Chapter 16: The Best of Both Worlds

Early on Monday morning, as usual, Sun Peng arrived at the office more than ten minutes early.

The Archives Center took a weekend off, and the Intelligence Division and the Operations Department also began to take turns off, but seeing that the final deadline set by the Minister was approaching, everyone definitely did not dare to relax......

"Teacher Feng, my third-level authority...... Do you think you can approve it? ”

After making a cup of tea for Feng Geng, Sun Peng asked with a smile.

"Of course no problem!"

Hurriedly took the teacup, Feng Geng nodded and smiled without thinking much about it: "Our director has already nodded, and all that remains is some cumbersome procedures to be done, it is estimated that it will be approved by Friday at the latest!" ”

"Really? That's great! ”

Overjoyed in his heart, Sun Peng hurriedly said gratefully to Feng Geng: "Teacher Feng, thank you so much, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to access the third-level permission information until a year later!" ”

"Hehe, what's the ...... polite?"

Just as Sun Peng and Feng Geng were polite to each other, the phone on the table suddenly rang. Feng Geng muttered twice: "Call before you get to work", grabbed it directly and asked: "This is the archive center, who are you looking for?" ”

"Yes, I'll let Xiao Sun go over immediately!"

Hanging up the phone, Feng Geng looked at Sun Peng with a strange look in his eyes, and whispered: "Xiao Sun, go to the office of Director Shangguan Cai of the first intelligence department immediately, she has something to look for you!" ”

"Shangguan Cai?"

Sun Peng was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then immediately remembered.

When I had dinner with Chen Qingqing on Friday night, I did meet Shangguan Cai, and the director of the intelligence department also asked Sun Peng to see her after work. Thinking of this, Sun Peng naturally couldn't slack off, and hurriedly got up and rushed to the intelligence department building. In fact, Sun Peng had already guessed in advance about Shangguan Cai's purpose of finding himself, and he had already had an idea, but the exchange with Lin Jingxuan in the past two days made Sun Peng faintly overturn his previous plan!

At the door of Shangguan Cai's office, Sun Peng hesitated slightly, then knocked on the door and walked in: "Director Shangguan, are you looking for me?" ”

"Hehe, little grandson, come, please take a seat!"

After seeing Sun Peng, Shangguan Cai was obviously very enthusiastic, and hurriedly got up and gave up his seat and poured water for him personally, if there was an agent from an intelligence department, I am afraid that he would immediately look straight: When did his own director, who has always been vigorous and resolute, be so enthusiastic about a newcomer?

After the two sat down, they exchanged pleasantries, Shangguan Cai smiled aloud, and said seriously: "Xiao Sun, I don't like to beat around the bush, I have always been straightforward, so let's not be polite today, get straight to the point!" I am very optimistic about you, with your skills and calm attitude in case of trouble, you are very suitable for front-line intelligence work, so here, I very formally invite you to join the intelligence department! How's that, interested? ”

Really!

It's exactly the same as Sun Peng's own guess!

In fact, from the day he forced Lin Jingxuan away, Sun Peng knew that it was probably impossible for him to continue to stay in the archive center in the future. Anyway, with the skills he showed that day, coupled with his performance when he met Shangguan Cai later, I am afraid that he will attract the attention of others. And in the Ministry of State Security, where strength determines everything, if a director-level figure like Shangguan Cai can't see his potential, it would be too exaggerated!

Even if he mentioned that he had an idea, but at this moment, when he really heard Shangguan Cai's invitation, Sun Peng still lowered his head and groaned.

The advantage of staying in the archive center is obvious, that is, Sun Peng can use research as an excuse to access all the confidential files sealed in the archive center at any time! After the monsters are reborn, they bring their own demonic power seeds, so as long as they continue to cultivate in the previous life, they will inevitably use these demonic powers, causing all kinds of strange events.

As long as these strange events can be found, Sun Peng may be able to find these monsters!

But in the same way, there is also a disadvantage to staying in the archive center, for example, they implement a strict clock-in system, which is not as free as the agents of the Intelligence Department and the Operations Department, and there are almost no opportunities to go out on business.

So from this point of view, going to the intelligence department may be the best choice!

