Hearing the old man’s words, the aide did not show much surprise.
Instead, he looked at the old man in astonishment and couldn’t help but ask, "Sir, if you knew this, why... did you still tell Fang Ze’s intelligence to Gu Qing?!"
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For a moment, as if he couldn’t stand the aide’s lack of intelligence, he stretched out his thin hand and fiercely slapped the aide’s head, then said, "I am not his father! I have no relationship with him! Why should I help him hide it?"
"Just because I saw through this matter?"
"Don’t forget. No matter how pitiful he is, he is from the Noble Faction."
"If the Noble Faction wants to sacrifice him, it’s their internal strife. It has nothing to do with us."
"Moreover!"
At this point, the old man snorted coldly and looked at the aide with disappointment, saying, "Are you sure he didn’t want me to tell this information to Gu Qing?"
Hearing the old man’s words, the aide was baffled. It was clear he didn’t understand why the old man said that Fang Ze wanted to tell everything to Gu Qing.
Possibly sensing the aide’s disbelief, the old man, with his hands behind his back and an expressionless face, said, "I carefully checked the surveillance last night. I can confirm that, initially, Bai Zhi had blocked the surveillance and listening devices for at least five minutes, and the screen remained static at that moment, no longer changing."
"But when the blocker got into Fang Ze’s hands, everything unexpectedly resumed."
The aide couldn’t help but say, "Maybe because he doesn’t understand the blocker, he accidentally touched it?"
The old man glared at him with disappointment and said, "How could there be so many coincidences in this world!"
"Given Fang Ze’s background and his behavior these past few days, do you think he would be such a careless person?"
At this, he decisively said, "Fang Ze is intentionally leaking information to Gu Qing through us!"
Hearing the old man’s words, the aide was even more confused.
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He couldn’t help but ask, "But, sir, why would Fang Ze do that?"
The old man saw through the truth of the matter, "Because he wants to solve the case. But since he can’t leave the Sky Mother Ship, he can’t investigate in person. So he wants to use Gu Qing to help him gather clues."
"Then, he will combine these clues to solve the case."
At this, the old man’s usually cold gaze couldn’t help but reveal a hint of admiration, "I don’t know if he is audacious due to his skill, or if he truly has the confidence to control the overall situation."
"But this confidence and courage are indeed very commendable."
Hearing this, the aide looked at Fang Ze, who was still verbally sparring with Master Fenda in the surveillance, and then looked at the old man, and cautiously asked, "Sir, do you admire him a bit?"
The old man, with his hands behind his back, watched the surveillance without turning his head and said, "Why do you ask that?"
The aide said, "If you didn’t admire him, you wouldn’t help him accomplish this after seeing through his intentions."
The old man first nodded, then slowly shook his head, and afterward, he said, "I do admire him a bit. But... you underestimate him."
The aide’s head inevitably popped up a question mark: ?
Watching Fang Ze in the surveillance, the old man methodically said, "Given his meticulous and thorough nature in handling things, do you think he would pin all his hopes on me not seeing through his plan, or, after seeing through it, still admiring him and helping him carry it out?"
The aide was somewhat perplexed.
The old man continued, "This is an open scheme!"
"He knows that we, the Defense Team, are loyal to the Federation and close to the Commoner Faction."
"And the Flower Morning Festival event is the most important event in the eastern region recently."
"Moreover, if missed, it would have to wait another 10 years."
"Thus, once we got this news, both privately and publicly, we would inform Gu Qing."
"Privately because we want Gu Qing, the representative of the Commoner Faction, to win, and publicly because it’s for the Federation to find a new way of Spirit Ascension sooner."
"So, this is an open scheme."
A realization suddenly dawned on the aide’s face.
He looked at Fang Ze and muttered softly, "Isn’t he tired from all these calculations?"
Hearing the aide’s words, the old man looked at him with pity and then said, "Changqing, it’s good that your father arranged for you to join the Defense Team."
"Our Defense Team is relatively simple, without so many intrigues."
"If you went to the Security Bureau, or even to the Governing Hall, you might..."
The aide’s face flushed.
Although the old man did not finish his sentence, he knew what the rest meant – probably "you’d be sold and help eagerly count the money," or "you’d be devoured leaving not even a bone behind"...
While the two were chatting, suddenly, a "knock knock knock" came from outside the surveillance room.
The old man glanced at Changqing, who then composed himself and called out towards the door, "Come in." Experience tales at freewebnovel
The door of the surveillance room opened, and a member of the Defense Team who obviously held a high rank walked in.
With a serious expression, he saluted the old man, then said, "Inspector, here is a despatch from the governing district."
The old man, as if he had anticipated this, nodded and then motioned for the man to come closer.
The man hurriedly approached and handed the dispatch to the old man.
The old man glanced at it and couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh.
The aide was clearly curious and wanted to see but did not dare.
But then, as if the old man could read his mind, he simply flung the dispatch to him.