"What do you mean?"

"This dream."

Merkel looked around with her eyes, it was a clean and tidy doctor's office, and the reason why it could be seen as a doctor's office was not only because Schiller was wearing a white coat, but also because of the many medical records that Schiller had in his hand, the anatomical drawings hanging on the wall, and a medical bed next to the room.

It's really real, exactly like the office used by most doctors Merkel has seen, the images and text on the anatomy are clearly visible, the reflective metal of the legs of the bed reflects the color of the tiles on the floor, and all the details here are real and impeccable, not at all like a dream.

Merkel had just witnessed the absurd scene in the banquet hall, and had seen the terrifying black tide and dazzling light, Merkel was a staunch materialist, and his common sense told him that such a thing would not happen in reality, so there might be only one dream.

The only question is, how exactly did Schiller create such a real but absurd dream, and how did he pull people into it?

Merkel feels that it is much more important to figure out this problem now than the original goal of his mission, because as far as he knows, the current human research on the brain's conscious dreams is still very simple, and this will be a very important information.

"Haven't you already experienced it?"

"Do you mean that bottle?"

Schiller nodded, then continued: "Of course, the problem is still here. ”

He pointed to his head and then said to Merkel: "You should understand that consciousness and dreams are the product of the human brain, and you have to have a brain that is smart enough to have enough capacity to run a big, real dream." ”

“…… Brain development? "Merkel clearly had something in mind.

"It seems that you are not just a low-level agent who unilaterally provided intelligence to the Soviet Union, you should also know some Soviet intelligence."

Merkel immediately shut up, and at the same time, he felt a little annoyed in his heart, as if he had been tricked by Schiller.

Schiller shook his head and said, "You don't have to be nervous, I know better than you how far this subject has been studied, and how far it can be studied in the future. ”

“…… To what extent? ”

"The extent of no progress."

Merkel moved his lips, as if to refute, but he was worried that he would leak more information, so he said to Schiller: "You don't seem to have answered my question." ”

"I answered, and it was the bottle of wine and my brain, and nothing else."

"I know you're thinking about how to take that bottle, or how to take my brain......"

"But I advise you not to do that, either of these two things can be a disaster if studied separately."

"We are not afraid of any disaster."

Schiller opened his mouth for a moment, and he found that he really had no way to answer Merkel's answer, so he could only say:

"Now it's my turn to ask the second question, what is the goal of your mission?"

Merkel frowned, as if he didn't expect Schiller to be so straightforward, and he thought that the two would have to test at least two more rounds.

But this reassured him a little, and it seemed that he had previously felt that Schiller's personality had changed, but it was just his delusion.

"I'm tracking down an agent."

"Who is he?"

"It's something inside of us."

"Why are you tracking him down?"

"Because for a long time, he lost contact."

Schiller flipped the pen in his hand, looked at Merkel and said: "What you say is the truth, but only a part of the truth." ”

"You want to find the guy who might have taken Philby's list, right?"

Merkel's hole shrank suddenly, he frowned deeply, trying to keep his composure, he wanted to deny it, but his reason told him that since Schiller had said the name "Philby's List", it proved that he knew a lot.

"Where did you know that name?"

"Is this your next question?"

“…… Be. ”

"Right now, my body is in the Metropolitan Mayor's Mansion, and there was an accident here, so I won't say much about what it is, but anyway, a group of agents have locked it down."

"Just now, the leader of them announced an incident in the banquet hall, and he claimed that among the participants of the banquet, there was a Soviet spy who took the Philby list, and the agents would not let us go until the spy was found."

Merkel's face sank at once, he could barely control his facial expressions, and the anxiety in his heart was already written on his face.

"Who is he? Where are you now? ”

"I don't know." After Schiller's reply, Merkel still stared at him, and Schiller tapped the table with the tip of his pen and said, "How can I know something that even CIA agents are not sure about?" ”

"Alright, I'll ask one last question, I'll answer your doubts one last time, and then I'll put your consciousness back into your body."

Schiller looked Merkel in the eye and asked:

"Why is the Philby List so important?"

Merkel pursed her lips, he's hesitating whether to tell Schiller the question, and if he's really an enemy, he might help the CIA agent kill the Soviet agent who had the list, after understanding the importance of the list.

He recalled some details of his relationship with Schiller in his mind, and he had to admit that Schiller was a very eccentric person, he was very different from ordinary Americans, even different from Britain and even Europeans, he was not a normal person, and his thinking was incomprehensible to normal people.

