"Got it. Follow me." Xiao Chen said.
He led Ji Yijun out of the alley and walked to the edge of the residential area. This was a group of newly built houses that had been built not long ago and had not yet been delivered for distribution.
Most of these houses are for residents recruited last year. Those who can read more than 1,000 words, speak Chinese fluently, know elementary school math, and have good work performance can apply for housing in this area. The application was originally planned to start in early autumn, so there are no residents here now and the houses are vacant.
"Why is Jiang Yitian hiding here?" Ji Yijun asked curiously.
"I'm afraid there are other people besides him." Xiao Chen looked around and said, "There are fewer sentry posts and surveillance cameras around here. It's a blind spot now. It would be best to hide some people here."
"Since there is no invisible monitoring, we can also hide." Xiao Chen cast invisibility magic to hide the traces of himself and Ji Yijun.
The two followed Xiao Chen's spiritual mark and slowly caught up with the person in front. It turned out to be an intelligence department employee whom they had met at the entrance of the intelligence department. However, this person had just stood aside quietly and had not had any conflict with Ji Yijun.
He ran all the way to the central square of the newly built community, picked up something in his hand and shook it towards the sky, then sat on the stone edge of a fountain and waited. Not long after, Jiang Yitian walked down from a building and met this man.
Xiao Chen and Ji Yijun hid behind a corner more than 20 meters away from them, but Jiang Yitian and the other man spoke very softly and they didn't know what the other was saying.
The messenger was obviously not just talking about Ji Yijun's affairs, Jiang Yitian also had something to tell him to do. The two of them muttered for a long time.
"These two people must be causing trouble." Ji Yijun said to Xiao Chen through the Soul Bridge.
"Let's listen." Xiao Chen used his original eavesdropping magic. This magic was released by him who had become a great magician. The magic fluctuation was very small, and the frequency of the fluctuation was very special. It was less likely to be discovered by other magicians than the Mage's Eye.
“… No one else can know about this. Li Ke, you are my true confidant. So, it is up to you to arrange for these people to enter. Remember, these people are here to negotiate with us secretly and don’t want to run into irrelevant people. We need to arrange a room next to the conference room. When Guo Qian and Peng Ziyi arrive at Hewan New City in the evening, we will hold an emergency meeting with them. After I announce the situation of this negotiation at the meeting, I will send someone to notify you, and you can bring them in.” Jiang Yitian said.
He took out a piece of paper and handed it to the young man named Li Ke: "This is a certificate. When you take them there later, if the people at the conference center ask questions, show them this."
"Yes. But today's emergency meeting is in the evening, so do we need to arrange meals for these envoys?" Li Ke asked.
"Haha, Xiao Li, you are really thoughtful." Jiang Yitian smiled and patted his shoulder, "They have all eaten. You don't have to worry about these things. Just take them to Room 104 of the conference center and don't let irrelevant people in."
"Okay. I understand."
Ji Yijun looked at the sky and saw that it was already past mid-afternoon. He was surprised and asked, "Chairman Guo and Peng Ziyi actually came back together tonight? And then Jiang Yitian was going to hold a meeting. And there were also imperial envoys and stuff. What's going on?"
Xiao Chen was also puzzled. He had already learned about the plan to release the Blackwater plague from Luo Ling in another world. He wondered if the Imperials had already started the plague and realized the problem was serious, so they wanted to compromise with this side
Ji Yijun added: "Could it be that these guys have secretly colluded with the Imperials? Perhaps these people feel that once the Black Wood Pass is breached, they will be frightened by the Imperials, and they have some appeasement terms to discuss with the Empire?"
Xiao Chen said: "I don't think that's necessary. Let's continue to observe. If Chairman Guo and Peng Ziyi want to come back, I have to talk to them in the evening."
In the square, Jiang Yitian waved to a house behind him, and soon four people came out of the building. There were three men and one woman. The three men looked strong and capable, and they should be good fighters. The woman was a little petite and looked more delicate. Xiao Chen could tell at a glance that she was a magician. They were all wearing the popular clothes in Hewan New City. If it weren't for Jiang Yitian's introduction, it would be hard to tell that they were the envoys of the empire.
Jiang Yitian introduced them to Li Ke: "These are Favio, Planel, Escro and Oni. They are all confidants of the emperor. Favio is leading the team this time. You just need to contact him for everything."
Favio was a serious middle-aged man, about forty years old. He nodded to Li Ke, and then said to Jiang Yitian: "If everything is ready, we can set off. At that time, we will naturally act according to what we said before."
"Of course. Just go with the plan."
After seeing off Li Ke and Favio, Jiang Yitian did not leave, but turned back and walked into a building. Xiao Chen and Ji Yijun thought there must be something fishy going on, so they followed him quietly.
They followed Jiang Yitian up to the third floor of the building. Jiang Yitian walked to the door of an apartment, and after opening the door, a figure appeared inside. Xiao Chen felt that this person looked familiar at first glance. When Jiang Yitian entered the room and closed the door, he remembered that this was Cole, a mercenary from the former Kalanda Mercenary Group. He had followed him to fight horse thieves. This person had always been involved in Chang Lin's case, but later seemed to have disappeared.
Why would this mercenary named Cole appear in Riverbend New City now
Ji Yijun also said: "Isn't that the former mercenary Cole? Why is he here? I heard that he got into trouble and left us. It's a bit strange that he suddenly appeared here with Jiang Yitian."
Xiao Chen asked, "You also had contact with Cole?"
Ji Yijun said, "Yes. This guy is quite skilled as a magic archer. In the past, Zhang Hong took him and Gameiro to hunt down the escaped horse thieves with me. Speaking of which, I was unable to avenge my father personally because of that bastard named Orville, who was eventually killed by Cole. Every time I think of this, I feel a little unwilling."
"Kole is actually related to Zhang Hong?" Xiao Chen felt vaguely as if he had thought of something, but he couldn't figure it out for a while. It was like something was hidden behind the blurry frosted glass, and you had to pour a basin of water on it to see it clearly. (To be continued)