"The storm is preceded by a thunderstorm, and the thunderstorm is preceded by an inexplicable calm......"

Turning to look out of the elevator window, the dark clouds in the distance had overwhelmed the sky over Area 0202, and the lightning was like a white snake winding through it, constantly rolling in the dark clouds, and the rumbling thunder could still be faintly heard. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info frowned, and the deputy director turned around, and before he knew it, the elevator had reached the top floor conference room. The team leader of the researcher on the side left first, apparently to provide a quiet space for the deputy director to think.

Sighing and shaking his head, the deputy director strode out of the elevator with his hands in his pockets, pushed open the door of the conference room, and walked into the conference room.

"I'm waiting for you, Hughes, you're late." He said that Zhang tapped the Casio watch on his wrist, the hands were already past half past twelve, "It's really rare, but it's good to come, let's sit down quickly." ”

"I'm sorry guys." Hughes bent over the thirteen people at the conference table, and then pulled open the chair that belonged to him in the first place.

"Now that everyone has come, let's not talk much about it, let's go straight to the point." The director sat on the top spot, looked around at the team leaders and section chiefs on both sides of the long conference table, and said in a soft voice, "I'm sorry to call you back on your day off, but I do have something important to announce." The Ministry of Defense had brought in something half an hour earlier, saying that it could lend us for research and that it would help us in our research, but this item could only stay in the institute until two o'clock this afternoon. I would like to ask all of you for your opinions, and if you agree to do so, please raise your hand. ”

After speaking, the director took the lead in raising his hand, and the researchers raised their hands one after another after hesitating, and in the end, only the deputy director was left at the conference table.

"Deputy Director?" The director asked, "Any more questions?" ”

"Yes." The deputy director nodded, "What is that item you are talking about?" What's the use? Is there any danger in rushing into research? And could this be a trap for the Ministry of Defense? ”

"There are a lot of problems." The director smiled slightly, "Then I'll give you answers one by one." First of all, we didn't open the package of the items sent by the Ministry of Defense, but judging from the titanium alloy protective plate used in the outer packaging, it must be extremely delicate items. I don't know what the use of this thing will be after that, but judging from the instructions sent by the Ministry of Defense, it should be the use of high-energy neutron reactions to distort space and produce huge destructive power, so it should be regarded as a weapon. Finally, regarding the danger, I have to say that you are too cautious, all research will be dangerous, Oppenheimer's research on the atomic bomb, Marie Curie's discovery of polonium and radium and Nobel's nitroglycerin, there are too many examples of the deputy director to show that if you want to achieve something, danger is your best friend. ”

"I don't have a problem anymore." The deputy director shook his head and raised his right hand.

"In that case, all the staff passes, put your hands down." The director nodded, and everyone put down their hands, "After that, we must dig out the most information in the fastest time when researching, which is related to our research topic, since the Ministry of Defense sent a successful test to us, then there is no reason for us not to accept it, but on the one hand, be careful not to damage the things of the Ministry of Defense, if it is broken, it will be accompanied." ”

The director said in a serious way.

"Okay, that's all there is to announce, the research will officially start at two o'clock in the afternoon, the experimental location is in the twenty-first laboratory, only you can come, don't tell the other researchers, let's break the meeting." The director waved his hand, and everyone stood up from the chairs and walked towards the exit, only the deputy director remained seated and did not move.

"I knew you had something to ask, say, what do you want to ask?" The director smiled and looked at the deputy director.

"Where is this weapon going to be shipped?" The deputy director said in a deep voice.

"I don't know, what happens after that is a secret of the Ministry of Defense." The director shook his head, "But it's definitely not just firing at us." ”

"Director, you should know what kind of destructive power distorted space will cause, a piece of distorted space is suddenly straightened enough to destroy the entire African continent, who do you think will be used for such destructive power?" The deputy director is still serious, but there is already some questioning in anticipation.

"I said, I don't know." The smile on the director's face disappeared, replaced by the seriousness of the deputy director, "What I do know is that this weapon will help humanity leap into a new era. ”

"May your dreams come true, Director." The deputy director got up from his seat and turned to leave, but just as he reached the door, the deputy director stopped.

"Is there anything else you can do?" The director clasped his hands on the table as if in thought.

"A word for you, Director." The deputy director turned his head to look at the director, and said slowly, "Before the storm came, there was a thunderstorm, but before the thunderstorm was inexplicably calm...... I'm done. ”

The deputy director turned his head away, and the door of the conference room slammed shut, leaving the director alone in the huge conference room.

