[007]Miss M

"Have you figured it out? You still have one night."

M was asking about Scarlett's decision. She originally gave Scarlett five days, but now there is one night left for Scarlett to think about it.

"I want to stay in MI[-], whether it's in the quartermaster department or out in the field, I can accept it."

"Why?" M expressed curiosity about Scarlett's determination to stay. She really changed. What happened at the Miami airport made her mature a lot. In the past, she had never seen such a determined look in her eyes. , such a firm tone.But there are some things she has to ask, whether it's public or private.

why?

It was Scarlett's decision to stay in MI[-] on the plane.

"You really want to hear the truth?"

"Appreciate further details."

"You're right, I'm not loyal enough. My loyalty is only to you. If you don't stay in MI[-] anymore, I might leave without looking back. But... you regard the emotional fetters as a thing Bad things, but in my opinion, good or bad can't be generalized. My emotional bond makes me have feelings for MI[-] and a responsibility for the world. Yes, I can't be as loyal to the country as you are, to the queen, But what happened at the Miami airport made me realize that I should do something. When Bond and I stopped the terrorist, I suddenly understood why you have been insisting on it for so many years."

M looked at Scarlett thoughtfully: "Your emotional bonds, including Bond? I thought you heard what he just said very clearly."

"He's just a friend and I've known him for as long as I've known Tanner, which is normal."

"I hope what your heart wants to say is the same as what you say." M pointed, "Since you have decided to stay, then listen carefully, Scarlett, your task starting tomorrow , is to spy on Bond."

"Surveillance?"

M nodded and explained to Scarlett in detail: "Bond will go to Casino Royale in Montenegro. I want you to go with him all the way, but don't be found."

How difficult is it to not be caught by Bond spying on him?

"I will arrange your gun. I don't want people in the Ministry of Finance to know that apart from Bond, MI[-] has sent other agents. Scarlett, it is because of your special status that I let you go. As for you How to explain to Bond, you can solve it, right?"

"I see. When are we leaving?"

"Your train ticket and plane ticket Tanner will arrange for you. And..." M hesitated to speak, but finally seemed to have made up his mind, "After this task is completed, I will let you take a long vacation. You can accompany me well. Come with your family!"

family?

Scarlett pulled a self-deprecating smile: "So I still have family?"

"In this regard, you have always been different from Bond and the others. Scarlett, don't lose your temper."

Slowly closing her eyes, hiding the hurt and sadness in her eyes, Scarlett said softly, "I see."

In the afternoon when she was busy, Scarlett went to the shopping street in the Bahamas. Apart from desserts, she also likes beautiful clothes and exquisite jewelry. M’s words in the morning touched the most vulnerable part of her heart. For her, the word family too far away.After experiencing the kidnapping, the word family has been far away from her.

"one person?"

Sensing that someone patted her on the shoulder lightly, Scarlett turned around and was pleasantly surprised to see Whishaw standing in front of her.

"Why are you here?" She was both surprised and happy. When she was sad, it was a happy thing to have someone to accompany her.

Whishaw smiled: "You won't believe me if I say I'm here to hang out. I'm fine in the afternoon, can I accompany you?"

"Okay!" Scarlett smiled happily and took Whishaw's arm, "Exactly, I want to buy a watch."

"Buy a watch?"

"Correct!"

Scarlett had long wanted to give Bond a watch, but she never had the chance. Today, the idea became even stronger.

With Whishaw as a hand model, Scarlett quickly took a fancy to two watches, a Patek Philippe and an Omega.Considering Bond's stubbornness in some aspects, Scarlett finally decided to give Omega to Bond.

Whishaw watched Scarlett sign the receipt, and suddenly said: "I see that M's watch seems to be broken."

Scarlett understood what he meant at once, lowered her head and smiled, and asked the salesperson to wrap up the Patek Philippe men's watch she was looking at earlier, and also ordered two women's watches of the same series.

"What about you?" Scarlett asked Whishaw, "Do you still insist on not wearing a watch as before?"

"If it's from you, I'll consider wearing it." Whishaw kept smiling, as if nothing could make him angry.

