The two spies quickly crossed the alleyway, slowed down at the entrance of the alley, held back their violent breathing movements, and slowly walked out of the street, the back of the beggar just disappeared into another alley, walking fast.

One of the two spies, a former Qingpi from Dengzhou, was familiar with the nearby roads, so he rushed from another alley, and the other wandered around the street to prevent the beggar from suddenly turning around.

The other two spies, who had begun to abandon their targets, came from behind, appeared behind the street, and stared at the people at the entrance of the alley, gesturing in the direction, and following after them.

The secret agent who had been chasing before was running wildly again, and everyone else had a distance, and now he was the only one left, and there could be no mistakes. If someone covers the beggar in this way, he should have approached his destination, and to the west is Chaotianmen Street, which is densely populated with shops and is extremely difficult to investigate. Once the beggar has lost its trace, it is difficult to identify it after the makeover.

After the spies walked out of the alley, there was a small street, which was very close to Chaotianmen Street, and the front door of some courtyards was on Chaotianmen Street. There are not many people coming and going in the street, but there is no shadow of the beggar, the spy is anxious, he walks on the street, his heart beats violently after running, the position of his temples jumps suddenly, he has to pretend to be relaxed to control his breathing, not showing the phenomenon after running, and he does not dare to show any attention, he walks slowly in the street, trying to pay attention to those pedestrians with casual eyes, especially those in long clothes.

A man wearing a cotton robe and a square hat caught his attention, this style was also common in the Ming Dynasty, not for Taoists, and the beggars at the beginning were tattered short clothes, which could cover the upper half of the body.

He didn't dare to stare at it, but the man's complexion was darker, similar to that of a beggar. When the Dao robed man walked by, the spy turned back slightly. Observing the man's posture was consistent with the stride and shape he had observed when he began to track, as well as the shaking of his shoulders. At the same time, the edge of the man's square hat was somewhat irregularly shaped, which seemed to be worn in a hurry, and there was no net towel underneath the hair. The spy quickly turned his head and negotiated with the vendor selling sugar in front of him, and the suspicion of the Taoist robe man was already settled in his heart.

The man in the robe walked forward, and the other person who had begun to cover had only now come out of the alley without changing his clothes. He didn't go in the direction of the robed man, but to the north.

The direction of the robe man was the end of the street, and the spy was not in a hurry, and while selecting a candy cube, he kept an eye on the man with his spare eyes. When the vendor weighed the candy cubes, the spy changed direction, and when he turned his head, the figure of the robed man disappeared into the back door of a courtyard.

The agent remembered the location, but it was difficult for him to choose right now, and if the compound was just a cover location, the target might leave through another door. He hesitated for a moment, and finally walked west into the alley, and when he walked out of the alley, it was already Chaotianmen Street, which was full of people.

According to the location he wrote down on the back street. He saw that the front door of the courtyard was a shop, and the store sign had two big characters written on it: "Wantong". The spy was engrossed, paying attention to everyone near the store, and his heart was quite apprehensive.

Fortunately, the man in the robe did not come out again. A moment later, two people arrived and the spies told them what the beggar looked like in disguise. The location was pointed out, and the two men looked out the back door. Then he walked past the front door of the shop, and casually glanced inside, there were guys shopping, it seemed to be cigarettes and salt and other goods, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and his rapid heartbeat slowed down. At the very least, he found a fixed den, not an empty cover point......

"Your Excellency, it's that Wantong shop, the beggar who tracked down yesterday, he was a guy in it on weekdays, and his subordinates sent someone to go in once, and he was sure that it was the beggar yesterday. The shop used to buy charcoal, but now it mainly sells incense, pepper, tea, and bulk sea salt. Cigarettes and pepper were not bought from a trading company, but from the Department of Industry and Commerce, and we went to find Mr. Liu, who pretended to conduct a routine inspection of the Department of Industry and Commerce, and transferred the records of the Department of Industry and Commerce in the last three months to change hands and ascend incense. ”

On the second day, in a teahouse in Chaotianmen, Zhou Shifa was dressed in silk and satin, carrying a bird cage and sitting on the second floor, next to Zhang Dong, who had just returned from Zhangjiakou, and opposite sat the captain of the inspection team who had made this meritorious service. The team leader who spoke was the team leader who was watching Chen Jingdan at the door yesterday.

