It turns out that in a modern society like the Empire, once something is known and disseminated by the public, it is not completely controlled by the will of a small number of people. News confined to Taoxi Road may be able to control the blockade by various means, but something like tonight is far beyond the limits of what Duan Chengzhi or Wu Yongjun and people at that level can deal with.

So at six o'clock in the evening, at least four television stations reported the news and tried to contact the relevant departments of the Imperial Government.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, Zhang Chongfa, the magistrate of Pingyang City, and the assistant chief procurator of the Pingyang City Procuratorate made a television announcement, saying that they would thoroughly investigate the matter and give the public an explanation before the Spring Festival.

This kind of efficiency is far beyond Li Zhen's imagination, but it is also reasonable. Because this year is an election year, a month after the Spring Festival will be the election of a new government and a new cabinet. According to imperial law, the governor of Binh Duong can be re-elected for a second term, and he should not want to step down because of this incident.

He was sitting in a restaurant looking up at the TV on the opposite wall, sipping tea and recalling Duan Chengzhi's reaction on the phone a few hours earlier.

He first burst into a rage and scolded. Then he hung up the phone angrily, leaving only the sentence "You wait".

But I waited for two hours, and there was no more news. I think that one also saw the news after that, and he didn't care about himself at all. Or...... Personal freedom has now been restricted.

He watched TV and drank tea until the pot of black tea on the table bottomed out. The phone rang again. It's Dai Bingcheng's number.

He took a look and picked up the phone.

"Asking for leave to leave the base just to do this?" There was no emotion in his voice. But the lack of emotion meant that there was something in his heart—because when the two of them used to talk, his tone had always been relatively gentle.

"To see a few old friends." Li Zhen also said lightly, "I happened to bump into this incident." You know that Qi Yuanshan is my brother. It's a lot worse than thirty dollars. ”

Dai Bingcheng on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, and then he thought that the "thirty yuan" that Li Zhen said was referring to what Dai Bingcheng asked when the two met for the first time, "I heard that you have fought with someone for thirty yuan." So his tone softened slightly: "I heard about it." But you're still not thinking about it, so you should at least say hello to me first. ”

Li Zhenzhi said that the other party had eased his attitude because of what he had done - "thirty yuan". In the past, Li Zhen could work hard for that money, and now Li Zhen can still make trouble for his brother...... This is still Li Zhen. Nothing has changed – at least it seems.

So Li Zhen smiled, but there was a little surprise and peace of mind in his tone: "You...... Don't blame me? ”

Dai Bingcheng was obviously satisfied with his tone. He snorted over there: "So you were ready to be criticized?" You bastard. I don't bother to care about Duan Chengzhi's affairs. But it's not his own business - what are you going to do with Wu Yongjun? ”

Li Zhen thought about it for a while, and said tentatively: "I don't care about him, and I can't manage it if I want to." Anyway, when things get big, that person can't get a good place. But. Did he call you? ”

Who knows that Dai Bingcheng is quite arrogant today. Or maybe it's because Li Zhen did this, in a sense, calmed his heart and made him feel quite happy. Snorted again: "He doesn't have that much energy." But this thing...... You've poked a basket too. You have one more day off, when do you plan to come back to report? ”

Li Zhen hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll go see that brother of mine tomorrow." Back to base in the afternoon. ”

"I don't need to go back." Dai Bingcheng said, "Tomorrow at two o'clock in the afternoon, you wait for me outside the Desheng Gate, and I will take you to meet someone." ”

Before Li Zhen could ask who he wanted to see, he hung up the phone. It looks like Li Zhen is deliberately trying to make Li Zhen feel at ease tonight. But Li Zhen just smiled, picked up the cup and took a sip of tea.

As expected, Dai Bingcheng's reaction was quite satisfying. His performance should also make Dai Bingcheng quite satisfied. As soon as his head is hot, he will recklessly "do mischief", this is the performance that young Li Zhen should have.

It's just who are you going to take yourself to?

