Chapter 26: The Eurostar
"It's all over?" Catelyn stood behind Eric and Thousand Words at some point.
"Of course. Eric glanced at the restaurant's wall clock, "Looks like your boss is talkative." ”
"Because of your connections, I not only need to round out more lies, but also apply for some extra favors. ”
"What a favor. Chiko saw a hint of strangeness in Caitlin's eyes, and her heart was faintly uneasy.
"I'm going to take you and Professor Leonardo to the Bacchus area," Caitlyn smiled slightly.
"What! to Bacchus, with this rogue detective and that bad old man?
Caitlyn calmly looked at Chiko with a confused expression. She had just been instructed that the head of the Special Intelligence Six Division had ordered them to take Leonardo with them on a trip to Bacchus, as if it had been the result of a consultation with the CIA Director Thompson.
"That's right, all the intel shows that Leonardo is hiding a huge secret in Bacchus. Caitlyn tapped the rim of the teacup with her spoon, and she asked Eric, "Is this your arrangement?"
"I just quietly sent a message to Thompson. Eric glanced at Chiko, "It seems that Thompson is still a very tolerant director. ”
"Where did you get your phone?" Chiko had confiscated all of Eric's means of communication. She subconsciously touched her right pocket to make sure Eric's phone was still here.
"I just borrowed Miss Vivien's phone. Naturally, Eric will not admit that the so-called borrowing is a hand-holding.
Caitlin asked, "Do you think it would be useful to take him?"
Eric laughed and said, "I'm not very sure. However, this neurological extension and mirror reflex research is too closely related to Leonardo, although the name of the project has been changed, but according to Leonardo's explanation, its principle is very similar to the dora reagent presided over by Leonardo, and this project is also allocated to the Nerve Conduction Institute where Leonardo is monitored. It's all so coincidental that I even suspect that this Bald bank project was just a test of Leonardo's situation at the Institute. ”
Qianzi asked curiously, "But the research of the Dora reagent has been completed for 20 years, is it still so valuable?"
"If it were just the Dora reagent, Leonardo would not have been monitored for more than twenty years, because the Dora reagent has long been an open secret of the intelligence agencies of various countries. I think that the latest achievement of the Dora reagent that Leonardo took with him must have a secret that even the current technology has not yet solved, and this achievement may have frightened and frightened him, and even forced a genius scholar obsessed with science to give up his freedom rather than make it public. Eric has repeatedly searched for the secret of this research result from other investigative directions, but has never found anything.
"What could this be?" Chiko listened to Eric's explanation, and a variety of speculations related to nerve function flashed through her mind: new drugs, neurological chemical weapons, deadly viruses?...... But none of the convincing statements could match Leonardo's fears. Could it be that the threat of that thing is beyond the imagination of normal people?
"I just don't know if this professor will cooperate with us. "Caitlin's analysis was on point.
"Definitely. For someone who has been confined to their range of activities for more than 20 years, this trip is a good time to relax. Echo recalled his investigation of Leonardo, and could not help but sigh in his heart, what kind of research could make a once brilliant scientist give up everything and be willing to be a caged bird for more than 20 years? After being restricted in his freedom for more than 20 years, has the elegance and spirit of those years been exhausted? Perhaps the only thing that can support him to bite his lip is only a pale responsibility, but what kind of responsibility is this? After meeting him at Bacchus, Eric inquired about Leonardo's research in many ways, but to his surprise, he couldn't find the slightest clue. But in Bacchus's encounter, Eric still sees the shadow of the Smiling Legion from the shootout, and they seem to pay special attention to the professor.
"Hopefully, this release will untie the shackles that bind him to his freedom. Chiko suddenly apologized to Leonardo. Not long ago, she had just experienced a breakdown, and although the pain was only for a moment, it could seep into the bone marrow, making your memory never want to turn to that day.
Two days later, on Saturday, the Eurostar train.
"You say they're your assistants?" Leonardo asked Eric with a glare.
"Of course, my proudest assistant. Eric was adamant.
Leonardo looked at Chiko and Caitlyn with a stinging look. Chiko was stared at all over her body, and Caitlyn seemed nonchalant. Leonardo angrily denounced Eric's lie: "I don't know if this Miss Chiko is your assistant - I don't think you can find one, but this Lady Caitlyn is more like an agent of the Special Intelligence Six, and her demeanor in my office and the way she looks in the face of doubts is like a bastard I know." ”
"Don't forget, I've been in the secret service for quite some time, and you can't fool me. Leonardo stood up angrily and protested angrily.
"Since you've been in the secret service for a long time, you should know that there's no way we're going to trust you to a foreign detective. Caitlin said lightly.
"Of course I don't have that luxury, but you've blatantly been followed closely. Three years ago, I could at least pretend I couldn't see you. In fact, Leonardo still had a bit of a fluke.
"So there was an unpleasant surprise in the operation three years ago. We are learning from our lessons. Caitlin cleverly struck a rake, leaving Leonardo speechless. This also made Qianzi deeply admired.
Eric threw Leonardo a Cuban cigar and said with a smile, "I'm glad they all have angelic looks, which not everyone can enjoy." ”
"You're going to be messing with agents from the Special Intelligence Six, and they're not going to treat you as well as Jefferson. Leonardo knew that he could not return to heaven, so he could only take the cigar unhappily and glance at Chiko again. From the first time he saw Chiko, he felt that this woman's eyebrows and eyes were very similar to one of his old friends.
"Sir, the train is non-smoking. A flight attendant with black-rimmed glasses opened the door to the box and saw Leonardo spit out a smoke ring at a glance. She pointed disapprenantly to the smoke alarm on the roof of the car.
"What's the matter, please?" Chiko apparently expressed her displeasure at the flight attendant's rude behavior of opening the door without consent.
However, the young, sven-looking man didn't seem to understand Qianzi's unhappiness, but instead pointed to the smoke alarm with confidence: "The general table shows that smoke has been detected in this box, and according to Article 32 of the train safety regulations, I have the right to enter the box for inspection without permission." ”
"You're competent, Mr. Bob. Eric glanced at the name tag on his chest.
"For everyone's safety. Bob, the flight attendant, stared disapprovingly at Leonardo, who was still holding a cigar. Leonardo, sensing his unfriendly gaze, snuffed out the cigarette butt of his cigar. He just wanted to get to Bacchus as quickly as possible now, and he didn't want to cause more trouble.
"Have a nice trip. Seeing the cigar snuff out, Bob barely managed to squeeze out a standard service smile.
After Bob left, Eric was still staring at the box door and asked, "Do you think there's something strange about this flight attendant named Bob?" ”