Seeing Ye Huilan's figure gradually walking away, Huang Xi's smile slowly converged, she turned her head and said to Xu Yan seriously: "Lieutenant Colonel......"

"Huang Xi, this is a public place, in the past two days, the personnel in Ginza are complicated, maybe there are people here who understand Chinese - you just need to call the name, you don't have to call the rank." ”

Huang Xi nodded, but she still refused to call Xu Yan's name directly, but changed her title: "Then, Yanzi, I don't really understand your arrangement." ”

"Arrangement?" Xu Yan raised his sword eyebrows and said suspiciously, "What arrangements do I have?"

Huang Xi showed a wry smile: "Yanzi, you did it so obviously just now, even I can see it-don't you understand? You just deliberately want to go to Hakone with Miss Ye, right? I can also see it, so I deliberately cooperated with you to act-but, I don't understand, why did you arrange it like this?"

The bureau gave us the task of waiting for an exchange meeting with the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo, and you took the initiative and suddenly ran to Hakone to soak in the hot springs, and I was worried that the bureau would have an opinion at that time. ”

Xu Yan waved his hand: "When the time comes, I will explain to Director Wen." After a pause, Xu Yan felt that his tone was too blunt, and he softened his tone: "Huang Xi, I did this for a reason. ”

Huang Xi frowned slightly, and she shook her head slowly: "I'm sorry, but I really don't see any reason - can you tell me?"

Xu Yan hesitated slightly, but decided to reveal the matter to Huang Xi: Because of this trip to Hakone, to investigate the exit of the space-time gap leading to the demon world, no one knows. i.e. what will happen next. After all, Huang Xi was a companion who went to investigate together, allowing her to step into such a dangerous situation without knowing anything. It's not fair to her.

"Huang Xi, in fact, Miss Ye's words just now caught my attention—a five-colored light appeared in the sky, the earth shook slightly, and the animals fled one after another. These omens suggest that something unusual may be happening in the Hakone area. I wanted to check it out, so I asked Miss Ye to lead the way. ”

Huang Xi frowned slightly when she heard this, and she asked, "Unusual things?Yanzi, do these things have anything to do with our mission?"

"It's not certain yet, but it's likely to be related. Because of what happened in Hakone, a terrifying monster appeared in Tokyo. Even. It is also very likely that the series of incidents of violent illness of F virus patients in our country was caused by this, so in order to find out the truth of the incident, it is necessary to go to Hakone and visit the field. ”

Hearing Xu Yan say the word "F virus rage" without any scruples, which should still be kept secret, Huang Xi subconsciously glanced at Zhu Youxiang, then looked at Xu Yan, and asked Xu Yan with his eyes.

Xu Yan shook his head: "Don't be nervous, Miss Zhu already knows about F-virus mania-actually." This trip to Japan, Huang Xi, you should also understand, not only in my country. Even around the world, this kind of supernatural phenomenon is endless, and there is even a sensational event such as a monster attack on Ginza in Japan.

We will continue to keep it a secret like this at home. In fact, it is meaningless - even if we block the news at home, what is happening abroad will still come in. Everyone will still know. If we do so, we will only waste manpower and material resources. Plainness creates barriers to information communication and reduces efficiency. ”

Huang Xi bowed her head silently - it could be seen from her expression that she agreed with Xu Yan's words, but she still said: "Yanzi, we are just the ones who carry out the order, these things are not for us to think about - what happened to Hakone?"

Xu Yan spread his hands: "To be honest, I don't know." In the past, there may be two results: it may be a shocking event, like the monster attack on Ginza, which will shock the whole world, or it may be that the wind and the waves are calm, nothing happens, and we will run for nothing. So, if you ask me now, I can't answer. ”

Huang Xi looked at Zhu Youxiang in surprise, Zhu Youxiang's eyes drooped, and she remained silent.

Huang Xi sighed, and she said, "Lieutenant Colonel Xu, I am your assistant, and my task is to assist you, but I feel that you seem to have hidden a lot of things that have not been told to me. Even, your friend Miss Zhu, she is not a member of our system, but she knows much more things than I do.

Lieutenant Colonel, if you don't tell me anything, how can I assist you in your work? You are my leader, and I feel that it is necessary to have full heart-to-heart communication and communication between the chief and the assistant in order to maintain a tacit understanding to complete the work. But just like this trip to Japan, you have been acting alone with Miss Zhu, and you have not told me anything, and I have not known anything -- when I was asked by China, I could not answer anything.

