Section 03

In Meiguo, there is a hunter's hut in an unknown glade, and the dilapidated Cadillac is parked in front of the hut, sitting quietly on the hood with his back to the hut.

The shadow of the setting sun cast over the treetops, sprinkled on the person's body, with a little calm, and the shadow was stretched by the sun, as if he could sit alone again on the ground.

When Damien came out of the hut, he saw the scene in front of him.

Chen Zheng didn't look back, just casually threw a can of beer behind him.

"Thank you." Damien took the beer, took the can and turned to the front of the car, sat next to Chen Zheng, looking at the primeval jungle at sunset in the distance, and sat quietly beside him.

"What are you thinking?" Damien asked.

"A woman." Chen Zheng raised his can and took a sip of beer, and asked casually:

"How's that asked?"

"A small character, the shield of the earth that was urgently added to the 'Sky Leak' incident, I don't know much and was scared by alien monsters, so it's not of much value." Damien snapped open the can and looked at the sunset in the distance.

"Oh...... Then let him go. "Chen Zheng is not a ruthless person, he has already stood on a completely different height, there is no need to embarrass such a small role.

"Not yet." Damien drank all his beer, crumpled the aluminum can into a ball, and then threw it into the jungle with all his might, "His channel is still useful, and I'm going to use his communication equipment to catch a big fish." ”

"Oh." Chen Zheng tilted his head to look at him and asked curiously, "You knew each other before?" ”

"Well, he was also from the CIA before he entered Earth Shield, and I worked with him a few times in Africa, which is kind of a nodding acquaintance." Damien said without any fuss.

“…… Oh, that's it......" Chen Zheng nodded, "...... You okay? ”

"Very good, why do you ask?" Damien asked curiously.

"Colleague...... O country...... Where did you stand...... You know. Chen Zheng was obviously a little worried.

"It doesn't matter, they don't dare to say that I am a traitor...... Even if I say I don't care. Damien looked at Chen Zheng seriously, "For me now, I am an earthling first, and then a Meiguo, and I am an earthling who is angry waiting for the opportunity for revenge, that's all...... So you don't have to worry, I have no doubts in my heart. ”

"That's good." Chen Zheng smiled slightly.

Actually, things are not as simple as Damien just said...... Although the "interrogation" just now was separated by the door, how could a thin layer of wooden doors cut off Chen Zheng's perception?

In fact, the relationship between them is not only "friends", they are also comrades-in-arms and comrades-in-arms - that's right, this agent who was accidentally captured by Chen Zheng was also the one who escaped from the hands of the Els!

Although Damien did not know him during his service, they both served in the same department and had similar experiences, and after several collaborations, they became friends who met each other late.

However, the two friends eventually take different paths - Damien is determined to fight the El, and his friend realizes the power of the aliens, so he decides to join the Earth Shield and stand closer to the aliens to protect the Earth.

Although the two have the same philosophy, they are not the same, and the friendship between the two for nearly 20 years has come to an end today.

“…… Regret it? Chen Zhengzhi asked as if unintentionally.

"No, no regrets." Damien said firmly.

"No regrets." Chen Zheng held up the aluminum can containing beer.

"No regrets!" Damien said firmly. Then the two aluminum cans collided with each other.

……

It was getting dark.

Chen Zheng looked at his watch and nodded at Damien.

Damien skillfully opened the communicator used by the CIA's internal line, called up the last line of numbers dialed and dialed out.

“…… Yes, it's me. I have a big clue here...... I got a confidential document...... Yes, they fell unintentionally. ”

"Okay, I'm in ...... Waiting for you. ”

Damien's accent matches his friend perfectly...... However, this is not because of his deep skills, but because the translator has a built-in FM function...... It automatically matches the frequency of different people's speech, otherwise everyone's words will become emotionless machine sounds when they come out of the translator.

So, after collecting the agent's accent data, Damien spoke and translated his words from "English to English" through a translator, which naturally became his friend's accent.

"It's done, he said I'll see you in Brookdale." Damien said in fluent Chinese—he had no intention of returning the translator to Chen Zheng.

