Interrogation and Gifts: A Generous Fox (Part Two)

This time, he had been caught red-handed.

But Third Young Master Su had so many lice that one more bite did not matter, and so many debts that one more worry did not count. What was the big deal about being caught with one Marvelous Madam? Even if Lady Snow came, he could muddle through it.

"Her? I captured her. She was a Great River Alliance sleeper agent stationed outside Ci Prefecture City. I happened to dig her out while dealing with the Ancient Netherworld."

The Great River Alliance being behind the rebel army had long ceased to be any sort of secret. By now, even old women washing clothes at the wells inside Ci Prefecture City knew that the rebels and bandits outside had been stirred up by the Great River Alliance.

It was perfectly reasonable for him to have captured a Great River Alliance spy. It was merely that this spy happened to possess a little beauty.

"Then why not publicly execute her and drag her out to be beheaded?"

Little Fox wore an expression that said, I understand nothing, so do not try to fool me.

This girl.

Su Che immediately added, "Naturally, it was because she was still useful. She had spent many years within the Great River Alliance. Of the scouts and covert agents scattered by the Great River Alliance, she had either met them or understood their methods. Because of her, we captured several batches of Great River Alliance spies. Their heads are hanging from the city walls now."

That was entirely true as well, because Marvelous Madam had indeed dug out nearly every Great River Alliance informant within Ci Prefecture City. Quite a few of them occupied important posts—the sort whose rank was not high, yet whose position was extremely crucial.

For example,