703: What kind of meeting?

Su Yue sat on the sofa outside.

“What do we do now? We can’t stall any longer.”

“We were too careless before; we never expected Su Yue to be so capable.”

“Talking about that now is useless. The key is, what should we do?”

“Now there’s only one way: cooperate with China to apprehend Fells. To appease China’s anger, we can only give them the final disposition authority.”

“In that case, isn’t Fells finished?”

“We have no other choice; we can only do this. What else? Do you have other options?” Everyone looked at each other and nodded. Only this way could they protect the United States’ maximum interests.

Su Yue watched them whisper inside for about half an hour. When they came out, they were all dejected and silent. Su Yue was too lazy to even stand up and acknowledge them.

“Mr. Liu Yu, we have finally decided to immediately apprehend Fells now and hand over his final disposition authority to you.” The person speaking never looked up; they couldn't accept the situation where they were forced to compromise. Because in the past, they were usually the ones dictating such situations.

“Okay, I want to participate in your arrest operation.” Su Yue thought it wouldn't harm China and agreed. He then added, “You need to publish this news online and apologize to all Chinese people; you were negligent.”

“Okay, we will do as you say.”

Su Yue nodded with satisfaction, then urged, “Didn’t you say you were going to arrest Fells? Why are you still standing here? Aren’t you going to act quickly?” Su Yue was a bit confused; were they just saying it?

“We need to first study the plan. Currently, we don’t have full confidence in apprehending Fells while ensuring the safety of the hostages,” the senior official explained.

Su Yue shook his head helplessly and said, “Now, immediately seal off all exits for the senior officials.”

“This… isn’t that good!” The senior official hesitated because doing so seemed to violate their principles of freedom and human rights, which was undoubtedly ironic for them, given they had constantly used this as an excuse to slander and provoke other countries.

“Don’t forget, there are less than five hours left until the one-day deadline requested by China,” Su Yue reminded with a smile.

“Okay, then we will follow your arrangements now,” the senior official finally compromised.

Su Yue nodded and detailed the plan: “Step one, seal off all exits, station personnel at dead ends, leave only one exit open, and inspect each person one by one before letting them through. Understood?”

The senior official immediately dispatched personnel to follow Su Yue’s instructions.

Su Yue, meanwhile, guarded the only exit, sitting on a chair and carefully observing everyone.

Fells hid in the storage room of the restroom, his hands slick with nervous sweat. Su Yue had blocked all paths; now there was only one way out. Fells was unwilling; he should have been the final victor, how did it suddenly turn out like this?

Fells was unwilling to believe this fact.

Su Yue simultaneously played the recording on all control panels and dispatched the Central Intelligence Agency’s agent group to conduct a meticulous search, like sweeping the floor.

Su Yue anticipated that Fells would not leave the high-rise building, because only here could he ensure his safety and obtain and verify information immediately. This was also the information Su Yue extracted from Fells’ video.

Because Fells had said that Zheng Ziye was not with them and was being treated well. This indicated that Fells would definitely leave to ensure the information, not personally watch the hostage. But Su Yue was also very worried now; if Fells ultimately chose to go down fighting and refused to reveal the hostage's location, it wasn't impossible. He hoped he could extract the information when he caught him.

Su Yue was sitting in his position, carefully observing everyone who left. At this moment, a person wearing cleaning clothes appeared in his sight. Su Yue smiled slightly and, as a matter of routine, asked, “Where are you going?”

“Home.”

“Where do you live?”

“379 Washington Street.”

Su Yue snorted coldly and asked sternly, “379 Washington Street? That sounds like the Central Intelligence Agency’s address, doesn’t it?”

“It’s the unregistered street behind 379 Washington Street; it’s the safest place in there.”

Su Yue looked at the person, smiled, and then said, “Safe? Aren’t you safe? You can ask the government for help if you have any issues.”

“Help? No need. Can I, a cleaner, ask the government for money if I want it?”

