When he arrived in Beiyuan County, Ye Xing sold his horse and converted it into a passenger ship. The scenery along the Song River also changed drastically. All the ships on the Song River were replaced by gasoline-powered ships, and the Song River became the busiest waterway.
A wide national highway has been built along the embankment of the Song River, which is very busy and crowded with people. Moreover, there are many extremely high long bridges across the river, which will not affect the passage of very large ships under the bridge.
When they arrived in the capital, Ye Xing asked the two eagles to go back to Xuan Yue Manor first. He went to the capital and walked around. Everything was still the same. All the old buildings in the city were well protected. The original palace was still magnificent, but it was gone. Inhabited by people, the Song family has evacuated and is now managed by the Tianxing Kingdom's special service team.
The original city center square and several nearby rows of houses have been demolished and rebuilt into twelve seven-story buildings, which are the government agencies and offices of Tianxing Kingdom.
Ye Xing looked at the government office building from a distance, but did not go in or scan it with his spiritual consciousness. He just regarded himself as a tourist. Of course, these twelve buildings are the strongest and most closely protected buildings in Tianxing Kingdom. .
Except for the change of owners, Songcheng remains the same. Of course, the legal system and humanistic atmosphere are completely different from those thirty years ago.
Back at Xuan Yue Manor, Tang Xiaoshan, Du Shang has been waiting for a long time. The two of them have not seen Ye Xing for more than ten years, and they look quite old now.
The two reported on the situation of "Nighthawk", existing problems, and their plans for the next step.
Dushan said, "In recent years, our main business has been selling intelligence. The income has been good, and with the profit support of Xuanyue Logistics, we have already had our informants in all the towns and cities in the neighboring countries. Through secret With the long-wave radio station, the headquarters can basically receive important news from various places on the same day.”
Tang Xiaoshan said, "Now there are hundreds of intelligence analysts in the headquarters, and there are dozens of people in each of the thousands of branches. Nighthawk is already an extremely complex organization, and it will become even bigger in the foreseeable future. It’s unmanageable now, it’s extremely taxing for both of us, and it will be even more unbearable in the future.”
Dushan said, "The main key personnel now are still the talents we have trained ourselves, but the people below have changed beyond recognition, and their loyalty is difficult to guarantee. I believe that our secrets have been leaked a long time ago. Now the small branches in various places, I am often destroyed by others, and it’s time to make a decision.”
Ye Xing asked, "The key personnel clearly understand all the details of our operations. The intelligence informants below should not know. From now on, the personnel will be reduced. The main core personnel in various places will be retained, and the non-core personnel will be eliminated. Remember First make sure they are the ones who keep the secret. If you can't guarantee it, arrange to work at Xuan Yue Logistics first, and don't let the leaker stay."
Tang Xiaoshan nodded and said, "In fact, the reorganization started last year, but the reorganization process is very slow and not easy to handle. Many intelligence personnel have already established themselves in the local area and have become entangled with local stakeholders. It is really against our will." original intention"
Ye Xing said dissatisfied, "Nighthawk is an intelligence agency, not an interest group! We must keep secrets lean, don't become a fat pig in front of others, reduce the staff to one-tenth, and only keep half of the analysts at the headquarters. "
Dushan shook his head and said, "Without enough personnel, it is simply impossible to process the massive amount of information. Not to mention general intelligence, even the special intelligence every day requires several personnel to track and analyze. It is already too busy."
Tang Xiaoshan sighed, "We have used many methods. There is a mountain of information that cannot be sorted out quickly. Many times, there is no idea or specific guidance."
Ye Xing shook his head and said, "What you want is core intelligence. For non-core information, please transfer it to Tianxing Telecom and Xuanyue Logistics for analysis! Reorganize the detailed intelligence levels and train key personnel. Only special-level intelligence will be sent to the headquarters. , and the rest will be handed over to Xuanyue Logistics and Tianxing Telecom, and the two companies will pay to collect the information.”
The two nodded, and Dushan nodded and said, "Well, I understand. Master wants Nighthawk to be completely separated from Xuan Yue Logistics and Tianxing Telecom. I also feel that many times they have treated us as their subordinates."
Ye Xing nodded, but his tone became cold, and he said sternly, "Immediately cut off all communication between the upper and lower levels. 'Nighthawk' is a secret guarding force. It is not for making money or serving any interest group. You are independent of everything." Agencies, including the Star Force, and the Office of the President cannot order Nighthawks to do anything."
