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“I am here to do you a favor,” the man said.

“Really?” Brognola was not going to insult the man’s intelligence by claiming to be a minor functionary in the Justice Department.

“Your team did exceptionally well in Caracas.”

“I see,” Brognola said. It was surprising that Nung had so readily admitted to Chinese involvement.

“The world is a very complicated place, Mr. Brognola. It is my job to help guide my country through treacherous political waters. I understand well that you and I share similar vocations which often put us on different sides of the same issue.”

“But not in this case?”

“My superiors do not believe that a second attack of the magnitude of 9/11 would be advantageous to our relationship. A shift toward more conservative political thought by your nation could only serve to strain our national interactions.”

Brognola felt a cold chill surge through his body. “You have knowledge of a planned attack on the American homeland?”