"Los Angeles?" Li Shaoan was stunned, and he looked at Zhuo Zhiwen suspiciously.

Zhuo Zhiwen explained: "Well, in Los Angeles, I have a good friend who has prepared a memorial service for himself, and I want to see him one last time. ”

Li Shaoan nodded after hearing this: "Well, yes, but after you attend the memorial service, you will go to meet with the new person in charge of the United States to learn about Jon." ”

"Yes."

……

On the afternoon of August 19, 2030.

Zhuo Zhiwen's special plane landed at the National Security Department's Sentinel Base in Los Angeles.

The person who came to pick him up was a tall white man, who looked about thirty years old.

This man's name is William Lee, a Chinese-American half-race who is part of the U.S. Division of the Department of National Security, and is the head of the Los Angeles regional base.

"Long time no see, Xiaowen!" William Lee and Zhuo Zhiwen have an ambiguous relationship, which is almost known to the management of both China and the United States.

But in fact, it was just William Lee who was pursuing Zhuo Zhiwen, and Zhuo Zhiwen had always regarded this man who was five years younger than herself as a younger brother.

After a warm hug, Zhuo Zhiwen went straight to the point and said, "Did you find anything that I asked you to check before I came?" ”

William Lee looked around and asked, "I've booked a table and we'll have dinner together in the evening, right?" ”

If you have a request, Zhuo Zhiwen is not easy to refuse.

But.

"Okay, but I need to meet my old friend first, his memorial service is still half an hour away."

"I'll send you."

……

Zhuo Zhiwen's old friend is also a Chinese, named Pang Ran, who has been her neighbor since childhood, before Zhuo Zhiwen joined the army, the two were almost inseparable, and they can be regarded as childhood sweethearts.

It's a pity that Pang Ran's life path is diametrically opposed to Zhuo Zhiwen, he has been creating at home since graduation, making a living from art.

Over the years, Pang Ran has known many people and created many famous paintings and short stories, but maybe he is really jealous of talent, he was not yet forty years old when he had stomach cancer, and it was already at an advanced stage when he was discovered.

Just last month, when Pang Ran learned that his life would last at most two months, he sent out an invitation to everyone he knew, hoping to hold a memorial service for himself while he was alive and take the opportunity to say goodbye to his friends.

When Zhuo Zhiwen arrived at the villa where Pang Ran was, the villa was already crowded with people who came to visit Pang Ran.

Most of them are unknown to Zhuo Zhiwen.

However, it didn't matter to Zhuo Zhiwen, she had limited time, so she went directly into the villa and came to the study on the second floor of the behemoth.

When Zhuo Zhiwen arrived at the study, there were five other people sitting in the room except for Pang Ran.

Among these people, there are those who Zhuo Zhiwen knows, and there are those who look familiar but can't remember.

However, when they saw Zhuo Zhiwen and William Lee behind her, they all consciously left...... Probably because I saw the emblem of the National Security Department.

……

"Looks like we're not very popular." Zhuo Zhiwen sat beside Pang Ran and naturally held his hand.

Pang Ran and Zhuo Zhiwen are almost the same age, but the torture of illness makes him look very old.

Pang Ran smiled: "How come, they are all our old classmates, probably because they don't want to disturb us." ”

Zhuo Zhiwen didn't care too much, she asked, "Is there anything you need my help with?" ”

Pang Ran shook his head: "My parents died early, I have no brothers and sisters, I am not married, I have nothing to worry about, there is nothing to trouble everyone." ”

Zhuo Zhiwen nodded, and asked again: "Where did you choose the cemetery?" ”

Pang Ran frowned: "Tsk, I'm still hesitating about this, someone introduced me before, saying that I can be buried on the west coast, so that I can see the sea, of course, some people say, it's better to be buried in a quiet place, so that no one bother, in short...... I'm still hesitating. ”

William Lee listened in a novelty, was the conversation between the two men choosing a house?

Zhuo Zhiwen smiled: "Facing the sea, the spring flowers are blooming, and if you go to the beach, I can still look at you from time to time." ”

Pang Ran was moved and nodded: "That's a good idea, let's go to the seaside." ”

He smiled.

Zhuo Zhiwen also smiled, but her eyes were full of sadness.

……

When leaving Pang Ran's villa, Pang Ran handed Zhuo Zhiwen a book, which was written by himself and was not published.

The value of this book was well understood, but it was surprising why Pang Ran would give her such an important thing instead of leaving it to his students.

On the way to the restaurant, William Lee said, "I heard that this behemoth is a big fan of Yougege." ”

Originally, Zhuo Zhiwen didn't think much about it, but when she heard this, she couldn't help but be surprised: "How do you know?" ”

William Lee didn't speak, he took a picture out of his coat pocket and handed it to Zhuo.

Zhuo Zhiwen took it and took a look, weren't the two people in the photo You Gege and Pang Ran.

Both of them were wearing thick winter suits, with the vast snow-capped mountains in the background.

