The UK Prime Minister and US President have a public rivalry that risks their countries' alliance. But when they become targets of a powerful enemy, they're forced to rely on each other as they go on a wild, multinational run. Allied with Noel, a brilliant MI6 agent, they must find a way to thwart a conspiracy that threatens the free world.

The story assumes that a candidate from the pro-war faction wins the presidential election, leading to an agitated situation in the Taiwan Strait unlike anything seen before. An unexpected incident occurs when a Yun-8 reconnaissance aircraft crosses the South China Sea and crashes into the Pacific Ocean off the east coast of Taiwan. Under the pretext of search and rescue, the Chinese side mobilized many naval and air forces. On the Zero Day of the PLA’s central landing, as unrest within Taiwan escalates, the situation enters its final countdown.

Follows an investigator as he prevents a terrorist attack during a symposium held by Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption. He later finds it has links to human trafficking in Thailand.