Zhou Lin

On the first day of the lunar month, the beginning of autumn, it is overcast and the cool breeze arrives.

If there is blood light, it is advisable to pray for blessings and offer sacrifices, and avoid moving or traveling.

The local officials come down to determine the good and evil in the world.

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This morning, a figure wearing a red hooded robe and a Peking Opera mask appeared on the street outside the gate of the FCPS European headquarters.

The "headquarters building" itself occupies a small area, but the streets within a one-kilometer radius are areas called warehouses, which are actually "strategic buffer zones". There are neither residential buildings nor shops and buildings in this area. Public facilities... it is impossible for passers-by to "accidentally" walk by.

Therefore, this suspicious guy dressed in eye-catching red clothes and with his face covered is undoubtedly coming to FCPS.

"We've_got_company..." When the man in red was less than fifty meters away from the door, the security guard picked up the walkie-talkie and said in a solemn tone to his colleagues in the building that we often hear in movies. lines.

In less than half a minute, more than twenty agents with guns and ammunition quickly gathered towards the gate.

"Sir, please stop there and don't go any further." When the man reached the gate, the security guard took the lead to greet him. As he spoke, he put his hand on the gun at his waist.

The people standing guard at the door of the FCPS building are not ordinary security guards. They are all former federal army grassroots non-commissioned officers who have gone through strict vetting. These guys are never equipped with anything like pepper spray stun guns. They are all loaded with live ammunition, and In the event of an emergency, we have the right to kill first and then report later.

This situation, which looked extremely abnormal no matter how you looked at it, seemed to this security guard to be some kind of deliberate suicide attack, so he was ready to draw his gun and kill the opponent at any time.

"Okay." Unexpectedly, after hearing the security guard's instructions, the uninvited guest actually stopped and responded; and his voice was processed by a voice changer, making it sound muffled and hoarse. .

After being stunned for a second, the security guard said: "Sir, this area is not open to the public. Now... indicate your identity and the purpose of your coming here."

"My name is James Lance, or... you can also call me, Judge." Lance replied leisurely, "The purpose of my coming here... just think that I am here to find someone."

He was only halfway through saying this when the dozens of agents waiting inside the gate rushed out, surrounded him, and aimed their guns at him.

"Haha..." Seeing this, Lance smiled and slowly raised his hand.

"Don't move!" Several agents shouted in unison the moment he moved just one finger.

"Calm down, guys." Lance's movements did not stop because he was pointed at dozens of guns. He still followed the original rhythm and leisurely... took off the mask on his face, "I just want to take the mask off."

As he spoke, he took off the hood that covered his head to the back of his neck. In this way, his appearance was exposed in front of everyone, and the voice changer installed on the inside of his mask did not work either. It is said that from the next sentence he spoke, his own voice was also exposed.

"Come on, you're welcome." After taking off his mask, Lance spread his arms and showed a posture of letting him be dealt with. "Take me to see Carmen."

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Ten minutes later, in an interrogation room on the fourth underground floor of the FCPS European headquarters.

When Carmen entered the room, Lance had been sitting here for a while.

When the two met, they were not in a hurry to talk.

Carrying a cup of coffee, Carmen walked gently and quietly to the chair opposite Lance and sat down, crossing one leg gracefully.

And Lance, whose hands and feet had been restrained by a set of integrated electronic cuffs... slumped on the back of the chair in the best possible posture.

There was no table between the two of them, and Carmen did not hold anything for recording in her hands, but four probes with recording functions were installed in the four corners of the room.

"What do you mean?" After a moment of silence, Carmen spoke first.

"It's nothing." Lance replied angrily, "I like black stockings, so I just take a second look."

The question raised by Carmen obviously had nothing to do with Lance's behavior of raping her legs at the moment. It was about something else, but the latter still replied like this.

"Pretending to be confused and acting like a hooligan." Carmen read these six words slowly, then took a sip of coffee and added, "It won't do you any good."

"Where am I being a rogue?" Lance retorted, "I said I like black stockings, but I didn't say I like your legs. Can't I wear them myself?"

"Pfft..." Carmen didn't spit out the coffee, but the many agents who were watching the interrogation through probes in the monitoring room did.

"Are you going to say next... how comfortable it would be to use these instead of long johns?" Carmen continued calmly.

"Hey, you still understand me." Lance said in a teasing tone in a long voice.

He seemed to say it casually, but Carmen discovered that when Lance said this, there was indeed a hint of sincerity in his eyes.

"Well... although my time can be exchanged for wages, I'm not interested in sitting here with you for hours." Carmen said thoughtfully, "If you don't tell me, then I'll make a deal..."

At this point, she suddenly stood up, walked to the corner of the room, and unplugged the probe on the wall.

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"What is this for?"

"Do you want to send someone in?"

