Langley, Virginia.

Wesley and his thousands of intelligence analysts have been mobilized since yesterday morning. After a busy day and a night, Wesley finally figured out the situation and wrote a briefing. He had just laid down on the couch and before he could close his eyes, the phone on the desk rang.

Wesley spent the morning debriefing the director.

"Yesterday afternoon local time, the Indian army deployed in the North-West Frontier area entered combat readiness and began to move forward offensive positions. Indian troops in Assam, Nagaland and Meghalaya also entered combat readiness this morning local time. ”

"The terrorist attack in New Delhi is linked to China?"

"No, it's not." Wesley glanced at the document in front of him, "It's just a necessary precaution. This morning local time, the Pakistani army entered a state of combat readiness, and several field troops even left the camp and began to assemble towards the border defense line. ”

"Pakistan?" Jonathan pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose. "This is also a necessary precaution?"

Wesley nodded, no nonsense.

For the director in front of him, Wesley was more or less contemptuous.

Like successive CIA directors, Jonathan is not an "intelligence man," but a politician.

Politicians care about the value of intelligence and the benefits it brings, while intelligence officers value the accuracy and timeliness of intelligence even more.

Five years ago. Jonathan's short-sightedness and utilitarianism caused the CIA to suffer its worst failure ever.

The first place where the "mysterious object" was discovered was a wildlife expedition that studied the wildebeest migration routes. Anomalous radiation interferes with the ground tracking device mounted on the wildebeest. Let the expedition team accidentally discover the "mysterious object". If you act decisively at that time. Marines stationed in Djibouti were dispatched to occupy the valley area. You won't have any trouble coming back. Jonathan didn't hesitate. There are also poor decision-making. A mercenary army under the control of the CIA was sent over. After the big trouble. Jonathan panicked again and made mistakes. With a presidential decree, the local military forces of the Pacific Command and the Central Command were mobilized. As a result, armed conflict almost broke out with China and Russia. And there was military friction with the DPRK in the Sea of Japan.

For this. Jonathan submitted his resignation to the president after the fact.

Even if it's not for personal gain. Wesley hopes the president will approve Jonathan's resignation. It's just that the whole operation is kept secret. All relevant files are locked in a top-secret database. Jonathan didn't just save his job. Not even a single warning was received.

Wesley didn't want to challenge Jonathan. I just feel that the world's largest intelligence agency needs a better leader.

"As you say. Now India is targeting Pakistan? Jonathan broke the silence. There is still not much confidence in the words. It seems that the fiasco five years ago has caused him to lose confidence and fighting spirit. "You think. Will India declare war on Pakistan for this? ”

"India is definitely suspicious of Pakistan, just like the Taj Moha Hotel terrorist attack. It's just ......," Wesley shrugged his shoulders, "India's military movements can also be seen as a precautionary measure, and at the same time a warning to Pakistan not to take this opportunity to cause more serious incidents." ”

"Do you think the Humayun bombing has anything to do with Pakistan?"

"Motivation." Wesley put it simply. "If so, what is Pakistan's motive? War with India, fight the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War? India and Pakistan are both nuclear countries with hundreds of atomic bombs, and if war breaks out, what benefits can Pakistan get? Pakistan's national strength is far inferior to India's, and its internal contradictions are rife and the political situation is unstable. Will Pakistan provoke India at this time? ”

"Yes, you're right. Perhaps, we should pay more attention to China. ”

"China? No, and there is no reason for China to create the Humayun Tomb bombing. ”

"I mean, we should pay attention to China's attitude."

"You mean......," Wesley hesitated slightly, "that if India and Pakistan go to war, China will make good on its promise and declare war on India?" ”

Jonathan nodded and said: "China's national strength is higher than India's, and it also has the world's most cutting-edge new energy and new power technology, and they will first apply new technologies to the military." If China enters the war, India will be in a very dangerous position, otherwise it will not strengthen its defenses in the eastern region. ”

"But there is no reason for China to go to war with India. China's military reform has only just begun, and it will take at least five to ten years to turn technology into results. After the war with India, China's commercial shipping in the Indian Ocean will be dealt a fatal blow, and 60 percent of its foreign trade will be affected. China has been able to endure for decades, mainly because it does not have a fleet large enough to carry out combat missions in the Indian Ocean and defeat the Indian Navy. China's first aircraft carrier is still under construction, and it will take another two years to be built, and then it will take three years to build up combat effectiveness. Until then, China has no reason to agitate Pakistan and thus drag itself into the quagmire of war. ”

After saying that, Wesley picked up the glass of water on the table and took several sips in a row.

