Chapter 168: Old Classmate

In the Lu family, Lu Beiyan is everything, and there is nothing more precious than the smiles of his father and husband.

Over the years, Lu Beiyan has been worrying about the heir all day long, and it is rare to smile, and the family has also fallen into a gloomy atmosphere, but Chen Fang has changed all this, Lu Lingxue seems to see his father and his family sitting around, happy and happy, perhaps, it is right for Chen Fang to give up competing for the head of the family and join the Chen family, not only for his father and the Lu family, but also for Chen Fang, in the Lu family, Chen Fang can at least get enough attention, and there is no need to fight to the death with his brothers.

Although Lu Lingxue is not naïve and knows the cruelty of family fighting, as a girl, she is still unwilling to face those inevitable things.

After instilling for half an hour, Lu Beiyan ended his tirade unsatisfactorily, yawned, and explained: "If you win this battle, the following will be easy to do." You are weak, you have stayed up with me for three days, hurry up and rest, I also have to sleep, I am old, and the years are not forgiving. ”

Throwing down a nonsensical sentence, Lu Beiyan said that he would leave, he really regarded Chen Fang as his son-in-law, you know, this is Lu Lingxue's room, although the daughter and son-in-law have a marriage contract, after all, they haven't passed the door yet, as the saying goes, if you are not married, you are not a wife, but Lu Beiyan took all this for granted.

Hearing this, Lu Lingxue's face was red, of course she couldn't let Chen Fang stay in her room, even if it was really just sleeping, and she was thinking about how to say it, Chen Fang took the initiative to get up and say goodbye.

"Next time." Chen Fang, who walked to the door, thought that he should say something, and as soon as the words came out, he immediately regretted it, so it was better not to say it.

In the imperial capital, the expected storm came unexpectedly.

In less than two minutes, the Führer's office received two messages, one from the expeditionary Black Dragon Legion and one from the Security Service.

Lu Beiyan lived up to expectations, although he had not yet taken the three target planets, he had reached the plan as scheduled, originally with his low profile, he would not send good news first, considering the situation in the country and the difficulties of his in-laws, he still sent a good news to the head of state's office.

The NSA's message is worrying, with the Empire under threat from terrorist groups claiming that if the Augar Empire does not stop its aggression within two weeks, it will be justly sanctioned.

Except for the empty threat, the other party did not reveal the chips in his hand, nor did he reveal his identity.

Originally, this level of threat was not enough to reach the Führer's office, and what is special about it is that this text suddenly jumped out of the data terminal in the conference hall of the National Security Service, and the National Security Agency sent experts to try to trace the source of the information through the data platform, but unfortunately there is still no clue.

"The other side is by no means a fanatical anti-war maniac, has a well-planned plan, and at least has a good data engineer." The analysis made by the NSA is as follows.

Unconsciously, the ghost unknowingly transmits the information to the data terminal of the National Security Bureau, and then mysteriously disappears, which in itself is not as simple as attacking the database of the National Security Bureau, and the other party has a data engineer to prove his ability.

"What do you think?" The Führer had to admire the Secretary of State's foresight, and then he was well prepared, and when the crisis came, he still had a feeling of helplessness.

Terrorism is a very difficult problem for any country, especially the Augar Empire, which is not new, but these are extraordinary times, and if this threat of unknown origin is leaked, it will inevitably set off a wave of anti-war and make an already dire situation even worse.

"Very smart, they don't reveal their chips or identities, but they can convince us that the threat is real. The source of the information cannot be traced, and we have no way to investigate or prevent it. Moreover, they don't say where to attack, which means that in the realm of the Empire, the threat is everywhere, and in doing so, the scope of panic can be maximized. "When the frenzy of a terrorist and the ghostly ability of a data engineer come together, the secretary of state, who has been through the baptism of storms, also frowns.

"I told the NSA that this matter is to be kept very secret." The Führer also felt a headache.

"If you don't confess, the NSA knows how to do it. Terrorists have never had the ability to subvert a country or a regime. Their weapons are not bombs or poison gas, they are the fear of the human heart, and they will go out of their way to help you hype it up. In the digital age, with information channels extending in all directions, and they also have data engineers to assist, it is unrealistic to close the news, and it will not be long before this matter can be full of storms in the city. The Secretary of State said it in a word.

"Is there a way to deal with it?" The Führer asked halfway.

"We can't take it lightly, the outbreak of terrorist attacks at this time, and the war started, a little mishandled, the people's attention will shift from the war to the ability of this government, we will be very passive." After some thought, the Secretary continued: "We might as well consult with Dr. Townsend and hear from him. ”

"Good idea." The Führer, who was at a loss, immediately connected to the special line of the rat's den.

If the Crescent Ancient City is the political center of the Auga Empire, the rat den hidden in the Imperial Academy is a well-deserved science and technology center, scientific research is not only biology, chemistry, data science, but also finance, politics, social and other disciplines, from a certain point of view, it is not an exaggeration to call the rat den the think tank of the Auga Empire government, how closely related the two can be imagined. However, the communication between the two is mostly in a daily mode, and the number of times the red alert is activated is only a handful.

As the leader of the rat den, Dr. Townsend, don't look at the usual hanging, with the sky falling and the dean supporting the posture, he didn't dare to slack off when the red guard sounded, the old guy ran faster than a rabbit.

Even so, when he arrived at a separate conference room in the heart of the rat's den, the current dean of the Imperial Academy, as well as the relevant core figures, had been waiting for a long time.

These nervous guys are guessing what is happening, and some of them have not had time to wipe off the sweat beads on their faces, and the constant temperature of the rat den is twenty-five degrees, so it is not easy to run out of this effect.

