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The accommodation Sergei arranged was pretty good.
After exiting the underground passage, they arrived directly at a remote independent courtyard.
After entering the courtyard, there is a villa on each of the three sides. Each villa has three floors and six rooms.
Smirnov brought them here, explained the situation to the guards on duty, and helped them settle down.
Lu Tingxiao arranged for everyone to share a room with two people, scattered across three villas.
The entire White Eagle team settled in quickly.
Although there was no mission at the moment, everyone remained alert as they were in a foreign country. Most people did not take off their clothes, but covered themselves with thin blankets and slept in their clothes all night.
In the early morning of the next day, before daybreak, the gate of the courtyard suddenly slammed.
A group of soldiers rushed in with guns.
The White Eagle team members reacted as quickly as possible.
In less than a minute, everyone was dressed neatly and gathered in the yard.
Those who broke into the yard were all soldiers from Russia.
The leader was about 50 years old. He had a big round belly, a fat head, and a mustache.
"Quite quick reaction," the leader said, raising his chin. "Unfortunately, it was useless. Even if we reacted faster, no one would have escaped."
Ling Shi glanced at the people in front of him, and suddenly Lai Xinyuan's voice rang out in his head: "Captain Ling, look behind, that's Lawson."
After hearing what Lai Xinyuan said, Ling Shi turned sideways and saw that Lawson was blocked behind the team.
He also had one eye blinded, which was covered with a black eye patch.
Since Lawson is here, it is self-evident who this fat uncle is.
"General Sidorov," Lu Tingxiao, who was standing beside him, had obviously heard Lai Xinyuan's words. "You're getting old, and you can't sleep? It's so early in the morning."
"If you really have insomnia, you can learn Chinese Tai Chi. There's no need to shout about fighting and killing, it will shorten your life~"
Sidorov pointed at Lu Tingxiao and said, "Okay, I'll remember you. Besides that guy named Ling Shi, you will also receive special care from me."
He waved his hand behind him and said, "Catch them all."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Tingxiao laughed.
He laughed wildly and without any concealment, as if he was laughing at a group of stupid pigs.
The soldiers behind Sidorov stepped forward and surrounded the White Eagle Team.
Just as they were about to take action, Sidorov raised his hand to stop them.
He looked suspicious. "What are you laughing at? You're about to die, and you still feel like laughing?"
"Don't expect to trade any information from Country M for your lives. With you in my hands, what information can't I find?"
"I laugh at you, you're as stupid as that Lawson." Lu Tingxiao didn't hide the contempt in his eyes. "You're a general, and yet you only use such barbaric methods. You can't even read the basic situation!"
"What's the basic situation?" Sidorov's mustache twitched upwards in the wind. "You're all in my hands. That's the situation!"
"Really?" Lu Tingxiao smiled, his attitude carefree and lazy, not taking the other party's threat seriously at all: "Then do it, what are you waiting for?"
After hearing this, Sidorov became a little uncertain.
What on earth do these dozen or so Chinese people rely on to be so arrogant?
Could it be that... there are more than just a dozen of them?
Sidorov threatened: "Even if you have other people, how many can they have? A hundred? Five hundred?"
"No matter how many of you there are, once you get into the base, you'll be nothing but a drop in the ocean. You can't possibly defeat the Ohio State Army!"
"Oh," Lu Tingxiao said with a smile, "General Sidorov speaks Chinese quite well and even uses idioms. It seems the infiltration of Chinese culture has been very successful."
"But who said I was going to fight the Ohio State Army?"
"Ohio is a good friend of China."
Sidorov was shocked when he heard this.
These two sentences contain too much information.
If not the Ohio State Army...who then?
Anyone with a normal brain would know that it must be me.
Steven and Lawson, who were sent to China to carry out the mission, were given high hopes. They were to suppress China's scientific research, demand its resources, and wait for an opportunity to seize their dragon horn.
The result was a miserable defeat.
The account between him and China cannot be settled.
As for the good friend the other party mentioned...who else could it be?
It must be that Dostoyevsky!
Dostoevsky entertained these Chinese people so warmly that it was obvious that he had already colluded with them.
That guy and I have always been at odds. What if he uses these Chinese people to set a trap for me...
"Being a friend of China..." Sidorov probed, "Shouldn't the position be low?"
Lu Tingxiao sneered: "Don't hide it, it's Sergei. He is much more reasonable than you."
Sidorov's heart sank. "You two are quite friendly. You even asked Sergei to come along."
"I'm not familiar with Ohio customs," Lu Tingxiao said casually. "It's just that Sergei asked me to call him that. What's wrong? What's the problem?"
"No problem." Sidorov took two deep breaths.
Only close friends and family members would call each other by their first names.
If Dostoevsky allowed the other party to call him like this, it only shows that they had a close relationship.
Even...they knew each other very early on.
These thoughts turned around in Sidorov's mind.
But he still had some doubts.
Although it sounds suspicious, we cannot rule out the possibility that the other party is just trying to trick him and actually has nothing to rely on.
"You..." Sidorov wanted to continue testing, but he heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the door.
"General!" A young soldier came running over, panting, and handed over a book. "My brothers on duty found this book with the general's name on it. They didn't know if it was important, so they asked me to deliver it to the general as soon as possible."
Seeing the book, Sidorov was shocked and asked quickly, "Where did you find this book?"
Young soldier: "It's right at the gate of the base."
This time, Sidorov was so scared that he almost lost two of his three souls!
This book is his bedtime reading and is always kept under his pillow.
His residence is manned 24 hours a day.
How did the book appear at the entrance of the base?
Sidorov pressed on, "Who took it?"
The young soldier said, "No one. I specifically asked, and the brothers on duty didn't see a single person. They suddenly appeared at the gate."
