Spy Family

Just as Lu Linbei raised his hand, Mao Kongshan opened the door from the inside and looked around nervously, "Come in."

The room was still messy and cramped. Mao Kongshan moved a few things and finally squeezed out a place for the two of them to stand. "Something happened to my friend."

"The one who came back from Earth?"

"right."

"What happened?"

"He didn't contact me for three days in a row."

"I remember you said that he was in a hurry to return to King Zhai and was in a deep sleep on the spacecraft. It should be normal for him to have no contact."

Mao Kongshan smiled a little nervously, as if he had been pricked by a needle. "I lied to you. In fact, he has been hiding in Jiazixing."

Mao Kongshan may not always be right, but lying is a bit unexpected to Lu Linbei. He always thought that he was the one who lied.

"Professor Mao must have a reason."

Mao Kongshan smiled again, "We made an appointment to contact him once a day, but since the day before yesterday, I have never contacted him again."

"How to contact?"

"Use the microcomputer Li Feng left for me. He said it can't be tracked by the outside world and is safer."

Lu Linbei nodded. They used the same procedure, "Have you ever gone to see this friend?"

"No, because I don't know where he lives."

"Huh?" Lu Linbei felt more and more that the relationship between the two friends was a bit strange.

"Now that things have happened, there is no need to hide it. My friend's surname is Wu, and the Wu in the team is Wu Xiushi. He is a... nuclear physicist."

"Nuclear physicist?"

"Yes, although the application of nuclear energy technology is strictly restricted, research on nuclear energy has not stopped. After all, it has advantages that light energy cannot match. For example, spaceships are very time-consuming to charge. If you use nuclear energy, they can start quickly. ."

"I see."

"I'm a little verbose. Sorry, I'll try to be brief. Wu Xiushi got some evidence that the nuclear war that led to the destruction of the earth was actually launched by Guangye Company first. Then he sent the evidence to me, and I sent the microcomputer that stored the evidence Gave it to you."

"right."

"That's the only piece of evidence."

"No backup?"

"No, I thought he had it, so I didn't expect to make a copy. But he told me that after sending me a copy, he completely deleted the original data."

"Unable to recover?"

"Not only is he a nuclear physicist, he is also very good at computers. No one can recover the data he deleted."

"What a pity. The microcomputer you gave me has been destroyed, and the last piece of evidence is gone." Lu Linbei admitted unintentionally that he still had the microcomputer. There was no special reason. It was just his love for data that made him unable to bear the pain. Killer.

"It's good to destroy it, but the trouble is, some people may not believe it."

"I don't understand what Professor Mao means. Does your friend want to disclose this evidence, or does he want to destroy it?"

"Want to destroy."

"In that case, why did I send it to you in the first place?"

"Because I'm a historian and he wanted me to look at it before destroying it."

"But Professor Mao gave it to me."

"Because he was vague at the time, I had the same idea as you, thinking that Guangye Company was preventing him from disclosing the evidence, so I was nervous... and gave you the microcomputer that stores the evidence." Mao Kongshan was a little embarrassed, "I feel sorry for myself I really don’t have much confidence in my judgment ability, and I think you are much better than me, so... your choice was indeed the right one, destroying the microcomputer and not telling anyone."

Lu Linbei didn't do the same. He kept the microcomputer and told his third uncle the information inside, but now was not a good time to admit it. "I don't understand even more. From what Professor Mao meant, it seems that someone wants to make this public." Evidence, but your nuclear physicist friend doesn’t want to make it public, right?”

"Yes, Wu Xiushi feels there is no need to disclose it. Although his career is to study nuclear energy, he still believes that nuclear energy is safer in the laboratory. It is far from time to release it."

"Who wants to disclose this evidence? Nuclear energy research institutions? Officials of a certain planet? A certain large company?" Lu Linbei guessed that these departments may want to clear the name of nuclear energy.

"I don't know. Wu Xiushi thought it was too dangerous and didn't want to implicate me, so she didn't go into too much detail. She just said that the other party was powerful and he had to find a safe place to hide."

"And he thinks Jiazi Planet is safer?" Judging from ordinary standards, Jiazi Planet is the least safe. Although there are many immigrants, it is still a drop in the ocean compared with the seven planets. It is very difficult to hide.

"He probably has his own ideas. Anyway, he devised a clever plan to make everyone think that he had been to Jiazi Star and then left. Unexpectedly..."

"It's still wrong. The information that Wu Xiushi found can only prove that the first nuclear bomb was detonated by Guangye Company, but the earth was still destroyed by nuclear war. This has not changed. The safety of nuclear energy still cannot be proved."

Mao Kongshan thought for a while, "You are right. If he were here, he would definitely be able to give you a clear explanation. I can't, because I didn't think about it so much. I just wanted to do a favor to my friend, but now I can't even give you a clear explanation." His whereabouts could not be found.”

"Professor Mao wants me to find Wu Xiushi?"

"I know this request is a bit... a bit inappropriate. You don't owe me anything. On the contrary, you have helped me a lot. But on Jiazi, I don't know many people, and the only people I trust are You alone."

