"Then is this boat heading north? Is it on its way to pick up Chao Wen Dao?" When I heard the news about the weirdo, I was so excited that the wine bottle almost slipped!

"No, we are returning and we need to go back first." Little Curly said calmly.

"What? Why are you going back! Didn't you get news about Brother Dao? Just go further north!"

"We must go back first. This is not the Bohai Sea. The Arctic Ocean is someone else's territory. The course of the J-11 is set. It is impossible to go wherever we want. If we force ourselves to go through, the ship will be detained."

Donghuang took a sip of wine and said with a heavy tone, "Besides, you are a newcomer and you need to meet the big shopkeeper. We also have to go back and ask for support. We went to the north with just our little information and equipment.

It’s of no use, Chao Wendao is fine, but it’s about another person’s life and death, and something happened to Lin Zheyu.”

I felt nervous, Dr. Lin is so smart, what could happen to him?

"Brother Dao said he shouldn't be dead yet, but he won't be found for a while. The communication there is very inconvenient, so he can only tell us so much. In short, we must go back as soon as possible and apply for ship equipment.

Or whatever, meet up with Chaowen Road as quickly as possible, and then walk north of the Arctic Ocean to see if you can still find Dr. Lin!"

"That guy Lin Zheyu is always secretive. I think there's something wrong with him!" Mouse muttered, "But he shouldn't be a bad person..."

"Even if it's a corpse, we have to carry it back!" Dong Huang lit a cigarette and took a deep breath.

"No way, he can't die!" I couldn't sit still with anxiety, "How about calling the police? Isn't there an international rescue team?"

"Do you think you are a scientific expedition member?"

I remembered that what we people do is a top-secret business. How could we ask the rescue team to reveal the secret and intervene? I looked at the floating sea ice outside the window and asked: "Hurry up...

Where are we? Can we return to China from the Arctic Ocean?"

"Ahead is the Bering Strait. After passing through, J-11 will enter the North Pacific. Then we will pass through Japan and reach the East China Sea, and then return to the country." Little Curly made a few gestures with his hands and motioned for me to sit down.

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As soon as I heard it, I felt that the journey was ridiculously long. I really wanted to fly back in a second and ask the big shopkeeper to send a team of elite soldiers to find Dr. Lin as soon as possible!

Originally, I was very interested in seeing the ice and snow scenery along the way, but now that I know the news about Dr. Lin's danger, I am always so anxious that I can't even sleep well!

Little Curly had already ordered to drive as fast as possible. The return journey in the next few days became very painful and boring. Since the three of us did not go through any formalities or visas, we could only hide in the cabin to escape the inspection of the cruise ship.

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There are many books and illustrated magazines from all over the world stored in j-11. I took this opportunity and soaked in various literature encyclopedias all day long, absorbing fresh knowledge crazily like a sponge. I know that in the future of my career,

As the secret keeper, I will witness many secrets buried by time. My skills are average, only my memory and reading are outstanding. If I want to contribute to Mr. Dong's team, I must be worthy of it."

For the title of "Story King", I need to know more, more, more...

As time passed by, everyone became more and more anxious. After we spent a few days in a daze, reading, drinking and sleeping, J-11 finally entered the Chinese waters!

Full of anxiety and exhaustion, we bid farewell to Little Curly Hair again as soon as the ship docked. We got off the ship with the goods at the bay port and immediately rushed non-stop to the city where the big shopkeeper was located——

Beijing.

In my original imagination, this secret keeper organization should be a very large and powerful group. Adjutant Li, Grandma Liang, and Dong Huang, any one of these three people can take charge of their own affairs.

Big shot. So, a place that can cultivate these awesome people must have a magnificent office building!

As a result, Donghuang took a taxi and passed by the great ** Square, twisting and turning through the bustling Wangfujing Street, and brought me to a quiet residential area and stopped.

The spring wind in Beijing is relatively strong and the temperature is high. I felt the bricks and tiles of old Beijing and looked at the moss growing between them. Following Donghuang, I plunged into the extremely winding alleys and knocked out a standard in a daze.

The gate of the courtyard.

There are faded couplets pasted on this door, and on an iron sign with peeling paint next to it, there are four small characters written in block letters:

Jinye Inn.

"Master Dong... the headquarters you mentioned is not here, right?" I saw the man in a mandarin creaking open the wooden door that was about to fall apart, and suddenly I felt very unwilling. "It's just a small courtyard.

…”

Donghuang didn't say anything, and pulled me straight inside. On the plain concrete floor, there were a few particularly spirited local dogs and a litter of hens running around. The withered grape vines hung weakly on the bamboo shelves, quietly

A few green shoots popped up.

Although Brother Mouse has been with Donghuang's team for many years, I didn't expect that he, like Weiren Chao, had never experienced an oath-taking ceremony and was not an official secret keeper! He consciously stopped and retreated to the corner of the courtyard to sit on the ground.

, he took out two eggs from the chicken coop and waited for us quietly.

Donghuang took me, who was a little nervous, and turned around the shelves full of roses. Only then did I realize that there is a backyard here!

We walked in through the archway in the middle of the backyard, then walked around a small rockery, and then we walked into an ordinary room.

This is actually just an empty house frame, with nothing left in the house except the beams.

But when I walked on the floor, the echo under my feet was very loud. This was obviously a guise. The real room should be under the ground!

Sure enough, Dong Huang opened the bead curtain, took me through the hole exposed in the next room, and walked directly underground!

