Ultimate Firepower

Emergency diplomatic visits are common occurrences when a major crisis arises or when two countries face a diplomatic emergency—it’s all standard procedure.

Emily didn’t even know how she got on the plane, only in a daze under the watchful eyes of countless people, she boarded the British diplomatic jet and arrived at the Paris airport in less than an hour.

Since it was an urgent visit, there had to be a reason, and this reason was too easy to find—a meeting between the two countries’ intelligence systems over a major discovery was enough.

The information leaked by KGB was false, and both the UK and France denied it, sweeping this mess under the rug.

As for why Gao Yi was completely confident in his safety both before and after boarding the plane, the reason was simple—the British had a hundred thousand ways to kill him, but should he die, everything that had happened today would have come to light, leaving the British to consider only the hundred-thousand-and-first option.

Hold your nose and send Gao Yi back: problem solved. Yes, the Military Intelligence Sixth Department was at fault initially, but the Directorate-General for External Security regained its dignity, and in the future, they could join forces to hunt down Iron Fist George—problem solved.

There was just one issue.

The French should have quietly allowed this storm to pass, but they surprisingly organized a welcome ceremony.

The UK hadn’t left the EU yet, so there wasn’t much fuss over a Secretary of Foreign Affairs’ visit within the EU framework, especially since it wasn’t a prime minister or head of state visiting, so what was the need for a welcoming ceremony?

But the French went ahead with it anyway.