Spy Family

After nightfall, Lu Linbei parked his car to rest near a Guangye farm. This was a location he had already chosen, far away from the main road. The farm had been destroyed a few months ago, and all the batteries, chips and power generation panels had been looted, leaving only one. It's empty, inaccessible and relatively safe.

There was no fire allowed on the transfer road, but under the cover of night, you could get out of the car and move your hands and feet. Lu Linbei and the other three people needed food and drink, but Xiang Yueqian did not, so he volunteered to go around to check the situation to avoid accidents.

Watching the programmer disappear into the night, Wang Chumu suddenly said: "I can never completely trust such people. Major Lu, what do you think, you actually made them your confidants?"

"Programmers? They have proven their worth with practical actions."

"I'm saying they're not credible and have nothing to do with value."

Lu Linbei smiled and said: "If we really want to argue whether it is credible or not, there will probably not be many members left in the Universal Suffrage Association, and the universal rights movement will not be able to start. We should not trust people, even if they are just on the same road temporarily, we must rely on each other."

"You're right. You can use people without suspicion, but you must take precautions. Do you have any?"

Lu Linbei shook his head slowly, "I don't have any plans for Xiang Yueqian. I trust him."

Wang Chumu pressed forward step by step, "I just want to ask about this, why does Major Lu believe him?"

“Because we used to be honest with each other in the digital world.”

Wang Chumu laughed, "I forgot that Mrs. Lu is a fusion person. Major Lu himself is also good at human-machine fusion. There is a special name for people like you. What is it called?"

"Gamers, because we all got part of our digital brain through that game."

"To ask a slightly offensive question, do you really think that you are no different from ordinary humans?"

Before Lu Linbei could speak, Li Fangyuan said: "One of the goals of the universal rights movement is to eliminate these terms used to divide people. They are meaningless and only increase contradictions and create conflicts. Integrate people, programmers, and gamers. There are good and bad, and ordinary people are not like that. Wang Chumu, you are too paranoid. If you suspect someone has a problem, look for evidence. If you don’t have it, you must fully trust it. Don’t be weird. Today’s universal power is better than any other. There is always a need for trust and unity.”

Even in the night, Wang Chumu's face turned red visibly, "I thought too much. The chairman is right. I apologize to you, Major Lu. In the past few days, you have done more work than anyone else." There are more, especially more than me, so I have no reason to doubt you at all."

"Hey, we are comrades, so we should speak freely. I would rather everyone have different opinions and gradually get along with each other, rather than be harmonious on the surface and stab each other behind the back. I have seen this kind of thing too many times in the Council before."

Wang Chumu stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "I have a hunch that Major Lu will be one of my best friends in the future."

Lu Linbei held the extended hand, "I believe this 'future' will come soon."

Li Fangyuan patted both of them on the shoulders at the same time, "That's right. When the universal rights movement succeeds, we can go fishing together. Major Lu is also an interstellar orphan, right?"

"Well, my wife was an orphan who grew up on a farm. She grew up in an orphanage and ran away as a wanderer when she was a teenager."

Li Fangyuan sighed, "We are of the same fate. I was fostered by others and my treatment was slightly better, but... I think you all understand that no matter where they grow up, interstellar orphans are regarded as 'helped persons'. You need to be grateful and repay, otherwise it will be regarded as a bad character. But I have been thinking for a long time: biological children who have worked hard to raise may not care about the kindness of their parents. Why do interstellar orphans have to become 'good people'? We receive second-level treatment, but we must give high-level rewards. Why? Are interstellar orphans a special breed? Have they been injected with special genes? If adoption can cultivate 'gratitude', then all babies should be sent to Wouldn't human beings become perfect if we go to other people's homes? No one has ever answered me these questions, and even if I ask them, I will get a blank look."

Lu Linbei said: "Yes, that's the feeling. From the moment I can remember, I always feel that I need to work harder and don't dare to relax a little. The orphans around me are like this. The same thing, the farm children It’s easy to get, but we have to work hard for it.”

"Life is tiring."

"It's very tiring. Most people don't persist until the end. At some point in their lives, they choose to admit defeat, admit that they are inferior, and do those low-end jobs honestly, or even go homeless. However, the few who persist always have the feeling in their hearts. Hidden dissatisfaction.”

Li Fangyuan crossed his arms in front of his chest and shook hands with his companions standing on both sides. "But it's different now. We are fighting for our own careers, enjoying the process and taking responsibility. One thing is that we don't have to care about other people's evaluations." , there is no need to have such thoughts: My upward path is about to come to an end, and although the scenery above is better, it does not belong to me. From now on, all interstellar orphans can make decisions for themselves, and they can continue to work hard and move forward. Stop and admire the scenery, or even go back and do what you want to do, the only thing holding you back is your dreams aren’t big enough.”

"That's very well said." Wang Chumu shook hands with Li Fangyuan first, then leaned over and shook hands with Lu Linbei, "I want to apologize again. I haven't been a member of the Universal Rights Association for a long time, and my mind is full of things. A view of human rights, but a very narrow definition of human beings.”

"I have only been here for a shorter period of time, and we are all in the learning process."

The three of them laughed at the same time, and through some conversation, they got closer and weighed each other. A strange idea suddenly came to Lu Linbei's mind. Just as he was about to ask, he walked back to Yueqian and interrupted. Conversation between three people.