In the face of such a person, it is difficult to judge his ideology, or even what he believes.

In the past, Merkel would have felt that his work was not good and he had not collected enough information, but now, it has given him a hint of self-deception, perhaps, Schiller will not completely fall to the CIA, and perhaps there is a slight possibility of seeking help.

Eventually, he said:

"Perhaps you have heard on the radio that on the eve of Philby's departure from England, that is, between 1962 and 1963, he was subjected to a lot of investigations, and that period was extremely dangerous, even if Filby was in a high position, he was not sure that he would leave with all his might."

"Philby was a key staff member of the Fifth Section of the British MI6 and the chief of the Ninth Section of the Soviet intelligence work, and I think you should also know what this means."

"The Ninth Section is responsible for intelligence work on the Soviet side, and their section chief is ours."

"During this career, Philby gained a great deal of information, and at the same time, he was also responsible for tracking down Soviet spies that might have been buried in several other countries, and he used his position to defend many of our comrades and ensure that their work could run smoothly."

"At the same time, he also knows that many countries buried agents and spies in the Soviet Union, if you know about espionage work, you should know that sending spies is mutual, there is no Western countries say, only the Soviet Union is engaged in espionage work."

"When he came to Philby's position, the information he had was very terrifying, and the most important information was the identity of Soviet spies and spies from other countries."

"Philby was not sure that he would be able to return to the Soviet Union safely in the face of an important investigation, and even then, he hoped that the information he had would be transmitted back to the Soviet Union."

"But at that time, his every move was closely monitored, and the people in charge of investigating him wanted to find evidence of his guilt in his behavior, and Philby knew that he could not contact Moscow directly, and he had to adopt a more tactful approach."

"So, there is the Philby list."

Merkel sighed, put his hands on the table, clasped them together, and said: "It records the identities of all Soviet spies and spies of other countries that Philby's ability can get." ”

"I think you know how important it is."

"That's why the CIA wants to get this list, because it probably also records that the list of spies they have buried, although decades have passed, as long as the identities of some people can be confirmed, they can follow the vine."

"That's what all intelligence agencies think, they don't want any of their opponents or even teammates to get this list, which could be devastating to their intelligence network in a given area."

"What are you talking about, a more tactful way to transfer this list?"

Having said that, there is no need for Merkel to hide it anymore, he said: "The oldest way is to find a trusted person, give it to him, and then that person will take it back to Moscow." ”

"But in the end, it didn't work out."

"No, in fact, it worked, or rather, although the plan did not work, but Philby escaped the investigation and successfully returned to Moscow, and all the information was in his head."

"So, the USSR already has the information?"

Merkel sighed and said: "That's why other countries want to find this list even more, because they are already in a weak position, and in the years between Philby's return to Moscow and his death, Western countries can be said to have repeatedly failed in intelligence work, which is also due to Philby's influence." ”

"They want to turn the tables on this list?"

Merkel shook her head and said, "Actually, no, they just need something to deal with." ”

He stretched out a hand, gestured for it, and said, "The information in Kim Philby's mind should be very similar to what is recorded in Philby's list." ”

"As long as they can get their hands on Philby's list and prove that the information on it is very detailed and can cause a lot of damage, then they can blame Philby and the people who failed to try Philby for all these years."

Schiller immediately understood that what Merkel meant was that this group of people were so desperate to find this list in order to show that the opponent was too strong, not that they were too weak.

As long as they find this list, and the list records very detailed spy information, then they can deduce that we are playing the open card, how can we beat the other side, so that the failure of intelligence work over the years can be written off.

Thinkers

"But why this time?" Schiller asked again.

Merkel shook her head, signaling that he didn't know, but Schiller could understand that the CIA wanted to dump the pot, did it have to pick a time? In other words, throwing the pot is their main business.

"Alright, you can ask me one last question, and then you can end this dream."

Merkel was silent for a long time, and just as Schiller wanted to remind him, he looked Schiller in the eye and said in a hoarse voice:

"Have you read the Communist Manifesto?"

Schiller was silent for a long time, and then, standing up, went to the window, looked out at the void of the window, and whispered:

"You know what? The CIA agent is right outside my door, and I just need to wake up and tell him that you can't survive this winter if you ask me that. ”

"I know ......"

Schiller looked back, and he saw a light in Merkel's eyes, brighter than the sun that had fallen on the top of the tower.

"But I don't care."