MMB Chapter 203 Old Six Lin Jianguo, Selling Out His Little Brother
Chapter 203 Old Six Lin Jianguo, Selling Out His Little Brother
The United States, the White Palace.
The long table in the oval office was covered with urgent documents that had just been sent back from intelligence stations around the world.
Strong sat in the main seat, his face ashen.
Standing before him were the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Advisor, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and three high-ranking military representatives.
At this moment, everyone's expression was not very pleasant.
"Tell me about it," Strong said, tapping the table.
The CIA director spoke first: "Let's start with the good news."
"In the past 48 hours, large-scale uprisings against the Vatican have broken out in at least 17 countries around the world."
The diocese headquarters of Gaul was burned down by the populace, three cathedrals of the Germanic Federation were occupied, and the situation in South America was even more extreme, with Basil expelling the papal delegation stationed there.
"Is this good news?" Strong frowned.
"Because the Vatican's global influence is crumbling at a speed we could not have foreseen."
Those awakened organizations that were originally affiliated with the Vatican are now severing ties with it.
The CIA director paused,
"For us, a weakened papacy is always easier to control than a powerful one. Isn't that good news?"
Strong didn't reply, but turned to look at the Secretary of Defense.
The Defense Minister cleared his throat:
"The bad news is... all of our high-ranking informants within the Vatican have gone missing."
Vatican City is now in ruins; satellite images show that over 70% of the buildings in the area have been destroyed.
Where is our informant?
"According to the last communication record, a large-scale unidentified organism has appeared in the square."
The defense minister carefully chose his words, "Bone structure, capable of self-repair, quantity... is incalculable."
There was a two-second silence in the office.
"Speak like a human being," Strong said impatiently.
"Skeleton soldiers," the Defense Minister stated bluntly. "Unkillable skeleton soldiers that fell from the sky, like the undead from legends..."
Strong's eyelids twitched.
Isn't this a bit too ridiculous?
Just then, the door was pushed open, and a communications officer strode in, holding an urgent report.
"Mr. President, we have just received the latest intelligence..."
"read."
The communications officer took a deep breath.
"Lin Jianguo and others have left the Vatican and returned home by transport plane with one hostage."
The hostage has been identified as Pope Paul VI. He is expected to arrive in Raccoon City soon.
As the communications officer spoke, the entire office fell into a deathly silence.
Strong's hand froze in mid-air.
The defense minister's mouth was slightly open, and he forgot to close it.
The folder in the CIA director's hand fell to the ground.
"What did you say?"
It wasn't until quite a while later that Strong asked another question in disbelief.
"Lin Jianguo... captured the Pope alive," the communications officer repeated.
"..."
The silence lasted for a full ten seconds.
Strong slowly leaned back in his chair, pinching his forehead with his right hand, and remained silent for a long time.
This is different from what they planned!
Their original plan was to use the power within the Holy Land of the Vatican to eliminate Lin Jianguo, an unstable factor.
After all, the Vatican has been its stronghold for over a thousand years, with countless Knights Templar and the Pope who is said to be able to communicate with "God".
By any measure, Lin Jianguo should have never returned.
But now things are really messed up!
Not only did they return alive, they also took the Pope with them.
"Is there really no one who can deal with that bastard?"
Strong's tone carried a hint of weariness.
No one can answer this question.
Seeing this, the National Security Advisor stepped forward:
"Mr. President, now is not the time to consider this issue."
We should think about how to handle this situation. After all, we secretly sent intelligence to the Vatican before. If Lin Jianguo finds out about this from the Pope…”
The sentence was left unfinished, but it already sent chills down everyone's spine.
A man capable of overthrowing the Vatican is someone they truly cannot afford to offend.
Strong's face also turned extremely gloomy.
"What about those members of parliament who previously had close ties with the Vatican?"
"It's already being cut."
The CIA director bent down to pick up the folder.
"This morning, seven senators issued a public statement condemning the Vatican's 'inhumane actions'."
The House of Representatives was even faster; last night, someone changed their social media profile picture from a cross to the American flag.
Strong sneered, "When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down; they're quick to do it."
"So the core issue now is..."
The Defense Minister interjected, "Should we proactively contact the Dark Night organization?"
"initiative?"
"In Raccoon City, Dark Night's control is getting stronger and stronger."
We previously wanted to use the Papacy as a pawn to restrain them, but now even the Papacy is useless.
"If we continue the confrontation, given the strength Lin Jianguo has demonstrated so far, coupled with the global network of the Dark Night organization..." The Minister of National Defense did not continue.
But the meaning is already very clear.
We can't beat them.
Even if they could win, the result would be the destruction of their country.
Strong remained silent for a long time.
"Contact them in China," he finally said. "Through them, send a message to Lin Jianguo."
"What are you spreading?"
"Raccoon City is a good option for him. Furthermore, we can establish closer technological ties with China."
Strong said, word by word, "But they must give me a promise not to expand outwards. Not to continue disrupting our country."
"Mr. President, isn't this tantamount to admitting..."
Everyone present was taken aback when they heard Strong's words.
"I know what that means."
Strong interrupted the National Security Advisor, his voice icy, "But now, I need time."
He stood up, walked to the window, and looked out at Washington in the night.
"Accelerate our Awakener Training Program."
"It doesn't matter if the Vatican falls; we still have backups of the technical data for that 'Origin Crystal.'"
He turned around, his gaze dark and brooding.
"Let's stabilize Lin Jianguo first, and then we'll talk about it when we have enough strength."
However, what he didn't know was that what he thought could turn the tide was nothing more than a piece of information.
……
Raccoon City, the plaza in front of the Umbrella headquarters building.
The transport plane landed just as dawn was breaking.
Lin Jianguo was the first to jump out of the hatch, carrying a sealed metal box, and strode towards the base.
Levi's and Night Owl exchanged a glance behind them and quickly followed.
"Mr. Lin, what did your sister say?" Levi asked in a low voice.
Lin Jianguo knew what he was asking: how to explain Lin Fan's stay in the Vatican to Li Xiulan.
"have no idea."
Lin Jianguo shook his head and quickened his pace, "So I need to do this before she finds out..."
"Get out of here quickly."
Levi's: "..."
Night Owl: "..."
Are you even human?
You've run away, what are we going to do?
The two watched as this man, who had single-handedly stormed the Vatican and captured the Pope, now resembled a ruthless sixth brother...
This is truly utterly speechless.
However, before the two could say anything, Lin Jianguo, just as he had predicted, slipped away and ran off!
The sudden scene left the two of them wide-eyed in astonishment.
no--
You're really good at this!
By the time the two came to their senses, Lin Jianguo had completely disappeared.
The two looked at each other...
"He ran away," the owl said in a statement.
"It seems so," Levi sighed.
Then, their worst fears came true.
Then, Li Xiulan, wearing a dark blue coat, walked out of the building with a gentle smile on her face.
"Levi, how did the trip go?"
"Smoothly...smoothly..." Levi straightened his back reflexively.
"You've worked hard." Li Xiulan's gaze swept past the two men, not seeing Lin Jianguo and Lin Fan. "Where's Lao Lin?"
"Mr. Lin... Mr. Lin said he had some things to take care of and just left."
"Hmm." Li Xiulan nodded, her gaze returning to the two of them. "What about Xiao Fan?"
What you fear most is what will happen to you.
The air froze instantly.
Levi and Night Owl both froze...