Chapter 209 (Second Hundred and Eighth Chapter) Archives

"As for the list of personnel to be sent to Yaoque," Yan Shi paused for a moment, pondered for a moment, and then spoke in a calm tone: "The General Administration will hold open recruitment within the entire bureau and select the best candidates."

Sending personnel to Yaoque was ostensibly for supervision, but in reality, it was a preliminary step by the Bureau of Foreign Affairs to explore the possibility of establishing a branch office in Yaoque.

Once personnel are stationed there long-term, they will inevitably begin to interfere in the internal affairs of Yaoque.

Over time, supervision will naturally evolve into routine management. At that point, there's no need to say more; the Yaoque Branch of the Bureau of Extraordinary Management will have already effectively existed.

These stationed personnel will directly become the core team of the future branch office.

Such an opportunity is bound to be highly sought after, and there's no shortage of enthusiastic applicants.

Lu Jian understood, and she bowed and replied, "Yes. The Information Department will release a relevant statement next week."

Yan Shi nodded: "Mm."

"Director Yan," Lu Jian cautiously probed again, "do you have any other instructions?"

Yan Shi tapped the teacup lightly with his fingertips, pretended to ponder for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "That's all for now. You can go out now."

"yes."

Lu Jian bowed and quietly closed the door before leaving.

The reception room returned to silence.

Yan Shi sat quietly for a moment, making sure that there was no one around and that the door was closed tightly, before standing up from the sofa.

The coldness that had been pressing on her face instantly relaxed, and she looked curiously at the tea table in the corner of the living room before walking over quickly.

Yan Shi had been lurking in the General Administration's group chat for a while, having already heard his colleagues mention that the tea room introduces new products every quarter, and fruit tea can be freely DIYed, supposedly with great taste.

She'd wanted to try it for a long time.

Before the secretariat was established, the tea room on the floor where the director's office was located was always dark; after the secretariat was established, it became brighter, but no matter the time of day, there were always staff coming and going.

If Yan Shi really went over, the atmosphere would immediately become awkward.

Her secretary would always bring her black coffee when she arrived at work in the morning.

Yan Shi, a dessert lover: ...

Now that she finally had the chance, she enthusiastically tried all the condiments on the tea table before finally mixing a cup of fruit tea porridge and pouring it into a thermos.

After finishing the first cup, have another one ready to take home and enjoy slowly.

Yan Shi was in a good mood because he drank a sweet drink.

Even when Secretary-General Xie Sheng stopped her on her way back to the office with a large stack of documents, it didn't dampen her good mood.

Jie Sheng: "Director Yan, this is this week's work summary, next week's work goals and priorities, and a report on some recent urgent matters within the bureau."

"Come in and let's talk." Yan Shi pushed open the door to his office.

Compared to the other section chiefs in the bureau, Xie Sheng was definitely young. He was just over thirty, but he spoke and acted like an old man.

When she reported on matters, she spoke in a flat, monotone manner, completely devoid of intonation, which made people drowsy.

Before Jie Sheng could finish speaking, all that reached Yan Shi's ears was a buzzing white noise.

Yan Shi: "...Hmm." She nodded occasionally during the pauses Jie Sheng made, pretending that she was listening very attentively.

She had originally intended to just coast along, and left after saying that, but then the next word reached her ears, and she suddenly realized the important point.

"...Novano Port"

"Wait a minute." Yan Shi narrowed his eyes, then looked up. "Where did you just say?"

“Novano Port,” Xie Sheng said, immediately pulling out a document from a large stack of files he had brought and handing it to Yan Shi: “After the death of the governor of Novano Port, the riots in the city had been resolved peacefully, but Changyang Prefecture and Jue Plain recently reached a reconciliation.”

"Changyang Prefecture dispatched 10,000 troops to Novano Port via the Ju'e Plain. With this intervention, fighting has now broken out in Novano Port."

Jie Sheng paused for a moment, then continued, "The merchant groups near Novano Port are very complex, and the fighting within the city has seriously affected the free flow of trade. Therefore, some major western human cities have publicly issued documents condemning the major eastern human cities for interfering in the internal affairs of western human cities."

"Then, representatives from both the main cities of the Eastern and Western human races went to Novano Port."

Before Jie Sheng could finish speaking, Yan Shi already understood completely.

The main cities of the Eastern and Western human races each sent representatives to Novano Port. Of course, they couldn't each represent just one person; they must have brought some garrison troops with them.

With so many different armies crammed around the port of Novano, and the governor of Novano assassinated, the situation is even more complicated now that there is no one in charge in the city.

Most importantly, once a war breaks out, it could very well become the next holy war.

Yan Shi's vision went black.

If a holy war breaks out, it will surely be recorded in various historical records of the underworld.

As the head of the Bureau of Heterogeneous Affairs during this period, Yan Shi's reputation will be tied to this holy war.

She wanted to be an ordinary director of the Bureau of Dissidents, not seeking fame, but also not wanting to be a laughing stock.

When later historical records mention her, it is in the context of her lack of ability and mismanagement, which led to the outbreak of war.

Yan Shi studied archaeology during his undergraduate studies, so he knew all too well what kind of reputation the leaders who caused the war would leave in the annals of history.

She composed herself and looked up at Jie Sheng, who was standing to the side: "How many execution teams in the bureau are not currently on missions?"

Jie Sheng's fingers flew across the portable screen, the screen's glow reflected in her eyes, her expression meticulous: "Director Yan, please wait a moment, I'll check the system."

She paused, "A3, B7, and the three C-level teams don't have any ongoing missions at the moment."

