Autumn in Poland is very charming.Gu Tie leaned in front of the window, watching the yellow, red, and green forests retreat rapidly in front of him, strangely shaped clouds hanging in the treetops, and the clear blue sky had a long imprint left by jet planes. It only took a few minutes for him to fall asleep in regular turbulence, and he didn't sleep well, one after another bizarre dreams were played out in a chaotic manner like a string of televisions, and countless familiar faces appeared in the dreams, except for his own face.

The car slowed down, ran over a speed bump, Gu Tie's head hit the glass window, and he woke up from his dream all of a sudden, and saw his unlucky image of his eight-figure eyebrows and hanging eyes in the rearview mirror for the first time, and he didn't react for a while, and he was startled.

"Where?" he asked, rubbing his head.

"Come on. Ed replied, driving into a gas station in a blue SEAT sedan. In today's Europe, petrol stations are as scarce as pandas, and the environmental, emission, and infrastructure taxes included in the price of oil make gasoline prices so high that just the sign hanging at the intersection can scare away a handful of gasoline car drivers: 98 gasoline at PLN 204 per gallon.

"How much money is equivalent to RMB?" Gu Tie had no idea about the value of Poland's national currency.

The bearded man did a simple mental calculation: "70 yuan per liter." ”

"Good boy. The Chinese stuck out their tongues: "Capitalist countries really earn taxpayers' money." In China, even if it is expensive, it will not exceed 20 yuan per liter, and it is still a high-grade unleaded gasoline that meets the latest environmental standards. ”

"Europe and North America are already the domain of environmentalists. Ed pouted disdainfully. ――As you can tell from the Oil Tiger Harley-Davidson motorcycle, this guy is certainly not an environmentalist.

Filling up the 60-liter tank, Ed pulled out a handful of cash to pay the bill. Because of the maverick appearance of the two passengers in the car, the gas station worker looked them up and down a few times, and said to the butcher and the discouraged man: "Are you going to Warsaw, gentlemen?"

"That's right. You know, the Chopin International Piano Competition. This guy of mine is a contestant, and he doesn't look amazing, but he has ten magical fingers. The bearded man told a lie without changing his face.

"I have to tell you that since May this year, Warsaw has passed the latest environmental regulations, and the whole city has banned gasoline-powered vehicles. Twenty kilometres west is the city of Bransk, where you can rent a cheap hydrogen-powered car or take a bus to Warsaw. ”

Ed slapped the steering wheel, "That's it! Thanks for the reminder, man." Keep the change, you've done a great favor. ”

"Of course, sir. Thank you. The clerk smiled and put the banknotes in his pocket, "Have a nice trip." ”

The car drove out of the gas station, and Gu Tie asked in confusion, "What did you say?"

"I said let's go to the Chopin Piano Competition. He said that Petrol cars were closed to traffic in Warsaw, and that we had to go to the town ahead to change cars. Ed replied with a straight face, "My old buddy is going to be left behind by us." ”

"Wait, Chopin International Piano Competition...... When will it be held?" Gu Tie suddenly remembered this clue, and the guy from the Intelligence Investigation Department of the Japanese Cabinet once said this term.

"This year, the invitational tournament was held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, which took place on November 7. The bearded man replied without thinking.

"The day after tomorrow? Then we'll have to go and see. The Chinese touched his nose and thought, "There must be some connection." By the way, Lao Ai, you hypocritical fellow, obviously there are no modern facilities in the cabin, there is neither TV nor Internet, where do you get all this fresh news? Not to mention that you subscribe to newspapers!"

Ed didn't look ashamed at all: "I have to be cautious. Danger is everywhere. The enemy may be on the side. ”

The two men were fighting, and after a while, the car turned off the road and drove into a small city. The city of Blansk is an insignificant place represented by a small black dot on the map, and the whole city has only two streets, one horizontal and one vertical, and the SEAT car slowly stops in front of a restaurant, "Lunch?" the butcher suggested.

"Okay. Eat enough and then hit the road, don't rush. The Frustrated Ghost couldn't agree more than that.

This is a restaurant that deals in Italian cuisine, Ed ordered Angus steak, Gu Tie ordered squid ink pasta, and the dishes were quite delicious. The waiter removed the plate, the Chinese picked up the espresso, habitually took out the mobile phone to connect to the network, and returned to the pure land through the implanted chip to take a look. As soon as he descended into his own world, he was taken aback by the fact that countless small yellow beetles were flying all over the sky under the dark thunderclouds, which were the signal of Balvindra's contact. Gu Tie stretched out his arm, and countless small beetles landed on him, opening their dorsal armors and releasing the short information they carried. The content of each message is the same: see me in the discussion group.

