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The results are very good.After trying for so long before, I think you should tell us what our real mission is. "Lightman looked at the burly man in front of him with a half-smile, with a confident look.

"Yes. It was indeed my mistake that my negligence led to the leak of information before, but we decided to use our tactics to draw out the hidden spy. Now we have basically confirmed that Secretary Matthew is the spy, but we cannot confirm which party he is Or people from those parties, we invite you here for the same purpose.”

"Okay, I got it. I really wasted so much of our time before." Professor Lightman leaned back on the chair as he said that, he didn't know whether it was helplessness or the excitement of accepting the challenge.

At this time, Elizabeth went to the room where Matthew was staying, just looking at the side of the one-way reverse mirror. At this time, Matthew was just staring in one direction, which made Elizabeth a little puzzled, after all, there was nothing there.Standing outside the room, thinking about all the things she and Matthew got along with before, but it seems that she still didn't get the point. Although she had regarded him as an important object of suspicion before, after new problems appeared, she still No clue.

Elizabeth felt that she couldn't think of anything for a while, so she walked out of the interrogation room, trying to buy some coffee for herself, Cal's father, and Aunt Forster.At this time, the TV in the restaurant was scrolling the news. After the president announced that he would evacuate, the embassy was always paying attention to the attitudes of the media of all parties. The news broadcast in real time was the best way to understand these.

"The annual pilgrimage to Mecca has begun, and Saudi Arabia's aviation and other transportation systems have entered a tense stage..." Elizabeth did not pay special attention to the news at first, but the news aroused her The ripples in her mind seemed to subconsciously decide that she could not ignore them.

"Uh, my God, I really can't stand these old foxes. Since when did the people in the Ministry of National Defense start to beat around the bush like the people in the CIA?" After hearing the report from his old partner, Professor Lightman, Professor Forster couldn't help sighing. After working in the Ministry for several years, sometimes she still can't stand the way of working there.

"Hehe, I thought you knew a long time ago that the people in the Ministry of Defense are not easy to use. Well, tell me what you asked from Secretary Megan." Lightman sat on the side, contentedly Sipping the coffee brought back by his good daughter, his purpose in life is not to waste his good daughter's heart, no matter how important the job is.

"What happened to Megan's secretary was very simple, that is, she was blinded by money for a while and couldn't help herself. Someone knew that she was in financial difficulties because of her mother's illness, and then contacted her every day through a note that appeared on her desk inexplicably, asking her to go The coffee shop two blocks outside the embassy used the phone there to send information to the other party. According to Megan, she didn’t know who the other party was. At first, the other party only asked for insignificant documents and information, but later they began to ask for daily The ambassador’s itinerary and work arrangements, Megan realized the seriousness of the problem, and was unwilling to help any more. But the other party threatened what she had done before, saying that if she did not continue to help them, they would expose her. After that I think you can guess everything." Forster told the two people present about his own situation, and Forster still felt a little regretful and angry that a person betrayed her motherland so easily.

"They want the ambassador's itinerary?" Professor Lightman asked.

"Well, I think this is very difficult." Forster looked at the other two and said solemnly.

"That is to say, their purpose is the ambassador? Or they want to provoke the relationship between the United States and Russia through the ambassador's incident? Which party is going to do this, which country, or the organization?" Elizabeth expressed her guess, even if the What she said out of her own mouth, she still can't imagine how much negative impact it will have on the current chaotic situation if these conjectures become reality.

Elizabeth was a little self-deceiving and hoped that her guesses were just guesses, but when she clearly realized that these were facts, they now had to find out who, what organization or which country was manipulating everything. She also realizes that the key to finding out all the answers lies in Matthew.

For some reason, Elizabeth suddenly thought of the news she heard in the restaurant. This time is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Thinking of seeing Matthew's pious expression, Elizabeth inexplicably connected these two things Together.

"Father Cal, do you know the geographical coordinates of the embassy?" Elizabeth thought about it, and she felt that she should confirm her idea, and she felt that there must be some connection.

