Chapter Seventy-Five: Fireflies
Hearing Song Xiaoshuang say this, Major Zhao Pu took back the document book, his face turned solemn, and he looked at Song Xiaoshuang and said word by word: "You are not the person in the military intelligence system, otherwise you wouldn't ask these questions, what is your true identity?" β
Song Xiaoshuang had already flipped through the confidential files of the Military Intelligence Agency marked on the inner pages of the notebook with his fingers before Major Zhao Pu took back the document book, and swept the contents of the file with a blink of eyes, except for the first few photos of himself, with some not very precise explanations, the last two pages are all about what "he" did before, among which there is a firefly code name, Song Xiaoshuang knows why Major Zhao Pu showed himself the confidential files of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and Major Zhao Pu recognized the wrong person!
Song Xiaoshuang shook his head, and saw Major Zheng Min with an annoyed expression (Song Xiaoshuang's thief eyes made her very unhappy), and took off the training uniform and military hat on his head and still on the table.
Song Xiaoshuang picked up the teacup on the table disappreciatively, poured the tea into his mouth and chewed it along with the tea leaves, causing spit to splash everywhere, and the water droplets splashed on the instrument in front of Major Zheng Min.
Hearing this cold female major snort very dissatisfied with her behavior, Song Xiaoshuang swallowed the tea and said with a smile on her face: "I don't understand the meaning of the firefly codename, you really found the wrong person, I know that these are state secrets and will not be said, do you want to get an amnestic machine to wash my memories away?" I just want to go back to China, and that's it! β
Song Xiaoshuang's ruffian habits made the always cold Major Zheng Min really unbearable, this guy was obviously sarcastic and sarcastic that the military intelligence system all eats dry food, put down the suitcase instruments and equipment, stood up and walked two steps to Song Xiaoshuang's side, his palm slapped heavily on the table, and after a dull sound, the solid wood desktop was directly slapped by Zheng Min's palm A crack more than a foot long, and fine wood chips and dust flew everywhere!
Because Zheng Min made a lot of noise, soon the whispered voice of the consulate attachΓ© came from the corridor outside, but due to the confidentiality regulations, no one opened the door of the room and walked in to take a look.
"It's not bad, at least it's the inner family boxing method that I've practiced for more than 20 years!"
Song Xiaoshuang was unmoved in the flying sawdust, and spoke in a calm tone, Song Xiaoshuang said this, Zheng Min's face changed slightly, knowing that it was not Song Xiaoshuang's opponent, he put away his palm and turned away.
Major Zhao Pu already knew that he had made a directional mistake, and after his eyes motioned for Zheng Min to return to the chair and sit down, his eyes looked Song Xiaoshuang up and down again, and said with a solemn expression: "Your identity itself is very problematic, at the beginning of the field expedition team of the UNESCO institution, the expedition team led by Isabel was too eye-catching, and it was impossible to be noticed, her father was a wine supplier of the embassy, all considered, we had to observe and understand, but we couldn't find any clues related to you in the country, The only one who can keep it so secret is the intelligence officer who carried out the codename Firefly operation, and now it seems that the level of Major Zheng Min and I is not high enough, you are not the intelligence officer who carried out the Firefly operation at all, who are you? β
Song Xiaoshuang confirmed his own guess when Major Zhao Pu took back the file, knowing that all the clues about him in the country had been artificially eliminated, and several months had passed, whether it was a bureau directly under the Ministry of State Security or a more mysterious heterogeneous committee, the resources that could be used must have been used, and all the information about himself was covered up!
Although the military intelligence system and the Ministry of State Security have intelligence links, it is obvious that the Ministry of State Security has not provided useful clues, and the two deputy military attaches in the West African embassy are not very senior within the military intelligence system, but they have been directly ignored by the Ministry of State Security, and no useful information can be found.
"Who am I, I just remember that I am a Chinese citizen, and I can't prove my identity when my passport is lost, and I want to reissue my passport and go back to China, and now it seems that there is no hope!"
Song Xiaoshuang had a look of gloom on his face, allowing Major Zhao Pu's sharp eyes to look at him repeatedly, and he spoke in a low tone, indicating that this was a "serious" misunderstanding.
