Chapter 343: Prisoner Exchange, the Birth of a Spy

Chapter 343: Prisoner Exchange, the Birth of a Spy

Chapter 343: Prisoner Exchange, the Birth of a Spy
Revenge on Zhuang Xiaocheng?
In the cold interrogation room, when Zhao Duan uttered this sentence lightly, the three prisoners were stunned at the same time.

Qingniao and Wu Ling were surprised, and subconsciously wondered why this court lackey was looking for them.

Yunxi's reaction was more direct. She subconsciously wanted to throw away the handkerchief that was stained with Zhao Duan's scent.

But after hearing these words, the pale hand paused, and actually wiped his face carelessly, wiping away the tears, and asked with cold eyes:

"You want to deal with him?"

Zhao Duan leaned back slightly, folded his hands on his lower abdomen, imitated the posture of the police boss in the movie, and nodded with a smile:

"Isn't this obvious? You know best the hatred between me and him."

Yes!

From Yunxi's perspective, Zhuang Xiaocheng almost killed Zhao Duan in the temple in the bamboo forest in the southern suburbs, and even left a big pit of "letting the rebels go".

The hatred is huge.

"You want me to help you?"

Yun Xi thought about it and sneered, "Why do you think I will help you?"

Zhao Duan smiled and said, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend, isn't it?"

Yun Xi snorted, and she said stiffly:

"Zhuang Xiaocheng is a black-hearted old dog, but you are not a good person either."

She did turn evil, but that doesn't mean she changed her attitude and thought Zhao Duan was a "good person".

Zhao Duan was not angry either. He said with interest:

“You are right. I am not a good person, but I can help you get rid of Zhuang Xiaocheng and prevent the people of Dayu Dynasty from being deceived by old man Zhuang.

Don't you want to help those people who are still being deceived like you and are full of righteousness and ambition to wake up as soon as possible? "

Yunxi didn't say anything, she was persuaded!
Of course she is not stupid.

In fact, after sitting facing the wall for most of the night, she had already realized that Zhao Duan had "other plans" for her.

From initially detaining her without torturing her, to now taking her out specifically to crush her faith, each step would not be so boring as to simply watch her ugly appearance.

"I don't know much useful information." Yun Xi suddenly spoke, she said indifferently:
"I have followed Zhuang Xiaocheng and have indeed obtained some information, but most of it is related to the Beijing branch. Now that the branch has been completely eradicated by you, I don't have any intelligence to tell you."

Zhao Duan was not surprised. He still had a smile on his face and didn't say anything.

Yunxi said to herself:
"Or, do you want me to change my position like Qianmian and work for the court? Help you to trick the door of Kuangfu Society? For example, find a chance to release me and let me escape? Become a spy for you?"

The girl spoke calmly, thinking she saw through Zhao Duan's intentions.

She shook her head and said:
"Let's not talk about whether I am willing or not. Even if I agree to it, it is meaningless. Zhuang Xiaocheng is very cautious. He can't believe me. Besides, the fact that I, who was imprisoned in the imperial prison, could escape is the biggest suspicion."

Zhao Duan slowly sat up, leaned forward, rested his elbows on the table, crossed his ten fingers, and smiled:
"But what if I swap you?"

The three prisoners in the interrogation room were stunned at the same time.

Yunxi was stunned for a moment and frowned: "Exchange?"

Zhao Duan did not keep anyone in suspense. He spoke freely:
"For the past three years, the imperial court has been sending people to hunt down the rebels. The capital is actually just the most 'peaceful' area. Outside the capital, the struggle is more intense. The imperial court has arrested many of your people, but at the same time, you have also captured many of the imperial court's people in return."

He learned this information when he was the Chief of Investigation and when he was in charge of the Linfeng Shadow Guards last time.

For example, some shadow guards, if discovered while investigating and tracking down rebels, would be captured and killed.

During the three years, the fight between the imperial court and the rebels spread to every corner of the world.

Zhao Duan said in a low voice:
"If I spread the word to the Kuangfu Society and ask them to exchange prisoners, what do you think?"

Yun Xi and the other two were stunned at the same time, with thoughtful expressions on their faces.

Zhao Duan didn't wait for her to answer and said:

"Zhuang Xiaocheng may not agree, but what if I spread the news? Let most of the members of the Kuangfu Society know the news.

Oh, this is not difficult. Just spread the news in the martial arts world. You are eager to intercept the intelligence of the court... As long as enough people know about it, it will create pressure and force Zhuang Xiaocheng to nod his head. "

He said this with certainty for two reasons.

First, the rebels are also human beings, and they also have relatives and friends.

The criminals arrested by the court will often have relatives and friends outside.

