"Consul General Xiao!"
The security guard who drove Qin Suisui and the others back to their hotel saw Xiao Ji walk out of the building and quickly ran up to him.
Xiao Ji frowned deeply, his expression furious: "What exactly happened?"
He didn't hear the specifics of what happened on the phone just now; he only said that they had been ambushed.
"When we passed Pangyin Street, we were sandwiched between two cars!"
The security guard glanced at Qin Suisui and her three companions as they walked up the steps.
"Thanks to Sheffield from the Law Offices of Rhoden, she reacted quickly at the time..."
"You mean Sheffield fired in time, flipping two cars over!"
Xiao Ji looked shocked.
"Sheffield was carrying a gun?"
It seems Sheffield just attended a banquet hosted by their consulate, and she brought a gun?
He caught a glimpse of Qin Suisui and the others approaching out of the corner of his eye and quickly asked.
"Sheffield, is anyone among you injured?"
"Thank you for your concern, Consul General Xiao. None of us were injured!"
Qin Suisui never imagined that someone could be so crazy, daring to hire someone to kill right after the hearing ended. These vested interests had far too easy ways to acquire wealth, and they were blinded by greed.
Even now, thinking back to what had just happened, she still couldn't calm down.
"Are they from the Cestar Group?"
Xiao Ji could only think of them, after all, Xie Fei had just embarrassed them at the hearing today.
His face darkened with anger: "If it's them, they're utterly lawless!"
"We don't know yet."
Qin Suisui slowly shook her head. After all, it was just a guess. Before obtaining absolute evidence, she couldn't say anything about such unfounded speculations.
"However, there should still be survivors under the first overturned vehicle on the eastern section of Pangyin Street."
"Ding Xian, you take your team to Pangyin Street immediately and cordon off the scene. I'll call the Mexican state government right now to negotiate with them."
Xiao Ji gave the order directly, as he wanted to know who dared to attack their consulate's vehicle.
Qin Suisui reminded him from the side, "Consul General Xiao, we also need the surveillance video from Pangyin Street."
“Ding Xian, by the time you arrive, the local police should already be on the scene. We will negotiate directly with them. Our consulate needs surveillance footage from all nearby roads.”
Xiao Ji has recovered from her initial shock.
“If they don’t cooperate, we will tell them that protecting the personal safety of consulate staff is the responsibility of the Mexican state government. If even the most basic demands cannot be met, we will enter into diplomatic negotiations.”
It's better to be safe than sorry. After all, such an obvious revenge killing would likely result in the Mexican state government receiving a letter of accountability from their consulate by tomorrow morning.
"Yes, mission accomplished!"
After accepting the task, Ding Xian drove the consulate security personnel to the scene of the accident.
"Sheffield, you must be frightened. Please come to my office and sit for a while. I'll go back to my office and call the embassy."
Xiao Ji turned around and led Qin Suisui and the others inside.
"This is a very serious matter. How dare they attack a consulate's vehicle? This has escalated to a matter of national dignity and must be severely punished."
"Sheffield, you don't need to worry. From now on, I will dispatch several personnel from the consulate's security staff to protect your safety!"
Hearing that the consulate was going to get involved, Qin Suisui felt much more at ease.
With the consulate involved, the efficiency of Mexican state police officers immediately improved significantly.
Ding Xian returned an hour later.
"What did the police say?"
Ding Xian glanced at Qin Suisui.
"The driver of that car is still alive."
The others were too badly injured to look at; their heads and bodies lay there in bizarre, twisted positions, covered in blood. The other car, which had been blown into the air, was practically burned to a crisp.
"At first, they only said they were deliberately trying to scare our driver. Later, after we obtained the surveillance footage, they finally admitted that someone had hired someone to kill them!"
"However, they said they didn't know the car belonged to our consulate."
According to their instructions, they followed them from the hotel to the consulate, and the same four people in the same car came out of the consulate again.
They thought it was a private car, but it turned out to be a consulate vehicle.
"I don't know is just an excuse. We absolutely cannot tolerate this kind of thing. The same thing happened to the Slavs twenty years ago. If you fall behind, you will be bullied. We've remembered that for decades. Things are different now. You can't just wipe everything away with a simple 'I don't know.' Absolutely not!"
Xiao Ji and his fellow diplomats will never forget the Slavic incident of twenty years ago. When traveling abroad, they are always mindful that national dignity cannot be violated!
While waiting for Ding Xian's investigation results, he reported the incident to the Chinese Embassy in M. The higher-ups have given their approval, and the matter must be handled as a diplomatic incident. The embassy will also lodge a protest with the M government tomorrow.
After instructing Ding Xian on the next steps, he turned to look at Qin Suisui and the others who had been sitting quietly to the side.
"Sheffield, I have arranged for a team of security personnel to provide you with 24-hour protection until you leave M country."
"Thank you, Consul General Xiao, for your trouble!"
"It's getting late, you should go back and rest. We can talk about other things tomorrow."
All the work that needed to be reported has been reported; other matters can only be discussed tomorrow at work.
……………………
"What did you say? You failed?"
Bellos looked at Andrei in disbelief.
"Explain yourself clearly. What do you mean by 'failed'? Did they let that bitch Sheffield escape?"
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