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There is an archive in the base, which is located on the third floor underground of the command center. Not many people know that such an institution exists.Most of it is because it is not easy to survive since the end of the world, and few ordinary people have the leisure to track down the so-called files.As far as high-level officials are concerned, many things from the past are only preserved as history.Right now, the fate of the entire human race is facing severe challenges, and few people will explore history at this time.

Therefore, although this so-called archives was located there, it was only guarded by someone, and almost no one would go there.All paper materials are not retained, and the existing ones are electronic versions backed up before.The shelves on the four walls of the room are densely packed with storage disks, most of which are some confidential documents of the previous military and government.

When Lu Ze left General Shen's office, he had some doubts in his heart. He remembered hearing a few words from his previous boss, saying that General Shen and Tang Qing's father were old acquaintances. He also went up to give a speech.In addition to the roses found in the old city this time, Ling Qian's vague memory, the logo of thorns and swords, all of these faintly hinted at a past history, but General Shen was playing stupid with him.

With a sigh of relief, although he didn't hold out any hope, he decided to go to the archives to see if there would be any gains.

The elevator went down to the third basement floor, and just as he walked to the outer hall, a smiling old man stopped him: "Hey Lu Li, a rare visitor, where are you going in such a hurry?"

Lu Ze recognized this old man as an orderly who used to be with General Shen. He had been in charge of archives work after retiring a few years ago, and he didn't expect to meet him here again.

He smiled politely: "Uncle Zhou, I want to check something, is it convenient?"

Uncle Zhou chuckled twice: "The general asked you to come, right?"

"General?" Lu Ze was surprised: "You mean General Shen?"

Uncle Zhou smiled and nodded: "That's right, he just called and told me to let you wait for him in the reception room when he sees you, and he will come over in a while."

Lu Ze was a little puzzled: "General Shen told you, let me wait for him here?"

Uncle Zhou nodded: "Why, can't you trust this old man?"

Lu Ze quickly apologized with a smile: "No, I absolutely didn't mean that. Since General Shen already guessed that I would come over, I'll go have a cup of tea with you and wait."

Uncle Zhou took him to a side room next to the hall.Because it is located underground all year round, there is always a lingering cold atmosphere in the room.

Uncle Zhou asked Lu Ze to sit down on the old sofa, and he boiled a pot of water on the old-fashioned electric stove next to him, took out a small pot of tea from the cabinet by the wall, and carefully poured some tea out into the teapot.

After the water boiled, a faint tea fragrance soon permeated the room.

After making tea, Uncle Zhou poured a cup and put it in front of Lu Ze.

Lu Ze thanked him with a smile, and half-jokingly said: "It seems that I have been honored by General Shen today."

Uncle Zhou also smiled: "That's right, I brought this small pot of tea to the base with great difficulty. Usually I guard here alone, and I am reluctant to take it out to drink. Today I finally heard that the general is coming, and I haven't seen it for a long time. him."

"Did General Shen tell you what he was going to do?" Lu Ze asked tentatively.

"They said they wanted to check a file and gave me a number."

Lu Ze's eyes flashed: "Do you know what kind of file that is?"

Uncle Zhou had a thoughtful look on his face: "I'm not sure. Although I have been in charge of the archives before, the code given to me by the general has been sealed for nearly 40 years. At that time, I still It’s just a little soldier, who knows what it’s about.”

Lu Ze's eyebrows frowned: Nearly 40 years... If this is the case, it proves that what he said earlier really reminded the old general of something, that's why he was asked to wait here.

While speaking, there was a burst of unhurried footsteps outside.

Uncle Zhou listened for a few seconds and laughed: "The general is here."

With that said, he got up and went out to meet him.

General Shen came here alone, and he didn't let the guards around him follow him. When he saw the former subordinate, his frown relaxed a little: "Old Zhou, how are you doing these days?"

Uncle Zhou smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm sorry to trouble you, but you still miss me."

The expression on General Shen's face became gentler: "As long as you are in good health. Is the sealed file I asked you to find archived in the system?"

Lao Zhou nodded: "Yes, I have already called it out, and you can see it later by swiping the terminal with the authorization card."

General Shen nodded: "Where is Lu Ze, is he here?"

"The Lu team arrived not long ago and was drinking tea inside."

General Shen let out a "huh" and walked into the side room.

Lu Ze stood up from the sofa early in the morning, stood at attention and saluted: "General."

Shen Jianfeng nodded lightly, and sat down on the sofa next to him: "I sent someone to call Tang Qing and Ling Qian, please wait."

Lu Ze looked surprised: "Ling Qian and Senior Colonel Tang? This matter really has something to do with Uncle Tang?"

