The next morning, Chen Chuan arrived at the Handling Bureau early. The armed security personnel on both sides immediately saluted when he entered.
Director Wu came out to greet him. After shaking his hand, he said, "She's still in the Detention Hall. Over the past year, she's helped us resolve quite a few difficult problems. Though she's young, she handles things with great order and understands the rules. After all, she was trained by a company."
As Chen Chuan walked inside with him, he asked, "How is this month's handover progress between the Esoteric Sect Bureau and the Handling Bureau?"
Director Wu said, "The Esoteric Sect Bureau has already taken over most of the abnormal cases, which has eased our burden considerably. We aren't particularly skilled at handling these things, after all. But when we occasionally encounter situations we can deal with ourselves, we handle them ourselves."
As they spoke, they reached the elevator. Its doors opened automatically, and the two stepped inside. As the elevator descended, Director Wu said, "She's a talent. I hope the higher-ups will consider keeping her in our Handling Bureau."
Chen Chuan said, "That depends on what she wants."
Director Wu said, "As long as the higher-ups don't compete with us for her, we can offer terms she won't be able to refuse."
Chen Chuan nodded slightly. "I'll speak with her first."
The elevator stopped then, and the two walked out. After passing through two security doors, Director Wu stopped there while Chen Chuan proceeded inward alone.
Ahead was a room with one-way glass. As he approached the door, An Shield's voice sounded. The surrounding alert signals were disengaged, and the restraint locks above and below opened at the same time. Chen Chuan pushed open the door and entered.
Yang Ling was leaning against the