Luo Shu, who was leaning against the wall, breathed a sigh of relief, but also patted his hot cheeks and said in distress:
".....I knew Lux was still waiting for me, but I couldn't help but play a little bit..."
That being said, Origami is really proactive...
"I'm afraid there's no hope."
Luo Shu shook his head, then sent a message to Lux, glanced at Origami's ward, and turned to walk in another direction.
Chapter 332 Is This a Pilgrimage to Jerusalem?
SDS Headquarters, Twin Towers, 11th floor.
In the center of a lounge of more than 60 square meters.
On the beige sofa, a girl with silver-white hair, sky-blue eyes, a slightly long face, a slightly masculine look, and a Nordic ethnicity was sitting with her legs crossed, her hands spread out on the back of the sofa, and she said with a bored look on her face:
"So, have we been stood up by the Minister of the Secret Management Department?"
"Based on the gathering time, he should be more than an hour late, right?"
After she finished speaking, a gentle female voice came from the sofa opposite:
"But didn't the Speaker send a message saying that an emergency had occurred and Minister Luo was handling it urgently?"
"So please be patient, Koko."
Hearing the female voice, the woman called Koko turned her head and looked at the woman with long black hair sitting on the sofa opposite her.
She was a woman who was perfectly suited to men's tastes.
She has willow-shaped eyebrows, big eyes, thin lips, an oval face, slightly childish facial features, and an indescribable sense of purity, especially her long straight black hair and beautiful figure. Even Koko, who is also a woman, can't help but feel a little jealous.
However, even though she was jealous, Koko was still very friendly towards the woman in front of her.
After all, although she belonged to the Ministry of Commerce and the other party was a member of the Ministry of Intelligence, they had cooperated with each other before.
In the limited contact, the other party left a very good impression on her.
Of course, this good impression does not mean that Koko will agree with her statement this time:
"Hey Tifa Lockhart, you were also stood up, right?"
"Shouldn't you join me in complaining about the late king at this time?"
"If it were my subordinates, I would lecture them for hours just because they were late for more than an hour!"
"On the battlefield, punctuality is the most basic bottom line."
Hearing Koko say this, Tifa, who knew that the other party had a sharp tongue but a soft heart, suppressed her laughter and said:
"But, after this meeting, won't Minister Luo Shu become our boss?"
"My boss has to change his schedule due to an emergency. This should be tolerated, right?"
"After all, they sent a message an hour ago. Did something unexpected happen?"
"That's easy to say...but what if it's a compliance test?"
Hearing this, Koko sneered, then muttered:
"Intentionally being late, secretly testing our obedience, and at the same time giving our new subordinates a warning, Tifa, don't you think this is possible?"
"If you put it that way, then it is indeed possible..."
Tifa nodded. After all, this possibility did exist.
"It is possible to get the Speaker to recognize him and become a minister in charge of a department. Mr. Luo Shu is unlikely to use such a lowly trick, right?"
"Who knows?"
When Koko heard Tifa mention the Speaker, her expression softened. She muttered and lifted her legs onto the sofa. Then she turned around and fell directly onto the sofa, raising her right leg and said:
"Forget it, God knows how long I have to wait. I'll just take a nap first. When we get here, call me, Tifa."
"Got it. I'll call you."
Tifa smiled helplessly, then picked up the novel she borrowed from the library on the third floor, picked up her glasses beside her, and prepared to read.
Just at this moment, there was a scratching sound coming from the direction of the door. It turned out that the automatic door sensed the person coming and opened automatically.
As soon as Luo Shu entered the room, he saw Tifa wearing glasses and holding a book, and Koko Hexmedia lying on the sofa with her legs crossed.
The former is still okay, but the latter's bold lying posture made Luo Shu stunned.
In an instant, Luo Shu looked at Koko, Koko opened her eyes, Tifa looked at Luo Shu, and the three of them fell silent at the same time, and the scene became quiet.
After about five or six seconds, Luo Shu glanced at the two of them, took a few steps back, followed the automatically opened door, came to the corridor outside, looked at the house number, and then walked back in and said:
"It scared me. I thought I walked into the wrong room and ran to another lounge."
While saying this, Luo Shu quickly walked to the single sofa in the middle, sat down, clasped his hands in front of him, and said to the two of them with a smile:
"Koko Hexmedia and Tifa Lockhart, right?"
"I am Luo Shu from the Secret Management Department. I will be your direct superior for a long time to come."
"Although I'm more than an hour late, please take care of me in the future."
Luo Shu looked at the two of them with a kind smile on his face.
Although he was not very familiar with Koko Hekmedia, and only knew that she was a candidate for the Familiar verified by Tachibana Kirika, he was very familiar with Tifa Lockhart.
Jerusalem~
——The 3D zone cannot lose Tifa, just like Europe cannot lose Jerusalem.
Even Luo Shu is familiar with this joke.
Although he had never paid attention to what work Tifa was from, he had seen the other party's "works"!
Now that he sees the real person, he is quite curious.
