Like a running program.
Every established procedure had to be followed—neither too quickly nor too slowly—each step carried out with caution and gravity.
Identity confirmed, credentials displayed, documents presented. Finally, the person was taken away.
Just like every summons and review, no delay was permitted. Naturally, neither were questions or resistance.
As Ai Qing asked her question, another person had already stepped forward with a case and begun collecting her personal belongings. Before long, everything had been inventoried and taken away.
Outside the corridor, curious employees had already poked their heads out to look. But when they saw the silent figure standing outside the door, they withdrew their gazes at once, as though their eyes had been burned.
Unlike the tension and anxiety at the front lines, the Greek branch remained peaceful.
Even at this critical juncture, shrouded by the shadow of destruction, the Silencers' information blockade and crisis management remained flawless. All news was sealed within the chain of those involved, preventing greater unrest.
The entire Unified Bureau had silently been divided into inner and outer sections, yet at the same time, no disconnection was allowed at such a crucial moment.
That was why personnel directly under the Decision Room had been temporarily placed here under such pretexts as financial audits and personnel reviews.
That was Ai Qing's assignment.
Aside from conducting routine reviews of the Greek branch's personnel and procedures, another case she carried contained the authorization codes and documents for an emergency takeover of all local branch affairs.
And that was the reason for her question.
—Are you sure you want to take me away now?
The answer was certain and unwavering.
Both the credentials they had presented and the email she had received through the Unified Bureau system proved it. Moreover, the document did not merely