Anne ate the meal for two full hours.
For Shi Qiang, whose meal usually lasts no more than five minutes, it is of course very unbelievable and incomprehensible, because according to what he muttered on the side, who the hell dares to eat like this on the battlefield?
, the enemy is estimated to have at least attacked our own headquarters!
However, Anne was not at war, so there was certainly no need for her to eat like a war.
She just ate her food slowly, and from time to time she would deliberately give Uncle Shi Qiang, who was waiting impatiently but couldn't forcefully urge him, a smug look. Then she seemed to like to see the other person's eagerness.
, but looking helpless?
It wasn't until two hours later that she had eaten, drank, wiped her mouth, jumped off the chair, and followed the other party to a small, heavily guarded airport outside the garden area, and then boarded a military transport plane with a slightly luxurious interior.
Then, escorted by several advanced fifth-generation military aircraft, they soared into the sky and flew toward a certain place at high speed.
It wasn't until half a day later, when Annie, who had been huddled in the seat that was more comfortable than a child's seat, playing stand-alone games and having a great time, was a little sleepy, that the plane finally arrived at a heavily guarded airport.
Island Airport.
However, that was not the destination of their trip, it was just a transit stop.
soon!
After the plane landed to replenish fuel and picked up a group of strangers and hurriedly boarded the military plane, it hurriedly took off again and continued to roar toward a certain place under the escort of several other replacement fighter planes.
"..."
And when the plane was flying steadily in the air, one of the people who got on the plane midway, the man who looked a little cynical and depressed at the same time, in his twenties and nearly thirty years old, suddenly left his own
seat, and then took a few steps to the front of the cabin.
"??"
-
(゜-゜)
Seeing the person coming, Anne naturally turned her head and glanced at him curiously.
"..."
(0`)
"..."
(_-)
Then, when she discovered that it was a strange man and she didn't seem to recognize it, she stretched out a lot, then turned around and continued to curl up in her seat and play with her hands without taking another look.
After all, the weirdo is the most annoying thing, so how can her mobile game be so fun?
(…)
(●￣￣●)
"..."
Fortunately, the other party only glanced at her lightly, not even saying hello. Instead, she turned around and stared at Shi Qiang, who was wearing a blindfold and napping on the other row of seats in the aisle next to Anne.
go.
Then, the man looked at Shi Qiang for a while, then looked at Shi Qiang's legs resting on the empty seat opposite him. Then, after thinking about it, he kicked Shi Qiang's feet away, and then he took care of himself.
Sit on the ground?
"Oh, I'll go!"
"Who is this?!"
The other party's approach naturally woke up Shi Qiang, causing him to angrily pull off his blindfold and stand up, ready to go crazy.
You know, we are on a plane now, so it is impossible for ETO people to sneak in and carry out assassinations, and Shi Qiang has no way to interfere or stop other assassination methods targeting planes, so he simply takes advantage of the least.
If the flight lasts for more than ten hours, just put on the eye mask and plan to take a good rest and get a good night's sleep to recharge your batteries.
But how could he have imagined that on this plane, there would be someone who came to disturb his good sleep in a very shameless manner, and even kicked him awake?
"??"
"ah!"
But soon, when he discovered that the person who had just kicked off his legs and sat carelessly opposite him was an old acquaintance, Shi Qiang immediately exclaimed and asked in disbelief:
"Professor Luo Ji?"
"Why, why is it you?"
"Why are you here too?"
While asking, Shi Qiang subconsciously looked out the window of the plane, thinking that the plane had arrived at its destination.
However, when he found that the plane was still above the blue sky and white clouds, he was confused again and looked at Luo Ji in confusion again. At the same time, he could not hide his surprise and slowly sat down and grinned, not knowing what to do.
Just go and say something.
"Yo!"
"How did I get here, don't you know?"
It was okay if Shi Qiang didn't ask, but when asked, Luo Ji immediately started yelling and scolding with some annoyance:
"The team protecting me said they were ordered to wait for someone to meet up at the airport, but as a result, the plane was delayed for more than two hours."
"When I came up and took a look, I realized that one of the guys turned out to be you!"
"Captain Shi!"
"Aren't you always the most punctual? Why did you keep us waiting so long this time?"
"Did the plane get struck by lightning or hit a bird?"
"Or was it attacked by ETO again?"
"But judging from how soundly you slept, you didn't wake up just after the plane landed and took off, and it doesn't look like there was an accident..."
