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Chapter 346 - Chapter 346: Game Over?

According to Reuters, the Paris police announced the arrest of former MP Bliss. An unnamed official hinted that the incident was related to the CIA spy scandal.

The Süddeutsche Zeitung reported that, according to reliable sources, multiple senior government officials are currently under investigation and being held by police.

Pravda stated that Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced the arrest of more than twenty U.S. spies attempting to infiltrate Russian intelligence. Among them, one operative named Fore, a staff member of the U.S. Embassy, was confirmed to be engaging in espionage. In response, Russia summoned the U.S. ambassador to express formal outrage.

Even People's Daily weighed in...

Reports of captured spies began flooding in from countries around the world, igniting a geopolitical storm. What began as a cybersecurity crisis instigated by the Clown Organization had morphed into something far more profound—a direct strike on the covert intelligence arteries of the United States.

Officially, governments offered vague or noncommittal responses. Acknowledging the arrests would be tantamount to confirming they had received—and used—the list from the Clown Organization, now branded a global terrorist group.

Still, behind closed doors, there were smiles and handshakes. One list had allowed them to tear through years of CIA infiltration at almost no cost.

The White House – Presidential Office

"Idiots. Morons! You can't even handle a damn hacker group?"

The voice of President Donald Trump thundered across the room as he hurled a thick folder of intel onto his desk. His face was flushed, golden hair tousled, eyes filled with fury.

Linna, the current CIA Director—also the first woman to hold the position—stood quietly as the storm raged. Appointed personally by Trump to stabilize the agency after a wave of scandals, she had now become the center of one of the biggest disasters in U.S. intelligence history.

"You let some punk hacker clown play you—and the entire agency—in front of the whole damn world!" Trump barked. "The intel network I spent billions building—ruined! HALF of our field agents are dead, detained, or on the run!"

The room fell into a thick, embarrassed silence. Linna said nothing, unable to defend what was obviously indefensible.

"What are you going to do about this?" Trump finally asked, more coldly now.

His reelection hopes were hanging by a thread. Public demonstrations were growing. The opposition party was foaming at the mouth. His approval ratings were in free fall.

Someone had to take the fall.And that someone was most likely her.

"I will bring down the Clown Organization," Linna said through clenched teeth, hatred oozing from every syllable.

"Based on what?" Trump shot back. "We don't even know who the hell they are! You have no leads, no suspects, no nothing! How are you going to catch a ghost?"

If it weren't for the chaos a resignation would bring to an already-broken CIA, Trump would've had her sacked on the spot.

"If I don't capture them within a month," Linna said solemnly, "I'll resign."

Her words were calm, but her pride burned like wildfire.This humiliation would not be the end of her.

Elsewhere...

The mastermind of the entire incident, Chen Mo, watched international headlines roll across his screen with mild amusement.

"The CIA network's in ruins. Linna's taking the heat. And people are asking, who are the Clown Organization really?" Chen Mo chuckled.

The mission had succeeded—brilliantly.

Unfortunately, there was still no direct evidence of Linna's past crimes: the abuse of prisoners, the inhumane experiments. If he had it, he would've exposed her to the world in an instant.

But even without that, the blow delivered was monumental.A storm had been unleashed.And the whole world was caught in it.

"Mo Nu, post something on the Clown Organization's Twitter," Chen Mo instructed.

"What should I post?" her holographic form asked.

Chen Mo tapped his chin and grinned slightly.

"Write this:

'My heart is like this face—half pure white, half shadow. I can choose to let you see it, or you can insist that you do not.

This circus performance thrilled me. But it terrified you. Because you are beasts… and I, a clown among beasts.

The invasion of the CIA was a success. Proceeds from selling the files: $180 million.

The night grows late. The circus show ends. I look forward to the opening of the next one.'"

"Done," Mo Nu replied. "It's posted."

"So… is it really over?" she asked after a moment.

Chen Mo shook his head slightly.

"It's over… but not over."

The act of revenge was complete. But how long the aftershocks would last was anyone's guess. The Clown Organization's appearance had crippled one of the most powerful intelligence agencies in the world—and left nations deeply unsettled about cybersecurity and data warfare.

"The clown's account is still being targeted. Someone's trying to brute-force the password," Mo Nu said.

"Let them," Chen Mo replied. "That account's useless now."

He smiled. Somewhere out there, the real Clown Organization must be fuming.They didn't do any of this.But now they were blamed, hunted, and hated.The ultimate black hat fall guys.

Game over?

The message posted by the Clown Organization left the world in disbelief.

Just like their last stunt—kidnapping entire cities—the hackers took the money, dropped a mic, and vanished.

Now, as cybersecurity concerns skyrocket and the CIA lies crippled, the Clown Organization—the apparent villains—have quietly exited stage left.

The world is furious.

"F***! Damn clown! Come back here!"

Linna slammed her desk, nearly destroying it. The moment she saw the final message, her rage exploded.

This was worse than defeat—it was abandonment.She had promised the President she'd bring them to justice in a month.But now? They were gone.

Vanished.Just like last time.

Now, her only hope was that they'd resurface somewhere—leave a trace, make a post, commit another crime. Anything that would give her a shot at redemption.

After a long pause, Linna's face turned cold and sharp.

"Get me CCi, COG, and the Science and Technology Office," she said, reaching for the phone.

She was far from done.And so was the game.

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