The domineering military vehicle was slowly moving down the road, and the colonel was deliberately driving very slowly, and he wanted to talk to me. The colonel was also curious about me, who became famous instantly. He said that he also saw the live video and asked me where I learned the technique of throwing knives. I smiled and replied to self-study. I asked him what was the matter with the general seeing me, and he just smiled mysteriously and didn't say anything.

Two men who don't know each other, a small space, and there are not too many topics, which seems a little embarrassing for a while. Later, I simply closed my eyes and went to rest peacefully, I was indeed a little tired tonight. The car drove for about half an hour before finally stopping in front of an ordinary house on the outskirts of Moscow. Pointing to the somewhat dilapidated gate in the moonlight: "Go, the general is waiting for you inside." ”

Knocking on the wooden door, a Russian woman in her fifties who looked like an ordinary folk woman opened the door for me: "Mr. Shen?"

I nodded, surveying my surroundings.

"Please come in, he's waiting for you in the study. The woman pointed to a door at an angle, "Go in from there." ”

The house is not very big, especially for the vast and sparsely populated Russia, such a house seems extremely ordinary in Russia. But what surprised me the most was that there wasn't even a single guard here: "Hello, the general is inside?"

I asked my doubts anyway.

"Go in, young man, it's all right. The woman smiled kindly at me.

"Thank you. I knocked on the door of the study and heard a "Please come in" before I walked in.

The study is not elaborately decorated, but it is very spacious. Both walls are covered with wooden bookshelves, and the shelves are filled with all kinds of books. Next to a dark red desk, an old man with a small head and a pajama was writing something on his desk.

When he saw me come in, the old man stopped his pen: "Here you are, young man." ”

"Hello, Your Excellency. I nodded and stood aside.

"You may be seated. The general gestured to the chair across from him, his gaze wandering over me, "You're good." ”

I don't know if this "you're good" refers to my performance in rescuing the hostages tonight, I sat down in my chair and nodded to the general: "Thank you for the compliment." ”

"What shall I call you?" the general stood up and handed me a cigar, "Mr. Shen or Mr. Mad Dog?"

I'm not surprised by this question from the general. Sooner or later, my identity will be revealed, but the general's efficiency is indeed very high. Lighting a cigar, I took a soft puff: "It's all right." ”

Patting the stack of documents on the table, the general also lit a cigar: "This is the file I found about you temporarily, the time is a little rushed, not very complete." But I think soon a detailed piece of information about you will be in my hands. ”

I didn't understand the general's intentions, I just listened quietly.

"As far as I know, you're a good underground fighter and you haven't lost yet. The general paced around the room, "Some people even say that you will be able to become the king of the underground black fist world in the future." You're really nice, young man!"

To be the king of the black boxing world?

"I just want to be myself. I said cautiously. There are two assassins at the hotel tonight, and I don't know if it has anything to do with the general, so try to be humble.

"Do you want to be yourself?" the general sat down in his chair, tapped his knuckles on the table, and smiled playfully, "To be a Shen Luomu or a mad dog?"

The general's words made me feel sad, and I just went in the direction of fate.

Seeing that I was silent, the general was not angry, and took a puff of his cigar: "Your performance tonight has amazed the whole world, and I think the front page of the newspaper tomorrow will be your lone hero." Hey, you know, when I saw your live footage on TV, I arranged for someone to investigate your profile. But who knew that the information that came back actually told me that you were the one I personally arranged to carry out the rescue, do you imagine how shocked I was at that time?"

The general smiled: "What shocked me even more was that Eagle told me that you are still the fighter named 'Mad Dog' who is about to participate in our betting. The general repeated the word "mad dog" several times and nodded at me.

"So I'm even more curious, who is this person, what exactly does he want to do? So I've invited you here to satisfy my curiosity, and I hope you don't mind. The general crossed his legs and squinted at me, as if trying to see me through.

I thought about it for a moment, and finally decided to be honest about my thoughts. I have absolute confidence in my fists and feet, but I may still lack some fire in front of this general.