Zhou Shifa's position was facing south, and he could just see the face of the Wantong shop. Zhou Shifa and the others were all smiling, as if they were relatives and friends chatting, but what they said was completely unusual.

"Since Chen Jingdan approved cigarettes to Wantong, it is a matter of solidity, this person is bold, and he is stupid, let the big officials in Dengzhou not do it, go to be the Tartar lackey, and when the time comes, Lao Tzu will personally judge him." Zhang Dong's tone was cold.

Zhou Shifa looked at the squad leader, "Are there any other suspicious shops on the street nearby?" ”

The team leader said: "There are two suspicious places, one is a calligraphy and painting stall diagonally opposite the stronghold, helping people write couplets and letters, that person often looks around when he writes, and the other is a bun shop, there is no suspicion in other shops, let's do it or not, first arrest these houses." ”

Zhou Shifa was silent, and Zhang Dong said quietly: "Lord Zhou, I always feel that this is not the place for the head of the thief, do you want to find someone to come here to make a face and put a long line." ”

Zhou Shifa was silent for a while, and patted it lightly on the table, "Staring at this place, I think back to Chen Jingdan's appearance, it must be Lian Jiazi, there are a few hits on his hands, in retrospect, he can often see Lord Liu, and there are only powerless civil affairs officials present, if he takes the risk to assassinate Mr. Liu......"

Zhang Dong bowed his head and said: "Then Chen Jingdan was recruited by Xu Yuanhua, the civil affairs have recruited so many people over the years, Lord Liu has never allowed us to ask, at most give us a resume, and it is also the responsibility of the civil affairs if something goes wrong, and Lord Chen has no reason to blame it all on our intelligence bureau." ”

Zhou Shifa breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, he was a little eyebrow now, and he was in a more relaxed mood, so he didn't reprimand Zhang Dong, but shook his head and smiled, "If the affairs of the world can always be spoken with reason, then we don't need our intelligence bureau." You remember one thing, this matter involves Mr. Liu's safety. Don't be careless at all, you and I will lose our heads if something happens. ”

Zhang Dong sighed and said to Zhou Shifa, "In this case, the subordinates should protect their heads first, or don't put a long line, and arrest people when the city gate is closed at night, the thief can't get out of the city at night, we have one night to carry out the interrogation, there is always a chance." ”

"As a backup option. I will go and report this matter to Lord Chen, please make a decision, and inform the task force to be on standby, and no one is allowed to act alone. ”……

"What does the Intelligence Agency mean to do?"

After listening to Zhou Shifa's report, Chen Xin asked softly. Liu Minyou next to him just listened quietly. He didn't expect Chen Jingdan to be a spy, because Chen Jingdan is a shrewd person and is in a high-level position, he knows the prospects of Dengzhou very well, and it is really no good to be a slave.

"There are two plans for the subordinates, one is to put a long line and transmit some wrong information......"

"Are you planning to leave Chen Jingdan behind?"

Zhou Shifa said cautiously: "The subordinates are thinking that at least let the people from Wantong Shop spread the news." The intelligence bureau is good to sort out all their nodes, this shop may just be a place to receive information, and maybe there are other spies we don't know about, just keep an eye on the shop. You can find them out one by one. Therefore, Chen Jingdan couldn't move for the time being, because his subordinates estimated that the doorman might be the person who built the slave, and I don't know if there are any other spies in the Department of Industry and Commerce, once Chen Jingdan is arrested. It will startle the snake. ”

"Chen Jingdan's group, what kind of fake news is released?"

