Chapter 4 Chapter Four

The small restaurant was buzzing with people, and Yu Pingning leaned alone in front of the window, pouring a cup of Daqu from the credit shop into his stomach.He never drank alcohol while working because "work is an effective narcotic".But during the vacation, he needs alcohol to anesthetize himself and dilute his deep-seated love for his wife and daughter. It has been three years. The hotel is built along the water, where the white water twists and turns and merges into a small lake with a wide surface. From time to time, the sound of empty flutes rolled across the water. Yu Pingning is 35 years old this year, tall and tall, with broad shoulders, sharp edges and corners, a very dazzling white hair on the sideburns, dignified and majestic features, but a conspicuous scar from the forehead to the bridge of the nose destroys it.Wearing a half-worn gray jacket with the neckline open.Three years ago, he joined the Interpol Xi'an "Anti-K Star Spy Bureau" (insiders often referred to as anti-K Bureau), and has been promoted from a civil aviation pilot without a military rank to a colonel.Every short vacation, he would return to his hometown, Guwan City.There are no relatives here anymore, and he often spends time alone in those smoky, alcohol-smelling taverns, looking for some childhood memories, and painting his "self" again.

The harsh work of the Anti-K Bureau has gradually made him lose himself. When he was about to finish a bottle of credit shop Daqu, the videophone on his waist rang, and it was the avatar of the bureau secretary Nitta Tsuruko.This beautiful Japanese woman has been madly in love with him for three years. If it weren't for the shadow left by his wife and daughter in his heart, he might have accepted Hezi's love long ago.Crane bowed respectfully and said: "Mr. Yu Pingning, hello." Yu Pingning was still thinking about his wife and daughter, and he didn't want Hezi to intervene at this time, so he whispered: "Don't disturb me during vacation!"

Crane bowed repeatedly on the screen, like an elf locked in an Arabian magic bottle, and said anxiously: "Please don't turn off the phone, Boss Yi is looking for you!" Boss Yi refers to General Ivanov, the director of the Anti-K Bureau.The Russian was rigid, even cruel.But he was upright and fair.Yu Pingning has been under his command since he participated in the Anti-K Bureau, and the two have a good personal relationship.Boss Yi came to call himself this time. It seemed that there was indeed something urgent. His vacation was coming to an end. General Ivanov in civilian clothes appeared on the screen.He smiled rarely, and said in fluent Chinese:

"Sorry to interrupt your vacation, please return as soon as possible." Another group of customers entered the tavern, a group of modern hippies with fiery red hair and tattoos on their skin, shouting and singing as they walked.It's not surprising that there are so many people in the hotel, they still care about guessing games.Waitresses in miniskirts, with their backs bare, made their way through the crowd.Sometimes a drunkard would touch them, provoking a laughing and cursing.Outside the window, the laser advertisements on Moon Island were colorful, and a picture appeared in a flash:

"Do you want to be beautiful and sexy forever, please take Dole liquid!" The sexy female avatar just disappeared, replaced by a rugged western cowboy: "With aphrodisiac spring, every day is a good man!" Yu Pingning looked at this group of mortal beings melancholy, somewhat envious.These people are carefree, unaware that the war between humans and Kryptonians is imminent.Since three years ago, the K star people have launched a spy war against the earth, and it has become more and more fierce, which indicates that Mars, the god of war, is approaching day by day.But the world government has kept this strictly secret, and they are afraid of causing global panic.

This worry is not unwarranted.Just imagine, if one day you learn that your superiors, colleagues, even parents, wives, and children may be replicas made by K-stars, they are exactly the same as the prototypes, get along well with you, love each other, but wait for the opportunity to bite you off throat.At that time, can you still maintain your belief in this world? There are only hundreds of people in the world who know the truth. They are the people with the strongest nerves. They keep their mouths shut and silently bear this extremely heavy shackle, which should be borne by 5 billion people.Yu Pingning is one of them.