After all, this was one of the people he was inspired by.
Listening to Luo Shu's words, Koko supported herself with her arms and climbed up from the sofa. After sitting down, she glanced at Luo Shu and said:
"You are really late, Mr. Boss."
Hearing this, Luo Shu smiled and said:
"Excuse me, I just lost my way in life."
"Oh, isn't there an 'emergency' that you can't explain to us, so you just made up a random excuse?"
Hearing Koko's provocative question, Luo Shu raised his eyebrows slightly, then smiled and said:
"Well, a subordinate's sudden fainting shouldn't be considered a random emergency, right?"
"A subordinate fainted?"
Koko paused after hearing this, then glanced at Luo Shu, sat back on the sofa and said:
"If it's not a lie, then it's a situation that must be dealt with."
"Well, since there is a reason, I forgive you!"
Koko scratched her hair while saying this, and then introduced herself:
"This is Koko Heikemedia, a warmongerer. Please take care of me in the future, young minister~~"
Tifa, who was sitting on the other side, breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Luo Shu:
"Tifa Lockhart, please take care of me!"
Luo Shu nodded when he heard this. A relatively sensible troublemaker and Jerusalem, oh, and Miss Tifa who has a sweet appearance and a gentle personality?
Having two more subordinates like this doesn't seem like a bad thing...
Chapter 333 The Benefits of Backing Up a Powerful Force
Just when Luo Shu was wondering whether his subordinates were easy to get along with, Koko immediately spread her hands and said:
"Before we start the meeting, may I ask, Mr. Minister, where is our Miss Speaker?"
Luo Shu calmly replied, "Something happened in the research department, and Lux went to deal with it."
In fact, it was because Willdi and Shinono Tsukasa had made new progress in the 'invalidation of the ability' of the replica Kusanagi sword, and Lux returned to space urgently.
However, it is not convenient to explain the specific content now, so Luo Shu used a vague description.
"Oh~ Another new situation..." Koko muttered, shrugged and said, "One or two, are all the senior officials so busy-?"
"Big officials are really that busy." Luo Shu shrugged and added, "Except us."
Hearing this, Koko and Tifa were stunned for a moment and looked at Luo Shu in confusion.
At this time, Luo Shu calmly explained:
"The Secret Management Department is mainly responsible for 'Secret Management of Abyss Props' and 'Handling of Events Involving High-level Persons'."
"The former has a special procedure to deal with, while the latter, relatively speaking, is more rare."
Although it's rare, it's a big problem if something happens... Luo Shu added in his mind, but he didn't need to say it, the two girls understood it.
"So, the work of the Secret Management Department is not as busy as the Operations Department, the Business Department, or even the Intelligence Department. The work is relatively easier."
"So in practice, our department allows members to move freely."
After listening to Luo Shu's explanation, Koko raised her eyebrows in surprise:
"Wow~ This seems to be better than the conditions that the intelligence officer who examined me said."
"So, it's possible to run a bar even in America? I just transferred my bar to a colleague..."
Tifa's face showed a bit of pity.
"It's done. Since you've already changed departments, your Intelligence Department base obviously can't continue to operate, right?"
Koko said this and looked at Luo Shu hesitantly:
"Or, even if they want to open one, they should open another one at the headquarters of the Secret Management Department? I heard that business in Akihabara seems to be quite good. The Secret Management Department has an industry there, right?"
Hearing this, Tifa looked at Luo Shu in surprise:
"Is this okay?"
"In principle, the Secret Management Department does not restrict members from running their own businesses."
Luo Shu said this, glanced at Tifa, and explained:
"There are indeed many shops on the first floor of the Secret Management Department headquarters that have not been rented out. You can choose some to run your business."
"Then I'll be fine." Tifa breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest.
Hearing this, Luo Shu took out a document he had already read from the Mist Ring, glanced at it, and after confirming the content, he immediately asked curiously:
"So, Tifa, are these the only conditions you have?"
"I remember that in your transfer requirements, you only wrote that you hoped to run your own restaurant or bar. Other than that, you hoped not to be ordered to do anything illegal."
"Besides this, nothing else?"
"What?" Koko was stunned for a moment, and looked at Tifa in surprise: "No way? So these are the conditions you proposed?"
"Oh, sorry. I thought hard about what I needed, but I couldn't think of anything."
Tifa explained somewhat shyly, then turned her head and asked Koko curiously:
"By the way, when transferring citizenship, the reviewer said that you were allowed to propose exchange conditions. What conditions did you propose, Koko?"
Koko looked at Tifa strangely, and then muttered:
"I'm not as honest as you, but I killed the organization hard."
After saying that, Koko paused and said:
"I asked for a batch of space rings, and asked SDS to provide logistical support for my arms business and team for five years."
"In addition to these, we also requested a batch of improved production lines and technical support for new weapons."
"Tsk, compared with your request, why do I seem to become a 'greedy goblin'?"
"Gnome?" Tifa couldn't help but chuckle when she heard this description: "Gnome won't be as interesting as you, Koko."
