Night had fallen.
Hotel, Presidential Suite.
Shen Xiaoyan had been talking to Dong Xuebin nonstop for quite a while, but he showed no intention of leaving. If Zhang Longjuan was staying, he had to stay too.
"Mr. Dong!"
"No need to say anything."
"How could you... sigh."
"This isn't negotiable. Sorry."
"You... you're making things difficult for us."
Zhang Longjuan, who had been yawning and smoking leisurely off to the side, suddenly turned around and said with a chuckle, "Just let Little Dong stay. I know this kid. He won't breathe a word about anything that needs to be kept confidential. Since he used to work for National Security, wouldn't he understand this stuff? There's no need to hide certain things from him. With Little Dong here, we won't need to worry about our safety either. Haha, isn't that great?"
Shen Xiaoyan said, "It's not that simple. This is an internal National Security operation. Mr. Dong isn't even with National Security anymore. Even when he was, he was civilian staff. He only handled administrative work, and ordinary missions wouldn't be disclosed to civilian personnel."
Zhang Longjuan said, "But I'm not with National Security either, am I?"
Shen Xiaoyan said, "You're different, and the higher-ups specifically arranged for you to join this operation."
Zhang Longjuan smiled. "There's no difference. If I can be here, then Little Dong can be here too. You girls are just too rigid. You don't know how to adapt at all."
"It's not rigidity. It's the rules."
"Rules are made by people. Besides, I'm the commander of this operation, aren't I?"
"The higher-ups told us to listen to you. But not on this matter. The procedure is completely wrong." Shen Xiaoyan came clean. "The higher-ups did say that Mr. Dong is absolutely reliable, but this isn't a