694: What people want

“Is Sweetie here then?” Su Yue saw that Zheng Ziye had already figured it out, so he stopped hiding it. He still respected this elder very much.

“Yes, she said she's not here!” Zheng Ziye said to Su Yue with a smile.

“Uncle, I...” Wang Linlin hid behind the room. She originally wanted Zheng Ziye to ask Su Yue to leave, but Zheng Ziye said that, which made her feel helpless.

“What's wrong? Coming out now? Why didn't you open the door when I told you to just now?” Zheng Ziye looked at Wang Linlin reproachfully.

“Uncle!” Wang Linlin said, pouting.

“Alright, you two chat. I'll go prepare something to drink. What do you both want to drink?”

“Orange juice is fine for me.” After Su Yue finished speaking, he walked up to Wang Linlin, “I haven't been to your room yet! Can I take a look?”

Wang Linlin didn't expect Su Yue to say that and quickly nodded, “Of course, no problem. Let's go, I'll show you around.” Su Yue followed Wang Linlin into her room.

“I brought this from China, don't laugh at me!” What Wang Linlin was holding was the movie ticket stub from when she watched a movie with Su Yue. Su Yue didn't expect Wang Linlin to still keep it.

“Don't do such dangerous things anymore!” After looking around the room, Su Yue said seriously.

“Huh? What are you talking about?” Wang Linlin's eyes darted away slightly.

“The quilt in your room is lumpy, you must have been wearing clothes under it to welcome me.” There was no surprise in Su Yue's eyes. When he felt familiar, his first reaction was Wang Linlin.

When he entered the room and saw Wang Linlin's flustered look, coupled with her not wanting him to come in, Su Yue became even more certain.

“I admit I was impulsive at the time, and I know I was wrong. Can you please not be fierce to me!” Seeing that she was completely exposed, Wang Linlin simply stopped pretending and admitted it directly.

“Only now do you realize you were impulsive?” Su Yue asked, suppressing a smile. Then he said to Wang Linlin, “Do you know they have already made a move against you once? What if they find out you are here and follow you here?”

Su Yue said to Wang Linlin earnestly.

“I know, I won't participate in activities anymore!” Wang Linlin lowered her head, full of remorse.

“You still have activities? Let me see!” As soon as Su Yue heard Wang Linlin say this, he knew they still had an organization, and he immediately felt fortunate that he had come on this trip.

“Here, it's this!” Wang Linlin handed him the phone, still with a reluctant look on her face.

“How do I contact them?” Su Yue's expression was serious, hoping no one was watching them.

“There's a voice chat function here, you can talk to the others, or send voice messages or short videos!” Seeing Su Yue's increasingly serious expression, Wang Linlin knew things were not simple.

“Okay!” Su Yue took Wang Linlin's phone and recorded a video of himself appearing with the camera.

“Hello everyone, I'm Su Yue! Thank you all for liking me, but I hope everyone can cancel this offline event. After all, it's not very safe, and I hope everyone can cooperate.”

Su Yue established a agent group within the Central Intelligence Agency. The selection process was not complicated, and the participants quickly grasped the essentials. However, what Ethan didn't expect was that Su Yue had specially set a rule for him.

“Congratulations everyone, you have entered the final stage of the special agent selection. Next, we will select the Team Leader of the agent group. As you all know, this position is equivalent to the status of a Deputy Director.”

“The responsibilities of the Team Leader are lighter than those of a Deputy Director. It can be said that the power is great, but there are not many tasks. Now, I will explain the rules for this round.”

“In the final stage, we are testing leadership – how to make others obey your command in the shortest possible time. This is the entirety of the assessment. There is only a one-day time limit. I hope to see everyone with a new look by this time tomorrow.”

After speaking, Su Yue left the Central Intelligence Agency and handed the final round over to Li Si. This was also considered training his supervisory ability as a Deputy Director. Su Yue had other plans.

“Director, I'll be on my own tomorrow? Can I do it?” Li Si felt a little uneasy. After all, this was the first time he had done such a thing. If he messed up and was blamed by Su Yue, his fragile heart wouldn't be able to take it.

