“Song Yinuo.” Robert repeats for himself, “General Gu Weining. I heard of that name before....That assassin.”

“......his victims includes Russian ambassador Bering, your Diplomatic Corps, many celebrities, many unknow bodies,” Chinese general says coldly, “When he stood over there, I knew it was him...that rude idle guy distinguished among PLA, behaved like a street punks, just as him on the photo.”

“General, he is the man with extraordinary skills. Consider that as a compliment if you like,” Noah explains, “If we can use him, it will be a good for both of us. Many of us have died for arresting him. This chasing game should end by now.”

“Song Yinuo is a lonely wolf, not your hound”, says Gu Weining, “I don’t believe people like him would repay your loyalty. You are not worth his bribing, and he doesn’t dread any threat。”

“Did he betray us?”Simon shake his head, “Maybe you shouldn’t use him at all.”

“Not clear about it at present”. Nemo says, “We are still investigating. It is too early to reach an conclusion.”

Noah looks at Nemo, and his brows knits

“What about Lieutenant Fox?”

“What?” Nemo is in a daze.

“She missed the target, right?” Noah says, “This is the report from the operation team.”

“She is too nervous, Sir.” Nemo calms himself down, “She’s been bearing a huge psychological burden, because she once failed in previous training. She doesn’t think she’s worth her companions entrusting their lives-----”

“Are you defending her?”

“Sir, I know her. She has the most sense of honor I have ever seen.”

“Really?” Noah asks, “Maybe you don’t know her very well.”

Simon’s eyesight switches between them. “Oh”, he suddenly enlightened and sighed

“Now I get it.” the military guy knocks on the table. “Noah, you bastard...you are accusing Helen.”

“It’s quite a normal judgement.” Noah picks up the coffee cup, but he didn’t drink it ,“Otherwise, how should we explain it? She shot Komov amidst sand storm in Volgograd. She had no reason to let Molotov go under the clear sky in Minsk.”

“Komov didn’t swagger through the street with Novichok!” Simon says with a severe countenance, “Right. She shouldn’t be nervous. She made the most stupid mistake, but she would never betray us. General Fox has been my old friend for over forty years. I watched his daughter growing up, and I awarded Helen with the elite badge. I know this noble family. And I can repeat again and again: Helen would never, ever, betray us!”

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“They are both suspicious even if from the most prudent perspective.” Gu Weining made a gesture of “pause”, “There is no point in arguing. As we can see, they're the only two members missed.” He cast a glance at Simon, “We need evidence, Chief, not emotion.”

“Really? Whatever.” Simon says in a rage, “Go ahead, take your magnifier, and keep searching for the stains about my girl. But be careful. Don’t let the strong light of justice hurt your eyes. And I swear to you: Leave that bastard killer to me. Whatever the secret between you and Song Yinuo, if I get my hands it, I will dig into the bottom of him!”

The conference room fills with embarrassing silence. After a while, Chancellor Adler of Germany, who's not involved, asks a question:

“Simon is right about one thing”. He gave an eye contact with the Prime Minister of Britain, “Noah, You shouldn’t try to ride the strong horse. Unreliable people should not be involved in the operation. Es ist wigdig, you put national security at risk.”

“I did so in the past.” Noah says, “But the strong horse left the rein to our hands, and I had no reason to refuse.”

“Hard to believe,” Robert lifts his eyebrows, “What conditions can attract Song Yinuo?”

“That’s simple. ” Noah answers, “Everyone has his weak point. He...actually has a daughter, which is his only blood-relative alive.”

Robert could not help sneering.

“A daughter? Impossible.” the tobacco ash slips from his hands, “Someone like him won’t have a family. He is clearly aware of it. In that case, taking vengeance on him would be too easy. He will become absent-minded sometime. The consequence is: He can no longer continue his murder business. One can never kill people on the street, and let his daughter eating ice cream in the supermarket.”

“That girl is real, Robert”. Noah says seriously. “Only she can tame this beast. As long as we still have that girl, Song Yinuo will do our dirty jobs.”

“Where is she then?”

“Maybe...at anywhere”. Noah hesitates, “But one thing is for sure. She is quite safe.”

Robert shows the expression as“Are you kidding?”

“How could she be anywhere?” He asks, “If she's there and so important, why letting her roam on the street? Is that what you mean 'protection'?”

“I need to clarify about it”, Noah can not help saying, “You don’t know what her father taught her....I think Song Yinuo might have prepared for the day, when the girl can still survive with his lethal skill, during her father's absence, temporarily or permanently...”

“...27 fake credentials. Passport, driving license. social security card...each face has different features, ” Nemo says, “All naive and childish tricks. Couldn’t fool us, but for a 17 year old girl, she's sneaky enough to hide from the police. Problem is her allergic nerve. We tried to detain her, by persuasion, by force, we basically run out of method, and still can't get her trust. One day, she resisted so hard, and our agents severely injured her by accident. Since then, any direct contact with her has been forbidden. Our principle now shift to isolation, supervision and protection.”

“That sparks my curiosity.” Simon casts a sidelong glance at Nemo, “What did I say? Listen. this guy, Song Yinuo, he's mine now. I want this girl immediately, and you'd better tell me she knows something.”

Nemo didn’t answer. He looks at Noah, and shook his head.

“Director?”

“She won’t believe us.” Noah sighs, “We will figure out a way to communicate, and see if she is willing----”

“I don’t fucking care about her thought.” Simon suddenly raises his voice, “I'm the Chief of the Army Staff, god damn it! No need to play hide and seek, tell her in person that the Chief of the Army Staff demands to inquire of her immediately. For God’s sake...your men spends 50 billion Euros a year, can’t you even handle a teenage girl?”