Chapter 1049 - 1051: Why Are You Here? Don’t Tell Me You Missed Me?

Chapter 1049: Chapter 1051: Why Are You Here? Don’t Tell Me You Missed Me?

Chen Liusha coming to take a post at the Security Department caught Chen Bin completely off guard.

But in his view, this was a tremendously good thing.

"Haha, I didn’t tell you in advance, you’re not going to blame me for that, are you?"

A smile appeared on Chen Liusha’s face; she clearly seemed very satisfied with the new position.

"Of course I blame you. You didn’t tell me about something this good the first chance you had, that’s really heartbreaking."

"I just wanted to give you a surprise. Actually, when the organization talked to me, I was also surprised. After all, I’m not from a formal security background. But once I thought of you being here, I felt much more at ease."

"You’re not actually praising me, are you?"

"Don’t be so modest, I am praising you!"

After Chen Liusha successfully took office as Minister of the Security Department, there were also internal personnel changes in the department.

Chen Bin had originally ranked behind Zhou Datian; now that Zhou Datian had fallen, he became a standing committee member and vice minister.

Meanwhile, Director of the Overseas Action Bureau, Fu Yingjie, was successfully promoted to vice minister while continuing to concurrently serve as Director of the Overseas Action Bureau.

That day, Chen Liusha called Chen Bin into her office.

"I hear you’ve been studying Japanese lately."

"Yeah. But because I’ve been on missions outside, my progress has been pretty slow."

During the period when Chen Bin was undercover under Ma Anna, he hadn’t had much time to study.

But whenever they could meet, Huangfu Yu would keep urging him on.

"So how’s your Japanese now?"

"No problem with normal conversation, but if you want me to swear like I do in Huaxia, that’s still a bit difficult."

Hearing this, Chen Liusha couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

"No need to swear; just being able to master another foreign language is really very helpful."

After the two chatted for a bit more, Chen Bin took the initiative to ask.

"You didn’t call me over just to talk about Japanese, did you?"

Without saying anything, Chen Liusha simply picked up a file from the desk and handed it to Chen Bin.

He flipped through it briefly and saw the words "Liver Protection Agent" standing out prominently.

Instinctively he asked, "What’s this supposed to mean?"

"We’re a major country when it comes to liver diseases, and the higher-ups hope our researchers can develop new drugs as soon as possible. But we started too late, and progress has been very slow. According to reliable intelligence, Japan has already developed a drug for treating liver disease."

At this point, Chen Liusha pointed at the file in Chen Bin’s hand.

"This Liver Protection Agent developed by Japan has already undergone small-scale clinical trials, and the results are very impressive. The higher-ups have ordered us to obtain the formula as quickly as possible, to benefit the people."

After quickly skimming through the materials, Chen Bin put them back on the desk.

"So who are you planning to send over?"

Right after that, Chen Liusha handed over another file.

It was about someone named Shen Congyi.

He was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine; from his bachelor’s degree to his doctorate, he had studied in the School of Pharmacy at West Capital University.

He obtained his PhD at the age of just twenty-five, a bona fide medical prodigy.

After turning down generous offers from the Island Country Government, he returned home and took a position at Imperial Capital University of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine.

Despite his young age, he had treated some leaders several times; his medical skills were truly exceptional.

While Chen Bin was reading, Chen Liusha explained.

"He’s fluent in Japanese, he knows medicine, and he also has a patriotic heart. So I’m planning to send him to the School of Medicine at West Capital University as a visiting scholar, and then have him look for an opportunity to get the Liver Protection Agent."

"He’s indeed a good fit, but he’s never had professional training. Isn’t it too risky to send a talent like that over?"

"That’s why I called you here—to help me think of who might be more suitable. I’m not that familiar with people in the Security Department. You’ve worked here longer than I have; help me make some recommendations."

"What do you think about me going with him?"

"You?"

At first, Chen Liusha was stunned, then she quickly shook her head.

"No, absolutely not! If your cover gets blown, the loss would be even bigger than losing Shen Congyi. We’ll find someone else."

But Chen Bin explained, "I’ve had undercover experience, and I even led a special investigation team. I’ve got a fair bit of experience in this area."

In his view, once in Japan, they couldn’t just be thinking about stealing the Liver Protection Agent.

In fact, there were long-standing historical issues between Japan and Huaxia Country.

On the surface, the two sides seemed to be getting along, but in private the struggle had never stopped.

Japan was also the country with the most Security Department agents implanted, aside from the Beautiful Country.

Chen Bin knew that some agents, because of their official positions, tended to be constrained when they worked.

His own rank was relatively high, so he could help make a lot of decisions.

If he could stir up some things in Japan, that would be all the better.

But in Chen Liusha’s eyes, Chen Bin was her lucky star; she wasn’t willing to let him leave.

"You did undercover work inside the country. Going to Japan is the same thing?"

"There’s no real difference. We’ve got our people over there too. I’ll grab the formula for the Liver Protection Agent and then leave, I won’t stay any longer than necessary. Besides, as a member of national security, I have the duty and obligation to carry out the tasks the state assigns."

"I’ve still got some things to deal with. You head out first."

Seeing that she couldn’t talk him down, Chen Liusha simply gave him the boot.

However, once Chen Bin made up his mind about something, he naturally wouldn’t give up easily.

In the days that followed, he kept pestering Chen Liusha.

Only when she couldn’t stand it anymore did she reluctantly agree.

To cooperate with Shen Congyi on the mission, Chen Bin needed an appropriate identity.

After all, ever since he resigned from Imperial Capital Aerospace University last time, he was, on the surface, basically unemployed.

So after some maneuvering, he became a vice president of Imperial Capital University of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine.

He was to be publicly dispatched to the School of Medicine at West Capital University as a visiting scholar for one year.

As for Shen Congyi, he would go along as Chen Bin’s assistant.

Once their covers were set, they couldn’t depart immediately.

Chen Liusha arranged people separately for Shen Congyi and Chen Bin to give them basic agent training and fundamental knowledge of both Chinese and Western medicine.

After completing a month-long crash course, the two were barely deemed qualified.

Fortunately, Chen Bin had studied a bit of traditional Chinese medicine as a child; otherwise, there was no way he could have finished everything.

Once the training was done, Chen Liusha gave Chen Bin three days off to adjust his condition.

He didn’t hesitate and immediately went to Imperial Capital No.1.

After all, that was his turf, and there were plenty of women there, so he could really relax.

Just as Chen Bin was wondering whether he should call Mu Yun over, there was a knock at the door.

When he opened the door, it turned out to be Sun Xiaojing.

After pulling her inside, Chen Bin sat down on the bed and slipped an arm around Sun Xiaojing’s slim waist.

"Baby, what brings you here? Don’t tell me you were missing me?"

Sitting lightly on Chen Bin’s lap, Sun Xiaojing pouted, looking a bit down.

"Honey, I want to tell you something."

Seeing this little firecracker acting so out of character, Chen Bin immediately asked.

"What is it, did you have your eye on some latest handbag or something?"

"No, I’m not buying anything. I... I think I might be pregnant..."