The meeting had been going on for well over an hour already.0

Hwang Ki-Hyun was sitting in the middle of the table. On his left, the assistant director and the first to fourth division heads sat in order. Meanwhile, Kim Hyung-Jung was sitting to his right.0

“Japan’s intelligence bureau has informed us that their prime minister intends to make an unofficial visit to South Korea without their Minister of Foreign Affairs,” the second division head reported. “If their prime minister’s private meeting with our President gets approved, they would likely send in a formal request to make their visit official.”0

The first to fourth NIS divisions were in charge of the United States, Asia, Europe, and North Korea, respectively., and Kim Hyung-Jung was the head of the Samseong-dong branch office, which was tasked with other special duties. The fifth division was responsible for Africa and the countries with no diplomatic relations with South Korea.0

The second division head continued, “In exchange for...0