Battle of Verbal Cannons
During all those probing exchanges, if he took them seriously, he would truly lose.
Secretary Noguchi was just as forthright, taking out his phone and following the same procedure as Secretary Xu.
Everyone here knew what they were doing!
"Let's begin!"
Seeing that he could not scare off the two embassy secretaries, Ruan Yingxiong could only curse inwardly.
Not a single one of his attempts to sow discord had succeeded.
"I'm Abdullah Dato' Yummuri, an investigator for the International Criminal Police Organization and Malaysia's representative."
The man sitting beside Ruan Yingxiong introduced himself first.
Although the Vietnamese had repeatedly tripped Li Bai up, Li Bai's attention was focused more on this silent Malay.
A dog that bites does not bark. It was these quiet, taciturn types who deserved the most caution. Who knew when they might suddenly stab you viciously—white blade in, red blade out—leaving you unable to guard against them.
Ruan Yingxiong forcefully suppressed his emotions and said gruffly, "I'm Ruan Yingxiong, an investigator for the International Criminal Police Organization and the Vietnamese representative."
A dog could not hide two ounces of sesame oil in its belly. He laid out all his forces in plain sight and acted bluntly, which made him far less threatening.
The two investigators complemented each other perfectly: one overt and one covert, one rough and one refined. It was clearly a standard configuration.
"Suspect: Li Bai, Chinese national, twenty-six years old. Ten days ago, he set out from a military camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, where the Chinese Embassy was stationed. On the way, he was intercepted by Japanese Embassy personnel Sakurai Norika and Yamamoto Takeo..."
Before Li Bai had even said a word, Ruan Yingxiong had already begun summarizing the course of events uncovered