Sidorov's hands trembled.
Since the other party was able to sneak into his bedroom without anyone noticing and take the things under his pillow, doesn't that mean that they can take his head at any time?!
Thinking of this, he almost broke out in a cold sweat.
"It's almost dawn." Lu Tingxiao took two steps towards Sidorov. "Are you hungry, General? Why don't you come in and have breakfast?"
"Hmph!" Sidorov said, holding on with all his might. "I'll figure out what the hell you're all up to."
After saying that, he turned around and walked directly out of the courtyard.
The soldiers he brought with him were stunned.
Weren't they going to arrest him? Why aren't they arresting him anymore?
Only the young soldier who brought the pillow book understood a little: "Let's go."
So, a group of people who rushed into the yard in a threatening manner retreated in a hurry.
Only after everyone had left did Ling Shi finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Captain!" Zuo Hao rushed over, excitedly saying, "What tricks do you have up your sleeve? You're hiding it from us! I was almost scared to death when I saw those people rushing in just now!"
Ling Shi also listened carefully, wanting to know what Lu Tingxiao was up to.
"What tricks?" Lu Tingxiao spread his hands: "What tricks can I have?"
Everyone was stunned.
Even Ma Minghong rushed over to ask, "Why did that general suddenly get so scared? What did that young man bring? It looked like a book to me, not a death warrant from the King of Hell."
Lu Tingxiao smiled and raised his chin towards Ling Shi: "Guess what trick I have hidden?"
This somewhat childish action made Ling Shi happy.
Guess?
Then take a guess.
Since we can guess, there must be clues.
Ling Shi glanced around.
He guessed it at a glance.
"It was Xiang Chongyi, right?" Ling Shi asked with a smile, "Did you arrange this?"
Only then did the other members of the White Eagle Team react.
"Eh? Where's Xiang Chongyi?" Zuo Hao yelled, turned around but still didn't see anyone.
Lai Xinyuan, who had been silent and lifeless, sighed: "He left an hour ago."
They are roommates.
"So..." Ling Shi's mind raced. "You were trying to scare Sidorov so much, and you hinted to him that Sergei was colluding with us. But in fact, you just sent Xiang Chongyi out... to steal something?"
Lu Tingxiao tutted, "How can you talk like that? You're colluding and stealing!"
"This is a unique skill in the world."
Ling Shi thought for a moment and said, "If it's just Xiang Chongyi... Sidorov hasn't been a general for nothing for all these years. He'll definitely be able to find out soon."
"When the time comes..."
Lu Tingxiao smiled and said, "Then we can only take a gamble. Let's see who is faster."
Ling Shi frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"
Lu Tingxiao: "Wait."
Ling Shi: "Waiting for whom?"
"You're just being naughty." Lu Tingxiao glanced at him with a sidelong glance: "You can't even guess it, which makes me look so awesome."
Ling Shi snorted, "Childish."
After saying that, she turned her back and ignored him.
About two hours later, there was a noise at the courtyard door.
The people who had been waiting anxiously stretched their necks to look outside.
Who knew it was Xiang Chongyi who came back.
As soon as he entered the living room, he saluted Lu Tingxiao and said, "Captain, it's done. I hid for two hours, but they still found me. I immediately got rid of them and rushed back."
"But don't worry, they didn't see my face."
"Yeah." Lu Tingxiao nodded: "You've worked hard. Take a break."
Xiang Chongyi grabbed the tea on the table and gulped it down. After halfway through, he exhaled and said, "Sidorov should be here soon. What should we do?"
Lu Tingxiao looked towards the gate of the yard and said, "Wait."
The members of the White Eagle Team were extremely anxious, but Lu Tingxiao was calm and composed. He even directed the soldiers on duty outside the yard to bring breakfast. Everyone followed his orders and sat in the living room to eat.
Sure enough, after a while, Sidorov led those people into the yard again and rushed directly into the living room of the villa.
As soon as he entered the living room, he started cursing: "How dare you play tricks on me!"
He looked around and his eyes fell on Xiang Chongyi: "It's you, right? You've made a mess of my place! I'm arresting you all right now."
He waved his hand again, and the people behind him immediately ran towards the White Eagle team.
"Hush, hush, hush..." Zuo Hao's hands were shaking as he held the bread, muttering a string of curse words: "What trump card does Team Lu have? If we don't save them, we might die in a foreign land!"
Just then, I suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the yard.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" Several voices were heard, pushing the soldiers crowded in the yard aside.
It turned out to be another group of officers.
The first person to enter the living room was General Sergei, who had initially received the White Eagle Team.
Following behind him was his adjutant Smirnov.
As soon as he entered the room, he smiled and said, "Oh, General Sidorov is here too? What a coincidence."
Sidorov stared at him. "What are you doing here?"
Sergei ignored him and glanced at the food on the table. "How's it? Breakfast in Ohio, are you accustomed to it?"
"I can't get used to it." Lu Tingxiao frowned and poked the bread in front of him with a dinner knife. The bread was as hard as stone and tasted like a futon. "Is this really for people to eat?"
Sergei was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Chinese cuisine is world-famous. It's normal that you can't get used to our food."
"But even though it tastes bad, it should still fill my stomach, right?"
"Otherwise, I would be incompetent as a receptionist."
Lu Tingxiao reluctantly nodded. "Speak frankly, General. Sidorov came here to kill us. Why did you come?"
Sergei was stunned for a moment, then immediately laughed and said, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. You are allies sent by China for academic cooperation. How could someone want to kill you?"
He glanced at Sidorov and said, "I just received an order from General Pushkin to send all the distinguished guests to discuss cooperation matters."
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