"We think that the group had never been to the Owens Valley, and when they found out that there was an earthquake there, they claimed to have done it," Zhu said. ”

Zhu Yuting frowned. "This is my case. She said, "Why did Marvin go to a seismiologist?"

"The level of this case has become very high. Zhu Wu said. Zhu Yuting suddenly understood what was going to happen next, and her heart was full of powerless anger. "Even if we don't believe that Earth House can do what they claim to do, they get a lot of exposure. I'm afraid you can't handle it. ”

Zhu Yuting tried to restrain her anger: "You can't remove me from the position of case leader for no reason. ”

"Oh, I have a reason. He said, picking up a fax from his desk, "Yesterday, you had an argument with a patrol officer on a California highway. Because you're speeding, he stops you. It says that you are very uncooperative, abusing your power and refusing to show your documents. ”

"Please, I showed him the badge!"

Zhu Wu acted as if he hadn't heard, and Zhu Yuting realized that he was not interested in these details, and that the clash between the patrol officers was just an excuse for him to evacuate her.

"I have set up a group of experts to deal with the issue of the House of the Earth. He continued, swallowing nervously, then raising his chin in an aggressive gesture and telling her, "I've put Marven in charge of this case. He doesn't need your help. You have nothing to do with this case. ”

Liu Zhan couldn't believe that he had succeeded.

I created an earthquake. I really did. I was the one who caused the earthquake.

On the way back, he drove his truck north along the interstate highway, with Ren Lian next to him, and Feng and Wu Ming following in a private car.

He let his imagination run wild like a wild horse, and his mind conjured up a reporter with a pale face reporting that the House of the Earth had fulfilled its promise, riots in the streets, panic at the threat of a new earthquake, and distraught governors announcing outside the Capitol that the general's ruse would be in vain by halting new construction in California.

Perhaps this is too optimistic. People may not be ready to panic. The governor may not compromise right away. But he will eventually have to open the door to negotiations with Liu Zhan. What action will the police take? The public will want them to arrest the suspects. The Governor has reached out to the FBI. But they don't know what kind of people the members of the Earth House are, and with no clues, it's almost impossible to investigate.

What struck him as strange was that the whole world was as if nothing had happened, and it was still the way you came and went. Cars and trucks drove along the highway, people stopped in front of Burger King, and a tall highway patrol stopped a young man driving a red Porsche, and a maintenance worker trimmed the wet bushes on the side of the road. Logically speaking, they should all be frightened.

He began to wonder if there had been an earthquake at all. Was all this his hallucination? He had seen with his own eyes that a hole had been torn in the valley of Owens, but the earthquake seemed to have become even more far-fetched than it had been. He had a strong desire to be recognized by the public, to be in the news, to be on the cover of magazines, to have people talk about it in bars, to go to the supermarket to grab goods.

In the evening, as the car drove across the Nevada border, Mr. Liu unfolded his truck and drove into a gas station. The private car followed. Liu Zhan and Wu Ming filled the car with gas and stood in the evening sunset, while Ren Lian and Feng Feng went to the women's toilet.

"I wish we could be in the news. Wu Ming said nervously.

His thoughts are the same as Liu Zhan's.

"How can you not get on?" Liu Zhan responded, "We created an earthquake!"

"Authorities may block information. ”

Wu Ming believes that the United States ZF controls the news.

But Liu Zhan feels that blocking news may be more difficult than their counterparts, and Liu Zhan believes that the public has their own channels for information. When a newspaper or a TV show challenges their opinion, they pay absolute attention, so they fill themselves with garbage reading.

However, Wu Ming's thoughts worried him. It may not be too difficult to hide a small earthquake in the middle of nowhere.

He walked into the service station to pay the bill. The sound of the room made him shiver. There was a radio behind the cash register. Liu Zhan suddenly thought that he should probably listen to the news, he asked the time, and the cashier said that it was six o'clock and five minutes.

After paying the bill, he lingered there, pretending to be reading a bunch of magazines, and Ren Lian and Feng Feng were already having coffee together.

Finally, the news started. While listening to the news, Liu Zhan slowly picked out some candies and brought them to the counter.

The first news is that two actors who play neighbors in the TV series are married. Who cares about this kind of thing? Liu Zhan listened impatiently, beating the beat with his foot. Next came the news of the president's visit to India. Liu Zhan hopes that he can learn Ah San's language. The cashier added the candy money, and Liu Zhan paid the bill. The next one should be the news of the earthquake, right? But the third piece of news was about a shooting at a school in Chicago.

Liu Zhan walked slowly towards the door, followed by Ren Lian and Feng. At that moment, another customer filled up his Jeep Wrangler and walked in to pay the bill. Finally, the male anchor broadcast the news they wanted to hear: "The environmental terrorist group Earth House has declared responsibility for a small earthquake that occurred today. The earthquake occurred in the Owens Valley in eastern California. ”

Liu Zhan said in a low voice: "Great!" He held the scroll in his right hand, hit it on his left hand, and made a triumphant pose.

The amorous booed discontentedly: "We are not terrorists!"

The moderator continued: "The earthquake occurred at a time that coincided with the time promised verbally by the terrorists, but Mr. Matthew, a seismologist with the state government, believes that the earthquake was not man-made and that no one can make it. ”

"Liar!" Ren Lian shouted softly.

