Snowflakes were fluttering outside the window, and the atmosphere in the bar was very cold. Just after noon, there was no business. Shi Qinghai held a cigarette on his thin lips like sucking a lollipop, and watched the red light on the cigarette end attentively. , looks a little funny.
The wooden door of the bar was pushed open, and cool air came in. Shi Qinghai took off the cigarette butt and snuffed it out, pulled out the seat beside him, looked at the man's white hair and said, "What can I drink?"
"Wine." After the director of the Linhai Prefecture HTD Bureau sat down, he spit out a word directly. Shi Qinghai's brows wrinkled beautifully. He knew very well about this former teacher, later leader, and one-line contact's superior. He knew that the other party was always cautious and not very willing to drink. But he didn't ask anything, snapped his fingers, and greeted the store to bring a glass of spirits.
"The Tai family seems to have been in contact with Senator Pabble." The director almost choked on the spirits, coughed and said softly: "If Pabble can get the support of the Tai family, his chances of winning the presidential election next year should increase. quite a few points."
"The Tai family... has always been very low-key, so low-key that most of the federal people have forgotten its existence." Shi Qinghai admitted that he had not paid much attention to this former royal family who had been brilliant for countless generations before this intelligence gathering. He raised his glass and took a sip, and said, "Even if their family owned the entire federation before, but after all, more than 60 constitutional calendars have passed, how much hidden power can they still have... Can they actually affect the presidential election?"
"Don't underestimate the existence of the Seven Great Families, this is something that the history of the Federation has already proven. Although the Tai Family is the most secretive of the Seven Great Families, if we guess correctly, it should be the most powerful of the Seven Great Families. family."
The director lowered his head and said in a slightly worried voice: "They may not be able to make someone directly elected president, but they can easily lose someone's opponent."
"Destruction is always easier than construction, I understand that." Shi Qinghai's eyes were calm, "but although I have always looked at politicians with disgust, I have to admit that Pabul from Donglin is a strange one among politicians. Count. If the moral standards and practical spirit he has displayed over the years are all disguise, I can only say that Senator Pabble has played the role of the saint quite successfully."
"You know what I mean." Shi Qinghai continued: "If Pabble becomes the federal president, it should be the best choice for the organization, at least if it wants to negotiate, there is no need to worry that the federal government will be like the villain before. capricious."
The director waved his hand and said: "A sense of morality cannot represent everything. In his campaign platform and in his political practice over the years, Pabble has been careful not to reveal his attitude towards the four states around the mountains... About the relationship between the federal government and us No one knows what kind of thoughts he has. If Palb is under the influence of the hawks in the Ministry of Defense in the future, he chooses to take a strong offensive attitude towards the organization…”
Shi Qinghai noticed that the director's eyebrows were full of worry.
The director sighed and said: "Today, the four states around the mountains seem to have ended with the end of the civil war and the joy of the arrival of peace. The Medellin Congressman has always adhered to the principle of non-violence. In order to maintain the unity of the comrades, the organization cannot Be fully prepared for war. If ... Pabble is elected president and chooses to use force to suppress the four states around the mountains, I am very worried that our comrades will be crushed."
"The current president is a cowardly and incompetent person, but Pabul is different." The director said worriedly: "A president who came out of a miner's family wanted to set up extremely lofty ideals at a very young age. This kind of character has a strong character. , will definitely not allow the existence of such anti-government armed forces in the Federation, especially in the capital star circle."
"But these are all worries in advance." Shi Qinghai glanced at the director and said, "Today, I took the risk of meeting with teachers and students. I don't think you should just say this."
The director shook his head, looked at the snowflakes outside the window, and suddenly said softly: "I just feel like something is going to happen recently, so I came to see you. If something goes wrong in the future, I will immediately file your file. Delete... Except for me, he is the only one in the organization who knows that the eagle in Linhai is you. You know, he never pays attention to specific affairs, and even if you want to get out, the organization will not find out... Then you can truly be free ."
This sentence is extremely inauspicious. As the two most successful spies of the anti-government army An Zhi in the federal government, Shi Qinghai and the director have long been prepared for the possibility of death at any time, but when they suddenly heard this sentence, Shi Qinghai Qing Hai's brows couldn't help but wrinkle. He looked at his teacher quietly, and said slowly, "Freedom... I really like something. But I don't want to use your death as a condition."
