The secret war is silent

Luo Yao clearly remembered that there was a copy of "The Earth" on the book list he gave Osborne, if he looked for it according to the book list he provided.

Maybe it will be found soon too.

It's just that he was too conceited and missed an opportunity to decipher the "Midnight Ghost" by himself.

However, what surprised Luo Yao the most was that the person who finally found "The Earth" was Xu Zhen, a person he had never thought of.

The reason is flawless.

At least not yet.

"Webmaster, I heard that Consultant Osborne deciphered the 'Midnight Ghost' secret code?" Chi An seemed to have heard the news, knocked on the door and walked into Luo Yao's office.

"Well, the masthead code is in an English novel called "The Earth"." Luo Yao nodded. The "Midnight Ghost" code was originally assigned to Chi An to decipher. Later, many people participated. Osborne He is also one of them and has made many suggestions.

But Chi An's energy is mainly focused on deciphering Japan's diplomatic secret messages, and his energy on "Midnight Ghost" is naturally much less, and he even has no time at all recently.

Chi An is not a petty person. He is happy if anyone deciphers the "Midnight Ghost" code. Deciphering the code means that he has mastered this "espionage" activity. It can be inferred from the information he sent to the Japanese intelligence agency. The person's scope, occupation, etc.

In this way, suspects can be more accurately screened from suspects.

Moreover, it can also make arrangements in advance based on the intelligence provided by the "spies" to lure the enemy into being fooled and cast doubt on the loyalty of the "spies".

""The Earth", this name is quite familiar. I think you have heard of it?" Chi An thought about it in his mind and nodded slightly.

"The work of an American female writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature last year and has lived in China for many years. "The Good Earth" also describes the story of rural China." Luo Yao remembered why the name Pearl Buck was so familiar to him, because Its author lived in Jinling for a long time.

For such a talented female writer who has lived in China for many years and is also a beauty, newspapers will naturally have many reports.

Before Pearl Buck returned to the United States, she lived in China for nearly forty years, and her Chinese proficiency may be even better than her English.

"This is really..." Chi An sighed, not knowing what to say. He was looking for one among thousands of books, just like looking for a needle in a haystack, and Osborne actually found it.

This perseverance is worthy of admiration.

"Lao Chi, although we have found the password, we have intercepted a lot of messages before. It will probably take time to decipher them all. If you have time, you can go and help."

"It's okay to help. As long as the code is cracked, it is only a matter of time before the message is deciphered. Let consultant Osborne take the credit alone." Chi An chuckled. It was time for him to step in. Others would think that he was trying to grab the credit. After all, he was responsible for the "Midnight Ghost" case in the past.

"Okay, let's make an announcement later to announce the good news to everyone. Let's celebrate with more food in the cafeteria tonight." Luo Yao said.

"It's time to celebrate. This case has been pending for a long time. If it can't be solved, it will become an unresolved case." Chi An said, "I am in charge of this case. I will be the one to be embarrassed when the time comes."

"Ha ha!"

…

"What are you talking about, my dear, you found that copy of "The Earth"?" Osborne said with shock and numbness after listening to Xu Zhen's narration.

"Yes, I asked Mr. Luo to hand it over to you." Xu Zhen didn't understand why Osborne had such a big reaction. Didn't he know?

"Damn Luo, he actually lied to me!" Osborne was very angry. He thought it was Luo Yao who found "The Earth" and helped him. He was still grateful, but after a long time, it turned out to be his own woman. I found it and sent it to him.

This is clearly stealing Xu Zhen's credit.

This hypocritical guy!

"Mr. Luo lied to you, Osborne, what did he lie to you about, dear?" Xu Zhen didn't understand what was going on and asked.

"Zhen, this matter has nothing to do with you, but I want to thank you. Without you, we would be forced to separate." Osborne said emotionally.

"What, Osborne, I don't know what you're talking about?"

"Zhen, go back now, wait for me at home, don't leave, wait until I get back to explain to you, do you understand?" Osborne doesn't want to explain to Xu Zhen now, because when it comes to explaining this matter, he won't be able to say no for an hour. It is clear that firstly, he does not have such a long time, secondly, this is not the place to explain, and thirdly, he wants to settle accounts with Luo Yao.

"Well, I'll wait for you when I go back." Xu Zhen nodded.

…

Osborne angrily pushed open the door of Luo Yao's office, walked in, and closed the door from the inside. This was a personal grudge between him and Luo Yao.

He didn't want to be heard by outsiders either.

"Luo, you are going too far. It was Miss Xu who clearly found the book "The Earth", but you took the credit for it?" Osborne slammed his fists on Luo Yao's desk angrily and asked.

Luo Yao looked up at Osborne and asked calmly: "Did I say that I found that?"

"Well……"

Osborne was stunned. He carefully recalled the process of Luo Yao taking "The Earth" and handing it over to him. It seemed that he did not explain the exact origin of "The Earth".

