Chapter 9: Honkai Medium: Red Mercury and the Sword of the Sky (No. 9) 3
"It's going to be busy now. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" Ye Kexin hugged the phone and drank instant coffee, facing the unprocessed matters on the laptop in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh, "The deployment on the ground and the supply problem in the Laurel Base are all worrying things. ”
"It doesn't seem like I'm calling at the wrong time, but I do have something important to tell you." A voice came from the other end of the phone, and the voice seemed cautious, for fear of being heard by others, "I have a little movement here, I heard that there was a train hijacking case in Area 0202 recently." ”
"What does this have to do with me?" Ye Kexin frowned, "If you want to discuss the news with me, just wait after nine o'clock, I have a lot of things to do now." ”
"No, it's weird." The person on the other side looked a little hurried, "It is obvious that something happened in Shanghai, thousands of kilometers away, but our side said that we should be vigilant to prevent similar incidents from happening again, and we want the garrison troops on the island to maintain an attendance rate of more than 60 percent 24 hours a day." ”
"What's the matter, the train hijacking case is not big or small, but it should be nervous." Ye Kexin tapped on the computer keyboard with both hands, typing out a task execution report, although he said not to talk to me about extraneous topics now, but unconsciously, Ye Kexin was led away by the other party.
"No, you really don't think it's strange, it's obviously dozens of hours away from the coastline here, and there are two hundred-level garrisons, why are you so cautious." The other party expressed the doubts in his heart.
"Oh, what do you mean?" Ye Kexin stopped what he was doing, turned the back chair, and looked at the window behind him, it was pitch black when he went to work outside the window, the lower half was a piece of snow silver, the annular crater on the surface of the moon showed its silhouette in the distance, several "albatross" transport planes crossed the dark starry sky, and the time was displayed on the corner of the window, it was now twelve o'clock at noon, and there was no clear physical time in the laurel base, sometimes even if it was still twelve o'clock at night, Outside the window, there will still be a churning sun with hydrogen and helium fuel, radiating hot light towards the moon.
"Something big is going to happen." The other party said softly, but this soft voice sounded extremely serious, as if he was not predicting but making a declaration, words are true, this is the first feeling Ye Kexin had after hearing it.
"Big deal?" Ye Kexin was slightly stunned, but in the next second, the expression on his face became serious. Ye Kexin got up from his seat and walked to the window, "What's the big deal?" ”
"I don't know, but my hunch won't be wrong." The other party shook his head slightly, "Maybe it's going to make a move on the laurel base, what's going on in the launch center recently, but the people above don't let me handle it, but it can be seen from the list of materials that enter and leave the launch center every day, this time it will definitely not be a small fight, and the materials launched are all composite armor plates or weapon parts and materials for space warfare, although there is no ammunition item, but it is obvious that it will be shipped here in a short time." ”
"Is it the Earth Federation? Or was it a pilgrim at the behest of the pilgrims? Ye Kexin lowered his head and pondered, then returned to his desk, closed the report editing program, and opened the cruise report record in the defensive orbit around the moon in the last few days, which showed the movements of the six warships arranged by the pilgrims in low earth orbit and geostationary orbit in recent days, and there was no too obvious abnormal movement, but Ye Kexin always felt a little strange when he looked at it, although he said that he had such a feeling, but in fact, if he wanted to say it, Ye Kexin didn't know where the problem was.
"I don't know this, although the Earth Federation has dozens of new space fighters, but the performance is not as good as the 'Night Stalker' or 'Albatross', even if it is to attack the Laurel Base, it will take a few months." The other party thought for a moment and replied, "But it is unlikely that it was instructed by the pilgrims, and the materials delivered to the launch center are all stamped with the seal of the Earth Federation, and there is no sign of the pilgrims on them, indicating that the pilgrims have not handled these materials." ”
"That's weird, I feel it on my side." Ye Kexin looked at the cruise report on the screen, still thinking about what was wrong.
"Just notice it, the laurel base must be protected, after all, it is the last pure land for mankind." The other party sighed, "The call is over." ”
"Stay safe, call ends." Ye Kexin sat back in the chair, put the mobile phone that had hung up the phone aside, stared at the list of information on the screen, his brain was running rapidly, and he kept asking where the slightest incongruity came from, but there was no result, a trace of inspiration was just a flash, Ye Kexin did not specialize in this opportunity. I couldn't help but feel a little anxious in my heart, but Ye Kexin was helpless now, and sighed.
"Really, if Xiao Feng Feng is ......" I don't know why Ye Kexin's thoughts have shifted to Ye Zifeng's body, maybe it is dependent?
Someone who was far away on the ground sneezed heavily, looked at the temperature on his watch, and reached out to pat the driver's shoulder at 21.5 degrees Celsius.
"Well, can the master turn up the air conditioner a little more?" Ye Zifeng snorted and said weakly.
"No problem." The driver readily agreed, and set his hands to adjust the temperature option in Bentley's on-board system, adjusting the temperature from the previously set 21.5 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius.
