Enforcer Manual
Chapter 825 - 820: Cold-blooded Assassin_2

Chapter 825: Chapter 820: Cold-blooded Assassin_2

This should clearly be the responsibility of the Law Enforcers Department, the Anomalous Case Investigation Bureau, or the Rescuer Department.

Every one of them had sensed a shift in the higher-ups’ mentality.

"Director Guan, what’s your opinion?"

In the meeting room, someone suddenly called Guan Lili’s name, catching her red-handed as she yawned and let her mind wander.

The meeting was chaired by the head of the Security Department, who usually had little to do with their work. Before these cases erupted at Kolo Film Industry, the department was considered peripheral, but now, the director was expounding on his years of experience and insights into the security industry, in front of all his peers and those one level above him.

The old bastard is going to get it this time.

That was the conclusion Guan Lili drew from the meeting.

She didn’t know who had picked this head of Security, but he had turned the urgent meeting into a showcase for himself, offering nothing practical, just hollow theories, and not forgetting to subtly promote himself at the end.

Perhaps due to the lack of attention he usually received, the head of Security was on fire today, having rambled on for over two hours.

"No."

"That’s good, then. If you have any brilliant ideas, Director Guan, feel free to bring them up at any time."

The head of the Security seemed to enjoy the sensation of calling out names in the assembly.

Guan Lili rolled her eyes at him, eager to wrap up this boring "personal sharing session."

Although her knowledge of the Security Department’s work was limited, she was confident she could offer some advice much more useful than these theories.

Like bribing Song Lan with a hefty sum and then staying by his side 24 hours a day.

If that couldn’t save your life, then it just meant your time was up, and you’d die deservedly so.

But that assumed that the company hadn’t sent "Black Sand" to ruin Song Lan’s life the night before.

With her experience in District 17, Guan Lili quickly guessed what had happened to the national-level rescuer.

Although "Black Sand" had always had a terrible reputation in the industry, even his agent thought he was a complete psychopath, but he was one of the few "combatant types" in the company, and a group of Assassins from civil organizations was no match for former external department employees.

Guan Lili really didn’t know who the genius was who had suggested that, making her suspect that there was a mole in the company waiting to see the old bastard bite the dust.

And her attitude towards this had always been clear — it was none of her business, she knew nothing, and even if Song Lan came knocking, she was just a weak, pitiable, and helpless director.

She knew that Song Lan was a reasonable person who wouldn’t involve the innocent.

All she had done was remind a promising rescuer at Mikaela’s funeral to be vigilant not to stray like "Black Sand" had.

The vibration from her phone brought Guan Lili some joy. Before the head of Security could start another round of lectures, she gave her phone a shake, "First-hand information from the Law Enforcers Department, Troy has been caught and will soon be sent to the Anomalous Case Investigation Bureau."

She successfully made the head of Security frown.

The annoyed yet helpless expression on his face brought a bit of balance to Guan Lili’s perturbed mind.

In the Skynet blanketed District 4, it was only a matter of time before an amateur hacker was located.

The breakthrough progress from the Law Enforcers Department finally ended the "personal sharing session," but it seemed that today was doomed to be Guan Lili’s day of suffering. No sooner had she stepped out of the meeting room than a familiar name popped up on her phone screen.

The caller was Sean Grant.

Ever since she had been promoted to director, their contact had been sparse.

Sean Grant had his own agent, and Guan Lili was well aware that colleagues could be competitors.

As soon as the call connected, Sean Grant made his intentions clear, "Director Guan, there have been some problems on set, and I need you to come and coordinate."

"On set? Which set?"

"Master of Rescuers, I’m here right now."

Although she tried hard to control her tone, Guan Lili could tell that he seemed pretty annoyed.

"Wait for me, I’ll be right there."

Guan Lili heaved a long sigh.

The previous seasons of "Master of Rescuers" were indeed planned by her, and they could be counted as some of the most solid achievements on her resume, but after being promoted, she rarely got involved in specific projects anymore. According to the company, this was also to give opportunities to younger people.

Normally, Sean Grant should have approached the person currently in charge of the program if he had encountered any problems, unless he had a disagreement with the responsible person.

The situation on-site indeed confirmed her thoughts.

The director and production team, caught between the two, looked at Guan Lili with eyes pleading for help. On one side was the national rescuer, an old guest of "Master of Rescuers", and on the other was a key talent cultivated by Kolo Film Industry; they couldn’t afford to offend either party.

"Let’s hear it, what happened?"

"Because of recent events involving civil organizations, they hope to temporarily change the direction of the program to focus on investigating civil organizations as the main content of this season’s ’Master of Rescuers’."

Sean Grant spoke first.

The accused person in charge did not back down either; she trusted Guan Lili’s judgment, knowing that the latter would make the most professional decision.

The facts were indeed as such.

Guan Lili completely agreed with the suggestion put forward by the person in charge. In her view, the idea was worthy of praise. The death of "Black Sand" had focused the entire United Government’s attention on District Four, a level of attention unprecedented. As long as they could ride on the coattails of this event, the ratings for this season’s "Master of Rescuers" might well break historical records.

"I want to hear your opinion, what are your reasons for opposition?"

"... Reasons for opposition?"

Sean Grant paused, unclear why Guan Lili would ask this, because the issue seemed obvious, "Safety cannot be guaranteed in the least, and the purpose of the program is to select potential rescuers, not to send them to their deaths."

Contestants or guests who had been part of the filming knew that those nerve-wracking scenes broadcasted to the audience were pre-designed; they would communicate with criminals in advance to finalize the filming plan but would not disclose these plans to the contestants involved in the filming.

Therefore, the emotions of the contestants when they fell into the criminals’ hands were genuine.

Some criminals also found comfortable money-making opportunities in District Four. As long as the price was right, they would willingly cooperate with the performance, and eventually be sent to prison.

But the recent incidents were not like that; they didn’t know where these civilian assassins came from or their objectives, and judging from their past actions, once the contestants fell into their hands, they would likely be killed on the spot.

In the face of these potential dangers, the person in charge proposed that agreements could be signed before the start of the program, absolving Kolo Film Industry of any legal responsibility.

As for the compensation...

Compared with the traffic and ratings that this season would bring, it simply wasn’t worth mentioning.

The two were deadlocked on this issue and it finally escalated to the point where they had to involve Guan Lili.

After a moment’s thought, Guan Lili asked the person in charge, "The Law Enforcers and the Special Case Investigation Agency have already taken over this case, can you smooth things over?"

"Actually, it was Chief Catherine of the Special Case Investigation Agency who took the initiative to contact us."

"Catherine? Did you know her before?"

"I didn’t know her, I only found out about her today."

The person in charge continued, "But rest assured, my assistant got her information and confirmed that this matter is absolutely true and reliable."

Guan Lili did not respond; she smelled a conspiracy.

Before this, Kolo Film Industry had never collaborated with the Special Case Investigation in any form.

Moments later, she turned to Sean Grant, "You have no doubts about the content of the program itself, you’re just worried about the contestants’ personal safety not being guaranteed."

Sean Grant neither confirmed nor denied.

"That is to say, as long as we can ensure the safety of the contestants, you would not oppose filming."

"But how can the safety of the contestants be guaranteed? They are not people hired by the company."

"That’s not for you to worry about."

After a bit more thought, Guan Lili added, "You guys go ahead and start with the basic training according to the original plan, I need to contact a few people to see if we can sort this out."

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