Mrs. Wals did not doubt Jimmy's identity because he didn't resemble Veronica. She understood her student Tom's character well, and his relationship with Veronica was definitely not just because she saved Tom.
It's just that now Veronica is dead, and Tom has truly become a loner. Having a junior like this to worry about is a good thing; it's hard for someone with nothing to be happy and content.
Mrs. Wals inquired about Jimmy's recent years, and Jimmy didn't hide anything. In recent years, he has worked as a police officer and an FBI agent, and most of the work he did was talkable, except for some shady operations he didn't mention.
Soon, a young man outside came to knock on the door, "Grandmother, Thomas Nolan is here."
Mrs. Wals: "Let him in."
Jimmy stood up and moved behind Mrs. Wals. Three people came in from outside, and the young man opened the door and invited in two people.
Leading was an elderly man, probably with dyed hair, all black. Judging by the wrinkles on his face, he must be at least over 60 years old, presumably Thomas Nolan as mentioned earlier.
The person behind was Jimmy's old acquaintance, the former New York Anti-Terrorism Bureau Director, Noah Watson.
Watson was a bit surprised to see Jimmy behind Mrs. Wals. His expression didn't change much, but his steps paused slightly before he caught up.
The leading Thomas Nolan walked over with a smile, saying, "Mrs. Wals, long time no see. How is your health?"
Mrs. Wals also replied with a smile, "Long time no see, Thomas. I'm doing well, please sit. Would you like something to drink? Coffee or champagne?"
Thomas Nolan sat across from Mrs. Wals and motioned for Watson to sit as well. "Coffee, please. It's been a long day, and I need some coffee to wake up."
Mrs. Wals: "Jimmy, you sit down too. Sam, coffee." The young man, Sam, nodded, closed the door, and left the study.
Thomas Nolan's smile remained constant, whether out of politeness or because he simply liked to smile, he at least appeared very friendly. Watson, on the other hand, was different; Jimmy had hardly ever seen him smile, probably always wearing such an expression.
Thomas: "Mrs. Wals, who is this young fellow?"
Mrs. Wals turned to look at Jimmy: "Jimmy."
Jimmy nodded, "Deputy Director Nolan, I am Jimmy Yang, a Senior Agent at the FBI's New York Manhattan office, and my other identity is a CIA agent once affiliated with the Treadstone program."
As soon as the words "Treadstone program" were mentioned, Thomas and Watson's expressions immediately changed. Thomas no longer wore a smile, while Watson's previously expressionless face turned very serious, and his eyes widened.
Thomas did not know Jimmy, but Watson was very familiar with him. They had worked together many times in New York, with Jimmy always engaging him as an FBI agent, never disclosing he was a CIA operative. Watson's investigation of him was based entirely on FBI information and never thought about checking him in the internal records.
Thomas asked seriously, "Are you talking about the Treadstone program?"
Jimmy nodded, "Yes, the Treadstone program, which has now been abolished."
Thomas looked at Watson, "Watson."
Watson: "Jason Bourne, because of him, the Treadstone program was shut down by Senior Advisor Ward Abbott, and all documents were reclaimed. Recently, because Pamela Randy made the documents of the Blackbriar project public, leading to its exposure, that project was also terminated.
All agents of the Treadstone program, except for Jason Bourne who escaped, were assassinated and eliminated, executed by Rick from the national research group that initiated the project. This was what I found out after dealing with Randy's matters, and Rick also died recently, with the murderer unknown. All related content of the Treadstone program has been destroyed.
Jimmy, if you belong to the Treadstone program, why are you still alive?"
Jimmy: "The Treadstone program was to enhance agents' abilities through drugs; I participated in the program as a control group and did not undergo drug trials. Strictly speaking, I wasn't a formal agent of the Treadstone program."
These are also what Tom told him in the afternoon, as he didn't know what Mrs. Wals might ask, Tom explained everything he knew to Jimmy in detail to avoid any mistakes when questioned.
Thomas looked at Jimmy, "So, why are you here?"
Mrs. Wals spoke up, "Alright, Jimmy. Let me explain. Jimmy is one of us, a part of our people, his mother was Veronique Durand..."
Thomas reached out to stop Mrs. Wals, "Wait, are you talking about that Veronique?"
Mrs. Wals: "I believe we only have one Veronique Durand."
Thomas nodded, indicating to continue, Mrs. Wals: "Several years ago, Veronique passed away due to illness, and Jimmy went into dormancy afterward. When he emerged from dormancy, he accidentally joined the FBI."
Thomas nodded, "I understand, I will take good care of him."
Mrs. Wals shook her head, "Jimmy, you all go out first."
Jimmy nodded, stood up, and left. Watson also got up and followed Jimmy out of the study. In the kitchen, Sam saw Jimmy and Watson coming out, "Would you like two cups of coffee?"
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