“If you don't do well... you figure it out yourself!” Su Yue knew Li Si was capable, but he might have encountered some setbacks before. Su Yue planned to find time to investigate.

But now, Su Yue had more important things to be busy with. He didn't care too much about the Central Intelligence Agency itself, but his future actions would rely heavily on it.

“Director, I will go all out!” Li Si swore to the sky, looking pious.

“Okay, I believe you!” Su Yue finished speaking and left the Central Intelligence Agency. He wouldn't be appearing here for the next few days.

“Now, what should we do?” Ethan, having been rebuffed by Su Yue earlier, could only try to reclaim his position. So, Ethan could only participate in the selection with these Officers.

Only in this way could Ethan ensure he became the Team Leader of the agent group. This was irrelevant to Su Yue, but it was crucial to Ethan.

Ethan found Su Yue in the office.

“Director, I want to ask, as a veteran special agent of the Central Intelligence Agency, can I participate in this selection?” Ethan wanted to recommend his own people.

“What did you say?” Su Yue pretended not to understand.

“Director, what I mean is, regarding the special agent selection competition, I have some ideas I'd like to discuss with you.” Ethan said to Su Yue with a smile.

“Then tell me, what are your ideas.” Su Yue didn't look up. He had just arrived here, and there were many documents that needed his signature to become effective. Ethan had signed many agreements under a false name before, and now that Su Yue was here, many agreements needed to be re-signed by him.

“This is what I'm thinking, those Team Leaders will definitely be more helpful to our work. After all, they know our Officers better.”

“With them, our work will be easier, won't it?” Ethan expressed all his thoughts, but Su Yue still didn't look up.

“Director, I'm done. Do you think my ideas have value?” Seeing that Su Yue seemed to not want to pay attention to him, Ethan was at a loss for a moment. This was the first time Ethan had seen such a leader.

“You just said you were a veteran special agent? What does that mean?” Su Yue didn't respond to his ideas, but instead asked about the previous matter.

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Upon hearing this, Ethan felt there was a chance and quickly introduced himself: “I was a special agent when Director James was in office. Because of my outstanding ability, our agent group later formed a Special Task Force. This Special Task Force was for...”

Saying this, Ethan suddenly stopped. Yes, this Special Task Force was specifically for arresting the current Director. How could he say that? Thinking about the previous operation, Ethan suddenly realized that after the operation to capture Su Yue using Zheng Tiantian's psychological counselor, the Special Task Force fell apart.

As Ethan stopped speaking, he thought of some key things. His thoughts suddenly became clear.

“Why aren't you continuing?” Su Yue looked up at this moment, looking at the person who had once choked him. If he hadn't been aware earlier, he might have been killed by him.

“That Special Task Force was mainly targeting me? We even fought on the battlefield? You even threatened me with a knife?” Su Yue said all the words Ethan didn't say.

“Director, I... I didn't mean to. It was completely due to the circumstances at the time!” Only now did Ethan feel that Su Yue didn't care about him at all.

“Then the circumstances are also forcing you now. Participate in the selection competition again with everyone. I want to see if your ability as a veteran special agent is still so outstanding.” Su Yue looked at Ethan with a smile.

Ethan, however, felt inexplicably nervous.

“Anything else?” Su Yue then asked Ethan.

“No, no. I will prove it to you then! Please rest assured!” Ethan smiled and left the Director's office.

“Close the door on your way out.”

Ethan smiled and gently closed the door. But no one knew that two more people had been added to the application form.

The competition was still ongoing.

Some people didn't care about the final round. They knew their limitations and knew they didn't have the ability to become the Team Leader of the agent group. But most people still held the belief that "a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier" and were eager for this position.

They were now on a patch of grass, and no one broke the silence first. Cui Qi, who had performed excellently in the previous rounds and led many people through the stages, sat in the corner and hadn't spoken.

“Cui Qi, I plan to follow you.” The Team Leader of Group 4, d01, walked up to Cui Qi and said.

“Why do you want to follow me?” Cui Qi didn't look up, playing with a foxtail grass in his hand, and asked coldly.

