Chapter 156: Living Copper Cipher
Facing Han Su's blunt question, rosy-nosed smiled and said:
"There's one more thing. I hope you'll pass a suggestion on to Zhang Chiguo: tell him to stop doing things that are thankless and get him nowhere."
"You're still too young. You've only been with the Disaster Management Bureau a few days, so you don't understand yet. We're all the same kind of people."
"Protecting our interests means protecting yours. No matter how close you are to Zhang Chiguo, he can't speak for the rest of us."
"..."
He sounded quite sincere. After pausing briefly, he glanced over at Ms. Red Trench Coat in the corner, his expression turning more serious.
"The Nail of the Dead Sea incident, and now D7—both were only meant as warnings, but they still caused some trouble. I understand why you're unhappy, and I hope you'll let me act as a mediator."
"Of course, we'll handle this internally rather than through the Bureau's procedures. We'll deal with her, and we can promise to help with your testing, choices, and training in the three sequences, as well as improving your Mental Activity."
"Who knows? You might even have a chance to become an Independent Investigator someday."
"..."
"..."
He stopped there. Han Su watched his eyes. There wasn't a trace of drunkenness in them. He was quite the calculating man.
Han Su listened quietly, then slowly raised his head. "But I'd have to wait until after you?"
The Drunk Investigator fell silent. Han Su didn't need to answer his own question; it was clearly a bit of a provocation.
Of course he'd have to wait until after them.
Even among the four investigators currently in the Disaster Management Bureau, not all of them were guaranteed a chance to become Independent Investigators.
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