Thus, "Uncle Cage" Stanley became Jack's henchman. After meeting with Ma Xidao and having a brief discussion, they decided to share some intelligence with Lin Zheling on a limited basis.
Although this visitor from the Northern Dynasty held a different stance from them, it was due to certain well-known historical and political reasons, which was understandable.
Judging from the fact that Lin Zheling did not bring the counterfeit banknote engravings back to China, he was also a somewhat idealistic guy.
On the contrary, Jack has so far blocked the news of the possible chemical weapons attack from South Korea.
It's not that he wants to be a personal hero and intends to rely on the few people he has now to solve the problem. In fact, even the CIA does not have much confidence in the South Korean senior officials who are obsessed with shoe cult and have frequent tantrums.
The Americans have many ways to control South Korea, such as stationing troops, chaebols, etc., but they are not direct puppets.
Not every dog would be willing to be leashed. Even Syngman Rhee had the audacity to secretly stir up trouble when neither the US nor the US wanted to continue the war.
Therefore, neither the CIA nor the FBI could predict how South Korea would react to a potential chemical weapons attack. Would someone indiscriminately shift the blame to the North and incite the public to unrest?
Jack wasn't concerned about public outcry or public unrest; he simply worried that amidst the public outcry, Jang Myeong-jun might sense the situation and flee.
Allowing a terrorist organization capable of producing VX to roam freely was unacceptable, both for him and the US.
Fortunately, Stanley said the VX product was still a few days away. If Jang Myeong-jun and his group could be dealt with before then, the crisis would be averted.
After calling Jiang Zhentai and learning that he had just brought Lin Zheling home, Jack drove with Ma Xidao and Stanley to his residential complex. Anna, without official status, operated in secret, her own way.
"Why is Lin Zheling living at Jiang Zhentai's house?" Jack asked Ma Xidao curiously.
"It's a form of residential surveillance, I guess." Ma Xidao scratched his head, also looking annoyed. "It's just the same old bureaucratic system. One word from the top, and the rest of the people are handed down.
When there's no one left to take the blame, they pull a scapegoat out, promise him a ton of benefits, and then send him out to work without paying a cent."
"But it seems your bosses aren't too sure about the scapegoat either." Jack turned the steering wheel, and the Suburban thumped against the rear of a Renault Master commercial van parked on the curb.
"Ah! How do you drive!" The side door of the Renault Master was flung open, and a pretty boy in a well-dressed suit and slicked-back hair jumped out.
Stanley was still a little confused, thinking that Jack was really distracted by talking and accidentally scratched the car while parking.
Ma Xidao, who had been a partner with Jack for a long time, had already noticed something was wrong. He shook off the fat on his face, put on a fierce look and opened the car door.
"Hey, it was obviously you who accidentally hit us while reversing."
"You are talking nonsense!" The pretty boy was grabbed by the collar by Ma Xidao before he could finish his words. He watched his feet break free from the earth's gravity.
"Talk it over nicely. I am someone you can't afford to offend!"
While the man was still struggling to get his ID out of his pocket, Jack had already gotten out of the Suburban, walked quickly to the van, and flung open the side door.
The van was fully equipped with surveillance and listening equipment. A small, round-faced, single-lidded South Korean female agent, surprised and looking back from her computer screen at the noise, had appeared quite focused on her work.
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Ashiba, how many cameras have you planted in my house? Why even in the bathroom? Are you a pervert
, you NIS bastard?" "Is this country hopeless? Perverts are installing spy cameras everywhere. Women have to be so cautious even when shopping to use the bathroom, and now they're even installing cameras in our homes."
"You're a woman, aren't you? How could you help such a pervert? Do you have any conscience?"
Jiang Zhentai, upon hearing the news, brought his entire family and surrounded the two NIS agents, scolding them profusely. But that was all he said, and the pretty boy finally drove off in his Renault Master.
"How did you find out it was a surveillance car?" Stanley's face was full of curiosity.
Although he and Jack were both FBI agents, he had been in the lab for many years and usually only dealt with suspicious and dangerous packages. He had basically no field experience and was very curious about the scene before him.
"The window film on that car was leaking light." How could a decent car be parked on the side of the road in the community at night, with no one in the cab, but the lights on secretly turned on inside the car without even a flicker.
The cameras installed in the house were left to be removed slowly when Jiang Zhentai's wife came home. Although the surveillance car was driven away, the house was obviously not a place to talk.
As usual, they found a roadside barbecue restaurant and found a secluded corner outside to eat and chat. As a result, Jiang Zhentai's sister-in-law Park Min-young insisted on following them.
"Confiscate your cell phone, forbid internet access. If you show any signs of abnormality, I'll lock you up in a US military base and assign seven or eight black soldiers to monitor you 24/7."
Even in the face of Jack's threats, the girl continued to nod frantically, clutching her husband's arm. Lin Zheling, who was being held by her, looked embarrassed, clearly having no real solution.
While this chaotic group seemed a bit too makeshift, the world is also made up of a vast network of makeshift groups.
At most, like last time, they could send someone to protect the entire family. Although Jiang Zhentai was being made a scapegoat by the South Koreans, Jack wouldn't stand by and watch his entire family be implicated.
After hearing the explanation from Stanley, the FBI chemical weapons expert, and Jack's retelling of the ponytailed man's confession, both Jiang Zhentai and Lin Zheling's expressions grew serious.
"Asiba, so we're actually dealing with an Avengers alliance from the north," Jiang Zhentai lamented.
"Actually," Lin Zheling said, seeming to hesitate, which drew Jiang Zhentai's disapproval.
"It's already this late, and you're still hesitating. Jack's so sincere, shouldn't you be more generous?"
"Brother," Lin Zheling said, sounding aggrieved. Finally, he gritted his teeth and decided to come clean. "I'm sorry for hiding the truth from you. My mission isn't just to bring back Zhang Mingjun, it's also $1 billion."
(End of Chapter)