He patted his teacher on the shoulder and said softly, "I've been really tired these past few years. I kept sending back information to the four states around the mountains, but I still had to watch that old bastard in Medellin keep going to the federation. I'm very uncomfortable with the wink... But you should know, teacher, that I can persist to this day because I agree with the organization's philosophy. The world really needs to change, but the organization will never assassinate or terrorist attacks that may affect civilians. Treat it as a way of fighting... I only hope that this concept can persist." Shi Qinghai leaned back on the leather sofa, lit a cigarette, and said slowly in the smoke: "If one day, the organization deviates from this In principle, then I can only leave the organization, even if there may be a silence chase."
"What do you want to say?" The director frowned and looked at his proud disciple, "Is it about the Double Moon Festival Ball, what did you find?"
"I just don't understand why the organization cares so much about the Crown Prince's coming-of-age ceremony... I can understand a little bit about the fact that the Medellin Congressman sent that little girl who doesn't understand anything." Shi Qinghai flicked the soot and said calmly. : "The Seven Families are the biggest vested interests in the Federation. I don't think the Tai Family is likely to cooperate with us. In this case, what's the point of spending such a big price to obtain this information?"
"Do you think the organization will use this Double Moon Festival dance to assassinate the prince?" the director said seriously.
"Yes, other than that, I can't think of any other possibility."
"The organization seldom conducts assassination operations against federal public figures, because it will greatly damage the organization's image." The director looked at Shi Qinghai sternly and said, "What's more, the Double Moon Festival dance is held in a university town. There are too many innocent citizens...you speculate that it is disrespectful to the beliefs of the organization."
"I don't trust anyone except you." Shi Qinghai didn't give up his inference under the teacher's stern eyes, "and if the organization really carries out an assassination operation against the heir of the Tai family, you and I are completely ignorant of it, and we can only do it. Said that in the future we must be the part that was abandoned."
"You can't convince me, because organizing the assassination of the Tai family's heir will not benefit our cause in the slightest."
"Resolving the sins of the Seven Families in history is the creed of the organization itself." Shi Qinghai narrowed his eyes slightly, "And as you said earlier, the Tai family has already contacted Senator Pabble, and you have also analyzed that Senator Pabble may be Will move closer to the hawks... If that's the case, why doesn't the organization choose to remove Senator Parbu's greatest support before he becomes president?"
"Seven generations of the Tai family, there is only one heir." Shi Qinghai continued to analyze calmly: "If we say that this family is the most terrifying existence in the Federation, but from a certain point of view, it is actually the most vulnerable existence, as long as this The heir dies, and the family is bound to fall apart because of no inheritance."
The director was silent for a long time. Today, he suddenly wanted to see Shi Qinghai, a student. In fact, it was because he had some suspicions about the organization's dynamics in the recent period. Whether it was the Medellin Congressman or the important figures in the federation, they were all close to the Tai family. It is necessary for the heirs of the Tai family to show their favor. Only the anti-government troops who have resisted the Federation for decades have no reason to care about the traces of the heirs of the Tai family, unless the big figures at the top of the organization really move some thoughts.
After a long silence, the director said slowly, "But have you ever thought about it? In Xinglinhai Prefecture, the capital of the Federation, it is basically an impossible task to assassinate the prince of the Tai family... Even if there are some radicals in the organization, But I don't think there are too many idiots."
"I believe in this point. It took me several months to determine the exact location of the prince, which is enough to show the strength and caution of the other party." Shi Qinghai shrugged and said, "I only hope that you have been here recently. Be careful for a while... Be more careful with the people and information over there."
"What are you going to do?" The director slowly drank the amber liquid remaining in the cup, and asked with a reddish face.
"Tonight at the Double Moon Festival Ball, I will personally watch it. No matter who the organization sends to implement this plan, I will let him fail." Shi Qinghai's tone was calm.
"You are fighting against the organization."
"I hope this kind of unpleasant thing doesn't happen. But if the organization really does this without the two of us... Without trust, only shameless exploitation and after-the-fact silence, I'm no longer a member of the organization. ."
The director sighed and looked at this young official who was usually very lazy, but now he was cold like a knife and said, "Maybe we think too much, maybe tonight's dance is just a Vanity Fair show for rich kids. , maybe the upper levels of the organization really just want to change their thinking, try to contact the real power in the federation, and seek a smoother future."
Shi Qinghai raised his eyebrows, laughed, and raised his glass to the other party: "If this is the case, then it is the best. According to the last information, the Tai family's coming-of-age ceremony has a very strange rule. If you just want to contact the prince, There are not so many female students around Congressman Medellin in our organization... Although I was born beautiful, I am a man after all, right?"
