(PS: One content, just one chapter, so I won't separate the clicks.) Ha, proper character ^-^)

I don't know the years in the cave, and there are dreams left in the underwater space.

Let's take our eyes off Donn for a moment, and turn back to Mountain Creek City again, and throw ourselves into this place where the storm is rising......

At noon, the Creekside Tavern, the Council Chamber.

It was supposed to be the time for dinner, but because of a few unexpected events, the middle and high-level personnel of the secret agency were constantly gathering here, and after a while, standing or sitting, dozens of people filled the hall.

It can be seen that except for the upper floor sitting in the middle seat, most of the people standing next to him are puzzled. However, looking at the silence of the high-level officials, it is not good for them to go up and ask something for the time being. Of course, after all, it is an acquaintance to meet, and mutual greeting and contact are naturally indispensable. He whispered for a moment and shook his head, as if he couldn't figure it out. Among them, from time to time, some people set their eyes on the first seat of the hall, the beautiful figure who sat quietly and calmly......

Putting aside the rest, judging from the current lively scene, it is clear that the secret agency is indeed no longer the shabby group that it used to negotiate with Bran. And in the early stages of a team's development, it is often its top leaders who can bring about this amazing change. Secret services are no exception......

Natural leadership skills, more and more handy wrists, unswerving original dreams...... Josia, an aristocratic girl from a small southern town, is growing at an astonishing pace after a series of trials.

Of course, Donne's previous large investment also played a strong role as a catalyst. It was a combination of factors that made Josia finally show her dazzling brilliance. In a short period of time, it is vertical and horizontal. Completely open up the original bottleneck situation of the secret agency!

......

Soon. There was no further entry at the main entrance, and most of the middle and high-level personnel in the headquarters of Shanxi City and the surrounding cities gathered.

Looking around, Lan Sha frowned slightly, and did not immediately announce the start of the meeting, but invited his cronies behind him to ask in a low voice: "Go and ask, Uncle Weishenme Enoch has not arrived yet?"

"Yes. ”

Enoch, Borg's third uncle, is also in the secret service in addition to Josia. The one with the highest status.

Of course, that was before, and now the situation is somewhat different. After being reminded by Donn of the special mission of the secret services, Josia withdrew the rights to intelligence from Enoch. Then, because of the continuous expansion of the organization, it was inevitable that some young high-level positions were promoted. In this way, although Enoch is still nominally the number two person in the organization, the power in his hands is much inferior to before.

Of course, these actions will make Enoch very dissatisfied, which is also human nature. But no matter what, he is the number two person in the institution. This mid-level meeting is always a must-attend.

A moment later, the cronie came back and leaned over and whispered. "Commander, Master Enoch and Chief Borg left the city four days ago, saying that they had something important to do and wanted to return to Dawn. ”

"Well, have you been away for four days?" Josia frowned slightly when she heard this, of course there was no problem in returning to Dawn City, it was no longer the land of flood beasts in the Bran newspaper, but it had been four days, and the top person in charge of his institution did not know about it, which was undoubtedly a bit unreasonable...... Is it deliberately concealed? But what about Weishenme?

It was just a small doubt, and then it was put aside by Josia, who looked around at the crowd, buckled the table, and clicked...... The muffled chatter dissipated, and the room was suddenly silent. took a breath and said calmly: "I summoned everyone this time because of the information I received in the past few days. Well, something is not normal. Maybe I'm making too much fuss, but ...... Let's hope so. ”

Wanting to say something more, but perhaps for fear of affecting everyone's next judgment, Lan Sha didn't say anything in the end, but just gestured to a young man beside him.

This young man's name is Div, and he has dealt with Don when the Dusk Hunters have been killed, and he has been secretly a rival for a while. However, then Diff gave up the idea of pursuing Josia and instead focused on taking care of the affairs of the institution, and now he has become Josia's right hand and a high-ranking member of the secret agency.

"Ahem. Standing up, Diff coughed twice, picked up a few pieces of paper and said, "This information is relatively trivial, let's listen to it first." The first one, the Frontline Thunder Legion Defense District Tuoye City Branch transmitted. Recently, some of the troops of the Thunder Legion have been frequently mobilized, faintly forming a coercion around Tuoye City...... Well, six thousand soldiers of our army who have not yet had time to retreat are stationed here. ”

"The day before yesterday, the garrison of the surrounding cities of Valan, Brie and other 100,000 mountains increased dramatically, the city gates were under martial law, and pedestrians were searched strictly......

