"Tian Guang's disappearance is a long-planned plan by Luo Wang." A Yan continued, "He has been closely guarded by Luo Wang for so many years."
"The fact that I can find traces of him now is essentially Zhao Gao's test of me."
"Of course I have to save people, but I have to be fully prepared, otherwise not only may I fail, but I may also drag the farmer into a crisis."
"So I have repeatedly dealt with Hall Master Chen Sheng."
"In the final analysis, it's an old saying - as a hero, I can't take risks!"
When Ayan said it, his meaning was close to nonsense like "everyone knows everything" and "the key to the problem is to find out the key issues".
The Zhu family almost wanted to hit someone after hearing this.
He can understand that you have difficulties, troubles, and concerns, but you just said that!
The fear of leaking information or being discovered by the enemy is not such a secret law, right?
"...Xia Kui is in trouble, so he should communicate with us." The Zhu family suppressed the emotion of swearing, forced themselves to remain calm and replied, "It is better to work together as a group than to bear the responsibility alone."
"Brother Chen Sheng, you're worried that he won't be able to hold back and expose his flaws. You can trust me, Lao Zhu, right?"
Of course, the Zhu family said the following words not because he has a good relationship with ‘Tian Yan’, but because he is more reliable than Chen Sheng
"I appreciate Hall Master Zhu's kindness, but this matter involves Luo Wang's internal affairs, and no one else can interfere." Ayan prevaricated again very easily.
The Zhu family couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
After going around in so many circles, Tian Yan refused to let go at all. The key was that each excuse he came up with was more high-sounding than the last, so it was hard for him to fall out.
At this point, it was almost impossible to continue the conversation, so the Zhu family could only give up for the time being and wait for the future.
"Since Xia Kui insists again and again, I won't force it." The Zhu family turned to the 'sorrow' side, sighed and smoothed his beard and replied, "I will try my best to mediate with brother Chen Sheng for Xia Kui, but... please also
Xiakui understands that it may not work."
"Chen Sheng is very stubborn when his temper gets bad. He really does whatever he wants regardless of the consequences."
"If Xiakui can't let him see Boss Tian Guang and the plan has to start again, I'm afraid..."
"I won't say much more. Please make your own decision, Xiakui." After leaving a few words that were both polite and threatening, the Zhu family said goodbye and left.
The Zhu family is worried that the year-end deadline set by 'Tian Yan' for him is an excuse to delay.
What if the end of the year hasn’t come yet, the plan has to be implemented first, and the person hasn’t seen it yet, should they continue to cooperate with ‘Tian Yan’?
In order to prevent this situation, the Zhu family could only leave a threat.
To be honest, he didn't have much confidence in whether this threat would work.
Empty words are often useless.
But right now he only has this preventive plan.
In the final analysis, they were too passive when facing 'Tian Yan'.
But there is one thing they take the initiative - if 'Tian Yan' really breaks his promise and gets rich, the Zhu family will really give up cooperation, and will also persuade Chen Sheng to give up.
This was not an act of impulse, but a decision he made after careful consideration.
Both the Zhu family and Chen Sheng and Wu Kuang were confused by Tian Yan's delaying operation and what her purpose was.
It is precisely because of confusion that I care.
If 'Tian Yan' wanted to fight for greater interests, then they wouldn't care so much.
Issues such as distribution of benefits can be discussed, anything can be discussed!
The Zhu family and Chen Sheng are also willing to make concessions, after all, it is for a greater and more important goal.
But operations that are incomprehensible make people alert, wary, and even worrying.
The Zhu family couldn't figure out what Tian Yan was thinking, so they chose not to play with her.
Anyway, the peasant family has not reached the point where it cannot survive without rebellion, so the loss will not be big if it gives up midway - at least the Zhu family will not suffer much loss.
It was nothing more than Liu Ji messing around, but he could come back anytime he wanted - Liu Ji wasn't completely expelled for violating the farm rules, the Zhu family found an excuse to call him back in minutes.
Then Chen Sheng and Wu Kuang suffered a big loss, having worked hard for the empire for so long in vain.
But it's just a little bit of hardship, and if you want to talk about substantial losses...it's really nothing.
It is better to stop losses in time than to be used as a weapon by 'Tian Yan'.
They can suffer some losses and give some profits in cooperation with 'Tian Yan', but they cannot be cannon fodder for 'Tian Yan' without knowing anything.
Ayan didn't know that the Zhu family really wanted to break up at this time, but he didn't care if he knew.
She had no intention of breaking her promise, she was just stalling for time.
