227: Chapter 25: How many times do you actually plan on lying low?
227: Chapter 25: How many times do you actually plan on lying low?
Divine weapons and Martial Arts Secrets once emerged, they inevitably attracted contenders from all walks of life, stirring up a storm of carnage and Blood Rain in the Martial Arts World…
For Wang Yunxiao, who had been baptized in the era of the internet, this plot seemed a bit cliché, but it appeared to be a fresh and interesting affair for the people of this age.
In our era, we no longer have to go out and fight with others for Secret Manuals, as you get them just for signing in at the start of the system…
While the young people of the new generation might not covet Martial Arts Techniques, they would queue up for seven or eight hours in sub-thirty-degree snow for a slide.
Honestly, essentially, there wasn’t much difference.
Wang Yunxiao found this matter amusing because he stood in the shoes of a game planner and knew the insider information.
And for those bystanders who were oblivious—after such a long period without updates, suddenly there’s a new PvP event open to all citizens, and the benefits seem especially good, why not urgently log in and grind away?
Qin Xiangdong was very efficient in his actions.
When Wang Yunxiao arrived at the office the next day, he immediately noticed a pair of long legs, about one meter twenty in length.
In those days, a woman with a height exceeding one meter seventy-five stood out wherever she went.
The standard uniform issued by the police, when worn by this sister, seemed slightly too tight.
However, what was even more noticeable than her tall figure was her short, ear-length, snow-white hair, which gave her an exceptionally sharp and capable look.
It was said that White Hair had a special attack against the Chongguo people…
But her facial features and contours clearly did not belong to the Han Nationality.
“Let me introduce you, this is the head of our bureau’s Special Service Section, Wang Yunxiao, and this comrade here is Sister Veronica, borrowed from the Qianjin Church, and will temporarily serve as the deputy head of the Special Service Section.”
“It’s a pleasure to meet you for the first time, please take good care of me!”
The big sister with White Hair reached out with a cheery smile, “I’m Veronica Anton Ivanovna, a second-level Battle Nun affiliated with the headquarters of Qianjin Church.
You may call me Sister Veronica or by my Chinese name, Mu Yusha.”
A Russian?
She has a more authentic local accent than I do!
This sister seemed nice, strong and vigorous, but still…
Wang Yunxiao nodded, shook hands with Veronica, and then turned to look at Qin Xiangdong.
If I’m not mistaken, isn’t the Red Lantern Society an extremely xenophobic women’s organization?
And you’re sending a Russian to go undercover?
“I’ve already spoken to Sister Veronica about investigating the Red Lantern Society, and the Church is willing to cooperate with our work.
Sister Veronica will provide combat support, and in addition, they have assigned another suitable nun to take on the undercover work.”
Qin Xiangdong passed a file to Wang Yunxiao.
“Cui Xiaoying…”
I’m not familiar with the name, but the person in this photo, I know her well; I was just asking her to make some clothes a couple of days ago.
“I know her.”
Wang Yunxiao closed the file, meeting Qin Xiangdong’s gaze with a forthright look, “She’s a widow with a daughter a few years younger than her.
Surviving is already tough for them, what makes her suitable?”
“That’s because her daughter, Meng Wei, is an undercover agent that the Red Lantern Society has stationed on our side.”
Huh?
Wang Yunxiao was completely baffled.
Wait, let me sort this out…
Sister Veronica explained, “Before Cui Xiaoying got married, she was already a follower of the Qianjin Church.
Later her family fell on hard times and she was forced to drop out of school to marry.
Her husband was a well-known local smuggler, with many wives and concubines, so she wasn’t treated as important.
After her husband was arrested and executed by firing squad last year, she sought help from the Church.
We provided her with a certain level of shelter, and used some connections to purchase her residence back at a low price for her, although officially it’s owned by the Church.”
“But this action drew the attention of the Red Lantern Society.
Given her husband’s sensitive past, the sisters of the Red Lantern Society seemed skeptical of our good deeds.
Without evidence, though, they couldn’t confront us directly, so they secretly recruited her daughter Meng Wei and allowed her to stay by Cui Xiaoying’s side as an undercover agent to monitor the so-called ‘smuggling route’ that in reality no longer existed…”
Um…
it’s a bit chaotic.
After thinking it over for a while, Wang Yunxiao decided to just ask, “Sister Veronica, what exactly is the relationship between the Qianjin Church and the Red Lantern Society?”
“Comrades, partners, sisters, good friends—at least I think the relationship is quite good,” she said.
Sister Veronica spread her hands and said, “We just choose different directions to move forward, but we don’t really have any conflicts of interest.
The leader of the Red Lantern Society and our Archbishop occasionally sit together to play mahjong—that doesn’t sound like a bad relationship, does it?”
Sitting at the same table to play mahjong…
If you put it like that, then indeed I have no way to refute.
It’s not as if I could argue that Brother B and Jingkun also sat down to play mahjong together, could I?
“Then why still send undercover agents to each other?”
“As the old saying goes, the same rice feeds a hundred different people.
Even if the leaders get along, there’s no guarantee that someone won’t have extreme views or ulterior motives that could create misunderstandings and conflicts between both sides.”
At this point, Sister Veronica couldn’t help but laugh and said, “Doesn’t your police force also want to investigate recent internal issues within the Red Lantern Society?
We share the same view in this regard.
Although the Red Lantern Society isn’t an illegal organization, their hidden strength can’t be underestimated.
It would be best if they realize the problems themselves and solve them internally.
If they can’t solve them, or if the conflicts intensify further, at least we’ll be prepared to respond.”
“If that’s the case, based on your understanding of the Red Lantern Society, you must already know what problems they are facing, right?”
Wang Yunxiao sharply sensed the implication in her words.
If you can talk so casually about planting an undercover agent, then you must have done this a fair share of times before, right?
“There have always been problems, it’s just that we don’t know how intensified their internal struggles have become,” Sister Veronica explained.
“With how fast the times are changing nowadays, the traditional thinking of women from the old era inevitably clashes with the open-minded views of the new generation, leading to irreconcilable differences.
The Red Lantern Society has to evolve and grow, which means they need to bring in fresh blood.
But the young people nowadays…
Haha, we’ve lured away all the young sisters, so those old ladies are bound to have complaints.”
As she spoke, she started laughing herself, but Wang Yunxiao didn’t understand what was so funny about it.
“So…
by making Cui Xiaoying a mole, can you really access their core internal intelligence?”
“That’s easy, as long as you’re willing to lie in wait, you don’t have to worry about fish not taking the bait!”
Sister Veronica confidently patted her ample chest and said, “When it comes to dealing with those old ladies, I am the real expert!”