Extraordinarily, incredibly smooth.
This is Meng Jie'an's only idea about the project hosted by Nambotu.
Originally, the Secret Service was not optimistic about this project at all, and it was stumbling in the early stages of development, as if it was just Nambotu who was playing tricks on it. Meng Jie'an even wondered for a time whether Yang He had any objections to him and Dong Jie and sent them to do such a thankless and unpromising drudgery job.
Moreover, he also heard that Nanbotu often traveled out and participated in various social activities among celebrities while working, which made him feel even more unreliable.
But since the Luo family consultation came to the ears of the Secret Service, Nambotu seemed to have suddenly stopped those social activities, directly applied for a staff dormitory with the Secret Service, and started closed management with the project volunteers. Lived.
Moreover, it has only been closed for less than three months, and there are actually two people among the volunteers who have successfully advanced to the eighth level!
Although in the eyes of those who have practiced for more than ten or twenty years, these two people are also at the bottom of the eighth rank, and it is difficult to think of room for improvement. They are not as good as those of them who have practiced step by step. people.
But no matter how bad it is, it is still a real eighth-grade person. It has crossed the threshold of a novice and officially entered the ranks of cultivators, meeting the standards of the grassroots field service of the Secret Service.
Three months. Two eighth-grade. Two out of thirty-eight. Such a number is enough to alarm the entire Secret Service.
Many people inquired, made insinuations, or outright tried to win over Nambotu, or even Meng Jie'an and Dong Jie.
Because anyone with eyes can see how much turbulence this project will cause to the distribution of power and future development of the Secret Service. Its future is definitely bright.
Meng Jie'an's words became a prophecy. Yang He's previous layout, as well as the infiltration and pull attempts by various forces from the Secret Service, suddenly turned into a bubble of nothingness. But they could only break their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs - who made Nanbotu not to accept their tricks, but also proved that he was a treasure?
But the first person who couldn't sit still was none other than Yang He himself.
Although he is now a candidate for the top position in the southwest region, many people below him are staring at him, hating him, and hoping for his downfall. Therefore, he has been working hard to continuously develop and strengthen his power in recent years, aiming to gain a foothold in the Secret Service branch.
As for Nambotu's "surprise team", they started cooperating with the Secret Service on his behalf, and they should have been included in his pocket.
It's a pity that he made a mistake in judgment and did not support the opponent immediately. Instead, he allowed other forces to carve up and occupy Nanbotu's original Danfang project results, with the intention of forcing Nanbotu to take the initiative to seek help from him, so as to better control the opponent.
As a result, people found new ways to create more fruitful and impressive results. It was equivalent to making a new cake next to the big cake of the Secret Service. It forced Yang He to take the initiative to please Nan Bo Tu - after all, if he didn't tie people on the boat now, he would wait for Nan Bo Tu. After standing in someone else's team, Yang He didn't even get to eat all the cake. Instead, all the cakes next to him fell into someone else's hands. That was really the end.
But when they ask for help, they are also worried. Because they really don't know how to win over Namboto, a weirdo who doesn't eat salt and salt, and doesn't eat hard or soft.
They wanted to learn from the field staff next door to please Lin Tianyu. But the question is, if Nan Botu really cared about fame, wealth or beautiful women, would he put aside the aura of the wealthy generation and come to your special intelligence agency to work as an unjust wage earner?
If you really use those things to please the other party, they will only sneer: Do you think I am a fool? Or are you idiots yourselves?
Fortunately, despite the difficulties, at least there was no conflict or hatred between them. What Yang He did was to stand aside and watch, which was better than those who really took action to destroy Nan Bo Tu.
And with Yang He's current accumulation, he is not worried that Nan Botu himself will become so big that he threatens him. In this case, the people of Nambotu can naturally support him. They have no conflict of interest.
They discussed it for a long time, and finally decided to go straight to the point and be honest with each other. Since I don’t know what you want, you set the price and I’ll pay. As long as I get what I want.
"I don't want anything else. Since you have thoughts about these people, you take them away and take responsibility for yourself. If I keep them, can I take them out on the field? Oh, even this few people can't go out on the field at all. "
But Nanbotu's answer once again exceeded their expectations.
"However, I think you are not only interested in one or two people, otherwise you would not go there in person. But I still say the same thing, I don't want to know about the twists and turns and intrigues inside you, as long as you call If you don’t hit me on the head, it will allow me to continue the project in a down-to-earth manner, which is what I want most.”
"As long as you are one of our own, of course we will try our best to protect you so that your project will not be hindered and your personal safety will be guaranteed. With Professor Xia's experience, we will never make the same mistake."
