Seeing this charge, Cheng Lin didn't even feel too surprised. After he killed the alliance of various countries, it was inevitable that he would be wanted worldwide.
Originally he thought he would be a little angry, but found that he was not. Obviously, his life in the spiritual world these days has made him take these things lightly.
Especially, considering that humans may only have three years left...why bother?
However, although it was not a surprise, it still gave him some associations.
"Remember, in the third deduction, because I sent that sentence to the starry sky, I was later convicted of crimes against humanity and wanted globally..."
Cheng Lin frowned, and it was the third deduction... Looking back now, the third deduction seemed to have contained many "omens" from the beginning.
For example, the sentence "Hello, Cheng Lin".
For example, becoming a "human traitor" and being wanted.
Another example...bats...
Cheng Lin shook his head and put these thoughts behind him. At this time, the waitress in the store came over with a sweet smile, holding a small notebook and a ballpoint pen in her hand.
Under the shroud of "mental control" power, she didn't show any strange behavior towards the wanted criminal in front of her:
"What to eat?"
Cheng Lin gathered his thoughts, ordered a few side dishes, and sent her away.
He leaned on his seat and looked directly to the north, as if through countless distances and obstacles:
"I don't know how everyone is doing."
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Liao Province, Ninth Spirituality College.
When Huang Yin drove into the increasingly decent-looking college and walked out of the parking lot, the cold winter atmosphere hit her face.
Even though she was not afraid of the cold, she still instinctively tightened her collar, then stuffed her hands into her coat pockets, and saw that the counselor was already coming to greet her.
"Dean Huang."
"Well, how's the situation in the college lately?" Huang Yin pushed up the small sunglasses on her delicate nose and asked casually while walking along the main road.
"Everything in the college is running well. This batch of students has officially started classes. Well, this batch of students is quite good. In addition, they have finally gained experience in teaching, and the teaching staff has become a lot more professional... Dean Kong said that there are
Confidence will push the average graduation grade upward..."
"Yes." Huang Yin nodded casually as she walked, but she was thinking that no matter how hard she taught, she might not be able to teach students like Cheng Lin.
Thinking of this name, she looked a little gloomy, then suddenly remembered something and asked:
"How is Sun Xiao's sister...?"
"It's good. She has been assigned to class three and is temporarily serving as the class leader, but her powers are a bit weak."
"It's not a big problem. The situation has changed now. If there are no more accidents and the world's spiritual power is stabilized, the friction between countries will become less and less, and they will become more and more restrained. Practitioners who prefer combat ability will instead choose their own way.
If it is narrower, special abilities like Sun Xiaohan's will be more valuable... Well, this is also the trend." Huang Yin said nonchalantly.
After a pause, she added:
"About her brother, we must keep it a secret and wait until some time has passed before slowly revealing it to prevent some bad emotions from arising among the students."
"Yes." The counselor nodded, and then looked a little regretful.
The announcement about Sun Xiao's handling has been made public within the Jiusi Division, but the conflict at Lianshi Station has not been completely suppressed.
Although Jiusi provided a certain degree of protection, the impact was so bad that in the end, Jiusi still dismissed him from his post.
Compared with what Sun Xiao did, this was an excellent result, but it was not very glorious after all.
The other person who resigned was Hua Bei, but it was not a punishment, but her resignation.
As for her interception order and revealed it to Cheng Lin, for some reason, it seemed that no one knew about it. However, after this incident, Hua Bei seemed to have completely given up the idea of working in the Special Intelligence Department.
Perhaps a quiet life is more suitable for her.
Walking on the campus in winter, Huang Yin chatted with the counselor about work matters, and when they had finished talking, she arrived at the college square and saw the landscape boulder engraved with the names of graduates.
After waving her hands, the counselor left silently. When she was the only one left in the huge square, Huang Yin slowly walked to the boulder and saw the person in the center. Not long ago, everyone in the college was honored, but now he has
Infamous name.
In the cold morning light, Huang Yin stood quietly for a long time, then raised her right hand and erased the name with her fingertips. After that, her eyes hidden behind her sunglasses suddenly became extremely complicated, and she murmured:
"Cheng Lin..."
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Beijing.
Although Cheng Lin disappeared for only a few days, for most people, he became a very distant concept from the moment he left the country.
Just like people don't pay much attention to wars and diseases happening in other countries, they always feel that they are far away.
Of course, the more important factor is that everyone still needs to live.
In addition, it was probably the journey across the country that finally exhausted people's nerves, so the discussions about Cheng Lin in the Internet Mountain suddenly faded away.
Everything seems to be back on track, but there are still undercurrents surging. Countries are still wary of Cheng Lin's possible appearance. No one knows where this "madman" will appear.
In this atmosphere, the Secret Service also switched to the strategy of "loosening externally and tightening internally". On the one hand, it actively investigated, and on the other hand, it organized people to prepare for possible projections... In addition, a series of personnel changes were also made.
occur.
Just as Shi Shengcun said at the beginning, taking this opportunity, the special agents departments in various regions across the country have undergone a reshuffle. Among them, the least known one, but also causing the greatest turmoil internally, is the official announcement of "Li Yang"
Replaced Shi Shengcun and took over as the head of the first department.
