Zhang Shouquan watched the special plane returning from India gradually appear in his sight.
Sitting on that plane were the relevant members of the India Investigation Team of the Xunzhou Bureau.
After several days of negotiations and complex exchanges of interests among all parties, the members of this group finally returned to their homeland from a foreign country.
The morning mist was dispersed by the landing plane.
The aircraft preparing to land and turning on reverse thrust adds a touch of coolness to this hot summer.
Zhang Shouquan felt uneasy as he watched the plane land and taxi from afar.
The investigation team sent to India did not have a smooth journey back home.
Although the lost relics of Xuanzang's body only have religious significance and no economic or technological value, anyone with a discerning eye knows that they would not go to war for this thing.
But after all, the people they sent there happened to be there at the time, and were discussing the issue of Xuanzang's body and relics.
This is just too much of a coincidence.
Why did Xuanzang's body and relics disappear shortly after they arrived here?
The other party kept holding on to this point and insisted on taking advantage of this opportunity to make a big fuss about it and to have a good talk with them.
Relevant press conferences have been held again and again, and they must give an explanation.
However, their attitude was very clear. They solemnly stated that theft was impossible and that this was definitely not stolen by them.
After discovering that the other party still refused to give in.
They quickly changed their tactics.
The pressure from the two super powers, the Extraordinary Research Alliance and the Anomalous Countermeasures Bureau, is quietly exerted on India.
In the fields of finance, finance, trade, etc., it seemed as if two super giant hands suddenly emerged and easily created waves in these fields.
This change almost immediately attracted the attention of the country's officials.
After noticing that the country behind the Extraordinary Research Alliance and the Anomalous Countermeasures Bureau was quietly exerting pressure, the Indian officials looked completely dumbfounded.
The Indian authorities don't know why these three forces are getting together. Aren't they always incompatible? Why are they wearing the same pants now? ! With such a result, the Indian side can only be very tactful and quickly admit defeat.
If you offend a powerful country, you may have the opportunity to get closer to other powerful countries.
But if they offend these three at the same time, no country in the world would dare to get even a little bit closer to them.
Soon, all kinds of news on the Internet were quietly deleted, and all plans for press conferences were cancelled.
By the way, the Indian government also made up some other big news to divert netizens' attention.
Within a few days, netizens' attention to this matter will naturally decrease gradually.
The fact that China can get support from Europe and the United States certainly does not mean that their relationship is so good that they can wear the same underwear.
This is due to the influence of many factors.
First of all, the United States and Europe have basically reached a similar view as Zhang Shouquan: various situations will become more and more critical in the future, and great changes that will affect a new era are about to take place.
In the face of the impending powerful external enemy, internal strife is just unnecessary internal consumption. How to remain stable in the coming era is what the three informed countries are ready to consider.
At this moment, they didn't say that they were helping each other, but they did temporarily put aside some entanglements.
Secondly, this time, Xun Zhou Bureau also speculated based on the words left by Master Xuanzang that the so-called spiritual practice system can be passed on to outsiders.
Considering that this practice system requires an extremely deep understanding of their culture and religious knowledge, the practitioners must also have a high spiritual level.
Therefore, the Xun Zhou Bureau simply released a spiritual practice system that could be cultivated to the level of the third consciousness, and made a simple exchange of interests with the Supernatural Research Alliance and the Abnormal Countermeasures Bureau, in exchange for a lot of concessions in high-tech and economic policies.
Based on this, the Extraordinary Research Alliance and the Abnormal Countermeasures Bureau, who felt that they had gained a great advantage, intervened slightly in the conflict in which the Xunzhou Bureau was involved.
"I just don't know what the wooden box is used for."
Seeing that the returning plane had landed steadily, Zhang Shouquan led his men towards it while muttering to himself.
He had already heard about the unusual beast roars heard at the Nalanda Monastery ruins in the middle of the night, as well as the discovery of the wooden box with the symbol of eternal day.
After the Indian investigation team walked out of the cabin, he couldn't wait to walk forward.
"Report, mission successfully completed."
Huang Meilin, who had just walked out of the cabin, saw Zhang Shouquan coming over and saluted seriously and said.
Then she handed Zhang Shouquan the small safe containing the wooden box.
"Thank you for your hard work."
