Chapter 7: Bubbles
Xiang Yu took the wine glass and didn't drink it, the crystal clear ice cubes quietly melted silently, "Why are the ice cubes I make at home always glowing white and not so transparent?"
"That's because your ice cubes contain tiny bubbles, so they're not transparent enough and have a white glow. George Sr. explained.
"What can I do to get rid of the bubbles?"
"Oh, I'll tell you when I'm done drinking this one. ”
Xiang Yu naturally understood what Old George meant, he sorted out his thoughts, and said: "Our country C is a federal country, and the power of the government is divided into federal government and state government, and the autonomy of each state is reserved for the state government to exercise, and the Strategic Danger Intervention and Espionage Logistics Department of the Department of Homeland Security, like a small country, is naturally the same. ”
Old George listened quietly, and the dim light reflected on his face, like dead wood burning quietly.
"The relationship between the headquarters of the Zero Ring of the War Intelligence Division and the teams located in the Second Ring Road is like the relationship between the federal government and the state government, and each team has autonomy over its own territorial jurisdiction," Xiang Yu said softer, "but now, on the grounds of security, he is secretly trying to deploy surveillance of the teams. ”
"It seems that this task of violating the 'law' has fallen on the head of your security emergency response team. ”
"Yes, though, I don't think this mission has anything to do with 'security emergency'. ”
"Perhaps, he can't find a suitable department to do this for the time being", old George opened his eyes slightly, "or, he thinks, you can be trusted." ”
"No, he doesn't trust me," Xiang Yu responded, "and then I had my troubles later." ”
"Oh?"
"I went to his headquarters office to report on a few candidate deployment options, and when I got to the office, I heard his voice coming from the office, speaking Chinese, intermittently mentioning 'performance parameters' and 'swapping,' and when I came to the office door, his call ended naturally. After that, we discussed a couple of candidates as normal and nothing else was superfluous. ”
"It seems that he deliberately made you hear," said old George with a smirk.
"As you said, I think so too. The soundproofing of that office was top-notch, and there was no possibility of eavesdropping from the outside, and if the door to his office hadn't been closed by accident' that day, and I hadn't happened to pass by, I wouldn't have heard a word. ”
"I believe that with just these few words, with your ability, you can completely deduce the general idea of the matter. ”
"Well, he should think the same way", Xiang Yu sneered, "He wants to see what I can do." ”
"Isn't it a bit resentful?" asked old George, slightly mockingly.
"Such an 'unintentional' leak, he must be very clear in his heart, and I naturally know that he is testing me. But he still has to put on a look of ignorance, so that I have to cooperate with his performance, it's really ......"
"A farce," said old George, "but, perhaps, it was one of his pleasures." ”
"Fun? For me, it was a disaster. ”
"Do you care about their safety?" asked Old George earnestly.
"I don't want Xiaolan to be tortured, as for Mo Yuan, I want him to lose in my hands. ”
"Heh, it's just a child's idea, it seems that you should have thought about giving them clues. ”
"Well, I've thought about it, but since I'm being tempted, naturally, I'm also being monitored, and I don't want to lose everything I have now for the sake of the two of them. ”
"It's a utilitarian child, but, presumably, you don't like to be tied down and can't do what you want, young people, there's always a bit of a rebellious mentality," said George Sr. and shrugged.
"Just when I was at a loss, Mo Yuan's guy had an accident himself. ”
"So, you are going to take this incident back to your own territory, you feel that in a public place, you will not escape surveillance, but when you return to your own territory, you can safely provide them with clues. ”
"Well, and in order to prevent them from resisting, I also specially prepared the newly developed Vertigo bullet for them, I really want to see Mo Yuan's painful appearance...... Now that I think about it, I probably short-circuited my brain at that time, and it was too simple to think about. ”
"Oh?"
"My snipers are all well-trained, and their equipment will be properly checked before they are put into battle, so it is impossible to shoot without my instructions," Xiang Yu said with certainty, "never-no-but-can-go-fire." ”
"Really?"
"Yes, when the gunshots rang out suddenly, I knew in my heart that he had already arranged for him to give me a signal as soon as there was a possibility of touching them alone...... And, heh, my sniper betrayed me so easily......"
"It's a shame. ”
"Afterwards, he called me to the office and pretended to accuse me of using weapons that had not yet been put into actual combat, and ordering shooting without authorization when the severity of the situation was not above the third level, and I was also a villain who deliberately made things difficult for my colleagues who had important tasks......"
"Hey," the hoarse laugh of old George interrupted the snoring in the corner, and the men rolled over and went back to sleep, and the snoring gradually rose again.
"Do you think they'll be able to spot the anomaly of this mission on their own?" asked Old George, who calmed down.
"It's difficult", Xiang Yu analyzed, "Mo Yuan's reasoning and analysis ability is good, but his way of obtaining information is too simple - the Internet." ”
"Oh, no matter what era, the real secrets of this world have always been hidden in the heart. ”
"Well, with the information that Mo Yuan can obtain, he probably came to the conclusion that this mission is a reward task specially arranged for the promotion of Xiaolan, and of course, it is also a kind of overture to Xiaolan's father, all in all, he will probably say, 'It's really a boring task'. ”
"Looks like you know your rival well. ”
"No...... Forget it, it's up to you. ”
"What do you think the level of 'exchange' would be?" asked Old George solemnly.
"It should not involve the safety of life, but it will suffer a lot, and the upper echelons of the two countries will be victims of the exchange of benefits between each other. ”
"Don't think of a way to remind them?" asked old George, who seemed to be kind.
"I've tried, but since it's not feasible, forget it, I don't want to lose my current position for them. ”
"Very well", old George nodded slightly, "I think your road will go a long way." ”
"Really?" Xiang Yu suddenly felt a little melancholy.
"As for Mo Yuan," said old George regretfully, "it should not be far from being your rival, but unfortunately, he can't go far." ”
"Aha", Xiang Yu laughed arrogantly, got up from the seat, walked a few steps in the direction of the door, suddenly turned around, looked at Old George respectfully, and bowed slightly, "Thank you for your hospitality, the junior has taken his leave." With that, he turned and continued towards the door.
"Your Gin. ”
Xiang Yu stopped, lowered his head and said, "All this I said is not worthy of your glass of wine, just think I invited you to drink, okay?"
"Don't want to know how to remove air bubbles from ice cubes?"
"Next time. ”
The door creaked open, and Xiang Yu's back disappeared into the vast night in an instant.
"Next time? Old George, picking up the wine glass, observing the clear liquid in the glass, the ice cubes had long since melted away, mixed with the wine, he put the wine glass to his mouth, the unique aromatic smell became more and more intense, closed his eyes, craned his neck, and let the liquid flow slowly into his mouth, with the rhythm of the Adam's apple, the fiery feeling permeated his chest.
"It's really unpleasant. ”