"What do you want this for? I don't know the specifics. How about I ask?" Professor Lightman hasn't thought about what his good daughter is going to do. The coordinates of this embassy are confidential, and it is impossible for them to know.

"Okay, okay, you go." Saying that, Elizabeth pushed Professor Lightman out without giving Professor Lightman a chance to speak.

"Eli, what's going on?" Forster asked with some doubts.

"Well, my idea hasn't been confirmed yet, and it's still a secret." Elizabeth blinked as she spoke, and made a very playful gesture.

"Hehe, you, really." Forster was very happy to see Elizabeth showing such a young daughter's side. After all, she is always strong and introverted, which makes people feel distressed. Unknowingly, there is a doting smile on her face .

Professor Lightman came back soon, "Well, I've already found out that Clair has to beat around the bush. It's XX north latitude and XX east longitude. Eli, what are you going to do?"

"Here, just watch me do it." Then, Elizabeth turned on the computer and found the world map, and then turned on the compass on the watch, thinking carefully about where she saw Matthew and where he was looking. , Comparing the compass and the map, I found that the direction Matthew was looking at was straight to Mecca.

"I think I'm half-guessed about Matthew's identity."

Professor Lightman and Professor Forster looked at Elizabeth, but still had no idea for a moment.

"Well, I noticed that Matthew looked out of the window with a very pious look when he was resting in the restaurant. Later, when I was in the interrogation room, I also saw the same scene, so I just looked in the direction he was facing. I compared the angles on the map, and I found that the direction he was facing was the direction of the holy city of Mecca, which means that Matthew is likely to be a Muslim." Elizabeth said with certainty, she felt that being able to know these things was completely own luck.

"Well, well done, Elizabeth. Next we will see which side Matthew belongs to. Although it has been determined that he is a Muslim, but there are so many Muslim organizations and countries, it is really hard to be sure." Lightman said nothing. It is not easy to be unstingy in admiring her adopted daughter, and to be able to connect small affairs together in a limited time.

"Okay, the rest, we can only find out if we meet this Mr. Matthew."

Lightman's words were agreed by everyone, and everyone walked towards the interrogation room where Secretary Matthew was.

"It really is you. When I first met you, I knew it was not that simple." When the three of Professor Lightman walked into the interrogation room, Matthew said as soon as he saw Elizabeth, as if he had expected it a long time ago.

"Since you already know, I think you should also be aware of your situation. Tell me, which side are you from?" Lightman looked condescendingly at Secretary Matthew who was sitting on the chair. Tried it out, since Matthew has already guessed his own situation, the most effective thing is to get straight to the point. At this time, he either chooses to tell the truth, or he never speaks. No amount of coercion or temptation is useless.If he doesn't say it himself, he can only see what clues he can find on his side.

"Hehe, do you think I'll say it? Don't you guys know anything about me? Besides, it's not me but you who are pressed for time." Matthew didn't seem to be afraid or nervous at all, he just looked straight at Professor Lightman above had a hint of provocation in his eyes.

"You mean just don't say it." Professor Lightman was not in a hurry at all, he had expected that it would not be so easy to pry his mouth open, and the three of them had no expectation to really know anything from him .

If they are interested in the ambassador's whereabouts, it means that that force is not concerned about religious issues, but political issues.Although it is said that a devout religious person will never betray his religion and his god, sometimes, people's enthusiasm for a certain political purpose is no less than their belief in religion.What made them dare to take risks and sow discord between the two great powers?

"Actually, your appearance here already shows that your operation has failed. Our mission is to find that Judas. As for your specific purpose, we only need to deport you back to the United States. There is plenty of time to interrogate you." Professor Lightman sat down slowly. Next, with a lazy look, "It's actually easy to guess, anyway, you are not from the Russian side. If you want to provoke the deterioration of the relationship between the two countries, either you are hostile to Russia, or you are hostile to the United States. Or one that is hostile to both sides, nothing less than these two options."

