“…… In the joint defense command system, the alliance has made a bold attempt to integrate civilian joint defense forces, including but not limited to community patrols organized by the people, local military police, and third-party paramilitary forces, including the Romans Group, the Chicago-based Romans Group in Boston was inaugurated last year, and it is reported that the Romans Group played an important role in the investigation of the JFK airport attack. Keane was captured by the Rommons Group's Rapid Response Squad...... Therefore, although there are still many criticisms, the mainstream people still believe that civilian military forces can better protect the interests of the people by intervening in the defense of the homeland......"

-- The Alliance Times

***

"Immediately connect to Helis through the guò confidential line, and tell her that we can't carry it for her here, if she doesn't keep a low profile, we can only sell her!"

"Yes, just tell me in my original words!"

Anderson. Li directly slammed the phone on the table, and then pulled a status table from the air screen with his right hand, and the blood-red port status made his brain hurt.

Herris is strong, but she is not a god, and in addition to her strong brain, if she wants to fight against the terrifying behemoth of the Alliance, she needs a whole set of necessary equipment, or rather, resources.

The execution of the state machine is terrifying, even if Herris is a genius, she can't compete with the capital of the country that has worked together for a long time, and the reason why she has been able to go in and out of the major government agencies of the alliance in the past twenty-four hours, access the information for comparison, and have not been tracked, is that she dragged the entire intelligence system of Kronos in.

Kronos' vast hardware and global network provide essential potential support for Herris, and the Alliance's anti-tracking of Herris is diverted to Kronos' camouflage intelligence base stations around the world, but these base stations are not a panacea. On the contrary, it is a consumable, and if Heris invades like this unchecked, Kronos will not only be unable to continue to help Heris cover up, but will also be affected himself.

And after the Washington incident, former Secret Service Deputy Director Anderson Anderson, who was purged because of suspicion. Lee, naturally, was absorbed by the Kronos company. His excellent intelligence analysis skills and many years of experience in intelligence work have allowed him to successfully become the leader of the "Seventh Division" of the intelligence division of the "Heavenly Punishment" unit of Kronos.

On the other hand, Anderson. Lee also has another identity - the newest "shadow shareholder" on the board of directors of Kronos.

During the period of being censored by the Alliance, he once had a private conversation with Yang Chengze's cronies, and after leaving the army and entering the "Heavenly Punishment" of Kronos, Ling Yu transferred a part of his equity to Anderson, and in exchange, Anderson had to use his knowledge of the Alliance's intelligence system to the palm of his hand. When necessary, cooperate with Kronos to carry out some illegal intelligence work.

Anderson was not without affection for the Alliance, but when his trusted boss betrayed him and he was himself investigated by President Francis, Yang Chengze did not spend much effort to convince him in the name of Ling Yu, of course, as a veteran of the Alliance, he would not allow his subordinates to do things that endangered public safety, what he had to do. It is the occasional use of means to circumvent "meaningless procedural justice", which is in fact what Kronos has been doing.

But Kronos was at his most prosperous during the Harold presidency. It is absolutely impossible to compete with the Allied military, and the lessons of the Second American Civil War are still vivid, and the state must not be hijacked by the interests of capital -- at least to avoid it as much as possible.

So for the trouble Herris brought to himself, Anderson felt that his whole person was about to collapse.

"Sir, Agent Ivanova's urgent call, on the fourth line."

"Anyway, if I don't pick her up, she'll hack in. Plug it in. Anderson shook his head helplessly, and then saw the 01 logo representing Helis.

"My eldest miss, do you know that the alliance has been made by you?"

I'll apologize later, but I can't end my support for Ling Yu now, he's on his way to Boston. We-

"I tell you a fact, Your Highness Princess, if you don't disappear from the main network within an hour, the entire East Coast will know that Ling Yu is on his way to Boston." Anderson pressed a button on his desk, the office door opened, he beckoned, and then took the electronic board from the secretary's hand, "The alliance is about to find you, or they are already starting to suspect you, in thirty-four minutes, the Pentagon's supercomputer will interfere with the intelligence system in New York State and rebuild the firewall, the large computer fleet of twelve universities near New York has been requisitioned, and it is about to be connected to the grid to start tracking, I know you are Her Royal Highness the Princess, but now you are facing the courtiers forcing the palace, How sure are you? ”

But what Ling Yu had to face was ......

"I know that's why I can't continue to help you." Anderson stretched out his finger and signed on the electronic version to indicate that he already knew, and then stretched out his hand to signal the secretary to leave the room, and closed the office with gestures before lowering his voice and continuing to speak, "You also know that the Romans Group was set up by the president to deal with Kronos, and the meaning of the board of directors is very clear, we must not cause trouble at this time, this is a complete excuse for the other party." ”

"If we go too far, it will not only affect the follow-up support of Kronos Company to Ling Yu, but also make you lose your foothold, at that time, Ling Yu must have cleared you to stay in the alliance, there must be his reasons, from this point of view, you must also withdraw now, how?"

