Chapter 496: My heart is completely at peace.

“As long as you nod, our special operations team, infiltrated in Turkey, will immediately launch a swift and decisive raid on ‘Wildfire’!”
“Will the Communists agree?”
“They’re afraid too! They feel Fang Huan’s knife is almost at their throats!
Although they rose to power with Fang Huan’s help, nobody likes having a knife hanging over their head.
If we make a move, they’ll definitely go along with it, pretending they can’t stop us.”
“What if Fang Huan refuses to cooperate?”
“Even better! That gives us a perfect excuse to use force!
We’ve prepared a complete set of legal documents to pressure the Turkish government into cooperating. Even if we have to demolish that building, we’ll dig it all out!”
This was clearly not a plan hastily conceived in a day or two, but a long-planned counterattack.
“…”
Aiden slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, a faint flame seemed to rekindle beneath the deathly ashes in them.
Perhaps… this truly was the last chance.
“Go ahead and do it,” he said in a deep voice. “I give you the highest authorization.”
“Yes, Mr. Aiden!”
However, just as Lina turned to leave, a thought flashed through Aiden's mind like a ghost.
Given Fang Huan's meticulous way of doing things…
Given that man's unfathomable depths…
Would they really leave such a fatal flaw?
***
“What did you say?”
Su Hao raised an eyebrow slightly as he listened to Liang Haiyuan's report.
“The US has sent a formal investigation letter, saying that there are major suspicious points in our ‘Wildfire’ operations.
They request a raid on our Wildfire headquarters in Turkey to verify all documents and confirm whether we are involved in illegal activities.”
Hearing such a report first thing in the morning was really discouraging.
The US wants to investigate “Wildfire”?
Moreover, they're going to cross the ocean directly to a sovereign nation like Turkey to search their Wildfire headquarters?
This is simply too disgusting.
“What exactly is suspicious about us?”
“The stated reason is that our actions in Nigeria, and our recent series of maritime activities in Guyana, have aroused their ‘serious concern.’”
“Concern justifies directly raiding our headquarters in Turkey?
This is practically a slap in the face to the Turkish government. Do you think they would agree to that?”
“They claim that M has already ‘notified’ Turkey that a ‘joint investigation’ will be conducted.”
Ha.
A sense of absurd anger rose in Su Hao’s heart.
What was the original purpose of “Wildfire”?
It was a security force established out of desperation to protect their crew and assets in those pirate-infested, lawless high seas, when no country was willing to offer protection!
Their purpose was as pure as it could be: to ensure the safety of their ships and the survival of their people!
And now, this self-preservation force, struggling to survive in the cracks, has become a thorn in the side of others?
"Since they find it suspicious, let them investigate." Su Hao's tone was surprisingly calm. "Cooperate with them."
"Huh?" Liang Haiyuan, who was reporting, was stunned.
"But... Chairman Su, this is completely an illegal and unfair investigation! We have every reason to refuse!"
Refuse?
The moment this thought arose, a jolt of electricity coursed through Su Hao's body.
No, his intuition told him he couldn't refuse.
His inexplicable premonition didn't lead him to resist.
Quite the opposite.
"Since they've gone to such lengths, it's clear they've already written the script for us to overturn the table."
Su Hao chuckled lightly. "Why bother? A head-on confrontation would only make things more complicated for us.
There's no need to delay 'Wildfire's' real mission over such a trivial matter."
Besides, he had a perfectly clear conscience.
Since its inception, Wildfire had always been a "pure and spotless" security company, never involved in any illegal activities.
Their files were as clean as a blank sheet of paper; they weren't afraid of being investigated.
"Notify the 'wildfire' side.
First, fully cooperate;
Second, except for a few employees left to open doors and guide the way, everyone else evacuate. Let them search on their own.
Third, tell the US to hurry up. We're busy; we don't have time to play games with them."
The subtext is clear:
We're innocent; we have nothing to hide. Investigate however you want. Even if you search the ground three feet deep, you won't find a single hair.
***
“What?! Have those guys at headquarters lost their minds?!”
Anthony Watson, the supreme commander of “Wildfire,” jumped up from his chair upon hearing the news, his face filled with disbelief.
“Yes, headquarters has ordered the company to be completely open to the American people…
Let them go in and search for information themselves…
At the same time, they ordered us to leave only a few people to guide them, and the rest of us to evacuate…”
“Are you fucking sure you’re not talking in your sleep?!” Anthony’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
“That’s the Turkish headquarters! All our original records, those shady ledgers, they’re all there!”
“Yes, boss… all the undigitized paper documents are kept there.”
“And they still dare to order everything to be opened?!
Are they just going to pack everything up and send it to CAI as a performance bonus?
Headquarters should at least give us time to destroy the evidence!”
Anthony roared.
“I’m afraid it’s too late. This operation by the Americans was extremely secretive; our intelligence network received absolutely no word.
Besides… all our recent focus has been on Guyana…”
“Is that a reason?!” Anthony slammed his fist on the table, making the dishes rattle.
“Other places are one thing, but that’s the Turkish headquarters!
Once those documents fall into the hands of those jackals, the name ‘Fang Huan’ will be erased from this world!
Do you understand? How many eyes around the world are waiting to catch us red-handed, to tear us apart, to shred us to pieces!”