Chapter 1 A Month Later

A month later.

Manchester, 70 Seville Street, Office of the Fifth Division of the Central Bureau.

In the reception room on the fifth floor of the main building, Gwen crossed his legs and looked down at the report Wu Taiyong had given him.

"This is the current list of personnel." Wu Taiyong smiled obsequiously. "I went to a lot of trouble, using my connections in the young masters' circle, to negotiate with some small chamber of commerce organizations. As long as our joint department is established, they will stand on our side."

Recently, Wu Taiyong had been busy sucking up to Gwen. He used his connections in the second district's rich second-generation circle to help the Central Bureau win over many small chambers of commerce. His work performance was very outstanding, and he looked like a good candidate for a traitor.

Gwen scanned the list and the report, nodding in satisfaction. "Young Master Wu, you've done a good job. The report is also very detailed."

"It's all as it should be." Wu Taiyong grinned. "After all, the higher-ups are giving us money and power. It wouldn't be right if we didn't do anything."

Gwen looked at him with his hands clasped together. "You've done a really good job. Don't worry, for every batch you negotiate, I'll have the finance department allocate you a batch of funds. On July 15th, the first representative meeting of our Hua Lian Chamber of Commerce will be held here. We'll need you to take the lead in expressing your solidarity."

"Don't worry, my greatest strength is obedience." Wu Taiyong replied immediately. "Tell me what to say, and I'll say it."

"Haha, good!" Gwen replied, clasping his hands together. "Alright, that's settled then. You can go back now. If there's anything, I'll have the conference affairs team contact you."

Wu Taiyong scratched his head and said very proactively, "Actually, Chief Gwen, do you think I should secretly connect with our military intelligence personnel? The meeting is on the 15th, and so many people are coming together. I'm afraid there might be spies. No matter what, I know some people in the second district, and I think I can help..."

Gwen waved his hand directly. "We won't trouble you with this matter. The role of you and your father is still in gathering business elites. The work of military intelligence will be handled by specialists."

"Oh, okay." Wu Taiyong might be gay as a man, but he was very straightforward in his work. He was like a bull in a china shop, and he didn't mince words. "Hehe, military intelligence work needs to be confidential. It's normal that you don't trust me."

"You misunderstood. This is mainly for your safety." Gwen said lightly. "An internal decision-making meeting will be held soon, and our opponents won't be idle either."

"Hehe, yes." Wu Taiyong slowly got up. "Alright then, I'll go first, Chief!"

Gwen stood up and shook his hand, saying softly, "The meeting is only twelve days away. Don't wander around casually recently, and don't leave Manchester. If you have any special travel arrangements, you must also communicate with our security personnel. As I said, there's a lot going on recently, and we need to be prepared for anything."

Wu Taiyong was stunned for a moment. "Understood, I'll listen to the arrangements."

"Good, that's all."

"Goodbye, Chief!"

After the two finished communicating, Wu Taiyong quickly left the office.

About ten minutes later, Wu Taiyong came to the parking lot in the backyard and got into an SUV.

"Are we leaving?" the handsome young man in the driver's seat asked.

"Let's go." Wu Taiyong loosened his collar and cursed in a low voice, "That old fox Gwen has put me under house arrest."

"What do you mean?" the handsome young man asked in a low voice.

"He said that the meeting is about to start, so he won't let me wander around, and I have to report my daily itinerary to the security department." Wu Taiyong turned his head to look at the handsome young man. "The meeting is about to start, he's very nervous, and he's locked me down."

"Your dad's side is probably even stricter."

"……!" Wu Taiyong glanced at the rearview mirror, looked at the three SUVs following him, and said softly, "Have you noticed? Recently, the number of people at the Fifth Division's office has also increased a lot. Well, baby, my actions are restricted, I can only rely on you..."

The two whispered to each other in the car, and the three cars "protecting" Wu Taiyong closely followed behind, with more than a dozen people sitting inside.

……

Inside the main building of the office.

Gwen sat on the sofa in his office, looking down at the list of representatives from above.

On July 15th, the first representative meeting of the Hua Lian Chamber of Commerce will be held in Manchester, and many leaders from relevant departments will participate, including Kang Dinghuang from the Qing Yi Bureau.

In the past two years, the Qing Yi Bureau has also been following the path of integrating Chinese groups, and has achieved remarkable results.

Gwen picked up a cigarette case, lit one, looked at the list of representatives, and prepared to call Kang Dinghuang.

"Knock knock!"

Just then, the sound of knocking echoed.

"Come in!" Gwen shouted, raising his head.

"Creak!"

The door opened, and a white man walked in, bowing and saying in English, "Chief, my Technical Investigation Second Squad has made a major breakthrough."

Gwen slowly raised his head. "Tell me about your breakthrough."

"We arrested four enemy military intelligence personnel at Victoria Railway Station and have brought them back." The white man from the action team reported with a serious attitude.

Gwen looked at him. "Has their identity been confirmed? Which side are they from?"

"Confirmed, they are from the No. 2 enemy organization." The captain of the action team replied softly, "And his rank should not be low."

Gwen put down the list and remained silent for a while before asking, "How were they caught?"

"Two of them had already entered our observation list." The captain said quickly, "But we couldn't confirm that they were enemy military intelligence personnel, so the technical investigation team chose to nurture the line and entered a key observation phase. But at around 5:00 PM today, these two people suddenly became active and met with two other people. One of them was identified by our technical investigation team as a military intelligence officer from the No. 2 group, so we organized the arrest."

"Where are the people?" Gwen asked.

"Currently in Room 3." The captain replied.

Gwen pondered for a moment and pointed at the other party, criticizing, "We should have continued to nurture the line, we shouldn't have taken action."

"Chief, they are very cunning and experienced. Our technical investigation team judged that continuing to follow them would risk exposure." The captain explained.

Gwen paused, pointed at the other party, and said, "Let the interrogation team intervene, you are no longer involved."

"Yes, Chief!"

"Go." Gwen waved his hand.

……

Ten minutes later.

The people from the Fifth Division's interrogation team strode into the interrogation room. One of the young men with a Chinese face, wearing white gloves, leaned over and sat in a chair, asking a middle-aged man, "Who are you going to see? How many people are there? Who is your superior?"

The middle-aged man sat in the iron chair, sweating on his forehead, and did not respond.