"Senior, he is my informant. I understand him far better than you do. He definitely doesn't know anything about the Divine Group!"
To be so directly contradicted by a junior in front of everyone, the man who spoke earlier's face immediately turned extremely ugly. He glared at Lin Qianqian with ill intent.
However, to his surprise, Lin Qianqian did not flinch. Instead, she met his gaze directly.
"Where does this girl get the confidence to speak to me like this?"
Gu Wen couldn't help but wonder. He was the third-in-command of the Enforcement Department. Although the department's status in the General Bureau was at the bottom, it was still above the police system.
As Gu Wen was pondering, he suddenly noticed Lin Qianqian's wrist, or rather, the string of prayer beads on her wrist.
"Damn, aren't those Elder Tie's prayer beads?"
Someone instantly understood. No wonder she had the nerve to confront me; she found a powerful backer!
Gu Wen immediately withdrew his gaze. Although Elder Tie's status wasn't invincible, he wasn't someone he could deal with.
"Anyway, I'm not the only one who objects. Let others speak!"
Seeing Gu Wen suddenly fall silent, everyone's expressions froze. Then, they all noticed the string of prayer beads on Lin Qianqian's wrist.
Many showed expressions of sudden realization, while others appeared thoughtful or contemplative.
"Even Elder Tie is involved this time."
The reason for everyone's silence wasn't that Lin Qianqian had Elder Tie's protection, but rather Elder Tie's choice.
Little did Lin Qianqian know, Elder Tie had not participated in any decision-making, in any form, for over a decade before this.
In other words, this was his first time doing so in many years!
However, there were still those who were not intimidated by Elder Tie's reputation. An old man in his sixties sitting on the side of the Supervisory Department suddenly spoke.
"Girl, precisely because he is your informant, your connection makes it difficult to protect him. Unless you want to drag yourself into this."
Lin Qianqian's expression changed slightly, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "Senior, I have no intention of getting involved, but I've said it many times, his skills are very strong, he is a capable assistant, and perhaps he can even help us in this matter..."
Before she could finish, the old man retorted, "You mean our General Bureau has no one? Little Baldy, this is your problem."
The bald man said with a wry smile, "Elder Jin, please don't call me Little Baldy."
The old man's face hardened, "Nonsense, what kind of occasion is this? Who are you joking with!"
The bald man shook his head helplessly and stood up, "Little Lin, since you've brought it up, I have to say something. If you think he should be protected because of his strength, then you can pick anyone from our Enforcement Department who isn't stronger than him!"
Lin Qianqian looked at him silently. She really wanted to say that you might not even be able to defeat him yourself, but if she said that, they would definitely not believe her and would only attract more dissatisfaction.
So, Lin Qianqian just muttered it in her heart and didn't say it out loud.
"Senior, I know our Enforcement Department is full of elites, but it's not just his strength that I value."
"Oh? Could it be that, girl, you've taken a liking to the person himself?"
Another senior was teasing. If this were outside, Lin Qianqian would have lost her temper upon hearing this, but now, she could only blush and quickly deny it, "I didn't mean that! I'm talking about his contributions. He broke many of our major cases!"
"For example, the incident with the drug factory last time. If it weren't for him, how would we have known that such a drug factory existed right under our noses?"
As soon as she said this, Feng Tian, who was from the Intelligence Department, couldn't help but have his expression change.
This incident was a huge embarrassment for their Intelligence Department! The drug factory was of such a large scale, and it wasn't part of their plans. When the case was over, their Intelligence Department had received a reprimand.
Feng Tian could still vividly remember the mocking faces of others that day, so how could he feel good!
In fact, Lin Qianqian knew this, which was why she hadn't revealed this point from the beginning. But now she was forced to. If she didn't say it, she would have absolutely no reason to convince these seniors!
Seeing everyone start to fall silent, Lin Qianqian added, "Even if he doesn't have merit, he has effort. Moreover, I've checked his background, and it's clean. Why can't such a talent be dealt with peacefully?"
No one spoke at this moment. It wasn't that they were convinced, but they felt it was unnecessary to argue with a young girl.
If they had the absolute advantage, they would naturally not hesitate to speak, but now, with each side having their own reasoning, everyone couldn't help but turn their gaze towards the white-haired man.
The ultimate direction of this matter depended on his final decision.
The white-haired man, the head of the General Bureau, finally spoke slowly.
"Actually, I had already made a decision on this matter. Regarding Little Lin's informant, I've decided to proceed with cautious observation for now. However, we can also quickly send someone to contact him."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expressions varied.
Some were confused, some were lost in thought, and some looked completely puzzled.
However, not a single person dared to question him.
"Let the Enforcement Department handle the contact. There are two main points: if he truly has ability, I hope he can be of use to our General Bureau. Also, we need to investigate his background thoroughly; this person's information seems rather unusual."
The white-haired man's last sentence made Feng Tian from the Intelligence Department's face tense. This statement undoubtedly assigned a task to him as well, but what he didn't know was that when the white-haired man said this, he was mostly thinking.
The main reason was that Li Zhonglou's identity was too easy to investigate. Unlike others, Li Zhonglou's registered identity in the police system provided a clear picture from age one to twenty!
One must know that even for ordinary people, some experiences cannot be found in the police system, let alone for such a master.
However, this didn't rule out the possibility that Li Zhonglou had deliberately done so, which was why the white-haired man had pointed out this issue.
Hearing this, Lin Qianqian finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had no interest in listening to the rest of the meeting and stayed until it ended.
"Alright, this meeting is concluded. Everyone can leave now."
As the white-haired man spoke, everyone successively left the conference room. After exiting, Lin Qianqian quickly headed towards the main entrance. Upon reaching the security booth, she took off the prayer beads from her wrist and returned them to Tie Nan.
"Elder Tie, thank you for the prayer beads!"
The old man chuckled, "What are you doing? I'm giving you these prayer beads; you don't need to return them."
Lin Qianqian was stunned.
"Giving them to me?"
"Then what? If I gave them to you every time you came, wouldn't people think I was colluding with you?"
Lin Qianqian's face immediately showed a strange expression.