Su Yue didn't say anything and let him go. After he left, Su Yue immediately found Li Si and asked him to follow that person.

“Director, what’s wrong with this person? Why follow him?” Li Si asked, confused.

“He is Fells. Be careful, don’t be reckless, understood?” Su Yue instructed. After thinking, he pulled Li Si back and said, “Go search near where the government is distributing relief funds; there’s no need to search here anymore. I’ll go after him myself now.”

“Director, can you do it?” Li Si looked at Su Yue, who was disguised as Liu Yu, and was startled at first. If Su Yue hadn't called him with his own phone, he really wouldn’t have believed it.

“What do you think?” After speaking, Su Yue left the high-rise building. Fells walked unhurriedly, showing no signs of urgency. On his way, he even went to a convenience store, bought a bottle of whiskey, and drank it as he walked.

Su Yue observed his current state and didn’t reveal his own tracks, still quietly following behind, wanting to see where Fells was going. Because only by knowing Fells’ final trump card could he negotiate with him.

Otherwise, he would definitely resort to scheming and trickery to escape again. In that case, it would not only be a loss for China but also create a negative international impact – catching someone only to let them go.

“Ugh!” Fells suddenly started vomiting under the streetlights, vomiting severely. After vomiting, he sat on the ground, looked at the empty street, and burst into laughter.

He shouted in Su Yue’s direction, “Didn’t you ever think that I, a dignified senior official, would end up like this?”

Su Yue saw that he had discovered his tracking and no longer hid, walking straight out. He answered his question by nodding and saying, “That’s right, it is.”

“Su Yue, who was the person you initially supported? I’ve been wondering these past few days if I was on the candidate list,” Fells asked seriously.

Su Yue looked at his serious expression and said, “You answer me a question first. How did you discover me just now?” Su Yue had already removed Liu Yu’s disguise and had returned to his original appearance.

“It was just that instant. When I was vomiting down there, I saw your shadow in the distance didn’t move at all. I thought maybe you had found me, so I asked tentatively, and it turned out to be you,” Fells replied.

Su Yue smiled, not expecting that moment was a test.

Fells’ face was flushed. Seeing Su Yue smile, he stubbornly asked, “Was I or was I not on your candidate list?”

Su Yue looked into Fells’ eyes and said, “You were, you were.”

Upon hearing this, Fells burst into laughter and said, “Then now I’ll tell you about your plan. See if it’s right or not?” Fells looked at Su Yue and began speaking non-stop.

“You never intended to support Deng Liduō from the start. On the contrary, he was just a puppet; you used him to deflect external pressure.”

“And you deliberately exposed yourself at that time just to show me, right? To tell me that Deng Liduō had the ability to cooperate with me. And you even deliberately used a provocative tone to reveal to us that Deng Liduō had grown under your hand.”

“The Ne Pu case was also meticulously planned by you, aiming to shake the public’s trust in our senior officials, make the public suspect us, and completely expose the Central Intelligence Agency to the light of day.”

“You pressed step by step. The Ne Pu case put me in an extremely passive position, and the interest groups behind me kept pressuring me. This situation forced me to seek an alliance with the next Presidential Candidate to strengthen my voice. And you timely revealed the incident with Minsweite’s father, making it impossible for me to choose him. After the Governor appeared, you remained unmoved because you already knew about the Hacker Alliance’s existence.”

“You also knew the Governor was just a smokescreen I released. So you never focused on him from beginning to end, but what I don’t understand is why you later spent so much effort to deal with the Hacker Alliance? Ultimately, you achieved your goal, which was to make me ally with Deng Liduō.”

“You calculated that Deng Liduō would no longer accept your help because it made him feel humiliated. So your plan was for the two of us to oppose you, giving you the best excuse to negotiate with us. More importantly, all of this was for Minsweite. You entering the Central Intelligence Agency was also for the next step.”