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In the north of Shangjun, the county governs Fuyao City, in Han Fei's mansion.
"The traps have been set up in various counties in the North and are tracing all our actions in the past period."
In the conference hall, Chen Ping, who had returned to work, sat at a long table and said to Han Fei who was standing above him.
Before he went to the north to work as a troublemaker, his main responsibility in Quicksand was espionage work. His level was similar to that of Mo Crow and Bai Feng, maybe a little lower, but his main responsibility was in a different direction.
But things are different now - after a year of hard work in the north, a handsome middle-aged man who was originally fair and fair has become as rough as if he had been a black miner for two and a half years, and all exposed skin is prickly.
After suffering so much, he also achieved enough results and proved his ability. Chen Ping's status has naturally improved a lot.
Han Fei still put him in charge of espionage work, but his rank was directly promoted to the top leader, and he was directly responsible to Han Fei, the deputy chief of Liusha.
Theoretically, all future intelligence work by Mo Crow and Bai Feng must be reported to him first.
However, Liusha's internal organization has always been relatively loose, and Mo Crow and Bai Feng are very senior, so they won't be too restrictive.
The first challenge Chen Ping faced after returning to work was the threat posed by Ying Zheng's northern inspection tour.
"The net...did they find anything?" Han Fei sat loosely and asked calmly.
Chen Ping didn't reply, just smiled bitterly.
How could this not be found out?
The commotion caused by Quicksand in the Northland was not ordinary.
Although we have tried our best to cover up this information, it is impossible to completely cover it up.
Ying Zheng was able to hide it when he was in Xianyang. Now that Ying Zheng has come to the North, the power of the net can be spread openly and openly in the North. How can he still hide it?
The only thing that can be discussed now is how long it can be hidden, or how long the most critical information can be kept hidden.
Han Fei smiled when he saw this and said, "If you can't hide it, Brother Chen Ping, just try your best to delay it."
"The emperor is only touring the north, not moving the capital. He will always have to leave."
"It's enough to get things done before he leaves."
"I'm afraid it's not easy to fool." Chen Ping shook his head seriously, "It's not just the snare that is used to explore the situation in the North. There is also a mysterious force that is hidden very deep. I only discovered it by luck."
"The other force...can you find out which one it belongs to?" Han Fei asked thoughtfully.
Chen Ping shook his head again, "I can't tell... or it should be said that they are hiding too deep and there is no way to start yet."
"But I really can't think of any force that can avoid our spies in the North and hide so deeply."
The most powerful espionage and killer organization recognized by the world is Luowang.
But even those who are trapped in the trap are almost running naked in the Northland, and they are all seen by the quicksand.
No matter how small or small it is, it can't be hidden, at least the bigger moves will definitely be noticed in time.
But this mysterious force was so secretive that it almost eluded Chen Ping.
After hearing what he said, Han Fei nodded clearly, "It seems that he is from the emperor - he is probably really worried about something happening in the North."
"The emperor's people? Isn't it still a trap?" Chen Ping was confused after hearing this.
As we all know, the sharpest knife in the empire is the snare.
The sword that the emperor used best was the Luowang.
Is there anyone else?
"It should be someone from Heibingtai." Han Fei tapped his fingers on the table and answered Chen Ping casually.
"How come I haven't heard of such an organization under the emperor?" Chen Ping became even more confused after hearing this.
Not to mention now, even before he went north, he was one of the top five figures in the quicksand espionage system.
He basically has the right to review Liusha's intelligence, especially those related to other intelligence organizations, and he has the highest authority.
How could an organization suddenly appear that he had never heard of?
"Do you think Ying Zheng will put all the channels for obtaining outside information into a net, or put it on Zhao Gao alone?" Han Fei asked with a smile.
"Then...why was there no news before?"
Of course Chen Ping understood that the emperor would not trust any one person, otherwise there would be no Shadow Guards.
The main point of his doubt now is why he hasn't heard of it before.
"Black Ice Platform is a very special organization... Maybe it shouldn't be called an organization, it can only be regarded as a small group." Han Fei explained in detail, "They are very hidden, even I don't know much about them.
, even Gu Xun doesn’t know much.”
"In his words, after all, it is a secret force that the emperor personally cultivated and relied heavily on. It's better not to delve too much into it."
"We are not sure whether the name Black Ice Terrace is real or correct."
"But what is certain is that Black Ice Platform's manpower is very limited, but they are all absolutely elite."
"They are the only ones who can almost hide this from you in the North."
