Spy Family

Chen slowly picked up the paper and read it, turned it over, glanced at it, and said confusedly: "Conscription notice...Who is being recruited to be a soldier?"

"That has my name on it."

"I saw it, but...how did it happen to you? You are not...you are not a young man."

"Not that old, just over thirty." Lu Linbei said with a smile. He is thirty-two years old this year and is in his prime.

"But...why did the recruitment start for some reason? Shouldn't younger people be recruited?"

"The law does not stipulate that only young people are recruited. In the past, when the number of soldiers was very small, young people were given priority. In recent years, the number of soldiers has doubled. It is probably because there are not enough young people."

"But...how can it not be enough? There are always tens of millions of people younger than you, right?"

Lu Linbei picked up the notice and read it again, "We'll know what happened when the vacation is over. I have to notify the school first."

"Hmph, it must be the Emergency Department who is causing trouble. Does Third Uncle need you so much? And that Ma Xianyi, why does everyone suddenly want to ask you for help? Tell me honestly, have you done any analysis or research secretly? Something?"

Lu Linbei smiled bitterly and said, "If I had done this, do you think Ma Changshang would have kept it a secret for me?"

Chen Manchi let out a long sigh, stepped forward and hugged her husband's waist, "I don't want you to leave. Can I bring my family with me as a soldier?"

"In most cases, it's not possible. The notice just says that I should report to the Soldiers Center. It doesn't necessarily mean that I must be drafted into the army."

Chen Manchi leaned her face against his chest and sighed again, "I think Third Uncle must have been tampering behind the scenes. He has great powers and can do anything he wants. You rejected his invitation before, probably because of it." Annoyed him.”

"Uncle San is not easily annoyed."

Chen Manchi suddenly took a step back and said, "I know someone who may be able to help you get rid of the conscription."

"If there is no need for this, the war may not start. It is just a longitude and latitude ship. It is not worth Zhai Wang Xing's war. The so-called conscription is just an intimidation tactic."

"Who are you threatening?"

"Longitude and Latitude."

"The way the horse is wandering around, it doesn't look like someone who can be 'intimidated'."

"Don't worry, I'll find a way to fix this."

Lu Linbei finally persuaded his wife to calm down, but he himself was not at ease.

The two spent the rest of the vacation peacefully. Lu Linbei quietly went online and registered at the Soldier Center as required.

At the end of the vacation, Lu Linbei returned to school with a draft notice. The school didn't pay much attention and smoothly handled the suspension procedures for him. The tutor was a little unhappy and complained, thinking that he shouldn't be drafted from among doctors, so he gave Lu Linbei a "If you can complete the thesis and meet the requirements, I can make special arrangements and allow you to graduate without having to wait until you retire to return to school."

After Lu Linbei thanked his instructor, he packed up and went home.

In fact, he was not the only one who received the draft notice. Many students in the university, like him, were celebrating the holidays with their families when they were suddenly interrupted by a notice.

Not everyone is willing to accept the facts. When Lu Linbei left school, he encountered a large group of students marching on campus, holding newly completed rough placards and various flags, shouting the slogan "Reject War" .

Back home, Chen Manchi was sitting at the dining table in a daze. When he saw her husband entering the room, she turned around and said, "So you're not the only one being recruited."

"Well, when I went to go through the formalities, I even had to queue up. It is said that this time, it is randomly assigned, whose turn it is, but the time is relatively short. In one to two years, you will not be selected in the next round."

"I hope there won't really be a war in the next two years... No, no, there will never be a war."

Lu Linbei kissed her forehead and said with a smile: "The notice tells me to report within ten days. There are still a few days left. Don't go to fortune telling, just stay with me at home."

"Of course, we won't be apart for a moment."

The two fulfilled their promise, but Chen Manchi put down all business deals, all giving the same reason: "A bigger cloud has enveloped the world, and the God of Destiny has no time to care about his personal future."

Lu Linbei couldn't help but ask her: "After I join the army and the war has not started yet, when you want to start fortune telling again, how will you explain it to those customers?"

"Simple, let's just say that the clouds are still there, but they are no longer unpredictable, and the god of fate has freed his hand again."

"If you say this, will the God of Destiny be happy?"

"No matter how much or how little I earn, I pay my taxes on time every month. Why should it be unhappy?"

Lu Linbei admired his wife's logic, and even more admired the master who taught her this logic.

The two of them stayed at home most of the time. They had been married for many years and still had endless things to say.

The only interference came from Ma Changzhang. He did not return to the Longitude, nor did he forget the "task" given to Lu Linbei. He urged him in various ways. Suddenly, an email notification sounded from the microcomputer and appeared inexplicably from the monitor. The words, the electrical appliances that can speak at some point... Lu Linbei is reminded of one thing over and over again: as soon as possible, as fast as possible, the faster, the better.

Lu Linbei yelled at the machine several times, stating that he had not accepted any tasks at all, but this did not change Ma Xianyou's perception at all.

The couple had no choice but to pile all the Internet-connected appliances into a room and spend two days of quiet time.

When the time came, Chen Manchi sent her husband to the military center in the suburbs. On the way, he heard the sound of horses galloping through the on-board chip.

