The UA finally couldn't sit still.
When the death toll of CIB agents in Nippon reached fifty-one, the UA Ambassador to Xin found Jiang Chen. At this time, the number of casualties of the Xin Security Bureau was just over forty, far from the red line of one hundred that Jiang Chen set out.
In the office on the top floor of Future Building, Jiang Chen met with the UA Ambassador named Holman. Because it was not an official visit, and only Holman came, Jiang Chen did not prepare a separate conference room.
Without any unnecessary pleasantries, as soon as the middle-aged man with a hooked nose sat down, he stared into Jiang Chen's eyes and went straight to the point.
"What do you want?"
"Cleaning the back garden." Jiang Chen shrugged and said with a smile.
Jiang Chen's nonchalant tone made Holman pause for a moment. His aggressive expression suddenly froze on his face, and anger gradually burned from his heart to his brain.
Cleaning the back garden?
Cleaning the back garden?!
When did the bridgehead of the UA in Asia become your back garden? Clean up? Do you think those fifty or so lives are like garbage to you?
However, when he met Jiang Chen's sly gaze, the anger burning in Holman's heart gradually subsided.
As a diplomat, even if he was angry, he wouldn't show it on his face. And intuition told him that the man in front of him seemed to be deliberately provoking him? Although he didn't know why, Holman didn't intend to let him get what he wanted.
"It doesn't make any sense for both of us to continue this stupid war. I came to negotiate with you with the purpose of peace, and I hope Mr. Jiang can cooperate a little." Holman looked straight into Jiang Chen's eyes and then said, "I'll get straight to the point. What are your conditions?"
"Our conditions?" Jiang Chen smiled and said bluntly, "Let your people pack up and leave my territory, and this war will naturally end."
Even if Holman had good self-restraint, he was furious at this moment.
His face gradually turned gloomy, and the hooked nose snorted coldly and said in an unfriendly tone.
"Do you think that because we made the choice to avoid war in the Western Pacific, it means we will always be modest? Don't you think too highly of yourselves? "
Holman's choice of words was very clever. He described the coalition fleet's retreat as an option to avoid a war. Although this couldn't change the fact that they had once retreated from the hegemony, it could add a bit of momentum to his position at the negotiating table.
But unfortunately, Jiang Chen didn't take the threat in his words seriously.
"It's not that we think too highly of ourselves." Jiang Chen looked at Holman with a smile and said bluntly, "It's because you overestimate yourselves. If you want to stop the war, just withdraw your people from Ri Nation. "
After a pause, Jiang Chen looked at him with a dubious smile, then continued.
"Of course, if you think my proposal is unreasonable, we might as well continue to fight and determine a winner."
The negotiation broke up on bad terms.
Or rather, from the very beginning, Jiang Chen didn't expect to solve the problem through negotiation.
Japan was the bridgehead of the United States in East Asia. As one of the strategic cores of the United States in Asia, they would never let go of it easily. What's more, Jiang Chen was not in a hurry to negotiate with them. Now that Future Heavy Industries was cooperating with Sumitomo Group to build a maglev road, once the entire Yoto road network was under Celestial Trade's surveillance, the CIB agents would have to pray for themselves.
Watching Holman get up and leave, Jiang Chen touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "It's strange.
If the UA really wanted to negotiate with us, they wouldn't have sent an ambassador to Xin. "
As the door of the office closed, Ayesha's figure appeared beside him. She had been standing there since the beginning. Before Holman came here, he was discussing with Jiang Chen about sending more Ghost Agents to Nippon.
"They should send the Secretary of State?" Ayesha tilted her head and asked.
"Yes." Jiang Chen touched his chin and fell into deep thought. "This is very unusual."
It was not Kerry, but Holman, whose name he had never heard of.
Disregarding negotiations, did he have the qualifications to negotiate with Celestial Trade on behalf of the UA?
…
Three days after the negotiation with Holman, the situation in Ri Nation suddenly changed strangely.
The CIB agents who were originally active in Yoto seemed to have received some kind of signal and suddenly stopped their aggressive counterattack and completely quieted down. Not only did they suspend contact with the right-wing parties and some pro-UA leftists, they even suspended the tracking of the Xin Intelligence Agency agents.
Correspondingly, the clues in the hands of the Xin Intelligence Agency were also cut off.
It was as if the CIB agents had gone from the sun to the shadows overnight.
Just like that, the strange peace continued for three days.
The Nippon Police Department finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although they did not know how long this peace would last, it was a good start. Every time they dragged the corpses of their "foreign friends" out of the dark alleys, they had to worry about the aftermath …
It was already ten o 'clock at night in the mansion north of Coro Island, but the lights in the study room were still on.
Looking at the report, Jiang Chen pondered for a moment, then he suddenly said.
"Did something happen in the Capital?"
Sitting quietly on Jiang Chen's lap, Ayesha lowered her head slightly and said with a guilty expression.
"We … haven't received any special news for the time being. I'm sorry … "
The Xin Intelligence Agency's penetration into the Capital was very low. Although Ghost Agents could come and go freely in the UA, it was difficult for them to infiltrate the UA government. He had to admit that the UA's counter-espionage capabilities were indeed impressive.
"Don't blame yourself too much, it's not your fault." Jiang Chen gently raised the porcelain doll-like face and comforted her, "In a few days, the shipyard of Future Heavy Industries will be completed. I will go to Celestial City for a while and then go to the Moon Colony. Are you willing to accompany me?"
Those sapphire-like eyes immediately lit up, but they quickly dimmed again.
Regret was written all over her face. Ayesha pursed her lips and whispered.
"I can't leave here."
Although the CIB's actions in Nippon ceased, no one could guarantee that this strange peace would continue. As the chief instructor of Ghost Agents, she must stay in Coro City to command.
"You're right." Jiang Chen looked at Ayesha with slightly apologetic eyes, gently stroked her hair, and regretfully said, "I will bring back a souvenir for you. Is there anything you want?"
Ayesha didn't speak. She just blinked her big eyes and stared at him.
The enchanting atmosphere gradually dispersed the tranquility, lingering between the two of them.
Jiang Chen understood the true meaning hidden in her sapphire-like eyes and immediately understood that she didn't want a "souvenir" at all, but a "comforting gift". So he smiled, consciously opened the holographic screen on his watch, and pressed the button to turn off the light.
The last light in the mansion went out, and the night began to spread.
The bright moonlight shone through the window eaves and shone on the jade-like pieces of art.
Fragrant sweat drenched the desk, the chair, and the wooden floor, adding a touch of not very solemn color to the study room that was filled with the scent of books …
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