"Then why don't you explain that Miss Xu Zhen gave it to you?"

"Did you ask?"

"If I don't ask, can you not explain?" Osborne continued to question.

"How do you need me to explain, or do you think it would be more appropriate for me to give "The Earth" to you two hours later?" Luo Yaodao, "That way, even if you decipher the 'Midnight Ghost', I can judge you The military order was not completed.”

"..."

"I had many reasons to withhold Miss Xu's "The Earth" and then give it to you. You understand." Luo Yaodao, "Moreover, Xu Zhen is not one of ours. You disclosed your work situation to her without authorization." , you have violated the regulations, do you want me to punish you in accordance with the regulations?"

"I just told her that I was looking for an English book and a few key words?" Osborne defended, but his momentum was obviously much lower.

"You are also an old agent who has been engaged in intelligence work for many years. A few key words may reveal important information. Don't you know?"

"Miss Xu Zhen is trustworthy. She is not the kind of person you said."

"You know very well what her past identity was. Do you need me to remind you?" Luo Yaodao said, "If we follow our rules, she will not be allowed to be with you."

"Luo, you are inferring guilt. Can you deny everything about a person just because of his past?" Osborne said, "Xu Zhen is also innocent. She just met someone unkind and she is also a victim."

"I think in the United States, you won't be so tolerant towards people with such criminal records, especially in a special department like the intelligence agency?"

Osborne was speechless.

He has served in the military intelligence department for many years. How could he not know the rules of the U.S. intelligence department? In fact, the purity work of intelligence departments is the same in all countries. The difference lies in the strictness and laxity of implementation.

Any intelligence agency will place its own "purity" in an extremely important position, because once the intelligence agency makes a mistake, the price paid will be extremely heavy.

"Consultant Osborne, because you are an expert consultant from the United States, many of our rules cannot restrain you, but we can restrain others except you. Do you understand?" Luo Yao solemnly reminded, "Even if I agree to your marriage to Miss Xu Zhen, you still need to abide by the rules we set before. This is the price we pay for hiring you to work for us with a high salary."

"Luo, I don't want to offend you, but this time Miss Xu Zhen has established her merits. Isn't that enough to trust her?" Osborne calmed down. He found that he was no match for Luo Yao whether he was arguing or reasoning. I'm used to this situation.

"Yes, she has made a meritorious service in deciphering the 'Midnight Ghost' code. Otherwise, I would not have allowed you to marry her." Luo Yao said directly, "I can have many ways to get her to marry you directly. Just disappeared from life."

Osborne was stunned.

He seemed to have forgotten that there was a difference in identity between Luo Yao and him. He was an out-and-out agent and had killed people with his own hands.

He is the same type of person as Boss Dai, codenamed "Axeman". If he is really offended, the consequences will be very serious. He has seen with his own eyes what happened to the Japanese agents who kidnapped him.

"Luo, I hope you don't do this. Her fate is miserable enough." Osborne knew very well that Luo Yao was a very trustworthy person and he would do what he said.

"Counsellor Osborne, I don't want to do this either, but the premise is that both you and Miss Xu must abide by the rules and don't make it difficult for me." Luo Yaodao.

"Okay, I understand. I'll keep her away when I'm working, and I won't talk about anything work-related in front of her. I promise, I swear I can do it."

"I will send someone to secretly protect Miss Xu. I hope you don't mind. This is a necessary procedure. Don't worry, this will not affect her daily life." Luo Yaodao, "Miss Xu's safety is also related to your safety. Now you The secrets in Shancheng are probably already known to Washington, and I don’t want you to have too much contact with them while you are working for us. Of course, I will not interfere with normal social interactions."

"I understand, Luo." Osborne nodded. From Luo Yao's perspective, he could not blame Luo Yao for what he did. This was his job and for his safety.

"Okay, to celebrate your success tonight, you can bring Miss Xu Zhen here with you. I, Luo Yao, have never coveted other people's credit." Luo Yao ordered.

…

Osborne returned to his office, and Qin Pu, his former translator and now also a researcher in the secret interpretation room, appeared in his office.

"Qin, are you done with your work?" Osborne asked. This time, he removed his staff and came to help. Qin Pu had been removed from Osborne's response because he had responded to him in the past, and he directly became his assistant.

"Consultant Osborne, I found this book list when I was cleaning up your office." Qin Pu handed Osborne a piece of paper and said.

"Oh, it's no longer useful. You can do whatever you want with it."

"No, Consultant Osborne, I found the English book we are looking for "The Earth" on the book list." Qin Pu said very seriously.

"What?" Osborne was surprised. He took the book list and took a look at it. He was stunned on the spot. This book list was sent by Qi Zhibin last night. At that time, he still remembered Qi Zhibin's original words: "It's on the book list." Those who have already been screened can be skipped, and those who have not been screened can be screened.”

It turned out that he himself missed the opportunity to find "The Earth", and this opportunity was also given by Luo Yao.