After finishing speaking, Luo Ji did not forget to cast his mocking and dissatisfied eyes over Shi Qiang, who was still a little sleepy.
Come to think of it!
Anyone who is left to wait for three or four hours at the airport, and then the scheduled flight is delayed by more than two hours, which adds up to less than half a day, will not be able to survive.
In a good mood!
Luo Ji, in particular, was originally very dissatisfied with the changes during this period and his life of almost being under house arrest. But now he met an acquaintance. The key is that the other person was sleeping soundly and living a comfortable life. Comparing the two of them,
Well, it's not surprising that he had that kind of attitude and extreme behavior just now.
"Hi--"
"What are you talking about!"
"Isn't it because of some force majeure?"
As he spoke, Shi Qiang subconsciously turned his head towards the row of single-row seats on the other side of the aisle of the plane, towards the troubled little girl who was curled up in the seat next to the porthole playing with her mobile phone, and saw that the other person was still fine.
The ground was having a great time playing there, and from time to time there were sounds of fighting like "hem haha", and then he breathed a sigh of relief and wiped his face randomly with both hands.
Anyway, he would definitely not tell Professor Luo Jiluo in front of him: The reason for everything was because the annoying little girl next to him had to finish her meal before she left, and then she ate the meal for more than two hours.
of!
"Cause of force majeure?"
"Because of her?"
Luo Ji followed Shi Qiang's line of sight and glanced again at the little girl curled up in the seat next to him playing a game. Then he thought about the military plane being filled with soldiers and bodyguards, thought about the most advanced military aircraft escorting it outside, and thought about himself.
Because they were forced to wait for a few more hours, he subconsciously thought that Shi Qiang needed to pick up and protect the other party.
"ha!"
"Which big leader's child is this?"
"Can you tell me about it?"
Therefore, he just figured it out in his mind. As a young and promising university professor, he was not stupid himself. He quickly figured out the possible identities of the little girl before looking towards him with some curiosity.
Shi Qiang asked as he sat down, picked up a bottle of water on the table and drank sullenly.
"Well..."
"I can't say!"
However, upon hearing Luo Ji's inquiry, Shi Qiang suddenly stopped drinking water subconsciously, then turned to glance at Annie, and finally shook his head and said cautiously:
"You'll find out later anyway!"
"never mind!"
"Let's not talk about that for now. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's go together?"
"second lieutenant!"
"Is there still alcohol on the plane? Give us two glasses?"
With that said, since the big plane still had at least ten hours to reach its destination, Shi Qiang called over a female soldier in military uniform, and then asked the other party to bring him and Luo Ji two drinks.
As for Annie's identity as an alien, he has received an order and can only keep it in his heart from now on. Moreover, all current insiders have received orders to keep it strictly confidential. Therefore, Shi Qiang naturally cannot and dare not act casually.
Open your mouth.
"Cowardly~!"
"Needless to say, I know that she must be the daughter of a big leader..."
"What an evil bureaucrat..."
Seeing Shi Qiang's hesitant look, Luo Ji, who thought that Shi Qiang was acquiescing to his guess, nodded in understanding and sighed.
"Thanks!"
Then, seeing the female air force second lieutenant quickly bring them two glasses of liquor with at least two taels in the glass, Luo Ji quickly smiled and thanked them, took them and subconsciously smelled them.
"Stop smelling!"
"It's basically the best liquor you can find in China. It's the kind you can't buy with money outside. If you change the place, you may not be able to drink it if you want to!"
"It's up to you. No need to dry up. Good wine should be tasted slowly."
With that said, Shi Qiang hurriedly clinked a glass with Luo Ji, then couldn't wait to take a sip, and then grinned stupidly.
It was obvious that Luo Ji must have drunk it before he got on the plane, otherwise he wouldn't have slept so well before. But now, he found an excuse to convince himself and enjoy this good thing.
After all, they are still rushing on the plane now, and there are still at least ten hours before landing. During this period, he does not have to perform protection tasks at all. As long as he does not drink too much and gets drunk, he can have a good time with acquaintances like now.
It's okay to have a drink, it's not a violation of discipline.
"It's so corrupt..."
Although he said that, Luo Ji still took a small sip.
"Tsk!"
"Don't tell me, this wine is really good!"
Then, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly changed to a comfortable position and lay down, and chatted with Shi Qiang while sipping wine face to face.
"Professor Luo!"
