"Perfect... Can you ask your staff to start making a plan for it? Call me when it is done."

"Yes, sir."

As Xiaoyun left the logistics office and put on a face mask, the streets were filled with people walking around.

Many of them were heading towards the commercial district to go shopping or to get some food for lunch.

With nothing much to do for now, he decided to follow the crowds towards the commercial district.

A few minutes later, he finally arrived at the restaurant sections, where a variety of food was being sold.

Some were even multi-chained restaurants just a few blocks down the road with the same logo.

After walking through several of them, he ended up in what looked to be the most expensive restaurant with various decorations on the wall.

The atmosphere alone almost felt like some sort of French restaurant with the white and gold wall frames and even the tables.

When the waiter handed him a menu, his eyes were shocked as soon as he opened it.@@@@

The food price was 100 dollars for a piece of steak, ten times the portion of a beef can.

But after a short consideration, he quickly ordered every single one of the food on the menu.

"Sir, are you sure you want to order all of them?" The waiter asked, his face seeming more shocked than Xiaoyun''s.

"Take this card... Just hand it back after you finish scanning it."

As Xiaoyun handed his ID, the waiter immediately handed it back to Xiaoyun without even asking him to pay.

"M-Mister gov——"

"I don''t want other people to know I''m here. Just scan it and treat me as any other customer."

The waiter finally took his ID card, scanning it before plugging in the number and handing it back.

"I''ll get it as fast as I can, sir."

Xiaoyun nodded as he watched the waiter walk past the counter before he looked down at the ID in his hand.

"How convenient... All in one card. But digital phone payment would probably be better."

After putting his card away, he took out his phone to check.

Even though the signal was a full bar, he could still remember the moment he left Luoping. It drastically decreased.

The telecommunication lines were still not finished being laid down, as the reports in the past had mentioned.

"Right, the rail lines as well..." Xiaoyun murmured as he started to feel next week was going to be a busy week.

From helping Yueyue use her invisible cloaks to checking up with Renqin regarding Zhaoqing''s record.

There are a lot of things already scheduled just for him that he needed to deal with.

"Ratatouille, sir." The waiter served as he put the bowl of food onto his table.

"What''s inside this?" Xiaoyun curiously asked, feeling a sense of familiarity with the dish.

"A vegetable stew featuring zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers, seasoned with herbs." The waiter answered.

After taking a small bite of it, he immediately realized why it was so familiar, as his Songming memories were triggered.

"Pretty good... How did you guys cook this so fast?"

"That''s nice to hear... But you don''t have to quit your job. You can be a father and be the head."

"I know. But boss, let''s be real for a second. Do you think my job allows me to show as a father publically?"

"I mean, I''m a father as well. You don''t see me quitting because it''s dangerous. You don''t see Yezi quitting, either."

"Yes, but I want to spend more time with my family..."

Renqin paused for a second, then continued.

"I had been thinking about this for a long time, but I really don''t want my wife and son to need to hide themselves constantly."

"Let me think for a second..."

As Xiaoyun considered Renqin''s resignation, his rational mind told him to refuse it at all costs.

He couldn''t afford to lose Renqin, especially when he was about to assign him an important task.

"Can you delay it for a month? I need you to help me right now."

"What is it, boss?"

"You already know what I did in Zhaoqing, don''t you?"

Renqin nodded, thinking back to all the reports he had received about all the actions that had taken place.

"I have a list of potential spies that I need you to take care of and investigate."

"Wouldn''t that be under Yueyue''s job? This sounds like an internal investigation." Renqin immediately questioned.

"Yes, but some of the people on this list are in the military. You understand the urgency here?"

After a long silence between the two of them, Renqin finally gave Xiaoyun an answer.

"Boss, after this. You promise to allow me to retire from this job?" Renqin asked, accepting the delay in his tone.

"As long as you can find me a replacement as good as you. Or else you will have to keep working on this job."

"Then I''d rather retire right now." Renqin threaten.

"Renqin. Do you hate this job that much? All of your coworker''s hard work could vanish if you quit right now."

"Please don''t use them as a way to dictate what I do."

"Fine. You can retire after you finish this investigation. But you have to offer me someone who can keep up with the spy network."

Renqin nodded as he accepted the paper from Xiaoyun''s jacket, putting it inside his desk without reading it right away.

Just as Xiaoyun was about to leave the room in a grumpy mood, he was suddenly caught off guard by a question.

"Boss, have you thought of merging the intelligence department?"

"What?"

Turning around, Xiaoyun was surprised to see a document labeled ''integration plan'' in front of the table.

"Yueyue is the perfect replacement for me. There''s no point in keeping two conflicting departments when there can be just one.

Besides, boss, you will always trust her more than me. Her interest is tied to you compared to the two of us."

"Is this the real reason why you wanted to quit?" Xiaoyun questioned.

Renqin let out an awkward laugh, not letting Xiaoyun take back his offer from earlier.