Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

at this time,

Inside a safe house in an urban village in Beijing and Yanjiao.

Faced with Shirley's aggressive questioning and even harsh threats.

A sharp glint flashed in Mako Ishida's eyes as she said in a deep voice, "Shirley, you just said that our cooperation is only temporary, so it's contradictory for you to say this now."

"To put it bluntly, our cooperation is for our own benefit. Now that my interests are protected, why should I take any more risks? Don't you think that makes sense?"

Shirley's pretty face turned as red with anger, her high and firm breasts heaving. Her breathing was rapid, but her tone remained firm and menacing as she said, "Can you be sure Deng Zhi will keep his word? After all, that's no small amount; it's several small targets. I don't believe Deng Zhi would be willing to spit out the meat he's already got his hands on. This could be a delaying tactic by Deng Zhi."

Mako Ishida glanced at Wenlong Yan, who nodded.

So Mako Ishida continued, "Ms. Sherry, to be honest, I have secretly cooperated with Deng Zhi before. When I had an accident some time ago, it was Deng Zhi who helped me clean up the mess. Otherwise, my losses would have been even greater and more people would have been implicated. I have no reason not to trust him."

"snort!"

Sherry snorted coldly and said, "Ishida Mako, I hope you won't regret it later. Once I get my hands on the Fuxi quantum communication system, you won't get a share of the profits."

Sherry really couldn't do anything about Ishida Mako. They weren't from the same country, nor were they partners. Ishida Mako had only temporarily joined the group a couple of days ago through Yan Wenlong...

Shirley's sharp gaze fell on Yan Wenlong, and she said, "And what's going on with you? What did you get out of Deng Zhixu? You were perfectly fine before I left, and after only a few hours, you're telling me you're quitting? Have you thought about the consequences?"

Yan Wenlong first lit a stick of sandalwood incense, then poured a glass of water and handed it to Shirley, saying in a calm tone, "Shirley, drink some water and calm down. Can you listen to my explanation?"

Shirley reached out and took the water glass, sniffing the air. A faint fragrance filled the air—the scent of sandalwood…

As an outstanding CIA agent, Shirley would never accept anything from anyone.

I will not eat or drink anything that has been handled by someone else.

This is a code of conduct clearly stated in the secret service for spies.

Although Yan Wenlong did not do anything unusual while pouring water under her watchful eye, it was still not acceptable. She couldn't take the risk, especially since Yan Wenlong was acting strangely now, so it was best to be cautious.

Shirley toyed with the cup in her hand and asked in a cold voice, "Yan Wenlong, I hope your explanation is convincing."

"Otherwise, you can't afford the consequences of betraying the CIA."

"Thud!"

Yan Wenlong lit a cigarette and said leisurely, "When I first returned to Beijing alone, I was destitute and homeless. Where was the CIA then? Why did you abandon me, cut off my funding, and disregard my life? If it weren't for Deng Zhi, I would have starved to death on the streets and been left to become food for wild animals. Everything I have in Beijing now is thanks to Deng Zhi. I trust him more than the CIA. After all, he gave me a second life."

Shirley's eyes flashed with even more murderous intent, and she said in a tone devoid of any warmth, "Yan Wenlong, I didn't handle your past affairs, so I won't offer any explanation. Now, I've been ordered to contact and activate you, so you must unconditionally accept my orders. You have no other option."

Yan Wenlong raised an eyebrow, stared into Shirley's eyes, and said, "What if I don't agree?"

A murderous glint flashed in Shirley's fierce eyes as she coldly said, "Then I will eliminate you on behalf of the CIA!"

Since Shirley dared to speak like that, it means she was confident she could kill Yan Wenlong...

Yan Wenlong, unperturbed, took a drag of his cigarette and said, "Shirley, I want to know how my brother, Yan Wenhu, died."

Shirley's expression froze upon hearing this, then she said, "Didn't I tell you? Your brother and Thomas were both killed by Xiao Zhan. I witnessed it with my own eyes, how could it be false? What do you mean by asking this? Don't you believe me?"

