"I don't think I know you yet. ”

"You'll probably never understand. Seeing his painful appearance, she softened, "Don't think about it, I'll drive you home." When the two lived together, she was always the after-dinner driver.

They fell silent in awkwardness and left the restaurant.

In the car, he said, "I think we should at least talk. "William Huang, a lawyer, just likes to negotiate.

"Yes. But how can I tell you that my heart is already cold?

"What I did with Lala, it was the biggest mistake I've ever made in my life. ”

She believed that he was not drunk, but relaxed enough to speak clearly of his mind.

She sighed. She wanted him to like him happily, and she didn't want to see him in pain, because she would be uncomfortable with it, and as for getting back together, it was impossible.

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"We had a wonderful time together," he said.

He caressed her sexy thighs through her stocking skirt.

She said, "If you want to pick me up while I'm driving, I'm going to throw you out of the car." ”

He knew she wasn't joking, "Okay, listen to you. He took his hand away.

After a while, she regretted that she had been too him, and that it wasn't so bad for a man to touch her thigh.

William Wong is not the best lover in the world, he is fanatical, but a little boring, but he is better than nothing at all, and after she met him, she has not had a good time with other men.

Why don't I have a man? I don't want to die alone, am I having a problem?

A minute later, she parked her car outside the building where he lived. "Thank you, William Wong. She said, "Thank you for helping me win the case and for having me eat." ”

He leaned over and tried to kiss her, and she put her cheek to him, but he kissed her on the lips, and she didn't want to dwell too much on it, so she let it go.

He wouldn't stop until she pulled away, and then he said, "Come in and sit down for a while." I'll give you a cappuccino. ”

His expectant look nearly destroyed her will.

How hard can that be? She asked herself.

She could put the gun in his safe, drink a big glass of heartwarming brandy, and spend the night in the crook of a decent suitor's arm.

"No need. She said firmly, "Good night." ”

He stared at her for a long time, a look of pain in his eyes, and she stared at him too, her eyes embarrassed and apologetic, but resolute.

"Good night. He finally said goodbye, got out of the car, and closed the door.

Zhu Yuting started the car, she glanced in the rearview mirror, and found that he was standing on the sidewalk, holding one hand in the air, saying goodbye to her.

She turned on the red light and turned a corner, and at this point, she still felt lonely.

When Zhu Yuting got home, his father was watching a talk show, and he giggled while watching it. "This guy is smiling and hurting his stomach. ”

And then they watched talk shows together, until the TV station started running commercials, and Daddy turned off the TV. "I solved a murder today. He said, "How?"

Zhu Yuting knew that he had several unsolved cases to deal with: "Which case?"

"It's the QJ murder. ”

"Who's the murderer?"

"A guy who has been in prison, just some time ago, was caught molesting a young girl in a park. I had a gut feeling that something was wrong with him, so I searched his apartment, and he had a pair of police handcuffs, the same ones we found on the deceased, but he wouldn't admit it. Today, I got his DNA test results from the forensic department, and it turned out that it belonged to the same person as the semen found in the deceased's body, and I told him the test results, and he pleaded guilty. ”

"Well done! She kissed him on the forehead.

"How are you today?"

"Anyway, I haven't lost my job, but it's hard to say whether I have a career or not."

"Of course you have a career, how could you not have it. ”

"I don't know, I arrested the Chen brothers and got demoted. ”

Duty. Who knows what they'll do to me if I mess up a case. ”

"You've had a setback, and it's only temporary. You'll get through it, I promise. "

She smiled, remembering that there was a time when she thought there was nothing in the world that her father couldn't do. "Well, I haven't made much progress on my current case. ”

"You thought it was a garbage mission last night, anyway. ”

"I'm not so sure today. Our linguistics analyst says that these people are dangerous, no matter who they are. ”

"But they can't make an earthquake. ”

"I don't know. ”

Daddy raised his eyebrows: "Do you think this kind of thing is possible?"

"I've been doing most of my research today, and I've talked to three seismologists, and I've got three different answers. ”

"That's what scientists are. ”

"I was trying to get them to tell me firmly, it's impossible, but one of them said it was unlikely, another said it was very unlikely, and the last one said it could be done by detonating a nuclear bomb. ”

"Those people, what's their name?"

"'House of the Earth'. ”

"Will they be able to get a nuclear facility?"

"Possibly. They're smart, purposeful, and not kidding. But then, why would they want to create an earthquake? Wouldn't it be enough to threaten us with a nuclear bomb?"

"yes. "Threatening to detonate a nuclear bomb can have the same intimidating effect, and it's much more believable." ”

"Still, who knows what's going on in the minds of these people. ”

"What are you going to do next?"

"I also have a seismologist I haven't met, and his name is Shang Zhigen, and they all say he's an outlier, but he's a leader in the field of studying the causes of earthquakes. ”

She had already tried to contact Shang Zhigen, and that afternoon, she rang the doorbell of his house. He told her on the intercom to make an appointment in advance.

This is really a big joke, Zhu Yuting has never encountered such a thing before.

"You probably haven't heard it yet. She said, "I'm from the FBI." ”

"The FBI doesn't need an appointment?" Shang Zhigen replied without thinking.

She cursed quietly, she's a law enforcement officer, not a liar salesman. "In general, yes. She said into the intercom, "Most people think our work is too important to wait. ”

"No, that's not what they think. He replied, "Most people are afraid of you, that's why they let you in without an appointment. Call me then. “

"I'm here for a public safety concern, Professor. I've heard that you're an expert who can give me important information to help us protect people, and I'm sorry I didn't call you to make an appointment, but now that I'm here, I'd really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to talk to me. ”

There was no reply, and she realized that the walkie-talkie had hung up.

