The night was deep, and Qi Taiguo stood on the balcony with Ning Ge, discussing the most secretive matters.
When he heard Ning Ge’s words, Qi Taiguo was shocked and conflicted. He hadn’t expected that beneath this man’s flippant and unserious exterior hid such an identity.
"Do your big brother and Old Master Ning know about this?" Qi Taiguo took a drag of his cigarette and asked.
"Besides you, no one else knows," Ning Ge glanced at him.
Qi Taiguo fell silent, then said, "You don’t plan to tell them?" He paused before adding, "There are no walls that can block the wind forever, one day they will find out."
"I’ll talk about it when the time comes! If I told them now, they probably wouldn’t let me continue!" Ning Ge chuckled lightly, "In their eyes, it’s better for me to remain a good-for-nothing!"
"Nonsense, Chief Ning and Old Master Ning have high hopes for you," Qi Taiguo blurted out a rebuke.
Ning Ge merely shrugged noncommittally.
"Espionage always lurks in the shadows, it’s inherently a covert identity. Once a person is sacrificed..." Qi Taiguo pursed his lips and said, "Once sacrificed, the person won’t be publicly acknowledged but will forever be buried in the archives."
Spies cannot be exposed to the light; even if sacrificed, they will not be recorded and will remain in eternal darkness.
"I didn’t take on this role for personal glory," Ning Ge said, shrugging.
"That’s the point, in the public eye, one always carries more value. Being an agent for the state or something along those lines is better than being a spy," Qi Taiguo said. "If you really want to continue in this line of work, with Chief Ning’s support, getting into the National Security Department wouldn’t be a problem."
"We’ll see. I don’t have that intention for the time being!" Ning Ge replied.
Qi Taiguo ground his teeth in frustration at Ning Ge’s nonchalant demeanor.
"What’s the mission this time? What exactly is that document, did you really steal it?" Qi Taiguo asked again about the day’s events.

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