"Yesterday ......"

......

In the Hall of Silence, Diff slightly integrated the information that had come in the last few days, and spent about ten minutes reading it out in turn.

Gradually, the atmosphere was a little depressing, and the faces of the middle and high-level officials of the surrounding institutions changed slightly, and when they looked at each other, most of them saw the same look on each other's faces--surprised!

If this information is viewed in a single way, then of course there is no problem. Or even if there is a problem, it is unlikely that people will quickly associate anything. But a little integration, listening to the sudden changes that have taken place in a few days, makes one have to guess in their hearts about the possibility of a horror......

The first is the front line, with the retreat of the northern barbarians, the front-line fighting has long ended dozens of days ago. And the Grey Army, which was a collaborator, naturally had to withdraw after receiving the award from the Bran Military Department. But this was not the case, and Bran was very shirking the retreat procedures, and did not allow the large-scale gray soldiers to return.

Of course, given that Bran's official affairs have always been procrastinating, the Gray Army didn't think much about it. It was only to organize the retreat of the wounded soldiers and the small groups that were scattered, and the others continued to fight with the other side.

But now, when everyone listened to the faintly surrounded Bran army on the intelligence, combined with the previous procrastination, a sense of danger suddenly arose in their hearts......

Moreover, because of the reconciliation between the two sides and Losha's status as a member of the council, Bran's position on Dawning City will naturally not be as tough as before.

It can be said that the roads leading to Dawn City from the cities around the 100,000 Mountains are unimpeded. Although there are still some restrictions on the number of people, there are also a lot of small methods such as splashing dirty water and intimidation in secret. lest the civilians of the city migrate en masse. But at least normal travel is not affected. Some caravans also began to tentatively transport goods to Dawning City, hoping to open up a new trade route......

Vibrant, everything is constantly evolving in the direction of haode. But now, the surrounding cities have suddenly blocked the roads and entered a state of martial law half-covered. Then the meaning behind this is worth playing......

"No, it won't be Bran who wants to do something to us......" In the depressing atmosphere, a mid-level person subconsciously muttered. The sound was not loud, but in this silent hall, it reached everyone's ears.

Almost all of them were shocked when they heard this. Isn't that what they were thinking......

"Not really...... Although the greedy maggots in the Bran royal court are quite shameless, how many days has the news of this cooperation been announced to the world?

It's really hard to say, but if the other party has any reason or excuse...... "This is a person who prepares for the worst and makes rational guesses."

"The reason for the!I think these grandsons are TM trying to cross the river and tear down ......the bridge!"

"If you say that......" A middle-aged man standing on the periphery frowned, "The garrison of my city suddenly left the city a few days ago, and the direction is around the 100,000 mountains, isn't it?" Uh......"

Thinking of the sudden sharp increase in garrisons in the cities around the 100,000 Great Mountain, the middle-aged man was stunned. Speechless. At the same time, several similar voices came out, "My city is too, but I didn't care about ...... at the time", "It's the same ...... my side", "Grass, I went out of the city with the garrison this morning......"

The speakers are all middle-level managers of the secret agencies, and they are also the backbone of Liliang, who play the role of heads in their respective city branches.

As soon as these people spoke, the scene suddenly became a little riotous. There is no doubt that Bran is indeed preparing for a big move now, and it is likely to be aimed at them.

"Quiet!" Blowing down the table, Diff glanced at Josia, who was still frowning and pondering, and said, "The speculation at HQ is similar to what everyone thinks, and the key question now is, why is Bran like this?

Just like the rational guesser just said, it has been less than half a year since Bran and the Gray Army announced their cooperation, and the two sides are in the honeymoon period, and there are no irreconcilable contradictions on the table. In this way, Bran's eagerness to do it does not make sense.

Of course, the possibility of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge cannot be ruled out, but the possibility is also the lowest. Because today's gray army is not a simple individual, but is closely tied to the new nobleman of the empire, shili. To use an inappropriate analogy, behind them now is the Second Highness of the Empire.