The core group headed by Zhuang Xiaocheng may not care about the lives of these people, but the relatives and friends of those prisoners will care.

They will in turn put pressure on each other and actively promote this matter. If Zhuang Xiaocheng blocks and disagrees, he will offend people and it will cause the collapse of the Kuangfu Society.

Second, as Wu Ling said, in addition to the core senior and middle-level members, the Kuangfu Society also has many peripheral members.

These people are still deceived, more or less, and think they are doing the right thing.

Zhuang Xiaocheng carried out things under the banner of "supporting the country and overthrowing the false emperor", and he had to consider people's hearts when doing things.

If the person can be rescued but is not rescued, then the outside members will inevitably feel resentful when they find out.

If people’s morale is low, it’s impossible to lead the team.

From this perspective, as long as Zhao Duan sent out this signal, it would be an open conspiracy that Zhuang Xiaocheng would have to agree to.

"So, you want to incite us to rebel, so that we can return to the Kuangfu Society with dignity through the method of 'exchanging prisoners', and then work with you from inside and outside to eliminate Zhuang Xiaocheng?"

Yun Xi suddenly realized, her eyes lit up for a moment, then she frowned and said:
"But even if I go back, I will definitely not be trusted immediately. Old Zhuang will surely guess that there is a possibility that I might be turned against him."

Zhao Duan snapped his fingers and said with a smile:
"He will definitely think of it, so the people I am going to exchange for are not just a few, but a group. A large group."

A strange expression appeared on his face. He stood up and paced around the interrogation room:
“In the past three years, the court has arrested many rebels in various places. Some of them have died, but many are still in custody.

As long as the number of prisoners I exchange back is large enough, even if Zhuang Xiaocheng has doubts, he will not be able to hide such a large group of people or detain them for a long time.

Well, at most he would temporarily monitor them, but then what? He would always release them, at most he would no longer allow them to work for safety reasons.”

He paused here, turned around, and gave the three people time to digest what he said.

Zhao Duan was bathed in the beam of light, with his back to the light. His expression became blurred. He smiled and said:

"This is the most interesting part. Zhuang Xiaocheng didn't dare to use these prisoners, so even if the court released them, they wouldn't worry about them becoming enemies again, because Zhuang Xiaocheng didn't trust them...

But this group of people have inextricable ties with the rest of the Kuangfu Society.

Zhuang Xiaocheng cannot kill these people, nor can he imprison them for a long time. Once released, the spies mixed in this group of people can do something, such as... revealing the truth and winning over more people to the court?

It’s okay.

If he dares to use these people, it will indeed cause some trouble to the court, but compared to the benefits gained from planting spies, it is acceptable. Moreover, we can also get a lot of manpower in return. No matter how you calculate it, it is not a loss."

Using a group of prisoners who are either diehards who can't be persuaded or have been squeezed dry to exchange for the court's elite is a good deal no matter how you look at it.

Moreover, there is one point he didn’t say, which is that as long as this news is released.

Then, if anyone from the imperial court is captured by the Kuangfu Society, he will most likely not be killed.

Because when they are alive, they can be exchanged for others, but when they die, there is nothing left.

As for the captured people from the imperial court, is it possible that they could turn around and instigate a rebellion for the Kuangfu Society?
Of course this is possible.

But the imperial court was large and powerful, and after rescuing the captives, the worst that could happen was that they would be dispersed and thrown into the military camp to be kept, or a separate barracks would be set up to monitor them.

"In fact, it may not even be that troublesome. For the exchange of such a large number of prisoners, the Kuangfu Society will definitely send someone to assist, right? As long as we use some means to track them, we may be able to find out Zhuang Xiaocheng's location and capture him in one fell swoop."

Well, Zhao Duan didn’t tell the three of them this sentence. He said it when he met Ma Yan before.

Ma Yan was also lost in thought after hearing this, and the first question he asked was:
"Your Majesty, can you agree? Exchanging prisoners is common when two armies are at war, but when it comes to the rebels... it's different after all."

Implication:
It is possible that no one in the court had thought of this strategy, but no one dared to speak it out.

Because the most sensitive part of this plan is that whoever proposes it will easily be suspected.

Therefore, the smarter people are, the less likely they are to mention this plan.

Zhao Duan actually didn't want to mention it, so when he came out of the palace in the morning, he didn't explain the whole thing.

All he needed was an oral order from the empress allowing him to "handle it with full authority."

The dragon soul in his body and the contributions he made in the previous six months make him qualified to promote this matter.

……

In the interrogation room.

There was a moment of silence.

The three prisoners were shocked by this plan!
Yunxi's eyes became brighter and brighter. She felt that this method could indeed make Zhuang Laogou very disgusted.

