CHAPTER 40
Luo 'Men' said that he could join An Nianrong's operation, provided that this time there must be accurate intelligence support.
An Nianrong breathed a sigh of relief, Luo 'Men' was not as stubborn as he appeared, but he had high requirements for himself and others.
When Luo 'Men' followed ACE and Ma Xibei to report for duty, An Nianrong had already started working in the new command center. Not far from the sea, a makeshift fence encloses a clearing, and in the distance is a busy dock.
There is no stop check when entering the big 'gate', but this does not mean that people can easily enter without being invited, and the road leading to the command center is littered with electronic surveillance equipment. After the car drove into the fence, the inside suddenly opened up, and the entire open space was cleared, except for this tall open factory building. From the outside, it looks like an abandoned stevedore' workshop on a dock, surrounded by a few wide roads accessible to container handlers.
When the car drove into the factory, it was possible to see two or three people working on the mobile lift, which was reinforced with steel plates behind the walls of the factory building, and movable steel plates were also set up in the open areas. As they were commissioning the booms, Roma noticed that the steel plates would soon be in place, enclosing the entire space. A little estimation shows that within two seconds, the entire plant will be protected by these steel plates, if necessary. Luo 'Men' put his head out of the window and found that the roof had a similar device, except that in order to reduce weight, the roof was made of steel grille and steel beams were added below to secure the support. There are still many unopened wooden or metal boxes on the ground, indicating that the "renovation" work here has only just begun.
"It looks like a steel fortress." ACE's words proved Ro'mon's guess. "And the design here is familiar."
"Doesn't it look like the blueprint that Old Man Zhong designed for the base?" Ro'mon reminded him.
"There is one thing that Old Man Zhong can't do, that is, like An Nianrong, he 'spends' a lot of money." ACE DIDN'T LAUGH. "We didn't build this base because of lack of funds."
Ro'mon smiled and glanced at Ace.
"Maybe it's not a question of funding, it's a question of whether it's necessary."
"Don't make a fuss, Ro'mon." ACE also glanced at Romon. "I would sleep well to be able to live in a place like this."
In the middle of the factory is a two-storey transparent building made of metal and glass, which looks very modern. In this glass box, there are people debugging various electrical equipment, and one of them greets Luo 'Men' with a smile when he sees him. Luo 'Men' found out that the person who greeted him turned out to be Wu Xian, the director of the electronic technical support unit of Unit 128, who had also led a team to help Team A establish a special base in the mountains of Pakistan and Afghanistan. This person is a geek in the discipline of automatic control, An Nianrong's relationship with Unit 128 is no secret, and her ability to mobilize this part of the people is considered a normal scope of work.
Parking next to the glass box, the three of them walked up the stairs, and from the open workshop, they could see the sea in the distance.
An Nianrong asked ACE and Ma Xibei to take a casual look, and then led Luo 'Men' to an unfinished conference room on the second floor. The room was empty, and there wasn't even a chair. The scene was quite dreamy, and the two of them seemed to be hanging in mid-air.
"Are you ready to go to Country I?" An Nianrong was not polite. "We're going to leave in the next few days."
"We?" Luo 'Men' looked at An Nianrong suspiciously. "You're going too?"
"If I don't go, Jafari won't go with anyone, that's the arrangement from above." An Nianrong's hands were clasped in front of her chest, but she couldn't cover her just right twin peaks. "I know you don't want me to join your team, but there's no way around it."
"It's okay, we can always figure out a solution."
Answering An Nianrong casually, Luo 'Men' looked around.
"Looks like you have a lot of ideas for the future."
"It's the reality that requires us to do it, and I hope my decision will help you too." An Nianrong smiled. "If you have any 'advice' for my approach, I hope you will keep it."
"That's great, so I can get a lot of technical support as well." Luo 'Men' glanced at An Nianrong in surprise. "Why do you think I'm going to give you any advice?"
"Because it seems like every decision I make will be questioned by you." This sentence blurted out, so much so that An Nianrong didn't find that her tone was a little more aggrieved. "So, I guess you must have something to say this time, too."
Her eyes were on Romon.
"I only question practices that I can't understand with my professional abilities." Romon avoided her eyes. "And that's out of my expertise right now, so I don't have what you call 'advice'. All I can say is that I'll see in the future. ”
The atmosphere between the two was a bit awkward. After that hot dance that is hard for both of them to forget, no one can deny the impulse in their hearts.
"And how is your investigation going?" An Nianrong suddenly asked.
