Chapter 3012: Choice
Deep in the forest somewhere in Tivian, in a luxurious office in a towering military fortress, Greg looked at the man in officer's uniform in front of him in astonishment. He never thought that the highest person in charge of the Preet Security Bureau was actually a member of the royal family! Moreover, Tivian personally met him as soon as he arrived. What did he do to deserve such a big show?
Faced with this scene, Gregor was a little confused. After a long while, he realized that the other person's hand was still in front of him, and then he quickly shook his hand with the other person.
"Ah... is this His Highness Harold? Hello, Your Highness. Please forgive me for my rudeness just now!"
After shaking hands with the other party, Gregor immediately knelt on one knee and bowed hastily to the other party. Seeing this, Harold couldn't help but smile and spoke.
"Not all royal families can be addressed as Your Highness. When you meet someone with the last name Despenser in the future, before you greet him, you'd better understand him clearly to avoid making a fool of yourself, Mr. Meshhaus."
"Um... so how should I address you..." Greg felt nervous when he heard Harold's words, but Harold continued to speak.
"Ha, don't be nervous. There's nothing wrong with you calling me Your Highness. I just want to remind you a little bit." After saying that, Harold slowly walked back to his seat at his big desk and sat down, then looked at Greg and spoke.
"Stand up, and don't be so polite when you see me in the office. We all have to focus on work. Don't keep kneeling endlessly."
"Yes, Your Highness Harold."
After listening to Harold's words, Greg stood up, and then stood in front of Harold's desk with some trepidation in his heart. Now he didn't understand why the director wanted to meet with him, a newcomer.
After Harold sat back in his seat, he slowly picked up a teacup and placed it in front of himself. Then he picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of black tea. While pouring the tea, he spoke to Greg.
"Gregos Meshos was born in the hunting village of Igwen County. His mother disappeared when he was seven, and his father died due to a hunting error when he was ten. When he was ten, he came to Igwent to work three years ago. He was involved in a local extraordinary incident, and entered the Igwent Security Bureau as a hunter nearly two years ago. Because of his outstanding performance, he was promoted to apprentice and team leader half a year ago. Not long ago, he captured a member of the black-level Hades Coffin Cult single-handedly, so he came to the General Administration for promotion. Ha... You are really good, kid. An apprentice captured a black soil."
Filling the teacup in front of him, Harold counted out Gregor's resume. Although he didn't know why the director did this, Gregor still nodded and responded modestly.
"It's nothing, it's just luck. The cultist at that time lost the necessary equipment, so I was able to defeat him."
"Luck is also a function of strength. There's no need to be modest about this." Harold responded, and then he took out a small paper bag from his drawer, tore open a corner of it, and poured black powder into the teacup. At first Greg thought it was some kind of tea, but it turned out not to be.
"You may be confused now, wondering why I came here alone to discuss things with you. The reason is actually very simple, because your experience is clean enough."
Picking up the teacup, Harold took a sip of the black tea and then spoke to Greg. Greg couldn't help but paused after hearing what Harold said.
"clean?"
"Yes, you were born in the countryside, and you joined the Security Bureau in Igwinter, which is far away from the headquarters. It is almost impossible for you to have any connection with Tivian's forces. However, you have certain abilities, a simple and clear resume, and you are about to be promoted... What I need recently is someone like you." Putting down the black tea he had taken a sip, Harold looked at Greg with a sharp look. After listening to Harold's words, Greg frowned slightly, and seemed to realize something in his heart, and then spoke with doubt.
"Your Highness Harold... Is it because something happened in the General Administration that you need someone like me?"
Listening to Greg's words, Harold looked at him with a slight approval, then nodded in response.
"Yes, I'll tell you the truth. There is a traitor in the General Administration..."
Greg's heart tightened when he heard Harold's words. Although he had some guesses before, he couldn't help but be stunned after hearing what the other party said. He opened his eyes and spoke.
"What... a traitor? Your Highness... do you mean... there is a traitor in the General Administration now?"
"Yes, we don't know when they infiltrated, how many there are, and where they are... We have already leaked a lot of important information because of this problem, causing considerable losses... The problem of internal traitors has become my biggest headache..."
Harold let out a long sigh and said while sitting on the chair, with a hint of helplessness in his tone, while Greg continued to ask questions.
"Is there no way... to find the traitor in the bureau?"
"I've tried many methods, but none of them worked. The traitor is very deep and cunning. I can't find out anything using conventional methods. The usual internal self-examination procedures are completely useless, so I want to try something else." Harold continued, and Greg asked tentatively.
"So... Your Highness, you are looking for me... because you are investigating the traitor?"
"Right, I'll tell you straight away...Since the previous self-inspections have yielded no results, I suspect that the traitor has infiltrated some key position. This has made me lose confidence in the people in the General Administration, so I thought of letting someone who has nothing to do with the General Administration and is far away from the Tivian secret world to investigate this matter." Looking at Greg, Harold said indifferently. Although he had guessed Harold's intentions before, he was still shocked after hearing his confirmation, and then blurted out.
"Are you asking me to investigate the traitor in the General Administration? But, but Your Highness, I am just a newly transferred apprentice, and I have no similar experience at all!"
"Don't worry, you will be Heitu soon. Besides, you are not alone. Besides you, there are other people transferred from remote branches. I will also place someone who is absolutely trustworthy to lead you. In the near future, you will be a team, a team directly under my command. One of your major tasks is to secretly investigate leaks within the General Administration."
Harold waved his hand and said lightly. Listening to Harold's words, Gregor didn't know how to respond for a moment. At this moment, his heart was churning, and all kinds of incredible thoughts lingered in his mind.
Grego didn't expect that the director of the General Administration had already realized that there was a traitor in the bureau, and that the traitor might be lurking deep and involved in a big case. So he planned to organize a team that had little to do with the General Administration and Tivian to conduct an investigation, and he would be one of them.
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