Li Chonglou remained silent, but the warmth in his heart was unusually vivid.
"I understand, Captain. I was impulsive this time."
Long Yi's tone also became more subdued.
"Let the past be the past. Let's deal with the present first. I've already asked Long Shi to pick you up. Call me again if anything comes up. Remember, everything can be discussed. Don't be impulsive again."
Long Yi hung up the phone, and Li Chonglou stood frozen in place.
Long Shi is coming to pick me up?
Just then, a familiar voice suddenly sounded.
"Eleven!"
Li Chonglou turned his head. At the end of the small alley to his left, Long Shi was walking quickly towards him with a laptop. Behind him was a just-started taxi.
It was obvious he had arrived by car.
Li Chonglou immediately understood why he was late. The main road outside the company was being repaired, and there were frequent traffic jams, as Zhou Tong had mentioned to him not long ago.
However, he was still a bit curious.
"Why are you the one picking me up?"
Li Chonglou knew that each member of the Dragon team had their own tasks. Apart from him, Long Shi had also left in a hurry when he took him to Tielin before.
And later, during the strongest bodyguard competition, he had left without even saying goodbye due to his mission.
How could he have so much free time to come over now?
In Li Chonglou's opinion, going to the Supervisory Courtyard was not a complicated matter; anyone could be sent to lead the way, so why was Long Shi needed?
"Let's go, let's go, we still have half an hour's drive."
Long Shi waved his hand, and Li Chonglou followed him, asking doubtfully, "Did the captain send you?"
Long Shi suddenly turned his head, showing a look of admiration.
"Eleven, you're amazing. This is the first time in my life I've seen someone make the entire General Bureau stand up for him, and even the Civilian Association is about to go to war!"
Long Shi gave him a thumbs-up as he spoke, but Li Chonglou found his attitude strange.
As expected, after speaking, Long Shi suddenly changed the subject.
"But after this, you'll have to be careful. The Civilian Association is not to be trifled with, and there are just as many petty people in it as in our General Bureau."
Li Chonglou immediately sensed something in Long Shi's words and asked directly, "Did something happen?"
Long Shi shook his head. "Let's talk as we walk. The Supervisory Courtyard meeting is about to start, and being late is not a good thing."
Li Chonglou's brows furrowed slightly. Long Shi's attitude was too strange, as if he had something to say but was unwilling to say it, appearing very conflicted.
It wasn't until they were on their way that Long Shi revealed the reason.
"Eleven, your trouble this time might be quite big. Our captain has really taken a lot of flak for you this time."
Only then did Li Chonglou understand what Captain Long had done for him.
However, those were matters of the heart, and there was no point in saying more. Long Shi's focus was on his identity.
After returning from Tielin, at Li Chonglou's strong request, the General Bureau's high-level management had kept his identity a top-secret. Of course, for high-level personnel, it was not a secret.
Because of this, except for the high-level management of the General Bureau, no one else knew Li Chonglou's identity as part of the Dragon team.
But after this incident, Li Chonglou's identity was basically known to everyone.
The trouble this brought was that members of the Dragon team were generally not public figures. Due to the special nature of their work, they had offended quite a few people, and even among the high-level management of the General Bureau, there were many opponents.
This meant that once Li Chonglou's identity was revealed, those who targeted the Dragon team would naturally turn their attention to him. m..oΓg
Li Chonglou was a bit dumbfounded when he heard this.
"No way, am I the only one in the entire Dragon team with a public identity?"
Long Shi nodded calmly, then added with a hint of worry, "Eleven, why don't you quit your job at the company? Otherwise, I'm afraid you..."
Li Chonglou was speechless. He had done so much before, even requesting to hide his identity after returning from Tielin, all to avoid becoming too famous and ostentatious in Shangjing.
This way, he could do what he wanted to do with peace of mind!
But now...
Li Chonglou chuckled wryly, "So, everyone in Shangjing knows me, Li Chonglou, now?"
Long Shi nodded. "You could say that. A person who can make the General Bureau go to war with the Civilian Association to protect him, do you think they wouldn't be interested?"
It's over, it's really over this time.
Li Chonglou's heart sank into despair. This would be a severe blow to his plans.
Long Shi did not understand the deeper meaning, but he could infer Li Chonglou's general mood from his expression, thinking that Li Chonglou was simply afraid of trouble. He couldn't help but comfort him, "Eleven, the captain has also thought about this for you. To solve this problem, it's best to enter the General Bureau's internal system first."
Li Chonglou, who hadn't fully reacted, instinctively asked, "Aren't I already part of the Dragon team? My identity is public, so why do I need to enter the internal system?"
Long Shi explained, "It's different. Our Dragon team is a special combat unit of the General Bureau. Although our status is not low, in terms of actual identity, there is still some difference compared to people within the General Bureau."
"There's a difference?"
Long Shi nodded. "For example, in terms of status, generally, as long as we speak, other departments will cooperate with us unconditionally. But sometimes, there are conveniences that come with certain identities that we don't have, such as participating in some internal meetings."
"The biggest difference this brings is that due to identity issues, as long as it's not a major incident, the General Bureau usually allows us to resolve it ourselves."
Li Chonglou instantly understood Long Shi's meaning.
In other words, if he didn't join the General Bureau's internal system, in the future, any minor incidents or troubles, such as someone provoking him or targeting his company, would have to be resolved by the Dragon team itself.
This might not seem like a significant difference at first glance, as the Dragon team already had a good standing. However, in reality, the difference was considerable.
The most obvious point was that the Dragon team had a small number of members. Even with cooperating departments, there were only twenty to thirty people. Most importantly, everyone had heavy workloads and could not spare much time to deal with minor issues.
This was why the identities of every member of the Dragon team were kept secret.
Apart from their nicknames, no one knew what they actually did.
But Li Chonglou was different now. Not only was his identity exposed, but his company was also known to everyone. If he continued to stay in the company, it would be like putting up a sign in front of a sniper.
This was why Long Shi had said that. Li Chonglou continuing to stay in the company would not only be disadvantageous to him but also a big trouble for his company.
However, for Li Chonglou, giving up the company was impossible!
"Is there no other way?"
Long Shi remained silent for a moment before saying solemnly, "Unless you don't mind the trouble and have to handle everything yourself."
Li Chonglou said no more.