Faced with Yang He's sincere answer, Nan Botu rubbed his head, but was not moved:
"Ha, yes. In addition to you fighting back and forth, there may be people outside who are thinking about killing me. I almost forgot. But this is not your business alone. Even if you don't promise, will the Secret Service take over? Do you care whether I live or die, or kick me out?"
Yang He couldn't help it anymore and sighed. His tone changed from the strong airs at the disadvantage of the negotiation to a hint of humility and compromise:
"I know you don't need anything, but since I want to get a convenience from you, I don't want you to think that I am taking advantage of you in vain. If they come to trouble you in the future, you can use me as a shield; but in case Someone is coming for me. Although I try my best to block it, I can't guarantee that I will never cause you any trouble. I also want to feel at ease. I hope you can let me do more, which will be regarded as compensation. I am It’s the truth that I dug into my heart, just watch it.”
Ling Yao didn't mean to take advantage of Qiao, but he really felt that Yang He was making a fuss out of a molehill - as long as he wasn't taking things by force and being arrogant, could he still jump up and fight against this second-in-command?
It's just that Yang He's actions did reflect his urgency and uneasiness, as well as enough sincerity and respect, which did leave some good impression on Ling Yao.
Furthermore, if you don't take advantage of the bastard, people will come to you for help, so there is no reason why you shouldn't do it.
"Since you're talking about this, I won't be polite. It's not an urgent matter, and I didn't want to bother using people from the Secret Service right now."
It's not an emergency. It’s just people who don’t want to use the Secret Service now. This shows that it must be a major matter that only the Secret Service can help with, but Nanbo Tu originally planned to use his own connections to operate after the Secret Service has established a foothold, instead of asking Yang He now. Yang He heard this subtext immediately. But he didn't show it, but he was all ears.
"I want to check Xin Ran. Yes, you heard it right, the Xin Ran you are thinking of is nominally my adoptive father. He is now in Kyoto, a university professor, majoring in psychology, and is participating in some country Project, right? Fengcheng is too far away from Kyoto, and the Nan family can’t reach there, and I can’t find anything more with my existing contacts.”
Yang He did not directly ask Ling Yao why he wanted to find out about his adoptive father, but asked and inquired tactfully:
"It's not difficult. I just don't know how much information you want. After all, the experimental project he participated in requires some time and process to check the details. I have to say hello to the people over there in advance. "
"His past life story, the people and organizations he has come into contact with, the experimental projects he has participated in, and his current status and living environment. It doesn't matter how big or small it is, I want everything you can find. But don't worry, you can Take it easy."
This doesn't seem to be the level of pure curiosity.
"So your relationship with your adoptive father is so... bad?"
Yang He's question was considered tactful. If you investigate a person so thoroughly, you probably have some grudge to avenge.
"I thought you could guess it after reading my information."
Ling Yao didn't mean to hide it.
"A single, middle-aged man took a child home from an orphanage and ignored it for more than ten years. You wouldn't think he was really doing it out of pure kindness."
Yang He also found this information strange when he first found it. What Professor Xin Ran did did not seem to be raising Nanbotu as his own child.
And maybe even Nan Botu didn't know that Xin Ran had adopted boys under the age of ten through multiple channels and under the guise of others. This behavior only stopped suddenly after Nan Botu got itchy.
The intelligence officer who found the information at that time couldn't help but ask him if Xin Ran had any special hobbies...
Of course, there should be no special quirks. After all, after Xin Ran adopted those children, he almost never saw them, not even Nanbotu.
But what if you want to use these children to do some experiments? This does not necessarily require Xin Ran to come forward in person.
So, did Nan Botu know or guess something that made him want to find out about his adoptive father?
"... I would like to ask, does he have anything to do with your current project? I mean, is the source of some of your knowledge from Professor Xin Ran?"
Nan Botu frowned and replied affirmatively:
"Of course not. Well, well, it's normal for you to have this kind of suspicion. After all, I can't guarantee 100% that the path I'm taking now doesn't have his design. I think he must know something too. . So I need someone to check it out. If you want to get something out of him, I have no problem with it. But don’t let him find out that it’s me who wants to check him out.”
But for this reason, Yang He also knew that Xin Ran had to be investigated. Even if it wasn't for Nan Bo Tu, Xin Ran alone would be very suspicious - the Secret Service's information had never included any information related to Xin Ran and Xiu Zhen.
"I understand. Don't worry about this. I will explain it to them and let them investigate it with my authority. I will give you the latest information at any time."
Ling Yao waved his hand and did not say thank you. Everyone gets what they need and knows it.
He finally reached this point and mustered up the courage to charge against Ling Xinran's obstacle again. This made him very sad.
He grew timid.
He clearly knew that Ling Xinran was not a good person, nor did he mean it. He had already severed his attachment to his father's love and affection. He will not hesitate or tremble, nor will he be afraid to feel pain after reconfirming Ling Xinran's ruthlessness and cruelty.
