Chapter 270: The Other Side of the Ocean

"A call for me?"

Sun Cheng was stunned, "It's so late, who would be calling?"

Seeing Xiao Wu jump onto the computer desk in front of him and transform back into its original mobile phone form, he picked up Xiao Wu and glanced at the screen, his eyes stalling involuntarily.

On the screen, a number he was more than familiar with was now glaringly displayed.

In an instant, a soft spot in Sun Cheng's heart was touched.

He quickly picked up the phone, answered the call, and his voice softened: "Hello, sister. Why are you calling me so late?"

Subconsciously looking at the screen of the all-in-one computer that Revenge had transformed into, he saw that the time displayed was already past eleven o'clock at night.

"Aren't you also not resting yet..."

On the other end of the line, a soft, beautiful female voice soon rang out; it was the daughter of the Ye family who had adopted Sun Cheng, the one he had always secretly loved, and also his nominal sister—Ye Qi.

"It's different. Didn't I mention it to you when you came last time? I'm working on a startup project now, and there have been a lot of things to do lately, like today, I came back quite late!"

Glancing at the all-in-one computer screen in front of him, his suspicious nature couldn't help but flare up again.

If Sun Cheng remembered correctly, Ye Qi's daily routine was very regular; at this time, she should be livestreaming, and if nothing was wrong, she shouldn't be calling him!

The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he felt, and he immediately had the idea of going online to check her livestream room to see what was going on.

Being on the phone, it was naturally inconvenient to give voice instructions to Revenge.

For now, he simply tilted his head, clamping Xiao Wu between his cheek and shoulder,

and after freeing his arms, he took the keyboard and mouse box that had been sitting on the side table, which he hadn't opened since he bought it, and began to unpack them.

Just as the box was opened, on the other end of the line, Ye Qi finally resolved his doubts, which also made Sun Cheng heave a sigh of relief.

"... Actually, it's nothing. Calling you so late, one reason is to see if you haven't rested yet, and second, I also wanted to tell you that I've made an appointment with a few streamers I have a good relationship with on the platform to have a dinner gathering in Nandu next Wednesday, and I might stay in Nandu for a few days then..."

The movement of Sun Cheng's hands stalled, but he couldn't help but reveal a smile on his face, "Understood, you're afraid you won't have a place to stay, so you're planning to come and rely on me, right!"

"What? You're not willing..."

"Fine, I know. After you arrive, call me directly. Don't take a taxi to the apartment from last time yourself; I've moved to a new place, and I'll come to pick you up then."

After chatting for a few more moments, since it was already late at night and both of them were mindful of this, they quickly said goodnight with a tacit understanding, and the call was hung up.

Because Ye Qi was coming to Nandu in a few days and would likely stay at his place for several days, Sun Cheng's mood became excited in advance.

Although he appeared increasingly mature in front of others on weekdays, he was still a young man after all.

Coupled with the alcohol in his system playing tricks, he became even less sleepy.

Right then, after Sun Cheng put down the phone, he took out the wireless keyboard and mouse he had specifically bought and turned them on. After fiddling with them for a moment to familiarize himself with the equipment, he immediately ordered Revenge: "Revenge, record the information of the equipment in my hands, and allow them to connect to you in the future!"

"Yes, Master!"

After receiving his order, Revenge automatically connected to the wireless keyboard and mouse. Sun Cheng no longer felt sleepy at this point, and after clicking aimlessly online for a while, he soon remembered the news he had seen a few days ago about the chaotic situation in Central Asia and couldn't help but click into a certain portal website to read it.

What Sun Cheng did not know was that at this very moment, on the other side of the distant Pacific Ocean, his photo and name were appearing in a document.

Langley, originally just a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA, was incorporated as part of McLean many years ago. It is now a satellite city of the Columbia District, Washington, the capital of the United States, and is also a city focused on by the whole world.

The reason is none other than the fact that the headquarters of the notorious Central Intelligence Agency is located here.

On the other side of the ocean, it was already late at night in China.

However, due to the time difference, Langley was currently at the most sun-drenched moment of the day.

A Chevrolet SUV with special license plates drove into the CIA headquarters located in the suburbs of Langley after passing through layers of inspections.

Parking the car in the parking lot, a well-dressed white man in a standard black suit stepped out of the car. After locking the car, the man took a badge out of his pocket and put it on; it clearly had his photo printed on it, and below the photo, a set of information was displayed: 【Tom Willis, Senior Agent of the Directorate of Intelligence, CIA.】

Tom Willis walked out of the parking lot with a document, his footsteps not stopping for a moment, and headed straight for the headquarters building.

Along the way, he would occasionally meet familiar CIA agents and greet them. Unlike CIA agents who work overseas year-round and are proficient in various counter-espionage and combat skills, the headquarters also hired a large number of civilian personnel.

Although different from public servants in general companies and government departments, the CIA also had a set of strict and meticulous constraints and confidentiality agreements for its subordinate clerks, but the agreements could not stifle normal interpersonal interactions. Willis soon met an acquaintance and called out to him.

"Hi, Tom... back from a business trip?"

The CIA internally liked to call overseas missions business trips. Willis looked in the direction of the voice, and a fat, middle-aged white man not far away who was holding a very greasy big meat burger and chewing on it immediately had a face full of smiles.

"Damn it... Bill, this kind of high-calorie food will send you to see God sooner or later. Didn't you go to Northenburg? How come you're back so soon..."

The fat, middle-aged white man laughed disapprovingly and took another bite, shrugging his shoulders, "I came back once the task was done. Confidentiality agreement, you know... unlike you, you're back earlier than I thought..."

The vegetarian Willis looked at the burger in his hand with some nausea and hurriedly took a few steps back to distance himself from him, "Hell, this smell is too pungent."

He raised the document in his hand, "Same here... I have to hurry and deliver this stuff to John, I'm leaving first..."

After saying that, he left as if he were running away, completely ignoring the sound of his old friend Bill laughing triumphantly behind him.

Not until he entered the elevator, far away from Bill, and could no longer smell the greasy, pungent beef odor, did Willis finally couldn't help but complain in a low voice, "... Damn Bill, he'll grow into a three-hundred-pound fat monster sooner or later..."

Ding!

The elevator soon stopped at the seventh floor of the headquarters building!

After the elevator doors opened, Willis straightened his clothes, and the impatience and complaining look on his face all disappeared. He quickly walked out of the elevator and headed straight for the depths of the corridor until he arrived in front of the office hanging the sign 【John Sangster】, where he stopped his footsteps, knocked on the door with a serious expression, and only after hearing a response from inside did he push the door and walk in.

"Senior Agent of the Directorate of Intelligence—Tom Willis reporting to you, sir. This is the latest investigation report regarding the 'Nublar Island Incident'..."