Yan Wenlong simply took out his phone, opened a recording, and said, "Listen to this recording."

Then Su Zixing's voice came through the phone: "Yan Wenhu's death was my doing, cleaning house. He conspired with CIA agent Shirley and others to control the Black Tiger Gang. Without my permission, he, along with CIA agent Shirley and Thomas, led a large number of elite Black Tiger Gang assassins to support the 'Butcher' team in India. They fell into Xiao Zhan and the T country's special forces' trap, causing the Black Tiger Gang to fall into a serious crisis. After I rescued Yan Wenhu, he tried to shirk his responsibility and even dared to seize my weapon and try to kill me. I shot him dead on the spot and then burned his body in a cave to destroy the evidence."

Shirley's expression changed several times after hearing this...

To be precise, she didn't know how Yan Wenhu died.

All I know is that Yan Wenhu is dead.

So she took the opportunity to shift the blame to Xiao Zhan, thereby inciting Yan Wenlong's hatred towards Xiao Zhan...

Yan Wenlong had been watching Shirley closely, and seeing the subtle changes in her facial expressions, he knew that what Su Zixing said was true.

Shirley is stirring up trouble from both inside and outside, fearing that the world isn't chaotic enough. By having him deal with Xiao Zhan, she clearly wants to use someone else to do her dirty work...

Yan Wenlong: "Shirley, do you need to explain anything else?"

Shirley was speechless for a moment...

Yan Wenlong added, "Oh, by the way, it's no longer possible for your CiA to steal the Fuxi quantum communication system."

Upon hearing this, Shirley was immediately shocked and asked, "Why is that impossible?"

Yan Wenlong curled his lip and said, "You'll know if you call the CiA support team right now."

Sherry blinked suspiciously, glanced at Mako Ishida again, and finally dialed the support team's number.

"Beep beep beep".

The phone rang a few times before she answered. Shirley asked, "What's the situation now?"

On the phone, a man said, "Shirley, this is Zhang Guoqiang, the captain of the National Security Action Team. All six members of your CiA Action Team have been killed by our side."

What would you like to say right now?

Shirley's face turned deathly pale, her sexy body swayed, and she asked with murderous intent in her eyes, "How did you find our safe house?"

On the other end of the phone, Zhang Guoqiang said sarcastically, "Shirley, you didn't expect this, did you? It was actually you who led us to the CIA's safe house."

Sherry exclaimed in disbelief, "How is this possible?"

Zhang Guoqiang sneered, "Let me tell you the truth, you were spotted by our drones as soon as you came out of the Yanjiao safe house, and then we tracked you all the way through the Skynet system, and found your safe house so easily."

Shirley understood; it seemed she had been careless.

Suddenly, she realized that she had been exposed from the very beginning, which meant that Ishida Mako and Yan Wenlong had also been exposed.

So she looked up at Yan Wenlong and Ishida Mako, and saw that the two of them were looking at her with cold smiles.

Shirley's body trembled involuntarily, and her phone fell from her hand. She knew something was wrong and quickly reached for her gun under her arm, but when her hand touched the pistol, she couldn't pull it out because her fingers had no strength at all.

Shirley screamed in fright, "What's going on? Why do I have no strength at all?"

"thump!"

Shirley's legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground...

Yan Wenlong stepped forward, bent down, and pulled a pistol from under Shirley's arm, saying, "Because you've been poisoned, your whole body is weak and your limbs are powerless."

Shirley realized she had fallen into Yan Wenlong's trap and asked, "Why are you two alright?"

Mako Ishida stepped forward and said, "Because Master Long and I took the antidote beforehand."

Shirley then asked, "How did you poison him?"

Yan Wenlong pointed to the sandalwood incense that was emitting wisps of smoke and said, "That sandalwood incense contains poison. After you smell it, you will feel weak all over and lose the ability to resist."

Shirley is now filled with regret. She should have shot Yan Wenlong dead the moment she learned he wanted to betray them...