When they arrived in Beijing, it was already around 5 o'clock in the evening, and as expected, there was someone waiting for them at the airport.
That was a young man named Ye Qiu. He was in his twenties, but very calm and somewhat military-like. He was a member of Mu Hye's special operations team and was the deputy captain. Mu Hye usually trusted him very much.
, told Chen Zhi on the phone that he could directly ask this young man for help with anything. He has wide connections and is very reliable.
They rode in two separate cars. Ye Qiu drove Chen Zhi and Guidao in one car alone, while the other guys followed behind in another car.
Along the way, Ye Qiu had a brief chat with Chen Zhi. He didn't speak much, but his speaking speed was very comfortable. Ye Qiu was a native of Beijing and was very familiar with the ground in Beijing. His father was originally a representative of the military region.
, he himself was an armed policeman, and later he was transferred to the Special Investigation Team because of his outstanding work, and worked under Mu Hye. The Special Investigation Team has great power, and they can basically enter most secret agencies...
They were chatting casually in the car and unknowingly arrived at a guest house. The location of this guest house was very remote and there were very few people staying there. Although it was not as luxurious as a hotel, the interior was very clean and tidy. A few of them were in this guest house.
We settled down inside, and by the time we had dinner, it was already dark.
Chen Zhi had something on his mind and was not energetic along the way. After dinner, he began to ask Ye Qiu about his future schedule and the information he was looking for. Ye Qiu smiled and answered Chen Zhi,
"Brother Zhi, don't be anxious. I know your affairs well, but there are some things that are not suitable to be done during the day. It is more convenient to go at night...".
Sure enough, at about ten o'clock that night, Ye Qiu came to knock on the door and told Chen Zhi that arrangements had been made and asked Chen Zhi to go with him, but not to bring too many people, and not to bring weapons with him.
To avoid the eyes and ears of others.
Chen Zhi asked everyone to stay in the guest house. He and Guidao followed Ye Qiu out with only their personal assistants.
It was very windy outside in late winter. Beijing was indeed the capital of the country and the city was very big. Ye Qiu drove a small jeep with a special license plate and drove all the way forward. After driving for a long time, he entered the suburbs.
There, there is a building that looks like an abandoned library on the outside. Judging from the style, it should have been built before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Although it looks abandoned, the gate is heavily guarded. The guards in the post room are all armed with guns.
soldier.
Ye Qiu was very popular here, and all the gatekeepers knew him. No one stopped his car from entering the gate. He drove straight into the courtyard, and everyone jumped out of the car.
This is a typical military compound in the 1960s. You can see patrols carrying guns walking back and forth everywhere. It feels like you have returned to the 1960s and 1970s in this courtyard, and everything is full of the style of that era.
Ye Qiu led Chen Zhi and Gui Dao all the way to the building. Chen Zhi and Gui Dao kept their heads lowered all the way, looking like Ye Qiu's followers, very low-key.
After entering the building, they discovered that the building looked shabby on the outside, but in fact there was something special inside. All the decoration facilities were very modern. There were automatic closed doors everywhere, and the defense was very strict. Almost every door was closed.
Passed an identity check.
The first few levels were all artificial. Some of them knew Ye Qiu and let him go directly, while others also looked at Ye Qiu's ID. However, the next few levels were all super-density metal bulletproof doors with automatic scanning at the door.
It can be seen that the security level is quite high.
Ye Xiu took out a card from his arms. The surface of the card was jet black, as if it were coated with a layer of electric film. It glowed dull and looked much thicker than an ordinary magnetic card.
In the next few levels, Ye Qiu used this card to swipe in, and all the text displayed on the scanning system was "Special entry granted by the high-level investigation team."
In this way, they moved forward unimpeded, and finally entered a large room on the inner floor. It seemed to be a large data room with no windows. There were large iron shelves everywhere, with mountains of books on them.
information.
"This is it...",
Ye Qiu then turned back to Chen Zhi and said, we can't find the information on the secret project you want in any computer library, nor can we find any past written records. It seems that someone has destroyed all the materials on this project.
Already.
However, our country's archives management is very complete. All national projects have a third-party filing office. Everything from basic necessities, food, housing, transportation, and personnel scheduling are filed here. Moreover, few people know about this place. The data cannot be destroyed. You can find it here.
Look for any clues you want, there are no clues except here.
"Okay!" Chen Zhi responded and immediately looked around...
It was obvious that no one had been in this room for a long time, and the lights were barely bright. Chen Zhi used a flashlight to shine forward. There were rows of iron shelves in front of him, with thick kraft paper file bags on them, all neatly organized.
There was a thick layer of dust on it, and it smelled like damp paper.
But there was a white label on each kraft paper file bag, and the handwriting on it was still legible. The three of them started looking for information on the metallurgical project that year.
Because they were not used to using computers at that time, the files were managed very carefully. All the files had clear contents and clear ownership, so it was not difficult for them to find them. Each of them held a flashlight and stood on the shelf and browsed carefully.
After searching for a long time, the three people's eyes were dazzled. They looked through the labels of every file bag in this large conference room. There was no relevant information about Z City's secret forging project at all.
"This is really strange...",
Ye Qiu had been helping them rummage just now. Now he lit a cigarette, took a puff and said,
"Brother Zhi, actually from the time Team Leader Mu asked me to investigate this matter, I discovered that there is no record of the project you mentioned in any department.
You know, a national-level project involves a lot of things. Even if it is kept secret, the procedures are intricate. From personnel deployment to fund startup, there are many departments involved. Not to mention that in that era, if you want to completely destroy
All materials are difficult to do.
Are you...are you sure you're not mistaken? The project you mentioned seems to have only existed in your mind and does not exist in reality."
When Ye Qiu said this, he looked up at Chen Zhi while holding his cigarette, with obvious doubts in his eyes.
"I am sure that this project is real",
Chen Zhi said with certainty, "I have personally seen the underground research institute of that project and the internal facilities there, and... I also know the engineers who have worked in that project."