Either victory, death, or... madness. Yu Pingning settled the bill, gave the waitress 100 RMB as a tip, and staggered out of the tavern.The cool breeze outside the door woke him up. He found his Fengshen 700 on the parking lot, opened the door with the remote control, backed out with difficulty in the crowded vehicles, and went straight to the Ningxi Expressway. Fengshen 700 is a new product of Shiyan Automobile Co., Ltd. in 2035. It is powered by high-energy batteries, with a speed of 400 kilometers per hour and a mileage of 1,500 kilometers. It has automatic navigation and anti-collision functions.He didn't use autopilot, though.From middle school until he became a civil aviation pilot, he has always loved sports, boxing, surfing, rock climbing, Sanda... He is proficient in all of them, and driving a car with a speed of 400 kilometers per hour manually is even more of a challenge.

Going west along the Ningxi Expressway, passing Xixia, Xiping, and Shangnan, the Qinling Mountains are on the side of the road, and a huge road tunnel soon appeared.The depths of his memory began to stab sharply again. It had been three years, but every time he came here, he still felt a sharp pain that gnawed at his heart and lungs.Three years ago, he was a pilot of Civil Aviation of China, and he took his wife He Qingyun and daughter Qingqing to Xi'an during the vacation.He started from his hometown, and it was almost dusk when he arrived here, the bloody setting sun was fading in the mountains, and the street lights were already shining.Suddenly, a hole of light appeared in the sky at the mountain pass in front of it. In the hole, a cyan beam of light was surrounded by halos, and the colorful flashes were very charming.The wife and daughter in the backseat cheered with excitement.He immediately thought of the news that the "unidentified spaceship arrived at Mercury" that was hyped up in the press, and Qingqing, who often watched sci-fi movies, shouted like singing:

"This is a flying saucer, no, it's a cosmic wormhole, it's an E.T alien! Dad, go and have a look!" She clapped her little hands and jumped on the seat. His wife held her down with a smile and fastened her seat belt.Yu Pingning saw this scene in the rearview mirror, and the photo of his wife and daughter will remain in his heart forever.A minute later, the street lights suddenly went out and the car suddenly lost control.He quickly shifted to manual transmission, but then he felt dizzy and fell into a semi-comatose state. The uncontrolled car rushed through the guardrail and crashed into the tunnel entrance.

In this car accident, only Yu Pingning survived, but left more than a dozen scars on his body and face.Before the cremation of his wife and daughter, Yu Pingning, who was covered in bandages, went to the morgue despite the doctor's dissuasion, and stood guard overnight in front of the two mutilated corpses.Is that charred and shriveled body the smiling wife and the witty daughter? ... The next morning, colleagues pulled away the stone-like Yu Pingning and found a new strand of dazzling white hair on his forehead. The world government attaches great importance to this matter and sent a capable team to deal with it, led by a Russian, Ivanov.Ivanov tested his nervous system and found that his will was very strong and his observation skills were very keen, so he carefully recorded his testimony.He told Yu Pingning that the people from Star K arrived at Mercury a week ago, and they didn't seem to plan to visit the earth legitimately.Not long ago, flying saucers were found in several places, and their movements were erratic and sneaky.Since they are essentially invisible to radar, they are extremely difficult to spot.This is the first time they found that they hijacked the earth people through the space-time wormhole, although they did not succeed.

