Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

"squeak."

At this moment, the driver stopped the car and said, "Young Master Xiao, Director Xia, we've arrived at headquarters."

"Clang!"

Xiao Zhan pushed open the car door and jumped out. Xia Keke followed suit, looking up at the brightly lit office building and saying, "Xiao Zhan, when you meet Minister Bai later, you will give a detailed account of the Liu Shiyuan case, and I will provide supplementary explanations."

Xiao Zhan raised an eyebrow and said, "Okay."

After a slight hesitation, he added, "Director Xia, let's not talk about Su Zixing and Su Zihao for now. I'm afraid it will cause trouble for Minister Bai."

Xia Keke understood Xiao Zhan's concerns and said, "Okay!"

After three minutes,

The two arrived at the minister's office on the top floor.

Xiao Zhan was taken aback when he saw Ma Feng standing at the door from afar. Normally, when a minister is working or meeting guests in his office, he doesn't need a bodyguard to protect him.

Think about it, if even a big shot doesn't feel safe in his own office, how bad must the environment be?

When Ma Feng saw Xiao Zhan and Xia Keke arrive, he immediately stepped forward and whispered, "Brother Zhan, Director Xia, the minister is currently receiving guests and specifically asked you two to wait a moment."

Xiao Zhan: "Okay."

Xia Keke: "Could I ask who the guest is?"

Before Ma Feng could speak, Bai Zexiang's authoritative yet emotionless voice could be faintly heard coming from the crack in the tightly closed office door: "I'm sorry, I can't do this. If there are problems with my subordinates, I will handle them; it has nothing to do with you."

Then a man said, "Minister Bai, Xiao Zhan has many problems. I hope you can take this seriously. If anyone reports them again, we will have no choice but to deal with them according to the law and regulations. I came to let you know in advance because of our relationship."

Xiao Zhan found the man's voice somewhat familiar.

But for a moment I couldn't remember who it was.

Upon hearing this, Xia Keke's expression changed immediately. She then leaned close to Xiao Zhan's ear and whispered, "This person is Zhang Xiangdong, the deputy director of the National Central Bureau of Interpol."

Xiao Zhan suddenly remembered that he had seen this person in Chen Hongwei's office before. He was tall and thin with dark skin, and his sinister eyes made people feel uncomfortable.

Xiao Zhan whispered, "I heard he has a special relationship with Chen Hongwei. Didn't Chen Hongwei drag him in when he went in?"

Xia Keke shook her head: "I don't know, you can ask Secretary Wang Ming'an."

At this moment, Bai Zexiang's voice came and said, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? Xiao Zhan is not a member of our National Security Bureau. His personnel file is not within our National Security Bureau's establishment. He is a retired soldier and is now the president of his own family business, so he does not accept any institutional constraints."

Zhang Xiangdong exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible?"

"He's been working on cases with Xia Keke every day, and he's even in charge of investigating Liu Shiyuan's case. You're telling me he's not one of your people, Minister Bai? If you continue to protect Xiao Zhan like this, I'll report this to my superiors, and you'll bear the consequences."

Bai Zexiang: "Go ahead and sue me if you want."

"Xiao Zhan participated in Liu Shiyuan's case because he was carrying out a certain plan. To put it bluntly, he was helping out voluntarily without receiving a penny of salary from the state."

Zhang Xiangdong: "How is that possible? In this day and age, there are still people who work for free without pay. Isn't that like a living Lei Feng?"

Bai Zexiang: "Believe it or not."

"Furthermore, as far as I know, the Southeast Asian assassin alliance's infiltration of Beijing has other hidden reasons. It was the personal act of Deng Zhi's illegitimate daughter, Su Zixing, who was seeking revenge for her father's murder."

"I think it's impossible for Interpol to not be able to find this information, right? It seems a bit illogical for you to come to my door demanding an explanation and even threatening to report me to your superiors."

