The person behind the desk, who was called Uncle Li, smiled after seeing the other party, beckoned, and said, "Zhang Lin, you are finally here." Come in and sit. ”

The person who came was Zhang Lin, who was known as a gypsy by the other party who exchanged information with Semolov in the border city between China and Russia. I saw him smile and take off the cotton clothes he was wearing outside, and then walked to the desk and sat down on a chair. The person he called Uncle Li didn't seem to be in a hurry, got up and picked up the teacup and made a cup of hot tea first, and said after handing it to Zhang Lin: "Do you know what happened to you?" ”

Zhang Lin took a sip while holding the teacup in both hands, and immediately said after hearing the other party's question: "Is there a deal?" ”

"Haha." The one surnamed Li smiled and said, "You, don't always make yourself look like a mountain king." I remember telling you when I took you away that I would be a national cadre in the future. This state cadre is not interested in trading. ”

"Yes. That's the mission, it's the mission. ”。 Zhang Lin smiled and said, "What is it exactly?" ”

The surnamed Li put away his smile and said, "Don't worry. I want to ask you first, has Zhao Yi contacted you recently? ”

"Zhao Yi?" Zhang Lin asked a little puzzled, then shook his head and said, "No." Has he lost contact? ”

The surnamed Li nodded and said, "It seems that this is the case at present." We tried to contact him but never got in touch. We have already sent someone to investigate, and the last place where he was seen was in the border area of Moldova and Ukraine. After that, there was no news at all. ”

Zhang Lin frowned and thought for a while, "Have you asked the Russians?" ”

"Asked. They said they wanted to ask us. The surnamed Li said helplessly: "Including those Ukrainian friends of yours, they don't know." ”

"This... Could it be that someone secretly plotted against him? Although Zhang Lin didn't want to think about it, but after thinking about it, if he really lost contact, then there can only be such an explanation for now.

"Whether there is anyone plotting, let's not talk about this first. Because I can't say for sure at the moment. There's no way to know who did it. However, we now have a reliable piece of information. The surname Li said.

"What's the news? About Zhao Yi? Zhang Lin asked.

"That's right." The surnamed Li thought for a moment and said, "In Romania, we found a secret prison of the Intelligence Bureau, and in this prison there was a prisoner who spoke Chinese. Do you see what I mean? ”

"You mean this prisoner is Zhao Yi? He is now in a secret prison in Romania? Is this news reliable? Speak Chinese? Could it be that I heard it wrong? Zhang Lin asked.

The reason why Zhang Lin asked like this was because he didn't want Zhao Yi to really be locked up in such a place. It's not just that the place is hell for the prisoners, but more importantly, if it's there, it will be extremely difficult to rescue it, and the possibility of success is very low. So he subjectively didn't want to believe that Zhao Yi might be locked up in such a secret prison.

"The message should be reliable. The person who sent the message back doesn't have to keep it a secret from you. It's the person you've raised. The surname Li said.

"Zhong Jian?!" Zhang Lin blurted out: "Is it him?" ”

"Yes. It's him. But don't mention the name in the future. It's good to know what to expect. After the surnamed Li finished speaking, he sighed and said: "At present, there is no way to determine whether it is Zhao Yi or not, but it is very likely to be inferred from the time and place." We are currently making every effort to verify and hope to prove it as soon as possible. But for now, it's more and more likely that he's the one. ”

"So what do you need me to do? Is it to be rescued? Zhang Lin asked.

The surnamed Li looked at Zhang Lin and said, "Since I called you here, of course it means this." But there is no final decision yet, everything will have to wait. Now let you know, one is to make you prepared and make arrangements in advance. The second is that there is something for you to do. ”

Zhang Lin felt very uncomfortable when he heard this, it was not because he wanted to rescue, in fact, Zhang Lin couldn't wait to save Zhao Yi from that ghost place immediately. After all, he was a brother who was born and died with him, and this guy is on this path today largely because of himself, so he should save him no matter what. And that's what makes him feel uncomfortable. Just now he hoped that he had made a mistake, but after hearing the information sent back by Zhong Jian, this idea was dispelled. Because Zhong Jian understands that he trained it single-handedly. So he knew Zhong Jian and knew that this guy was an extremely cautious person, and he was not sure, and it was impossible to simply say anything that he just guessed and suspected. Then it means that this is most likely the last thing you want to see. That is, Zhao Yi has been secretly arrested and locked up in that place.

Zhang Lin took a deep breath and calmed down. He knew he had to be calm and not impulsive. Otherwise, not only will it not help, but more people will be involved. So he frowned and said, "There is one thing I must say, that is, if you go to this prison to rescue, is it too risky?" None of the people in this kind of place are criminals in the ordinary sense, so in addition to being unknown, there must be strict security measures. It's hard to get in and get people out. ”

"Of course I do." The surnamed Li nodded and said: "But there are two main points that give me the idea of rescuing, first, Zhao Yi is very important to us, not only what he did, but also why he was arrested, and how the other party locked his position, there are many questions, if we don't figure it out, it will leave a great hidden danger to us." Second, from the information sent back, we found that the intelligence officers here already have a good understanding of this place and have a set of action plans. Based on these two points, I came up with the idea of a rescue. Otherwise, I can only find a way to exchange with them, but I guess the other party will probably not agree, at least not immediately. ”

Zhang Lin was very surprised by these words, and it was hard for him to imagine how Zhong Jian, also known as Pete Wang, had an understanding of this place and a set of plans. But now is not the time to dwell on this, he looked at the other party and said, "What do you want me to do?" ”

"I want you to go to the United States. Find him and talk to him face to face. Tell me what is going on there and see if his course of action is viable. "The surname Li said.

Zhang Lin immediately nodded and said, "When will I leave?" ”

"Wait. At present, his side is still carrying out the mission that he is going to carry out under the cover of his identity, and his whereabouts are uncertain. The time and place will only be determined after he contacts our people. And you've been here lately. Think about how to do the rescue and some of the preparations that would be done if the rescue was to be carried out. The surname Li said.