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

Chapter 501: The Young Man's Spring Heart Intoxicates the Knight

"Master Xia, the Rakshasa woman ran away!"

The guard outside pushed the door open and shouted anxiously. Xia Lin frowned, looked at the pitiful Hongxiu in front of him, stood up quickly and rushed out.

After he left, Hongxiu sat in the room and put on her clothes. She breathed a sigh of relief and called for someone to clean up the messy room.

When everything calmed down, Hongxiu sat in the room and began to review the situation. He felt that he seemed to have revealed some clues just now, but Xia Daosheng did not seem to notice that the ability to retreat with one arm was obviously not something a skinny courtesan could do.

Judging from this incident, Hongxiu believes that although Xia Daosheng is good at strategy, he tends to overlook details. However, this is reasonable, as no one in the world is perfect.

On the second day, rumors spread in the capital that a certain Rakshasa woman had been arrested for assassinating Xia Daosheng, and the Investigation Department even issued an official document to warn all the heroes in the martial arts world that if this happened again, there would be no leniency.

It is said that one should put on a complete show. It is really difficult to filter and identify useful information among such true and false information. This completely confused Hongxiu's previous judgment of Xia Daosheng and the entire situation.

She had to start re-evaluating Xia Lin and the current situation with her contact.

"Now that someone has taken the initiative to touch him, I'm afraid his vigilance will be unprecedented in these days. You need to help me create some encounters for him."

"An unexpected encounter?" The contact frowned. "You know he's been on guard these days, why did you have to encounter him by chance?"

"This is exactly the best time. I have a way to make him completely relax his guard. Zhu Jun said that no one is perfect. There must be someone in the world who has no flaws. I may know Xia Daosheng's flaws."

"Okay, I'll find out for you as soon as possible, but don't alert the enemy."

Hongxiu was confident. She lowered her eyes and looked mysterious, as if she already had the ability to control Xia Daosheng at this moment.

The contact person withdrew and went to collect intelligence for Hongxiu.

However, as everyone knows, there is very little information about Xia Lin. He doesn't even wear the same outfit every time. This means that even though he is famous all over the world, others may not even recognize him if there is no reference like Zhang Zhongchun around him.

Moreover, his anti-reconnaissance ability is extremely fucking strong. Countless people who tried to track and follow him ended up disappearing without a trace, so it is as difficult as climbing to the sky to grasp his movements.

In the past, when this poor contact wanted to investigate Xia Lin, he was dealt with before he even got close, but the problem is that now he not only provides information to his master, but also to Xia Lin.

In other words, what he is doing now is to sell the organization in exchange for having the best of both worlds, getting a chance to be promoted from his master and a chance to make a fortune from Xia Lin.

Don't worry about whether he is loyal or not, just ask whether he is smart or not.

After listening to his reconciliation with Hong Xiu, Xia Lin nodded and said, "Very good, let's do this. I will give you a copy of my recent schedule in three days. You can edit it and give it to her."

The contact person agreed respectfully, but from his expression, it seemed that he had something to say.

"Ask whatever you want. Since you have cooperated with me, I hope you know that I am a very easy-going person."

Xia Lin's words made the contact person smile bitterly. What he said that day could still shock him in his heart, and now the person who said those words actually said that he was easy-going.

"Master Xia, I have a question. With your status and position, why are you playing with that Hongxiu?"

Maybe he was really confused or he really didn't understand, so even though he asked humbly, there was always a sense of incomprehension in his tone...

"Oh, I don't actually want to play games with her, I want to play games with your master." Xia Lin sat there with his legs crossed and smiled: "The Dugu family, a family that never wanted to be emperor, has always been the right-hand man of various kings. Rather than saying that we are playing with the Dugu family this time, it is better to say that we are fighting with the person behind the Dugu family in Luoyang. Your organization should not be established by a mere family. This is a dynasty-level organization. When it starts to need my information, it means that I have become an obstacle to the progress of this dynasty."

Xia Lin leaned forward slightly when he said this: "They will use various methods to get rid of me, and this will not change because of whether I pay attention to you or not. As long as Li Yuan exists, I will face many crises. I think, instead of sitting here waiting for your endless tricks, why don't I use my own way to avoid risks? As you said, Hongxiu is not your top person. Since she is not the top person, why should I get rid of her and then face the top person? Especially now that I have not yet built a complete intelligence network."

