If something had happened to Mike in Shanghai City, the immediate result would have been the failure of their cooperation and a deterioration in their relationship with Siemens Company!
But they could buy CT equipment from another brand and negotiate with a company from another country.
It would certainly affect diplomatic relations between the two countries, but the impact would be limited.
But what if their target had been Mike's father, Kurt, from the very beginning?
Kurt had said he had visited Hua Country many years ago.
Kurt also understood the people of Hua Country.
Kurt's field of research was exactly the same as the field Old Man Song and the others were studying back home.
Could there be... some connection?
"Song! Song?"
Seeing Song Ning remain silent, Kurt worried that she was simply being polite, so he smiled and said:
"No! Don't be shy! You can pick any books you like! Over here-come!"
Kurt stepped back and pointed to a bookshelf beside him. "I've specially organized this section. Quite a few of these books are Chinese editions!"
Kurt was very tall and had grown somewhat stout.
As he backed up beside the bookshelf, he happened to stand in front of a floor-to-ceiling window.
The room was brightly lit.
His figure was clearly reflected in the glass of the floor-to-ceiling window.
Looking outside from within, however, all they could see was darkness, with only a few scattered lights faintly visible in the garden.
Song Ning looked at the beaming Kurt and at Mike, who stood a short distance away with a smile of his own.
She could feel the elderly man's sincerity toward her.
She was also deeply grateful for the kindness Kurt and Mike had shown her.
At the same time, the unease in her heart continued to grow-