"So what if it is, so what if it's not?" Matthew looked reticent, and it seemed that he really couldn't know anything from his mouth for the time being.

"Since you don't say anything, then you can rest here temporarily." After speaking, Professor Lightman left with the other two.

Elizabeth was the only one of the previous three who had met and talked to Matthew, and she felt there must be something she hadn't noticed.

"Eli, think about it, what did you see when you entered Matthew's office?" Professor Lightman said to her.

"I've said it all before," Elizabeth said.

"How about this, Eli, step by step, you slowly think about what your eyes have touched from the time you entered the door to the time you left." Forster slowly guided Elizabeth, letting her recall slowly.

"After I entered the door, I looked around his room first, there were no decorations, and then I saw Matthew processing documents at the desk, but he closed the documents as soon as he saw me coming in, although he calmly lifted the He looked up at me, but I could still see a little panic in him." Elizabeth closed her eyes, focusing all her attention on remembering the scene.

"Document? Do you remember what it is?" Forster's soft voice slowly stimulated Elizabeth's memory from the side, and made some reminders at the right time.

"I don't know, I don't understand, it looks a bit like Russian." Elizabeth opened her eyes and said with certainty.

After listening to Elizabeth's narration, Professor Lightman opened the door and said to Military Attaché Will who was guarding outside: "Please find us a Russian translator."

"Yes." After accepting the order, Will turned and left without asking anything.

Not long after, a middle-aged woman in professional attire came in. She carefully looked at the three people sitting here, and then said, "Hi, I'm Marian, and I'm the Russian translator here. May I ask if you can find me?" What's the matter?"

"That's right, we have some text here that you need to confirm." After Forster ushered Ms. Marian into the door and asked her to sit down, he took out some letters that Elizabeth had written from his memory.

Marian seemed strange after these letters. These characters were just a few letters, and they couldn't be connected into a sentence at all. "What's the meaning of these characters?"

"Well, it shouldn't make much sense. It's just a few characters. We're just trying to let you see if there's something special about it."

"Okay, these characters are basically meaningless, and they can't form a complete sentence, but there is one character that confuses me and me." Marian frowned as she looked at the text in her hand. What does it mean, but as an interpreter working in the embassy, ​​she naturally knows that it is better not to ask about some things.

"Oh? What's so strange?" Dr. Lightman, who had been sitting aside for a long time without speaking, suddenly asked.

"There is a character that does not belong to the Russian language. Although this letter is very similar to the Russian language, it is a derivative of another Russian language. This character is the Chechen alphabet." Marian turned to look at this A man with a unique behavior said.

"Then will your embassy handle documents with Chechen writing?" Dr. Lightman knew what he had caught, and in order to prove his idea, he needed to learn more about the situation. If it was as he expected, there would be a lot of trouble after that.

"As far as I know, we rarely deal with this kind of documents here, and the situation in Chechnya is relatively complicated now. Even if there are documents in this area, only a few core figures are qualified." If you come here, you must tell everything you know, and you must not ask too many questions.

"So do you think Secretary Matthew is qualified to handle these documents?" Sitting upright, Lightman approached Marian with some disrespect, knowing her eyes.

"Secretary Matthew, he doesn't have the level to touch these documents. These documents are usually assigned by Colonel Clair." Marian has seen a lot of government officials at various levels over the years, although the man in front of him It made her feel a little uncomfortable, but that was all.

"Okay, thank you, interpreter Marian." Seeing that he had asked all the necessary questions, Forster got up and sent the interpreter away. It's better not to let irrelevant people know about such things, they still can't care about other people safety.

Marian obediently left the room without looking back, a testament to her professionalism and years of experience.

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"Matthew, we have already found out, you are from Chechnya, right?" Lightman walked into the interrogation room, put down the documents, sat opposite Matthew, still staring into Matthew's eyes as before, and said calmly .