Yan Shi nodded: "Have them gather in front of the main building. We'll set off immediately in half an hour for Novano Port."

The world barrier has just been repaired, but if a large number of people need to enter and exit...

Yan Shi considered the fragility of the world barrier and silently abandoned his usual plan to use his Word of Power to tear open the barrier and head directly to his destination. Instead, he decided to take the official route, which was a rare occurrence for him.

Depart from the boundary gate outside the capital to reach the Ville Hub in the Inner World, and then take an airship from the Ville Hub to the Port of Novano.

However, when Yan Shi arrived at the Cloud Journey Tower, he realized that he had underestimated the extent of the riots in Novano Port, as well as the conflicts and mutual vigilance between the main cities of the Eastern and Western human races.

Surprisingly, there wasn't a single airship heading towards Novano Port inside the entire Cloud Journey Airship Tower today.

Yan Shi sat in the VIP lounge of the Yuntu Airport Tower, gazing at the flight map and lost in thought.

Jie Sheng stood beside her with his head down: "Director Yan, it was an oversight on my part. I have already urgently sent someone to contact the branch office of the Weier Hub Management Bureau to mobilize airships from within the bureau. The route planning is expected to be completed and the aircraft will depart within an hour."

"Director Yan...?" Seeing that Yan Shi did not reply for a long time, Jie Sheng became a little nervous and secretly looked up at Director Yan.

Yan Shi responded immediately. She tapped her fingers lightly on the coffee table, and after a long while, slowly shook her head: "It's nothing."

As she spoke, she suddenly stood up, her uniform fluttering past her side: "In that case, I'll go check out the Weil Hub branch."

Jie Sheng: "Yes."

As Yan Shi sat inside the Cloud Journey Tower, he suddenly remembered that a long, long time ago, when the story was just beginning, Yu Junxun and Lin Cai had visited the archives room in the Will Hub branch of the comic.

Yu Junxun said that all the paper archives of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs since its establishment are stored here.

Since it consists entirely of paper records, after the destruction of the headquarters' archives, the archives at the Weil Hub should be the most complete collection of records among all branches, including the headquarters and all sub-branches.

Because Jie Sheng had notified the branch office in advance, Duan Yunchen was already waiting at the door when Yan Shi arrived.

"Director Yan," Duan Yunchen gave a perfunctory bow, "Long time no see."

Yan Shi: "Mm."

They walked into the bureau together, and Duan Yunchen asked warily, "Director Yan, what urgent matter do you have this time?"

"The serious criminals you sent here for temporary detention have been here for quite some time now, and they're still at the Welch Hub."

Yan Shi then remembered that Guan Yunji had been kept at the Will Hub.

I was just too busy with official duties and forgot.

Yan Shi glanced at Duan Yunchen out of the corner of his eye.

Her complexion was rosy, and her clothes and accessories were well-matched and neat.

He seems to be in good spirits.

Guan Yunji and Duan Yunchen seem to get along well.

Yan Shi: "Oh, the situation at the General Administration hasn't been completely resolved yet. I'll detain you here for a while longer."

Duan Yunchen: ...

She had some profanities she wanted to say, but after weighing the strength of both sides, she kept quiet.

Because of Yan Ju's words of power, she had no way to deal with Guan Yunji.

However, anyone who lives with a mentally unstable person will not be psychologically healthy.

Duan Yunchen didn't go crazy because she experienced too many things that could have driven her insane.

It doesn't mean she really liked Guan Yunji living in her house.

It was still her and her teacher's home.

As they spoke, they had already reached the third floor of the Weil Hub branch office.

Yan Shi remembered that the archives room was on the right side at the end of the third floor.

Duan Yunchen finally finished her rambling and, upon seeing Yan Shi's destination, exclaimed "Eh!" with some confusion.

"Director Yan, whose file do you need to check?"

Yan Shi glanced at her.

Duan Yunchen immediately realized that he had overstepped his bounds.

The branch office of the Weier Hub Management Bureau has the most complete archives in the entire Management Bureau. If Director Yan wants to come here to check the archives, they must be ones that the headquarters does not have.

Regardless of who is being investigated, it must involve some rather complex events.

Duan Yunchen, of course, had no interest in meddling in other people's business.

She immediately stopped talking, and eagerly took out her work card, swiped it, and opened the door to the archives room for Yan Shi: "Director Yan, please."

The door was pulled open. Standing in the doorway, all I could see inside was fog.

"Don't worry, I'll be guarding the door," Duan Yunchen added, and immediately slammed the door shut after Yan Shi went in.

Yan Shi: ...

She turned to look at the archives.

Just like in the comics she vaguely remembered, the archives room was very large, with countless shelves floating in the air, and neatly stacked file folders on the shelves.

Next to the door was a large table, on which sat a sheet of white paper and a pen.

Without further hesitation, Yan Shi walked to the table, picked up a pen, and wrote a name on a piece of paper.

After the pen is put down, the writing is absorbed by the white paper.

Yan Shi raised his head.

On a shelf high up, a file folder seemed to be summoned, and was shaken out from a pile of file folders, falling straight into Yan Shi's arms.

The bag wasn't tied tightly. Yan Shi lowered his eyes, untied the bag, and pulled the documents out.

This is a rather thick stack of documents, with the resume on the first page.

In the ID photo, the woman has red hair and black eyes, with a bold expression and a bright smile.

Next to the photo is her name and a brief introduction.

Single-seal Yang.

He graduated from Zhanzhou University and then traveled in the underworld for more than ten years.

He was later appointed by the Heavenly Mandate Platform as the 64th Director of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs, serving a term of 36 years.