Chapter 2962: Spare No Cost

The U. S. Department of Homeland Security received a very major piece of intelligence early in the morning.

An agent belonging to the U. S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) reported in his real name to the National Security Agency, claiming that someone on a business jet that took off from New York a few hours ago was carrying highly classified secrets related to defense chips and was heading to China.

Similar news was received by the National Security Agency every day through various channels, but experience proved that the vast majority were baseless, and some were even pranks.

However, this piece of intelligence came from an agent of a brother department, and its credibility was instantly raised infinitely.

After all, everyone was a colleague, and everyone knew the seriousness of defense work, and it concerned their own rice bowls and corresponding legal responsibilities. No one would joke about such things.

Just as the National Security Agency was preparing to discuss countermeasures, another piece of news came that shocked them: the DIA agent who provided the intelligence had actually fallen to his death!

Although it was temporarily impossible to determine whether this agent committed suicide or was murdered, combined with the situation he had just reported, everyone in the Department of Homeland Security felt as if they were on pins and needles, instinctively believing that there must be a major conspiracy involved.

Thus, they carried out emergency deployment at the fastest speed and formulated an emergency plan.

First, order the target plane to turn around and return.

Second, in view of the 9/11 incident more than twenty years ago, to avoid the other party making irrational moves, they could not let the other party return to the bustling metropolis of New York along the original route. Thus, the Security Agency found a small airport in the northern part of Vermont on the U. S. -Canada border and required the other party to land at the designated airport.

Third, dispatch agents, police, and the military to the airport to make full preparations. At the same time, the Vermont National Guard dispatched two F-35s to take off in advance to Canadian airspace to escort and accompany the flight until the target plane landed at the designated airport, to maximize the avoidance of accidents.

After the plane landed, the police and agents would take full control of the plane, arrest and interrogate all personnel on board, and at the same time, use the most professional means to conduct the most detailed inspection of the plane.

And at this very moment, this ultra-long-range private jet chartered by Chen Zimin was flying over Hudson Bay in Canada.

Although this plane had been flying for more than three hours, relative to the long 15-hour journey, it had only just flown one-fifth of the way.

Its flight route was to pass through Canada, then through the Bering Strait between the U. S. and Russia, and take a route over Japan to arrive in Yanjing.

According to the original flight route from New York to Yanjing, they only needed 13 hours to complete the entire journey, but because the war in Eastern Europe had not yet been extinguished, the flight route needed to detour around Russian airspace, which added an extra two hours to the journey.

For such a long flight route, the charter fee alone was more than two million RMB, but at this time, except for the crew members, there was not a single passenger in the cabin.

At this time, the crew members had long since turned on the autopilot, letting the plane fly steadily at an altitude of 11,000 meters. However, at this moment, they suddenly received radio communication from ground air traffic control, requiring them to immediately complete a turn over Hudson Bay, return to the United States, and land at a small airport north of Burlington, Vermont, as required.

Burlington City was only 60 kilometers from the U. S. -Canada border, and the small airport north of it was less than 20 kilometers from the border line.

This airport had been gradually abandoned by the civil aviation system over the years, and its current main use was for American private flying clubs.

Because air traffic control did not explain on the radio why the flight suddenly had to return, and why it had to land at an airport almost abandoned by the civil aviation system, the captain asked the other party via radio for the reason for the return.

But air traffic control only told them that the order to return was issued by U. S. air traffic control, and they didn't know the situation either, but the crew must fly the plane back, otherwise the crew members might be arrested for refusing to obey air traffic control.

The pilot naturally did not dare to disobey the instructions of air traffic control, so the plane left a circular contrail over Hudson Bay and turned back to the United States.

And the two F-35 fighter jets of the Vermont National Guard also took off immediately, heading to Canadian airspace to escort.

At this very moment, Wu Tianlin watched on the flight software as the plane chartered by Chen Zimin completed its turn and flew back to the United States. He reported to Wu Feiyan: "Master, that plane has already returned."

Just after speaking, he received another piece of intelligence sent back by a scout and hurriedly reported to Wu Feiyan again: "Master, just received news sent back by the scout ahead. Two F-35s of the Vermont National Guard took off urgently, flying all the way north toward Canada. It is estimated that they are monitoring and escorting Chen Zimin's plane."

Wu Feiyan nodded and said lightly: "If Chen Zimin and that treasure are truly on this plane, then the treasure will inevitably fall into the hands of the U. S. military first. The Rothschild family is deeply rooted in the United States. Since the thing was lost by them, the U. S. military will inevitably return the thing to them."

After speaking, Wu Feiyan said coldly: "Notify Wu Yongzhen to immediately mobilize all undercover agents hidden in U. S. security departments, comprehensively track this operation of the National Security Agency, first confirm which airport the plane will land at, then find a way to confirm whether Chen Zimin and the antique the Rothschild family is looking for are on the plane. At the same time, immediately dispatch all available personnel to wait in northern New York. Once it is confirmed that the thing is on the plane, act immediately and snatch it back at all costs!"

Wu Tianlin was shocked and only came back to his senses after a long while. He said nervously: "Master, if we snatch it directly from the hands of the U. S. National Security Agency, will the matter not escalate to an uncontrollable point..."

After speaking, he hurriedly suggested: "Your subordinate feels that if the thing is truly on this plane, we can completely wait until the U. S. National Security Agency returns the thing to the Rothschild family, and then snatch the thing back from the Rothschild family's hands."

Wu Feiyan's expression was cold and unquestionable: "No! As long as it is confirmed that the thing is on this plane, it cannot be delayed for even a moment! If there are any more changes that cause me to miss it, the three-hundred-year foundation of the Anti-Qing Society will also be implicated! Therefore, we must take the initiative before the National Security Agency knows the purpose of this thing!"

Wu Tianlin was shocked to hear this.

He could not understand why Wu Feiyan, who had always been cautious, wanted to take such a big risk this time.

Snatching something from the hands of the Department of Homeland Security on U. S. soil was almost equivalent to a large-scale terrorist attack!

Once the incident occurred, regardless of success or failure, the Anti-Qing Society would become the number one enemy of the United States. The nature of the evil was even beyond that of Bin Laden back then. This was almost equivalent to seeking one's own death!

No matter what, one should not take such a big risk.

However, Wu Feiyan did not think so.

Four hundred years of her five-hundred-year lifespan had already passed.

Now she was about to enter the stage of middle and old age in the true sense.

The three-hundred-year foundation of the Anti-Qing Society was certainly important, but nothing was more important than her own life.

For so many years, her efforts to search for the secret of immortality and extend her lifespan to a thousand years had been repeatedly frustrated.

Last time in the Ten Thousand Mountains, she had suffered a huge blow and shock, which made her increasingly anxious. In her heart, she had become less and less confident about extending her lifespan beyond five hundred years, feeling that this wish was almost impossible to achieve.

However, the appearance of the Four Directions Treasure Tower made her reignite the hope of extending her lifespan to a thousand years all at once. She warned herself in her heart that no matter what, she had to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Because this was very likely the last opportunity Heaven had bestowed upon her! She must do her best to grasp it! ===== CHAPTER 2963 =====