Luo 'Gate' was silent for a moment.
"That's exactly what I'm going to discuss with you. Perhaps, we will have to change our strategy, and it seems that the time has come to change the way we have done before, which is the first reason why I promised you to go to country I. ”
Knowing that he had something to do, An Nianrong didn't speak, just looked at him with interest.
"What's the use of finding it if we can't stop the 'oracle'? And now all we can count on is you. Luo 'Men' looked at An Nianrong, his eyes flashing with a heart-beating brilliance. Have you ever thought that you could actually get a position that suits you better? ”
"You mean?" An Nianrong seemed to understand something.
"That's what you mean by that." Ro'mon walked up to her. "You have to be more than just a director, you have to be a person who can compete with the oracle in all aspects. It may be difficult, but now the Oracle is not as mysterious and unpredictable as it used to be, and their time is limited, otherwise they would not have resorted to such a stupid method as assassination, and as long as they persisted, they would have made mistakes themselves. They have light and dark, and we should do the same. If you succeed in going to Country I, you will continue to increase your prestige in the ministry, and you should be able to reach the height of Xu Chenglong, and at that time, everything will be in order. ”
An Nianrong looked at him in surprise.
The idea of 'Romon' is dangerous, and it is difficult to 'manipulate', so she has to put down her position and join the deceitful political struggle, which is the life she has tried so hard to avoid until then. But Rommon looked at her with deep eyes, deep into her body, as if in a gentle touch with her soul, which she could not refuse.
"Otherwise, we will have no chance of success, and the 'oracle' will have the upper hand in all its aspects."
Speaking of this, Luo 'Men' suddenly remembered what the tiger had said to him, no matter who has the upper hand, what will change the world? This made him hesitate for a moment before finishing his sentence. No, there is a difference who has the upper hand, it is a life-and-death struggle, and the result of defeat is death. For Romon, here's the difference. At this point, no one can 'withdraw' away.
"But will time allow us to do that?" An Nianrong was hesitant about Luo's proposal.
"Reality doesn't allow us to stop our work." Luo 'Men' pursed his lips. "Reality, time, I don't know which one is colder, I just know that when we hesitate, time has slipped away, and reality still hasn't changed."
"I didn't know my answer until we went to Country I." An Nianrong's expression was also very serious.
Romen smiled and held out his hand to her. "It's like a ***, isn't it?"
An Nianrong reached out to shake him. "That's right, and we're all very honest."
There was a hot breath in the rough palm that penetrated into An Nianrong's heart, and Luo 'Men''s gentle eyes made her heart palpitate even more, even if she had no experience in feelings, she could also detect the kind of mutual attraction between the two, and Luo 'Men's attitude was even more 'confused' and 'confused'. He felt good about himself because he was a 'woman' or because of his position.
When Luo 'Men' walked away to pack his things, An Nianrong gently tapped her head.
Silly girl, you've got a marriage contract with someone else, and now is not the time to think nonsense.
The preparation of the Ro' is to wait. That night, ACE left the command center, and Luo 'Men' and Ma Xibei made several improvised sand tables based on the intelligence, which were the most frequent locations in the intelligence, and they did not sleep all night, all the time familiarizing themselves with the map, and constantly replenishing the sand table. When An Nianrong woke up the next day, she found that the conference room was like an art gallery she had visited, and a moderately proportioned street model of the Middle East had appeared.
In the next two days, the construction of the command center continued as usual, the intelligence flowed, and the street model had been replenished more and more fully, An Nianrong even found that I don't know whether it was Luo 'Gate' or Ma Xibei who also used plasticine to pinch out a lot of dolls and put them on the street. In addition to their daily needs, the two of them spend all their time in the conference room 'fiddling' with these dolls.
They are discussing a plan of action, and despite the severe shortage of personnel, it seems that their confidence is still high.
On the third day, a van truck drove into the command center under the guidance of ACE. Seeing this truck, Ma Xixi suddenly rushed out.
As soon as the 'hairy' little donkey got off the driver's seat, he was beaten by a "warm greeting" from Ma Xibei and fell on the 'door' of the car and gasped.
"That's my final preparation." Luo 'Gate' beckoned to the 'hairy' donkey through the glass curtain wall. "Now we're ready to go."
"Is this person so important?" An Nianrong looked at the 'hairy' little donkey panting with her hands on her knees in confusion.
"Oh, this man is nothing important, but what he brings to the table is important." Luo 'Men' squeezed his eyes at An Nianrong. "Very important."