Gao Guang came to Baghdad to lay low, but even in Baghdad, he still had to keep a low profile.
Going to Los Angeles also depended on whether it was possible, as the issues with the FBI were still unresolved. If he went back just like that, Gao Guang was afraid it might cause trouble.
"I've become a kite, being blown this way and that without end."
After making a self-deprecating remark, Gao Guang called Walton.
Gao Guang hadn't lost touch with Walton and had some grasp of the developments in the United States, but he still needed to ask clearly whether he could return.
"Hey, Walton, how are things going over there? Can we proceed with our plan?"
He couldn't just say that he couldn't stand staying in Baghdad anymore—it would be too embarrassing—so Gao Guang couldn't say he needed to lay low; he had to talk about returning to finish the work he'd left incomplete.
