"You and Siyan have nothing to do with each other anymore, what grounds do you have to stay here? Besides, let me remind you, you've gone off to C Country for such a long time, staying by John Hill's side all the while, and then there was news of your marriage with him. Although in the end, you successfully brought back the antidote and returned safely with Siyan, however, we've lost so many agents and undercover operatives, and yet you're unscathed. Is there any suspicion regarding your identity? What exactly is your relationship with John Hill? These are all doubts."
Ai Lin looked Ning Xia up and down; she had been pondering how Ning Xia managed to escape from John Hill's grasp and obtain the antidote. The only thought she had was that there might be some deal between Ning Xia and John Hill, or perhaps there was some other kind of relationship between them.
In times of tense relations between the two countries, these matters were particularly taboo.
