Chapter 202 - 201 - Little Thoughts
It was necessary to comb through the not-so-large but somewhat intricate web of relationships again.
Mike Smith was one of the five contacts left to Yang Yi by his father.
Yang Yi first got in touch with John Jones, but John Jones died.
After the death of John Jones, without a guide, Yang Yi once tried to contact Mike Smith, only to be informed that Mike Smith had also died. So Yang Yi did not continue to try and contact Mike Smith; instead, he got in touch with David at Hong Kong, who then introduced him to Danny.
After meeting Danny, Yang Yi entered Pelican Bay Prison, where he learned of Brian’s existence. Then, Yang Yi helped Brian escape from prison.
After Brian’s escape, he recalled his two subordinates but was also pursued by the CIA.
To clarify, it was not the CIA that was after Brian to this point but a person from within the CIA leveraging the agency’s power. Regardless of who exactly the mole was, as long as they could wield the CIA’s power against Brian, he had no way to respond.
In such a predicament, Brian needed to leave the United States with Charles and Paul to lie low for a while. They couldn’t do this on their own, so they needed to seek help from others.
And Brian and Charles happened to know Mike Smith.
So, after going around in a big circle, from the United Kingdom to the United States, Yang Yi was miraculously back in contact with Mike Smith.
One has to say the spy circle is indeed small, and certainly, those long-established intelligence officers are bound to have a complex web of relationships among them.