There are different reasons for Lu Linbei and Lu Yezhou's delay in joining the family's spy organization.

Children on the farm received the same education from childhood and parted ways around the age of fifteen. Some continued their regular education, while others—much smaller in number—were picked by the Mei family to go to special schools, where, outside the normal curriculum, began receiving In spy training, students are eliminated every year, and newcomers are also added.

These would-be spies take normal exams and can't officially join the organization until after graduating from college.

Lu Yezhou made a mistake when he was in college. He actually showed off his knowledge of spies to outsiders. Although most of his knowledge was wrong and would not cause actual harm to the organization, he still thought that his mouth was not strict enough. To be a spy, to be investigated.

Lu Linbei's situation is more complicated. He was selected very early and became a "family member". He received basic espionage training. Except for his poor physical fitness, Keke was excellent.

Soon, he noticed a detail. Unlike the students who were "selected", those children with real surnames, whether they wanted to or not, would be selected.

When he was about fifteen years old, he finally woke up to the meaning of "Interstellar Orphan". Although he had read relevant articles, he always thought it was a word that had nothing to do with him.

Lu Linbei was very lost for a while when he found out that the person who had been taking care of him was not his biological mother. Apart from that, he had no other thoughts. There were many children like him around, and he could not feel any obvious discrimination.

After two years of basic training, a spy teacher said to him: "You should be an analyst. It's a pity that you don't have a name."

There are two development paths for spies, one is to be an investigator, charging on the front line, recruiting peripheral spies, and collecting as much material as possible, and the other is an analyst, who is responsible for finding the most valuable information from a large amount of data.

There is no clear boundary between the two. Everyone has to start as an investigator, but in the end, only people with the surname Mei may become analysts. There is no way. Although this position is not high, it is exposed to too much sensitive information. The most trusted person to serve.

According to the rules, teachers should not say such things to students, so he never mentioned it again, and Lu Linbei did not ask any further questions. The turbulence in his heart quickly calmed down and he was willing to accept the arrangement of fate.

When preparing for the university entrance exam, he showed his stubbornness for the first time, disregarding the teacher's advice, and insisted on applying for the history department, majoring in earth history. Will come to study for four years, and some students have no other choice because of poor grades.

Even so, Lu Linbei may still be absorbed by the organization, anyway, spies always need an identity, and historians are not bad.

But when he was a junior, Lu Linbei "sick".

Strictly speaking, this is not a disease. It belongs to some kind of mental phenomenon. It will fall into a pessimistic state for no reason. It is not as serious as depression and usually recovers on its own without treatment. It is commonly known as "star orphan syndrome".

The probability of such symptoms in interstellar orphans is as high as 20 to 40 percent. Some people speculate that this may be related to the experience of the embryonic period, and the long interstellar travel has some kind of magical effect on these small cells.

There are many related academic articles, but there is no conclusion.

Most of the "star orphan syndrome" appeared in childhood, and Lu Linbei was very late, with moderate symptoms, which did not interfere with life, but affected his studies.

The Mei family intends to give up this seedling, but it is shown that there will be no regular teacher visits anymore.

Lu Linbei decided to take a leave of absence for five years. Suddenly, the Mei family opened the door to him and waved warmly. To be honest, it made him a little strange.

Lu Yezhou was also selected. When Mei Qianzhong was leaving, he informed him at the door.

Lu Yezhou was overjoyed, and thanked him reservedly. As soon as Mei Qianzhong left, he flipped in the small bedroom. After standing up, he immediately ran to the window, stared out for a while, and said, "Old Qianzhong. He must have become the regional team leader. We are the new team he wants to set up. Lao Qian is a powerful person. Since he was a child, we have regarded him as the leader, and children older than him are no exception. I guess he will later If you can become the deputy director, or even the director, if we follow him, you will have the opportunity to be promoted...why don't you speak up?"

"Be careful." Lu Linbei pointed to his mouth.

"Ha, I won't make the mistake of talking too much. It's not you. If it's someone else, even if it's my mother, I will..." Lu Yezhou made a move to seal his mouth.

Lu Linbei didn't say anything, he finally became a spy as he wished, but he didn't have much joy in his heart.

"Are you still thinking about that woman?" Lu Yezhou came over and asked, and the Mei Qianzhong outside had already gone far, "You can't work with such a mentality, it's a bigger problem than talking, you won't... get old again, right? "

"I'm thinking about why the family recruits a lot of new people at this time." Lu Linbei didn't plan to discuss other thoughts in his heart.

"Yeah." Lu Yezhou sat beside the bed and froze for a while, "Mom has been rearranging the room for the past two days. It seems that those college students will not be coming back for the holidays, that is, they have already joined the organization in advance. Anyway, It's a good thing for us, if it weren't for the lack of people, we'd be rotten here. When I think of going to work on the farm, I... don't look down on them, they're all good people, just too boring."

"Well." Lu Linbei seemed to be listening.

"Lao Bei, you are the second most powerful person in our group. If it weren't for that little ailment, you would have been the team leader. Now that the opportunity comes, you will definitely stand out, but don't leave me behind. , I'll follow you."

First it was Mei Qianzhong, then Lu Linbei. After a few words, Lu Yezhou had already "followed" the two of them.

