Ultimate Firepower

Gathering evidence, it’s nothing more than a few standard methods.

Audio recordings, video recordings, testimonies—these are the most direct, but not always the most effective forms of evidence.

Then there are transaction records and traces left by online activities.

When dealing with someone as influential as Panetta, even direct evidence may not be effective, let alone indirect evidence.

So the most straightforward method is to catch him in the act—storm in with a team and capture him directly, which works best.

Wei Feng pulled off a major operation, but his only misstep was underestimating how quickly and decisively Rana would choose to switch sides.

Then again, Wei Feng might have already factored this into his calculations—it all could be part of his plan.

The question is whether Wei Feng can produce incriminating evidence against Panetta.

"The CIA’s management operations system has vulnerabilities. The internal personnel information system has always had flaws—or rather, backdoors. Mason had access to one of these backdoors, and before committing suicide, he gave that access to Wei Feng."

Rana sighed lightly and continued in a subdued tone, "Mason knew his time was up. He passed all his legacies to Wei Feng. How do I know this? Because Mason shared this information with me as well. He instructed me to continue following Wei Feng’s orders—just like that."