Continuing the investigation sounds easy, but in fact it is very difficult. This is a top-secret investigation. In order to keep it confidential, Li Xiaoning has limited resources to mobilize. The remaining sixty-six people are still a large range for him. And he
He also felt the indifference shown by Yanjing towards this matter, which made him a little discouraged, but he still devoted himself to the investigation seriously.
The first step is to find the connections between the sixty-six ministerial figures, whether in work, personal relationships or relatives, and then organize them into groups and analyze them one by one. Of course, Li Xiaoning alone can
, a lot of work could not be carried out, so he contacted Jackson again and asked him to collect reports on the surveillance and investigation work of the FBI and CIA on Chinese people coming to the United States in accordance with his requirements.
Jackson was very cooperative, which sometimes made Li Xiaoning wonder what this guy was doing. In fact, Li Xiaoning did ask Jackson why he wanted to work for China, or what he needed China to do for him.
Jackson answered Li Xiaoning's question in his diary: "I think a world with a balance of power will be a stable world. Unfortunately, since the end of the Cold War until now, the balance has never returned. I love the United States, and I love this world too.
In today's world, only China can form a restrictive balance with the United States. If China declines or becomes the little brother of the United States, then the world will not be able to establish a new balance. The reason why I help you is not because I like China, but because I like China.
It’s because I don’t want Americans to destroy their own world with their own hands.”
Although Li Xiaoning himself has not thought about such high-level issues, at least Jackson's explanation is still somewhat convincing. More importantly, Jackson's approach is even more convincing. As the US National Security Assistant,
The assistant's security level is very high, and he has extremely high access rights to the surveillance records of FBI, CIA, and NSA.
The intelligence department of any country will conduct special surveillance on ministerial visitors from other countries, especially in countries like the United States with particularly developed intelligence. According to Jackson's authority, he should be able to easily access the two couriers.
All surveillance records from when you came to the United States.
Of course, not every visiting official is on a spy mission, so the surveillance records of these people by US intelligence agencies are actually the most basic and nothing too noteworthy.
But one detail still attracted the attention of Jackson and Li Xiaoning, that is, the FBI deleted the surveillance records of more than a dozen Chinese people during the two target time periods. This may be the result of information updates, but it is more likely to be a cover-up.
behavior, both Li Xiaoning and Jackson believed that the two messengers were among these dozen people.
Two of these people are vice ministers of the State Council ministries and commissions who are in the United States on official business, five are provincial governors or deputy governors, and the rest are senior managers of large state-owned enterprise groups who come to the United States for business discussions and inspections.
and scientists. To some extent, these entrepreneurs are the most suspect.
, because most of the officials who come to the United States bring many people from their subordinates or related units, so the possibility of them sneaking out and contacting the Americans is very small. This is not the case for those entrepreneurs, who often only bring a few translators and secretaries.
Frequent travel between China and foreign countries makes it very convenient to have contact with outsiders.
Finally, after careful elimination, the two most suspected state-owned enterprise executives came into Li Xiaoning's sight. They all have the same characteristics: they often travel between China and the United States for business reasons, they drive in simple and easy manners, there are not many people around them, and the Americans are responsible for receiving them.
And it was not monitored by domestic agents.
The name of one of these two people is still an old acquaintance of Li Xiaoning - Ye Zhiqiu, who is the chairman of the board of directors of China Investment Group.
Seeing this name, Li Xiaoning couldn't help but smile bitterly. The world is so small sometimes. Because of the Korean Wave, he and Ye Zhiqiu had already fought once. This gave him a certain understanding of Ye Zhiqiu's character. Ye Zhiqiu is
The youngest of the Ye family, he is the most prosperous one and the proudest one. He has countless honors such as world-famous entrepreneurs and one of the top 100 outstanding young people in the world. These honors make him even more proud.
When it came to the Korean Wave, Ye Zhiqiu had a suffocating feeling in his chest. He was a master who could not bear to be wronged, and he had to vent his anger. Therefore, Ye Zhiqiu directly wanted to get rid of Li Xiaoning through his connections with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Of course,
This matter finally ended with Li Xiaoning's victory. Unexpectedly, he would have to deal with the fourth son of the Ye family again.
Thinking of this, Li Xiaoning couldn't help but think of the mysterious eldest son of the Ye family - Ye Ning, and the shadow order that Ye Ning gave to him.
Li Xiaoning took out the black card from his wallet and stroked it gently. For some reason, he had a strong feeling in his heart - Ye Zhiqiu was the messenger. He must have something to do with the coup. He was killed last time
The pursuit must be related to the fourth son of the Ye family.
Of course, this is just Li Xiaoning's own imagination. He has no evidence. Without evidence, people cannot believe it.
As for another suspect, Feng, the boss of a newly built large coal mine in North China, came to discuss the purchase of large excavator equipment.
After Li Xiaoning compiled the investigation conclusions, he sent them back to China. The result was nothing.
Time was running out bit by bit. Li Xiaoning was inexplicably staying in Washington doing nothing, receiving no new instructions, and there was no new news from Jackson. The initial excitement and nervousness also gradually dissipated while waiting.
It was not until more than a month later that a new instruction was sent from China - "Ye and Feng have been investigated, and Feng can rule out suspicion. Ye will go to the United States in the near future to continue the investigation. Attached are the files of Ye and his entourage."
Almost at the same time as receiving domestic instructions, Li Xiaoning received a contact text message from Jackson. From Jackson's new "diary", Li Xiaoning learned that "the messenger will go to the United States again." It is obvious that it is basically certain that Ye Zhiqiu is the messenger.
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The destination of Ye Zhiqiu's trip was New York, and Li Xiaoning had to find a way to show up there with a reasonable reason. But after thinking about it again and again, he gave up the idea of finding a reason to fool the Americans into believing that he was going to New York for business. He decided to stay in the sight of the Americans.
Disappear for a few days.
The weather in April was still very cold. Li Xiaoning spent the night in an office with the windows wide open. When he woke up wearing only a single coat, he started to have a runny nose and a low fever. He was taken to a hospital run by an American.
After ordering the medicine, he asked for leave from the embassy to rest in his apartment, and canceled all meetings with U.S. security agencies.
After everything was prepared, one midnight, he used the disguise technique he learned from Sister Fei to perform a simple disguise, and then drove to New York in a rented car with a fake identity.
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