kept a close watch on us staff, and it is very difficult for you to show me up like this, and to follow me into the ball, and others don't want to be suspicious. How do I introduce you to people?"
"You have a second uncle named Star. The middle-aged man smiled and said, "From this moment on, I am Shi Da, he has just finished his expedition to the mining stars in outer space, and he came back to find you, and by the way, he went to the dance party." β
Shi Qinghai himself almost forgot what that cousin looked like, and asked, "Where is the real Shi Da?"
"He's also conducting engineering experiments in the mine, and if the information of those kids down there is correct, he should be on his way to S3 these days, and it just so happens that we can control that spaceship. β
Shi Qinghai was not surprised by the meticulous arrangement of the other party, the intelligence head of the [***] army, if he would even make mistakes in these things, it would be impossible for him to live under the pursuit of the Federation for so many years. He was silent for a moment and then said: "I can bring you in, but whether I can see the prince or not, it's not up to me to do it, you should know clearly from the receipt that until now, Ewha University has protected him very well, and no one has ever approached him except the president...... Neither did the Zou brothers and sisters. β
"Young man, in fact, sometimes you don't have to make a lot of turns when you come into contact with certain people, maybe the most direct way, that is, the most effective way. The middle-aged man smiled and said, "I'm not a spy like you, I will only think about things more directly." β
Shi Qinghai looked at him in a daze, thinking to himself that the most successful spy leader in the thirty-seventh constitutional calendar of human society actually said that he was not a spy, if he hadn't heard it from this legendary figure himself, he would definitely think it was a very unfunny joke.
"If you want to meet with the heir of the Tai family, you must only use your true identity, and after the matter is over, my identity will definitely be exposed...... How is the organization going to arrange me?" Involving the most critical part, Shi Qinghai asked very directly: "I don't want to face the wrath of the entire FBI." β
"The people in the mountains have never had access to the powerful people in the Federation, and we are not the people who can appear on the table like Commissioner MedellΓn. The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Now this is an opportunity, and it's worth the risk." If the negotiation with the other party is relatively smooth, the other party will definitely use the power of their family in the federation to help us hide everything, if the negotiation does not go well...... I guess it's hard for me to make it back alive, so maybe it's a good choice for you to accompany me to see George Carlin?"
Shi Qinghai's face changed, he didn't expect this leader of the [***] army to say such a thing, but he immediately sensed something else from these words, especially when the other party called Councillor Medellin a member, and the committee member was the internal organization of the [***] army...... He frowned and asked, "Mountain...... Can't hold it anymore?"
The middle-aged man still kept smiling, but there was a touch of vicissitudes and emotion in his smile: "The elections in the four states around the mountains have been successful, and the MedellΓn commissioners have received a lot of support, and the people who insist on their own armed forces...... I'm a little lonely, too. The preparations for the offensive of the federal military have been continuing, and if the situation continues like this, I don't know how long the mountains will be able to hold out. β
Shi Qinghai was silent for a long time, he was very worried about the safety of those companions in the mountains, but he wanted to know what kind of benefits the organization wanted to obtain by taking a huge risk this time to let "him" come to participate in the Chengren ceremony of the Tai family's heir. After a moment, he gave up the urge to ask the inside story and said very seriously, "Thank you for telling me the truth. β
"I believe in your faithfulness to the faith. β
"Faith doesn't matter loyalty, I just don't like this federation. Shi Qinghai smiled and said, "Actually, I've always been curious about what I should call you other than that too simple codename." β
"You can call me a mountain man. The middle-aged man said with a smile.
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Xu Le didn't know that tonight's Bi-Moon Festival Ball had become a stage for those powerful people in the Federation to show themselves, and it had even gradually evolved into a competition between the two major forces in [***]. He didn't even know that the center of this whirlpool was the young man named Tai Zhiyuan, where could he have thought that the friend he knew would actually be a big man who could influence the entire Federation.
The ball was held in a quiet building at Ewha University, surrounded by a layer of frost and as beautiful as a jade tree in the light of the building. Xu Le was waiting for Shi Qinghai boredly at the entrance, looking up at the sky, only to see that the clouds in the sky had long been gone, and countless stars surrounded the two full moons that were gradually approaching, and the scenery was even more worrying.
Xu Le looked at the two full moons in the sky, squinted his eyes and thought, his heart was indescribably empty, if it wasn't for Shi Qinghai to come, maybe he would prefer to stay in the H1 area for the sixth level training that never seemed to end...... Of course, after the scene in the complex hall today, Xu Le was not sure whether he still had a chance to enter the H1 area again.
Someone tapped him on the shoulder, he turned his head and saw Shi Qinghai's face happily, and at the same time noticed that the heaviness and the other party's side were hidden under the other party's casual expression...... The middle-aged man.
Shi Qinghai didn't want to meet Xu Le tonight, but for some reason, the bold [***] army leader next to him actually pointed out Xu Le's direction, and said with a smile that he wanted to come over to say hello.
"I'm Ching Hai'er's uncle...... You're Xu Le, right? I've often heard him talk about you in my letters. The middle-aged man smiled and said to Xu Le: "You can also call me uncle." β
Xu Le was stunned, thinking that he hadn't heard Shi Gongzi say it, but he still called Uncle honestly, and he didn't notice that Shi Qinghai's face was unusually rich. At this moment, Xu Le's eyes suddenly became lighter, because he saw a train of expensive cars slowly driving onto the main road in front of the building.
The heavy doors were opened one by one, and a group of men and women in fragrant clothes and beautiful clothes walked over reservedly. The eldest lady of the Zou family, who was wearing a red evening dress, walked in the forefront, and the men and women she had just seen in the gu store in the afternoon walked side by side with her, and their status did not seem to be low.
Trouble seemed to be coming, Shi Qinghai whispered something to the middle-aged man, but the middle-aged man just smiled and shook his head. Xu Le didn't notice this, he just stared at the woman in the middle of the group, Zhang Xiaomeng, who was wearing a light blue silk skirt and walking towards him like an elf.
(To be continued)