“At that time, none of us expected that the Central Intelligence Agency was actually a foothold you had planned long ago. And you are incredibly smart; you had already calculated that you were past the statute of limitations and could be appointed as an official openly, and no one would say anything.”

“At first, I was puzzled why you never released that trump card – the recording of me and Deng Liduō. Now I understand; you never intended to use that card yourself but saved it for Minsweite. You had already anticipated that Minsweite would be desperate after his father’s incident was exposed.”

“At that time, neither I nor Deng Liduō had time to suppress Minsweite because you were attracting our attention. So you must have already teamed up with Minsweite then, and Minsweite used that period when no one was paying attention to gain control of the Federal Court.”

“And you openly helped him collect evidence against us. Finally, when Deng Liduō and I thought everything was fine, you used yourself as bait, letting Minsweite point out all the problems.”

“Now it’s settled; Minsweite will definitely become the President. I admire you! But I still have one question: why did you push me to my death?” Fells had figured out Su Yue’s series of operations. At the last moment, he connected Su Yue’s actions from the beginning to the present and only then realized Su Yue’s ultimate goal.

After listening, Su Yue shook his head and said, “Only half right.”

Fells looked at Su Yue in disbelief, unwilling to believe his reasoning was still flawed.

Su Yue looked at him and explained, “Let me answer two of your questions first.”

“First is the issue of dealing with the Hacker Alliance. I knew you had contact with the Governor long ago; this is easily inferred based on United States law. What is most important for senior officials? Information! And information largely relies on the Hacker Alliance.”

“But I didn’t initially intend to have so many China Red Hacker attack your websites; that was a sudden inspiration. As for the Hacker Alliance, I never intended to ignore it from the start. Second question, why did I drive you to extinction? Because you had contact with the Governor, you never intended to stably follow the guidance of the interest chain behind you from the beginning.”

“This meant you might eventually become a stumbling block for us. I didn’t originally plan to drive you to extinction, only to have you join Deng Liduō. I only discovered at the end that you were constantly scheming against Deng Liduō.”

Su Yue wanted to give Fells a little comfort.

“Su Yue, don’t you want to ask me where I hid your Uncle? Don’t you want to know who revealed your Uncle’s whereabouts?” Fells looked at Su Yue’s current appearance and finally found something that could slightly balance his emotions.

“It was Neiwuduo; I know. But after Ne Pu handed him over to you, you never lost control of him.”

“How did you know?” Fells was stunned.

“You hid my Uncle where the government is distributing relief funds.” Su Yue stared into Fells’ eyes, wanting to see if his guess was correct.

“You know everything? You actually know everything? Hahahahahahahahaha! I lost, I lost completely.” Fells poured the remaining alcohol into his mouth in one gulp.

“It’s already good that you could guess the person I ultimately chose!” Su Yue said with a smile.

“What? Making him President wasn’t your final goal?” Fells didn’t expect Su Yue had further plans. His eyes widened, and the wine bottle fell to the ground, clinking.

“No, I have more plans,” Su Yue said calmly.

“Su Yue,” Fells suddenly called out.

“Yes?” Su Yue responded.

“In the next life, I want to be friends with you,” Fells said, smiling as he looked at Su Yue, waiting for his answer.

“Okay.”

“Then it’s settled! We’ll be friends in the next life, and you have to think everything through for me. This life, going it alone, was really tiring!” With that, Fells stumbled to his feet and walked to the middle of the road.

With a “bang,” he fell in a night known to no one.

Su Yue took out the roses he had bought when he passed the flower shop earlier, pulled them apart petal by petal, and scattered them here.

Su Yue felt Fells was already quite good. He had gone to see Deng Liduō once. Deng Liduō hadn’t guessed Su Yue’s ultimate goal at all, not even attempted to guess, and only resented Su Yue for setting him up and sending him to prison.

Su Yue had lied to him. In fact, Fells was never on Su Yue’s candidate list from the start. The person Su Yue chose from the beginning was Minsweite.