"Don't add to the chaos, okay? It's obvious that this is going to be a lynching, so I turned off the video without leaving any evidence."

"But...if the suspect resists..."

"What are you thinking about? That boy is wearing the strongest cuffs, and even the cyborg can't break free. Besides...that's Chief Moreno. Isn't he looking for death if he resists?"

"That's true...then let's just...wait?"

Although Carmen's sudden action surprised her subordinates, no one questioned her approach.

This is not only because she has the highest authority, but also because her ability is convincing.

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Look at the interrogation room again.

"Do you know why I suddenly appeared in front of you that day, asked you those questions, and then let you go without any explanation?" Carmen asked after unplugging the last probe.

"Because I'm handsome?" Lance still didn't intend to respond seriously.

"I'm afraid... without my 'snatching the snake' that day, you wouldn't have 'thrown yourself into a trap' today, right?" Carmen said.

The smile on Lance's face disappeared at this moment.

"You're right, I know you very well." Carmen smiled, "I know you better than you think..." She paused, "Even 'what plan will you come up with'? I can think of it before you do; so... through the two actions of 'placing Graf in a safe house' and 'taking the initiative to come to you to alert the snake', I guided the direction of your thinking and made you think that according to your own ideas, There was a plan against me, but really… that’s exactly what I wanted you to do.”

Having said this, Carmen looked up at the clock on the wall: "Well... By now, Graf should have been captured by your men."

Lance said nothing, but his expression began to show nervousness.

"At this moment, you must be desperately sorting out the information in your mind, thinking whether I am deceiving you." As Carmen spoke, she returned to her seat and sat down, and chuckled, "Ha... don't worry, I I will 'prove' it to you later, but for now... let's talk about your plan."

She took another sip of coffee and said eloquently: "Your thoughts, just like your annoying character and strong desire to perform, are always within my expectations...

"In those first three days, Graf didn't change his habits, and you didn't take any action.

"Although he is surrounded by heavy defenses, I know that if you really want to take action during those three days, you can definitely create a chance to capture him alive.

"But you didn't do that because... that wouldn't be dramatic enough.

"I know you.

"So, I tried my best to get Graf to hide in the safe house, and came to you in person to express my suspicions about you face to face.

"Just as I know you well, you also know me quite well - you understand what it means to be 'suspicious' by me, and your plan unfolds from there...

"First of all, you chose to come to our headquarters in the first year of junior high school...that is, today, and pretended to surrender.

"You think this kind of behavior will shock and puzzle everyone, including me... There is no doubt that this kind of bad taste of playing with others in the midst of applause is your favorite.

"Then, you tried to pass the news that the judge has been arrested to Graf through the undercover you installed in our organization..."

At this point, Lance had a look of surprise on his face.

"Don't show that expression." Seeing this, Carmen shrugged and continued, "Of course I know we have your undercover agents here, and there is more than one...but, I am not in a hurry to expose them, because I still need their continued cooperation. You complete the plan.”

"Tch..." Lance muttered unhappily, but still didn't answer.

Carmen didn't take it seriously, and then said: "You know very well... With Graf's character, when he learns that 'the judge has been arrested', he will definitely leave the safe house and return to the headquarters immediately. There are two reasons - —

"First, as a pampered person, he can no longer stay in that place. Now that the threat has been removed, he will not stay for a minute longer.

"Secondly, and more importantly, if I catch a federally wanted criminal like the judge, Graf will naturally come back to take credit as soon as possible. There is no way he will let me take all the credit.

“Therefore, you gave instructions in advance to have your people notify Graf of the ‘judge’s arrest’ as quickly as possible after your arrest through internal FCPS channels.

"Although Graf's hiding place is only known to me and a few agents appointed by me, the communication between him and the headquarters is relatively free; anyway, I have never issued a message that 'the judge is not allowed to be arrested. Tell Graf, 'For this kind of order, if your people send a message, it is at best self-assertion and not disobedience. It is completely justified.

"It's not difficult to guess... After receiving the news, Graf will immediately send a car to pick him up; at this moment, he will not think about the problem of exposing his position. After all, he has already left that place. .

"And your men, at this time, can use your undercover or directly track the cars driving out of our headquarters during this time period to find and capture Graf."

When she said this, she put the empty paper cup on the ground and brushed her bangs from the corner of her eyes: "If everything goes well, while you are sitting here talking to me and stalling for time, your subordinates should Will successfully capture Graf and bring him to the live broadcast of this episode of 'Trial Show'.

"At that time, you who have been playing gangster on me for a long time will still be able to see a scene like this - 'A detective rushed into the room and reported to me that Minister Graf was arrested and Fengdu Luoshan's live broadcast It started again, and then, I looked at you with a shocked expression, at a loss what to do'...ha..."

After saying that, Carmen herself laughed.

