A glint flickered in Tan Xiu's eyes as he slowly said, "Building an intelligence network requires buying people's hearts. Money may only work for ordinary people, but for some rich and powerful people, I'm afraid they will have to come up with a bigger capital. Don't tell me you didn't encounter this kind of obstacle when you were building the intelligence network? "
"You're right, Sect Master." Jin Shi said, "This is what I'm most helpless about. Due to the previous foundation, it's very easy for us to select intelligence personnel at the bottom level, but it's a bit troublesome when it comes to people at the higher level. "
"For example?" asked Tan Xiu.
"For example, a small boss of a company who has millions or even tens of millions in assets. Although he's just an ordinary wealthy businessman, it'll take a lot of effort to make him wholeheartedly gather intelligence for us," said Jin Shi. Previously, the sect had given me one billion yuan, and I had only subdued twelve of these wealthy merchants, and I had paid a price of several hundred million yuan. If this goes on, let alone 1 billion yuan, even 10 or 100 billion yuan will be far from enough. "
"Furthermore, these are just ordinary wealthy businessmen. If it were those real rich and powerful people, they wouldn't even bat an eye if we throw money at them. As for those with power and influence, they are even more dismissive of money, because if they want to obtain money, they have too many ways to do so. "
"How many provincial-level administrative regions are there in China?" Tan Xiu nodded and asked. "How many municipalities are there? How many autonomous regions? How many administrative autonomous regions are there? How many cities are there in total? "
"There are a total of 34 provincial-level administrative regions in China, including 23 provinces, 4 municipalities, 5 autonomous regions, and 2 special administrative regions," said Jin Shi. "There are a total of 333 prefecture-level administrative regions, including 285 prefecture-level cities, 15 regions, 30 autonomous prefectures, and 3 leagues …"
Tan Xiu raised his hand to interrupt Jin Shi and said, "You know it very well, which means you've put a lot of effort in this aspect. Since I made you the person in charge of the intelligence network, I'll help you solve the problems. From now on, I'll help you select a general intelligence team leader in each province. Once they're confirmed, they'll become your direct subordinates. You'll also need to select a deputy team leader in each province and be sure to conceal the relationship between them. It'll be like splitting into two lines to obtain intelligence at the same time. "
Jin Shi was pleasantly surprised. "With your help, Sect Master, the construction of the intelligence network will be much simpler."
Tan Xiu shook his head and smilingly said, "I originally wanted to take advantage of this time to relax, but now it seems that I can't. However, although I'll help you solve the domestic situation, you'll have to personally build the foreign intelligence network. For the next half a year, focus your work on Huaxia. Half a year later, when the domestic intelligence network is almost ready, you can start setting up overseas … "
"Alright …"
Two hours passed quickly as the two of them conversed. When Tan Xiu stepped out of the viewing hall with Jin Shi and Wolf Head, Li Yuquan had been waiting outside for a long time. Xue Zengmei was also with him.
"You're from the Xue family of Dongshan Province?"
Tan Xiu glanced at Xue Zengmei and asked indifferently.
Xue Zengmei nodded and said, "Yes, Xue Guanzhong is my father."
"Xue Guanzhong, the Head of the Xue Family in Dongshan Province?" Tan Xiu lightly asked. "Hehe … since the Xue family has delivered themselves to my door, then I'll start with them first! Xue Zengmei, take me to see your father. Tell him to decline everything and wait for me at the Xue family's ancestral residence. "
Xue Zengmei's complexion changed and she hurriedly said, "Young Master Tang, it was indeed my fault before. Please don't stoop to my level and stoop to my level. In case … in case my father finds out that I've offended you, he'll definitely kill me. "
"I'm not looking for your father to pursue such a trivial matter," Tan Xiu indifferently said. "Inform him that I have something important to discuss with him in person. Tell him to pick out the most secret place of your Xue family. Keep in mind that I don't want anyone else to know about my meeting with your father. "
Xue Zengmei's expression moved and she immediately nodded. "I'll inform my father right away."
Tan Xiu thought for a while and waved his hand. "Forget it. Just go ahead and tell your father about it! Tell him that even the core members of the Xue family can't be informed about my meeting with him. Only you, me, and him will know about it. "
"Understood!"
Xue Zengmei replied and quickly left.
Tan Xiu then shifted to Li Yuquan and lightly said, "Let's go. We're going to the Blue Starfish Mansion."
At the Blue Starfish Mansion.
This place had been requisitioned by the State Special Abilities Bureau, but Duanmu Lin didn't rush to leave and instead stayed here, waiting for the news about Li Yuquan. He knew that the Aeroglider was of great importance and that it would bring huge troubles to the military once the news was leaked out.
"You haven't found him yet?"
Duanmu Lin, who was sitting inside, asked in a deep voice as Aquababe entered the room with an ugly expression.
