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Chapter 47.1

“Xie Gang has indeed left, but I haven’t found the identity of their scouts planted in South Qin. I only know that some people return with information every few days. South Qin’s military deployment at the border, the list of generals, they have it all. It is all stored at Xie Gang’s place.”

Mr. Xie snorted coldly, “This is ridiculous! You found our information on the enemy’s side, but you don’t have any information about the enemy. You have to be kidding me.”

“I tried my best, but I can’t alert them. I am not Xie Gang’s subordinate. I dare not inquire too much about some things, as it will cause suspicion. I have to be careful when entering and leaving. Besides, with that scout’s death this time, they must be sure that there is an inside traitor ……”

“Didn’t you already find a scapegoat? You take care of yourself, do not leave a clue about it.”

“I know this much. Jiang Song arranged an examination in the building today. I can’t make any more moves during this period. But now Zong Zeqing and Xie Gang are gone, and Long Teng will be gone later. He received a military report from Chu Qing. He seems to be going to the frontline to deal with something. With all these people away, An Ruochen has no one to rely on. Although Jiang Song is familiar with her, he is not as amiable as Zong Zeqing. He will not listen to her. Furthermore, it is time to investigate the internal traitors. She won’t dare to interfere with the chaos. A girl, isolated and without help, will not investigate anything. Someone has just died, and wise ones will not act rashly. I guess she will wait for Xie Gang or General Long to return before making a move. Before they come back, Liu Ze will be dead. There will be no more problems.”

Mr. Xie frowned and sighed a long time later, “What a pity, Liu Ze is much better than Mrs. Xu. I really can’t bear to kill him.”

“This matter must be concluded. I will inform the higher-ups. It was our joint agreement, and it is a necessity. Have you found someone to replace him?”

“There’s one.”

“Who?”

“It’s unrelated to your side now, so let’s not mention it.”

“Okay. Is that person reliable?”

“I have to observe for a while. If we can use that person, then it will minimize the loss caused by Liu Ze’s death.”

“Understood.” The man nodded his head.

Mr. Xie asked, “Where did Zong Zeqing go?”

“He led his troops to the Si Xia River. He is good at water combat and offered a good plan to Long Teng a while ago. Perhaps he went to make arrangements first.”

“What about Long Teng?”

“I’m not clear about that. I haven’t heard the exact arrangement before I came out.”

Mr. Xie guessed, “I did receive news from South Qin that they had sent soldiers to spy on the military intelligence of Shi Ling Cliff. Maybe Chu Qing won’t be able to hold on anymore.”

“It would be good if he is defeated. If Big Long starts the war first, it would have saved us a lot of work. But this man is meticulous, and his actions are difficult to understand. The border has become a mess, yet he won’t do anything.”

“Let’s see how it goes this time. I will report it and try another method.” Mr. Xie paused and asked, “Does he still favor An Ruochen?”

“Yes. Whenever Long Teng has time, he teaches her martial arts personally, and they often talk alone in the room.”

“Are they pretending?”

“It shouldn’t be so. I can see that Long Teng is attached to An Ruochen.”

“Well, that’s good. Keep an eye on the movements in the Purple Cloud House and An Ruochen.”

The man across the table answered affirmatively. After that, he left first.

After a while, Mr. Xie got up and took out two red bells from the desk against the wall, went out of the room, walked to the window in the aisle, and hung the bells on the decorative window pane while no one was around. Then he turned around, went downstairs as if nothing had happened, settled the bill, and left the Zhaofu Restaurant.

Although Zhaofu Restaurant was a meeting place, Young Master Min often came here to eat and drink tea even when Liu Ze was not around, just like an ordinary regular customer, so that people would not be suspicious. The bell was the signal to make an appointment for a meeting.

The number was the day, and the color was the time. Two red bells indicated that he will come at lunchtime two days later, and if it was blue, it would mean dinner time. At that time, various people come and go, and the boss is busy greeting the customers, so they would not attract anyone’s attention.

After Liu Ze sees the signal, he would remove the bells if there were no problems. There were circumstances in which they could not hold a meeting, and they would use the bells as a code to communicate it. According to the color and number, they would know how to meet and how to proceed.

November 18th, ah. Mr. Xie slowly walked along the road. The meeting was at noon, so if there is a change of plans, he will still have time to ask Mrs. Jing Yuan to cancel the operation. If the plans remain the same, he will be able to arrange something to ensure that Liu Ze would not go out that night. It’s a pity, ah. He didn’t want to lose Liu Ze, but there was a mess. He wasn’t sure Liu Ze would be as obedient as before. His wife was playing tricks and Liu Ze had lied to him.

Whether Liu Ze and his wife caused trouble to an extent where  An Ruochen would be able to find a handle on them or would force Liu Ze to get rid of An Ruochen, this trouble, altogether, Mr. Xie felt that these were greater losses than sacrificing Liu Ze.

Let Liu Ze and Zhao Jiahua live for two more days. He still needs some time to make arrangements to ensure that their deaths will be judged by the government as a robbery and tied to their daughter’s case to cut off any traces. Just as Mr. Xie thought this, he saw An Ruochen walk in front of him. He did not stop and continued walking as if nothing had happened.

After An Ruochen left the Liu Residence, she walked around. She knew it was not good for her to come back and poke around. But she was unwilling to let it go and decided to visit the Jubao Gambling House.