The reason was that Shi Shengcun needed to recuperate from illness, so he resigned and took a back seat. However, if you look carefully, there is no intention of taking the blame.
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Yanshan.
Today's Yanshan is much calmer than the past few days, and the staff walking here no longer need to be in such a hurry.
The ancient Taoist temple near the top of the mountain is still quiet, but only people in Yisi know the difference in today's quietness.
"That's it. Please mail it to your home for me. Sorry for the trouble."
When Liang Jing approached the courtyard, he saw the door of the elegant house in his hometown was open. Two department clerks were each moving a small cardboard box. At this moment, Liang Jing walked out of the house, then nodded to her, and
left.
Today is the day when Shi Shengcun officially leaves Yisi. However, it is difficult for anyone to imagine that after working here for so long, he only took away a few personal belongings.
Liang Jing watched the two people walk away, and then looked back at the figure standing in front of the door. Then her expression suddenly fluctuated obviously, because she suddenly discovered that the figure standing under the porch actually
Showing obvious weakness.
Shi Shengcun was not wearing a uniform, his face was weathered, his skin was dull, and his always shiny black hair had been dyed a little white, yellow, and scrawled at some point.
Compared to his appearance in the Secret Service a few days ago, he seemed to have aged several years, and even his eyes were a lot darker.
At this moment, he also noticed Liang Jing, so he smiled weakly, as if he wanted to say hello, but suddenly he coughed uncontrollably, and subconsciously covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief.
"How are you..." Liang Jing hurried over and asked.
Immediately, I saw Shi Shengcun waving his hand, coughing again, and his face became paler: "It's okay."
Liang Jing was silent for a moment and said, "Your situation is very bad."
This is a statement tone, because she is very sure of this, not just because of the other person's performance, but also because she knows him well enough, so she is even more convinced.
"Why else do you think I should resign?"
"I thought... recuperation was just an excuse."
Shi Shengcun smiled bitterly: "How come there are so many excuses?"
Liang Jing said nothing, but there was more worry and doubt in his eyes.
In her memory, although Shi Shengcun was seriously injured in the battle with Lancelot, he had already brought the situation under control and began to recover... So, when did it start to suddenly deteriorate?
She thought about it, and then remembered that the change probably happened after the projection disaster.
From that moment on, Shi Shengcun's injuries seemed to suddenly worsen and he became weak rapidly.
At the time, she just thought it was because she didn't get enough rest, but now that she's looking back on what happened during that time, she still feels a little suspicious.
This was also the reason why she finally decided to come here today. She was afraid that when the other party left, she would never have a chance to ask again.
"Is there something going on? Or is it just a simple farewell?"
In the small courtyard, the wind was very light, which made people feel peaceful. Shi Shengcun looked at her.
Liang Jing took a deep breath and said:
"In the past few days, I have been hiding in the mountains, doing nothing. I have been confused for a while, and I have been waiting for the results of the Ministry's handling, but I have not received it."
"I said it, it's not your fault." Shi Shengcun said calmly.
He understood that Liang Jing was referring to the "top secret documents" that were stolen by Secretary Zhao, leading to leaks.
After the incident, Liang Jing was so guilty that she almost collapsed, but now it seems that she has calmed down.
"Why isn't it my fault?" Liang Jing asked, then without waiting for his answer, he said to himself, "I know, you must say that it is in line with the rules to leave it to him according to the process, so I don't need to blame myself too much...
…However, I have been hiding in my room and thinking about it carefully these past few days, and discovered some problems that I had not noticed before.”
"What's the problem?"
"My mental state was very wrong that day, and I felt very wrong from the moment I woke up. I originally thought it was due to battle fatigue, but I still felt that something was wrong."
Liang Jing paused and continued:
"What happened that day was too coincidental. Whether you asked me to hand over the document or when I arrived, the minister happened to be in a meeting...it was all a coincidence. Although it seems reasonable, according to your habits, even if you asked me to hand over the document,
, I should have also reminded you emphatically, but you didn’t.”
"What makes me feel wrong the most is that I didn't get any punishment. Based on my understanding of the department, even if the main responsibility for this matter is not mine, I will definitely admit the secondary responsibility... Even if you secretly blocked it for me
, but it is impossible to avoid some criticism. After all, the top leader of the Secret Service is not you, and the minister remained strangely silent throughout the whole process."
Liang Jing said a lot in one breath.
The smile on Shi Shengcun's pale and weak face gradually disappeared: "So, what do you want to say?"
Liang Jing stared at him quietly and asked, "I just want to ask, did you arrange all this?"
The atmosphere in the small courtyard suddenly became much gloomier.
The wind was getting louder, making the bare branches whine.
After being silent for a while, the expression on Shi Shengcun's face kept changing, and finally, he showed a complicated smile:
"A woman's sixth sense...maybe it's a gifted ability...Yes, you guessed it right, I arranged it."