She drove back to the office, and she was so angry that she didn't have an appointment, secret service jobs rarely have appointments, and she liked the kind of surprise that came to the door and left people unprepared.

This is a psychological crime, everyone has something to hide, and the shorter they prepare, the easier it is to make the mistake of exposing themselves, but in anger, Shang Zhigen said that she did not have the right to attack him suddenly.

She put down her pride and called him to make an appointment for tomorrow's meeting.

She decided not to tell her dad about these things yet. "What I really need is someone who can explain to me the science of earthquakes, so that I can judge for myself whether terrorists can make earthquakes. ”

"Then you need to find these terrorists in the House of the Earth, destroy them, and remove the threat, is there any progress so far?"

She shook her head: "I interviewed everyone in the Green California movement, and no one was a characterist. None of them had a history or record of engaging in subversive activities, in fact, there was nothing suspicious about them. ”

Daddy nodded and said, "It's unlikely that criminals will tell you who they are, don't be discouraged, you've only been investigating this case for a day and a half." ”

"yes, but there's only two days left before the deadline they gave me, and I have to report to the governor's deputy on Thursday. ”

"You'd better start early tomorrow. He got up from the couch.

They all went upstairs.

Zhu Yuting walked to the bedroom and stopped at the door: "Do you remember the earthquake when I was six years old?"

He nodded: "It's not a big earthquake, by California standards. But you were scared half to death that time. "

Zhu Yuting smiled slightly: "I thought the end of the world had come." ”

"That earthquake must have moved our house a little bit out of place, because your bedroom door was so stuck that I almost broke my shoulder to knock it open. ”

"I thought you were the one who stopped the earthquake, and I thought so for years. ”

After that earthquake, you've been scared of that chest of drawers, and your mom loved it, but you wouldn't leave it at home. ”

"I thought it was trying to eat me. ”

"I ended up chopping it up and using it as firewood. ”

Suddenly, Daddy showed a sad expression: "I wish I could go back in time and relive that time." ”

She knew he remembered her mother. "yes. She said.

"Good night, kid!. "

"Good night, Daddy. ”

On Wednesday morning, Zhu Yuting drove across the Bay Bridge to the university town.

On the way, she imagined what Shang Zhigen would look like, and his angry attitude suggested that he might be a grumpy professor, hunched over, wearing scruffy clothes, wearing glasses, and looking at this depraved world with an angry face.

Or maybe he was a big figure in the academic world, wearing a pinstriped suit, polite to those who might donate money to the university, but indifferent to anyone who was useless.

She parked her car in the shade of the magnolia tree on the avenue, and when she rang the doorbell, she was afraid that he would find another reason to send her away.

But when she gave her name, she heard a beep, and the door opened, and she went up to the second floor to his apartment. The door was open.

She walked in, the place was small, the house was cheap, and it seemed that he didn't make much money doing business.

She walked through the foyer to an office-and-living room, sitting behind a desk, wearing khaki-tanned walking boots and a navy-blue printed polo shirt.

Shang Zhigen is neither a hot-tempered professor nor the kind of person with a big face in the academic world, as she immediately saw it.

He was a big man, tall and big, with a muscular build, very handsome, sexy hair, jet-black hair, and natural curls, and she quickly classified him as the kind of handsome and confident man.

People think they can do whatever they want.

He was also a little surprised, his eyes widened and he said, "You're the FBI agent?"

She shook his hand strongly, "Who else do you think there will be?"

He shrugged: "You don't look as smart as in the movies. "

Zhu Yuting said lightly: "I have been an agent for ten years, can you imagine how many people have been arrested and put in prison by me. ”

To her surprise, he grinned. "Okay. He said, "You've lied to me. ”

It's a bit more beneficial.

She noticed a framed photograph on his desk of a beautiful woman holding a child. Most people like to talk about their children. "Who is this?" She said.

"Isn't it someone who matters, do you want to get down to business?"

It's better to save it, don't be so polite to him.

So she took the opportunity to get to the point: "I want to know if a terrorist organization can create an earthquake." "

"Did you get a threatening letter?"

"Isn't it up to me to ask questions?"

"Haven't you heard? It's all on the radio, and you don't watch the show?"

He shook his head: "Are they coming for real?"

"That's what I need to know. ”

"Well, how to put it, the answer is yes. ”

Zhu Yuting trembled in her heart and felt fear.

Shang Zhigen seemed sure, and she had hoped to get a negative answer.

She said, "How?"

"Find a nuclear bomb, transport it to the bottom of a deep mine, and detonate it. But you may want a more realistic scenario. "

"yes, let's say you want to create an earthquake. ”

"Oh, I can do it. ”

This made Zhu Yuting wonder if he was bragging: "Tell me how to do it." ”

Okay. He pulled out a short, thick plank from behind his desk and a regular polyhedral wall tile.

He put them there, apparently just to be ready to take them out for presentations.

He then slowly lifted one side of the plank until the bricks slid down the slope to the table. "The reason why the bricks are still on the slope is because of the frictional force, and when the gravity is greater than the frictional force, the bricks slide down," he said.

"When two adjacent tectonic plates of the earth's crust move in opposite directions, there's a fault like San Andreas, and you can imagine two glaciers rubbing against each other and moving in opposite directions, and they're not going to move very smoothly, they're going to huddle together and then get stuck, and the pressure builds, and it's going to be slow, but it's going to get bigger and bigger, and that's going to accumulate for decades. ”

"So how can that cause an earthquake?"

"Just use some method to release all the accumulated energy. ”

He lifted the end of the plank again, and this time, he lifted the end of the plank to the height where the bricks were just about to slide and said, "There are several places on the San Andreas fault that are just like this, and they are about to slide down, and this situation may occur at any time in the next ten years, take this." ”