“Of course, I follow you not just because you helped me advance before, although that is one reason. But what I value more is your character. You are a good person and your judgment is particularly strong. I just want to follow you, and you shouldn't try to drive me away!” After speaking, d01 sat down next to Cui Qi with a little pride. As soon as d01 sat down, several more people came over one after another and joined Cui Qi's camp.

“We all want to follow you!”

Cui Qi looked at the current number of people. There were a total of 12 people in the final round of advancement. Now there were 5 people on his side, including himself, so there were 4 people supporting him.

Cui Qi was secretly calculating how to become the final winner, or whether he could successfully test the person he had always wanted to test.

“Oh, you guys have formed a small team now!” Ethan was very annoyed. He really didn't expect that few of these Team Leaders were ambitious. Among the people here, there was only one Team Leader from Group 4 who was not threatened by him before, and the Deputy Team Leader of Group 1 who was now standing next to him.

“What do you mean by that?” Cui Qi didn't indulge Ethan at all and directly retorted. In terms of individual scores, Cui Qi's score was much higher than Ethan's. Ethan himself didn't expect that helping other members along the way could also earn points.

Especially helping Officers reach the end, the score was almost the same as the winner in a single round.

But Ethan only found out about this scoring mechanism in the final round, which is why he disliked Cui Qi so much.

“What? Can't you understand what I mean? How about we have a match?” Ethan's mind was now filled with images of knocking Cui Qi to the ground. For him, this was not just venting, but more importantly, showing these people who it was wise to follow.

As long as they switched sides to Ethan in time, Ethan's final plan would succeed.

“Alright, but I have an extra stake!” Cui Qi smiled very innocently, completely unlike the person who completed 56 out of 69 targets in the assassination round alone.

For other contestants, this was simply a deadly presence. Li Si hadn't failed to notice this formidable young man when watching the surveillance, but every time he wanted to share it with Director Su Yue, Su Yue wasn't at the Central Intelligence Agency, and he didn't know why.

“He killed 56 people in the assassination round, Ethan, you only hit less than 20 targets!” The Deputy Team Leader of Group 1 reminded Ethan very carefully. It was obvious that facing Cui Qi, Ethan had no chance. Ethan glared at the Team Leader of Group 1.

“Alright, shut up. You're questioning me here even though you're not capable?” Ethan didn't take the Deputy Team Leader's words to heart at all.

He always believed he was the best special agent. Cui Qi's high score was just because he helped others.

“Alright, then how do you say we compete?” Cui Qi wasn't as hesitant as Ethan and asked directly.

“We'll compete according to the rounds we've already had, but the difference is, our opponents are no longer those emotionless people who don't bleed. Our enemy is the other side, how about that?” Ethan proposed the condition to Cui Qi.

“No problem, but you might not be able to fulfill my extra requirement.” Cui Qi smiled like a high school student who had just graduated.

“Go ahead, I'd like to see what harsh conditions this kind-hearted elementary student Cui Qi can propose.” Ethan completely disregarded the feelings of others and freely mocked Cui Qi.

Ethan understood the rules of survival in the Central Intelligence Agency better than anyone else, which was that the winner is king. No matter what means you used, as long as you won in the end, it was good.

“I heard you have videos of the Team Leaders from various groups? How about giving them to me?” Cui Qi wove the foxtail grass in his hand into a grass ring.

“How did you know?” Ethan didn't expect Cui Qi to propose this condition, and his face instantly turned bad.

“You don't need to worry about how I know, you just need to know one thing. Once I win, whether you keep the original videos or not, if you spread the videos again, your fate will be the same as during the competition.”

Ethan stared at Cui Qi, trying to see a different expression, but Cui Qi still smiled very innocently, like a high school student.

“Are you agreeing or not?” Cui Qi looked at Ethan's hesitant expression.

Ethan couldn't make up his mind for a moment. This matter was exposed by Cui Qi, this little Officer. Once the competition ended and others spread it, those Team Leaders would definitely come looking for him.

Regardless of whether he won this competition or not, he had already lost a part of it. Moreover, as far as Ethan knew, this Cui Qi was originally an air-dropped member of the Secretarial Group, but after knowing about this competition, he specifically signed up. Could it be that he had connections at home?

Whether it was the higher-ups or the Federal Court, he couldn't afford to offend them now!

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