The male supporting character was actually myself.

Regarding Benjamin Arthur's itinerary.

He will attend a memorial ceremony in two days at the Punk Industrial Complex.

I think the Ace of Spades might choose to make his move there.

“Thank you for your advice.” Mayweather looked around warily and said, “I’m currently conducting cross-border arrests, so I don’t have actual authority to carry out the operation.”

You must be careful and protect yourself; don't take any risks!

If the situation becomes unfavorable, you should return to your home country immediately.

"I can protect your safety back home..."

Jiang Chen interrupted her, speaking rapidly: "Your phone is being tapped, and my encryption program has been attacked and is starting to issue an alarm."

Take good care of yourself and don't worry about me.

Goodbye, dear Mavis.

After hanging up the phone, he frowned slightly as he looked at the attack alert on his phone's software.

Who is trying to tap Mavis's phone?

Will this affect the plan?

Chapter Twenty: Another Encrypted Call

As Jiang Chen frowned in deep thought, Mei Weisi, who had just hung up the phone, suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

She didn't believe the Watchers would deceive her; it wouldn't make any sense.

So... who would listen to their own phone?

When did it start?

She recalled the duration of the call; this time it was only a brief twenty-odd seconds before the other party discovered the encrypted call had been compromised; the last time they contacted her, she was still in China, and the call lasted much longer.

Clearly, the wiretapping only started after they arrived in the United States!

Could there be spies within HSI?

Mayweather leaned back in her chair, her mind filled with unresolved worries.

To deal with a tough, top-tier assassin, and without being on your own turf, you're restricted in every way.

This mission is extremely difficult.

Fortunately, the Watcher was secretly helping me; otherwise, capturing the Ace of Spades would have been a pipe dream. I really hope that once this matter is settled, I can have a cup of tea and a chat with him.

"The Shelton Hotel bombing..." The news anchor's voice came from the TV. Lulu didn't even look at it and just changed the channel with the remote.

The Ace of Spades, who was intently staring at the computer screen, immediately looked up and commanded, "Go back. I want to see the news report."

Lulu was stunned for a moment, then slowly turned back with the remote control in hand.

Ace of Spades couldn't wait any longer and snatched the remote back to the news screen. The news had already finished playing; he only had time to see the last image, a familiar woman's figure in the lower right corner.

Mavis Irving?

"I had someone book a room for me upstairs to mislead HSI. Remember, if I'm not there, no matter what happens, don't open the door, and don't make the same silly mistake of letting anyone see you."

He gave a cold instruction and turned on his computer to search for news online.

Sure enough, in the news photos, the slightly blurry figure was Mavis Irving, whom I had investigated before.

Why is she here?

Could the pursuit by Sheldon be related to her?

He couldn't get rid of the girl no matter how hard he tried.

Logically, Mavis's international investigation must have been because she revealed the identity of the Ace of Spades in the clues during the Lychee Street bombing.

But why did they chase him all the way to the Shelton Hotel?

She should have followed the clues and tracked down to codename 01!

"Boom boom boom!"

Just as Ace of Spades was trying to analyze a reasonable explanation, an email was received in the secret network's mailbox.

[Regarding your inquiry about the mysterious man in black appearing at the Diamond Hotel and Villa No. 146 in Country Y.]

Following an investigation, the man in black you consulted was ultimately identified as a spy recruited by HSI of Country M and stationed inside Country Y.

Their ostensible identities are those of a criminal gang, but in reality, they are personnel dedicated to Operation 'Tunnel', a project of the HSI in Country M.

According to information obtained from internal intelligence personnel, the 'Tunnel' project was personally proposed and executed in a private capacity by Maurice Turner, the Minister of HSI of Country M.

The 'Tunnel' project is not included in the official system.

The Men in Black operation was directly commanded by Maurice Turner.

The Ace of Spades closed the email and silently processed the information within.

After receiving the bounty, he successfully assassinated Hansen Smith, who knew a huge secret.

When he was assigned a specific bounty to assassinate Carl Smith, he was targeted and successfully tracked down to the Diamond Hotel.

Having successfully escaped the pursuit, Lulu believed she might know some clues. Shortly after arriving at Villa No. 146, the men in black arrived and attempted to kill Lulu.