When the personnel arrived, the dean pressed the knob on the table with a solemn expression, and the curtain at the back of the conference hall slowly opened, revealing a huge screen, which opened as the soft cross light zoomed in to the entire screen.

At the other end of the video is the small conference hall of the Führer's office, in which the members of the Führer's staff are the members of the Führer's staff who are rarely seen in addition to the usual dignitaries, including the respected Secretary of State, the head of the Security Service, the Minister of Defense, and Lieutenant General Rahe, who has made outstanding contributions in the war on terror in the past.

"Red alert is not trivial, how can such a scene be without the director of the intelligence bureau?" A large number of characters that are rarely seen on weekdays did not make Townsend dizzy, but he did not know that the intelligence chief was now at home and hiding.

There is no doubt that this terrorist threat is real, and the clues are pitiful, so unlike in the past, without a heated discussion, everyone invariably focused on Townsend's old face.

"What are you looking at me for? Just such a sentence, just waiting for countermeasures? "Normally, Townsend is the last to speak, but now he is squeezed to the first, some can't adapt, the key is that there are really few clues, no clues, and he can't talk nonsense in his capacity.

"That's all we have at the moment." The Führer couldn't help but be embarrassed, and glared viciously at the middle-aged black man sitting opposite General Rah, who was the number two person in the Intelligence Bureau, and the main man was not there, so he was barely counted.

"Is the intelligence bureau of the Auga Empire vegetarian? Every year, the funds allocated to them are more than 100 times more than the rat den, and now they are used, and whatever the terrorists say, they will be sent to the Führer's office intact, asking them to have a fart! It's better to remove and pull down. Although Townsend was annoyed, he secretly wondered in his heart that in his impression, the Imperial Intelligence Bureau was by no means incompetent, and completely worthy of the astronomical amount of funds.

In many cases, before the terrorists had time to do so, the Security Service came to the door, whether it was an ordinary citizen of the empire or a high-ranking person, and very few people questioned the ability of the intelligence service, and people complained that the work of the intelligence bureau often involved personal privacy.

The craziest thing is that the Imperial Intelligence Agency did not know when it began, and it actually extended its tentacles to the Federation, and finally it was exposed due to a low-level mistake, it is not difficult to imagine how rampant this phenomenon is, I am afraid it is already the daily work of the Intelligence Bureau, all the way down, and the final result is unexpected, even the head of the Auga Empire is also on the target list of the Intelligence Agency.

Although it is a scandal, it is enough to prove that the intelligence department of the empire is conscientious and very strong, since the supreme commander of the federation and the head of the empire are stared at by the intelligence bureau, there is nothing to complain about sacrificing a little privacy, after the turmoil subsides, people begin to understand the way the intelligence bureau works.

"The director of intelligence stepped down due to illness, and the new director has not yet arrived, I'm afraid it will be chaotic for a while, the situation is urgent, Dr. Townsend don't complain, you are the person in charge of the rat's den, and the only master-level data master of the Imperial Academy, there is a terrorist attack, who are you looking for at this time." The Secretary of State happily interjected, and after decades of life, Townsend has not changed at all, he is still raunchy, and his speech is not serious.

"What is this called, as if the data engineers are all terrorists, it is your attitude that makes many talented people lose sight, and they will either be buried from now on, or they will really become terrorists." As soon as he saw the Secretary of State, Townsend suddenly lost his confidence, although he was not like others who blindly worshipped, he had another admiration and respect for this former classmate and old friend, and even a sense of guilt.

Decades ago, the two were both students of the Imperial Academy, they were talented, and they had a very good relationship, they often soaked in the laboratory without sleep or food, and they also had fierce arguments about academic issues, and they couldn't argue clearly, and even when they did it, they overcame difficulties and hugged each other like madmen.

Townsend once said frankly: "He has a good friend who will not lose to himself academically if he does not go into politics." ”

The Secretary of State eventually left the Imperial College, and when he parted, Townsend scolded his friend, describing his friend as a villain who was greedy for power and relied on his family to step into his official career, and was willing to give up his dreams, which is called self-depravity.

His friend didn't say anything, and left without saying a word, time passed, and the old classmate proved everything with his actions, his achievements were unparalleled, worthy of his talent, worthy of the Aojia Empire, compared to him, although Townsend also became the Taishan Beidou of the academic world, it was still overshadowed, and too narrow-minded.

"I can't find any clues, so it's hard to do." Dr. Townsend scratched at the chicken nest-like mess.

"Whatever the method, it doesn't hurt to say it." The Führer showed rare courage.

"Since I couldn't find any clues, I had to use the stupidest method, the data system of the Security Bureau, not everyone can break into. List the people with this ability and check them one by one. Dr. Townsend smiled wryly.

"Tell me who the enemy is, and there's nothing I can't solve." The special forces of the anti-terrorist unit under the command of General Lahe can be called one of the most elite units in the empire, and the words he said were naturally full of confidence, and interjecting halfway also meant to maintain the face of the soldiers.

"You've got it. There are countless people who have this ability, and I don't know how many, besides, how do you know that others don't have this means? Data engineers are different from other professions, except for a few people who are famous, most of them are incognito. "Townsend has never been accustomed to the style of a soldier, and his tone is naturally not much better.

"Stop going around in circles, show the way." The Secretary of State smiled faintly, just as nothing could stump him on state affairs, and no one could stump Townsend on academics.

"I can't talk about the road, at most I can help you narrow down the scope, data engineer is different from other professions, this profession is not visible. There is no such course in the academy, and the vast majority of data scientists are self-taught, and their teaching materials come from the virtual world, as well as their own exploration, which means that they must find an organization in order to grow. It's easier to find these organizations than it is to find people one by one, and you may be able to find clues in them. Townsend smiled at his old classmate through the information system.