A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

Even before the plan began, he had already invested half a million US dollars.

Moreover, this money was raised by him and his team members.

The 500,000 was used to bribe the Englishman so that he would casually mention to Lucy that werewolves have stable adrenaline in their blood.

and so……

They had such trouble even to snatch Lucy, let alone take Mengmeng, who was already in their hands, from the Seoul Hydra.

but now.

The thought that he was about to lose everything surged into Wu Daxiong's mind.

next second.

Wu Daxiong seemed to have thought of something.

"wrong!"

"This isn't right."

The five people who were chattering away about what to do next heard the noise and quickly looked at Wu Daxiong: "Something's not right."

Wu Daxiong took a deep breath: "If he really didn't care about Lucy, he wouldn't have flown to Seoul, wouldn't have arrived in Seoul, and wouldn't have been able to find us so quickly."

The five of them couldn't help but exchange a glance.

"and then?"

“He was certain that we wouldn’t do anything to Lucy before he fell into our trap.” Wu Daxiong seemed to have his intelligence activated as he made his own analysis: “This guy is doing it on purpose. He’s deliberately acting as if he doesn’t care about his woman’s life or death at all.”

Lu Ke wanted to throw them into disarray and cause them to lose their composure.

pity.

When I was in Seoul, I studied military strategy.

Wu Daxiong gave a cold laugh.

Just then, the phone rang.

Wu Daxiong took the phone, and after a while, he hung up and looked up at his team members, his eyes gleaming with intelligence: "The Shield base in the Philippines has received operational authorization from the headquarters of the Sanfei Decoration Company."

The five of them exchanged glances again, then looked at Wu Daxiong.

"What operational authorization?"

“Authorization to attack the Whitehall.” Wu Daxiong said with certainty, “My guess was right. This Luke did it on purpose.”

One of the team members frowned: "Is the information reliable?"

Wu Daxiong nodded: "It should be reliable. It was our people at Sanfei who told us that their staged accident plan failed. Their colleagues in Los Santos were reportedly all caught up in one fell swoop. Moreover, he was ridiculed by Luke's fiancée. So he called us to provide this information, hoping to get a share of the reward when we receive it."

The five team members laughed.

"Divide my ass!"

"Not a single hair."

"Yes, yes."

“When we had raised $500,000, we were still short $100,000, and they didn’t contribute any money. I had to borrow from loan sharks.”

The five team members, once again filled with righteous indignation, chattered incessantly with Wu Daxiong, then asked, "Team leader, what's the next step? Should we proceed as planned?"

Wu Daxiong nodded.

"Correct!"

"Make the Whitehall disappear!"

"..."

Chapter 374 The Whitehorse Vanishes on the Spot

Luke, riding in a black SUV, was quickly driven by Jack to the estate outside General Santos City, which occupied a large area of ​​land.

The estate even has a private airport with two runways.

After getting out of the car, Luke looked at the private airport not far away and asked Natasha with some curiosity, "Why didn't you fly the plane here before?"

Natasha smiled at the question but offered no explanation.

Luke made the remark casually, and seeing that Natasha didn't respond, he didn't continue the conversation.

What else could be the reason?

I just don't want him to know the exact location of SHIELD's branch in the Philippines.

After all, he's not a member of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Luke could understand.

The SHIELD branch here is not located on the manor's land, but rather underground in the main building of the manor.

Beneath the manor, a space the size of three football fields had been excavated. Upon arriving at this actual Aegis base, located ten meters underground, via elevator...

Looking at the massive underground base with its cold, silver metallic feel, and the SHIELD agents busily performing their duties, Luke understood once again why Natasha hadn't landed the plane here.

Because this base isn't just a base for Aegis in the Philippines; it's probably one of Aegis's main bases in Asia.

If this place is exposed, and if, for example, Xu Wenwu wipes them all out, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s operational capabilities in Asia would likely be reduced by 35 percent.

"Sir!" After Luke and the others stepped out of the elevator, a female agent who had been waiting there for some time greeted them. After shaking hands with Natasha and nodding to Luke and the others, she invited them, "This way, please."

