Chapter 66 - 62: A Traitor Emerges in the Demon Suppression Bureau

"That’s certainly true, there are so many advantages here that I forgot to praise it." Song Luping nodded upon hearing this, looking at Lin Li, "Bufan, in this store you don’t have to worry about escape routes, with them here, nothing unexpected." Given his current status, it’s completely normal to be curious about these things, so Lin Li straightforwardly asked: "Brother Ping, Sister Xiaowen, may I ask out of curiosity? How do we ensure safety in this regard? Is there a secret passage in the shop, and if someone comes to investigate, we just use the passage and leave unnoticed?" Lin Li really didn’t expect to encounter such a ’surprise’. Fortunately, Xiaowen took the initiative to bring it up. If he later informed the Demon Suppression Bureau and failed to capture them, letting everyone escape or cover up the Hehuan truth, all his hard work would be for nothing. Furthermore, if it doesn’t work this time, Lin Li wouldn’t willingly come to this shop a second time—being ambushed at the same shop twice when he comes here would be too conspicuous and suspicious. The Demon Suppression Bureau itself employs people to go undercover at Hehuan points to gather evidence, so the Hehuan Demon folks will naturally consider this possibility and suspect others routinely. As a cautious person, Lin Li doesn’t wish to take such risks before completing the task. Lin Li is someone who dislikes risk very much; the only things that make him ignore risks are web pages and software. Faced with web pages and software, Lin Li rapidly transforms into a radical, risk? If there are no risky web pages and software, I’m not interested at all! Ignoring risks, I continue installing and browsing!! "Brother Xiaofan, you think we have Northern Myanmar chicken farms here, with basements and secret passages, how impossible is that! This is commercial land here, to change the basic structure of a building for major renovations, you’d have to report to the district management office, we don’t have that capability." Xiaowen said with some amusement. "But it’s..." Xiaowen smiled mysteriously, "We have informants placed." "We have people inside the bureau, who report to us and keep an eye on their every move." Lin Li’s pupils shook. Bu Hao! A traitor has emerged among us! Even more than one! The Demon Suppression Bureau has been infiltrated! However, Lin Li wasn’t particularly worried about his identity being revealed. The last operation was actually reported by him; not many people truly know the complete details, and considering the safety of the informant, the Demon Suppression Bureau customarily doesn’t publicize it even internally. Even the flag Lin Li received didn’t have his name on it. Therefore, not many people actually know it was him who reported it last time; Lin Li estimates the number is still a single-digit figure. Moreover, if they already knew his identity, neither Song Luping nor Xiaowen would treat him with the current attitude. Thus, after initial shock and brief panic, Lin Li was replaced by uncontrollable excitement. This will be quite an achievement. He’s about to clean up the corrupt elements within the Demon Suppression Bureau and bring the evil hand sheltering Xiling Town to justice, truly restoring its clear skies! Seventeen-year-olds are indeed the most daring and adventurous at this age, it’s thrilling just to think about it. If the last reward was three thousand three, this time if successful, they must give more, right? If they do, Lin Li surely would reward himself with a Spring Breeze Elf (Sha Wujing model). Four thousand four? Five thousand five? Haha, if I could seize the assets of the moles and wipe out their families, wouldn’t it be great if I got all the confiscated possessions—the thought passed innocently through Lin Li’s mind. No ill intentions, just hoping for collateral damage across ten families. "Brother Song, Sister Xiaowen, are you saying there are people on our side among the cops? This time, will they give us advance notice?" Lin Li asked excitedly, pretending to have calmed. "More or less." Xiaowen smiled enigmatically. "What position is it? Grassroots? A messenger? How can they cooperate with us?" Lin Li quickly asked, then immediately tapped his head, raising his hands slightly in front of him, looking and sounding apologetic: "Sorry, I shouldn’t be asking about this, just got a bit too excited." Seventeen years old has become Lin Li’s most suitable camouflage, being excited and wanting to know the inside scoop in such a situation is perfectly reasonable. And naturally, Lin Li wouldn’t try to explicitly ask who the informant really is, trying to narrow it down is enough, the rest is an internal issue of the Demon Suppression Bureau. Indeed, neither Xiaowen nor Song Luping were surprised by Lin Li’s excitement; Xiaowen laughed, "No worries, we’re all on the same side, but Xiaofan, your guesses are wrong, not grassroots, not messengers." "...High level?" Lin Li’s eyes widened. Did I just skip the flies and go straight to the tigers? Oh no, I might have to be more