Spy Family

It was already late at night, and the last group of merrymakers were staggering forward to find their homes. Lu Linbei parked the car on the side of the road and took a nap on the seat.

The microcomputer is running at full capacity, comparing Chen Manchi's appearance in a large number of surveillance videos.

Li Fenghui must be satisfied with the effectiveness of the program, but he regards this microcomputer as rubbish. It has been running for an hour, but there is still no result, and it looks like it will continue for a long time.

Professor Qiao did not go home, but stayed at his old friend's house to talk all night. Although there were only two of us, we would say something to each other without a moment of silence, and outsiders could not get in the conversation at all.

Lu Linbei was actually a little envious. Looking back, he only had such pure happiness before he was fifteen years old. Ever since he knew the difference between the surnames Mei and Lu, he ended the simple era early.

He remembered what Zhao Songting said. For the interstellar orphans, life is one exam after another. But looking at the situation of Professor Qiao and others, the children of the family cannot escape the fate of exams. The only difference is that interstellar Orphans have more and more frequent exams, and they do not have the right to abandon exams at will.

What does it feel like to be willful? Lu Linbei could no longer remember that even before the age of fifteen, he, like most orphans, knew how to watch what was happening. Once he annoyed his mother, he would blame himself and be ignored by his peers.

Don't let others plant seeds in your heart. The image of Third Uncle suddenly appears and gives a stern reminder.

Lu Linbei decisively stopped his random thoughts, took a look at the still running microcomputer, and fell asleep.

The program Li Fenghui compiled was comprehensive enough to avoid ordinary investigation, and Lu Linbei had no other choice but to believe it.

He didn't sleep for long. When he opened his eyes, it was still dark outside and there were no people around. The microcomputer holographic display on the co-pilot was flashing, indicating that the result was finally obtained.

The few photos Li Fenghui found in the trash pile were of great help. With them as a reference, the program could re-identify Chen Manchi's existence among the vast crowd.

When he saw the first video, Lu Linbei thought there was a mistake. It took a few seconds to realize that the woman in the video was really Chen Manchi.

She has changed a lot, her long hair is braided into a thick braid, her skirt that usually reaches her ankles now only reaches her knees, she wears two long high-heeled leather boots, carries a huge canvas bag, and has makeup on her face. With her weird makeup, she looked like a rebellious girl who was running away from home.

In the surveillance video, she was standing on the roadside, and soon a car stopped in front of her. Chen slowly bent over and looked at it for a while, seemed to say a few words, and then got into the car.

Lu Linbei quickly wrote down the license plate information.

There were two more episodes of surveillance, both in the same lobby, both at around 7pm. The most recent episode happened yesterday. Chen Manchi was dressed more formally. He had obviously made an appointment and was taken to the room by the waiter as soon as he showed up. elevator.

There are only these three paragraphs in total. The program prompts that the search range can be expanded. Lu Linbei cancels it. He feels that these are enough, and then checks the relevant information found based on the appearance.

Chen Lunan, this is her new name, was born in Zhaowangxing. She just arrived at Zhaiwangxing six days ago for the purpose of traveling. She did not register any address and only recorded a few small payments.

If he continued to check, there might be more and more detailed information. Lu Linbei still felt that it was not necessary, so he searched for the license plate that only appeared once.

It is an official vehicle, registered under the Joint Committee, and has no fixed user information.

Lu Linbei found the surveillance video from yesterday, pushed forward an hour, and fast-forwarded the video. About twenty minutes before Chen Manchi appeared, a figure he recognized appeared in the surveillance video.

Sure enough, it was Cheng Toushi.

Lu Linbei also recognized the location of the hall, which was the Diplomatic Building not far from the Diplomatic Apartments. He and Lu Yezhou had gone there once to accept a banquet hosted by the then Deputy Director-General Mei Yongge.

This was Chen Manchi's mission, to seduce an official from the Ministry of Government Affairs.

Guan Zhuqian had obviously planned it for a long time and had long understood Cheng Toushi's experience, especially his preferences. When she met Chen Manchi in Zhao Wangxing, she immediately saw the value of using it.

After all, Cheng Toushi is just an assistant to the minister. What important information can be obtained from him that is worth Guan Zhuqian's troubles?

It has been several months since Chen Manchi came to Zhai Wang Xing. Why didn't he take action until now?

Why didn't Guan Zhuqian object when Chen Manchi and Lu Linbei rented the same apartment?

When Lu Linbei was being interrogated on the spaceship, what was the purpose of Guan Zhuqian's hints? Why haven't you tried it again?

Lu Linbei listed these four questions, but couldn't answer any of them, so he turned to think about three other questions:

Does Chen Manchi need saving?

Should he get involved?

How to save?

Judging from the surveillance video alone, Chen Manchi showed no signs of being forced. In fact, she appeared to be very lively, completely different from her as a fortune teller, and more similar to Ru Hongshang when she was young.

Lu Linbei is only a junior investigator, but Guan Zhuqian's status is much higher than that of the self-proclaimed team leader. The relationship between Da Wang Xing and Zhai Wang Xing is even more complicated, and one move can affect the whole body. If he acts rashly, he will It causes great trouble for oneself, and the consequences are unpredictable.

As for how to save people, there is no way at all.

