Chapter 217 Alive or Lying

   "People like them are the most valuable asset of the empire."

   "It's also the biggest danger. They must be controlled." Ma Yisheng said in a very decisive tone.

   "As always, I don't know how to be flexible and don't show affection." Xu Qi said with a smile.

   "Let's go. I want to meet Wang An."

   "Okay, the end of the new year is just around the corner, so let's pay New Year's greetings."

   Then Xu Qi took Ma Yisheng to Wang An's hometown. When he saw Wang An, he was washing the dishes at home. Like a good man at home, Wang An casually wiped his hands.

   "This is Director Ma Yisheng Ma from the capital." Xu Qi introduced.

   "Hello, I've heard you famous for a long time." Ma Yisheng looked at Wang An. At first glance, apart from his rather pleasing appearance and restrained eyesight, there seems to be nothing special about him.

   "Hello." Wang An smiled.

   Hearing the arrival of guests, the two old men showed up and greeted them both. Wang An invited the two into the house and made a pot of tea.

   "Drink tea."

"Thanks."

   "Is there something wrong?"

   "It is Director Ma who wants to meet you." Xu Qi said.

   "I want to ask Mr. Wang a few questions." Ma Yisheng continued, he came here with a mission, and the core of the mission is the Wang An in front of him, to make a comprehensive assessment of him, to judge his danger, possibility of being absorbed, and feasibility.

   "Please tell me." Wang An took a sip of tea and sat on the sofa casually.

   "Mr. Wang is a special advisor to the Bureau of Special Affairs. What is your impression of the Bureau of Special Affairs?"

   "The current impression is not bad."

   "If one day, the Special Affairs Bureau needs Mr. Wang's help, will Mr. Wang be willing to help without violating the principle?"

   "It depends on the situation." Wang An answered directly, not at all tactfully.

   "Mr. Wang thinks that if a person's ability is extraordinary, he should be above the law." This question sounds a bit harsh, and it seems to be very targeted.

  Xu Qi frowned slightly when he heard this question, and turned to look at Ma Yisheng, "Good guy, you dare to ask anything!"

   "In principle, it shouldn't be, but in fact some dignitaries are above the law, aren't they?" Wang An asked rhetorically.

   "Some people don't have to pay for their lives when they kill someone, but they can still live happily by finding a scapegoat to take the blame.

  Some people take advantage of their positions to easily earn money that others cannot earn in several or even dozens of lifetimes. What is Director Ma's opinion on these matters? "Wang An's tone was very calm, staring at Ma Yisheng.

   "The situation you mentioned does exist, and the relevant departments of the empire are also changing."

   "Your Bureau of Special Affairs should be used to deal with special matters, maintain social stability, protect the interests of the empire and the lives of the people, not a tool for power struggles."

   "The dissatisfaction with certain levels of the empire revealed in the words should be that they think they can be above the law." Ma Yisheng thought in his heart.

   "Drink tea."

  Ma Yisheng took a sip of tea from his teacup.

   "If someone threatens Mr., what will Mr. do?"

   "Threat? Who, where?" Wang An seemed to ask rhetorically.

   "I mean what if."

   "I also said, I want to know who the other party is and where it is."

"Then what?"

   "Find him and talk to him." Wang An said calmly.

   "Understood." Ma Yisheng nodded.

   "Find the other party and kill the other party." He had already heard the meaning in Wang An's words.

   "Mr. Wang, to what level do you think kung fu can be cultivated in the end?"

   "I don't know." Wang An shook his head.

   "Swords and guns are invulnerable, Dengping can cross water, hold iron into mud, split the ground and open mountains, live forever, and break the void with martial arts." Ma Yisheng said some words that often appear in martial arts novels.

   "Unexpectedly, Director Ma is also a novel lover?" Wang An said with a smile, and Ma Yisheng smiled.

   "Sir, have you heard about Cui Daochang?"

   "Heard something."

   "Sir, do you think Cui Daochang is a pity?"

   "Of course it's a pity, it's not easy to reach his level of cultivation." Wang An said bluntly, "Some people really deserve to be killed.

   "It looks calm and approachable, but in fact he is also a decisive master." Ma Yisheng thought after hearing this.

   "What is the state of Mr. Wang's cultivation now? If it is not convenient to answer, then forget it."

