I was framed for taking the civil service exam, so I joined the National Security Bureau

After Zhang Xing's explanation, the cousin also realized the seriousness of the problem.

He knew that he could no longer be led by the other party.

However, the cousin still had some doubts about what Zhang Xing said just now.

After hesitating for a moment, the cousin couldn't help but ask:

"Brother Air, I have a question. If Xu Zongshen and Jiang Yu can control Director Shang to have a heart attack, why don't they directly control Director Shang and force him to reveal the location of Case File 055? Why go through so much trouble, first let him have a heart attack, then tell Li Xianming about Case File 055, and then pretend to be Director Shang to get the whereabouts of Case File 055 from Li Xianming? Isn't this redundant?"

Zhang Xing frowned slightly, his eyes revealing his insight into the enemy's conspiracy:

"This is exactly their cunning. Directly controlling Director Shang to force him to reveal the location is too risky. As a core figure in the branch, Director Shang must have a strong will and training to deal with emergencies. Once the coercion fails, it is likely to alert the enemy and expose the entire plan. Moreover, Director Shang has a very high prestige in the branch. If he is suddenly controlled, it may arouse the suspicion of other team members, and the entire branch will immediately enter a state of high alert. In this way, they want to obtain 055. File No. will be more difficult. "

"And in this way, using Li Xianming to reveal information is more covert. Although Li Xianming is capable, his character weaknesses make him easily relax his vigilance when faced with seemingly reasonable situations. The enemy took advantage of this and made him inadvertently their mouthpiece. After obtaining information, they can act unnoticed without causing too much suspicion until we find out that it is too late. It's like a turbulent undercurrent hidden under the calm surface of a lake. We only see the calm on the surface, but we don't know the danger in the depths. "

The eldest cousin pondered for a while, nodded and asked:

"Also, brother Air, since we have been monitored by Jiang Yu and Xu Zongshen for a long time, why didn't they ambush us in advance on the way to the Southwest Branch and get rid of us? Why didn't they stop us when they knew we were coming to the Southwest Branch? Stop us? If I were them, I would definitely not let us reach the branch so smoothly. "

Zhang Xing thought for a while and gave another explanation: "I think this is like a hunting game. They are enjoying the pleasure of control. I remember that when Lord Heishan designed Chihu's girlfriend, he left us a recording. At that time, he actually didn't need to leave this recording to give us a hint, but he did it. This shows that he has always regarded us as prey in the game, wanting to watch us step into their trap step by step, and then give us a fatal blow at the last moment. This kind of psychologically twisted enemy pays more attention to the process of the game, rather than simply destroying us. "

Zhang Xing's eyes became deep, as if he saw through the enemy's heart, and continued to add:

"In addition, if we are solved on the way, it may cause the branch to be highly alert. Their ultimate goal is File 055, and they don't want to destroy the entire plan because of us. They think they have enough confidence to complete the operation of seizing the file inside the branch, so they didn't attack us on the way. In addition, Xu Zongshen is a very complicated person. He may want to prove that his wisdom is higher than ours and show his ability through such a complicated plan. He saw all this as a battle of wits with us, and he thought he had a sure win. ”

After listening to this, the cousin was thoughtful, and his eyes revealed a hint of enlightenment, but there were still many confusions lingering in his mind. However, at this time, Zhang Xing's intercom suddenly restored the signal, and Li Xianming's hysterical curse suddenly came from the intercom:

"Asshole! The secret box was stolen! The spy who pretended to be Director Shang has disappeared! Group 1, Group 2, Group 3... All groups listen to the order, and immediately go to the various exits of the branch to intercept! The other party will definitely break through from a certain exit direction, and they must be stopped! "

Li Xianming's voice was full of anger and anxiety, almost a roar, and the voice came out through the intercom with a desperate sense of urgency.

After hearing Li Xianming's voice on the intercom, the cousin and Zhang Xing looked at each other.

The cousin looked anxious, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He asked Zhang Xing anxiously: "Should we rush to the exits to support the interception? It will be too late if we are late! That is file No. 055. Once it is taken away, the consequences will be disastrous!"

As he said this, the cousin was like an enraged lion, ready to head towards the exitRush forward.

Zhang Xing reached out to stop his cousin, who looked at him in confusion, his eyes full of confusion and anxiety:

"Brother Air, what are you doing? The situation is urgent now! We can't just watch the enemy escape!"

The cousin's voice became a little sharp due to excitement, and his chest rose and fell violently, showing his inner struggle.

Zhang Xing analyzed calmly:

"Cousin, think about it, why did the intercom signal suddenly recover at this time? This is too suspicious. I suspect that the signal of this intercom was manipulated by the other party using some high-tech means. They are like people manipulating puppets behind the scenes, and our every move is in their calculations."

Zhang Xing frowned, and his eyes revealed vigilance:

"They deliberately let the signal recover at this time, hoping that we can hear Li Xianming's order, and then follow his team to intercept at various exits of the branch. If we do this now, it means that we will continue to be led by the nose by the other party. They may have set another trap at each exit, waiting for us to fall into the trap. It's like they set up a seemingly correct passage at the exit of the maze, But in fact, it is the road to a deeper trap. "

Zhang Xing took a deep breath and continued: "We can no longer act according to their wishes. We must jump out of this mindset. We must re-examine the entire situation and think about the problem from the enemy's perspective. They want us to intercept, and they must have their own purpose. We can't fulfill their wishes. We must find their real flaws, instead of falling into their trap again. Let's sort out the clues again to see if there are any places we have overlooked. "

The cousin looked at Zhang Xing, and the eagerness in his eyes was gradually replaced by a trace of calmness. He took a deep breath, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his hand, and nodded. He knew that he had to calm down now and find a way out with Zhang Xing. In this environment full of crises and conspiracies, every decision is related to the safety of File 055, the safety of the entire Southwest Branch and even a wider range.