Looking at Whishaw's smile, Scarlett always felt that his smile was more and more like the cat he raised: "Which one do you like?"

Whishaw was not polite, and directly ordered the salesperson: "Take another Omega men's watch." Turning his head, he looked at Scarlett with doubts, "The one I just tried is very good."

Good is good, but...

Scarlett actually rarely wears a watch, but Bond has the habit of wearing a watch.This man was really stubborn and old-fashioned in some ways.

When she saw M, Scarlett handed her the two Patek Philippe watches, but she didn't have the courage to look at M's expression when she saw the watches.

"Scarlett," just as she was about to walk out of M's room, was stopped by M, "I like it very much."

"Really?" Scarlett's joy was clearly written on her face, "As long as you like it."

Seeing the smile on Scarlett's face, M paused, and then resisted the urge to teach her to hide her emotions.Forget it, this time, just let her go!It had been a long time since she had seen Scarlett smile so sincerely without any pretense.

On the train to Montenegro, Scarlett met Vespa Linda from the Ministry of Finance.

She's a smart woman—that's Scarlett's first impression of her.

The 1000 million bet has been wired to Bond's account in Montenegro, and the remaining 500 million will be up to her to decide whether it is worth investing.Vespa seemed to dislike Bond very much. Throughout the meal time, she had a deep disgust for every word of Bond, and she also carried a gun with a stick, implying irony.She didn't approve of Bond's participation in the game, nor did she approve of MI[-].

Bond unceremoniously showed Vespa his ability to see people, or it was not too much to show off.

"Your beauty is a problem. You are afraid that others will not take you seriously. But you deliberately dress masculine and are more aggressive than other female colleagues. It is unacceptable. Funny, this also means that you are difficult to be appreciated by male bosses and promotion, mistaking your sense of crisis for arrogance. I would normally guess you're an only child, but since you don't respond to the sarcasm about your parents, I guess you can only be an orphan."

Vespa leaned on the seat, smiling all the time, after listening to Bond finish speaking, she was silent for a while, and then said: "That's good. Look at your clothes, you went to a school like Oxford, and you still think you are a human being." You should dress like this. But you are so contemptuous of clothes, it just shows that you have no money in your family, and your father and classmates have never let you forget this. This means that the money you go to school must be favored by others, so you are very taboo. You first Guess I'm an orphan, and it looks like you were born an orphan."

Bond didn't speak, but Scarlett knew that Vesper was right. He was born as an orphan and his family was not rich. Although Bond didn't say anything, it was indeed something he was very taboo about.

Vespa seemed to think that was not enough, she crossed her hands, bent slightly, with a surprised look on her face: "Oh, so you really are. I like to speculate, and it makes sense. When MI[-] takes a fancy to you People, who can disregard other people's lives, protect the motherland and the Queen. You know, the former member of the Special Air Service, with a smile on his face and a watch on his wrist..."

Speaking of watches, she also paid attention to Bond's wrist: "Rolex?"

"Omega."

"Not bad. We've just met, so I won't take the liberty of calling you a grim bastard, but it's not hard to imagine that you see women as playthings to be thrown away rather than objects to actually pursue. Mr Bond, though You are very personable, but I will keep my government's money in my eyes and not pay attention to your plump buttocks." Vespa stood up with his bag in hand, "Good night, Mr. Bond."

"Good night, Miss Linda."

Bond stood up and watched Vespa leave his compartment: "She's beautiful."

"The setting sun is infinitely good, but it's almost dusk." Scarlett was sitting behind Bond, and she could hear the conversation between the two clearly.

"What do you mean?"

Smiling, Scarlett didn't explain: "Are you interested in her?"

"She's not my type."

Not his type?What's the meaning?

"Is she too smart?"

"I'm not interested in single women. But..." Bond drew out, "You're an exception."

The author has something to say: I finally released Q again...

QAQ, you must leave a comment on this chapter if you didn’t leave a comment in the previous chapter, and leave a comment on this chapter if you left a comment in the previous chapter ←← Seeing that I finally released Q and returned it to him for the sake of interacting with Scarlett!