It's like a fish hook with bait hidden inside. Even if you know there is a hook inside, you have to swallow it.

She looked at Zhao Duan with a strange expression, thinking that this man was really cruel and ruthless, and could actually come up with such a disgusting method.

"So, the three of us are the spies you plan to mix into the prisoners?" Yun Xi asked curiously.

Zhao Duan shook his head. He finally turned his head and looked at Wu Ling, smiling:
"Wu Ling is different from you. He will establish contact with the Kuangfu Society as soon as possible as a survivor of last night and return early."

Last night, only a very few people saw Ma Yan arrest Wu Ling.

Therefore, after discussing with Ma Yan, Zhao Duan decided to block the news.

To facilitate Wu Ling's return.

Yun Xi was stunned for a moment, she turned her head suddenly, stared at Wu Ling in disbelief, and blurted out:

"You betrayed me too?!"

She was stunned. You know, not long ago she had mocked Wu Ling as a "traitor".

Only now did I realize that the other party was also kneeling.

Wu Ling smiled reluctantly and said:

"Last night, Ma Dugong talked to me, and I turned from evil to good."

"..." Yun Xi said with some regret: "That's it?"

She felt that the actor knelt too quickly and it was somewhat shameful.

Wu Ling said calmly, "Last night, I fought with the people from the Imperial Court because I was bewitched by the Imperial Master. Otherwise, I would have run away long ago."

The demon's indiscriminate killing of "Ballast" and his manipulation of him were the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Zhuang Xiaocheng was so easy to sell the "ballast stone" of the second-in-command of the branch to the national teacher, and used him as a puppet...

This action completely made Wu Ling lose confidence in Kuangfu Society.

Ma Yan took the opportunity to extend an olive branch and, through some means, made Wu Ling leave a letter of allegiance. He then decisively changed his allegiance.

"After all, even Master Zhuang's disciples have turned to the light, so why should I insist?" Wu Ling looked at Yun Xi with a smile.

“……”The girl felt that she was being ridiculed.

Wu Ling turned back, looked at Zhao Duan with complicated eyes, and said:

"Master Zhao, I am confused. Why did you tell me about your prisoner exchange plan? I will be leaving the imperial prison soon. Aren't you afraid that I will reveal your plan to Zhuang Xiaocheng in advance?"

Zhao Duan's smile was still as calm as the spring breeze: "Are you worried about the prisoner exchange plan being leaked?"

Worried?
What is there to worry about with open conspiracy?
Didn’t anyone reveal that Zhuang Xiaocheng couldn’t think of this?

Besides, there are certainly not only Yunxi and Qianmian as spies, there may be others.

Zhao Duan looked down at the young actor, and suddenly said in a low voice:
"As for calling you over, it's not without purpose."

He walked a few steps closer, raised his hand and pointed at the two women, and said softly to him:

"At least, today you know that they are spies. Then, when we exchange prisoners in the future, if Zhuang Xiaocheng finds them out and discovers their identities, it means that you have betrayed the court."

Wu Ling's scalp instantly felt numb, and her hands and feet felt cold!
Zhao Duan laughed and waved his hand:
"Okay, there's nothing extra to do. I just want to meet with you and give you some instructions. As for prisoner exchange, it's still too early. It will take at least a few months to plan and implement it. It won't happen so quickly."

Wu Ling took a deep breath, stood up, bowed to him, turned around, opened the door and left.

Yunxi also stood up, thinking that she would have the opportunity to implement her revenge plan, and she couldn't wait to take action.

"Wait... a moment..."

Suddenly, Bluebird, who had the lowest presence in the room, raised her hand quietly and said weakly:
"Master Zhao... I haven't rebelled yet..."

She had always wanted to say it, but no one told her about the rebellion.

How come I was pulled here without knowing why? It seemed like I had to agree to be a spy with Yunxi?
"You haven't betrayed yet?" Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, as if he just remembered this. He glanced at her and said:

"I was too busy and forgot. It's okay. You still have time to rebel now. You were involved in what happened last night anyway."

He placed his sword on the table with a smile:
"Either you turn from darkness to light, or you die. Make your choice, girl."

……

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Later.

Zhao Duan, who successfully identified three spies, left the imperial prison in a refreshed mood amid the fawning farewell of the jailers.

After looking at the bright sun, he called the full-time driver Xiao Wang to drive him home.

He no longer needed to keep an eye on things here. Zhao Duan was now impatient and wanted to go back and study the "jade leaf" that he had seized from Guhuo Zhenren.

"What is the origin of this treasure that is so treasured by the Great Yu State Master and is confident that it can withstand the Martial God's visualization?"

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ps: No more today, but the author will continue writing at night and update before noon tomorrow.

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