Someone replaced Tom to take charge of looking after Pavel and was, of course, responsible for extracting the rest of Pavel's money.
Gao Guang thought that if the person taking over from Tom was sensible, he would diligently play the role of the intermediary. But if the replacement was a fool, then Gao Guang wouldn't bother himself with anything at all.
However, the fact proved that those who could succeed and achieve great things all shared something in common: at the very least, they possessed the necessary intelligence and discernment to pick someone else's ripe peach, rather than inheriting a mess, and they knew to at least show basic respect to others.
The new man in charge was named Scott, and clearly, having earned Tom's recommendation implied he was at least not an enemy. And if he had the current chief's permission, it meant he was favored by the incumbent director or deputy director of the CIA—his potential was limitless. And such a person was certainly no fool.
