A few years ago, when Ye Zhen had just taken up his post as the Wind Patrol Envoy of the Western Patrol Envoy's Second Route, Xi Qiangu had wanted to give Ye Zhen a show of force and deal with him.
That conflict gave Ye Zhen the chance to plant a nail within the Western Patrol Envoy Department.
That man was Ma Yuanjin, Deputy Supervisor of the Internal Affairs Supervisorate, one of the Western Patrol Envoy Department's five divisions and one supervisorate.
Ma Yuanjin was an extremely important nail. To prevent him from being exposed, Ye Zhen had barely used him over the past few years.
He had merely instructed Ma Yuanjin that if Xi Qiangu, the Western Patrol Envoy, truly intended to kill Ye Zhen, he was to find a way to notify Ye Zhen.
However, there had never been a need to use him.
Ma Yuanjin had not disappointed Ye Zhen either. Not long after Ye Zhen had severely injured and nearly crippled the Chief Supervisor of the Internal Affairs Supervisorate five years ago, Ma Yuanjin had been appointed Chief Supervisor by Xi Qiangu.
This time, more than a month had passed since the five-year agreement expired, yet Xi Qiangu, the Western Patrol Envoy, had made no move whatsoever. To prepare for any contingency—or perhaps because Xi Qiangu was holding back some major scheme—Ye Zhen secretly contacted Ma Yuanjin to see whether Xi Qiangu had any movements or plans.
But Ma Yuanjin's answer took Ye Zhen somewhat by surprise.
In fact, as soon as the five-year term had ended, Chi Jingshan, the Western Patrol Envoy Department official whom Ye Zhen had publicly disciplined and forced to kneel years ago, had impatiently suggested to Xi Qiangu that they deal with Ye Zhen and strip him of his position as