Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 572: Surveillance and the Roster

"Bang! Reckless audacity, truly reckless audacity! To dare to hijack the court’s disaster relief funds? Investigate, investigate immediately, and make sure to get to the bottom of this, go, quickly go!" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

In the court, Qi Yun heard that the grain and medicinal supplies transported by Cao Xiao had been hijacked by bandits and was furious, continuously reprimanding the ministers and ordering them to investigate the case immediately.

However, those who carried out the hijacking were all disguised as mountain bandits, making it really difficult to investigate.

Upon hearing a minister mention the difficulty of the investigation, Qi Yun was so angry that he flipped a table and ordered the arrest of the minister who mentioned the difficulty.

This clearly showed that the Emperor indeed went mad with anger.

The atmosphere in the court suddenly became serious and deathly silent. After venting his anger, Qi Yun asked the ministers again how to investigate the case, Cui Yuanhe and others provided plans, but the content was more or less the same, with no effect.

While the court was vigorously pursuing the investigation of the hijacked medicinal supplies case, several masked men in black were escorting a large batch of grain and supplies through a desolate forest 80 miles outside in the suburbs of the Capital City.

If Cao Xiao were here, he would surely shout that these were the medicinal supplies he was escorting!

One of the men escorting the supplies laughed heartily and said, "This time the harvest is bountiful. Such a large batch of supplies being hijacked, that old thief Emperor Zhou must be infuriated, right? We can consider this as avenging Lord Pang and the others!"

"Hmm, Emperor Zhou is cunning and devious, we’re just giving him a taste of his own medicine. Now with disasters constantly happening in Dazhou, we just need to keep creating trouble. When the troubles pile up to a certain extent, public resentment will boil over, and by then, Dazhou, hehe, will collapse on its own!"

"In that case, should we celebrate in advance?"

"Hehe, of course!"

"..."

These people laughed and joked in chorus, walking faster and faster, full of excitement.

Soon, a run-down temple appeared ahead.

This was their base. On normal days, the leaders of various branches would gather here to discuss major events.

Since they pulled off a big job today, almost everyone was present.

These people gathered around the temple in groups and, upon seeing the convoy of supplies, eagerly stepped forward to ask about the situation. Upon getting the details, they laughed heartily and clapped to celebrate.

Then, they all entered the temple to discuss subsequent plans.

Unbeknownst to them, as they smugly walked into the temple, several shadows gradually emerged from the surroundings.

These people were none other than those from the Yulong Pavilion, led by none other than Yama, the head of the Yulong Pavilion!

Yama stared at the men in black; these were not just small-time crooks but spies from Da Rong infiltrated in Dazhou. Some looked no different from ordinary folks. Without the clever idea Li Qingmu suggested this time, it would be extremely difficult to root them out completely.

Thinking of this, Yama couldn’t help but admire the young man.

To come up with such a brilliant plan, they were truly unmatched!

"Everyone, pair up to shadow one person each. Make sure not to be discovered, understand?"

"Understood!"

These were elite members of the Yulong Pavilion, not only were they highly skilled in martial arts, but also very clever, adept at concealing and evading. Letting them track would be foolproof.

They had been lurking in this stretch of forest for a long time, finally, the doors of the temple in the distance opened, and those people came out.

They were still in groups, chatting and laughing among themselves, and only after walking a distance did they gradually disperse.

"Follow them!"

At Yama’s command, those top experts hidden in the forest emerged and trailed them all the way.

This time, they aimed to uproot all the Da Rong spies from the roots!

Zhang Liulang, a top spy in the Yulong Pavilion, was adept at hiding and tracking, skilled in martial arts, and moved silently. His partner, Yang Shiqi, had a similar skill set but was more acute in sensing danger, possessing an innate Perception.

Working together for so long, they gradually developed a tacit understanding, and this time was no different.

Ahead was a middle-aged man with a big belly, looking quite prosperous.

As he walked, he suddenly burped, touched his belly, smirked, "Tsk tsk, hiding in plain sight by eating into this shape, it’s truly troublesome! But this life, I guess, is about to end soon!"

He said, looking up at the sun overhead, chuckling, the sunlight was blazing, much like in Kaiyang County in Dazhou now, burning fervently.

As long as life doesn’t improve, various conflicts will arise, with everyone meddling in it, Dazhou could quickly plunge into chaos!

"What is bloodless warfare? This is bloodless warfare, Lord Pang, rest in peace, the solid foundation you’ve laid for us will certainly not let you down, hahaha!"

He seemed very pleased, nodding his head with delight as he spoke, clearly excited.

Finally, he walked out of the forest, moving towards a populated area.

Ahead was a small town, feeling a bit hungry, he found a noodle shop and ordered a bowl of braised noodles, devouring it heartily.

At that time, a worn-out carriage slowly rolled by.

"Anyone need a ride? Ten cents per ride, if the road is long, add two cents!"

The carriage driver was a young man who seemed quite green, calling out while glancing around, seemingly picking passengers.

"Ten cents? Boy, are you robbing us? How is the fare so high?"

"Exactly, two copper coins are more than enough!"

A man eating noodles said, and immediately others joined in jeering.

The young man merely smiled shyly at them and continued to call out.

"You, come here!"

The middle-aged man weighed his big belly and pointed at the young man.

"Customer, are you looking for a ride?"

"Hmm, ten cents is a lot, but I’m tired. Wait for me to finish eating, and then take me back!"

"Okay, customer!"

The young man beamed, looking very amiable.

With a bowl of noodles finished, the middle-aged man wiped his greasy mouth, left a few coins, and got into the young man’s carriage.

"Customer, the small roads are bumpy, sit tight!"

"Hmm!"

The carriage began to move slowly and soon vanished from the view of the diners.

This shy young carriage driver was, of course, Zhang Liulang. As for where Yang Shiqi was? He hid beneath the carriage, who could spot him?

This scene played out in other places too, as the Yulong Pavilion spies had various methods to follow their targets and locate their bases.

Thus, a thorough cleansing net was silently formed, eventually covering the entire Shengjing City, and even beyond Shengjing City into other cities.

"Your Majesty, the list has been compiled!"

In the Imperial Palace, in the Imperial Study Room, Qi Yun looked at the list handed over by Chen Zhong, gradually shown a cold smile.

Good, very good, with everyone gathered, now it’s time for the purge!