A multi-party major transaction—this deal could already trigger a massive upheaval across several nations' intelligence communities. If the transaction goes through, it would essentially amount to a full-scale reshuffling of the deck.
A chain reaction—once it starts rolling, it's impossible to stop.
Now Gao Yi handed Grasse another bombshell piece of information.
Grasse had to make a choice: 500 million USD and a mole from his own side. Obviously, they would try to keep the lid on this. No one would willingly hand over their own mole.
If this deal were to fall through, Gao Yi would deliver the intel to the CIA. Therefore, the Secret Intelligence Bureau had to swap in a new bargaining chip.
Multi-party transactions are troublesome, but once they succeed, the payoff is immense—and benefits all involved parties.
In the end, there's only one rule: members of the Garden Federation reap the rewards. As for everyone else, let them fend for themselves.
