Chapter Twenty-Three: Farewell to the Doctor
When the three of them returned to the doctor's home on the outskirts of Paris, it was eight o'clock in the evening. The Doctor's wife had already prepared a full table of sumptuous meals, and when she saw the Doctor, she hugged each other excitedly and couldn't help but be overjoyed.
The doctor's daughter was holding a white butterfly dog, saw her father, put down the puppy, and staggered to her father's lap: "Dad, I thought you were captured by the bad guys, and I will never see you again, I don't know how worried I am, I can't sleep at night." ”
"It's all right, silly girl, didn't I come back safely?" The doctor crouched down and pinched his daughter's pink face with his fingers.
"They're the two friends who rescued you!" The Doctor's wife's gaze turned to Hugh and Katyusha.
"I'm sorry, we forgot to introduce us when we were so excited." The doctor turned. "They are two friends I just met, and it seems that they are also well-trained military personnel, and they saved me."
"My name is Hugh, this is my colleague Katyusha, we are from South America Kuleman, we work in the intelligence department of a military industrial enterprise, and we also maintain close and friendly cooperation with the domestic military." Hugh formally introduced himself to the doctor's family. "The kidnapper of the doctor is an agent of the CIA, and the other party is also our old adversary, who has repeatedly fought and foiled some of their plots."
"Thank you so much." The Doctor's wife gave a respectful expression. "Everyone's hungry, please take a seat." After speaking, he motioned for everyone to take their seats.
The large table is furnished with burgondy goulash, potato gratin, Proswan stew, lamb stew, strawberry white cheese, crunchy pink shrimp, cherry cream ice cream, a bottle of '98 Château d'Obiangbourg, two baskets of flowers and three table candles in the middle of the meal, which create a unique French romance under the candlelight.
The hostess poured everyone full of red wine and raised a glass to propose, "Celebrate your safe return."
"Thank you for preparing so many sumptuous and delicious dishes for us." Hugh and Katyusha raised their glasses in gratitude.
"Try this beef stew in red wine and pink shrimp, both of which are authentic French flavors. South America may not be able to eat it. "The hostess recommended the dishes.
"Okay, thank you!" Hugh sipped red wine as he poured a tender piece of beef into his mouth.
"Doctor, given your current situation, your current residence is no longer safe, and the enemy may return again and threaten the safety of you and your family." Katyusha forked a piece of stew.
"So what should we do?" The doctor was upset.
"You can immigrate to our country, firstly, because we can better protect you, because the enemy's capabilities are beyond the scope of the police, and secondly, because our organization works for a strong enterprise and has sufficient funds to ensure your follow-up research in the field of nuclear physics. I wonder what you think? Katyusha suggested.
"But after all, this is the France that gave birth to me and raised me, and we have lived here for generations, and we have a deep affection for this country, and it is really hard to let go." The doctor hesitated.
"Since ancient times, you can't have both fish and bear's paws, you can only choose what is most beneficial to you and what meets your current needs." Hugh analyzed.
"How do I go through the immigration procedures? How long does it take? The doctor's wife asked.
"It's easy, I just have to say hello to my country's embassy in France, and tomorrow they will be able to deliver the papers. In these two days, you can pack your bags, say goodbye to friends and family, and get ready to go. Katyusha dipped a strawberry in a touch of white cheese and took a small sip.
"Well, we'll listen to you." The doctor finally made up his mind.
"Can I take it away?" The Doctor's youngest daughter pointed to the white butterfly dog at her feet.
"Of course, we have a special plane to pick you up. You can take away whatever you like. Katyusha looked at the little girl affectionately.
"Also, Doctor, we have a question that we have been curious about and would like to ask." Katyusha put down her knife and fork and leaned forward.
"Please." The doctor replied.
"We had a fight with the prototype of the Raptor, and the combat effectiveness was truly extraordinary, and we wanted to know if it had any design flaws? For example, in terms of powertrains. Katyusha threw out the question.
"I designed the power system myself, and there are no flaws so far, and if I have to find a flaw, it is the supply of fuel, the new nuclear fuel rods of the Raptor require a large amount of highly enriched uranium. And you and I both know that it's a scarce resource. If not enough uranium is supplied, the Raptor is just a pile of scrap metal. The doctor calmly analyzed.
"Thank you, Doctor, for inspiring me." Hugh took a thoughtful sip of red wine.
The next afternoon, Hugh and Katyusha escorted the Dr. and his family to the airport, where a Vulcan private business jet had landed on the tarmac, waiting for everyone. They watched the Doctor step onto the plane, and saw that the eyes of the Doctor's wife were full of nostalgia and reluctance for the land, and her eyes were full of tears, and she turned around and disappeared into the cabin.
"Hey, CIA, why force people to leave their homes and be displaced?" Hugh sighed inwardly, feeling injustice for the Doctor. "I hope our country can make you feel at home."
After sending the Doctor away, Hugh and Katyusha returned to the intelligence room of the safe house on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, and retrieved the video surveillance footage near the safe house for the past two days, and found no anomalies. They breathed a sigh of relief.
"Since the doctor mentioned nuclear fuel rods, a lot of uranium raw materials are consumed. Is there a way to start at the source so that the US side does not have enough uranium raw materials so that they cannot make enough nuclear fuel rods to paralyze the birds of prey? Hugh looked at Katyusha.
"This is beyond the capacity of the organization, and it is a matter between countries and regions. I don't think it's very operable. Katyusha replied as she checked the e-mail on the computer in the intelligence room and replied to an overview of the completion of the mission in Paris.
"We can keep an eye on the large volume of nuclear material transactions around the world, and as long as the United States participates, we can intervene to slow down the mass deployment of its Raptor mechs." Hugh still insisted.
"Okay, I think I can give it a try. Feedback this in the past. Katyusha tapped another string of email text and pressed the send button. The good news is that we are going to the small town of Evian, in the north of Haute-Savoie, France, tomorrow to meet our old friend, François, a scientist from Vulcan France, who has a small gift to demonstrate there and give it to us. Katyusha replied to the email.
"A small gift?" Hugh was curious.
"The full name is a miniature insect-type nanorobot, code name MNR, the English abbreviation of the English micronanometerrobot, about it, François did not introduce it in detail in the email, but said that this is the world's first nano-insect spy robot, combined with the latest research results of Vulcan in the field of nanotechnology and sensors, there are many exciting characteristics, internal testing has been completed, I hope to put it into actual combat, so that the company can further improve its functions, You and I were among the selected candidates for this round of combat testing. Katyusha put down her keyboard, turned around and smiled.
"Full of anticipation." Hugh made an OK gesture.