Chapter 104 Lu Jin
Chief of the Military Intelligence Department.

These five words seemed to have some kind of magic power over the spy.

From the day they joined the Secret Service, their coaches and their superiors reminded them all the time: Find the head of the Military Intelligence Department and arrest the head of the Military Intelligence Department.

The moment Chen Ji said that, in the dark alley, there was the sound of several black-clad spies subconsciously drawing their swords!
Under the cover of night, dozens of eyes turned toward Xifeng.

Xifeng stood beside the gray tiles and white walls, feeling a little flustered by being stared at. He looked at Jinzhu and said, "Sir, how come I became the head of the Military Intelligence Department? I am not a head of anything."

Jin Zhu was also startled at first, but then he understood what Chen Ji was going to do. He patted Xi Feng's shoulder with a smile and said, "If I say you are, then you are it."

Xifeng was even more panicked: "You don't want to kill Liang and take credit for it, and hand me over to the court as the head of the Military Intelligence Department, do you?"

Jin Zhu's face darkened. He took off the wooden cow mask on his face and knocked Xifeng's head: "Look at your cowardly look, no wonder I haven't been able to promote you to Hai Dongqing's position for so many years. I don't know why I promoted you in the first place!"

Xifeng hurriedly said: "Of course it's because I am loyal to you!"

Jin Zhu laughed angrily: "We want you to pretend to be the head of the Military Intelligence Department to deceive the Liu family, not to hand you over to the court."

Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief, but soon became even more panicked: "I can't pretend."

Chen Ji, wearing a tiger mask, said calmly, "Everyone, now is not the time to make jokes. The head of the Military Intelligence Department is mysterious. I'm afraid even many Jing Dynasty spies have never seen what he looks like. If we pretend to be him, we can dig out more secrets of the Liu family. Sir, if you still trust me, I will arrange it next."

Jin Zhu looked at Chen Ji, but Chen Ji's true face was always hidden under that tiger mask. He thought quietly for a few seconds: "You tell me what we should do. This time I will follow your arrangements."

The spies suddenly looked at Chen Ji.

One of the secret agents was puzzled: "Sir?"

Jin Zhu raised his hand to stop him from talking: "No need to say more."

Chen Ji looked at Xifeng and said, "Xifeng, let me ask you, who is the superior of the head of the Military Intelligence Department? What is his position?"

Xifeng thought for two seconds and replied, "The superior of the head of the Military Intelligence Department is naturally the Military Strategy Envoy of Jing Dynasty. The previous Military Strategy Envoy was Lu Jin, and the current one is Lu Guanwu who just took office."

Chen Ji asked again: "What position did Lu Guanwu hold before he became the military envoy?"

Xifeng replied: "Previously... he was a soldier in the Privy Council?"

Chen Ji asked: "What about before that?"

Xifeng was stunned. “Lu Guanwu was previously dormant in the Privy Council and was not well-known, so few people paid attention to what he did before. Besides, we, the soldiers, don’t need to remember these things.”

As he said this, he turned around and looked at the black-clad spies wearing hats in the alley: "Do you know?"

The spies looked at each other and shook their heads silently.

Chen Ji looked at Jin Zhu and said, "This is the problem. Liu Mingxian is very defensive. There will be some tests when they meet in three days. If you want Xifeng to pretend to be Sizhu, you must first let him be familiar with all kinds of information about Jingchao."

"That makes sense," Jin Zhu nodded. "Let's go to the inner prison. Every month, the capital will send new reports to the secret service offices of various states to update some information. The reports of Yuzhou are all stored in the inner prison of Luocheng."

Chen Ji was puzzled: "Why have I never seen these court reports when I went to the inner prison before?"

Jin Zhu glanced at him and said, "Only secret agents above Hai Dongqing can read this report, so it's natural that I can't show it to you. But in an emergency, I'm afraid I have to make an exception today."