"You look good, have you been doing well recently?"
"You seem to have gained weight?"
Shi Qiang took another sip, savoring the fresh, spicy and fragrant taste dancing on the tip of his tongue, and then looked at Luo Ji seriously before suddenly asking.
"Looking good?"
"My girlfriend died, right in front of me, and then she was imprisoned by your people for so many days. She couldn't go anywhere. She ate and slept every day, and woke up and ate. It was like I was in prison. My face was so expressionless.
How can it get better?"
"This is puffy and fat. It's because you were raised like a pig!"
"How does it look like you?"
"You're the one who's gained weight, right?"
After cursing a little and glancing dissatisfiedly at the few bodyguards sitting there like wooden figures at the back of the cabin, Luo Ji then sarcastically and retorted at Shi Qiang angrily.
Start joking.
"cough--!"
"Coach Luo, please be patient..."
"I'm a stupid person and I don't know how to comfort people, but I know that in recent years, not just one or two people have been killed by Trisolaris and ETO."
"In the future, we earthlings will probably all die at the hands of the Trisolaris. If we have the ability, we should do our best to contribute to the country, the people, and us humans, right?"
As he talked, Shi Qiang, who was originally in a good mood, couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Now, the Trisolaran and the Trisolaran fleet are like the Sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of all people on earth, making everyone live in a state of panic, and even caused many major turmoils.
If everyone hadn't also known that the sword would not fall for centuries, God knows what chaos the world would be in now!
"Maybe..."
Listening to Shi Qiang's words and looking at the crystal clear wine in the wine glass, Luo Ji was a little hesitant, as if he hadn't fully recovered from the memory of that painful scene at that time.
And think about it, no matter who has just walked out of a house with his beloved beautiful girlfriend, only to find out that his girlfriend drifted away before they had gone far, and the two of them have been separated from each other ever since. Such a tragic thing would be difficult for anyone to accept.
.
"Right!"
"It's been so long, have you found out why ETO wanted to assassinate me?"
Then, Luo Ji, who remembered something, quickly looked at Shi Qiang and asked impatiently.
After all, his girlfriend died in mysterious circumstances. If he didn't know the reason, there was no way he would be willing to accept it.
"??"
"I am no longer responsible for you. How can I know about you?"
"Ask the people who are following you!"
As he spoke, Shi Qiang subconsciously patrolled the large cabin, and soon, he saw a few unfamiliar faces behind the cabin.
But it's a pity that he doesn't know any of those people!
"Asked."
"If they knew, could I still ask you?"
Seeing that Shi Qiang was still trying to evade, Luo Ji couldn't help but stare back with some dissatisfaction.
"Then there's nothing I can do!"
"You know..."
"I, Shi Qiang, am just a small person, a soldier carrying a gun. Even if I have answers to such core things, I still can't get in touch with them!"
After saying that, Shi Qiang subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the little girl next to him who was still busy playing games. Then he took another sip of wine and slumped his shoulders, showing that he was really helpless.
After all, he is no longer responsible for Luo Ji's safety. He is now Annie's bodyguard and security chief. He only knows that Annie, that little alien, seems to have some kind of advanced technology that can defeat the Trisolaran fleet.
, that’s why the Trisolaris hated her so much. During this period, they launched several rounds of assassinations, and more were thwarted by them in the process. Their density, frequency, and danger were simply unbelievable!
And if Annie hadn't been lucky enough and could always escape in various weird ways, Shi Qiang would have been ordered by his superiors to write a 10,000-word apology letter for the failure of protection.
In comparison, the professor Luo Ji in front of me was only assassinated once, and then his girlfriend was killed. Is it a bit worth mentioning?
"Besides..."
"When I was ordered to protect you, I only knew that intelligence came out from within ETO that they wanted to kill a university professor like you. As for why they wanted to kill you, how the hell did I know?"
"Isn't it your turn to find the reason within yourself?"
"If ETO wants to kill you, it must prove that there is something in you that threatens the Trisolarans. That's why they asked Sophon to give orders to ETO to get rid of you?"
As he spoke, Shi Qiang suddenly pointed at Luo Ji's nose, indicating that it would be best to look for the cause within himself first.
"Looking for it in myself?"
"Where to find it?"
"The problem is that I don't know it myself!"
Now, Luo Ji was a little anxious.
Because some people have said similar things to him, but he really doesn’t know!
