Chapter 381: Intuition

Chapter 381: Intuition

Chapter 381: Intuition

Gao Yi felt like he was having a nightmare.

The content of this nightmare is an exam.

What’s even more terrifying is that this is not a dream, it’s reality.

Of course you have to answer when the teacher gives you a question. It doesn’t matter whether the answer is right or wrong. The key is to answer it.

Gao Yi thought for a long time, and then he found that under the current conditions, the conclusion he came to after careful thinking was no different from pointing randomly on the map with his eyes closed, so the thinking process could be ignored, just like the answer to all multiple-choice questions was C.

"He'll go to Amsterdam!"

Gao Yi answered Green's question in an affirmative tone.

Green didn't hesitate at all. He immediately asked, "What's the reason?"

"I do not know."

Gao Yi spread out his hands and said simply, "I guessed it."

"No, there is a more appropriate word for this answer. Intuition. You should say judgment based on intuition."

Gao Yi was a little stunned. He thought that even if Green didn't scold him, he would at least make some sarcastic remarks.

Green pointed to his head and said, "Intuition is a very valuable ability. Some people's intuition is very accurate. If your intuition is very accurate, then you can always use your intuition. However, I would rather you use your intuition to randomly mention a place than let you use a way of thinking based on errors to come up with a wrong result."

Green's teaching method is really strange.

Gao Yi thought about it and felt that no teacher had ever taught him like this since he was a child.

Green continued: "I have repeatedly stressed that any effort based on the wrong foundation will lead to the worst possible outcome, and it is better to do nothing than to do it wrong."

Gao Yi finally said: "Okay, you are right!"

Green took out a map, a paper, large-scale tourist map.

Then Green began to draw lines on the map, and he drew a line around the city that Iron Fist George had just left.

"As the closest major city to Rotterdam and also a major city in the Netherlands, you think there is no problem that Iron Fist George will go to Amsterdam, so this is a judgment based on the most basic geographical information, there is no problem."

This was the first time in Gao Yi's life that he could be praised by his teacher for just guessing an answer. If it was his grandfather teaching him Kung Fu, his grandfather would definitely kick him.

Gao Yi hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Why don't you tell me in detail, or just scold me. I'm not used to you spoiling me like this."

Green continued expressionlessly, "When being a spy, the most important thing is to be truthful. Deliberately released false intelligence or clues pointing to false intelligence are too common. Strategic deception, fishing, traps, and conspiracies are the words that spies face the most. How to find the truth in extremely complex false intelligence and how to avoid false clues that lead you to be fooled are all necessary basic lessons."

It’s still the basics, but for Gao Yi, these basics are advanced knowledge that he has never been exposed to before.

"But you said you wanted to teach me how to think. But this pure guessing method obviously has nothing to do with thinking, right?"

Gao Yi carefully raised his doubts, hoping that Green would give him some difficulty.

Green spread his hands and said, "The correct way of thinking is more important than thinking itself. Many great people do not have a very high IQ or particularly outstanding abilities, but they are still the best decision makers and the best leaders. If we only rely on talking, a staff officer can speak better than a coach. However, the coach is the one who makes the real decision, not the staff officer or the entire staff. Why?"

Pointing to his head, Green continued, "You don't have to understand, but it's enough that you have people who understand. So in this lesson, I'm testing your attitude, not your ability. Your answer is perfect. You honestly admitted that you guessed it, and that's enough. I really appreciate your frank and direct admission that you can't do it, instead of making up a bunch of meaningless reasons for judging."

Gao Yi was a little confused.

It turned out that the test had been passed and he performed perfectly.

Why is this happening?

This is not the kind of exam where you can get into a prestigious school just by getting high scores. This is an exam where you need to develop your own abilities. Why should Gao Yi pretend to know when he doesn't?

To know is to know, and not to know is not to know. This is the result of thousands of years of education, and Gao Yi is not stupid.

Gao Yi was stunned for a while, and finally said: "Then how do we determine where Iron Fist George will go next?"

"Based on this information, no one knows where he wants to go. Only God knows where he will go. If you want to play the role of God, then of course you can only rely on your intuition. So if you say you guessed it, of course there is nothing wrong with that."

Gao Yi was speechless and helpless. He said in a daze: "Can it be like this?" "Of course it can only be like this."

Green stuffed the map in his hand into Gao Yi's hand and said, "The proposition given by the director is a false proposition. The conditions given are invalid false clues. He told me that he knew how to do it. He just wanted me to take this false proposition that is destined to have no correct answer and see if you can give the correct solution."

"Then you don't know where Iron Fist George has gone..."

The question was answered correctly, but the thing was not done.

