Luo Xingchao quickly chimed in, smiling as he said, "Please rest assured, Director, I will absolutely cooperate with your work and prioritize the interests of the Empire!"
"Damn it! He really is a good dog!" Li Zhiqun cursed inwardly. "If you don't care about fame or fortune, why are you being a dog for the Japanese? No wonder the Japanese trust him so much."
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: Could this Luo Xingchao be Japanese?
Li Zhiqun was suddenly startled. The more he thought about it, the more likely this guess seemed. When he first received the personnel of the Special Agent Investigation Department, he heard Tsuchihara Keiji say that Gan Tai, who served as the deputy director of the Special Agent Investigation Department, was a real Japanese agent named Yoshimura Kensei. Later, Tsuchihara Keiji transferred him back to the Tsuchihara Agency to serve as the intelligence captain.
What about Luo Xingchao? Could it be that a Japanese spy with Luo Xingchao's seniority, who had been hiding at the grassroots level for so long, was also in this situation? Thinking of this, Li Zhiqun couldn't help but secretly remind himself not to underestimate the person beside him.
His smile became even more amiable as he addressed Luo Xingchao, saying, "I deeply admire Section Chief Luo's loyalty to the Empire. Very well, although his position will not change, I will fully support Section Chief Luo's work from now on. Let's cooperate sincerely and serve the Empire wholeheartedly!"
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Qing Qingzhengliang applauded in celebration. He nodded to Luo Xingchao, who tactfully bowed and took his leave, bowing to his two superiors before leaving Li Zhiqun's office under their watchful eyes.
Secretary Zhuang, who was waiting at the door, stepped forward to greet Luo Xingchao as he came out, and said with a smile, "Section Chief Luo, you're truly a man of few words! Please forgive me if I've ever done anything wrong before, and don't hold it against me!"
Luo Xingchao smiled slightly and said in a kind tone, "Secretary Zhuang, you're too kind. It's inevitable that there will be some friction between colleagues at work. These are all minor matters. However, in the future, when I come to report to the director, I would appreciate it if Secretary Zhuang would be accommodating!"
"Definitely, definitely!" Secretary Zhuang replied hastily.
Secretary Zhuang escorted Luo Xingchao a long way before turning back.
Luo Xingchao was also in a great mood. This time, Qing Qingzhengliang spoke up for him personally, which greatly changed Li Zhiqun's attitude towards him. This played a very important role in his work at No. 76. He would be able to do things without much worry in the future, and he would not have to go through so much trouble to obtain intelligence.
Luo Xingchao glanced at his watch; it was 11:40 a.m., just the right time. He then headed towards the headquarters' upscale restaurant.
Originally, the headquarters of Agent 76 only had one canteen to serve the agents. However, due to the rapid expansion of personnel, a new high-level restaurant has been added to cater to the senior officers of the headquarters. As the head of the intelligence section, Luo Xingchao is also qualified to dine here.
The Secret Service headquarters has now been chosen as the venue for the Sixth Congress meeting, and the more than forty prominent figures who were captured are also dining at this upscale restaurant.
Because there are too many people dining at the same time, upscale restaurants cannot serve them all at once, so their dining times are staggered.
The senior officials like Luo Xingchao ate at exactly 12:00, while the conference delegates ate at 11:30. The Special Agent Headquarters provided them with a very lavish meal, and each meal usually lasted about 30 to 40 minutes. This meant that Luo Xingchao's mealtime coincided with the time when the conference delegates finished their meals, and they would meet at that time.
Luo Xingchao had been considering how to contact Fan Zhongfu without leaving a trace. These conference delegates had been under house arrest in the backyard, and Luo Xingchao certainly couldn't rashly enter the backyard to contact Fan Zhongfu directly, because he wouldn't be able to explain the reason, and he wouldn't be able to clear his name even after the rescue.
Fortunately, the delegates were allowed to leave the backyard and enter the upscale restaurant during mealtimes, which was Luo Xingchao's only opportunity to interact with Fan Zhongfu.
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