Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

Jason was truly furious. He had already spent a restless night without sleep, and now his face was red with anger, almost ready to start a fight. Hayden pulled Jason aside, "Good heavens, can you keep your voice down? Are you worried the director can't hear your dissatisfaction? Have you lost your mind offending the leadership?"

"You let the deputy director drive for you, and you still control me? Get lost!" Jason pushed Hayden away. "No, I have to ask him where he came from."

As soon as he finished speaking, the office door was pushed open. Courtney frowned, "No need to ask... the director is here."

Linden entered the room with his hands behind his back, smiling at Jason, "Jason, you were assigned to headquarters as the second top scorer in the final test, currently the captain of the third special squad, and you just received a third-class merit not long ago."

Jason didn't expect Linden to know so much about him. Looking at Linden's smiling face, he was so nervous that he couldn't speak.

At that moment, Jared stood up, "You two can leave now. Close the door behind you."

"Wait a moment," Linden said as he pulled out his phone. A few seconds later, he lifted it to show Jason, "I came here by plane, in first class, but I won't ask for reimbursement."

Jason, who had been quite arrogant just before, was now utterly defeated by Linden's sincerity and couldn't find his words.

Hayden quickly chuckled, "The leader is really generous. Perhaps the meals for us at the grassroots level will improve from now on."

Linden laughed, "From now on, the meals will be according to the Xiao Group's cafeteria recipes. Would it trouble young master Xiao to send the recipes daily?"

"No, no, our cafeteria food is too greasy as it is; it's fine now. Please don't trouble the leaders any further, goodbye." With that, Hayden quickly pulled Jason and hurried off.

It was terrifying. Linden was a smiling tiger who had understood everyone in less than half an hour. With the director a smiling tiger and the deputy director a cold-faced wolf, how could they continue to live like this! "Boss, you need to come back; we can't take it anymore!"

Hayden closed the office door, pulling Jason and Courtney.

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Courtney sighed heavily, rolling her eyes at Jason, "The sound of my knocking code was drowned out by your yelling. Your cursing was loud enough for the whole bureau and even the passing dogs to hear, and you blame me!" Hayden spat at Jason, "You bring bad luck, couldn't you have waited to talk about this privately? Now wait for the director to make your life difficult."

Jason shrugged off Hayden, "Maybe saying even dogs despise me is right. Third squad, assemble, five kilometers with full gear!"

After saying that, Jason stormed off.

He knew well that Linden's presence was as commanding as Jared's.

He was not an easy man to deal with.

Courtney followed quickly, and Hayden called out, "Where are you going?"

Courtney looked back disdainfully, "I'm on his team!"

What else could she do?

Carry out the deputy director's orders, five kilometers with full gear!

What bad luck!

Inside the office, Jared walked out from his desk, "I've heard from people at Farrell Group that the cafeteria meals at Shaw Industries overseas are the best. Why doesn't the director get us the same from Shaw Industries?"

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Linden sat down, smiling, and pointed to the sofa next to him, "Let's sit and talk about it."

Jared sat down. "What does the director need from me?"

"I'm here to deliver a personnel appointment, although it's from ten years ago, but I am indeed the director. The electronic version will be transmitted from the headquarters by the end of the workday." Linden actually produced a personnel appointment document.

This was a confidential document, inaccessible without the iris scans of the individual and the director general, and both were indispensable.

It was true that Linden had been appointed director ten years ago, and there was no deception in that fact.

"Ten years ago, just after I received a verbal directive from my boss, I traced the whereabouts of an international human trafficking ring I had been following. To destroy this ring, I went undercover. Little did I expect that this would turn into a ten-year mission, with one criminal organization after another being dismantled, and I finally completed my task. Throughout this journey, I kept rising, but the appointment as director never changed."

Linden offered a brief explanation, providing Jared with an account.

"I came over suddenly today indeed because I received a last-minute notice. Since everyone is here, I thought I'd show my face and steal your thunder, sorry."

Jared laughed, "Not at all, director. There must be more than just this matter you came for. Let's speak plainly, everyone is busy."

Linden nodded, "Indeed, I also need to return to a meeting at Shaw Industries' branch in Ashbury. To cut a long story short, I plan to reshuffle the headquarters' personnel appointments. I suggest Nathan for the position of chief of the general squad, incorporating the second squad's members into the first and third squads, with Hayden and Jason swapping roles. Additionally, Hayden will focus on protecting Paula to ensure the supply of weapons to both the headquarters and the general directorate."

Jared frowned slightly, sensing that Linden intended to decentralize Hayden's power.

Although the leaders of the three squads were nominally equal, the first squad was at the forefront, giving Hayden relatively more authority.

Now Linden wanted Hayden to step back?

Reading Jared's dissatisfaction, Linden continued, "I know Hayden is your confidante and the brother you've grown up with, but his situation is special. It can't be that all three key positions in the directorate are held by people of a mercantile background, especially not in a place as influential as Ashbury."

"And why don't you step down?" Jared's tone carried a hint of chill.

Linden smiled, "I would like to, but I'm waiting for Christopher to return. Deputy, I know you're not entirely pleased with this arrangement, but adjustments must be made. Paula is indeed someone Hayden can contact and is familiar with, which will facilitate good cooperation. With so many responsibilities in the first squad, Hayden just doesn't have the capacity."

Jared, not wanting to hear any more excuses, cut straight to the point, "What exactly is your purpose in having Hayden contact Paula?"

Linden was silent for a few seconds before saying, "I'm having Hayden infiltrate the White family to investigate some secrets, which I can't disclose to you."

Even without being told, Jared could guess the general idea.

The White family had always been involved in weapon forging and was one of the hidden families.

Paula was the young lady of the White family, a weapons genius, and the sole heir.

The matters Linden wanted to investigate were definitely related to weapons!

But as the director involved in confidential matters, Jared could not intervene.

"Deputy, if there are no other objections, the personnel appointments will be announced tomorrow morning, how about that?" Linden asked. Jared narrowed his eyes slightly, "Fine."