In the hierarchy of the Milice, Vivienne and Su Bai were irreconcilable enemies.
The position of Intelligence Section Chief should have been Vivienne’s by right of tenure, but Su Bai had snatched it with his cold, calculating efficiency. Now, if Vivienne wanted to secure her future, she had only one shield to hide behind: Julian Vance.
What a shrewd move by Major Adler and his shadow, Watanabe Kyoko. By planting two "nests"—one a genuine cell and the other a fake auxiliary of the Yamaguchi-gumi—they had Julian completely outmaneuvered.
The reason Jiang Ping only truly monitored the courtyard near the Rue de la Roquette was that he knew it was the only real target. The so-called meeting at Sorbonne Park was likely a fiction, a ghost story designed to lead the Milice to the photo studio.
