Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America.

By the time Nilia finally reached an agreement with the night kite, the port city on the Atlantic coast was already at night. Dirty waves wash up the beach with debris, returning plastics, garbage, and wood debris that have been poured into the ocean to land. Over time, the beach has become filthy and stinky, and even the sea has turned into a deep blue-black sè.

And one of them knelt in the sea, behind a pile of garbage, gasping for breath in pain.

Blood kept pouring down from his body, and the loss of blood made him confused, his hands tremble, and it seemed as if he was going to collapse in the next moment. But he raised the dagger in his hand high, then stabbed it hard into his thigh, and pulled it again.

A deep wound with visible bones grew into the mouth, and more blood gushed out, as if it had punctured the veins and arteries at the same time, and the blood fountained almost ten centimeters high. The man pressed the howl of pain back into his throat, dropped the dagger, and reached into the wound with his right hand, stirring for a moment, pulling out a plastic object the size of a fingernail.

He gritted his teeth and stared at him the whole time, trying to maintain his clear mind as he endured the pain, and glanced into the distance.

There were lights shining in the vast night, and there seemed to be quite a few people holding flashlights, looking for his traces.

He was still bleeding when he fled here, and he heard a dog barking, and it was only a matter of time before the pursuers found him.

So he used all his strength to squeeze the little thing hard, and the plastic coating on the surface cracked, and the oval metal object inside suddenly emitted a faint green fluorescence, and the tiny screen on it began to have red letters beating, and the countdown from 10 began.

He let out a muffled grunt of pain from his nose, and heard footsteps, barking dogs, and gunfire from far and near. After an incomparably long five seconds, the red letter finally turned green.

At the same time, in a room somewhere in the northern base, a screen that occupied half of the wall suddenly turned into a dazzling blood-red sè, and the sound of jing newspaper echoed in the room violently, and the big "4" on the screen jumped non-stop, and three seconds later, it was fixed as "jing newspaper!" Fourth Secret Level, First Authority".

The staff in the room immediately stopped all the business at hand, began to decrypt this piece of information as quickly as possible, and quickly completed the permission authentication. So the sound of jing stopped abruptly, the blood-red screen turned black and yellow, and a line of characters jumped out - numbered 002541, and the verification passed. Fourth-level, first-order events.

The same characters also appear on the computer screen in Dai Bingcheng's office. He immediately pressed his entire right hand to the center of the screen, and the pale green sè scan light flickered before switching to the encrypted channel.

So when the staff in that room looked at the big screen and was worried, Dai Bingcheng clearly heard the voice from the other side of the ocean.

“…… Number 002541, be sure to prevent the door of truth from getting Adam. Their white spoon purpose is ......"

"Bang". A gunshot rang out.

Dai Bingcheng leaned back slightly. It's as if the bullet on the other side of the ocean will come at you in the next moment.

The sound on the other end stopped abruptly with the gunshot, and the countdown on the computer screen went from 5 to 0. Then there was silence in the channel, and even the rustling sound was gone.

And Dai Bingcheng was stunned for a moment. The water cup that he had accidentally knocked over just now was poured on the table, and the water flowed down the gap in the documents on the table to his sleeve, and the thick material was completely soaked.

It wasn't that he was frightened by the gunshots. As a military veteran who has experienced the 90s incident, it is difficult for him to lose his temper in any dangerous situation now. What really surprised him was the level of secrecy of this information, the fourth secret level.

He knew exactly what that meant.

The Special Affairs Office is classified from 1 to 5. Level 5 is the highest level – that means a country will launch a full-scale nuclear strike against the Empire.

And the fourth level – if the intelligence recruits get definite information now, the United States will start an all-out war against China without declaring war, or a megaton nuclear bomb will be planted somewhere in Yanjing and may be detonated at any time - this level is appropriate.

But 002541 mention is "Adam".

It does have a lot of scientific value, but ...... How important is Jingran?

002541 is a high-level spy lurking inside the Gate of Truth, what kind of truth can make him not hesitate to reveal his identity that has been hidden for more than ten years, and say such a sentence at the last moment of his life?

What does Adam mean to the Gate of Truth? How can its importance rise to the level of national security?