Step by step, I stepped on the steps, and the noise I heard became louder and louder. I saw a door in front of me, and the secrets of sound and light were desperately leaking out from the cracks in the door.

"Once you enter this door, you have to act like an adult, be responsible and powerful, do you understand?"

"good……"

Although I didn’t know what would appear behind the door, I felt that Donghuang’s tone suddenly changed, and the way he spoke to me was no longer as doting as when he called me “Little Yaomei”.

Suddenly a dim lotus lantern lit up next to us, and an old man's face was revealed. He looked at me and then at Dong Huang, then put on his reading glasses and almost put his face on Dong Huang's chest!

"It's me!" Donghuang shrugged helplessly, "Uncle Luo, can your eyes still work? Retire quickly..."

"Oh, Xiao Dongzi is back." He slowly moved a few steps, stretched out his hand and pushed open the door in front, "Please come in, the landlady is in charge."

I stepped into the underground door dizzy, and the sound of clinking glasses, shouts, laughter, and the overwhelming bright lights swallowed me up all at once.

It seems like I suddenly traveled to another world!

"Hey, isn't this our Mr. Dong!"

When he turned around, the waiter carrying the teapot rushed over with an exaggerated expression and patted him heavily on the shoulder.

"Okay, kid, I'm in a hurry. Is the boss lady in charge?"

"Dang, I'll go and inform you!"

He put down the teapot, put a towel on his shoulders, opened a rag curtain, yelled something and walked in.

Donghuang asked me to find a small tea table and wait for a while, and he followed behind to meet the proprietress.

I was quite cramped and stiff and sat on a strange little bench. This hall looked like a big teahouse in old movies. There were about thirty wooden tables lined up in the open space in the middle. There were tea cups, teapots, and peanuts on the table.

Snacks like rice, fennel and beans.

Among the people sitting and standing drinking tea, there were old men with white hair and young people in their prime. Their eyes were all focused on me.

I secretly raised my eyes and looked around again. No matter how weirdly the men, women, and children here were dressed, my appearance here seemed quite out of place, because no child as short as me would enter here!

Since this is the headquarters of the Secret Keepers, according to their rules, young people under the age of 18 cannot join, and Secret Keepers who have not retired cannot get married and have children.

I'm afraid not many people who look like children have come in this place...

As an adult, I took a deep breath, resisted the pressure of these looks, drank a pot of tea and ate a plate of snacks. I am already the secret keeper here. No matter how weak I am, I can't be looked down upon.

, the most important thing is not to embarrass Mr. Dong!

A super long hour passed, and Mr. Dong walked out covered in sweat. Following behind him was a woman wearing makeup. She walked swayingly, accompanied by a breath of choking noises.

smoke.

She stopped in front of the counter, put one hand on her hip and looked at me.

"Yao Mei, this is our landlady, please say hello." Donghuang pushed me to stand up.

"Uh...Hello, boss lady, my name is Liu Yi!" I kicked off the bench and stood up, and bowed to her in panic. Since the "big shopkeeper" is their boss, then the boss lady must be his wife!

"Well, sit down."

The landlady nodded, tapped the long cigarette rod on the counter, and took a deep breath.

I looked at this graceful woman and sighed in my heart that she really deserves to be the wife of the boss. This momentum and posture are definitely beyond the reach of those ordinary women!

She wore a scarlet slit cheongsam, which was embroidered with exquisite dark flowers, and a black velvet shawl hung lazily on her shoulders. Overall, she fully interpreted the feminine curves of women.

She wore a green emerald ring on the hand holding the long cigarette rod. Looking up, there were two emerald earrings on her ears that echoed the ring.

Red and green, such a contrasting combination on her body, not only does not have a vulgar feeling, but it becomes just the right bold embellishment. Without such a strong aura as the boss lady, such a look would be really difficult.

Controlled.

Her hair was pulled back into a simple ponytail, but the bangs on her forehead were gathered up and combed into a hook shape in the middle. The boss lady's appearance was not beautiful, but judging from her arrogant confidence

Her demeanor exudes an irresistible charm of a queen.

The first time I saw such a unique woman, I was stunned. If Donghuang hadn't stood up and pushed me down on the stool, I wouldn't have known that everyone in the hall was laughing at my reaction!

It is very impolite to stare at a woman for a long time. I blushed and coughed a few times, and drank a glass of hot water amidst the roar of laughter.

"Donghuang should have told you everything you need to say and pay attention to." The landlady blew out a small smoke ring and said softly, "The shopkeeper only takes charge at night. You can't see him now, and he is not in Beijing. Within two or three days,

You can't make it in time. Since you have sworn the oath, I will add your name to the intern roster. During this period, I will ensure that you are well-fed, and I will not guarantee your life or death. So I hope you behave well and don't die too quickly.

When the shopkeeper holds a meeting next time, I will give you a chance to officially show your face."

I thought to myself that being a secret keeper is really like a serious profession. Do I have to wait until the internship period is over before I can see my results and performance before I can consider becoming a full-time employee?

The landlady turned to Dong Huang again: "Are you in a hurry? If you can't afford the time delay, I'll send you some goods and leave now."

Donghuang thought for a while and replied: "I have explained the situation. If I still survive this trip, it will not be too late to meet the shopkeeper. It is better to help us take care of things now and set off as soon as possible. After all, the Arctic Ocean is not for people.

The place, whether it is a living person or a corpse, cannot stand the indifference."

When I heard this, my heart sank suddenly. Although Dr. Lin's personality was a bit colder, his heart was still very hot. He would not have turned into a cold corpse by the time we found him all the way.
Chapter completed!