“Moon.”
Gerard was stunned for a second, but the next moment, his face changed drastically.
“Could the rumors be true!”
“Although there is no direct evidence, at this moment, only the appearance of Moon is the most reasonable.”
The person on the other end of the phone paused and said:
“Being able to send her out indicates that Lin Jingzhan had planned this long ago.”
Gerard’s face turned ashen, cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and he couldn’t say a word for a long time.
“If it really is her, then this failure won’t be your responsibility.”
“Thank you, Mr. K.”
“First handle domestic matters, but I suspect your results won’t be optimistic. If things go wrong, I will send someone over to get you.”
“Understood.”
Beep beep beep—
The call was hung up.
Gerard sat weakly in his chair, his hair standing on end.
Thinking about last night’s events made his heart tremble with fear.
I actually saw her!
Just like that, the morning passed quickly.
Gerard stayed in his office, pacing back and forth, contemplating how to retrieve the statue.
But the appearance of Moon made him deeply doubt his own abilities.
Various possibilities and countless plans seemed to fall apart in front of that woman.
When that terrifying woman appeared, all plans seemed unreliable.
Gerard rubbed his temples, suffering from a severe headache.
Creak—
Around noon, the office door was pushed open, and a uniformed staff member walked in from outside.
“Mr. Gerard, the emergency hearing is about to begin.”
“I know, I’ll go now.”
Gerard’s expression became serious again as he picked up his coat and walked out of the office.
The hearing was convened urgently.
The sole purpose was to have Gerard explain last night’s events.
To give Congress and the public an account.
Soon, Gerard arrived at the hearing venue.
There weren’t many people inside, only a dozen or so in total.
The reason boiled down to the fact that the Storm and Ghost teams are highly classified units.
Even within the upper echelons, they are extremely secretive, and few people know about them.
Given this reason, the number of people attending the hearing was fewer than expected.
And precisely because of this reason, those who could attend the hearing were of extremely high status and position.
Seeing those sitting opposite, Gerard remained expressionless and took his place.
The hearing officially began.
“Mr. Gerard, I hope you can explain last night’s events.”
The speaker was named Mason.
He is the head of the Lawrence National Laboratory.
The main task of the laboratory is to research related projects on Tilia Island.
This position is quite similar to Liang Xianghe’s, as he is the head of a civilian agency.
However, his skills are very strong; he was a member of the Storm Team in his younger days and took charge of the lab after retiring.
And he is also the person in charge of this hearing.
But his expression appeared quite serious, which invisibly exerted considerable pressure on Gerard.
“The statue was taken by the Central Guards Brigade. We conducted the transaction at Huaqi Restaurant, but an accident occurred, and it did not succeed.”
Mason pushed his glasses and said:
“As far as I know, you mobilized four teams from the security bureau, totaling 110 people, along with 17 individuals from the Ghost Squad. Moreover, you also activated the God’s Eye System and blocked the relevant road sections earlier. Despite mobilizing so many resources, the final operation failed. Can you explain this?”
“The other side deployed an S-Class expert, which was a crucial reason for the mission’s failure.”