These were heartfelt words from Song Lan, who now belonged to the intelligence community and had heard quite a bit about the industry.
Front-line intelligence workers seemed to dwell between life and death every day. He often heard stories of agents who died bringing back intelligence. Lu Xiang revealed that, on average, 14.75 intelligence workers sacrificed themselves daily to bring vital information back to the United Government.
This number was regrettable and made Song Lan realize the importance of implementing the principle of protective measures on the ground.
"Protective measures on the ground? What's that?"
Veronica asked curiously; her parents had never mentioned such a tactic. They had planned for her to work in the Counter-Intelligence Department so they could use their authority to ensure she worked in the core city and avoided being dispatched to the dangerous and chaotic "outside".
