Awakening the Daily Intelligence System

Chapter 497: 189, Elder Mr. Chen, we finally meet officially! _2

Actually, his heart only had room for himself.

Chen Shanhe could read a lot from Lin Mo’s eyes, but he did not bother to defend himself.

He had always believed in the principle “better that I betray the world than let the world betray me,” and he never felt he was in the wrong.

Even if many more doubted Chen Shanhe, the beliefs in his heart would not waver in the slightest.

“Lin Mo, if possible, I’d like to remove my disguise and talk to you in my true form. Do you mind?” asked Chen Shanhe.

Lin Mo shook his head and replied, “Suit yourself. We have plenty of time to talk today. We’re not short on time.”

“Thank you.” After expressing his gratitude, Chen Shanhe took out his special makeup remover and wet wipes to start removing his makeup.

He and Lin Mo used similar methods for disguise, and Lin Mo had long lost count of how many times he had gone through such a process of removing makeup.

But now, watching Chen Shanhe remove his makeup in front of him, there was a very different feeling in his heart.

This feeling was very complex, and Lin Mo found it difficult to find the right word to describe it.

Was it relief? A sigh of release? A kinship between heroes? Or was it a surge of emotion triggered by the scene?

It seemed like all these feelings were present, and a single word was hardly enough to describe his complex emotions.

Time was slowly passing by, and bustling America continued its operations outside the window.

Workers from all walks of life were busy on the roads, the homeless and unemployed were receiving their relief meals.

Those who did not have to work or had already finished their shifts, most ordinary families, had by now mostly returned to their own homes, rarely choosing to go out at night.

Even here in Huafu State, the capital of America, it was not particularly safe.

According to the latest intelligence Lin Mo had acquired two days ago, as of the early hours of the day before yesterday, there had been over 60,000 shooting incidents in Huafu State within the year, resulting in over 10,000 people losing their precious lives.

Add to that the deaths from drug overdoses, and the figures were beyond what other countries could even imagine.

This was America, a country full of freedom, opportunity, and danger.

Chen Shanhe was very slow and meticulous this time as he removed his makeup; nearly half an hour had passed before he finally wiped off all the cosmetics.

Lin Mo looked at Chen Shanhe with interest, his mind involuntarily conjuring the image of their first meeting by the shores of Mingyuan Lake.

Compared to the old man fishing by the river a few years ago, the current Chen Shanhe did not appear to have changed much in appearance; he could even be said to look a few years younger.

The sensation was strange,

as if some older people are just like that, the older they get, the younger they seem.

Of course, this was also because Chen Shanhe himself was in good physical condition, combined with regular exercise and a world-class medical team, so people like him usually appeared younger.

There was, however, one very significant difference.

When Lin Mo first met Chen Shanhe, the latter exuded a tranquil aura from the inside out, as if nothing in the world mattered to him.

Calm, detached, at peace with the world.

That was the impression.

But today, seeing Chen Shanhe again, although he was trying his best to conceal his emotions, Lin Mo could still detect the nervousness in his eyes.

This nervousness was not from fear of death, but rather an instinctive bodily reaction to danger.

When Lin Mo had prepared to deal with Chen Kainan alone, it was exactly the state Chen Shanhe was in now.

“Huh…”

“This feels much better.”

With a kindly smile on his face, Chen Shanhe looked at Lin Mo calmly and asked, “Have I aged a lot over the years?”

“I know you definitely won’t let me go, so I’ll spare the pleas for mercy. The intel I have is probably of no interest to you.”

“How about this, considering I’m about to head to another world, why not answer a few questions for this old man?”

There were too many questions and incomprehensible issues about Lin Mo in Chen Shanhe’s heart.

Some questions had even troubled him for several years.

Since the ending was now predetermined, it would be better to get some answers before peacefully leaving this world.

Lin Mo nodded: “Sure, as I said just a moment ago, we have plenty of time today. We can talk at leisure.”

“Besides, I have some questions I’d like to ask you as well.”

“But I don’t insist, you can answer or you can refuse to answer.”

