Across the ocean, in a private residence somewhere in North America.
Night had already fallen. A woman sat at her desk, tapping the tabletop with her index finger.
If any outsider had been there, they would have recognized her as Lina Peel, the newly appointed CIA director and the first female director in history.
As the first female director in history, she had worked as an intelligence operative for more than twenty years and was known for her ruthless methods. When she took office, her past stains had drawn opposition from many sides, yet she had still assumed the position smoothly and taken control of one of the world's four most renowned intelligence agencies.
Lina was currently staring at the files on her office computer desktop. The photos in those files were of the people who had attacked Chen Mo.
Falcon Operation had been ordered by her.
Her predecessor had suffered a major setback after an agent's mistake destroyed the CIA's intelligence network in Asia. Some agents had been secretly executed or detained, while others faced the risk of having their identities exposed.
That was why she had no choice but to deploy agents from other regions for this operation. Before it began, they had already prepared a ship waiting in International Waters.
According to the original plan Ruth had submitted, as long as the operation succeeded, Chen Mo would be sent through special channels to their secret laboratory as quickly as possible.
Chen Mo was a scientific genius. In just three years, he had developed countless groundbreaking technological achievements, coveted by innumerable people. If they obtained Chen Mo, they could keep their technology ahead of the world.
But Chen Mo seemed to have no intention of emigrating. He had not even stepped beyond his country's borders, so kidnapping was