It was still a bar. Xu Le pushed open the heavy glass door and smelled the familiar scent of pine nut wine and the nuts that went with the wine. He couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that even though he was wanted by the Federation, Shi Qinghai was still reluctant to drink. From this point of view, this guy seemed to lack some of the good habits of a professional agent.
It was about 11 o 'clock in the morning. The streets near the sea were shrouded in the wind and snow of late winter. The bar opened earlier than usual in order to protect the drunkards who craved for a sip of hot wine in the cold winter. But at this time, business was still average and the bar was relatively quiet.
At the innermost table facing the entrance of the bar, there was a young man wearing a light gray windbreaker. His hair was neatly combed, and he was sipping his drink with his head slightly lowered. After Xu Le entered the bar, he saw the man at first glance. He was startled and didn't immediately go forward to greet him. Instead, he leaned on his crutch and slowly walked to a table not adjacent to each other. He ordered a glass of white gold.
The man in the gray windbreaker quickly finished his drink. He seemed to be thinking about something. He gently knocked on the table three times, left the money for the drink, and walked to the back of the bar in an extremely inconspicuous manner.
"There's probably a back door there." Xu Le thought in his heart. He lowered his head and looked at the white gold in the glass. He couldn't help but frown. This kind of S1 specialty, pure and high quality white wine, was still very harsh to the throat after being paired with honey melon juice. After drinking with Shi Qinghai countless times, he still found it difficult to adapt.
After sitting for about three minutes, Xu Le finally finished the transparent liquor in the glass. He painfully licked his lips, handed the money to the bartender, and asked for the location of the restroom. The bartender politely pointed the way, and Xu Le walked to the back of the bar.
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"It's a pity that you're not a spy."
Shi Qinghai's eyes calmly looked straight ahead on the road. This pair of peach blossom eyes that had charmed countless young women seemed a little tired at this moment. It seemed that these days of escaping had brought unprecedented pressure to this excellent spy of the anti-government army.
Xu Le forced a smile. He lowered the hat on his head and tightened the synthetic fur scarf around his neck. At this time, the black off-road car was quietly driving on the streets of Linhai State. The heating in the car was not turned on, so it was a little cold.
"I got this car from Shangye. Now, I don't dare to refuel it casually, so I have to be a little more frugal," Shi Qinghai explained calmly with a cigarette in one hand and the steering wheel in the other.
Xu Le shrunk his body in the passenger seat. After a while, he said, "You just said that you are a spy planted by the anti-government forces in the government. The reason why your identity was exposed was because your superior was betrayed by a traitor within the anti-government army, which implicated you. The most important question is, the Federation government is now suspecting you of being the source of intelligence for the Linhai State Gymnasium assassination. "
Xu Le exhaled a puff of smoke into his hand and looked at the road ahead in confusion. "It's too messy."
"It's really messy." Shi Qinghai stubbed out the cigarette and looked straight at the snowy road ahead. He said, "My teacher's superior died too quickly, so I didn't find out who the traitor in the organization was. I've been investigating these days and vaguely guessed something, but unfortunately, I don't have any evidence."
"Why do you want me to be careful of Zhang Xiaomeng?" Xu Le stared at his side profile and asked.
"The Federation Investigation Bureau has been investigating how Tai Zhiyuan's whereabouts were leaked …" Shi Qinghai's face showed a trace of a mocking smile. "After investigating so much, they could only find you. The Tai family seems to have too much confidence in their staff. Since Tai Zhiyuan's whereabouts were leaked by you, you should know very well who you told when you were going to the concert the next day. "
"The night before the New Year, I was drinking with you. You should have met with Zhang Xiaomeng before that." Shi Qinghai frowned slightly. "I'm sure that I didn't tell anyone about this … Then, why was the National Defense Department's Eagle Faction's assassination attempt on the young master of the Tai family so timely and so accurate? There's only one explanation. The information was leaked by Zhang Xiaomeng. "
"I know … she's a spy." Xu Le's head was lowered. His right hand gently stroked his injured leg, which was a little painful from the cold. It was cold to the touch. It was as firm and cold as cement. "She serves Senator Macklin."
The black touring car smoothly stopped on the side of the road next to the Rose River. Shi Qinghai turned his head and looked at Xu Le beside him. He said in a serious and serious tone, "You know that she's a spy. Don't you have any other thoughts?"
"What thoughts can I have?" Xu Le leaned against the seat of the car. His eyes were calm as he looked ahead. He said in a lonely voice, "I only have three friends. Two of them are spies, and one of them is a big shot. I'm a little numb to this kind of thing."
He suddenly turned his head and stared into Shi Qinghai's eyes. He said very angrily, "Do I have a special trait that attracts spies?"