It's about the battle for the throne, even if it's for the sake of the votes of those three councilors, the new nobleman Shili will not let the gray army be crossed the river and the bridge is demolished. But now, it is a fact that Bran has made frequent military moves, and there is no news from the new nobles' side, which undoubtedly casts a layer of smoke over this incident, making Josia and the others scratch their heads more and more about the situation.

After a while, it was a pity that even though all the middle and high-level personnel who could come over in the shortest possible time gathered here, no one could come up with a piece of information that was weighty enough to make the new nobles of Bran willing to abandon the Gray Army.

Where exactly is the fuse...... Rubbing her eyebrows, Josia filtered through all the information she had seen lately, but still couldn't sort it out.

While thinking, somehow, Josia suddenly remembered Enoch's sudden departure. Of course, there is no connection between the two, at least not Josia. But I don't know if it's because Enoch deliberately concealed the time of his departure, or because he did too much intelligence work, Josia always felt that Enoch's departure was not the right time......

"Commander...... Head. ”

"Uhhh......hh Also, continue to track down ......"

Before the words fell, the door of the council hall was pushed open, and the middle-aged man disguised as the owner of the tavern hurriedly walked in, looked at Josia, and saluted, "Captain." There are two people outside the tavern who are anxious to see you. Say that there is something important to report......"

Josia frowned slightly when she heard this. This is clearly not the time to meet guests. The middle-aged man continued, "They said their names were Jack and Carol. ”

"Uh......"

......

The meeting was suspended for the time being, and Diff and the others continued to think about the damn fuse that might have existed. Josia had already arrived at the front of the tavern, but he had just stepped into the tavern hall through the back door, and he couldn't help but be stunned when he looked at the two figures in front of the counter, one tall and one short.

Slightly taller was an old man with gray hair, with a slight bow on his back, and dressed in a white-washed navy blue coarse cloth short. He stood in a recognizable posture, like a countryman entering the city for the first time.

The shorter one was a young man with a gray and white cloth on his head, with some mud on his face, gray, and seemed to be due to malnutrition, and his body was very thin.

When the two men stood together, their first impression was that of a grandchild from the countryside who had come to join their relatives in the city. And the next scene undoubtedly confirms this......

Under the gaze of the tavern guests, the white-haired old man turned his head and saw that Josia's eyes suddenly lit up, and the wrinkles on his face trembled slightly. Staggered over, looking excited: "Tiger girl." I'm looking for you......"

"Poof......" A certain drinker looked at Josia, who was dressed in a white robe, although he was disguised but his face was still delicate, after all, he couldn't accept this domineering title, and opened his mouth to spit out a big gulp of wine.

Seeing that the white-haired old man was quickly hiding, with a lewd posture that was seriously inconsistent with his age, the corners of Josia's mouth twitched, and he still greeted him with a look of surprise: "Grandfather, brother, why are you here!"

"Alas, don't mention it, the land is barren, and the food is not enough for your second dog brother to eat......"

Ergou ...... "Ahem, grandfather, let's go out and talk, go out and talk about ......"

Pulling and pulling, Josia dragged the white-haired old man out of the tavern hall, and the young man named Ergou followed with a blank face.

Not far from the hall, the white-haired old man's eyes rolled, he looked at the surrounding environment, and then bowed slightly and miraculously straightened, holding Josia's arm tightly, and the old tears were horizontal: "Nima, you can be regarded as finding an organization." Don't talk about it first, find me a doctor first, and then find me a bed...... Oh, and now hurry up and get me something to eat, I haven't eaten in two days. ”

"Huh?" Josia was stunned for a moment when she heard this, then touched the cloth towel on the young man's head, and said with a smile: "What is this...... Jack, little Carol, how do you dress up like this? Also, little Carlo, where have you been all this time, how do you get together with Jack?"

......

Needless to say, this pair of grandchildren is naturally Jack and Little Carol.

As for Weishenme to dress up like this, and mix up to the miserable point of not eating for two days, that's really a bitter tear......

They had come to Mountain Creek once before to look for Josia, but by then Josia had already gone to the front line. This is naturally a double win for little Carlo, after all, she originally wanted to go to the front line to find Donne's brother. And Jack, as Donne's friend, naturally couldn't watch Little Carol, a half-grown girl, go to the front line alone to find someone, so he had to give up Jihua, who returned to the southern city, and stayed by Little Carol's side.

