Signing In At The Civil Affairs Bureau, I Was Rewarded With A Gorgeous Wife

Chapter 374 Mission Accomplished!

"Fuck! The kid got away!"

Ouyang Jie furiously fired a barrage at the distant cruise ship, but at such a distance and with the sea breeze, the bullets had no chance of hitting the target.

"No worries, we'll have another chance to run into him."

Song Yun gazed at the receding silhouette of the cruise ship and said indifferently, "Call Si Ming, tell them to get here within half an hour to take the machinery. What happens after is beyond our control!"

Huo Feng nodded and dialed Si Ming.

Intelligence Operations Office.

Si Ming was glaring in fury at the whispering think tank.

He slammed the desk and roared, "You don't have a shred of intelligence on the enemy! What good are you! Tell me! Do I pay you exorbitant salaries just to raise pigs!!!"

"Report, commander, the enemy moves in mysterious ways. We've already lost three operatives; there's really nothing we can do!"

A more outspoken member of the think tank stood up and retorted, "And this isn't our responsibility, right? We're only in charge of providing ideas and analyzing intelligence. Isn't it your job to get the source of the intelligence?"

"Right, right, after all, we're just civil servants; you can't expect us to switch jobs, can you!"

"The previous chief would never have pushed all the responsibility onto us..."

Listening to his subordinates speak, Si Ming's eyes were already bloodshot with anger.

"You fuckers! I think a name change is in order! Stop calling yourselves a 'think tank!' More like a 'fuck-up tank!' I'm telling you, if this mission fails, I'll be replaced! But I'll make damn sure to throw you out before that happens!"

"Wang Yan! Your kid just started elementary school, right? I hear it's some fancy private school, with a tuition fee of at least eight hundred thousand a year, and didn't you just take out a loan to buy a house? A mortgage of sixty to seventy thousand a month must be stressful!"

"Li Binbin, your dad's still suffering from that stroke, isn't he? I hear you've been using expensive, ten-thousand-dollar treatments, and you need to go abroad every month for injections. That's a hefty expense!"

"Wang Li, your wife spent over four hundred thousand last month on shopping, scooping up three limited edition handbags in one go! Your credit card payment must be due this month, right?"

After saying these things, Si Ming looked at everyone coldly and continued, "Think about it, if you're fired…"

"You can't do this! We haven't made any mistakes; you can't just fire us for no reason!"

"Yeah! Intelligence is supposed to be gathered by field agents. It's not our fault they don't have the capability; why take it out on us!"

Hearing this, Si Ming laughed in anger, lit a cigarette, and said, "Some of you must have taken bribes. I've been too lazy to hassle you over petty stuff, but now my own position is at stake. If you want to stick your necks out, don't blame me for going after you!"

"Don't try to weasel out of it; this kind of thing can be easily checked. Don't forget what I used to do for a living! If you can't find out where those bastards' drop-off point is by tonight, I'll send all of you in to be interrogated by the Inspectorate!"

Members of the think tank shivered at the thought of the relentless Inspectorate. In truth, each one had taken a side income to a greater or lesser extent. After all, having access to various pieces of intelligence, it took just a slight leak to ensure a bigger slice of the pie!

But they never imagined their boss would have such a clear view of what they were up to!

If he decided to tackle the issue with a 'scorched earth' policy, they could end up locked away for ten or twenty years, easily!!!

Now the think tank finally began to truly exert their abilities.

While Si Ming was overseeing his subordinates' work, a call came through. He impatiently cut it off without even looking.

Hierarchies above him had hinted that if anything went wrong with this task, being reassigned would be the least of his worries!

He would likely face the leaders' inquiries when he returned to Forty-nine City!

This also signified the end of his career from here on out!

"Ring, ring, ring!"

"Ring, ring, ring!"

"Ring, ring, ring!"

... After the phone rang for more than ten times, Si Ming answered impatiently, "Who is it!"

"Huo Feng."

Just hearing that name made Si Ming break out in a cold sweat; he quickly adjusted his tone and said cautiously, "Don't worry, I've been urging my people. We should have results by tomorrow morning!"

"That won't be necessary. Bring your trusted aides to the night dock; we've intercepted the lithography machine."

Huo Feng's indifferent voice came through the phone.

Si Ming stood there frozen upon hearing this, unable to regain his composure.

"Hello?"

Huo Feng, thinking the call had dropped due to poor seaside reception, hung up.

On the other end, Si Ming sat down wearily in his chair, sighed, and said to the busy think tank, "Stop fussing, somebody else has already completed the mission. You all... sigh, it seems not only am I finished, but you useless bunch are probably up for a big reshuffle too!"

After finishing, he left without a care for the embarrassed faces of the think tank and went out to gather his men to head to the docks.

"What did Si Ming say?"

Song Yun lit a cigarette, took a long drag, and asked.

"He probably heard it, but then there was no response, so I hung up."

Huo Feng shrugged and said, "It seems there's not only a problem with the person in charge here, but the leaks throughout their ranks are intolerable. Likely, after we return, this intelligence office will undergo a major purge."

"Can't be helped. If they can't even handle their own turf, I even suspect there's not only negligence but traitors in their midst!"

Ouyang Jie said sternly, "If there's a traitor in the intelligence department, it poses a security risk to frontline operatives!"

"This Si Ming chap is probably toast this time!"

Song Yun smoked with an air of indifference, unconcerned with Si Ming's fate. All he wanted was to return to Magic Capital and snuggle with his wife for a good night's sleep!

Half an hour later, several off-road vehicles arrived, and Si Ming rushed up to Song Yun, panting, "Where... where's the item?" Experience tales with empire

"It's at the back, go check if it's authentic yourself!"

Song Yun said nonchalantly, pointing at the machine wrapped in tarpaulin.

Si Ming motioned for two technicians who lifted the tarpaulin and meticulously checked before confirming, "No problem, it's the lithography machine we bought!"

"I can't thank you enough for what you've done!!!"

Si Ming grabbed Song Yun's hand and shook it vigorously, "I really didn't expect... sigh... This issue originated from our end. I will resign after the shipment is complete, and I hope you don't take this incident to heart!"

"Don't worry about it. I just do my job; anything else isn't my concern."