If he had known, if he could really threaten the Trisolarans, he would have told the truth a long time ago and used it to avenge the Trisolarans for killing their wives. After all, that was a life-and-death affair!
Even though it was just his girlfriend, a short-term girlfriend, and not yet his wife, they had really reached the point where they were talking about marriage and future generations. The other party was very beautiful, very temperamental, and had a good figure.
Although he, Luo Ji, felt that the other party was still a little imperfect, he was really prepared to continue on and complete an important process in his life.
But no idea...
At that critical moment, God made such a big brother joke on him. It was all right, but the Trisolarans wanted to kill him?
And the key is: he himself did not die, but his girlfriend died?
"I have no idea!"
"Don't ask me!"
"I'm just a rough guy who only specializes in fighting and killing. You are a university professor, and yet you come to ask me questions?"
"Is that true?"
After laughing a little and asking the other person a few questions, Shi Qiang hurriedly waved his hands, indicating that he really couldn't do anything about such a profound question.
"But I really don't know!"
"At that time, I was studying the sociology of the universe, and I also defrauded a lot of funds, but I was using it to attract public attention academically, and I didn't even take it seriously!"
"Besides, that thing is not a physics theory, so what use can it be?"
Luo Ji really didn't know. In fact, he had been thinking about it during this period, but in the end, except for the 'sociology of the universe' that he made up at random to defraud funds like other professors, he really couldn't think of anything else about him.
I offended that damn Trisolaran.
That 'cosmic sociology' is really just something he made up to defraud funds!
After all, the earth is currently facing a crisis of alien extinction. It is very easy to defraud funds for any topic related to the universe and aliens. Many of his colleagues are also like him, using "Trisolaran Society"
Structural conjecture','Three-body man's
"Philosophical Views", "How do Trisolarans cheat on their partners without cheating on them" and "How do Trisolarans see other races in the universe" and other messy topics successfully raised a lot of money, and I lived a small life.
Not to mention how moisturizing it is.
It was precisely because of that, since his salary was not enough for him to squander and support his girlfriend, he was jealous at that time. Then he gritted his teeth and thought hard to come up with the 'Cosmic Sociology' and successfully obtained the funds. He really didn't think much about it.
ah.
Besides, his 'taken for granted' research doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Trisolaris. If the other party wants to assassinate them, shouldn't they first assassinate his colleagues who slandered their Trisolarans? Why did they come to him instead?
Knocked his girlfriend to death?
"That's the same thing..."
"Don't ask me!"
"I wish I knew what it's useful for!"
"Then I will change my career to become a professor. Why do I need to be a leader here?"
Waving his hand, Shi Qiang said that he was not familiar with those messy things. He was really just a rough guy. Don't come to him for such brain-burning things. It would be useless!
"..."
Seeing Shi Qiang's attitude, Luo Ji, who knew that it was indeed reasonable, gradually fell silent. Then he held the wine glass in both hands and stared at the clear wine, frowning in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.
"..."
For a long time, he didn't know what he was thinking about, or whether he had figured it out, before Luo Ji suddenly smiled sadly, feeling a little lost. Then he took a big sip of the wine under the quilt and looked confused for a while before grinning.
asked:
"That……"
"Where are we going now?"
He had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but his bodyguards were all like idiots and he was too lazy to communicate with them.
"Where else can we go?"
"It's the United Nations venue!"
Shi Qiang knew this problem, and he didn't feel the need to hide it, so he directly and openly stated the reason and destination:
"Isn't the wall-facing plan about to be announced?"
"Many important people are going to participate, and the Wallfacers have to be directly selected from among them. Everyone on Earth knows that!"
"And since you are being hunted by ETO, you are certainly qualified to participate. As far as I know, many important people have been protected and sent to the scene."
After all, the plane is heading towards America now and will not land in the middle. It will arrive directly at the destination. Even if he doesn't tell the other party, he will know about it in about ten hours.
"..."
However, while speaking, he subconsciously glanced at a little girl next to him with a meaningful look.
Because although his superiors didn't tell him, judging from the level and scale of the protection, he still vaguely guessed something, but he didn't dare to say it explicitly.
"The wall-facing plan..."
Luo Ji was startled at first, and then he couldn't help but think of it. It seemed that there was indeed such a thing?
The Wall-Facing Plan is a secret plan to deal with the Trisolarans.
Since the minds of Trisolarans are transparent, they cannot lie. This is also their obvious weakness compared to humans.