Gu Tie immediately logged out of the Internet and drank all the espresso in the cup: "Lao Ai, nature is calling, I have to go away." ”

"Please. The bearded man held up a local newspaper and read the news absentmindedly as he glanced around with a wary eye.

The Chinese sneaked to the bathroom at the back of the restaurant, found a "cleaning" sign and placed it in front of the men's toilet, then locked the door in the inner toilet and made a simple trap with fishing line and knife in his pocket. For some reason, he didn't feel safe when he came to the bathroom, maybe it was caused by watching too many horror movies when he was a child, and every horror movie had a plot that happened in the bathroom, resulting in every time he squatted on the toilet, he suspected that there would be a black hand in the toilet that reached out and pinched a certain part of him.

Closing the toilet lid and taking out a pistol to put it beside him, Gu Tie descended to the Pure Land again, then waved his hand to break through the space and enter a private discussion group. Only a few people from the Betrayer Organization had the permission to enter the "Pure Land", and although Barr was an old comrade-in-arms and partner, Gu Tie still kept his little secret.

This private discussion group, specially created by Gu Tie for Balvindra, has a stable and secure surface of 22 ppm, and is dedicated to the Hermitage (Hermitage Museum) in St. Petersburg, Russia, in the Western Art Gallery, Room 104, where Queen Catherina's collection of Raphael's painting treasures "The Holy Family" is housed. This was the special request of Barvindra Bishnoi, the leader of the "Shiva" was a descendant of the old aristocracy who had some eccentricities for painting and carving, and these landlords always made Gu Tie scoff. What better scene to choose for him than a beach full of bikini beauties in the summer in Miami?

As soon as he entered the exhibition hall, he saw Barr sitting in a carved armchair from the Tsarist era, sipping a cup of Ceylon black tea with a sad face. When the Indian heard the strange noise, he raised his head sharply, threw away his tea cup and rushed towards Gu Tie, and the Chinese also stretched out their hands to meet him, and the two people spoke anxiously at the same time:

"How's Natalia?"

"Where the hell are you?"

A few seconds later, both men replied at the same time:

"She's fine, she was a little frightened and is now recuperating in a safe house in Minsk. ”

"I'm in Poland, and it's a long story, and it's like I've stabbed a big basket and messed with a bunch of energetic guys. ”

Gu Tie waved his hand and tugged at Bal's sleeve: "It's such a mess that you can't figure out the situation, let's sit down and talk while drinking." Is Natalia really okay? so good, I thought ......."

The two of them sat in the comfortable sofa chairs, Gu Tie poured himself a glass of whiskey and helped the Indian re-pour a cup of black tea. Chinese looked a little guilty: "What happened in the safe house...... It's my fault, I shouldn't have believed that bastard Jap!...... But he would let Natalia go? - Don't be angry, old man, I think it doesn't make sense that such a crazy guy would let go of an eyewitness. ”

Barr took a sip of hot tea, and his eyes looked very gloomy: "Hasegawa Akasaka just knocked Natasha unconscious, and didn't move a finger from her again." When Natasha wakes up, she burns down the safe house and goes to Minsk to find Shiva's liaison for help. She's been asking for your news, and she's the happiest person after receiving your coded contact. ”

Gu Tie then remembered the embarrassing relationship between Balvindra and Natalia, and his old face flushed: "Don't think about it, let's ...... We are pure comrades-in-arms......"

"Come on. I'm not bothered by this. The Indian shook his head, "There's news you need to know." ”

"Bad news?" Gu Tie suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Take a sip of wine first. Barr shoved the whiskey glass into his hand.

The Chinese drank the wine in the glass. The implanted microarray receives a signal released by virtual alcohol, activating inhibitory neurogens (gamma aminobutyric acid) and inhibiting activating neurogens (glutamate, nicotine), releasing a moderate sense of sluggishness and euphoria. Gu Tie seemed to be able to feel the alcohol flowing in his veins, he took a deep breath and adjusted his sitting posture: "What kind of bad news can make you so serious?" I'm ready. ”

"Azivi is missing. ”

"Akig...... Aruba...... Azivi!"

Gu Tie habitually muttered a few typos, and then slammed over the chair and stood up, without any expression on his face, but his pupils were shrinking violently, "Aqiwei...... Didn't she marry the son of a wealthy South African merchant and live happily in a small villa in Johannesburg after the war......?

"No, they haven't been in touch lately, and I've just heard from South Africa. Seven months ago, Aziwei and her husband set sail from Cape Town to the Caribbean on the Royal Caribbean Corporation's Oasis of the Seas, crossing the Panama Canal, passing through Hawaii and heading to East Asia on a six-month round-the-world trip. Barvindra recounted in a deep voice.