At the same time, there was a place in Gwangjong Castle that was as quiet as ever. The noise of the city, the killings, did not reach this place, only a lamp, flickering in the room, dispelling the darkness on the table where the case was filed, but not illuminating the dark corners of the room farther away.

This is Zhang Jiao's study, but unlike usual, Zhang Jiao is not here, and there are no guards from the Yellow Turban Lux around the study. The entire place that should have been one of the most heavily guarded places in the Yellow Turban Army was unprepared at all.

This is one of the reasons why the figure in the study is relieved to show his back and rummage through the shelves behind the desk and with many books on display.

All the attention of the Yellow Turban forces in the entire city of Guangzong and the Han army besieging the city were attracted to the past, and at this time, it was the best time for this black-clothed man with a tall figure dressed in black to act. He carefully rummaged through the books on the shelves, and did not see the most important item in the plan, but he did not have the slightest irritation, and continued to carefully look at the books that were originally displayed on the shelves by the candlelight, and which were thrown on the ground by his hands.

Three points of attention are on one book after another, three points of attention are on two ears, and four points of defense are in the mind.

No place is safe, and the so-called absolute security is even more impossible, so the man in black seems to be completely focused on the books. However, he can use his ears to detect the slightest movement outside, and thus use a faster speed to face any sudden situation.

Suddenly, he paused, but he didn't look back, and threw the book in his hand behind him with his backhand.

There was a window and a little more light.

"Whoa", the book was hit by a little cold, and became disintegrated in the air, and more pages were scattered. A dagger slashed from the arm of the man in black, and in the less than a second that the book had delayed, it was still in his hand, still backhanded. The man in black held the dagger behind him, and with a "ding" sound, the dagger trembled slightly, and it swiped outward, and the cold glow was actually hit back by him in the same place.

"It's worthy of being the doctor's real pawn in Guangzong City." Lin Banshan's somewhat lazy voice sounded.

The man in black turned around and met Lin Banshan's eyes, and his gaze couldn't help but fall on Lin Banshan's outstretched hand. Two fingers hovered next to his cheek, and between them, a dart in the shape of a bamboo leaf was clamped.

"Bang."

The two fingers were released, and the bamboo leaf dart fell to the ground, making a small soft sound.

"It's funny. Probably this is the praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches behind? The man in black didn't say this idiom that had been circulating in the empire since the A.D. era, but his face didn't have half of the realization of being a praying mantis.

His indifferent face was unobscured, revealing a slightly ordinary face, only those eyes as sharp as an eagle, and an aura as cold and hard as iron emanating from his body, faintly hinting at his identity. In fact, if it weren't for the nightwalk that made it easy for him to move in the dark, he wouldn't have put on the nightwalk at all, and as for his face, it was the same as not covering, and he would have to leave soon anyway.

Lin Banshan laughed lightly and scratched his head embarrassedly, "Oops, the technique is not good, so you can see it." ”

"You're probably familiar with this bamboo leaf dart, right? After all, it's not mine, it's from your people. ”

The smile on Lin Banshan's face was very kind, this was enough to make strangers feel good, coupled with his handsome appearance, almost no girl could ignore such a smile. It's just a pity that the man standing not far from him, behind the desk, is not a girl, and even if he becomes a girl, he will not be the good-looking type.

A smile is probably a hidden magical power that turns hostility into friendship, and in some cases, it can also bring special meaning to others. It's just that Lin Banshan's smile is very pure, without any special meaning, no malice, and no kindness.

The two men stood, not moving each other, but their eyes were already entangled in the eye for a few times. Coupled with the previous conversation, if there was a third person present, I am afraid that it would be just an "accidental" encounter.

However, Lin Banshan was not surprised, and he was not the slightest surprised that this man in black appeared in the study room of Zhang Jiao's residence in Guangzong City. In fact, how could he be surprised? Because he's been waiting here for a long time.

He knew the Doctor, and he knew the Doctor, who had befriended him in those surviving materials, and it wasn't until a short time ago that he actually saw the Doctor on that mountain in the north, on the desolate steppe? It can be called a one-sided relationship, and it is this one-sided relationship that makes Lin Banshan remember deeply, and his attention and vigilance to the doctor have also been mentioned to an unprecedented level.

He understood that the Doctor should not just lay a few simple nails in Guangzong City. In Lin Banshan's eyes, those who can be killed and tracked by him may just be a superficial veil of the underground network.

So what exactly is the Doctor up to? What exactly is there in this Guangzong City that deserves his attention? Lin Banshan couldn't help but think of Zhang Jiao, and also thought of the origin of Zhang Jiao's strength, Taiping Technique!

So he waited, and it didn't matter if he couldn't, but it was clear that he was not mistaken, and he waited.

"I know you, the deputy marshal of the Star Sea Fleet's Thunder Force under the jurisdiction of the Federal Assembly, Major Lin Dong." Lin Banshan slowly revealed the identity of the man in black.

"In fact, if it weren't for the bloated internal system of the federation, the mountains are numerous, most of the presidential power is clamped by the parliament, and the spokesmen of the major families in the parliament have their own demands for each other, then now your sub-word should also be put on a straight word?"

Lin Banshan asked to himself, he didn't care if he could get an answer, and even his tone was affirmative, and he didn't mean to ask. The entanglement between the empire and the federation for hundreds of years, from the home planet to the current sea of stars, even now when the peace agreement has been signed, the secret war between each other has not been less, and the intelligence collection of the other side has not relaxed at all.

Just like Lin Dong, who is not speaking now, Lin Banshan also knows very well, and he also knows who he is.

