The meeting room of the Procuratorate inevitably fell into an awkward silence. No one thought that Master Fan Tisi's first appearance in the Overwatch Council would be in such a situation, which was completely at odds with the chilling atmosphere of the Overwatch Council. After that, someone finally couldn't help laughing.
Fan Xian smiled, clasped his fists with both hands, and walked inside. Of the seven powerful people here, he only knew Yan Ruohai, and the rest were very unfamiliar. Fortunately, Teacher Fei Jie has been by my side today, otherwise I would have been a little afraid to face the entire Qing Kingdom alone, or the most eerie spies in the entire world.
At the end of the long table, an old man was sitting in a wheelchair, his eyes were cold, but he looked at him very gently. Fan Xian sighed in his heart for no reason, and walked forward slowly. He had recognized him a long time ago. After all, he had seen him when he first came to this world sixteen years ago. During these sixteen years, the old cripple's face didn't seem to have changed much.
Chen Pingping looked at this young boy who was getting closer and closer to her, with a strange and satisfied look on her face. Fan Xian had already walked to his side. Chen Pingping opened her arms and said softly, "Son, come here."
Fan Xian lowered his body slowly, put his head lightly on the old man's shoulder, threw his body into the man's not-so-broad chest, and hugged him lightly.
Chen Pingping was very thin, and the physical contact between the two was a bit gentle, but Fan Xian felt very warm.
The two of them, one old and one young, just hugged like this, as if those secret agents of the Qing Kingdom around them didn't exist, so let's let it go for a while. After a long time, the two separated slowly, and Fan Xian saluted respectfully: "I finally see you."
Chen Pingping suddenly let out two very sharp laughs, and the laughter seemed extremely happy.
Except for Fei Jie, the seven spies who didn't know the inside story all kept polite silence, but they were shocked deep in their hearts. No one knew what kind of relationship between this lord Tisi and the lord dean who had always lived in isolation. relation.
Today is Fan Xian's first day officially entering the Overwatch Council as a commissioner. So the members of the Eight Great Divisions are waiting here. After a brief self-introduction, Fan Xian quietly sat in the chair on Chen Pingping's left, while Fei Jie sat on Chen Pingping's right.
"He is Fan Xian." Chen Pingping looked at her subordinates, and said softly, "In the future, the commissioner of the Overwatch Council, colleagues, please support me a lot."
When Dean Chen introduced the new recruits, he had never been so solemn as today, and he had never said so many words. The seven leaders all knew the weight of these words. They stood up and formally saluted Fan Xian without saying anything.
Ever since Fei Jie began to teach Fan Xian when he was five years old, Fan Xian knew that there must be some stories about himself and the secret service agency that the world fears and people avoid. I know that one day I will have some wonderful relationship with this yard.
From Fei Jie's mouth when he was a child, he already knew a lot about the organizational setup and work flow of the Overwatch Council. After entering Beijing, there were a lot of troubles, and he cooperated with the Overwatch Council a lot, and he even formed a new year team independently outside the court. After listening to this explanation formally today, my understanding of the Overwatch Council has naturally deepened.
The Overwatch Council is a secret service agency directly under His Majesty the Emperor. It has power outside the six ministries and is not restricted by Qing laws. It only acts according to the imperial decree. It is divided into eight departments. One is responsible for monitoring the officials in Beijing. Many spies are placed in various key departments. It is the most critical department of the Overwatch Council. The former leader is Zhu Ge who secretly fell to the eldest princess and died a few months ago. . The second office is responsible for the collection, analysis and strategy of intelligence from various places, so that His Majesty and the military can make plans.
The third department is the department that Fan Xian feels most intimate with, because his teacher Fei Jie had been the head of the third department before he retired. Poisons and aphrodisiacs are basically the research results of the three places.
Everywhere is Yan Ruohai's department, which is responsible for the supervision of officials from all counties and roads except Kyoto, and the investigation of related intelligence. In terms of power, it is the most powerful department except one.
The Fifth Division of the Overwatch Council has been stationed outside Beijing and was established by His Majesty the Emperor. It is specially responsible for protecting Chen Pingping's safety. It can also carry out cavalry raids thousands of miles away when necessary. Back then, it went deep into the Northern Wei Dynasty to capture the enemy's secret spy leader Xiao En. It is the most glorious record of the five departments. It can be said that this department is the most powerful department in the Overwatch Council.
The Sixth Office is the least famous and most terrifying department. Even Fan Xian has been in Beijing for so long, and he hasn't had much contact with the other party, because the Sixth Office is responsible for dealing with assassination matters. Of course, in terms of aspects, the Sixth Office The office must also protect the candidates designated by His Majesty.