Ivanov said with a wry smile: "The Earth government has indeed prepared to welcome the emissaries of alien civilizations, but obviously they are not here as guests." After that, press coverage of the Kryptonian spacecraft quickly cooled.A few days later, the Anti-K Star Spy Bureau was hastily established, under the Interpol.Ivanov called and asked if he would like to participate, and Yu Pingning agreed without hesitation.He gave up his well-paid job as a driver and reported to the Anti-K Bureau with only his toiletries. The strength of the wine began to rise, and it was a comfortable feeling of fatigue.He drank too much today, if he knew that he would have to drive a long way, he would not let himself go like this.He stretched his waist, and quickly grasped his fingers, making the joints snap.It was his habit, a way of relieving fatigue.He rubbed his eyes, knowing that he couldn't hold on anymore today, so he switched the gear to the automatic navigation gear, and the destination was Xi'an, and the car drove automatically according to the satellite signal. It was already dark, and the highway was full of traffic. The headlights and taillights formed two rivers, one white and one red, running in opposite directions.Yu Pingning put down the driving seat, fastened the sleeping seat belt, and soon fell asleep.He dreamed of his wife and daughter, they were shouting happily, a beam of light wearing a colorful halo pressed down on them, the beautiful halo looked weird and terrifying in the dream, like a krait watching its prey.He wanted to rush out to save his wife and daughter, but he couldn't move his limbs until the beam of light engulfed him... When I woke up, I was already in Lintong, and the roadside billboards introduced this tourist attraction to tourists, "The hot springs in Huaqing Pool can wash away the dust of thousands of miles away"!After this sleep, he felt refreshed and had a vigorous freshness.But he immediately recalled that dream, and his eyes suddenly darkened. That dream seemed to be a metaphor for their situation.Under the high-tech espionage methods of the Kryptonians, the people on Earth are almost powerless, just like the Neanderthals with stone cutting tools fighting tanks.Only with ten times the determination and a hundred times of dedication can the anti-K bureau barely maintain a peaceful situation. Sometimes Yu Pingning thought sadly that the Anti-K Bureau was just like the Kamikaze Special Forces in World War II, a group of suicide warriors who only cared about struggle but not success.Therefore, the anti-K Bureau acted cruelly and lawlessly, so it can be forgiven. He rushed to the Anti-K Bureau office at the Afang Palace site in the northwest of Xi'an at 12 o'clock in the evening, rested overnight, and changed to a helicopter to fly directly to the southwest the next morning.The headquarters of the Anti-K Bureau and the Special Operations Division are located together, and it is also located in a hollowed-out mountainside, not far from Taibai Mountain.The guards conducted a strict security check on Ping Ning and said: "Welcome Comrade Colonel, the Director is waiting for you in the office." As soon as Xintian Hezi saw Yu Pingning, he immediately stood up in surprise.She was petite, with large eyes, crescent eyebrows, and what seemed to be a perpetual smile.With the keenness of a lover, she discovered that today Yu Pingning's complexion is radiant and his eyes are sparkling, which makes her very happy.She bowed to Yu and said in a low voice: "The director is in the room, and has been looking forward to you." Yu Pingning read the expectation from her earnest eyes.He embraced Hezi and pressed a kiss on her forehead, Hezi blushed and felt sweet in his heart. Ivanov was a large man with graying hair but a ruddy complexion and strong, strong hands.He was quite relieved when he returned the gift to Yu. This time, Yu Pingning looked very good, "as fresh as newly picked grapes".This was not the case usually. After a week in the wine tank, he always seemed irritable and sluggish, and it took two days to recover.The super-intensive, life-and-death work of the anti-K Bureau puts everyone on the verge of mental breakdown. They can only take a breath during the short vacation, and relax on the beach, ski resort and women's breasts.Only this Yu Pingning confines himself in the memory of his wife and daughter every holiday, and his love has not faded for three years.Ivanov is also an old-fashioned, family-oriented guy, so he never blames too much drinking on peaceful holidays. Yu Pingning's work is indeed irreproachable. The longing for his wife and daughter and the hatred for K star people accumulated during the holidays will be transformed into endless motivation for work. There is another person in the room, casual clothes, black hair, tall and tall, about the same height as him, with broad shoulders, neat