"This is Ambrera USA headquarters, and I'm the Chief Executive Officer, Tim Brown. Carter. Is this Mr. Archer? Carter identified himself in his most gentle tone. This will not only help to release one's own mood, but also have a positive impact on the upcoming negotiations.

"This is Archer, please indicate your level of authority, can you fully represent the Ambrera Group in this negotiation?" Also, make sure that this phone line is kept confidential. We can only guarantee that our direction will not be monitored by third parties. You have 30 seconds to answer these two questions, and if you can't answer our questions, we'll call again after 12 hours. Now start the timer. As he spoke, Shen Chao fell silent.

"I have carte blanche to represent the Ambrera Group in the negotiations on this matter, Mr. Archer. Our phone lines are secure. Carter didn't wait 30 seconds, he didn't even look in the direction of the technician next to him, in his understanding. Ambrera's technical prowess is unquestionable, there is no possibility of being monitored by third parties, and there are no calls that they cannot trace.

"Okay, please note that from now on all our calls will be to guò this number. Mr. Carter. Please make sure you are near this phone for the next 24 hours so that we can reach you at any time. If any of our calls are not answered within 20 seconds, the transaction will be cancelled immediately. Did you hear me clearly? Shen Chao was like a machine person, reading out this paragraph without emotion.

"Yes, Mr. Archer. I can hear clearly. So, as a gesture of friendship, can you tell us how the Flame Empress's motherboard is doing now? Carter turned his head to look, and the technical director made a gesture of continuation to him. His heart sank. It stands to reason that they should have at least found each other's general area by this time.

For Carter, a very important principle was that it was important to ensure that the Flame Queen's motherboard was recycled. They can't do anything until they're sure the Flame Empress's motherboard is safe. He knew how much effort Ambrera had put into this super-powerful computer, how much money he had spent, and how much of his competitors' technical data had been stolen. It can be said that the current value of the motherboard of this computer is much higher than his position in the company.

"Yes, the main board of the Flame Empress is currently under the supervision of me and Custer. The motherboard is currently in perfect condition. But that's not the only thing we need to trade, Mr. Carter, and it looks like the information you've learned is a bit outdated. In addition to the main board, we also have 6 vials of samples and antibodies for the T-virus, and we hope to have them on the trading list as well. Shen Chao continued: "The T virus is in your hands? Carter was a little surprised, and while it was a possibility, it still left him a little confused.

"That's right, we've already sent you a courier. There is a video disc inside. It can be proven that both the T virus and the motherboard are in our hands. The sender's name is Archer, and this shipment should arrive this afternoon or evening, please pay attention to check. Shen Chao continued to read the speech he had prepared earlier.

"I will, excuse me, what do you want in exchange, Mr. Archer?" You know, we can provide you with ......" Carter began to use his eloquence to sit in the position of CEO of the North American headquarters, and he naturally had a set of ways to win people's hearts. Money, beauty, status...... It's all at his fingertips. However, Shen Chao still interrupted him, because he hadn't finished reading his own speech.

"Our conditions were 200 kilograms of gold bars, as well as a total value of $200 million worth of bearer government bonds plus 2 million unnumbered dollars in cash. All of this has to be delivered in one go. In return, we will return all the viruses on the motherboard. Shen Chao seemed to be completely unmoved by Carter's temptation, and continued to take care of himself. …,

"Sir......" Carter also tried to remedy that the idiots at the Communications Department had not been able to locate the source of the call until now. But Shen Chao didn't give him time to continue interjecting at all.

The above conditions must be fully met, otherwise we will find another buyer for the "goods" in hand. Please consider our requirements carefully, you have 24 hours to consider our proposal, we will call after 24 hours to confirm. Complete. After speaking, Shen Chao hung up the phone. Leaving only the bitter* Mr. Carter on the other side of the phone was angry.

"How's our communications going?" After Shen Chao hung up the phone, he asked while removing the battery of his mobile phone.