After listening to Han Fei's words, Chen Ping didn't know what to say for a while.
First, he figured out that he was in big trouble.
Facing the snare, it's okay to say that Han Fei asked him to delay as much time as possible.
He is very familiar with the traps and has many ways to deal with them.
But now the opponent has an inexplicable black ice platform... This is not a simple one plus one number superposition, but a completely unpredictable increase in difficulty.
In espionage work, the biggest fear is the unknown.
But he, and even the entire Quicksand, knew almost nothing about Black Ice Platform.
How does he cope with this?
What made him nervous the most was not the difficulty. After all, he was not a person who was afraid of getting into trouble.
What was difficult for him was the reason why Liusha knew nothing about Black Ice Platform—the leader Gu Xun did it on purpose!
Just...just...you really have to respect the emperor and don't engage in this rebellion, okay?
"Then how should I deal with the people from Heibingtai?" Even though he was very tired, Chen Ping couldn't show any discomfort and asked calmly.
This was done by Gu Xun, the leader of Liusha, the imperial advisor, and the eldest son’s teacher.
If it were Han Fei, Chen Ping would dare to complain a few words, which could be regarded as a quarrel between colleagues and promote friendship.
But for Gu Xun, he could only pretend that he knew nothing.
Although he knew that Gu Xun was actually the one making the joke, after all, Han Fei often arranged Gu Xun's jokes.
But Han Fei is Han Fei, and Chen Ping is Chen Ping.
Gu Xun and I are not brothers, but close friends who are better than brothers. He is not.
Han Fei replied nonchalantly, "Just deal with them how you want to deal with them."
"The prerequisite for giving them face is not to offend Liusha. Now that we are on the same page, there is no need to hold back."
"But..." Han Fei changed the topic and said with a smile, "The people in Heibingtai are not easy to deal with. Brother Chen Ping, do you have confidence?"
When this topic was brought up, Chen Ping showed a confident smile, "You will know it once you have done it."
Although he had a hard time reacting to the sudden appearance of the black ice platform before, he was not really afraid of the opponent.
"Then I'll thank you, Brother Chen Ping."
Han Fei also has great confidence in Chen Ping.
The Black Ice Platform is indeed very powerful. Even in terms of espionage, even the Snare is hard to match, but the shortcomings of the Black Ice Platform are also obvious.
There are few people!
No matter how hard Ying Zheng worked, he could not cultivate an intelligence organization that was completely loyal to him, had an extremely high average level, and was as large as a snare.
It is even impossible to reach the scale of Shadow Guard.
Therefore, Ying Zheng mainly relies on Luowang to obtain information. Only when he pays extra attention to certain things and Luowang cannot give him satisfactory results, or simply cannot trust Luowang, will Heibingtai be deployed.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When there are no tasks, Heibingtai is responsible for supervising the civil and military officials in Xianyang - their manpower can only cover a third of an acre of Xianyang.
This model of investigating only when there is a mission is very limiting for intelligence organizations.
Like the Rashomon incident that Luo Wang and the Shadow Secret Guards caused in Osawa Mountain.
The two parties held their own opinions in front of Ying Zheng, accusing each other of killing their colleagues.
In the end, the matter was settled.
In fact, Ying Zheng sent people from Heibingtai to find out the matter afterwards, but they did not come up with a clear answer.
This is because Zhao Gao deliberately muddied the waters, and not the parties involved were able to tell the truth clearly.
When Hei Bingtai went to check afterward, he could only check everything and couldn't tell who was lying.
Of course, it was not all without gain. They still let Ying Zheng judge that Luo Wang was more sinister in this matter.
But...it doesn't matter to the facts anymore.
Luo Wang is at odds with the Shadow Guards, and is at odds with Liu Sha, which is a good thing for Ying Zheng.
He cannot punish Zhao Gao excessively just because Luo Wen targeted the Secret Guard, unless there is evidence that Zhao Gao's behavior completely crossed the line.
As I said before, the timeliness of information is very important.
This is just one of the flaws, or weaknesses, caused by Black Ice Platform's shortage of manpower.
Against an opponent with obvious advantages and disadvantages, Han Fei believed that Chen Ping would be able to come up with countermeasures.
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In September of the thirty-sixth year of the First Emperor's reign, the New Year (Zhuanxu Calendar) was approaching, and so was winter.
Nearly three months have passed, and the empire is still peaceful and seemingly untroubled.
Even the farmers who were fighting among themselves have calmed down a lot.
The Northland, where many forces are waiting to see the excitement, seems to be equally calm.