The Cold War: Jumping back and forth between the two camps

After returning to the translation team's office, Dunn told everyone the good news of paid leave, which caused a cheer. Normally, these Chinese employees were very dull and did their jobs honestly. They never complained or made excessive demands. Compared with employees in other departments of the CIA, they were surprisingly easy to manage.

This was the first time Dunn saw them express their emotions so happily.

"Hey! Since they are all going on paid leave, can we..."

Prokowski came forward and asked, the translation team is not only composed of Chinese employees, but also a considerable number of reviewers are native American people, and those Chinese scientists and scholars do not only use Chinese, but also communicate a lot in English when communicating with people on the phone.

They are also responsible for translating the content of these English communications.

Although there are not many local employees in the United States in the translation team, there are still about 10 people, including Dunn himself, who is also a local employee of the translation team.

Hearing Prokowski's request, several other local staff members looked at Dunn eagerly.

"What's the big deal? Of course we'll celebrate together. We're all in the same work group. That's it. Let's celebrate Chinese New Year together!"

Dunn waved his hand and made the decision. Anyway, Lloyd had already handed these matters over to him to decide. After the Chinese employees went on vacation, the workload of these local employees also dropped sharply. Instead of slacking off here, it would be better for them to take a vacation together. Dunn could also enjoy a longer vacation.

"Long live the Chinese New Year!"

This time, Plucksky led the cheering, and other local employees followed suit. The entire translation team's office was filled with noise. Dunn quickly waved his hand to stop the cheering.

"Alright, alright! We are working now, so don't overdo it! Everyone, sit down. I have something else to tell you!"

Because they had just applied for vacation for everyone, and Dunn was translating now, the prestige of the group could be said to be unmatched. Although it was usually like this, at this time, if Dunn said one thing, everyone would definitely not do another.

Everyone sat back in their seats obediently, waiting for Dunn's next words.

"It's like this. Everyone knows the current situation of our entire special investigation team. Mr. Lloyd just told me that we have to go around and only keep 1/3 of the original size..."

After hearing this, these people immediately became nervous, especially the Chinese employees. To be honest, the salary and benefits of this CIA job are good, and as Chinese, it is difficult for them to find a job that suits them better in the United States.

They had just applied for vacation and now face layoffs. The faces of the people were not very good.

However, after Dunn relayed to everyone what Lloyd had just told him, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that there was another place to accommodate them.

"…That's the thing. If you accept the job transfer, you will work abroad, but your salary will be tripled. The conditions are really good! If you want to work in Hong Kong and Taiwan, you can sign up with Payne first! When the transfer order comes, I will give priority to those who sign up first!

Don’t rush to make a decision, you can go home at noon to discuss with your family, and you can sign up in the afternoon or tomorrow morning. The registration deadline is tomorrow morning! "

Dunn knew that this was not a trivial matter after all, and these Chinese employees would definitely discuss it with their families before making a decision.

However, what Dunn did not expect was that even though he did not ask everyone to make an immediate decision, a few people still went to Payne to sign up after Dunn finished speaking. However, most of them were younger boys who had no family to worry about.

There were not many people, only six or seven. Among them, Chen Changming was the most eye-catching. Among the six or seven people who signed up, he was the oldest and the only one over 30 years old. As far as Dunn knew, although Chen Changming's parents had died of illness, he had a wife and children.

"Old Chen, don't you go back and discuss this with your wife?"

After several people signed up, Dunn came to Chen Changming's workstation and asked puzzledly.

"I have the final say in our family, no need to discuss it with her!"

Chen Changming smiled and waved his hand and said casually, but then he lowered his head and asked Dunn in a low voice.

"Mr. Bartomani, whether you go to Hong Kong or Taiwan, can you bring your family with you?"

"I don't know the policy on this point. Mr. Lloyd just told me that the salary can be tripled, but I don't think it's a big problem. It stands to reason that triple the salary is not a small amount. You can pay for it yourself and have your wife and children fly directly to your workplace and rent a house there. Anyway, you can afford the round-trip transportation costs!"

The boat tickets from the United States to East Asia are not cheap. The current wages of Chinese employees in the translation team are relatively medium. However, after the three-fold increase, these boat tickets are really not worth mentioning for Chen Changming. It is less than two months' salary. This is the price of the boat tickets for all members of his family except Chen Changming.

If the CIA is willing to reimburse him, then he can basically take his family to Hong Kong or Taiwan without spending a penny.

"Are you planning to move your family out of the United States? I didn't expect that while we were investigating day and night, there was actually a Chinese who wanted to defect from the United States right under our noses!"

Dunn asked half-jokingly, judging from Chen Changming's actions, he didn't plan to stay in the United States.

"Mr. Batomani, it's not that serious. I'm not going to the mainland!"

After hearing Dunn's joking words, Chen Changming immediately became nervous, and Dunn quickly waved his hand.

"It was just a joke, but you took it seriously!"

Dunn Yaran is also the result of the CIA's recent large-scale investigation into scholars and scientists in the Chinese community who want to defect to the United States, which inevitably makes these Chinese employees nervous.

“In fact, I have thought about this for a long time. This job is obviously not long-term, and even after the downsizing, I am afraid that I will face further downsizing in the future. After all, as time goes by, those Chinese scholars who will not return to the mainland will definitely stay in the United States, and the monitoring of them will definitely be relaxed again and again.

By then, the entire special investigation team will most likely be disbanded. I might as well take this opportunity to work in Hong Kong or Taiwan. The salary is so generous. With this salary, I can live a good life in Hong Kong or Taiwan. The quality of life is definitely much higher than in the United States!"

"You're looking at the long term!"

Dunn patted Chen Changming on the shoulder and encouraged him.

"Do your best! Your choice will never be wrong!"

Having said that, he left Chen Changming's workstation, but he had already decided to develop Chen Changping into his confidant. This person was quite smooth in dealing with people and things, and was a good material for being an agent. He could really be used whether he went to Hong Kong Island or Taiwan.