He said he was easy-going, and he really was. He didn't even need to hide anything from others, and he didn't care even if the contact person leaked his intentions.

The reason why he is playing with these people now is that Xia Lin really lacks an excellent intelligence agency.

The Investigation Department is very powerful, but it is an anti-reconnaissance agency. It is not perfect because it has no way to infiltrate the intelligence network composed of all the assassins and relatives. At best, it can grasp some movements in the capital.

The intelligence agency Xia Lin wanted was similar to the Fenglinhuoshan of the Li family or the Shengsixiushang of the Dugu family, which were intelligence agencies that had been passed down for hundreds of years and had their own strict system and complex networks.

This is what he has always wanted to do, but it is not something that can be accomplished in a day or two, so when Hongxiu appeared, he began to think about it. He wanted to reverse infiltrate, he wanted to get the intelligence veins that originally belonged to these people, and then quickly build his own intelligence network along these veins.

It's like opening a similar store next to your competitor and always offering it 10 percent cheaper than your competitor. It's a stupid but effective way.

In this line of work, being smart doesn't necessarily lead to success, but being efficient will definitely lead to success.

If you want to understand the behavioral logic of ants, the best way is to raise a nest of ants in an observation tank.

As for why Xia Lin did not rely on the contact person to complete this set of observation operations, the reason is actually very simple. It is mainly because the contact person's work is too simple and lacks variety. The people at the front and back ends of the contact person have the highest degree of integration, and they have the most valuable data.

Xia Lin didn't have an access point before, but now one has finally been delivered to his doorstep. He would be betraying his professionalism if he didn't make good use of it.

Three days later, a schedule of Xia Lin that had been carefully revised to the point that no one could tell there were any problems with it was placed in front of Hongxiu. After a careful analysis, she decided to give it a try.

She went to the place where Xia Lin would probably appear at the corresponding time. After wandering for about a quarter of an hour, Xia Lin really showed up. He had a meal in his favorite restaurant, and then strolled around aimlessly.

These roughly match what was reported in the newspaper, but the most accurate piece of information is where he eats.

After that, Hongxiu continued to observe for a few days and found that Xia Lin's appearances were not fixed. He might appear earlier or later, and the interval between them could even be as long as an hour. The places where he ate were also not the same. Sometimes it was a high-end restaurant and sometimes it was an ordinary roadside stall. But these were all tolerable. After all, the information given by the contact person was not completely accurate. But it was true that Xia Lin could be encountered here, which meant that this street was a place he liked very much, and it was a very good choice to create a chance encounter here.

Xia Lin does not go out most of the time during the day, but there are exceptions. He sometimes goes out for a stroll, just for the sake of strolling. He seems to have a special liking for cross-dressing. He often dresses himself up as a Turk or a Dayue, and even occasionally wears the clothes of Goguryeo people.

This also echoes Xia Lin's suspicious character.

After getting this information, Hongxiu began to make her plan for an encounter. Xia Lin was lustful, and she was quite pretty. In addition to the misunderstanding last time, she believed that she would be able to gain Xia Lin's favor and trust quickly.

In fact, Xia Lin didn't have any deliberate arrangements. During this period, he often had to go out and discuss with skilled craftsmen in the capital about how to make the plane fly.

"This woman is really patient."

Lao Zhang made an appointment with Xia Lin to go fishing that day. The two sat in a secluded place by the river, quietly enjoying the hot July.

"This is a qualified spy." Xia Lin said slowly, "She knows very well that if she doesn't know me well, she will be caught by the suspicious Xia Daosheng if she comes up rashly. She must wait for a suitable opportunity. For example, she will create a scene of a hero saving a beautiful girl."

"Save you?" Old Zhang was stunned for a moment. "You mean she found a few hooligans in Jinling City to tease you, and then you were forced into a corner. Just when you were weak and helpless and were about to be rubbed by someone's hands inside your clothes, she, a courtesan from a brothel, jumped out with a three-pointed, two-edged spear and drove away those hooligans to save you from the water and fire?"

"Are you fucking sick? If you are sick, go get treatment. The Imperial Hospital can't cure your illness, right?"