"It feels so much better, thank you." Ye Zifeng nodded to the driver's master, leaned back on the backrest, and at the same time skimmed the unknown person next to him, who was a girl, but she only said one word to Ye Zifeng, although she said the details on the road, but he didn't open his mouth after Ye Zifeng got into the car, and he didn't take off the hood on his head, Ye Zifeng hadn't seen this girl's face since he got in the car just now.
"That ....." Ye Zifeng tentatively spoke, but the girl next to him still did not move, it felt like she was asleep, Ye Zifeng did not dare to take off the girl's hood, but it was a little embarrassing to sit like this, and it would not be uncomfortable to go to some topics, but before Ye Zifeng could speak, the mobile phone in his pocket vibrated for a moment, and then the bell rang, and the melodious "The First Town" echoed in the Bentley. The girl next to her couldn't help but be shocked, but Ye Zifeng, who hurriedly took out the phone from his pocket, ignored this detail. Looking at the caller ID on the screen outside the phone, Ye Zifeng frowned.
"I'm sorry, I'll take a call." Ye Zifeng's expression was a little serious, and after whispering to the girl beside him, he opened his mobile phone and picked up the phone.
"What's the matter? Did you find it? Ye Zifeng asked immediately without waiting for Saber to speak.
"You're in a hurry." Saber smiled softly, looked at the information on the computer screen, and said to Ye Zifeng, "I found out, there are only five research institutes that meet the requirements, He's Pharmaceutical in District 6, Jifeng Advanced Technology Research Institute in District 6, Thunder Research Institute in District 7, Kress Institute in District 13, and Markle Institute in District 13. ”
"Are there only these five?" Ye Zifeng immediately asked.
"There are only these five, how many more do you want?" Saber replied angrily, "These five research institutes have all undertaken the major projects of the Ministry of Defense, some are sub-nanometer semi-organic protein biopharmaceuticals, some are subspace particle collisions, and some are space movement and high-latitude space correlation research, so the Ministry of Defense is naturally equipped with a large number of security forces to the five research institutes, of course, these five research institutes have their own security forces, so in terms of defense level, they have reached the second-level protection standard." ”
"But that's not enough, the five institutes are all located in the center of the city, which is neither convenient for transportation nor storage." Ye Zifeng pondered for a while, and then changed to a question, "Have you checked their material entry and exit list?" ”
"This is a bit troublesome, can you not keep giving me problems." Saber sighed, "I'll try, and if it doesn't work, I'll ask my friend to do it." ”
"It's better not to please, I only believe you when it comes to this matter." Ye Zifeng reminded, "I'll go to see these five places, is there anything else?" ”
"What else?" Saber thought for a moment, "By the way, did you see the helper I sent you?" Your kid was lucky enough to get the lottery, but she herself seemed a little reluctant. ”
"Why? Isn't there a sense of accomplishment in assisting me? Ye Zifeng said casually.
"I don't know, but you'll just settle." Saber said, "There's one more thing, something about Lin Xiaoyao. ”
"What happened to Lin Xiaoyao?" Ye Zifeng asked suspiciously.
"Although you can contact me directly now, when you are undercover, you don't have Lin Xiaoyao's experience, so you have time to consult Lin Xiaoyao well, and if you encounter a situation that you can't handle, you will leave it to Lin Xiaoyao to deal with."
"I see." Ye Zifeng nodded, "Is there anything else?" ”
"Nope." With a "click", Saber hung up the phone, although the conclusion was very simple, and he didn't even say goodbye, but Ye Zifeng didn't care, but was interested in the assistant that Saber sent to him, what kind of person is that, reluctant to team up with him?
"It's getting more and more interesting." Ye Zifeng smiled slightly, and an interesting light flashed in his eyes.
The guard at the door saluted a researcher in a white coat, the researcher nodded in response and passed through the security area at the main entrance of the institute, and walked into the institute with his hands in his pockets, the white marble floor tiles on the ground reflected the soft light emitted by the fluorescent lamps overhead, and dozens of seats were neatly arranged in the hall, these seats were ready for guests to wait for use, but there will be no guests to visit here in the near future. As a result, nearly a hundred soldiers from the Defense Department were dispatched here, and the frequency of the patrol group was increased by nearly 30 percent, which made the researchers a little uncomfortable at first, but when they thought of the research content accepted by this research institute, many people were relieved, but there were still some people who were dissatisfied with the defense of walking back and forth in front of the research institute.
Today is a special day, June 1st International Children's Day, although the pilgrims have invaded the earth, but such an international festival has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it is impossible to completely abandon it first, and no one wants to abandon such a festival, finally the whole family can get together and spend a happy day, why not. But some people are happy and some are worried about such a holiday, just like the researcher in front of him.
