You Have Potential (1)

I joined forces with Mao Zhiwen, someone who could travel to North Korea without a second thought and contact me casually through video calls.

When I told the others in our alliance, they all looked relieved.

-I hadn't expected Mao Zhiwen to go that far.

-Well, he found his lost family thanks to you, Mr. Given China's guanxi culture, it's not hard to understand.

-Besides, a North Korean nuclear missile launch that sparked a massive war wouldn't be good for him, either.

Still, perhaps they'd been worried he might refuse, because everyone in our alliance seemed relieved.

I wasn't particularly worried.

I'd seen his future, after all, and China would want to stop North Korea from making such a move, too.

-Mao Zhiwen's willingness to act is an opportunity. We need to get an accurate picture of the situation inside North Korea.

"If possible, I'd like him to meet someone from the moderate faction. Deputy Director Lee Baek-gon, who are the moderates in North Korea?"...