In short, after humans cracked the conversation between Evans and the Trisolarans, they knew that this weakness of the Trisolarans existed. Therefore, the Earth Joint Operations Center proposed the Wall-Facing Plan, which was to select four bulls from all over the world.
Are you asking them to be cool characters and become wall-facers?
Wallfacers do not need to explain the purpose of the plan to the people below. The people below must obey their orders unconditionally. They only need to hide their plans in their brains and implement them step by step. In this way, they may be able to hide it from the Trisolarans.
Thus giving the Trisolarans a fatal blow.
only……
He was originally just a small university professor, not a heavyweight or awesome person. Since he never felt that such things had any direct or indirect connection with him, he didn't pay too much attention to it.
.
After all, if he hadn't been assassinated by ETO for no apparent reason, he would still be happily teaching in his school, happily cheating on funds, and happily living a shameless sexual life with his girlfriend. How could he be like this now?
Being closely guarded and living a life like a prison?
"That's right!"
"Calculate carefully..."
"It seems like tomorrow?"
Anyway, Shi Qiang had calculated that when they arrived at the United Nations Headquarters, the meeting of the Wall Facer Project would be officially announced to the world, and the Wall Facers would be truly announced by then.
"But why should I go to that meeting?"
"I don't know how to deal with Trisolarans!"
Then, realizing the seriousness of the matter, Luo Ji asked awkwardly and nervously for the first time.
"Peace of mind!"
"There are so many people escorted to attend the conference, from all walks of life. Besides, do you think we and the fighter planes outside are escorting you specifically?"
"You're just a hitchhiker!"
"Oh no, it's a tailwind machine?"
After saying that, Shi Qiang also laughed a little cheerfully, picked up the cup and took a big sip, and then quickly opened his mouth and smashed it again and again, signaling Luo Ji not to have such a heavy psychological burden.
Anyway, Shi Qiang was not very optimistic about the sociology professor in front of him who was inexplicably hunted down by the Trisolarans and luckily only killed his girlfriend.
"So you just went to participate?"
"That's okay..."
When Luo Ji heard that such a luxurious lineup was not here specifically to pick him up, Luo Ji was stunned for a moment, and then he soon breathed a sigh of relief.
Although, he was really surprised that his insignificant status could still participate in a meeting that was related to the life and death of the earth. However, if it was just to participate and see the world, then it would still be acceptable.
It was just like the academic conference he attended jointly held by several schools. A large group of big guys were talking freely, while he just played on his mobile phone and watched videos to pass the time. No one would take him seriously.
matter, and he would not take the meeting too seriously.
After all, it was just a formality performance by the big guys. In fact, many things had already been decided. Holding meetings and so on was just a matter for the big guys to find a reason to gather people and promote their power.
And just announce it in public to show 'fairness'?
"Okay!"
As he spoke, Shi Qiang became impatient and saw that Luo Ji was still worried about gains and losses. He reached out and touched Luo Ji's wine glass with his own.
bite--!
"Don't think so much!"
"If the sky falls, there will be something tall to hold it up. We should eat and drink!"
"Come!"
"Go one!"
With that said, Shi Qiang raised his head and took a big sip after clinking his glasses.
"oh!"
"well"
Although he was still a little lost and worried about gains and losses, when he thought about it carefully, it was exactly what Shi Qiang said. Luo Ji felt that he could not change anything, so he stopped thinking about it and just raised his head and took a deep breath.
.
"!!"
"Cough! Cough!"
But soon, maybe because he drank too quickly, he choked.
"Uncle Shit!"
(ˇεˇ)
"It smells terrible, you go to the back and drink!"
()
Then, of course, the behavior of the two drunkards finally aroused Anne's dissatisfaction.
"Okay, okay!"
"Go right now! Go right now!"
Hearing this, Shi Qiang did not dare to neglect, and quickly stood up with his things and pulled the somewhat reluctant Luo Ji, motioning Luo Ji to follow him to the back of the cabin, because there was an exhaust vent at the back, and smoking and drinking would be difficult.
fine.
"??"
"Who is she?"
"Which family's second and third generations have such great official authority?"
Seeing that Shi Qiang was so obedient and wanted to drag him away, Luo Ji naturally asked in a low voice with some dissatisfaction.
"Don't ask!"
"Go, go, go"
Soon, as the two left, the area around Annie finally became clean, and there was no longer that stinky smell of alcohol.
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Chapter completed!