"It seems that your efficiency is quite high." Secretary Matthew seemed to have expected that Lightman and his party would investigate his identity. His whole expression was completely different from the surprise shown in this sentence, and his expression was well controlled. , except for what he wanted to show people, there was no superfluous expression, but there was still a slight strangeness in his eyes, which naturally couldn't escape Dr. Lightman's eyes.

"Your plan this time is to assassinate the ambassador. When Russia and the United States are in chaos and have no time to take care of you, your Chechnya region can take the opportunity to become independent." Lightman knows Matthew's attitude, so it should be a question The words have now become a statement sentence, and he hopes to see Matthew's performance from this straightforward dialogue.

"Since you already know, why do you still ask me?" Matthew still had an arrogant attitude, his facial expression including his pupils remained unchanged, and he didn't know whether it was his calmness after everything was exposed, or he was just playing tricks.

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"What do you think?" Forster stood outside the interrogation room, observing the situation inside through the one-way glass.she asked Elizabeth, who was standing by.

"He was telling the truth, but there was a contemptuous expression on his face for a moment. Although it was not very clear, I can be sure that there is such an expression. This shows that he did not lie, but hid something , and judging from his performance, he has received special training in lie detection, and we can’t ask him anything now.” Elizabeth analyzed that there are still three hours, although their task has been completed, But if such a thing is not done well, it will have a negative impact on the relationship between the two countries.

Before Forster could say anything else, Lightman came out of the interrogation room.

"Well, I always feel that things are not that simple. Matthew did not lie, but he concealed something, and his performance made me unable to read anything." These words should have been somewhat negative, but in Lightman's But his face was full of excitement, "Perhaps we should think about it from another angle, what can make the diplomatic crisis break out between the two countries when there are third-party spies."

"I think on the one hand, some very bad incidents have happened. Due to the pressure of public opinion at home and abroad, both parties have to be investigated. On the other hand, the spy is now in our hands. If such a thing really happens , the identity of this spy is that the Russian side easily trusts the United States, such a situation is very troublesome."

"For the sake of prevention, we still need to make preparations first. Elizabeth, you go and inform Colonel Clair, and ask him to notify the Russian side to pay attention to security. If necessary, it is best to let the Russian side know that there are people like Matthew. Of course we ourselves The security guards here should also pay close attention, there are only three hours left, and if necessary, it is best to thoroughly investigate all places." Lightman said to Elizabeth, although time is running out, but it is still too late to be on alert .

"Okay, I'll go right away." After finishing speaking, Elizabeth ran out in a hurry, but she didn't look out of place in the embassy now.

The wait is always long, and so far, there is no news from Shuangfang.

Elizabeth looked at the scenery outside the window. Autumn in Russia is very short. Whether it is autumn or winter, Elizabeth herself can't say.Although the temperature here is very low, the morning here gives people a sense of open-mindedness. The sky is pure blue, and the blue is intoxicating. Elizabeth prayed in her heart, hoping that the next thing will go well and not destroy This heart-opening blue.October in Russia is no longer autumn. The cold wind outside urges people to put on thick coats early. For Elizabeth and the others who came here for the first time, the weather is so bad that they don’t want to go out.But staying indoors, with the heater blowing, and the sunlight coming in through the window, this was the first time she saw the sun after ten hours, bathed in the warm sunshine, she couldn't help stretching. A little lazy, for the people in the entire embassy and even the personnel of the security department in Russia, now is the busiest time, but Elizabeth and the others, who have completed the task, are free.At this time, Professor Forster was no longer in the office. After being tired for so long, he just left and went to the restaurant to see if there was anything else he could do to comfort himself.And that Dr. Lightman, who was always self-centered, fell unconscious on the sofa in the office very early after the case came to an end.

Elizabeth looked at the street outside. At this moment, the avenue that was supposed to be crowded with people was not as busy as usual.Because of the news from Elizabeth, the Russian side still adopted martial law measures for the sake of caution, but their surveillance of the embassy here still did not relax.

