Chapter 995

Chen Wuji's sudden news almost drove Lu Wanwan into a shut-in.

She has grown accustomed to her present life and never imagined that she would one day leave this line of work to do something else.

She

She and her husband

"Do your best, that's enough; don't overdo it!" Chen Wuji advised.

"Espionage is a very strict system; it cannot be achieved in a day or two. In this line of work, details are far more important than speed. Do not seek glory and rush ahead, and certainly do not act blindly."

"Be serious; if you two dare to do this, from now on don't interfere in handling knives and guns—just stay honestly at home. Remember this: you are not fighting alone now, but you bear the lives of hundreds behind you."

Lu Wanwan sat up straight and nodded firmly, "We won't act rashly; Sister Zhanhong may not have done well in other aspects, but this saying of hers has always been on her lips."

"As long as you know what you're doing, that's fine."

"Hmm, but we will definitely not admit defeat easily, husband, just watch!"

"Alright, I'll be waiting for your results."

Lu Wanwan gritted her teeth in secret, then pounced like a little tiger, squeezing into Chen Wuji's embrace, her hand already probing inside his clothes.

"Hey hey hey, what are you doing?" Chen Wuji said urgently.

Just finished, and immediately started again—is the frequency a bit too fast?

Lu Wanwan said nothing, just buried her head and frantically gnawed.

There was really no reason to refute what Chen Wuji said, so she changed her approach.

Torture him to death!

Make him walk tomorrow with a sore waist, panting heavily.

Lu Wanwan thought viciously, and in a few moves she gave Chen Wuji a forceful embrace.

When Zhang Xiuer and Cui'e finished washing up and returned, they were dazed.

Cui'e lightly poked Zhang Xiuer and asked softly, "Miss, why not ask the Marquis for permission to change maids? You're still injured."

Zhang Xiuer shook her head, "You go stand guard outside."

Oh.

Cui'e's eyes full of worry, she left the camp tent, looking back every few steps.

Zhang Xiuer stood in place, hesitated a moment, then walked forward.

……

After a brief indulgence, Lu Wanwan miscalculated.

Chen Wuji was vigorous and energetic, showing no signs of a sore waist or heavy panting.

In the early morning, Chen Wuji ordered someone to take good care of Lu Wanwan and Zhang Xiuer, then hurried off to the refugee settlement.

The Fifth Lord's stubbornly tight mouth was pried open, yielding quite a bit of information.

Chen Wuji needed to go see for himself.

After Wang Yu took over Lingzhou's administration, the refugee settlement has undergone tremendous changes.

Nearly half of the city's residents have already left.

Now every few days a batch of refugees from the settlement heads south, escorted by the former commanders of Chu Yun to Qiang Land, where they receive unified arrangements, with land and pastures allocated.

With fewer people, this already small city suddenly felt empty and desolate.

Besides that, the renovation plan for the old city is also proceeding in full swing.

Both labor and materials are sourced locally.

The labor consists of the Hu family's former subordinates and captured mountain bandits; the materials come from two sources: one is old building materials dismantled in the city, as the refugee settlement is to be rebuilt into a military city, necessitating major changes to the urban layout.

The other source is locally fired.

The land of the refugee settlement is extremely barren; even after two generations of reclamation work by the refugees, the crops they grow are only mediocre, yet the soil is excellent for making bricks and tiles.

It hardly takes any effort to find; it's practically everywhere.

Chen Wuji walked and looked, entering the Hu family's grand estate.

The Hu family has the city's only dungeon, and its construction is on a huge scale.

This was originally where the Hu family punished servants and enemies, but now it conveniently provides Chen Wuji with a place; otherwise, after capturing so many Hu family leaders this time, there would really be nowhere to detain them.

Although the military camp could hold them, the soldiers would have it harder, needing to assign people to watch around the clock without interruption.

One doesn't know how the Hu family people would feel living in the dungeon they themselves supervised building; they surely never imagined they would one day reside there.

My lord.

Chen Wuji had just entered the courtyard when Chen Shuang hurriedly came forward to meet him.

These days, Chen Shuang, the Training Officer of the Guard Camp, has personally been conducting the arrests and interrogations.

Chen Wuji deliberately assigned him here to be tempered.

Chen Shuang and Chen Yiyi were the earliest guards beside him; Chen Yiyi can now command an army on his own, whereas Chen Shuang lags far behind and needs further tempering.

Although Chen Shuang also commands the Guard Camp, that is different from leading an army independently.

Not bad; after all these days of torment, we've finally pried open that person's mouth." Chen Wuji encouraged, "Identify gaps, draw lessons, and think carefully about what else can be improved."

Chen Shuang gave an embarrassed grin, "Deputy General, I obey your orders!"

Let's go, take me to see this Fifth Lord!

Yes!

In the dim dungeon, the Fifth Lord, tortured beyond human semblance, lounged wantonly against the filthy wall, his eyes hollow beneath his long hair, yet full of contempt as he stared at Chen Wuji appearing outside.

The Marquis Zhenyuan himself has come—tsk, how the humble abode shines! Where are the things I demanded?

Chen Wuji turned his head, "What did he demand?"

Chen Shuang replied, "This old fellow wants meat and drink, and specifically demands the braised rabbit from Fat Lady's family, but Fat Lady has already moved her whole household to Qiang Land; I had people rustle up some meat and wine for him, yet he remains dissatisfied, constantly shouting and cursing."

Chen Wuji frowned slightly, "He didn't confess?"

"He did confess, but he said he still has very important information; once that information is spoken, the Family Head will surely regard him as an honored guest." Chen Wushuang said.