"Where are the brothers and sisters in Jiazixing?" Lu Linbei couldn't help but ask.

Mao Kongshan smiled bitterly, "I would rather study the humans of Jiazi Planet more than thirty years ago, rather than study the current fusion people, because they... lie even to themselves, which is a nightmare for historical research. ."

More than three months later, Lu Linbei heard Mao Kongshan complaining about the Jiazi people for the first time. He was a little embarrassed. He could ruthlessly use all means against his two subordinates, but against an expert like Mao Kongshan, he I think it's better to be more sincere.

"I will help you find Wu Xiushi. I don't guarantee that I will be able to find him, but I will definitely do my best."

Mao Kongshan gratefully held Lu Linbei's right hand and shook it twice. "You will definitely find it. You are very capable."

Lu Linbei also smiled bitterly, "Professor Mao, don't have high hopes. This is Jiazi Planet, not King Zhai. I'm just an ordinary employee in the embassy, ​​and I have very few resources at my disposal. If I'm looking for someone, The first step is to ask you for clues.”

"I?"

"Have Wu Xiushi said anything that makes you think which area he is most likely to be hiding in? Or is it possible that he defected to the Jiazi people? I don't think he is hiding in the forest."

"Leaving the town, he can't live for a day, and it's even less likely to defect to the Jiazi people. According to what he means, he can't accept the fusion of humans and machines at all. Well, let me think about it... I think it is the Zhaowangxing embassy area, because he said , areas with good management and areas with poor management are not suitable for hiding. The former is easy to be found by the authorities, and the latter is easy to be found by the gangsters. The middle state between good and not bad is the most ideal, and Zhao Wangxing is more in line with his standards. The only thing I can think of is These."

"I want to take your microcomputer."

"Take it away. If you can get in touch, you will tell me, right?"

"Of course. I can't give you an exact time. I have to wait until I investigate."

"Understood." Mao Kongshan suddenly laughed, "You remind me of Mei Runheng. I think back then, when any of us were in trouble, we would go to him for help."

"I don't have the status of the old director, let alone his abilities."

"Mei Yunheng can't solve everything, I just miss that time. Alas, Wu Xiushi is younger than us and didn't have time to participate in 'Breaking Point', but his views are close to ours, and he can be regarded as a person in the circle... …I’m sorry for saying all these useless things.”

"When it comes to finding people, more introductions mean more clues. No matter what, I will ask Zhai Wangxing's friends to help investigate Wu Xiushi's relatives and friends to see if he has contacted anyone."

"I have already asked someone. Someone recently received an email from Wu Xiushi. It was a month ago. I was the last friend he had contact with. He does not have many friends, is not married, has no children, and has not had contact with relatives for many years. ."

No wonder Wu Xiuzhen could become friends with the members of "Explosive Point". Apart from being younger, they are simply weirdos carved out of the same mold. Lu Linbei nodded and said: "I will use my own method to investigate. Is there anything else you want to say?"

Mao Kongshan thought for a while and shook his head, "I hope he is still alive."

"If someone wants that evidence and publishes it, then Wu Xiushi is likely to be alive and imprisoned somewhere."

"That's right, they thought the evidence was still there and they would definitely not kill Wu Xiushi. They were right to find you. Alas, I hope this matter has nothing to do with Jiazi Planet. It probably has nothing to do with it. It just happened to happen on this planet. Right Bar?"

"At this point, it shouldn't matter, unless Jiazi Planet secretly hides nuclear weapons, but that's useless. Even if it is proven that the Earth was directly destroyed by Guangye Company, no one will support restarting nuclear weapons."

Mao Kongshan nodded with deep understanding.

Lu Linbei said goodbye and walked home. The Shouluo District was not far from the Zhai Wangxing Embassy District.

There are projects under construction along the way, mixed with some shops that have been opened in a hurry. Alien immigrants bring popularity and also bring habits. Drunkards and anchors can be seen everywhere, only teenagers are rare.

Because everything has to be built new, there are more drones and ground robots here than anywhere else, even more than the pure machine city Longitude. Even the street lights are provided by small drones. They are suspended in the air and emit light. Together they illuminate the entire city.

The Jiazi people use electricity sparingly, but the alien immigrants are just the opposite. They use electricity to the extreme. Anyway, there is so much that even a few generations will not be able to use it up.

Everything about Wu Xiushi's affairs was strange. Lu Linbei hesitated and decided to help find someone, but tried not to provoke any organization. Because this was a private matter, Lu Linbei did not plan to tell his third uncle.

When he got home, Chen Manchi was waiting for him, "Is the matter serious?"

"It's not a work matter." Lu Linbei said with a smile, dispelling Chen Manchi's worries, "One of Professor Mao's friends disappeared, and he asked me to help find him. That's it."

"Oh." Chen slowly smiled, "It's been quiet for too long, I thought something was going to happen."

"We will be peaceful for the rest of our lives, don't get bored."

"Well...that's not what fate told me, but it doesn't matter. By the way, your microcomputer keeps flashing."

Lu Linbei turned around and knew that Zou Yuban had finally contacted him.