"Everyone will be given a half-month paid vacation, their rank will be raised by half a level, and they will be awarded second-class merit."
After saying this, Zhang Shouquan took the safe with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
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"Next stop, Hanhaiyuan. Passengers who are getting off, please get ready. Get on through the front door and get off through the back door."
"Respect the elderly and love the young, help others and pass on Chinese virtues. Please do not occupy seats reserved for the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled and pregnant women when boarding the bus."
Along with the bus announcement, the door slowly closed with the sound of inflation.
After glancing at the passengers who had just boarded the bus, Marlowe, who was sitting in his seat, retracted his gaze and continued to look at the scenery outside the window.
Now he has been rewarded with a period of vacation because of his previous hard work on Mui Ne Island.
After briefly undergoing a psychological assessment and treatment from the organization and confirming that there was no problem, he came to this small county town in China.
The mobile task force member who was killed by the monster in front of him was from this city.
He wanted to find the man's family and take a closer look.
Although he knew that the organization would do its best to provide relevant pension subsidies and take good care of the victim's family, he still wanted to see if there was anything he could do.
After all, he still owed that old man a drink.
Feeling the fruits and supplements in the bag at his feet, Marlowe wondered what excuse he should use to face the man's family.
Just say he was a comrade? No! That man was not a veteran before he joined Everday, and after joining Everday he kept it a secret from his family.
In the eyes of his family, there are no comrades-in-arms.
Or is it the community sending warmth?
This may be possible. One of the channels for carrying out the relief work of the organization is to provide welfare to the relevant relatives in a way that brings warmth to the community.
I also had a reason to go in and say a few words, and to deliver the things I brought with me.
Marlowe was thinking, but suddenly he noticed that the plastic bag containing fruits at his feet made a sound.
Looking closely, I saw that it was a man who had just got on the bus and bumped into him while walking.
Marlowe frowned and said nothing more.
I just quietly moved the plastic bag to my seat, as far away from the aisle as possible.
Then he glanced at the man helplessly.
However, with this glance, he vaguely discovered something was wrong.
The man with dyed yellow hair had his back to him, his fingers quietly reaching into the pocket of a girl next to him.
The girl dressed as a student was wearing headphones and was not aware of this at all.
Marlowe frowned and glanced around. With his keen observation, he could find that there was another person secretly looking at this place. With a wandering look, it seemed that he was most likely an accomplice of the pickpocket.
After confirming all the relevant persons, Marlowe stood up decisively.
He was very fast and immediately grabbed the pickpocket's outstretched wrist.
This drastic movement also attracted the attention of most of the passengers around.
“You…what are you doing?!”
The pickpocket wanted to take the initiative, but he couldn't help but feel a little scared when he saw Marlowe, who was a head taller than him.
He wanted to struggle, but he couldn't resist Marlowe's strength. On the contrary, the more he struggled, the stronger the force around his wrist became.
His face turned pale with pain and he tried to punch Marlowe with his other hand, but Marlowe easily pulled him to the ground like a rag doll.
Then he squatted down, took out a mobile phone from the pickpocket's pocket, and handed it to the girl next to him who was obviously stunned.
When the girl saw her cell phone, she came back to her senses from her stunned state. After confirming that the cell phone in her pocket was really missing, she looked at Malo with gratitude in her eyes.
"Thank you, brother!"
The girl nodded seriously and looked at Marlowe with admiration.
The other passengers in the car were also amazed.
“This guy is amazing!”
"Well done, young man, you are so brave!"
"It flipped over in an instant. Brother, have you ever practiced this?"
All kinds of words echoed in Marlowe's ears.
In response, Marlowe smiled and nodded, then walked towards the accomplice he had identified earlier.
Looking at the man with his head down as if he couldn't see me, Marlowe walked straight to the accomplice without stopping.
Looking down at the innocent-looking man, a sense of power slowly emanated from Marlowe.
Although not very serious.
However, this leaked breath made the man, who had never faced life and death, tremble with fear.
This wave is really like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.
Just being stared at like this for a while put a lot of pressure on the man.
Soon, he couldn't bear it anymore.
"I'm sorry, bro. I was wrong!"
"Can you be gentler?"
The man suddenly looked sad and looked at Marlowe in front of him with some fear.
