Xu Shaoqing suddenly remembered something: this method was just like what they used to do when they were young.

"Wait a minute, what has the special envoy been doing these past two days?"

The strategist shook his head. "What could she possibly be doing? Going out shopping, I guess. She said she hasn't been back for years and needs to take a good look around. What, you keep suspecting it's her?"

Xu Shaoqing gave a bitter smile. "Her? Does she have the ability to set a fire? I suspect that this woman has someone else on her side."

The strategist frowned, looking incredulous. "Impossible! Stirring things up at this time could easily expose our people's identities."

Besides, I doubt it was the envoy who ordered it, right? After all, we're all in this together. If anything happens, she should at least let us know. Making such a scene puts us in a very passive position. Does she even have the brains for that?

Cobra sighed. "If we followed the old way of thinking, we should be distracting the enemy to make things easier for us. However, we've been dealing with the enemy for so many years, we probably know all their tricks."

I suspect that Jiang Jinyu and Song Shutian have already resumed their work; everything they did was just an act for us.

The strategist's heart tightened. "What should we do? Do these people know our situation? Teacher, should we just take care of them?"

Xu Shaoqing shook his head. "Don't do anything unnecessary at this time. Putting aside their skills, these people are also very vigilant. Don't end up getting yourself into trouble without even catching the fox."

Our people can't withstand this kind of turmoil. We've already lost several men recently, and I don't know exactly how much information the other side has about us. That's the real worry.

"Teacher, then what about your safety?"

Xu Shaoqing shook his head. "I'm not worried for now because I've made thorough preparations and considered that they might search for me under various conditions in the future. So, this time, I'm afraid we'll have to disappoint our opponents."

The strategist breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. So, how did you arrange things for the special envoy?"

She has repeatedly asked to meet with you, and it's probably too late to refuse now, given her somewhat special status.

The delegation's arrival time is approaching, and we'll need her cooperation—"

This is exactly what worries Xu Shaoqing the most. If this woman weren't still useful, he definitely wouldn't have let her stay until now. Really, any of his subordinates are more worry-free than this woman.

He took out a stack of papers from the drawer. "Make sure she remembers the information on these papers, and then send them to the address written on the back. Take a look, and make sure there are no mistakes."

The strategist read through the pages one by one until he finished, then nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go find the special envoy in a bit. How should we arrange the time and place for the meeting?"

Xu Shaoqing knew that he would have to leave sooner or later, so he might as well meet with them sooner and resolve the issue sooner.

"Take her to our usual spot tomorrow night at six o'clock."

The strategist suddenly remembered something. "By the way, teacher, have you prepared all the necessary weapons and explosives? We can't let anything unexpected happen to you. We can't expect everyone to go on a mission with firewood sticks, can we?"

Xu Shaoqing smiled confidently, "Don't worry, I have everything arranged."

However, the strategist was still a little worried. "Teacher, you'd better make sure this is confirmed. Otherwise, if problems arise when we actually need it, we won't have anywhere to turn to. Let's make contact now so we can start preparing."

Just then, someone knocked on the door. "Come in—"

The person entered and handed Xu Shaoqing a slip of paper. "Sir, we just received a message—"

Upon seeing the contents of the note, Xu Shaoqing was stunned. Then, he lost his temper and cursed, "Damn it, who did this? Where's Bull? Where did that idiot go? Why didn't he report such a big thing right away?"

The visitor replied, "Bull was supposed to attend a two-day meeting, but he passed away later and took leave to return to his hometown. It's not his fault. Who knew that Liu Zhanyu would suddenly investigate that place of his at this time? Sir, what should we do?"

Xu Shaoqing was seething with anger. Ever since Jiang Qiao died, nothing had gone smoothly for them.

I used to think that Jiang Qiao was their biggest obstacle, but now that she's dead, why are there still so many problems? Could it be that this girl has a spirit or something?

Xu Shaoqing really didn't believe that. If there really were spirits and gods, he would just go and settle accounts with them directly.

The strategist anxiously asked, "Teacher, what's wrong? What happened?"

Xu Shaoqing sighed indignantly, "There's a problem with the place where the explosives are stored. Fortunately, I had other preparations, otherwise, we would have been in real trouble."

"Quickly tell the bull to hide immediately. Be fast. If that doesn't work, find another way. He knows a lot."

The person who came in responded and turned to leave. The strategist pressed on, "Teacher, will there be any problems with the other storage location?"

Xu Shaoqing shook his head. "That's no problem. I was just thinking that it wouldn't be safe to keep it in one place, and it would be inconvenient to access it. I had considered everything, but I never expected that the other party would be able to find that place."

I'm just wondering, how did they discover there was something wrong with that place?

Even the strategist, let alone Xu Shaoqing, was filled with doubts after hearing about this.

"Nobody was there? How did they manage to go over and check?"

Xu Shaoqing nodded. "That's what's strange. It's not impossible that the other party is looking for Bull, since the previous contact person had an accident. But the problem is, the other party doesn't know where Bull works, and may not even remember what he looks like. It's been so long, it shouldn't be like that."

The strategist pressed further, "Did the people in that group at the post office know about this bull?"

Xu Shaoqing shook his head again. "I rarely use the people in the city, and they don't even know about the existence of this bull. What exactly happened? How could it be such a coincidence that the bull went back and was discovered inside?"

The strategist hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Master, what if one of our men betrays us?"

Xu Shaoqing shook his head again. "If they really existed, they should have been arrested long ago. Why wait until now?"

This isn't right, that isn't right either; the strategist's head is pounding but he still can't find the reason.

He gave a wry smile. "Perhaps it really was those people around Jiang Qiao who figured it out?"

Xu Shaoqing glared at the disciple beside him. "Give me a break! Calculate it? If he really had that ability, why didn't he figure it out about us? Don't listen to his nonsense. Hou Diankui does have some skills, but he can't predict everything. He's not a god. If he were truly capable, how come he couldn't have predicted Jiang Qiao's death?"

Don't overestimate our enemy; he's just a charlatan. There's no need to make a fuss.

However, this person's kung fu is quite impressive. It's best to avoid him if you encounter him in the future; he seems to have some shady dealings involved.