672: Focus

“Tell me, what are your demands!” Gao Xiang looked at the person in front of him, confirming it was Su Yue.

“Don’t involve others!” Su Yue knew Gao Xiang had recognized his identity, and smiled slightly.

“Director, Bourne… Bourne is gone!” Gao Xiang couldn't understand how the person who had been guarding downstairs had suddenly disappeared. “What happened? Weren’t you together? You only came to find me after something like this happened?” Gao Xiang stared intently at the window, as if trying to pull Su Yue over.

“Gao Xiang, do you know what kind of person you are cooperating with right now?” Xiao Xiao slowly began.

“Why are you here?” Gao Xiang hadn't expected Xiao Xiao to appear here. How could this operation suddenly become so strange?

“I found out, the last terrorist attack was planned by the Central Intelligence Agency! You are still in the dark right now!” Xiao Xiao looked at Gao Xiang with disappointment.

“What are you talking about? I’m about to catch Su Yue! Do you know Su Yue is in that building, in Wang Linlin’s psychological counseling room! You are delaying time right now, do you know that?” Gao Xiang could no longer see Su Yue’s situation through the screen.

He had no choice but to contact Lyon: “Keep a close eye on the upstairs. If anyone appears, don’t kill them! But don’t let them move around!” He absolutely couldn't let Su Yue escape this opportunity again.

“Get up quickly, I need to go over there!” Gao Xiang said, wanting to leave.

“You have no idea that you are playing with fire right now! You are very likely to become a sacrifice, do you know that?” Xiao Xiao saw that Gao Xiang didn’t care about what he was saying at all.

“Don’t you want to catch Su Yue? Why don’t you come with me!” Gao Xiang was so anxious he stamped his feet, but he couldn't attack Xiao Xiao.

“The organization instigated by the Central Intelligence Agency bombed the North Chao Embassy and attacked the candidate!” As soon as Xiao Xiao finished speaking, everyone else didn't even dare to breathe heavily, looking at her in disbelief.

“You need to be responsible for what you say, do you know what you are saying right now!” Gao Xiang hadn't expected Xiao Xiao to dare to say anything.

“There are a lot of Central Intelligence Agency people here!” Gao Xiang reminded Xiao Xiao.

“Of course I know there are a lot of Central Intelligence Agency people here, which is why I need to say it even more. You are very likely to become sacrifices in a political game right now, you will become scapegoats to bear the blame!” Xiao Xiao saw that Gao Xiang was starting to listen properly now, and rolled his eyes at him.

“What do you mean by that?” Gao Xiang looked at Xiao Xiao, confused.

“I was in charge of the North Chao Embassy case. After tracking it, I found that the organization that attacked the candidate before and the organization that bombed the North Chao Embassy are the same! And they are taking orders from the Central Intelligence Agency!” Xiao Xiao directly told Gao Xiang about his findings.

“You are tracking Su Yue, that’s right, but once this matter is exposed, you will be the first person to be pushed out. Mr. James has a good plan!” Xiao Xiao remembered Mr. James’s appearance and wished he could kill him immediately.

“You mean? I am a scapegoat now?” Gao Xiang frowned. He understood why the Central Intelligence Agency had been so half-hearted when searching for that organization.

Gao Xiang finally understood why Xiao Xiao was so insistent on stopping him. His current situation was like a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river – he couldn't even protect himself, yet he was still foolishly chasing Su Yue here!

“There is collusion between the Central Intelligence Agency and the candidate. In order to support their candidate to get ahead, they planned those two cases. But I don’t understand why they would bomb their own people?” Gao Xiang was confused by this tactic.

“I was also confused at first, but after investigation, I found that the candidate originally speaking in downtown Washington D.C. was Nep, and Deng Liduō only temporarily decided to change the speech location that night. They might have initially wanted to frame Deng Liduō, but Deng Liduō changed locations. The Central Intelligence Agency couldn't let the candidate be harmed, so…” Xiao Xiao didn't continue, but Gao Xiang already understood his meaning.

Gao Xiang suddenly realized. No wonder the Central Intelligence Agency found him from the beginning; it turned out he was their fallback from the start! Gao Xiang was completely sober now.

“Then how does North Korea plan to respond?” Gao Xiang began to consider his own situation. He had to find a way to clear himself, otherwise, if something went wrong, it would implicate China.