Shi Qinghai smiled. He knew what he wanted to ask. He shrugged and said, "When I first met you, I didn't know that you were so lucky to know Tai Zhiyuan … I believe that Zhang Xiaomeng is the same. The reason why both of us became friends with you is probably because you always have a trustworthy temperament. "
"Don't say such ridiculous things." Xu Le shook his head sadly. "Why do you want me to be careful of her?"
"Zhang Xiaomeng is just a very unprofessional girl," Shi Qinghai said. "The problem is that the people she serves are very professional people. Those people can use such an unprofessional girl to get what they want … My current situation is caused by them. And I'm afraid that you're also a thorn in their side. "
"You think … that Senator Medellin is a traitor in the anti-government army?" Xu Le looked at Shi Qinghai in surprise.
Shi Qinghai smiled. His smile was full of uncertainty and self-mockery. "Didn't you see the recent news? It seems that this Senator has already made connections with some forces in the Federation … Of course, no one will believe this inference of mine. Even the leader of Nanshui from Green Dragon Mountain and the citizens of the four states won't believe it. "
He was one of the most successful spies in the anti-government army. When he thought of this, he couldn't help but laugh at himself. When he had first thrown himself into this business, how could he have thought that he would be exposed in such a way? It seemed that it had been the same since ancient times. The enemy was always the cruelest inside.
"What are you going to do next? Go back to S2 directly to Green Dragon Mountain? " Xu Le looked at Shi Qinghai worriedly and asked softly, "Since you've already been exposed, there's no way you can stay in the Federation anymore."
His whole family had died tragically because of the Federation's government's numbness. His teacher and boss had died under that white beam of light because of the Federation's shady dealings. His friends had been arrested and imprisoned by the government under false pretenses. He didn't know where they were now. Xu Le didn't have a good impression of the government. So, whether it was Zhang Xiaomeng's true identity or Shi Qinghai's true identity, he wasn't afraid or conflicted at all.
He was just shocked.
Shi Qinghai looked at him. Ever since the day the HTD director fell from the building and died tragically in front of him, he had been on the run. The Federation Investigation Bureau had been secretly looking for him. The past few days of escaping had been very exciting, but he didn't want to recall it at all.
After arriving in Shangye, he had hidden for more than ten days. He was supposed to take advantage of the relaxation of the secret search and go directly to Harbor City to find the last contact left for him by the organization. However, just before he left, Shi Qinghai used the backdoor he had left in the Federation Investigation Bureau's intranet to hack into the other party's network. When he was about to look for some information, he unexpectedly found that … someone was investigating Xu Le.
What made him even more alarmed was that the department investigating Xu Le had a very high level of confidentiality. They directly bypassed the field office's authorization and quietly read all the information about Xu Le in Linhai over the past year. If Shi Qinghai hadn't left a cute little program in the Linhai office's intranet, then no one in the Federation Investigation Bureau, including him, would have known that someone was investigating Xu Le.
It was also because of this reason that Shi Qinghai took the risk to contact Xu Le.
While on the run, any unnecessary contact or meeting could expose him to the government, but he still did it. There was no doubt that this choice required great courage. Just like how Xu Le didn't hesitate to return to Linhai after he found out about what happened to him.
The friendship between two drinking buddies wasn't just about the wine.
"My single contact is dead. Now, it's very difficult for me to get in touch with the anti-government army in Green Dragon Mountain." Shi Qinghai said in a low voice, "With my ability, as long as the Bureau of Proclamation doesn't care, the Federation's government department will have a hard time catching me … The key is, what are you going to do now?"
"You said someone is investigating me? What's there to investigate? "Xu Le's eyebrows flew up again like flying knives as he asked in shock.
The confidence in Shi Qinghai's words gave him great comfort. It seemed that he didn't need to change Mr. Shi's chip. But then, Shi Qinghai's serious warning made Xu Le think of a lot of terrible things. There weren't many government departments that could bypass the investigation bureau's authority, but it was obvious that the First Charter could easily do this.
"I just wanted to remind you, but I didn't expect you to come back." Shi Qinghai stared at his face and said, "Don't underestimate Tai Zhiyuan's power, and don't refuse his help for the sake of face … If there is a problem in the future, you have to contact him first."
Xu Le was silent, but his heart was already frozen by the ice and snow outside the car window. If it was really the omnipotent central computer of the Bureau of Proclamation that had noticed him, then even the Tai family couldn't do anything to help.
At this moment, Shi Qinghai, who had been using the corner of his eye to look at the rear view screen, suddenly narrowed his eyes and stepped on the gas pedal to the maximum!
The black car's wheels rolled up the ice and snow, and suddenly rushed forward!
Shi Qinghai stared at the road calmly, and said to Xu Le, who was next to him, "If you don't want that leg to be broken, put on your seatbelt."
"Motherf * cker! Who's been watching me all this time? " Shi Qinghai cursed angrily as he looked at the wide street behind him through the rear view screen. There were a few black cars that were chasing him at high speed. Those black cars were very familiar, they were the official cars of the Federation Investigation Bureau.
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