"The storm is preceded by a thunderstorm, and the thunderstorm is preceded by an inexplicable calm...... ? The director repeated the deputy director's words in a low voice, frowned and pondered for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face, "Do you mean that it was a calm accumulation before the spark fired, interesting." ”

The red rumbling thunder outside the window shook the glass, and the bean-sized raindrops fell from the sky, this was the first rain of the week, but the weather forecast broadcast in the morning news was a sunny day, and the sound of crackling raindrops hitting the glass echoed in the conference room, the director sighed lightly, got up, and left the conference room with staggering steps, as the door of the conference room slammed shut, the conference room returned to calm, and the activity blackboard wrote "Seminar on the Correlation of Space Movement and High-Dimensional Space" in white chalk, However, the following date is still the 30th of the previous month.

Ye Zifeng put on the black poncho that had been prepared in the Bentley, pushed the door and got out of the car. This is the last of the five research institutes that are suspected, the first four research institutes located in the sixth and thirteenth districts do not look unusual, showing the identity of the captain officer of the defense department, it is easy to enter the interior of the research institute, avoiding the surveillance personnel and cameras, Ye Zifeng wandered around the research institute and did not see the shadow of the so-called "red mercury" substitute, although it cannot be concluded that the secret weapon of the defense department is not here, but because of the limited time to explore, So Ye Zifeng had to leave stupidly.

The seventh district, the Thunder Research Institute, I heard that a month ago undertook the study of the correlation between space movement and high-latitude space, but the results achieved were very small, but this is also helpless, such a profound research topic to get a breakthrough in a month in such a private research institute is almost impossible, but I have to say that it is rare to have the courage to undertake such a research institute, not so much to have enough courage and self-confidence but to be full of blindness and arrogance.

The door of the Bentley was closed with a bang, and the driver urged the car to drive towards the nearby roadside parking lot, and the girl standing next to him was holding a white umbrella, so she quietly followed Ye Zifeng, without saying a word, Ye Zifeng walked and she also walked Ye Zifeng stopped and she stopped, like a machine doll, but this is also beneficial, just like this girl didn't ask Ye Zifeng a question that she doesn't know now, or like a girl who met before, and wants to buy her own drinks and ice cream at every turn.

Unconsciously, some strange thoughts drilled into Ye Zifeng's mind, and the rumbling thunder in the sky made Ye Zifeng wake up, his body trembled suddenly, Ye Zifeng shook his head, and shook off those strange thoughts in his head.

"Let's go." Ye Zifeng said and walked forward, the girl followed Ye Zifeng's footsteps closely, the patrol team passing by the door ignored these two people, and still walked forward in a row with guns, and the two combat teams staggered through the main entrance of the research institute, and it could be seen that the security level here was indeed ridiculously high.

"Sir, please stop." The guard guarding the main entrance of the institute ran up with a gun, and pointed to the yellow and black warning line on the ground, "Please show your identity and don't cross this line." ”

Ye Zifeng did not speak, stopped and took out his military ID card from the inner pocket of his jacket, and on the black cover, a defensive shield-shaped badge was drawn out in silver, and there were four standard lines of "active duty officer" written in Chinese below.

The guard took the military ID card handed out by Ye Zifeng, looked through some and handed it back to Ye Zifeng, and at the same time gave a military salute to Ye Zifeng.

"Good afternoon, sir." The guard said loudly.

"Well, I want to go in and have a look, I don't know what the formalities are?" Ye Zifeng pointed to the research institute behind the guard, and in the middle of the circular badge was an ice-blue lightning bolt forming the shape of "TT".

"I'm sorry sir, the institute is temporarily closed, if you want to visit, please wait until after ten o'clock tomorrow morning." The guard quickly answered Ye Zifeng's question.

"Closed, why?" Ye Zifeng was a little strange, although the previous four research institutes had the same defense level as this research institute, but there was no such thing as a closed statement, Ye Zifeng said that he wanted to go in, and the guards quickly helped Ye Zifeng get a temporary pass, but the Thunder Research Institute was a little different, and Ye Zifeng began to care a little.

"I don't know about this, but that's the order from above, the institute will be closed until ten o'clock tomorrow morning, I'm sorry sir." The guard repeated his previous answer again, and at the same time made a gesture of invitation to Ye Zifeng and the girl next to Ye Zifeng, but Ye Zifeng did not leave, and looked at the expressionless girl beside him, Ye Zifeng looked at the guard again.

"Why ten o'clock tomorrow morning?" Ye Zifeng asked.

"I don't know." The guard replied the same way, "I'm just doing what I'm told, please don't embarrass me, sir." ”

"I see, thanks." Ye Zifeng nodded to the guard, and then said to the girl beside him, "Let's go." ”

After speaking, the two turned to leave, and the guard watched the two walk to the roadside parking lot not far away and board the Bentley they were riding, and then returned to their posts and continued to be on duty. This matter is just a common thing in the eyes of the guards, and often some officers of the Ministry of Defense bring their little lovers to visit the institute, although the guards do not know what the purpose of this is done, but they usually let it go, after all, these institutes are not fully enclosed, and some areas are also open to the public.