"At first I just wanted to save my police friend, I didn't think about saving the hostages. I took a puff on my cigar, "As for using your name General, it's just to make it easier to blend in." You've read my profile and you should know that I don't even have a legal identity at the moment, hey. "I dare say this knowing that the general would not be against me, at least for the time being, otherwise he would not have seen me in such a private place, and there would have been no guards around.

The general nodded, and his words to me seemed to be clear for a long time: "It's about the same as I thought." But you saved the hostages later, didn't you, and became a hero in the eyes of people all over the world. After a pause, the general walked over and patted me on the shoulder, "The world never looks at the result. As a result, you saved thirty hostages in my name, and you became a hero. It also added a nice touch to my political career. ”

"As for your identity. Hey, of course a secret agent has an identity that can't be disclosed. The general smiled, "Of course, I can arrange a reasonable and legal identity for you at any time." ”

A legal identity really tempted me, and that meant that I was able to go home in the open. I knew that the general would have his conditions, swallowed and foamed, and I waited quietly.

"How, no interest in working with me?" the general's hand pressed against my shoulder, very strongly. I could feel that he was genuinely throwing an olive branch to me, "Maybe it's more exciting and challenging than your boxing." ”

To be honest, I never thought I would have the opportunity to work in government. And the general gave me a chance this time to stand at the crossroads of my life again. On the one hand, I continued my aimless career in black boxing and did not know when it would end, and on the other hand, I cleared myself and worked for another country's power from now on.

I closed my eyes and took another deep puff on the cigar in my hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but my destiny may belong to the ring after all." I'm really not fit to work with a hero. "I blocked the other road in front of me with great difficulty, and refused the general's invitation. I promised the general that I would have to follow him from now on and step into one political whirlpool after another, but I really don't know how long I would survive in such an intriguing ring. And the world of talking with fists, although it is also difficult, at least simpler.

"It's a shame. The general also seemed to guess my choice and shrugged, "You are the second talent I have taken a fancy to over the years, and the second person who has rejected me." Is my luck so bad?" the general smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Chinese pay attention to fate, you just haven't met the person who belongs to you. I reassured.

"Do you also believe in fate?" the general raised his eyebrows, as if he was very happy, "I think we are very fateful, do you believe it?"

I looked at the general noncommittally, a little embarrassed.

The general didn't continue, and smiled: "I heard that you brought two million dollars to rescue the hostages this time, and now the money has been withheld by those police?"

I nodded, but I didn't dare to ask the general to help me get the money back.

"I can help you with this. The general nodded, "No matter what, you are a hero who saved the hostages, a hero of Russia, and you can't chill the hero at any time, right?"

"Thank you. "I get excited when I think about the lost banknotes. After all, I am also a layman in front of huge bills.

"Go back and tell Popov that our boxing match is canceled. The general nodded affirmatively, "You're so good, I don't want to lose a lot of money on you, hehe." ”

"Okay. "Originally, this boxing match was something I didn't expect. But I'm going to pay back the $2 million Popov advanced, and it seems that I really don't have the life to get rich.

"Don't leave Moscow for the next two days, I have a gift for you. The general looked at his watch, "It's not early today, so I won't talk to you." ”

I nodded, stood up, and knew it was time to leave. I said hello to the general and turned back.

"Oh, young man, do you really believe in fate?" the general suddenly stopped me again.

I was stunned and stopped.

"I believe that our fate is not over yet, we will meet again!" the voice was clear, and the echo could be faintly heard in the empty room.

PS: The first volume ends in chapter ninety-nine, looking back, it's really not easy. Two or three thousand words a day is not easy for me, but seeing other writers update tens of thousands of words every day makes me embarrassed. This novel has always been my dream, and I think I will write it well, even if no one reads it, I also want to write it to myself, which is a gift to myself over the years. This passage is for myself, and I hope that I will continue to be motivated to update it every day.