"The site modification is urgent and materials are insufficient, so it can only be a backup plan. We should find another way. Among land, sea, and air..."
"If we go by sea, the three aircraft carrier fleets of the US military are blockading, making the risk too high. If we go by land, Afghanistan and China are too far apart, and the terrain limitations make the speed too slow, increasing the chance of unforeseen complications."
"In that case, we can only fly over. But ordinary mechas are too slow to fly and can easily be caught up by US military fighter jets!"
"Fighter jets!" Jing Mingqiu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he slapped his thigh. "That's right, didn't I just capture two hundred of the US military's most advanced fighter jets? I can fly them myself to send William Stern and the others back!"
"However, considering that the US military will definitely send fighter jets to intercept, for safety's sake, I should modify them slightly, upgrade them. I don't fear crashing, but William Stern and the others do."
As soon as he decided, Jing Mingqiu strode to the airport. He selected the best-performing fighter jet from over two hundred captured US military aircraft. With a wave of his hand, one hundred and eight mechanical arms extended from his back.
In the blink of an eye, the massive fighter jet was dismantled into pieces. Immediately, sparks flew, and Jing Mingqiu began the upgrade and modification according to the system's modification plan, sacrificing compressed lifespan to enhance strength.
After all, this fighter jet only needed to safely transport William Stern and the others to China. It wouldn't matter if it disintegrated and was scrapped immediately upon arrival.
An hour later, facing the heavily armed CIA agents surrounding him, William Stern, with his adjutant, hid behind a table, anxiously pacing like an ant on a hot pan.
"Adjutant, is there any news from China yet?"
The adjutant shook his head, "China says to be patient, and they will be here soon!"
"If they don't come soon, I'll die here!"
Just as William Stern finished cursing, a man's voice suddenly rang out from outside.
"Mr. Stern! Don't struggle!" a bald CIA agent shouted. "You are surrounded! Surrender quickly and seek leniency!"
William Stern raised his gun and fired a few wild shots outside, "Surrender! Why should I surrender? Arthur Godfrey, I am the Director of the CIA! You are disobeying orders and surrounding me. Are you trying to rebel?"
Arthur Godfrey rubbed his shiny bald head and sneered, "William Stern, ever since you betrayed the US and defected to China, your position as Director of the CIA has been revoked!"
"I am now the Director of the CIA! Acting on the orders of Congress, to arrest a traitor. Everyone, obey my command, advance together, no matter the cost!"
"Yes, Director!"
A group of heavily armed US agents, providing mutual cover, rushed to the door with assault rifles. After kicking the door open with a strong kick, they unhesitatingly threw more than ten L2 fragmentation grenades inside.
At that moment, the entire world seemed to slow down for William Stern. Watching the grenades bloom in the air, he was completely desperate and began to review his life in a flash.
"Rumble, rumble, rumble!"
The explosions of the grenades merged into a cacophony. William Stern instinctively closed his eyes. After a long time, feeling no pain, he slowly opened his eyes and quickly felt himself all over, surprised to find that he was unharmed.
"Alright, stop touching yourself," Jing Mingqiu walked in from outside, dragging the half-dead Arthur Godfrey. "I've dealt with the guys surrounding you outside. This is their leader, do you recognize him? Is he worth taking back?"
William Stern was stunned, "His name is Arthur Godfrey. He was my subordinate. After I defected to China, he replaced me as Director of the CIA. However, he just took office today and hasn't had access to much classified information."
"If it's convenient, you can take him back. If not, just kill him."
"Oh, that's good," Jing Mingqiu was pleased with his answer. "I thought you would deliberately downplay his status to increase your own value, as rarity increases value. Having one Director of the CIA is enough."
William Stern's face was full of fawning, "One is willing cooperation, the other is forced surrender. Can the value of these two be the same?"
"Hahahaha," Jing Mingqiu laughed, seeing through William Stern's little trick. "Alright, as if you weren't forced to surrender. If I hadn't destroyed the US military base in Afghanistan and also dismantled the giant nuclear bomb you hid underneath."
"How could you have given up your positions as Commander-in-Chief of the US military and Director of the CIA to suddenly defect to China and seek political asylum?"
William Stern was instantly embarrassed, but he quickly reacted and put on a righteous stance.
"No, no, no, Professor Jing, I have long admired Chinese culture and have been displeased with the corrupt US political arena for a long time. Even without this incident, when I was ready, I would have defected to China."
"Alright, stop wasting time, let's go quickly. I don't want to run into the main force of the US military."
Jing Mingqiu flipped his wrist, and a micro-missile flew out, smashing the ceiling. He grabbed William Stern with one hand and Arthur Godfrey with the other, then soared into the sky.
William Stern's adjutant, hiding in a corner, panicked as he saw Jing Mingqiu leave. He quickly jumped up, "Wait for me! I haven't gotten on the car yet."
"Oh, I almost forgot you?" Jing Mingqiu moved his mind, and a mechanical claw extended from behind him, grabbing the adjutant's collar and carrying him along as he flew.
The higher they flew, the lower the temperature became. Just as William Stern and the others were about to freeze into ice sculptures, a massive fighter jet with a five-clawed golden dragon painted on its fuselage appeared before them.
"Click!"
Sensing Jing Mingqiu's arrival, the fighter jet's hatch opened automatically. Jing Mingqiu threw all three of them inside one by one, then turned around and unleashed over a hundred micro-missiles to deal with the few tails behind them before unhurriedly boarding.
"Brother," Cang Yue, who was piloting the fighter jet, greeted Jing Mingqiu through the built-in aircraft speaker as he entered. "Which direction should we fly next? Should we return directly to China?"
Jing Mingqiu projected a holographic map and quickly scanned it. "No, no, no, the news of William Stern defecting to our country has been exposed. If we return directly, we will surely run into their interception forces."
"Although I am not afraid of them, for safety's sake, it's better to take a detour. If we go this way, they will never expect us to choose this route!"
Saying that, Jing Mingqiu drew a perfect arc on the map, passing right through the entire United States! He entered China from another direction, proving to everyone that the Earth is round.
In the US White House, the new US President Smith Lunen, upon hearing that William Stern had been rescued, deliberately put on an enraged act in front of the entire Congress.
"Shameful, immense shame! Since the founding of the United States, no one has ever dared to slap the face of the US like this! I will sign an executive order to declare all-out war on China!"