Chen Ji thought for a moment and said, "Let's not go to the inner prison. The journey to the inner prison is long, and it takes an hour to go back and forth each time. Moreover, you have to go in and out blindfolded, which is quite inconvenient. How about this, Lord Jinzhu sends someone to escort these court reports to Zhou Chengyi's mansion, where we just set up a temporary strategic office."

Jin Zhu agreed immediately: "Everything is up to you! Xifeng, you take the people with you!"

Xifeng agreed and asked someone to bring out a carriage from another alley. He took a footstool and put it on the ground: "Sir, please get in the carriage."

"Wait a minute."

Everyone looked towards the source of the voice, only to see Chen Ji slowly approaching the carriage and sizing up Xi Feng. "This behavior doesn't seem like that of a dignified head of the Military Intelligence Department. How can a head of the department serve others?"

Xifeng was surprised and said, "Don't we have to wait three days? I am not there yet."

Chen Ji said: "If you don't pay attention to the details, the other party will find out sooner or later. From this moment on, you are the real head of the Military Intelligence Department. Come, send the head to the car."

Golden Pig came over with a smile and placed the footstool: "Master Si, please."

Xifeng said in a panic, "Sir, you should get in the car first."

Jin Zhu's smile suddenly faded: "Stop talking nonsense. If you cause me trouble in three days, I will strip you naked and hang you in front of the Jiaofang Office, so that you will never be able to hold your head up in your life!"

Upon hearing this, Xifeng took a deep breath, held his head high, stepped on the footstool and climbed into the carriage.

Just as he was about to open the curtain himself, Chen Ji stepped forward and stretched out his hand to open the curtain for him: "Master, please."

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In the swaying carriage, accompanied by the clattering sound of wooden wheels pressing on the bluestone road, Xifeng sat in the middle of the rear of the carriage, while Chenji sat opposite Jinzhu.

In the solemn atmosphere, Xifeng, who was fidgeting, silently took out a copper hand warmer from under his seat.

He took out a stick of fire from his bosom and wanted to light the silver charcoal powder inside.

However, Chen Ji said calmly: "This is not what the Master should do." Xifeng laughed awkwardly: "It's cold, warm the hands of Master Jinzhu."

Chen Ji's expression remained unchanged, and he said solemnly, "I am not kidding you two. This is the closest my Secret Service has ever been to the Liu family. As long as we gain their trust, great achievements will be within our grasp."

He changed the subject and said, "Liu Mingxian is shrewd and treacherous. He will not be able to hide from ordinary tricks. If he finds out when we meet again in three days, he will probably retreat completely. Therefore, you two must act seriously. Only when you act until you believe it yourself can Liu Mingxian believe it."

Xifeng was startled, then looked at Jinzhu and said in a trembling voice: "Xiao...Xiaojin, can you light the hand warmer for me?"

Golden Pig:"……"

The corner of his mouth twitched but he took the fire stick and copper hand warmer without hesitation, and smiled flatteringly at Xifeng: "Master, I deserve to die for such a small matter, you are still responsible for it."

Xifeng shuddered: "Sir, please don't do this. I'm scared."

Jin Zhu held his shoulders and said coldly, "You know how much I want to kill the entire Liu family. I want all the men in the Liu family to be slaves and the women to be prostitutes, and they will never be able to turn over a new leaf. In this matter, official positions, face, and dignity are not important. Sit up straight and act well!"

Xifeng gradually calmed down: "Yes, I understand!"

The Golden Pig sneered, "Say it again!"

"I understand."

Chen Ji watched this scene silently, and he suddenly began to believe the story told by Jin Zhu.

As Jin Zhu lit the carbon powder, he looked at Chen Ji and asked in a serious tone, "What should we do with the deputy supervisor?"

Chen Ji thought for a moment and said, "We have to make a complete show. Let the secret agent pretend to be a spy of the Jing Dynasty and secretly send the deputy supervisor to the north. Don't come back before the task is completed."

"Okay," Jinzhu subconsciously put the copper hand warmer that had just been lit in his hand.

