A great philosopher once said that whether to die or not is a question.
Now, the receiver of the phone is in Eric's hand. He is not a philosopher, but he knows that whether to hang up or not is a question for him.
Du Lin is not a good person. Eric, who has become a middle-level official in the Military Intelligence Department, understands this very well. He does not know the situation in the Security Committee and whether he has also investigated Du Lin. Only the Military Intelligence Department has Regarding Dulin's files, a room of about twenty square meters was dedicated to displaying them.
There are more than a dozen cabinets filled in chronological order, and it is said that a considerable number of documents have been stored in the Secrecy Bureau. If you add those, you may need to find a larger room to store them all.
Du Lin is not a good person. It is impossible for a good person to have so much black material in the Military Intelligence Office. You must know that the cases that the Military Intelligence Office is responsible for are basically cases that can cause great damage and impact to the country and society. If it is really ordinary The bad guys who fight and kill are not qualified to set up a special task force in the Military Intelligence Office.
He even heard from his superiors that Du Lin was also investigated by the Knights of the Rose, which was the highest-ranking secret service agency in the empire. They did not let Du Lin go, which showed how bad Du Lin had become.
After gaining access to these secrets, Eric's awe of Dulin gradually dissipated. After all, with a room full of black materials in his hands, Eric did not feel that Dulin could pose any danger to him. .
Just take one and find a scapegoat to expose it to the foreign media, and Du Lin will be finished. At home, he may be able to prevent the media from exposing his dirty materials, but abroad he does not have that much power. Once such a person loses his power, , he is nothing.
So Eric had almost forgotten that he had ever been afraid of someone and made a choice that was beneficial to him in the shadow of others, until Dulin's voice rang in his ears.
As long as he hangs up the phone, he can prove that he is not afraid of Dulin.
As long as he hangs up the phone, he can let that bastard Dulin understand that he is threatening an important member of the internal intelligence agency who lives in the dark and holds the power of life and death.
As long as he hangs up the phone, but... there's no need!
Eric quickly found a good reason for himself. I can hang up the phone to prove that I am not afraid of Dulin. He is just a bastard who looks strong but is weak on the inside, but there is no need.
There is no need for everyone to lose face because of a joke, and there is no need for unpredictable consequences caused by a momentary dispute. He glanced at the two young people who were smiling and clasping their hands behind their backs, and listened slightly. He heard the sound of bullets being loaded, and suddenly laughed loudly, "Okay, okay, Mr. Dulin, our greetings should be over. Is there anything you need my help with?"
Du Lin on the other end of the phone also smiled at the right time. His laughter was not that exaggerated, it was very casual and peaceful, as if he was really just chatting just now, "A friend of mine told me that no matter what friends No matter how close the relationship is, as long as there is no contact for a long time, they will be wary of each other like strangers. This is how we have not been in contact for a long time. "
"I am a nostalgic person, and I also know that you may not be able to remember my phone number, so I want to remind you that we are friends!"
Eric did not speak. He knew very well that he lost the moment he changed the subject. Although he thought he did not lose, this kind of concession was just a sign of maturity. If a war does not break out because of fighting spirit, no one will be hurt. When the sun comes tomorrow morning, the world will be as peaceful as ever.
This is a sign of maturity, he has not lost!
After a pause for a few seconds, Dulin continued, "I heard that someone is investigating me recently, the Knights of the Rose. Do you know these people?"
Dulin said that it was not a fabrication that he was being investigated. Someone was indeed investigating him, but the person under investigation was not him, but the other side of Tener City, including Alfalfa Town.
Turner City has seen a lot of new faces in the past two years, but after the new faces appear on the streets of this small city a few times, they will be able to find out their background and quickly integrate into the city.
But the new faces that have appeared in the past year are very special, and their information is very "perfect", so perfect that no one can find any surprises in it.
If you were an ordinary person, you would probably miss the information about these people. However, after several local people in Tener who specialize in buying and selling intelligence obtained the information about these people, they could tell at a glance that there was something wrong with the identities of these people.
They have processed tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of pieces of intelligence information. You can tell with your eyes what is true and what is false.
These people were investigating something, including corruption in the police station, and some people went to Alfalfa Town for a few rounds. After the whereabouts of these people were collected, it reached Dulin's ears, and for the first time, he One idea is that someone is out to fuck themselves.
This is not his random imagination, it is just a skill that a successful politician must master - to prepare for the worst when he does not understand the cause and purpose and cannot guess the outcome.
It is possible that these people were not there to investigate Dulin and his family, but for the sake of safety, Dulin believed that these people were here to investigate him and then responded.
If it is wrong, then I am very sorry, some people may be injured, but these people will also receive good compensation, at least many times more than the pain they suffered.
If it is right, then it is gratifying that another crisis that may suddenly erupt has been avoided.
