"Dr. Zhang," Chief Qiu finally spoke again, his tone much more relaxed than before, even tinged with a subtle hint of admiration, "your observations are ticulous, and your analysis is logical."
Zhang Lin felt half the weight lifted off his shoulders and quickly responded modestly, "No, no, I just tend to overthink and have a habit of gossiping, can’t keep my mouth shut..."
"Sotis, ’overthinking’ and ’gossiping’, if used in the right place, are not flaws but strengths," Chief Qiu said aningfully.
Zhang Lin was taken aback, not quite understanding the aning behind his words.
Chief Qiu stood up, walked to the door to ensure it was securely closed, then returned to his seat, his expression becoming serious and solemn.
"Dr. Zhang, the main reason I called you here today is not to hold you accountable for spreading news," Chief Qiu lowered his voice slightly, "but rather for a more important and sensitive matter, which might require your assistance."
"Require my assistance?" Zhang Lin pointed to his own nose, completely baffled. How could a small-ti clinical doctor like him help the head of security?
Zhang Lin was well aware in his heart that although Chief Qiu held the title of head of security, he was no ordinary head, and the security guards under him were all top-notch professionals.
"Yes," Chief Qiu nodded, looking sharply at him, "your earlier analysis proves that you have a strong ability in information gathering and analysis. So, have you ever considered one question—why did Professor Yang Ping’s research group encounter a ’soft blockade’ so quickly and precisely?"
Zhang Lin blinked and instinctively answered, "Because... because the opponent is powerful, reacts fast?"
"That’s one reason," Chief Qiu leaned forward, lowering his voice further, "but another possible reason that cannot be ignored is that soone inside might be leaking information to the outside."
"A mole?!" Zhang Lin almost jumped out of his chair, his eyes wide open. This speculation was far more explosive than his usual gossip!
"Shhh—" Chief Qiu made a silencing gesture, his eyes stern, "At the mont, it’s just a suspicion, without any evidence. This matter is of great consequence, and if it gets out, it will cause everyone in the institute to be on edge, severely affecting the research atmosphere and personnel morale. Therefore, the investigation must be conducted secretly, without alerting anyone."
Zhang Lin quickly covered his mouth, nodding repeatedly, his heart pounding with both shock and an inexplicable excitent. Conducting intelligence work? Catching a mole? This was far more thrilling than writing dical records or conducting surgery!
"Chief Qiu, do you an..." Zhang Lin seed to have guessed sothing, his voice trembling with excitent.
"Given your demonstrated talent and your familiarity with the institute’s personnel and environnt," Chief Qiu looked at him and formally extended an invitation, "I hope you can assist us in conducting an internal investigation, under the condition of confidentiality. Use your usual ’hobbies’ to observe, pay attention, and see if there are any unusual people or events, especially those who might have access to the core information of Professor Yang’s research group and have the conditions to make abnormal contacts with the outside world. Report any findings directly to ."
Zhang Lin felt a rush of blood to his head, his face flushed with excitent. Being personally invited by the head of security to participate in a secret investigation! This was like a movie plot! He felt that his title of ’Sanbo’s unofficial news spokesman’ had instantly been upgraded to ’Sanbo’s unofficial special agent’!
"Willing! I’m willing, Chief Qiu!" Zhang Lin was so excited he almost stood up to salute, pounding his chest, "Rest assured! Leave this matter to ! I, Zhang Lin, though not an expert in anything else, am unparalleled at observing people and gathering information! I guarantee to complete the task without leaking a single word!"
Seeing Zhang Lin’s eager and ready-to-go appearance, Chief Qiu’s mouth twitched slightly, as if he wanted to laugh but held back. He solemnly reminded, "Rember, this matter is of great importance. Your task is to observe and report; without my instructions, you are not allowed to act on your own, nor are you to disclose the investigation to anyone, including your closest colleagues and friends, your family, I an anyone. Everything must be done in secrecy, understand?"
"Understood! Absolutely understood!" Zhang Lin nodded his head like a pecking chicken, "Conducted in secrecy, I am your eyes embedded in the clinical frontline!"
"Alright, the contents of today’s conversation should remain in your gut once you leave this room," Chief Qiu stood up, indicating the end of the conversation, "You may go, maintain a normal work and life state, and if you discover anything, contact through a secure channel."
"Yes, Chief Qiu!" Zhang Lin stood straight, feeling his image suddenly beco grand and radiant.
Just as he reached the door, he turned around again, "For the convenience of work, should I have a code na or sothing?"
Chief Qiu nearly spat out a mouthful of tea, "Code na?" He hadn’t thought of that aspect yet.
"Maybe later..." Chief Qiu waved his hand.
"Understood!" Zhang Lin nodded solemnly.
He walked out of the security office, his steps light and all previous anxiety and fear had vanished, replaced by a sense of excitent and pride at carrying a secret mission. The sunlight spilling into the corridor seed especially bright.
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