"Requisition of trading company ships. Gather sailors who are familiar with the sea road in Donggang Town. He may also know the fourth ......"

Liu Minyou added: "It is to release some of the Mongol prisoners and let the Mongols cut off the trade route from Zhangjiakou to Liaodong." ”

Chen Xin nodded, now that Jiannu has been newly defeated, and the accompanying foreign vassal Mongolia has suffered heavy losses, what Huang Taiji is most afraid of should be that Mongolia will be co-opted by Dengzhou. Zhangjiakou is the channel for the exchange of materials in Houjin, and many Houjin spies enter the customs from Zhangjiakou and know the importance here.

Chen Xin's finger tapped lightly on the table, and only after a moment did he say: "It's only for you one day, Dengzhou's high-level can't keep a spy for a long time, your intelligence bureau is staring at the shop, and Jiannu may also find out that the bamboo basket will be empty at that time." Since Wantong Shop has received information, it will be in a hurry to send it out recently, especially about Mongolia, and the spies of Jiannu know the importance. Chen Jingdan's side, after being caught, he can also try out some things, according to Mr. Liu, this person is quite shrewd, most of these people will not be needless to resist, if necessary, you can give him the conditions in exchange. ”

"Yes, my subordinates will do it tomorrow."

"Think of a better way when you do it, arresting Chen Jingdan may not immediately alarm Jiannu, don't forget, he is taking our salary in Dengzhou Town." ……

In the afternoon of the next day, Chen Yijing, who was alias Chen Jingdan, returned home from the Department of Industry and Commerce, and the man greeted him, and he was very respectful at the door, and put away his smiling face when he entered the door, "Why did you come back so early today, and the things I asked you to inquire about are all clear?" ”

"The place where the Mongols to be released is classified by the Intelligence Bureau, and the name and tribe are even more unclear, how can I, the deputy director of the Department of Industry and Commerce, find it so quickly, I always have to knock on the side, and they will go to the Guò trading company in the end, most of them will go to Tianjin or Ningyuan by boat, and they will only know when the time comes."

"I don't know where you are when you leave, and what do you want."

Chen Yijing replied coldly: "The surname is Li, you want to use Lao Tzu, not Lao Tzu begging you." ”

The eyes of the two were intertwined, they were also fierce and abnormal, Chen Yijing was frightened every day, and he was already on the verge of collapse of pressure.

Li Ken is the head of Li Yongfang's family, and he has always been brave and ruthless, and he was arranged in Chen Yijing's house with the other two, called a servant, and actually watched Chen Yijing's family.

Li Ken came to Chen Yijing, "Dare to speak like this in front of your master, believe it or not, Lao Tzu ......"

"I advise Brother Li, you still think about it and then talk about it, there is no news from Lao Tzu, a few of you have a ball in Dengzhou, and you don't have to put the master's score for Lao Tzu." Chen Yijing interrupted Li Ken with a sneer, "If you want to blackmail Lao Tzu, you just tell me my identity to Dengzhou Town, or kill Lao Tzu's family, Lao Tzu naturally has a backhand, you are not good, I don't believe you try." ”

Li Ken's eyes narrowed, and Chen Yijing's words in front of him were flat, but Li Ken knew that Chen Yijing said that there would probably be a backhand, maybe there was a secret letter left with someone who could be trusted, and once something happened, it would be handed over to Dengzhou Town. Because Chen Yijing needs to approve the supply of cigarettes, and the shops must be qualified, Chen Yijing knows Wantong stores.