At this moment.

On a large screen, real-time satellite monitoring footage is showing the cargo ship "Whitehoe," which has already set sail and is now sailing on the sea.

Luke crossed his arms and stared blankly at the Whitehall sailing on the sea.

From the moment he arrived at the base until now, he had been observing Natasha out of the corner of his eye. He still couldn't figure out whether Luke had truly given up on rescuing Lucy or was doing it on purpose.

Her thoughts were the same as Wu Daxiong's.

The fact that Luke was able to fly to Seoul so urgently proves one thing.

He definitely cares about Lucy.

However, the attitude that Luke is currently displaying is completely different from the decisive and efficient attitude he showed after arriving in Seoul.

Is it because he found a new love in Seoul and forgot his old love, that he so readily gave up on Lucy and wanted to return to Seoul as soon as possible to find his new love?

While muttering to herself, Natasha didn't forget the important matter at hand. After shaking hands with the SHIELD supervisor in charge of the area, she asked, "Supervisor Rolls, have the port and docks been checked?"

The manager, referred to as Rolls, was a typical middle-aged white man.

A hint of lingering fear lingered on his face.

"The bomb disposal team has gone there and found bombs in every corner of the port. Conservatively speaking, if these bombs were detonated, the port of General Santos City would probably be razed to the ground."

"hiss."

Natasha gasped and involuntarily glanced at Luke beside her once again.

Luke followed the gaze to Natasha, his face expressionless: "They haven't detonated it yet, which means they still don't dare to."

The manager here couldn't help but look at Luke: "That's because we've already blocked all signals within a ten-kilometer radius of General Santos's city port."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ke glanced at Manager Rolls, who seemed to have a problem with him from the first glance, and smiled slightly: "Is that so? Then congratulations."

The Rolls manager said in a deep voice, "There are still more than three thousand civilians in the port of Santos."

no doubt.

The Rolls-Royce manager also learned about Luke's boast to the kidnappers that he would detonate the explosives if they dared.

He was accusing Lu Ke of not caring about the lives of the more than three thousand civilians.

No wonder he felt that the Rolls-Royce manager had a problem with him from the very first meeting.

but……

Luke's attitude remained unchanged, and he once again looked at the Rolls supervisor with a smile, focusing on superficial politeness.

"None of my business."

"you……"

The Rolls manager's slightly pale eyebrows trembled.

Seeing this, Natasha, who was standing next to her, quickly spoke up to smooth things over. She looked at the cargo ship that was being closely monitored on the big screen and changed the subject: "Manager Rolls, the cargo ship has already sailed into international waters. Can we start the rescue operation now?"

Supervisor Rolls gave Luke a deep look, took a deep breath, shifted his gaze away from Luke, and nodded: "We've reached international waters, but Commander Hill has ordered us to wait until dark before proceeding, to prevent the worst-case scenario from occurring."

The worst-case scenario is that the hijackers, seeing their powerful surprise attack, will also detonate the cargo ship.

It's not dark yet, and although the Whitehall is already on the high seas, it hasn't gone far. If it turns into a fireball at this point, it's still possible to be discovered.

and so……

They can wait until it gets dark and the cargo ship has sailed further before taking action. Even if the worst happens, they can claim that the cargo ship sank due to force majeure in international waters.

Natasha nodded and glanced at the time on her wristwatch.

"What is the expected operation time?"

"11 p.m."

"Five more hours?"

"Yes."

Supervisor Rolls checked the time, nodded, and suggested, "Dinner is ready at the restaurant. You can go there for a meal and rest for a while. We have people here watching over it the whole time, and we won't let the 'Whitehill' out of our sight."

Natasha thought for a moment, then turned to look at Luke: "Director Dan, how about we grab a bite to eat first?"

Luke's gaze shifted from the "Whitehorse," which was still marked on the big screen, to Natasha.

"I'm free to do it."

"Ok."

Natasha nodded and shook hands with Manager Rolls: "Thank you for your help, Manager Rolls."

The Rolls-Royce manager smiled.