Having slept in the same bed for many years, Lu Linbei was accustomed to hearing similar words and didn't care at all. In order to send away his undeserved crankiness, he began to recall the spy training he had received, "Do you remember what the third uncle said?"

"The third uncle is a teacher. He has said too many things, which one?"

"He said that spies can never be ready, and that those who do well in school, who do get into the field, probably won't even get past the first hurdle."

"Remember, this is one of the words he must repeat every semester. He also said: Even so, you still have to study hard and be prepared. The difference is that those who are not prepared die inexplicably, and those who are prepared will die before they die. Whispering, 'So I died like this'."

The memory made them both burst out laughing.

Before dawn the next day, the two of them packed their luggage, each with a suitcase, waiting for the arrival of a thousand weights.

Lu Linbei was sitting on the bed, and Lu Yezhou had been guarding the window, just to be the first to spot the vehicle, "Come on!" He shouted, turning around and picking up the suitcase beside his feet.

The living room is very large, filled with tables and chairs of various sizes, leaving a few winding paths, and newcomers are often bumped into.

The other kids haven't woken up yet, and in the kitchen, mom is busy preparing breakfast.

Mom has always been indifferent to her grown children. She didn't come out to see them off. Lu Linbei said loudly, "Mom, we're leaving."

"Oh." A perfunctory voice came from the kitchen.

Lu Yezhou also shouted, and received the same response. He had been eager to leave the farm. At this time, he suddenly became emotional, put down the suitcase, and ran into the kitchen.

"You bastard, you are so naughty at your age, go go, don't mess up my kitchen."

Lu Yezhou walked out with a smile, holding a steaming stack of pancakes in his hand, "A hug in exchange for a breakfast."

Sitting in the car, Mei Qianzhong stretched his arms out the window and waved to the two of them, "It's going to take a day, get ready."

The car is semi-autonomous, and it still needs driver assistance in non-delimited areas. Mei Qianzhong drove with one hand, and naturally took a piece of pancake from Lu Yezhou, took a bite, and praised: "It's still my mother's craftsmanship, It's delicious, it's even better with the pickles she made."

Mei Qianzhong is a normal-born farm child. He has been in contact with orphans since he was a child.

"I'll go to the point." Lu Yezhou tried to push the door.

Mei Qianzhong ignored him and continued to drive. Lu Yezhou had no choice but to withdraw his hand again and was full of praise for the pancakes. Lu Linbei didn't eat it. He had a bad feeling about the car and seemed to be able to smell Miss Yuan's scent.

Not long after leaving the farm, Mei Qianzhong changed cars on the side of the road at a very fast speed, and without any warning in advance, he parked the car on the side of the road, said "go", opened the door and got off, and strode to the other parked car in front of him. car.

Lu Linbei grabbed the suitcase and got out of the car, but Lu Yezhou was stunned for a while before following up.

Soon, the vehicle entered the designated area and was able to drive automatically, turning the seat thousands of times, facing the two people in the back row, recalling the past events of childhood, talking and laughing along the way, and skillfully finding out the food and wine in the car. , with snacks.

Halfway through, they changed cars again, and the process was more thrilling, because the cars on the road drove fast one after another.

After getting into the car, Mei Qianzhong said, "The people from the farm are considered semi-public spies, and it may be useless to hide them, but it is a habit, so keep it well."

Lu Yezhou had been looking at Mei Qianzhong with admiration, and immediately nodded in agreement. He wanted to say something, but the other party had already turned his head and looked out the window.

It was a seven-day journey, and it only took one day to return to the city. They drove through a neatly planned new city and entered the old city shortly after midnight. Mei Qianzhong controlled the vehicle by himself, went around a few times, and stopped on the street in front of an old building. superior.

The building is twenty or thirty stories high, which is relatively short compared to the surrounding buildings.

The elevator was unreliable, and they went to the third floor, so they simply took the stairs.

The standard small two-bedroom is the residence of two newcomers.

Although it was arranged by the organization, Mei Qianzhong still checked it carefully according to the procedure, and then let the two sit down and stood opposite him, his expression became serious for the first time, "483, remember this number."

"483." Lu Yezhou said immediately.

Lu Linbei repeated it.

"Team 483, I am the leader, and you are the team members. Keep this number in your heart, don't say it in the future, don't say it to anyone, not even the people in the organization."

The two nodded.

"I'm your only team leader and only boss. If one day someone suddenly comes to you and claims to be a higher boss, even if this person is from the farm and someone you know, what will you do?"

Lu Yezhou raised his hand to wipe his neck.

Lu Linbei nodded in agreement.

Mei Qianzhong smiled, "Let's talk about this first, you rest, I will come back and assign tasks to you."

Mikage left.

Lu Yezhou looked around, found food in the small kitchen, and cheered.

Lu Linbei walked to the window and saw that the vehicle he was in was still there, but Mei Qianzhong did not appear again.

His eyes were quickly drawn to the scene across the street, and he couldn't take it away for a long time.

Lu Yezhou came out and asked suspiciously, "What did you see?"

Lu Linbei stretched out his hand and Lu Yezhou looked at it for a while, "It's just a small barber shop."

"The heir to the planet that was killed, that's his barber shop, I've seen it in the news."