50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 295 Imminent Departure
When Xu Yimin suddenly brought up China's foreign policy to Sun Zhiwei, he understood that Xu was explaining to him that the focus of his future work should be on this aspect.

Thinking of this, he immediately took out the analysis report about Jimmy that he had written on the way.

"Director, on my way there, I happened to come across the election results, so I took the opportunity to collect a lot of information about Jimmy."

"Then, based on the information I collected, I wrote an analysis report on the ship, hoping it would be helpful for the decision-making process above."

"Oh, so you don't forget to gather information while completing your mission. That's great. Let me see it."

When Xu Yimin received the report, he turned to the first page, where the opening statement was simply: Jimmy is a good man.

This statement immediately piqued Xu Yimin's interest; he had never heard of any country's leader being described as a 'good person'.

If it's just sensationalist clickbait, that's one thing, but if what he said is true, then that's quite interesting.

"You're saying this Jimmy is a good person? Heh, interesting. I'll take a closer look. You can pour your own tea; I won't interfere."

"You do your thing, I'll take care of myself."

Just as Xu Yimin was about to continue reading, he saw Sun Zhiwei get up and go to the filing cabinet. He skillfully opened the cabinet and found a hidden packet of Anxi Tieguanyin tea from among a pile of documents.

"How did you know I hid my tea here? Hey, I don't have much left, save some for me."

"Don't worry, there are still more than 2 liang here, I only need 3 qian."

Sun Zhiwei has now reached a very high level of control over his strength. He can estimate the approximate weight of the tea bag just by weighing it in his hand, without actually grabbing it.

Seeing him pinch a small amount of tea leaves and put them into the enamel mug, Xu Yimin quickly snatched the tea bag back from his hand and locked it in his drawer.

"Hey section chief, you have some good tea here but you don't remember to drink it. You just keep it stored away. Don't let it spoil."

"Nonsense, who said I'm not drinking it anymore? Good tea is only for special occasions. Can't I just drink some broken tea leaves normally?"

"Besides, what do you know about tea? You're just a fool trying to understand it."

Sun Zhiwei ignored his sarcasm, poured himself a full pot of tea, and began to sip it.

"I don't know how to taste tea, but I do know which teas are expensive. Anyway, it's always good to choose the expensive ones."

“Your Anxi Tieguanyin tea is very expensive now, but I just find it delicious.”

Xu Yimin was furious. "Wild boars can't eat fine bran. Get out of here. I'm looking at the report."

He quickly became engrossed in the report.

Sun Zhiwei's report selects representative events from Jimmy's early life for analysis and then summarizes the initial viewpoint.

Overall, from the perspective of the United States, Jimmy is not a suitable candidate for president, but his election is very beneficial to the foreign policy that our country is about to implement.

If diplomatic relations are to be established, Jimmy's current bald eagle government is a good communication partner because both sides are mutually supportive.

After reading it for a short while, Xu Yimin sat down at the table and carefully reviewed the contents of the report before saying:

"Your analysis makes some sense, but you can't just give the results to your superiors; you also need to submit your original arguments."

"Did you bring back all the documents you bought?"

"I brought it back. I'll bring it over in a bit. There's quite a lot of stuff."

"Here, I'll reimburse you for this. Put them all in the confidential room so that anyone who needs them can take a look." Xu Yimin then put the report in his hand into a new file bag, sealed it, and continued talking to Sun Zhiwei.

"The reason I mentioned the work direction set by the higher-ups today is that we are preparing to send you out to do your best to collect useful information and provide information support for our contact with the bald eagle."

Hearing Xu Yimin's idea, Sun Zhiwei thought for a moment before asking, "So, does that mean I'll need to be stationed in North America permanently from now on?"

“Yes, I plan to send you to the New York liaison office to be stationed there so that you can get information from there.”

Do you have any problems with this job?

“There are no problems at home. My husband’s work is going well, and the children are grown up. It would be better to manage them too much.”

"But what position did I hold in the past? The liaison office had so many things to do, and the general job procedures were very busy. Where would I have time to collect intelligence?"

"Besides, I remember that the liaison office doesn't have military officers."

“You’re right, there are no military officers assigned over there right now, so your new position is assistant to the director.”

"Didn't I hear that Director Huang is back? And a new director hasn't been appointed yet, so who am I supposed to be your assistant?"

Xu Yimin glanced at him helplessly and said, "You really want to be someone's assistant? It's just a position. Even without a director, you can still have a director's assistant."

"Besides, without a director, no one will directly supervise you, so you don't need to get involved in those other things. Just focus on your intelligence gathering work."

"Oh, that's fine then. When should I go?"

When Xu Yimin heard him ask this, he subconsciously glanced at the office door.

Seeing that the door was closed, he spoke up: "There are frequent changes of positions in the department right now, and too many miscellaneous matters. You weren't involved in these relationships before, so it's best not to step in."

Sun Zhiwei thought to himself that he could rise to the top based on his merits, so there was no need to participate in the power struggle. It would be better to get out of the vortex.

So he replied, "Then I'll go back and check on my family first, and I'll leave this week."

Xu Yimin nodded with satisfaction when he saw that the man understood his meaning.

"I hope you understand what I mean. We are actually an overseas department, and the direct supervisor is in the second division. I try to avoid getting involved in things here as much as possible."

Xu Yimin was about to continue speaking when Sun Zhiwei raised his hand to stop him.

He was taken aback when he saw Xu Yimin glancing at the door while speaking, so he opened his spatial dimension and scanned the entire Xu Yimin office.

As it turned out, he actually discovered some clues.

He silently got up, wandered around the room, and finally his gaze settled on the back of the chair where Xu Yimin was sitting.

Xu Yimin, who had long been involved in intelligence warfare, immediately cooperated with Sun Zhiwei's abrupt action without making a sound.

Seeing that Sun Zhiwei's eyes were fixed on what was behind him, he immediately stood up quietly and looked behind him as well.

Sun Zhiwei walked over and gently tapped a sharp corner of the chair back with his finger.

Xu Yimin understood, took out a military knife from the drawer, and carefully pried open the sharp corner according to the position Sun Zhiwei pointed to.

When he turned the pried-off sharp corner upside down, he saw that the small piece of wood had been hollowed out and a black object with a piece of wire attached had been stuffed inside.

(End of this chapter)