While reporting, the middle-aged man dared not meet the elder's gaze, instead, he kept his head down.
"What a grand move, truly grand move," the elder said unexpectedly. Contrary to the middle-aged man's prediction, he did not get angry about his subordinates being captured without his knowledge. Instead, he laughed and expressed his surprise: "I am just curious... who has such power to mobilize people from three departments? Moreover, to maintain such tight secrecy?"
The middle-aged man remained silent. One of a secretary's most important tasks was to understand the leader's intentions, but at this moment, he was uncertain of the elder's thoughts.
Firstly, the initiation of such a large operation by the three departments without the elder's knowledge was essentially a slap in his face, making it hard for him to save face.