"Song Xiaoshuang, this name is your name, although you are very cunning, speaking with a northeastern, southern, and even Tibetan accent, but the most important thing is the dialect accent of the southwestern provinces, I hope you will cooperate with our investigation and find out your true identity, the embassy can give you a new passport, in addition to providing us with all kinds of information you have, and you can also easily return to China, how to think about it?"
Major Zhao Pu's deep voice sounded in the room, the voice was very low and could only be heard by the three people in the room, Song Xiaoshuang secretly sighed that he should have come or came, after the two majors ruled out that he was an agent of the Military Intelligence Agency, the coercion and temptation drama came on, this is the main event!
Song Xiaoshuang is not a person who doesn't understand the special service work (agents) at all, Major Zhao Pu means to let him provide valuable information, if he feels that intelligence is very important, mobilize resources to send a person back to China, it is just a gesture, it can be the intelligence of the expedition team, or it can be other aspects, preferably the intelligence of the army!
In addition to the agents in the system, there are also many supernumerary intelligence personnel and informants in the intelligence system of the Military Intelligence Bureau, which is the case in the intelligence systems of all countries in the world, but once you get on the ship of the Military Intelligence Bureau, it is difficult to get down, and Song Xiaoshuang naturally understands the reason.
How to weigh the pros and cons Song Xiaoshuang has already had a case, knowing that the mode of interrogation of the intelligence system is often not according to common sense, Song Xiaoshuang has already thought of a response plan after seeing the words firefly on the inside page of the file.
"What do you want to know, I don't know much!"
Song Xiaoshuang sat on the chair and spoke with a blank expression.
His attitude made Major Zhao Pu secretly happy, knowing that mentioning Song Xiaoshuang's return to China as a quid pro quo still touched Song Xiaoshuang's nerves somewhat, and after secretly glancing at Major Zheng Min, Zheng Min's fingers pressed on the side of the suitcase equipment, and he was not afraid of being seen by Song Xiaoshuang.
After seeing her movements, Major Zhao Pu took out a box of untorn cigarettes from his trouser pocket and put it on the table, his eyes signaling Song Xiaoshuang to take advantage of the stimulation of nicotine to recall and say the information that interested him.
Seeing Song Xiaoshuang look at the cigarette box printed with the product of a Chinese tobacco company, he stretched out his hand and took the cigarette box, tore open the seal, shook out a cigarette and stuffed it to his mouth, and Major Zhao Pu took out a disposable lighter and put it on the table.
After seeing Song Xiaoshuang take the lighter, Major Zhao Pu's face softened, and he said in a low voice: "Tell me about your participation in the expedition team's investigation in the eastern desert valley, the more detailed the better, as well as the rebel forces who crossed the border from Mali and occupied the border checkpoints and refugee camps, the more detailed the better!" β
While Major Zhao Pu was speaking, Song Xiaoshuang lit the cigarette at the corner of his mouth with a lighter as usual, and smoked unhurriedly with a blank face, only to see the burning fire on the cigarette constantly rolling back, and a stream of gray and choking smoke rose.
Major Zheng Min next to him couldn't help but feel a little disdainful, the smoker is like this! Although she was inevitably exposed to cigarettes for work, she was not so intoxicated.
However, Major Zheng Min's face soon became ugly, because Song Xiaoshuang only smoked a third of a cigarette, and then threw the cigarette into the glass ashtray, and the originally burning cigarette head had been extinguished in Song Xiaoshuang's not fast throw.
What a deep internal skill! Major Zheng Min knew that this was Song Xiaoshuang's response to her slapping the wooden table with one palm just now, but a small detail that seemed inconspicuous showed her true ability, silently letting the cigarette go out was much stronger than slapping the wooden table, and it was difficult for her to fight alone.
Major Zhao Pu, who had been observing Song Xiaoshuang, was also stunned, glanced at Zheng Min, and signaled her not to cause trouble, the important thing was to get information.