Lin Mo already understood Chen Shanhe very well; the Intelligence System had provided him with a considerable amount of information about him.

What Lin Mo truly didn’t understand was Chen Shanhe’s attitude when facing a series of events. @@novelbin@@

For example, how he could care so little for his family.

Did he not have even a slight emotional disturbance when making those choices?

“That’s perfect, how about we take turns asking questions, one each.”

Chen Shanhe had completely relaxed, leaning back slightly to allow as much of his body as possible to rest on the chair.

It was a very comfortable position.

“Let me go first.” Chen Shanhe looked at Lin Mo and asked his first question, “Is the Abyss actually an organization, or is it just you alone?”

This question had puzzled Chen Shanhe for far too long.

Initially, he had always thought that the Abyss Organization might be a very mysterious international organization, quite powerful, just known by very few.

However, whether it was the results from his investigation of the Hive in Rakshasa City or the findings from Japan’s intelligence agencies, there was absolutely no evidence of a mysterious organization called the Abyss.

When Chen Shanhe turned back to re-examine all the clues and started piecing them together again, a terrifying thought gradually emerged.

What if the so-called Abyss Organization was simply Lin Mo alone?

This hypothesis could explain many problems, but there was a bigger issue that it couldn’t resolve.

That is, if the Abyss consisted only of Lin Mo, where did he get so much information from?

After all, that information wasn’t just about him, Chen Shanhe, there was also plenty about other countries. Without the support of that information, the Abyss Organization couldn’t have possibly become a distinguished guest among various mercenary groups at one point in time.

Even with the recent American election, Chen Shanhe felt that Lin Mo’s assistance to Johnson Hester in eliminating numerous opponents and ultimately ascending to the position of Duke of America must have undoubtedly involved the aid of intelligence.

He himself possessed so much information because it was the accumulation of his lifetime.

What about Lin Mo?

Why did he also have so much information?

Lin Mo didn’t answer right away. Instead, he took a cigarette from his pocket and asked, “Want one?”

“I’ll take one,” Chen Shanhe replied.

Lin Mo handed him the cigarette from his hand, then pulled out another for himself, lit it, and took a deep drag.

Although he seldom smoked, he couldn’t resist having one on major occasions.

Chen Shanhe also picked up the lighter from the table, lit the cigarette, and took a puff.

It had been many years since he last smoked, and the nicotine entering his lungs made him cough involuntarily.

Lin Mo smoothly pushed the water cup in front of him.

Chen Shanhe picked up the cup without hesitation and drank a large gulp, significantly easing the discomfort in his throat.

When he had nearly calmed down, Lin Mo replied, “The Abyss Organization was nothing more than a scare tactic I invented when my daughter was being bullied at school and I used it to bluff Zhang Ziyue’s father.”

“Of course, I didn’t think too much of it then, but from that moment, the wheels of fate began to turn, and later on, I really did establish something resembling the Abyss Organization.”

“If you’re asking about it now, of course it exists, and it has already extended its reach into most countries of the world, possibly even more powerful than the four small squads of your newly-formed Wind Forest Volcano Mountain.”

In the past three years, Lin Mo’s concerns weren’t solely focused on dealing with Chen Shanhe’s problem; he was also pondering how to make a comeback to Grand Xia after resolving this major trouble.

He made a lot of preparations for this big trouble as well.

After hearing Lin Mo’s response, Chen Shanhe asked eagerly, “But if it’s just you alone, how do you acquire so much intelligence?”

“You were clearly just an ordinary dock worker before, without any spy background.”

“How did you do it all?”

With a smile on his face, Lin Mo looked up at Chen Shanhe and asked with a hint of teasing, “Old Mr. Chen, before I answer your second question, I’d like to ask you something.”

“Do you read novels?”

“I don’t mean books like those by Jin Yong or Gu Long, nor do I mean the Four Classic Novels, but stories created by countless young people on the internet.”

“Some call them ‘refreshing novels,’ others call them web novels.”

“If you’ve read them, then I think I can explain things clearly to you!”