"Besides, Su Zihao and his group killed CiA members and members of the Sakura Society. They didn't harm a single ordinary civilian. They were helping us eliminate the enemy. Logically speaking, if foreign terrorist forces enter our country, your Interpol should be tracking them or cracking down on them. Instead, you come here to complain. I think you're just bored and have nothing better to do."

Zhang Xiangdong: "Minister Bai, you can't say that."

"I came here specifically to inform you because I was afraid of hurting our relationship."

Bai Zexiang: "Is this a report? You're coming here to blackmail me into interfering in Xiao Zhan and Su Zixing's private affairs. Xia Keke reported to me that she sent an action team to escort Su Zihao and the others out of the country. She has already kept the risks under control and has done a very good job."

"I'd like to ask Deputy Director Zhang, where were you Interpol officers when Su Zihao led a group of assassins to sneak into Beijing? Were you at home celebrating the New Year with your wives and children? Now that Su Zihao is gone, you come to me to accuse Xiao Zhan of colluding with the assassin organization to commit murder and arson in Beijing."

"Deputy Director Zhang, your Interpol staff are really shameless. In my opinion, this is a serious dereliction of duty, yet you're making Xiao Zhan take the blame. Do you think Xiao Zhan will do that?"

"Deputy Director Zhang, I can tell you clearly that I don't care who Su Zihao is. As long as they help us fight the enemy and don't harm the people, they are our allies. There's a saying that goes, 'It doesn't matter if it's a white cat or a black cat, as long as it catches mice.'"

Zhang Xiangdong: "Minister Bai, this is fallacy. An official is an official, and a bandit is a bandit. They cannot be confused."

Bai Zexiang: "Who said Su Zihao is a bandit? According to our national security intelligence, the assassin alliance has never entered our country to assassinate an upright official. On the contrary, corrupt officials who have committed crimes and fled to Southeast Asia have become their assassination targets."

Zhang Xiangdong: "Alright then, since Minister Bai is so determined to protect Xiao Zhan, I can only go back and report the truth."

Bai Zexiang: "Suit yourself, take care, don't bother seeing me out."

"squeak!"

The door opened, and Zhang Xiangdong walked out looking disheveled. Seeing Xiao Zhan and Xia Keke standing in the doorway, his expression froze for a moment, then he forced a smile that looked more like a grimace and said, "Young Master Xiao, when did you get here?"

The implication was clear: he was afraid that Xiao Zhan had overheard his conversation with Bai Zexiang.

If Xiao Zhan, as the top dog in the capital, really wanted to deal with him, it wouldn't be difficult at all.

The key issue is that he previously had incriminating material in Deng Zhi's hands, and now it's all in Xiao Zhan's.

His purpose in coming to see Bai Zexiang was to get Bai to put pressure on Xiao Zhan, and then he would take the opportunity to negotiate with Xiao Zhan to remove himself from the blacklist.

Xiao Zhan calmly said, "Just arrived. Is Director Zhang leaving already?"

Zhang Xiangdong seemed much more relaxed upon hearing that he had just arrived, and said, "I have some things to discuss with Minister Bai."

Goodbye, Young Master Xiao.

Zhang Xiangdong was about to leave after he finished speaking...

Xiao Zhan stepped forward, blocking his way, and said, "Deputy Director Zhang, don't be in such a hurry to leave. I have something to tell you. There's a young policewoman from your unit living in apartment 1802 on a certain floor of a certain building in a certain residential area in Wangjing New City. It seems she's only been assigned to your department for a little over a year."

Zhang Xiangdong's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

"brush!"

Cold sweat immediately broke out on my face.

His already sinister gaze grew even colder and more terrifying as he stared intently at Xiao Zhan and said in a cold voice, "You dare to investigate me?"

Xiao Zhan smiled calmly and said, "Deputy Director Zhang, don't be in such a hurry. It seems that the five million US dollars you deposited in the Swiss bank under a false name increased by another half a million US dollars a week ago. This doesn't seem to match your normal income."

"Haha, if I give this information to Wang Ming'an, I think he'll be very interested, don't you think?"