It is precisely because they know each other very well that the two of them maintain the current state of seeming peace, but in fact the undercurrent is turbulent. Lin Banshan's qi locked Lin Dong, and so did Lin Dong, the qi and qi were entangled, all wandering, looking for the other party's loopholes, and even an imperfection in the soul.

Even if it's just a trace, revealing a trace, a pause, a flash, then it will be captured by the other party and quickly killed. Otherwise, Lin Dong, who is called a thunderbolt on the battlefield, will not be so motionless.

"Maybe." Lin Dong's face was indifferent, and he was not moved by Lin Banshan's words. He is like a leopard, waiting for an opportunity to come and pounce and slaughter its prey.

Not to mention the so-called unfairness, even if someone points at him and scolds his parents now, Lin Dong's mood will not be a little turbulent. Only staring at one thing in front of him and doing only one thing in hand is also one of his strengths.

"But it's thanks to the Empire. If it weren't for the relationship between the bloodlines, and now that the Yanhuang bloodline has occupied a place in the parliament, those big families, including His Excellency the President, are secretly vigilant, and the suppression has been going on for many years. ”

"Presumably they're also afraid of a repeat of the fears on their former home planet? That fear seems to have gone deep into their bones, they are afraid, worried, afraid of the hot yellow blood of our black eyes. ”

"But if you really want to blame, you should be blamed, right? If you talk about it, the reason why my deputy marshal can't get the right word is the root of it, and it lies in you. Lin Dong said.

"Ridiculous." Lin Banshan continued to laugh, because it was ridiculous, so the smile on his face was slightly mocking.

"A federation composed of various interest groups and more than a dozen countries is really to blame. Each country, the respective interest groups in the evolved federation, are fighting for their own interests, and they can be united in front of the imperial army. ”

Lin Banshan shrugged, the disdain in his eyes became stronger, "Even now, I'm afraid that the federation will return to the previous dog-eat-dog situation, right?" Calculate with each other, Lin Dong, if it weren't for your repeated disobedience to the orders of the Federal Military Department, I am afraid that you would be the youngest major general in the Federation by now. ”

"It's the youngest and the fastest major general to fall, right?" Lin Dong added lightly.

"Yes." Lin Banshan smiled dumbly.

"In fact, you should also know very well that there are many battles, and the Federation is not without a chance of winning, but there are some people who let the Federation lose in order to get their own victory."

Lin Dong raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the use of saying this?" You fight for the Empire, I fight for the Federation, that's all. ”

He didn't make a move, because Lin Banshan's emotions at this time were true or false, and he couldn't see the truth. Even the mockery and disdain in his words didn't know if it really existed.

Everything in this world can be a weapon, a smile, a word, a lot of seemingly casual things. It's just that many people don't use it, and the one who is standing in front of them is the master of it.

So did he.

Masters compete, on top of the battle array, the slightest favorable factor is caught, then it is a chance to win. The slightest flaw is detected by the enemy, and even if it is just a pinhole, it will be torn apart and turned into a hole.

In that distant history, there was a duel with a sword master on the island nation that was once destroyed. The two parties met on the top of the mountain to compete with swords, one party arrived at the top of the mountain two hours in advance, and rested calmly on it, while the other party came according to the agreed time, and when they climbed the mountain, they were already slightly panting, so they were killed by drinking hatred.

Now the situation of the two of them is the same, but there is no obvious disadvantage exposed, and they are still in a process of testing and waiting for each other.

"Did you find it?" Lin Banshan asked.

"But I don't think you found it, otherwise you wouldn't be standing in front of me like this, confronting me." He continued to answer his own questions.

"It's just a three-character scripture, and if it is put in the hands of a doctor, I will feel unsafe, let alone a Taiping technique?"

"Really?" With a noncommittal voice, Lin Dong's right foot twisted slightly, diagonally to the side.

"Of course." Lin Banshan did not hesitate to admit his concerns.

Letting a child with a gun can put a threat to people's lives. Not to mention that a person like the Doctor, even if he is given a pen, he can use it to decide the life and death of many people and affect many things.

This is also one of the reasons why Lin Banshan has stayed in Guangzong City for so long.

The war never ended, even now when the Empire and the Confederation signed a peace treaty. That's just a superficial peace.

There are countless battlefields, which appear in those unknown places. Those battles without gunpowder smoke are no less fierce than those on the battlefield. The same is true for every project that can be related to competition in all walks of life.

Including, the current game, Three Kingdoms, is the same.

It's like two adults playing chess, there is nothing in the game itself, and winning or losing is a common thing. But when these two chess players are behind each other, they each represent a country, and it is no longer a matter of being alone or within a scope.

It may seem ridiculous, but it's true. There are no trivial matters in front of the state, not to mention that they represent not themselves, but the country. A country's morale is often lost in the countless competitions, including wars.

It is possible to lose, however. Also to win. Because if you lose a lot, then you will get used to losing, and you won't know when, you won't be able to win again.

Lin Dong decided to do it, no matter whether he had a chance or not, the battle between him and Lin Banshan could not be avoided. In fact, the temptation, the search for flaws began from the beginning, whether it was the bamboo leaf dart thrown by Lin Banshan, or the bamboo leaf dart he beat back into the distance, it was actually a process of mutual temptation.

A great man once said that if you have the opportunity, if you don't have the opportunity, then you should also create opportunities. He's not the kind of person who only waits for opportunities and doesn't create them himself!

So he moved. The figure is blurred, scurrying on him, faintly shining like electricity. In an instant, Lin Banshan seemed to hear the thunder and saw the thunder, and the study in the entire field of vision was distorted. The beating of the heart couldn't help but slow down. He seemed to be able to see through the walls and see the heavens and the earth fall!

"Thunder!"

(End of chapter)