At present, there is no news from the front. The embassy has completed a thorough investigation an hour ago, and found nothing suspicious. Now there is only the airport where the US personnel will be evacuated. If there is no problem there, then Chechnya The militants will also target Russia.

"Dr. Lightman, all the places have been thoroughly checked, and there are no problems, please give instructions." Military attache Will woke up Dr. Lightman who was soundly asleep.

"Understood, then the problem is the Russian side, and has nothing to do with us." Dr. Lightman sat up a little numbly, scratched his head, and asked, "Is there any news from the Russian side?"

"The Russian side has completely severed ties with us except for the people who watched us, so we don't know what's going on there." Military attache Wil replied that Colonel Clair had already ordered that the three people here temporarily have the highest Permission to know everything they want to know.

Elizabeth stood at the window enjoying the sunshine after 20 hours while listening to the report of Military Attache Will.She thought that there was no problem on her side, and the Russian side was under martial law. Even if something happened, there would not be too many casualties. Looking at Matthew, it seemed that there were other arrangements when he was discovered.What would it be to cause a terrorist attack on either the United States or Russia that would lead to a diplomatic crisis?Thinking about it, Elizabeth glanced out of the corner of her eye at the Russian agents who were carrying out surveillance missions outside.

"Admiral Will, those agents outside will follow us to the airport, and will not go back to report until we have all left." Elizabeth had a hint of ominous premonition, and she immediately turned to Will and asked.

"Yes."

"So have they checked everything there?"

"Well, we don't have any news about them, so it's hard to say. But according to my observation, none of them seems to have inspected their own team." Military attache Will replied truthfully, and he suddenly thought that if there was a problem with the convoy, there would be casualties on both sides. Say, and sometimes you really can't tell clearly, and it will be difficult to solve the conspiracy theories when the time comes.

"Then who on your side can inform them to conduct a security check on themselves?" Dr. Lightman is not very clear about the administration here, and this is still a matter of other countries. Now that the relationship between the two countries is checked, I am finding fault with the other party's surveillance personnel for no reason. I may not know what people will think.

"I think it's better for the ambassador to come forward. Mr. Ambassador has a good personal relationship with President Medvedev and the Russian personnel, and it may be easier to resolve. But if this is the case, I think you'd better be 100% sure about the attack. The location." Military attache Will suggested that the relationship between the two countries is now tense, if their estimated attack target is not clear, and it is such an embarrassing location.

"This..." Elizabeth hesitated a bit. After all, these were just her guesses. She wasn't sure, and she just made this decision.

"It's right here. You can't be wrong. You can tell Mr. Ambassador. In order to achieve their goals, the Chechen terrorists will definitely create a big chaos for the two countries. This chaos can't be stopped even by the evidence that we have spies. This The monitoring team is the most likely to be the fuse." Dr. Lightman said firmly without waiting for Elizabeth to speak, his tone convinced Military Military Officer Will, and Will immediately turned around and left, probably to report to the ambassador.

"Father Cal, this is just my guess, maybe it's not there." Elizabeth was a little anxious, and she wasn't sure, but her adoptive father so rashly affirmed, if there is no problem here, what should I do?

"All the possibilities have been ruled out, and the rest, even if it is impossible, will be the correct answer. Besides, your current guess is not absolutely impossible." Lightman didn't feel any nervousness, and still fell asleep. He just lay on this fairly comfortable sofa, closed his eyes and said comfortably, "Besides, the ambassador will be responsible at that time, not us. At most, we will be scolded and make less money. What are you afraid of?"

"Hehe" Elizabeth was amused by her adoptive father's words. Then, Elizabeth didn't say anything more, just looked out of the window at the team performing surveillance missions, and soon saw that they separated into a small team and conducted a surveillance on the entire team. examine.But what the result was, Elizabeth didn't see it clearly, but she was very nervous and hoped that everything would end here.

