Chapter 814 - Defection (1/2)

There were three things Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin needed to do.

The first was to kill the current intelligence director.

The second was to break into the secret prison and release Wang Yun and the Great Hoodwinker. With their strength combined, those two would definitely be a great help to them. Moreover, the Great Hoodwinker already wrote in his letter that he would try to persuade several other supernatural beings in the secret prison to join them in the Prosperous Northwest.

And the third task would be to rescue Wang Yun’s 200-odd subordinates with the newly recruited personnel.

After listening to Ren Xiaosu’s analysis, Yang Xiaojin asked, “Can the Great Hoodwinker convince the other supernatural beings in the secret prison?”

Ren Xiaosu thought for a while and replied, “I think it should be quite difficult. But judging by how confident he sounded in the intel that he relayed to me, we’ll believe him this one time. And even if those people do not want to join the Prosperous Northwest, they’ll still create chaos so that they can escape from here. Having the stronghold in chaos is much better than not.”

“Mhm.” Yang Xiaojin nodded. “Then we’ll do it according to your plan.”

At this moment, the Great Hoodwinker was saying to the supernatural being in the next cell over, “Listen to me, bro, do you believe in fate…”

The supernatural being in the next cell said in a low voice, “No.”

The Great Hoodwinker was stumped. He thought for a moment before saying, “Let’s restart the conversation. Do you believe in destiny…”

“No.”

The Great Hoodwinker was getting a little frustrated. “Why is it that you don’t believe in anything? Let me tell you this, you’ll get into trouble if you’re like this!”

However, the other party said slowly, “We’re all in the intelligence field, so I already know about you. Great Hoodwinker, you’ve persuaded quite a lot of people to join the Northwest over the years, so it’s not like you really need me.”

“You’re different.” The Great Hoodwinker said, “I came here specifically for you this time!”

On the other side of the prisoner, Wang Yun suddenly said, “Don’t believe him. He actually came here for me.”

The Great Hoodwinker was dumbfounded by Wang Yun’s sudden rebuttal. “If you don’t wanna help me, so be it. But can you not mess things up for me?”

The supernatural beings were all locked up in the same row of special holding cells. The entire cell was made of metal, and it was extremely strong.

Wang Yun had tried to escape before, but he could not get out with his powers.

However, there were still some flaws in the design of the cells. By locking the supernatural beings next to one another, it could eventually lead to potential trouble. Back when the secret prison was built, the supernatural beings were not as powerful as they were now.

Later the Kong Consortium wanted to remodel the secret prison so they could isolate the supernatural beings from one another. But when they realized the supernatural beings were living together peacefully and that the cells were really sturdy, they dropped the plans.

The Great Hoodwinker explained patiently, “I came here for the two of you this time. Your name is Ji Zi’ang, right? You’re the former director of the Zhou Consortium’s 2nd Military Intelligence Division. Later, you were transferred to the 3rd Division to handle field operations after killing a merchant who took advantage of a woman in the stronghold. Following that, the Zhou Consortium member who was backing that merchant wanted to ensure there wouldn’t be any further trouble, so he sold information of your operation to the Kong Consortium which eventually led to your arrest. Am I right?”

The man named Ji Zi’ang fell silent. He ignored the Great Hoodwinker.

The Great Hoodwinker said in a slightly arrogant tone, “Not just anyone can join the Northwest as they like. However, I admire you and feel that you’re a suitable talent for the Northwest. That’s why I made the trip here! If you follow me back to the Prosperous Northwest, you won’t have to work in the intelligence agency anymore. You can just serve on the Discipline Supervision Committee. Take charge of whatever cases there might be if you come across any injustice. If I don’t keep my word, you can cut off my son, Zhang Xiaoman’s, head and kick it like a ball!”