He didn't know why Marlowe seemed to know that he was the pickpocket's accomplice, he just knew that he could no longer bear this oppressive feeling.
In response to the man's words, Marlowe just smiled, picked up the man by the collar, and threw him on the ground next to the pickpocket who dared not move.
Then he stood beside the two people who were not unconscious but dared not stand up, and said loudly to the driver: "Master, please stop the car for a moment. I will take these two guys to the police station."
"Shouldn't I drive directly to the police station?"
"Can you hold them both down by yourself?"
The driver was also a kind-hearted person. After getting a general idea of the situation through the rearview mirror, he started asking questions.
"No need to drive to the police station, that would cause trouble for everyone."
"As for whether I can do it alone..."
As Marlowe spoke, he lifted the two men off the ground by their feet, one in each hand.
The two pickpockets just looked at each other, and then dared not move in despair, because they knew very well that this man was simply a monster.
This overwhelming and powerful look also shocked the passengers around him.
The sight of him carrying two people with such ease and without blushing or beating heart shocked the passengers so much that they didn't know what to say for a moment.
He just watched Marlowe return to his seat, take the gifts in the bag, and then get off the bus with the two pickpockets.
There is no doubt that what we saw and heard today will be enough to be the topic of conversation for everyone in the car for the rest of the day.
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After completing the statement, he walked out of the police station.
Marlowe stretched slowly.
The two pickpockets were brought to justice and everyone was happy.
The two pickpockets just now were nothing worth mentioning in his experience. They were just a small thing that could be done easily.
However, this can be regarded as a warm-up exercise for the holiday, which can help me relax.
Thinking so, Ma Luo continued to rush towards his destination, Hanhaiyuan.
Catching the pickpocket took some time. If we went any later, it would probably be lunch time.
It would be bad to bother you again when the time comes.
As he was thinking, Marlowe did not stop.
Soon, he arrived at the Hanhaiyuan community according to the information given to him by the organization and came to the door of a certain house.
Standing outside the door, Marlowe pondered for a long time.
Thinking back to the days he spent with the older brother of that peripheral member, he couldn't help but feel a little hesitant.
He was right next to his brother when he was killed by the flesh monster, but he could do nothing at that time.
Is he qualified to knock on the door? Marlowe stared at the security door in front of him, and this thought subconsciously arose in his mind.
He came here on impulse and didn't know how to face his brother's family.
Is it a smile? Or...
“Squeak…”
While Marlowe was thinking, the door suddenly opened.
This made him a little dazed.
Just as I was about to say something, I noticed a familiar-looking girl at the door.
"Hey? Brother?!"
"Mom! Come and see, this is the big brother who helped me catch the thief on the bus before."
The girl excitedly put down the garbage bag in her hand, turned around and shouted towards the room.
Marlowe looked at the screaming girl and wanted to say something, but subconsciously stopped himself.
Such a coincidence made him silent.
He was able to find out his brother's address only after he begged for favors everywhere and wrote a hundred letters of guarantee.
After all, too much personal information in the organization cannot be leaked easily, and his request went through too much review.
So, he actually didn't know what his brother's family looked like, and naturally he didn't recognize the girl on the bus before.
Looking at the smiling mother and daughter in front of me.
Marlowe understood that this was the organization's pension procedure, and a series of welfare subsidies given secretly were already being arranged for distribution, but he had not yet been informed of the sacrifice of the family's main breadwinner. He would find a suitable opportunity and reason to inform him later.
This is a necessary decision due to the organization's confidentiality regulations.
The mother and daughter will have no worries about food and clothing and will be secretly raised by the organization. It's a pity that the important person is still gone...
He pondered for a long time.
Marlowe forced a smile at the two people in front of him and handed over the fruits and gifts in his hand.
“Hello, the community sends warmth.”
Marlowe's smile was particularly warm at this moment.
In order to make people feel warm, he even let the raven on his shoulder give him a special effect that would easily make people feel good about him.
Brother, I will take care of your wife and daughter, so don't worry.
This sentence is not a joke, but Marlowe's true thoughts at the moment.
Maybe, while I’m busy saving the world, I can raise a goddaughter?
"Hmm? Are the community benefits so good recently?"
The other party was obviously a little surprised.
(End of this chapter)