"Oh? Perhaps I heard everything wrong," Ling Qingyu said with a tone of schadenfreude. "I heard there was a group planning to threaten me during my visit—by showing force and exploiting my youth to instill fear, hoping I would accept your proposal. Am I wrong?"
"That…" The President paused, unsure whether to admit or deny. He knew Ling Qingyu wasn't bluffing—she had clearly received solid intelligence.
This woman had demonstrated a deep intelligence network embedded within Country E—so much so that she had uncovered things even their own agencies couldn't find. Her awareness was no longer in question.
As she had stated, similar conspiracies had been discussed—radical voices had even considered using direct force after discovering that Ling Qingyu's identity was "nothing special."
He had been among the conservatives—those who advocated for a peaceful approach or a wait-and-see stance until more information could be gathered.
