Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s

Chapter 2215: Chapter 2210: Short-Handed

Qin Jian made a trip to the National Security Bureau and reported the situation in detail.

After all, he’s a soldier, and there are many military matters that require attention, making it impossible to handle everything alone. Since everyone around him is a suspect, he decided to notify the National Security Bureau first.

To see if there’s any discovery on their side or if any actions will be taken.

Qin Jian went to find Section Chief Zhen, the person who had interrogated him during the data leak incident.

Zhen Hao was arranging work when he heard a knock and stood up to check the door. Seeing Qin Jian there, he laughed: ”Captain Qin, we meet again!”

”Yes.” Qin Jian replied with a hint of helplessness in his voice, ”I said we wouldn’t meet again at that time, but it seems it’s impossible not to! Section Chief Zhen, I’m here to report some matters to you.”

”Alright. Wait for me in my office for a while then! I’ll finish my meeting and make you a pot of good tea, then listen to you!” Zhen Hao joked.

Qin Jian glanced at the time and said, ”No need for tea. If Chief Hao has time now, I’d like to say a few simple words. I have a meeting at headquarters shortly! If I delay further, it might be too late.”

”Okay. Then come with me.” Zhen Hao led Qin Jian to an empty office, closed the door, and gestured for him to speak.

Qin Jian took out a piece of paper from his pocket, on which he had drawn a relationship map: ”I suspect these few people are spies, related to the secret organization you investigated before!”

”Oh? Did you find evidence against them?” Zhen Hao said seriously.

”No. I hope colleagues at the National Security Bureau can keep an eye on them.” Qin Jian replied.

”This...” Zhen Hao showed a troubled expression, hesitated for a moment, then decided to tell Qin Jian, ”We’re short-handed right now! A major case occurred at the fifth prison! A suspect provided the geographical coordinates of a military enterprise. He claims there’s a spy who wants to kill him there! He also said an extremely important secret document was written to a disk. That disk will go missing. And indeed... it’s missing. It’s said to contain data from the latest radar system! The higher-ups are furious, and most of the resources are focused on that now.”

Qin Jian furrowed his brow: ”Does this mean the National Security Bureau won’t intervene in this affair?”

”Of course that’s not the case, but suddenly allocating personnel to monitor all three long-term isn’t realistic. If it’s surveillance, it needs to be done by a veteran, right? If it’s a novice, they’ll easily slip up...”

”I understand.” Qin Jian knew that given the rampant espionage and limited manpower, priority must be given to major cases first.

”The clues you provided are indeed very valuable! We’ll pay attention to them as well, but...” Chief Zhen’s eyes shifted as he smiled, ”Captain Qin, I see you’ve made quite the progress over the past half a year! Why don’t you continue to follow it up? I can assign a few newbies here to help you out?”

Qin Jian shot Zhen Hao a cool glance and sneered: ”At this rate, I estimate I’ll retire in less than two years! A soldier not paying attention to his own troop’s matters, but handling National Security Bureau’s business instead.”

”Retirement sounds perfect!” Zhen Hao grinned, ”The National Security Bureau could use talents like you! Captain Qin! Even if you retire as an old scout, the public security, procuratorate, and legal departments will be competing to recruit you.”