Natasha returned to the country, although she had done her best, but still could not change the president's decision, all her superiors and relationships, kept a distance from her return, as if someone was watching them all the time, and in the end, Natasha had no choice but to go to the Pentagon, here is her last hope.

Her target is Secretary of Defense Johnson, the man who single-handedly lifted her up and brought her to where she is today, is her hope.

Johnson did not keep his distance from her, nor did he close his door, but was very happy to see her coming, but when Natasha mentioned the strategic issue of Iraq, the smile on Johnson's face suddenly disappeared and was replaced by an extremely solemn attitude.

"The President and Congress have authorized the dispatch of troops, which cannot be changed, Iraq is related to the overall strategy of the United States in the Middle East, and we absolutely cannot give it up easily, and this is a unanimous ruling of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Military Council, and there will be no problems." Johnson said.

Natasha was very disappointed by this answer, seeing that her former boss turned a blind eye to the obvious situation, Natasha was a little angry: "As long as anyone with a little strategic vision can see that the transfer of troops from Kuwait is a huge mistake, and a direct confrontation with the Prophet's army is tantamount to recognizing their status and the existence of the Russians in the Middle East, and now we not only do not correct this mistake, but also insist on going our own way, which not only does not benefit the United States, but may cause great disasters." ”

Johnson's face was solemn, and he said sarcastically: "Do you think that you are the only one who can see the current situation?" Okay, go back and do what you have to do, how the above decides, it's the above thing, what you need to do is execute. ”

"Execution?" Natasha's face was very bad, "Execute the strategy made by this stupid person?" ”

In the face of Natasha's aggressiveness, Johnson finally couldn't help but explode, he said angrily: "You're enough, are you deaf to what I say to you?" Do you think I don't know what a mistake this is for the United States? But now there is a force in the country that is pushing for this mistake to take shape, and even if I go to talk to the president, it will not help, you know? ”

Natasha was stunned, this was not the answer she wanted: "What kind of forces, is the United States going to be constrained?" ”

"No, it's not the United States that is being constrained, it's the people of this country, the people in power in this country are being constrained, and this force can move casually to get the president out of office, and even if you don't want to step down, they have stronger means to deal with you, remember Lincoln? Remember JFK? Johnson asked rhetorically, "Which of these political strongmen is not more advantageous than you, and which one is not better than you see?" But they died in the end! ”

"I want to know what the forces are!" Natasha asked, "I wish you could tell me." ”

Seeing Natasha so resolute, Johnson thought for a moment and finally compromised: "Are you sure you want to know?" Even if stopping them in the end could put your life at risk? Know that you're not the president, and they're going to kill you as easily as pinching an ant to death. ”

"For the sake of freedom and justice, I will not compromise, even if it costs with my life." Natasha said.

Johnson shook his head helplessly, but he looked at Natasha's gaze, but there was hope: "I didn't misunderstand you, maybe you can really do something, come with me." ”

With that, Johnson left the office and took Natasha to the Pentagon's secret room, which holds the world's most secrets in various ways.

With Natasha's permission, she can only enter the space from the first episode to the fifth level, and there is a fourth-level space behind it, which is a space that only the president can access except for the Minister of Defense, and no one else, even the vice president, has the right to enter.

When Johnson walked to the fifth dimension, he stopped and said, "You wait here." ”

But as soon as he took two steps, he seemed to think of something again, so he turned around and said, "You better come with me, maybe you can find the answer you want here." ”

Natasha was stunned for a moment, but still followed, under the leadership of Johnson, she finally walked into this secret treasure house, compared to the CIA, this secret treasure house, a hundred times larger, the most famous event in history, almost all of them can find an answer here.

Looking at the dazzling array of documents, Natasha couldn't help but wonder if she was determined to do anything, because every document recorded a famous historical event, and people couldn't help but want to look through it and check the truth.