Zhang Xing's brows were tightly locked together. At this moment, his mind seemed to be in a fierce war, with countless clues and information colliding and interweaving in it, and he was sorting out this mess with an amazing wisdom.

After a while, Zhang Xing said seriously:

"Cousin, we must clearly realize that Jiang Yu and Xu Zongshen are not ordinary people. They raided the Southwest Branch this time and set up a complicated game from the beginning. Every seemingly inadvertent detail is actually a carefully crafted key chess piece."

The cousin's face was full of confusion and anxiety, and the veins on his forehead were slightly bulging. He said anxiously:

"I know they are not easy to deal with, but the situation is urgent now. They took away 055 File No. 1, we must stop them before they escape, but the exits of the Southwest Branch are guarded by our people, how can they escape? "

Zhang Xing narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's eyes, and he said slowly:

"Cousin, this is the crux of the problem. If we only limit our attention to those conventional exits, we will never guess their plans. We have to think from their perspective and examine the entire situation from their perspective. Since they dared to go deep into the branch so boldly, and when they infiltrated the Southwest Branch, they were not discovered by any blockade line, which means that they must have an unexpected retreat, and this retreat, I infer, is likely to be a secret passage that has been dug long ago. "

The cousin widened his eyes, his eyes were full of shock, and he said in disbelief:

"Secret passage?"

"Brother Air, are you saying that Xu Zongshen is in Before attacking the Southwest Branch, a secret passage leading to the interior of the branch had already been dug in advance? "

Zhang Xing took a deep breath, his eyes became deeper, and he nodded:

"Cousin, think about it, Xu Zongshen is such a cunning person, he can quietly instigate Qiu Kaishan, which is enough to prove that he has long known that Case File 055 is hidden in the Southwest Branch. For so many years, he must have been waiting for the opportunity to find this Case File 055, so over the years, he must have made sufficient preparations to get this Case File 055. "

"I have checked the road municipal construction around the Southwest Branch for several years. Several adjacent streets and several connecting sections have been used for underground water pipe laying and power grid construction. So if Xu Zongshen wants to get close to the area where the Southwest Branch is located by digging a tunnel, he can completely use these municipal construction projects to do it. "

When the cousin heard this,His face was extremely melancholy.

He asked subconsciously:

"Then according to what you said, if there is such a secret passage, where is the entrance to the secret passage?"

Zhang Xing took out an internal map of the Southwest Branch from his arms. This map was taken by Zhang Xing in the command room before. All the details inside the Southwest Branch were clearly marked on this map.

"Let's look at the overall layout first. The Southwest Branch is like a huge and sophisticated machine, and each part has its specific function. This is the command room, the brain of the entire branch, which is always in a state of high alert. People come and go frequently and are strictly monitored. The enemy will never set the entrance to the secret passage in such a conspicuous and dangerous place."

"Similarly, the core areas such as the action team office area and the cell can also be excluded. Because these places are like a stage under the spotlight, any disturbance is easily detected, and the risk is too great for their escape plan."

The eldest cousin stared at the map closely, and nodded continuously as Zhang Xing analyzed it, his brows sometimes locked and sometimes stretched.

Zhang Xing's finger continued to slide on the map.

"Look here, it's the logistics support area, including the material warehouse, equipment maintenance area and energy supply center. This area seems ordinary, but it is actually the most easily overlooked corner in the entire branch. A large amount of materials go in and out of the material warehouse every day, and the people are noisy. The handling of various equipment and goods provides them with excellent cover. They can take advantage of the opportunity to transport large materials, mix the tools and materials needed to dig the secret passage, and bring them into the branch without anyone noticing. Moreover, there is a lot of noise and busy scenes in the warehouse itself, and the sound produced during excavation can be easily covered up."

The eldest cousin touched his chin, and a gleam of thought flashed in his eyes.

"Well, that makes sense. But the logistics support area is so large, and it is like looking for a needle in a haystack to determine the specific location of the secret passage entrance."

Zhang Xing did not respond immediately. His eyes wandered repeatedly on the map, as if he was looking for a code hidden in the map texture.

After a while, he slowly spoke:

"Let's take a look at the layout of the various sub-areas in the logistics support area. There is a large energy supply center here, which is responsible for providing energy support for key systems such as electricity and ventilation for the entire branch. Among them, the power pipeline network is intricate, like a huge underground spider web, running through most areas of the branch. These power pipelines not only provide natural direction guidance for the excavation of secret passages, but also during the excavation process, if the power pipelines are accidentally touched, they can cleverly disguise it as maintenance work to avoid suspicion."

A flash of realization flashed in the eyes of the eldest cousin.

"You mean, the secret passage may be dug along the direction of the power pipeline?"

"That's right."

Zhang Xing nodded slightly and continued:

"Moreover, there is an abandoned old warehouse near the energy supply center. This warehouse is very hidden and is on the edge of the logistics support area. Usually, no one cares about it. Starting from here to dig a secret passage can not only avoid the daily activities of most people, but also the dilapidated environment of the old warehouse itself provides better cover for their actions. They can set up some fake material piles in the warehouse, or use some of the original waste equipment in the warehouse to hide the digging entrance."

The cousin looked in the direction Zhang Xing pointed, and a picture began to emerge in his mind: the enemy was carefully digging a secret passage in the dark warehouse, and every time he dug a shovel of soil, he nervously observed the surrounding movements.

...