Chapter 530 - THE TROUBLEMAKER (2/2)
The power was intoxicating, and it gave her the illusion that she could rise to a higher place.
”The request was denied because Ms Yamazaki is only going to deal with the information technology issues. The in-charge said that the clearance was sufficient for handling the work the minister has ȧssigned.” Taira replied with some hidden guilt.
The man in charge of processing the clearance had said as much, but it was because she told him that Akira was only a little familiar with computers. After all, the minister asked her to get clearance so that Akira could help the tech people.
The minister asked her to get Akira full clearance, and it rubbed her the wrong way. She could not understand why Akira could get complete freedom after meeting the minister for one day. She could only ȧssume that there was some hidden business.
Judging from the way Akira behaved and the information she gleaned here and there, it was likely that she was a second-generation daughter. Taira theorised that she was just the daughter of someone to whom the minister owed a favour.
Otherwise, why would this girl be allowed to go into the residence of the minister?
Moreover, she did not find anything wrong with her explanation of Akira to the person in charge of the clearance for outside personnel. As far as the minister said, Akira was only here to help the people who were in the tech department.
Suzuki felt a little vindicated. From what she had said, it was likely that everyone would think that Akira was there to cause more trouble. Unfortunately, some people even felt like Minister Shimada was abusing power by bringing in a random girl to disrupt them during a crisis.
”Is that so?” Minister Shimada said with sharp eyes. ”It turns out that people are no longer interested in listening to my orders.”
Aide Suzuki felt cold sweat covering her back when she heard that casual tone. Usually, the minister did not care a lot about the pettiness of her countless subordinates. However, it seemed that this time could be different.
The elevator opened, and the minister led Akira to the intelligence floor with quick steps. Aide Suzuki lagged as she wondered if her boss would follow up on the case. If she did, it was likely that the one who would get into trouble was her.
Meanwhile, Minister Shimada walked to the head of the department and introduced Akira with a few brief sentences. The head nodded, even though his face looked a little sour as he looked at Akira. Just a few minutes before, he had heard about the troublemaker.
”Provide the details on the case and give her a workstation immediately. We need to apprehend these criminals immediately.” Minister Shimada ordered tersely.
She was nervous about her city and country. If things went wrong, she would take the brunt of the blame since terrorist attacks were rare. It would be the worst thing that happened to her if they did not stop the attack.
The unhappy head of the department nodded, even though he did not understand the minister's thought process.