"Ah! Bureau 888! I know." The director clapped his hands. "Is it now called the Special Affairs Bureau?"
“Yes, it was changed 30 years ago.”
"Chief, what is Bureau 888?" asked Police Officer B.
"Comrade Xiao Wu, can I tell you this?" the director asked carefully.
"This isn't really a secret," Wu Yusen said with a smile, "so let me explain it."
"Okay, okay..." The director nodded. Of course, he had heard of the name of 888, but he was not clear about the specific situation.
Policeman A sat behind the chief, watching him talk so intently that he couldn't tell if he truly believed him or was just bluffing. He didn't care, so he just listened in.
"When it comes to the 888 Bureau, older people may have an impression of it, but young people are mostly unaware of it..."
John Woo talked about the past and present of the 888th Bureau. He spoke with great emotion and eloquence, and the three policemen gradually became fascinated.
"...Bureau 888 has officially changed its name to the 'Special Functions Office,' operating more discreetly and with enhanced confidentiality. Over time, no one talks about it, and it's naturally forgotten. And that's exactly what we at Special Affairs want."
John Woo spoke for forty to fifty minutes, but Lin Fan was able to summarize it in three sentences.
Bureau 888 was originally established to research aerospace technology and train and deliver astronauts. However, its research direction shifted, focusing on human science research, which yielded considerable results. Consequently, Bureau 888 was split and reorganized, renamed the Special Affairs Office, specifically to recruit individuals with special abilities, investigate paranormal phenomena, and resolve non-scientific incidents.
Seeing that Policeman B was still immersed in the story with great interest, Policeman A had to admire the man's excellent storytelling skills.
Could someone with mental problems have such strong logical connections? A normal person wouldn't necessarily be able to articulate this clearly, right? At this point, he almost believed in his heart that this person was telling the truth.
"I see." The director breathed a sigh of relief. "There's been rumors circulating that Bureau 888 has disbanded. But from what you've said, it seems it still exists."
"Yes, although the research direction is relatively niche, it has indeed never stopped. And it has been producing results, but it is not known to outsiders." John Woo said proudly.
"I have a question, and I wonder if Comrade Xiao Wu can help me solve it." said the director.
"Please go ahead."
"As far as I know, secret agencies like the 888 Bureau strictly enforce confidentiality regulations. I heard rumors back then that once you join, you have to completely sever ties with your family. It's precisely because of this that the 888 Bureau seems so secretive. Everyone can only speculate, but there's no accurate information."
"You just said that after the name was changed to Special Affairs Office, the confidentiality level was also increased. According to my understanding, what you just said does not seem to be circulated information. Although you said that you trust us not to spread it, doesn't this violate the regulations?" The director's question was indeed very sharp.
Wu Yusen smiled and replied, "You also said that because everyone is curious about the 888 Bureau, there are all kinds of speculations. If you are interested, you can search it online. I just mentioned that the content can be found online."
"Many netizens' wild speculations are actually very close to the truth. However, most of them are fragmentary, haphazard and incomplete. I am simply organizing these fragments in chronological order and telling you about them. Anyone with a good logical mind can do this, so it does not violate the regulations. Rest assured."
Policeman A was dumbfounded.
Just when he was listening with fascination and basically believed that this person was a special agent, he was now told that the previous stories were all read on the Internet?
Lin Fan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this.
The director pondered for a few seconds and then asked, "So you came to us this time on a mission, right?"
"right."
"What's the mission?"
"Sorry, it's a secret."
"Oh, oh. It's about this lesbian, right?"
"Yes, I hope she can assist me in the investigation."
"What's so special about this female comrade?" The director took the police dispatch record from Police Officer A to check.
"Sorry, it's a secret."
hiss……
The director secretly gasped. Shouldn't he have mentioned the confidentiality agreement earlier? Why did he say everything before, but the moment the confidentiality agreement was mentioned, he started keeping it secret?
"Comrade Lin Fan, right?" The director decided to ask someone else.
Lin Fan nodded.
"Can you tell me what happened before?" The director asked with a smile. Lin Fan didn't need to abide by the confidentiality regulations, right?
"I'm sorry, Director." Wu Yusen politely stopped him. "Since the content of my previous conversation with Ms. Lin involved confidential information, she can't tell you."
"Hmm?" the director was puzzled. "She's not from your unit, is she?"
"no."
"Then how could you tell her something confidential? Did she sign a confidentiality agreement?" The director turned to Officer A and asked, "Isn't this the first time these two have met?"
Before Officer A could speak, Wu Yusen explained, "Ms. Lin will soon join the Special Affairs Bureau as an internal staff member. She will naturally sign a confidentiality agreement when the time comes, so there's no need to worry about leaks."
Lin Fan looked at him. When did she say she joined?
"Ah... Comrade Lin Fan has... Ah, I understand..." The director spoke intermittently, but he understood it clearly in his mind.
What do you understand?
Lin Fan and the two policemen looked at the director, but he didn't say anything.
This chapter originally had over 3,000 words, but after revising it several times, I still couldn't post it, so I had to reluctantly delete the entire background story. So there are inevitably some gaps in the content, please forgive me. Let the 888 Bureau continue to maintain its mystery. o(^｀)o