Hearing this answer, Liang Jing's body trembled slightly. Even though she was expecting it, when she actually heard the answer, she was still stunned for a while before subconsciously raising her voice:
"Why? Is it just to fish out a high-level spy?"
"Of course not," Shi Shengcun said calmly, "This is just a side benefit. As for why, you should have guessed it."
"Cheng Lin?" Liang Jing spit out the name with disbelief, "Are you trying to get rid of him? Because you feel uneasy because of the projected disaster? To prevent future troubles? No... If it's just for these reasons, you can definitely kill him
Conceal this matter in the past, and use gentler methods to achieve your goals after the incident. You can’t help but understand this. Cheng Lin is a bomb, and you can’t help but understand the dangers of forcibly detonating him!”
"Yes, I know this very well," Shi Shengcun replied expressionlessly, "and what I know even better is that even if the matter can be suppressed temporarily by concealing it, the bomb will still exist after all, and it will continue to grow as time goes by.
Time is getting stronger... I am confident that I can control the situation, but this is only while I am still alive."
Liang Jing was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"
Shi Shengcun said calmly: "I won't live much longer."
"?!!"
When she heard him say this in a calm tone, Liang Jing was stunned and her eyes widened:
"What did you say?"
"I won't live much longer," Shi Shengcun repeated again, and then said with a wry smile, "I'm sorry, I concealed my injury, or in other words, I overestimated myself."
After looking at Liang Jing who was completely stunned, Shi Shengcun sighed softly and narrated:
"As you said, I could have dealt with Cheng Lin's problem in a gentler way, but... I couldn't be sure that my idea was correct, so I took the risk and conducted another divination...
You should remember that the last time I was injured was because of this. I originally thought that I could be careful enough to get results and avoid serious injuries...but I overestimated myself."
He smiled bitterly and said:
"Although I got the revelation I wanted, I was also severely injured again. Therefore, the injuries that had stabilized were completely irreparable... From that time on, I knew that I wouldn't live long..."
"Cheng Lin has only been in the department for a short time, his foundation is too shallow, and the projection disaster is directly related to him... This almost destined him to have conflicts with many people in a short period of time that cannot be resolved. After the disaster was over, Xu Gu and the others came over
Provoking troops to investigate crimes is clear evidence...
When I'm alive, I can still mediate, but... once I die, who can control the situation?
When the time comes, the hidden conflicts between Cheng Lin and various departments will inevitably break out...and by then, no one will be able to stop him."
"As you said, he is a bomb that can explode at any time, and those idiots don't even realize this... and once he detonates it in the country, the consequences will be disastrous."
"So?" Liang Jing asked.
"So, I can only choose to detonate it in advance, before he has grown to the point where he cannot be defeated... In this way, there are only two results. Either we, or all the countries together, pay a certain price to kill him.
, or he fled overseas and hid."
"The former, I admit, is very cold-blooded, but it is very effective and can fundamentally solve the problem. As for the latter, it can only delay the danger, but as long as he leaves the country, then... at least, the impact on the country will be small.
Some."
As he spoke, he paused, shook his head and sighed:
"It's just... I really didn't expect that he could increase his power to that level in a short period of time... I admit, this is beyond my expectation, but... if I were asked to make a choice again, I would probably
It will still be like this.”
After a pause, he looked at Liang Jing and added:
"By the way, I discussed this idea with the minister on the phone in advance. This is also a decision we made together, so you can understand that this is a play we performed together... I'm sorry for hiding it from you before.
, but it doesn’t matter if you say it now.”
Liang Jing stood there, unable to recover for a long time. She did not expect that there were so many things behind everything.
Immediately, she subconsciously frowned and asked:
"No, there is another problem here. What if Cheng Lin did not choose to escape, but instead immediately started attacking the people to vent his anger after getting the news?"
She caught the crux instantly.
After hearing her words, Shi Shengcun smiled and said:
"So, this is the revelation I got from the divination. He... wouldn't do that kind of thing."
With that said, Shi Shengcun stepped forward and walked out, saying as he walked:
"If there is no accident, he will probably choose to live in seclusion from now on, and there will be no more projections. Don't worry, don't forget what kind of person he is just because of those reports. He... is not bad."
"Okay, I've answered your question, don't bother me anymore, just let me... finish the last part of my life quietly... cough... cough..."
Along with the coughing sound, the sound gradually faded away, leaving only Liang Jing standing alone in the courtyard.
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Suddenly, the entire mountain was filled with greenery again.
It's spring again.
Then comes midsummer...golden autumn...and the vast snow.
Time seemed to blur, and everything became calm, just like the beginning.
In the same year, Shi Shengcun was found dead in his hometown. It did not cause much turmoil, and the funeral was simple. According to his last wish, his body was burned into ashes and scattered half into the Yellow River and half into the Yangtze River.
At about the same time, Lancelot also died on his hospital bed, again not widely known.
The hunt for Cheng Lin continued, but no one found any trace of him again, and gradually, this incident was forgotten.
The projection also never appeared again, and the world's spiritual practice world also entered peace and gradually prospered.
Everything is getting better.
In this way, three years passed in a blink of an eye.