"Brilliant! Marquis Su, this plan is truly ingenious. It won't alert anyone else, and it will make the spy walk right into our net. Brilliant indeed."
Su Fei said in a low voice.
"We shouldn't delay. Let's act today. First, notify those officers who knew about Hundred Households Officer Song's trip. Tell them that when I interrogated Zhou Cang, I learned of a White Lotus Sect stronghold outside the city."
"I'll lead the team tomorrow to wipe out this stronghold. Tell those officers ahead of time so they can prepare, and tell them not to leak the news to their subordinates."
Fang Pengfei hurriedly nodded.
"All right, I'll go hold a meeting with the officers right away. Rest assured, Marquis Su, I'll make sure everything is watertight and won't arouse the spy's suspicions."
The two discussed matters in low voices for a little longer before Su Fei left.
Fang Pengfei instructed the clerk outside the door.
"Someone, summon all the hundred households officers in the Thousand Households Office to the council hall for a meeting."
Inside the council hall of the Cloud Province Thousand Households Office.
Fang Pengfei sat in the seat of honor.
His gaze swept over the four hundred households officers seated below him: Officer Zhang, Officer Ding, Officer Xiang, and Hundred Households Officer Liu. They were all veterans of the Cloud Province Thousand Households Office, and all had risen to their ranks through accumulated merit.
Fang Pengfei spoke gently.
"Gentlemen, with what happened to Old Song recently and my own injury at someone else's hands, you've had to shoulder all the affairs of the office, large and small. Thank you all for your hard work."
"There are still a few months before the year's end. Once this matter is settled, I'll apply for extra year-end bonuses for