careful then. I’m not Wu Song, facing tigers, I’m at most minced meat, at best minced meat that can slide tackle. "Haha, we don’t have that capability, Xiaofan you misunderstood; we haven’t even managed to bribe any cops successfully, there are tons of rules like rotational shifts now, with tight management, and the anti-vice group is keeping things confidential, not as easy to bribe as before." Faced with Lin Li’s shocked yet admiring face, Xiaowen felt a bit embarrassed, waving her hand as she spoke. "Huh? Then our informant is..." Lin Li was confused. Who else besides the Demon Suppression Envoy can go undercover in the Demon Suppression Bureau? "We have a former supervisor, currently on probation and participating in community correction. His correction location on weekends is at Sanqiao Police Station, so we have entrusted him with keeping an eye on the personnel flow inside. As soon as he notices a large or gradual departure of cops, regardless of whether they’re in plain clothes, he will immediately alert us. Additionally, on weekends, we will hire some people to keep an eye on the necessary routes leading to us and several nearby colleagues. Once our former supervisor messages us, we’ll have them reconfirm if the cops are actually coming our way. When all parties confirm that the clues indicate a prostitution raid targeting us, we will immediately notify our guests and staff to pause special services and begin orderly adjustments to appear as legitimate operations. Time is definitely sufficient. By the time the cops arrive, they’ll only see our completely legal appearance. Even if they check the surveillance, they won’t find anything suspicious. Xiaowen truly didn’t see herself as an outsider, and proudly revealed the truth to Lin Li. Lin Li: "..." His feelings at this moment were indescribable. You know what, just don’t talk. His scope of thinking was indeed too narrow. Aside from those responsible for suppression in the Demon Suppression Bureau, naturally, there are also demons responsible for being suppressed. Bad news: There’s an insider in the Demon Suppression Bureau. Good news: The insider has not only been caught, but also sentenced. How frustrating, getting all excited for nothing, didn’t catch any tigers or flies, just swatted a mosquito that had already been hit. Informing Yangliang of this, he might commend him with a ’well done,’ but as for any rewards, don’t even think about it. Sha Wujing, I’m sorry, it’s my incompetence, my lack of ability, can’t bring you home. Lin Li sighed deeply in his heart. Nonetheless, it’s a useful piece of information. Ordinary people really wouldn’t consider this angle, which could easily be detected by these chicken farms. When it’s time to act, be sure to notify Uncle Yang and the others in advance so that they can prepare. Once aware, precaution becomes simple; sending people from other branches, directly replacing the community service jobs of probation offenders so they see nothing, pretending to go home after work then going undercover, and so on. But preparation must not be overly deliberate, nor should they confront and question the insider directly. Otherwise, it’s blatantly telling the chicken farms there’s a mole in your ranks, and through simple deduction, the whistleblower is essentially exposed. Sigh. This undercover role is really exhausting. By then, Uncle Yang and the others should also get the hint. "I see, now I feel more at ease. If only I had known about your Tianhong earlier, compared to you, Qingjue is truly disappointing." Lin Li clutches his chest, his voice sincere. Defaming while praising is disgusting, unless you’re the one being praised, plus the defaming party is already gone. Xiaowen was now smiling quite happily. "This is something we should be doing for the safety of ourselves and our customers. Honestly, hiring people for surveillance outside is quite costly. If it weren’t for several places sharing the expenses, this would be a losing proposition. Low margin, high volume isn’t just empty talk, we really are making some hard-earned money. But to ensure you’re having fun, and assured while doing so, what does sacrificing a little mean?" "Absolutely," Song Luping nodded passionately, "In my heart, Tianhong is truly deserving, a place with ambition and aspirations, how wonderful would it be if everyone could be happy!?" Tears welled up. The chicken farms in Xiling are all so exemplary, Qingjue competes in infrastructure, Tianhong competes in service. Lin Li gave a thumbs up. Throw them in to re-educate a bit further. Xiaowen graciously accepted, chuckled, and said, "So, Xiaofan, feel free to enjoy yourself this weekend. Our preparations are flawless. It’s all our people here, same goes within the bureau; everywhere is filled with our own people, how could we lose? If we get caught like this, I, Xiaowen, will never work in this line again in my life, hehe." Hehe. Karma +1. Internally, Lin Li was already giggling, but outwardly he appeared very approving, nodding firmly: "That’s right, perfect, flawless." With dragon riding your face, you truly can’t lose.