Chapter 454: The Beginning of Confrontation (Part 2)
"What do you mean?"
"This dream."
Merkel looked around with her eyes. This was a clean and tidy doctor's office. The reason why she could tell it was a doctor's office was not only because Schiller was wearing a white coat in front of her, but also because of the
There are many medical records, anatomy diagrams hanging on the wall and a treatment bed next to the room.
This place is really very real. It is exactly the same as the offices used by most doctors that Merkel has seen. The images and text on the anatomy diagrams are clearly visible. The reflection of the metal on the legs of the diagnosis and treatment bed reflects the color of the floor tiles.
All the details are real and impeccable, not like a dream at all.
Just now, Merkel witnessed the absurd scene in the banquet hall, the terrifying black tide and the dazzling light. Merkel is a staunch materialist, and his common sense tells him that this kind of thing will not happen.
If it happens in reality, then there may only be one that is a dream.
The only question is, how did Schiller create such a real but absurd dream, and how did he draw people into this dream?
Merkel feels that clarifying this issue now is much more important than his original mission goal, because as far as he knows, human research on the brain's conscious dreams is still very basic, and this will be a very important piece of information.
"Haven't you already experienced it?"
"You mean the bottle of wine?"
Schiller nodded, and then continued: "Of course, the problem still lies here."
He pointed his finger at his head, and then said to Merkel: "You should understand that consciousness and dreams are products of the human brain. You must have a smart enough brain to have enough capacity to run a huge
And a real dream.”
"...Brain development?" Merkel obviously had something in mind.
"It seems that you are not just a low-level agent who unilaterally provides intelligence to the Soviet Union. You should also know some Soviet intelligence."
Merkel immediately shut up. At the same time, he was a little annoyed in his heart. He seemed to have been tricked by Schiller.
Schiller shook his head and said, "Don't be nervous. I know better than you how far this topic has been studied and how far it can be studied in the future."
"...to what extent?"
"The level of no progress."
Merkel moved her lips as if she wanted to refute, but she was worried that she would reveal more information, so she said to Schiller: "You don't seem to have answered my question."
"I answered. The answer is the bottle of wine and my brain, and nothing else."
"I know you are thinking about how to take away the bottle of wine, or you are also thinking about how to take away my brain..."
"But I advise you not to do that. If either of these two things is studied alone, it may become a disaster."
"We are not afraid of any disaster."
Schiller opened his mouth and found that he really had no way to answer Merkel's answer, so he could only say:
"Now it's my turn to ask the second question, what is your mission goal?"
Merkel frowned, as if she didn't expect Schiller to be so straightforward. He thought the two would have to test it for at least two more rounds...
But this made him feel more at ease. It seemed that he had thought that Schiller's personality had changed before, but it was just his illusion.
"I'm tracking an agent."
"who is he?"
"This is an internal matter for us."
"Why are you tracking him down?"
"Because he lost contact for a long time."
Schiller turned the pen in his hand, looked at Merkel and said: "What you said is all the truth, but only part of the truth."
"You want to find the person who might have taken Philby's list, right?"
Merkel suddenly shrank. He frowned deeply and tried to stay calm. He wanted to deny it, but his reason told him that since Schiller had already said the name "Philby List",
Proves that he knows a lot.
"Where did you know that name?"
"Is that your next question?"
"……yes."
"Right now, my body is in the Metropolitan Mayor's Mansion. An accident just happened here. I won't go into details about what it was, but in short, a group of agents sealed the place."
"Just now, the leader among them announced something in the banquet hall. He claimed that among the participants of the banquet, there was a Soviet spy who took Philby's list, and after identifying this
The agents won't let us leave until we spy."
Merkel's face suddenly darkened. He could hardly control his facial expressions, and his inner anxiety was already written on his face.
"Who is he? Where is he now?"
"I don't know." After Schiller gave his answer, Merkel still stared at him. Schiller tapped the table with the tip of his pen and said: "How can I know something that even a CIA agent is not sure about?
"
"Okay, I'll ask you one last question, answer your last doubt, and then I'll put your consciousness back into your body."
Schiller looked into Merkel's eyes and asked:
“Why is the Philby List so important?”
Merkel pursed her lips. He hesitated whether he should tell Schiller about this issue. If he was really an enemy, after understanding the importance of the list, he might help CIA agents kill the Soviet Union who had the list.
agent.
He recalled some details of his interactions with Schiller in his mind. He had to admit that Schiller was a very strange person. He was very different from ordinary Americans, and even different from the British and even Europeans. He just
He is not a normal person, and his thinking is incomprehensible to normal people.