"No problem, I've blocked three tracking attempts, and I've installed a backdoor on Ambrera's main communications server. Now, we have a unilateral information advantage. Seeing Shen Chao hang up the phone, Custer pointed to the computer screen and said.

Back in the conference room at Ambrera's North American headquarters, Carter was questioning the communications chief why he had been unable to locate the source of the signal.

"Mr. Carter, we've done our best. The information warfare of the other side is very strong, and we can only be sure that they are using the phones inside the United States. The bespectacled tech director bowed his head in defense.

"I don't care, Mr. Lenny, you promised me that if I could hold them down for half a minute, you would be able to track down their precise location. But we had a conversation for more than 2 minutes, and you said to me, only know that they are in the United States? Carter said angrily.

"Mr. Carter, there's no way around it...... "The communications chief began to explain the difficulty of their tracking, from the port access standard to the possible anti-tracking technology of the other party. Just to calm down the CEO in front of you. His strategy worked, and Carter did not continue to reprimand him. But not because he forgave him, but because he remembered that he didn't have any other communications talent at hand......

Carter walked out of the conference room with a sad face. At this moment, a civilian employee next to him, who seemed to have been waiting for a while, handed him a package. After looking at the sender's name, Carter could only walk back to the conference room with the package, as the phone said, a few photos, a CD.

Carter emptied the room, then placed the disc in the player, and soon after, he saw a first-person tour of the hive. Of course, it can be seen that this video has been edited a lot, and the total length is only about 20 minutes. It didn't take him long to read it. He picked up the phone and dialed.

"Call the directors back, we're going to meet again." Also, call the head of the weapons development department, I have something important to look for him. Carter said nervously.

Half an hour later, the conference room was full. Although they are only holograms of everyone, it can be clearly seen that there are far more people here than an hour ago. And there were also a few real people standing in the conference room without seats.

With Spencer appearing on the big screen. Carter began to give an update.

"Gentlemen, I'm sorry to bother you again at such short notice. But the Mansion incident has taken a whole new turn. So I have to interrupt your daily work......" Carter apologized as he began to outline the previous negotiations. And, without saying a few words, he put the disc into the player. And turn on the big screen behind him, and start to introduce.

"Sir, look. Here they returned to the tram and found a box in this cubicle. After a short decoding, they opened the box, which contained our latest T virus sample and the corresponding antibody serum. Carter said, pointing to the footage taken from Custer's point of view.

"The leak of the T-virus was not an accident! There are traitors inside the hive. Let's ask Mr. Bowman to explain this video for us. Carter left the rest of the reading to the strong black man from before. …,

"Thank you, Mr. Carter. Mind you, gentlemen, this compartment is where our advance team members found Spencer after entering the hive. He's our deputy head of security outside the hive...... "The black man is a hard-working man who desperately needs to repair his image and try to show his ability to fill in the gaps in front of the directors."

"So you're saying that our own security betrayed the company. Trying to get the T virus out of the hive? An Asian director asked in his own non-standard English.

"Yes, sir. I have arranged for a surprise interrogation of Spencer, and I am sure that the results will be soon. The black man said with a confident face. As Ambrera's head of security throughout North America, he has done a lot of black work. It's no problem to interrogate a prisoner or anything.

"Is he in the same league as those two thieves?" The Asian director continued.

"We don't know for sure yet, but as things stand, it shouldn't be. Carter picked up the topic and replied.

"Why?" Another director asked.

"Because of this man, Matt, Anderson. We confirmed his true identity. A thug who opposes our biochemical research, and has a history of hacking into our perimeter security systems. His sister had been working in the hive for 6 months before the incident. Carter said, pointing to the record that appeared on the big screen.

"So they smuggled out the T-virus?" A female director, whose logical thinking was obviously not very dexterous, asked.

"No, ma'am. We have cross-referenced the footage with the statements in the contingent report. The T-virus could only have been smuggled out by Spencer. It's just that he didn't leave the hive as planned. I mean, the target, Archer, and they rescued Matt most likely by figuring out that Guò had contacted the opposition groups that had been trying to bring us down. Carter replied.