Seeing that Chen Yijing still dared to threaten himself, Li Ken grabbed Chen Yijing's neckline, "Dog minion, I thought that the master of the horse had no backhand......" Li Ken suddenly remembered something and stopped.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Chen Yijing was not flustered at all, and was in the mood to mock Li Ken, "You made three mistakes and omissions in one sentence, without Lao Tzu taking care of you, you would have been arrested, if Li Dongjia was arrested one day, it would probably be you who harmed you." ”

Li Ken held back his anger and pushed Chen Yijing away, "Chen Yijing, I won't fight with you, but you are disrespectful to Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will write it down here, and I will settle accounts with you in the future." Today I only talk about business, why did you come back so early, the affairs of the Mongols, when will you get a letter. ”

"This morning, Lord Liu informed me that I would accompany him to Lingshanwei to check the Lingshanwei Cotton Spinning Factory, and maybe Mr. Chen would also be with him."

Li Ken was puzzled: "Why are you called, what is there to see in a place of weaving, and who are you covered?" ”

Chen Yijing looked at the fierce man in front of him with pity, "What do you say I am going to do, Lao Tzu is the deputy director of the Department of Industry and Commerce, and Lao Tzu is in charge of cotton spinning, if you know what the use of weaving is, you are not the dog leg of Li Dong's family." ”

Li Ken's eyes were on fire, Chen Yijing smiled, this Li Ken forced him to be helpless, if he didn't fight back like this, he wouldn't be able to live in the future, after today's confrontation, Li Ken should be more restrained.

He turned around and went back to the house to pack his things, and Li Ken asked behind him, "Chen Xin is also going?" How many days are you going? ”

Chen Yijing dropped a sentence, "Lao Tzu has to go for more than ten days, maybe in January, this is not for me, together with the two adults, it depends on their schedules." Don't ask the route, just the number of you, if you want to assassinate Chen Xin, it's better to save it. ”……

Chen Yijing hurriedly had lunch, and then returned to the Department of Industry and Commerce with his baggage, the location of the Department of Industry and Commerce is in the southeast of Shuicheng, the entire civil department is here, and the appearance is no different from the barracks, nominally just the praise of the general army of Dengzhou Town.

According to the plan, they gathered at the end of noon, and today they traveled for half a day, and spent the night in a tunpu in Huang County, where everyone rode horses, and when he reached the gate of the civil department, two guards there were saluting him. Chen Yijing was both a little proud and a little inexplicably nervous, as a businessman, he had never had such a status as he is today, but this status was in jeopardy because of Li Yongfang's arrival. From the appearance of Li Yongfang to the present, Chen Yijing has never been able to sleep peacefully one night, as long as he is discovered by Dengzhou Town, or betrayed by Li Yongfang, his every qiē will be lost.

When he arrived at the gate of the branch of the Department of Industry and Commerce, he saw that his mount was already bolted to the door, and his assistant was in charge, and Xu Yuanhua's mount was also there.

The people who met were greeting the deputy director in charge of cotton spinning, which is a big project in the entire Dengzhou, and being able to be in charge of this matter means that there is a great future.

Chen Yijing talked to those people with a kind face, when he habitually paid attention to his surroundings, he did not find anything abnormal, he wanted to leave early at this time, at least when he left Dengzhou, he could not be coerced by Li Yongfang.

Chen Yijing couldn't help but speed up his pace, walked all the way to the door of his official room, opened the door and cleaned up the book, and then the assistant also arrived, saying that Lord Liu had notified him to gather in the minister's conference room. Chen Yijing hurriedly packed up his things and walked quickly to Liu Minyou's separate courtyard.

Liu Minyou's adjutant was waiting at the door of the conference room, and when he saw Chen Yijing coming, he invited him in, Chen Yijing thanked him, pushed the door in, and stopped in a daze after two steps.

There were five people in black standing in the room, the top sat Zhou Shifa of the Intelligence Bureau who he was most afraid of seeing, and next to him sat Zhang Dong, who he had seen twice, both of them sat calmly and calmly, Zhang Dong didn't even look at him, but was playing with his nails.

Chen Yijing tilted his head slightly to look at the sides, and several people in black had already approached him. He looked up and sighed, the burden in his hand falling to the ground.