Chen Xing once again used his heavenly eye to perceive the two people in the locked room on the third floor, a man and a woman, about 30 years old, black, thin and shriveled, as if they had been malnourished for a long time, and he didn't know if they were Tamils, they were all of mixed Indian and Southeast Asian descent.

The two people were lying on the sofa in the living room and on the carpet on the floor, not even entering the bedroom, the two bundles of explosives on the coffee table in the middle of the living room were wrapped with red and green threads, Chen Xing couldn't see what type of explosives it was, how powerful it was, but he felt a chill revealed from the explosives, like a key to the region.

The two men were also strange, sleeping without blankets and wrapped in their clothes, and occasionally one of them, in the dark room, suddenly opened his eyes and listened, and his eyes scanned the explosives on the coffee table.

Then carefully scanned the clothes of the two people with perception, and found that there was nothing special about the whole body, but both of them were wearing ordinary men's underwear, pants, and men's coats, without any daggers, guns and other weapons, that is, there was an identical necklace worn with a black rope around the necks of the two people, and the pendants were all flute-like metal the size of a small thumb, which may be the logo of this organization, and Chen Xing did not take a closer look.

Are these two men members of the Tamil Tigers? What is the state of their constant state of action? What are the targets of the two bundles of explosives? How can we find out and stop them?

Chen Xing thought bitterly: "The best way is to control the two immediately, interrogate their identities and purposes, and then consider the next move, but looking at their cautious behavior, how to control these two people, is the most headache, what kind of ability can be used to not be discovered and escaped by these two people, but also not to disturb others?"

Just when Chen Xing was in a dilemma and meditating, there was a slight knock at the door of the study, he swept it with his perception, and knew that it was Ivan knocking on the door, and the two people who had been locking the third floor just now didn't care about the situation in their house, and they didn't even notice that Ivan walked to the door.

Open the door for Ivan and let him sit next to him, Chen Xing looked at him suspiciously.

Ivan, who was originally a man of few words, also said straight to the point at this time: "Alyosha, do you have something to worry about? I see that the light in your room is always on, there must be something important that makes you unable to sleep, do you need my help?"

Chen Xing's Russian name is "Alyosha", and all the Russians on the ship call him that.

Chen Xing pondered for a moment and asked very seriously, "Ivan, can I trust you?"

Ivan stared at Chen Xing's eyes, nodded very seriously, and said, "Yes, I am your friend and your brother." ”

For Ivan, Chen Xing came into contact with it when he first started exercising his body. Through observation, Ivan recognized Chen Xing, taught him boxing, and taught him a scientific and systematic way of fitness, and it was with exercise as a bridge that Chen Xing became the only friend of the taciturn Ivan on the ship.

One night, after the workout was over, there were only two of them left in the workout area, because of the loneliness and loneliness at sea, Ivan drank two cans of beer and told Chen Xing about his experience. What Chen Xing knew at the time was: Ivan, 28 years old this year, 185 cm tall, a native of Leningrad, with a strong body and a simple personality, was once a soldier in the former Soviet Union.

As a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, his hometown of Leningrad was in turmoil, with social unrest, currency depreciation, a chasm between the rich and the poor, and extreme difficulties in finding employment. After being discharged from the army, he was forced to make a living, he joined the local underworld organization, but he used to be a soldier, his nature was mellow, and he couldn't do anything to fight and kill, so he would rather be an underground boxer under the underworld organization, although it was also illegal, but in the environment and background at the time, it was already the limit of what he could do.

Because of his excellent skills, he quickly made a lot of money for the underworld organization. 2 years ago, the No. 2 leader of the organization asked him to fight a must-lose fake punch in order to seek greater benefits, but he smashed it and was chased and killed by the No. 2 leader. In order to save his life, he fought hard and killed the No. 2 leader in the chaos, and the result was self-evident, he was ordered to kill by the No. 1 leader of the gang and was forced to flee to Spain. At that time, Vasily's Aristotle was replenishing the crew in Madrid, and because he was Russian, and told Vasily the truth, and received Vasily's sympathy and help, he has been working on the ship until now, and was promoted to the second officer of the ship with his down-to-earth ability.

Because he was an orphan and had no parents to care about, he regarded the Aristotle as his second home and Vasily as his father. But because of his taciturn and poor words, he had no friends on the ship, until Chen Xing appeared, Chen Xing was the second person on the ship to know Ivan's secret, and it was also fate, that the two of them would develop into the current brotherly friend relationship.

So Chen Xing was not surprised by Ivan's answer, he also regarded Ivan as his brother, the relationship between men is sometimes not much worse than love, when you identify it, you will have no hesitation, and the rest, let time verify it.

Chen Xing said with some hesitation: "There are some things that I don't know whether to say or not, and the things I am worried about are too dangerous, and I don't know whether to continue to do them." ”

Ivan saw a bottle of whiskey on the table in the study, as well as a few empty wine glasses, probably Luo Jingye usually likes to drink a few glasses here with his friends. He picked up two glasses, poured half a glass of wine for Chen Xing and himself, and drank it all first, feeling the stimulation of the mellow whiskey on the taste buds on his tongue, feeling the burning of the alcohol along the esophagus to the stomach, he looked at Chen Xing's eyes seriously again, and said slowly: "Alyosha, I don't know how to speak, except for Vasily, there are no relatives at home, even if there is a beloved, it is my wishful thinking, she has also thrown herself into the arms of others, and when I lost her, I was already devastated." So, I want you to treat me as your brother, so that my life still has meaning, and there is someone I care about and protect. ”

Pouring himself another half glass of wine, Ivan said cautiously: "Actually, I know that you are not an ordinary person. ”

When the words "Actually, you are not an ordinary person" came out of Ivan's mouth, Chen Xing almost jumped up from the sofa. "Could it be that Ivan knows, how is this possible!" Chen Xing thought in shock in his heart.