But he couldn't remain indifferent. He was afraid that Ling Xinran would escape again this time, but he still couldn't find any new clues, leaving him nowhere to vent his anger at being betrayed and set up.
This fear even prevented him from taking that step. From the beginning, he defied Xin Ran's intentions and escaped from the survival convenience provided by the other party. After he became an adult, he did not dare to investigate the other party easily and let the other party realize that he still had memories of his previous life.
Even though he and Yang He were chatting calmly, his palms were actually sweating.
What if Xin Ran is able to fake his death and escape this world again, will he have the good luck of the previous world and be able to be reborn in the next world?
However, he didn't want to escape either. Xin Ran adopted him again just to repeat his old tricks. For the "system mission" that Li Jiaheng calls, Xin Ran will definitely keep an eye on every move he and Lin Tianyu make, secretly arranging and pushing forward the development of the "plot".
He can't hide forever. This cannot be avoided by hiding.
At this point, he had made all preparations to deal with Lin Tianyu, and it was time for him to take action against Ling Xinran. It's not bad to be able to investigate under the cover of Yang He now.
Of course, besides Yang He, there are many people in the Secret Service who can't sit still, including Hou Jinshuo.
Hou Jinshuo and Yang He had the same idea at the beginning, but the specific content was different: they just wanted to wait for Ling Yao to hit the wall in some unpromising research project, and then take him to the field department for training and guidance, and explore the true meaning together. The method of inducing innate Qi.
It's not that he looks down on Ling Yao's research project, it's just that he feels that the proposition is too big and it might not be possible to complete it even if it takes more than ten years. Rather than wasting your youth on this kind of project, it is better to get the coveted "fat" in front of you first. Hello, me, everyone.
So when he heard that Ling Yao had really created something, he suspected that there was something wrong with his ears: What? A breakthrough so quickly? Damn it, why was it so difficult for the Secret Service to conduct relevant research in the past few decades?
More than ten years ago, when he, or the entire Secret Service, thought that the research team led by Professor Xia could finally produce some substantial results, he naturally had a lot of imagination. The expansion of the grassroots team, the mass "production" of experts, the large-scale research and development of related drugs, and even the universal popularization of the cultivation system. There are so many changes that this project can bring about, and there are so many benefits that the Secret Service and even society as a whole can gain.
But because of this, just at the last moment, they were targeted by several major families in the capital, and they were "stealed" directly from the research team, and their efforts fell short.
Over the years, the family has been keeping an eye on whether the Secret Service has any new actions. The Secret Service, on the one hand, could not find anyone who could take over the project, and on the other hand, it was not confident that it could fully protect the person in charge for a long time with the joint efforts of several major families.
As a result, they had no preparation at all, and someone had already prepared something directly. The things to consider suddenly became extremely complicated - the division of internal interests and the defense of external enemies.
The only good thing is that the Secret Service itself is not prepared, let alone the big families in the capital. And even if some news leaks out, people generally won't think of Namboto, a non-staff guy.
At this time, Nanbutu's age and family status became his advantages.
But this does not mean that he can ignore Namboto. Even if the enemies outside haven't come to the door yet, the overt and covert fighting within the Secret Service is enough to keep people drunk. Nan Botu is still only half of his own people, so there is no doubt that he will be scared away if he can't protect them all.
When Yang He went to win over Nan Botu, Hou Jinshuo first went to personally investigate the cultivation status of the thirty-eight volunteers one by one, learned about their training methods, and after confirming that everything was true, he asked these people and relevant people to All staff signed a confidentiality agreement, and the confidentiality level of the progress of the experimental project was directly mentioned as A+.
Then he released some false and true news, making it difficult for people to tell whether the previously reported results were real or if Yang He was just trying to make a target; in addition, he also released the news that he often came to Nanbotu. The news made others think that these studies were actually mainly done by him on commission from Nambotu.
Although he often comes to Nanbotu just to persuade others to stop doing research and to quickly train Ke to teach them how to draw talismans and form formations to attract Gang Qi...
At least compared to Nan Botu, Hou Jinshuo has more influence in the Secret Service and is less likely to be provoked. It also makes the enemy more hesitant to take risks.
After all these arrangements were made, Hou Jinshuo made time to meet Nan Botu. He was thinking about how to persuade Nambotu to agree to his arrangement of killing first and playing later, making Nambotu realize the seriousness of the current situation, and how to keep Nambotu on the side of the Secret Service.
As for the side issues and interests involved that Yang He is concerned about, they can be dealt with later.
But after meeting Nan Botu, he found that the rhetoric he prepared was useless.