Hurriedly walked to the elevator, clicked the key to go upstairs, and waited anxiously for the arrival of the elevator, this was another researcher walking from the side, with a somewhat solemn expression on his face, while walking looking at the content of the file on the working computer in his hand, it seemed that there was a new progress in the research, the institute has been working overtime in the past few days, and all the researchers who should have been on vacation have been recalled, even his deputy director is no exception. On the top floor is a fully open conference room where a debriefing session will be held on the transfer of new experimental instruments.
"It's weird." The oncoming researcher muttered something in his mouth as he pondered something, his eyes wandering from the screen of his work computer, as if searching for something, but the frowning brow made it easy to see that he had not found the answer he was looking for. Such a researcher is very common in the research institute, and the deputy director doesn't care, but when the two of them staggered by, the researcher seemed to inadvertently mumble softly.
"The storm is preceded by a thunderstorm, but before the thunderstorm is inexplicably calm, why is that?"
The deputy director was slightly stunned, but there was a ding, the elevator door slid open, and the elevator was empty. The Deputy Director turned his head to glance in the direction of the researcher's departure, who was still looking down in thought, his fingers sliding over his work computer. Shaking his head, the deputy director walked into the elevator.
"It must be an auditory hallucination." The deputy director looked at his dusty appearance in the mirror on the side, and couldn't help but laugh at himself with one hand on his forehead. After a simple tidying up of his appearance, the deputy director buttoned all the buttons on the white coat, and the white coat hanging down to the ankles looked a little tight, but this set off the slender figure of the deputy director. The elevator slowly stopped, the deputy director stopped tidying up, turned around and wanted to leave the elevator, but turned his head to find that the elevator did not reach the top floor, and a researcher walked in from outside the elevator, wearing the same white coat, but the buttons were not buttoned, and the curly hair looked a little unkempt, which looked no different from the image of the deputy director when he first entered the elevator.
"Good afternoon, Deputy Director Hughes." The researcher who had just entered the elevator was slightly stunned when he saw the deputy director, but immediately put on a smile and greeted the deputy director.
"Good afternoon." The deputy director usually doesn't smile, his speech is always brief, his face is as serious as ever, and you can't tell whether he is angry or happy, he is completely a man who does not show his inner feelings on the surface, the only time that can make Deputy Director Hughes smile is when he is with his family, but today Hughes can't laugh, the time he should have spent with his family was disrupted by an inexplicable meeting, how could Hughes not feel annoyed?
"There is one thing I have always wanted to ask the deputy director, but I don't know if it is inconvenient for the deputy director to put it now." The researcher and the deputy director stood side by side and took the lead in opening the topic.
"What's the matter?" The deputy director turned his head to look at the researcher beside him and asked.
"It's not a big deal." The research looked a little squirming again, and the deputy director was a little unhappy, but he didn't immediately ask, he knew that the researcher would definitely continue, and sure enough, the research institute looked away, and then said, "There is a rumor, has the deputy director heard about it?" ”
"I'm not interested in this stuff." After hearing this, the deputy director lost interest, such strange rumors such as legends, the deputy director usually does not come into contact with it, and science is the first and only productive force in the eyes of the deputy director.
"No, no, this matter is very important, if the deputy director doesn't know, you must listen to it." The researcher said insistently, and after that, regardless of whether Hughes listened carefully or not, he continued to talk to himself, "What I heard when I was at home this morning seems to say that there has been a new move in the Ministry of Defense recently, because of the train hijacking incident last week, all research institutes and institutions in the region have sent additional defense troops, but only our side has the most additional personnel, and some colleagues are speculating that something is coming to our side. ”
"Where did you hear this rumor?" The deputy director frowned, and said with some unpleasantness, "Don't tell me this again in the future." ”
"Don't be angry with the deputy director just yet." The researcher whispered from the side, "Didn't the meeting say that something important was going to be announced, and it is estimated that relevant information would be mentioned at the meeting." ”
"What are you thinking about every day!" The deputy director loudly reproached the researcher, "If you have the energy to engage in rumors, you might as well do some practice." ”
"I know, I know." The researcher did not give up, and continued, "Deputy Director, you didn't notice that only researchers at the level of team leader and above attended the meeting. ”
The researcher pointed to the armband on the right arm of his white coat, which was emblazoned with the words "Research Team Leader".
"There are a total of nine team leaders in this research institute, plus the section chiefs and deputy directors of each section, a total of only fifteen senior researchers, and only fifteen of the more than 200 researchers in the entire research institute can know what is going on." With a successful expression on his face, the deputy director hesitated a little after hearing this, it is true that the probability of such a thing happening is too small, and only researchers above the group leader level can know that in addition to announcing it in the important research secret institute, it is to take over some important tasks provided by the government. The former is impossible, and there has been no major progress in the research on the correlation between space movement and high-dimensional space for a period of time, and the other studies undertaken by the institute are all nearing completion, and there will be no major breakthroughs at all except for completion. Could it be that he has taken over an important task from the government? The vice captain's heart began to shake a little, and the words of the research team leader made the deputy director think. Suddenly, the deputy director remembered what he had heard from the researcher when he was in the lobby on the first floor.
(To be continued)