A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

Dr. Bai, on the other end of the phone, was taken aback by Lu Ke's calm words, and then said, "I have a deal I'd like to discuss with Director Dane."

Lu Ke remained expressionless.

"explain."

“Let us leave. After we leave the country, I will return your daughter to you.”

"So simple?"

"Yes."

"Sorry, I'm not interested in this deal."

"……what?"

Dr. Bai looked astonished upon hearing this.

Lu Ke chuckled coldly and said to Dr. Bai on the other end of the phone, "I never like to do business with living people, let alone dead people."

Dr. Bai: "..."

Chapter 401 The Ever-Changing Cypher

When Dr. Bai heard Lu Ke's immediate and unequivocal refusal, his expression mirrored that of Wu Daxiong back then, filled with deep suspicion.

"What did you say?"

"You heard me."

Although Lu Ke rejected Dr. Bai's request for a deal, he did not hang up the phone decisively. Instead, a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

"Dr. Bai, what qualifications do you think you have to make a deal with me now?"

"Your daughter is in my hands."

Dr. Bai said sternly, "Aren't you afraid I'll kill your daughter?"

Lu Ke scoffed.

"Please."

"what?"

"Dr. Bai, do you know how Wu Daxiong threatened me back then?"

Luke gestured to Jack, who was on the phone with Debbie, then walked to the bar on the first floor, held the phone to himself, poured himself a bourbon, and sat down on a high stool. He spoke slowly and deliberately to Dr. Bai on the other end of the phone: "At the port of General Santos City, Wu Daxiong also threatened me with Lucy's life to get me on the ship, but I still refused. Do you know what happened in the end?"

Wu Daxiong and others died.

He disemboweled him, and his death was extremely gruesome.

But Lucy was successfully rescued by him, and apart from being somewhat malnourished, she was almost completely unharmed.

"Now, you're threatening me again."

"hehe."

Lu Ke held his bourbon glass, took a sip, and then said to Dr. Bai on the other end of the phone in a completely calm tone, "So, where did you get this misconception from, and who gave you the courage to think that I'm someone who can be threatened?"

While talking.

He roughly figured out what had given them the wrong impression.

Chen Huaxing!

Chen Huaxing, who used Lucy to threaten him and succeeded in doing so.

really.

Threats are either zero times or countless times.

Lu Ke sighed inwardly.

He hadn't actually considered accepting Chen Huaxing's threats back then, because he knew that setting such a precedent wasn't a good thing.

Once he accepts Chen Huaxing's threat, it will give other enemies the impression that he is someone who can be threatened.

This is not good.

but……

The situation was complicated at the time. Luke had not yet resolved his identity crisis, and he deliberately presented himself as a hero agent in order to gain full recognition from the FBI.

Only in that way, even if FBI executives suspected his identity might be questionable, they would be wary of the growing public opinion and choose to acknowledge him as an agent.

And indeed, that's exactly what Luke imagined.

When Director Louis learned that Luke's identity was suspicious, in addition to wanting to recruit Luke for his own purposes, he also wanted to take advantage of the public opinion that Luke had created by saving Lucy.

Because the FBI is always associated with conspiracies.

If the FBI had uncovered his identity at that time, the public would not have believed it; instead, they would have been more inclined to believe that the tragic hero, Agent Luke, not only failed to receive recognition from the FBI but also faced persecution from the FBI afterward.

pity.

The aftereffects have kicked in.

He had no doubt that both Wu Daxiong in the past and Dr. Bai now were people who saw that he had been threatened by Chen Huaxing, so they thought he would be a target of threats.

But there's no going back in this world.

Just as Lu Ke was thinking, he caught a glimpse of Jack not far away, who was giving him an OK sign. Coming back to his senses, he listened to the somewhat disordered breathing coming from the phone and said in an icy tone, "Enjoy the time I'm in front of you, Dr. Bai, because once I'm in front of you, you'll know what it means to wish you were dead."

Say it.

Lu Ke snorted coldly and then hung up the phone.

Seeing this, Jack quickly followed Luke, who came out from behind the bar, and reported on Debbie's situation.

“The other side came prepared and used jamming equipment, but Debbie still managed to lock the signal transmission into a certain area.”

"where."

Incheon Container Warehouse Terminal.

"Walk."

Without saying a word, Lu Ke took the phone from Jack and led him out of the villa.

Just after the two got into the car and Jack started the engine, he saw Natasha's vehicle approaching from a short distance away: "Boss, wait..."

Lu Ke interrupted him directly.

"Walk."

"clear."

Jack nodded, said no more, turned the steering wheel, and instantly, carrying Luke, sped towards the Incheon container warehouse dock.

Natasha, who was behind, realized what was happening as soon as she saw this, and quickly stepped on the gas and followed.

Luke, sitting in the back seat, had already contacted Debbie and received a real-time satellite map of the target area sent by her.

Luke praised, "Debbie, your skills have improved a lot."

Even a signal that deliberately conceals itself and is subject to satellite interference can be successfully located.

Debbie's skills, while not exactly leaping forward, have certainly improved rapidly.

Lu Ke was not stingy with his praise.

"This skill is almost on par with Cipher's."

"hey-hey."

Debbie chuckled on the other end of the phone, scratching her head somewhat embarrassedly, but still told the truth: "Boss, actually it was the tool my teacher gave me that came in handy. With the backing my teacher gave me, I knew all the satellite signals that Hydra knew, and that's how I found Dr. White and the others who were transmitting signals from a satellite."

Lu Ke raised an eyebrow.

"The tools Cipher gave you?"

"Correct."

"When did she give it to you?"

"Uh……"

Debbie thought for a moment: "It was the night you and Jack went to chase Wu Daxiong. But it's a bit strange, it's been a month and the teacher hasn't contacted me. By the way, boss, has the teacher contacted you recently?"

Lu Ke's heart skipped a beat.

"I called her yesterday."

"That's good."

Debbie nodded and said nothing more.

Luke hung up the phone, narrowed his eyes, took out his phone, found Cipher's number, thought for a moment, and dialed it directly.

soon.

The call is connected.

"Hey."

“Sefer”.

"What, you missed me?"

"hehe."

Hearing Cipher's voice on the phone, Lu Ke chuckled and said, "Yeah, I miss you. Ask your boss to give you a break so you can come to Seoul and keep me company."

Cipher said helplessly, "I may disappoint you, but my teacher's research is at a critical stage, and he needs my help at the base."

Lu Ke hummed in agreement, then changed the subject, saying, "Alright, I'll talk about it when I get back in a few days, after I've dealt with Dr. Bai."

Upon hearing this, Seifer...

"You finally found Dr. Bai?"

"Yes, we're on our way back now."

After saying this, Luke exchanged a few more words with Cipher and then hung up the phone.

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