Shen Jianfeng pinched the center of his brows, with a rare tired look on his face: "I'm just telling you what you want to know. As for whether it matters or not, that's up to you to verify. The pattern of thorns and roses you mentioned earlier , did remind me of something."

Lu Ze saw that his face was not very good, and was worried for a while: "General, how long have you not rested?"

Shen Jianfeng waved his hand: "It has nothing to do with this. I am still old after all."

Lu Ze fell silent.

From his angle, he could just see General Shen's side face. Under the bright light, his temple hair had turned gray, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were particularly obvious, and there were faint dark circles under his eyes.

For a moment, he suddenly felt that the general in front of him seemed to be extremely thin.In the era when the normal average age of a person is almost 100 years old, in less than a year, various changes abruptly made a person who is less than 60 years old wear out an old fatigue.

It didn't take long for Tang Qing and Ling Qian to come over, both of them had doubts on their faces.

After Tang Qing entered the door and saw them, her gaze stayed on General Shen for a moment longer, and her voice was a little worried when she spoke: "General Shen, what is the reason why you came to us?"

Shen Jianfeng seemed to realize that they had arrived only after hearing her voice, and pointed to the sofas on both sides: "Sit down."

At this time, Uncle Zhou had retreated out tactfully, and the room fell into silence for a while.

Lu Ze noticed Ling Qian's pale face sharply, and wanted to ask something, but his eyes fell on the two people next to him, but he finally held back.

"Lu Ze and Tang Qing are two of my most trusted subordinates in the base right now, and Ling Qian, I don't know you very well, but since these two people are vouching for you, I won't say anything more. Call you guys today It’s actually nothing special to come here. You all know the rose map that Lu Ze and the others found in the old city last time, right? Lu Ze reminded me of some things today, which may not be related, after all, it’s been nearly half a century It’s just an old thing before. It’s just that your parents are somewhat involved in this matter, I think it’s not necessarily a bad thing for you to know.”

He pointed to Tang Qing and Ling Qian while talking, his eyes stayed on Ling Qian: "I still remember your mother."

Ling Qian was really surprised: "My... mother?"

Shen Jianfeng nodded: "I remember you were only 5 years old when your parents passed away, right? At such a young age... until now, I may have a weak impression of them. Come today, maybe you can learn more about your mother .I used to be classmates with her in the academy."

A hint of surprise also appeared on Tang Qing's face: "But... I never heard my father mention it..."

There was a wry smile on Shen Jianfeng's face: "It was a long time ago. When your father was young, his name was Kosier. We once thought that he would get together with Dai Wen—that is, Ling Qian's mother. It's a pity Later...forget it, don’t mention it.”

After a pause, he took out a square black box from his pocket, played with it for a while, and said, "Among you, does anyone remember the incident in the Sintara Valley of the Mercer family?"

Both Lu Ze and Ling Qian had blank faces, only Tang Qing showed a little thoughtful expression on his face, and after thinking about it for a while, he said, "I remember it was mentioned in the modern history in middle school that the Meiser family originally It is one of the most prestigious and powerful families in the Confederate States of this continent. Almost every generation has people who hold important positions in the military and political circles.

"But in the last generation, it seems that more than 30 years ago, the eldest son of their family was taken hostage by robbers. After the ransom was exchanged, the kidnappers sent a confidential material to all influential media in the alliance. It revealed many shady stories about the family's years of business and politics, which caused an uproar throughout the Confederate States.

"Later, the political circles set up a special investigation team, which uprooted the family within a month and punished all those involved. Since then, the Union State has banned the family inheritance system, and no one dares to use 'family ' The word as capital for development.

"That's all I know. As for the Xintara Valley incident... I haven't heard of it."

After Tang Qing finished speaking, the room fell into silence for a while. Shen Jianfeng knocked on the small black box in his hand, and then said after a long while: "The Xintara River Valley is the first place where special prisoners were held in the Union State. The place, the prison there... As long as you go in, don't even think about the possibility of getting out in this life. After the Mercer family was investigated and dealt with, everyone in the family was imprisoned in that place. But when they were imprisoned A month later, there was an explosion there.

"According to the investigation report submitted later, the explosion was not an accident but man-made. The explosives basically razed all buildings to ruins, and there was no survivor. The military has not traced the culprit behind the accident until now. The most reliable The speculation is only the work of the former enemies of the Moses family, but there is no evidence.

"The family emblem——" General Shen paused, then pressed a button on the black box in his hand: "It's the rose of thorns."

With a slight "beep", a three-dimensional holographic image appeared in front of everyone.

The clusters of roses are vivid against the background of dark green thorns, as if they are exhausting all their strength to bloom.