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14Suzhou, China, 2 July 2014
“Wei Ling was a loyal dog,” Wang Kezhi, Minister of Public Security and member of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, remarked as a eulogy. Then he reminisced aloud, “Always eager to please his masters.”
The loyal dog being referred to, Wei Ling, had served as a covert agent for the State Council, carrying out deniable jobs that served China’s geopolitical agenda. Until he became a liability, the sacrificial lamb. Wei Ling was rogue, was the official decision, and will pay with his life. Only, like any sensible covert agent, Wei Ling had a get-out option and resurfaced in the employ of Qin Zhou, a shadowy, powerful individual.
sacrificial lambWei Ling was rogueand will pay with his life“Albeit,” added Wentao Li, China’s foreign minister,
