To protect Phoenix Tail Orchid, he had to make Arthur de Molay believe—just as Margot LeClerc had sacrificed herself to ensure—that the Orchid was either dead or had already fled the capital.
How will Su Bai move to cement this lie? Julian wondered.
There was no rush. He would report to 83 Avenue Foch tomorrow. He would be the Deputy Section Chief of Intelligence then, providing ample opportunity to shadow Su Bai. The truth was buried in the Milice headquarters, and Julian intended to dig it up.
One cold fact remained: the intelligence Margot had delivered to the safe house tonight had originally been obtained by Adelaide. It had passed through the hands of the courier, the man the Milice called Lancelot.
Based on the directives from Colonel Masterman, the London office hadn't waited f
