"Your flesh learns fast. It stitches itself back together.(你的皮肉学得很快。它会把自己缝补好。)"
他放下茶倾身向前,双手交迭抵着下颌,骷髅面罩的惨白印花逼近。
"But this—(但是这个——)"
Ghost曲起食指敲击了两下太阳穴。
"This dictates whether you freeze when a target puts a barrel between your eyes.(这决定了当目标把枪管抵在你眉心时,你是否会僵住。)"
"Finish your plates.(吃完盘子里的东西。)"Ghost收回手,往后舒坦地靠上椅背:"Tomorrow, the playground closes. And we find out what kind of animal we've really been feeding.(明天,游乐场关门。我们会看看我们到底喂养出了一头什么样的野兽。)"
"No priors, no record, no threat profile. Just a rich girl on holiday.(无前科,无记录,无威胁档案。你就是个度假的富家女。)"
他看向你,你郑重其事地点头。胃里有一点紧——嗯,可能土豆吃多了要放屁了吧。
"You check in. You play the part. You don't improvise. (你办理入住。你扮演好这个角色。你不准即兴发挥。)" Ghost似乎是不放心,一连又定下几个规矩。 "Once you are in the lower levels, the priority is the data terminal. (一旦你进入下层,优先目标是数据终端。)"
你深吸一口气,再次用力点头:“明白了!队长。”
他看了你几秒,最终走近几步站到你跟前,拽住你的冲锋衣拉链又用力向上拉了半寸,塑料齿合拢时发出细微的咬合音。 "If they discover you, the translation earpiece won't save you. Only obedience to the extraction protocol will. (如果他们发现了你,翻译耳机救不了你。只有服从撤离协议才能。)" 他低头看你,呼吸穿透面罩的阻隔。 "Do we have an understanding? (我们达成共识了吗?)"
"Map out the security posts. Patrol routes. Elevator access.(标出安保位置。巡逻路线。电梯权限。)"
"Radio check. Channel 7, low frequency. I will be your eyes.(无线电检查。7频道,低频。我会是你的眼睛。)"
Ghost督促你检查自身装备,你不禁想到了自己每次出远门时再叁叮嘱的奶奶。
"If someone gets too close to those pretty eyes? I'm in the staff quarters. Plumbing maintenance. Very convincing.(如果有人离那双漂亮眼睛太近?我在员工区。水管维修。很有说服力。)"你斜前方的Krueger出声。
Keegan则蹲在你身旁的地上整理装备。
"I'll establish a sniper position on the north ridge. (我会在北侧山脊建立狙击阵地。)"
他拉上背包拉链,拍了拍包底的灰尘,站起身。 "Twelve hundred meters. Wind shear is terrible, but it's a clear line of sight to the main entrance and the helipad. (一千两百米。风切变非常糟糕,但是有通往正门和停机坪的清晰视野。)"说着,他顿了一下,严肃地加了一句:
"Stick to the route. Don't get creative.(按路线走。别发挥创意。)"
“好的!我想我没有那样的脑子即兴发挥——”你举起叁根手指发誓,向他和Ghost保证。
K?nig在你对面,双手环胸,蓝眼睛透过面罩眼孔看着你:
"I'm at the service entrance. If things go wrong…I'll make a lot of noise.(我在服务入口。如果出问题……我会制造很大动静。)"
"Target:Lab director. Public cover:hotel manager. He has the card, the codes, the access.(目标:实验室主管。公开身份:酒店经理。他有门卡,有密码,有权限。)"
Ghost顿了一下,眼睛钉在你脸上。你被他看得有些害羞。
"You need him to give it to you willingly. Without suspicion.(你要让他主动给你,别让他怀疑。)"
Krueger笑了声,"Easy for her. Look at that face. I'd give her my codes.(她容易。看看那张脸。我会给她我的密码。)"
Ghost强调,"Eyes soft. Voice calm. Don't rush. Don't stare. You're just a guest who needs help.(眼神柔和。语气平静。别急。别盯着他看。你只是个需要帮助的客人。)"
他甚至开始给你强调任务中你作为一个女性该如何去取得男人的信任,实在太过贴心。
"But remember:everything he tells you, everything he gives you, is because you made him feel in control. That's the trick.(但记住:他告诉你的一切,给你的一切,都是因为你让他觉得他在掌控。这就是诀窍。)"
"If there's a code phrase? You won't know who. We won't know who. You'll just hear the words. Respond naturally. Don't react. Don't look for them.(如果有暗号?你不知道是谁。我们不知道是谁。你只会听到那几个词。自然回应。别反应。也别去找人。)"
你开开心心地问,"Words?(什么词?)"
窗外的天色开始发白。阿尔卑斯的黎明来得很快,雪山的轮廓正在一点点亮起来。
"'The snow here is beautiful, isn't it?'(‘这儿的雪真美,不是吗?’)"
你下意识看向落地窗外的湖泊雪山,正想应和他这句突如其来的闲聊,就有人率先接话:
"Seriously? That's the code?(认真的?那是暗号?)"Krueger在后面语气怀疑。
Ghost看了他一眼。
"Subtle works.(含蓄的管用。)"
“……”
"You bump into the target, they introduce themselves, but you didn't catch the name. How do you politely ask them to repeat it? (你撞到了目标,对方自我介绍,但你没听清名字。你该如何礼貌地请对方重复一遍?)"
Ghost忽然开口。
他的语速放得很慢,像是为了配合某种智力障碍患者。
突,突击检查?
不要啊——
你发出一个微弱的音节,随后迅速地闭上嘴,用一种无辜的眼神回视Ghost。
"Brilliant. (太精彩了。)" Krueger交叉双臂,"She's going to stare the target to death. Very tactical. (她打算把目标给盯死。非常有战术素养。)"
"You are shadow protocol. Close proximity. (你执行暗影协议。近距离跟随。)" Ghost指向白板上的酒店平面图,"You are her translator, her ms relay, and if she opens her mouth and makes a mess, you cover it up. (你是她的翻译,她的通讯中继,如果她张开嘴惹了麻烦,你负责掩护。)"
你脚趾扣地,都不敢看被你拖下水的K?nig。
悄咪咪抬眼,发现对方正胡乱地扯着面罩的边缘。"But I… I am not good at talking. To anyone. Especially not… hotel managers. (但是我……我不擅长跟人说话。任何人。尤其不是……酒店经理。)"他结结巴巴地抗议。
"You don't need to talk to the manager. You just need to listen to her earpiece feed and tell her what to say via the ms. (你不需要和经理说话。你只需要监听她的耳机频道,然后通过通讯器告诉她该说什么。)"
Ghost转头开始收拢桌上的资料,语气有些疲惫。"You wear the ski gear. You keep your distance. But you keep her alive. (你穿滑雪服。你保持距离。但你得让她活下来。)"
"Look at the bright side, giant. (往好处想,巨人。)" Krueger安慰,他拖长尾音,"You get to stare at her legally now. Just remember to breathe. (你现在可以合法地盯着她看了。只是记得要呼吸。)"