…… Give me another twenty minutes.

Helis left this sentence and directly cut off the communication, Anderson took a deep breath, then was silent for a while, and opened a communication window.

"Thirty minutes later, the channel was cut off, and then it entered the countermeasures and clean-up stage, and the public relations department was ready to activate the emergency plan, contacting Yang Chengze, Steve. Harold, send a letter to President Francis. ”

"Understood, sir."

Anderson sighed, stood there as if resting for more than ten seconds, and then shook his hand to turn off the holographic screen. Picked up the electronic board and walked out of the office.

***

"I see, you just need to make sure that my communication with New York is smooth and secure, and besides, I've gathered my identity and can infiltrate later. I've brought everything I should have brought, no problem. ”

But......

"Kronos is now our only reliance." Ling Yu held the steering wheel and saw Helis's hesitation in the hollow mechanical eyes, "We can't overdraw the help that Kronos may give us, believe me, it's wise to do so now." ”

…… If that's your wish.

"Don't be so sensual, believe in my hollowness, and believe in what I believe in Arya's abilities." Ling Yu glanced at Vivian, who was sitting in the assistant's seat, the little girl was wearing a seat belt. Leaning on the window and looking at the scenery, as if he hadn't heard, "Besides, there are some things that may not be solved only by your method." ”

Then you have to be careful.

"Leave it to me, and you can stay at school in peace." Even though Helis couldn't see it, Ling Yu nodded.

One more thing.

"What?"

You...... And come to my prom, right?

“……”

Ling Yu was silent for a moment. He rolled his eyes and glanced at the dashboard.

"Yes."

"I promise."

It seems to be because the first sentence is too understated. Ling Yu added again.

Then Helis interrupted the communication, Ling Yu blinked his left eye, ended the communication, and then moved his gaze back to the highway.

"Welcome to Massachusetts"

The street sign next to it reads.

***

October 19, 2178, 6:30 a.m., because of the higher latitude. It's still dark in Boston.

Most office workers are still asleep, but apparently Adamson. Schultz doesn't enjoy this privilege, and as a computer lab engineer at Rommons Group, he has a morning shift on his worksheet.

The 29-year-old Schultz is past the age when he was able to party in bars all night and go to the morning shift the next day in good spirits. He was sitting in the Rohms Group café across the street from the Boston branch building, watching the equally sleepy-eyed waiter sweep the floor while trying to quickly extract the caffeine from the espresso in his hand.

Last night's party lasted until 4 o'clock without a doubt, and for the elderly Schultz, he was not going to participate in such a party, but the person who organized the party was a good friend who had just returned from the front and injured his spine and was honorably discharged, so he could not refuse, although it was wartime, cheap spirits and beer were not among the controlled items, he remembered a report he had read, which said that the more difficult the time, the higher the demand for cheap alcoholic beverages, But he didn't care if the report was true or not, he just knew he should be ready to go to work.

Drinking the coffee in his hand in one gulp and spitting out his tongue, Schultz took the toolbox next to him and walked out of the café.

"It's fucking cold."

Schultz complained, looking up at the Rohms Group building standing in the dark, this building has a history of hundreds of years, it was built on the site of the Federal Reserve Bank opposite the original Boston South Station, the 101-story building has a complete security system, as a cutting-edge scientific research group and arms complex of the Alliance, the Rohms Group is naturally protecting their computer room, or the data in the computer room will not have any stinginess, Schultz's job today is to enter the 74th floor of the computer room area, For routine maintenance, he had to finish his work before he went to work at 8:30, and before he got there, he had to go through 7 different security procedures.

Schultz was about to cross the street from the deserted street when he was suddenly pulled from behind.

"Obey the traffic rules."

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded from behind him, and he subconsciously glanced up at the red light on the other side of the sidewalk, then turned around and saw the owner of the voice.

He was stunned for a moment, but immediately showed a look of horror.

Because the man behind him actually has the same face as him!

It's like looking in a mirror, not just the face, but also the clothes, the toolbox you are carrying, and even the signature on the name tag on your chest!

"What's wrong with you? Not in good spirits? Before he could react, the man in front of him, who looked exactly like him, suddenly spoke, and then reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

Then Schultz felt that the place where he was shot seemed to be pricked by something, and he subconsciously stretched out his hand and wanted to press the alarm device on his waist, but his hand was directly grabbed by the other party.

A few seconds later, a wave of vertigo hit his brain, and he was about to fall to the ground as soon as his legs and stomach went limp.

"Dude, what's wrong with you?"

The man on the other side asked emotionlessly, and he clearly saw that the other party was holding him, like a good employee who was kind enough to hold his drunken colleague, and pulled his body towards a car parked in the parking lot next to him. (To be continued......)