"Would killing Meng Jingyuan and Wang Fang alert the enemy?"
West Fortress, Meteor Pool.
Songshan stood in front of Lina and asked her, "I still don't understand how the sir could be so high-profile in Wall One without being targeted by the city council."
Lina said, "That's normal. Qin Che found a backer inside."
"What kind of backer?"
Lina handed a document to Songshan: "Here's the information Chunniang sent back. Take a look."
Songshan took it and glanced at it, his pupils immediately shrinking: "The Underground Awakening Department?"
Lina stood up, put her hands behind her back, and stood by the window. "When I first came to West Castle with Qin Che, he mentioned this organization to me. It's a mysterious department directly under the First Wall City Council. He even knew the name of the minister. At first, I couldn't understand it either."
Matsugi: "The master has joined this Awakening Department?"
"Yes, from then on, those respected elders of the city council became his backers."
"Elder..."
Lina lowered her head and walked to her desk, picking up some documents that she had obtained through the Westburg intelligence system.
"The Underground Awakening Department was established ten years ago. Its minister is Li Xin from the City Council. It is nominally directly under the City Council, but in reality, only two or three people put in the effort to create this department. Li Xin is their assistant."
Songshan: "So, the elder who founded this department was Crocodile Head?"
"One of them is named Fu Xian. He comes from the royal party, but he has a lot of influence in Lingbi Heavy Industry because he is the head of the electrical appliance industry in the No. 1 wall. He has monopolized the industry and can even speak for himself in the Forest Group and the Land of Sages. He has a deep network of connections."
"There are two others. One is Zhao Lisu from Lingbi Heavy Industry. He has always kept a low profile. Our investigation into him is limited to his name, age, address, and network of contacts. We don't know much about his personality. He works in the pharmaceutical industry."
"The other one is Scholar Han from the land of sages. He founded the Lingbi Advanced Spiritual Energy Academy, a great achievement that will last for generations. He is highly respected and is considered a brother to Fu Xian. They are also related by marriage."
Songshan frowned and said, "These three people founded the Underground Awakening Department? That's strange... When the master first set foot in West Fortress, or even Wall Number One, how did he learn about this organization before he even made contact with us?"
Lina gave a half-smile. "What do you think?"
Songshan: "Either the master has someone in West Castle, or... he has mastered some kind of perception-based psychic magic."
Lina shook her head. "If that's the case, then Qin Che... is probably the rarest kind of all-around extraordinary being... I can't imagine it."
Even Songshan was amazed.
Qin Che's rise to prominence in Sand Castle was relatively recent, unless he grew up in West Castle or Lingbi City before moving there.
But that's impossible.
Lina desperately wanted to dig out Xue Lei, who had long since died in the sandcastle, and ask him where he had met Qin Che.
Before this, I heard that Xue Lei had once led a unit out of the Shell Community, but later only he and Qin Che returned. You can find out about this by asking the soldiers in the sand fort or the security team.
Just then, the door opened.
Two people walked in from outside.
One was Chunniang, the sixth sheep, and the other was Li Mi, who had completely disappeared after the granary was burned down.
"You're here?"
“Ms. Lina, the master has ordered us to retreat first and brought his message.” Li Mi patted his chest and made a sandcastle-like gesture.
"What message?"
"At dawn, the city was placed under military control and locked down. Also, the master wants to see Cai Dong."
Lina: "What happened inside?"
Li Mi said, "Master has discovered a top-secret piece of information: the Yuan Lin inside Wall Number One is actually a fake."
Upon hearing this, Lina and Songshan's expressions changed, becoming much more serious.
Why make this judgment?
"The master did not explain. You can ask him when he returns. Our task is to carry out orders."
"There are still three hours until midnight."
Lina said, "Then we must strictly follow his orders and remember that not a single worm can be released."
Song Shan frowned and said, "But we are short-handed, and we need General Cai Dong's assistance."
Lina: "Even with the West Fort military's cooperation in sealing off the city, we still don't have enough manpower. West Fort is very large, and it's impossible to seal off the city silently."
“General Cai Dong has taken control of the broadcasting system in Xibao and has been publicizing this matter to warn the citizens of Xibao,” Song Shan said.
Lina made a quick decision: "Then let's implement a curfew first, and let Cai Dong take people out on the streets. Anyone who violates it will be severely punished."
"Okay, I'll take care of it right away."
Songshan left.
Lina then looked at Li Mi: "Are you the informant that Sha Qingsui planted in Wall One?"
Li Mi smiled and said, "That's right."
"I heard you have a wife on Wall One?"
"Yes."
Why didn't you bring her along?
Li Mi said, "Before I left her all the wealth I had earned inside the wall over the years. My hometown is in Shabao, and I must go back. It's too dangerous for her to follow me if Yuan Lin doesn't die."
Lina glanced at Li Mi. She knew about him; he had family in Sand Castle. However, having been an undercover agent in Wall One for years, she needed to find a family member to hide from him. It would be a pity if she couldn't bring them back with her.
Chunniang, who was standing nearby, then asked, "Ms. Lina, what information did you obtain from Shen Xihai's interrogation?"
Before leaving, Shen Xihai was handed to her. Qin Che instructed Lina to be in charge of the interrogation to see if she could obtain more information.
Therefore, the injuries on Shen Xihai's body before he was captured, taken to see Zhu Ying, and executed were caused by Lina's interrogation...
Lina sighed: "There are many, from the Cabinet, the military, even the mole within Sandcastle, from Wall One, and... Yuan Lin."
"He already said it?"
Lina nodded: "He thought we wouldn't go all out, so he told us everything."
"Is he already dead?"
“Yes, that’s where they died.” Lina pointed to the top of the Meteor Pool and said, “Yuan Lin might have known about this all along, but compared to him knowing, we gained more.”
Li Mi asked, "Do they also have an inside man in Sandburg?"
“Isn’t this normal?” Lina shrugged. “I’ve already given the list of the moles to our military commander through the Sandcastle Freight convoy. He will pass the intelligence on to Chen Fusheng, and he will handle it.”
At this moment.
A muffled thud was heard.
Suddenly, a figure swept into the room—it was Qin Che!
"master!"
Songshan, Chunniang, and Li Mi went up to pay their respects, and Lina slowly stood up as well.
Qin Che smiled faintly, removed the cloak from his head, and looked somewhat travel-worn.
He asked directly, "Have all the lockdown measures been arranged?"
"Yes, it will begin when the time comes."
Qin Che nodded: "You're with me, and we have another helper. I predict that Yuan Lin will definitely leave West Fort when the city is sealed off tonight!"
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