At three in the morning London time, in the encrypted video conference room on the fifth underground floor of MI6 Headquarters, Lady M was sipping her third cup of black coffee.
The screen was divided into three sections — on the left was Deputy Director Pence from CIA Headquarters in Langley, and on the right was Deputy Director Levin from Mossad Headquarters in Tel Aviv.
Their faces appeared especially grim under the blue light.
"According to the latest intelligence, Song Heping's operation in Mogadishu has completely altered the PMC dynamics in Africa.
"Lady M put down the coffee cup, her fingers swiping across the tablet to bring up a set of satellite images.
