Spy Family

(Thanks to the leader: INDOWN, bugs are pigs.)

"There are two kinds of spies, one is alive and the other is dead." The third uncle raised the two fingers of different lengths to emphasize, but occasionally he had nothing to say. After a long time, He lowered his hands, his interest suddenly waning, and without any extra explanation, he just said: "Only by experiencing it, you will understand."

Two spies who had just joined the industry experienced a life-and-death crisis before they could figure out what their mission was.

Lu Linbei reacted faster and threw Lu Yezhou down, but after he fell to the ground, his mind went blank and he couldn't remember what to do next. Those who had been trained were all hiding, and no one was willing to stand up and help.

Lu Yezhou was just the opposite. He was stunned for a moment at first, but after falling to the ground, he reacted very quickly. He pushed Lu Linbei away, stood up, and ran away.

Lu Linbei sat on the street for a while before he stood up. His brain gradually returned to normal, and he realized that Lu Yezhou was not running away, but chasing people.

At the same moment they fell to the ground, someone passed by them quickly.

He stayed where he was, looking for clues everywhere. From time to time, pedestrians would pass by and cast surprised glances.

More than ten minutes later, Lu Yezhou came back, panting, "I couldn't catch up, he ran too fast. What did you find?"

Lu Linbei pointed to a small pothole on the wall.

The street lights were dim. Lu Yezhou stretched out his hand and touched it for a while. He recalled the lesson taught by the teacher and frowned: "This is..."

Lu Linbei nodded.

The two of them said nothing and walked back to their residence, one behind the other. When they entered the building and walked up the stairs, every step was full of vigilance.

There were no outsiders in the room and no changes were seen. They still checked again and locked the door.

"Contact the scammer." Lu Yezhou suggested.

"No rush, let's figure out what's going on first."

"What else could be going on?" Lu Yezhou couldn't help but be anxious, "We were just used as bait!"

"First, what is the attraction between us? Second, the fish has been hooked, why didn't anyone stop the fishing, and instead let the assassin run away?"

Lu Yezhou sat heavily on the sofa with a discouraged look on his face, "Is that really a single arrow?"

"I think it is."

There are many types of spies' weapons, one of which is very popular. It is said to be an arrow, but it is actually a gun. It is a round tube made of special materials. It contains almost no metal. The length ranges from seven or eight centimeters to more than ten centimeters. It is equipped with one to three weapons. For particle bullets, the user holds it in his hand and presses the shooting switch at the end with his little finger.

The effective range of the weapon does not exceed ten meters. Its advantages are that it is easy to manufacture, easy to carry, and easy to hide. It does not require unnecessary movements when shooting and makes almost no sound. The ammunition is mixed with chemical agents that can make the person who is shot bleed.

This makes it more like a dagger and a little more powerful.

The teacher once showed a picture of a straight arrow, introduced the general principle, and then burned the picture to ashes on the spot.

Students are not allowed access to real weapons because the vast majority of them have no use for it.

Lu Yezhou didn't say anything for a while, his expression changed, he raised his head and said, "This is how the barber was killed."

Lu Linbei nodded. Although there was no news about the weapons used in the assassination, some details revealed showed that the barber's wound was most likely caused by an arrow.

"Why? Why? Why..."

Suddenly there was a slight sound of footsteps outside the door. The two people in the room jumped up at the same time, rushed to the door, and stood on both sides of the door frame, ready.

They had learned some hand-to-hand combat techniques. Lu Linbei's performance was poor, while Lu Yezhou's was better. Therefore, Lu Linbei would first pounce to attract the enemy's attention, and then Lu Yezhou would launch a heavy blow.

Without speaking a word, the two formed a plan just by looking at each other.

The footsteps passed by the door and disappeared. The two did not relax their vigilance and continued to listen. They had learned a similar trick: pretending to pass by to deceive the other party's trust, and then quietly return to launch a surprise attack.

This time they overreacted, as the footsteps outside clearly belonged to other residents on the same floor.

After a long time, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and slowly sat on the floor.

Lu Yezhou suddenly jumped up, ran to the living room window, hid behind the curtains and looked out. After observing for a long time, he gently closed the curtains.

The two of them didn't turn on the lights, and the curtains blocked most of the street lights.

Lu Yezhou sat down on the sofa and asked, "You really don't need to contact the scammer?"

"No need." Lu Linbei said firmly and stood up slowly. The panic was fading and his mind returned to normal. "Wait for him to come. It's best not to contact anyone casually at this time. The organization may use us as bait. So does the other party.”

Pretending to assassinate two low-level spies to lure the big fish from the top to appear is also one of the spy tricks.

"You're right." Lu Yezhou looked weak. His physical strength had long been restored, but his emotions were still there.

"Did you see that person?"

"I saw him, but it was useless. He was wearing the clothes of a street kid, and he was wrapped up tightly, so he couldn't see clearly. But judging from his running posture, he should be an adult in his twenties or thirties."

"He actually didn't fire a second shot."

"Probably because he only had one bullet."

"Assassinate two people with one bullet?"

"Ah!" Lu Yezhou howled twice, "What's going on? I'm going crazy. If the con man comes again, I must ask him clearly."

The lights on the street flickered on and off, but stayed on all night long. The two of them didn't dare to sleep, nor did they want to sleep. They ran to the door to be on guard whenever there was any noise.

Lu Yezhou searched out a kitchen knife that hadn't been used for an unknown amount of time and kept it at hand.

Lu Linbei felt that this was not the way to go, "I want to check some information, at least to find out why we have become assassination targets. It must be related to our identity."

