The Prodigal Son

Compared to Qin Yu, the interrogation of Xu Wan and her team was far less successful.

The man Qi Dachui captured was a tough nut to crack. Even when Xu Wan broke his fingers one by one, he refused to confess and continued to provoke Xu Wan with lewd and obscene language.

"Bring it on if you dare!"

"I think you're quite good-looking. How about you strip down and dance for me? I'll tell you anything!"

"Oh, are you angry? I love the way you look when you're angry. Your chest is bouncing around like that, it's hitting my heart!"

"I've changed my mind. You have to sleep with me and make me happy before I'll tell you..."

The man continued to provoke Xu Wan, even though her face was contorted in pain, he still kept grinning lewdly.

Even though Xu Wan knew that this person was deliberately provoking her to seek death, she was still quite angry.

Qin Yu walked over and patted Xu Wan on the shoulder. "Alright, don't be angry! I've already found out."

"They are from Beiqi, and that farmhouse nearby is their intelligence post."

"They primarily operate on a single-line communication system; they are only responsible for transmitting intelligence, not for gathering it..."

Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, the man who had just been leering suddenly changed color, then roared murderously, "Zhu Gui, how dare you betray your country?!"

Zhu Gui?

Qin Yu's lips curled up slightly.

So that grandson's name is Zhu Gui?

Although this isn't crucial intelligence, it might come in handy.

Xu Wan looked at Qin Yu in surprise, her face suddenly lighting up with delight. Just as she was about to ask a question, Qin Yu turned his back to her and winked, saying, "This guy's useless now, let's just give him a good beating!"

Xu Wan glanced at Qin Yu without showing any emotion, then shook her head and said, "No rush! He's already in our hands anyway! I'm going to bring all their men to him and kill them one by one!"

"Alright!"

Qin Yu shrugged. "Let's shut him up for now! I can't be bothered to listen to his nagging."

"good!"

As Xu Wan spoke, she immediately knocked the man unconscious and then quickly pulled Qin Yu aside.

"What's wrong with you? Why were you giving me those winks?"

Xu Wan asked, full of doubt, "Could it be that everything you said was false?"

impossible!

If what he said was false, why did that scoundrel suddenly become so agitated?

"Of course it's true!"

Qin Yu smiled and replied, "I did manage to extract some information, but it was very limited. I was afraid you would ask too many questions and give me away, so I gave you that look."

"No wonder!"

Xu Wan suddenly realized, "Did you find out who's in direct contact with them?"

The people of the Baojing Bureau have been secretly investigating spies from various countries who have infiltrated the imperial city.

Although a small number of spies were uncovered, they were all minor figures.

If nothing unexpected happens, the person responsible for maintaining direct contact with Zhu Gui and his group should know more.

If we can find the other party, we might be able to follow the clues and destroy Bei Qi's entire intelligence network in the capital city of Daning.

"I asked the question, but it's as if I didn't get anything out of it."

Qin Yu smiled helplessly, "What he's talking about isn't his name, it's their internal code name! The person responsible for maintaining one-on-one contact with him is called Wooden Man."

Wooden figure?

Xu Wan frowned slightly; these people were indeed cunning.

The Baojing Division's investigations have always focused on the inner city; they rarely pay attention to places like Xiaotangshan.

This group maintained single-line contact with intelligence gatherers and established an intelligence station in Xiaotangshan, which minimized their exposure during intelligence transmission.

Just as they were talking, Qi Dachui, who was on lookout duty on the perimeter, suddenly shouted at them, "Thirteenth Young Master, there's a fire over there!"

Is there a fire?

Xu Wan's expression changed, and without saying anything more to Qin Yu, she quickly mounted her horse...

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When Zeng Guan arrived with a large contingent from the Baojing Division, the two farmhouses had already been burned beyond recognition.

"What happened?"

Zeng Guan quickly located Xu Wan.

"We unexpectedly discovered Beiqi's intelligence post here. We captured two people alive, but after the people here realized they had been exposed, they burned down the two farmhouses. Judging from the traces at the scene, at least four more people should have escaped..."

Xu Wan quickly reported the situation to Zeng Guan.

Speaking of this, Xu Wan felt both angry and helpless.

While they were interrogating those two people, the people here should have realized that this intelligence station had been exposed.

To prevent them from obtaining any more clues, the people here set fire to the farmhouse.

By the time they arrived, the fire was already out of control, and the people on the side had already fled.

A cold glint flashed in Zeng Guan's eyes, and he immediately shouted, "Four spies from Beiqi have escaped! Launch a search immediately! Find them alive or dead!"

At Zeng Guan's command, the Baojing Division's men quickly dispersed and began their search.

Zeng Guan glanced coldly at the farmhouse still ablaze with flames, then asked Xu Wan for details.

After figuring out what had happened, Zeng Guan looked at Qin Yu with a surprised expression, "You really are a lucky guy!"

They were just out for a casual stroll when they unexpectedly discovered the Northern Qi intelligence station.

"I wouldn't dare take credit for this; it's all thanks to Xu Wan."

Xu Wan, standing next to Qin Yuchong, gestured with her chin, "If she hadn't noticed something was wrong, we wouldn't have realized there was a Northern Qi intelligence post nearby..."

He didn't know anything about carrier pigeons either.

If Xu Wan hadn't noticed the problem with the carrier pigeon, they wouldn't have thought of so many things!

So, these professional tasks should be done by professionals!

"You're quite the chivalrous one, aren't you!"

Zeng Guan gave a strange smile. "What, are you going to go back to your ex?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Wan glared at Zeng Guan with embarrassment and anger: "Boss Zeng, what nonsense are you talking about!"

"That's exactly right!"

Zeng Guan glanced at Xu Wan with a mocking look, "How many people in the capital don't know about your little affair with Qin Yu?"

Xu Wan blushed and glared at Zeng Guan fiercely once again.

Zeng Guan smiled dismissively and waved to them, "Alright, you guys go do what you need to do! Leave the rest to us!"

As he spoke, a cold glint flashed in Zeng Guan's eyes.

This is a great opportunity!

Even if we can't completely eradicate Beiqi's intelligence network, we must teach those rats a painful lesson!

Xu Wan glanced at Qin Yu out of the corner of her eye, hesitated for a moment, and shook her head, saying, "Never mind, I'd better get down to business first!"

"It's alright! There are so many of us, we don't need you!"

Zeng Guan waved his hand, then gave Xu Wan a knowing smile, "Qin Yu will be heading to Kaizhou soon, you should spend more time with him! I'm not that heartless!"

Meeting Zeng Guan's gaze, Xu Wan felt even more embarrassed. She stamped her foot and quickly joined the search team.

Watching Xu Wan flee in shame and anger, Zeng Guan couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

The next moment, Zeng Guan's gaze fell on Qin Yu again, and he teased, "It seems that our Baojing Division's most beautiful flower is really going to be plucked by you, kid..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yu couldn't help but secretly curl his lip.

What's the big deal about picking a flower?

I'm even thinking of taking down your entire Baojing Division!