   "Boundary, how should I put it, I have cultivated true qi, and I know how to use it."

   "There should be a lot of zhenqi, and he has mastered the use of zhenqi proficiently." Ma Yisheng continued to make up his mind.

   "What kind of boxing did you practice?"

   "Tai Chi, Xing Yi, Zen Palm, practiced a bit complicated."

   "Sir, didn't you practice your weapon?"

   "Okay, let's stop here today, I won't leave two of you for dinner, please." Wang An interrupted Ma Yisheng's questioning, and saw off the guests with a smile.

   "Excuse me sir." The two of them got up and left.

   "How do you feel?" After the two got into the car, Xu Qi didn't drive in a hurry but opened the window, lit a cigarette, and asked Ma Yisheng beside him.

   "I remember that you still have a master's degree in psychology. How about it? What conclusions have you drawn from the conversation just now?"

   "The only thing that can bind that Mr. Wang is family affection?" Ma Yisheng said after a moment of silence.

   "Well, you can see clearly." Xu Qi said with a smile.

   "The existence of those two old people is a kind of restraint for him, and a kind of protection for us. With family affection, he is still a "human" and will have scruples. Without family affection, what do you think can be used to restrain such people? You can only rely on him to restrain himself.

  Like in a fairy tale, do the rules and regulations of heaven work for the emperor of heaven, for the Buddha, and for the Sanqing Tianzun?

  Cultivation has reached the peak, and the only ones who can restrain them are themselves. "Xu Qi blew out a puff of smoke.

   "That's why the empire will speed up the progress of the secret plan. We must cultivate talents who are loyal to the empire."

   "People are not puppets, they have their own independent thoughts and personalities. How do you plan to repay this?"

   "I will report the truth." Ma Yisheng said.

   "Okay." Xu Qi stubbed out the cigarette butt, still in the small garbage bag in the car, then lit the fire, and the car moved forward slowly.

   "I think his cultivation level may have surpassed that of Daoist Cui." Ma Yisheng said suddenly.

  Xu Qi slammed on the brakes after hearing this, the car came to a sudden stop, and turned to stare at Ma Yisheng who was sitting in the passenger seat.

   "How do you see it?"

   "Through the connection between his words, when I mentioned Cui Daochang, his tone and his demeanor, he seemed to know the level of that Cui Daochang's cultivation, without the slightest surprise, without longing, very calm eyes, only those who stand at a higher level can have such eyes."

   "Taller than Cui Daochang?!" Xu Qi was silent for a long time before starting the car and leaving slowly.

  Two days later, Xu Qi and Lu Xiangyi came to visit again, and their faces were very ugly.

   "Ma Yisheng had an accident on the way back, and he died."

   "Dead, who did it?" Wang An was also a little surprised when he heard that.

  It was fine when I came, but it was gone when I went back.

   "Still investigating. The cause of death was that someone punched and shattered the sternum. He is clean and easy. He is a master, and someone pointed the finger at you."

  People came to investigate Wang An, and something happened on the way back. Anyone with normal thinking would doubt Wang An.

   "Could it be from the Zheng family?"

   "It's hard to say, but I don't think it is very likely. They are not so mad. Ma Yisheng's status in the Special Affairs Bureau is not low."

   "What will you do with it?"

   "The higher-ups are discussing the solution, and someone has already suggested dispatching special forces." Lu Xiangyi said.

   "Special forces?" Wang An looked up at the calendar card hanging on the wall. There are still twelve days to celebrate the New Year.

   "Two things, both of you, both of you."

"You say."

   "First of all, if they send special forces to come, help me protect the two old people."

   "Definitely." Lu Xiangyi nodded.

   "Secondly, after the Chinese New Year, I want to spend the New Year in peace."

"good!"

   "Sir, we will do our best to resolve this matter."

   "Thank you."

   When the two left, the sky was a bit gloomy, as if it was going to snow.

  The two people in the car were very serious.

   "What is the probability that the special forces will be dispatched this time?"

  "More than 60%, some of them have successfully practiced true energy, which gave them great confidence. In addition, they have been researching ways to deal with such masters over the years. I am afraid that they are eager to find an actual opponent to try."

   "I heard from you that the possibility is more than 80%!" Lu Xiangyi worried, "What do you think the result will be?"

