Chapter 9 Mom-and-pop shops
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On the way back to the laboratory, Liu Wei didn't say a word, and when he was about to arrive, he spoke. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Do you know who ordered me to brainwash?"
"I don't know, but I can guess." Li Tingxuan has been observing Liu Wei's expression.
"He told me to go to the United States."
"I've thought of it a long time ago." Li Tingxuan took out a cigarette and lit one for Liu Wei first, "After Xiong Hanwen disappeared, we have been looking for him. If he is still alive, it must be in the United States, or some US military base. I don't know exactly where, but we'll try to find him. ”
"How sure are you?"
"Very slim." Li Tingxuan lit a cigarette and took two puffs before saying, "After you had an accident in Afghanistan, I guessed that there was something wrong with MSS. When I found you in Kanas, I wanted you to hide so as not to startle the snake. Unexpectedly, there was a traitor around him, and he was put on a table by Tian Jiyan. Before handing you over to Yuan Changqing, I will send someone to monitor Tian Jiyan and Xiong Hanwen. Tian Jiyan committed suicide by taking poison, which made me think that Xiong Hanwen was the real mastermind behind the scenes. Unfortunately, he was still a step too late, and by the time I came back, he was already missing. ”
"He's not behind it, he's protecting someone."
Li Tingxuan nodded and said, "He can suddenly disappear under our close surveillance, he must have been helped by someone, and this person is in a high position." If Xiong Hanwen collaborated with the enemy and treason, he was a mole buried by the CIA within us, and his surname was not very likely to be alive. ”
Liu Wei sighed and said, "In this way, the only clue is that batch of gold." ”
"There's one more clue."
"What?"
"Tian Jiyan."
Liu Wei frowned, Li Tingxuan's judgment was diametrically opposed to Xing Yuanzhao's.
"Before committing suicide by poisoning, Tian Jiyan made several phone calls, one of which was to Xiong Hanwen, and there were several anonymous numbers that could not be traced, but there was one number ......" Li Tingxuan glanced at Liu Wei, and then said, "This number belongs to a marketing manager at the Bern Commercial Bank in Switzerland, which specializes in serving overseas investors." Since we have not formally prosecuted Tian Jiyan, we are unable to obtain relevant information from Switzerland through normal channels. It would be helpful to be able to find out the specifics of the account, even if it was just something that seemed inconspicuous. ”
"Wouldn't it be enough to find that marketing manager?"
"I've looked for it, but it's useless." Li Tingxuan smiled bitterly and said, "When you were still in Hong Kong, our people approached him, and he also promised to cooperate." Unfortunately, Tian Jiyan's last phone call asked him to hand over the relevant accounts to the bank's asset management committee. ”
"What do you mean?"
"All the information is stored in the bank's top-secret database, which is only accessible to the asset management committee, and can only be accessed by the bank's internal terminal system."
"In other words, you have to go to the bank?"
"The password for the chairman of the asset committee is also required."
"Difficult?"
"Very large, the Commerzbank Bern is one of the largest and best secured banks in Switzerland." Li Tingxuan smiled bitterly and said, "A few years ago, when the president of the United States ordered the investigation of tax evasion by domestic billionaires with the help of overseas banks, the CIA tried to enter the top-secret database of the Bern Commercial Bank. After more than half a year, not only did it fail to succeed, but it also caused a lot of trouble, so that the US federal government had to compromise with the Swiss authorities, and in the end only got the list of deposits of 5,000 rich Americans, and the other 40,000 or so rich people slipped through the net. ”
"So, this clue is also broken."
"Conventional means don't work, you can try some unconventional means."
"What do you mean?"
"The things you did in this book, measured by the standards of the intelligence community, are unconventional operations." Li Tingxuan glanced at Liu Wei, "The head of state should have mentioned to you that there is a disturbance in the East China Sea, and our situation is very delicate. In the short term, we have to rein in. It's just that you don't belong to the second department, and even your official identity has been cancelled. If you want to go to Switzerland, I can arrange it for you. ”
Liu Wei smiled bitterly, and Li Tingxuan made a big detour, and finally fell to the theme.
After pondering for a while, Liu Wei said, "Is the information reliable?" ”
"Very reliable."
"Then I'll leave tomorrow."
"Tomorrow!?" Li Tingxuan was taken aback. Although he knew that Liu Wei was the kind of surname that he said he would do, but this was too hasty.
"Professor Yuan is going to carry out the transformation in stages, and the second round will be carried out in a month, and I don't have anything to do if I stay here." Liu Wei had already thought about it, "Let's go over tomorrow, get clues early, and you should start work early." If, as you say, Xiong Hanwen is dead, this is the only clue. Besides, in order to protect the person behind Xiong Hanwen, the CIA must have been staring at Bern. ”
Li Tingxuan thought for a moment and said, "It's okay, if you get the evidence of Tian Jiyan's treason with the enemy, I will help you apply for the opportunity to interrogate him." Maybe you can pry something out of his mouth. ”
Liu Wei nodded, indicating that he understood what Li Tingxuan meant.
Xing Yuanzhao did not let Liu Wei interrogate Tian Jiyan, mainly because of the lack of evidence. In any case, Tian Jiyan is the deputy minister of MSS, and any accusations against him must be proven.
