A lot happened that night. om
The CIA's misjudgment of Jiang Chen's strength cost them heavy casualties. Misjudging Jiang Chen's reaction, the General Staff lost control of Jiang Chen's whereabouts.
Who would have thought that an ordinary person would suddenly become a heavily armed "Iron Man" like a superhero in a Hollywood blockbuster? Who would have thought that an "honest person" who has always been obedient would suddenly angrily say "I'm sorry, I'm not your subordinate"
If you look at it from God's perspective, the focus of all the intertwined clues is on Jiang Chen. However, due to their respective intelligence blind spots and the fact that it was impossible for the two parties to sit at the same table and exchange views, this conflict was considered staged by both the CIA and the General Staff.
Regardless of how nervous the General Staff was about Jiang Chen's disappearance, someone on the other side of the ocean was extremely nervous.
Although it is still early morning in China, it is daytime in Washington State on the other side of the world.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. This is the White House.
At this moment, John Brennan was standing in front of the president's desk with an embarrassed look on his face, but his usual aggressive look was nowhere to be seen. If it were normal times, he would definitely not be so humble in front of this nigger, because the CIA is independent of the intelligence system, and even Congress has no right to interfere with its specific details. From this point of view, his life is much more comfortable than that of Obama, who has to be impeached by Congress at every turn.
Standing next to John was James Comey, whose face was full of gloating. Compared with the white-haired and balding old man, this 35-year-old middle-aged man looked much more capable. There's nothing more satisfying than seeing an enemy defeated.
Yes, although they serve the same government, the relationship between the two organizations is not so friendly. The history of the two parties' "love and murder" can be traced back to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in the United States during World War II. It was precisely because of the failure of the F Forces in foreign intelligence work that the CIA's predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services, was born. In particular, the CIA's mistakes during the Watergate incident, which was keen on internal strife, and its stubborn persistence directly led to Nixon's resignation.
It can be said that all previous American presidents. It can be said that I love and hate these two eyes that often "fight".
As for now, in short, Obama is so angry that he wants to throw his leather shoe in John's face.
"Ahem, before the meeting starts. Let's listen to a video first." James coughed lightly, raised a finger to indicate that the two of them looked here, and then raised his eyebrows at his old enemy John with a smile. Put the smartphone on Obama's desk.
It's an interrogation video.
The torturer's voice was deep and slightly hoarse. It was impossible to distinguish whose voice it was, but the voice of the confessor was easily discernible.
Griese, an elite CIA agent, was awarded a medal by Obama himself.
However, this super soldier who had experienced life and death in Iraq several times had no sparkle in his voice at this moment. It's not so much dejection as it is complete emptiness.
What kind of torture did the people of the General Staff use to force this tough guy to confess all the details of the operation in just two hours? Just listening to that lifeless voice made the three people in the president's office shudder.
The recording is over.
John took a deep breath and loosened his tie as if feeling uncomfortable. Obama remained gloomy. He kept his legs crossed on the desk and said nothing.
Seeing that the two of them were silent, James smiled slightly and spoke directly.
"Using kidnapping and coercion against a law-abiding businessman is despicable and unconstitutional. Regardless of the fact that your people have never taken the Constitution seriously, and the losses caused by this operation, can I consider you Another Bay of Pigs incident after more than fifty years?"
"Please pay attention to your wording, Mr. James, I am thinking about the interests of the country." John habitually retorted. But the voice has no confidence.
"Really? But what now? Our diplomatic relations with China have added another variable. Instead of being blocked, the development of Xianglong II has been caught by China. We could have used gentle methods to pull the Chinese businessman away. Come to us. Where do you think CIA agents are performing their tasks? Syria? Iraq? God, that’s China.”
Hearing this, John looked a little embarrassed, so he changed the topic.
"James, I think it's inappropriate for you to appear cheerful in this situation."
"No, who said I was happy. I was angry." James suppressed a smile and raised his fingers to rub his upper lips.
"No, you're laughing."
"That's your illusion, Mr. John."
"Shut up, everyone," Obama suddenly said.
Like a fighting cock, John looked at James demonstratively, but James, who had the upper hand, just shrugged and looked at the president with a smile.
"Now, let's discuss how to deal with this matter." Taking a deep breath, Obama said with a gloomy face.
"First of all, we should find a way to rescue the more than 20 missing agents. Now that Gris has been interrogated, it can at least be explained that they did not die in the crossfire, but were captured." John tried to calm down and slowly stated.
"But so far, China has not made any statement on this matter. Should I call them and take the initiative to admit my mistake? And then ask them to release him?" Obama suddenly became angry.
John's expression suddenly became embarrassed, and he spread his hands shamelessly.
"Then write twenty-five letters of condolence and send them to the families of the missing soldiers."
Rubbing his sour brow, Obama sighed and sat upright in his chair.
"James, where is the source of this recording?"
"Two hours ago, it appeared in the mailbox of one of my capable men. Realizing the seriousness of the problem, he immediately sent this audio file to my mailbox." James said proudly.
"What about the accuracy of the intelligence?"
"I did a timbre analysis and compared it with Gris' voice, and it matched perfectly."
"Yeah." Obama just nodded and said nothing more.
"Let's consider how to deal with the aftermath. After all, this unpleasantness has already happened." John touched his nose and said somewhat uncomfortably.
Seeing John's behavior, Obama was so angry that he almost wanted to curse.
Tmd, you didn’t talk to me before going on a mission, and then you came to me to wipe your ass when something went wrong.
However, he just thought about this sentence in his heart and did not say it out loud.
Judging from previous terms, US presidents who have offended the CIA have not ended well. If he doesn't wipe the CIA's butt this time, there's no guarantee he won't become the next Kennedy. After all, as the president of a country that has a tradition of killing its own president, it is better to be more humane.
With this in mind, after deliberation in his mind, Obama spoke.
"Stop interfering with Xianglong II immediately. The operation has failed."
Hearing this, John nodded. James, who is mainly responsible for domestic intelligence affairs, just shrugged indifferently.
"If China denounces the visit to China on this matter. If China says nothing about those twenty-odd people, then they probably won't be able to find anyone. If they can be found, you can continue to send agents to find them. Remember , don’t get caught again." Obama continued, rubbing his brow.
Upon hearing the promise of visiting China, John looked at the president gratefully and nodded again.
Visiting China means asking for mercy. As long as those twenty people can be rescued, the pressure John will face will be much less.
As for the Chinese businessman, he was selectively forgotten by Obama.
After all, wiping the CIA's butt is obviously much more important than just a businessman.
It's just a Xianglong II UAV system, which is not uncommon in the United States, which is full of talents. (.)