Ye Xing suddenly stared at the two of them seriously and remained silent for a long time. The two of them were sweating like rain and did not dare to speak anymore.
Ye Xing looked at the gray hair of the two people. After a while, his heart softened, and then he said softly, "Keep in mind our original intention of establishing 'Nighthawk'. Stations are set up in big cities in various countries, and the small towns will no longer arrange personnel. As long as the last The most secret and critical information, as well as the less secret and important matters, 'Nighthawk' decides to handle on its own without having to report or discuss with any organization!"
The two of them looked at the ground, wiping the sweat from their faces with their hands, and nodded in agreement. They did not dare to look directly at Ye Xing. It was the first time in decades that Ye Xing spoke to them so harshly. The two of them were really frightened. .
Ye Xing said, "All key personnel must be given high salaries and must change their station at any time. Only those who are most loyal to us can know our secrets."
Seeing that the two of them were still speechless, after thinking for a while, Ye Xing asked softly, "How is the progress of the electronic computer that I asked you to secretly trial-produce more than ten years ago?"
Tang Xiaoshan said, "I arranged for hundreds of scientific and technical personnel to start manufacturing from the most basic links according to the thousands of design drawings given by the master. After more than ten years of continuous improvement, the trial production was completed two years ago. , the scientific researchers just made it according to the drawings and did not understand how to use it. They never got a response from the master. It is still at the headquarters and all the production equipment is still intact."
Ye Xing nodded, a smile finally appeared on his serious face, and said, "Tell me the location of the headquarters, and I will set up a fixed-point teleportation array. We will go to the headquarters together tomorrow."
Dushan took out the map from his pocket, clicked on it, and said, "It's about three hundred miles northwest of Songcheng."
Ye Xing nodded, took out some jade bottles of elixirs from the space ring, and said, "You should only take these elixirs when you feel unwell. Come here tomorrow morning, and we will go to the headquarters together. You go home and rest first, oh , don’t tell anyone, I’m back!”
The two nodded in agreement, wiped the sweat from their faces, bowed to Ye Xing, and then turned and left.
Ye Xing picked up the map given by Du Shang, carefully calculated the direction and distance, then set up a protective formation in his training room, and then arranged the teleportation formation.
Ye Xing's current formation level is already at the master level. He has a formation plate in his hand and a very pure energy source such as a small piece of spiritual crystal. Ye Xing's spiritual consciousness is already powerful, so he quickly arranged it and made some Rest after some corrections.
Early the next morning, Tang Xiaoshan and Du Shang came to Xuan Yue Manor. Ye Xing took them to the training room, stood on the formation plate, and then inserted an activation token into the small hole in the center of the formation plate to activate Teleportation array.
In just a few breaths, the three of them appeared in Beimang Mountain, 320 miles northwest of Song City. Although it was not the headquarters of "Nighthawk", it was not far away.
Tang Xiaoshan took out a communication device and pressed it. Half a moment later, a stealth plane came to the three of them. The three of them got on the plane and soon arrived at the headquarters, which was located in the middle of the mountain. A base transformed from a large natural cave.
The three of them still had to go through a series of identity authentications before entering the headquarters base. It was scattered for dozens of miles and was divided into hundreds of rooms of different sizes, with all living facilities and their own facilities. With power generation equipment, bright lights, and hidden ventilation exchanges, it is completely like a small town.
There are hundreds of people working at the "Nighthawk" headquarters, which is completely isolated from outsiders. Of course, life is not really far away from the crowd. His home is in a nearby town. They also have family, friends, and their own lives. In terms of daily life, only the content and location of work are not allowed to be disclosed to outsiders.
Every other month, the headquarters staff will have a few days of vacation, and will be sent to the mountains and forests fifty miles away by stealth plane. Of course, when they return, they have to contact the headquarters before the stealth plane can take them back to the headquarters.
The two of them took Ye Xing and introduced each part of the headquarters base briefly. Ye Xing did not express an opinion.
In addition to gathering and analyzing intelligence, the headquarters produces a variety of spy equipment, all based on the design drawings provided by Ye Xing. It produces all kinds of high-end things at all costs, and is decades ahead of the civilian equipment in the outside world.
