Once, I wanted to be a good person
Chapter 823 - 823: 205. Pleasant Surprise: External Dharma Aspect!

The man with the stern face clearly held a high position, so when he spoke, Changqing did not immediately refuse but looked hesitantly towards Xiong Qi.

Xiong Qi glanced at him, shook his head, and said, "Let Minister Tie look at it first. This is originally a matter for their Special Service Department, and we are just overstepping."

Relieved by Xiong Qi's mediation, Changqing quickly walked over and handed the documents he was holding to the stern-faced man.

The stern-faced man hummed softly, took the documents, and looked up with resentment, clearly disbelieving that Black Shadow had extracted any valuable intelligence in just two hours.

Surprisingly, just at a glance, his facial expression drastically changed, and he couldn't help but give Changqing a look.

Changqing clearly understood why he was being looked at and nodded at him.

The expression on the stern-faced man's face immediately grew much more serious as he began to scrutinize the intelligence report.

Then... one page, two pages, three pages, four pages...

Xiong Qi, who had stayed by the man's side, originally didn't pay much mind to the stern-faced man reviewing the intelligence report. He wore a carefree, spectator-like expression. However, seeing the man flipping through the pages nonstop—one page, two pages, three pages—he couldn't help but straighten up and turn to Changqing, asking with his gaze.

Changqing walked up to him and quietly explained, "My lord, it's true. That Shadow Warrior extracted five pages of intelligence within two hours."

"Those five pages are all densely packed, with no empty spaces."

Hearing Changqing's words, Xiong Qi was truly astonished, "That much? All of it is real?"

While Xiong Qi and Changqing were conversing, the stern-faced man currently reading the intelligence report was becoming increasingly alarmed.

Initially, he indeed doubted the authenticity of the intelligence report, but as he discovered how extensive it was, he began to change his attitude:

Because... if there were only one or two pieces of intelligence, it could still be said that the enemy had pre-prepared them and written them up to fill out the report. But, so much intelligence—just fabricating it would take a very long time!

Moreover, if only one or two critical pieces of intelligence were fabricated, verification could take a long time, but with so much intelligence, there must be both simple and complex pieces. Complex pieces might be hard to verify, but wouldn't the simple ones be easy to check?

So, just in that moment, he already believed three parts of the intelligence report and started to read it seriously.

Even so, the more he read, the more alarmed he became.

Councilor Huang and the other four council members' hidden power in Xida State?

Dangerous items found but not identified in the households of Councilor Huang and others?

The underlings secretly developed by Councilor Huang and his associates over the years?

The forces secretly supported by Councilor Huang and his associates, who are close to Dahei Jialuo?

The secret location of the Rejuvenation Society, the hidden force of Dahei Jialuo?

....

....

Having finished reading through that series of large and small intelligence reports, the stern-faced man felt his scalp tingling.

A genius ah... no, a monster!

Such an interrogation ability, it's not just about circumventing the protection of the Demigod—if it's effective even on ordinary criminals, it represents a once-in-decades interrogation talent!

Realizing this, the stern-faced man's eyes momentarily heated up, and he couldn't help but say, "This man, I must acquire!"

Sitting beside him, Xiong Qi looked at him, then reached out and took the intelligence report.

Like the stern-faced man, even though he was mentally prepared, Xiong Qi was still stunned by the quantity and quality of the intelligence.

He had known before that Fang Ze, "relying on that Shadow Warrior," had solved many tough cases and accomplished many great things in Xida State. But hearing about it and seeing it with his own eyes were indeed different.

When he saw all that extensively detailed information, he too felt shocked.

And recalling that so much intelligence all came from two hours of interrogation made him understand why the stern-faced man said such a thing.

This kind of talent, even if the Defense Team didn't have investigative authority, he would want it!

This is truly a talent that is worth a thousand troops!

While he was thinking this, the stern-faced man also slowly spoke up, "I had long heard of Fang Ze's genius. It's said he solved many mysterious cases."

"Now it seems, actually, it was all the Shadow Warrior's contribution."

Upon saying this, the stern-faced man paused, then couldn't help expressing a sentiment, "If Fang Ze hadn't lent us this Shadow Warrior to protect himself, how many would have continued to mistakenly attribute that capability to Fang Ze."

"The experience of this Shadow Warrior is just a microcosm, but it's hard to imagine how many vassals like this have had their contributions claimed by the nobility over these fifty years!"

Hearing the stern-faced man's analysis, Xiong Qi's eyebrows slightly furrowed, sensing something off about the man's analysis but unable to pinpoint what it was.

So in the end, he didn't engage but simply said softly, "Hold your tongue."

"The vassals of the nobles naturally have a special status, and both parties are willing. It's not our place to speak."

"Moreover, according to federal law, everything a vassal has originally belongs to the noble house. So using the term 'claiming as their own' is too severe."

Hearing Xiong Qi's words, the stern-faced man snorted coldly, but he knew Xiong Qi was right, so he said no more.

Meanwhile, Xiong Qi placed the documents on the table and then asked, "Now that we have the intelligence, what do you plan to do next?"