and well-fitting clothes, looking at him with a smile.Yu Pingning walked up and patted Li Jian's shoulder affectionately.The anti-K bureau has three major subordinate units, the so-called tripartite.One is the Special Operations Division, which is in charge of Ping Ning; the second is Base 01, where Li Jian is in charge of security work; the third is the Rapid Response Space Fleet, which Zumalev is in charge of. Air, fly to Mercury to perform an attack operation.After discovering the wolf heart of the K star people, the earth government organized a surprise attack, but the entire army was annihilated.Since then, the earth government has equipped this more advanced KG spaceship and made all preparations, but it has not moved. Due to strict confidentiality restrictions, the three units have little contact with each other, but the "Three Musketeers" know each other very well, and they are long-time friends.The general said: "The situation is urgent. Let Colonel Li Jian introduce you." Li Jian briefly introduced what happened, talking about the radar blind spot of 1 minute and 48 seconds; the driver's watch was exactly 1 minute and 48 seconds slow; and the light hole described by the witnesses.Ivanov interjected: "Another three hunters and tourists provided testimonies. They didn't see our flying saucer, but they saw the light hole. Their description was exactly the same as Mr. Sima's description. Therefore, this point is basically certain." Li Jian said: "The combination of several anomalies prompted us to take action. So the general called you back. I have suspended the experiment at the 01 base. The excuse is that I received information that is not conducive to the experiment. an examination." Yu Pingning said suspiciously: "K star people will make such a stupid mistake? Could it be that they just forgot to set the pilot's watch forward by 1 minute and 48 seconds to make up for the time gap in the space-time tunnel?" Li Jian smiled wryly and said: "I have the same suspicion as you, but the importance of Base 01 does not allow us to take any chances. On the other hand, it is not impossible for K-star people to be negligent occasionally, even though their civilization is so high. Unbelievable. Didn’t humans forget to lock the cage door when managing the monkey group? Of course, it can also be assumed that only the pilot was sucked into the space-time tunnel, but I think it’s unlikely. The K-stars will not let six outstanding scientists hijack A normal pilot. Well, it could be the case that the Kryptonians hijacked all seven, but they were actually targeting six, so they just forgot to set the seventh man's watch." Yu Pingning read his words again.Li Jian's reasoning is not perfect, and some links are far-fetched, but the coincidence of 1 minute and 48 seconds and the space-time wormhole confirmed by multiple witnesses are all doubtful points that cannot be ignored.On his sixth sense, a warning light began to flash rapidly, warning him that danger was approaching, and his instincts were always right.He said: "Okay, let me ask a few questions. First, do you suspect that the seven people on the 'Archangel' flying saucer were swapped? Or some of them were swapped?" Ivanov and Li Jian looked at each other and said firmly, "We think so." "Second point, why don't you isolate 6 or 7 people for strict inspection? We have developed a new type of lie detector, and we have also conducted in-depth research on the psychology of K star clones." Li Jian smiled wryly again: "Your question shows that you don't know the latest biological espionage technology of the K star people. Your Excellency General," he said dissatisfiedly, "I said earlier that the overly strict secrecy system within the Anti-K Bureau can only blind your own eyes. Let me introduce a little bit of inside information, although this somewhat reveals the research direction of the 01 base. After the K-planets hijacked the earthlings in the past, they sent back an impostor with the same appearance but a different heart. As you said, let’s identify this white The dark-skinned spies are no longer difficult, and a batch of them were executed decisively. It seems that the K star people changed their strategy. We later found out that what they sent back were white-skinned and white-hearted real people, exactly the same as the prototype: the same appearance, including fingerprints , voiceprint, brainprint, body odor, etc.; the heart is the same, including the secret memories of childhood, love for relatives and hatred for K-star people, etc. " "Of course, if they were really the same, the K-star people wouldn't bother so much. The copied bio-robot has an instruction hidden deep in the consciousness, which is a certain goal that the K-star people want to achieve—for example, to steal the 01 base. and destroy the base, so that the duplicants can persevere in this direction. But," he