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November 1996, Europe, the British Isles.

In the early hours of the morning, several hundred people gathered in a secluded warehouse near the dock.

Williams personally led a team, lying in ambush near the warehouse, ready to ambush the group of people conducting a shady deal at any moment.

A few days ago, Williams received a secret intelligence that London's largest gang would be conducting a private deal here.

Dupin is from a group called Wolf Pack, based in continental Europe.

The exact location of this organization's marijuana cultivation area is unknown; local French police have been searching for it for a long time without success.

This is why the wolf pack has become increasingly arrogant.

This is even more true nowadays.

According to intelligence, the quantity of the unique product in this transaction exceeds five tons.

Such a large quantity of unique products, I really don't know how the Wolf Pack organization produced it, and where the raw materials came from?
"Everyone pay attention, now we're just waiting for the wolf pack."

Williams, with a serious expression, gave the instructions in a low voice over the public channel.

They were government law enforcement agents, and each of them carried earpieces for constant communication.

Just then, a commotion appeared ahead, and several cars arrived quickly.

The two sides finally met.

The transaction has officially begun.

Bang!
Now that the transaction has begun and the perpetrators have been caught red-handed, it's time to close the net.

Gunshots rang out, and gang members and the Wolf Pack organization began killing each other, each believing that the other was double-crossing them.

However, they found out that wasn't the case, so they started firing at Williams and his group.

However, Williams brought several hundred people with him this time, all of them dressed in bulletproof vests and carrying submachine guns, so he was well prepared.

Under such circumstances, both the wolf pack and the London gangs quickly fell in pools of blood.

After a fierce gunfight, blood was everywhere, but some people still managed to escape.

Because it is nighttime, some people can take advantage of the chaos to hide and blend into the darkness, making them less likely to be discovered.

"Peter, you lead the team to hunt down the Wolf Pack. Adam, you lead your third team to hunt down those gangsters. Make sure you bring them back alive."

Williams solemnly instructed:

"There are others. Search the vicinity immediately to confirm that no one is hiding nearby."

Dawn was fast approaching, and although they hadn't caught up with the person, Williams had made a significant discovery.

The so-called wolf pack organization brought not just any item, but bundles of neatly stacked US dollars.

Upon inspection, the total amount of these US dollars was as high as 1.5 billion, an astonishing sum.

The officials surrounding Williams all had shining eyes and were extremely excited.

1.5 billion US dollars! That's a lot of money.
The items brought over by the London gang were not gold or anything like that; instead, they were several boxes packed in safes.

They still don't know what's inside, because no one knows the password.

Even the gang members didn't know; they only heard from their boss that they were secretly helping to 'trade' these boxes to someone else, and then they could get 1.5 billion US dollars.

When Williams found out, his face turned ashen. He was not happy at all; instead, he was filled with lingering fear.

Judging from the current situation, the contents of these boxes are probably extremely valuable, but at the same time, they are also extremely dangerous.

Otherwise, why would they need to lock them up in a combination lock box?

Moreover, the box can only be opened with a password; otherwise, it will explode, and people within a 100-meter radius will likely not survive.

One hundred meters in diameter, that's a huge area!

Are the bombs inside the box really that powerful?

No one was willing to try it, so we could only assume that this was the case for the time being.

Soon, it was getting bright.

Peter and Adam went in pursuit, but they failed to catch up and returned empty-handed.

Williams then led his troops back to the city.

However, not long after returning to the city, the 1.5 billion US dollars were also fully discovered.

The bank sent people to conduct a full audit and inspection. By the afternoon, after repeated confirmation, it was found that all the US dollar bills were indeed counterfeit.

Wow!
Upon confirmation, Williams turned pale, and all the high-ranking leaders of the entire violent organization realized that something was wrong.

If these are all counterfeit bills, then the CIA and the Federal Reserve must be notified.

Needless to say, something big is going to happen in London.

Meanwhile, the London gangs and wolf packs will certainly be eradicated by the CIA.

The next day, before the Federal Reserve officials arrived, the CIA headquarters in Washington had already sent people.

Why didn't anyone from the London branch come?
Because most of the staff at the London branch had already been dispatched to the European continent.

Just a few days ago, several similar cases also occurred in Europe.

A large amount of US dollars has appeared in Europe, especially now that the euro is about to be launched. Nobody knows if this is a disgusting tactic by the Federal Reserve.

Or perhaps this is a tactic used by the counterfeit money ring, the "Super Dollar Factory," to mislead the Federal Reserve.

In short, the current situation is very bad.

After the CIA personnel arrived at their Washington headquarters, they went to the violent unit where Williams worked and saw the $1.5 billion in cash.

Inside the warehouse, piles of banknotes, as big as small mountains, appeared neatly in front of everyone, and everyone took a deep breath.

