I was just solving crimes, how could I become an immortal?

Chapter 119 Smelling your fragrance, I’m coming

The attack on the Privy Council was undoubtedly a slap in the face for the imperial court.

What kind of intelligence organization are you talking about, specializing in infiltrating other countries? Now that others have infiltrated into your home, you still have the nerve to call yourself a spy?
  Similarly, Pangshi was also slapped in the face.

He looked at Cao An with a hint of resentment and said, "If you plan to lure the snake out of its hole, at least tell me in advance!"

Cao An shrugged: "A while ago, Jin Wuwei and I went to Beiyan. Did you catch any big fish in this city?"

"……No."

"Then it's over. There must be spies among your people, and the defenses have been penetrated. If I told you in advance, what's the difference between you dispatching troops to ambush, and directly posting a notice at the door?"

The more people there are, the easier it is for the plan to be exposed. Although the Imperial City Division is all top-notch generals, who can guarantee that there will be no spies.

In order to lure the snake out of the hole smoothly, Cao An had no choice but to hide everything.

"But don't you think this action is too dangerous? What if they send out fifth-grade or even fourth-grade experts?"

Cao An waved his hand: "Don't worry, everything is as expected. There are countless fourth-grade masters in Shangjiang City. Even if fifth-grade experts are dispatched, their identities may be exposed. The enemy is not that stupid and will not do it for One assassination, blocking everything."

"I'm talking about what if, what if something happens?"

Pang Shi looked at the corpse of the man in black in the distance, still feeling terrified, especially since he invited Princess Wen Zhao to join him. If something happened to this person, both of them would lose their heads.

"My original plan was to send a summons back to the office in the evening and have them come quietly to take care of me. Isn't this what happened to Princess Wen Zhao? It's the same with her protecting us."

"Let the princess protect us?" Pang Shi was dumbfounded. Who is protecting whom?

When Cao An heard this, he refuted it on the spot: "What? Do you look down on our princess? She has [Imperial Law]. When she encounters a super master, she will smash it and run away."

"Hmm, Cao An is right, Pang Shi, do you look down on me? I have the [Imperial Law], smash it and run away!"

Princess Wen Zhao had just been watching for a while, and now she was so excited that she couldn't hide her joy after receiving Cao An's approval.

But you were the one who laughed at the princess before for not being able to defeat the snowman, right? Falling out faster than flipping through a book.

Unable to argue with Cao An, Pang Shi didn't bother to argue anymore. He glanced at the moon above his head and realized that he would definitely have to stay up all night tonight. He would first send Her Royal Highness back to the palace, and he would also have to rethink the issue of defense.

Of course, there are still some things that need to be explained about Cao An.

"Your Highness, you have worked really hard tonight. If the Lord asks me about it tomorrow, do you know how to answer it?"

Wen Zhao put his hands on his hips and showed a little expression that could see through you: "Cao An, you want this princess to ask you for credit, right? If you lead me to solve crimes in the future, I can consider helping you."

Cao An shook his head: "Princess has misunderstood. If you ask for credit for me, I will be exempted. I just think that Her Highness the Princess is very intelligent and courageous. You should ask for credit for yourself."

"Eh? Asking for credit for myself?"

"That's right, I will briefly tell you about today's situation so that you can explain it easily when the Holy One asks you tomorrow."

Cao An planned every strategy and killed the enemy bravely, but he didn't want any credit?
  In Princess Wen Zhao's heart, Cao An's image suddenly grew taller. Compared with those men in the Privy Council who tried to please her in every possible way, it was 100... well, 99 times better.

"Your Royal Highness, I have received the emperor's order today to investigate the officials of the Three Laws Division. So before coming here, I went to six gates."

"During this period, I heard about the life story of the first police officer of the Six Gates, and I felt my heart was filled with passion. I thought that there would be no bad people in the Six Gates that serve the public and the people, so I felt relieved and came to the Privy Council to collect information. .”

"I didn't expect to be ambushed by thieves tonight. Fortunately, the princess is here and everything is safe. By the way, your highness must remember to inform the emperor of the martial arts skills of these men in black. They all used the "Eight Directions Sword Technique"."

Wen Zhao: "Well, I understand. Cao An, you are really good at handling things."

What a fart, what a vicious conspiracy, Pang Shi rolled his eyes directly.

After a big battle, Pang Shi's heart is still pounding. Cao An actually has the mind to scheme against others. What a master!

Why not give him credit himself?
  Because Cao An was promoted so quickly, he was only promoted to a sixth-grade casual official a few days ago. This is asking for merit, and how to reward him is a problem.

No, just let the princess ask for credit herself. Not only will she have a good reputation, but she will also make a lot of money.

Where does the money come from, you ask? Six doors!
  Cao An kept saying that he believed in the Six Sects, but he turned around and asked the princess to report the "Bafang Sword Technique". It was the Six Sects' unique sword technique!

It even hinted at the two's itinerary. Liumen knew it clearly. Wasn't this going to kill someone?

Tomorrow morning, it will look better again.

Think about it, the first sentence of the Holy Spirit should be...

……

"Bastard!"

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Emperor Wan Jing became angry without any surprise.

Privy Council! The department responsible for training secret agents is now directly infiltrated by three groups of men in black. Are you worthy of being an intelligence organization?

"My lord is guilty!"

"Not only are you guilty, the six gates are the ones who know the itinerary of Cao An and Pang Shi yesterday. The attacker also used the "Bafang Sword Art". Please give me an explanation!"

