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Section 3. Agents at the Door

On the other side, after conducting a more in-depth study and analysis of the intelligence provided by Ito, the FBI narrowed the scope of the investigation to the Silicon Valley area, and then further targeted all persons related to Reina. Biologists who have had close contact.

The FBI concluded that Lena was the only biologist on Hill's team. Since Hill's plan involved special gene transplantation, Lena must be mainly responsible for this research. But on the other hand, according to Ito's description, the secret research institute seemed to be still operating normally while Hill's team left the United States. This shows that there is another expert in biology helping Hill manage the secret research institute. Related research work is being carried out. The head of this institute and Reina both work for Hill and are both biology experts. It is very likely that there is a close connection between him and Reina. Therefore, the FBI believes that as long as it follows this clue to find out who this biological expert is, it can follow the clues to find the secret institute and Hill and others.

To this end, the FBI used the NSA's supercomputer to specially screen out an investigation list based on Lena's communication records and activity history over the past many years, and divided the objects on the list into"key points" based on the level of suspicion."、"focus on"、""Potential" three levels in order to more effectively deploy people and horses internally to carry out investigations.

Among them, the biologist with the closest relationship to Reina - Professor Adam Rockwell, Reina's mentor, was naturally included in the list of""Key" level. On the other hand, Professor Doudna, who had only a few encounters with Lena, was included in the"potential" level on the list.

Correspondingly, the FBI mobilized and dispatched more than ten people. An elite agent was secretly lurking around Professor Rockwell's residence, tracking and monitoring Professor Rockwell in all directions. On Professor Doudna's side, the FBI only sent an ordinary agent to Professor Doudna's house. Sit down next to the house and secretly observe what is going on in Professor Doudna's home.

Generally speaking, the FBI's investigation operations are always carefully deployed, and the subjects under investigation are often unaware of their situation and are not aware that they are already under FBI surveillance.. However

, for Breslin, a former FBI internal official, the disguise and lurking tricks of FBI agents are like a child playing hide-and-seek with an adult. It is too obvious and can be seen through at a glance. Therefore, he was The FBI agent sent to monitor Professor Doudna was easily identified by Breslin within half an hour of being stationed next to the residence.

In fact, when the FBI agent was a woman in her thirties, , drove a black van into Professor Doudna's community and parked in a secret corner of the street opposite Professor Doudna's residence, the keen Breslin noticed her immediately. Leslin was well aware of the vehicles that frequently entered and exited the community. He knew that this black van was a strange vehicle that had appeared in the community for the first time, so he was particularly wary of it. So he used the hidden cameras that had been secretly installed in the streets of the community to detect this vehicle. A van was used for surveillance.

Soon, Breslin discovered that the woman in the van had been staring at Professor Doudna's residence, and from time to time took out a telescope from the seat to spy on things in the residence, and took out a high-definition digital camera. He kept taking pictures of the residents around the house, and sometimes even got out of the car to look around furtively.

These behaviors were obviously typical FBI agents' routine practices when monitoring suspects, and Breslin was naturally aware of this. Knowing that the woman must be an FBI agent.

Faced with such an unexpected situation, Breslin's first reaction was to think to himself:"Have we been exposed? Otherwise, how would the FBI find this place? This is really troublesome. It seems we need to notify everyone to evacuate immediately.……"Therefore, they prepared to issue an alarm to everyone through the broadcast system of the secret institute.

But when he was about to press the broadcast button, he thought again and felt something was wrong.

"If we were really exposed, the FBI would definitely send out a large number of people to kill us. How could they send just such a rookie to investigate alone? That's not like the FBI's style. The situation may not be so bad yet. They are probably still in the investigation stage and have not yet confirmed the affairs of the institute. But the question is, how much do they already know?"

Breslin thought for a while and decided to take the initiative and go directly to the female agent to find out. He believed that only by understanding the other party's intentions could he take the next step better. Should he stay in the institute or go to the institute? Evacuate as soon as possible.

So, he sneaked out from a side door of the yard behind the house, then walked to the van from the back alley, and gently knocked on the window.

The female agent was staring at Dude intently. At Professor Na's residence, he was startled when he saw a person appearing next to the car. He quickly put away the telescope and digital camera, forced himself to be calm, and calmly rolled down the window.