In fact, Du Lin has been dealing with these intelligence agencies, including the violent agencies within the imperial system, for a long time. He is getting better and better now, but those who used to talk about sending him to prison did not Appear in front of him again.
Both the Military Intelligence Office and the Security Committee have stopped investigating him, so he believes that the people who are still paying attention to him are probably the Knights of the Rose.
He felt that these things were not caused by him, but probably by... Mr. Kesma. But as a son of man, there are always some things that he did not do, and he had to finish them.
Knights of the Rose!
So who would know anything about these people
There is no doubt that Mags must know them very well, even better than they know themselves, but Mags's current situation...
Kubal also knew that Maggs had said Kubal more than once that Kubal was a trustworthy person. In fact, this sentence was not said to Dulin, but to himself.
Stupid people always cannot distinguish the context and meaning behind certain words. Magus said that Kubal is a trustworthy person, with the purpose of telling Dulin that as long as he lives, Kubal will have no problem.
But now that Mags has a problem, whether Kubal can be trusted is another question, not to mention that this is the relationship between Kubal and Mags, not Dulin and Kubal.
So after much deliberation, Dulin thought of Eric, a lieutenant colonel in the intelligence department of the Imperial Army who had never contacted him. He must know something about the Knights of the Rose.
With one phone call, some other troubles were solved unknowingly, and at the same time, I was able to get some help. This phone call was very valuable.
Eric's reaction was very quick. After he asked "How do you know about the Knights of the Rose?", he immediately realized that Dulin was already the governor of Ambiluo State, and now he was qualified to contact part of the empire. High-level institutions include institutions such as the Order of the Rose.
"I know them, but I don't know any more than you do, Mr. Dulin." Eric's answer was very cautious. He was unwilling to involve himself in these dangerous things, but it was obvious that Dulin was not like this. think.
Du Lin's attitude towards valuable friends was always very gentle. He was not annoyed by Eric's perfunctory answer, but asked another question, "Do you know that recently you and the Security Committee were responsible for arresting the top leaders of the Tushen Cult?" some actions?”
The sudden change of topic made Eric unable to keep up with Du Lin's rhythm. He thought for a while and nodded as if Du Lin could see it, "Yes, I know, this is also one of my jobs, Du Lin." Mr. Lin, do you have any important news for me?”
Dulin laughed, "Of course, of course, as the defender of the empire's legal system and morality, I think that I, and even every citizen of the empire, should have the spirit of dedication and dedication to the empire. I caught the divine envoy, the Earth God Sect's Number one, he's locked up in the basement at my feet."
Eric couldn't help but cover his chest with his pounding heartbeat. His scalp was numb, as if waves were rushing from his crotch down his spine to the top of his head. He was so excited at this moment that he stood up. Little flagpole!
Yes, if it were stronger, he might spiral into the sky!
With the arrest of some high-level officials of the Tushen Religion, more and more news is giving off an ominous atmosphere. An intelligence agency has been entrenched in the west for more than 20 years and has begun to penetrate into other places. It is an intelligence agency disguised as a religious organization. , bribed a large number of social elites, including many business elites and political figures, and even people from the Military Intelligence Department were bribed.
The task of capturing the number one figure of the Tushen Cult, the Divine Envoy, has risen to the highest level in history. It is not that the Military Intelligence Agency wants to know how many people have been corrupted, infiltrated, and bribed by the Tushen Cult, but that it wants to This information will never see the light of day.
If there are a large number of traitors in the middle class of the imperial society and it is revealed that there is evidence, this will be a fatal blow to the empire and the entire society!
Different from other people's purpose of catching the God's Envoy, these intelligence organizations of the empire really want to protect the God's Envoy and want to destroy the information directly and not give any careerists any chance to create social unrest!
Whether it is Eric, the top officer of the First Office of MI3, or his boss, the top officer of the Army Intelligence Subject Operations Division 1, they are all dreaming about catching the God's Messenger with their own hands.
As long as you catch him, your feet standing on the steps will have the motivation to lift up again.
He swallowed and contracted his lower abdomen slightly to prevent himself from being rude in front of the two young people. When he spoke, he realized that his voice was trembling, "Just now... you said that the divine envoy is at your feet?"
"No!", Du Lin's denial was very decisive, so decisive that Eric thought he might have been hearing hallucinations, so he thought that Du Lin had caught someone who even the three major intelligence agencies of the empire could not catch. But His next words plunged Eric into a deep silence, "I just asked you how much you know about the Knights of the Rose."
After Eric was silent for a long time, he struggled and asked, "How can I trust you?"
Some people are so greedy for wealth that they are willing to price their power, which is extremely noble in the eyes of others, in exchange for wealth.