Green smiled and said, "No, not entirely. You can't make an effective analysis and make a judgment, but I can."

Gao Yi felt that he was about to be confused by Green.

Green said calmly: "First of all, I know the origin of Iron Fist George, so I know what he has learned. Knowing what he has learned, I can know his way of judgment, behavior pattern, and habits. What is this called? This is called style. The KGB has its own style, the CIA has its own style, and MI6 of course has its own style. The style of MI6 is to avoid public transportation as much as possible when evading pursuit."

Gao Yi was puzzled and asked: "Oh, why?"

"Don't ask me why. I'll explain it to you in detail. The reason is simple. After World War II, Britain lost its status as a superpower. Its actions outside its homeland cannot get global support like the United States and the Soviet Union. Therefore, every time you take public transportation, you may be exposed, especially now that technology is becoming more and more advanced.

At train stations and airports, no matter whether you use your ID or not, or whether you accept security checks, when you step into places like train stations and airports, you will be captured by many surveillance cameras. It is unrealistic and unreliable to expect to avoid all surveillance by putting on makeup. Once you enter a closed space such as an airplane or a train, it means you have lost the possibility of escape.

Why do agents choose ordinary faces that look ordinary? Because it is too difficult for people with obvious features to hide themselves. For example, if you are two meters tall, then the possibility of you escaping capture is almost zero. The reason is very simple. There are too few people in the world who are taller than two meters! You can't hide yourself among ordinary people. "

Avoiding public transportation and crowded public places is the style of MI6, and there is a specific condition that this style is only used when escaping pursuit.

Gao Yi nodded and said, "I understand all this."

Green continued: "In Western Europe, the road network is very dense and the road conditions are very good. If you avoid public transportation, trains and planes, the only option left is to drive yourself. Driving yourself means that you can't travel too far in a short period of time."

Gao Yi immediately said, "You can just keep driving and don't stop. Just think of it as traveling around the world. Wouldn't that way you won't be discovered?"

"That's right, but you overlooked one problem. Iron Fist George is not avoiding a short-term pursuit. He has no escape route and no home to provide him with shelter. It's very simple. If Iron Fist George is still an MI6 agent, then of course he can walk all the way until he returns home, and then he will be safe. But now Iron Fist George is not like this. He has to spend the rest of his life on the run. So, if he drives all the time, how can he have any quality of life?"

Gao Yi nodded and said sincerely: "You are right, it is actually a very simple truth, but I really didn't think of it if you didn't say it."

Green was very satisfied with Gao Yi's attitude towards learning. He smiled and said, "A professionally trained agent knows how to hide himself. He doesn't have to go anywhere, so God knows where his next destination is. But you know his personality and style, so even if he makes a subconscious choice, or even if he decides the direction by flipping a coin, you can roughly judge where he is going. Why?"

"why?"

"Because his style has already determined his general direction. To put it another way, if he flips a coin to decide whether to go southeast or southwest, then no matter how he flips the coin, there are only these two directions to choose from."

Gao Yi nodded repeatedly.

Green smiled and said, "Information based on the correct foundation is effective. For example, I know that Iron Fist George is 1.94 meters tall. Now that you know this correct clue, do you have any new ideas?"

This question is somewhat different from the previous one.

Gao Yi's mind was still empty. He began to think, but he couldn't find any direction. Then when he was about to admit again that he didn't know, he suddenly thought of something.

When Green talks about height, let’s consider it from the perspective of height.

“The Netherlands has the highest average height in the world.”

After saying that, Gao Yi looked at Green nervously.

Green nodded and smiled, "Yes, the Netherlands is the country with the highest average height in the world. In other places, people who are 1.9 meters tall are considered tall, but in the Netherlands, a height of 1.9 meters is very common."

Finally he guessed it right, no, he finally made a correct judgment. Gao Yi was very happy. He continued, "Germans are also very tall. In Berlin, a height of 1.94 meters is not too unusual."

Green exhaled and said, "Yes, in the Netherlands, Iron Fist George can better hide himself in the crowd. He won't be noticed as a giant, and won't be remembered by people in a restaurant because of his height. Overly prominent features are fatal to a person who needs to hide. The best hiding place for a drop of water is the sea, and the best hiding place for a sardine is a school of sardines. So, Iron Fist George will be in the Netherlands."

"Amsterdam is the closest big city to Rotterdam, and it's also the city with the most big people, so..."

Gao Yi was not sure, "Will Iron Fist George really go to Amsterdam?"

Green smiled and said, "At least it's one of the most likely places. We are not God, so we can only wait in the most likely place. If we have accurate intelligence that he is in Amsterdam, we can take action immediately. So, let's go to Amsterdam now."

(End of this chapter)