Mission Objective (End of Volume 13)

After Xu Yue arrived at the General Staff Department and stated his identity, a staff member soon led him upstairs to the door of an unmarked office and knocked.

"Come in."

A somewhat cool yet calm voice came from inside.

Beiyang's General Staff Department itself also handled intelligence surveillance, and in principle, it answered only to Yuan Shikai.

The one responsible for arranging things for Xu Yue this time was theoretically one of Yuan Shikai's direct subordinates—the Deputy Chief of the General Staff Department, Chen Huan!

He was a major figure who could stand on equal footing with local faction leaders like Zhang Zuolin.

When he saw Xu Yue enter, a faint smile appeared on his otherwise expressionless face. He seemed to know exactly who Xu Yue was.

"Xu Yue, right? Have a seat."

That friendly attitude startled the staff member who had brought Xu Yue over. He rarely saw the deputy chief wear such an expression.

Still, he promptly withdrew and closed the door behind him.

"You've given me quite a surprise. We've learned about you through our channels over this period, and the more we learned, the more unbelievable it became. It seems those two items you bought back then worked far better than expected. How about it? Are you willing to sell that intelligence to the Legion?"

Chen Huan's beaming smile gave off an approachable warmth, like a gentle spring breeze.

"Uh, I've already sold that intelligence to a big shot in our military. Sorry about that."

It was one thing to sell it and screw over a single person. Selling it to a Legion would mean screwing over far too many people. There was no point in screwing over so many fellow countrymen.

"Very well. We won't force the issue. Still, not only did you rely