Chen Zheng borrowed this thing from him to wear it for a while, but it was later returned by Chen Zheng...... Until this time, for the sake of the task, Chen Zheng lent him the translator again.

“…… Forget it, you can keep it. Chen Zheng shook his head, shrunk back into the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.

I don't know if it's the influence of zero force, Chen Zheng's thinking activity and memory are getting better and better, not to mention English, even if it is French and German, Chen Zheng's level is enough to communicate with people...... In addition, since there is a personal terminal, he can also call the tarot server to help him if it doesn't work, so in fact, he doesn't need a translator anymore.

In fact, the translator is not a high-tech thing on the Star Road, but there is no way for the Earth to trade with the outside world now...... So there aren't many of them on the whole planet, and such a handy gadget would really help Damien a lot, but—

- Chen Zheng knows that this guy just doesn't like to learn Chinese.

"Where's Canyon? How far is it from here? Chen Zheng asked with a shake of Erlang's legs.

"It's not far, it's less than two hours by car?" Damien shook his head as well.

"Hmm......" Chen Zheng took out his hat to cover his face, "call me somewhere else." ”

"Yes." Damien was a little more serious, put on reverse gear and stepped on the accelerator, and the dilapidated Cadillac bounced back onto the road before disappearing into the woods.

In the hunter's hut, Damien's friend sat quietly in his chair, a long-extinguished cigarette in his mouth, and stared at the oil lamp on the table in a daze......

…… After a long time, he sighed and slowly stood up—it turned out that he had not been tied up since Damien left!

Damien ...... Although I am not in a position to say such things...... But I wish you success. Forgive me for what I said...... You are not cowardly, on the contrary...... You are the bravest of us. ”

Scenes of the past passed through his heart, and when he thought that the path he was taking was the right way, he found that his friend who had been left behind before had walked out of another brighter road.

"I wish you success...... There's only so much I can help you. The captured agent stood up, took the chocolate that Damien had left him, and stepped out onto the forest path with the oil lamp, and disappeared into the forest path.

……

"Didi ......"

A shrill horn woke Chen Zheng from his sleep.

"Hmm......" Chen Zheng stretched his waist greatly, looked at the already dark night outside the window, rubbed his hands and asked, "Arrived?" ”

"Hmm." Damien pouted out the window.

There was a lonely burger restaurant on the side of the road, with a few cars parked in front of the door, and there were not many customers who could see through the glass window, and they seemed to hear the sound of a horn and were looking out curiously through the glass window.

Among them, a bald big fat man stood up after seeing the Cadillac, he still held a hamburger in his mouth and a cup in his right hand, and hesitated to change circles at the Cadillac outside the window.

"Didi ......"

Damien honked his horn again in a certain rhythm.

Now the fat bald head confirmed the code, and then he stuffed the burger into his mouth in two bites, poured all the coffee into his mouth, left a bill on the table and left the hamburger house.

"Hey, why did you get such a broken car?" The big fat man asked as he walked.

"I was found out, and I had to." Still in his friend's voice, Damien said, "Let's get in the car first, and we'll find a secluded place to talk." ”

"Oh good...... the big fat man opened the co-pilot and sat in, "...... Hey? Is this seat still hot? Who was sitting here just now? ”

The big fat man asked suspiciously...... Since it was completely dark, he couldn't see the people in the cab through the light of the burger restaurant, and it wasn't until this time that the big fat man realized that something was wrong.

"Huh!? You're not...... Hmmm......"

Before he could finish speaking, his throat was grasped by a strong hand, as if it had turned into a rooster that had been choked by the neck and kept kicking his legs, but he couldn't make any sound.

"I'm sorry, I was sitting in that position just now." Chen Zheng's slightly Chinese-accented English rang in the ears of the big fat man.

"Mmmm......mmmm

"Hehe, don't be afraid, as long as you answer the questions honestly, we won't hurt you." Chen Zheng whispered, then patted Damien on the shoulder.

Damien stepped on the accelerator knowingly, and the worn-out Cadillac slid smoothly into the darkness and disappeared.

