Anxi Street is quiet, the moonlight shines on the bluestone road, like a flowing stream, quiet and clear.

Chen Ji stood in the door silently, and Yunyang outside did not rush him. The two of them stood quietly with a door separated them.

Chen Ji thought for a long time, finally took a deep breath, and slowly opened the door with a creak: "Master Yunyang, what's the matter?"

Outside the door, Yunyang was dressed in black. The clothes on his body fit as if they had just been ironed, and his hair was neatly gathered on his head with hairpins, just like a young man who often appears in operas.

The two of them were separated by the high threshold of the Taiping Medical Center. Yunyang asked with a smile: "You don't want me to come in and sit down?"

Chen Ji shook his head: "There's no place to drink tea in the medical center, so why don't we just chat at the door."

"Huh?" Yunyang looked at Chen Ji with great interest: "Don't you know that I am from the Secret Service? Didn't Dr. Yao tell you?"

"Said."

Yunyang suppressed his smile and said calmly: "Then do you know that when my secret agent told me to go to someone else's house, no one dared to refuse. Aren't you afraid of me?"

After that, he stepped across the threshold, passed by Chen Ji as if there was no one else around, and walked into the medical center.

"Afraid," Chen Ji turned around and admitted sincerely: "But I said we would chat at the door because I knew you were in a hurry and didn't want to waste your time."

"Oh?" Yunyang clasped his hands behind his back, looked at the medical center, and asked curiously: "Why am I anxious?"

Chen Ji stood at the door and looked at Yunyang's back: "You have arrested the Liu family, which has caused the old lady of the Liu family to lose his temper. There is not much time left. The Liu family is the elder of the court, and the official minister is rushing back to Luocheng. You must

You must be very anxious."

Yunyang laughed: "Based on the information that Imperial Physician Yao was invited by the Liu family to treat patients, how dare you determine my current situation? I came here according to the order of the Internal Minister, so what if it's the Liu family.

Now I suspect that you are a Jingchao spy, come with me and go to the inner prison."

Chen Ji leaned against the door frame: "Master Yunyang, why don't you and I be honest? If you are really here to arrest me and send me to the inner prison, why bother to come in person? Just send two people over."

Yunyang turned around and looked directly at Chen Ji, observing Chen Ji's determined expression: "Since you are so smart, you should also know that Dr. Yao is not here tonight. I don't even need to find a reason to kill you. How dare you talk to me?"

showdown?"

The reason for Chen Ji's showdown... Just as Yunyang said to Zhou Chengyi: When you see the Secret Service, you have no choice.

Either cooperate or die.

But, he had other ideas.

Yunyang didn't say anything after seeing the traces, and said slowly: "Since you are a smart person, then you can guess why I came. If you guess correctly, it proves that you are still valuable."

Chen Ji said: "Everyone says that the secret agent must be killed first and then reported. The imperial power grants this power, but this power also has a prerequisite, that is, you must kill the right person."

Yunyang raised his eyebrows: "Continue talking."

Chen Ji frowned and analyzed: "There are not many things that can make Mr. Yunyang come to me in the middle of the night. It's just that you arrested people but didn't find evidence to crucify them. Now that the old man of the Liu family is dying, if you can't find evidence to prove it

You are right to arrest him, but I am afraid that you will be pushed out as a scapegoat by the Interior Minister."

"Very good!" Yun Yang clapped his hands and said frankly: "Bao Tu followed the clues you gave and searched twenty-two rice paper shops in Luo City. Finally, he found two rice paper shops that were the same as those in Zhou Chengyi's house, and they also had people behind them.

It's the Liu family's business. However, we couldn't find any other evidence in the rice paper shop."

Chen Ji quickly asked: "Have you brushed all the rice paper with vinegar?"

"Yes, but no words appear."

Chen Ji was confused: "Since there is no evidence, why do you dare to arrest people directly?"

Yunyang rolled up his sleeves and sneered: "My secret agent department has always made mistakes in arresting spies from Jingchao. If we don't let them go, if we let one spy go, a hundred soldiers on the front line may die, or even more. Three years ago, the autumn grain was produced by

The Grand Canal was transferred to the north. Just because there was a spy in the army responsible for escorting grain and grass, they burned 2,400 stones of grain and grass in our Ning Dynasty, which was enough for a thousand frontline soldiers to chew horses for a month. Do you think the consequences of this are serious?

?”

"But you didn't expect that Mr. Liu would be angry to death. If it weren't for him, a few young people would have arrested him, right?"

For the first time, a helpless expression appeared on Yunyang's face: "Who would have thought that this old man's life is as thin as paper? Now the White Rabbit is still dealing with the Liu family, and we have to look for evidence."

Chen Ji asked: "When will we set off?"

Yunyang crossed the threshold first and walked out: "Now!"

"Wait a mininute."

"Um?"

Chen Ji didn't move, but asked seriously: "What good can I do?"

…

…

Yunyang stood still and turned around. He stood under the moonlight on Anxi Street, looking at the traces in the medical clinic with a half-smile: "You dare to negotiate terms with me?"

Chen Ji did not feel humbled by the power of the other party, but said sincerely: "Master Yunyang, you and Jiaotu are in trouble now. This has nothing to do with me, but I helped, and I should be rewarded. Just treat me as

They are workers at the water transport terminal, so they can just work for a fee."

Yunyang smiled. He took a few steps forward and pierced Chen Ji's chest with a silver needle. The silver needle was as thin as a cow's hair and had to be carefully identified under the moonlight to see clearly.

