nebula story

Yuan Bihai drank beer in silence, and soon the second can bottomed out.

The empty soda can in his hand creaked and it took a long time before he said calmly, "That imperial prisoner...is only 19 years old."

Sighing silently, the former old director of MI[-] suddenly asked a very strange question: "Ohara, do you know why I chose you to succeed you between you and Yota?"

Yuan Bihai squinted her phoenix eyes and smiled: "Isn't it because I am smarter, wiser, handsome, and cute?"

Laughing loudly, the old supervisor patted him on the shoulder: "Good boy, you really have thicker skin than I did back then."

The laughter stopped, and he finally restrained his joking expression: "Actually, you are not as good as Yangta when it comes to being smart and ruthless. I have carefully evaluated the two of you, and the conclusion is that if you are faced with the same single task, you may not win. pass him."

Yuan Bihai squinted at the teacher, and his face in his thirties looked a little rascal: "Then you still pick on me? I know, because Senior Brother Yang Tai didn't sit in the chair of MI[-], he was sad when he left. Very much."

"Yang Tai's heart is too cruel, and I even think that he is born with a chasing complex for blood and darkness." The old supervisor sighed faintly, "Although this is very suitable for intelligence work, I personally don't like it. ——I pick you, It's because you are softer than him."

With a sneer from his nose, Yuan Bihai let out a breath: "It is not a compliment to say that the current MI[-] director is soft-hearted."

Uncompromising, Qi Bo looked at the sea and sky line in the distance: "Don't rush to get rid of it, soft-heartedness is not a shortcoming, and it is not shameful. ---The reason why I want to hand over the military situation to you is because I like you. "

He paused, and said lightly: "People who have been in the military for a long time will get used to darkness and perversion, as well as privileges and violence. I think it is a good thing to retain a little bit of humanity."

"..." Yuan Bihai twitched her lips, "It turns out that the teacher wanted to add some warm colors to the night——Teacher, you are really retired and have too much leisure, so you actually started to learn to compose poetry!"

"Stinky boy." Qi Bo stared at him without laughing, "Are you so angry after being exposed by me?"

Yuan Bihai looked at the experienced old boss seriously: "Teacher, I really want to ask you for advice. Is there anything you can do? Or can you take the time to visit the scene?"

He hurriedly waved his hands, but the old man refused very simply: "Don't, I finally retired and put this mess into the hands of you young people! Besides, what's the use of me going, you have used all means, I Could it be possible to invent some ultimate torture?"

After thinking for a while, he murmured to himself: "19 years old... If I could have done it ten years ago, I am a bad old man now, so don't stimulate my heart."

Lowering his head in frustration, Yuan Bihai no longer concealed his anxiety: "Teacher, but the confession of this imperial prisoner is really too important. The highest level has issued a death order, and we must get it!"

"There are no certain things in the world!" The old man shook his head in disapproval and sneered, "The military thinks they are gods? There are always some foolish and stubborn people in this world! To put it nicely, it is about being brave and unyielding rather than bending. To put it bluntly, it’s just admitting death. When encountering such a situation, no one can do anything.”

"But what do you think he is planning?" Yuan Bihai smiled wryly, "A pariah of the empire has been oppressed and tortured since he was a child, but now he is so devoted to the royal class. If he is young, if he dies silently in front of the enemy If it's in the Fang camp, doesn't he feel wronged?"

"The more this is the case, the more entrenched is the servility. At the age of 19, and an uneducated pariah, it is normal to be foolishly loyal to the royal family." Qi Bo said.

"I'm afraid it is." Yuan Bihai recalled a few details of the early stage of the torture, "That prisoner seems to be extremely loyal to their royal family."

"how?"

"Before he lost his voice, when the pain was unbearable, there were only two people who called for help in a trance. ——His father, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of their empire."

……

Qi Bo frowned in confusion, and Qi Bo was a little lost in thought.

"Teacher, you called on purpose, didn't you just want me to go fishing with you?" Yuan Bihai stretched out his head to look at the keg, and seven or eight fish were already crowded inside and breathing with their mouths open.

Holding the fishing rod firmly in his hand, the old supervisor didn't turn his head, and slowly said: "I called you here because I want to give you the last project I'm in charge of."