When facing such a person, it is difficult for you to judge his ideology, or even what he actually believes in.
In the past, Merkel would have felt that her work was unfavorable and that she had not collected enough intelligence. But now, she has given him a trace of self-deception. Perhaps Schiller will not completely fall to the CIA, and perhaps there is still a hint of struggle.
Possibility of help.
Finally, he finally spoke:
"Perhaps you should have heard on the radio that on the eve of Philby's departure from the United Kingdom, that is, between 1962 and 1963, he had been subject to many investigations. It was an extremely dangerous period, even though Philby had lived in
Even if you are in a high position, you can’t completely guarantee your escape.”…
"Philby was once an important staff member of the fifth section of British MI6 and the head of the ninth section of the Soviet intelligence work. I think you should also know what this means."
"Section 9 is responsible for intelligence work on the Soviet Union, and their section chief is one of ours."
"During this career, Philby obtained a large amount of intelligence. At the same time, he was also responsible for tracking down Soviet spies that may be buried in several other countries. Using his position, he protected many of our comrades and ensured their
The work can be carried out smoothly.”
"At the same time, he also knew that many countries had secret agents and spies buried in the Soviet Union. If you have ever understood espionage work, you should know that sending spies is mutual. There is no such thing as what Western countries say. Only the Soviet Union is doing espionage work."
"Coming to Philby's position, the information he had was very terrifying, and the most important information was the identity of Soviet spies and spies from other countries."
"When facing an important investigation, Philby was not sure that he could return to the Soviet Union safely. Even so, he hoped that the information he had could be passed back to the Soviet Union."
"But at that time, his every move was closely monitored. The person responsible for investigating him wanted to find evidence of his guilt from his behavior. Philby knew that he could not contact Moscow directly. He
A more tactful approach has to be adopted."
"So, there was the Philby List."
Merkel sighed, put his hands on the table, clasped them together, and said: "That contains records of all Soviet spies and spies from other countries that Philby can obtain."
Identity Information."
"I think you should know how important this is."
"That's why the CIA wants to get this list, because it probably also contains the list of spies they have planted. Even though it has been decades, as long as the identities of some people can be confirmed, they can
Just follow the clues."
"All intelligence agencies think so. They don't want any of their opponents or even teammates to get this list. This may cause a devastating blow to their intelligence network in a certain region."
"What is the more tactful way you said to transfer this list?"
Having said this, Merkel no longer needed to be secretive. He said: "The oldest method is to find a trusted person, hand it over to him, and then that person will take it back to Moscow."
"But in the end it didn't work out."
"No, it actually succeeded. In other words, although the plan did not succeed, Philby got rid of the investigation and successfully returned to Moscow. All the information was in his mind."
"So, the Soviet Union has mastered the information?"
Merkel sighed and said: "Because of this, other countries want to find this list even more, because they are already in a weak position. In the years from Philby's return to Moscow until his death, Western countries continued to improve their intelligence capabilities."
It can be said that I have suffered repeated defeats at work, and this is also due to Philby’s influence.”
"They want to make a comeback based on this list?"
Merkel shook her head and said: "Actually, it's not the case. They just need something to communicate with."…
He stretched out a hand, gestured, and said: "The information in Kim Philby's mind should be very different from what is recorded on Philby's list."
"As long as they can get Philby's list and prove that the information on it is very detailed and can cause great damage, then they can blame the failure of intelligence work over the years on Philby and the failure to try Philby.
On the person who compares."
Schiller immediately understood that what Merkel actually meant was that the reason why these people worked so hard to find this list was to show that their opponents were too strong, not that they themselves were too weak.
As long as they find this list and record very detailed spy information, they can argue that we are playing a bright card and how can we defeat the opponent. In this way, the failure of intelligence work over the years can be
A write-off.
Siluke Siluke
"But why this time?" Schiller asked again.
Merkel shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either, but Schiller could understand that if the CIA wants to shirk responsibility, does it have to choose a time? In other words, shirk is their main business.
"Okay, you can ask me one last question, and then you can end this dream."
Merkel was silent for a while. Just when Schiller wanted to remind him, he looked into Schiller's eyes and said in a hoarse voice:
"Have you read the Communist Manifesto?"
Schiller was silent for a long time, then he stood up, walked to the window, looked at the nothingness outside the window, and whispered:
"You know what? The CIA agent is right outside my door. I just need to wake up right away and tell him that if you ask me this question, you won't be able to survive this winter."
"I know……"
Schiller turned around and saw a light in Merkel's eyes that was brighter than the sun that had descended on the top of the tower.