In an instant, the veins on Chen Ji's neck throbbed, and he felt unbearable pain in his chest, almost to the point of shock.

Yunyang's voice became colder: "My secret agent never bargains with others."

Chen Ji held on to the door frame of the medical center and gasped: "There must be exceptions."

Yunyang asked back: "Why do you think this matter must be done by you?"

Chen Ji suddenly stood up straight holding on to the door frame and looked directly into Yunyang's eyes: "Yes, it has to be me."

The world is silent.

It was as if a huge air pressure descended on Anxi Street, suppressing all the sounds here.

Chen Ji continued: "If it wasn't for me, Master Yunyang wouldn't come to find me, an unknown person, at the cusp of this crisis."

Are there any masters in catching spies in the Secret Service? There must be.

But Yunyang also said that they were temporarily transferred to Luo City, and with the style of Yunyang and Jiaotu, they don't look like people who specialize in catching spies, but more like... killers.

On the day they arrested Zhou Chengyi, neither Yun Yang nor Jiao Tu showed any counter-espionage capabilities. Instead, their killing methods were extremely secretive and decisive.

Now, the two men were temporarily entrusted with important tasks, but they made a big mistake.

They need someone to help with the aftermath...a smart person.

Yunyang's eyes narrowed slightly: "Even if I need your help this time, aren't you afraid that I will cause trouble for you later? I suggest that you carefully consider every word you say to me, otherwise it will be consequences you cannot afford.

"

Chen Ji said: "Master Yunyang will probably have to deal with many spies in the future. Where there are spies, there will be credit. I will help you earn credit. Why are you causing trouble for me?"

"Hey," Yunyang's eyes lit up.

Of all the words Chen Ji said, this was the only one that really attracted him!

"Do you think you can help me earn credit?" Yunyang asked.

Chen Ji said: "I found the alum in Zhou Chengyi's mansion."

"This credit is not great," Yunyang shook his head.

Chen Ji also shook his head: "No, the credit I'm talking about is not Zhou Chengyi, but me... No, it was Mr. Yunyang who uncovered the way the Military Intelligence Department of Jing Dynasty wrote secret letters. The Secret Intelligence Department went over to arrest the spies and search the house.

If you miss this method of screening secret messages, you will also miss a lot of information. Now if you check it backwards using this method, you might find something unexpected in their house."

The light in Yunyang's eyes grew more and more: "That's right! This time, let the Prime Minister know that the White Rabbit and I..."

He glanced at Chen Ji and his words stopped abruptly.

Yunyang weighed it for a moment: "What kind of benefits do you want?"

Chen Ji said: "Quan, I want an official position in the Secret Intelligence Department."

Yunyang said angrily: "You think I am the internal minister? The Secret Intelligence Department is the most powerful yamen under the Superintendent of Ceremonies, and it does the most secretive things. If you want to get in, you must have the Chief Criminal Division examine the three generations and report it to the internal minister."

, no one else can decide!”

Chen Ji said: "Then I need money."

He didn't originally intend to really ask for power, but when a person wants something, he can't reveal his intentions in advance. He should speak up first.

Yunyang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Chen Ji didn't want an official position: "How much do you want?"

"Two thousand taels of silver."

"What?!"

Chen Ji asked: "Can't you give it?"

Yunyang scratched his scalp: "Do you know that my annual salary is only thirty-six taels of silver, but you asked for two thousand taels?! If you continue to be so outrageous, it will be over if I prick you or not!"

"Does the secret agent only live on his salary?" Chen Ji didn't believe it.

Yunyang thought for a moment, put away his mentality of being affected by "credit", and said without any doubt: "Every time you earn credit for me, I will give you fifty taels of silver."

"Lord Yunyang, a big man like you, only has fifty taels for his shot?"

"Only fifty taels? Fifty taels is enough for you to go to the West Market to buy twenty maids! Time is running out today. I don't know how long the Jiaotu side can delay. If you delay any longer, I will kill you. Finally, I want to ask you

One time, fifty taels, do you want it?"

"want!"

Yunyang turned around and left: "There are still three hours before dawn, and you only have three hours."

"Where are you going to find evidence, Mr. Yunyang?"

"Take you to the rice paper shop, maybe you can find something there!"

Chen Ji shook his head and refused: "Instead of going to the rice paper shop, we will go to Zhou Chengyi's house."

Yunyang frowned: "Didn't you find the alum last time? What else is there?"

Chen Ji remained silent.

Yunyang reacted instantly: "Wait a minute, you must have found other clues at Zhou Chengyi's house last time, but you kept it secret and didn't tell Jiaotu and me!"

"I just wanted to keep some trump cards for myself. Please forgive me, Mr. Yunyang." Chen Ji has never been a person who is easy to catch. When killing people, even if there is a knife stuck in his waist, he still has to bite off a piece of flesh from the enemy's neck.

"Hiss!" Yunyang took a breath: "I feel more and more like you are like a spy from Jing Dynasty. What should I do?"

"Will Jing Chao's spy help you catch the spy, sir?"

Yunyang pressed two fingers on his tongue and blew a clear whistle, and a horse galloped out from the corner of Anxi Street.

He got on his horse, pulled Chen Ji behind him and sat down: "Sit tight!"

The horse's hooves wrapped in linen made a dull sound on the bluestone road, galloping into the early morning mist.

No one noticed that on the eaves of the house facing the street, a small black cat was always hiding in the shadows.

When they left, the cat jumped lightly on the gray tiles of the eaves and chased after them.
Chapter completed!