The agents of the Ministry of Intelligence are relatively the most suitable for Sun Peng, and they are full-time to investigate important information and cases reported by various jurisdictions, that is to say, if there are some important incidents that the local police cannot handle, or that involve national security, the agents of the Intelligence Department will be the first people to go out to investigate! Operations will not be used until they have investigated and taken action. As for another important department of the Ministry of State Security, that is, the Secret Service, it will not move at all if it is not a super case!

It's just that the scope of work of the intelligence department is narrow, and it is a little difficult for Sun Peng to obtain comprehensive information.

"What? Was this decision hard to make? ”

Seeing that Sun Peng was in deep thought with an embarrassed face, Shangguan Cai's brows furrowed, and he asked softly.

In the Ministry of State Security, the main body of work is three parallel departments: the Intelligence Department, the Operations Department, and the Secret Service, and all other departments can be said to serve these three departments, and the Archives Center is no exception. In fact, just like the medical record room in a hospital, although it is important, it is still far inferior to those doctors with scalpels in the eyes of others!

So very few really good young people are willing to stay in the archive center.

Just like Fang Linya, who is now Sun Peng's contemporary, has just joined the Ministry of State Security for only a year, and she has tried her best to leave the archives center to join the front-line intelligence department, because she understands that in a place like the Ministry of State Security, only by joining the three main departments can there be a future for development, and if she stays in the archives center, she will be the director of the archives center at most for the rest of her life.

This is also the reason why Shangguan Cai is a little unhappy in his heart at this moment.

As the director of the intelligence department, Shangguan Cai understands the difference between the intelligence department and the archives center, and in her opinion, a person who is really capable should stand in the most important position! A newcomer like Sun Peng, who is both capable and very young, should be eager to be transferred from the clerk position in the archives center and join the intelligence department!

This is a natural recognition of Shangguancai's own work!

Now Sun Peng, a young man who is extremely optimistic about Shangguan Cai, hesitated for so long after hearing this proposal, which made her a little difficult to accept.

"It's a hard choice!"

Sun Peng didn't care, just smiled and explained: "Although I do yearn for the life of an agent in the intelligence department, you also know that from the college days...... No, I should say that I have been very interested in the major of literature and archives since I was in high school, and I have been investing a lot of energy and time over the years, and I have also achieved a lot of results, and now it is really ...... if I suddenly give up what I have been working for for so long."

"Hmm...... That's right. ”

After listening to Sun Peng's explanation, Shangguan Cai suddenly realized, and his heart was suddenly relieved.

Indeed, it has nothing to do with whether the job has a future or not, whether the career has development, everyone has everyone's interests and hobbies, which can never be erased, Shangguan Cai knows this very well. It's just that looking at the tangled Sun Peng, she still waved her hand and said, "Little Sun, I think you have to think about this matter seriously!" Just because you're in the intelligence department doesn't mean you have to give up your interest! You must know that the agents of the intelligence department work under a lot of pressure, and they usually have some personal hobbies, so you can completely cultivate what you have studied before as a hobby! ”

"Uh......"

Hearing Shangguan Cai say this, Sun Peng was stunned for a moment, and then while shaking his head and smiling bitterly, he suddenly had an idea of the best of both worlds in his heart!

"Director Shangguan!"

After thinking of this idea, Sun Peng did not hesitate anymore and said: "As you said, if I join the intelligence department, I can continue my research after work, which is indeed possible. But now there is a problem, and that is that my research has to call on the large number of confidential archives in the archive center! I only need files of level 3 and below, but the amount required is very large, and if I leave there, I'm afraid I won't have this opportunity. So ......"

"Calling a large number of archives? The specific meaning of this large number is ......"

Shangguan Cai's eyebrows raised slightly, and he asked.

"What does this mean by a lot...... Just as much as you can! ”

Sun Peng smiled slightly and nodded.

"This ......"

Shangguan Cai was also stunned at this moment, she thought that Sun Peng meant to call some on the line, but now it seems that this so-called hobby is probably really a troublesome thing!

After saying his conditions, it didn't make sense for Sun Peng to stay any longer, he stood up and said slightly apologetically: "Director Shangguan, I'm sorry, those materials in the file center are very important to me, if I have to give up those when I am transferred to the intelligence department, I'm afraid I can only choose to refuse." But if I can go to the file center and access the information in my authority when I don't have a task, then I will be more than happy to join the intelligence department......

Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, I wish you all good health, family happiness and all the best in the Year of the Horse!