emphasized darkly, "this purpose is subconscious, and the duplicants themselves don't know it. Like Chinese sturgeon and salmon Instinctively swim back to the reproductive area according to the instructions in the dark, just like an ignorant baby who knows how to ingest food to survive. Moreover, when the duplicant executes this instruction, he will find out various reasons and find out that he is the Reasons that people think are justified. Therefore, even if they are put under the test of the most advanced lie detector, they will not be exposed. Only after the fait accompli is established, the spy may be exposed, but it is too late for us It's late. We can't do anything about it for the time being, we only know that there is a bomb somewhere, but we can't even hear the ticking of the timer." The grim picture he paints is chilling.All three looked gloomy.Yu Pingning smiled wryly and said: "Your words almost make me sympathize with these second-generation replicants. They are destroying the earth for the K star people, but they still think that they are loyal to the earth until their death." Ivanov said darkly: "That's right. But it's more dangerous if it's like this." "The third point, what do you want me to do?" Li Jian looked at the general.Ivanov said simply: "Go find them, screen them as best you can, and execute the replicants on the spot." That light snake with weird links, kill them all! ...Yu Pingning sneered and said: "Let me distinguish the real and fake monkey kings alone? I am the spirit beast at the foot of the Tibetan king. Listen to me?" You push this hot chestnut to me, and ask me to bear the responsibility of killing a good man by mistake .” Ivanov said coldly: "I'll take the blame. We can't accurately distinguish them, and we have no reason to imprison them. However, once a replicant mixes into the 01 base, he can easily destroy it. You know, from all signs, the K-star people launched The days of a war are numbered, and until the research at Base 01 is successful, we have no choice but to be ruthless. The legal norm of presumption of innocence does not apply in the Anti-K Bureau, and we adopt the presumption of guilt—for possible K Star spies, as long as they cannot find a reliable proof of immunity, they will all be executed in secret." He said to Ping Ning in a muffled voice: "I can issue a warrant for the execution of seven people. In this way, you will have no responsibility. On the contrary, as long as you can distinguish an innocent person, it will be considered as your merit. Do you feel psychologically more peaceful in this way?" Yu Pingning stopped talking.He knew that old Ivanov was not by nature a brutal murderer, but that harsh circumstances forced him to go against his instincts.Those weird halos danced and collided in front of his eyes, a miserable green haze, and hatred gradually swelled in Ping Ning's heart.kill them all! ... Yu Pingning said in a muffled voice: "I don't care about the pilot." Killing an ordinary pilot is never part of my mission. Ivanov looked at Li Jian, nodded and said, "Okay. His status is different, and he can be detained for a long time." "Are all six at the base?" Li Jian said: "No, the execution of them in the base was too shocking. The general and I agreed to give the six people a short vacation under the pretext that the base will conduct a security inspection. Here are the six people's nationalities, home phone numbers, addresses, and have pictures." Yu Pingning took the note. There were five men and one woman on it, including one Armenian, one Japanese, one Korean, one American, and two Chinese. "I'll start with the Americans first, and end with domestic issues, so that my compatriots can live two more days. You won't object to my selfishness." He joked bitterly. The three discussed some specific matters.Li Jian told him that the scientists in Base 01 all have a talisman, which is a round miniature electronic device, which can track the holder with the satellite positioning system, and the holder can also ask for help from the satellite. "This small disc has always been inseparable, so it is very easy for you to track it." Li Jian smiled bitterly. "This fact is ironic. It was originally a tool to protect the safety of scientists, but now it is used in reverse." Ivanov said that the operation, code-named "Walnut", was kept secret from the governments of all countries except for a few insiders of the world government. "Therefore, you cannot expect the cooperation of the intelligence agencies of various countries. Journalists. Also, you can’t carry weapons through the immigration checks of countries, you have to deal with it on the spot.” "No problem, I am very familiar with the underworld." Ivanov gave him 5,000 U.S. dollars and 5,000 yuan in cash in the common currency of the world, and gave him a credit card: "This credit card can be exchanged for cash in