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Chapter 1787 Test (First update, please subscribe)
Although October is not the rainy season, there is still more rain than usual.

Looking at the rain and the city outside the window, Zhou Jingran drove the car across the north-south axis street and was about to enter Suzaku Street.

At the intersection, a policeman on a motorcycle stopped the traffic with gestures, and then signaled to let a group of elementary school students in raincoats pass.

The windshield wipers of the Volkswagen moved back and forth to the beat of the drums, like a conductor of an orchestra, and through the windshield I could see children walking hand in hand on the sidewalk.

Zhou Jingran whispered to himself:
"This is SEA. If there are any privileges, they are only for these kids..."

The protection of children in SEA is meticulous, as children are regarded as "the common responsibility of society". Because of this, they enjoy some potential privileges. For example, now, even if the light is not green, if the police see a group of children waiting to cross the intersection, they will take the initiative to stop the traffic and let the children pass first.

Everyone was already accustomed to this. After the children passed the intersection, they turned around and bowed to the passers-by to express their gratitude. Then the children half walked and half ran towards the museum in the distance. They should be going there to visit.

After the children left, the patrolman blew his whistle and signaled with his white-gloved hand that the vehicle could continue to move forward.

Turn right at the main street intersection and you will reach the Security Bureau building in a few minutes.

The Security Bureau Building has a strong imperial era architectural style. It was designed by a German architectural engineer. In a way, it is huge and ugly, at least in the eyes of some people.

In fact, apart from the window, it is just a standard matchbox...

After passing the sentry post of the armed guards, Zhou Jingran entered the entrance of the building. In the lobby inside the gate, there was a notice board marking today's anti-terrorism alert level. There were four levels in total - level 4 blue, level 3 yellow, level 2 orange and level 1 red.

Today is a little different from this time of year - today is the highest red alert.

The reason for this is that the military's actions in Libya have led to widespread opposition and protests in the Middle East, Pakistan and even Aceh, so the Security Bureau has raised the anti-terrorism alert level.

Correspondingly, there were more military police on the streets to prevent terrorist attacks. After showing his ID to the guard, Zhou Jingran found that today was busier than usual.

This is the case every time the alert level is raised to red.

In the lobby, female secretaries were walking back and forth with boxes of documents in their arms, their high heels clacking on the marble floor. The air was filled with a hint of fragrance, and female secretaries in white shirts and black skirts were always the most beautiful sight in the building, the temptation of the uniforms was evident on them.

Maybe this is one of the benefits of working here.
There were also some colleagues discussing the case in a low voice. On the wall at the far end of the lobby hung the badge of the Security Bureau, with "Shield of SEA" written on the ribbon of the copper shield badge.

The Security Bureau has never been a sword, but it is the shield of SEA. The will of its existence is to protect, to protect this place from external erosion or attack.

This erosion is multifaceted, including infiltration by spies and infiltration by ideas, and these are what the Security Bureau needs to prevent.

The attacks are usually terrorist attacks. SEAs have always been victims of terrorist attacks, which is why they have set a Level 4 alert standard.

This also determines the nature of the Security Bureau's mission. It is responsible for handling terrorism, subversion, espionage, dissidents, and other cases that "highly endanger national security." This also means that under normal circumstances, ordinary criminal cases and even some corpses will not alarm them, unless the deceased is a terrorist or traitor, or a spy from another country.

In short, the Security Bureau is a place different from the police and the Investigation Department.

This is special, it's a protective shield!

"We are the Shield of the Empire."

Zhou Jingran spoke silently in his heart, then he walked out of the elevator and into the corridor. Dozens of frosted glass doors were lined up on both sides of the corridor.

These were the offices of the agents. Some of the doors were half-open, and from inside came the clacking of computer keyboards or the ringing of telephones.

“A violent command center that suppresses people’s freedom.”

This sentence emerged in Zhou Jingran's mind. This was what he read in a newspaper in Hong Kong Island two years ago. At that time, the Security Bureau had a certain degree of cooperation with the Hong Kong Police, and was therefore also accused of being an accomplice of imperialism.

What a joke.

Muttering something, he pushed open a door. There were more than twenty desks in the large office, and there was an agent sitting at each desk, all of them looking through reports.

I continued walking inside. When I was a few meters away from the office, a female secretary came over with a document in her arms and said:
"head."

As the head of the second anti-terrorism team, Zhou Jingran not only has a separate office, but also a female assistant. However, unlike ordinary uniformed assistants, Kelly wears a Security Bureau badge and a pistol on her waist. Among the more than 400 female employees of the Security Bureau, there are less than 100 female agents, and among these people, less than 50 have permission to go out on field missions.