“Good scheme!” Gao Xiang sincerely exclaimed.

After Su Yue tied Ethan up in the room, he came down to find Wang Linlin, but didn't expect her to not come downstairs at all, but had been waiting for him outside the door.

“How about you? Are you okay?” Wang Linlin looked at Su Yue anxiously, carefully checking if he was injured, afraid he would be harmed again.

“It’s okay, I’m really okay. Let’s go, let’s eat!” Su Yue smiled and led Wang Linlin downstairs.

“But won’t they have an ambush outside?” Wang Linlin was worried about Su Yue’s safety and preferred to stay here.

“Don’t worry, with me here, what are you afraid of! Let’s go eat hot pot!” Su Yue smiled and led Wang Linlin downstairs, glancing at the time. Xiao Xiao arrived quite timely. If Xiao Xiao hadn't come, Lyon would have disappeared tonight, but Lyon's role was still very important.

Fortunately, his timing was correct.

Su Yue confidently led Wang Linlin to a hot pot restaurant in Chinatown. For a long time, Wang Linlin had not asked Su Yue's real identity. When they got here, she just kept her head down and ate.

“Wang Linlin, I am…” Just as Su Yue was about to confess his identity, Wang Linlin stuffed food into his mouth.

“Don’t say anything, eat first!” At this moment, Su Yue saw that Wang Linlin’s eyes were full of tears, looking pitiful. “What’s wrong? Are you unhappy about something?” Su Yue really couldn't understand why she would suddenly cry.

“I don’t just want to eat hot pot with you once, I want to eat hot pot with you many times!” Wang Linlin said, biting her lip. No one knew how desperate she was when she couldn't find Su Yue, and no one knew how worried she was about Su Yue's safety when she first arrived here. She didn't want Su Yue to know any of this; she just wanted Su Yue to eat well and have another meal with her.

“You recognized me a long time ago!” Su Yue understood the meaning of Wang Linlin’s words, but his current mission was not yet completed! He couldn't drag Wang Linlin down with him. Although today's events were within his calculations, what if there were other people? What should he do then?

“Your eyes, your expression when you are drunk, I will never forget!” Wang Linlin wiped away her tears and returned to her smiling appearance.

“Try this, it’s not as good as ours!” Wang Linlin inadvertently mentioned China.

“I promised you, and I will definitely do it!” Su Yue hadn't forgotten that he had promised Wang Linlin he would return to Guangzhou with her.

“I know, I’ve always believed in you!” Wang Linlin added a lot of food to Su Yue’s plate again.

This battle today was too worthwhile. After Su Yue returned, he constantly updated the chessboard in his mind. Now this chessboard was like a pool of clear water, finally stirred up by Su Yue.

However, until now, no one knew Su Yue’s real purpose! Everyone was being led by the nose by Su Yue, and Su Yue’s crucial step was at the end when he closed the net.

Everything will surface.

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“You mean, our relationship with the candidate has been discovered?” James stood in front of his desk, listening to Ethan's report. “What’s going on with this Xiao Xiao person? Investigate him immediately!”

“But, now Gao Xiang and Lyon have completely disappeared, we seem to have lost control!” Ethan had always known James’s plan, so he cooperated well with Gao Xiang’s instructions during the operation. But who could have expected things to develop to this point.

The North Korean people had already arrived in the United States, and the scapegoat had already been prepared, but now they were on strike. It wasn't that James hadn't thought his plan might be exposed; he had found a scapegoat long ago.

Gao Xiang and Lyon were his candidates. Releasing Lyon was not simply to catch Su Yue, but also for his own political career.

“All the candidates are gone now! What should we do? Bourne… Bourne is also gone!” Ethan hadn’t mentioned this until now, fearing James would be even angrier. But until now, his contact light with Bourne hadn’t lit up, and he had no other choice but to say it.

“Bourne can’t be found, so he must have been captured! Either by Gao Xiang or the Xiao Xiao you mentioned!” James took deep breaths repeatedly, trying to calm himself down. “If they plan to make this public, and they already have evidence, what should we do! What should we do!”

James paced back and forth around his desk.

“I’ve got it, I know what to do!” James knew it was impossible to evade responsibility now; he had completely lost the advantage and the initiative. Now he had to find a backer.

