"It's the most ridiculous plan I've ever heard. We constantly pay the Chinese, but never get anything out of him. The Director never asked about the plan, and he doesn't plan to do it now, because he thinks you guys are geniuses, but I'm the one in charge now, and I have to be responsible for every penny of the taxpayers, and I want my office to be the most efficient department in the CIA. ”

Jack Black stood in the middle of the office, his hands wrung nervously. Regular exercise makes his figure stand out like a model with a well-cut suit, but this is the CIA, not New York's Fifth Avenue, and now the men and women in this office believe only in brilliant minds and a wealth of experience.

"Since it involves Europe, there is no reason for the Americans to take full responsibility, and the Europeans will definitely think that we don't respect them enough, so we will simply let them join, not only the Europeans, but all the forces that can be used in this project, the Japanese, the Koreans, and even the Taiwanese are the forces we need, and this plan is no longer an opinion between a few people in the office." Rather than a formal political work, we will notify Congress and the White House as soon as we decide here. ”

Bob noticed that Jack's eloquent speech also touched some of the people in the office. If Jack had done so, the "oracle" would have been like any other similar project, no matter how brilliant it was conceived at first, and would have died in the end of bureaucracy and personal will. Covert operations are not politics, there is no *** here, only *** can guarantee that everything will run smoothly. A true intelligence expert will make sure that every detail will run smoothly in personal control, a silent dog like Robert is a biting dog, and he is a lifelong enemy of the Chinese, unlike Jack who is putting on a show. Everything Jack did was to make himself look more glamorous in Washington, and he didn't care what the meaning of the "oracle" was.

Robert's departure was a loss for the CIA. If they had been more cautious at that time, perhaps that tragedy would not have happened, the Chinese's counterattack was extremely fierce, perhaps reckless, but it worked, and the direct consequence of this counterattack was to ruin Robert's future. Now it seems that this plan may also be ruined.

Bob once thought that the "oracle" project would be completed under his guidance even if Robert was not there, but Jack Black's approach made him less convinced.

While Robert was still around, Bob couldn't remember when they had worried about their allies in Europe. Europeans are always complaining that the Americans don't respect them enough, but the truth is that all of Europe is under the protection of the United States. Despite the passage of time and the ever-changing nature of the world, this fact has not changed in essence. What other skills do Europeans have besides knowing some 'shady' schemes that everyone can understand? They can't afford to mess with the Americans, and now they are being caught up by the Chinese, so they start to complain like a "woman", the question is, if a man always listens to his wife's complaints, then he still needs to "mess around" outside?

That's right. In Bob's view, Europe is the ***, *** of the Americans, she doesn't even count as a wife, but she yells at the Americans to share everything with her, completely ignoring the fact that she can't afford to take such a responsibility. Jack wants to take care of the Europeans because he is expanding his stage, including Asians, he wants to win over him, and it doesn't even matter if the "oracle" plan can succeed, because the CIA is just a springboard for him.

Bob glanced at Kurt, who had rushed back from Taiwan temporarily, and found that the leader of the SOG was also at a loss.

Training in Taiwan is still underway in secret. It is not easy to form a team that can easily penetrate Chinese mainland in a short period of time, the Japanese have helped them a lot, provided a lot of volunteers, this team will use more Japanese and Koreans, and the Taiwanese will only be a support force for the time being. Clandestine activities also have their limits, especially at this time, the United States cannot give Chinese any reason to use force against Taiwan.

"Bob, you stay, I'm going to talk to you properly."

Jack finished his speech and looked at Bob with a serious expression. Bob tells Kurt to meet up and watches Kurt walk out of the office.

The office has been transformed into a modern room with a strong personal touch. It's another unconventional practice, where the former director could enter and leave the office with his own 'private' belongings, but Jack turned it into a showroom stuffed with unexplained decorations. Looking around the room, Bob not only asked, how can sitting in an office like this be comfortable thinking about the big things that can make or break the life and death of many people?

"What progress have we made so far on that 'European Star Project'?" Jack asked Bob to sit down in front of him in a businesslike manner. "I heard that you have put one of our spies among the Chinese? Isn't this kind of thing going to go through Congress? ”

"Let me answer your questions one by one, sir." Bob rolled his little eyes. "The first question is the main one, but once I've answered the second and third questions, you'll have your own judgment on the first one. We did "plant" a spy in, and no, we didn't have to inform Congress because the spy wasn't an American. ”

"So, what's the progress on the 'European Star Project'?" Jack repeated his question.

Don't know what's going on with your deputy director? Can he lead intelligence work with this kind of reaction? The progress of intelligence work is always inadvertent, and if this process can be artificially controlled, then it is not intelligence work, but he builds a building. Building a building is much easier and more profitable, and that's where you should be, kid, Bob thought to himself.

"It's going well and soon we'll be able to get the list of those stars."

"This work 1 6k exclusive text version debuted, may not be reproduced without consent, excerpts, more latest and fastest chapters, please visit.16! Doesn't this mean that we have to detect the spy network of the Chinese in Europe? Jack's eyes sparkled. This will give us a lot of face, Bob, the Americans have saved Europe again, and the Europeans will be 'excited' about us. ”

"No, we're not going to do that." Bob looked at Jack in surprise, wondering how he could be so naïve. "God, we don't need the Europeans' to be 'excited', we just want them to obey."

"Why wouldn't we do that?" Jack looked at Bob in surprise. "Aren't we allies with the Europeans?"

