Before the interrogation, Mona learned about what Conrad had said last night from Luo An and Reesi.
One of their goals was to eliminate Valery; they knew Valery's undercover operation was a facade, but pretended to be unaware and even used him to conduct their investigation and tracking.
Valery's words just now showed that he knew the CIA base would suspect him and send someone to silence him, but he also pretended not to know, providing leads merely to bait Conrad and the others.
Both parties were actors, each aware of the other's awareness, yet pretending to be ignorant...
Mona thought for a few seconds, only to feel a headache coming on, dizzy from the nesting-doll-like games between the two parties.
Luo An quickly figured out these matters; the layered games between the two parties were not too hard for him to grasp, though there were still some details he was unclear about. Luo An then asked:
"What's the situation with Zakaria?"