He sat in the restaurant for a while and walked out the door. I bought myself a new coat before the mall closed, and made two phone calls to Aunt Liu and Qi Yuanshan. They had contacted each other before, and this time Aunt Liu repeated those words of thanks, and at the same time asked him worriedly if he had anything wrong with such a big incident.

Li Zhen smiled and said, "I'm a secret unit." ”

Secrecy is a word that is very powerful, because it also symbolizes hazy authority, invisible deterrence, and puzzling awe and fear at the same time. This sentence was like a spell that temporarily reassured Aunt Liu, and Li Zhen's tone was also very sincere, and he didn't sound the slightest bit afraid.

It's just that when he talked to Qi Yuanshan, the situation that he had been a little worried about still appeared.

Of course, his brother was grateful, but that gratitude was hidden in a faintly excited tone, and did not translate into words that sounded rather uncomfortable. But at the same time, Li Zhen heard some other meanings in these words - Yuan Shan is not yet 20 years old after all, even if he wants to become a deep accident, he can't be like Aunt Liu without a trace.

So Li Zhen understood that this brother was quite envious of his current situation. He didn't seem to want to stay at that little barbecue restaurant anymore.

In fact, Li Zhen had expected this result a long time ago, but he really couldn't do anything about it. Or, even if he could, he wouldn't do it.

He has seen the casualty statistics of the Pingyang incident and the casualty statistics of the Shennongjia incident. So many people who were alive in the past finally turned into cold characters on the screen and appeared in front of them. And each name carries decades of life experience behind it, and there is some incomparably real and deep connection with someone or several people in this world.

But at the moment of death, those connections were ruthlessly severed.

It is impossible for Qi Yuanshan to have such a strength of his own. He couldn't have been an executive at all. And he is an ordinary rural youth, and he can't become a member of the special security forces. He couldn't do anything he wanted. However, in Li Zhen's opinion, this is a good thing, at least this friend can live the life of an ordinary person in peace, and walk the rest of the road with an incomplete understanding of this world, without having to have so many worries and fears like himself, the more he knows, the more he discovers his ignorance.

He also wanted to see his friends again someday in the future, and spend a long time with him.

If you were still alive at that time.

Therefore, he said in the end: "Far mountain, I am here." to the dead. ”

Qi Yuanshan on the other end of the phone was stunned. Hesitantly asked, "Are you ...... Special forces? The kind of people who do covert operations at the border? ”

Li Zhen walked on the windy street, shook his head with a smile: "It's not like that." However, often to the death of people. ”

As a result, Qi Yuanshan's previous anticipation and excitement cooled down, and turned into deep concern for Li Zhen: "So dangerous? So what do you do? You...... Killed someone? ”

Li Zhen didn't answer him. Instead, he sighed slightly: "I'm fine." But I don't want you to be like that. My mom used to say she didn't want me to be very productive. As long as it's safe. That sounds boring to me. But I also want to say to you, I want you to be safe. ”

Qi Yuanshan was silent for a while before asking, "Then when will you be able to come over next time?" ”

"I can't say." Li Zhen couldn't hear his emotions. "But I'll come and see you when I have time. I probably won't use this number again after I return to the team. This is a disposable mobile phone. If you come to me for something in the future......"

"Then forget it." Qi Yuanshan interrupted him, "If you are a secret army, there must be a lot of rules, I won't call you." Come and see us when you have time. ”

Li Zhen stopped in front of a hotel, stood under a street lamp, and sighed slightly: "Are you angry? ”

But Qi Yuanshan scolded with a smile: "Get out, don't talk to me like that, I'm not interested in men." ”

Li Zhen smiled and said, "Then, I'll contact you next time." ”

After hanging up, he stood by the street for a moment, with the bright lights of an entire street behind him. In previous years, when it was a holiday, he and his friends would run out at night to play, chat loudly on the streets, eat snacks all over the street, and the tip of his nose would be red from the cold. At that time, the relationship between him and Ke Song was still faint, and they knew each other tacitly. Paying attention to each other in the noise of the crowd, and smiling sweetly and happily when their eyes meet.