"Yes, of course we are allies, but even if we are brothers, there is no one to guarantee your interests at a critical moment, so we have to think about our own interests first, and then it will be Europe's turn. My God, this is not what I should say to you, sir, this is what you should say to me. Are you sure you're not kidding me? Bob looked at him amusedly. If it's really a joke, I gd to say, it's not funny at all. ”

"Just take it as a joke." Jack had a formula smile on his face. "Go on."

This formula smile is very elegant, if you see such a smile for the first time, you might think it comes from the heart, but Bob will not be fooled, he has already given Jack a big embarrassment, so Jack can't still laugh, which only shows how hypocritical he is.

"Of course, this list will be kept in our hands, but it will not be 'handed over' to the Europeans, because it is very likely that it will be *** our intelligence sources, and it is more beneficial for us to keep this list in our hands, so that when we have a demand for Europe, these secrets will make it easier for Europeans to say 'YES'." Bob smiled. "Isn't Europe unwilling to accept our protection? Then we have no obligation to Europe. They need equal partnerships, and we give them equal partnerships, and that's respect, sir. It's a sign of respect for Europeans, and we don't have to spoil the good feelings we have for each other. ”

Jack Moran. Bob didn't wait for him to turn his wishes into decisions to remind him of the attitude he should have towards the Europeans, so his plan to use this information to 'exchange' prestige to the Europeans was frustrated. This would have been a good thing to prevent Jack from making a fool of himself in front of his subordinates, but he was still upset at the thought that he couldn't use these resources to gain more attention for himself.

"But I noticed that our spies also have a mission to find out who the 'oracle' is made of, doesn't that mean that we don't know whose money is going? Is this a responsible practice? ”

"To be honest, I'm not worried at all about who this money is going into." Bob shrugged his shoulders. "The Mossad would do that, and if they felt that the reward didn't match the information they had gotten, they would use all sorts of means to get the reward back, which was very powerful, but it was also very inferior, so their reputation was always very poor. We're much smarter, we're going to make sure that every dollar has a value at the outset and not some kind of afterthought, so we're credible, and it turns out that our money wasn't 'spent' in vain, and that's enough. ”

"But no one knows who the 'oracle' is made up of, is this normal?" Jack asked reluctantly. "You know, it's impossible for a bill like that to pass in Congress."

"So we don't bother the big men in Congress, and we don't have to trouble the president, the war is enough for him to 'worry'." There was sarcasm in Bob's tone. "We are different from other departments, who always like to be as lively as possible, but we don't, this is intelligence work, not entertainment. We don't want such a plan that benefits the United States and does no harm to us to become a victim of the 'trade-off' of various bills on Capitol Hill. ”

Jack was silent again. Bob looks like a pig, but the thing around his neck is called the head, and as long as the head is functioning, Bob is a difficult character. His words show that his understanding of Congress is not much worse than Jack's, whether it is Congress or the White House, all bills are the product of the 'exchange' of interests, which is why people enter Congress and the White House, and why Jack is involved in politics: doing this business is very profitable.

Jack did have the idea of 'handing' these things in exchange for something else, and his father, Blake Sr., could use his connections to help him, and the Blake family had always wanted to make more money in the reconstruction of Iraq. But Bob's words had made it clear to him that there was no such possibility. The CIA is not Capitol Hill, and the people here have more or less their own principles.

"I'm going to re-evaluate this information." Jack wasn't going to stop there. "And the outcome of the reassessment will determine whether or not we are going to address Congress. In any case, this plan means a lot to the United States, and it would be irresponsible for us to make the decision. ”

Bob shrugged his shoulders. This is Jack's power, and Bob has no objection. Unbeknownst to Jack, intelligence work has always been about the least number of people taking risks for the biggest decisions and pulling others in, simply because Jack doesn't want to take on such a big responsibility. This man looks personable and handsome, but he is still a sissy at heart, and sissy cannot be counted on at any time.

"You are now the deputy director, sir, you have the power to do what you want, but I hope that you can also listen to our opinions when making decisions, we may not be smart, but I at least have experience."

And you are neither smart nor experienced.

It was Bob's subtext, and he only wanted Jack to hear it.

Coming out of the deputy commissioner's office, Bob saw Kurt waiting in the hallway.

"I don't have much time, the car is still waiting for me outside." Kurt is still the usual military man. "Is there anything I can't contact by phone?"

"I just want to know if you're ready." Bob swayed his 'fat' body. "We're going to send you to China, maybe in a while, maybe tomorrow, so I want to know how you're doing. Listen clearly, it's the real situation, not the bullshit you reported to the deputy director. ”

"The Deputy Chief won't agree to our plan?" Kurt looked at Bob understandingly.

"At least he won't allow you to enter China, all white skin won't." Bob pouted. "The last time Kohl's incident made us very passive, and it has also made Beijing proud until now. It's not because they have taken advantage of it, it's because they slapped us in the face and we had to be smiling. ”

"I've had enough, Kurt." Bob suddenly stopped, reaching out and lifting the belt that was about to fall to his knees. "I'm fed up with being ruined by people who ruin our good things and can't fight back, and we can't count on others in this kind of thing, we have to rely on ourselves. You take your men in and do a surgical assault to destroy this Operations 'Gate'. ”

He slipped a memory card into Kurt's hand.

"Are you sure?"

"Then I'll tell you the truth." Kurt glanced at the memory card in his hand. "The reality is that we can go on a mission at any time."