For these special agents at the CIA headquarters in Washington, even if these bills are counterfeit, they are still usable.

Simply because the current dollar system is in such a state of collapse.

The Federal Reserve does nothing about counterfeit money, regardless of how rampant it is.

Even genuine US dollars are more prevalent than counterfeit ones.

The agents at Washington headquarters had all heard about this to some extent.

The reason is simple: the counterfeit money ring's production site has never been found.

Even within the CIA, some are speculating whether this is a "thief crying 'stop thief'" charade orchestrated by the Federal Reserve.

Or was it a commotion orchestrated by the Federal Reserve's arch-rivals?
In short, the current situation is that counterfeit money is rampant, and genuine US dollars are also flooding the market.

But it is ordinary people all over the world who suffer.

In other words, we're all just unfortunate people.

So when the CIA special agents at Washington headquarters saw this $1.5 billion in counterfeit bills, they weren't looking at counterfeit bills, but rather at real bills.

After a thorough inspection, it was confirmed that these were all counterfeit bills.

But the next day, in the early hours of the morning, Williams received an emergency call: his workplace was on fire.

"Fuck, how is this possible?"

Williams quickly changed his clothes and rushed back to his workplace, where he saw a raging fire.

He was completely baffled; why was that?

Finally, when dawn broke, the firefighters extinguished the fire, and then everyone went into the building to clean up the mess.

It turned out that many of the counterfeit banknotes in the warehouse had also been burned.

However, several bodies were found at the scene, some of which were clearly killed by gunshot wounds rather than by burning.

"God, this is murder for money!" Williams' face changed drastically.

He knew that someone had chosen to storm their workplace and kill his colleagues who were guarding the counterfeit $1.5 billion in cash.

The bandits were definitely very familiar with their violent organization.

After all, Williams' colleagues seemed to have been killed without much resistance.

hiss!
The more Williams examined the corpses, the more conclusions he drew.

what's going on?
Meanwhile, CIA agents at their Washington headquarters were gathered in a safe house in the suburbs of London.

"Alright, everyone calm down. We've got the money, let's split it among ourselves..."

Woodrow, who spearheaded today's London arson attack, wore a smile, then his expression subtly changed:
"Also, I need to warn you, in the coming days, it's best not to suddenly exhibit extravagant spending behavior, otherwise, I will personally arrest you..."

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines and quickly suppressed their own thoughts.

Originally, everyone was thinking about how to use this money to change their lives.

It seems we'll have to wait and see.

To be honest, the solution Woodrow came up with this time really made everyone rich.

Of the $1.5 billion in counterfeit money, aside from some that were destroyed or not taken, over $1.3 billion was taken. After issuing his warning, Woodrow nodded in satisfaction, seeing that everyone understood his meaning.

"We'll keep the money in the safe house for now. After we've dealt with this, we'll use the money to buy a private jet, then bring the money back to China, and we'll split the profits then."

"Remember, we can't just take this money and use it; we need to mix it with other real banknotes."

Currently in the United States, the ratio of genuine to counterfeit money has reached a terrifying 7 to 3.

In other words, out of every ten banknotes, three are counterfeit.

Such a ratio is truly terrifying.

When counterfeit money has become commonplace, the Federal Reserve's blustering call for the CIA and other agencies to crack down on counterfeit money rings has become the biggest joke of the century.

Although this joke is not funny at all.

But this is already a reality, and it cannot be changed.

The fact that even CIA agents were tempted by the $1.5 billion in counterfeit money further illustrates how deeply ingrained counterfeiting has become in people's minds.

All of the Federal Reserve's previous actions have been met with ridicule.

Over the next few days, Woodrow and his men put on a show, demanding that the London authorities thoroughly investigate the case.

Woodrow and his colleagues believed that some of the banknotes had been stolen, most likely by local London gangs.

Therefore, we can simply arrest those gang members and interrogate them.

After listening to this, Williams also felt that it made sense.

But he didn't know that Woodrow and his men were the real bandits.

However, Woodrow and his men were all very good actors, each with a blank expression, so they were not suspected.

A week later, having made no progress, Woodrow and his team had to hastily close the case and return to their headquarters in Washington.

They were summoned by headquarters and needed to return immediately.

Meanwhile, in Prometheus, Tokyo, no useful clues were found in the case of the chicken shop owner's murder.

He had no choice but to abandon the investigation and return to headquarters to report for duty.

Washington, D.C., CIA headquarters building, Director's office.

Tom McKinley sat in the main seat with a serious expression, looking at Prometheus, Woodrow, and the others.

"The situation is extremely critical. The Federal Reserve has once again demanded that we find the counterfeit money ring's hideout factory before the end of this year, or we will all have to submit our resignations."

