Chapter 573



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The two were still standing outside the meeting room, and there was no one standing next to them. Nora had also deliberately lowered her voice.

Brenda’s eyes, which were as beautiful as Justin’s, looked at Nora in amazement.

Nora was about to explain why she was hiding her identity when Brenda raised her hand and said, “You don’t have to say anything else, Nora, I understand everything!”.

Nora: “?”

Brenda sighed quietly and said, “I know you’re trying to comfort me, but you shouldn’t joke about something like that.”

“While I think it’s a shame I didn’t get to meet Black Cat, I really don’t think it’s that big of a deal. As a prominent member of Interpol, I’ll always have the opportunity to meet Black Cat if I really want to.”

Brenda patted him on the shoulder. Then, she couldn’t help but shake her head and sigh. She said, “Nora, don’t comfort anyone like that in the future. You’re lucky it’s me you’ve done it to, otherwise you’d get your ass kicked.”

After saying that, Brenda took another look around the meeting room. Then, she turned and left.

Nora watched her silently from the back, the corners of her mouth twitching.

It didn’t matter.

In any case, she had already told her the truth. At least Brenda wouldn’t feel cheated when the cat came out of the bag in the future.

However, she didn’t leave. Instead, she went to the nearby lounge and stared around the conference room.

She was very curious. What kind of proposal would someone who had openly stated on an international platform that her interrogation methods were too aggressive and jarring plus that suspects should be interrogated humanely instead?

She stood there bored. After about two hours, the door to the meeting room opened.

They all looked into the meeting room, upon which they saw Damon and Ernie emerge with dazed and confused looks. Ruth was carrying some papers in her hand, her chin slightly raised.

Damon and Ernie were looking at her with great admiration in their eyes.

The very moment they came out, everyone who had been paying attention to them all this time rushed up to them and started asking questions one by one. “How did it go?”

“Have they decided on the interrogation plans?”

Damon nodded, but then shook his head again.

Ernie also had an indescribable expression on his face.

The people around them grew even more anxious. They nudged him and asked, “Come on, tell us, what exactly happened?”.

Someone even got right to the point and asked, “Have you seen Black Cat?”.

To that question, Damon replied, “Yes, we did.”

Everyone’s ears perked up. “What does he look like?” Damon sighed and replied, “He was wearing a face mask and sunglasses, so I couldn’t tell. But he talks very little and looks a little thin…”

His description was somewhat similar to the image people had of the stranger who had seen Black Cat before.

There were also people who were more concerned about the case itself. They asked, “Are the plans made, then? What are they? Are they simple or complex?”

Ernie replied, “… Yes, but I don’t understand them.”

All: “…”

Ernie coughed, “I don’t know how to say it. Black Cat and Ruth were speaking French the whole time… and you guys know how fluent I am in French… I don’t understand a single technical term…”

“Boo_” Everyone then looked at Damon. “People in the IT department should understand technical terms, right?”

Now, this was actually a misconception towards software engineers. Although there were many technical terms in software engineering, it was not necessary to know them all. It was enough that they understood the ones related to their specialization.

Damon had taken French classes all the way through college. This was already considered a high level of fluency in the department. But with all of them looking at him like that, he blushed and replied, “…. Actually, I didn’t quite understand it either. It’s mainly because Ruth’s academic grades are too high, and they were using too many technical terms. I really couldn’t understand them.”

After speaking, he even scratched his head.

Everyone was speechless. Then they all looked toward Ruth and asked, “Come on, Ruth, are the plans decided?”

Ruth smiled and replied, “Yes, but only in French, so they need to be translated.” After saying that, she stretched and asked, “Is there an interpreter in our department?”.

All: “…”

As everyone was silent, Ruth understood immediately. She said, “I’m sure Captain Brenda can do it. I just don’t know if she would deign to help us translate it.”

Brenda was already standing outside the crowd when they left the briefing room. She was also very curious as to what exactly Black Cat and Ruth had talked about, as well as what kind of interrogation plans they had come up with. Was it really possible to get someone to tell the truth without torture?

However, she would never have thought that the woman could steer the subject towards her without her saying a single word.

On top of that, he even wanted her to translate the documents?

To tell the truth, there was nothing wrong with her translating the documents. Brenda had been out enough with the men not to worry about those little things.

But now…

Ruth was telling Brenda to be her assistant.

Oh, yes.

She was a member of Interpol. Even Morris and Johnson couldn’t dictate her actions in the special department, so where did that woman get such confidence?

