Thankfully, he spread out the folded paper and looked at it under the light. Those letters and numbers printed on paper didn't mean anything to him at all. "That's where he told her to watch?"

"Yes, they're going to set up sentry posts in every one of these places and wait for the seismic shaker to come along, just like you predicted. ”

Zhu Yuting was very smart, and the F.B.I. surveillance would make it difficult for him to operate with the seismic vibrator on, and he might have to try it in several places, as he had in the Owens Valley. But he is even smarter than Zhu Yuting. He had expected her to take this step. And he also thought of countermeasures.

"You know how Shang Zhigen chose these places, right?" He said.

"Of course, these are the places where the fault is most stressed. ”

"Then you can choose too. ”

"I've chosen, and I've chosen the same place as him. ”

He folded the paper and gave it back to her: "Next, you listen to me carefully, it's important. Can you take a second look at that data and pick the sixth to tenth best places to go next?"

"Yes. "

"Can we create earthquakes in these places?" age

"Quite possibly. She said, "It's not that certain, but it's not a small probability." ”

"Then we'll do it. Tomorrow we're going to see those new places. I'll leave when I'm done talking to Mr. Ambanier. ”

At five o'clock in the morning, the guards in the state capital were yawning.

When Ren Lian and Liu unfolded their private car appeared, he became alert. Liu Zhan got out of the car. "Are you alright, man?" As he spoke, he walked towards the door.

The guard picked up his gun, and made a fierce expression, and said, "Who are you? What are you doing?"

Liu Zhan punched him in the face, breaking his nose. Blood rushed out. The guard screamed in pain and quickly covered his face with his hands.

He began to act on instinct, kicking the guard from underneath. The guard fell to the ground, rifle in hand flying. Liu Zhan kicked him in the ribs three or four times, fast and hard, trying to break the bones. He then kicked the guard in the face and head. The guard curled up, whimpering in pain, looking frightened and helpless.

Liu Zhan stopped, gasping for breath, because of the stimulation of violence, the memories of the past suddenly came to his mind, and for a while, he would do this kind of thing every day. It's too easy to scare someone, as long as you know how to do it, he knelt down and took the pistol from the guard's belt. That's what he's here for.

This is a replica of a 44-caliber long-barreled Reming revolver, which was first produced before the Western Frontiers. this

It's a stupid and impractical weapon, a plaything that collectors use to show off to outsiders in a private display case, not a weapon to kill.

He checked the magazine, and it was loaded.

That's the only thing he cares about.

He returned to the car. Ren Lian was sitting in the driver's seat, "He's going to be fine, right?" she said with excitement.

Liu Zhan looked back at the guards. He was lying on the ground, his hands over his face, trembling slightly. "Of course it won't be fine. Liu Zhan said.

"Let's go inside. ”

Ren Lian started the car.

After a while, she said, "Do you really think you can move that Ambaniel?"

"He has to get acquainted," Liu Zhan said confidently, "and look at the choices he faces." or sit back and watch an earthquake happen and bear millions of dollars in damage; Either accept a reasonable offer, or if he chooses the first one, he will have to wait until two days later, he will be faced with the same choice. He'll have to choose a good path. ”

"I guess so. Ren Lian said.

At a few minutes past seven, they arrived in the state capital. It was so early in the morning, and the state capitol was still silent. A few cars and trucks drove unhurriedly along the wide, empty avenue. Ren Lian parked her car near the parliament building. Liu Zhan put on a baseball cap, pulled up his long hair, and hid it inside the hat. Then he put on his sunglasses and said, "Just wait for me here,"

"It could take me hours," he said. ”

Liu Zhan walked around the neighborhood where the parliament building was located, and he thought there would be a parking lot on the first floor, but he hoped that Luo was empty, and the first floor was full of gardens, and there were towering trees growing in it.

There is a ramp on each side of the building, which leads to the underground garage. Both slopes are guarded by the exit hall. Liu Zhan approached a magnificent door. The building is open and there is no security guard at the entrance. He walked into a hall with a mosaic-faced tile floor.

He took off his sunglasses so that he wouldn't be too conspicuous indoors. And then he walked up the stairs and into the basement. There's a café on the basement level, where a couple of early arrivals are refilling their coffee. He pretended to be his own, passed them casually, and walked down the corridor. He figured that this corridor must lead to the parking lot. At the end, a door opened, and a fat guy in a blue sweatshirt walked in.

When Liu Zhan saw the door, he felt that he had made the right move, he slipped into the garage and began to look around, the garage was almost empty, and there were several cars parked inside. A sports car and a police car are parked in the marked parking spaces. There was no one in the room.