Major Zhao Pu took the cigarette case, shook out a cigarette, stuffed it into the corner of his mouth, lit it with a lighter, spit out two smokes from his nostrils, sat in a chair without speaking, looked at Song Xiaoshuang, and had already said bluntly the direction of the intelligence that the intelligence system wanted to obtain, and it depended on how Song Xiaoshuang cooperated.
"The intelligence officer on the Firefly mission wants to investigate specific information on energy and precious metal mines?"
Song Xiaoshuang, who threw away the cigarette, said with a somewhat serious expression, after Major Zhao Pu said the scope of intelligence he wanted to know, Song Xiaoshuang was in his heart, secretly thinking that the intelligence collection work of the military intelligence system is really pervasive, in addition to the normal intelligence collection channels, there are also intelligence officers who carry out intelligence collection work in some special fields.
Major Zhao Pu's question was very specific, and Song Xiaoshuang easily connected the intelligence officer who carried out the firefly operation.
"Our country has a lot of interests in West Africa, oil, gold are the focus, these information can be obtained under the effort to obtain detailed content, but the specific information about the storage of uranium ore is not easy to get, yes, but let you be disappointed, although there are geologists in the expedition team led by Isabel, or mineralogists, but they are really not investigating the distribution of uranium ore, but engaged in the study of ancient relics and culture, I participated in the whole process of investigation activities in the isthmus canyon, The mineralogist would submit a concise handwritten report to the team leader, Isabel, after using the instrument to measure and identify the distribution and properties of the various ores in the canyon, which was the standard working procedure, and at the end of the expedition, I was fortunate enough to get a separate hand-made comprehensive investigation report! β
Hearing Song Xiaoshuang say this, and also mentioned a separate investigation report, Major Zhao Pu and Major Zheng Min both became serious, Song Xiaoshuang was able to connect the firefly operation with the question, thinking that it was about the intelligence direction of energy and precious metal mines, the two were not surprised.
Major Zhao Pu said with a puzzled expression: "How could Isabel give you a separate inspection report?" As far as we know, her supervisor is in an exclusive office in France, what is involved in the report, and this report is still not there, can you fully recall what it is? β
Hearing Major Zhao Pu's inquiry, Song Xiaoshuang knew that he didn't believe what he said, and just wanted to know more about it before he could judge!
Song Xiaoshuang didn't care what Major Zhao Pu thought, sat on the chair and paused for a moment and continued: "It was given by Isabel, oh, it is a report specially written in Chinese, which is regarded as affirming the contribution I made to the expedition, in the concise report on the ore distribution, it is mentioned that there is a small amount of kimberlite distribution in the desert valley, there is a small amount of gold ore but no mining value, there is no uranium ore distribution, the underground rock layer is rich in water content, etc., and the other part of the report is related to the category of ancient culture, which is of no value to you, well, I forgot to mention that after reading this report, Isabel destroyed it with a lighter, because it was said that this was the intangible wealth of the expedition, and as a member of the expedition, I could have the right to know, but I was not a sponsor and could not take it alone! β
Hearing Song Xiaoshuang say this, the expression on Major Zhao Pu's face did not change significantly, and he looked at Song Xiaoshuang and said quickly: "Later, you will write a detailed comprehensive report of the expedition team, there is no problem, right?" β
Song Xiaoshuang nodded slightly, there is nothing to cooperate appropriately, the investigation and research report only has a certain scientific research value, and has nothing to do with military use, Major Zhao Pu wants to get it Song Xiaoshuang can give it.
Song Xiaoshuang decided to say some unknown but valuable information in addition to this, and for the faint disappointment in Major Zheng Min's eyes, Song Xiaoshuang changed his words and continued: "Although the content of the expedition report is inconspicuous, the two Yankees Gordon and Daisy have gone deep into the depths of the underground cave, and I suspect that they are trying to collect specimens of anomalous creatures for special purposes, but they just didn't succeed!" β
"What's going on, let's be specific!"
Song Xiaoshuang's words made Major Zhao Pu and Major Zheng Min feel like they could see the sun, and the long-term intelligence work made the two of them feel that this was a very valuable intelligence clue, and after the two exchanged speed with their eyes, Major Zhao Pu spoke in a calm tone.