My Scheming Little Devil-Chapter 1934: The Frail Youth
Ji Lingkong frowned upon hearing this; he had long heard of the prominent status of the Fengye Clan in Eagle Country, but he hadn’t expected it to be so significant.
Indeed, a true local force, powerful and deeply entrenched.
Coming here with the negotiation team, he hadn’t brought many people, and now he was on their core turf. Trying to infiltrate would undoubtedly be fraught with difficulties; it seems that he mustn’t act rashly. He needs first to understand the situation and the opponent’s territory before proceeding.
"Start gathering intelligence related to this military academy, including its terrain, various buildings, daily activities, as well as information about students and teachers. Collect as much as possible; even the smallest piece of intelligence could be invaluable to us."
He instructed the agents to act according to the plan and report any information they collect each time.
The agents left.
Then he received a call from Duke Lie, who smiled as he spoke, asking if the agents were working smoothly, and said that since he had overseen their training, they were certain to complete the task successfully, rest assured.
Ji Lingkong quickly thanked him politely, saying that with such dedication, his father, the Councilman, would certainly not forget his contributions.
"Nephew, your father and I are old friends, and given... well, considering Fengzi, of course, I must help you more; we are our own people, after all, no need to be so formal!" Duke Lie spoke in an affectionate tone as if he already saw him as one of his own.
Ji Lingkong put down the phone and rubbed his temples helplessly.
Duke Lie is a significant elder figure within his foster father’s Councilman camp with considerable influence. At such a moment when clashing with the queen, he cannot afford to offend him, causing a split in his father’s camp.
"Commander, a document has arrived from Yalan Country, with some tracks of Lieutenant Jiang Yang." The temporary aide walked in and handed him a file.
Ji Lingkong hurriedly opened it to find some investigations from before Jiang Yang’s disappearance.
The documents showed he was outside Yalan Country’s borders for half a day but then returned. Then, he went to a small military airport in Yalan Country, allegedly to talk about something with a captain there, but chaos erupted afterward, and he disappeared.
"Enlarge the footage from this airport entrance for me." Ji Lingkong frowned as he watched the surveillance video on the screen.
The aide quickly enlarged the details, showing the footage of Jiang Yang entering the airport.
The video showed him entering with a strange young soldier beside him, but the youth wore a military cap with the brim pressed down very low, and the surveillance angle was precisely at the blind spot of his face, so only the back view of the youth was visible, obscuring his face.
However, the youth gave off a very slender and soft impression.
"I’ve never seen this soldier with Jiang Yang before; who is he?" Ji Lingkong stared at the strange youth on the screen, feeling something unusual.
"Maybe he’s just a regular recruit accompanying Lieutenant Jiang Yang on a mission!" the aide suggested.
Ji Lingkong intuitively felt it wasn’t the case, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.
The aide then said mysteriously, "Oh, I heard something strange. During the previous war in Yalan Country, there was a miraculous aircraft, wasn’t there? Commander, it reappeared the two days you vanished, and this time there were two, but they appeared so suddenly that many people don’t even know where they came from or which faction they belong to."