He slipped behind the sports car. It's a Dodge. From here, through the car window, you can see the population of the garage and the door to the building. The other cars were parked on the other side of the Dodge, so that no one would see him even if a new car came in.

Liu Zhan began to wait for the rabbit. This is their last chance. There's still a lot of time, and there's room to avoid catastrophe.

But if that doesn't work, it's just going to lead to tragedy.

Liu Zhan estimated that Ambaniel was a workaholic. He'll come early. But there are still many opportunities for things to go wrong. Maybe Ambanier will be at the governor's mansion all day, maybe he'll call in sick today, maybe he'll have a meeting in Washington, maybe he'll be on a business trip to Europe, maybe his wife will have a baby.

Liu Zhan doesn't think he will have bodyguards, he is not an elected official, just a government worker, will he have an exclusive driver? Liu Zhan didn't know. If there were, it would be a waste of the whole plan.

Every few minutes, a car pulls in. Liu Zhan observed the driver's face from his hiding place. He didn't have to wait long. At half-past seven, a magnificent dark blue Lincoln Continental drove in. The driver was a black man, wearing a white shirt and tie. He is Ambaniel, and Liu Zhan has seen the photos published in the newspaper and recognizes his appearance.

The car pulled into a parking space near Dodge and stopped. Liu Zhan put on his sunglasses, quickly walked through the garage, opened the near door of the Lincoln Continental, and sat into the passenger seat before Ambanier unbuckled his seatbelt. He showed off his gun. "Drive outside the garage. He said.

Ambaniel stared at him: "Who the are you meowing?"

"You well-dressed megalomaniac, I should be the one who asks the question. Liu Zhan pulled the revolver and the gun hit the railway: "A madman who plans to send you to the Yellow Spring. If you don't do what I say, be careful with your dog's life. Drive fast. ”

“FK。 Ambaniel said hatefully, "FK. Then he started the car and drove out of the garage.

When I saw the security guard, I smiled kindly and drove over slowly. Liu Zhan said, "If you dare to say a word to him, I will kill him." ”

Ambaniel did not reply. When the car was about to reach the sentry box, he slowed down. For a moment, Liu Zhan felt that he was going to fight back. That's when they saw the security guard, a middle-aged black man with white hair. Liu Zhan said: "If you want this guy to die, then just do what you want. ”

Ambaniel cursed quietly, "Drive over and drive out of town along Parliament Boulevard." Liu Zhan instructed.

Ambaniel drove past the Capitol and headed west on the wide boulevard leading to San Francisco. "What do you want to do?" he said. He showed little harm and more impatience.

Liu Zhan wanted to shoot him. This is the scumbag who allowed the general's project to survive, and he did his best to destroy Liu Zhan's life. And he didn't apologize at all. He really didn't care. Just shoot him, and it's kind of cheap for him.

Liu Zhan restrained his anger and said, "I want to save people's lives. ”

"Adversary, you're from the House of the Earth, aren't you?"

Liu Zhan did not reply. Ambaniel was staring at him. Liu Zhan estimated that Ambanier was trying to remember his facial features. It's cunning. "You watch the road carefully. "

Ambaniel looked ahead as they crossed the bridge. "Take Interstate 80 to San Francisco," Liu said.

"Where is this going?"

"Not going anywhere. ”

Ambaniel drove onto the highway.

"Drive at 50 kilometers per hour in the slow lane. Why the hell are you not doing what I ask?" Liu Zhan was going to stay calm, but Ambaniel's calmness annoyed him: "Do you just want to watch the earthquake happen?"

Ambaniel's face was expressionless: "The governor can't compromise on extortion, you should know that. ”

"You can get around this problem. Liu Zhan argued, "Just say that you were planning to stop the project." "

"Nobody will believe it, and for the governor, it means ruining his political future. ”

"You can fool the masses. Otherwise, what would politicians eat?"

"I'm the best politician, but I don't have three heads and six arms. This case is too high-profile. You shouldn't be involved in entertainment. ”

Liu Zhan said angrily: "No one listened to us until the host John started reporting on the case!"

"Well, whatever the reason, this has become a public affair and the governor cannot compromise. If he compromises, there will be mentally disturbed people in California every day with guns and excuses to blackmail the government. But you can compromise. ”

This bastard is lobbying me!Liu Zhan said, "Go down from the first exit and drive back to the city." ”

Ambaniel turned right and said, "No one knows who you are, and no one knows where you are hiding. There's still a chance to stop now. It didn't cause any real damage anyway. But if you create another earthquake, then all the law enforcement agencies in the United States will start to hunt you down, and if they don't catch you, they won't stop. No one can get away with it forever. ”

Liu Zhan was enraged, "No one can threaten Yama!" He yelled, "I'm the one with the gun!"