Bullard's office is located under the Ministry of Justice and is directly under the jurisdiction of the Palace of Justice. The staff usually wear police badges to reduce unnecessary trouble.
The effect was indeed very good. When the security guard saw the ID in Marcus' hand, he immediately relaxed and gave Marcus a smile.
Marcus was not satisfied, however. If this was in southern Africa, the documents would definitely need to be checked, and there would also be a series of verification steps such as phone verification.
"This is the Persian Gulf. We can't ask for too much and we can't use local standards to measure it." O'Connor is used to it. It's not so much about security. It's better to say that the Umbrella Company's control over Port Elizabeth has reached a pervasive level. If anyone dares to pretend to be
Police, the consequences will be serious.
Leaving the airport, O'Connor and Marcus went directly to Brad's office in Port Elizabeth.
This is a four-story office building located in the port area. Because it has a parking lot, the office building covers a large area and its style is very southern African. It is a pure reinforced concrete building. In addition to simple painting of the exterior walls,
Without any decoration, this style has become popular in southern Africa in recent years and is called "minimalism".
There is actually nothing we can do about it. The construction level of southern Africa has advanced rapidly in recent years. When the Empire State Building was built in Pretoria, the record of four and a half floors per week has long become history. If you blindly pursue speed, you will definitely not have time to elaborate.
Therefore, minimalism has become the best choice for southern Africans. Things like the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, which has not been repaired for more than a hundred years, will never happen in southern Africa.
Speaking of La Sagrada Familia, the designer of this church, Antonio Gaudi, died in a car accident just a few months ago.
Antonio Gaudí is a famous Spanish architect and a representative of the Plastic Architecture School. Famous buildings such as Park Guell, Apartment Mira, Casa Batlló, and Sagrada Familia are all works of Antonio Gaudí.
Two months ago, the Barcelona tram was opened to traffic. During the trial, an old man was hit by the tram and died shortly after being sent to the hospital.
The old man was shabbily dressed and looked haggard. People thought he was a beggar, so they treated him like a homeless man and took him to a public cemetery a few days later for burial.
At this time, a woman was surprised to find that this beggar-like old man was Antonio Gaudí.
So the standard of the funeral immediately increased. On the day of the funeral, people from all over Barcelona came to see Antonio Gaudí off.
Antonio Gaudi is buried in the crypt of the Sagrada Familia that he designed.
At this time, the people of Barcelona must not have thought that the Sagrada Familia Cathedral, which was started in 1884, has not been completed until the 21st century. It is conservatively estimated that the church will not be completed until 2050, and this requires sufficient funds.
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The office building of Brad's office does not pursue grandeur. The style of the entire building is simple, lively and practical. For Port Elizabeth, this is a mysterious building. Even during the day, almost all windows have curtains drawn.
The door is closed all day long and no staff can see it.
Walking into the office building, there is a bare concrete floor, large white walls, and no ceiling. The solitary incandescent lamp emits a faint cold light. The stair railings are painted dark red. When you go upstairs, you can hear the echo of your footsteps. Marcus
I felt it was a little difficult to breathe, so I took a deep breath subconsciously, and then I was surprised to find that it was not hot at all, but rather eerie.
The person in charge of Brad's office in Port Elizabeth is called Bill. This guy is short and very thin. He wears round rimless glasses and looks like the crazy doctor in the comic book.
Bill's office is pretty good, with a spacious balcony and huge floor-to-ceiling windows. Although the curtains are closed, the lighting is pretty good.
At least it doesn't have the eerie feeling in the corridor.
"Really, why did you make the office building like this?" O'Connor has never seen any style of building. The headquarters of Bullard's office in Cape Town is even more egregious than this one, and is called the "Magic Cave" by locals in Cape Town.
This is of course a joke. In Cape, the real magic cave is Robben Island. It is said that every year a guard commits suicide due to mental breakdown.
"Do you like it? We are Brad, whom everyone fears. We are not a charity organization that gives out candy to children every day. There are many benefits to this. Some people were paralyzed with fear when they were brought into this building. It takes no effort.
Let’s make it clear, we don’t want everyone to love us, we want everyone to fear us!” Bill was expressionless. This building actually has two basement levels, and the underground building area is larger than the building on the ground.
"Okay, you are the leader here, you have the final say -" O'Connor did not argue. He came to Port Elizabeth on a business trip and would not stay too long.
The beautiful female secretary came over to serve tea to O'Connor and Marcus. O'Connor was okay, but Marcus couldn't help but look at her more, with more admiration in his eyes.
