Chapter 6: You'll often have contact with His Majesty at banquets.
Shi Wei continued to fabricate a story in front of her parents, saying that because the promotional video was so good, she caught the eye of the royal family and was recruited to be a lady-in-waiting. Faced with her brother's suspicious eyes, Shi Wei had no choice but to show off her access card and that her name would appear in the news sometime next month.
Actually, I just typed two lines of text.
Because she could speak to the head of the secret service, Luzi, there was no office bullying. However, because of this royal job, she had to change her nationality to Manla.
There's nothing we can do about it; we have to put the security bureau at ease.
Despite her brother's strong attempts to dissuade her, Shiwei had no choice but to say, "Brother, we are just an ordinary family. I am in Manla, and I cannot refuse the royal family's offer."
Perhaps she really does have some talent for publicity.
In just one year, she was promoted two ranks. Secretary Jiang even wanted to transfer her to his office. Shi Wei was a little afraid of him. The shadow cast by Dekali made her keep a low profile to this day. So she went to Lu Qi and asked him to get her into the Security Bureau.
Given her low combat ability, her rank is very low; she is responsible for monitoring online public opinion and reporting regularly.
Occasionally, I'll be given small tasks, like today's task of attending a birthday party with my partner.
Because they had to participate in these aristocratic social gatherings, everyone's outward identities were all "clean," and Shi Wei was still a lady-in-waiting in the royal office.
Her partner is a minor noble Beta, a handsome black-haired, green-eyed man named Adam. According to him, because his mother is a commoner, he does not have a high status in his family and cannot compete with his aunt's eldest daughter for the position of family head. Therefore, he joined the Security Bureau to try his luck in the future.
"I heard you're from Fran. Have you ever met the emperor of Fran?" Adam asked curiously.
Shi Wei felt slightly embarrassed. Although she had met and even spoken with King Sklag II a few times, she had only seen the Emperor of her motherland in videos.
“It’s actually quite nice not having to bow to nobles,” Adam said with a touch of emotion. “Once my Alpha sister gets her title, I’ll have to bow to her.”
At this point, Wei was even more embarrassed. After she was cleared of suspicion and became a lady-in-waiting, she was given emergency training by the court's etiquette officials for half a month, probably at Lu Qi's request. Only after the training did she learn that commoners in Manla had to kowtow when they first met the emperor!
The Manla royal family held a ruling class position in the empire. Unlike the mascot emperor of the Fran Empire, Sklag II held military and political power. Only the Minister of Finance dared to stand up to the emperor. The rest of the nobles had been subdued by the emperor's iron-fisted methods in his early years, and on the surface, no one dared to disobey the emperor.
Do not look directly at them, do not spy on them, do not desecrate them—these are the three principles when dealing with royalty.
The nobles also followed this style, with minor nobles giving way and bowing to major nobles. As for commoners like Shi Wei, she had to bow deeply to many people at the banquet today.
Fortunately, she is now a royal lady-in-waiting, a civil servant, so she doesn't need to bow to these nobles; she just needs to give way.
As long as she doesn't block people's way, no one will pay attention to her, but Adam is in trouble; he has already bowed seven or eight times.
There was even a half-kneeling hand-kissing gesture, given to a portly Alpha Earl stationed at the border, whose Adam family had always followed him.
The Earl leisurely accepted Adam's bow, then glanced at Shi Wei: "You're his girlfriend? Your taste isn't very good..."
Shi Wei didn't recognize him, so she nodded and said, "Adam and I are good friends."
"Oh~" The middle-aged man looked her up and down as if she were a piece of merchandise, and said casually, "She's not bad looking, but it's a pity she's just a commoner."
Shi Wei pretended not to understand the meaning behind his words and smiled as she looked at him.
After he left, Adam frowned: "He's got his eye on you. You need to be careful."
Shi Wei wasn't too concerned about the nobleman who didn't have much real power in the central government, but Adam advised, "He's an earl. Although we're from the Security Bureau, if he really targets an Omega like you, it will be very difficult for you to escape."
"Don't worry, Lord Lu Qi won't abandon us." Although Lu Qi, the head of the secret service, has done many bad things, he is very good to his subordinates. The Dekali incident has just passed, and Shi Wei is still under A-level supervision. The people from the Security Bureau will either get rid of her or protect her, and will never let her fall into the hands of others.
Adam sighed, thinking the young girl was too naive, but he didn't know what to say. He really didn't know how she got into the security bureau, but his superiors said she had powerful connections and shouldn't be offended easily.
The National Security Bureau has all sorts of multifaceted characters; it's best not to delve too deeply into his role as a minor cannon fodder character.
Tonight's task is simple, just routine surveillance. There's a team inside, and the two of them are responsible for the northwest corner, recording the nobles who appear in the area and paying attention to their words and actions.
It is through this vast intelligence network that the Security Bureau has a firm grasp on the movements of the nobles.
Adam was the ticket, and Shiwei was the recorder; soon the banquet came to an end.