"We still haven't found him, Chief," said Aquababe bitterly. "That Li Yuquan seems to have vanished into thin air. We've activated all our intelligence networks, but we still can't find any trace of him."
Duanmu Lin got up from the sofa and was about to speak when the mobile phone on the table suddenly rang. His expression shifted and he grabbed the phone. After picking up the call, he asked in a deep voice, "What's the situation?"
"Chief, Mr. Tang has returned to the Blue Starfish Mansion, and … and the man with him is the fugitive we've been searching for, Li Yuquan." A deep voice came from the phone.
Tan Xiu?
Li Yuquan?
Duanmu Lin furrowed his brows and immediately relaxed. After hanging up the phone, he strode outside and quickly saw Tan Xiu and Li Yuquan in the parking lot.
"What's the situation, Tan Xiu?"
Duanmu Lin paced a few steps forward and coldly glanced at Li Yuquan before asking.
"I originally wanted to stay out of this matter, but I didn't expect to bump into him." Tan Xiu forced a wry smile. "He's Li Yuquan, the guy who stole the Aeroglider from the military camp. It's just that I didn't expect that he would give the Aeroglider to the previous auction organizer and immediately flee after something went wrong. He even broke into our Magnificent Tang Corp's branch in the Imperial Capital and wanted to steal our belongings. Hence, he was caught red-handed by my men. "
Duanmu Lin nodded without a word. He then looked at Li Yuquan and asked in a deep voice, "Who else did you disclose the information about the Aeroglider to other than the auction organizer?"
"I didn't disclose it to anyone except the auction organizer." Li Yuquan shook his head. "Also, the information I disclosed to the auction organizer was not comprehensive and I didn't disclose many important functions."
"Why did you steal the Aeroglider?" asked Duanmu Lin in a deep voice. "Don't you know that this aircraft is a top secret of our country?"
"I need money," answered Li Yuquan bitterly.
He needed money?
Duanmu Lin had thought of countless reasons for Li Yuquan to steal the Aeroglider, but he didn't expect the reason to be so simple. He only needed money? He even dared to steal the Aeroglider from the military camp? It must be noted that the seriousness of this matter was enough to send him to the military court and be executed countless times.
Duanmu Lin shifted to Tan Xiu and forced a wry smile. "Now I finally understand the power of the saying 'men die for wealth just as birds die for food'. A dignified former captain of the Blue Eagle special force, an iron-blooded warrior shouldering the mission of the country, is actually willing to disregard everything for money."
"You should've investigated his situation," said Tan Xiu. "He was abandoned and abandoned, and it's not easy to survive in society. It's even more difficult to become rich and powerful. Perhaps it was that game in the army that caused his mentality to change. "
"This kind of person deserves to die," said Duanmu Lin coldly.
"Senior Duanmu, since he didn't pass the information about the Aeroglider to anyone else, let's just forget about it!" Tan Xiu smilingly said. "Let's solve this matter before any problems arise. Leave this guy to me. I need him to be the second-generation Aeroglider tester. "
"A Aeroglider tester?"
Asked Duanmu Lin with a strange expression. "It should be easy to find such a tester, Tan Xiu, right? He violated the law and should've been shot to death. "
Tan Xiu shook his head and said, "I believe Senior Duanmu is well aware of the Aeroglider's performance. Our Magnificent Tang Corp. needs some testers to conduct the research, testing, and adjustment process. This process is very dangerous. Let's take the first-generation Aeroglider as an example. More than 200 people died before the calibration was barely accurate. "
"What?!"
Duanmu Lin finally realized what Tan Xiu said. Stormy waves surged inwardly. He never thought that the Magnificent Tang Corp. would use so many lives to test the first-generation Aeroglider.
This …
This was simply inhumane.
They …
How could their Magnificent Tang Corp. dare to …
Tan Xiu could see the shock and anger in Duanmu Lin's eyes, so he calmly said, "Senior Duanmu, you must pay a certain price if you want to get the results. You don't need to be angry, and don't think that our Magnificent Tang Corp.'s researchers don't take human lives seriously. I can even tell you clearly that our Magnificent Tang Corp. has never violated any laws or regulations. It's because … the testers of our Magnificent Tang Corp are all death row inmates we secretly purchased from some foreign prisons. Do you think that we've violated the laws of China by purchasing death row inmates? "
Duanmu Lin was dumbfounded. He would definitely be angry with Tan Xiu if the death row inmates were purchased from domestic prisons. But what did buying death row inmates from other countries have anything to do with him? Even if Tan Xiu purchased all the prisoners in those foreign prisons, he had no right to interfere with it!
Furthermore …
Since he could become the Director of the Special Abilities Bureau, he was naturally not a good person, so the anger in his heart vanished in an instant. He recalled that he had intercepted Tan Xiu's research and development results, causing Tan Xiu to be unable to recover a large amount of funds in a short time. This made his old face look a bit ashamed and embarrassed.
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