Xifeng suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "Xiao...Xiao Jin, a copper hand warmer."

Jinzhu was startled and quickly stuffed the hand warmer into Xifeng's arms.

The carriage slowly stopped.

The Golden Pig was the first to get out of the carriage, and like a servant, he placed a footstool in the ground for Xifeng and opened the curtain.

Xifeng was a little nervous, and Chen Ji said calmly: "Recall the most imposing figures you have ever seen. What were their demeanors?"

Xifeng asked tentatively, "Master Wu Xiu?"

"I have never met Master Wu Xiu, you just need to learn."

Xifeng closed his eyes and recalled the past, and when he opened his eyes again, his expression had completely changed.

He got out of the car with an arrogant look on his face, straightened his back, didn't even look at the golden pig, and walked into Zhou's house as if no one was around.

As soon as he stepped over the threshold, Xifeng immediately turned back in surprise: "Sir, is this how you want to feel?"

Chen Ji smiled and said, "That's right, Master Si."

Xifeng spread his hands and looked at himself, feeling pretty good. He turned around and put on his arrogant expression again, striding into the backyard.

An hour later, the secret agents brought four wooden boxes from the inner prison, each of which was sealed with a yellow paper talisman.

In Zhou Chengyi's study, Jin Zhu took out a short knife and cut his forehead. He used his finger to dip the blood from his forehead and smeared it on the seals of the talisman. Then he peeled off the four seals one by one: "All the ones within the past three years are here."

Chen Ji took out a book and handed it to Xifeng: "You must read all these reports in three days. After three days, you must know more about the Jing Dynasty Military Intelligence Department than anyone else in the Secret Service Department. You must answer every question from Liu Mingxian."

After saying that, he picked up a newspaper and started reading it while sitting in front of Zhou Chengyi's desk.

Jin Zhu reached out and held Chen Ji's hand, which was flipping through the book. He looked at the tiger-faced man with a half-smile and said, "The court reports are required by the secret agent driver, and are not for pigeon-level secret agents to read. Xifeng can make an exception because of the mission, but you... why do I feel like you're here for these court reports?"

Chen Ji moved Jin Zhu's hand away and interrupted, "Master Jin Zhu, not only do I want to see it, but you too have to see it again. The people who follow the chief know nothing about the Jing Dynasty Military Intelligence Department. Do you think it's appropriate? Master, is there anything more important than bringing down the Liu family?"

He sat at the table and looked up at the golden pig, his eyes under the tiger face not avoiding or giving way.

After a moment, Jin Zhu suddenly laughed: "For some reason, I always have the illusion that I am working on a case with Lord Sick Tiger, as if you have really become the Lord Sick Tiger in the third rank."

"Lend your blessings."

Jin Zhu pulled a chair over and sat down opposite Chen Ji: "Then let's watch it together."

Chen Ji lowered his head and continued to read the court reports, but the first report made his pupils shrink slightly: In the summer of the 31st year of Jianing, Si Caoren went to Beijing from Tianjin, and disappeared after dismissing his entourage. It is suspected that he had contacted an important person. This matter should be related to Lu Jin's resignation.

Such a short sentence contained too much information. The Ning Dynasty's Secret Service had long known that there was more than one Si Cao, and it was also clear that the ten Si Caos used the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches as code names.

Moreover, the Ning Dynasty's Secret Intelligence Department was also well aware that the Jing Dynasty's Military Intelligence Department was undergoing a power transition.

As he was watching, Chen Ji looked up inadvertently, only to find that Jin Zhu was not looking at the report in the other's hand at all, but was glancing at him.

Seeing him looking at him, Jin Zhu smiled and said, "Are you interested in this Lord Lu Jinlu? He is a real big shot. Our Secret Service has fought with him for many years and suffered a lot."

Chen Ji's heart trembled, and then he said nonchalantly: "I'm not interested. I was just thinking, the previous killing of the thieves in the Jing Dynasty might be because of Lu Jin's resignation."

(End of this chapter)