Looking at the surprised Chen Xing, Ivan took another sip of the second glass of wine and continued: "Let me talk about my experience in the army first, because those experiences have nothing to do with ordinary people, so I didn't talk to you in detail last time. ”

Chen Xing listened to Ivan's slow narration, and a legendary life unfolded in front of him.

It turned out that Ivan's retired unit was called the "Russian Alpha Special Forces", which was also called the "Soviet Alpha Special Forces" before the collapse of the Soviet Union. This is the name of a special forces unit subordinate to the Federal Security Service of Russia. The SWAT team, which is mainly engaged in anti-terrorist activities in China and specializes in rescuing hostages and dealing with emergency incidents, is similar to the FBI in the United States.

The Russian Federal Security Service is currently the most combat-effective and elite security agency in Russia, and under its subordinate service, there is a well-known special anti-terrorist commando, which is the "Alpha Rangers" with outstanding combat achievements. Every fighter in the Alpha Rangers has a unique skill. Each of them can do 200 push-ups in a row, they can remember at least the first two pages of an unfamiliar text, and they can handle any means of transport, whether cars, tanks, planes, or ships...... They have a heavy responsibility and task on their shoulders, and that is — the fight against terrorism.

In the 70s of the 20th century, "terrorism" was one of the most rampant social hazards in the world at that time. From south to north and from east to west, there are traces of terrorism everywhere on the planet. Some have called this terrorist frenzy "the political plague of the 20th century", while others have called it "a never-ending underground world war". In 1974, the Chairman of the National Security Committee of the former USSR issued an order to form a special special detachment within the KGB system, the main task of which was to combat terrorism. This is where the "Alpha Special Forces" came from.

The selection of "alpha" team members is very strict, usually from the state security organs, airborne troops, border troops, military academy graduates among the outstanding young soldiers, the age limit is between 18 ~ 25 years old, generally from dozens of candidates can be selected one person. Selected candidates must be physically fit and responsive.

In addition, the selected candidates will pass a personality test and an interview to measure their intelligence. The reason why it is necessary to test intelligence is because "Alpha" believes that in anti-terrorist operations, not only skills and martial arts are needed, but also shrewd minds, and that team members should not be action machines, but should be intelligent talents, and in an extremely severe environment, team members are required to calmly analyze the situation, find out the most appropriate way to defeat the enemy, and make the most sensible decision. "Alpha" members generally retire at the age of 35 at the latest, and only have about 10-17 years of service.

During these ten years, at least the first five years were mainly used for training. The training of the "Alpha" Einsatzgruppen is divided into physical training, basic skills training, psychological training and special skills training. The purpose of the training is to cultivate the individual combat ability, the cooperative combat ability and the spirit of sacrifice of the team members. Each team member must trust his teammates 100 percent, because it is not only his own life, but also the completion of the entire Einsatzgruppen mission.

After the trainees are assigned to the Einsatzgruppen, they are first trained in shooting, off-roading, car driving, and parachuting. "Alpha" also draws on the training experience of special forces in other countries to train its members. All members of the team are adept at fighting the militants in small spaces. The theme of training for the "Alpha" Einsatzgruppen is shooting. At the end of the training, each member of the team must become a sharpshooter with no bullets. The Einsatzgruppen conducts a skill assessment once a month to consolidate and master various practical skills, and those who fail to meet the standards will catch up within a time limit, otherwise they will be removed from the list.

Each member of the Einsatzgruppen learns criminal psychology and conducts training in negotiation and psychological warfare. The trained team members of "Alpha" are all excellent in martial arts, including snipers with 100 shots, bold and meticulous demomen, skilled radio operators, skilled decryption experts, rock climbing masters "Geckos" and underwater dragons "frogmen", and even all-rounders with multiple abilities. It can be said that there is no one player who can finally pass all the skill assessments.

Ivan joined the army at the age of 18 and joined the border guards on the Finnish border, and because of his outstanding performance, coupled with the early death of his parents, his innocent background and political qualifications, he was selected into the well-known and distinguished special anti-terrorist commando unit - "Alpha Rangers" in 1986. After 3 years of purgatory-like training at a secret training base in Siberia, he successfully passed the examination. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, he had been on duty in the official Einsatzgruppen for two years, and he was considered the elite of the team. However, because the leader of his action team was a staunch anti-separatist and stood on the wrong team, the entire team was marginalized after the collapse of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991, and then all 12 members of the team were forced to retire, which is what happened to Ivan in the future.

After listening to Ivan tell all his final secrets and present them to Chen Xing, Chen Xing was dumbfounded, and involuntarily, he also took a sip of the whiskey in his hand. Isn't this the Russian version of Rambo! How fortunate I am to have the Russian Rambo as a brother!