"Your Majesty, those men in black are not from our Six Doors. We are still investigating the specific situation."

"Check? Okay, within three days, you must give me an explanation!"

It's none of your business to handle the case. You know the prisoner well. The reputation of the Six Gates has plummeted. It can be felt that Emperor Wan Jing no longer trusts them.

If you don't make meritorious deeds, I'm afraid I won't be able to get through this new year.

The officials who had made up their minds gathered around Ying Changfeng as soon as they came to court.

"Everyone, is something wrong?" Ying Changfeng asked doubtfully. The officials in front of me looked at each other, and finally the Minister of Punishment stood up and said, "This should be corrected. We, the wise, will not speak secretly. You can make a price for it."

"???"

"Master Shangshu, I don't understand what you are talking about?"

"Of course it's about last night's attacker. Cao An is so sure to lead out the mastermind, so he must be confident. We hope he can help eliminate the suspicion."

Naturally, only Cao An can solve the crisis caused by Cao An. These people still understand the truth.

But Ying Changfeng didn't understand.

He shook his head in confusion: "Speaking of which, what did he do yesterday? I don't know very well, but I can help you ask."

"..." The officials looked at each other and were speechless.

Sure enough, it is rumored that there are only two types of people in the Tsing Yi Department: Cao An, who works, and others.

As a department official, you don't even know that your subordinates have made great contributions, and you are too arrogant.

"Then where is Cao Shuixiu now? We want to talk to him."

Ying Changfeng covered his forehead with his hands and glanced at the sun before noon: "At this hour, you should still be sleeping, right?"

……

Of course not!
  Otherwise, Ying Changfeng never cares about things.

As his subordinate, in his impression, Cao An was a person who was greedy for comfort? It's already time. Is Cao An the kind of person who stays in bed?
  Didn't he go out to handle the case early?

Where to handle the case?

Jiaofangsi...

With the golden scales and twelve differences, Cao An walked through the flower street in a dashing way.

At this time, almost all businesses were closed, and some overnight guests were leaving one after another, passing by the newcomer Cao An.

Naturally, Cao An didn't like such a place of fireworks. If he wanted to go, he would go to the most high-end place, the Jiaofangsi, the oiran's boudoir.

When he came to the gate of the Jiaofang, a miscellaneous servant saw him and hurriedly asked the madam to come over.

The poor madam, who had just received guests all night, was woken up again. With disheveled hair and a haggard face, she forced a smile and said, "Mr. Cao, is it inappropriate for you to come to our place so early?"

"It's appropriate, of course it's appropriate. Take me to see Mu Bai."

"Well, Mubai has just fallen asleep. How about you come back later?"

After working hard all night, no one can stand the torment. Cao An came at the wrong time.

But he didn't want to leave right now, with a cold tone in his voice, he waved his hand and said:
  "I know your details very well. If I come to see her now, I will give you enough face. If not, I will let the imperial army come in, take your entire Jiaofang Division into custody, and take you back to the Yamen for questioning."

Cao An's tone made the old bustard tremble, fearing that this man really knew something and couldn't hide from it.

He quickly put on a more flattering face and said with an apologetic smile: "Guan Cao is willing to honor you, and Mu Bai is naturally willing to see you. Please wait a moment, I will ask her to wash up immediately to greet you."

Cao An sat in the hall, and several girls around him hurriedly entangled themselves, wanting to vent their anger on Jin Lin and the others. Unfortunately, due to their responsibilities, the Twelve Chai would not accept this at all.

Until Cao An welcomed Chun Yuan, they were still standing in the hall conscientiously and abiding by discipline, truly worthy of the name of guards.

On the other side, Cao An walked into Mu Bai's spring boudoir.

The leisurely fragrance of wood, grass and flowers is refreshing. She usually lights this kind of spice when she doesn't have to entertain guests during the day.

Wearing a red gauze robe as thin as cicada wings, with a hint of resentment in his eyes, he carefully served Cao An tea and stood aside and said softly:

"Mr. Cao, the slave family is not prepared for your coming here so early in the morning. If mother made you angry, the slave family will apologize to you." Mu Bai apologized softly, looking quite seductive.

If it were any other man, drinking this tea would probably eliminate half of his resentment.

Unfortunately, Cao An is not a man who is easily satisfied.

Slowly walking to the incense burner, he suddenly opened the copper cover unexpectedly, which made Mubai's heart tremble!
  "Mr. Cao, are you also interested in incense?"

"I'm not very interested, I'm just more interested in you. Your colorful incense looks quite strange!"

In the incense burner, nine kinds of spices are neatly placed, looking colorful and very beautiful.

Mu Bai walked over nervously and defended: "These were given by the guests. I thought they smelled good, so I kept them for burning."

"Well, it is indeed very distinctive. The smell last night must be like this." Cao An picked up one by one and smelled it. Finally, he selected a brown one and placed it gently on the table.

Mu Bai's smile was already a little stiff: "What did Mr. Cao say? I don't understand. You didn't come last night!"

"Of course I didn't come, but your subordinates went to find me."

Cao An extinguished the first one and lit the new one. Sure enough, a familiar fragrance wafted out.

"It smells like this. Remember not to order such a strange scent when you meet with your subordinates in the future. I smelled your scent and found it."

"Mr. Cao..."

"Come on, tell me, what was the purpose of the group of men in black you arranged last night?"

(End of this chapter)