Austin, upon hearing this, said: "..."

A look of utter despair.

He didn't want to "invite" all these people here!

But we can't not invite them!

These people have all purchased archives.

Now that Godfather Claude is dead and Bishop Bockle is seriously injured and in a coma, the only way for them to find out who was behind the looting of the research base is to start with these people.

Austin took a deep breath and immediately went down to inquire about Gu Guanhai and the others.

That's right.

It means to inquire.

They didn't even dare to use the word "interrogation".

Because Gu Guanhai and his associates are ostensibly foreign affairs officials, and this identity is far too delicate.

Gu Guanhai and others responded to this: ...

That was quite cooperative.

They left behind all the clues they were supposed to.

The rest is up to fate.

When Austin inquired about the details of the transaction, Gu Guanhai's answers were even more cooperative:

"I was so excited to hear that the settlement was selling classified files from the Western Empire!"

"How could I miss out on such a great opportunity?"

"I drove my car with my wife straight to the settlement. Since we were new here, I wasn't familiar with the area. We drove around the settlement for a long time before finally finding the agreed meeting place."

"You ask me what impression I have of the person who sold the files? I didn't really pay much attention to that. I was too excited at the time. After all, I bought the Western Empire's confidential files, which was enough to keep me awake for several days."

"I only remember that he was a short man with a shrewd look in his eyes, and that's all I remember."

"As soon as I got the file, my wife and I left immediately. After we left, we searched for the Xia Kingdom's official residence for a long time..."

"..."

Austin: "!!!"

He learned that Gu Guanhai and his wife had driven around the residential area for a long time. He wanted to ask why, but unexpectedly...

Before he could even make a statement, the other party confessed everything.

Austin: ...

I was speechless.

Gu Guanhai: ...

Seeing Austin looking constipated, he still couldn't resist adding to Austin's frustration.

"Commander Austin, let me tell you the unpleasant things upfront."

He said with a serious expression, "How those files ended up on the market is none of our business. Anyway, we bought our files with real money!"

"I don't care what other countries think about this. Anyway, once it's in my mouth, you can't make me spit it out!"

"Unless you can intercept that file before it reaches Xia Kingdom!"

Gu Guanhai looked at Austin with a mocking expression.

Mobilizing a large number of troops to intercept the files?

If only one copy of the file had been leaked, the Western Empire might have done so, but this…

Isn't it not a single copy?

When Gu Guanhai was chatting with the group of forces earlier, he had already estimated that, with all the forces combined, there were as many as thirty or forty files that had been leaked!

If the Western Emperor wants to intercept these files, he will have to send out thirty or forty groups of people!

The key point is that even if this person is sent out, there's no guarantee they can be intercepted, after all...

The underground forces of all sides should not be underestimated.

It won't be that easy to dig it out.

It could even be described as incredibly difficult.

so.

Austin's face immediately darkened upon hearing this.

Because when he inquired about the powers of other countries, they said the same thing.

Austin: "!!!"

Now I understand why General Mike was so furious earlier.

These people are really difficult to deal with!

Each one is more difficult than the last!

but……

At least he got some useful information from Gu Guanhai.

That is, the person selling the files is not tall.

this……

I guess you could call it a small gain, even if you can't really say?

Austin comforted himself with this thought, and after saying goodbye to Gu Guanhai, he turned around and went to "inquire" about the next place...

Gu Guanhai: ...

Watching Austin's departing figure, a slight smile played on his lips.