Chapter 880: Chapter 869 Forbidden City

“Never been there!” Song Yun replied, “Planning to go later.”

“Let’s go then, head over now and check it out. See if you can meet a few people inside, how many friends you make depends on your ability. Inside, they’re all extraordinary people. The Qilin? Not even impressive there.” Tang Lin said with a smile.

“Um… is it okay to go now?” Song Yun asked.

“Why not? People should be crowded over there at this time.” Tang Lin said, suddenly clapped his hands, “I remember, you took out Gai Nie, right?”

“Yeah!” Song Yun nodded.

“Taking him out is no big deal. Gai Nie belongs to another group. He seems impressive outside, but inside, he’s just average. Just don’t go around bragging to the world that you took him out!” Tang Lin said.

“What… what is ‘another group’?” Song Yun asked, a bit confused.

“Simply put, the Special Action Department is divided into three teams. Gai Nie isn’t part of the department, but he’s under one team’s leader. You’re not in that team, so you don’t have to pay attention to them. Your leader is not that person.” Tang Lin explained.

“Which team are you part of?” Song Yun looked at Tang Lin and asked.

“Me? I’m with the same group as Ghost, Team Two. Haha, heard you beat the Ghost King as well? Poor guy!” Tang Lin laughed heartily and patted Song Yun’s back.

Song Yun flashed an awkward smile, “Um… are we going now?”

“Yes, let’s go now. Old Wang, we’re off. Let’s hang out and have a drink sometime!” Tang Lin winked at Wang Yulin and left the office with Song Yun.

As they went downstairs, a young woman was glancing towards the staircase. Seeing Song Yun and Tang Lin coming down, she casually nodded at Song Yun and asked, “Are you leaving now?”

“Yes, heading out. Goodbye!” Song Yun replied with a smile.

“Bye-bye!” the young woman waved her hand at Song Yun with a smile.

Outside the National Security Bureau, Tang Lin whispered to Song Yun with a sly smile, “Did you take a liking to that girl? Let me tell you, she’s untouched! My analysis of her thigh and butt curves suggests she’s a gem in bed, although she’s average-looking, the body is key! If you want, I’ll call Old Wang later to set it up for you. How about it?”

“I’m not like you!” Song Yun shook his head with a smile, “If I hit on every woman I meet, what does that make me?”

“Tsk, tsk, life’s short, enjoy while you can!” Tang Lin said as he pressed a car key, making an Audi Q7 beep next to them. He and Song Yun got into the Audi, “I’ll take you to the palace now, and a fun place later in the evening.”

“Um… I have plans this afternoon.” Song Yun said, a bit embarrassed.

“No worries, tonight then. I’ll give you a call.” Tang Lin grinned slyly, “Don’t be so reserved, a man needs to enjoy life! Beijing has plenty of fun places, even more exciting than those spendy dens elsewhere!”

Song Yun smiled awkwardly, being quite flirtatious himself, but he hadn’t stooped to visiting call girls.

Tang Lin soon started the car and headed towards the Forbidden City with Song Yun.

The Forbidden City, the Imperial Palace of 24 Emperors in Shen Zhou’s Ming and Qing dynasties, is currently the world’s largest, most magnificent, and best-preserved ancient palace and architectural complex.

Song Yun had never visited this place, so he found the Forbidden City quite intriguing.

“I’m curious why the National Security Bureau Special Action Department chose the Forbidden City as their office site.” Song Yun asked.

“The elders figured it out through Feng Shui.” Tang Lin sneered, “Those folks really believe in Feng Shui. Told it’s the best, so after liberation, they appealed to those in power who happened to believe in it too, so they got a section there. But regular folks can’t visit that area, it’s not open to the public!”

“Oh!” Song Yun nodded, the frequent mention of the Forbidden City made him curious about having an office there, sounded quite powerful.

After driving for some time, Song Yun suddenly saw crowds ahead.

“Those are visitors to the Forbidden City.” Tang Lin said.

“Where do we go?” Song Yun looked at the crowd and asked.

“This way!” Tang Lin said, turning the steering wheel into an empty lane.

After about a hundred meters, they reached an iron gate at the end of the path. Tang Lin parked and walked over to the gate, pushing it open forcefully.

The creaking sounds emanated from the gate, which at first seemed normal to Song Yun. But when Tang Lin opened it, Song Yun noted the gate’s thickness was roughly ten centimeters. What kind of door is this? Why is it made so thick? Song Yun was curious.

Once the gate opened, Tang Lin pressed something on it, fixing it in place, then returned to the car and drove inside.

After passing through the gate, it automatically closed.

“What’s this thing?” Song Yun asked.

“It’s a strength test gate.” Tang Lin explained, “Simply put, if you can’t push it open, you’re not qualified to enter the Forbidden City’s interior.”

“How much strength does it take to open?”

“Around a ton.” Tang Lin replied, “It was initially used to test novices. Now, it’s trivial for us, my squat is several tons. This small gate’s nothing.”

Song Yun understood, entering the interior of the Forbidden City wasn’t that easy.

Currently, the Q7 was moving along the stone path within the Forbidden City, surrounded by empty spaces with no people, only a distant cluster of yellow-tile palaces.

After about a minute of driving, they approached a checkpoint.

Unlike other checkpoints, there were neither guards nor security personnel, only a young man sitting inside playing with his phone.

Upon hearing the car, the young man glanced up, then came out of the checkpoint.

Tang Lin parked before the checkpoint, waiting for the young man to come over.