Chapter 266: Laughter in the Garden
However, the most important thing to work in this kind of hotel is to have a heart.
Barbara, the service manager, is an attentive black woman, and when she listens to Paul at the dinner table, she finds it amusing, and thinks it is an alternative humor that belongs to Chinese diplomats.
But when I finished packing up my plate and went back to my lunch break, the more I thought about it, the more wrong it became.
The United States has established diplomatic relations with China for decades, and it has never seen Chinese diplomats play such a prank.
Although writing sticky notes in the room is just a private space, this kind of incident of leaving a note can be big or small.
At worst, it is a joke, and at worst, it can even be suspected of espionage that betrays state secrets.
So a Chinese diplomat who is strict with himself and unlikely to be forgetful would deliberately make such a joke with the cleaner on April Fool's Day?
After thinking about it, Barbara immediately went to Paul, the cleaner.
Paul was in the staff break room watching a rugby game with friends when he was found.
"Paul, did you throw that note you found in the trash in the morning?"
Paul saw that he was a good service manager, and he didn't hide it.
"How is it possible, this is an April Fool's joke made by diplomats from other countries and me, it is very memorable, and I plan to take it home and keep it at night, so that I can have face when I get together with people in the future. ”
Barbara breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that the note was still there.
"That's Paul, we'll probably have to give this note, I don't think it's a joke. ”
"What about my loss... ”
Paul muttered, but had already seen Barbara call.
In less than 10 minutes, the C.I.A. had already sent someone to the door.
Reluctantly, Paul handed over the note.
In order to comfort Paul, Barbara agreed to invite him to dinner to dispel Paul's small emotions.
By the time the note was handed over to the CIA, it was no longer about the hotel staff, but it caused controversy within the CIA.
One is roughly two factions, one side thinks it's a prank, and the other side thinks it's a hint or implicit meaning.
But there are more sensible people here, and most of those who know about it tend to favor the second possibility.
Since the content of the note involves the sensitive word "god", it is inevitable to share information with the Department of Occult Security.
Although the importance of this department in the United States is not yet as high as that of China's fifth-class special services, it has already taken on a decisive position after the incident a week ago.
Diplomacy is no small matter, especially for China, which has a pivotal position in the world.
As time went on, the note was not taken lightly, but became more and more violent, and a dedicated code-breaking team began a meticulous study around the note.
In the decipherment report, 32 hours after the cleaner Paul found the note, the person in charge is reporting to Chris, the chief officer of the Department of Occult Security, and Charlie, the secretary of defense.
I think that these four sentences are arranged in a column, and each of them mentions the relationship between man and God, which is not a cipher, but a temptation. ”
"It can't seem like a joke anymore. ”
"Yes, Mr. Minister, the person who left this note was Ni Xinbiao from the Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, and we have done detailed research on this person's information, and he basically belongs to the rigorous and stereotypical type, and he rarely jokes in life, let alone during diplomatic visits. ”
"We believe that this is a tentative activity by Ni Xinbiao at the behest of his superiors. ”
"What are you tempting? Is it a test of whether we have carried out biochemical modification experiments in the United States? That's all in Hollywood. ”
The person in charge took out a time analysis sheet.
"We can't figure out what to test for the time being, but it's certain. ”
"We have to respond as soon as possible, because this temptation by Hua Guo is likely to be trying to determine if we know some secret, and apparently, they already know it. ”
"If we don't respond accurately in a timely manner, then their activities after that... ”
Locke looked at the note in his hand.
"It is very likely that leaving our country aside, no matter what it is, it is absolutely extraordinary to let Huaguo test it in such a way, and it is a pity that Huaguo is ahead of us this time. ”
"And, Sir Chris, I have a gut feeling that this matter has a lot to do with you. ”
Chris also knows this, so he has made the current information available to the deciphering experts, but it is clear that what he has is not enough to correspond to Huaguo's temptation.
"Locke, when do you think we're going to have to respond?"
"I think it's best to respond within 48 hours, which can be understood as an "immediate" response, taking into account the factors of discovery and discussion. ”
Charlie sighed and stood up and patted Xeri on the shoulder.
"Chris, you think about it, try to come up with a safe way to respond, we will go to the White House together tomorrow morning, and as for whether to respond or not, it is up to the president to decide. ”
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When I got home, my wife was chopping vegetables in the kitchen.
"Where's Anna?"
"Playing in the garden. ”
"Oh. ”
Chris sat down on the living room couch and rubbed his head gently.
His wife handed him a glass of warm water and looked at him worriedly.
"Chris, you seem very tired lately and can't take a break?"
"Thank you, I will. ”
Chris's mind was now full of thoughts on how to respond to Hua Guo's temptation, and he only felt that the burden was heavier than ever.
"Hehehehe~~~~Hahahaha~~~~"
The laughter of the youngest daughter, Anna, who has two daughters with his wife, is in junior high school, but attends a private school at her grandfather in Los Angeles, and the youngest daughter, Anna, is only three and a half years old and is not yet old enough to go to school.
Hearing Anna's laughter, Chris stood up and looked out of the back window at the garden, only to see his little daughter smiling happily in one direction because of the perspective.
"Maggie, who is Anna playing with?"
At this time, the wife, who was already stewing soup, had just put on the lid of the pot.
"No, she's playing alone. ”
Alone?
"Hahahaha~~~~"
Anna's laughter was even brighter.
Chris left the living room and headed to the back of the house.
"Hey Anna, who are you playing with?"
"Dad~~~ I met a new friend in the garden!"
Anna ran over and took Chris's hand and pulled him towards the small table where she usually played.
"Look, Daddy, this is Lulu, and I treated her to a doughnut!"
"Uh... Hello... Lulu. ”
On the opposite side of Anna's garden sits a cat, with its black fur shining and its bright cat eyes looking at him very anthropomorphically.
"Hello, Mr. Chris. ”
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