Breslin faced With a smile, he said,"Hey, Eva, remember me? I'm Logan, the"big guy" who secretly sniffed something with you in the guest room at your sister's birthday party last time. Do you remember? It was really exciting that time.

The female agent was stunned for a moment, shook her head and said,"Sir, I think you must have mistakenly identified the person." I do not know you.

Breslin pretended to be surprised and said:"Aren't you Eva?" He pointed to a mansion not far from the van and said,"Aren't you Mrs. White's sister, Eva?"

The female agent shook her head again and said,"No, my name is Olivia.""She took out a white metal box from the passenger compartment, shook it, and said lightly to Breslin:"I am a salesman, and I am preparing to promote our company's newly developed multi-functional, Fully automatic beauty instrument set. Breslin pretended to be embarrassed and said:"Oh, that's it. I'm really sorry. My eyesight is not good, and I mistakenly thought you were a relative of the next door neighbor.""

The female agent said a little bored:"It doesn't matter."She just wanted Breslin to go away quickly so that she could continue to perform the task.

Breslin said:"By the way, I live nearby and I am very familiar with the neighbors in this area. I can provide you with any"information" you need, and it may be helpful to your sales. Just think of it as my apology."

When the female agent heard the word"intelligence", her eyes lit up, she immediately changed her attitude, smiled at Breslin and said,"That's perfect. Thank you so much for helping out. To be honest, this is my first time here and I am very unfamiliar with this place. I am worried about which one I should go to for promotion.

Breslin said with a smile:"You're welcome, it's just a trivial matter." The female agent pointed to Professor Doudna's house intentionally or unintentionally and said,"Then may I ask, are there any young girls living in that house?" As you know, our products are aimed at young girls who love beauty. If there are young girls there, I would like to start selling from that store.

Breslin said:"Oh, that's Professor Doudna's home, I live next door." Their family has a young daughter, but she doesn’t like makeup much.

The female agent asked:"Aside from their daughter, are there any other girls who hang out at their house more often, such as... the professor's students or colleagues?""

Breslin said:"Occasionally there will be some female students visiting their home, but you know, they are a bunch of nerds and know nothing about makeup. To tell you the truth, I am still single, so I pay special attention to girls. But the appearance of those female students is really... hard to describe.

The female agent asked:"Isn't there anyone who is particularly beautiful and loves to wear makeup?"

Breslin said:"No, you'd better not make any plans for that company." I suggest you start with the few houses on the corner of the street. Those houses are rented to a few bartenders and dancers. They dress up every day. You can try there.

After hearing this, the female agent smiled dryly and said,"Okay, thank you for your suggestion.""

Then, Breslin chatted with the female agent for a while. Seeing that he could no longer get any useful information, he said goodbye to the female agent and returned to his residence.

Then he said goodbye to the female agent. , Breslin immediately hurriedly found Professor Doudna, Lena, Anna and others to discuss countermeasures.

After briefly explaining the future, Breslin judged:"If I guess correctly, the FBI is looking for Lena. When I was chatting with the female agent just now, she was trying to confirm whether there were any young, beautiful female students or colleagues in Professor Doudna's family who liked to wear makeup. These characteristics match Lena very well.

Reina said in confusion:"Me?" Why are you looking for me specifically? The first target they are looking for should be Hill.

Breslin said solemnly:"I guess the FBI already knows about the existence of special gene transplantation technology and secret research institutes, and also knows that Reina, you are the key to it." Therefore, you are set as a breakthrough point in their investigation."

Professor Doudna said:"However, we have always acted very cautiously and it is unlikely that the secret has been leaked. How did they know?

Breslin shook his head and said,"I don't know.""

Professor Doudna thought for a moment, turned around and said to Lena and Anna:"Ito, Jason and Li Qing who were originally in the same team with you, are you sure they are all dead?"

Leina said:"The last time we spoke to them, they had been surrounded by many enemies in a church. Hill originally tried to use a wormhole weapon to rescue them, but the instrument was destroyed midway. In the end, he had no choice but to abandon them. Judging from the situation at the time, they were probably dead.

"But you didn't receive the exact news of their death, right," Breslin said.