According to the purchased internal intelligence, the men in black belong to the undercover agents under the personal command of HSI Secretary Maurice Turner. Therefore, they are few in number, highly capable, rigorously trained, and well-equipped, but unable to use heavy equipment. All the conditions are met.

The commotion at the Diamond Hotel was too great, resulting in significant losses for the men in black. Now that they had escaped capture, they needed to remain in hiding to avoid being detected by Country Y.

Therefore, they only arrived after I found Lulu at the Nolan Villa.

They didn't discover her whereabouts, but rather feared that Hansen Smith would reveal the secret to Lulu, so they came specifically to silence her.

Prior to this, given that Lulu had been cooperating with the official investigation since Hansen Smith was assassinated in the street, they had no way to proceed;

The pursuit of Lulu yielded no results, and the other party received information that Lulu had no official personnel or even bodyguards protecting her, which is why they rushed over to silence her.

If Lulu had known about that news and informed the authorities, she would certainly have received thorough protection instead of being allowed to return to her own residence freely.

There are two possibilities if the official notification was not made to change the protection.

First: Lulu was unaware of this;

Second: Lulu knew about it but was unaware of its importance, so she did not explain it proactively.

In either case, killing her to silence her forever is the best option.

I learned about Melvin from Lulu, and she definitely didn't tell the officials. So the actions of the man in black can all be explained.

Once the escape is discovered, the person in charge of the 'tunnel' will definitely report it to Minister Maurice Turner.

The other party has Lulu's photos and information;

Lulu broke free from her control once at the airport despite being advised against it.

He was even caught on camera by security cameras in the distance while enjoying the breeze on the balcony of the Shelton Hotel...

This completely explains why I was hunted down by HSI's heavily armed forces at the Shelton Hotel.

They were there to kill Lulu; they were just suffering an undeserved misfortune.

But the hunt was unsuccessful. HSI Secretary Maurice Turner already knew that he and Lulu were together, and there would definitely be more intensive searches and more frantic hunts to come!

As for why Mavis was there...

"Stay here and wait for me to come back." The Ace of Spades suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed his phone, slung a black bag over his shoulder, and went out.

Why don't you go and ask her yourself!

Seeing his gloomy expression, Lulu knew there might be a troublesome situation, so she didn't dare to make a sound. She turned the TV to mute and obediently nestled on the sofa, quietly playing a single-player game on her phone.

Fearing that his phone would be located, Ace of Spades threw away the original phone the moment he took her on the run.

Although this is a new phone, I didn't buy a SIM card, and it won't let me connect to the internet; I can only play the built-in single-player games.

When will this finally end?

Lulu stretched and thought to herself, feeling irritable.

She has a handsome guy by her side who she can only look at but not use; she has to change clothes and disguise herself every day, and even her favorite red hair has been dyed off; she can't go shopping or go out; she may be killed in her sleep at any time.

I've had enough of these agonizing days!

The more she thought about it, the more agitated she became, and a sense of resentment rose within her.

What if the Ace of Spades makes a mistake and gets shot dead? So... live for the moment so you won't regret it when you die!

Lulu glanced at the tightly closed door and decided to find some fun for herself!

"Ring ring!" Mei Weisi, who was racking her brains trying to figure out how to solve the problem of her phone being tapped, picked up her phone and glanced at it, immediately becoming alert.

Encrypted calls?

The Watcher just contacted me. Could it be... that he's in danger or something has happened?

Mayweather's heart jumped into her throat, and her heartbeat quickened involuntarily.

She quickly looked around to make sure no one was watching, then got up and locked the door before answering the phone.

"Good evening, Captain Mavis Owen." A strange, unfamiliar voice, altered by a voice changer, rang out. "No need to go to the trouble of tracing the source of my signal; it's pointless."

Please believe me, I meant no harm…

Mayweather tensed up involuntarily, a chill running down her spine.

Chapter Twenty-One: Lulu's Sentiments

He is... the most powerful and mysterious assassin in the evil organization—Ace of Spades!

So, is this someone impersonating the Watcher and contacting me?

Why are their opening remarks almost exactly the same?

"Who are you?" Mayweather interrupted the other person directly, asking in a somewhat forceful tone.

She breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that it wasn't the Watcher himself.

At the same time, he quickly considered how to respond and delay the operation. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of getting the person listening to his phone to use the Ace of Spades as code name 01?