Regarding the first two questions, Lu Linbei didn't think much and came to the conclusion almost immediately - he needed to be rescued and should be rescued. There was no other reason. It was all because of the new name, Chen Lunan. That was enough. As for the front He didn't care whether there was a trap or not.

Maybe this is willfulness? Lu Linbei shook his head. Knowing that he would not be severely punished after making a mistake is called willfulness. Knowing nothing about the consequences is called taking a risk.

There was a faint light in the sky, and a sentence popped into Lu Linbei's mind: After taking the exam for so many years, I want to give the world a test question.

Zhao Songting and Nong Xingwen were almost certainly the same person, and Lu Linbei could not forget what he said.

He turned off his microcomputer, found a small shop that was open for breakfast, borrowed the bathroom to freshen up, and then drove to the diplomatic apartment to accept a new assignment.

What will be the consequences of being noticed by the third uncle? Lu Linbei let this thought pass by and did not think about it further.

The task was still conveyed by the assistant, which was very simple, but the difficulty increased. He was required to speak at a seminar of the military theory school. As for the purpose, he did not mention a word.

Lu Linbei still didn't rent a house, so he drove to a secluded place and continued to search for information using the program provided by Li Fenghui.

This time he was searching for Cheng Toushi himself, hoping to know more about him.

The government's internal system does not provide much information, which is nothing more than a person's date and place of birth, parental identity, current registered address, marital status, and less complete property status.

He looks very ordinary. Cheng Toushi is married, has two children, and has surprisingly little wealth.

Lu Linbei decided to take the risk to enter the intelligence system of the Emergency Department and Information Department. When the third uncle chose his backer, his goal was actually the same as the military spies of King Planet. There must be a reason for this.

The Emergency Department did not provide much information, but there was a report stating that the relationship between Cheng Toushi and Ru Hongshang was quite complicated. They had been separated and reunited several times and might become a public incident, which required special attention.

Cheng Toushi didn't even try to cover up his extramarital affair. Instead, the emergency department had to guard against public attention in advance. Lu Linbei thought, this is true willfulness.

The Information Department did not have a complete written report, but there was a long list of transfer records. Payments were made to an unknown small company every month, in varying amounts, for at least ten years. Cheng Toushi's name was included in the notes.

The program issued a warning indicating that it might be under the attention of anti-virus software. Lu Linbei immediately ended the program and deleted it.

Li Fenghui thoughtfully provided a completely delete option to prevent the program from being retrieved after entering the trash heap.

Shortly after two o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Linbei arrived at the gathering place of the military theory school in advance. It was an ancient building in the suburbs. Feng Kuantong had already included Lu Linbei's name in the list and there was no need to introduce him again.

The hall has not yet opened. Those who came first are waiting in the outer hall. There are many seats and tables with food. The tables are empty before the time is up.

Lu Linbei was not the first person to arrive. Four young people were sitting in a circle, arguing fiercely. Judging from their posture, they should not be qualified to participate in a formal debate. They were more like bystanders practicing their skills.

Lu Linbei was sitting on a sofa in the corner, thinking about how to speak at the seminar. He was a newcomer among the onlookers, and he was afraid that he would be kicked out if he opened his mouth.

The third uncle was probably testing him.

Lu Linbei vaguely remembered hearing relevant content in class. When a spy recruits peripheral intelligence agents, he must recruit and manipulate them according to the situation. When recruiting, he must make the other party grateful, and when he manipulates them, he must be frightened until the other party completely obeys the order. .

Even so, rebellions abounded.

Several young people who were practicing debate cheered. Lu Linbei looked up and saw Pei Xiaoan from the offensive faction walking in. He nodded and sat in the corner at the other end, obviously not wanting to be disturbed.

Lu Linbei gathered his thoughts, got up and walked over, trying to walk as gently as possible, but he was spotted by the practitioners and walked up to Pei Xiaoan in their surprised eyes.

Pei Xiao'an, who was thirty-seven or eighteen years old, was an older member. He was lowering his head and thinking about something. When he spotted the figure, he immediately raised his head. His eyes revealed the unique sternness of a soldier, a command that left no room for compromise.

Seizing the space station is not a good idea.

Lu Linbei's first words had no effect. Pei Xiaoan waved to a staff member at the door, obviously trying to drive out the ignorant bystanders.

It would be even more foolish to close the space station.

The second sentence had no effect. Lu Linbei could hear footsteps and low laughter coming from behind.

Prince Zhai needs a civil war. Lu Linbei threw out the third sentence, and his right arm was grabbed by the staff, followed by a gentle but stern request: Sir, please leave, you are no longer welcome here.

Lu Linbei nodded, indicating that he would obey the request, turned around and walked out, and said loudly: The signs of civil war have been revealed. If it cannot be avoided, why not take the opportunity to expand its military strength? Other planets will not care...

The four practitioners finally couldn't help laughing loudly, drowning out the arrogant voices of the ignorant.

Lu Linbei walked out of the building and drove away under the supervision of the staff.

He was used to seeing extreme comments on the Internet, so he came up with a more extreme point of view to attract the other party's attention. It didn't seem to be very successful.

Back at the diplomatic apartment, Lu Linbei wrote a very simple report: Failure, apply to try again tomorrow.

Then he left the apartment and walked outside the Diplomatic Building. Will Chen Manchi come again at seven o'clock tonight?

It was just before five o'clock in the afternoon. Lu Linbei got back in the car and drove to Ru Hongshang's home with a desperate mentality.