When news of the four agents' disappearance reached the Prime Minister, the London Police were no longer the only ones with a headache.
The Prime Minister was not just nursing a headache now. He was completely overwhelmed.
He made a special trip to the police station where it had happened and had specialists examine the relevant records. Their conclusion was that the men really had vanished mysteriously.
All four had disappeared within a single minute, and they had not even been held in the same cell.
It was practically a paranormal incident.
The Americans were waiting for an answer. With no other options, the British could only tell them the truth.
But who would believe that truth? Left with no choice, the British adopted a deeply conciliatory stance and proposed forming a joint investigation team with the Americans to find the missing men.
In reality, this was nothing more than a face-saving measure. Essentially, they were inviting the Americans to send people to the United Kingdom to examine the police station's records. Surely an on-site inspection would carry much more credibility. As for whether the Americans would ultimately believe them, that was out of their hands.
Meanwhile, the members of the British Cabinet were wondering about something else: why had the Americans not taken action against Shen Bing? Or had American operatives been hiding among the mercenaries who had attacked him?
That was possible too.
But given the Americans' capabilities, the fact that even their elite operatives had failed to capture someone without any armed protection was just damn bizarre.
If anyone understood Shen Bing's current situation best, it was undoubtedly the British.
They knew perfectly well that he had only sent two company bodyguards ahead to make arrangements. When Shen Bing himself arrived, he had brought only two beautiful