The director laughed and said: "We will never betray women so unworthy." After a while, he calmed down and said with a smile: "Organize the latest order from the upper management, ordering you to do everything possible to contact the prince."
"Damn, you only said it at this time." Shi Qinghai scolded after a moment of stunned, "It seems that there should be no problem with tonight's dance?"
"Be careful." The director patted him on the shoulder.
"Then I'll go first and make an appointment with a friend. It's been too long."
Shi Qinghai was clothed in light snow and walked towards the GU store on the quiet street in Linhaizhou. Before he went far, his brows furrowed. He glanced down at his watch and pushed open the upper case cover. , I saw a line of words appear on the hidden display screen below.
"Don't worry about the dance, because he's here and the address is..."
Shi Qinghai's expression was stunned. The only one who could contact him in this way was the teacher who just broke up, the old guy whose ostensible identity was the director of the HTD bureau.
Obviously, the old guy just received this information, and he was in a very happy or excited mood when he forwarded it to him, so he said so irregularly.
Shi Qinghai looked at the line of words in amazement, and the word "he" in the second sentence. He suddenly felt that things in the world were extremely absurd. He was mentioned in the previous conversation with the teacher, and he came
It's just why he came to the sea, how dare he come! If he really came, it seems that the organization's attitude towards the Double Moon Festival is really peaceful, because the organization can't let him take the risk.
The snowflakes fell on the long eyelashes, and Shi Qinghai forgot to brush them off. He looked at the words on his watch in disbelief, and he couldn't help but feel a palpitations at the thought of seeing the big man soon.
Each spy has his own code name to facilitate single-line contact. Shi Qinghai's own code name is Eagle, and his teacher's code name is Liquor. Shi Qinghai also knows some colleagues who were unfortunately arrested by the federal government, such as the sacrificed swallow and crow. … In human history, there are not many spies who are famous for their code names. However, during this period of the constitutional calendar, almost all the most powerful spies came from the anti-government army in the four states around the mountain, because the anti-government army’s espionage system is at the top , there is a character named "him".
He is the No. 2 figure in the anti-government army and the closest comrade-in-arms of the leader of the anti-government army. In the hearts of Shi Qinghai and others, he is a very remarkable professional - such a high-level leadership has not been obtained enough by the Federation. Identity information and information, the anti-government forces have been resisting in the four states around the mountains for several years, and as a result, no one in the federation can know what the other side's No. 2 person looks like. This alone proves his horror.
Shi Qinghai couldn't help shivering under the light snow and breeze, he was about to pick up that person, and then... attend the Double Moon Festival dance? He came to Linhai Prefecture, naturally, to meet the Taizi's prince, but what can the anti-government army and the Tai family talk about
Even though the seawall collapsed in front of him, Shi Qinghai, who could still keep his inner calm and a lazy smile on his face, couldn't help but feel a little shaken after learning this information.
Over the past few years, he has obtained a lot of federal intelligence for the anti-government army, helping people in the four states around the mountains not only successfully survive the battle, but also help the moderates in the anti-government army to seek a lot of interests in local elections. It can be said that he is one of the most successful spies of the anti-government army in recent years. But facing the boss of his direct boss... Facing the "him" that no one has ever seen before, Shi Qinghai has no confidence at all.
To ensure his absolute safety in Linhai Prefecture, and to arrange for him to meet the young man at the Double Moon Festival Ball, Shi Qinghai's brows furrowed in an instant due to the enormous pressure.
This pressure also made him not discover the abnormal situation there until he walked into the GU store, and heard the specific content of the conflict there. With just one glance, Shi Qinghai guessed the purpose of the group of rich men and women, narrowed his eyes slightly, walked over, and said to Xu Le, who was still drinking coffee, "Let's go?"
Xu Le directly regarded the group of men and women as air, but was also a little annoyed. When he realized that Shi Qinghai had finally arrived, he could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, stood up and asked, "I accompany you to try on clothes?"
"No." Shi Qinghai squinted at those people, his eyes naturally showing a hint of indifference, "Manager, how many pairs of shoes are in the store? I want them all."
The group of proud rich men and women, who had been in conflict with Xu Le before, saw that boy's companion coming, and were about to go ahead and go crazy, but unexpectedly Shi Qinghai was going to go crazy.
The things in the GU store are very expensive. If you want to buy all the shoes in the store, how much money do you need to spend? These noble people in the field have this kind of economic ability, but no one will do such a thing like a nouveau riche.
