Yerbogajun, evening.

A black Mercedes-Benz sedan was parked on the side of the empty street, and three men and a woman got out of the car and looked around.

It's a residential area, with dilapidated buildings from the last century, half-withered birch trees scattered under yellowing street lamps.

The middle-aged man in the cloak scanned the windows of the various residential buildings, and only a few of them were lit up.

"Wu Tou'er, we haven't seen a few people along the way, it's too lonely!" Ah Chen quietly approached behind the middle-aged man and spoke loudly, startling him.

"You kid!" the middle-aged man turned around and grabbed Achen's face.

"Tap! hurts ......"

Seeing Achen's exaggerated expression, the middle-aged man increased his strength.

"Wu Minghao, if you don't let go, I'll ......" Ah Chen grabbed the middle-aged man's sleeve, and he felt as if his face was about to fall.

"What are you doing?" said a middle-aged man named Wu Minghao.

"I'm! I'...... I knew it was wrong. Achen struggled to break free, rubbing his reddened cheeks aggrievedly.

Ah Min covered his mouth and snickered on the side.

"It's not big or small! you're not as good as Ah Min!" Wu Minghao waved his fist, then looked back at Ye Lena, "Miss Ye Lena, is this the address of the contact person?"

Yelena hummed softly, and then walked forward slowly, as if she hadn't seen what had just happened.

Wu Minghao beckoned to Achen and Amin and followed Yelena. The four of them looked for the dim street lamps and house numbers one by one.

"It doesn't seem like there are many people living here. "Walked a long way," Dimin said strangely.

"The liaisons who do things for us are mostly ordinary people, and the targets they are responsible for stalking are either underground parties or paranormals. Standing in front of an old single-family house, Yelena looked back and explained, "So they choose places with fewer people to meet to ensure their own safety." ”

She swept the three of them with indifferent eyes, and continued: "Don't talk when you go in, I will communicate everything, otherwise it will be very troublesome." ”

Wu Minghao was stunned for a moment, and before his question could be raised, Yelena came directly to the door of the villa and pressed the doorbell.

A slight sound of the door opening, an eye peeking out of the crack in the door, "Who are you looking for?"

"Gem Society, Elena, I want to see Major Popov. Elena glanced at the eye.

"Wait a minute. The door shut, but was quickly reopened, and it was opened by a dark-skinned little boy, who looked at the four men with a wary expression, and then gave way, "Please come in, Mr. Popov has been waiting for you for a while." ”

The four entered the room, the lights were not turned on, and a soldier in a gray tweed military uniform leaned back on the sofa, and a candle was lit on the table in front of him.

"Hello, Popov, long time no see. Ye Liena nodded her head and motioned for Wu Minghao and the three of them to go over and sit down.

"It's true that I haven't seen you for a long time, I remember the last time we saw you was a little girl, and time flies so fast. The soldier raised his hat and smiled softly at Yelena, "I didn't hear you brought a friend over." ”

He touched his manicured Balbo-style beard and didn't look at the other three.

"They are friends from China, and they have the same goal as my mission this time. Elena smiled back.

"Chinese?" Popov suddenly showed an exaggerated expression of surprise and sat up straight.

"Hello, Chinese friend! I'm sorry, I thought you were — you know, some Asians don't get along with us. He blinked and stretched out his hand towards Wu Minghao, looking a little innocent.

Wu Minghao frowned and shook Popov's hand, he didn't see a trace of apology in the other party's eyes.

"Major Popov, we need some intelligence ......," Wu Minghao said.

"Don't be anxious, you Chinese are just too anxious. Popov leaned back on the couch and spoke slowly, "It's okay for you to get news from me, but I never sell favors to strangers. ”

Wu Minghao looked at Yelena, who shook his head.

"Popov, how much do you know about the current situation of 'that organization' in Russia?" asked Yelena.

"You mean 'companies'? Their influence radiates throughout the country, and it is not easy to find out about their activities. Popov replied casually.

"I just need to know if there have been any strange people or things happening in recent times?" said Elena took out a black handbag and threw it on the table.

Popov looked at Yelena quietly, then took the bag and opened it, picked up a perfectly cut diamond from it and put it in front of the candle flame to observe, "It's been quiet lately, and the only underground organization with the most activity is your gem society. However, three days ago there was a church on the west side that collapsed for unknown reasons, and that church was a stronghold of the 'company'. ”

"Westside?"

"Western Siberia. Popov put the diamond back in his handbag and threw it to the dark-skinned boy, "Pour wine for our guests." ”

The little boy took the bag and ran away with it. After a while, he brought glasses and bottles, set them on the table, and filled them one by one.

"There's a dead city there, you can go and see it. Popov raised his glass and took a sip.

"Then do you know who the 'company' is there?" Ye Liena handed the wine to Wu Minghao and the three of them.

Wu Minghao took the wine glass and did not drink it. Seeing that he was just raising his glass, Ah Chen and Ah Min both put the glass full of wine on their laps.

"Or, what level of supernatural person?" said Yelena, taking a sip of her wine.

"I don't know. Popov replied, and then chuckled, "Aren't you a stranger?

"My power is only foreknowledge, not omnipotent. ”

Popov snorted softly and said, "Okay, that's all I know, let's go." ”

"Wait a minute, Major Popov, I have one more question. Wu Minghao then asked, "Do you know that those people are holding a Chinese boy? They should have stayed in this small city for more than a day before leaving." ”

"Chinese boy?" Popov frowned, raised his hand and gently touched his beard, "I suddenly became curious, I can understand the trouble of the gem association to find the 'company', when did you Chinese also conflict with the 'company'? Could it be that the 'company' that has always regarded China as a forbidden area has begun to set foot on your borders?"

"It's not something you should be curious about!" said Elena's expression turned cold.

"Okay, okay, I don't ask!" Popov raised his hands, but the smile on his face grew stronger, "I learned that the agents of the 'company' had come to Yerbogajun, five people, three of them with minor injuries and one of them seriously injured and unconscious, an Asian face. ”

Ye Lena and Wu Minghao glanced at each other.

"Where did they go. ”

"I don't know, they're hiding in the snow, and I can't catch up. Popov shook his head, "What is certain is that we went west, and maybe it really has something to do with the dead city." ”

"Okay, thank you Popov. The four got up and prepared to leave.

Just as they opened the door, Popov suddenly stopped them, "Hey, be careful. My people say there's strange things going on over there, and you can often see bright lights flickering. I don't know what you're going to do, but don't die, the 'company' is not easy to deal with!"

"Okay, thanks again. Elena, who was walking at the end, turned back to thank her, and the little boy gently closed the door.

Outside the house, Achen, who had not spoken for a long time, let out a sigh, "It's finally out, I'm really tired!"

Wu Minghao laughed and patted Achen's shoulder, "This time you finally learned a little bit and didn't make trouble for me." ”

"Wu Tou'er, is what the officer said true? He won't lie to us, right?" Ah Min took off his glasses and wiped the mist on the lenses.

"I can't go wrong, I finally have a new clue. Wu Minghao took a deep breath in the cold air of the night and tightened his cloak, "It's just that I don't know how much strength the other party has, and it's still not optimistic for us." ”

"It's only when you get there that you know that my abilities are supportive. Yelena leaned over, "I'll take you to pick up your equipment tomorrow, and then I'll leave immediately." ”