From Light into Shadow
Jiang Yue and Han Jingjing boarded the transport plane too, but using their invisibility skills, they slipped off again with ease. They had done all this, naturally, for the Eagle Country's spies to see.
You saw it too. We all left. Since you in Eagle Country don't welcome us, we won't force ourselves on you. Of the thirty-six stratagems, retreat is best. We're done here.
As expected, news of their departure quickly reached Congressman York.
Congressman York seemed a little disappointed. "They've all left?"
"Yes. Every last one of them. We watched them board, then watched the plane take off."
Congressman York sounded regretful. "What a pity. Those people really did leave. They would've made excellent scapegoats if things came to that."
The sexy assistant in black-rimmed glasses standing nearby, Linna, reminded him, "Congressman, this is the Era of Strangeness. What we see with our own eyes isn't necessarily the truth. That group from Great Zhang Country clearly came here with a purpose. They stayed for so many days, then suddenly left—and left so readily. I think there must be something going on."
"What do you think is going on?" Congressman York didn't seem particularly concerned.
He didn't seem to like this subordinate, who was always voicing objections with a stony face.
Linna clearly wasn't trying to make him like her, either. Her job was to analyze problems and offer her opinion.
"I think they left to put on a show for us. They may have found some other way to stay behind, slipping from light into shadow and making themselves even harder for us to guard against."
Congressman York smiled. "You think a plane can just land wherever it wants once it's in the air? Do you think the intelligence agencies across Eagle Country are