Slightly taken aback, Yuan Bihai looked at his old boss with slightly frosty temples: "Teacher, you..."

"I just got the diagnosis report from the hospital, and the liver is failing." Qi Bo said lightly, but it made Yuan Bihai feel very sad.

It is definitely not an ordinary illness that makes the always tough old executive say "no".

"Teacher, I will accompany you to a few more hospitals. Our military medical center has brought in some newest equipment, why don't you come over tomorrow?" He whispered.

"No need, I've already looked for three hospitals." The old supervisor patted him and said with a smile, "Don't be like this, I'm an old man in his 60s, what else can't be bothered?"

Taking out a thin computer notebook from a black suitcase at his feet, he entered a long string of extremely complicated passwords in front of Yuan Bihai: "Remember?"

"I remember." Yuan Bihai nodded, he had a good memory since he was a child.Feeling nervous for a while, he stared at the computer page opened by his old boss.

Five years ago, when the old boss Qi Bo retired, he still had a top-secret intelligence line from the empire that he integrated.

Firstly, he was worried that the newly taken-over original Bihai had too many affairs and lacked experience; secondly, he had always been in contact with the most confidential imperial intelligence line, and the old man wanted to continue to share some of MI[-]'s busy schedule after retirement.

"Xiao Yuan, I will transfer the 'Deep Sea' list to you today. On the side of the empire, our most deeply buried spies are here, and the authorization password and contact information are all on it. You should get familiar with it." The old boss Qi Bo looked a little disappointed, "It's been almost 20 years, and I have been in single-line contact with these dozens of intelligence personnel. In the future, you will take over, please remember one thing."

He looked at Yuan Bihai with a solemn expression: "Treat and protect them as much as possible, and don't let them make any sacrifices easily."

Yuan Bihai nodded solemnly: "Of course. This is our colleague."

"Not just colleagues, they are all true heroes of the Federation." Qi Bo looked at the coastline that suddenly became dark in the distance, and said slowly: "Not everyone can bear to leave their homes, say goodbye to family and friends, and at their youngest It’s time to go to a distant place to hide your name and do this kind of dangerous and dark work... What’s more, they have to abandon all the aura they have lost here, and start to learn to be a lowly foreigner.”

Yuan Bihai listened silently. Although he didn't know much about the extremely secret federal spy project "Deep Sea", he knew a thing or two.

It was a long-term espionage plan with an extremely long period of time. It was an action suggested by Xie Ruifeng, the father of the current General Xie Zhan, when he took over the military power as early as 20 years ago.Although the atmosphere of the Federation and the Empire was relatively harmonious at that time, the hawkish General Xie Ruifeng, who had always been the main battle, still showed his iron-blooded and stubborn side.

Thirty of the best intelligence agents carefully selected from the army, after several years of rigorous training, forged the brand of the imperial pariah, completely concealed their identities, and finally sneaked into the empire.

The empire's household registration system for civilians and aristocrats is very strict, and it is extremely difficult to connect and infiltrate without any gaps. Therefore, these outstanding federal spies ended up mixing among the untouchables with chaotic household registration management, and disappeared among the vast crowd of imperial untouchables.

And the most secretive part of this plan is not these excellent spies, but another subsidiary plan.

... Completely obliterated all traces, without even reporting to the parliament and the president of the year, General Xie Ruifeng made an extremely strong decision of the military: secretly selected a group of young males from welfare homes in the counties of the Federation The orphan, together with this group of outstanding military spies, was sent to the empire.

This is the real "deep sea"...

It is deep enough, like a dark seabed thousands of meters deep. These orphans who grew up as pariahs in the empire, when they grow up and learn their identities from the guardians, they will be most eager to surface. On the surface of the sea, longing to see freedom and light.

"Teacher, didn't you encounter any resistance to the spy continuation plan back then?" Yuan Bihai finally asked the confusion that he had been wondering for a long time.In view of the ultimate level of secrecy of this plan, he had never discussed it with his old superiors in the past.

"How could it not be?" Qi Bo smiled wryly, remembering the situation when he personally attended the secret meeting of the military 20 years ago, which is still vivid in his mind.

