Chapter 593: A Desperate Howl

“Are you sure it wasn’t one of our people?” Anthony pressed.
“Absolutely not ours.
When the UN peacekeeping forces entered the north, our ‘Wildfire’ did send a large number of agents to infiltrate.
But at that time, we hadn’t even located the leader’s hideout, let alone turned his inner circle.”
“You still haven’t found him?”
“Yes, we used all our resources, we practically dug through the ground, but we still couldn’t find any trace of him.”
“So, the person we, supposedly the world’s top agents, couldn’t find was found by some mysterious force?
And then, precisely before the deadline for US candidates, they cleaned up his entire family like chickens, and made it public knowledge?”
“You mean… this is a meticulously planned conspiracy?”
“Nonsense! Someone must be pulling the strings behind the scenes!”
If you insist on calling it a coincidence, then the coincidence itself is the biggest suspicious point.
"What if...it's not a coincidence, but something done by Fanghuan Investment?"
The subordinate shuddered. "You mean...besides 'Wildfire,' Fanghuan is also cultivating another, even more secretive force?"
"That's right! 'Wildfire,' to put it bluntly, is already a semi-public secret.
On the surface, we're a civilian security company providing shipping escort, but which country doesn't know that we're Fanghuan's eyes and ears around the world? We're too conspicuous!"
His words revealed the truth.
Can a spy organization exposed to the spotlight still be called a spy organization?
To carry out such a top-secret operation, leaving no trace, Fanghuan Investment must need a dagger hidden in the deepest shadows, unknown to anyone!
“But our internal surveillance network is already at its highest level, boss.
If Fang Huan really is operating another organization, there's no way it could escape our radar.”
“But it just hasn't been discovered, has it?”
“Is it because Fang Huan didn't do anything…”
“Wrong!” Anthony interrupted him.
“Do you think Fang Huan Investment, with its vast reach, would be so naive as to be bound by its own radar network?
Don't forget, even today, we still don't understand what kind of miraculous methods the company used to trigger that 'man-made earthquake,' and how it precisely induced the great famine!”
“…”
Fang Huan Investment, this behemoth, remains shrouded in mystery.
Everyone thought that its sheer size would inevitably make it transparent.
But the opposite is true; the larger it is, the deeper its secrets become, like an ever-expanding cosmic black hole, swallowing all eyes that try to peer into it.
"We all know that the 'artificial earthquake' was Fang Huan's doing, but how did he manage it? Who assisted him behind the scenes?
We, the so-called elites from the world's top intelligence agencies, even within Fang Huan's system, haven't uncovered a single thing! Don't you think that's ironic?!"
This was blatantly rubbing the words "world's top" into the ground.
What frustrated Anthony even more was that Fang Huan's headquarters never uttered a single word of reprimand for their incompetence.
That silence was more hurtful than any reprimand.
It was a condescending, all-knowing indifference, as if saying:
"You? You dare to probe my secrets? You don't even have the right to know."
"Boss, are you sure such a 'ghost' organization exists?"
"I'm sure." Anthony said decisively,
"Dig! Dig through the earth, drag these monsters hiding in our shadows out!
I want to see what kind of demons and monsters they are, that we can't even touch their shadows!"
An organization whose shadow cannot be caught.
An organization that even "Wildfire" couldn't find a single clue about despite its all-out efforts.
The thought of such an organization truly existing sent a chill down Anthony's spine.
And it was precisely because of this that he wanted to find them even more.
To tear away their disguise and see what kind of hideous faces lay beneath those masks.
However, at that moment, an absurd thought, like a ghost, darted into his mind.
What if…it really was all just a coincidence?
The earthquake, the famine, and this shocking purge…all of it?
“…”
Anthony couldn’t help but chuckle.
All a coincidence?
Screw it, what a joke!
***
“What the hell is going on?!”
CP, the former frontrunner for president, his face flushed red, kicked open BD’s office door and stormed towards BD, roaring.
The security personnel tried to stop this uninvited intruder, but BD waved them away.
“Didn’t you say you were going to completely retire from politics?! Didn’t you say you’d never come back?! Now you’re stabbing me in the back, huh?!”
CP roared.
BD leisurely picked up his coffee, blew on it to cool it down, and didn't even bother to lift his eyelids:
"Politics, isn't it just a game of stabbing me in the back and me stabbing you in the back?
Besides, we're already adversaries, aren't we?
Even our own party members can stab us in the back, let alone us?"
"BD!"
CP was furious, but quickly calmed down.
Because he realized that no matter how much he roared or cursed, BD remained unmoved, like an unchanging stone Buddha.
It was an expression of... utter surrender, completely at his mercy!
"I'm telling you clearly, CP," BD finally spoke, his voice filled with deep weariness, "I don't want to come back."
"Bullshit! Would someone who doesn't want to come back launch a surprise attack the day before the candidate registration deadline?"
"Because... if I don't come back, I don't know what kind of cruel retaliation I'll face!"
"...!"
These words were like a bucket of ice water, instantly extinguishing all of CP's anger, leaving him shivering.
“Do you know how Bei Gaoli was taken down this time?
She was killed by her trusted confidant. That's one thing, after all, human nature is unpredictable.
But the strangest thing is that it happened exactly the day before the candidate registration deadline.
Don't you think...that's very strange?”
CP's pupils suddenly contracted: “Someone...is deliberately manipulating all of this...?!”
“That’s right.” BD’s eyes deepened. “As for who it is, I don’t think I need to name names, do I?”
“Could it be… Fanghuan Investment?! Why would they do this?!”
“You should know the answer to that question better than I do.”
“What?” CP looked blank.
“Fanghuan Investment was clearly supporting you before, CP.”
BD finally looked up, giving him a look as if he were an idiot:
“Then, they suddenly changed their minds. Are you playing dumb with me, or are you really stupid?”
“That’s because…”
CP’s words caught in his throat. He suddenly remembered the secret meeting he had with his advisors in the small room a few days ago.
They were planning to launch an unprecedented attack on Fanghuan Investment, this out-of-control behemoth, once they won the election!
“No need to say more, I guessed it.” BD sneered.
“You and your bunch of self-righteous fools have already sharpened your knives, ready to strike at Fanghuan after you’re elected, right?”
"But I warned you last time, what makes you think Fang Huan wouldn't know something even I know?"
"Wait...wait! Fang Huan changed her mind because of this?" CP's voice trembled.
"Logically speaking, that's the only explanation. What else could it be? Why would Fang Huan suddenly change her stance?
It's your actions that made them decide to give me a second term!
So, they personally crafted a perfect 'title' for me that I couldn't refuse, forcing me to make a forced comeback!"
Only now did CP finally understand why the situation had taken such a sharp turn for the worse, leading to utter defeat.
"I...damn it..."
He couldn't help but let out a desperate howl.