"N-National Security?"
The landlord nearly wet himself when he heard Xia Xu's words.
After nervously verifying their identities, the newly appointed Lord Xia threw his weight around and commandeered the apartment.
All right, that was a joke.
He had simply arranged with the landlord to requisition the apartment for a while. The Special Department naturally had compensation procedures in place; funding was not something it had to worry about.
"Consultant Xia, what are we requisitioning this apartment for? Please don't abuse your authority."
After leaving the Residential Building with Xia Xu, Zhang Qun could not help offering a reminder.
Although they had considerable authority, in principle, they still could not inconvenience the public too much. They even had to keep their own existence secret as much as possible.
"You're the two abusing your authority. I'm just a temporary consultant, after all. All I do is offer suggestions."
Xia Xu smiled as he spoke.
Zhang Qun: "..."
Xu Shao: "..."
"Haha, just kidding. You saw it just now, too. My target is the family across the way. Bring the entire Special Operations Team here tomorrow and move in."
Xia Xu laughed and said.
The apartment the landlord had kept for himself was quite large. Having more than a dozen people live there as a household would naturally be uncomfortable, but it was more than spacious enough to serve as temporary dormitory-style accommodation.
"But, Consultant Xia, that family doesn't seem to have anything to do with our mission, does it?"
Although Zhang Qun had already vaguely guessed Xia Xu's plan earlier, he had no idea why he was doing this.
In fact, ever since that afternoon, he had been struggling to keep up with Consultant Xia's wildly unpredictable train of thought. It always felt as though the many things they were doing