Selecting orphans to be trained as spies, the parties involved are just young children who do not understand world affairs and have no decision-making power at all. If it is really brought into the sun, this plan will not only never be understood by the public, but it may encounter extremely fierce criticism and bombardment!

No mistake, this is actually an extremely cold-blooded plan that has attracted huge controversy.Even he, who was extremely passionate about intelligence work back then, still had a little doubt and resistance in his heart.

But in the end, the stalemate of two votes against two votes was finally broken. A shocking move by old general Xie Ruifeng completely pulled the wavering last vote.

... Faintly lost in thought, Qi Bo recalled that night, that cold-blooded general's arrogant sneer, and that resolute declaration.

As soon as a word was uttered, it was loud and loud, and the whole audience was dumbfounded.The two generals who had encouraged opposition before were also extremely shocked, and finally closed their mouths in silence.

"In short, it was passed in the end. Although it is a bit cruel, but now it seems that the effect of this 'deep sea' project is really very good." Qi Bo clicked on the computer confidential folder, and opened the extremely familiar complex tree in front of his disciples. "In peacetime, these excellent spies collected and sent a large amount of economic, political, and personnel intelligence. Now once a war starts, their role will be even greater."

"Yes, there are many first-level secret information that you have integrated and handed over to me in the past year, and they are all imperial military information that is difficult for ordinary people to access." Yuan Bihai nodded.

Not only that, this group of secret spy networks also carried out several extremely successful assassinations during the year under the leadership of the general manager. The targets of the assassination included three high-ranking officials of the empire and a general manager in charge of logistics. The person in charge successfully disrupted the empire's military supply and logistics for a period of time, buying some precious time for the slightly defeated front line.

"The ones who really played the role of spies in the past few years have actually slowly changed their blood and become those young orphans." Qi Bo sighed, "I have to say that General Xie Ruifeng's persistence has paid off enough, and finally began to show a great effect .”

That's right, the imperial untouchables who have been bullied and oppressed since childhood have long been consciously cultivated by their guardians to cultivate the seeds of democracy and freedom. Once they see their identity reversed, most of them will devote themselves to resistance and rebellion extremely fiercely.

"But teacher, I still think this plan is shameless." Yuan Bihai suddenly sneered, "Sacrificing others and asking innocent orphans to use fate to fulfill one's foresight and foresight, old general Xie's justice is actually very cheap."

"Don't say that." Qi Bo shook his head lightly, "You don't know what the Xie family paid for this."

Looking at him suspiciously, Yuan Bihai frowned, and asked for a while: "So the files of the intelligence personnel you handed over to me this time, big and small, are there a total of sixty?

In a daze, Qi Bo did not continue to talk in detail, but sighed: "How could there be no damage? Of the orphans who were sent away with these thirty outstanding spies back then, seven of them died. And these thirty spies spies, and four died in various accidents."

Yuan Bihai looked at the computer screen in his hand silently, feeling sad for a while.

That’s all for the spies who died in the line of duty, and some of the second-generation orphans who died young may have just died of the ruthless untouchable system.

The harsh living environment of the untouchables, the humble and cruel fate, there are always unlucky children who fail to grow up healthy and die silently in a foreign country...

"There are 26 old spies left, and [-] young orphans." Qi Bo clicked on a group of the latest photos one by one. Like a slideshow, one by one, weather-beaten or young and childish faces appeared on the small screen. On, "I repeat, take good care of them -- they deserve the treatment of national heroes more than anyone."

"Understood, teacher." Yuan Bihai nodded deeply.

"Also, the 'Deep Sea' project had regulations on welfare protection for spies. Any second-generation orphans can freely choose to return or stay behind after the age of 20. This depends entirely on their willingness. Of course, every extra year of staying behind will be paid by the military. The special allowances for expenditure will increase greatly, and when they return to the Federation in the future, their pensions will also be extremely generous." Qi Bo smiled slightly, "Guess how many spies have requested to retire and return so far?"

"Three, five?" Yuan Bihai guessed casually.

Director Feng shook his head: "Not a single one..."

Looking dumbly at the photos, Yuan Bihai was a little moved.

Stop the slideshow in his hand on a photo of a middle-aged man in his 40s, and Qi Bo taps him: "This is the general manager of the entire 'Deep Sea' project in the empire, code-named No. 1. The main line of your future contact will be him .”