Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 500: In this line of work, no one can beat Xia Daosheng

That's the Investigation Department.

These words had been lingering in his mind since the contact person came back. As usual, he came to Hongxiu in the name of selling rouge and powder, and smiled as always, "Miss, you can take a look at today's new goods. They contain safflower from Persia, which is very precious."

"That's right, I want all this goods, but I can't sell them to anyone else."

Hong Xiu looked the contact person up and down, frowning: "What's wrong? Are you worried about something?"

"No, I saw spies from the Investigation Department wandering outside the building on the street today. I don't know what they are targeting."

Hong Xiu frowned and said, "A spy from the Investigation Department? Did he give you any trouble?"

"Of course not. I don't think they are targeting us. The people here are complicated, but it is also very dangerous under their noses."

"Yes." Hong Xiu nodded gently and said, "You have come here at your own discretion these days. People selling gouache come here every day. The people from the Investigation Department will eventually be able to see the clues."

"Then you should be careful and don't reveal the master's affairs. You should know what to do if you encounter such a person."

After saying this, the contact person withdrew from the brothel. He returned to the house as usual, but this time he changed his clothes and went out from the side door. He counted his steps silently all the way and in a blink of an eye he arrived outside the small dark room.

The inspector at the door was surprised to see that he could find this place by himself, and said with admiration: "Not bad, you can find this place."

They were not surprised by this man's arrival. Instead, they opened the door that symbolized despair and said, "Go in."

About twenty minutes later, Xia Lin came in from the other side and looked the contact person up and down: "He seems to be a smart man."

"Not as good as Lord Xia." The contact laughed helplessly: "If I had died in the Investigation Department, the master would not have done anything. Even if Lord Xia framed me, he would not have been able to hide it from my master. But I walked out intact. If Hongxiu was caught at this time, I would not be able to clear myself even if I jumped into the Yellow River. Lord Xia forced me to take a desperate path."

"I didn't force you. I was the one who caught you when you came here, but can't I just let you go?"

"Master Xia, this is the Investigation Department."

After he finished speaking, he looked helpless, raised his head and looked at the dark roof, and sighed: "Hongxiu said a few days ago that she was no match for you, but now I see that there is no need to talk about him. You are really good at what you do."

"That's enough." Xia Lin waved his hand and said, "I'm not here to listen to you flattering me. This is what happened. No need to waste time. Keep it brief. I ask questions and you answer them quickly."

"I will not betray my master."

Xia Lin smiled and nodded: "It can be seen that your master must have a great favor to you. You are just like those prostitutes who scream when they are fucked but don't want to be kissed."

These words made the contact person blush, and the detective from the Investigation Department next to him had to hold back his laughter, feeling very sad...

"Well, since you don't want to tell me, I won't make it difficult for you. Come on." Xia Lin took out a piece of paper and a pen. "You're lucky to have me ask you in person. Your name."

"Liu Sanli."

"gender."

"A man."

Xia Lin wrote very quickly, his mind, hands and mouth were quick: "Native Place."

"From Langya County."

"Who else is at home?"

"Parents, wife, children, grandchildren."

Xia Lin looked up at him and asked again without pausing, "What are you doing here?"

"Connect and convey."

"Who to contact."

"Liang Hongxiu, the top star of Piaoyaofang."

Xia Lin paused for a moment and asked, "What's Liang Hongxiu's real name?"

"Shen Zhao."

"Shen Zhao." Xia Lin smacked his lips. "Where is she from?"

"I'm from Xudu."

"At what age did you start training?"

"Six years old, an orphan, my parents were killed by the Tartars from the grasslands. I heard that you were on good terms with the Tartars, and I hated you to the core."

After listening to this, Xia Lin scratched his ears and asked, "How old is she?"

"Nineteen, and still unmarried."

"Who asked you that?" Xia Lin waved his hand. "What is she proficient in?"

"Poisoning, assassination, spying, seduction."

“Who trained you?”

"The poisoning was done by the Three Ghosts of the Western Regions, the assassination was done by Tianxiang Butterfly, the spying was done by Feng Shichen, and the seduction was done by..." He paused here and said, "I don't know. She and I are not from the same sect. I came from the Li Sect, and she is from the Sha Sect."

Xia Lin lowered his eyelids and then raised his head: "People from Longxi?"