Nambotu just explained his arrangement without explaining the reasons. He expressed understanding and approval. He didn't seem to care about what he did, or thought that what he did was a matter of course.
He even repeatedly promised that although he might be named for a period of time, it was just to block Nan Botu's troubles. When it came time to "reward based on merit", he would never take any of his credit. But when Nan Botu heard this, he was neither suspicious nor relieved.
he asked:
"So, do you want some credit for this? I won't give you ten points, but I will give you three or five points. It can still be done.
"If I can make the cake bigger, do you dare to share the credit?"
Hou Jinshuo suddenly realized that he had underestimated Nan Botu after all.
Reasonable? Distinguish between right and wrong? Can you bend or stretch? Know people and the world? Do you know how to deal with the world?
No, people have already passed the stage of "relying on seniors". He didn't care whether Hou Jinshuo was willing to arrange and pave the way for him.
Even if he, Hou Jinshuo, does not have the heart to care for his younger generation, nor does he have the foresight to invest in new people, or even the mind to clearly see the future development of the project - Nan Botu has enough chips to seduce him to become a truly reliable partner and voluntarily become the strongest backing.
"You still want to. No. How big can you make the 'cake'?"
"It depends on how much you are willing to invest. Judging from the current plan...even if there are two or three more experts like you, the project may not be saturated.
"Now that you have conducted on-site inspections, you can definitely see it. If it is determined that my theory is correct, its results will not only benefit the next generation. All people who have begun cultivation can also benefit from it."
Hou Jinshuo certainly thought about it. But he didn't expect that Nambotu would dare to make such a long-term plan.
In other words, in Nanbotu's plan, this is not a long-term matter.
not to mention……
"If you want to recruit me to join your team, expand the scale of special training, and develop theories in depth, you will naturally have to teach me the whole set of things. Are you afraid that if I learn it, I will take away all your credit? My mastery and understanding of Qi, But it’s far higher than a kid like you who can’t get started.”
"It is precisely because you have a stronger grasp and understanding that I will seek cooperation with you, right? And you should also believe me. In addition to what has been demonstrated, there are still many theoretical transformation results that have not yet been implemented. If your vision is so short-sighted , I can find a new partner at any time."
This sentence is already a bit exciting and provocative. But Hou Jinshuo became increasingly calm:
"It seems that you have a very deep sect. But do they know that you are trying to spread these things to the Secret Service, and even spread them to all ordinary people in the future? As far as I know, such experts disdain , or in other words, they dare not preach to sentient beings. Otherwise, how can they maintain their transcendent self-esteem and status?"
Hou Jinshuo hit the nail on the head. That sentence "dare not" is simply a revelation.
For example, various sects in previous lives, even if they recruit many disciples, dare not say that I open my secrets and moves for anyone to learn, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain their status, and they may even be attacked by other sects.
Another example is Lin Tianyu now.
Even if the Secret Service in the future, even if all the people are cultivating, will not be able to release all their resources. There is a high probability that only a set of the most basic training methods will be leaked, and then people who have learned it will be tempted to join the Special Intelligence Bureau in order to get advanced content.
This is caused by human nature, and it is also necessary to prevent human nature from causing trouble.
But for Ling Yao, his real sect Changling Sword Sect is not in this world at all, and there is no need to maintain it.
And he wants to use his expertise to stabilize and enhance his social status. This is the fastest, most effective and safest way - there are people to support him, and there are enough resources to support him to continue his research activities, and even make history if he does well. Leave your name.
And as he said, although the various theories cultivated in the previous life need to be mapped and adjusted with the laws of the current world, these are already his own things.
Unlike Lin Tianyu, who also learned knowledge from others, he himself was equivalent to the "originator" of this theory. Even the Changling Sword Sect had to collect sword manuals and secret books from him and put them in the warehouse. Even if someone learns from his master, it is impossible to be more refined or profound than him.
So for this alone, he has nothing to fear and no need to be on guard.
"I can still make the decision on this kind of thing. You don't have to worry about how my disciples will react. Well... to put it bluntly, if they really find me, I will follow them back, which is quite good."
Hou Jinshuo then thought that Nan Botu once said that he had been unable to contact his master for a long time.
And he believed that Nanbotu must have a higher status in his division. Otherwise, I wouldn’t dare to say such words and make the decision on such matters.
As for how a young man in his twenties can have a status in any cultivation sect? He really doesn't know. But he wasn't interested in knowing either.
There is no need to be curious about some things, but it destroys the mutual reservation and tacit understanding between the two parties.
"For this reason, I will believe you just once."
Hou Jinshuo stretched out his hand. Ling Yao also extended his hand.
At the moment of shaking hands, a "separation of heroes" cultivation chaos finally came to an end, and the greatest change in the history of the Secret Service began.