He was practically speechless.

Brenda grimaced, “I’m not free.”

She turned and walked away as soon as she spoke.

Seeing her, Ruth sighed and asked, “Captain Brenda, are you still angry about what happened?”.

Brenda didn’t even bother to reason with her this time.

She had long known what a hypocrite she was anyway.

Seeing that Brenda didn’t respond, Ruth looked down and sighed. “Captain Brenda seems angry with me! In that case, is there anyone else who speaks good French?”

One by one, the rest lowered their heads or looked up at the sky.

Interpol members would certainly need foreign language skills, but this was a specialized department of the United States, so there were not many among them who were fluent in foreign languages.

However, someone timidly suggested, “If it’s someone internationally known…. How about Nora? She’s the internationally famous Anti surgeon, she could be fluent in other languages too, couldn’t she?”.

Ruth looked at Nora. She wanted to speak, but suddenly she realized something. She said, “Oh, I hear it seems that Miss Smith has never been to school. Even if she is fluent in French, what about English proper?”

Nora’s almond-shaped eyes lifted slightly.

She was just watching the show. She wasn’t here to give herself more work.

Besides, translating documents would take time, wouldn’t it, and what foreign document she was reading didn’t need a few days to translate?

So, Nora answered decisively, “I’m bad at both.”

Ruth sighed quietly. “Forget it, then I’ll do it!”.

Johnson approached from the side when she said that. Hearing what she had said, he couldn’t help but frown. He said, “It seems that the academic qualifications of the people in the special department are a little low. Isn’t there anyone with high academic qualifications here? Ruth is a Harvard graduate majoring in psychology.”

The moment she said that, everyone was stunned. They all looked at Ruth in disbelief.

“Harvard? No wonder she’s so impressive!”

“Yes, when I used to watch her talk to Black Cat, the two of them spoke entirely in French. Even though I didn’t understand what they were saying, they looked so amazing!”

“A Harvard postgraduate majoring in psychology? Looks like a strange life form has infiltrated us!”

“Hahahaha!”

As everyone laughed and joked, Johnson suddenly realized something. He looked at Nora and asked, “By the way, what are your academic qualifications, Ms. Smith?”

Nora raised her eyebrows.

Johnson suddenly turned and looked at Morris, who had just approached. He said, “I recall that for hiring in the special department, candidates must have a bachelor’s or higher degree, right? But it looks like Miss Smith has never attended school – aren’t you giving your special recruit too much leeway?”

“She’s never been to school?” Some of those present had already found it strange that Ruth had made that remark a moment ago. Now they were even more puzzled. “How did she become a renowned surgeon if she’s never been to school?”

Nora explained, “Oh, I’m self-taught.”

“Self-taught? That’s amazing!”

“Yes! To think that you can become the best surgeon in the world by being self-taught! I’ve also heard that you’re even Doctor Zabe’s only disciple and have inherited his mantle in alternative medicine!”

“Huh? Is that so unbelievable?”

“Yes, didn’t you know?”

In the midst of the discussion, some dissonant voices were also mixed in. “But she’s never had any orthodox training – is she really qualified in anything other than medical examinations?”

“I can’t help but feel that the talk about direct disciples and so on is too old-fashioned. I mean, are you going to say in a job interview that you’re some guy’s disciple instead of presenting your own academic qualifications?”

“Yeah…”

Johnson also attacked Morris on this. He said, “What’s going on here, Captain Ford? I need a reasonable explanation from you.”

Morris frowned. “I-” But before he could finish, Johnson scoffed, “In other words, even your medical skills come from an unorthodox background and you’ve never received proper training. No matter how praised she is outside, the special department can’t have someone like her here! What’s wrong with you! Are you ignoring even the harsh conditions for recruitment in the special department? We’re not even talking about a bachelor’s degree, does she even have an elementary school education? I’m definitely going to report this to the superiors! Her behavior is getting more and more ridiculous.”

Johnson’s words became increasingly unpleasant.

The others also fell silent one by one. But when they thought about it, they felt that Johnson’s words made sense.

Ruth, who was standing next to him, felt a faint sense of superiority.

At last she had found something with which she could crush Nora. Once the news spread that she had no academic qualifications…. She would probably become a laughing stock!

As a person at the center of the storm, Nora was surprisingly calm.

She had no academic qualifications?

Ah, yes.

Just when Ruth was feeling terribly smug, Morris suddenly said, “Captain Johnson, who says Miss Smith has no academic qualifications!”

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