Kelly is one of them. Standing at 180cm tall, she looks more like a supermodel than a female agent.

"Kelly, what's going on today?"

Zhou Jingran asked as he walked.

"Like yesterday, the situation is calm. However, we have received some external security alerts that there are some extremists who may attack SEA citizens traveling in the area."

Entering the office and turning on the light, his office looked like a dark cupboard or a prison cell. A small window faced the empty inner courtyard of the Security Bureau building, and the view outside the window was concrete floor and brick walls.

One wall was made into a bookcase, which was filled with various file boxes. On the large desk there was a computer and a pile of documents.

Messy!

This is the biggest feature of the office, and on the whiteboard next to it are many photos and clues. They are the information about the terrorist attack on the Tokyo representative office. Until now, there are still some unresolved doubts about the terrorist attack on the Tokyo representative office.

Although they arrested some of the guys involved, the real culprit behind the scenes is still at large. Because of this, Zhou Jingran is still investigating the case until now.

“Just issue a safety warning.”

After hanging his coat on the hanger, Zhou Jingran walked to the back of his desk. Kelly then reported:
"Boss, Deputy Director Wu asked you to be in his office at 10:50 a.m."

Zhou Jingran has always hoped that he could start his work day at this pace.

Because his job is different, if he gets nervous, it means something will go wrong.

This is also the reason why he hopes to slack off every day, but this is just a beautiful fantasy.

At 10:47 a.m., Zhou Jingran walked to the office of Executive Deputy Director Wu Dekun. Outside the office door, Secretary Zhang Jieyun smiled at him and whispered:

"You've arrived just in time. Be careful when you go in. The boss is in a bad mood."

"Thank you, Secretary Zhang."

After expressing his gratitude, Zhou Jingran walked into the office. As soon as he entered the office, Wu Dekun said:
"Something big is going to happen."

"what?"

As soon as Zhou Jingran finished speaking, Wu Dekun said:
"Take a look at this report."

After taking the report from the head's hand and just taking a quick look at it, Zhou Jingran's brows furrowed.

After reading the report, he looked at the director and said.

"Is this... information accurate?"

Wu Dekun nodded and said:

"This intelligence has been repeatedly verified by the Investigation Department and our overseas agents. Now we are very honored to be listed as one of the three Satans."

When talking about his honor, Wu Dekun's tone was full of sarcasm.

"For those guys in the Middle East, the number one Satan is Israel. Then there's the United States. Now there's us, and they think we're even more evil than the United States."

As he spoke, Wu Dekun's expression became more and more serious.

"They think we dismembered Saudi Arabia, we defiled that land, we interfered in Iraq and now in Libya, and we're robbing them of their oil.

From the Gulf to Kuwait, from Kuwait to Iraq, from Iraq to Libya, we are doing our best to plunder their wealth.

Well, political interference, plundering of wealth, so we have become the enemy of the entire Middle East world."

While speaking, Wu Dekun took out two cigarettes from the cigarette box on the table, gave one to Zhou Jingran, then lit a cigarette for himself, took a deep puff of the cigarette, and said with a frown.

"So they plan to launch a terrorist attack against us as revenge. And this attack is likely to be unprecedented... or it is likely to be unprecedented in scale."

Although there is no specific intelligence in this regard at present, based on his professional sensitivity, Wu Dekun believes that this time, the terrorist attack launched by those people is definitely not a simple attack. They are very likely to launch a large-scale attack aimed at teaching SEA a profound lesson.

So where would they attack?

Is it the mainland? Or is it like the last time they attacked the representative office in Tokyo?

Wu Dekun had no way of knowing all this, but when he thought of it, his mood became even heavier.

"Are those damn guys crazy?"

Zhou Jingran frowned.

"Don't they know that we believe in an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth? Aren't they afraid of our revenge?"

Shaking his head, Wu Dekun said.

"They don't care about any of this at all. You should never expect to discuss reason and risk with lunatics. Those guys are never reasonable. They don't care whether we will retaliate or not. They only care about one thing... how to vent their hostility towards us!"

After saying that, Wu Dekun stared at Zhou Jingran and said.

"So for a long time to come, we will remain on red alert. We don't know if those guys are the venomous snakes hiding in the shadows. We don't know when and where they will launch a terrorist attack on us, but one thing is certain..."

Wu Dekun said as he looked out the window and watched the traffic coming and going in the distance.

"This time, I'm afraid we will face an unprecedented test."

(End of this chapter)