Enforcer Manual
Chapter 960 - 883: Boys Need to Learn to Protect Themselves When They’re Out

Chapter 960: Chapter 883: Boys Need to Learn to Protect Themselves When They’re Out

The itinerary was moved up, and that afternoon, Song Lan boarded the flight back to Region Seventeen.

According to the information Lu Xiang had gathered, traveling from Region Seventeen to the Seventh Neutral Country was a lengthy journey, especially after the Rebel Army had moved closer to the Neutral Country, resulting in the suspension of most flights, and once again, as expected, the United Government disappointed the trust of the Neutral Covenant Nation.

In response to the plea for aid from the Neutral Country, the Review Meeting chose a strategy of inaction, merely letting the outsourced departments make a symbolic tour along the border trade lines of the Neutral Country, indicating they had shown up and their sentiments were delivered.

If it weren’t for strict orders from above, the outsourced departments naturally wouldn’t want to wade into murky waters. A branch of the Rebel Army was enough to cause them chaos, to say nothing of a meeting that gathered no fewer than seven Rebel Army leaders. Multiple intelligence reports indicated that the combat forces of the Rebel Army would be present at the time.

Everyone knew this was a meeting that could potentially change the future geopolitical landscape, but well...

The Review Meeting was in no hurry, and neither were their outsourced departments.

The current head of the outsourced departments had always maintained a positive and optimistic attitude towards the matter.

After all, he was going to step down in a year or two. Instead of clashing with a bunch of deadly international terrorists, wouldn’t it be better to think about spending time at home with family and children when the time came?

Song Lan didn’t care what others thought, but he had to give a high appraisal to the attitude of the outgoing chief. He felt that if all the war maniacs "outside" could think more of their families before stirring up war, the world might have been a more peaceful place.

Rumors suggested that the estrangement between the outsourced departments and the Review Meeting stemmed from the last operation concerning the escort of the Esinvig Army cadre, Aishi.

It took a great deal of effort from the outsourced departments to capture Aishi, from the initial intelligence gathering to the later ambush, and it was only by relying on a bit of luck that they finally captured the vicious and cunning Rebel Army cadre alive.

Mr. "Emperor" confirmed this claim.

He was conducting a clandestine investigation "outside" at the time and happened to encounter the people from the outsourced departments. So, without affecting his schedule, he conveniently lent them a hand.

In any case, at that time, everyone in the outsourced departments was filled with zeal, including the head of the outsourced departments.

During the arrest of Aishi, he had wished to make one last meaningful contribution before stepping down, hoping to eliminate a significant menace for the United Government—without the Esinvig Army, more than three border cities of Neutral Countries and the United Government would no longer be under threat of war. After retiring, he could share stories with his grandchildren at home about the international fugitives with bounties in the millions he had captured.

However, a series of actions taken by the Review Meeting during the escort shattered his ideals.

Although the Review Meeting gave a clear order to escort Aishi to The First Region, they did not send any personnel to assist in the operation. In the end, Aishi was hijacked by Rebel Army cadres within United Government territory, causing them to lose a promising young man for nothing.

More importantly, the Review Meeting’s subsequent cold handling extinguished the outsourced department’s enthusiasm, making it hard for them to muster the energy to capture Rebel Army cadres ever again.

All the information above came from internal communications of Military Intelligence Section Seven.

The sender was Ivan.

This guy managed to find out that he was making a trip to the Seventh Neutral Country and sent him several pages of information in one afternoon. The core content was a hope that he would meet with the head of the outsourced departments to boost the morale of the currently dispirited outsourced departments.

After carefully reading through the dense text, Song Lan’s index finger moved towards Ivan’s avatar.

It was the photo taken while he was working as a bartender, the very image of a simple, honest uncle.

"Would you like to add this user to the blacklist?"

"Confirm"

"Please state the reason for reporting"

"Spreading false information about United Government civil servants, disseminating harmful information, and inducing underage drinking (Yeying)"

Having swiftly filed the report, Song Lan finally revealed a satisfied smile.

One good habit he always maintained was to steer clear of keyboard politics. He couldn’t comprehend the intent behind the messages Ivan had sent, nor had he ever engaged in discussions on such topics.

Song Lan, as a simple citizen, always believed that internal issues of the United Government should be handled by more professional individuals, and whether they could be resolved or not was not something he needed to worry about.

The reason for his departure and visit to the Seventh Neutral Country was clearly stated on the permit.

Visiting a friend.

So, on this scenic afternoon, Ivan’s personal social media account was banned for 2 hours.

Regrettably, even though Song Lan did his utmost to avoid engaging in such discussions, danger always seemed to seek him out. He found the conversations on the bus to be radical and dangerous, as if everyone aboard was an employee of the United Government’s outsourced departments.

"If the Review Meeting continues like this, it will soon lose the trust of the Neutral Covenant Nations. In my opinion, the people in the outsourced departments are just freeloading!"

The disgruntled middle-aged man’s statement garnered the agreement of the other passengers. Having only boarded the bus a short while ago, he had quickly taken charge of the conversation.

Denouncing the Review Meeting and the corporation easily stirred emotions among the passengers, most of whom were traders and small business owners who naturally detested the many overbearing clauses imposed by the corporation.

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