Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chapter 584: Chapter 180 Nan Batian: Chen 94, how dare you! (Seeking monthly passes, everyone vote for monthly passes!)_5

Chen Jie said, ”Oh, won’t that be too deliberate?”

Si Xi responded, ”Well, it was Zhuzi who couldn’t resist first and approached Cuiju. After Cuiju told the lady, I had Cuiju pass the message to Zhuzi, to be conveyed to Nan Batian.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, ”Good, very good.”

Hearing this, Si Xi said, ”Hall Master, do you think Nan Batian will fall for it? That Tang Ziyue is cunning indeed. Might he see through our intentions?”

Chen Jie chuckled and said, ”Even if he sees through it, it doesn’t matter. The strategies I’ve deployed are all overt. He may unravel them, but to counter them, that will depend on his luck and courage. Generally, when people are pushed into a corner, they take a gamble, and I’m betting that he will make that bet.”

After hearing this, Si Xi asked, ”What if he doesn’t dare to gamble?”

Chen Jie’s smile grew even brighter, ”That’s also fine. This scheme is just like fishing. If you have patience, more than the fish, you’ll hook it. If the fish is more patient, then you catch nothing. Isn’t that interesting?”

Si Xi, impressed by these words, commented, ”Hall Master, brilliant.”

Chen Jie said, ”Brilliant? It’s just thinking a bit more than they do. Next, we’ll see how Nan Batian reacts.”

Si Xi said, ”Hall Master, then I’ll go check how Cuiju is doing.”

Chen Jie said, ”Go ahead.”

...

At this moment, by the lotus pond within the Chen Residence.

Cuiju stood there, her demeanor as usual, but her heart was thumping wildly; after all, it was her first time handling a meeting with a spy.

”Sister Cuiju!”

Zhuzi was a qualified spy, and at this moment, he was carrying a broom, waving to Cuiju with a sunny smile on his face.

Just by his smile, one absolutely couldn’t link him to the word ”spy.”

Cuiju then said to Zhuzi, ”Keep your voice down.”

”Sister Cuiju, what do you want from me?”

Cuiju pulled out four maces of silver from her bosom and said, ”Here, take it. For your rouge.”

Upon hearing this, Zhuzi was taken aback, and looking at the four maces of broken silver Cuiju offered, he said, ”Sister, what are you doing? That was to thank you.”

Cuiju replied, ”Enough with the nonsense. What thanking me? You only earn eight cents a month; don’t spend it all. Save some money for taking a wife. The Chen Residence is no place to stay for long. If you get the chance, leave quickly.”

”Eh, what do you mean by that, Sister Cuiju?”

Cuiju said, ”Don’t you know? Our Hall Master has offended the Gang Leader. Sooner or later, he will have to fight the Gang Leader. When that happens, we’ll be the collateral damage, right?”

”Shush, sister, you can’t just say that.”

”What do you mean I can’t say that? You wouldn’t know since you don’t serve in the inner quarters, but it seems the Hall Master is hatching a big plan to set up the Gang Leader.”

”Hmm, what plan?”

Zhuzi immediately perked up, and then Cuiju said, ”A plan to get rid of the Gang Leader.”

”What, tell me quickly, sister.”

”Why are you asking about this?”

Cuiju eyed Zhuzi, who quickly laughed it off, ”Just curious, just curious, ha ha.”

”You better not be too curious. If this gets out, I’m afraid the Gang Leader will be in big trouble. We must not get involved in this.”

”Sister, what exactly is going on?”

”This... never mind, I shouldn’t tell you.”

”Oh.”

Zhuzi responded, intending to learn more about the situation from Cuiju’s lips, when suddenly, Cuiju stomped her foot and said, ”Alright, alright, I’ll tell you, but you must not spread it or tell anyone else; otherwise, our lives won’t be spared.”

”Sister, you know what kind of person I am, don’t you?”

Zhuzi patted his chest as he said, and Cuiju replied, ”Once it’s with me, it dies here, absolutely no leaks.”

Cuiju thought to herself, if I didn’t know you were a spy, I might believe you.

Who would have imagined that this resourceful Zhuzi was a spy? Such a pity.

Cuiju’s mind ran quickly for a moment then she said, ”Alright, I’ll tell you. Not saying it out loud is unbearable. You must keep it secret for me.”

”Don’t worry, sister, I’ll definitely keep it secret. No third person will know.”

Zhuzi reassured her several times.

Cuiju said, ”Alright, then I’ll tell you. Today, I overheard the Hall Master talking with Master Hu.”

”Oh? What did they say?”

Zhuzi’s eyes lit up; a conversation between Chen Jiusi and Chen Xiaohu had to be important, and it was quite a bombshell for Cuiju!

”They were talking in the study today, and I heard while bringing in tea. Guess what they’ve done? Turns out they have a collusion with the Zoroastrian Sect.”

”Ssssss...”

”The Zoroastrian Sect.”

Zhuzi’s eyes widened in shock; was this not a significant piece of news?

Cuiju continued, ”Yes, in relation to the Zoroastrian Sect, and today, they were conspiring with someone from the sect called... what was it... a blacksmith.”

”Sun Tiechui?”

Zhuzi directly named someone, and Cuiju affirmed, ”Right, Sun Tiechui. They set up a scheme together, duping the Gang Leader once, which resulted in the Gang Leader getting scolded in front of Lord Yelu!”

”Oh!”

Zhuzi’s eyes rounded in amazement; after such a long undercover mission, he was finally about to hear some major news.

Thinking this, Zhuzi turned to Cuiju and said, ”And then, Sister Cuiju?”

Cuiju said, ”The main thing is, they said this was just an appetizer. The truly fierce part is that they’ve hidden a secret letter in collaboration with Sun Tiechui in a secret room at his blacksmith shop. The letter contains false information suggesting a secret alliance between Nan Batian and Sun Tiechui. Once this intelligence reaches Darugachi, the Gang Leader won’t be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River!”

”Eh...”

Zhuzi’s eyes bulged out; this news was too big. They were planning to set up the Gang Leader—was this even something he was supposed to hear?