"Check it. That's your specialty. I'll guard the gate."

Said to be a gatekeeper, Lu Yezhou patrolled around every few minutes, not letting go of any clues.

After midnight, the noise on the streets disappeared, making the occasional sounds even more harsh. Lu Linbei concentrated on the information on the Internet. He used a microcomputer to surf the Internet and browse major websites and forums. Most of them only read the titles, and sometimes I'll read the first two paragraphs.

More than three months have passed since the incident, and the murder of the planet's heir is still the focus of most attention. There are so many articles that one person can't read them all in a lifetime. Even if you only read the titles, it is still a huge project.

Lu Linbei felt dizzy and had to stop and rest for a while.

The room was still dark. Lu Yezhou moved a dining chair to the door, sat still, and said, "I haven't thanked you yet."

"no need thank me?"

"If it weren't for your pounce, I might..."

"In our line of work, we will inevitably encounter this kind of thing. If it were you, you would also protect me."

"But we're not even in the industry!" Lu Yezhou was a little angry, "I've been thinking about the scene at that time."

"What did you think of?"

"That person, that killer, came for me, so he only had one bullet because he didn't want to kill you."

"Are you sure?"

"Although the killer's face is mostly covered, his gaze - I remember clearly, it was a gaze of extreme hatred, and there was definitely a personal grudge. I am the target, I am at least 70%, no, 90% Be sure.”

Lu Linbei said nothing.

"The organization behind Miss Yuan is here to take revenge." When Lu Yezhou said this, there was no anger, no fear, no excitement, no emotion. It seemed that he didn't care at all, and he seemed to be numb with fear.

"The Cui family is quite well informed." Lu Linbei didn't know how to comfort him.

"There are many traitors in the farm!" Lu Yezhou became indignant again, "Those policemen are not strict with their mouths. Maybe one of them leaked the information."

Lu Yezhou complained for a long time before he calmed down.

Lu Linbei asked: "Have you ever thought about why the Cui family sent a peripheral spy to lure the con man? Why did the con man insist on killing her? Why is the Cui family so eager to take revenge? After all, these two families have maintained Peace for many years.”

"I...I don't know. In short...maybe the peace has been broken. After all, spies who are killed are always classified as accidents, so the news will not go into details. Ordinary people know nothing. Even we are kept in the dark. ." Lu Yezhou held the handle of the knife tightly. He hated the feeling of being kept in the dark, especially when the war might have begun.

"You're right. Maybe we are just unlucky. This happened to us when we first joined the organization... If you were killed, what kind of accident would it be classified as?"

"What's the meaning?"

"If you had been killed on the street just now, it would have been on the news. Your wounds were consistent with those of the planet's heir, and the assassination location was similar. There must be sensitive reporters who would connect the two incidents. This is not an accident."

Lu Yezhou couldn't answer, "The old man knows the details. I...next time he comes, I will ask him clearly."

"You'd better get some sleep first."

Lu Yezhou was not sleepy, "Do you think the con man will tell the truth?"

"No." Lu Linbei was very sure of this, "He won't say anything."

Before even seeing Mei Qianzhong himself, Lu Yezhou was already feeling depressed, "It's up to him whether to tell or not, I must ask, I must ask."

Lu Linbei continued to browse information, divided potentially useful articles into several categories, and stored them in a separate folder. This was one of the tasks he was good at.

He was busy until dawn. When he took off his display glasses, he saw Lu Yezhou fell asleep on the chair and dropped the kitchen knife on the ground.

As soon as Lu Linbei got up, Lu Yezhou woke up. The first thing he did was to find a knife. He held it in his hand and let out a long breath, "I just had a nightmare... have you found any clues?"

"The murder of the heir has a great impact. The Star Alliance has been putting pressure on the Zhaiwang Star Joint Committee to find the murderer and the main messenger as soon as possible."

"It's ridiculous. The barber is a citizen of our planet Zhai. He can inherit the planet, which is a great thing for Zhai. His death must be a conspiracy from other planets. How can the Star Alliance have the nerve to put pressure on Zhai?"

"The matter is very complicated, there is too little relevant information, and I don't know much about it. There are many conspiracy theories on the Internet, and they are all very reasonable. Some of them have already guessed spy weapons, but the conclusions are really incredible."

"The murderer is still missing?"

"No, it is generally speculated that it was done by an extremist organization."

"This has nothing to do with us."

"No."

"It has nothing to do with the Mei family or the Cui family."

"No."

Lu Yezhou put down the knife, raised his hand and rubbed his face fiercely for a while, "I am going to become the dead spy that the third uncle said, and I will die inexplicably. What is that look in your eyes?"

Lu Linbei had been staring at Lu Yezhou unknowingly. Then he moved his gaze slightly and smiled, "I'm thinking... maybe I'm overthinking, but I do have a bold idea."

"Come on, tell me. It's not a report. Is there anything else you and I can hide?"

"The news on the Internet says that the Star Alliance is still looking for a new planetary heir."

"Isn't it said that the barber is the only descendant of the Shao family?"

"The barber is the only official descendant of the Shao family."

"Are there any unofficial descendants? I've never heard of this term."

"The Star Alliance will hold a council meeting next month, and there are rumors that the inheritance law will be revised."

"Then what?"

"Interstellar orphans may have the inheritance qualifications of blood relatives."

"What happens next?"

"If you were assassinated for the same reasons as the barber..."

"Then I am the Shao family..."

There was a knock on the door outside, and Lu Yezhou was so frightened that he fell off his chair.