"Then what does it mean to be a hero saving a beautiful girl?" Old Zhang tilted his head and looked at Xia Lin: "You mean she found someone to humiliate herself and then waited for you to rescue her? But think about it, you are a suspicious hero. How can a suspicious hero save someone? Even if he screams in front of you, it will probably be useless, right?"

"Well, it won't help even if you scream your throat out."

Xia Lin pursed his lips and said, "That's not a problem. If there's no chance, just create one for him."

"How? You transform yourself into a masked knight every night to steal from the government granary to give relief to the poor? Then you deliberately leave your stinking mask in front of her, and then let her take a look at your damned fox eyes so that she will know that this night ranger who robs the rich and gives to the poor is the rampant Xia Daosheng?"

"Why don't you go home and write a novel? I want to read it." Xia Lin rolled his eyes at Lao Zhang. "You have such a rich imagination? If I really want to help the poor, why don't I just open the warehouse and release the grain? How many people can I save if I release 300,000 kilograms of grain? Do I have to steal a hundred kilograms every day? That's useless."

"Then you have to have a reasonable approach so that she knows you are eager to help others."

What Lao Zhang said was right. There really had to be an entry point. Xia Lin was silent for a while. "What did Jingzhao Yin say recently?"

"What else can I say? Of course, we're investigating the students' past. The six-department joint investigation itself is unlikely to produce any results. The main purpose is to prevent these departments from causing more trouble."

"Does that mean they have a lot of problems piled up on their hands now?"

"Even if they don't investigate this case, they still have a lot of backlogs. You know what a waste Jingzhao Prefecture is. What's Fuliang's crime-solving rate?"

"It's about 40% in total. The homicide rate is higher because we have limited manpower after all."

"Less than 20% in Jingzhao Prefecture, and even lower for homicides, only about 10%. What a bunch of good-for-nothings." Old Zhang said with disdain, "You might as well expect my 83-year-old great-aunt from my hometown in Luoyang to jump into the water and retrieve the jade pendant I accidentally dropped when I was trying to save you."

"You are really an old sow wearing one bra after another." Xia Lin said with a smile: "Then arrange a fight for justice. What are you waiting for?"

"What injustice do you seek?"

"I just found a long-standing case and asked their family members to go to Jingzhao Prefecture to make a scene and file a complaint. When Jingzhao Yin was about to kick the complainant out, I came down like a god and stopped him. After scolding Jingzhao Yin, I took away his power regardless of the national law and opened a separate court to try this case."

"You are very powerful. Jingzhao Yin is a powerful official of the third rank. Even Ma Zhou cannot directly seize his power. If you do this, it will cause a big disaster."

"It's okay." Xia Lin waved his hand and said, "You know how much trouble I'm going to cause now. The more trouble I cause, the easier it will be for me to leave when the emperor returns in the future. If I stay here peacefully and harmoniously for the next three years, I will be made a prince in three years and will be inseparable from the capital for the rest of my life. Leaving would be considered treason."

"That's right." Lao Zhang stroked his chin and was silent for a moment: "Okay, I'll make arrangements tomorrow."

"Then arrange it. Just let me know the time. I'll handle the rest."

Lao Zhang nodded, and then he suddenly asked, "Daosheng."

"If you have money, just talk. I don't have any money to borrow. I didn't ask for a penny from the money you earned from selling the paintings. I gave it all to you. It's not right for you to keep crying poor. No, did you use the money to go whorehouse, you bastard?"

"Bullshit." Old Zhang spat, "I'd rather seduce a widow. I'm asking you, when we left Luoyang, did we aspire to be the best among the people and get rid of all those who bullied us?"

"Yes." Xia Lin looked up. "When I was helping you to punish your fiancée, I suddenly realized a problem. Now that we are in this position, revenge is meaningless. Back then, Mr. Zhou called you a pauper. Would you take your vicious men from the Investigation Department to skin him alive?"

"Didn't he later find us a job as a helper? Without him that winter, we would have had to beg."

"Yes, then you said that your former father-in-law's family is now displaced or exiled. Do you still want to kill them all?"

"Without the silver and notes they gave us, we wouldn't be able to leave Luoyang...that's all."

"Is that so?" Xia Lin lay on the grass with a sense of loss: "Sometimes I feel like I have suddenly lost my goal."

At this moment, Lao Zhang slapped his thigh and said, "Hey! How about we become masked heroes while we have nothing to do?"

(End of this chapter)