The thoughts took two seconds to spin around in his head. Then Dai Bingcheng took a deep breath, grabbed a red phone on the table, and dialed a number. There was a quick response on the other end of the phone, and he said solemnly, "Deputy Director." I'm Dai Bingcheng. I just received the message - you should have seen it too, it is the fourth secret level. ”

“…… Right. Can be shared with the Southern Base. I suggest that it be reported to Headquarters immediately and that the Prophet be contacted. I think it is necessary to make an observation. ”

“…… He is quite cautious in this entry, and there is basically no possibility of being rebelled. The vital signs......" he looked through a small window on the screen again, "were gone." Death confirmed. His last use was the terminal transplanted into the bone. ”

A minute later, Dai Bingcheng put down the phone. He picked up the cup on the table, took off his soaked coat again, and walked to the window to look out in silence.

He had already felt that there was something strange in this. The Gate of Truth's interest in Adam was too unusual. Even if it is an organization that can override the interests of the state...... The old guys behind the scenes won't allow them to stay in China for so long.

They are clearly waiting for an opportunity. Without Adam, it seems that they will not give up. Maybe now they have another "Chiyou" in their white spoon target. In fact, he had long advised the base to focus on the information left behind by Adam, and be sure to get more details. If necessary, even a long-term dark thread lurking within the Gate of Truth can be used. However, the Deputy Chief did not accept his suggestion, and even the Chief Executive was not very interested in it.

They are more concerned with the doors of truth themselves—they need a tangible result that can be seen in a short period of time.

And arresting those who are brought to justice and punished them canonically is undoubtedly the best way to "show the prestige of the country" and "wash away the shame".

Ultimately...... Face engineering o Ah. They never focused on the source of the matter.

In other words, they never thought that the "able", or something related to the "able", could have any significant impact on this vast empire.

Even today's Secret Service...... In those eyes, it is just an institution for those who manage their capabilities.

Some ordinary people with supernormal abilities are always relatively dangerous. The bigwigs don't want to see the slightest ripple within the country, and they like to see everything go on according to the established trajectory for hundreds of years. Even something like an ability or psionic ability should be brought into that orbit, regulated through a whole set of careful management, and eventually tamed and buried.

The current ability is indeed limited. Even a king at the peak of the A-rank cannot fight an army with a single force. At the end of the day, they're ...... Dai Bingcheng couldn't help but sigh slightly.

What have you done over the years? Internally, it is to arrest those who commit crimes with ability. Externally, it is to compete with the capable organizations of other countries - there are many things that are indeed not ordinary people who can do it, and the capable always have more advantages against the capable people.

Other than that...... It's nothing more than providing security work for domestic dignitaries.

In fact, the Empire has never regarded these troops as regular armed forces, and they are indeed limited in their role on large-scale battlefields.

The secret service is nothing more than a check and balance. Firmly confine the able, or evolver, to the ordinary into this large group, and let the world run as it has always been.

But will this world be like this forever? He doesn't think so.

When the Mighty appeared two hundred years ago, their strength was so weak. Even a hundred years ago, a B-rank peak was rare. However, to this day...... Class A has emerged.

When the U.S. came up with this rating system, it only regarded an A grade as an upper limit – and at that time, the U.S. thought that an A grade was unlikely.

But now they are active on this stage. The number of capable people is gradually increasing, and their white spoon power is also gradually increasing. He knew this very well, and he believed that the higher echelons would not fail to see this.

However, the Empire's colossal machine, Bi Jing, has been in operation for too long. After a long time, its senses began to be dull and numb, and it was parasitized by various tumors, so it could only rely on habitual xing, dragging its heavy body all the way forward. Wait until those into the final decision are made...... It's too late.

He looked up at the mountains in the distance, and a strange joy arose in his heart.

Or this time around...... It's not a bad thing. At the very least, a Level 4 secret report related to the capable person is enough to make those who enter try to change their minds at first. They should learn to change their mindset and face up to the fact that a growing group of capable people must be recognized in some way - and they should no longer be seen as invisible aliens, but should try to coexist with the ordinary group and finally find a harmonious home.

As for Adam...... The secret hidden in its body may be some kind of opportunity.

So Dai Bingcheng raised his eyes and looked into the distance into the void.

And I saw the afterglow of the setting sun pierce through the clouds, gilding the entire mountain with a blood-red face.

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