Rena shrugged and said,"That's not true." Anna said to Professor Doudna and Breslin:"Do you suspect that they may still be alive and have disclosed those secrets to the FBI?"

"At least this is a reasonable explanation," Breslin said."

Leina said:"Jason is a tight-lipped special soldier. Even if he is tortured, he will not reveal a word. Although Ito doesn't look like much, he is a principled guy at least, and he should not easily give in to the FBI's coercion and inducement. As for Li Qing... it's hard to say. She joined the team half-heartedly on the way. If she really betrayed us, it would be normal. Therefore, it is indeed possible that the woman disclosed these important secrets to the FBI.

Anna frowned and said,"But these are just speculations. We don't know whether this is really the case.""

After Breslin thought for a while, he suddenly said:"I thought of a way to confirm whether the FBI really set Lena as their key clue.

Reina asked:"What can we do?" Breslin asked Lena:"Now let's put ourselves in someone else's shoes. Who do you think the FBI is most likely to suspect of being your accomplice to help you complete your research on special gene transplantation?""

Leina said without hesitation:"Of course it's Professor Adam Rockwell. He is my mentor, so he is naturally the most suspicious. Breslin turned to Anna and asked:"Anna, can you immediately hack into the cameras at Professor Adam Rockwell's home, or the surveillance cameras on the streets near his residence.""

Anna said:"Let me give it a try." After saying that, she took the laptop to the table and started operating it.

Breslin explained to everyone:"If Professor Rockwell has also been targeted by the FBI, it means that the FBI is indeed deploying an investigation based on Lena's clues, which confirms our idea."

Professor Doudna said suddenly. :"Yes, that's a really good idea."

Soon, Anna successfully hacked into the surveillance cameras on the street near Professor Rockwell's residence.

Breslin carefully studied the camera footage and found that there were many"suspicious characters" lurking around Professor Rockwell's residence. And these"suspicious characters", like the female agent just now, have obvious behavioral characteristics of FBI agents when performing tasks. It can be seen that Professor Rockwell has indeed been targeted by the FBI, and is also a key target of FBI surveillance.

Breslin told others what he discovered on the camera footage.

Anna said to Breslin:"It seems that your judgment is right. What should we do next? Do we want to evacuate?"

Breslin was a little hesitant and couldn't answer for a while. Professor Doudna next to him interrupted categorically:"No, we can't evacuate. The research on special gene transplantation has not been completed yet. If we leave here, there is no way for us to find a suitable place elsewhere. and sufficient equipment to continue completing the research. In that case, all our previous efforts will be in vain."

Breslin scratched his head and said:"This is indeed a headache. But according to the FBI's investigation progress, they After investigating several key targets, more personnel will be sent to investigate Professor Doudna soon. If it’s quick, it will be within a week. Frankly speaking, if the FBI fully investigates this place, I will not I'm sure I can fool them."

Reina said a little irritably:"If you evacuate, the research cannot be completed. If you stay, you will encounter danger sooner or later. It's really annoying. If only Hill was here, that guy would definitely be able to figure it out. Good idea. How about we anesthetize Galen again and see if we can wake up Hill."

Professor Doudna quickly waved his hand and said:"Stop tossing Galen. This will only be counterproductive and affect the recovery of the"Prophet"."

Reina curled her lips and said:"Okay."

Breslin asked Anna:"Is there any way to contact other believers? The current situation is urgent, and it is always good to have more manpower."

Anna shook her head and said:"As you know, the prophet has always been very cautious in his actions. In order to maintain maximum confidentiality, only the prophet himself can contact other believers, and almost all believers do not know each other's identities. Therefore, we do not know who they are. We are believers, and even if we knew and went to them for help, they would not believe us."

Professor Doudna sighed and said:"It seems that we still have to find a way to solve this matter ourselves. Don't be discouraged. , I believe that as long as everyone thinks hard, they can always figure it out."

Everyone else nodded slightly, indicating that they agreed with Professor Doudna's view.

So, for the next whole day, the four people brainstormed in the room and discussed various plans without stopping.

They exhausted their wisdom and put forward many ideas, inspired each other, debated fiercely, and after many screenings, finally found a plan that all four of them thought was barely feasible. Although this plan is not a good idea, it at least has a chance of surviving the current difficulties. Therefore, the four decided to implement this plan.

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