Chapter 30: Four Inspection Offices

I hope to start performing martial arts soon.

Qin Feng did not sit in the crowd, but left the crowd and returned to his previous corner, remaining silent.

The literary gathering was extremely lively. The writers seemed to have endless enthusiasm and were chatting and communicating with each other.

After waiting for nearly two quarters of an hour, the gathering finally quieted down.

Because Qi Wenhai, the garrison commander of Qingzhou Prefecture and a student of Lord Deng, stood up at this time.

He was the seventh-rank master, and just as Qin Yun had said, he began to perform martial arts.

This scene made Qin Feng return to the field and start observing carefully.

It also attracted the attention of everyone in the audience, and the focus was maximized!
He is a seventh-rank warrior and a successful candidate in the imperial examination. He is good at both literature and martial arts, and is the most proud disciple of Lord Deng.

The post of garrison commander of Qingzhou Prefecture is responsible for managing all military equipment in Qingzhou Prefecture.

How could a person like this not attract people's attention when he performed martial arts for everyone at this time?

"I'll show you a set of Taihe boxing."

Qi Wenhai's powerful voice resounded throughout the entire literary venue, and even the hundreds of people watching outside could hear it.

Then, he slowly started practicing boxing in the open space reserved in front of the viewing pavilion.

Taihe boxing is one of the most basic boxing styles and is widely spread in Qing Kingdom. It is a good choice for martial arts performances and everyone can understand it.

Qi Wenhai's fighting style is very smooth, natural and beautiful.

Soon a set of boxing was completed, causing everyone to cheer.

However, there was a hint of disappointment in Qin Feng's eyes. When he came here, he was looking forward to gaining something today.

However, Qi Wenhai's Taihe boxing skills were not as high as his, and were only at a small level.

And the other party didn't give any explanation. After performing a set of boxing, he began to invite all the talented people to come on stage to compete and learn from each other to liven up the atmosphere.

This kind of competition is more of a performance nature and everyone enjoys watching it.

Originally, Qin Feng thought that this kind of competition would not benefit him at all, but after watching it for real, he found that there were still many good points.

As these people fought, Qin Feng learned a lot of experience from some small movements and combat details.

[Taihequan proficiency +1]

He practiced boxing in his mind, and his proficiency actually increased a little.

You know, at the mastery level of Taihe Fist, the proficiency increases extremely slowly.

Normally, it would take more than two hours of practice to achieve this level of proficiency, but now it's all I need to do after watching a few competitions. It's really a pleasant surprise.

While everyone was paying attention to the martial arts competition, outside the venue, Liao Zhen said goodbye to everyone else and walked towards the east very naturally.

These Northern Qi spies used special markings to communicate with each other.

Not long after Liao Zhengang arrived here, he found the sign, which told him to go to the east side of the literary venue at 3:00 p.m. to meet someone.

As for what to do specifically after the meeting, you will only know after you meet the person.

There were nearly a hundred scholars on the east side, and they were performing martial arts at the moment, so no one cared about someone coming over.

Liao Zhen wandered around, looking for the mark.

Soon, a familiar mark was seen next to a desk.

Sitting at the desk was a young man of about fifteen or sixteen dressed in black. Like everyone else, his eyes were fixed on the viewing pavilion.

Liao Zhen did not move over immediately, but approached that side slowly and very naturally.

As a spy, Liao Zhen was extremely skilled in this method of approaching without attracting attention, which was specially trained. "Excuse me, sir. I am Li Tao. The peach blossoms are blooming early this year. I wonder if you have come to enjoy the flowers?"

Liao Zhen leaned close to the young man in black, bowed and smiled.

He was saying something incomprehensible and suddenly mentioned peach blossoms. If it were an ordinary person, he would probably be confused or think that this person was crazy.

But this sentence is actually a secret code for contact. If the other party responds with the next sentence, it means the contact is successful.

"My name is Li He. I don't think peach blossoms are beautiful. Instead, I like lotus flowers more. What do you think, Brother Li?" The young man in black, Li He, said with a smile.

"Of course!" A smile immediately appeared on Liao Zhen's face.

The code matched, and the young man in black was his contact.

While the two were talking, many people in the crowd outside the literary venue turned their eyes over here.

Seeing this, a young man at the edge of the crowd turned around and left.

He walked back about fifty meters, came to a middle-aged man in cloth, and spoke softly.

"Master Zhang, the target has appeared!"

"Very good! Don't alert the enemy. Find out if the target has any accomplices. Keep a close eye on the target!"

The middle-aged man said lightly, his tone very calm.

"Yes!" The young man immediately turned around and made arrangements.

"Capturing the Northern Qi spy this time is a great achievement!" Someone complimented the middle-aged man on the spot.

"They are just small fish and shrimps. The big fish are hiding too deep! If this line had not been pulled out, maybe we could have caught a big fish later. What a pity."

There wasn't much of a smile on the middle-aged man's face, but instead there was a hint of regret.

His name was Zhang Tongyi, and his official rank was a colonel, attached to the Fourth Division of the Inspection Institute.

They were mainly responsible for the supervision and intelligence work of officials in various prefectures except Kyoto, and their powers were wide-ranging.

They would also send secret agents to Qi State and Dongyi City to collect intelligence.

At the same time, arresting spies from other forces within the territory of Qing Kingdom is also one of the tasks of the four teams.

At the literary meeting, the young man in black who contacted Liao Zhen and called himself Li He was a secret agent from Qi State who was discovered by their Inspection Institute half a month ago.

The Inspection Bureau would naturally not alert the enemy of this kind of person who was secretly discovered by them, but would play the long game to hook the big fish.

During this half month, they followed Li He and discovered three more spies.

Now Li He has shown some signs of being aware of something, so it’s time to close the loop on this line.

"There are so many small fish and shrimps, which is also an achievement. I wish you a promotion in advance!" The man who spoke earlier continued to compliment.

Zhang Tongyi glanced at the other person and didn't say much.

He knew what the other person was thinking, which was nothing more than wanting to make progress.

These official positions are all assigned to specific people. If he doesn't get promoted, how can the people under him improve?

He has indeed accumulated enough experience over the years. As long as he can successfully close the net and arrest these spies this time, he will be able to be promoted.

"Sir, we have found out the identity of the target. He is the director of a martial arts school in Pingchuan County and is a fourth-rank martial artist!"

Not long after, someone came to report the situation to Zhang Tongyi.

"Well, keep watching." He nodded, his tone a little more relaxed.

After all, he is only a fourth-rank warrior, not that strong. They have deployed hundreds of people here, the weakest of whom are third-rank, and there are two seventh-rank masters. This mission should be able to be completed easily.

(End of this chapter)