The Seventh Department is responsible for the torture and detainment of the enemy. This is a more professional existence than the Thirteenth Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment. The inconspicuous cell leader that Fan Xian saw in the prison of the Overwatch Council was the former leader of the Seventh Department.
Eight divisions, eight divisions, Fan Xian wanted to laugh when he saw that middle-aged official, isn't this the department he has dealt with the most in the Overwatch Council? Tanbo Bookstore did not pay tribute to the Eight Departments. Although there were connections available, the shopkeeper Qiye still paid tribute to the Eight Departments on a monthly basis very carelessly. This department, in Fan Xian's feeling, was a bit like the old man's yamen in his previous life. It's just that it has more power and independence than that old man's office.
After the brief introduction, the seven big bosses of the Overwatch Council did not need Fan Xian's self-introduction, because Fan Xian's resume was too clear, too clear, and too glorious, and everyone in the Qing Kingdom knew it, not to mention the fact that the seven traitors Like a fox, ruthless as a wolf, and fierce as a tiger, with secretive eyes.
Among the seven leaders, Fan Xian only knew Yan Ruohai, but he was more interested in the leaders of the Sixth Office and the Third Office, because during the introduction, the head of the Sixth Office who was responsible for the assassination added a code word before his introduction, Fan Xian was a little curious, where is the most powerful assassin in Qing Kingdom
As for the reason why he was curious about the leader of the three divisions, it was because Fei Jie interrupted out of boredom. This leader surnamed Leng was actually Fei Jie's first disciple, so Fan Xian should call him senior brother.
After the meeting ended, Leng Boss from the third division and Yan Ruohai from the fourth division stayed behind. Fan Xian and Senior Brother Leng got together and muttered together for a while. Then, feeling a little creepy, he remembered that Master Tisi was Lao Fei's closed disciple, and also a little monster who grew up with poison. It's better not to get too close to him in the future.
Seeing that the two were happy talking, Fei Jie frowned and said, "What kind of person is Xiao En, he has already planned these things, I guess after the envoys enter Northern Qi, he will ask to stop at the Wudu River." Yue, under the protection of Beiqing, confirmed that there was no residual poison in his body, and then went to Kyoto to exchange hostages. I can't even deserve this kind of poison that can last for a month and attack at regular intervals. No matter how long you two whisper What's the use?"
Fan Xian and the elder brother whom they met for the first time looked at each other and bid farewell, sighing in despair, knowing that what Fei Jie said was right.
Chen Pingping clapped her hands lightly, drew the attention of the few people who were still in the room, and said softly: "I have four tasks for this trip to Northern Qi."
Fan Xian sat down and listened carefully.
"First, ensure that Yan Bingyun returns home safely and take over a position. Second, kill Xiao En immediately after the prisoner exchange is over and the agreement between the two countries is ensured." Chen Pingping seemed to be talking about a very common thing, " Third, implement the Red Sleeve Recruiting Plan. I will give you the details of the plan later. Fourth, after completing the first three tasks, integrate the spy network of Northern Qi to ensure that Yan Bingyun will not leaving, which led to a lag in intelligence work.”
Four tasks, one more difficult than the other, Fan Xian's expression was relatively calm, but his heart was slightly excited and uneasy. Chen Pingping turned to Yan Ruohai expressionlessly and said, "You go and prepare the relevant materials, and before Fan Xian leaves, you give him an explanation."
Yan Ruohai nodded, got up and left the room.
At this time, there are only three people "left" in the room, Fan Xian, Chen Pingping and Fei Jie. After a long period of silence, Chen Pingping gently smoothed the folds of the blanket on her knees with both hands, and with a smile on her face, she looked at Fan Xian and said, "I believe that when you see the name outside the courtyard, you should know many things."
"Uncle Wu Zhu said something." Fan Xian looked at the crippled old man in front of him with a smile, and he felt very complicated in his heart. Although he arranged a large part of his life, he didn't know why. Fan Xian couldn't bear the resistance of ordinary people, but instead had a very strange trust, as if the most terrifying official in the Qing Kingdom in front of him was worthy of his trust.
This is intuition, and Fan Xian has always believed in and respected his intuition.
"Old five?" Chen Pingping closed her eyes, frowned, and seemed to be caught in some kind of memory, and suddenly said: "Is his memory any better?"
Fan Xian said softly, "Maybe I remember everything I should remember, and I forget everything I don't want to remember."
Fei Jie coughed twice, glared at the students, and thought that it was really unnecessary and offensive to say such mysterious things to the dean.