Compared with Natasha's excitement, Johnson's pace was very calm, he was not attracted by the surrounding documents at all, but went straight to one of the vaults, through the identification of pupils and fingerprints, this vault opened, Johnson walked in, and said: "This is the reading room, all the documents outside, you only need to click the button on the computer here to view, I think I should go, as for which step you can do, it depends on yourself." ”

Johnson nodded at her, his eyes full of mixed emotions, and finally sighed, and then left the reading room, and then the door of the reading room closed again, and Natasha sat down, at this time she not only did not wait to open the documents outside, but on the contrary, her heart was heavy, because the more she knew, the closer death often meant to her.

But Natasha did not hesitate to start reading it, and when she returned from Iraq, she was ready for it.

What she didn't expect was that the documents outside were not physical, but the simulation of the four-dimensional space, even if she reached out to take it, it was impossible to get the secrets inside, only in this special reading room, the simulation files of the four-dimensional space could be retrieved and presented in front of herself.

Natasha is not surprised by the realism of the four-dimensional simulation of the profession, on the contrary, she is very calm, because the CIA has now begun to engage in this kind of four-dimensional simulation, which is more secure than the database, and the network and system completely cut off from the outside world are enough to ensure the security of all the secrets here.

She looked at it for a long time, and as time passed, her brow furrowed deeper, until at the end, Natasha's face changed from frowning to heavy, and when she finished reading the last document she wanted to see, her face changed completely.

"I see." Natasha finally understood everything, although she used to think that she knew her country well, but now after reading it, she realized that her former self was really just a child, which was almost difficult for her to face the dark side, enough to make the spiritual faith of an ordinary American collapse.

She also finally understood why only the president, except for the secretary of defense, could come to check it, because if these secrets were leaked, they would deal a fatal blow to the United States.

"So this is the country I've always been loyal to." Natasha walked out of the reading room in a distracted manner, and outside the door, Johnson was waiting for her with a cup of coffee.

Seeing Natasha like this, Johnson didn't show too much surprise, on the contrary, he said calmly: "Did you find the answer you wanted?" ”

"Found it." Natasha nodded.

"Can't believe it, huh? But this is the truth, everything in this secret room is the truth, but the truth is not as good as ordinary people think, on the contrary, the truth is cold and cruel, so that you can't face it, and it may even break the faith in your heart. Johnson laughed, "Are you still determined to keep doing it?" ”

Natasha's confidence was shaken, before this she could indeed swear that she was for freedom and justice, but now she couldn't say it, because everything she did, maybe her will was to go to a better place, but in fact, she couldn't change anything at all, or even if she changed, it was just her wishful thinking, just like history, it would always follow its predetermined trajectory, and the strength of a person, even a group of people, was weak.

When her confidence wavered, a person suddenly appeared in Natasha's mind, this person was Canglong, the sea eagle said that he was the one who really had faith, and now Natasha felt that this sentence was very right, compared to Canglong, what was she?

"I decided to continue, I may not be able to change the situation, but I can change the status quo, although history may follow its predetermined trajectory, even though those people think that they are the gods on high, I still decide to fight them with this mortal body." Natasha said coldly.

Johnson didn't expect Natasha to be so determined, but this situation seemed to be expected by him: "What did you decide to fight them?" You must know that even if you give your life, you will not become a hero, and even if you give your life, the trauma that may be caused to them is only small. ”

"No, if I want to do it, I can do something, and I'm not alone, at least I still have you, do I?" Natasha suddenly smiled.

However, Johnson's face was very bitter: "I can't protect you anymore, kid, you have to go the next way, hey." ”

As he spoke, Johnson sighed deeply, but Natasha felt a sense of foresight: "Are you ready?" ”

Johnson just smiled, but did not answer: "You go, do what you want to do, do what you have to do, there is always a not-so-good beginning in life, but there is not necessarily a happy ending." ”

"I..." Natasha wanted to say something, at this moment she looked at Johnson with mixed emotions on her face, and even had something called tears in her eyes, which was about to come out.

"Let's go, let's go." Johnson suddenly lit a cigar and turned to look out at the street scene outside the Pentagon in thought.

Natasha nodded, gave Johnson a standard military salute, and left his office.........