Jiang Jinyu spoke frankly, feeling somewhat worried about Jiang Qiao, who was pregnant.

“Go back and tell Jiang Qiao not to act impulsively about the Wen family. Killing someone is easy, but can she kill them all? I'm already like this, let alone the Wen family. Just bear with it for now—”

Liu Zhanyu gave a wry smile. "I thought you didn't have any thoughts about it at all."

Jiang Jinyu rolled her eyes at Liu Zhanyu. "I'm not stupid. I know someone is using this to their advantage."

However, some things cannot be done according to one's own wishes; one must consider the overall situation.

Alright, let's not talk about this anymore.

Meanwhile, have Wang Benshan's men keep a close eye on things. Once Cobra receives news of the failure, they'll definitely try something else.

From now on, report anything directly to Song Shutian.

Liu Zhanyu nodded. "Understood. I'll be going now."

After seeing Liu Zhanyu off, Jiang Jinyu also stepped up his arrangements. He stayed at the hospital because Cobra's spies would be trying to find out about him, so he had to put out some smokescreens for Cobra.

Cobra also received the strategist's telegram. Not only had the men who went to capture Wen Zhongxuan failed, but their hiding place might also be exposed. Yang Yunqi had personally formed a team to conduct a census. The telegram asked him what to do next.

After seeing the telegram, Xu Shaoqing remained silent for a long time.

Only then did he reply, "Are you sure Jiang Qiao is dead?"

The strategist on the other end explained the discovery of the female corpse, the official evidence, and his own speculations.

Only after confirming that Jiang Qiao was truly dead did Cobra breathe a sigh of relief. Previously, he had seriously suspected that Jiang Qiao might not be dead and was causing trouble behind the scenes.

To be honest, a population census is a very laborious task, especially since it's conducted at the local level. He knew perfectly well why Yang Yunqi was doing it to avenge Jiang Qiao.

This shows that Jiang Qiao is really dead; otherwise, she wouldn't have just stood by and watched her family worry about her.

Jiang Qiao's death did indeed put Xu Shaoqing at ease. He always had a feeling of seeing a ghost when dealing with someone like that.

If he hadn't witnessed that person die at his feet, he would have almost thought that Jiang Qiao had come back to life.

However, even if he didn't come back to life, this one was still quite difficult to deal with. This Jiang Qiao in front of them was much smarter than that Jiang Qiao, and his methods were endless. Just this one person alone had caused them a lot of trouble. It's good that this person is dead; he can rest easy now that he's dead.

As for the strategist's arrangements, Cobra didn't want to see Tang Xuefei so soon. Although the two of them had something going on back then, times had changed, and this woman's purpose in coming here wasn't pure. She was only after the child she had later had, and she even caused trouble for his daughter.

It would be a lie to say he had no thoughts about this, but some things still needed to be done by this woman, because Tang Xuefei hadn't revealed who was secretly assisting them in this mission, or how to contact that person.

It's not that he hasn't tried to contact his superiors, but unfortunately, they want the special envoy to contact that person directly, and he doesn't understand the reason behind it.

Moreover, they had made several mistakes over the years, which greatly displeased their superiors. If it weren't for his complaint against this woman, she might have continued to give unsolicited orders.

If it were up to him, he would have sent this woman back long ago. Why was she meddling in his affairs? With her limited intelligence, she not only caused him to lose many men, but also his own daughter. If it weren't for this woman, who would know that Dou Yanhua was Cobra's biological daughter?

After figuring it out, he immediately telegraphed back to the strategist. The strategist on the other end was a little confused after reading the telegram. It seemed that Cobra didn't like this special envoy very much.

But let's not even talk about Cobra. Actually, he didn't like her much either. Ever since this woman came, he'd been tied down and wasn't as carefree as before.

Especially since he had to watch this woman's mood every day, he had long since given up on serving her. He was better off relying on himself than on her to speak well of him.

Cobra is getting old, and he believes that in the future, he can take Cobra's place, so why bother with that woman?

If he really had that kind of ability, how come he couldn't even get rid of Dou Yanhua? Let alone him, the other party only has that kind of verbal skill.

"What, I'm not going with you? Did Cobra say that?"

The strategist handed the reply telegram to Tang Xuefei. "Madam, this is a reply from Cobra. I also want to take you there, but he must have his reasons for saying this. I guess the checks there are very strict."

Fortunately, it's not too far. Cobra definitely has arrangements in that area, so at least your safety is guaranteed. Hurry up and pack your things; we'll leave right away.

Despite her many grievances, Tang Xuefei knew that they couldn't stay in this place any longer.

“Tell Cobra I want to see him. Don’t even think about hiding from me. Without me, you won’t be able to complete this mission. If the higher-ups blame you, don’t say I didn’t speak up for you.”

Also, I'm a complete stranger here. You can go see Cobra, but you must come back and stay with me. I need someone useful by my side; I don't trust anyone else. I think you're capable.

The strategist nodded obediently, but inwardly he thought to himself, "We're still unfamiliar with this place. You grew up here, okay? What's with the coy attitude? Why weren't you scared when you came here?"

However, he could only think these things to himself. Each of them was a powerful figure, and he couldn't afford to offend them. Once he got on this ship, he could forget about getting off.

Currently, he doesn't want to come down. He's just waiting for the best opportunity to go out with this woman. At that time, the sky's the limit, and who knows what the future holds?

"What about the others?"

The strategist shook his head. "Cobra has its own arrangements. You don't need to worry about it. They all have legal identities and have lived here for so many years. Even if there is a real census, they won't be found."

The strategist and special envoy left at this critical juncture. Even though they had a perfectly valid excuse, the situation was still reported by the neighbors when the census workers came to their door.

Yang Yunqi and his group learned of the news immediately, and it was quickly relayed to Song Shutian by Song Zhi.

"Okay, I got it. Old Yang's trick worked really well. He managed to drive the enemy out. Alright, I got it. You keep a close eye on things over there too. This time, you need to dig deep and thoroughly, and try to find out anyone who's still hiding. Okay, contact me anytime if anything comes up."

After hanging up the phone, Song Shutian quickly picked up the dedicated line next to him and called Jiang Jinyu.

"Director, the special envoy and strategist have been dispatched—"

Jiang Jinyu on the other end of the phone nodded in satisfaction. "I was afraid they wouldn't come out. It's good that they did. Tell Wang Benshan's people to be careful. These two are probably coming this way."

I will have someone coordinate with the relevant departments. As soon as this strategist is identified, we will report it immediately.

Song Shutian was somewhat confused. "Why not a special envoy? Weren't the two of them together?"