Jonathan was silent again.

As he put down the glass, Wesley noticed Jonathan's expression change. His intuition told him that Jonathan didn't tell what he knew, and that he was hiding a lot of things from the deputy director of intelligence.

"You're right, there is no reason for China to fan the flames." Jonathan rubbed his forehead. "So, how likely is it that India will go to war with Pakistan?"

"As long as the contradictions do not intensify, and a major power mediates between them, giving both sides a step, the possibility is almost zero."

Jonathan's eyebrows twitched slightly, revealing what was in his mind.

Wesley was even more convinced that Jonathan must have done something shady and didn't tell anyone else.

Perhaps, only Jonathan knows the truth in the bureau.

Wrong. Jonathan is just a "watchdog" sent by the president, and in order to mobilize the resources of the CIA, Jonathan must have the support of someone inside the CIA, and a certain high-level person.

Wesley immediately thought of Roger Palmer, the deputy commissioner in charge of operations.

In the entire CIA, Palmer's position is second only to Jonathan, above Wesley, and has the information of all field agents and spies, and controls all foreign operators. Whatever Jonathan wants to do, as long as he needs the CIA's resources, he must have Parker's support.

Haven't they given up on the operation they did five years ago?

Wesley thought it was a little incredible. No matter how powerful the field personnel are, they cannot do without intelligence support. Jonathan and Palmer were able to bypass the deputy chief of intelligence and deploy operations, suggesting that there must have been a "mutiny" among Wesley's men.

At that moment, the phone on the desk rang.

"Yes, I'm Jonathan......" After a moment of silence, Jonathan covered the microphone with his hand and said to Wesley, "That's all for today, before I get off work, I want to see the detailed report." ”

"No problem, I'll send someone over at half past five."

As he left the director's office, Wesley heard a word. The voice was low and indistinct, and Wesley could only hear "Shirley" clearly. This is the code name of a high-ranking spy, who first appeared in the ops file five years ago. Why did Jonathan mention this code name, could it be that he was ordered by the president to investigate the whereabouts of the "mysterious object"?

On the way back to the office, Wesley slowed down.

As he expected, Palmer hurried out of the office of the Deputy Commissioner for Operations and walked briskly in the direction of the Director's office.

Needless to say, Jonathan had an "adulterous affair" with Palmer.

"Close the door." Jonathan said as he pulled an audio jammer out of a drawer.

"Your room will be inspected every day, and there can be no bugging equipment."

"It's better to be careful." Jonathan turned on the audio jammer. "Sit down, what have you discovered?"

"The 'package' has been delivered, and the Indian intelligence agencies are following the clues we have arranged, and the results will be available within ten days." With that, Palmer took out his cigarette, and as he lit it, his hand trembled slightly. "It's just that 'Shirley' has lost contact with us."

"When? Have you sent someone to search for it? ”

"This morning, a search has been scheduled, and no news has been received yet." After two puffs, Palmer tucked the cigarette between the index and middle fingers of his right hand. "Without Shirley, the next phase of the operation would be very difficult to unfold."

"Three days to go." Jonathan stood up and walked back and forth a few times, "Redeploy now, is it too late?" ”

"There was no problem with the timing, it was just that the focus of the plan was on 'Shirley'. If it is redeployed, the action plan will have to be adjusted. ”

"Make the situation a little more serious, and do a fake show."

"Fake show!?" Palmer immediately showed a look of surprise, "This involves the head of government of another country, and if we go too far, we can't afford to take this responsibility." ”

"Need presidential authorization?"

"You have to get a presidential mandate, otherwise you can't mobilize resources."

Jonathan nodded slightly, pondered for a while, and said, "I will convince the president and get the authorization." You first draw up an action plan, deploy operatives, and send out additional forces to try to find 'Shirley'. If there is no result within two days, act according to the new plan. ”

"It needed Wesley's support, but he didn't know about it."

"Can't tell him." Jonathan immediately shook his hand, "Wesley won't agree to do this, he's a stubborn intelligence analyst who won't understand the significance of what we're doing." In accordance with the previous approach, other operations were arranged to seek access to intelligence resources. Remember, we must not let Wesley know what we are doing. ”

"I'll do my best and give you an answer tomorrow."

After Palmer left, Jonathan sat down.

After pondering for a while, he picked up the phone microphone on his desk, hesitated for a moment, and put the phone microphone down again.

What really worries him is not Wesley, but whether the president will allow the operation to be scaled up. It's still too early, and when the raw rice is cooked, the president will not be able to do it.

Damn it*

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