"Deng dong dong..." There was a sound of rapid footsteps from outside the room, and they didn't stop until the door of Elizabeth's office. "Dr. Lightman, we have news." Hearing the voice of military officer Will, Elizabeth's heart tightened tensed up.

"Good news, I found it, I found it." Perhaps because he was running too fast, Will needed time to catch his breath, "Just now, under the car of the Russian agent who was monitoring outside, three bombs were found, and they have now been dismantled."

Hearing Will's return, Elizabeth let out a heavy breath, finally it was all settled.

The rest of the time seemed like garbage time on the NBA court, Dr. Lightman continued to sleep on his big head, and Forster was probably still in the restaurant.And our Elizabeth is curious about the embassy and is in the middle of an expedition, but the entire embassy is almost evacuated, instead there are only empty rooms left, so-called 007-style high-tech equipment, secret rooms, secret passages, etc. All of them have disappeared without a trace. Of course, if Elizabeth can be easily found, then the CIA agents can go home and farm.

Until now, the CIAs who came with them have not appeared. Elizabeth once guessed what they are here for. After relaxing, the curiosity factor in Elizabeth's head began to burst out. Is it to listen to information?Catch terrorists?Looking for an informant?Returning the agent network cable?In short, the more Elizabeth thought about it, the more excited she became.

Before she knew it, Elizabeth wandered to the vicinity of the interrogation room where Secretary Matthew had been interrogated. At this moment, she saw the CIA personnel pressing Matthew out of the room.

Elizabeth has a natural dislike for people like Matthew. Of course, the people of the CIA are too proud. There have been conflicts between them before, and it is not easy to have any contact now.So she just pretended not to care and walked past them as naturally as possible.

Just when Elizabeth and Matthew passed each other, Matthew stopped suddenly and whispered in Elizabeth's ear, "Hehe, I know you? I knew you a long time ago. Actually, I prefer your previous name. "

Elizabeth felt taken aback physically and mentally. She didn't know why Matthew would know this. Could it be that he had something to do with what happened back then? Elizabeth is very confused now. On the one hand, she didn't want to be disturbed by Matthew, because this person is not simple and even more dangerous. But on the other hand, Matthew knowing about her means that he may know the truth of the year, which is tantamount to a huge temptation for Elizabeth.

Elizabeth wanted to stop Matthew from asking, but the CIA's tough attitude and the importance of the incident involved in Matthew made Elizabeth think rationally, and finally she pulled back her control in time.At this time, Elizabeth is no longer the emotional little girl. Over the years, her mental maturity and the teachings of her adoptive father let her know how to seek the truth and how to control herself.And she knew that the death of her parents involved a lot, and she couldn't be impulsive and ruin the overall situation. What Matthew knew might not be what she wanted to know, and she also had a way to contact him later to find out the answer.

And so, she just watched Matthew disappear down the corridor...

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When the time comes, Lightman and his party will evacuate together with the people from the embassy. Because of their special identities, they will be closely with the people from the CIA.When she arrived at the airport, the security measures in the open and dark seemed to be very tight. Elizabeth looked at the almost empty airport hall, and still had a very strange feeling in her heart.

Elizabeth, who had been staying indoors before, is now walking on the tarmac waiting to board the plane. Even the bright sun at noon can't make Elizabeth feel a little warmth. The temperature near zero in Russia and the cold wind in the open space, Let Elizabeth wrap her off-white coat tightly, which makes the already petite Elizabeth look paler and weaker. Of course, this is just an appearance. Anyone who really knows Elizabeth knows that she is a strong woman, even in the Among men, she will not be inferior, and people can see her at once.

Just when Elizabeth was a little annoyed by the cold wind, the CIA escorted Matthew over and prepared to escort him onto the plane.At this time, among the group, except for the ambassador, Matthew had the highest security level, and it was an eight-member team just to escort him.

Elizabeth felt that he couldn't see through this man. He was fearless and calm at the moment. Although the country would not announce the interrogation methods to the public, she knew and had seen it with her own eyes. She thought Matthew should have expected it too.