【Interlude】S01E02.5 ……
『超人气网络小说：静曼书城』『修仙入门必读：隐白悦读』January 28th, 1980, Monday | London, Piico | Cold, with rain
A new week.
I placed the collated briefing, along with the two invitation cards and Sir''''s randu into the Minister''''s In-tray self. It felt very ch like I resenting the Minister with a proble or rather... a pre-set test, which left sowhat uneasy.
The invitations were plaear the top. The Minister read thequickly. As he read the one froMAFF, a look of i crossed his face, and he seed to tter sothing like, "Oh, God''''s cod?"—I believe I heard that correctly. But upon seeing the invitation frothe BTA, the expression on his face froze, turning to disbelief.
He held one in each hand, bringing thetogether as if for parison, gla the briefing I had prepared, and finally tossed the invitations bato the desk.
Watg the Minister pace bad forth in his office, I grew a little nervous. It was a relief when he finally stopped, turned, and asked for view on this... dual invitation frowall, a question that instantly brought Sir''''s words frolast week to nd. I recited the objective tent of the invitations as per procedure, was called out on it, and apologised.
The Mihen offered his own take owo siltaneous, yet ideologically opposed, invitations: "First deliver a eulogy at the cod''''s funeral, and then ence people to eat its corpse." Very precise.
I then offered "view," and the Minister clearly rolled his eyes.
He turned io ask for Sir''''s opinion, and I handed hithe randu
I had, of course, read the . A perfealysis, a standard solution, though there was a subtle distaween it and the "opportunity" Sir had previously ntioned. But the Minister''''s rea after reading it—his decision to go to the se hielf—was exactly as Sir had anticipated. Was this a sterclass in uanding the Minister''''s character? I wasn''''t sure.
Leaving the Minister''''s office, I took the randu walked around the corridor, and knocked on the door to Sir''''s office. He was reading what looked like a report on the local ey of wall, a cup of tea beside hi
"It see the Minister chose C?" he asked, glang up at .
"Yes, Sir." I tried to keep voice steady. "The Minister has decided to accept both invitations."
I "returhe randuto hiand relayed the Minister''''s words verbati Sir rely offered a nonittal "-h," struck through an iteon his own schedule, aurned his gaze to the report.
"Then... what about the reendation in the tently vene an inter-departntal eting''''?" I ventured.
"Put on hold for now. Sihe Minister has chosen to be present on-site, let the forces on-site drive the phase of coordination. The DSC''''s duty is to support the Minister, not to supplant his judgnt."
I didn''''t know what else to say, but I reianding there until Sir looked up and asked if I had any further questions. I then asked hiwhy he wasn''''t surprised.
He said it wasn''''t that he wasn''''t surprised, but that it was within the bounds of expectation, because the Minister was a "an of a."
When faced with the choice between ''''procedure'''' and ''''the se'''', an activist will always have a natural ination to personally verify the reality of ''''the se''''. That was Sir''''s explanation.
In any case, after leaving Sir''''s office, I instructed the Private Office to prepare two draft speeches for the Minister. One for the fishern''''s senar, ehasizing sustainable developnt and the tral gover''''s listening posture; the other for the seafood festival opening, fog on wall''''s tourispotential and the eitribution of its seafood industry. I ensured each draft was logically ieccable, intaining necessary aiguity when refereng the other event. I ensured all tingencies were prepared for, to support the Minister''''s on-the-spot perfornd to respond to any unforeseen is.
A new week.
I placed the collated briefing, along with the two invitation cards and Sir''''s randu into the Minister''''s In-tray self. It felt very ch like I resenting the Minister with a proble or rather... a pre-set test, which left sowhat uneasy.
The invitations were plaear the top. The Minister read thequickly. As he read the one froMAFF, a look of i crossed his face, and he seed to tter sothing like, "Oh, God''''s cod?"—I believe I heard that correctly. But upon seeing the invitation frothe BTA, the expression on his face froze, turning to disbelief.
He held one in each hand, bringing thetogether as if for parison, gla the briefing I had prepared, and finally tossed the invitations bato the desk.
Watg the Minister pace bad forth in his office, I grew a little nervous. It was a relief when he finally stopped, turned, and asked for view on this... dual invitation frowall, a question that instantly brought Sir''''s words frolast week to nd. I recited the objective tent of the invitations as per procedure, was called out on it, and apologised.
The Mihen offered his own take owo siltaneous, yet ideologically opposed, invitations: "First deliver a eulogy at the cod''''s funeral, and then ence people to eat its corpse." Very precise.
I then offered "view," and the Minister clearly rolled his eyes.
He turned io ask for Sir''''s opinion, and I handed hithe randu
I had, of course, read the . A perfealysis, a standard solution, though there was a subtle distaween it and the "opportunity" Sir had previously ntioned. But the Minister''''s rea after reading it—his decision to go to the se hielf—was exactly as Sir had anticipated. Was this a sterclass in uanding the Minister''''s character? I wasn''''t sure.
Leaving the Minister''''s office, I took the randu walked around the corridor, and knocked on the door to Sir''''s office. He was reading what looked like a report on the local ey of wall, a cup of tea beside hi
"It see the Minister chose C?" he asked, glang up at .
"Yes, Sir." I tried to keep voice steady. "The Minister has decided to accept both invitations."
I "returhe randuto hiand relayed the Minister''''s words verbati Sir rely offered a nonittal "-h," struck through an iteon his own schedule, aurned his gaze to the report.
"Then... what about the reendation in the tently vene an inter-departntal eting''''?" I ventured.
"Put on hold for now. Sihe Minister has chosen to be present on-site, let the forces on-site drive the phase of coordination. The DSC''''s duty is to support the Minister, not to supplant his judgnt."
I didn''''t know what else to say, but I reianding there until Sir looked up and asked if I had any further questions. I then asked hiwhy he wasn''''t surprised.
He said it wasn''''t that he wasn''''t surprised, but that it was within the bounds of expectation, because the Minister was a "an of a."
When faced with the choice between ''''procedure'''' and ''''the se'''', an activist will always have a natural ination to personally verify the reality of ''''the se''''. That was Sir''''s explanation.
In any case, after leaving Sir''''s office, I instructed the Private Office to prepare two draft speeches for the Minister. One for the fishern''''s senar, ehasizing sustainable developnt and the tral gover''''s listening posture; the other for the seafood festival opening, fog on wall''''s tourispotential and the eitribution of its seafood industry. I ensured each draft was logically ieccable, intaining necessary aiguity when refereng the other event. I ensured all tingencies were prepared for, to support the Minister''''s on-the-spot perfornd to respond to any unforeseen is.