The imprint of the universe and the return of all things

Section 3 The Best Gift

At night, in a separate ward at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland, Brad was lying lazily on the hospital bed, playing games on his mobile phone out of boredom. After treatment by professional doctors at the hospital, his injured right arm has fully recovered and he will be discharged soon.

At this time, Ashley came to the ward to visit Brad, holding a bouquet of flowers. Ashley knocked on the door, walked into the ward, and said in a slightly teasing tone:"It seems that you are enjoying your sick leave very much, and you are in the mood to play games so leisurely. The CIA and FBI are in a mess right now."

When Brad saw Ashley coming, he quickly sat up from the bed and said happily:"Oh, oh, oh, let's see which beautiful woman came to see me. This is a big surprise."

Ashley He said angrily:"No matter what, you saved my life, I should come over to visit you."

Brad smiled:"But when you come to visit your savior, you don't bring a copy with you. A gift? That's not polite."

Ashley spread her hands helplessly and said,"My boss Gordon Ball was seriously injured in Tokyo and has been unable to work in recent months. The director asked me to temporarily take over his position. I'm very busy this week, but I don't have time to pick out a gift for you."

Brad smiled and said,"Okay, let's just pay the debt for now. When you are free in the future, remember to make up for it. By the way, Come back, have you found Hill and his team now?"

Ashley shook her head and said,"No. All clues have been broken so far. The only hope is that the NSA finds them through the behavioral identification system."

Brad asked Asked:"What is the behavioral identification system?"

Ashley said:"Hill and his team have very advanced disguise tools. Once they put on those disguise tools, even experienced CIA agents cannot identify them.. They rely on those disguise tools to avoid our tracking.

However, they can disguise their appearance, but they cannot change their original habits and behavioral details. In the NSA’s supercomputer, a system is installed that can analyze the behavior of the target person through in-depth analysis. A system that uses habits and movement details to identify personal identities. It collects all past image records of Hill and his team members, analyzes their behavioral characteristics, and uses this as a standard to define their identity. Then, using"ink""Tis" system, hacked into the surveillance systems of various airports, ports, and stations in India, retrieved the camera images, and compared each passenger who appeared in the images with the behavioral characteristics of Hill and his party one by one to find the match. The highest suspects. Those suspects targeted by the system are most likely Hill themselves. As long as we focus on investigating these people, we will definitely be able to find out the whereabouts of Hill and his team."

Brad said:"This The method probably requires a lot of calculations."

Ashley said:"That's right. Even if supercomputers are used now, it will still take some time. So, I took this opportunity to come and see you."

Brad gently pulled Ashley to sit next to him, looked at Ashley with tender eyes and said,"Seriously, I'm very happy that you can come see me. Very, very happy. Thank you.." This time, he said it very sincerely, without any teasing.

Ashley looked at Brad's sincere eyes and said,"I thought you would always be so crooked, but I didn't expect you to have such an honest side."

Brad shrugged and said," Maybe it's because I really care about you."

Ashley said in disbelief:"You care about me?"

Brad said frankly:"Yes. Frankly speaking, from the first time I saw you, I I am fascinated by you. You are my favorite type of woman, beautiful, smart, and confident, just like a rose with thorns. This kind of charm is irresistible to me. I dare not say this is love, but it is A heart-thumping feeling."

Ashley said angrily:"Please, I've seen a lot of men like you who call themselves"love masters", and I won't fall for it. It's better to save your clumsy love words and coax other women."

Brad pointed to his injured right arm and said with a serious expression:"Isn't what I've done enough to make you believe in my sincerity? As a well-trained former special forces officer, completing the target mission has always been my highest creed. In order to complete the mission, we can sacrifice everything at any time, including the teammates around us. But that night, when I saw Hill When people suddenly attacked you, I really couldn't bear to see you in danger. Therefore, at that moment, I violated my creed, gave up the opportunity to kill the enemy, and chose to save you. As you can see, this is not a It's an irrational decision, but there is a strong impulse in my heart that drives me to do this."

