When Chang Lin and Jiang Yitian arrived at Chang Lin's house, they found Cole already in the house. He sat on the sofa with his back to the light, his hands crossed on his chin, looking at them gloomily: "You know you are in big trouble, right? If you had listened to my advice a few days earlier, we would have had more time to prepare."
Jiang Yitian ignored his unreasonableness and asked, "What do you know?"
Cole said, "I know as much as you do. I have two pieces of bad news."
Chang Lin said: "Tell me about it."
"The first one is naturally my former subordinate, poor Hall, who was caught by Peng Ziyi. Maybe you don't know that Hall is not his real name. His real name is Hawke. Minister Jiang, do you have an impression of him?" Cole looked at him with a smile.
"Hawk?"
"Two years ago... Lorenzo started a slave riot. Minister Jiang personally participated in the arrest, but was tricked by a warehouse manager and passed out. That warehouse manager has never been caught. Do you remember?"
Jiang Yitian's eyes widened and he asked, "You mean the guy who knocked us down with poison didn't die? He even changed his name and started doing business with us?"
Cole nodded. "It was him. In order to avoid being recognized, he scratched his face with an arrow, and then fought with me wearing a mask. He is a man who would do anything to survive. Not to mention confessing you, as long as Peng Ziyi can give him conditions, it will be no problem for him to make up a story to frame you."
"Damn it!" Jiang Yitian cursed in a low voice.
"We already know how bad this matter is. What is the other bad news you mentioned?" Chang Lin asked.
Cole's tone became a little heavy: "The other thing is not a problem for your entire group, but it is bad for the two of you.
I got the news that a plague broke out in Blackwood Pass. The Empire is not sure what kind of plague it is, but from what I heard, it is very similar to the Blackwater disease that broke out in Greenwood City.
His Majesty the Emperor is in great trouble. After this news reached me, Heimu Pass was sealed off.
I learned from other sources that it was most likely Luo Ling, Li Tianrui and Wang Jiyuan who were behind this. Before the outbreak of the plague, Luo Ling and Li Tianrui went to Suero and participated in a secret operation. Although my people could not find out what the operation was, I guess they were releasing the plague. "
Jiang Yitian said: "If this is true, it is just bad news for you imperial people. What does it have to do with us? We should even applaud, right?"
Cole sneered, "Although there is no direct loss to you, and it even weakens the power of the empire, this incident also undermined your previous plan to suppress Xiao Chen and support your own people. Now the heroes of Suero are Wang Jiyuan, Luo Ling and Li Tianrui. I guess they will not announce the details of the action, nor will they admit that they created the plague, but anyone with a little bit of brains can perceive the connection.
Moreover, those committee members who have power will definitely know more details than ordinary people, and perhaps many people will admire what they do. What impact do you think this will have on your position in the committee
Do you think it is a great feat to use plague to destroy an army that threatens you and rescue you from the imperial army
As for those people you arranged, they can only watch from the sidelines. Chairman Chang, unfortunately, the chance of a comeback you were counting on has disappeared just like that."
Chang Lin said, "It's really a double whammy, but that's why I asked you to come. I didn't want to consider your proposal before because it has crossed my bottom line too much. But today... I find that everything around me is forcing me to give up the bottom line I have been holding on to, and I find that my remaining options are very limited."
"I'm a spy and a mercenary. I usually don't think about such questions. As long as I can achieve my goal, it's fine. Chairman Chang, I'm not here to make choices for you, but to assist you in the action. As long as... you make up your mind, it's fine."
"I've thought about it." When Chang Lin said this, it felt very difficult. "Do it!"
"No problem! I have enough people here, all of them are masters of the Black Guard. You just need to choose a time and place, organize a meeting, and then invite all the people who should be invited to the scene. Your people can assist from inside and outside, and my people will complete the task cleanly and efficiently." Cole said.
"Let's use Xiao Chen's incident as an opportunity. I believe that under the pretext of discussing his detention, both Guo Qian and Peng Ziyi will be present. Other committee members who are close to them will also come to show their support. This kind of meeting is not particularly grand, and there won't be much defense. You just need to focus on dealing with those committee members who have cultivation. But at the same time, the committee members who support my side will also be present, and these people cannot be harmed. Do you have a way to let those people distinguish between friend and foe during the raid?"
Cole said, "This is not difficult. As long as your people have marks on them, my people will be able to recognize them. For example, you can ask them to wear red things that day. As long as my people see that the color of their clothes and pants meets the requirements, they will avoid them. You don't even have to tell them what is going to happen. Just leave everything to my people."
Chang Lin said, "You have a point. The fewer people who know about this, the better. If they knew in advance that there would be an attack, it would be difficult for them not to reveal flaws. Once there are flaws, it may affect subsequent plans."
Cole finally stood up from the sofa, and he came to Chang Lin who was standing opposite him, put his hand on his shoulder and said, "Yes, you still need to solve a problem, which is to let our people sneak into the venue.
How about letting my people pretend to be secret envoys from the Empire? This way they will have enough reasons to enter the venue, and if they are a little more secretive, they won't arouse too much suspicion."
Chang Lin was silent for a while, which made the atmosphere in the room even more depressing. However, he finally said, "Okay. Let's do it."
"very good!"
Chang Lin added: "But I also have a request. While we are taking action in the conference room, please arrange a few more people for me to go to the Mage Prison and kill the two prisoners there as well."
"Chairman Chang? You want to kill Xiao Chen and Tang Feng directly?"
"Well, we used them to buy time, but since the action in the conference room was successful, their presence is no longer necessary. If something is not necessary, then there is no need to leave it there to get in the way." (To be continued)