This is......

You Gege took pictures when he was climbing the mountain?

"This picture?"

William Lee: "I'll tell you more when we get to the restaurant." Yuluo also gave Zhuo Zhiwen a mysterious smile.

Zhuo Zhiwen suddenly felt that this trip was worthwhile, and couldn't help but start looking forward to tonight's meal.

……

When she arrived at her destination, she was a little surprised, because the restaurant chosen by William Lee was neither fancy nor frequented, but a Chinese restaurant located in a remote alley.

The owner is a one-eyed man who looks at Kong Wuqiang, he does not know English, and he speaks Chinese in general, but it is said that the food is excellent, and the restaurant has been able to open until now all thanks to some old customers to take care of it.

And William Lee is one of them.

"Eris, there's a guest today?" William Lee asked aloud as soon as he entered the room.

Eris? Mongols?

Zhuo Zhiwen took a closer look at this boss, it did have a bit of a Mongolian man's taste.

Eris nodded: "There are two people who are already eating, but your private room is still left, I have asked my girl to clean it, you can go directly." ”

"Okay, thank you, brother." William Lee lived in China for more than a decade before joining the U.S. Department of National Security, and he looked like a true Chinese.

Zhuo Zhiwen didn't speak, and silently followed William Lee to the second floor.

The passage is narrow and the private rooms are not large, but the window is a quiet and safe place.

After sitting down, William Lee didn't say any more nonsense, he directly took out a paper bag and put it in front of Zhuo Zhiwen.

Zhuo Zhiwen opened it and saw that there were several archival materials, some photos, and a very retro audio tape.

After taking out the tape, Zhuo Zhiwen asked, "What is this?" ”

William Lee didn't answer, and pulled out another cassette player that he had found out of nowhere.

Zhuo Zhiwen smiled when she saw this: "It's hard for you." ”

William Lee raised an eyebrow and took out the headphone cable.

Put in the cassette, plug in the headphones, turn on the playback, and Zhuo Zhiwen heard a conversation.

~~~~~~~~~

"Sir's meaning has been misinterpreted by you, you are simply doing what you think!" It's a woman's voice

Male voice: "Misinterpretation? Why do you think you're right? ”

Female voice: "I never thought my opinion was correct, but you, what you are doing now has seriously deviated from our original idea, and if you continue to act recklessly, the guests will definitely find you!" ”

Male voice: "Guest...... Hehe...... I can't ask for it, I want to meet those guys, maybe I can find what I'm looking for from them. ”

"You! You are crazy! The female voice was visibly shocked.

"This is something that must be done in order to fulfill the will of the gentleman."

"Do what?"

"You know better than I that research in Antarctica is coming to an end, and this is our last chance!"

"That's just the first stage!"

"Yes, it's the first stage."

"You...... Do you want to? ”

"Don't continue to interfere in this matter, you have your opinion, I have my initiative, and the facts will tell everyone who is right and who is wrong!"

~~~~~~~~~

This is the end of the conversation, and after that it's all noise.

Zhuo Zhiwen heard something, but was completely confused.

Who the hell are they?

Just as he was about to ask, Alita, the daughter of Eris, came to serve the food.

The little girl looks like she is only a teenager, but she is very skillful and polite.

After serving the food, Zhuo Zhiwen made sure that the footsteps were far away before asking, "When is this recording?" Who exactly? What does it have to do with what I asked you to look up? ”

William Lee smiled when he heard this: "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll tell you the same, eat the vegetables first, Eris's craftsmanship is very good." ”

Zhuo Zhiwen was in no mood to eat now, so she looked at William Lee with a cold face.

William Lee smiled awkwardly, then said, "You take out the file in the bag, and there are the top two photos." ”

Zhuo Zhiwen opened the bag as William Lee had said.

But when he saw the file...... She was completely stunned.

Because she knows all the people involved in these files, and the people in the photos are also very familiar......

"What does that mean?" Although Zhuo Zhiwen already had a bad premonition, she still chose to ask first.

Seeing the file that Zhuo Zhiwen picked up, William Lee sighed softly: "The earliest...... You are also included in these files under investigation...... If you hadn't suddenly asked me to help, you might never have come back after you reached Antarctica. ”

Zhuo Zhiwen trembled when she heard this: "What are you going to do?" ”

William Lee said: "This is not a decision of one of our divisions, but an order from the highest management level of the Department of National Security. ”

"I'm asking what you're going to do?!" Zhuo Zhiwen's voice raised a lot.

After a long silence, William Lee replied: "In view of the fact that the National Security Department has been infiltrated by the enemy, we will carry out the final clean-up plan in Antarctica, and the specific list has been issued." ”

This should be paraphrased.

Zhuo Zhiwen was blindsided, she didn't expect that the investigation on her side had just begun, and the internal clean-up operation of the National Security Department had already entered the execution stage.

Lowered his head and looked at the three files at hand.

Li Shaoan, Chen Jingrui......