After hearing this, Ashley said nothing and just stared at Brad, as if she wanted to judge whether Brad was through his eyes. Sincerely.

Brad gently held Ashley's delicate hand and continued:"So, Ashley, do you want to consider giving me a chance so that we can get to know each other better. Maybe we can develop further."

Ashley did not push away Brad's hand, but instead sat closer to him. She leaned in front of Brad and said softly:"You look good, your body is tall and strong, and you are willing to fight for me." Sacrifice, so of course my answer is... no."

Brad thought Ashley was going to agree to him, but he didn't expect her to say no, so he quickly asked:"Why not?"

Ashley said calmly:" Because I'm not in the mood to fall in love yet. What I want to do most now is to catch Hill's gang. After all this is over, maybe I will seriously consider it."

Brad said helplessly:"Okay then. It seems that I have to work harder to complete the task before I can embrace the beauty."

Ashley asked in surprise:"Mission? Isn't your task over?"

Brad said:"In fact, I have finished this afternoon. Apply to the CIA director to continue joining the hunt for Hill's team. And she approved it not long ago. In other words, we will continue to work together in the future to deal with those bastards."

Ashley said:"You do this Could it be for me?"

Brad said:"Of course it is for you. I want to protect you. Those bastards are very tough and very difficult to deal with. It will be extremely dangerous when you perform your mission. Therefore, you need to A person as capable as me can be your guardian."

Ashley smiled and said,"I am also an experienced and excellent agent, and I don't need the protection of others. However, your wishes make me happy. Quite touched. Well, in order to repay your life-saving grace, I decided to give you a special gift."

Ashley said, falling into Brad's arms and kissing Brad's mouth gently with her fragrant lips. Brad didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly. He was so happy that he hugged Ashley tightly.

Ashley pushed Brad away gently and said with a smile:"This kiss is my gift. Now I am satisfied."

Brad said with satisfaction:"This is probably the best thing I have ever received in my life." It’s a gift."

Then the two of them leaned close to each other and started chatting.

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Ashley saw a strange pendant hanging on Brad's chest and asked curiously:"What is this? It looks pretty."

Brad said:"This is an artificial amber with a This mayfly specimen was specially customized by me."

Ashley picked up the amber and looked at it carefully, and sure enough, she saw a small insect that looked a bit like a dragonfly inside the crystal clear amber. Ashley said:"Mayflies, I have heard that it is said that the life of this insect is very short, right?"

Brad said:"Yes. Mayflies are the shortest-lived creatures in the world, and they do not live from birth to death. More than a day. Moreover, in its short life of a few hours, it only does one thing, which is to mate, lay eggs, and reproduce the next generation. Once the egg laying is over, it will die quietly,"

Ashley said. :"It sounds very tragic. Survival is just for reproduction, what is the meaning of such a life."

Brad said with emotion:"Well. Human beings are not like that. Compared with the long history, human life is actually the same. Very short-lived. Especially since I have seen too many deaths on the battlefield and witnessed the sudden end of too many lives. I can even feel how fragile and insignificant human life is, no different from a mayfly.. And most people actually live a mediocre life in their short life, and there is no meaning to talk about."

Ashley said:"This idea is very pessimistic and I don't like it."

Brad said:"Whether you like it or not, that's what I think. Therefore, I have always felt that people should enjoy themselves in their limited life and pursue those beautiful and meaningful things indulgently. This life is in vain. Otherwise, we are just pitiful"ephemera"""

Ashley teased:"So, this is the reason why you are so unrestrained and merciful? Huh, that's a good excuse."

Brad wanted to make another excuse, but at this time, the two people's mobile phones started talking at the same time. Ringed. They received notices from their superiors respectively, saying that the NSA had discovered clues about the whereabouts of Hill's team and asked them to immediately go to the CIA headquarters for a meeting.

So, the two had no choice but to end their chat and set off quickly to the CIA headquarters.

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