“Go contact Deng Liduō now! Go get in touch with Deng Liduō immediately!” James planned to push a new scapegoat forward. Candidate, you can take the blame!

James had made up his mind and immediately began to act.

“When the North Koreans arrive, notify me immediately, and I will go to the scene to welcome them!” James had to withstand the North Koreans’ questioning, so as long as the public opinion didn't spread within the United States, he would be fine!

Thinking of this, James quickly arranged his time; there was no more time to waste.

Meanwhile, Gao Xiang and Lyon were with Xiao Xiao.

After Su Yue sent Wang Linlin home, it suddenly started to rain.

“How about you just stay at my place for the night?” It wasn't that Wang Linlin didn't have an umbrella; she just hoped to spend a little more time with Su Yue.

“But… aren’t you afraid they will find you here later?” Su Yue was worried that Wang Linlin would fall into a situation of being monitored because of this, and he didn't want to make her feel awkward.

“None of that matters to me, let’s go inside first!” Wang Linlin said, bringing Su Yue a cup of hot water. “Drink some hot water to ward off the cold. If you don’t want to stay here, it’s okay.”

Su Yue looked at the steam rising from the water cup, and a sense of satisfaction inexplicably surged in his heart.

“You don’t need to worry about me, go rest first!” Su Yue said to Wang Linlin with a smile.

“The bathroom is on the right side of the room, the bedroom is in front, and there’s food in the refrigerator. Just take it if you want to eat, it’s okay!” Wang Linlin gave Su Yue a deep look, then returned to her room.

She really didn’t know if she would ever see Su Yue again.

Late at night, the phone suddenly rang.

“Hello!” Nep didn’t know who was calling him so late at night.

“Hello, terrorist leader Nep!” On the other end of the phone, Su Yue didn’t hide his voice and said directly.

“You… what are you saying!” Nep was startled when he heard Su Yue’s words and quickly denied it.

“Oh, I said it wrong. It should be the terrorist leader’s brother, hello Mr. Nep!” Su Yue changed his wording.

“What do you want? Just say it!” Nep was panicking. Not many people knew about this. Now this person suddenly called him, could it be… wanting…

“I want too much, you can’t give it to me right now!” Su Yue’s voice was full of disdain.

“I am currently in the election. You should know that not only the Central Intelligence Agency is supporting me, but also ** are my people! My chances of winning are very high! I can definitely give you what you want!” Nep tried his best to keep the person on the other end of the phone.

“Is that so? Is your team really following you so firmly?” Su Yue hung up the phone after saying this.

Nep couldn’t calm down. This call was a naked threat to him. He had to find his brother; only by finding him could he solve this problem!

So, Nep drove to the Central Intelligence Agency.

“Where is James?” Nep hadn’t expected to be refused entry while standing outside James’s office door. He suddenly remembered the words on the phone, “Is your team really following you so firmly?”

“What is James doing now? Why aren’t they letting us in?” Nep’s face was very grim.

“Sorry, sir, we cannot answer your question.” The Officers Si standing at the door looked awkward, glancing at each other, unsure what to do.

“Please let Mr. Nep in!” At this moment, James’s voice came through. It wasn't that James didn’t want to open the door immediately, it was just that he had finally fallen asleep, only to be told that the candidate had arrived.

“What? Mr. James, it seems we can’t continue to cooperate now?” Nep looked at James coldly, already suspicious of him.

“Mr. Nep, what are you saying? Did I do something that you are not satisfied with? That is really heartbreaking!” James’s mind was racing. He absolutely couldn't let Nep know that he had contacted the North Korean envoy. If Nep knew that he had privately contacted the North Chao Embassy, he would definitely investigate him.

Then he would lose the initiative.

The two sat on the sofa, each with their own thoughts, testing each other’s expressions and attitudes.

“Ring, ring, ring!” The phone suddenly rang, and James frowned. It was already three o’clock in the morning; how could there suddenly be a phone call! Today was really too…

“What? If it’s inconvenient for Mr. James to answer the phone, I can leave first!” Nep no longer trusted James at all. He had been beating around the bush, not sharing any useful information with him.

“It’s just too late, isn’t it? I never handle work at night!” James decided not to answer the phone. This call was a variable in the current situation.

He couldn't let it disrupt his plan.

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