Lieutenant Colonel, I feel very embarrassed that you don't trust me at all...... It's sad too. ”

Huang Xi said, she lowered her head and lowered her eyes, her expression was a little gloomy, but she smiled bitterly. Then, she controlled her emotions and nodded apologetically to Zhu Youxiang: "I'm sorry, Miss Zhu, I spoke a little rude today, please don't be surprised-you know, I'm not targeting you." ”

Zhu Youxiang nodded gracefully and didn't speak, she held the teacup and looked at the street in the distance calmly, with a quiet expression.

The atmosphere was a little awkward, and for a while, no one spoke, and their eyes looked at different places, watching the warm afternoon sun quietly sprinkle on the street.

After a while, Xu Yan coughed dryly: "Huang Xi, you are right, I did hide a lot of things from you before, but you are also involved in intelligence, you have to know, there are some secrets, which cannot be declared." ”

Huang Xi smiled dismally: "I naturally understand the principle of secrecy of intelligence officers, I can't say what I shouldn't say, but ......" She didn't speak, just glanced at Zhu Youxiang, and the look in her eyes was already clear: Since it is a secret that even I can't know, why can this Miss Zhu outside the industry know?

Regarding Huang Xi's question, Xu Yan couldn't answer. He shook his head, "There are always exceptions - but there is one thing that I can tell you in advance right now: this trip to Hakone can be dangerous. So, I allow you to stay in Tokyo. Wait for me to come back. ”

Huang Xi glanced at Zhu Youxiang again, and she asked lightly, "Is it dangerous?" Miss Zhu, will she go?"

Xu Yan was embarrassed again: "Miss Zhu...... Uh, she'll go!"

"Since ordinary people like Miss Zhu are not afraid of danger. Then as a soldier, how can I retreat? Lieutenant Colonel Xu, although I am a girl, I am also a soldier. What is the mission of the military, I understand. Thank you for the point, but I'm going to go with you this time. ”

As he spoke, Huang Xi stood up and bowed slightly to Zhu Youxiang: "I'm sorry, Miss Zhu." Because of work, it has caused you trouble. Lieutenant Colonel, I'm a little tired and want to go back to the hotel early to rest. ”

Huang Xi bowed slightly, signaled goodbye to the two, and then turned around and strode away. Watching Huang Xi walk away, for some reason, Xu Yan actually felt a sense of relief. He smiled reluctantly at Zhu Youxiang: "I'm really sorry, Xuan Yun." Because of my work, I made you see a joke - I, an official, was really boring, and even my only subordinate rebelled against me. ”

Zhu Youxiang smiled faintly. She said clearly: "Childe, I think, I'm afraid." It's not just about work, is it?"

A smile froze on Xu Yan's face, and he said embarrassedly, "Xuan Yun." What are you talking about, Huang Xi is dissatisfied with me. Is it wrong to think that I am hiding a lot of information from her at work -- you have seen it with your own eyes? It's just a complaint at work, nothing special. ”

Zhu Youxiang smiled faintly: "Childe, I am also a girl...... Sometimes, only girls understand girls' minds. Perhaps, this Miss Huang herself is not aware of it...... But I think, Miss Huang, she should like you, Childe, right?"

Under the beautiful sun on the streets of Tokyo, under the shade of the sunshade, a ray of sunshine sprinkled on Zhu Youxiang's face, her white face was as white as jade, and a sly smile appeared on her lips, she was drinking coffee, but she looked at Xu Yan with interest, as if looking forward to the embarrassed expression on Xu Yan's face.

Suddenly hearing Zhu Youxiang say such an earth-shattering sentence, Xu Yan's coffee almost choked him to death. He coughed repeatedly, but he didn't dare to look into Zhu Youxiang's eyes, and his mouth desperately distinguished: "How is this possible?" Huang Xi, she knows that I have a girlfriend - uh, I mean Xuan Yun, your pretending girlfriend...... I'm not the kind of handsome guy who looks very handsome, and I'm not very rich, how could she take a fancy to me? This kind of thing, it's impossible to make a decision, Xuan Yun, don't guess and think......