The terrorists also called the hotline of the host of the show, the ace of the show, and issued a statement. ”

Just as Liu Zhan walked to the exit, he was shocked to hear the sound of amorous feelings. He froze suddenly. He heard her saying, "We do not recognize the jurisdiction of the United States ZF. Now that you know we can do what we say, you'd better reconsider our request. Halt all new construction in California. You still have seven days to make a decision."

The amorous explosion exploded: "Oh my God, that's me!"

"Shhh He looked over his shoulder and behind him. The customer who drove the Jeep Wrangler was talking, and the cashier was swiping his credit card on the machine. Neither of them seemed to notice the amorous gaffe.

Governor McRae has yet to respond to the latest release of the threat letter. Next up to today's sports news ......"

Amorous said: "Oh my God! They broadcast my voice! What should I do?"

"Quiet. Liu Zhan told her that he was not calm himself, but that he was pretending to be calm. When they cross the asphalt road,

When he got to the car, he covered everything up with a low and reasonable look.

Wu Ming was waiting for them in the driver's seat of a private car. "Why have you been in there for so long?" He said.

Style briefly explained to him what they had heard. "Fortunately, no one outside of the Donglong can hear me, oh, oh my God, I suddenly remembered!" she turned to Liu Zhan, "The people in the village may betray us!"

Liu Zhan couldn't help but curse. How did you forget this? A few days ago, she had a conflict with the people in the village over the question of what she was wearing, and she talked to them.

If those guys had listened to the radio and recognized the sound of the amorous, the sheriff and a bunch of officers might have been in the village by now, waiting for the amorous to return.

But maybe those people didn't listen to the news, and Liu Zhan had to check the matter, and he made a phone call to Yuan Xin, which was the phone he left for her before leaving, so that Liu Zhan could know what the people in the village needed.

"But what are you going to say?" Style said.

"I don't know, I'll figure it out. Wait here. ”

Liu Zhan finished speaking and then dialed the phone. But it was someone else who got on the phone. "I have something to find Yuan Xin. He said.

A friendly voice said, "Yuan Xin is not here. ”

"But I saw her yesterday. "

"Everyone went on an outing in the car last night. Now I guess I'm lying on the grass drinking beer and looking at the stars. What a blessing. It will be two weeks before everyone comes back. Need help finding someone else?"

Liu Zhan hung up the phone.

Oh my God, this event couldn't have come at a better time.

He walked out. "God is on our side. He said to his companions.

"What's wrong?" said urgically, "What's going on?"

"Helped that guy go on vacation last night. They're going on an outing for two weeks. I don't think it's likely that foreign radio stations will broadcast amorous sounds. We're safe. ”

Feng Feng collapsed with relief: "Thank God. ”

Liu Zhan opened the door of the truck. "Let's go back. He said.

It was nearly midnight, and Liu unfolded the seismic vibrator along the winding path through the woods leading to the village, and he drove the truck back to the hiding place.

It was already dark, and they were all exhausted, but Liu Zhan still carefully covered all parts of the surface of the vehicle with vegetation, so that they could not be seen from all angles or even from the big picture.

Liu Zhan turned on the car radio and listened to the nightly news, and this time, the earthquake was in the news.

"The Earth House Turmoil has a sequel today, and our live broadcast room has played a key role in it. The terrorist group Earth House claims that they are capable of causing earthquakes. An excited voice said, "Today, after a minor earthquake struck the Owens Valley in eastern California, a woman claiming to be a representative of Earth House called the host and said their organization had created the local earthquake. ”

Then, the radio played the full version of the recording.

“FK。 The amorous listened to his own voice and muttered.

Liu Zhan couldn't help but feel frustrated. Although he was sure that it would not help the police, he still didn't want the amorous to be so exposed. It would make her look vulnerable. And he had a strong desire to destroy her enemies and keep her safe.

After the recording was played, the radio host said, "Agent Zhu Ziwen took this recording so that FBI experts could conduct a psycholinguistic analysis." ”

This made Liu Zhan feel as if he had been punched in the stomach. "What the hell is psycholinguistics?" He asked.

Ren Lian replied, "They study your language, and then analyze your psychology from it. ”

"I didn't expect them to be that smart. Liu Zhan said worriedly.

Wu Ming said, "Don't worry, man. If they want to analyze the psychology of amorous feelings, let them analyze it casually, and it won't reveal her address anyway. ”

At this point, the radio host said, "At the moment, Governor McRae has not responded, but the leaders of the FBI's San Francisco office have promised that a press conference will be held tomorrow morning." I'm going to give you other news..."

Liu Zhan turned off the radio.

They walked down the hill, through the vineyards, to the village. The houses and the children's huts were pitch black. The huts here are all darkly lit and silent.

It was a warm evening. Liu Zhan was naked, lying on the bed thinking. The governor did not respond, but the FBI will hold a press conference tomorrow morning. This bothered him. At this point, the governor should have panicked, and he should have said, "The FBI is derelict in its duties, we can't afford another earthquake, and I have to talk to this guy." "

Liu Zhan is very good at turning a blind eye to the enemy's thoughts. If he can't figure out what the enemy thinks, he'll be on pins and needles.

In the past, he was always able to see through people and tell what they really wanted by their facial expressions, their speech, their body language.

He's now trying to manipulate the governor, but that's hard to do without face-to-face contact.

Besides, what does the FBI want to do? Is psycholinguistic analysis really important?

He had to look for more information, and he couldn't just lie here and wait for the enemy to act.