Chapter 879: Chapter 868: Tang Lin Again

Song Yun smiled, sat down, and then said, “Yeah, this is also my first time reporting from the outside. Tell me, how is it different here from inside?”

Under Song Yun’s questioning, the young woman explained the difference between the outside office and the National Security Bureau inside the Forbidden City. Simply put, the National Security Bureau outside deals with some foreign affairs, and of course, these are things that can be openly addressed. For instance, if a certain Japanese person’s bicycle is stolen, you are responsible for retrieving it. If a cat from an embassy eats someone else’s rat, you also have to make sure everyone is appeased. Or if a foreign student is beaten up, you need to step in as well. Though there are more serious tasks too, like monitoring embassies and protecting some foreign bigwigs. These are tasks for the National Security Bureau outside. Meanwhile, the National Security Bureau inside the Forbidden City, what the woman referred to as the one inside the palace, is the real violent state security agency, mainly the Special Operations Division!

The National Security Bureau Special Operations Division is specifically in charge of violent incidents! Simply put, like Song Yun, suppressing local criminal forces and keeping them in line is a task for a member of the Special Operations Division. Or, when carrying out those covert missions abroad, it’s also necessary for people from the Special Operations Division to go. For example, when Shen Zhou people were held hostage by local militants in Libya, it was the people from the National Security Bureau Special Operations Division who rescued them. Although the TV broadcasted that they were released by themselves, it was actually after the agents from the Special Operations Division dismantled the militants that they were forced to release the hostages.

There are many such incidents, but no matter what, they have forged the prestige of the National Security Bureau Special Operations Division. And it’s said that the people inside are formidable figures who wouldn’t blink an eye while doing intense work. Therefore, this young woman was so panic-stricken and acted like a submissive housewife.

After the young woman returned Song Yun’s credentials, she suddenly seemed to remember something and said, “Oh, Mr. Song, there’s another colleague from your department upstairs. Do you want to go and have a look?”

“My colleague? Who?” Song Yun asked. He genuinely wanted to meet the colleague upstairs because up to now, he hardly knew anyone in the National Security Bureau Special Operations Division!

“Who’s upstairs?” Song Yun asked.

“I don’t know. It was a leader brought from the headquarters earlier. Want me to go up and ask for you?” the young woman asked.

“No need for that. Could you take me up to have a look?” Song Yun said with a smile.

Song Yun’s politeness and hospitality made the young woman feel both surprised and flattered. She pondered how her colleagues said the people from the Special Operations Division were all oddballs, but the person she met today didn’t seem like one! Moreover, he gave off a rather pleasing vibe.

“What’s wrong? Why are you staring at me so intently?” Song Yun curiously asked the woman, who suddenly snapped out of it, blushed, and said, “This… Follow me, please.”

Following the woman upstairs, at the end of the hallway, she knocked on a door labeled as the Director’s Office. A deep male voice came from within, “Who is it?”

“It’s me, Director. A colleague from the Special Operations Division wants to meet you,” the young woman said.

“Oh, then please come in,” said the voice inside.

The woman opened the door and then stood at the entrance, saying to Song Yun, “Please come in.”

“Aren’t you coming in?” Song Yun asked curiously.

“No, no,” the young woman replied. “I can’t enter without permission. Inside, there are a lot of confidential things.”

“Thank you!” Song Yun smiled and nodded at the woman, making her feel dizzyingly happy.

“The Special Operations Division’s guy nodded at me!! He thanked me!!” The young woman immediately took out her phone and messaged her colleagues and friends.

Song Yun did not know that such a polite gesture would have such an effect. After pushing open the door, Song Yun saw two people. One seated behind a desk looking quite authoritative, a middle-aged man, and the other was an old acquaintance of Song Yun!

Tang Lin!

Yes, the person sitting on the sofa looking rather scholarly was Tang Lin, whom Song Yun had met in Sunan, responsible for the SD area!

Tang Lin was equally surprised to see Song Yun and forgot to speak for a moment. It was the middle-aged man who spoke up, “This comrade looks unfamiliar! Are you new to the division?”

“Yes!” Song Yun snapped back to reality and looked at the middle-aged man, “I’m Song Yun!”

“Oh! So you’re Song Yun!” said the middle-aged man, acting as if he had heard of Song Yun before. “I’ve heard people at the division mention you. Haha, I’m Wang Yulin! The director here.”

“Nice to meet you!” Song Yun said with a smile. “I came quite abruptly; bit presumptuous, sorry about that!”

“Song Yun, what are you talking about?” Tang Lin said, “Baoshan is my brother, and that makes you my brother too, so no need for formalities!”

“Tang Lin, you know Song Yun?” asked Wang Baoshan.

“Of course, I know him; he’s Ergou’s kid. How could I not know him, right?” Tang Lin said with a smile to Song Yun, “After being in Beijing for so many days, you only now thought of reporting here. You’re not being very diligent as a member of the National Security Bureau Special Operations Division!”

“Haha, some things came up which delayed me, Brother Tang. Are you discussing matters with Director Wang?” Song Yun asked.

“No, no. I just missed him, so I came to see him and chat a bit. Didn’t expect you here too, haha. Come, sit down. There have been a lot of rumors about you recently in Beijing, haha. You handled the Four Great and taught the Three Giants a lesson. Then Zhao Min bullied you, and you countered back, but Zhao Zizhong hasn’t said a word about it. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Seems like all the major events in the capital recently have something to do with you. Impressive!” Tang Lin said, vigorously patting Song Yun on the shoulder.

“Well… not really!” Song Yun felt a bit of pain on his shoulder from Tang Lin’s powerful pat, indicating Tang Lin’s skills had indeed improved! Based on the old Tang Lin, Song Yun could have dealt with him in just a few rounds, but now he couldn’t be so sure.

“Damn it, why have they all improved so much!” Song Yun was somewhat frustrated. In the past ten or twenty years, things remained unchanged, but since he got stronger, everyone else seemed to have quickly followed suit.

“You really are something. Just arrived, yet you’re not showing any low profile. Your high profile surpasses your father’s by a lot. But that’s actually good, eliminates the constant annoyance from irrelevant challengers. Speaking of which, besides here, have you gone to the Special Operations Division in the Forbidden City?” Tang Lin asked.