"An outsider is coming."

Lu Linbei was slightly startled, and immediately said to Wang Chumu: "Take Chairman Li into the car, and I will handle the matters outside."

Wang Chumu looked at him deeply, said "Okay", and escorted Li Fangyuan back to the car. Li Fangyuan himself didn't take it seriously, "Hey, Major Lu, don't forget to get in the car when you need to fight." There are two more warriors.”

This sentence reminded Lu Linbei, and he immediately said: "Don't go back to the car, go hide in the farm for a while, and come out when I call you. Bring your gun."

Wang Chumu hesitated for a moment, then said "Okay" again, and hurriedly walked to a nearby farm with Li Fangyuan.

Xiang Yueqian said: "There are two two-wheelers, and the number of passengers is unknown."

"If something unexpected happens, immediately protect Chairman Li after the first round of fighting."

"Major Lu is alone?"

"leave me alone."

"yes."

Both men took out their guns and stood in front of the car, one at the front and the other at the rear, pretending to protect the people in the car.

Lights flashed in the distance, followed by the sound of wheels crushing weeds. After a few minutes, the lights stopped, and a voice from the other side asked: "Are you also a refugee?"

"Yes, please turn off the car lights." Lu Linbei replied.

The car lights waited for a while before being turned off. Someone strode towards them. A little closer, Lu Linbei recognized them as four people, two men and two women, so he motioned to Xiang Yueqian to stay where he was and went up to meet them.

Getting closer, Lu Linbei saw that the other party looked like a family, and felt a little at ease.

The elderly man smiled and said, "You actually have a car."

"I'm not afraid of your jokes. The car was picked up from the roadside and it can still start. We are also surprised."

"Oh, so you guys came here to 'pick up' a few more batteries." The elderly man understood immediately.

Lu Linbei also smiled and said: "Yes, it's a pity that there is nothing left here, the batteries have been taken away long ago."

"This is the only bad thing about war. Everyone wants to protect themselves and keep good things in their own hands. As a result, the social structure is destroyed and it is difficult for everyone to protect themselves."

"That makes so much sense. Are you a university teacher?"

"Haha, I am a farmer, a real farmer, growing crops, not power generation panels. Are there really no batteries here?"

"We have searched carefully and found nothing. You can also go in and have a look. You may find something unexpected."

"I guess there won't be batteries, so there won't be a waste of time. Two of you in one car? It's a bit of a waste."

The other party always stared at the car. Lu Linbei's vigilance quickly increased, but he still kept a smile on his face, "It feels like a waste in the hands of others, but not in my own hands."

"Haha, that's right. Hey, I want to ask you something, and then we will continue on our way and won't disturb you anymore."

"Please say."

The other party was silent for two or three seconds, and then I don't know who started, but it was probably at the same time that the six people drew their guns and shot each other.

Lu Linbei shot three bullets and was hit by one. Fortunately, those were just ordinary bullets and could be blocked by the body armor he wore.

He fell to the side, and then nothing happened to him. Gunshots rang out again, and the four people on the opposite side fell down. When Lu Linbei raised his head again, the battle was over.

Xiang Yueqian still had the upper hand with one enemy against four, and the machine body was especially useful at this time. He approached quickly, firing a few more shots in the process to ensure that the enemy would not suddenly launch a counterattack.

Lu Linbei got up, feeling a sharp pain in his chest. The bulletproof vest blocked the bullet, but could not dissipate all the kinetic energy. Regardless of his own injuries, he walked over and used the small light on the gun to check the conditions of the four deceased.

Judging from their appearance, they really looked like a family, parents and children. Lu Linbei felt flustered. He sat on the grass, turned off the small light, raised his head and said, "They probably just want to steal the battery from the car."

"Yes." Xiang Yueqian remained alert. He squatted down, held a gun in one hand, and checked the items carried by the four people with the other hand. No abnormalities were found, and he stood up and walked towards the two-wheeled vehicle.

Lu Linbei took off his body armor and pressed twice on his chest. The pain immediately worsened and he suspected that he might have broken a bone.

Xiang Yueqian walked back, "They are indeed a family and farmers. They should live nearby, but they are also amateur killers."

"Um?"

Xiang Yueqian showed off a microcomputer and played a video without displaying images, only sound.

"The Universal Rights Council is finished, the rat nest has been destroyed, and the rats are escaping like crazy. I don't know what the government is thinking, but I think we must kill them all to prevent the rats from reproducing. So I want to offer a reward to Mingguang City. As the core, all well-behaved residents within a radius of one thousand kilometers, please listen carefully: killing a member of the Universal Suffrage Association will earn you 5,000 points, killing a low-level officer will earn you 10,000 points, and killing a mid-level officer will earn you 30,000 points. , a named senior general, one hundred thousand points, I also have a list here, everyone on it is worth at least one million points..."

Xiang Yueqian ended the broadcast, "The council did not want to take responsibility for the assassination, so it used private organizations to issue rewards. These four were driven by greed and came out to make extra money."

"Do we have to come out as a family?"

"It's easy to get things done when there are many people, but they don't trust outsiders."

Lu Linbei sighed, stood up reluctantly, and said to Yue Qian, "Are you injured?"

"I'm fine. Go call Chairman Li and the others back."

"Yes." Xiang Yueqian ran towards the farm and said loudly: "It's okay, you can come out!" He called three times in a row without getting any response.