"Ahem -" O'Connor reminded Marcus to pay attention, what kind of beauties are there in Los Angeles, they are like country bumpkins who have never seen the world.
Bill laughed loudly. The beauties in Brad's office are all roses with thorns. Just look at them, but don't do anything.
Many things in the intelligence department are shady. Every year, Bullard's office recruits people from all over the world through various methods. The Americas, Persia, and the Asia Minor Peninsula are the main sources. Most of them are girls. These girls have been rigorously trained by Bullard's office.
, will be sent to the target through different methods to perform tasks, which is very efficient.
Marcus must be aware of this situation, but everyone loves beauty, so it's understandable.
"Tell me about the situation you have. Your Lordship is very concerned about this matter. When we came here, we obtained authorization from the Ministry of Land and Resources and the Ministry of National Defense. If necessary, we can get the cooperation of the umbrella company." O'Connor said business, and it didn't take a minute.
I don't want to stay here any longer.
"The situation is not good. As you know, we have six exploration teams in the Sultanate of Najd, with a total of nearly a thousand staff and logistics personnel. There are a total of 25 people from Umbrella Company and Adan Company who are qualified to access relevant oil field information. These 25 people
Everyone has passed the screening, and there are basically no problems -" Bill stood up and took out a cardboard box from the filing cabinet, which was full of folders.
O'Connor and Marcus both slapped their foreheads and gasped, and Marcus even let out a painful cry.
There are so many documents, God knows when we will see them.
"This is just part of it -" Bill smiled coldly and meanly, turned around and took out another box: "-Here is the information of all foreign oil company staff in Port Elizabeth, including staff who have recently entered Port Elizabeth.
As well as information on all ships that have recently entered and left Port Elizabeth - if you need information about crew members, you may have to wait."
O'Connor folded his arms and said nothing.
Marcus collapsed on the sofa and rubbed his forehead, probably his temples hurt a little.
"How many of you are here in total?" Bill finally thought of this question.
O'Connor said nothing and made a "two" gesture very coldly.
Oh, no, how could Brad's office be number two? He was making a victory sign.
"Okay, then you are in big trouble. I hope you can read this information as soon as possible. If you need my cooperation, please don't be polite." Bill gloated, and even though it sounded good, he had no intention of helping at all.
"Haha, don't be complacent, you're in quite a lot of trouble -" O'Connor couldn't stand the cynicism.
The trouble is indeed not small. The oil field information of the Sultanate of Najd was accidentally leaked. Both Adan Company and Bullard's office were responsible. Before O'Connor and Marcus came to Port Elizabeth, the staff of Bullard's office in Port Elizabeth had already accepted the responsibility.
Brad Headquarters investigation.
Fortunately, no problem was found, otherwise it would not have been O'Connor and Marcus, but the "military police" from Brad's office.
No matter how strict the organization of Brad's office is, there will inevitably be mistakes in the work. It is normal for staff to be incited to rebel or even defect directly.
At this time, the "military police" are needed to clean up the house. The traitors in Brad's office will be hunted down by the military police no matter which country they defect to. There is no time limit.
"I will handle my troubles myself -" Bill was ruthless to his enemies and even more ruthless to himself.
When they left Bullard's office, O'Connor and Marcus were empty-handed. They had already reserved a room at the Rhodesia Hotel, and all the expenses would be reimbursed by Bullard's office anyway.
The information cannot be taken out of Brad's office and can only be viewed in the office building. Bill has prepared offices for O'Connor and Marcus and has assigned a team to cooperate with O'Connor and Marcus' work.
Bill is quite good, and the team leader is the secretary that Marcus met in Bill's office. If Marcus is serious, then maybe something will happen that men like to hear about, but cannot be written here.
"With so much information, when can I finish reading it?" O'Connor drove, and Marcus was worried.
For intelligence personnel, discovering valuable intelligence from a vast sea of information is a basic ability, and each intelligence personnel has received strict special training.
Bill's work is actually quite good. The information has been carefully classified, and there is not much valuable information. If O'Connor and Marcus stayed up, it would take about two or three days to read it.
O'Connor didn't say anything and drove directly to Umbrella. There were some situations that Bullard's office in Port Elizabeth might not be aware of. Umbrella also had its own intelligence system.
When Roark first established Umbrella and Brad, his positioning was that Umbrella would focus on the outside and Brad would focus on the inside.
Over the years, Umbrella has transformed into a purely commercial company, but its intelligence capabilities have not weakened, and in some aspects it has advantages over Bullard's office.