The contact person was able to suddenly stop answering and keep silent during the rapid questioning and answering. This shows that this guy is really something. Most people cannot withstand such a high-pressure environment.

But Xia Lin was not panicking, as this was all within his expectations. In the next section, he started asking faster and more aggressive questions. He opened the booklet and started asking questions rapidly, and the contact person responded mechanically, just like taking a psychological test.

There were probably more than 300 questions in total, and the average answering time for each question was less than two seconds. In other words, he needed to speak nonsense without thinking for many questions, otherwise the information would be exposed if he hesitated for a moment.

After giving a series of responses, Xia Lin began to count the answers. What he wanted was not the correct answers but those questions that were obviously nonsense.

These questions contain a very classic and interesting thought-deduction question, such as the question where A only tells the truth and B only tells lies. Really useful information can be deduced from many paradoxes.

"Ok?"

After reading it, Xia Lin looked up at the contact person and asked, "Is your main family the Dugu family?" The contact person's scalp tightened when he heard this. Although he quickly regained his composure, at this moment his whole demeanor showed a kind of deliberate dullness.

"The Dugu family." Xia Lin's brows gradually frowned. "It's the Dugu family in Luoyang. Hiss... If nothing unexpected happened to your master, he should be called Dugu Jing, right? The one from Dugu Qingshuizhi."

The contact person's face changed again and again. He was sure that he did not reveal any information about the master's family. He suddenly said it so confidently that it made people a little dazed.

Could he possibly read minds?
Everyone says he's a monster, and now it seems possible, this guy is a bit outrageous.

Xia Lin touched his chin and said, "Dugu Jing, Dugu Han's cousin, right? Then let me ask you, does he want to get me or Dugu Han? Now it seems that he doesn't want to get me, but wants to get the Zong family. What a big ambition."

Xia Lin stood up and pointed at the contact person: "Don't talk."

The contact person shut his mouth immediately, and Xia Lin walked around with his hands behind his back, thinking for a long time. He was now almost certain that if the Dugu family wanted to deal with him, the real intention was probably not against him.

These people are very smart. They know what methods and means are most useful at what time points, and the most interesting one is now.

He broke up the alliance between Xia Lin and Dugu Han, and then seamlessly connected with Xia Lin in another mode. In the end, their target was not Xia Daosheng but Dugu Xiaodouya.

This courtesan sister definitely did not come to assassinate Xia Lin, because killing Xia Lin would be a calamity for the Dugu family, especially the Dugu family in Luoyang.

It can even be said that they were not here to torment Xia Lin, but rather to lurk around him, contact him, win him over, and even bribe him.

Their target is the Dugu family in Jinling.

"Um……"

Xia Lin suddenly had an idea. Could Dugu Jing also be a man dressed as a woman? Xiao Douya was already very pretty. What if she had an even prettier sister?
"Hey, is Dugu Jing a boy or a girl?" Xia Lin turned his head and asked the man next to him.

Obviously, Xia Lin was also confused by this question. He whispered, "Dugu Jing is 48 years old this year, and his beard has reached his chest."

"Oh, I forgot about that."

Xia Lin slapped his forehead and then remembered that Dugu Han had a very low generation in the entire Dugu family. The reason for his low generation was that he was from the main family. The main family generally had very low generations, while the branch family generally had very high generations. This was because in this era, when these people were forced to take concubines, a 70-year-old man taking a 17-year-old concubine was considered conscientious. If a child was really born, no matter whether it was the old man's or not, the child would be the younger brother of the eldest son in terms of generation.

The eldest legitimate son is probably in his fifties or sixties by now, and may even have grandchildren or great-grandchildren. The great-grandchildren may even be older than this illegitimate grandfather.

Dugu Douya had told him that Dugu Jing was the most senior person in the Dugu family. In theory, Douya should call him great-grandfather, but since he was from a branch family, he was not worthy of using that title.

After thinking it over, Xia Lin curiously came to the contact person and asked, "Hey, let me ask you something. What is your mission this time?"

"Close to you."

"and then?"

“I don’t know…” The contact shook his head and said, “We will only know the next part after we finish one.”

"Hmm..." Xia Lin's eyes rolled. "Okay, I understand. You can go back first. I won't make things difficult for you. I know what to do."

