Chapter 123 Germinal, There Is Something I Have to Say! (1/2)
In Division 13's headquarters, Director Gu Hui and the Intelligence Minister stared at the phone on the desk, while Feng Jun stood to the side with a clear look of nervousness.
”Can we trace the location?”
The technician replied hesitantly, ”We can't break the opponent's anti tracking protocol. He is a highly skilled hacker.”
Gu Hui's vein throbbed with anger. When did that guy become a hacker? How could I not know?
After some deliberation, Gu Hui picked up the phone and said in a grave voice, ”Han Xiao, you left Division 13 without permission. You violated the code of secrecy. This behavior is abominable!”
Han Xiao chuckled and laid bare Gu Hui's thoughts. ”You want to ask me when I'm coming back, right?”
”You should know better yourself!” Gu Hui said.
”I am not going back.”
”Are you defecting?” Gu Hui's eyes darkened, and his tone changed.
”You misunderstood,” Han Xiao slowly said. ”I still want to continue to work with you guys, but the way we work needs to change.”
Gu Hui frowned. ”What do you mean?”
The others in the room pricked up their ears to wait for Han Xiao's reply.
With a click, Han Xiao hung up the phone.
The intelligence minister was expressionless, but the twitch at the corner of his eyes revealed the storm in his mind.
Gu Hui took a deep breath and thought to himself, I am the director; I cannot flip the table. I am the director; I cannot flip the table…
Ding!
The phone vibrated with a new message notification.
Gu Hui narrowed his eyes and opened the text message. A page of dense information was thrown into his view. He was struck dumb by the content of the message.
It was all intelligence on Germinal's bases in Southern Continent. It was very detailed and complete!
Is this what he meant by changing the way we work? Gu Hui was uncertain. Nonetheless, his anger with Han Xiao dissipated.
This was the intelligence they had always wanted, and Han Xiao had actually given it to them so easily.
He's so sincere!
Gu Hui was lost in thought. Han Xiao had demonstrated unexpected sincerity. The issue would be how he should deal with Han Xiao's identity. If he were to say that he was a defector, his action would benefit the interests of Stardragon. But to say that Han Xiao would be returning to Division 13 would be untrue. Han Xiao had personally said that he would not go back.
After some thought, Gu Hui made a decision.
”Stop searching for Han Xiao. Keep his official secret agent identity, and move his files to the field agent files.”
Feng Jun was taken aback. The director's decision would mean that Division 13 was reconciling with Han Xiao. They would acquiesce to Han Xiao's solitary behavior and regard him as one of their own.
Division 13 was in charge of the formation of field agents. Field agents were employed under the department, but they could move freely. Only some meritorious agent or retired agents could get such preferential treatment.
Although Feng Jun did not have a long relationship with Han Xiao, they were on good terms. Feng Jun was a happy; at least they would not become enemies.
With the information he needed in hand, Gu Hui was in a good mood. He praised the intelligence minister lightly and was about to leave when the bespectacled secretary in the intelligence group stumbled in, panting for breath.
”Director! Minster! The intelligence departments from Hesla, Maple, Ordina, Theus, and Raylen have all sent us a request for communication!”
The look in Gu Hui's face hardened.
Only with truly urgent incidents would the intelligence agencies of each country contact another country. It had been many years since they had a meeting between the different intelligence agencies from the Six Nations. What had happened‽
With a heavy heart, Gu Hui walked to the conference room. Five individuals appeared on the big screen. They were the heads of the intelligence agencies from the other five nations. They had the same rank in their respective agencies as Gu Hui.
”What happened?” Asked Gu Hui.
As soon as he spoke, he found the five heads of intelligence agencies stare at him with a very strange look, making him feel a little confused.
The representative from Ordina took the initiative and said, ”Um… Division 13 Director, you… do you know Germinal's top wanted man, Zero?”
Gu Hui stared dumbfounded. He had a bad feeling.
”What happened was, all five of us received intelligence from Zero, including maps of Germinal's secret bases across the South, West, and North Continent. We have always been cautious about information from unknown sources, but he had added a line to his intelligence.
”Stardragon's Division 13 can testify as to the credibility of my intelligence.
”So, we are here to clarify with you.”
Damn you! How could you even send the information to all the other nations and expect us to testify for you! Han Xiao, you just scammed us again!
Gu Hui almost fainted from the shock. He could almost see Han Xiao's sniggering face in his mind.