As an angel who sneaked out of Heaven, Ying Dila was neither the first nor the last.
The problem was that, while other people at least checked job listings before coming down to Earth, she walked straight into an MI6 recruitment drive.
But could you really blame her?
She urgently needed an identity that would let her live legally in the human world. Applying for a job advertised as an "open recruitment" at a university was standard procedure for a foolish college student, wasn't it?
As it happened, a certain embodiment of the British government was filling in as an HR representative at the intelligence department that day, and heard the most outrageous interview answer in the history of British intelligence.
The strange blonde woman had a mysterious identity. Following the principle of "playing the long game to catch the big fish," the British government very "conveniently" sent her to the Minister's office as an APS (Assistant Private Secretary).
It certainly sounded like a perfect job for taking the blame.
More absurd still, Ying Dila's radiantly pure foolishness and utterly unfeigned sincerity happened to suit the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Administrative Affairs perfectly. From then on, she flourished in the department.
A certain British government official: "That suspicious spy was planted by the Minister. Has she caused any trouble?"
MI5 agent: "Reporting in! The whole Administrative Department has been made lords and ministers!"
A certain British government official: ?
Private Secretary Bernard thought: There's definitely something strange about this new assistant secretary.
At a diplomatic meeting where alcohol had been explicitly banned, everyone's fruit juice somehow turned into wine as they drank. The administrative budget was slashed down to the bone and the cook was fired, yet somehow one flatbread managed to feed all of 10 Downing Street.
One day, aliens invaded. The Prime Minister of the day was called upon in a crisis to negotiate with their leader.
The Prime Minister: ? Where have you brought me? Is this still Earth?
Ying Dila: Don't worry, Prime Minister. These aliens were all created by my coworkers. I'll make sure you can retire in comfort in the Shadow Association someday. Crowley! Get out here and get to work! Huh? Why have you changed your appearance?
A certain Time Lord just passing by: ?
A few things to know before reading:
1. Pairing: Mycroft.
2. If the original work's pairing is BL, this story will be BL too (the unspeakable couple), but there won't be romance scenes, and their relationship won't be explored separately.
Theme: Promotion and a raise.