The man who wanted Xu Le to take off his dress at first laughed at Shi Qinghai and said, "Please continue to perform."
Shi Qinghai ignored him and took the beautiful female manager to checkout. The female manager had seen those weird people who like to show off their wealth, but she still felt that she asked to pack all the shoes... It was really strange. Xu Le followed behind dumbfounded and asked, "Where did you get so much money?"
"Don't you have a bank card there?" Shi Qinghai said.
Xu Le smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "There are still hundreds of thousands. A pair of shoes here costs several thousand. How can I buy them all?"
Shi Qinghai smiled very kindly, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, you still don't know what the limit of your card is... It can be overdrawn, and the limit is amazing..."
Xu Le took out the Sanlin Union Bank Card that his uncle had left for him, and then couldn't believe his eyes, and looked at the success of the card swipe with great distress. At this time, all the shoes in the store belonged to him alone.
The performance of the female manager today is really amazing. She looked at Xu Le with a smile, returned the bank card with both hands, and said, "Welcome to come next time."
Shi Qinghai instructed the other party to deliver all the shoes to a certain address tomorrow afternoon, then patted Xu Le on the shoulder, and walked out of the store proudly under the gaze of the store employees.
When they passed by the group of wealthy children, the man said with a sneer, "There are so many idiots in Haizhou, and they even play such an unprofessional thing as burning banknotes."
"Who did the idiot say?" Shi Qinghai didn't keep silent this time, he turned around with a smile, looked at the man and said, "My lord, I just want to know, there is a group of idiots who bought GU dresses, but even a pair of GU I don't even have shoes to match... What a happy scene to go to a dance."
After being stunned for a while, everyone immediately became angry. Only then did they understand that this guy in a wrinkled Brazilian suit was so sinister. In the Empire, I heard that the place where the dress is made will never make shoes, and mixing and matching is also a popular style, but in the Commonwealth... this is absolutely not going to work...
"It's getting late." Shi Qinghai raised his watch and glanced at it, and said sincerely: "I hope you will have time to get everything ready before the dance, there are still many homes on this street. Shop, do you think I will buy all their shoes?"
Walking in the wind and snow, Xu Le couldn't help laughing when he thought of the wonderful expressions of the rich children. He didn't know anything about the etiquette of the upper class, but he could guess that Shi Qinghai's move would definitely make the other party. Very painful. The next moment, the smile on his face turned into helpless sadness. He looked at Shi Qinghai beside him and said, "How can I pay back so much money?"
"Idiot. The delivery will be delivered tomorrow afternoon, and the transaction will be canceled in the morning." Shi Qinghai didn't even look at him, and said with great disdain, "I said you were too honest, and you didn't even know that you were bullied by those people. What's the matter? You can't even use a little trick, how can you act like that in the society?"
Xu Le touched the back of his head. He wanted to say that he had said a few mean things, but he just smiled and said, "I'm used to hands, not very used to talking."
Shi Qinghai was stunned for a moment, thinking of the battle between Xu Le and the special soldier in the nightclub, he couldn't help laughing loudly on the quiet and wealthy famous street in Linhai.
"I still have some things to do." At an intersection, Shi Qinghai stopped, looked at Xu Le and said with a smile, "Maybe I have some things to do at the dance tonight, you can play by yourself... Maybe you can use that Zhang Xiaomeng chased back."
The life of a spy is always very stressful. Knowing that "he" was coming, Shi Qinghai habitually became frivolous, vented his anger for Xu Le, and relieved himself, but since he was here, Shi Qinghai knew that today It is impossible to accompany Xu Le at night.
Xu Le saw a hint of heaviness in his smile, thinking of the voice on the previous phone, he frowned and asked, "Are you... is there any trouble?"
"Big trouble." Shi Qinghai smiled bitterly, patted his shoulder and said, "Let's go."
Xu Le left, Shi Qinghai went to pick up his big trouble. Outside the central fountain in an extremely lively food plaza, he took a sausage and gnawed it, waiting for the arrival of the most mysterious intelligence chief, while slandering that synthetic meat was really bad, should the teacher be sent from the HTD bureau again? All the wild animals in there to fight toothbrush
At this moment, someone walked up to him and asked, "Is it delicious?"
Shi Qinghai turned his head, and then... saw an extremely vulgar-looking middle-aged man, staring at the sausage in his hand, his eyes shining. After being stunned for a while, he subconsciously handed the sausage over.