Taking off the poncho on his body and stuffing it into the storage box on the side to dry it automatically, Ye Zifeng straightened the casual clothes on his body, hugged his hands in front of his chest, and said to the driver master in front.

"Find a way, can you take a detour to the back of this research institute."

"I'll do my best." The driver master did not refuse Ye Zifeng's request, "But it is not easy to infiltrate a research institute with a second-level defense level. ”

"Huh?" Ye Zifeng was stunned, "So what?" ”

"So I think you need some gear." The driver grinned, "When I came, the chief had already asked me to get ready, just in the trunk of the car, wait for you to pick it up yourself." ”

"Oh, that's so much appreciate." Ye Zifeng nodded to the driver, and also showed a slight smile, it seems that Saber is quite thoughtful in his preparation, and he even thought of sneaking into such a thing. Ye Zifeng looked through the documents sent by Saber through the car fax machine before, they were all access certificates, four of which had been used, and there was one point left. Ye Zifeng took the remaining certificate in his hand and looked at it, it said "Special Period Thunder Research Institute Access Permit Certificate" There are traces of this imitation of the signature of the Minister of Defense under it, and it was originally used when needed, but it was just turned away, so Ye Zifeng did not return to the car to get this document, but after looking at the title, Ye Zifeng suddenly felt strange, this was clearly a document printed out without knowing that the research institute had been closed in advance, In other words, Saber thinks that this document is useful, but since he has the ability to enter from the front, why should he deliberately prepare equipment to infiltrate from the side? Ye Zifeng frowned, but the driver stepped on the accelerator lightly and parked Bentley slightly across the road at the back door of the research institute.

"It should be fine here, there are no guards at the back door." The driver looked at it and said to Ye Zifeng, "You guys get out of the car quickly, I have opened the trunk for you." ”

"Hmm." Ye Zifeng hid his doubts in his heart, nodded to the driver, took out the poncho in the storage box and draped it on his body, pushed the door and got out of the car, but Ye Zifeng did not go around to the back of the Bentley, but grabbed it from his waist, and with a click, the bullet was loaded.

Knock knock, Ye Zifeng knocked on the window next to the Bentley driver, and the driver shook the glass down.

"What's the matter?" The driver looked a little puzzled, but without waiting for the driver to continue asking, Ye Zifeng compared the pistol to the driver's eyebrows.

"Who are you?" Ye Zifeng asked coldly.

"What are you talking about?" The driver smiled awkwardly, "I'm just a driver on the outside." ”

"You're not, Saber doesn't know that this lab is closed, and there's no way he's going to equip us." Ye Zifeng immediately retorted, "What's in the trunk?" ”

"A bag." The girl said calmly, and with a bang, the girl threw the bag at Ye Zifeng's feet, unzipped the zipper on it, and the previous driver was knocked unconscious and lay inside. The girl leaned over to Ye Zifeng's side, also pulled out the pistol on her waist, and said to the person sitting in the driver's seat in a cold tone, "This is the equipment you said." ”

"I'm underestimating you." The driver suddenly smiled, "I haven't introduced myself when we met last time, I can't disclose my name, but you can call me 'mask'." ”

"Masquerade?" Ye Zifeng suddenly thought of something, immediately took a step back, and without saying a word, he thought about shooting from the driver's seat, but the mask pushed the car door and quickly flashed out of the Bentley.

"It's too slow!" Kamen shouted, raising his right hand and pointing at the top of his head. Hula, the guards who didn't know where they were hiding before swarmed up from all directions, surrounding Ye Zifeng and the girls in the middle.

Before his left arm detoured to his face, he tore off the mask on his face, and a mask with a miserable white smile appeared, and a trace of blood slipped out of the corner of the mask's mouth. Xiao Buile's mask, this is the person who attacked Captain Hades and Ye Zifeng on the train before to snatch the fake red mercury, Ye Zifeng rushed to a trace of nervousness, the guards did not put much pressure on Ye Zifeng, but this person with a mask made Ye Zifeng tense.

"The fun begins, boy." Kamen smiled, and after the previous mask was torn off, Kamen's voice changed back to that distorted and sharp tone, "The Defense Department has long expected that you are not a fuel-efficient lamp, and sure enough, the external organization of the Admiralty is reborn?" Don't worry, I haven't told the Defense Department about this secret, you know I know, that's all. ”

"What do you want?" Ye Zifeng said in a deep voice, the pistol was aimed at the face of the mask, and the girl on the side was still standing quietly beside Ye Zifeng, holding an umbrella, but subconsciously covered Ye Zifeng.

"How? I didn't think about it, but it was a condition for me to keep my mouth shut, and I only had one request, no, it was a request. The masked monster said in a strange voice, "Please go and die." ”

(To be continued)