Before we knew it, it was almost the end of the year. We didn't need to prepare any New Year's goods, as the base had provided plenty of supplies.
The food in the canteen is plentiful, and there are several kinds of dumplings alone.
In the cafeteria, Lin Chuchu sat next to a group of researchers, her eyes glued to the Spring Festival Gala.
The novel program was very popular, and Researcher Tian was so happy that he slapped his thigh.
Lin Chuchu felt a little regretful. She wished she were at home, with her parents, grandmother, and children.
I wonder where Mu Chen is spending the New Year, and if he has any good food.
Mu Chen, who was being worried, naturally remembered what day it was: Lunar New Year's Eve, a day for family reunion in China.
Unfortunately, he was still on a mission outside, without a warm room or a New Year's Eve dinner, but instead in the dark sea.
As he watched a burlap sack with a human-shaped cover fall into the sea, his mind went blank, and the faces of Lin Chuchu and the two children appeared before his eyes.
I don't know when my undercover work will end.
When they returned from China last time, only two of them came back: him and Brother Xiao.
Mu Chen was injured while trying to save Xiao Ge, and spent more than twenty days traversing the forest before finally finding an opportunity to cross the border.
Upon returning, the boss discovered that Xiao and his group had been making a deal with someone in secret, and in a fit of rage, he drew his gun and shot Xiao dead.
From then on, Mu Chen gradually gained the boss's trust and began to be involved in some confidential matters.
For example, this time, they dealt with a group of traitors and just personally killed one of them.
He is said to be an undercover agent.
Mu Chen didn't know if the other person was really an undercover agent. He wanted to save him but couldn't. He saw the other person's determination to die and the regret of not completing the mission.
He didn't know what the other person's mission was, and he couldn't help them; he could only watch them die.
At the moment he made his move, Mu Chen's heart was numb. Sometimes he would think that perhaps he couldn't escape the fate of being killed either.
"Brother Mu, mission accomplished, let's go back."
Mu Chen nodded, sat at the bow of the boat, closed his eyes, and let the sea breeze blow by.
Back at the base, Mu Chen saw the boss laughing heartily and talking to someone.
Upon seeing Mu Chen, he pointed at him and said, "Do you know who he is? He used to be from the Public Security University, haha, and now he's working for me, isn't he? He was the one who took care of that undercover agent today."
"Tsk tsk, some people can abandon their beliefs for money."
"Come here, Mu Chen, let me introduce you. This is the largest supplier from the United States."
Mu Chen looked over expressionlessly, but his heart was filled with turbulent emotions.
Mu Chen walked over and also called out to the leader of Zhenbei.
No sooner had he finished speaking than a gun was suddenly pressed against his forehead.
"You're from the Public Security University? I've heard that Chinese soldiers are very principled. Why are you working for your boss?"
A man's gloomy voice came through, and a cruel glint flashed in his eyes.
“Tell me the truth, or I’ll kill you. But before I die, I’ll torture you so much that you’ll regret ever being born.”
Mu Chen knew perfectly well that if he said the wrong thing, he would definitely be killed.
The more tense the moment, the calmer Mu Chen became. "Because I accidentally killed someone. According to Chinese law, murder must be punished with death... and I don't want to die."
Mu Chen spoke calmly, looking directly into the other person's eyes.
Not wanting to die, so bowing to evil forces; not wanting to die, so succumbing to money—what a plausible reason!
Whether the leader of Zhenbei believed it or not, Mu Chen's leader was displeased and immediately stood up with a dark face.
"Brother Zhenbei, he's one of my men. Aren't you being a bit disrespectful to me by treating him like this?"
The leader of the town remained silent, and the others quieted down as well, their hands instinctively resting on the gun handles, ready to act at any moment.
Seeing Mu Chen's calm and composed face, showing no fear whatsoever, the leader of Zhenbei slowly revealed a smile, as if he were not the one who had just been about to kill someone.
The leader of Zhenbei patted Mu Chen on the shoulder, "Don't keep such a long face. You know we have to be careful in this line of work. Hehe, you're quite interesting, young man. I like you."
After saying that, he ignored everyone else's expressions and sat down to drink.
Mu Chen remained silent. After seeing him put away his gun and nod to his boss, he stood in the corner and picked up a game console to play.
This is Mu Chen's little hobby when he's relaxing, and also when he's thinking.
While playing the game, he thought about how to send the message back to China.
Before the Lunar New Year was over, Lin Chuchu and the other two were packed up and sent to a naval base. The reason was that their base had developed an underwater torpedo and they needed to go with them to collect experimental data.
Researcher Tian muttered to himself, not because he didn't want to go, but because he gets seasick and gets extremely seasick whenever he sees the ocean.
"My master is really something. He knows my situation perfectly well, yet he still sent me here."
Researcher Hou and Lin Chuchu were already used to Researcher Tian's talkative nature. The only thing they feared was others responding to him; the more they responded, the more enthusiastic he became.
Therefore, Lin Chuchu and the others got used to ignoring him.
They changed vehicles several times along the way, and when they arrived at the seaside, everyone showed expressions of pain and resistance.
Even Lin Chuchu, who never gets carsick or seasick, showed signs of pain and started gagging.
This place is quite remote, and the Haiju base is far from the bustling area. Although the road has been repaired, it is still quite bumpy.
Lin Chuchu took a sip of the water the guard handed her, which relieved her discomfort, and then she straightened up and looked around at everything.
There are large military camps here, and surrounding the camps are some wooden buildings, which are naval research institutes.
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