But in fact, he didn't have many real friends at that time, they were just acquaintances.

At the moment, there is only one real brother, and he is not willing to let the other party experience this kind of life of his own. What is gained is always something to lose, and how real he is experiencing it now.

It is destined to be a person in the realm of two worlds. However, it is more or less a comfort for him to know that he still has a lingering bond and connection with the happy life of ordinary people.

Isn't that what the siege looks like?

He looked at the street scene through the fog he exhaled for a moment, and then called Kozon again.

"Guess where I am?"

At this time, as usual, it was the time for two people to talk on the phone, and most of the time Kesong was lying in bed watching TV. However, today, her voice was a little strange, and she asked him with a slight gasp: "Huh? Where is it? ”

"Near the Imperial Temple, where we used to come to eat. I'm going to buy something in a moment, do you want to bring anything? ”

Ke Song thought for a while: "When will you be able to come back after you bought something?" Is it done? ”

"Ah, this ......," Li Zhen thought for a while, "I could have gone to see you tomorrow, but Director Dai had to take me to run errands in the afternoon." I may have to wait until the Spring Festival. However, my mom and dad want you to come to my house for the Spring Festival, will you come? ”

Then he regretted mentioning it. This was supposed to be the first time Kozon had spent the holiday alone - his father was still in prison. And the sentence "you can't come" - it's stupid!

So he hurriedly added: "Anyway, you must come, they miss their daughter-in-law." ”

This sentence seems to have played a role. Ke Song laughed: "You hate ...... Well, I'll go. I'm the only one anyway. ”

Li Zhen's heart was slightly sour, and he was silent for a long time, and said, "I'm sorry." My mom and my dad...... It's been a long time since you've seen me. ”

"It's nothing." Ke Song seemed to make his tone lighter, and changed the subject again, "Then I can't let you bring me something." Originally, I planned that you would buy me Lao Shan Kee's pie there - Miss An hasn't eaten it, so I'll be back tomorrow and forget it. By the way, she came back from a business trip and brought me a box of coconuts, I just moved it up, and I almost died of exhaustion. ”

"Coconut!" Li Zhen was taken aback, "Where did she get it?" ”

"She went on a business trip to Taiwan, saying that she found some strange things like sea snakes there, and she said that both bases sent people, and she only came back a few days ago."

Li Zhen frowned slightly. Earlier she had been a little surprised that she had gotten a coconut in the winter, but now her attention had turned to another word – "sea serpent".

The "sea serpents" and "strange things" that can make people from the secret service run over to do research are by no means just unknown creatures in the general sense. This made him instinctively think of those two names - "Eight Miscellaneous Snakes" and "Quetzalcoatl God".

Will there be a connection?

So he immediately asked, "Did she mention that thing to you?" Very, very ......."

He tried to weigh the words, but Ke Song seemed to understand what Li Zhen wanted to ask, and realized that it seemed to be a very important matter, so his tone became solemn: "I just mentioned it in passing, but it doesn't seem to be very important, otherwise she won't tell me." But when I came back, the plane broke down and landed in Hubei, and I came back with you. ”

In this way, Li Zhen breathed a sigh of relief for the time being. Because he had a ridiculous thought before - that thing can't be a species. But now that I think about it, I'm too optimistic. If that thing can go to Taiwan and be studied by a group of people, it will not be worthy of the name of the species.

But I'll have to take a look when I get back to the base...... Maybe something will be discovered.

Putting down this matter, he chatted with Ke Song for a while, until the cold soaked his body, and then walked into the hotel to check in, waiting for Dai Bingcheng's arrival tomorrow.

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I wrote a thousand more words, so it was even more late. The second watch is after 17 p.m. as usual.

I've found that the most comfortable way to wake up is to sleep until you wake up naturally. The second most comfortable way is actually to be woken up by the sound of rain. (To be continued.) )