Since there was nothing to do in the pipe, Mao Xiang started to tell his story.
"But is there a possibility that Qinghe was established not long ago and no one has made any major mistakes, so Wang Zuo wants to protect both Lin Hai and the fortress's defense map. Otherwise, even if Lin Hai is safe, if the fortress's strengths and weaknesses are discovered, he will be blamed and more likely become the first high-ranking official in Qinghe to make a mistake, thus making his career difficult?"
“It’s indeed possible.”
The Tongzhi nodded, but when he lowered his head, he saw the rice fields flowing past his feet, and the nausea that he had originally controlled surged into his heart again.
Fortunately, he used his strong willpower to control himself and avoided vomiting all over the hairy horse's head and face.
However, no one has been able to eat much these days, and if they really start to vomit, they can't vomit much.
"So a good idea is to concentrate our efforts on protecting the forest and the fortress."
"My Lord, what you mean is that as long as Lin Hai comes to the fortress, all the defense forces can be placed in the fortress. Then protecting Lin Hai will be protecting the fortress, and protecting the fortress will be protecting Lin Hai?"
"That's what I mean."
Mao Xiang was even a little excited when he said this. At his age, even if you asked him to go to the Oriental Wedding Night again, he might not be able to do it. But if it could allow him to leave his name in the history of the intelligence community, he would never miss this opportunity. It even made him feel like his heart was pounding at the bedroom door when he got married for the first time.
No one in history has ever been able to assassinate the emperor. If he succeeds, he will be the first and very likely the last.
"But why are you so sure that Lin Hai will come to the fortress? I remember that some time ago, spies reported that Lin Hai had appeared in Xijing."
"It's very simple. They are just creating confusion."
Mao Xiang said very confidently.
"Our spies can't observe closely, they can only watch from afar, or even just listen to officials who have just left the court saying that Lin Hai appeared today. Who knows if it's true or not?
But there is one thing they can’t fake.”
"Which one?"
"Didn't you notice that Lin Hai's instructions for the fortress came too quickly?"
"Um?"
The Tongzhi seemed to have thought of something, but was not sure, so he continued to ask:
"Sir, you are saying..."
This is the technique of questioning. On the surface, it seems that you understand but you just don't say it out loud, but in fact you know nothing...
As an old bureaucrat, Tongzhi knew how to hide himself in front of his superiors.
"I had people deliberately spread a lot of information, and all of this information should have been sent to Xijing and reported to Lin Hai.
According to common sense, Xijing was so far away that the local commander would naturally take some measures first, then report the news and his own methods, and Lin Hai would make the final decision. This way, there would be no delays. The saying "a general is not subject to the orders of the king when he is away" is exactly this.
But the thing here is very strange. After receiving the news, the defender did not adjust the defense immediately, but waited for almost an hour before taking action.
At first I thought that this commander was a newly promoted one, so I needed to discuss with his subordinates, which delayed me.
But do you remember how the tongue-twisting man we caught a few days ago confessed? "
"I remember he said their general adjusted the defense according to Lin Hai's imperial decree."
The Tongzhi's eyes lit up. Yes, he understood.
"That's right. The imperial edict was received in just one hour, which means Lin Hai is in the fortress! Otherwise, even if he flew, it would be impossible to fly from the fortress to Xijing in just one hour, let alone a round trip!"
"They calculated everything, but they missed this one link. With this, Lin Hai's presence in the fortress is now a done deal!
I have been keeping my troops on hold these days, simply letting my brothers quietly go up and find out where Lin Hai is. Now we have ruled out many suspicious places, and we should find Lin Hai's hiding place in the next two days.
Moreover, as long as the news of our brothers in Xijing taking action reaches them, they will definitely think that we have all gone to Xijing, and then the defense in the fortress will definitely be relaxed. That will be the time for us to take action.
Brothers, please be patient these days. No matter how smelly it is, you have to eat and maintain your strength. Otherwise, you won’t be able to lift the knife and rushing forward will be a death.
But Qinghe's engineering capabilities are indeed good. The pipes are more than one person tall, so we don't feel cramped inside, and we can get out of the way and avoid the dirt. Otherwise, if we were to stay in it all the time, no one would be able to bear it."
Just as Mao Xiang was leading the way and performing a meal next to a pile of fermenting filth in front of the Jinyiwei, Wang Zuo and Xue Wuxia appeared in the largest toilet in the fortress wearing masks.
"Boss, the brothers just checked the sewage pipe, and they are not inside, so we can be sure that they must be hiding under the toilet."
Xue Wuxia frowned and said, "But if we force the brothers to go down and check, it would be fine if they are not there. If they are, a big battle is inevitable. Recently, many people in the army have diarrhea, and it is a bit too much. When the brothers fight with them, they will inevitably be affected..."
"Hic..."
Wang Zuo vomited instead of answering.
The two of them retreated out of the toilet, pulled down their masks and took a few deep breaths of fresh air.
"If Mao Xiang were in there, I would really admire him. There are not many intelligence officers as dedicated as him. We should learn from them."
Wang Zuo said with a righteous look on his face.
"You mean you want to lead the team down yourself?"
Xue Wuxia had a wicked smile on her face.
"That's not the case. What I mean is that this should be included in the curriculum of the Intelligence Department and the assessment of the Intelligence Department. The environment they are hiding in now is too good. They will suffer if they go out in the future."
"this..."
Xue Wuxia was shocked. You can’t let me go down there too, right?
"Of course, we won't use it. Let's use it to assess new recruits."
"Boss, that's wise. But what should we do now?"
"I remember there weren't many places down there where people could hide. The most we could hide was in that section of the main pipe."
"Yes."
"Let the brothers boil water, boil lots of water."
"Um?"
"Pour boiling water down each toilet. Although the water is no longer warm when it reaches the main pipe, heating it can ferment the temperature below. I have experience with this. I used to do this in the dry toilet at home when I was a child..."
"Boss, your experience is truly...incredibly rich..."
“It’s all based on experience.
I believe that after drinking dozens of pots of boiling water, the smell must be very authentic. If that Mao Xiang can still hold it in, then he deserves our visit. Otherwise, he will have to dig himself out."
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