Xu Yan loudly emphasized the impossibility, but in his heart he was secretly complaining -- what kind of evil is going on today? Huang Xi suddenly hurried at himself for no reason, and Zhu Youxiang, a girl who has always been calm and calm, suddenly brought up this ambiguous topic. Huang Xi is indeed a good girl, beautiful, capable, gentle, if he can have something ambiguous with her, Xu Yan does not object, but the problem is that nothing has happened to everyone, but Zhu Youxiang thinks that he has done something, Xu Yan feels that he is more wronged than Dou E!

In a hurry, Xu Yan hurriedly used a man's necessary stunt - Dafa to change the topic, he had a serious expression and said in a deep voice: "Xuan Yun, we will go to Hakone tomorrow." What do you think is going to happen over there, what are we going to do?"

Zhu Youxiang held the coffee cup, and in the afternoon sun, her face was crystal clear and white and flawless. She said lightly: "This kind of thing, who knows? As Xu Gongzi you just said, it may be an earth-shattering event that shocks the whole world, or it is possible that it is calm over there and nothing happens, so we just run for nothing."

Xu Yan was slightly embarrassed, and he said: "Xuan Yun, I just said this, I was fooling Xiao Huang to deal with it, so that she would always ask questions there, but between you and me, it shouldn't be like this." ”

Zhu Youxiang glanced at him coldly: "I don't plan to fool Xu Gongzi you!"

Listening to Zhu Youxiang's bad tone, Xu Yan didn't dare to say any more, so he had to shrink his head as a turtle and didn't dare to say a word.

After a long while, seeing that Zhu Youxiang's expression seemed to calm down, Xu Yan asked timidly: "Xuan Yun, I just want to know, if we are in danger when we approach the gap in space with our physical bodies, should we make any preparations?"

Zhu Youxiang shook his head and said, "I remember...... Those who have returned from their exploration claim that there is no danger in approaching the gap in space. ”

Xu Yan breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, there is no danger, then I will be much more relieved......"

Zhu You glared at him - how did he find such a stupid companion?

She said angrily: "Childe, please listen to my words clearly, it is 'those expeditions that returned alive said that there is no danger in approaching the gap in the Demon Realm'! But the problem is that the expedition team sent to the natural disaster center to visit the gap in time and space often sends ten teams of centaurs over, but only one or two teams of centaurs can turn back alive...... What happened to those expeditions that were wiped out and couldn't return, no one will ever know!"

"Send ten teams out, and only one or two teams will come back alive?"

Hearing this battle loss ratio, Xu Yan gasped: "In this way, isn't our visit more auspicious?"

Zhu Youxiang shook his head: "Young Master Xu, before I saw it with my own eyes, no one knew what the situation would be like in that spatial gap - there was no way to prepare at all! If we encountered a stable spatial gap, as long as we didn't touch it, there would be no danger, everything would be fine, if we encountered a destructive space-time gap, or encountered a disaster such as a space rupture, it would be irresistible at all, no matter how we prepared, the result would not make a difference." ”

Xu Yan took a long breath, and he asked, "So, you can only resign yourself to fate?"

Zhu Youxiang's expression was very serious, and she nodded: "You can only resign yourself to fate, life and death depend on luck!"

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On February 6, at nine o'clock in the morning, at the gate of Shinjuku Station, Xu Yan and Ye Huilan met with him. Like Xu Yan, Ye Huilan happens to be three people here, also two women and one man. In addition to Ye Huilan, there is another female reporter named Luo Yan, who is about the same age as Ye Huilan, and is also a very lively girl, and there is also a chubby photojournalist named Li Haibin, who is in his twenties and has a lovely smile, this is the only man in their team.

may be because Xu Yan stated that he would help them pay for tickets and accommodation, and several reporters from "Urban Anecdotes Weekly" were very friendly to Xu Yan and took the initiative to help Xu Yan carry his luggage and packages, which made Xu Yan unhappy.

Fortunately, everyone is a young person, and these reporters are also hearty, although they have received Xu Yan's favor, but they don't show how to be restrained, they smiled and said: "The big boss pays money, we contribute our efforts, we should!" They looked so hearty, but it also saved Xu Yan's embarrassment, everyone is the same age, and after talking and laughing for a while, they are familiar with each other, and they get along very easily. (To be continued......)