Lucky Farmer Girl: I rely on metaphysics to support my family

Chapter 891 Amazing
As soon as he returned to his courtyard, a maid brought him food.

She had missed lunch, and it wasn't time for dinner yet, so Wang had someone bring her some pre-prepared food to tide her over.

After finishing her meal, Tang Wan waved to Er Ya, who was waiting for her.

As Er Ya approached, she heard Tang Wan say, "First, go and check if Zheng Gui has the pipe. Then go to Ma San's hometown and look for the murder weapon. If you find it, great. If not, it's okay. See if there are any other clues."

Er Ya agreed without hesitation and turned to leave.

Just then, the bell in the space rang, and Tang Wan said to Zhu Xi, "I'm going to rest for a while, you should go and rest too."

Knowing her young mistress's habit of not liking to be served when she sleeps, Zhu Xi readily replied, "Yes, Miss!"

After saying that, he tidied up the table, took the food box and went out, closing the door behind him.

After confirming that no one was around, Tang Wan casually tossed a talisman and went into her spatial dimension to pick up the bell.

Tang Wan picked up the bell and asked calmly, "Have you gotten the results?"

"Hmm," said the War King, "Then the wet nurse confessed."

Tang Wan walked a few steps into the villa, sat down on the sofa, and listened quietly.

From the bell's side, the War King's voice slowly rang out: "That wet nurse is from the Southern Desert. She's a spy planted in the capital by the Southern Desert many years ago."

Tang Wan's brows twitched slightly: "Nanmo?"

"Yes," said the War King. "She has been lurking in the Wu family for many years, remaining hidden and waiting for the right opportunity. This time, she received the information and was instructed to target Wu Huaijing—the aim being to kill the child, thereby striking at Vice Minister Wu and distracting him from court affairs."

Tang Wan was silent for a moment, then asked, "Who told her to do this?"

“She doesn’t know who her contact is,” Zhan Wang said. “It’s always been a one-way communication, with the other party always taking the initiative to contact her. For more than ten years, all she knows is that the other party is from Nanmo, but she has no idea who they are or what their identity is.”

Tang Wan sighed softly.

This kind of underhanded tactic is the most troublesome.

The deeper they lie hidden, the less they know; even if they are caught, they won't be able to reveal much useful information.

"Did she reveal anything else?" she asked.

The War King rubbed his temples, his voice weary as he spoke, "He gave some information. She said that there are more than one spy like her planted in the capital by the Southern Desert. They have been lurking in the residences of various ministers for over a decade, doing nothing but waiting to be used one day."

Tang Wan's heart skipped a beat: "Which residences are included?"

“She doesn’t know the specifics either,” the War King said. “The lines of communication don’t intersect; she only knows her own. I’m afraid that every influential minister in the court has spies in their household.”

Tang Wan fell silent.

This news is too shocking.

If that's the case, wouldn't every move in the imperial court be under the surveillance of the Southern Desert?

However, Tang Wan was overthinking things. Such hidden measures are not easy to come by; there are not that many, but there are indeed quite a few.

However, the War King had cleared out several hidden agents before, and most of the remaining ones were ones that had not been touched before, and had not given any clues.

The War King continued, "She is indeed very stubborn. At first, she refused to say anything, and we couldn't get her to talk even after several rounds of torture."

Tang Wan did not ask what kind of torture was used.

King Zhan had his own methods for judging people.

However, she was also curious, so she asked, "How did they recruit you later?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the bell before she said, "I had her son arrested." Tang Wan was taken aback.

“Her son is in the capital,” said the War King. “He’s an apprentice at a pharmacy. She thought no one knew the child was hers, since he was only three years old when she sent him away.”

Those who can become wet nurses all have children; this is their weakness.

She simply gave her child away to hide her weakness, thinking that no one else could find him.

Tang Wan understood.

An undercover agent may be fearless, but once he has something to worry about, he becomes vulnerable.

"She watched her son kneeling before her and cried for a long time," the War King said. "In the end, she told him everything."

Tang Wan did not comment on Zhan Wang's behavior. After all, as a spy in the Southern Desert, her son was naturally on her side. But the child was still young, so she asked, "What do you plan to do about her son?"

The War King did not hesitate and said directly, "The mother and son will be locked up together. We will decide how to deal with them after this case is closed. If what she confesses is useful, perhaps she can be given a lighter sentence."

Tang Wan nodded, even though she knew he couldn't see.

Tang Wan suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, does she know why the Southern Desert is taking action against the Wu family at this time?"

“I asked,” the War King said. “She didn’t know either. She only carried out the orders and didn’t ask why. But according to her speculation, something must have happened in the capital that made the Southern Desert feel that the time was right to use her, a pawn that had been buried for more than ten years.”

Tang Wan pondered for a moment and said, "Could it be related to the Feng family?"

“It’s possible,” said the War King. “The matter of Feng Yongnian is about to come to a close. The Southern Desert may have sensed something and may want to stir up trouble first. If Vice Minister Wu really loses his composure because of his grandson’s accident, the court will lose someone who can stabilize the situation.”

Tang Wan fell silent.

She recalled Wu Huaijing's pale little face. The child knew nothing, yet he had become a pawn in these people's game.

Tang Wan's hands were getting stiff.

After a pause, Tang Wan said, "Since we suspect there's a spy in the family of a high-ranking official, we need to think of a way to avoid falling into their trap."

Upon hearing this, the War King asked, "Does Wan'er have any ideas?"

Tang Wan thought for a moment and slowly said, "If Nanmo uses the same methods against the Wu family on other people's residences, my peace talisman should be of some use."

Her amulet can generally withstand three attacks, but the first time the amulet will change. Once the change is detected, you can immediately try to find the person.

When the War King heard Tang Wan say this, he thought Tang Wan's suggestion was good. He naturally knew how useful Wan'er's peace charm was.

However, this is not a perfect solution, so he said, "Wan'er's peace charm is good, but if they change their methods, it will be impossible to guard against them."

If those unorthodox methods are used, Wan'er's talisman will be effective, but if the nail is used recklessly and directly harms the family of an important person, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Tang Wan thought about it for a while, and it seemed that there really wasn't a perfect solution.

Her methods only work for specific types of methods.

Silence fell on both sides of the bell.

After a while, the War King spoke up: "Let's follow Wan'er's method for now. As for any other potential risks, we can only remind these adults to be extra careful."

The War King paused for a moment, then said, "Then I'll have to trouble Wan'er to make more peace talismans these next few days."

“Okay, no problem.” Tang Wan readily agreed.

Although she couldn't think of any other way, making a peace charm was naturally no problem.

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