Some people covet power, as if from the moment they are born, they want to gain higher power, greater influence, and trample more people under their feet. For this, they are willing to give everything.
There are also people who are very upright. They never participate in any trivial matters, but as long as they can highlight their integrity and greatness, they will often agree more happily than anyone else.
Everyone in this world has weaknesses, including people who have no desires. If a person really has no weaknesses, then he will either kill himself when he understands this, or he will be killed by this society.
Eric also has it. He wants to climb higher. He has seen the pain and helplessness at the bottom in his previous field work, and he walks on the edge of death every day.
If he works seriously, he will have to face either spies from other countries who have undergone professional military training and special military training, or some thugs who unscrupulously pour out firepower without fear of life and death. Who knows when something will happen because of some unavoidable An accident, just like his comrades died in front of his new partner.
If he does not work seriously or even avoids work, he will be labeled as suspicious and will either die in the internal affairs process or at the hands of other field personnel.
Living with death every day, do you want to escape from it all
It's very simple, climb higher, climb until you are no longer controlled by others, climb until you can hold your own destiny and say no to the sky.
This is an opportunity that can save him several years, but it is also a crisis. Once Dulin does not cooperate with him, but changes to someone else, maybe his safety and stability will make him wait another eight years. Promoted to colonel and major general.
If people can't do something for themselves, are they still people
His heart was beating violently at this time, and everything around him became strange. His vision was strangely elongated, and he was accompanied by slight tinnitus. The sharp tinnitus made him feel uncomfortable. His blood pressure continued to rise, and his heartbeat also increased. faster and faster.
"Eric, everyone knows that I am a generous person and an honest person. As long as you can do your duty as a friend, we will be good friends."
"I am always generous and never stingy with my friends. If you need something, and I happen to have it, I will give it to you!"
Eric closed his eyes tightly, his face turned red, and it was obvious that his blood pressure was a little high now. He slapped his temples hard a few times and asked, "What news do you want?"
Du Lin did not answer directly, but instead invited him to go to the west, "Come, come to my place, take people back, and tell me something that interests me..."
After the two young men left, Eric's wife walked to the study and looked at Eric who was slumped in the chair and walked over nervously. She wiped the sweat from Eric's pale face. He asked softly, "Do you want to call the police?"
Eric forced a smile and said, "No, not at all. You forgot, dear, I am the police."
He patted the back of his wife's hand and said, "I need to think. Can you give me some space?"
The woman left with some worry and carefully closed the door gently. Eric closed his eyes and raised his head, hating himself and getting excited at the same time.
At this time, in the distant city of Turner, two young people who already had formal jobs - in their thirties and less than forty years old. These two young people had just gotten off work and were living in a very ordinary hotel. Next to them, they spontaneously got some cooked food and placed them on the chairs at the door, and began to enjoy dinner.
The owner of the small hotel also ran out with a plate full of wheat cakes. It has been almost nine months since these two young people moved here. They are very generous and often buy some cooked meat and food. he shared.
In order to be able to take advantage for a long time without embarrassing himself too much, the owner of the small hotel made a good proposal. He was responsible for staple food such as wheat cakes or meal packages, and the other two young people were responsible for the evening dishes. It's meat or something.
This was a stupid suggestion, but the two young men agreed, and soon they became good friends.
After eating delicious food at night, the owner of the small hotel felt that these two months were the happiest time in his life. He saved a lot of catering expenses and helped several young girls who could not afford to wear clothes in the past few days. , and also taught them many processes that they will always go through in their life growth.
So he had a good feeling towards the two young men, thinking that they were very simple and honest children - if someone in Tener calls you honest, simple and honest, then you can beat him, because he is calling you stupid.
This night was no different from the past. The fragrant beef ribs and veal shanks, plus some sour cucumbers that were so sour that your sphincter almost lost its function, and a small bottle of wine. There is no more satisfying dinner than this. .
The three of them were chatting while eating, and one of them talked about the hotel run by the boss. "I see that every time a guest comes, you will register their information. Is it required by the police station?"
The boss, who had already drank some wine, nodded repeatedly, "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't want to write those messy things."
"Who cares if you throw it away after writing it? Aren't those officials taking the opportunity to bully ordinary people like us who have no background?" Another young man also said.
The boss's eyes widened and he spat out a breath of alcohol. "If you can finish writing, then who will write that stuff? After writing these things, you have to keep them by yourself. If anything happens, they will still investigate. If you can't get them out, why?" It’s going to be bad luck.”
"My garage is already full of these things. I don't dare to burn them. It would take up too much space if I put them away. None of these things are good for officials!"
The two young men looked at each other and said a few words in response to the situation. One of them continued to ask tentatively, "I heard that there was a murder case here a few years ago. It was quite exciting. Do you know what happened? What happened? Tell us..."
(End of chapter)