Back at the laboratory, Liu Wei inquired about the situation of Miyuki on the plateau.
Like Kotone Takeuchi, her physical fitness is very good and there are no major problems.
Early the next morning, Liu Wei left the laboratory and followed Li Tingxuan to the air base in the suburbs. He didn't tell Zhou Yulong and Mobei Wolf about going to Switzerland, but just said that he had some personal matters to do.
"You go to Hong Kong first, and then you go to Milan with the economic and trade delegation." Li Tingxuan handed the envelope containing his passport and other documents to Liu Wei. "When you arrive in Hong Kong, Dian Bin will explain other things to you. I arranged for a pick-up staff in Milan and contacted me when I arrived in Bern. ”
Li Tingxuan explained very clearly, and Liu Wei didn't ask much.
Three hours later, Liu Wei's "Xinzhou" 60 plane landed on the No. 2 runway of the Hong Kong International Airport and taxied to the tarmac at the northeast corner of the airport.
Dian Bin had already arrived, and when he saw Liu Wei getting off the plane, he hurriedly greeted him.
There is nothing to explain, mainly Liu Wei's position in the economic and trade delegation, and how to meet the responders after arriving in Milan. He also brought a couple of credit cards, as well as a sum of cash. It's not a lot, only 2,000 euros and 3,000 Swiss francs.
Li Tingxuan is indeed very picky, and Liu Wei has to pay for this little money himself.
After changing his clothes in the car, Liu Wei followed Dian Bin to the terminal building and blended in with the economic and trade delegation composed of senior managers of more than a dozen Hong Kong enterprises.
Half an hour later, a Swiss Airlines A-340-300 passenger plane left Hong Kong International Airport carrying Liu Wei and more than 300 members of the economic and trade delegation.
The economic and trade mission is very large, and will go to more than 10 member states of the European Union, and the first stop is Milan, Italy.
The journey lasted ten hours, and Liu Wei was mixed in with the ordinary members, sitting in economy class. Although the two Hong Kong businessmen next to him were very talkative and really regarded him as a colleague, Liu Wei was not in a good mood, so he asked the stewardess for a pillow after a few casual words, leaned on the chair and fell asleep.
After Yuan Changqing's concoction, Liu Wei has been able to sleep normally, and he no longer has to sleep for several days as before, and he can't wake up after he dies. Even so, when he fell asleep, Liu Wei remained vigilant. This has nothing to do with FOS retrofits, but rather a habit developed in K1.
Because he didn't want to talk to two chattering middle-aged uncles, Liu Wei kept his eyes closed.
It wasn't until the plane began to descend and the flight attendant came out to remind passengers to fasten their seat belts that Liu Wei opened his eyes.
Ten hours passed quickly, as the plane flew west, so it was about three o'clock in the afternoon when it arrived in Milan.
The economic and trade delegation was greeted by a special person, and there was no trouble when clearing customs.
After meeting with the respondents, Liu Wei left the economic and trade delegation.
"Hello, I'm Bao Liuqing, Lao Li sent me, just call me Sister Bao."
Looking at the middle-aged beauty in front of him, Liu Wei felt like he couldn't cry or laugh. Regardless of whether she is called this name or not, she is indeed a big beauty, but the crow's feet in the corners of her eyes betray her. Even if you are not forty years old, you are almost forty years old. It's well maintained, not as good as Yasuda and Miko, but much better than ordinary women. If you don't look closely, you can think that she is only thirty years old at most. Change into a set of energetic clothes, maybe a few years younger.
"You're Liu Wei, right?" Bao Liuqing seemed to be used to the gaze of others.
"Yes, I am." Liu Wei smiled, looked away, looked at the members of the economic and trade delegation who were entering several buses one after another, and said, "If I sneak away, will it cause trouble?" ”
"Don't worry, it's all arranged, and someone will finish the rest of the journey for you."
As it should be, Liu Wei didn't ask much.
After the convoy carrying the economic and trade delegation left, Bao Liuqing instructed the driver to drive and left the airport with Liu Wei.
"Don't you fly?"
"No, just go to Switzerland."
"Drive there?"
"Not far, of course." Bao Liuqing smiled and said, "European countries are very small, and the area of Western Europe is less than half of ours. Italy and Switzerland are at most one of our provinces. The road traffic here is very well developed, and short trips are just a short ride away. ”
"How long will it take?"
"Let's have dinner." Bao Liuqing glanced at his watch and said, "What do you want to eat at night?" Except for cheese, there's nothing good to eat in Switzerland, I don't know if you're used to it. ”
"Whatever, I'm not particular about eating."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Wei's belly protested. On the plane, he slept all the time and missed two decent airline meals.
Bao Liuqing smiled and said, "Then let's go back and eat, and I'll cook you a few specialty dishes." ”
"Do you know how to cook?"
"Of course, you'll know once you've eaten it."
When he arrived in Bern, Liu Wei realized how idiotic this question was. Bao Liuqing's home is a Chinese restaurant, not very large, like a mom-and-pop shop.
came out to greet them was Bao Liuqing's husband Zhou Fen: a middle-aged uncle with the same identity as her.
There are quite a few diners, mostly locals, but also some tourists.
It's just that most of them come in pairs, and some even take the initiative to greet Zhou Fenbao and Liu Qing and his wife, and they seem to be regular customers.
(To be continued)