"Lu Linbei, you really need to hurry up, the Latitude and Longitude..."

Lu Linbei had long been accustomed to it and remained unmoved, exchanging heartfelt conversations with his wife. Chen Manchi also treated the sound as a background and kissed her husband from time to time.

Ma Xianyou persuaded him for a while, made a few noises, and withdrew.

The Soldiers Center was crowded with people, including those who came to register, some who came to demonstrate, and even some who came to watch the excitement and sell goods. Vehicles could no longer move one kilometer away, so they had to park on the roadside and walk through the crowds.

There were all kinds of shouts in his ears, and people kept stuffing leaflets into Lu Linbei's hands. The contents were similar, and they all advised the person involved to refuse military service.

On a randomly piled platform, several young people faced the crowd and openly tore up the notices, which attracted bursts of cheers.

Some people objected, and naturally there were those who supported it. A group of people wearing uniforms rushed into the crowd and shouted: "To defend Zhai Wang Xing is to defend yourself!" "The blood of the residents of Zhai Wang Xing cannot be shed in vain!"

Not long after Lu Linbei and Chen Manchi squeezed past, they heard the sound of fighting behind them.

"The war hasn't started yet, but our own people started fighting first." Chen Manchi whispered.

Lu Linbei didn't like this war either, but he didn't want his wife to worry, so he smiled and said, "Let others worry about it. Let's just do what we should do."

There were many people checking in, but the team moved forward very quickly. Chen Manchi could not follow him in. Lu Linbei queued up alone. When it was his turn, he only had to hand in the notice. After the machine confirmed his identity, he spit out a card with the name printed on it. Depending on the time, location and a few simple requirements, it turns out that everyone has to undergo a physical examination, and only after passing the test can they officially enlist in the army.

"I think your health has always been poor, and you are not as good as me." After hearing about this incident, Chen Manchi immediately hoped that her husband's health would be weak.

The two squeezed out of the crowd again, which was more difficult than when they came in, because the scale of the fight between the pro-war and anti-war factions was expanding, many innocent passers-by were affected, and those with more temper were also involved in the battlefield. Regardless of faction, whoever fights He, he will hit anyone.

Lu Linbei protected his wife and walked out. Soon, it was Chen Manchi who was escorting her husband. The parking area was also in chaos. It was difficult to find a space to drive out. The only advantage was that sitting in the car could communicate with the crowd outside. isolation.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, the car only moved less than ten meters. Just when Lu Linbei was about to think of another way, a team of police officers arrived and used drones to hover over the crowd and shouted, ordering everyone to either enter the soldier center or Or get back in the car.

No one obeyed orders.

More than ten minutes later, another group of soldiers arrived. They were wearing full exoskeletons, holding shields and stun batons, waving their hands and approaching step by step. They opened a passage in the middle of the crowd. The police followed behind and conducted a simple screening. They separated and arrested anti-war elements.

The arrival of the police and soldiers only temporarily eased the situation. Soon, the pro-war faction launched an attack with the tacit consent of the police, while the anti-war faction, inspired by slogans, became more and more courageous in the war.

The vehicle was finally able to move, and the whistle kept blaring from the rear to urge him. Lu Linbei drove on the road without seeing what happened next.

On the way, neither of them spoke much.

After driving slowly for a few kilometers, they saw a larger army heading to the troop center in vehicles, and dozens of large aircraft passed by in the sky.

In order to make way for this group of soldiers, the vehicle was blocked for a while.

After setting out on the road again, Chen Manchi whispered: "As for sending out the army?"

"Yeah." Lu Linbei usually could find a way to answer any of his wife's questions, even if he was writing now, but today he didn't know what to say. The development of the situation was too different from what he expected.

Faced with a sneak attack by the Jingwei, Zhai Wangxing's official reaction was unusually fierce, far beyond Lu Linbei's imagination.

He guessed that there might be particularly important facilities hidden in the air defense base that had been destroyed. In the battle a few days ago, although Zhai Wangxing wiped out all the battleships and drones of the Jingwei, it seemed like a complete victory. Actual losses may be greater.

Back home, Lu Linbei did not check the news online, but cooked with his wife.

Lu Linbei was going to have a physical examination tomorrow, so Chen Manchi specially cooked a sumptuous dinner. After it was served, she regretted it again, "I should let you starve, and the indicators will be even worse during the physical examination."

Even so, she still kept picking up food for her husband.

After the meal, Lu Linbei still did not go online. Anyway, the electronic devices at home were piled in the same room, and he was too lazy to find them.

The quiet time was broken by a drone.

This is an ordinary delivery drone. It usually flies above the roof of the building and rarely lands on the lower floors. This time, it was uncharacteristic. It not only descended to the tenth floor, but also crashed through the window, plunged in, and stumbled from the kitchen. Entering the living room, spinning around a few times, he finally stopped and made a sound to the two stunned humans.

"Evidence! I found the evidence! Lu Linbei, you must help us this time. The life and death of the Meridian is in your hands. Really, I beg you."

The always arrogant Ma Youxuan actually asked for help, which surprised Lu Linbei even more than the drone that broke in through the window.