At this point in time, there isn't much time left before the presidential election ends.

It's already November, and the election is about to end.

Even if they do find the counterfeit money ring's hideout factory, they may not be able to stay.

Besides, the time was too short.

Instead of wasting time looking for a hideout, you'd be better off sucking up to your boss and begging them not to fire you.

However, Woodrow was thinking of resigning, and he would even find a flawless excuse to resign after a while.

Since he now has money, he certainly doesn't want to continue being an agent who works himself to the bone every day but doesn't earn much money.

The more than 1.3 billion US dollars in counterfeit money they stole in London last time has been transported to North America via private jet.

After they were brought back, Woodrow and his men began dividing the loot.

There are seven people in total, and each person can receive at least nearly two hundred million US dollars.

They already knew how to use such a huge sum of money.

Woodrow's plan was very simple: he would use his savings to buy a small gold mine in Africa.

He then exchanged all the remaining counterfeit money for gold, and then used this small gold mine to gradually convert all his gold into legitimate money.

Anyway, he's only in his early forties, so there's no rush.

So Woodrow doesn't take Tom McKinley's words seriously at all.

Prometheus, however, was utterly shocked.

"Boss, this definitely won't work. We simply don't have enough time before the end of the year, and we don't have a better direction for our investigation yet."

Tom McKinley snorted and said:
"I don't care about all that, you all need to get moving. Meeting adjourned!"

Bang!
Tom McKinley pushed open the conference room door with a loud bang.

After leaving the headquarters building, Tom McKinley's convoy, escorted by bodyguards, arrived at a golf course outside Washington, D.C.

This is a private golf course, offering excellent privacy.

Tom McKinley arrived here, took two shots, and his guests had already arrived.

"Tom, you're still so relaxed? I heard the Federal Reserve is putting pressure on you again. Aren't you in a real bind yet?"

Along with this voice, a tall, middle-aged man appeared before Tom McKinley.

"Bolton, do you want to see me make a fool of myself?"

Bolton Walker was a member of Jefferson Clinton's chief think tank and is a very intelligent man.

Based on the current vote count, Jefferson Clinton has a very high chance of winning.

Because the other competitor was only so-so.

The reason Bolton Walker came to meet Tom McKinley was because the man had donated $70 million to Jefferson Clinton through a foundation.

So that it could be used for elections.

This is a very large sum of money.

Tom McKinley was just an ordinary CIA director, and he hadn't been in office for very long.

But the fact that this person could come up with such a large sum of money shows just how good they are at managing their finances.

Yes, financial management!!!
In North America, there is plenty of money for political gifts.

This is blatant corruption and bribery.

However, Bolton Walker did not believe that Tom McKinley had obtained so much money through political donations.

It's highly likely that it's still about financial management.

In fact, Tom McKinley is not very good at managing money. At the very least, he could not possibly be like those experts on Wall Street who can easily make tens of millions of dollars.

He just happened to be lucky; after taking over as CIA director, he encountered a very tricky counterfeit money case.

At first, Tom McKinley also thought the case was a real headache.

After all, none of his previous bureau chiefs had been able to do anything about this counterfeit money ring.

But after he took office, he realized how good it was.

According to Tom McKinley's estimate, his predecessor, Baker Barnes, raked in at least $500 million while in the position of director.

Because he has only been in office for a few months, he has already amassed nearly 200 million US dollars.

The largest sum of money was the money Prometheus sent back from Tokyo some time ago.

However, most of this money was invested by Tom McKinley.

If Jefferson Clinton succeeds in winning the election, he can continue to hold the position of director.

As for whether the Federal Reserve will pull some tricks and oust him.

Is this important?

In Tom McKinley's view, as long as he stayed in this position, he could make a fortune.

He played a few shots with Bolton Walker, and then heard the other man say this:

"Tom, my boss knows about your situation and he says he will definitely support you fully, especially after he finishes the final stages of this campaign."

"Then you can sit comfortably in your director's seat."

If $70 million can't even buy a position as CIA director, then Tom McKinley will definitely hold someone accountable afterward.

"Yes, yes, praise God, thank you so much."

Tom McKinley was overjoyed and quickly spoke up.

Bolton Walker gave a soft "hmm" to indicate that he understood.

The two then started chatting again, with Bolton Walker steer the conversation toward the counterfeit money ring case.

Recently, counterfeit US dollars have been rampant in Europe. Even though those places are not supposed to use US dollars, many underworld groups still choose to use US dollar cash.

Because it's a dark world, everyone wants their funds to be safe, so cash is the best option right now.

At that time, the price of gold was not very high; it was only about four hundred dollars per ounce.

Carrying gold is definitely far less convenient than carrying US dollar cash. (End of Chapter)