"It's a pleasure working with you." Adam encountered an accident when he was sending Shi Wei out.
The count wanted to invite Shi Wei to his manor for a chat.
Even a fool would know what this means at this hour.
Adam frowned and immediately contacted his superiors.
Shi Wei refused outright. The other party was very firm, and she said coldly, "I am a lady-in-waiting of the royal family. Do you, the counts, dare to offend the royal family?"
Even if things go wrong, there's still the Omega Protection Law. Does the capital city even have any laws anymore?!
But she overestimated the intelligence of these bandits. The leader was arrogant: "You're just a commoner. It's an honor that the magistrates think highly of you!"
Before the security bureau arrived, and while the two sides were locked in a stalemate, a blond man walked over and stood in front of Shi Wei: "Civilians are also protected by the constitution. Does Your Excellency intend to openly abduct an Omega?"
Shi Wei was taken aback; it was actually Sermo.
The Croce family is a prominent family in the capital. Although they have declined, they are still not one that a border count would dare to offend easily.
Besides, this matter isn't exactly honorable.
The crowd dispersed, and Adam gave Shi Wei a look, telling her to go explain to the security bureau.
Shi Wei followed Sermo to the garden.
After the security check, they were both in Beijing, but they never met or contacted each other.
She should perhaps offer an explanation to her former boss who took care of her for three years.
After a long silence, Thermo finally spoke: "Not bad, you even got to attend Duke Carlson's banquet. Working for the royal family is definitely better than working for me—"
Shi Wei felt bitter inside and said, "I'm sorry."
Another silence fell.
When Sermo saw that the girl in front of him had no intention of explaining, he knew the answer. He said in a low voice, "That day I went straight back to the capital from Milan and asked my brother to find out what happened. The next day, my brother strictly forbade me to pay attention to the matter. He said that you were a member of the Security Bureau and also told me to resign from the company."
"I've thought about it countless times since then. You haven't done anything wrong in the past three years, and you don't seem to have undergone any training. Are you just pretending too well, or are you really innocent? If it's the latter, I will hate myself for the rest of my life."
They couldn't save her.
Shi Wei remained silent. She knew that Sermo was very good to her, helping her as much as possible at work and caring about her in life. However, at that time, she was living in fear of being silenced by the Security Bureau at any time and had no mind to think about these things.
Her communications were only recently deregulated, so contacting Thermo would do him no good.
“I always thought you were dead,” Sermo said, his eyes filled with unconcealed pain. He had carefully prepared something in Milan, wanting to confess his feelings to her. Before going to Milan, he had already persuaded his brother.
The scene of her being pushed to the ground by soldiers was a nightmare for him during that period.
I wake up in fright from my dreams time and time again.
But he was powerless to do anything about it.
He cannot bring trouble to the family.
The Security Bureau is a source of fear for every Manla resident.
They are everywhere and omnipotent.
"So, are you alright now?" That was all he could ask in the end.
Shi Wei nodded. She should be fine in the short term. Once the Security Bureau lowers her supervision level a few more times, she'll find a chance to sneak home. Her brother has already prepared a new identity for her.
Sermo was relieved. The fact that she was still alive meant she couldn't be a spy or traitor. He had observed her for a long time, and her mental state seemed quite good.
He didn't want to ask Shi Wei what her relationship was with the Security Bureau anymore; as long as she was still alive, there was still hope.
The communicator rang; it was Adam.
Time connection —
"Are you home yet? I'm done here."
This meant everything was going smoothly. Shi Wei hummed in agreement, said goodbye to Sermo, and went home to write her report.
Sermo watched her retreating figure. For a moment, he wanted to call out to her and ask her a question, but in the end, he just watched her walk away silently.
She thought the matter was over, but not long after, her superiors summoned her.
"Given the setback you encountered in your last operation, I feel that your Omega identity is somewhat detrimental to your development within the Security Bureau. Although everyone will be less wary of Omegas, they will still pay too much attention to them. After discussing with my superior, we have decided to transfer you back to the Imperial Palace," the superior said with a serious expression.
Huh? Did they fire her?
“Your original department was reorganized and restructured by Secretary Jiang last month and no longer exists. Under normal circumstances, you would be dismissed, receive a severance package, sign a confidentiality agreement, and then be free to decide your own future.” The other party took out an electronic document and said, “However, given that you are still under supervision, we have arranged a new position for you.”
The free agreement has become the new employment contract.
Shi Wei's face immediately fell.
The boss continued to comfort her, saying, "I've taken a look, and it's a very good job."
Royal Foreign Affairs Office, Information Department 3 Specialist – what is this?
Her usually stern-faced boss broke into a kind smile and explained, "This is a newly established information department, specifically responsible for His Majesty's external affairs. You'll be in frequent contact with His Majesty; it's a very honorable job."
Who arranged this for her? Lu Qi? Is he really that kind?
Why can't we just fire her?
A note from the author:
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Who's so kind? [eye roll] Providing food and lodging and even arranging a job!
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