Chapter 395 - 370: Absolutely Not Allowed
Baguda was utterly confused.
He really had no idea where the Governor had gotten over 10 billion USD.
’Even if the Governor owns Qingfeng Network Company, it can’t be that easy to earn over 10 billion USD, can it?’
Most importantly, His Excellency the Governor had just handed over 10 billion to the Xuanfeng Alliance for the construction of a bullet train system.
’He’s throwing money around like it’s nothing.’
’Perhaps that was part of what made him so admirable.’
’The people of the Xuanfeng Alliance were truly lucky to have a leader like him.’
’Perhaps the people could sense it, too. They could feel their lives improving, which was why they were so supportive of the Governor’s Mansion.’
Even though the Governor had never appeared before the public, he was still revered as a sacred figure in their hearts.
Out in public, anyone who dared to speak ill of the Governor was asking for trouble.
The people had suffered; they knew how painful poverty and chaos were, so they cherished everything they now had—all of which had been hard-won.
And their respect for the Governor who had brought them all of this was all the more sincere.
Baguda looked at the over 10 billion USD sitting in the Xuanfeng Alliance’s account and let out another emotional sigh. He then left the manor’s main hall, called Red Lizard, and relayed the Governor’s order to arrest the FBI agents.
Red Lizard, of course, was determined to carry out His Excellency the Governor’s command and quickly set out with his men.
Xuanfeng Alliance.
Wind Capital.
Inside a hotel, a team of FBI agents had arrived some time ago.
Their leader this time was named Donar, a highly decorated team leader on assignment.
He had brought his team here for one purpose only: to complete the mission assigned by Mr. Wendona. They absolutely had to trace that black money through Xuanfeng Bank.
The most crucial part was to use this opportunity to gather intelligence on Xuanfeng Bank, preparing for future operations against it.
"Haven’t they replied yet?" Donar asked, his brow furrowed.
One of his men shook his head. "They haven’t responded. We don’t know if they’re stalling."
Donar frowned. "What I’m worried about is that they have other plans. I think we should leave this place."
He had a sudden, uneasy feeling that something was wrong.
He knew more than the average person. He knew his people had targeted Xuanfeng Bank several times, and the outcomes had likely been disastrous.
He had never seen those agents again at FBI headquarters.
’This Xuanfeng Alliance isn’t as simple as it seems on the surface.’
Without another word, he immediately led his men out of the room and headed for the hotel’s parking garage.
They had vehicles ready in the hotel’s parking garage, just for emergencies.
He sensed something was wrong, so of course, he wanted to leave quickly.
But just as Donar and his men entered the parking garage, they were stunned. Squads of soldiers were already inside, waiting for them.
These men were all aiming weapons at them. He feared that any sudden move would get them riddled with bullets.
Donar’s expression was grim. They were really in trouble.
Moreover, they had known he would come down here and had been waiting for him in the parking garage all along.
"Take them away," Red Lizard ordered with a wave of his hand. His special forces soldiers swarmed forward and subdued Donar and his men.
Red Lizard also breathed a sigh of relief. He had actually been about to lead his men up into the hotel, but that hacker had suddenly sent him a message, telling him the targets were leaving and heading for the underground parking garage.
That was why he had brought his men here to wait first.
Donar and his men were all handcuffed and escorted outside.
When they got outside, the expressions on Donar and his men changed. A crowd of reporters was waiting for them.
The moment they saw them, the reporters started frantically taking pictures.
’They’ve clearly been preparing for this all along.’
"Commander Red Lizard, you’re leading this operation personally. Can you tell us who these people are?"
"Yes, for you to act personally, this must be a serious matter."
...
This wasn’t Red Lizard’s first time facing reporters. He immediately recited the prepared statement: "Today, I am personally leading this team for one reason only: a foreign agency has been conducting illegal operations within our Xuanfeng Alliance. These are their agents."
"This is absolutely forbidden. We will not accept any country that suffers a terrorist attack claiming their suspects are in the Xuanfeng Alliance and demanding our cooperation."
"You do not have that right."
His words immediately caused an uproar among the reporters. They began whispering to one another before frantically taking pictures of Donar and his men.
They naturally knew about the recent news and knew which country Red Lizard was talking about.
This was truly big news.
Was the Xuanfeng Alliance actually going to defy that country?
They weren’t showing them any respect at all.
The expressions on Donar and his men’s faces grew even uglier.
They never imagined the Xuanfeng Alliance would be so bold. ’Don’t they know how vast the gap is between their tiny Xuanfeng Alliance and our country?’
In almost no time, the news spread like a tidal wave.
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「FBI Temporary Office」
Wendona had been closely monitoring the situation with the attack.
But he knew that for the perpetrators to pull a stunt like this, it meant they no longer cared about the consequences.
’On the contrary, if we investigate and find out who it is, do we act or not?’
’If we do act, the losses could be enormous—something we can’t afford.’
Therefore, he could only pin his hopes on the operation in the Xuanfeng Alliance to find the trail of the black money and make it public.
Only then could this matter be resolved.
So, he had been waiting for news from their side.
Just as Wendona was waiting for news, someone rushed in. "Mr. Wendona, it’s bad! Donar and his men have been arrested in the Xuanfeng Alliance! They also announced their resolute refusal to allow foreign agencies to conduct illegal operations there. The news is already all over the world, and with their insinuations, everyone knows it was our people."
"What? How dare they?" Wendona’s expression changed drastically.
The person next to him hurried forward, opened a screen, and pulled up a news broadcast.
Wendona immediately saw the news coming from the Xuanfeng Alliance, and his face grew even darker.
’They actually went and did it.’
"Good. Very good," Wendona said, a cold sneer spreading across his face. "Now they’ve given us all the reason we need to act. We have reason to suspect they’re connected to those terrorist organizations. This is an opportunity they’ve handed to us on a silver platter."
’He knew the excuse was incredibly lame, but so what?’
’Weren’t their previous excuses just as lame? Did anyone dare say anything? No one would challenge them over something that had nothing to do with them.’
Just as Wendona was about to give the order, a phone rang urgently. He glanced at the number—it was a senior official from above—and quickly answered.
The moment the call connected, the senior official’s furious voice came through: "Wendona! Who told you to send people to operate in the Xuanfeng Alliance?! Have you considered the consequences? Look at Baguda’s latest press conference! What have you done?!"
Getting an earful like that, Wendona’s face paled. He immediately had the person next to him pull up the news and find the latest press conference from Baguda of the Xuanfeng Alliance.
He wouldn’t dare to slight this official, who could easily decide his entire fate.
But when he saw the content of the press conference, his expression became even more ghastly. He finally understood why the senior official was so furious.
’How dare they do something like this? Damn them.’
’They’ve put us in checkmate.’