But then one thing happened, that is, he saved the teacher of the civilian academy, and then inexplicably offended the Temple of Light, but the two of them were completely disrupted.

Temple of Light, just by hearing the name, you know what kind of image this organization is in, but now it has been broken by Jack and Little Carol, which is naturally to kill people.

At this point, the two of them went to the front line of Jihua undoubtedly in vain, and the top priority was to hide in Tibet and not be caught up by the people of the Temple of Light. Even if it is impossible to arrest Jack and Little Carol for some reason, once this huge machine is activated, its shili will be covered in an instant, and the two will be encircled in a certain area for careful investigation.

That is, little Carol is deeply aware of Donn's runaway and true knowledge, and quickly made all kinds of camouflage props, changed his appearance, and avoided one wave after another wave of search teams in the open and in the dark. Of course, little Carol is young after all, and Jishu's level may be enough, but her experience is still too shallow. If she was alone, she would have to be seen as flawed if she was stopped and asked a few words.

Fortunately, there is also Jack, an old oilman, beside her, with many camouflage props provided by little Carol, constantly changing various identities, and always being able to deal with various entanglements with actions and words that match her identity. Even if he was forced to be in a hurry, he could still sneak into the aristocratic manor with little Carol and haunt as a servant.

Of course, the shili of the Temple of Light was too large after all, and even if they were not checked out on the spot, they would be blocked in some suspicious place. However, fortunately, the headquarters of the Temple of Light is not here, and most of the masters here have been transferred to the front line to participate in the war. So when it comes to the last resort, the strength of Jack and Carol Jr. can still ensure that they can temporarily break out of the encirclement.

It was during this escape that Jack discussed with little Carol and decided to return to Mountain Creek City first. This is because the nearest helper they know is in this city. Second, because of the existence of Shanxi City as a holy city in the north, the pursuers must not think of where they dare to break in, and the so-called most dangerous place is also the safest place, and this is the truth.

There is no need to go into details, but it may be seen from the fact that Jack is now asking for a doctor, a bed, and food......

"Sister Xia, this process is too long, I'll tell you about it when I have time. Little Carol politely saluted Josia, then frowned at the languishing Jack, "Brother Jack, you forgot that there is one more important thing you haven't said. ”

"Oh, by the way, look at my brain, stupid......" Jack turned straight on the head and said urgently, "Josia, hurry up and inform your people, and what kind of people from Dawn City hurry up...... Oh no, hurry up and be on guard, the people of the Temple of Light are coming. ”

"Uh...... What?" Josia's face changed dramatically when she heard this, and she exclaimed, "What's going on?"

"It's too troublesome to explain, it's that we've been hunted down by the people of the Temple of Light for some time before...... Don't ask weishenme, wait until I'm done. Waving his hand to stop Josia, who was a little confused by these shocking news, Jack continued, "Then just a few days ago, we suddenly found that the chasing team behind us had all disappeared, and no one even searched some important road checkpoints. This situation was obviously not normal, and we were worried that the other side was making up some ideas, so we had the audacity to turn back and follow a chasing team, trying to eavesdrop on what was going on. ”

After a pause, Jack's face was gloomy, "Immediately, I found that these people were holding the portrait of Donne's guy in their hands, well, very similar, to be accurate about Don's name, identity, etc., quickly gathered to a location, talking about launching Liliang to completely exterminate the Gray Army!"

"Portrait of Donne? Can you accurately say his name and identity? How is it possible...... The wanted portrait in the Temple of Light is clearly Donn's disguise......, isn't it? Enoch took Borg out of town four days ago...... The fuse that made the new nobles shili dare not ventilate the news, the Temple of Light ......"

Bang! A heavy hammer palm, combined with a lot of previous information, the fog in front of Lan Sha's eyes suddenly brightened, but this did not bring a comfortable mood, but an instant blue face, roaring angrily, "Come on, call me all the guards who guarded the council hall a few days ago......"

Everything happened suddenly in the past few days, and it was just a few days ago that Josia had received news from Donn in the council chamber. So, if it weren't for the fact that something went wrong with her cronies and leaked the news. That's when someone overheard her conversation that day......

............ (To be continued......)