   "The result depends on how high your master's cultivation is. If his cultivation is similar to that of Daoist Cui, I guess the result is not optimistic, and it is likely that both sides will suffer.

   They have studied for so many years, so they must have some methods, but how many of them have seen the methods of that Cui Daochang back then?

  If Daoist Cui was not willing to kill again and wanted to die, all those who participated in the siege would have died on the mountain.

  The most effective way to kill him is to use artillery fire to level that mountain in a short period of time. "

  Lu Xiangyi sighed after hearing this, he was really worried for Wang An this time, how could one person fight against the huge imperial team.

   "I didn't expect things to suddenly become like this. What we can do now is to delay the time as much as possible, and at the same time find the real murderer as soon as possible.

   Not many people knew about Ma Yisheng's itinerary. According to the on-site analysis, Ma Yisheng was punched in the heart without defense.

   He was probably poisoned first and lost his ability to resist.

  The purpose of the other party's doing this is obviously to frame the blame, and the two of us are also the objects of investigation. "Xu Qi said.

   "The plan is not small, it's a big game of chess!"

  The snow began to fall near the evening, and it didn't stop overnight. By the next day, the outside yard was already covered with snow.

  Wang An got up early and cleared out the snow in the yard, and it didn't take long before it was covered with a thin layer.

   It has been snowing for two days, and he didn't go anywhere, just quietly at home or chatting with two old people, or quietly driving the snowflakes falling in the sky by himself.

  After the snow stopped, he went to the county town to buy some necessities for the New Year, and then went to Yuxiao Mountain to bring the monkey back home. The monkey's arrival pleases the two old people very much.

  In the capital thousands of miles away, the head of the Special Affairs Bureau is holding a meeting.

  Round table, several people, some drinking tea, some smoking.

   "I agree to dispatch a special force to take Wang An back to the capital, ask carefully, can't one win be so vaguely gone."

   "What if he disagrees?"

   "If you disagree, then bring his body back. The prestige of the Special Affairs Bureau cannot be challenged, not even once!"

   "Qingshan's lesson back then was bloody."

   "Today is different from the past. There are already two people in our special forces who are not as good as Cui Laodao back in the day. We have to send them out to practice for a long time. I think this Wang An is a good training target."

   "Show your hands and vote as usual!"

  Time passes day by day, and the Spring Festival will soon come. The family gathers to watch the party, eat dumplings, and be happy, and the monkey is also very happy.

  On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Xu Qi and Lu Xiangyi visited again and brought the news they least wanted to tell.

   "The special operations force will leave the capital in two days, and they will take Mr. back to the capital."

  Xu Qi didn't say anything ugly, but the news he knew was.

   "If Wang An cooperates, he will go to the capital alive. If he doesn't cooperate, it will be his corpse that enters the capital."

   "I'll wait for them at Yuxiao Mountain." Wang An didn't react too much after hearing this, and he was still very calm, as if he had expected this to happen a long time ago.

   "Sir, you need to prepare early, the person who comes is not good."

  Wang An nodded, "Thank you."

   "Oh, how did things develop to such a point?" After leaving Wang An's house, Lu Xiangyi sighed.

   It just took a turn for the worse, beyond their expectations.

   "I always feel that there is a pair of invisible big hands behind all of this secretly pushing all this, and his goal is the husband." Lu Xiangyi said, "Forcing him to have nowhere to go, and then to join them?"

   "Yes." Xu Qi nodded.

   They searched for so many days and found nothing.

  Ma Yisheng's itinerary was fine. When he returned to the capital, he stopped by to visit an old classmate who was seriously ill and stayed for an extra day.

  He didn't tell anyone about this in advance, that is, on the day of his stay, he was killed in the hotel where he was staying.

  The other party obviously came prepared. During the time period of his accident, all the surveillance cameras in the hotel were destroyed. The other party found his location very accurately, and then killed him.

   Obviously, he had already determined his whereabouts, and it was very likely that he followed him all the way and killed him while he was not paying attention.

  In the old house, Wang An sat on a chair, quietly looking at the sky outside, with the monkey beside him.

   "Xiao Hou, I will go out in two days, you stay at home, help me take care of my grandpa and grandma, don't let others hurt them."

   Monkey nodded solemnly after hearing this.

   "Come on, one punch will save you from a hundred punches!"

  (end of this chapter)