The most taboo thing in the spy business is to destroy a piece of information immediately after knowing it. Those in spy movies are all processed. In fact, when the enemy finds out the protagonist, almost all of their peripheries have been destroyed or controlled. Unless the enemy is very sure that there are high-level spies lurking around them, they will never launch a devastating attack on an important information point.

Because the enemy is most difficult to deal with when it is dark.

The current situation is that Xia Lin is in the dark, and Hong Xiu is in the dark. Of course, he can directly destroy them at this point, but it is not very meaningful. Because without Hong Xiu, there will be Lu Tao Lan Ya, which is hard to defend against.

Can Dugu Jing be killed directly? Of course, it is possible, but it is not very useful. What's the use of killing him? The Dugu family has 18,000 reserve troops. Dugu Douya may not be able to take care of the north now, because almost everyone there is on Li Yuan's side.

Naturally, Xia Lin has his own ways. He would copy tactics, but he is not worried at all about spy warfare.

After letting the contact go, Xia Lin tidied his clothes and went back to eat. After eating, he drank a cup of tea made from pure black wolfberries from the far west, and then completed today's work plan. Then he put on casual clothes and came to the luxurious brothel with the gold medal fighter Luo Shixin.

"Go, arrange the best one for him." Xia Lin patted the madam's shoulder, then pushed Luo Shixin forward: "He's fierce, he's very strong."

"Sir, please follow me." The old procuress laughed loudly and walked away taking Luo Shixin by the hand.

At this moment, Xia Lin folded his fan and walked straight to the courtesan's room. He encountered some obstacles on the way, but he didn't waste words most of the time. He pushed away the people who blocked his way, casually showed his badge, and ran straight to Hongxiu's room.

An unsold courtesan would not easily meet people, but Xia Lin had made his cards clear. Not to mention meeting a courtesan like him, even if he wanted to turn over the name of the boss here, the boss would have to wash himself clean and smear storax oil on his buttocks before sending himself to Xia Lin's bed.

When I pushed open Hongxiu's door, a faint fragrance wafted towards me. It seems that this woman is not short of funds. She uses saffron as an incense starter. A pound of this stuff costs more than two thousand taels of silver on the market. It is definitely a super luxury product.

After entering, the oiran sister was taking a bath. She didn't panic when she saw Xia Lin coming, but just continued to wash her body as usual.

"Master Xia made me suffer a lot these days." Hongxiu chuckled and stood up from the bathtub: "Does it look good, Master?"

Xia Lin sat there too lazy to say a word, he just kicked over the bucket. Hongxiu was caught off guard and actually did a backwards flip with one hand, showing off her exquisite body.

After landing, she said delicately, "Master Xia, you are so rude."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Xia Lin raised a finger: "I'm not interested in watching you flirt here, lie on the bed and spread your legs."

Hongxiu narrowed her eyes, a murderous look flashed across her eyes, but she still grabbed the clothes beside her and put them on: "My Lord, you are so anxious."

"If you are not impatient, how can you have a chance to kill me?" Xia Lin sneered: "Isn't it, Rakshasa Mo Linghai?"

After hearing the nonsense name and Xia Lin's attitude, Hongxiu probably understood that there might be a misunderstanding.

This made her breathe a sigh of relief: "Master Xia... did you misunderstand me?"

"Misunderstanding? You recognized me as soon as I came in, didn't you?" Xia Lin said arrogantly, "If you are not a Rakshasa woman, how would you know who I am?"

This move is actually very useful, fake exposure can greatly reduce the opponent's defensive psychology, and what Xia Lin wants now is not to kill Dugu Jing, but to make Dugu Jing himself fall into absolute chaos.

The breakthrough point is Miss Hongxiu.

As for whether Xia Lin would covet the beauty and have sex with her, that really underestimated this old spy. Did he really think this was the 1624 version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith? Even the world's best spy would never dare to sleep with an enemy spy casually. This is a very irrational thing to do.

"Master Xia...you really misunderstood me. I was wronged..." Hongxiu's expression changed, becoming charming and charming: "If Master really wanted me, you should just ask for it. Why do you have to use such a method? You scared me and I won't be able to serve you well."

Xia Lin waved his hand: "I don't want to hear this, just tell me who your master is, and I won't embarrass you!"

(End of this chapter)