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If they forcefully flew, they might face a small-scale exchange of fire.
âItâs too dangerous!â Alice had some nagging fear about this. âIf they took us for terrorists and downed the plane, weâd end up losing even more.â
âThen, can you think of another way to bring Xiao Jie back?â he asked.
Alice remained silent.
âIf you donât then weâll just go along with my suggestion! No matter what the price is, we have to bring him back unharmed!â
âYes. I understand.â
Alice had just stepped out of Gong Shaoyingâs room when she saw Hua Jin standing nervously at the door. He immediately came up to her.
âI heard that thereâs news about Gong Jie?â
Alice was a little surprised. âHow did you know?â
âIâ¦â The actor looked somewhat exasperated. âI was eavesdropping. I saw you rushing into the study and was worried that something had happened to Gong Jie.â
Alice turned around and glanced at him warily. She immediately pulled him aside and warned him sternly, âYou shouldnât have eavesdropped on my conversation with the Old Master! Heâd be furious If he found out. Besides, youâre not an insider of the Hurricane Group. You shouldnât have eavesdropped on my conversation with him.â
âBut you donât tell me anything!â
âI didnât have time. It was an emergency.â
The actor lowered his head. âIâm sorryâ¦â After a pause, he continued, âYou were saying that you have news of Gong Jie?â
âYes. But ⦠heâs injured.â
âInjured?!â The actor became even more nervous and grabbed her shoulders tightly. âIs it serious?! Is it life-threatening?!â
âItâs not a big deal, but heâs under the FBIâs watch.â
âFBI? !â The actor was at a loss upon hearing this. âWhatâs with the FBI?â From what he knew, or perhaps that was what happened in movies, the FBI was on the side of justice.
Alice narrowed her eyes and sized him up, wondering what he was thinking. âAre you thinking that the FBI is no big deal, that theyâre on the side of justice and wonât do anything to him?â
âWell, yeah⦠what else if not?â
âYou seem to have forgottenâ¦â Alice reminded him faintly, âHurricane is not the righteous party. Xiao Jie is the heir of the Hurricane Group and is also a thorn in the side of the Federal Security Organization. If the FBI arrests him, heâd be sent to military court.â
âMilitary courtâ¦â
Hua Jin became increasingly nervous. âWhat will happen then?â
âHeâd be sentenced.â
âWe can get him out.â
âYou think the international court will let him go?â
This confused Hua Jin. He asked, âAnd⦠if he were to be sentenced, how long would it be for?â
âHundreds of years⦠You can understand it as life imprisonment.â
In international law, sentences are cumulative according to the classification of the crime. Many war criminals are sentenced to hundreds of years, equivalent to life imprisonment. Usually, in a murder case in the country, regardless of the number of victims, they would be charged with intentional murder.
However, in the English-American legal system, as well as in international courts, every person killed would be subject to one sentence. Eventually, sentences would be added together, forming a sentence amounting to hundreds of years.
The actorâs eyes widened in surprise. âHundreds of years!â
âAnyway, the most important thing now is to bring him back as soon as possible.â
âHow terrifying.â Hua Jin snapped back to his senses. How could he have forgotten that Gong Jie was the number one target on the wanted list?
âPrimarily, itâs because heâs injured. Otherwise, he wouldnât be trapped in East Africa by the FBI.â