Chapter 1049: Gui Jinghua

Gui Jinghua.

Gui Qi's grandson, after his great uncle retired, he entered the Dark Department.

(Gui is a surname, not a title.)

Now the Gui Family's influence in the Dark Department is already very low.

However, there are benefits to withdrawing: that is, their family can step into the open.

They can step into the open next year, naturally they can also possess open wealth, can engage in business, participate in politics.

The Gui Family knows so many secrets; wanting to make money and get involved in politics— isn't that smooth sailing?

This is the benefit of their withdrawal.

His staying in the Dark Department is the Yang Family's way of showing they don't intend to discard him after using him.

It is trust in them, but the primary and secondary relationship here is already very clear.

His staying in the Dark Department also involves sacrifice.

His relationship with the family is very distant.

It's almost like reopening the genealogy.

Only after he withdraws from the Dark Department does he have a chance to return to the family.

This is not a demand from the Yang Family; it is a rule set by the family itself.

Those in their line of work are very aware of what is taboo.

Currently he is responsible for Yingjiang's intelligence.

He is very clear about what the Shamen crisis actually is.

"Yang Family? Dark Department? Yingjiang?"

Over these years, Capital Gate has never stopped sending Daxia people to Yingjiang.

The Yang Family must have some plan.

Mmm......

Yue Pengfei, in charge of the Middle East Area, knocked on his door.

Gui Jinghua opened the door, saw the other person, and nodded.

Usually they do not communicate, and they rarely speak.

A nod is the greatest form of communication.

Yue Pengfei was brief and to the point.

"Manager Yang will arrive shortly; in ten minutes, meet at the East Three Chamber."

Gui Jinghua didn't say much more, and even his expression didn't change.

He then closed the door.

Is Yang Qingfeng coming over?

Normally, the Yang Family would not come directly to see them.

Even for intelligence, the family office has a dedicated analysis team.

We don't even know who they are.

Even most of the time, the heads of each area work separately.

Meeting face-to-face is a luxury.

"What happened? Is it a problem with the upper intelligence section, or an internal issue?"

He felt a bit nervous.

The Yang Family is also ruthless when dealing with traitors.

Although he has no problem, he fears being implicated inadvertently.

After carefully reviewing his work, he found no issues.

Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Ten minutes later.

Gui Jinghua walked into the East Three Chamber.

This East Three Chamber is not just an east room of a building; it is a secret chamber within the Three Gods Palace.

In those ten minutes, he spent eight minutes rushing.

Yang Qingfeng had already been waiting here.

Upon seeing Gui Jinghua enter, he also nodded.

He hurriedly sat in the seat reserved for him.

Just when he thought there would be others.

Yang Qingfeng spoke.

"Alright, everyone's here!"

Everyone's here?

Just me and Yue Pengfei?

He still thought there would be many people.

It seems the chance to meet others this time is gone.

The Yang Family is still this cautious.

He wasn't too disappointed, after all, this set of standards was still designed by their Gui Family.

Yang Qingfeng waited for Gui Jinghua to sit down, then spoke.

"You've worked hard."

The two people quickly said it wasn't hard.

This is all procedure; it will be finished soon.

"This time I came to see everyone; the main reason is that the information on the Shamen crisis is not precise or sensitive enough."

"I hope you two will strengthen intelligence gathering work."

"Besides, I also want to hear your analysis in person."

"Over at the office, things are a bit untimely and inaccurate."

"I need more systematic intelligence."

Yue Pengfei never expected Yang Qingfeng to come with such fanfare for this reason.

He mentally summarized it systematically, then said.

"The possibility of another large-scale multi-country conflict is not high."

"Because of the rise of new energy, plus changes in international relations."

"Their focus is on transformation and development."

"For a war that could drag them into a quagmire, they have no fundamental motivation."

"Moreover, nobody is a fool these days; if chaos erupts, it will only benefit Yingjiang and other oil-producing countries."

"They need oil economics to support their transformation, not to dig their own graves."

"Relatively speaking, they prefer to cooperate with Daxia rather than be dragged into a quagmire by Yingjiang."

"As for the Shamen crisis, it should be the result of joint action by Yingjiang and the White Bear."

"We have intelligence on their moves in our hands."

Yang Qingfeng nodded and looked toward Gui Jinghua.

Gui Jinghua pondered for a moment.

"Yingjiang's harvesting plan here is not running smoothly; the plan to suppress Daxia has repeatedly suffered setbacks; the Sigma War, which was hoped to bring great results, also turned out worse than they imagined."

"It's basically the kind of thing where nothing goes right, nothing works, and internally it keeps deteriorating."

"It has a bit of a desperate, grasping-at-straws meaning."

"As for the Shamen crisis, it has not yet reached their expected goal, as of now."

"Their future strategy is likely to become increasingly short-sighted and eager for quick gains."

"It cannot be ruled out that they might directly devour allies to prolong their own survival."

Yang Qingfeng's attention was on the Shamen here; he didn't expect Gui Jinghua to talk about Yingjiang's future strategy.

"How did you figure that out?"

Gui Jinghua.

"Most problems in the world are political, and most political problems stem from economic issues."

"This economic problem is like a person's crops: when the economy is good, it's a bumper harvest; when the economy is bad, it's like a poor harvest, which leads to famine. When people are hungry, they search everywhere for food, which is much like how Yingjiang is running around causing trouble nowadays."

"When food can no longer be found, cannibalism becomes an option."

"Allies can all be exploited."

"Not to mention lackeys."

Gui Jinghua's words are rough, but the reasoning is sound.

Reality also confirmed his words.

"What do you think of the Shepherd People?"

He wanted to know how much weight the Shepherd People hold in Yingjiang's heart.

Gui Jinghua has been doing intelligence work for Yingjiang, so naturally he has also done a lot of analysis.

And the best analytical template is history.

"Chief Yang, given how difficult the late Ming was, have you ever heard of a minister or emperor saying they would abandon the Confucius Temple? Not to mention taking action against the Confucian School."

"Those who control Yingjiang are mostly Shepherd People, which is equivalent to the disciples of the Confucian School in our historical dynasties."

"You want them to destroy their own foundations—is that possible?"

"Not to mention, this is an important strategic position."

He added in his mind, otherwise Hidden Dragon wouldn't go do something like the refugee camp.

How has he never seen Hidden Dragon do charity?

You're saying someone gave Hidden Dragon money?

In that poor place, who could come up with such a large sum of money?

Hidden Dragon must have some ulterior motive for going there.

That's a bunch of people who won't get up early unless there's profit.