……

Half an hour later.

……

On the side of the dark highway, a pair of headlights slowly move from far to near...... Finally, he stopped against the side of the road.

"Puff ......"

As soon as the car door opened, a big fat man with a hood on his head and only underwear rolled out of the car, and then a burden was thrown into the big fat man's face, and then the engine sounded, and the broken car slowly slid into the road, and the headlights faded away...... Finally disappeared into the distant side of the mountain.

"Hmm...... Damn it! Damien, you traitor! The big fat man squirmed and spit out the socks in his mouth, cursing loudly in the direction where the Cadillac had disappeared in the darkness.

……

"Ahh Damien wiped his nose, "Looks like someone is scolding me." ”

"The one just now." Chen Zheng took out two paper bags from under the seat of the car, which contained their dinner today.

"Pork chops or roast chicken?" Chen Zheng asked about the type of burger.

"Pork chops, thank you."

While Damien was interrogating the guy, Chen Zheng found a 24-hour McDonald's on the map, teleported directly to that small town to buy dinner, and walked around for a while before returning with dinner.

"How's that asked?" Chen Zheng handed him the pork chop burger and Coke.

"It's a perimeter again...... However, he gave up an address, not a supply depot but also a transit depot. Damien put his hand on the steering wheel, shoved the burger into his mouth and took a bite.

"Phew...... It's unpalatable......" honked his horn.

Now the fat bald head confirmed the code, and then he stuffed the burger into his mouth in two bites, poured all the coffee into his mouth, left a bill on the table and left the hamburger house.

"Hey, why did you get such a broken car?" The big fat man asked as he walked.

"I was found out, and I had to." Still in his friend's voice, Damien said, "Let's get in the car first, and we'll find a secluded place to talk." ”

"Oh good...... the big fat man opened the co-pilot and sat in, "...... Hey? Is this seat still hot? Who was sitting here just now? ”

The big fat man asked suspiciously...... Since it was completely dark, he couldn't see the people in the cab through the light of the burger restaurant, and it wasn't until this time that the big fat man realized that something was wrong.

"Huh!? You're not...... Hmmm......"

Before he could finish speaking, his throat was grasped by a strong hand, as if it had turned into a rooster that had been choked by the neck and kept kicking his legs, but he couldn't make any sound.

"I'm sorry, I was sitting in that position just now." Chen Zheng's slightly Chinese-accented English rang in the ears of the big fat man.

"Mmmm......mmmm

"Hehe, don't be afraid, as long as you answer the questions honestly, we won't hurt you." Chen Zheng whispered, then patted Damien on the shoulder.

Damien stepped on the accelerator knowingly, and the worn-out Cadillac slid smoothly into the darkness and disappeared.

……

Half an hour later.

……

On the side of the dark highway, a pair of headlights slowly move from far to near...... Finally, he stopped against the side of the road.

"Puff ......"

As soon as the car door opened, a big fat man with a hood on his head and only underwear rolled out of the car, and then a burden was thrown into the big fat man's face, and then the engine sounded, and the broken car slowly slid into the road, and the headlights faded away...... Finally disappeared into the distant side of the mountain.

"Hmm...... Damn it! Damien, you traitor! The big fat man squirmed and spit out the socks in his mouth, cursing loudly in the direction where the Cadillac had disappeared in the darkness.

……

"Ahh Damien wiped his nose, "Looks like someone is scolding me." ”

"The one just now." Chen Zheng took out two paper bags from under the seat of the car, which contained their dinner today.

"Pork chops or roast chicken?" Chen Zheng asked about the type of burger.

"Pork chops, thank you."

While Damien was interrogating the guy, Chen Zheng found a 24-hour McDonald's on the map, teleported directly to that small town to buy dinner, and walked around for a while before returning with dinner.

"How's that asked?" Chen Zheng handed him the pork chop burger and Coke.

"It's a perimeter again...... However, he gave up an address, not a supply depot but also a transit depot. Damien put his hand on the steering wheel, shoved the burger into his mouth and took a bite.

"Phew...... It's unpalatable......"