"This is how it is; the thing about recruiting undercover agents for the Zhenqin Corps is top secret in the Military Department!"
"Lu Feng, if you donât want to go, I wonât force you. But if the information leaks from you, I might personally kill you; this involves the Divine Landâs military secrets."
Wang Lu Feng waited for Wang Nanguo.
The father and son didnât go far; they found a small park nearby.
Wang Lu Feng looked at some white hair on Wang Nanguoâs head, feeling a pang of heartache.
Itâs only been a few days since they last met, and Wang Nanguoâs eyes were sunken, his complexion waxy yellow, indescribably haggard, and he had visibly lost weight.
"Dad, this isnât your responsibility alone."
Wang Lu Fengâs pupils were red, his throat choked with emotion.
Admiralâs Mansion, Governorâs Mansion, both knew about this operation.
This guilt and remorse shouldnât be borne by the Investigation and Arrest Bureau, nor by Wang Nanguo alone.
Whether or not to be a spy is another matter.
Wang Lu Feng felt it unfair.
Truly unfair.
"Lu Feng, do you understand the Investigation and Arrest Bureau?"
Suddenly, Wang Nanguo looked at his son and smiled.
"Maintaining basic social order, dealing with trifling matters. In the eyes of most martial artists, skill is mediocre, salary is average, status is neither high nor low, a stable job, so things get pushed aside. Among the seven major corps of the Warring States, they generally donât regard the Investigation and Arrest Bureau highly."
"Thatâs roughly it. If it were me, I would certainly not go to the Investigation and Arrest Bureau. I would choose the Military Department."
"Also, some people exploit their positions, take bribes, bully civilians, and it doesnât have a good reputation."
Wang Lu Feng didnât hold back.
This was his direct impression.
In the end.
Honestly, among martial artists, some look down on the Investigation and Arrest Bureau;
No matter if itâs sacrifice, martial artists are proud to sacrifice in the Military Department, to sacrifice in the Wetlands.
The Investigation and Arrest Bureau.
Itâs generally a place where B-class Wuda graduates go;
Itâs also a haven for Qi and Blood Martial Artists, a paradise to escape Wetland service.
Of course, the Investigation and Arrest Bureauâs merits canât be denied; some departments are indeed very tough and tedious.
"Youâre right."
"Couldnât catch a big thief, couldnât kill a strong enemy, every day itâs just trivial matters."
"Even business disputes need the Investigation and Arrest Bureauâs involvement, ultimately getting a bad name."
"Hence, every Investigation and Arrest Bureau chief in the Divine Land wants to accomplish something to prove their worth, to restore the name of the Investigation and Arrest Bureau."
"Weâre all too eager for success, too keen to show off."
"Youâre right, this isnât just my fault; the Admiral, Governor all bear some negligence... but I feel guilty for the brothers captured, my remorse lies in my own incompetence, in doing nothing."
"The saddest thing is, societal perceptions arenât baseless. What the Investigation and Arrest Bureau can do is when a person is dead, the villain has succeeded, then we flash the police lights, do the post-mortem, write a report..."
"Iâm so incompetent."
Wang Nanguoâs voice was very weary.
"Dad, Iâm sorry, I spoke harshly; the trivialities of the Investigation and Arrest Bureau arenât something ordinary people can handle, Iâm sorry."
"By the way, Dad, according to the Zhenqin Corpsâ thinking, if Wuda suddenly lacks a top martial artist, wonât the Yangxiang Sect investigate? After all, there arenât many top-ranking high school graduates."
Wang Lu Feng apologized but didnât want to dwell too much on this, the more they talked, the more depressed he felt, so he changed the subject.
"The Zhenqin Corps will cooperate with each Wuda to create reasonable disappearance motives; besides, there are very few undercover students, Yangxiang Sect is merely a cult, theyâre not omnipotent."
"These undercover students will undergo some disguise training, appear with a completely new look, even have their appearance altered by the Research Instituteâs potion, Yangxiang Sect wonât associate it with students."
Wang Nanguo explained.
"What exactly is the task?"
Wang Lu Feng frowned.
Wang Nanguo only mentioned danger but didnât bring up the details of the task.
"I donât know."
"The task is related to the Zhenqin Corpsâ plan; aside from the Governor, no one has the right to know."
Wang Nanguo said.
"Dad, help me sign up, Iâll go."
Wang Lu Feng suddenly stood up.
Upon hearing this, Wang Nanguo looked up in surprise at his son.
"You can consider it overnight, this is an undercover task, unlike fighting in the Wetlands."
"If you encounter an accident, the cause of death might just be accidental, you wonât even receive a heroâs title."
"I wonât force you, even if you donât go, I wonât blame you."
"This isnât a matter of impulse."
Wang Nanguo said.
In a flash, he suddenly felt Wang Lu Feng had grown up.
"Dad, I understand what you mean."
"I used to look down on the Investigation and Arrest Bureau, even loathed the Investigation and Arrest Bureau, I felt the work was just loafing around, catching a thief, just imprison them for ten years, yet thereâd be piles of paperwork, only for a 15-day detention in the end."
"I yearn for the heroism of sacrificing my life for the country, I went to the Wetlands, and I felt even more that the Wetlands is the battlefield for men. Even if I die, itâs for the Divine Land behind me."
"This time I agree to be a spy, not for the country, not for glory, and certainly not for the Investigation and Arrest Bureau."
Wang Lu Feng solemnly looked at Wang Nanguo:
"This time, itâs for my father."
"Youâve always been concerned with restoring the name of the Investigation and Arrest Bureau, itâs your attachment."
"But I, I want to restore my fatherâs name. Even if heâs been average all his life, at least he has an impressive son, he can be proud once."
"If possible, Iâll find a way to save your comrades..."
Wang Lu Feng smiled and nodded.