"Alas..." At this time, Lance sighed deeply, "Now that it's all said and done, I'm not convinced." He tilted his head, "Speaking of which... since you've figured everything out clearly. , I must have been prepared for it, as 80% of my men have been wiped out at this moment... You don’t need to give me any more 'proof', right?"

"No, I still want it." Carmen continued, "I have calculated everything, but there are still some things you don't know."

Bah—bah—

Just as she finished saying this, the phone in her pocket rang.

Carmen took out her cell phone, glanced at the number, pressed the "hands-free" option to pick it up, and said: "Identity, mission, result."

Two seconds later, a man's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Special Agent of Asia Headquarters, Che Wuchen, formerly numbered 40027519; two years ago, he started carrying out the deep dive mission code-named 'J.R'. Six A month ago, he successfully approached the 'Judge' and became one of the four 'black-robed men' in 'Fengdu Luoshan'; ten days ago, he received an order from a 'level 0 authority' codenamed 'Qi Hong', and the mission was changed to ' The clean-up operation'... has now killed the remaining three 'black robes' and the head of the FCPS European Headquarters, Friedrich Wilhelm Graf, and awaits further instructions."

"Received." After hearing this, Carmen responded immediately, "I am the issuer of the mission change order, and I would like to confirm your return. Next, please follow the instructions: Chief Graf rebelled violently after being captured alive, and finally fought with the three The scene will be handled in the form of "all the men in black robes will die together." After completion, your latent mission will end. The "organization" will arrange for you to return to the Asian headquarters and return to the official establishment. Your position will be changed to "Public Security Inspector" until you are taken over. Until new instructions.”

"Understood." Che Wuchen answered calmly, "Do you have any other instructions? Sir."

"No more." After Carmen replied, she hung up the phone.

Silence fell again, but it didn't last long.

"Huh..." Lance let out a long breath, "Che Wuchen... your undercover agents have very strong acting and execution skills. In comparison, mine... are just trash."

"You originally used them as chess pieces that can be discarded at any time, so what if they are trash?" Carmen continued.

"Don't call me so heartless..." Lance muttered, "Hey, by the way, you killed your immediate boss just for fun, is it really okay?"

"As far as I know, Agent Cha's ability to 'process crime scenes' is also very strong." Carmen replied, "Of course... No matter what, in this incident, I still have to bear some responsibility for the death of my boss. Responsible, but fortunately..." As she said this, she took out her gun and put it between Lance's eyebrows. "I can use the matter of 'killing the judge' to achieve a 'balance of merits and demerits' and a 'balance of merits and demerits'. Merit atones'."

"Hey... we are old acquaintances after all, and this happened all of a sudden." Judging from the look on Lance's face, he was not very scared. Not only was he not afraid, his tone was quite relaxed, "What... …Can I make a request before I die?”

"I won't kiss you, stop dreaming." Carmen replied without even thinking.

"Oh... you are so witty, I'm embarrassed." Lance was not surprised that Carmen guessed what he was going to ask for, but he seemed a little disappointed that his request had been rejected before he said it. .

"Don't act like you've suffered a big loss..." After a few seconds, Carmen continued, "Today, you and I each got what we needed. I did what I wanted to do, and you didn't gain anything... …

"When I finish this shot, at least from an official point of view, the 'Judge' will be dead, and you will be off the federal blacklist... This is also one of the purposes of your self-inflicted trap this time, isn't it? After the 'show' is over, using 'die' to escape is not much different from being directly killed by me.

"Although the revenge insurance purchased by Graf will still be activated as usual, those who live in the dark world and know that you are not dead will still try to hunt you down, but that should not pose any threat to you."

"Then... I still have to thank you?" Lance responded with a half-smile.

"That's not necessary... your troubles over the past six months have indeed made it easier for me to deal with Graf." Carmen continued, "Oh, by the way, your next 'resurrection' target is the one named Hull. ·Schneider's... I know where he is. I know exactly what you asked the priest to take him out of Europe a few days ago; you'd better not take any chances and think about playing the 'second half' with me... ..." Her finger was already tightening on the trigger. "This game ends here. I hope you remember that the winner...is still me."

boom--

As soon as the words fell, gunfire started.

Lance's brain was immediately shattered.

The soundproofing of this room is really good, even the sound of gunfire can be completely covered up. If a gun is fired here, no one will come in because of the gunshot.

However, more than ten seconds later, someone came in.

The reason is that the pulse monitor on the electronic cuffs on Lance's body showed that his pulse had returned to zero...

When the door opened, the several detectives who arrived were stunned at the door. They didn't know what happened in the room just now. They only knew that the suspect was completely dead at this moment.

No one dared to ask Carmen, and Carmen didn't say anything to them.

She just put away the gun indifferently and left the room without saying a word.