any bank, and the amount is unlimited." Yu Pingning took the cash and credit card and asked, "If all six people are clones—I mean if, if all six people are executed, won't it affect the research of Base 01?" Li Jian smiled wryly and said: "How can it not be affected? But it's better than mixing in a K-star spy. The 01 base has allocated B horns for these scientists, just to prevent accidents. Besides, that research is close to success , so the impact is not too great." Before parting, Li Jian held Yu Pingning's hand tightly and said: "The general has a very high opinion of you. I sincerely hope that you can use your extraordinary intuition to identify a few innocent people from among the six pending criminals, which will somewhat alleviate my self-blame. Of course, the results of the identification must be absolutely reliable." He immediately Added: "I know it's next to impossible, so don't take my words as demands. I'm just shedding a few crocodile tears." His voice was dull and sincere in his sorrow and self-blame.Yu Pingning didn't say anything, and shook hands with him again.The general sent him to the door, and when he opened the heavy oak door, the old man said slightly sadly: "Yu Yu, I'm about to retire, I asked for it myself. My thinking has become dull, and I'm not qualified for this job. Yu Yu, work hard." He did not say that he had suggested to his superiors that Yu Pingning should be promoted exceptionally to take his place.Yu Pingning hid the emotion in his heart, shook hands with the old man silently, and opened the door. When he walked out of the room, he put away the bitterness and dullness in the room. He could only let his subordinates see a calm and confident Yu Pingning.Liu Ruohong, the general's confidential secretary, was chatting with Xintian Hezi, and the two were giggling. Seeing Yu Pingning coming out, Liu Ruohong's eyes lit up, and asked, "Your Excellency, Colonel, are you back? Someone here wants to go crazy!" She looked He Zi laughed loudly, and then asked with concern: "Going out again?" Yu Pingning said vaguely: "It's a short business trip, I'll be back soon." Liu pursed his lips and smiled: "Okay, don't bother, I want to send documents to the general." Now, Hezi looked at him fixedly.She knew that every time Yu Pingning went out, he was fighting with the god of death, and he walked out here with a smile, and he probably would never come back again, so her shyness was filled with maternal love.Yu Pingning took her over and was about to kiss her goodbye as usual, but Hezi pushed him away and said abruptly, "You have never invited me as a guest." Yu Pingning was a little surprised, but then laughed, knowing that he could no longer escape this time.He took the apartment key from the keychain and handed it to Tsuruko: "Hey, here you go. You go first, I can go back after I handle some business." When Ping Ning returned home, the small apartment had already changed.He has always been a clean freak, and the cleaning lady keeps his apartment spotless.But a man's room is rigid and dull.Hezi just added some small decorations to the house. A string of wind chimes is hung here, a plate of spider orchids is placed there, and a plate of green and elegant asparagus bamboo with appropriate density and density is placed on the table with a purple sand basin. Add a little warmth. Hezi was busy in the kitchen and said: "You don't need to come in, the food will be ready soon!" Yu Pingning paced in the hall, admiring Hezi's ingenuity.He suddenly saw an extra picture frame under Clivia, which was a photo of his wife and daughter in their early years. The daughter just turned one year old, and she looked cute.The wife leaned over to look at her with love in her eyes.He couldn't help holding up the frame, and was moved by Hezi's thoughtfulness. Crane Zi has already prepared the food in the dining room, so he came out to call him.Yu Pingning smiled and asked, "Where did you get the photos?" Hezi smiled and said, "As long as a woman has a heart, there is nothing she can't do. Let's eat. I made two Japanese dishes and two Chinese dishes. I don't know if it suits your taste." At the dinner table, Yu Pingning was full of praise for the sashimi, shrimp and winter bamboo shoots, spicy tofu and sushi rice.Hezi didn't move his chopsticks much, just looked at him with a smile, and added "Thanks for the compliment".After her new bath, her temples were fluffy and her face was flushed. Yu Pingning couldn't help herself. He suddenly realized: "Why didn't you take the wine?" "No, I don't want you to drink. Yu Jun," she said slowly, "I hope you can be freed from the grief of losing your wife and daughter. Finding a new love is the greatest comfort to Mrs. Zun, trust her The spirit in heaven will definitely agree with my words." Yu Pingning understood Hezi's hard work and love, he pushed away his job and took Hezi into his arms.