The Art of War Page #5

Department of Defense?

-Julia, look...

-Don't tell me. I don't want to know.

It's just another trick I picked up

from some friends I used to train with.

Did they train you to be this vague?

Or is it a gift?

And what's that supposed to mean?

You know what I mean.

I mean your evasiveness.

Comes with the territory.

Well, the strong, silent-type cliche thing

is becoming tiresome.

Okay, we're in.

Okay.

-Wait a minute. Wait, stop.

-What?

Rewind.

Play it again.

All right, let's go frame by frame.

And look very carefully.

Chan's looking before the shot was fired.

I don't believe it. He knew.

He knew that it was coming?

More like, he made it happen.

All right, make a copy

and get back to the car.

I'm putting the trade deal

in the President's hands.

I'm gonna let him run with it.

Bringing the President in, sir,

seriously undermines your authority.

Your strength is what will keep

the UN strong.

I'm using all my sources.

If anything should leak out, I can kill it.

I feel certain you can keep

this deal together and avoid a scandal.

om een schandaal te voorkomen.

Thank you, Eleanor.

Thank you, but no.

Reports are coming in that

Secretary-General Douglas Thomas...

...has asked the President of the United States

to intervene...

...and solidify the Chinese Trade Agreement

before it collapses.

The President and the Secretary-General

will address the General Assembly tomorrow...

...and attend the signing ceremony

at the UN.

If Chan's serious about killing this deal,

that's where he'll make his next move.

All right.

I want you to take the videotape

and Wu's recording to Eleanor Hooks.

She'll be able to get it to the right people

without bringing me into it.

Meanwhile,

I'll provide the final piece of this puzzle.

Finish this once and for all.

-Where are you going?

-The last place I should.

Yes, I will.

I'm sorry. Miss Hooks is quite busy.

I hope you don't mind waiting.

Happy New Year.

Yeah.

She's ready to see you now.

Do you always exhibit such flair

at entrances and exits...

...or is it just when visiting my hotels,

Mr. Shaw?

Well, actually, I find them rather inviting.

Kind of like a second home, you know?

As my most effective asset in the field...

...I'm almost embarrassed

that you're not on my payroll.

Then maybe you'd like to make me

an offer I can't refuse.

I would.

But I'm afraid you would never get

to enjoy the rewards.

Well, I guess this is my reward.

Excellent, actually.

Assassinate the man

who's been tracking you.

And at the same time,

blow apart the trade agreement...

...that could cost you billions.

I know that nothing is what it seems.

But I'm dying for you to explain this.

If this information were to get out...

...the scandal could seriously damage

China's credibility on the world stage.

Do more harm than good.

I never thought of that.

Appearances are everything, Miss Fang.

Politics and deception are built on it.

Head for the street!

I got him!

Okay, mid-block. Construction site.

Location?

Bly!

Freeze! Drop your weapon!

I said, drop your weapon! Drop it!

That should do it.

Come on!

You're gonna need some silk.

Are you all right?

How does it feel to be a puppet

without the strings?

The Art of War teaches:

Win by destroying your enemy from within.

Ironic, isn't it...

...that a 2000-year-old strategy would be

turned against the very people who created it?

Better us doing it to them,

than them doing it to us.

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about 20 years of China f***ing

America from within and nobody noticing.

Well now they're going to notice.

You.

You're behind all this.

With just enough help from David Chan

to keep everyone guessing.

David Chan, most of all.

I don't understand.

Of course you don't, my dear...

...because you, like most people,

never stop to look at the big picture.

I've been looking at the big picture

everyday for 20 years...

...and I've tried to look forward.

And you know what I see?

I see China maintaining

a stranglehold on freedom...

...influencing our political process

with illegal campaign contributions...

...stealing our most secret military

technology and selling it to our enemies...

...weakening us from the inside,

like a virus.

This trade deal is an invitation

to finish the job.

We intend to cancel that invitation.

We intend to return America to Americans.

We? Who do you think

you are representing?

The people who have steered this nation

for decades behind the scenes.

The people who protect

democracy from itself.

For a woman obsessed

with Chinese conspiracies...

...you sound frighteningly similar

to the government you are trying to stop.

Thanks for stopping by.

Thanks for this. Useful for evidence.

I'm sure you will find your own way out.

Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t. Just think, girl.

Julia?

Shaw?

Julia. Hello?

You're breaking up. Shaw?

Move where you can get better reception.

-If you can hear me...

-Shaw?

Move where you can get better reception.

I'm locked in the UN building.

Hooks is behind everything.

Julia? Julia?

Sh*t!

Hey, guys!

You call this a perimeter?

Come on, wake up! Jesus Christ!

Cappella.

America's most wanted.

The man of the hour. Why are you calling?

To explain Chan's murder

or apologize for this afternoon?

Both. You want to meet? Let's meet.

Okay. Are you in the area?

With a rookie boy's head in my sights.

Really? I could live with that.

Get back in your car. Drive to

the other side of the park and pick me up.

No, I've got a better idea...

What the...?

Okay, I get the message. I've got to go.

What are we gonna... What are we gonna do?

F***, I don't know, Ray. Figure out something.

Do not underestimate your friend.

There's a reason I chose him

as team leader...

...and there's a reason

I asked you to deal with him.

You obviously do not appreciate

the schedule I'm working with.

I agreed to play Neil because I wanted to...

...not because of the money.

And certainly not because

of your right-wing ideology.

You let me handle Neil. My way.

This is not about male testosterone

between you and your idol.

You were just a cog in the wheel

of a larger machine.

It could've just as easily been you

out there chasing your own tail.

I understand.

What do you want to do about the girl?

It's almost midnight.

Security will be doing a check

of the upper floors.

You have a 30 minutes window.

What about the guards in the lobby?

I'll take care of them.

Yes, ma'am.

What?

-Drive.

-Oh, okay.

Where's your first aid kit?

Security.

Yes, ma'am.

Attention. Stand by

for a motion sensor test...

...protocol T-7.

All lobby personnel report to Sublevel 1.

Repeat. Lobby personnel stand down

for a motion sensor diagnostic.

The trail ends with Eleanor Hooks.

My guess is that she was using Chan,

and then she double-crossed him.

It's a long story.

Just drive.

Jesus Christ.

This information has to come out

for you to clear your name.

I can't do that.

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